m
FULL LEASED
WIRE DISPATCHES
CmClJLATION IS i
OVER 4000 DAILY
THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 278
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1916
oijimp wari rviraa on tbaiks akd
xvavjE inu unn id
8TAKDS F1VM
MEXICAN SNIPERS
FI ON OUTPOSTS
ABOUT MIDNIGHT
Machine Gun Rushed to Scene
and Several Volleys
Fired 9
1
GENERAL BELL THINKS , s
MEXKANswEREDRurr
Ceneral
Murguia Expect
Clash With Gonzales'
Followers
By Webb Miller.
Pros,-; staff correspondent.)
r
b'.l Paso, Texas, Dee. 25. .More than
.'U)0 shois were fired across tht Rio
Grande river last night when Mexican
ipers fired upon the outposts of the
Third Kentucky National Guard, just
nove Juarez and Kl l'aso. A muchiue
Kun company was rushed to border
when the firing continued from the hills
across the river aid swept the cactus
ivefed hills with 200 shots. Sniping
then ceased. Officers here believe the
firing was started by drunken Mexicans-
About midnight several scattered
tdirtte, followed by a volley, were fired
tt Comnanv B of Henderson. Kentuckv.
under Sergeant Hancock. After a few
.shots had Bitten fired from the opposite
Nfiore. the oiiai'dsmen onened 'fire. From I
the headquarters of the patrol, near the
dement plant, Company I. of Litchfield,
Company D of Hupkiii9ville. and a ma
chine gun company rushed to the aid of
the patrol. Only desultory shots were
doming from the Mexican side when re
inforcements reached Company B. But
n machine gun was set up and a few vol -L!
UIB 11ICW.
Reports made to General Bell indicat
ed that drunken Mexicans from Juarez
were responsible for the sniping.
Despite efforts of federal agents on
the border, little further information
as to the capture of TorrAii by Villa
available. From every source reports
are reaching here confirming eaflier re
ports that the bandit chief is iu pos
session of Torreon, the most important
railway center in northern Mexico,
iiee Friday. In military circles here it
i thought Villa's next move may be up
on Saltillo.
Cavalrymen under command of Gen
eral Jose Murguia, new commander at
Juarez, patrolled the streets all day ex
pecting a clash with followers of Gen
ial Gonzales, deposed Carranzista lead
ed. One officer of Gonzales' staff
placed under arrest by the new com
ers made a break for liberty and was
fifed upon but escaped unhurt.
Refugees Arrive.
San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 25. Twenty-eight
foreign refugees from Torreon
ave arrived tu S
an Luis l'otosi, aecord-
Ug to a dispatch r
fauna, United Stat
tvad by Philip C.
consul general to''
ted iu San An
as rent bv British
ho said when the
December 19 they
rithin 15 miles of
d: V. E. Tboni
sirej 3, J. Mart
named iu th
(Continued on page five.)
At a surprise breakfast fer Tilford
Moots, this inornin ' twelve plates wuk
J-i ai but no eggs. Who ever thought
nt d live to see th day. when cigar
ette cases wuz among th' Christinas
uggestions fer mother!
NOT CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA
The Russian
brine vuletide
calendar doesn t
until .Tun miry 7,
qnr i.vkuiirn;.
That mav account
for tbis
battle news today;
Kiusslnu attacks on A istro
Hungarian forces near Stauis
lau. .
Outpost itssnults by Russian
detachments on the German-Austro-Hungaiiaii-Turkish-P.ul-a
garian troops near Cimbroslnva.
Two attacks by the czar's
forces north of Sosmecoe, in
the Oiioz valley.
nmr i itti r nrnnjro
Ml LIMLt dIUKIto
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
THE COUNTRY OVER
Woman 106 Cooks Dinner for
Her 26 Grand and Great
Grand Children
Boston, Mass. The spirit p
DIM, ably backstopped bv th
Christ-
spu'tts
of alcohol, jammed the Boston jails to
day. As an echo of " Billy'' Sunday,
railroads refused to transport bibulous
celebrators and 642 were jailed.
New Vork. "Cheese it, the cop."
the familiar cry of the street children,
changed today. Coppers played. Santa
Claus to thousands of New York kid
dies. New York. Mrs. Alice Bennett, 100
years old, was frightful? busy jawing
:l v!hristmas dinner and making it a
Merry Christmas tor her twenty six
children, grand children and great
grand children. She danced a minuet
last night.
Ossining, N. Y. Was it Christmas at
Sing Sing? Rather. Every prisoner
had a whole pie for dinner. There were
UiOO pies and other things.
Bavonne, N. J. Santa Claus brought
Frank Barella, a revolver and while he
investigated the working of the gift it
went on and mortally wounded him.
