Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, December 30, 1916, Image 1

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    FULL LEASED
W1KE DISPATCHES
CIRCULATION IS
OVER 4000 DAILY
THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 283
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1916
iv( inw vijoui xa njrTANDft TXVU
TEUTONS
MARCH
IN
STILL F
Russians Put Up Stubborn Re
sistance But Are Forced
Back
STORMS AND SNOW PUT
CHECK ON FIGHTING
German Troops Advancing
Along
Entire Line On Ru
manian Front
'terlin. via Snyvillc wireless, Dec. 30.
- -Further, progress of Germau-.Yustro-
Hungarian attacking troops on th
'i iHiisylvaniau fronts, despite tenacious
l -.sistance, was announced in today
cfiicial report. The Teutonic columns
catered entrenched positions of the en
jOiy and pushed further ahead, despite
fc'rong counter attacks. The Russian de
fenders left 10 officers and (350 meu ot
other ranks and seven machine guus in
ttie attackers' hnnds. On Archduke
Joseph'! front, successful patrol service-
was reported in the snow covered
tforests of the Carpathians. Prince I.eo-
Id reported uutavorable weather had
caused relapse into usual trench li
i-.i from iufimtry activity.
ht-
Germans Adrauce in Rumania.
Berlin, Dec. SO. German troops are
advancing on the whole front in Ru
ms uia, today's war office statement as-fcrte-d,
describing the operations in
Yiallachia from the mountains to the
Danube.
"'We stand in a progressing fight,"
the statement said, Vou a line uurtheusi
os- Y'izirul (Visiru) and Sutesti, on to
l'. seaul and Slobozia and half way be
yvi:d Rurriuicu-Saiat (on the way to
I ' sani) to lHaginesti (1'lajinesci)."
The line given above runs from "u
i ', about 30 miles southwest of Braila
id possibly six or eight miles west of
tat! Danube, northeastward across the
BUzeu river to the Riminicu-Sarat riv
er, at a point about 31 miles due west
o Galati, and thence almost due west
to the mountains.
Take 3O0 Prisoners.
i 'niia, Dec. 30. Capture of 300 pris
qi i s. six guns and '26 machine guns was
reported in today's official statement
ias, the booty of Thursday's fighting in
"Wtillachia and the mountains westward
, of Focsani. Steady repulse of the en-
ciy north, northeast and northwest of
K:'iiniicu-sarn': was asserted.
French Attacks Repulsed.
leiliu, via Sayville, Dec. 30 Merman
troop yesterday repulsed several
French attacks, preceded by strong fire,
and' launched against positions on Dead
Man's hill held by the Germans, . to
day's official report asserted. '
Temporary increase of fip northwest
of Lille, on the Soranie, and especially
on the north bank and at isolated sec
tions of the Aisue front, with repeated
repulse o'f British and French patrols
detailed in today's official state
ment. i
Kaiser Sympathetic.
Asteidum, Dec 30. Kaiser William
BUS scut a message of sympathy to Gen
eral Von Hissing, governor general of
Belgium, who is seriously ill of pneu
monia at Brussels, according to Berlin
li patchcs today.
.n the message the kaiser expresses
iniperialatisfaction over Vor. Hissing's
work in Belgium and compliments the
"jgovemor geucral-on his strong hand,
(Continued on paee six.)
f C.TS I IN ii1. v i'
'I
Mrti
Ther's ncthio' free in this country
Imt "totel stationery an' air. Thirty dol
iu . hoes ought t' keep some o' them at
li ..He anyhtiw.
CARPATHIANS
JS?.-) Kirn IJSE
m& - jfi TK
EtfiL Named
Judge Robert Eakiu, of the supreme I
bench of Oregon, yesterday resigned I
his Hsition on necount of ill health, .
and Governor Withveombe appointed ;
Wallace Mci.amnut to fill the vacancy.
Vallace McGamnnt is a well known
iwyar of Portland. For the past year
tstice
Kukin has been unable to do
ich
worn connected wnn nis omee.
Yttoruey MeCnmant will assume his I
duties on January S, when the
s of the recently re-elected justices
i V begin. Through process of law
l ?e Kakin would have become Chief
e of the supreme court succeeding
to Justice Moore.
Judge Kakin has served nearly ten
years on t lie supreme bench and would
have completed the ten-year period on
January IB of next year. He was born
in Elgin, Illinois, March 15, 18-18, and
studied law with George Pons of Eu
gene and graduated from Willamette
University in 1873.
