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4,400 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READERS) DAILY Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by tb Aiulit Bureau of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS, SERVICE TODAY'S 0, I'M Ar ' i..-r Oregon: Tonight and Saturday rain moderate south - westerly galj. 1"' 't'tfr) FORTIETH YEAR NO. 297 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917 PRICE TWO CKNTS m and shews x iUVOi m. TV J VC;IN ID STANDS FIVB CBNTt ONLY CIVIL WAR IN PROSPECT FOR RUSS1ANPE0PLE Scheme For Holding Constitu ent Assembly Has Utterly ' Collansed HALF MILLION FRESH GERMAN FIGHTERS IN IN WEST FRONT DRIVE CTION GROWS MOi? RUTHLESS Q, BOLSHEVIK! Cossack Revolt Is : arently rail, browing k.tiug Reports Disagree London, Doc. 14. Rusisa Is in for a protracted civil war, in the opinion of Russian observers here today. ' The utter collapse of the scheme for Iiolding a constituent assembly, report ed in latest Petrograd dispatches, re moved practically the last hope here that the nation might work out its destiny- by amicable adjustment of the var ious political factions. Only a handful of delegates to the assembly have ap jieared in Petrograd. Few of the cadet delegates are likely to attend, in view of the formal announcement bv the Hnl. fchevikl government that all adherents tins political faith are 'enemies of the people" subject to arrest. The Bolslieviki are becoming more ruthless in their efforts to retain power, according to Petrograd advices, which yesterday was a further factor in the! belief here that few Russians in a bo-! litieal faith antagonistic to the Trotsky Lenine faction are likely to hazard their lives by attending the assembly, ncia in tne city which is the main stronghold of Bolsheviki strength. The Sossack reyolt today was appar ently going strong. Utterly contradie t irv reports we're received fivni tn! two sides. London, Dec. 14. We must expect half a million fresh German fighters on the west front and many more guns and aircraft," declared Colonel Repiugton, tho Times' military expert, in an article today emphatically warning the nation that Germany is preparing her Bupreme military effort there. "Owing to the Russians' disintegra- clared, "the enemy is able to put lar ger forces, than ; ever on the French front. "There hag been much evidence al ready of intensive transport of trqops from the east. There are now 150 Ger man divisions (2,250,000 men on the west front and about 79 divisions (about 1,185,000 men) on the east. "From tho latter number all. those between 19 and 35 are being withdrawn for service on the Franco-British front. Perhaps-some complete divisions will follow. It is possible, too, that Austro Hungariaus will go to France. "German headquarters has probably decided there is no danger to be feared from Russia for some time and that it is important to nettle the western al lies prior to Russia' recovery and tho concentration of Americans in France. "There is the greatest danger in the next six mouths. The Central Powers, beset bywaut and exhaustion of re serves, may strike more quickly than we know. "The long German defensive in the west must be regarded as ended. "Germany's reinforcements will com- tion and the Italian defeats," he de-!pol France to use her claoses of 1918 and 1919 and to postpone any withdraw al order. They will force use to provide a steady stream of drafts for the com ing year to increase our divisions afield. "Britain needs at least a million' men to maintain her existing forces during iais. "The allied forces in France are not enough to promise a victory in ambi tious offensives. Never has there been the superiority in numbers necessary to a victory. "In sending so many troops to dis tant theatres, wo have made bad use of our troops. Reconsideration of dis tant operations is necessary and press ing. There are enough troops there to turn the scale in France. It is unavail ing to occupy Jerusalem and Bagdad if wo are unsuccessful on the main front." INVESTIGATION OF WAR CONDUCT IS TO EE THOROUGH House Falls In Line With Sen ate and Will Conduct Sweeping Probe PRESIDENT WELCOMES ACTION OF CONGRESS PEACE OFFER WILL FOLLOW CLOSE UPON GERMAN OFFENSIVE !lf Delays Have Occurred At tempt, vWiII Be Made to Fix Responsibility Korniloff Defeated. Petrograd, Dec. 14. The Petrograd official agency announced today: "General Korniloff 's forces have been beaten by the red guards and the regulars. General Korniloff has fled. ' ' General Suirides. Fetrograd, Dec. 14. General Skalon of the Russian staff committed suicide