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REPORT f OUTBREAK
I AUSTi RECTO
Bolsheviki Gets News la Wireless Message, and Report Is
That Revolutionists Have Formed Provisional Cabinet
No Confirmation Yet Received From Other Sources
Washington O&cials Are In Doubts Because of Con
flicting Reports-Belief Grows That Political Situation
In Central Empires Is Growing Serious
By Joseph Shaplen,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Petrograd, Jan. 24. A wireless message received by
the Bolsheviki today announced a revolution in Vienna.
. The dispatch was received by Smolny Institute, head
quarters of the Trotsky-Lenine government.
It is declared that the revolutionists have named a
provisional cabinet.
The ministry of foreign affairs made the message
public.
He declared the report as received did not give the
names of the provisional ministry nor any further details
than the bare mention of the revolution.
The message to the Smolny Institute
is-tlie first rumor of nn actual revolu
tionary. movement in Austria-Hungary.
I'niled Press dispatches for the pa3t
week 'have reported great social and
economic unrest in the dual empire.
The people were reported incensed at
the militarist, pro-annexationist atti
tude -ft Teutonic peace delegates at
Brest-Litovsk. They were , represented
as crying cut for pence to enl a war
weari'ness constantly increasing, and
manifest through a general strike thru
out the dual monarchy- '
The Bolsheviki from the very first
have sought unceasingly to overthrow
the Teutonic governments by a move
ment of the peopic precisely as the
Russian people overthrew the czar.
They went a step farther than Presi
dent Wilson has urged. Tho Iiolshe
viki propaganda irkers began sow
ing the seed of a social uprising imme
diately after the armistice-becamo ef
foctive on the northern fronts. The
ctnsesfc f ( iernizataion between Rus
cinns and Austrians was noted every
where. Russian revolutionary litera
ture was spread broadcast.
About ten days ago Swiss reports
fc-nrried miners of a gerenal strike
movement gaining headway in Emper
or Karl's nation. Apparently this start
d in Huncary which has always been
Testive under Austrian domination and
whose people arb racially related to
Xjie Russians.
Budapest was the scene of a num
ber of demonstrations for peace. News
jKipers ' there evenly denounced Ger
niati junker leaders as endangering
all uopes of peace with Russia through
their insistence cn annexationist aims
Vienna apparently joined nxt in
the general unrest. A number of
strikes were reported nearly a week
ngo. Food demonstrations followed.
The general strike movement" spread
rapidlv throughout the nation. Austria
immediately clapped on a rigid cen
sorship. Her frontiers were ordered
closed- But even through His veil oc
t asicmal reports sifted into Switzer
land indicating almost complete paral
ysis of industry in Anstria-Jinngary.
it is possible that with the Colshe-i
viki wish for a revolution in Austria-
Hungarv father to the thought. the
Smolny . dispatch may be merely an ex-
si.raerated report of the general strike
movement, As against this, however
tlio foe that such a message was
actually received by wirelessindi
cating" that seme revolutionary force
in the country may have control of
this svstem of communication.
United Press dispatches from Wash
ington during the past two days have
expressed the American government s
warning to all people that tne leuiou
ie autocrats would not be above a gi
a:, i : n1.an.i;ntT lirnndcflst the
Kanuc uuai i" djj.iuu.j, n-'gium.
impression that conditions in tne.o 0ssprv(ltore pl0mano today de
Central empires were near the -clared Kin Albert's note "a splendid
ing point the scheme being to thus ; vindi,.ation''t,f the high and noble mo
to relax war preparations under t''ive in9Diring tne Holy See in the pres
neiier mat rresuwn " r- -
he German peoples to form a demo
cratic government has borne fruit.
Kussia is peculiarly susceptible for
Germanic propaganda" at the present
time. It is entirely within the bounds
f conjecture that the Germans may
have "planted" such a wireless mes
sage with the hope that the Bolsheviki
enthusists would hurry to accept the
aoimrato Tieai-e lirooosals of Germany
and her allies on the assumption taiD
-t.. , , ....
the Germanic peoples were reauj
join witn ine xiuMmu
Reports Are Conflicting
Washineton.vJan. 24. Conflicting
ifficinl reports received by the govern
' ment todav left authorities in doubt
.as to the true situation in Austria- t'--it(iese words: "The whole world knewi
ficial advices for two weeks have!f thc general strike in Austria-Hun-j
phown that the movement toward op- onlv the German people did not,
rising in Austria-Hungary was increas-1- - , ,'
Sag. Tcdav the state department wa Continued on page three)
trjying to get official word on the
United Press reports from Petrograd
of wireless messages received by the
Bolshevik! there that Vienna was rev
olution swept-
Swedish press reports perhaps col-'
ored ljecause they came via Germany,
reached the istate department today
stating that tho Austrian strikes had
beep; Stopped. under an agreement with
the government.