PORTLAND HAS STRIKE
OF 350 IRON WORKERS
Portland, Ore., Dec. 30. Follow ing
the walkout of 320 metal trade? workers
at the Willamette Iron & Steel com
pany's plant here, police were today
making every effort to see that Mayor
Albee's warning itgainat violence is
h ceded.
The men who are on stvike were warn
ed l.y a proclamation issued by the may.
or thai no interference with men who
apply ior w ork Tuesday, when the com
pany wal attempt to reorganize its I
wurmug lores, win ie toierateu. xae
order also asks the employers not to em-!
ploy armed guards but to leave any I
trouble entirely to the police.
Uio men insist they du not demand a
closed shop but merely a revision of the
wage schedule and hours and the priv
ileg of asking non-union men to join
their locals.
To Referee Match.
Han Francisco, Dec. 30. Al Williams,
wrestling Instructor at the Olympic club
here, will referee the Lewis-Santel
wrestling bout here next Tuesday night,
it was announced today. Hantel and
Lewis began tapering off in their train
ing today and will probably wind up
work tomorrow. Latvia weighs 228 aud
Santel 183.
It is a large world, and-aro ore
691,000. miles of railroad in it; 200,000
miles are in America.
BELGIAN ARMY HOLDS
STRONG POSITION BACK
UNIQUE WA TER DEFENSE
By Henry Wood
(United Press staff correspondent)
With King Albert's army in Bel
gium, Dec. 15. (By mail) Behind
barriers of water that arc more impas
sable than the strongest barbed wire
en'aiiglemeuts, the Belgian army is!
iioiuing its part ot the western battle i standard of efficiency while waiting
front and training and waiting for the for the time when they can participate
day when more of Belgium can bejin the redemption of Belgian soil.
wresicu irom tiie enemy.
me Belgian army wnieli now holds
nil of Belgium not in Germany 's hands
is situated in perhaps the most unique
Hunting position ot any ot the being-;
erent iore.es. it is out ot lighting
touch with the enemy except by ar-;
tillery firing. For the most part the
Germans are a mile distant and inter-
veiling, in place of N0 Man's hand, is
No Mn s ater The Belgian system
of imindating defenses through the
river Vscr, the Vser canal and various
inundated districts puts unique bar
rier between the two forces.
Thanks in part to the allies' help
unr ilksjiart to Belgium s own nidoni:
labl
rit and the industry of her
ing Albert's army will not
bo. obit
d to suffer this winter the
and privations that fell to its
tot the
lust two winters f the war.
The Belgian army-lias been completely
re-equippeu and outlined. In part the
equipment has been furnished by the
fillies, yet a goodly portion is due to
the Belgians thomselvcs. They have; army to let off sufficient of the wafer
established numerous factories not on-1 to permit recovery of nearly all of this
ly on the nomnant of Belgian soil stilljGeTman artillery. It has been repaired
left to them, but also in France
These factories not only supply the
troops, but give employment to thous
ands of Belgian refugees.
Thanks to the efficiency of their
water barrierB, the Belgians are not
subject to German infantry attacks..
They have to withstand only artillery
uring and they are now equipped to
give adequate answer to this sort of
combat. They have constructed dug
outs and other .shelters and with their
new equipment, the army is able to
keep reasonably warm, dry and com
fortable, while manning the dykes
along which their first line defenses
rnn.
The Belgians are perfecting their
army. The cavalrv haa been entirely
1 remounted almost without exception
on American horses bought largely is
ENTENTE ALLIES REFUSE TO ENTER
GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
WHEAT UP FOUR CENTS
Chicago, Dee. 30. Wheat was
sharply higher today. An un
expected short interest devel
oped and short traders were
forced to bid up December in
order to make deliveries. At one
time December was seven points
above last night's close, but
when the short traders got the
grnin they wanted, it dropped
back to 4 1-2 points above last
night's close to $1.65 1-2.
Other futures showed sympa
thy. May wheat opened ftp 3-1
and subsequently gained 2 7-8,
going to $1.74 1-2. July opened
up 1-8 and gained 3-4 in the
short session, closing at
if 1.42 3-4.
L
-NEW MEXICAN POLICY
By Carl D. Groat.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Washington, Dec. 30. An entirely
new policy toward Mexico is virtually
completed and under consideration by
President YY llson.