under sensational circumstances today just prior to assembling of the Russian Herman armistice conferees, according to a dispatch from Brest Litovsk. Full details were withheld. It was ptated, however, that the Russian army ommander shot himself. The suicide ap parently occurred at Germany army lnadqnnrters. DON NEWSPAPERS LAUD TWO SAMMIES Sergeant McDwif and Pri vate McDonald Are Eulo gized As Heroes Londo :lon. Dec. 14. London newsrm- per today printed photographs of Ser. jreant McDonnell and Private MacDon a.!d, American pioneers, who were cap tured at Cnmtorai by the Germans and v-h0 escaped and rejoined . their unit later. A picture was also printed show ing Serjeants Mclsanes and Cairola, who rought a wounded officer through the birrage. Pioneers" is the London classifi cation for eugineer regiments. The sol diers mentioned evidently were among Hi" American army engineers who were caught in the German drive around Gou zeauconrt and who fought with the .British in driving back the enemy. PEACE MOVE MADE. Y GREAT BRITAIN IS THE GERMAN VERSION That Is Statement Made Of ficially by Berlin and Re ceived in London Today Amsterdam, Dec. 14. Britain not Germany started the peace rcejers of last September, recently mentioned by BpWonr, Briti fowigp js'idsfeT, ac cording to a German official statement received here today. The statement asserted that the Brit ish "feeler" was a tentative one but was never carried through to its con clusion. Balfour's statement to the house of commons early this week as serted that a neutral government had soundeil England for Germany on pos sibilities of pence. "At tho beginning of September, the (German) government through neutrals mediation, received an injuiry relating to German war aims,'! the statement said. "The communication was couched in such form that it could certainly be supposed that the inquirv was made with the knowledge and sanction of the British government. Moreover, the circumstances attending the inquiry al lowed the conclusion that most probably the British cabinet was informed of the step and that it was sanctioned at least by the most important allies." "The German government in prin ciple was ready to answer the inquiry," the statement said. ' Two courses were open an indirect or a direct reply. "The decisive objection to the In direct through a neutral, was that the one-sided publication of the German at titude might bind us to a policy with out equivalent guarantee of the atti tude of the enemy. "A direct, verbal reply, through an intermediary, appeared to be the most opportune course. The trend of events, however, forced the conviction that nothing was being done by our oppon ents to facilitate such a reply. "Regarding the utterance of the British government as to its readiness to receive any communication, the first news of this was in Foreign Minister Balfour's statement in the house of commons. J "Further steps were not taken on the German side." ;. WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT ' Washington, Dec. 14 Pres ident Wilson welcomes the probe of his fonduet of the war, it was stated at the white house this afternoon. In the sen ate's military investigation and tho inquiry into naval af fairs decided , upon by the . house, the president thinks a true spirit of democracy lies. The administration is demo cratic in fact as well as in name, aud is glad to. give tho public an insight into war af fairs, was stated to be the president's position. COUNTY OFFICERS IN INT CONVENTION OVER AMENDMENT New Constitutional Amend ment Regarding Elections Deemed Faulty Portland, Or., Dec. 14. By an al most unanimous vote it was decided Thursday at a joint session of the Oro- goji association of Taunty Judges and 'der the chairmanship of Representative Commissioners, "the 'drcgori association Oliver. " . - of District Attorneys and the Oregon L T.h! '"TL0"' lJ association of County Clerks to ignoro t.ion. Srt.rv Daniels and all active the constitutional amendment provid- j admirals right down the list will be ing for joint city, state and county icalleti to testif'- elections in all things except holding L A 1eeial i"8"011 siib-commit-., , ,. t "ululuSlee of seven members was appointed the elections next year on the same 'as follows: -ae- . Oliver. Alabama: Connolly, Kansas; jVonable, Mississippi; Honsley, Missou- britten, Illinois; incus, JNew xorK, Washington, Dec. 14. The senate in quisition into conduct of the war spread to the house of reprscnta-tives todav when the house naval committee voted for a sweeping investigation of the navy. Hearings of the committee investi