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TODAY'S WEATSS 3. 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 EEA-DERS) DAILY Only CirculaUon, la Salom Guar anteed ty the Audit Bureau of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS BEEYICE , Hope this i-w OP ' ill LJL Oregon: Tonight and Friday fair; moderate south westerly winds. ... rim FORTIETH YEAR NO. 302 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1917 PRICT TWO CENTS Jc oilki for : Tit f f! ! J Ml I I f M fl if BOLSIfEVIKl WILL I- POSTPOIPEh MOVE TVVO MONTMj Allies Must Conclude General Peace In Staled Time Says Trotsky CONSERVATIVE PARTY REFUSES TO LISTEN Cossacks Are Gaining More Strength and Have Captured City of RosM By Joseph Sliaplen (United rPess Staff Correspondent) Stockholm, Doc. 20. The Bussiau Bolsheviki have given the allies two months in which to join, in the "general peace" they propose, according to a speech by Leon Trotsky, foreign minis tw, which reached here today. ' ' We do not promise not to conclude a separate peace," the Bolshevik! leader declared. "We are not- able to make v.ar for ten years in the interest of the French bourse and English imperial ism. History will condone a separate peace." Trotsky's speech was made to a group or the left (radical) parties at th? peasants' congress, on Monday, af ter the Bolsheviki minister hid been bowled down by the convention as a whole. Members of the right (middle conser (Continued on page six) CHRIS TMAS POS TAL B USINES'SriS BIGGEST IN NATION'S HISTORY Postmen AH Over Land Are Toiling In Ert to Clean up Everything In Time By George Martin (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Dee. 20. Three hundred thousand postmen are toiling night and day to deliver America's holiday mail the biggest in history by Christmas "And if they succeed," said Assist ant Postmaster General Otto Praeger today, "it will be because America did ?ta Christmas mailing early." M;i 4. " Z.' ....... .uauu.v.m ,uH.a nave uoen pan cereu since mm-jNoyemoer. I'raeger , said. packages and letters have been whisk " Lu,4ii7a, uiiacji i ed to their destinations, despite war timo obstacles. Whole trains of cars, units of the carefully worked out mail transporta tion program, have been commaudeered by the government. A ten car train was grabbed by' the war department at New York within the last 24 hours. Merchants have over burdened the parcel post by breaking up large ex- (Contijmcd on page three) MACHINERY OBSOLETE SAYSVVITNESSBEFORE THE ARMORERS Editor of American Machinist . Airs His Personal Opin ions Today Washington, Dec. 20. Ordnance of ficers "without appreciation of the first principles cf manufacturing" are liandieapped with machinery fifty years old at the Springfield" govern ment arsenal. With this testimony. Prod H. Colvin, editor of the American Machinist, told the senate military probers today that an expert production engineer s'jould ite plated in charge of American muni tions manufacture. He gave a trong impetus to the movement for a United fcHates minister of munitions. Criticising army heads for spending, ( too much time on non-essentials." Colvin declared their failure to decide n small details kept workmen idle iu rifle factories. In one shop he photo graphed workmen playing checkers. "It was some weeks after that be fore t; e rifle crders were received by that factory," said Colvin. "I was Ccntinu: d on j age seven) 4 mimset , ' gS5ssSBA Vigil THE HOME Burglars Make Haul of $41,000 Cash From Small Country Bank Chicago, Dec. 20 .Burglars drilled througH a 12 incho steel and concrete wall into the vault of the Summit State bank at Summit, 111., about 25 miles wcst of ncrei earIv today and stole more than $41,000 in cash and curren The money was contained in two suitcases, one of which held about $33. 000 and the other $8000. The bum ars 1 ovprlnnlr .-nth. ,.::..IM,U"" u.i,.i,.u8, .uK lMMU""S "But we've got to do it, and will." - . J- inspected the bank at the former hour and found nothing unusual. Officials discovered the loss at the latter hour. Entrance was made through the rear wall, directly into the vault. The burg lars left several hammers, chisels and crowbars behind. H. Kilgore, president of the bank, is also vice president of the State Bank of LaGrange, 111., which was held up and robbed by bandits of more than $50,000 last week. Alleged Schooner Wrecker Is German San Francisco, Dec. 20. Captain Charles Granzow, accused of wrecking! and burning tho four masted schooner Churchill together with a cargo of copra consigned to the British consul at Seattle, surrendered himself late! yesterday to United States Marshal Holoban. Captain Granzow. according to fed eral authorities, wrecked the schooner on French Frigate shoal in the South " ouul" assistance or