According to the
ices, this proposed
e the followiuir i
most authoritative soui-
new plan will take the following
course :
Gerferal Pershing's forces now in
northern Mexico, will be ordered within
the border.
Thereafter the Mexican-American
commissioners will reopen negotiations
to clear up such peiiuing questions as
border patrol, protection of American
lives and property in Mexico and pos
sible financial assistance.
Ambassador Fletcher will be -sent to
Mexico City and Carranza's representa
tive here will be formally recognized by
this government-
These propositions, according to all
signs this afternoon, will be submitted
to the American-Mexican commission
when it meets Tuesday.
The first two suggestions are Car
ranza's. Carranza holds that for him to come
to any terms with the United States
while United States troops remain on
Mexican soil would be construed by this
country as having been forced on him.
Judge Charles A. Douglas, legal rep
resentative of Carranza here, today con
ferred with government officials on the
possibility of voluntary withdrawal of
(Continued on page seven.)
(Texas. That portion of Belai um which
remains in possession of the Beliriun ar
my docsn 't offer satisfactory grounds
ror cavalry ami. Therefore the. var
ious Belgian cavalry divisions take
turns in drilling on French cavalry
grounds, keeping up to the highest
Thei artillery branch has likewise
been developed to a point where the
1 Belgians can boast of perhaps the most
j formidable artillery strength of an -,
army of its size in the world. Thi
present war having demonstrated the
suprefo role which artillery plays, the
'allies have seen to it that the Belgian
jarmv is equipped in the fullest possib;c
' manner. To their original field artil
. lery, the Belgians themselves were abre
.to add a number of batteries from
lortugnes" factories and trance ami ;
j.iiftianu nave ttuut-u an uii-ii ipca ui.
heavy artillery.
N'o smail contribution was also made
t( the Belgian artillery by the Gr-r
mens themselves, When, as a last re
source in the fighting of 1914, the Bel
gians opened the flood gates that in
undated great portions of their soil,
the Germans had to beat such a hasty
retreat that they abandoned heavy and
light artillery. Since that time this
perfection of the Bilgian "inundation
defenses" has made it possible for the
aud a great deal of it is now effective
ly serving the Belgians.
If the allies have been geaerous in
helping Belgium, the Belgian army
has likewise been as generous to its
fighting comrades. Since the "water
barriers" prevented close contact with
the enemy, Belgium turned o,-er to
Tiutria the famous armored automobiles
wh'ch played such an important fart
for Belgium in the early days of the
wur.
PRESIDBNT TO CAPITOL
Washington, Dec. 30. President Wil
son made a sudden trip to the capitol
this afternoon to aee Senator Newlaiids!
chairman of the interstate commerce'
comriHttee. which is in charge ot too
president's railroad legislation.
ilS
BE MADE
TO BE CONSIDERED
German Proposal Is Not Offer
of Peace, But War
Maneuver
ALLIES FIGHTING A WAR
THEY TRIED TO PREVENT
Say German Note Ignores
Facts, and That It Was
Cause of War
Paris, Dee. 30.
The allies today form
.. ' - : , A 4, ,
aU' retu8ed t0 eter "eace gotiatto
with Germany without, knowing' wh
lis
knowing' what
conditions the Teutonic powers have to
propose.
The note of the allies replying to Ger
many, as announced this evening,
charges that the German proposaj ap
pears more like a war measure than a
peace proposition.
The allies expressed their resentment
of the effort of Germany to place upon
them responsibility for the war.
The allies, in turn, charged the cen
tral powers with direct responsibility
for the war aud refusal to enter negotia
tions offered by France, England and
Russia to prevent it.
The note, signed-bv all of the entente
jowers, declared these nations were just
as strong in their attachment for peace
as in 1914, but added:
"After the violations by the central
powers, " and their engagement in war,
they cannot end the war at Germany's
suggestion without any conditions with
which to open negotiation!
"The German proposal is not an oTfer
of peace. The proposition appears more
like a war maneuver."
Iu reciting arguments designed to
place the blame for the war on the
central powers, the allies referred to
Gormany as ' ' the empire which pro
claimed that treaties were scraps of pa
per." The Text of the Note.
The note handed to the diplomats at
7 o 'clock said:
"The allied governments of Belgium,
France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan,
Montenegro, Portugal, Russia, Rumania
and Serbia, united in the defense of the
liberty of their peoples in true engage
ment will not separately lay down their
arms and have decided collectively to
answer the so-called peace proposal.