Chicago. Thousands paused today
listening to the chimes in Grace Episco
pal church in Chicago's downtown dis
trict. But the sound was not welcome
at St. Luke's hospital nearby. "It dis
turbs the patients," doctors congratu
lated. Chicago. Even robbers have the
Christmas spirit. "Leave me carfare,
I'm on a sick call," pleaded Dr. Benja
min Augustus when held an early to
day. "Sure," and the robber handed
back fifty cents.
Chicago Jijft and Bill Hill, brothers,
have passed each other daily for nine
years without speaking. Today they
will sit down to a Christmas dinner to
gether. They are porters on trains run
ning opposite directions and are taking
today off to be together.
Washington. Even the horses ha
Christmas cheer today. Two big trees
and plenty of nos'ebags were ready for
them at the horse show ground's.
L. lii
ifman, social
ly, distribut
fh rough ten
ing birt!
enients.
control
GET LEARNED QUICK
DIMM EASY
Gang Sells Fake Certificates
' to Members of All
Professions
Chicago, Dec.N25. The 'get-learned-quick"
business is" thriving in the Unit
ed States and a federal bureau for the
certification of college degrees will bo
in order if the charges aired today that
an international scale, are sustained-
After a conference of state and fed
eral officials here last week. District
Attorney Charles Clyne has worked out
a plan by which the fakers who prey on
the weakness of professional men for
high university degrees indicating
scholarships and learning will "be
brought to justice.
Evidence accumulated for six months
probably will be laid before a federal
grand Jury here next week.
Fake law, theological, scientific, med
ical, musical and dental diplomas are
sold by the riug. These diplomas are
framed and hung in offices and studios
to win prestige. On payment of large
sums a professional man can get him
a "degree" from foreign institutions,
according to officials here.
District Attorney Clvtie is said to
ftnv-M a ei hi Inituwiii frnm n .nemttpi tft ttir
I ring which furnishes fake diplomas to
'tbeambitious.
OFFICIALS THINK
m
W
DURING THE YEAR
Switzerland Indorses Pres
ident's Action and Will
Work For Peace
FLOOD OF CABLEGRAMS
SHOW WORLD'S FEELING
Holland, Norway. Sweden and
Others Solidly Behind
Peace Move
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press staff cor.)
Washington, Dee. 25 A Jilood
of cablegrams from organiza
tions and individuals in Holland
Norway and Sweden to the
white house today reported a
tremendously growing sentiment
in those countries behind Presi
dent Wilson 's peace note, and
indicated strong movements are
afoot to have these nations en
dorse thq note formally as did
Swi Izerland.
Washington, Dee. 25. War on earth
with all its bitterness will turn to peace
I and good will before another Chi ist
jmas, government heads believed today.
I heir hope for and belief in such an
outcome within the new year was
strengthened by Switzerland's note, ap
proving President Wilson 's peace move
and offerinf the mountain renublic 's
'bit toward halting the world struggle
and seeing that poaee is permanent.
.iiiop-oi mis encouraging news came
word that other neutrals may take a
similar course, while it is known that
all, privately at least, are behind the
FRITZ'S CHRl$TMf)S TKcf
roams wrz tiis tutey
Photo by American Press Association
. Christmas is the time for "heuuweV'j
(homesickness) among men of the Ger-
man army, parted by the war from their
families and compelled to spend the
holiday season in the trench. Officers,
solicitous 'for the welfare of their mCn,
know the extra strain to which the sol- j
diers are subjected at this time and do
their utmost to relieve it by making
special efforts to forward letters and
packets frnm homo and by aiding in
getting up Christmas parties like the
one shown in the upper picture. The ;
ChriRfmna tree. Alt is niturAl. nince (in
("Continued on page three.)
CHRISTMAS INTIOiOCHBOF W
i t tout - '40E4Ns3ivHra: . mmmmm m
many is ita original home, plays a prom-i Christmaat festivities. The lower pic
iripnt nnrt in thr Germnn Hjildier 's i ture short - two British. "Tommies"
CRIPPLED BUT CHEERFUL
New York, Dec. 25 Ten little
boys and girls made cripples by
infantile paralysis since last
Christmas, found lots of goodl
things in their stockings today
in the Dr. Lucy Wight tempo
rary hospital for paralysis vic
tims. Last night they hung up the
stockings they hadn't even seen
for months and this morning
they lay, some of them with
boards strapped to their backs,
others with their legs in splints,
and looked at all the wonderful
things Santa Claus left for them
at midnight.