gating will commence immediately un- Ar a ?7 1,ui!Uellet .np methods, Germany's submarines are (United Press fetaff Correspondent) still taking a heavy toll of allied ship London. Dec. 14. Germany's much pina- In th fil1 fi,n,., ii. advertised forthcoming west i. out u... jjor credit for the strategy of the te la her tirst preliminary to another cent successful a peace offensive. I great many German trooDs partiei.mteH She hopes to achieve a dent some- there. Russia has hon where on the Franco-British Une. She out of the war more than couuter-oal-wants to claim "invincibility" of her ancini Turkey's utter nniinn. Th,i. j -i-wvo iu hid ui-mmu ueuiuu iu . ciuverivexeriea. duc nvtri im una . steel them to the overwhelming sacri- les3 pressure, Germany is exhorting food fices which must come when America and metal supplies from her neutral throws her strength in the battle line. ' neighbors. Bhe wants to buck up Austria-Hungary j The kaiser is at the zenith of his o greater sacrifices against that uuy.! power. To save his autocracy he must She wants to accelerate growth of pa-1 now in this moment of strength, try cifist and "peace without a victory ".to save something from tho wreck that sentiment in allied nations. Above all, inevitably is coming, by a peace made she wants the war to cud before Am-j while Germany is strong, erica's millions of men and of war ma- He knows President wiln r.rn. chines can be arrayed against her and selytiug of the German people seekinir wil.U7)wi!t..in.rUr 1, rt - K -1 11 i . 1 ' , v... ....wu....6v iu a cci-.iu urmg mem io tneir sen3cs and over- tain German defeat. throw autocracy will gain with every This is the view of observers here. 'day henceforth. He and his leaders know It is based on well defined developments1 the Berlin-Bagdad scheme is gone with of recent weeks in Germany. The kaiser : Turkey 's smash up. Ho knows with the and his military chiefs can ill afford to allied and American shipbuilding plnus muuouiiuD uj. auiuiert) wnujuiiu wun pcriection or ant. -submarine must ue inrown 10 siaugnter in a west aevieos the Gorman U-boat is destined lruni oiieusive, in me view nere or to play less and less a part in the war, Germany s desperation. He knows his ambitious propaganda A tremendous increase in Gorman seeking to disrunt Italv hm fnil..il timt peace propaganda has been noted recent-1 a separate peace with the Russian Bol- ITALIANS PLAN TO fffi VENICE GREAT FORTRESS City of Nation's Pride Will Bz Defended To Last Drcp of Blood Germany today is at the summit of her strength. With every hour from now on it oozes away. At homo Chancellor Hertling has apparently cemented pol itical ruptures. On the seas, by speeding1 sheviki means nothing. Above all else. realizes mat next spring perhaps, Amer ica will have a great force of carefully trained men on the fighting line; that American aeroplanes will likely start with the allied aviators to sweep Ger many from the skies. R GERMAN OFFENSIVE WILL BE PLAYING INTO HATDS OF ALLIES Claus Spreckcls Says Food European Expert Says Ilcid- ectog Will find Western -Front Impregnable PLAINS ARE CONVERTED . MO TRENCH LABYRINTH News From War Frosts Ichj Report Little BArticry Duels la General -Afainistratios Has Tied Hands of Refiners This provision of the amendment was deemed self executing and now in force, but it was the general opinion that the other provisions requiring one election board and the same precinct boundaries are not in force until nfter the state legislature and municipalities have provided the machinery for carry ing them out. . Text of Adopted Resolution ' The resolution embodying the action of the joint convention was worded as-follows: Resolved, that section 14-a of tho and Peters erf Maine. Tho committee was given plenary powers for a drastic probe. Just what Tits been accomplished with tho $1,500,000,000 the navy was given to spend last year and what is to be accomplished by the $1,000,000, 000 asked this year will be thorough ly gone into. The investigation will embrace in quiries into naval . training stations, their sugar consumption, England and that the Anglo-French battle front France fifty percent; sugar has been is lmpreguablo to Teutonic assaults, diverted to other countries right through DunS battles ia Flanders and .l. it. tttofAa. thft American nuffar " uciiuuub icaicu mo ui- t;;., mnnnv. known as the sugar lies western hue with largo Eupenqrity Forecasts that the senate naval com-!1.,af t.u nine tenths of the out- " men and guns. They could not pass. mittee soon will cooperate in tho gen'ipUt i'n this country. (The German troops