Pacific, and with the First Mate Henderson, burn the cargo. . . , auemptea t0 The indictment against the captain who is said to be of German birth, charges Mm with committing "a friendly -act to the enemy." Granzow is a resident of Alameda. Mayor of Philadelphia bdided by Grand Jury Philadelphia, Dec. 20. Mavor Thomas i B. Smith was indicted lnte vpitprd.ov -if-! ternoon by the December" grand jury j for contempt of court and conspiring to ! vioiaie me onern act, which forbids city employes from participating in pol-' ities. The indictments are the outgrowth: of the "bloody fifth" ward primary election day riots at which Detective r-ppiy was Kiuea. : t-onee .uentenant uennett and rive policemen were also indicted for con- spiring to violate the Shern act, for mur-j aer, tor manslaughter and for eonppir- ing to prevent a full and free election. , BARAGE-Shots That Will ALUED DEMANDS FOR S!X MILLION TONS OF SHIPPING WORRIES Chairman Hurley of Shipping Board Admits Task Big But Hopes for Success Washington, Doc. 20. Facing allied demands for between six million and eight million tons of shipping 'in 1918, the United States shipping board is hard pressed to fill the order This was officially admitted today by members " of the shipping board preliminary to'real socialists were violently opposing appearing before the senate committee a ael5arate neaco with Bussia came lo ZX" " 1-Z " I an inquiry into ship construction work. I hmrmnn HnrlAv rfpnnrori Bed tape and necessity for frequent reorganizations of the board and its subdivision, the emergency fleet cor poration are responsible for a part of the delay. A "serious condition" in shipbuild ing yards also exists- Of the old yards, seventy percent are now being used by the navy department. In the new yards established for emergency build ing there is the tremendous work of (Continued on page six.) KERR'S CAMOUFLAGE A SOUTHERN (Medford Daily Mail-Tribune) J The clever, yet clumsy, little, foxy fake whereby President Kerr of the!$9O00 a year for his services as head State Agricultural college at Corvallis rtrt -t i j, d-Tnon a raise ill imkxij ui iiiu ivw a year to $8400 in the midst of the financial stringency caused by the war, is so characteristic of the cland estine chicanery practiced at intervals in the past in behalf of that institu. tion and its administration that it de serves passing attention. By wily -wire-pulling and devious in trigues the O. A. C. was built up at the expense .of the state university, through baseless attacks and appeals to the prejudice of the misinformed. through secretly inspired referendum, and by artful manipulation, and a formidable political- machine created j that through legislative Influence j p"reu ln maw mans in ever-mcrea"- tention at any price Other letters im ing amounts into the Agricultural col.'plored telegrams from prominent citi. Ipge. Placing of the educational in-Zens to tho board of regents foi stitutions on the millage basis of tax-j emergency action. ation took them out of pohtics but tne expense oi the salary -raising decep-jnot non inaicatcs ttiat tne hidden hand nasi not lost its cunning. A few weeks ago tho Portland Ore-j goman printed a dispstch to the effect that Kansas was bidding for the serv. Reach Berlin . SOCIALISTS VIEWING SEPARATEPtACEMH GERMANY AS DAGGER Independent Branch of Party Up In Arms Against - By Joseph Shaplen (United Press Staff Correspondent) Stockholm, Dec. 20. Germany's in dependent socialists are once again up m arms against the government, L Confirmation of yesterday 's exclusive 1 I Tm tan Prnaa I i una t !. ao that- l.nrmanv 'ii day in receipt of the current issue of the lieipziger Volkszeitung, chief organ i the independent German socialists. , The leading editorial bitterly assails the separate peace movement as the "great - est danger yet menacing German and Luropean democracy." The demand is voiced that the Central Powers immediately state their terms. making general negotiations possible. The Bolsheviki are denounced in the ed itorial as "traitors to the Eussian revo lution." The editorial likewise reveals for the first time that the German government (Continued on page two) EXPOSED BY OREGON EDITOR ices of W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricultural college, offering of the Kansas Agricultural collegi some $2000 a year more than he was paid in Oregon This dispatch was made the signal lor an organized propaganda to secure a raise in salary for Dr. Kerr. Long eulogies were printed and the threat ened loss to the state bemoaned as a near national calamity. One would have thought that if Oregon lost the educator the doom of the state was sealed it would be good-night for progress in Orpgon. The Mail Tribune received several requests one from Editor Chapman of the Oregon Voter, stating tnat time was short and re- questing that it join the rest of the newspapers in clamoring for his re- The board of regents met. They did hear from Kansas probably did not want to. They made no inquiry 'antec. Mrs. Tipton Bud's brother, who tn verify the Kama, nffer hnt'i. viiHn hoi- i p,..