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FORTIETH YEAR NO. 303
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917
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BRITISH WMM
FRANKLY SlfeBYlFOR ARGENTINE IS
WAR CHANCELBf
England Asks Absolutely
Nothing for Herself In Way
of Territory
UGES NOT WANT GERMAN
COLONIES IN AFRICA
Protectorate Over I!c!y Land
by Christian Powers
Approved
Ey Lowell Mjllctt "
(United Press Staff Correspondent) '
London, Dee. 21. Great Britain is
in full accord with resident Wilson 's
outline ol' war aims flint the fight of
thi) world's democracies to victory is
int. towjml realization of selfish de
sires. Britain seeks no territorial extension
except that which an international
jieace conference agrees is necessary to
future security.
The United Tress is in a position to
etate today that Lloyd-George's pledges
tore those developed by practically un
animous views of all government ' cir
cles. Of all tho ringing utterances of the
jiremier in his war aims speech of yes
terday, including the demand of rcs'tor
jition and compensating for invaded ter
ritories those vhieh, in effect, pledged
adherence to President Wilson's an
nounced principle that nationalities
should be permitted to work out their
own destinies, were regareTcd today as
juost striking.
Details or Statement.
rn tila .h;- i7 j j
foi,i C r ( j B . T, "
the table, the tinted Press is able to
. ... !,!. . v i t !. .
resent this outline of Great- Britain 's
. ... ,
jiositiou from various high sources fol
lowing tlie prime minister' s revolution
aiy aunounceutont of England's colon
ial policy. While the German colonies
are regarded as non-returnable, because
the peace conference must consider the
future security of the British Union of
bouth Africa, yet Britain actually is
not desirous or further territory there.
She demands only the elimination of tho pcnce feelers. Moreover, there is somo
standing menace of German military prcspeet that Russia will awaken be
outposts. forc ft is t00 late an(j quit her peace
Britain is also not in sympathy witn negotiating with the Germans
the imperialistic demands attributed to No official indication nor outline of
minorities in other allied countries. She Germany's peace proposals has reached
agrees that certain territorial readjust- this government. What has been ail
ments are necessary but only for tho vertised as Germany's feeler was
purpose of guaranteeing future security, branded in official and diplomatic quar
Alsace and Lorraine tors as pro-Gierman propaganda, foster-
Hegarding Alsace-Lorraine, England ed by a neutral legation and spread for
(Continued on' page two)
-I
98 QOESTIOHAPIS WHAT FEDERAL FA1
SENT BY MAIL TODAYILOAN BANKS ARE 0OIMG
List Names Sent Out Today
Tfaese Must Answer With- I
in Seven Days
To date 493 names have been sent
out to registrants and the list below 1
contains the names of those sent out !
today. Registrants in this list have
seven days to answer, or until Friday ;
evening of next week. The office of
the board cf legal advisers is now t
crowded with work and to prevent con-
jestion and consequent delav regis- i . . . . . ...
trants should report as soon as poSsi-jThc lnterest rate remam9 at flve Per
We after receiving their questionnaires. jct'uti but the nuw authorized rate of
The list tomorrow will contain the or- ,5 1-2 per cent will apply on the remain
der numbers of all between 592 auil der.
701, drawing numbers today are:
434 Percy MeArthur Yarney
43i5 Artie Brown
496 George Henry Marlatt
497 Walter Eugene Bushby .
498 William Henry Propst
499 John Van Lvdegraf
500 William Franklin Mosher
501 Bob Mravicich
502 Chester Huffman
503 FiHiam Gustkieper
04 Jaul Julius Yedder
505 John J. Moe
506 Roy Wolf
507 James Lrrther Ppence
50S George Loui Pro
00x Merl Everett Jones
510 Frank Paul William ITaaek
511 Frederick William Schwab
513 Louis Dalrvmple Griffith
513 Rcy W. Porter
514 Joseph John Doerfler
51.5 Orvillo C. Stubbs
516 Joseph Harry Haines
517 John William Sutherland
518 .Tames John Blum
519 Harrv Calvin Witn-.an
520 William M. Murphy
521 Louis Fred Cornu
52 Earl Thomas Parkinsrn
523 John Robert Mills
52-i Elmer riaussen M?K:t'1ct
525 Ralph Rnsel jleAdam
52t" James William Thamas
(Continued on page two)
ONLY COURSE LEFT
WAR BEClMATIOf
German Ds?!ikxiy and Plotting
Agansst Eer by Luxburg
kexcssable
HAS 700,000 TROOPS
AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE
Germany's Peace Moves, Be
ing Seen Through, Are
Failing
Washington, Dec. 21. Argentine's
only course, is war with Germany,
the li.iht of German duplicity wftliin
her borders, as emphasized-by the lat.
est Luxburg documents, authorities
here held today.