on those occasions eral naval investigation were made. jp ,f.n..if voti sugar today to run were superior in vigor and training to Congressmen said the naval probe ! factory t" asked Senator Kenyon, the present Teutonic armies. They were navy yards and all navy estaonsn- constitution of Oregon requires tho nlellts equipment, ordnance and per legislature and cities aud towns to,8onuel- ' , .. enact supplementary legislation to car- ",ne 1101130 Vhe Plai to follow i-i. tho ,,.,w;,ia n, j i I clnselv the fontstens of tho senate nul- intn effect, urn! that, nnt-ii ....h r,-.i itarv 'committee in its sweeping arniy!u it,.;,i Urates: the American Sugar a Verdun the Germans tested the al Washington, Dec. 14. Herbert Hoov-J By J. W. T. Mason er's food administration was blamed byj (Written for the United rPess) ' Claus Spreckles today for the sugar. New York, Dec. 14. Any effort by famine in the United States. j the Germans at tins time to d 'velop a Testifying before the senate sugar- maJtr offensive along the western coal investigating committee, Spreckles j,,rcnch wiu bo leading independent, stated that the game. food administration had tied the hands Reports that Von Hindenburg is con of American refiners by an agreement templating such a move are too good which prevents ,their getting sugar to to "e true- Should increasing unrest rcfin(, . among the Germans at home, or an in- Chairman Reed, early in today 'b hear- hope thtt tho Anglo-French lines ing brought out the following facts: f e capablo of being shattered, drive There is no world sugar shortage Germans into a western offensive, this year's crop is larger than last . o uiougm, umcn nearer year's; the food administration mad- -to the allies' winning point. If one American refiners agree not to import pet has been demonstrated conclusive-1 other countries decreased y ui mo juuruu, n By Henry Wood (United States Staff Correspondent) With the French Armies In Italy, Dec 14. Italy will defend Venice to th last drop of her blood. One neod only to talk to Italian sol diers and see tho preparations for de fense of tho ueen city of the seas to. understand this. The traditional Ital ian hatred of the Austrians has crystal lized into a nation-wide determination not to permit the city ugaiu to succumb to Austrian domination. The city itself is being converted into an unapproachable island. It is eapable now of standing an indefinite Btate of siege. Aside from its natural lagoon defenses, which encircle the city and completely cut it off from contact witht the mainland, the Venetian plains for endless miles inland are being rapidly converted into a veritable labyrinth of defenses. The Italian soldiers are ready cheerfully to sell their lives defending overy inch of the city's approaches. 1 Venice is more majectio than ever. The historic palaces lining the grand I i i mv . it in -tt i vauui arc cioseu. .luu piu.xs, 01 01, .aiar&s is silent aud deserted. The canals are are vacant of gondolas. The Bridge of Sighs is inerossed by prisoners. Two thirds of Venice's population has departed but the pigeons around his toric St. Mark's refuse absolutely to abandon their beloved city. Hundreds and hundreds strut all day proudly back and forth on the piuzzo before the ca thedral and the one third of the Ven etian human population remaining at tends mass daily and then religiously keeps up the centuries-old custom of feeding corn to theso flocks. The tranquility of the pigeons' lives is undisturbed except by the roar of cannon on the Piave front eighteen miles distant. Occasionally when that duel of gunS reaches its maximum th pigoons sense the air vibrations and (Continued on page six.) Iprobo. ure is provided by such legislative bodies, elections held by the county and such cities and towns cannot be successfully held jointly pursuant to the nrnvisinns nf snifl nninndmont ir. that said amendment is not self exe-jas prompted not so, much by suspi-ow curing. ciou of conduct of affairs as through the rapidly growi throughout the management of The lnvestiati tho very flower of the kaiser's empire. "Resolved, that setting apart every smalK incorporated city and town as a separate precinct and changing the Precinct bmimlaripa in tllA arirrr "itioa tn correspond with the ward hn.inr1a,-;o. the shipping board insuch cities involves needless expense ley will be summoned and inconvenience to the votinir pub- ue at me present lime. AMERICAN AVIATOR MAY HAVE LOST LIFE Prominent Young Man of Washington, Benjamin Wei- ping board-nav over the control . ...If, rrhn 4 Al.. . . i rn !, anrrar tins lieen inverted, ' w me umuihiiuuii m ng determination .rij,on.PPitl(.9. We were anxious to'ilaudora and at Verdun is against a sup- nll ,1. U-U country for a more open -m . th 'ic(1 but the food adminiritra- position that tho Germans can now vUllj uvvll IU I both army and navy. l.'lv ' , ,! , . r,,f j,.rv ia break the western line to any import- ion will include also,""11 "","... to 1 ant extent. If Von Hindenburir per- Paris. Div. 14 Lieutenant Ben.!