-.fV,: ; promptly raised Mr. Kerr's salary ; ; , (Continued on page three) GERMANY HAS BEEN DEFEATED -LLOYD-GEORGE English Premier Reports Cap ture of 100,000 Prisoners ragYear MORE SUBMARINES BEING DESTROYED Chancellor Bonar Law Says Cambna Disaster Is Under Investigation London, Dec. 20. Germany has lost 100,000 prisoners in the year just pass ed, Premier Lloyd-Georgo told the house of commons today. "Sho lost valuable positions," the premier added. "Sho lost hundreds of guns. ... "The Germans had only one success This was due to a surprise attack which is under investigation," he con tinued, referring evidently to the. Cam- brai setback. He attributed disappointment of al lied military hopes to the. Russian col lapse. Sinfclng BubDiares Premier Lloyd-George depicted the submarine situation in an optimistic vein before the house of commons this afternoon. Declaring tho sinking of German sub marines was increasing, the premior as serted that "although our tonnago hns been reduced twenty per cent through loss, the imports for 1917 will be six per cent over those of 1916. 'The successes in Palestine," the British premier continued, "will af reet tne world s history. "America s entry and the establish ment of the Versailles council will loom largo in the future. 'The food situation; hag Imoroved'" the premier continued. , ., "Practically all shipping has been requisitioned and building is speedifiS up." . ' ; Investigate Blunder London, Dec. 20. Chancellor of the Exchequer Bonar Law told the house of commons today he could not state how many generals had been perma nently retired in connection with re cent operations in France. The declaration was made in reply to a query impelled because of recent reports of a shakeup among tho mem bers of Field Marshal Ilaig's staff. London newspapers have been report ing cnanges, presumably due to British failure to prevent gains by the recent German offensive out of Cambrai, which practically lost to the British all ground gained by Byng's great drive Belgian General Exchanged Zurich, Dec. 20- Tho Belgian gener al, Lemon, who was in command at Liege, August 21, 1914, when that fortress was taken by the Germans, a rivel hero today, back from captivity, He had been in Madgeburg prison most of tho time. General Lem'an is returneu in excuangc xor uornmn pns ,oner8. Bald Bepulsed London, Dec 20 Portuguese troops repulsed an attempted enemy raid last night southeast of Laventie, Field Marshal Haig reported today. In the neighborhood of Passchen daele, he said, there was enemy artit lerying. English Air warn London, Dec. 20. Direct hits were (Continued on pag3 two) Abe Martin it jfs jjc si sfc sc c sc jjc ifc sfc The' Palace Hut-tel has installed a i new roller towel with a 5,000-mile guar fearful high down our way. but you kin gtiU drive faster'n a walk over th' Mc- Kee's creek bridge for five dollars." RITISH WAR AIMS ARE OUTLINED BY PREMIER TODAY Germany Military Power Must Be Destroyed la Interest of Peace COMPENSATION FOR INVADED TERRITORIES lesopotomia and Armenia Must Not Be Returned to Turkish Rule Germany must give security for future world peace. Such peace only to be achiev ed by destruction of Germany's military power and democratiza tion of the German government. Bestoration of and compensa tion for all invaded territories. Beturn of German colonies to be determined by an inter national peace conference but to be docided in the end by wishes of the people in the col onies themselves. Mesopotamia and Armenia "should never be returned to Turkish rule." Great Britain's war aims, as thus outlined, agreed with those of the Un ited States as outlined in several speeches by President Wilson, culmin ating in his address to congress Decern ber 4, in these particulars: r Bestoration of occupied lands and compensation for damage done. Democratization of Germany and overthrow of militarism. Evory nationality of people to be permitted to work out their own des tinies referring to the colonies. The president, however, did not mention col onies in his message to congress. Following President Wilson's outline of war aims on December 4, the United Press' London dispatches exclusively stated that Lloyd-George before Christ mas' would outline those of the British empire. (Continued on page seven) CAPTURED GERMAN ON SUBMARINE WAS NE W YORK BARKEEPER Found An Old Friend On Yan: kee DestroyerNo More Fatherland For Him ByVobb Miller (United Press 8taf Correspondent) London. Dec. 20. (By Mail). "Hey