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DED
ETURN ON FIRST
OF TRANSPORTS
Discharged Men May Wear
Uniforms Three Months
After Duty Closes.
MES OF ALL KILLED TO
BE CABLED UNC0DED SOON
Rainbow Division Will be Giv
en Special Reception
On Landing.
. - . By Carl" D. Groat
(United Press glnff correspondent)
Washington, Nov. 10. Dcmobiliza-
.tiou ' orders' already . issued will care loaee when the war ended. The troops
for the discharge of 200,000 men with-' are close to the hearts of the American
iii the next two w eek in this country. ' people, he said. - - 1
A, the macaiinery .deUlop thft. army" , M!Th Seated that several of the
j-'v. . nL j , - i large '-camps' wmild- bo Warned under
ea discharge 30,000 men a day. . Lro.ram now belnt formulated ior a
These faotg developed from Chief of
fUaff March's press conference today,
No more troops will be sent over
sows, Mareh announced.
March has ordered GenenJ Pershing
t return io the United States as soon
transports are availaWe, casual con-'
valcscent, sick and wounded, befose
the steady flow of the larger bodies be
gins. . . .
Demobilization Orders
Demobilization orders ' already out
mtemplate demobilizing it; this coun
try in this order:
First, development battalions, in
number .conitainiiig 98.199 men; second, j
conscientious objectors not under sen
tence; third, spnicp producers; fourth,
antral schools for officerf; fifth, Unit
;1 States guard, 135,000 op paper; six
tit,, railroad troops;; seventh, depot bri
gades; eighth, men in replacement
(-mips, and ninth, men in combat divis
Sons. '
Mareh said there are 1,700,000 men
"Su ihe United Slates camps and that it
will take some time to 'muster them
out. as physical examinations must be
jHnde and recurds s.'.nt to the war risk
mid other bureaus
The orders already issue 1 take care
. of 200,000, ' who, Mtirch ennouncod
whonld be out within the next two
weeks., '
Keeds of Future
Making the demobilizations, the war
department is tukin into account the
m
ABE MARTIN
While ;t costs a whole lot t' keep
th' table up these days who ever seen
rich grocer? Who remembers whea
jii home wuz complete without an
otanderf
FAIRY. 42t,
SCHARGE
NExnwDv s.
AFF MARCH, REPORTED
needg of a regular a;niy fur the future.
Men will be offered an opportunity to
reenlist. The war department will ask
congress that'evcry man properly dis
charged shall get one months pay as a
As for officers, the department is
making provisions to take eare of such
bonus. All .discharged soldieis can wear
their uniforms three months after duty
closes. This is to meet the probLeiu of
supplying civilian clothing,
as care to go to the regular army or
accept omniissioii8 in the reserve corps.
Others will be discharged s they stand
Orders have been issued to all staff
corps to keep up their discharges of
officers step by step with the reduction
of the line.
The return of the divisions from
abroad is "not yet settled" further
than the department proposes to re
turn men to camp nearest their home
territory for mustering out. For in
stance, the New England nu n would go
to Camp Devens. Parades will be neld
and in the case of New England men
the nearest big city, Boston, will bo the
place selected for the -celebration.
Names Cabled
The department ordered Pershing to
fable uncoded the names of all killed
an wounded Americans up to Novem
ber 11.' General Pershing replied he
would expedite this.
The 'First and Second American army
lines at the time the armistice was
signed covered 52 miles.
Army Excellent
General March said the performance
of the American army had ' reached
"t.hft liio-hpt nnint nf mtlilorv arnal.
large permanent army. The camps to
be retained, however, have not been se
lected, j
The order of returning divisions
from France will be left entirely to
General Pershing's judgment.
Meanwhile, regular arm units will
be stationed at the various camps in
this country to keep the camps in or
der for the returning troops.
Arrangements are being made to use
all Atlantic coast points foi receiving
the returning expeditionary forces and
the troops will be put in at tic ports
near their home stations. The ports to
be used willl be Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newport News
and Charleston. It is nossiblr that oth-
era will bo utilized also.