- and Chairman Hur-i n"1. TUU" ' .'..; Imv'suados the Austro-Huncarian kov- min Walcott, son of Mr. and Mrs, . The present ship rerine. e in 11 , t eminent to give him troops for so des-i Charles D. Walcott of Washington, D y department wrangle " , i ,i,;:,o. ' perate an adventure, so much the less. C fell in bis first air tight luesnay of merchant ships i-h'i-""" ti will hie. .ham.. nf !! i.e. heemiw and it is feared was killed, according inn iui muc uu uj'"b - - i tho . . t. u i, i uniy two votes were cast against "f't, "7 " f tl-c mnrar went to Canada, Branded a False London, Dee. 14. The German stab ment that England initiated peace feel ers in September is nbsnlutelv rntrne. ijord Robert Cecil, minister of blocK ade." declared this afternoon in hi3 weekly interview with the Unitlfd Press. "We have asked publicly what Ger many's war aims are, but th"re hi been no private inquiry ever addressed to the Germans," Lord Cecil declare! emphatically. New Casualty List Washington, Dee. 14. Today's cas ualty list among the American expe ditionary forces gave five deaths from various causes as follows: . T - . . ... uraieiiaiii veorge Al. And.T- ' r f f 1 ton, Alexandria, Va., tubercular menin- ! t OmtT Ueiman tOnSUl Sergeant Paul Jordan, Lavonia. Ga., injuries in motorcycle accident. Private Harold Varner, marines, De cember 9, pneumonia; emergency ad dress not given. Able Seaman .Tan II. Braafhart, TJ. S. St Bcrwind, December 11, pneumo- jua; rinergency Bdiiress not given. ...:iuru-e i i. apron, coast ar- todav. Von Etl m narurai cans- Piti7en -.. . resident of Portland. Agricnltural Agents Indorsed tions made to congress. HV. "1 ...L r mrnT.erted at today's One nf the r.st Hioni wiu. ' -ine enure transport system win uu- ..... - . .,'. fcniin n.;m.n. io. Mu.3..UIIa - . . t i. i',.r ia 11 ,mr pv. cill'jfi. cumi-I u.u.u,.. in the closing hours of the conference aorS "08e scrutiny, uincers or Am-. ,si-.-' ,,min:strV,;nn nmir-' pleto German man power as to make of county judges and commissioner fausii is v,u ie u,uiuui t,u t,j ;iiPd at the outset that peace imperative for tho kaiser. Many was that of employing county agricul- P of inefficiency and in- man Beed expl a.n 1 at tl more men normaUr, ar9 killed ia J. tural agents. Tho diussion resulted in """ordination among seamen. , the ' eonmtti ouW decide operations. For the Germans to the adoption of a vote of 18 to 16 of rhethL"?rwi7nesscs PC .develop an offensive in the west, there- luuorsing tne employment v " I n i,;n lnm why tho food admin- i fore, would greatly add to their own ui iiic&e acHl9 lo Biiniuiaie iooa pro- t . . . . . " . . of the inferior fijjhtlng qualities of the 'to word received here today rrom ln dual monarchy 's armies. front. The prime objective of the allies is duetion. The negative vote was not significant of opposition to the em ployment of agents, but irather ex pressed the sentiment that it was a mat ter for each individual county court to determine. Another important action of the county judges and commissioners was the unanimous adoption of a resolu tion recommending the postponement of tho construction of expensive high- V.' il V a finl ll r i ll ' Ifil ATDinl in ctinh '' -" A rTPt;f Of! SITlfl RpTpaCoJiS' actual needs of traffic demanded, micoiu ouu itcicaou nntil the cogt of material 8m, m , W has reached more normal proportions. Portland. Or., Dec 14 E. T. Von Juvenile Court not Considered Etlmger, former acting German consul Owing to the fact that the associa in Vancouver, B. C, was arrested as'tinn will moot twfnro th- a. a tnr v fn.lnrfll ftfi-oT. iir.ru ll 11 a' n i . . n ..... ,'- v . V- : , ,1 , 7, ; semuuug c tne next legislature no released immediately afterward, the nwinti. ,,;,. ,-,.ii - I t'uited States marshal s office stated j were proposed. It was voted. 'however. that in all cases of transportation of women or girls to state institutions a t-s: sisier .i ra t'.ritiiror h i lav i ..-i. . . .. gcr reamed the German consular post the annointment. nf theso wnma; nffi. viauk Minn. in rcrurn r n rna I nimn vmin. . i r.r-a . ..... . . ... .. .... ,eers was recommcnaetf to the various by escaping internment in Canada. A bounty courts. Canadian woman seeing him at a In- ; n-u . .v ' -- t , . , , . . j 11 1 uiucerB oi me association were -NO Japanese cal TMtnnnltit nn.l nn tnnwn.