"First of all the allies protest against
tho -enemy's assertions attempting to
throw on the allies responsibility for
tne war
Also the proclamation of the central
powers claiming victory. Both asser
tions are untrue.
"For .10 months the allies have sus
tained the war which they did the ut
most to prevent and they have showed
by their acts their attachment for peace.
"This attachment is just as strong to
day as in 1314.
"After tho violations (by the central
powers) and their engagement in war
they (the allies) cannot end the war
at Germany's suggestion without any
conditions with which to open negotia
tions." "The German proposal is not an of
fer of peace. The proposition appears
Ml - - II "
. Aa far Rs the past is concerned, the
(Herman) note ignores facts, dates and
figure showing that Germany wanted,
provoked and declared the"wnr
"At The Hague it was the German
delegation that refused the disarmament
proposal. Iu July, 1914. It was Ausiria
that declared war on Serbia-
"The central powers refused all at
temfpts to stop the conflict; they re
fused England's offer for a conference;
France's offer for an international com
mission and thf czar's arbitration pro
posal. "Belgium was invaded by the empire
which proclaimed that treaties were
scraps of paper."
"So-called Offers, based upon the Eu
ropean war map, do not express the
truth of the situation nor tho real
strength of the. adversaries.
"Peace made on this basis would be
to the advantage of the aggressors who
hoped to attain their aim in two
months.
"They have found, after two years,
that they never will attain their aims."
"For the future Germany does not
bespeak the necessary guarantee,."
Reparation Demanded.
"The ruins provoked by the -wr "nd
all the acta (of the Central Bowers)
against the rights of men, both against
adversaries and neutrals, call for re-
oarations.
"The proposal of the centra! powers
(Continued on page seven.)
PROPOSE
MUSI
DEFINITE
DODGED SUBMARINE
New York, Dec. 30 A narorw
escape from being sunk by a
submarine was related today by
officers of the British steanrship
Chicago City, whicn arrived
here from Bristol. They said
they were fired on when about
120 miles off Fastnet. One shot
whizzed across the vessel and
everything was put in readiness
to leave the ship. Then the sub
barine changed his mind, sub
merging. The reason, the captain
said, was a British destroyer,
headed toward the submersible.
The Chicago City put on full
speed and made her escape.
'
REALIZE THAT STATEMENT
BE
By Ed L. Keen
(I'nited Press staff correspondent)
Loudon, Dec. 30. Xot only will tho
allies answer to Germany 's peace pro
posals clearly set forth the principles
for which the entente nations are fight
ing, but it will contain a general out
line of the terms on which England and
her allies are willing to negotiate, it
was confidently expected here today.
The fact that the note would list
terms to be demanded of Germany was
expected as a result of an awakening
within the last few dhys in England to
the fact that the German propaganda in
neutral nations must be effectively ans
wcred.
Press and public alike united today in
the belief that tho best possible ans
wer would be a comprehensive reaffir
mation of the allies' aims and a state
ment of what the allies regard as nec
essary concessions from their enomies
as a basis for even considering talk of
peace. Germany 's reply to the Ameri
can peace note, it was pointed out here.
failed to meet the principal request
of President Wilson 's appeal lor a
listing of possible peace terms.
Meanwhile, Europe's interest center
ed in Paris, where the note is te be
issued. The entire entente press today
reflected tense realization of the im
portance, of the document.
Notes Are Completed
The allies' note has been completed.
Russia's draft waa probably in Paris
today, with that of all the other on
tente powers. The message will go
forward through American, Swiss and
Spanish diplomatic agents in Pan
within the next few days and. its text
will be made public from Paris before
next Wednesday. There was one re
port in London today that the public
might be informed of the contents of
the note this afternoon.
In England much significance
in
connection with Germany's plea
tor
i Prca.c seen in General Sir Douglas
Haie-'s review of the Sommo battle
Tne Brittish commander in chief sum
marized the result, of the fighting with
the statement "The Somme battle has
placed beyond a doubt the ability of
the allies to gain those objects" re
ferring to object for which the allies
arc fighting. That Germany sent out
i , r C"V" ulT,?1""'. " u,t
I . V. L"1
cation of her future defeat, was sug
gested here today.