They anticipated that tho "juvenile
comniitteo" mainly students of mili
tary age would lead new demonstra
tions to force war and swerve theTia
ticin from following its' pro-German
president.
Involved in tlie prospects of such a
demonstration was a fear that railroad
property would be wrecked . by the
German agents and gTain destroyed to
keep it from allied hands.
Allied authorities ore anxious tint
Argentine should ally herself with the
cause of democracy. There is a con
stantly growing tendency toward war
among the Argentine populace.
While lacking transports, Argentina
has 700,000 men she could send to
France quickly. She could raise many
more, in addition to being an extens
ive granary and supply department tor
l,e ami's, jimuassuuor xsnun ucre u.uiv
the surprising course of writing a let-
i , a v.- u' i
tcr to a local editor, objecting to the
i u , ii.- f
latter reference to. . the ,- elique
governing Argentina, and attacking
Argentina for shielding Luxburg, lfbw
that his perfidy has been proved sev
eral times.
Peace Move Will Fall
Germany's peace maneuvers at th
timc will fail) was the firm an9wcr f
government authorities today, in new
of publication of reported Teuton
(Continued on page two)
Application Made For $219,-
760,740, Here Than 1800
Bureaus Formed
Washington, Dec. 2?. The total loan
application received by the twelve fed
eral farm loan banks to December 1,
according to a report issued today, is
$19,760,740.
Of this sun) 29,824,C55 actually has
ilf. in-ined and SinmafiHPS nnr.rnv.d
I More than 1,830 federal farm loan
bureaus, through which all money is bor
rowed from these banks, have been or
Igauized .
I The Wichita district, number nine,
'which includes Kansas, Oklahoma, Colo
jrado and New Mexico, leads in the nuni
I ber of farm loan associations formed to
December 1, reporting 344 with appli
cations for $24,891,849 of which $12,-
fj Ql Una Loon Bnn.n.,.il n .. ,1 T?Ufl
j t t j j j -j tiaa ' v "ll 'vl1 uuu i
900 actually has been loaned.
The Spokane district is second in
number of bureaus, with 259, but leads
in total of applications. In that district
$33,556,053 has been applied for, $15,
239,120 approved and $5,366,615 loaned.
Springfield, Mass., district number 1
is low, with only 55 organizations, $6,
080,683 applied for, $3,012,880 approv
ed and $708,455 loaned.
The authorized capital stock of the
twelve farm loan banks is $9,00,000; or
$750,000 for each institution. During the
first six months of operation $20,000,
000 more than the capital stock has ac
tually been paid out by the banks with
out one cent revenue being received.
I r"ocanontas, lowa. len ousneis oi
potatoes was the contribution of a far-
! mer, who drove in todav when asked i
j for a Red Cross contribution. He said t
' he didn 't have his pocketbook, so he
split his load of spuds.
Killed Nlghtwatckian
While Robbing Car
Auburn, Wash., Dec. 21. Two men
were attempting to break into a
freight caT in tho railroad yards here
early yesterday morning shot and Mll
ed Night Watchman Applesteal. Tho
men are said to have takeu a barrel of
whiskey from the froighfr house after
tho murder, and to have escaped with
the liquor.
John Porria nnd A. L. Fowler were
arrested on suspicion of having commit
ted the crime.
Tlie murderers made their escape
from the scene of the shorting in an
automobile. Deputy sheriffs doclaro
they traced Fowler and Porria to a lo
cal garage, by tho peculiar marking
of the tires on low lor s automobile.
MAY OCCUPY
SIBERIANS CHINA
IE RUSSIA LETS GO
Would Check Germany Should
bhe Secure Donimaiion
of Russia
Washington, Doc. 21. Japan is anx
lous to strike at Germany by ociupying
Siberia, according to advices reaching
Here today. This information, coupled
with Russian publication of an allegod
Russo-Japanese agreement to pounce on
any nation attempting supremacy in
China, created a profound impression
in uiiiciai aipiomutic quarters.