Other government rerjorts say that
citizens' organizations both in Berlin
and Vienna have recently issued pub
lic warnings to various branches of
the Austro-Gorman government coun
selling -it to go slow in further arous
ing tho anger of the people.
The first of these warnings was is
sued by tho Berlin and Vienna land
lords' association concerning the coal
situation. These men advised the coal
offices to "be very careful to tell the
people tho truth and not needlessly
arouse their animosity further."
That the Austro-German government
has .been really concerned about the
situation was proved when the dual
government inserted notices in news
papers commanding all public officials
to be civil ana respectrui to tne puo
lic on penalty of removal from office.
Another significant fact is that the
Austro-German press recently has been
full of bitter letters to the govern
ment from Austrian and German wo
men denouncing the war, war priva
tions and any and all steps looking to
ward continuance of the conflict
Previous to the last three months
there was practically no public crit
icism of the dual government from
the women. Their temerity in denounc
ing official matters in print can be
better understood when it is explained
that the two countries are honeycomb
ed with agents whose sole business it
is to seek out adverse critics ot tne
government and put them in prison.
EMPEKOR KARL INSISTS
By John H. Hearley
(United Press staff correspondent)
T-t 1 Qi Umrnre K" a rl ff
' - - . insi8tjne on full
Qf Bcl ium s .rights,
against German militarist efforts, to
t an unequiv0cal Teutonic state
;i KnfnrA trial of
n unTlr(K,eiJontea west front offensive,
oeKordincr to word received by the
Vatican today.
The Holy See regarded the reply of
King Albert of Belgium to the ponti
fical peace appeal of last August,
just announced, as of the highest dip
lomatic importance- It was held in
some quarters that such a firm state
ment might force some clear defini
tion of Germany's position as to Bel-
ent world conflict.
K-,r,cr Alliprt'ii frenlv emiihatically
set forth that Belgium would demand
complete territorial-, political and eco
nomic independence and integrity.
Socialist Paper Speaks Out
Copenhagen, Jan. 24. The Germai
socialist organ, Vorwacrts, in its is
sue of Wednesday evening, received
here today, printing the remarks of
licit:
Ebert- before the
ucrmaa niaiu
reiehstag eommittee, declaring there
(were
sensational rumors ot - street
fighting at Budapest and Vienna and
of the proclamation vt a republic at
Prague. " (Bohemia.)
,.,,i: tn the Vorwacrts. Ebert
Ltijed the German government in.
According to tne vorwaeris,
Farmers' Union Head
Stands by Wilson
-
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 24.
Declaring "it is utterly dos-
picable that) Theodore Roose-
velt or any other man should
attack the government at this
time," President A. C. Town-
ley has placed tho National
Non-Partisan League on record
today as behind President Wil-
son. Townley said he felt sure
that Congressman Bar, the loa-
gue 'g representative, would
not lend himself to "political
intrigue" in opposing tho ad-
ministration. Questioning Koe.se
velt's "good faith," Townley
said that the colonel "has ncv-
er oneo sou;;ht to remove the
root of what is fundamentally
responsible for the delays in
our war program the profit-
eers"
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GERMANS GATHERING
TREMENDOUS FORCES
ON "WESTERN FRONT
Famous Military Authority
Asserts They Have 165
Army Divisions
London, Jan. 24. Tremendous con
centration of German troops on the
westcirn front and possibility of an
early attack to forestall and offset
the arrival of any great forco cf Am
ericans, was revealed here today by
tho famous military critic, Repington,
writing in the London Post.
"I am not going to mince words,"
he declared. "The Germans have now
concentrated 105. divisions in the west,
which is more than the combined forc
es of all the allies- These forces arc
increasing at the rate of seven to fif
teen division monthly and it is. pos
sible tho total may eventually ' grow
to 200 or 220 .'divisions.". "
Italians Make Attack . . '
Rome, Jan. 24. A small party of
Italians made., a successful surprise at
tack at C'aposilo driving back the en
emy from an advanced, post and cap
turing a quantity of arms and ammu
nition,' today's official ' statement as
serted. : Premier Visits England
London, Jan. 24 Premier Orlando
of Italy, accompanied by M. Crispi,
arived today for a conference with
Premier Lloyd-George.