The Morning 1'ost took this view:
The moral is that the battle
was scarce ended, the editorial d
clared, "ere Germany asked for
peace. ' '
Quotine lluig's words, tho editorial
concluded: "In these simple words,
which must resound in German eats
litie thunder, lies the whole explana
tion of the German proposals. There
fore, all that the allies need to consid
er is to whether or not Germany will
concede the objects for which the al
lies nre fighting or will prefer to con
tinue to resist until her resistance is
broken. It follows also thai any sug-
iAj ... ..I,. M (I... , ,.t noiltrala
that a compromise might be effected
is, in fact, an attempt to spare Ger-
manv and as such is a violation of neu-
irolitv " inai companies wnicn are dependent up
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IN SNOW NINE DAYS
Eureka, fal., Dec. 30. Alter
having spent nine days in the $
dense redwoods forest near
Kenelnnd Prairie without food
or shelter from the intense cold
Peter Crawford, an aged civil if
war veteran who had been ,iv-
en up for dead was found to-
day, though in a weakened con-
dition. He is expected to re-
cover.
Crawford was lost in the
snow on December 19, and wan-
dered in the woods until his
-eet became so swollen that he
could not walk. He crawled
under a log for protection.
FOUND DEAD IN BOOM.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 30. Stretched
pteross the bed with a bullet wound
through the head arid a revolver in one
hand, a man who registered as George
Wilson, was found dead in the Kegina
hotel this morning.
Want Trade Commission
To Fix Price of Paper
Washington. Dec. 30. Price fixing by
the federal trade commission as a solu
tion of the news print paper price prob
lem, was urged by Represeutativt Cram
pton of Michigan, today when he up
peared before that body.
"If the constitution permits one man
or group of men to control a necessity, "
declared CrampHm, "certainly the gov
ernment ehould be permitted to fix the
prices of such necessity. If it is at all
possible for this government to regulate
a combination, it is high time the gov
ernment did it in this case.
"All publishers apparently are get
ting news print paper, but through de
vious ways and at a terrific extortion
ate price. If the trade commission
wants additional power to stop this,
congress will give it."
Commissioner Davies said between
46,000 and 50,000 tons of news print pa
per are needed immediately by pub
lishers. The commission has not deter
mined whether relief can be obtained,
he said. He suggested another meetine
of publishers and manufacturers to find
whether the paper shortage cannot be
overcome.
"The commission is going to deter
mine in the very near future whether re
lief can be obtained," Davies conclud
ed. "It's report to congress will also
be made in the very immediate future."
REPRESENTED BY
YEARS BUSINESS
Rank Clearings $259,000,-000.000-Money
Loaned
$1,500,000,000
EUROPE SENT US MORE
THAN 1,200 TONS OF GOLD
War Babies Totter As Year
Ends and Financiers Dan
dle Peace Babies
New York, ec. 30,-i-A year of su
perlatives in tho financial and business
world closes today. From all quarters
have come reports of staggering totals
of tho year's commercial and financial
activity.
The month of December, which closes
with a half day session in most quarters
today, haa keen remarkable as the turn
ing point in the tide which the United
States has had of record exports, rec
oru earnings and nuge dividends.
On every hand as the year closes.
bankers, business men and economists
are speculating and talking peace and
its meaning iu dollars and cents in Am
erica. Opinions vary, tho bulk of them
being that prosperity will continue
with readjustments.
Veritable moutftains of money are
represented in the year end figures and
estimates of the country's business.
During the year, $1,300,000,000 of the
world financing was floated in the Uni
ted States.
hurope shipped 6S0,0O0,Of)0 in gold
'here to pay for munitions and supplies
and to bolster her credit with us
Bank clearings are estimated at $259,
000,000,000, at .'(5 per cent increase over
the record year 1910.
Although crops failed, production
fulling behind last year 10 to 35 per
cent, farm products were valued at
$215,000,000 which is a 15 per cent in
crease over 1915.
In Wall street new "war babies"
wofc born, grew paper values with
mushroom speed and tottered as peace
appeared on a distant horizon
As the
year closes big financial men
Wall
j """" '."" r "
conservative interests are reported .load-
UP w,th shares of railroad and mdus-
' gene' crash in prices, which follow
, ,1, ed Hollweg's peace proposal and Wil
jit mc nut I'm in' ii i . ' .i'i i ii .ui;
son's message to tne Belligerents- tne
greatest since the Northern Pacific in
1901 made bargain prices for the
"peace baby" exponents.