Make Tour of Country
Plans are being made to give the
Rainlbow division a special reception
when it. arrives in this country and it
is probable that, bccau'! of the fej
that troops from every state arc In it, j
tne division win maKc a virtual tour there at the front for seven months and
of the .country, March said. jl know. It is a pretty big statement to
History of the various divisions of make, but it is true."
the American army is being compiled . So declared Major General Beaumont
and will be made public at soon as"- Buck, who arrived here yesterday, dur
possablc. ing an interview. Buck, then a briga-
In answer to questions, the general dier, was commander of the Second
located units' as follows, according to brigade of the First division, Which,
last reports: cajitured Berzy-Le-See on July 2. Arm-
Thirty Fifth division in the line of ed only with a riding crop, he led the
the Woevre; 91st division, billeted Nov. first wave of his men when 'they threw
5, after action in Flanders; 79th divis- tho 'First Prussian guards, the kaiser's
ion in action as late November 8;'favorite troops, out of the village. He
173rd infantry brigade, did not reach ali-.o'Jlonniian'dcd the brigade which cap
the lines. tured Cantigny and1 participated in the
On October lfi total American prison-jSt. Mihiel offensive. He wears the dia
ers captured hy the Germans numbered tinguislied service cross, the Legion of
57,'1S. General March could give no fig- Honor ribbon and the Croix de Guerre
ure,s on the number of Germans cap-'with palms for conspicuous gallantry
tured Iby Pershing's men, but he said in action.
that large, numbers of prisoners cap-1 " We liave lost a lot of n.en but that
tureif hy the English and French troops ;3 necessary in war," said Major Gen
had been turned oyer to the American oral Buck. "Tho morale of our men
forces.
Manifestation To Be Held
In Honor Of Alsace-Lorraine
.
PurU. .Nov.' Id. Sunday a givat man
if (station will be held in honor of Ah
. . ... . . ., ,
sure -Lorraine winch promts to be the
most important held in years..
Processions for which already ovei
200,000 participants has been inscribed
will start at 2:30 from the Arcadt Tri
umph and march down Champs Ely-
sfes, to the Place Concorde, where sev-J
erar-gr-a platforms have been erected
facing tk-j statues of Strassbuig andloud street just goiith of Henry Scholl'?
Lille.
President Poineare, surrounded by
the highest officers 0f state, will dc
liver a speech.
Ten thousand soldiers; jacent property. The Creamery pc'W
d navy wiil line thel'have not indicated they intend In put.
of the army and
road. One battalion of Alpine "blueja building on this lot now or later,
devils" and one regiment from the; but that the property is adjacent to
front will be stationer at the Place Con-! their 'main building is sufficient rea
corde. Six French bands, ue Amvrfcan1 son to think gome improvements will be
military band and one royal horse-1 m!ifo 0 t n the neit few months to
guards band will accompany the pro ! take care of their increasing volume of
cession. j business. Here's hoping for the crram-
fiprigs of pine tree branches from Ai-iery is a constant aource of revenue for
saee and u medal bearing the arms of;a large scope of coun'.tf and is a po
MeU will be presented to every u'"r.'i tent factor in developing the country,
ber of the procession. - j Enterprise.
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GREATEST AERIAL
. COMBAT ON RECORD
Successfully Attacked Fifteen
Enemy Planes At One
Time.
Ottawa, Out., Nov. X5. The story of
the greatest individual aerial combat
on record became public today when the
Canadian military headquarters in Lon
don announced the details of a battle
fought by Majer W. U. Barker,, with
a big floek of envmy planes. Barker
went over with a New Brunswick unit
and is reported dangerously wounded.
The flyer engaged in this remarkable
air battle while over tins forest of Mor
vcl, when he met a German plane at an
altitude of 1,000 feet. After bringing
it dow'n, hf was atacked by two other
planes andTiiftvr reeling and swooping
downward ran into a flock of fifteen
machines'.. .
, He attacked them and three fell fir
ing at him point blank. One shot shat
tered his thigh. He fainted and dived,
apparently to his dvath. Recovering
consciousness ho turned and found fif
teen airplanes of the boche shooting at
him.
After dropping a considerably dis
tance the intrepid flyer roversed and
shot upward, directly in the jnidst of
the enemy plnnes. Two more fell un-.-r
his fuisllade. The rest of the flock
spread and fled. -
Barker camt down a huddled, insen
sible but victorious hero. He will be
awarded the Victoria CTbss.
E
WLVA1VALW0N
No Yankee Unit Ever Lost
Foot Of Ground Gained In
Encounter.