Home allied diplomats were said to
favor the Siberian move in view of
-the possibility of Teuton domination of
all the Russians,, even the cast. They
pointed out that tho American consul at
Vladivostok had said there is need "for
troops at that port.
Confirmation of tho Russo-Japanese
pact was not immediately obtainable
here. However, it was stated that inso
far as China is now concerned, the Jap
anese are discouraging large military
preparations in that nation and that of
ficial feelers have been nit forward
with view to American-Japanese co
operation in China 'a military, economic
ana financial problems.
Prosident Wilson, it was sutreested.
will ,be the determining factor in the
decision as to whether Japanese troops
shall invest .Vladivostok, providing that
it is tho actual wish of Japan as report
ed. FLOOD DANGER OVER
Portland, Or., Doc. 21. Lack
of rain yesterday and freezing
weather in the mountains for
two nights has brought a de
cided improvement in tho flood
situation, northwestern dis
tricts report today. The Co
lumbia -and Willamette are
both receding, the latter from
19.7 feet, although the weather
bureau insists it will reach 21
tonight. Other rivers in Ore
gon and Washington that have
inundated property, damaged
bridges cr caused apprehension
arc also reported as dropping,
and some interrupted railroad
service has boen resumed.
Russia and Japan
Had Secret Treaty
Concerning - China
Petrograd, Dec. 21. Text of a secret
Russo-Japanese treatv 'dated March a
1916, providing for an offensive alliance!
of these two powers against any other
power attempting political supremacy
in China, was made public by the work
mens' and soldiers' soviet today. The
statement said it was believed this pact
referred to the United States.
The treaty was signed by Former For
eign Minister Sazonoff and Maron Mo
tono, Japanese minist. r to Russia, who
later became foreign minister. It expires
in July 1921.
A high foreign office leader today
declared that the peace literature circu
lated by the soviet had "greatly in
fluenced Germans on the Russian front.
These Germans, it is declared, "no lon
ger desire to fight on any front."
The soviet has-been revealing all see
ret treaties and agreements of former
Russian regimes.
GROUND GLASS IN FOOD
Los Angeles, Cal., Dee. 21.
Repeated reports of ground glass
in food, chewing tobacco and
candy have swept aside official
skepticism that n enemy cam
paign of terrorism is being at
tempted in southern California.
Glass in gTound beef was re
ported from Long Beach by a
number ef persons. Today Ar
thur Curd reported ground glass
in plug tobacco he had purchas
ed, -and turned it over to the
police. Breakfast food, candy
and dried beef have likewise
been "planted" with glass, ac
cording to official reports.
If; tWWF1! Ft III
"YOU AGREED TO TAKE ME UP
"AGREEMENTS ARE SCRAPS OF
BOLSHI PRE
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
Will Attempt to Control As-
sssMj In Spite of Adverse
Election Result
By Joseph 9apln
(United "Press staff correspondent)
Stockholm, Doc. 21. The Bolsheviki
aro preparing a rump" convention
to replace the constituent assombly,
where they are a minority, according
to word from Petrograd today.
The Swedish Maximalist leader, Dr.
Hogiund, wired here today tho sub
stanco of an interview which he had
with M. Uritsky, a prominent Bolshe
viki in Pctrograil.
Uritsky; ho said, denied that the fin
al result of tho Russian constituent as
sembly elections had become known
He' declared the assembly would be
opened within five or six days and pre-J
dictea the likolihood of the democratic
parties there in splitting with the left
or Bolsheviki wing.
Are Clever Schemers
The Bolshoviki, it was asserted,
would then form an assombly of their
own, in conjunction with tho Trotsky
Lenine ring,
Uritsky was quoted aa declaring the
Bolsheviki might not oven appear in
the assombly, on account of their mi
nority. Tho government was understood to
bo discussing anew the question of dis
solving the whole assembly-
"The situation is very complicated'
Hoglund wired- "It is impossible to
foretell the outcome. Much depends
upon the attitude of the garrison and
the proletariat of Ptrograd. They -can
force an open conflict between the as
sembly and the Bolsheviki.