Nothing to Report
London, Jan. 24. Field Marshal
Haig had nothing soeeial to report
from the western front today.
FIRST UNIFORMED
AMERICAN AVIATOR
OVER GERMAN LIS
1TTl'i VI I i n 1
Wiliiam inaw.Lonff In r reach
. '
Air Service, Has This Dis
tmgmshed Honor
By J. W. Peeler.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the American Army in France.
Jan. 24 Maior William Thaw of Pitts lvere weather may nave aggravate.! a Mr. Wilson's recommenoauons to "'
?au'. . J".Jor "imam inaw, or -itts w ntlmr causes enn- hnwovor will certn n v receive
French Lafayette cscadrille, apparently
icaanue, apparently
of navinz been tho
will nave the honor
ftrat i,nif,.r-m;,1 !.,;. i.l.H
first uniformed American fighting air
pilot to fly oyer German lines.
Z. g , . , P. reelV. ;'Cre!take, will hasten the solution of the
today, Thaw, lately transferred from
the French to the American air service,
recently donned his new uniform and
carried out numerous aerial patrols.
So far as known Thaw is thus the
first fighting American airman to go
aloft under battle conditions. Numerous
American, aviators and observers have
flown with French flyers during re
cent months for instructional purposes.
Other irembers of the Lafayette es
cadrlle are reported to have been out
fitted with their new American uni
forms at Paris. They are now said to
be rea4y to resume their air fighting
as an American Lafayette cscadrille.
Probablv they will be the firht soldiers
of tho United States to disabuse the
minds cf the Germans of their belief,
(Continued on page three)
BILL IS REFERRED
Washington, Jan. 24. The
Chambe.Hain I" war, cabinet"
bill, the subject of President
' Wilson's break with Senator
hamberlaifl, was referred to
the senate military committee
today without opposition. It
will be reported favorably and
the first big fight will start
when the attempt is made
possibly tomorrow to bury it
in the naval committee.
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TRANSPORTATION SITUATION
IS A MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
New York, Jan. 19, 1918
Events of a startling character como
thick and fast; tho drastic coal order
of tho government being the last ox
ample. Criticism is easy and should
not be indulged too freely, because it
is undesirable to embarrass an over
loaded eovcrnment which is already
doing its utmost to meet a most diffi
cult situation. Tho difficulty in tho
coal situation is two-fold; urst, pro
duction; second, distribution. Just
which is most serious does not yet ap
pear. Production has been inadequate
for several well known reasons, one
being the diversion of considerable la
bor from coal mining and the frequent
unwillingness of labor to increase tho
(output. This is a problem that &ugnt to
be solved without difficulty, ne
if i., i,o.,,n., i,i
ably be induced to do their share to-
ward winning the war by increasing 'congress toward President Wilson s ro
tneir output. As for tho transporta-jcent recommendations for government
tion problem, that is unquestionably a control. The present congestion - of
grave one, but certainly not uusolv- j transportation is naturally an adverse
able. Congestion is a problem for ex 'factor, since January expenses ore al-
jPert8 - not amateur regulators, llie so-
bad situation, but other causes
t.rilintn tn the railroad breakdown: the
. commerce commission itself
. . . .
nOl OOlng entirely iruu Ul rcapuusiun-
drastic order of the fuel a.l-
!inistrator. thoush pr.fr.ably a mis-
crisis, wiich incidentally affords a
notable lesnon upon government effi -
eiency in business.
The war offored no events of
ticular significance; winter having
linnosed a
heck upon an military op-
erations. Expert opinion is mat Ger
many is preparing for a drive on the
western front; but if so this causes no
apprehension among the allies, who ap
pear confident of holding their ground
Meanwhile our own efforts are being
pushed with all possible speed in or
der that an American army of con
siderable sir may be able to take the
field in the coming spring, and so has
ten an end to the struggle. Signs of in
ternal dissensions and weakness multi
ply in Germany; and therein perhaps
lies the greatest hope of peace. Cer
tainly poace rumors grow more and
more persistent every week, and with
them a belief that the coming Ger
man drive will be the supreme effort
preparatory to fresh peace negotia
tions. Ono of the persistent factors in the
security market is the high rates of
intpreat remiltine frcm world wide
jwastage of capital, and any further
'advance wouui oe regaraea umavui-
iably, although this condition is not in
sight, and it is satisfactory to note
that the world 's money markets are
easier just dow than for several
months. The last instalment upon the
second liberty loan was paid this week
Jwhich leaves the monev market tem-
porarily free of government demands.