STORM WENT NORTH
F
Forecasters Aggrieved Be
cause Promised Snow
Storm Failed
! Washington, Dec. 25. With a Christ
! mas sun smiling over most of the east
i and much of the middlewest, TJncle
j Sam 's weathermen today urc torn be
j tween joy and good weather tinbarrass
jment over a storm and incidentally a
1 weather forecast that went off the
i track. ec
j Early rTpyota promised an old faih
lioned white f!hristmas of snow and"
j sleds over the country except in the
I south and the Pacific region. But the
! lineup today was generally fair for the
south anil cast, with a little snow iu
the north but generally good weather
except in New England; generally
eloudv in the middle west, with a lit-
tie snow in the lake region; and storms
I generally, with rain and snow west of
the Mississippi.
Jut it wasn't the weather bureau's
fault that the storm promised went
astray. Saturday it was humming cast,
giving hope, if one looks at it that way,
of a fine, snowy day. But the storm,
Nwinewhere east of the Mississippi met
la conflicting air et 'cut or something,
turned north and leit the east ami the
weather men flat.
Ivan G. Martin is visiting in Port
land.
HNO
m mm fwm . .
m mm- mm
SANTA CLAUS DID
NOT FORGET SALEM
AND THE KIDDIES
Great Christmas Tree in
Court House Yard Bears
Great Crop
1,000 BAGS OF CANDY
AND AS MANY APPLES
Many Families Have Day
Brightened with Much
Good Cheer
One thousand bags of candy and nuts
ffnd 1,000 apples were given away Sun
day evening at the annual festivities of
the Cherrinns around the Christmas tree
in the court house yard and thousands
of citizens beard the singing of the
school children and the addreso o'f Santa
Claus.
The weather was fine for the out-door
Christmas exercises and the children
seemed to partake of the joyous Christ
mas spirit.
The exercises began at 5 o'clock with
a word of greeting from the Rev. James
Elvin, who happened to be dressed in
the correct Santa Claus costume. The
singing of the Christmas carols was
by the children Of the primary grades
under the direction of Miss Jessie Mil
ler and songs by the high school chorus
directed by Miss Minetta Magers. The
quartette choir of William McGilchrist
sang an appropriate selection and solos
were sung by Mrs. Hnllie Parrish
Hinges. Fully 000 children were on hand
to not only take part in the singing, but
to lino up and be presented with the
Christmas "remembrance of enndy and
fruits.
Not only wore the children remember
ed, but 32 families, many of tiim in
need, were on the list of the Cherrians
and to each family, toys, candy and
food, as well as clothing were taken.
The success of the Christmas tree ex-
with
home
their Christmas turkey sent from
to the Baloniki front.
I 111
BREAKS MAIL RECORDS
San Francisco, Dec. 25. All
San Francisco records for hand
ling mail have been shattered
during the past few days by the
local postoffice force as the re-
suit of the tremendous rush of
Christmas mail. The largest day
.v far was Friday when 05,000
packages and 8,SM,QQQ letters
passed through the local postof
fice. All mail trains from the east
are from six to 2-1 hours late.
ercises as well as the remembering of
so many families is due to a generous
spirit of the Cherrians assisted by the
Christmas tree committee, Fred Mangis
chairman; seconded by F. H. Barton,
Paul Wallaco and W. M. Hamilton, and
the Christmas cheer committee, C. E.
Knowland, chairman; Frank I.ovcll,
Ivan G. McDaniel and Watt Ship.
HAS DINNER FOR 46
AT MARION HOLTEL
After the Dinner Presents
for Each Made Day
Memorable
Forty-six young eyes bulged with as
tonishment and forty-six hearts throb
bed with gladness Sunday noon when
"King Biug" Ledchen ushered 46 boys
and girls between the ages of seven and
It fears into the resplendent dining
room of the Marion hotel and sat them
down before a table on which were
snowy linen, sparkling cut glass, and
a delicious brown turkey.
It was like a trip into fairyland for
the youngsters who were given this
treat because of the kiudneBs of the
"King.' And in their eyes "Bill"
Lerchen was a really and truly King.
And their eyes danced with keen antici
pation at tho unusual feast.
The Christmas cheer struck deep in
to their hearts ant? they thoroughly en
joyed everything set before them.
"Gee," whispered one youngster to an
other, "ain't this grand?" rMd the
other replied, "You betcha"
Ono little fellow was standing apart
from the rest and King Lerchen walk
ed over to him and asked what he was
doing there, and he bravely replied:
"I'm looking 'for the King, and I 'm
going to stay here till I see him." Bill
laughed and told him he was the king
aud tho little tad was glad.
Too Darned High.
A big glass of cream was served the
youngsters and they appreciated the de
licious ric. hness to the last. drop. One
little fellow was UBked if he got any
cream at homo and he replied: "Nope,
it's so darn high we haven't had any
for 10 years."