-p lo . . fm. .r;.t vi.j;...i, .i.. ..; .. t" " ..... reeiecrea as tojiows: i"1 "v ai 1 ('cum, mi- Ami-rnau.no was an Amencsn. caused nis arrest ci-risii! tftere informed the state depart- NO JAPS AT VLADIVOSTOK. Washington, Dec. 14.- ment today. He confirmed reports ef Dark flonr drops CO rioting there, hewrcver, and pointed to and its such good news the need of troops in the city. keep it dark. Rufus C. Kolman, Multnomah conn ty, president; Judge F. S. Gnnnine. Philo secre tary and treasurer. cents a barrel. Waseo county, vice president; that we can't nolbrook, Multnomah county, t Abe Martin sic 5fc stc die sic sic sic sic sic sic sic sic sic sic If th' average girl only had as muehi backbone as she has wish bone she'd be purty safe. A feller with long whis kers hates t' carry a baby. istration restricted importation of sugar Keed read a statement made last May bv Hoover that a serious sugar shortage w"as imminent unless the "supply was conserved. This statement made last May estimated the sugar crop for 1910 17 would be 1,250,000 tons below that of the preceding year. "As a matter or tact, tne crop was in exeeas of the year before, said Spreckles. ' Spreckle- said refiners at first re fused to rX--A the non-importation agree ment, which included fixing of the price to the public. "We had fifteen meetings with the food administration before the refiners finally signed the agreement," said Spree kles. Spreckles stated that George M. Rolpli, the San Francisco sugar refiner, who is one of three American members of the international sugar committee named by Hoover had contracted for the entire output of Hawaii plantations. "His price of 25 cents les3 a hundred pounds than any price for imported sugar gave Kolph an advantage of f !, 300,000 a year over us, his rivals, said Spreckles. Thrift is the shortest cut to finan cial contentment, and it will help in the war. Washington Boy Washington, Dec. 14. Lieutenant Henjainin Walsott, believed killed in bis first battle in the air after fellinfc his German adversary, is the 21 year old son cf Secretary Charles D. Wal cott of the Smithsonian Institute here. The United Press dispatches are the first telling of specific engagements : 1. AMnlnnn fli.H.a in PranM were a failure, It would have a very , h haJ bpo prPviougry ,nn0une- depressing effect upon German morale. if(, that the rnitp,, statPS aviators are The Germans are now saying ue warcoopcrfttin(f with the allies, has entered the stage where morale will yunj, Walcott, who is an America win. Short of a decisive defeat, nnthmg 'avlator !ra,1.el.ffullv brrnight down his could lower the German morale at this!n(1vprfmr on h;, fjt areinl encounter : i. : . , f r..M - .. . . i . ,t . slaughter. At tho same time, 'if the offensive time more than a major German cf fen sive, come to naught and coupled with heavy German casualties. Spruce War Orders D J I- M-i1.. Portland. Or., Dec. 14. for manufacturers and users of spruce :an,i feet were issued today by tlie ?pruce pro ductiom division of the army signal corps as aa aid to seeling up airplane construction, and several drastic or ders become effective immediately. Sale of clear spruce to veneering companies is prohibited, under threat of federal action. Saw mills are order ed to saw any spruce they have ready for immediate use, government inter ests taking precedence. Use of spruee in the furniture industry is also for bidden. Swat the flics that the cold weather hasn't driven to hibernation. While he was streaking it back to the lines, however, three German machines attacked him from the resr. His ma chine was seen to fall. Permission was granted the United Press today also to announce that Lieutenant Harold Wright of the Am ericaa aviation service, on Thanksgir- lns day destroyed a German sausage War orders balloon. He swociped down five thous- finng a stream of bullets at att . the balliKm and utterly disregarding a blaze of fire from German anti-aircraft guns. One of his shots exploded the gas in the German bag- Wright return ed safely. Young Walcott enlisted in the avia tion service following his graduation from Princeton University this year. After a short peril of training in this country, he went to France among tho first American flyers to be sent to the front to fini-h their training. For a time he was with the Lafayette es calriHe, it was stated at his father's office here today. He won his com mission as lieutenant ia August.