There "is more or- less expectancy re
j
garding the rato to be paid on tho nest
loan, the announcement of which is ex
pected at no very distant date. In
view of relatively high rates for mon
ey tho world over, and the decline in
market value of tho second loan, the
expectation is for a 4'4 per cent
rate, although cn the otner hand views
are expressed favoring a 4 per cent
rato with special jrivifTges or exemp
tions to stimulate distribution. Or
why is not this an opportune timo to
put out a 3 05 three-year treasury note
bearing interest at the rato of one cent
a day; such notes being of easy calcu
lation and convertible into 4 per cent
bonds at maturity! Much a note would
generally be recognized as money
drawing interest.
The railroad outlook is confused by
uncertainty concerning the attitudo of
most sure to exmmt heavy increases.
snrinun consideration, and much of the
strength of prices the last few days is
j.. . Ji n.- .i.i . u.;,i..t- wii.
QUO lOl VUO siaieilio.t ui i ioo.udi.i,
ard of the Baltimore & Ohio that the
president's recommendations, if car-
ried into effect, would mean the main-
tenance of railroad dividends on the
.basis of tho past three years. Railroad
securities pre Selling at 'the lowest
par-(prices in a long period, the standard
liHues yielding about MfiJi per cent on
current market values. It would seem
therefore, that they had fairly dis
counted all known uncertainties, in
eluding the remote factor of govern
ment ownership.
The coal order had but a temporary
effect upon security markets, tho de
cline which at first resulted being fol
lowed by quick recovery. Many took
the view that any temporary loss from
shutdowns would be offset by the
greater safety against a coal famine,
which might hove caused still greater
inconvenience. Tha general' financial
outlook is of course much confused
and governed almost entirely by
events from day to day. The business
situation is somewhat similar, and
there .is a general quieting down, par
ticularly in directions where high
prices (are reslricting production "or
interfering with new projects. The
latter are of course at a minimum ow
ing to the necessity of diverting all
new savings to supiiort of the wur. In
consequence the various war indus
tries are running at top speed, and a
more intense activity is to be expect
ed rather than slowing down. The
whole nation is bending its energies
with ever growing determination to
vigorous prosecution of the war; and
this factor must be kept in mind in all
business transactions-
HENRY CLEWS.
OREGON SENATOR
HAKES REPLY U
PRESIDENT TODAY
Chamberlain Stands by Text
of Speech As Printed In
New York Newspaper
CLAIMS CONCLUSIONS
BASED ON EVIDENCE
And Asserts That He Has
Taken Stand Only For Gooi
of American Nation
By Ii. O. Martin
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Jan. 24. President Wil
son is resting in ignorance of tho truth
about his war department, wntle "ter
rible calamity faces not only America,
but the whole world."
This was the answer sent back to. the
White House by Senator Chainborlnin
on the floor of the, senate today in a
dramatic, reply to President Wilson who
had charged tho senator with "distor
tion of truth." in criticising the war
department work.
Tho president, he said, "docs not
know the truth. From the lips of those
nearest he cannot learn it because the
men are too busy to get it, or remem
ber it if they got it."
He charged that Buker did not tell
the whole truth before the military com
mittee. '
Declaring that "no man on God's
green footstool can keep mo from tell
ing the truth, according to the dic
tates of my. conscience,'' Chamberlain
demanded that America retire to "in
nocuous desuetude" men in the mili
tary establishment who have failed to
come up to the needs of the situation.
Six thousand Tieopje clamored for ad
mittance to senate galleries which hold
fewer than one thousand. Not since the
president's war declaration message has
there been such excttoment at the cap
itol as developed today.
Senator Chamberlain took the floor on
a question of personal privilege. He de
cided on this course because of repeat
ed threats of administration leaders to
prevent his speech.
"For 25 years," Chamberlain said,
"I have served my state in various
capacities. In all that timo, I have never
had my veracity questioned or my in
tegrity impeached and I have been
through as bitter campaigns as have
fallen to the lot or men.
"Therefore, it is with some feeling of '
humiliation and sadness that I rise j
when my veracity has been questioned,
not by an ordinary citizen, nor by one
of my colleagues, but by the very dis-;
tinguished gentleman who has the love'
and respect of the American people and
who by their suf franco holds the high-,
est office in the land and, I may say,'
tho plane in the world.