Only a few cadet deputies have been
arrested, he added. The Bolsheviki gen
eral peace endeavors, he held, depend
ed on the attitude of the Central Pow
ers. Opposition Growing
The Stockholm Social Demokraten
today declared it was "definitely in
formed" from Germany of tho strong
j growth of an anti-separate peace move
ment there. The Russian-German en
ideavors to this end, the newspaper as
serted, eannotaBuceeed without tho sup
port of the entente socialists and the
laboriteg and "it was absurd to think
that the latter would support the Bol
sheviki, when the real socialists of
Ruswia accused them of being traito's
and destroyers of the Russian revolu
tion." The Social Demokraten joined with
the Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung and Leip
ziger Volkszeitnng in urging an im
mediate Stockholm conference under
the auspices of the international so
cialist bureau.
American Minister Morris was in
formed todar that a Bolsheviki dcctfo
prohibits tho carrying out of Russia
of all anti-Bolsheviki newspaper!.
PARES
m m
TO WORLD EMPIRE!"
PAPER, HIGHEST. YOU'RE GOING
FORTY-SIX ARE KILLED
Ai SEVENTY INJURED
IN A BIG TRAIN WRECK
Through Train Crashes Into
Local, and Plows Clear
Through It
Shepherdsvillo, Ky Dec. 21. Forty
three persons are dead andabout sev
eity injurod as the result of a Louis
ville and Nashville passenger train
crashing into a Bardstown, Louisville
and Springfield accomodation train near
hero last night.
The injured have been taken to Louis
ville on a relief train. Officials aro in
vestigating the cause of the wreck.
Nineteen women aro among those
killed. The entire family of Marshal
John Philip of Bardstown, Ky., his wife
and child, were killed. Others killed
were Rev. Father Eugeno Bertello, Cha
pazo, Ky., and Nat Muir, president of
tho Wilson Muir bank at Bardstown,
Ky., his wife! and Mrs. Emily Sturgeon
of Zancsvilel, Ohio.
Several of those killed were so badly
disfigured that it was impossible to
identify them. Two children, thrown
into a snowdrift when tho crash came,
wero found alive and were cared for by
peoplo here. Ono of them, an 11 year
old girl, was so stunned by tho shock
of the collision that she has lost her
memory, The other, a four year old
girl, was asleep in the snow when pick
ed up.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 21. Thirty
eight persons are reported killed and
forty injured, several probably fatally,
in a rear end collision between two
passenger trains at Shepherdsvillo, Ky.
23 miles south of here, last night.
Louisville and Nashville passenger
train number , Cincinnati to New Or
leans, crashed into the rear of the
Bardstown, Louisville and Springfield
accommodation train just south of the
Shepherdsvillo station. All those aboard
the accommodation train are reported
either killed or injured.
No one aboard the passenger train,
made up of steel coaches, is believed to
have been injured. The accommodation
train consisted of two wooden passen
ger coaches. Both were splintered. Tho
locomotive of the passenger was de
molished and the steel coaches thrown
from the track.
The wreck occurred shortly after the
accommodation train left the depot at
Bhephcrdsville. The passenger train,
which makes no stop at Shepherdsville,
hove in sight and tried to stop when it
saw a train ahead, but its efforts were
futile. It tore right through the accomo
dation train.
WHITE SLAVER FREE.
San Francisco, Dec. 21. Maury I.
Diggs, convicted several years ago with
F. Drew Caminetti of violating the
Mann law, has been released from Mc
Neils Island prison,- according to ad
vices received here today. He is report
ed to have left Tacoma for California
today.
STRAIGHT TO HELL."
BRITISH TOMES AHD
AMERICAN SAMMIES TO
HAVE A MIT HOLIDAY
For First Time In History
Two Amies Will Observe
Christmas Together
By William Philip Slmms
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With tho British Armies in The Field,
Doc. 21. For the first time in history
.British Tommies and American Saui-
nuos will celebrate Christmas together.
Arrangements were being completed
today for a whole series of mutual holi
day "shindigs" and "blowouts"
circumstances permitting.
The Americans are widely scattered.
making gatherings difficult and in some
cases impossible but some sort of a
celebration is to bo. bold wherever Tom
mies and Sammies meet.
Back behind the lines, in ruined vil
lages and camps, concorts and special
vaudeville performances have been ar
ranged as part of the British armies'
celebration.
A canvass of the Tommies by their
commanding officers to find out just
what sort of "cats" they wanted for
this Christmas spread, has developed
somo freakish appetites.