Pete, don't you remember me I've sold you a good many beers." That was tho surprising greeting, iu perfect Americanese, which an Ameri can blue jacket got from a member of the U-boat crew captured by the Am erican destroyer (Name Blank). A sail or in town on leave today brought the story. After the U-boat had been taken by the destroyer and scuttled by its l; crew, the Uermans were nsneu oui o the water and put aboard the destroyc They were sent below and given dry clot lies. , While dressing and warming them selves by the heut of tho engine room, every one of the bluejackets who cdtild leave his station filed down to look over the catch. Suddenly one of the Germans jumped to nis feet aud fairly shouted his unusual greeting. "Don't you remember mef" he de manded of the asfonished sailor. "I tended bar at that saloon near tho. Brooklyn navy yard. Vou used to come in and tin one over frequently." The group of Americans crowded; of the eight day downpour of rain and around while "Pete" shook hands with j a light frost last night have improv his one time bartender friend. j ed the flood situation in the northwest "I lived in li'l ol' New York ten today although there is still some dan years," the German said. " Wisht I was; ger. Falling temperatures in the east back there now. Just before the war J ern Oregon district anil Wuchington and started I was in Germany on a visit, in Idaho have ehecked the rapid melt- They grabbed me and now look at ; mcl "I guess this war's over as far as we're concerned. But when I get out, I'm eoing to hot foot it back to New York. No more kaiserland for me. This is a lowdown game, this u- boating, but it's better than standing ') ri,i.. j , i,0. .tnjlirinw shrarmel. When they get you in this sub game they get vou good-uuallv. "Wisht I was back drawin' schoon- WEATHER HAY DECIDE FATE OF ITALIAIIPLAIIIS Italian Army Clings Tenaci ously to Crucial Positions of Line zmn mi) mmm WEATHER WILL HELP Germans Report Capture of Eleven Thousand Prisoners Since Dec. 11 By Henry Wood (United Press staff correspondent) With the French Armies in Italy, Doc. 20 The fato of the Venetian plains today hangs on the weather. If Italy's lines hold for fortnight under tho tremendous Teutonic pres sure, winter's.ico and snow will effect ively lock tho door to the plains. Both sidos realize the supreme neces sity of a decision on both aides of the. Brento river. If Italr can make suc cessful defense as she is now and check the Austro-Germans on their I present line, she will be ready for a spring counter orfcnsive. Officials regard the present situa tion as tho most favorable and the most hopeful for the Italians since tho original iKtre1. The) jAusro-Getrman strategy is now sufficiently unfolded to render it certain their sole winter ! object consists in reaching the Vena- tiau tilans throuch the vallev of tho Brenta, flowing out from tho Alps a$ Bassano. . ... . Protecting this crucial point tho Ital ians have two deep salients. One is east of the Brenta culminat ing with' its most northerly point in Monte Solarolo.. Monta Grappa is its highest point. The other is west of tho Brenta, culminating to the north, in Monte Zaibena,1 of tho Asaigo plateau. While General Buelow's Gorman ar mies, by successive and carefully pre pared attacks, seek to encircle Monto Grappa by capturing contiguous ground and neighboring peaks, Gcnoral Con rad's Austrians are delivering either simultaneous or alternating attacks against the Asaigo salient on the oppo site side of tho Brenta. During a four day continuous assault by the enemy last week, the Italian fourth army put up a resistance so for midable as to win tho unstinted ad miration of both tho French and Bril- (Continued on page two) crs over on the Brooklyn side." Three of the crew of thirty-eight spoke English and talked with their c ptors. Most of them were surly and ill-natured although they owed their lives to tho American bluejackets. The navy department announced tho sinking of a German submarine and cap ture of part of its iw on November 4. The U-boat was injured by a bomb dropped by an American destroyer and remained helpless afloat. Tho submer siblo was taken in tow, but one of tho crew apparently opened the sea valves and the boat sank, her crew jumping into the water. RAINSTORM ENDS WITH LIGHT FROST Flood Situation In Northwest Also Reported Much Improved Portland, Or., Dec. 20. Terminatioa ing of mountain snow, thus shutting; off a big source of trouble. The Coeur d Alcne district in Idaho reports improved conditions, following; the breaking of a dam on 1 laeer ereeK and tho washing away of homes la Wallaee. Kesidents were compelled to flee, two bridges were dynamited and a few mining properties were flooded. The Willamette is expected to reach (Continued on page two)