" It is. therefore, with a neculiar fori-1
ing that I address myself to the attack i
on mo. The personal differences between
the president and myself do not matter
to the great mass of tho American peo
ple. But great policies are at issue be
tween tho president and me, which in
volve the well-being of the nation.
"A few days ngo I was invited by
the National Security League to de
liver an address in New York. Among !
tho distinguished men there were Elihu j
Root, Judgo Alton B. Parker, ex-Presi-dent
Roosevelt and a man who, though '
born iu a land now at war with us, is
a foremost patriot Julius Palm, of Cal-
ifornia.
He shouted, to packed galleries the
charge that the lives of young men who
have died of disease in camps and can
tonments were sacrificed to war depart
ment inefficiency.'
' ' I want the peoplo to see whether j
I a mdistorting the truth," cried Cham-'
berlaiu. " I 'm going to relieve myself
of responsibility, so that if the worst :
comes, l can go home and say that i
tried to call -the country's attention to
the facts but that it lisened o hose
higher in auhority, while I was but a
voice crying in the wilderness.
"You can't get the truth out of
swivel chair artists; the senate military
committee got it from men on the
ground and proved that when Secretary
Baker, that able and intellectual man,
said over his signature to the American
people that conditions were all right in
the camps that ho was mistaken.
"God grant that every man in camp
will write home to his mother, telling
her tho truth about conditions, not to
slacken patriotic ardor, but to speed up
those in power to correct wrongs."
As Chamberlain continued to quoto
from sworn testimony of witnesses be
fore the senate military committee, the
senate appeared profoundly impressed.
Several timeB he was asked for further
information on certain points. He had
mountainous piles of data from which
ho quoted freely to prove that his
charge of departmental inefficiency was
fully sustained by the testimony of
men who knew.
Crowd Is Great.
"The 2000 people represented every
walk of life and was a body that for
(Continued on page six)
FRIGID WEATHER
NO LONGER GRIPS
EASTERN ROADS
Transportation Problems la
Fair Way of Solution In
Near Future
BIB ARGO PLACED UPON
NON-ESSENTIALS HELPS
Railroad Director McAdoa
WiS Soon Be Able to Tab
Up Other Phases
Washington, Jan. 24. Frigid weath-
or over the eastern states is about to
release its strangle hold on the nation
al railroad. Official forecasts today
gave promise of general relief, except
in northern New England-
This moderation, coupled with the
embargo on unessential freight ship
ments being put into effect by prac
tically all eastern lines either under
official lorder or voluntarily, is ex
pected to unravel further the great
transportation tangle east of the Mis
sissippi. Little was moving civer these rail
roads today hut fuel, food and war ne
cessities. Creation of zone distributing sys
tems throughout the country was ex
pected today as the next development
to hasten shipment of fuel to prefer
red consumers. Domestic needs will
now be met first, the situation as to
bunkering idle ships in Atlantic porta
had been materially improved during
the weeK.
Even more drastic enforcement of
heatless holidays will be expected, be
ginning nnxt Monday. To assist '
this, the food Jbdminllstration today
wired all food administrators that
wholesale and retail stores dealing la
foods should close for patriotic rea
sons at noon on the heatless days.
In cases whero suffering will result
from this, however, the local adminis
trator ia given power to modify tha
ruling.
Proposed Wage Increases
' Needs of unorganised laborers,
clerks and workmen will get a hearing
from tho natiooial railroad soon. Wage
increases for these workers, whose sal
aries have remained stationary while
living costs have soared will be given
special consideration by the wage com
mission recently appointed by Director
General McAdoo. Scores of petitions
have recently been received by the
wage board. While the big four broth
erhoods are organized strongly and are
able to present their cases to the wago
commission, unorganized workers have
no means of collectively demanding
wage increases. Freight house labor
ers, telegraphers, dispatchers, clerks,
signal men, track men, section hands
and scores of cither groups, some or
ganized more or less, and others utter
ly without spokesmen, "will be given
attention by a special committee of
four, to be named soon by the wage
commission, giving costs, wurmng -ditit.ns
and wages will be thoroughly
investigated. The public, and the railroad inter
ests will bo considered in connection
with the needs of the workers and
recommendations fair to a" three pax
ties will be sought, it is declared.
England is having an S. O. S. cam
paign, "Save of Starve", and that's
just what Mr. Hoover is driving at in
these United States.
3 Abe Martin
1 VAV
Somo girls seem t' fergit when they
l.iiv aVirt. thnt they'll ever have t sit
down. Tilford Moots' nephew got a com
mission at in army iruiuiu- cuiup
his father has sold his farm t pay fei
his uniform.
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