One captain asked his men whether
they wanted turkey or pork and beans
tho latter piping hot, with strips of
bacon browned on the top. The pork
and beans won hands down.
There will be no fraternizing on the
British front. That much is certain.
' Christmas Day in the trenches will
be just like any other war day depend
ent upon developments.
Today all the front was decorated in
a mantle of snow a foot deep. There has
gol(iom been a more quict iamscap0 i
tho war zone than the ono seen all along
the line.
' CHRISTMAS DINNERS SAFE.
By J. W. Pegler
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
American Field Headquarters, Dec. 21
An unsuccessful attempt by a Ger
man submarine to attack a supply ship
laden with Christmas food, was respon
sible for the American forces finding
themselves today on the verge of Christ
mas without Christmas food cheer.
Tho vessel, it was stated, had been
turned back to America following the
submarine's unsuccessful attack.
Too Much Water But
Not Enough
Milk
Portland, Or., Dec. 21. nigh water
caused a milk shortage here today,
floods preventing shipments from out
side dairying points,many hotels and
restaurants were given a small portion
of their usual milk quota to insure a
supply for home delivery for the pro
tection of children. The condition may
continue another dar.
If you can't shop early shop as. early
as you can.
USER REFUSES
TO ACCEPT TERMS
CFPEICEOFFERED
IBab He Has Russians So
Weakened He Can Extort
Concessions
QUITS ?AG TAIL
SHOWS TEETH INSTEAD
Will Not Resume Hostilities
for Oonih Under Agree
ment In Force
London, Dec. 21. An Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Petrograd assort
ed it was unofficially reported thnt
the GermuiiB had refused the Russian
peace terms and that the Bolsheviki
delegation has been recalled to Petro
grad. Tho decision, if accurately reported,
does not mean resumption of hostilities
on tlie Russiun front at once, as com
plete stoppago of all fighting for a
month has already been agreed upon
by terms of tho armistice.
If the Germnns have refused to agree
to thn Bolsheviki terms, it was believed
hero they did so in full consciousness of
thoir strength with which to extort en
ormous concessions from the Russians.
The original Bolshoviki requests wero
for Germun withdrawal from occupied
islands in Riga bay and relinquishment
of other Russian territory hold by the
Teutons.
TTkraine Will Fight.
Petrograd, Dee. 21. Tho province of
Ukraine today fcrmally rejected tho
Bolsheviki ultimatum and in return
demanded recognition of Ukraine's in
dependence.
Bolsheviki representatives it was
stated, declared an agreement was pos
sible provided Ukrain .declurcd her in
tention not to lend aid to General Kalo
dinos and his Cossack revolt.
Troops on both' sides are massing for '
an impending battle. Tho Ukrainian
forces are composed of Cossacks under
General Skorbatskeff. Bolsheviki troops
aro being lined up three vests distant
from the Cossack front. (Three vests is
Blightly under two miles.)
Ukrainian leaders, not only demanded
full recognition of a republic of Uk
rainian by the Bolsheviki, with full
rights and non-interferonee from Petro
grad, but also Ukrainians right to man
agement of the Ukrainian, southwestern
and Rumanian fronts, participation in
all peace efforts and certain food regu
lations. Among the last named measures
tho Ukrainians insisted that the federal
government not allow tho transport of
food before payment of two thirds in
paper money and a third in gold.
Much casual fighting was reported
from tho south between Bolsheviki anu
Ukrainian irregular forces.
Bolgrad (a town in Alessaratiia; was
reported in flames.
Would End Civil War.
Petrocrad. Dec. 21. Proposals for a
cessation of civil war, but with the em-
nhatic, demand that the UolslieviKi no
interfere with affairs in the Don region
and that a now national government ba
in. mediately formed, were made in a
communication received today from
General Kalediues, hetmun of the Don
Cossacks.
Kmolnv institute, headquarters or. mo
Bolsheviki government, mado tho mes
sage public without comment.
(The Don region presumauiy m
the province of the Don (jossaeas, m
the southeast part of Russia.)
The newspaper Isvicstia tonay pub
lished letters from Kaiser wiineim m
(Continued on pag two)
T
Abe Martin
A Windsor tie '11 be found very ef
fective in hidin' a fluctuatin' Adam'
apple. "Whatless day's t'dayt" asked
rinky Kerr, this mornin'.