Want Municipal Depots
For Sale of Goods
lVrlluad, O-e., Dec. 30. Demanding
that municipal depots for selling goods
be established in this city, a committee
of threo women anl eight meu represent-
nit; tho socialist party today called at
the city council chanrbera and presented
a resolution setting forth the vicwb.
Some of the demands are:
That tho city take over all food stuffs
now locked up by speculators in cold
storage plants.
That the city establish markets for
the sale of foodstuffs and fuel at eost.
Municipal dairy, free lunches to tho
school children. Taking over or light
ing and power plants are also euggeeted
in the resolution which was tabled but
will get further consideration at another j
meeting.
MOUNTAINS
OF COIN
AVIATION CORPS
MAKES
SPLENDID
PRACTICE FLIGHT
Fourteen of Country's Best
Airmen Make Successful
Voyage
SUFFERED SEVERELY
FROM INTENSE COLD
Distance of 115 Miles
Covered in One Hour and
37 Minutes
Philadelphia, Dee." 30.- History was
written for the aviation corps of the
United States arrrjy today, when a
flotilla of aeroplanes, piloted by army
aviators flew from Hempstead, L. 1.,
to the League Island navy yard berc
a distance of about 115 miles.
Gorporal H. H. Salmon and Lieuten
ant A. M. Coyle. who left Hempstead
with twelve other aviators shortly be
fore 10 o'clock, were the first to rearh
here. They landed at 11.32. Both wcro
numb from cold.
Almost before they were lifted from
their aeroplanes, T. '. Millman landed
close alongside. Five others then canio
swooping down at intervals of aboat
four minutes.
Salmon 's time for the flight was one
hour and thirty seven minutes. The
fas est trains require two hours to
make the trip, from New York to Phil
adelphia. Throughout the trip, the aviators
weie compelled to fly at a great knight
owing to strong air currents which
were encountered. They were muffled
up in fur coots and caps but declared
the cold was so intense It was difficult
to keep their bauds on the steering
wheel.
Lieutenant Bagnell arrived at the
League island navy yard at 1:45 almost
unnoticed by the - crowds that wero
busy looking over the machines. He
had been compelled to fly slowly be
cause of the strong air currents ;md
freezing temperature.
At 12.30 this afternoon, eight ma
chines had passed over Camden and.
word of arrivel of the complete flo
tilla of ten, which passod Governor's
Island shortly after 10 o 'cluck was
momentarily expected.
Twelve machines started from Hemp
stead but two wero compelled to turn
back after traveling as far as New
York, later, however, Lieutenant Bell
ing again took to tho air at Hempstead
and was oxpeeted to reach hero within
an hour.
At Philadelphia the officers will be
guests of the reserve ships of the At
lantic fleet. Tho return trip will ho
made tomorrow morning.
The distance is about 113 miles from
Long Island and was expected to re
quire an hour and a half for the flight.
Captain J. E. Carberry of the avia
tion section, U. 8. A., had charge ef
the flight, assisted by Captain W. G.
Kilncr, also of tho army aviation ser
vice. Captain J. B. Stetson, Jr., was a
passonger in C-aptain Kilncr 'a ntaebiae
Others leaving Hempstead were Cap
tain Kaynal Boiling of the First aero
company, New York national guard;
Lieutenant E. J. Miller, Corporal II.
H. Salmon, Lieutenant A. M. Ooyle,
Robert Carolin Jind Osborne, and Ser
geants D. K. Noyes and 11. BlakeFy,
with a passenger; C. H. Reynolds and
T. ('. Millman, instructors and A. L.
Allan, an American formerly of they
British royal flying corps.
None of thefwelve fliers landed at
Governor's Island. They passed far
out over the bay and continued over
States Island. Lieutenants Baker -and
Carroll, who were to have joined n
the fliaht were not on Governor's Is-
land.
AFTER THE HONK MAKEBS
Washington, Dee. 30. -The depart
ment of .justice today announced fil
ing of a suit at Newark, N. J., under
tho anti-trust laws aeainst the Lovell
MeConnel Manufacturing company,
manufacturer of Klaxon automobile
horns.
About two million pounds of mail
aro being annually transported on Am
erican rnilroads.
TEE WEATHER !
FIGURE ciose ,
Oregon: -IV
night and Sun
day rain or enow,
not so eotd to
night; incieaaiag
southeas t e r 1 y
winds.
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