Just like the banquets of the big
oiks and the Cherrians, there was
music all through dinner. There was n
pianist from Bligh's theatre and a pic
colo player irtso from Bligh's. Bruce
McDaniels, who has been teaching
school no in Washington, and who has
just returned, also presided at
Holly and mistletoe mid big
mas bells were the decoration
Apd the menu how they di
There was the big, juicy tu
the i
ed C
ad and butter, and th
Csmo From Pi
i t'ter the d'ninoi
marbles, tops, neckties, e
the girls beads, dolls, t(hh
best of all, the thing thti
eve,- and held them fasci
big, brand new, glittering I
nnd nuts topped off the dii
ipirit thtrt a traveling man
York, who heard of the ev
aiuti up
i Portland yesterday
d watch tin' kiddies
enjoy themselves.
Among those who wen
scut
this event, aside from the children, acre
Grace Taylor, Salem school nurse; Jvan
G. McDaniels, secretary of the Salem
Social Service Center; Mrs. William Lv
erett Anderson, who assembled the kid
dies; Mrs. C. L. Dick, Mrs. Milton My
ers and Mrs. Harry dinger, who assist
ed. Family Reunion
Has Terrible Ending
Atlantic, Iowa, Dec. 25. Three per
sons were killed, three probably fatal
ly injured and every other one of the
sixteen gathered for a Christmas fami
ly reunion waa badly hurt when an
acetvlin gas plant at the home of John
eFaabotr. wealthy farmer near here, ex
ploded Sunday. For two hours noigh-
(bors worked to rescue trie victims iroui
the wreckage. Eight physicians set IS
compound fractures among tho injured
and performed a number of serious
operations.
i
PEACE ON EARTH"
NOT THE MESSAGE
ON BATTLE FRONTS
Each Side Striving to Fill
Stockings of Other With
the Dead
SNfri iS EVERYWHERE
lUT FIGHTING GOES ON
Von Mackensen Takes Charge
of New Drive in Dobmdja
Section
London, Dec. 25 Not even Christmas
cheer stopped war's maiming today.
Reports from every front disclosed,
slight letup in the busirtbss of killing.
London itself celebrated, but with a
cheer, tinged with sorrow for loved ones
lost and a re-consecrution for tho future.
I London's ujinn manifestation of tho
I Christinas spirit was furnished in the
j elaborate arrangements made to give
j f iirloughed Tommies a real taste ot
cheer nnd home comforts- There were
thousands of khaki clad warriors whoj
came over from France to Bpend the
holiday at home or, if not at home, in
friendly hands.
Snow made real Christmas surround
ings on nearly every front. It traced a
covering of the trenches in the Vosges,
on the western front; it interposed a
natural obstacle to unlimited fighting
on the east. High up in the Carpathians
the Russians and Germans wore locked;
and south, in the dazzling whiteness of
the peaks of the Alps, the Italians and
Australians still fought each other from
trenches dizzily planted on height and
tn viilliiv In Atneerlonia both sides
were "snowed in."
f Dispatches from Rumania and Dob
I rudja did not. detail the weather, but
indicated perhaps the most vigorous of
lall warfare of the day in progress. Field
Marshal Von Mackensen has switehed
from his drive of the Teutonic troops
north from Bucharest, to take eharge of
a new and violent offensive directed
i against the Russians in Dobmdja.
Here in London, nearly all of Bri
tain's officials stuck closely at their
desks planning ahead. Christmas nsual
lv found all officials holiday vacation
ing in the past, but it was symbolical
of the new order, installed by Premier
Lloyd-George, that personal comfort
this year came second to the nation's
needs nnd the officials, for tho most
part, were right on the job. Premier
Lloyd-Gsorge himself set an example in
this regard, foregoing all pleas of his
family to spend a Christmas at his home
in Wales. He also expects to accomp
lish some work at his office today. So
do most, of the other cabinet officers.
Spent Christmas With Christmas.
By John H. Hearley.
(United Press stuff correspondent.)
Rome, Dec. 25. King Victor sacri
ficed his Christmas at hume today to
spend the day of days v ith his troops
His action was typical of the Italian
Cliris'.nnts of 1916. Ml the stay-at-homes
gave up their own comforts and
pleasures to make a real Christmas for
the men in the t n tifehes. About, the only
gifts laterehanged yere thoso with tho
Kinz Victor had planned up until the
last minute to malic e hurried trip bark
lo Rome and s Mil Christmas with his
farnilv Queen Elena had planned a
An
uel.
intensity
t., accord!
t.
men
Germans Make Gain,
i, via SayviMe wireless, Dec. 25.
Be of Russian attacks in the Car-
Belli
is nnd forcing buck of the e.zar'a
in Dobrudja, was reported in to
f f icial statement.
stru-Hungarian outposts repulsed
A
era!
Russian attack! near Lysiccft,
(Continued on naga six.')
THE WEATHER
Make y o n r
own weather to
day, the wcathrr
niati is playing
with his toys.
I,
(HriiJO
VjeftTrtfN