New York, Nov. 16. "The arrival
of American troops in force at the time
they did won the war. I was right
was always superior, or at least equal.
to any men the Germans over faced.
Xo American unit ever lost a foot of
ground gained. That is, in the waver
ing of the battle line. Fractions Of a
line might yield at times, but the Am-
lericans always stuck at the end of the
, battle to the farthest point they riraei-
d," , .
Buck said it was not he who gave
fhf famoug of)lcr gt iht
iMarne. when the French command hail
ordered a retreat. He said be believed
it was Major General Harbord.
HUBBARD CKEAMEBY BUYS.
flie past week the Hubbard Cream-
ery company purchased the lot on pre
machine hop and had the frame dwell
ing on it torn down at once, lac prop
erty had not been wtciipied for some
time and was considered unsafe to ad-
GERMAHY SHLL KICKS
OVER CARRYING OUT
I1IS OF ARIilSflCE
Now Solf Wants To Send Dele
gation To United States
To Plead For Food.
London, Nov. 14. (1.10 p. m.) Ger
many wants to -send a delegation to
the United States to plead for food,
according to a wireless dispatch re
ceived from Berlin today.
Foreign Secretary Solf, in another
wireless to Secretary Lansing, -asks
President Wilson 'a permission to send
such a commission immediately to Am
erica to lay before the United States
government the conditions Bf famine
in Germany in the necesity of taking
steps for the purchase of foodstuffs.
Solf also emphasised his anxiety for
an immediate conference at The
Hague. .
Newspaper Complains
Copenhagen, Nov. 16. Germany jan
not carry but the naval provisions of
the armistice, the Deutsche Tagcs Zei
tung declares. " - :
' 'It is impossible to deliver the na
val material demanded1 ia the jirmistice
because the naval authorities no long
er control the seamen," says the news
paper. "The submarine crews refusf
to go to England, fearing violence. .
"The chairman of the naval work
men's and .soldiers' council has re
quested the sailors to fulfill the ar
mistice conditions to avoid allied oc-,
cupation of Heligoland.'?
FURTHER DETAILS OF
E
Surrender All Artillery, Am
munition ' And Govern
ment felies. r
London, Nov. 16. Further details of
the Turkish armistie'e are contained in
an official gtatoment. as follows:
"lit order to secure compliance with
the armistice terms, tho Turkish gov
eminent will carry out in Mesopotam
ia complete evacuation of the Mosul
Vilayet, surrender of all artillery, am
munition and government supplies
above normal needs for the units, the
town of Mosul shall bo cleared by No
vember 15 and British political offi
cers shall he appointed to control the
administration of the " gendarmerie.
''In tho Caucasus and northwestern
Persia all territory shall bo evacuated
and Turkish forces shall be withdrawn
behind the pro-war frontier.
"In Syria and Silicia all forces shall
be withdrawn west nf the Boznnti by
December 15. Demobilization shall im
mediately follow. The force in north
ern Syria and along the railway as
far as Missis shall surrender all their
artillery, machine guns and ammuni
tion by Nov. 15. The question of the
administration of the territory south
and southeast of Taraus shall be taken
into consideration,
"In Arabia the difficulty of com
municating with the Turkish command
ers in the hinterland is being over
come." SEN0R1TY RULE WILL
HAUL MT FOR LIFE
IN HEXTCpNGRESS
Fruits Of Republican Return
To Power Seem To Be Go
ing To Eastern States.
.Washington, Nov. .1(5. TIim time-honored
congressional sonority rule is go
ing to have to fight for its life.
S?nator and reprenenfntivUs of the
m4ddle west .claim that while their
slates made a return to the republi
cans to power possible, the fruits of
the victory are Eoing to the east in
!the form of floor leaderships in both
houses, as well as important comnr.ttee
chairmanships, unless the seniority
rule is changed.
Feeling in the senate has already
j taken f!rm in a resolution by Menator
I Xorris, Nebraska, to prohibit -chairmen
jof important senate committees from
i serving on any other committee. This,
iNorris said, would prevent the bnsines
of the senate being controlled by a few
men. .
It i the first gun of the regressive
efement in its revolt for recognition
from the regular republicans. This rule
is already in effect in th-. house, but
many representatives, going a step far
ther, basing all choices for committee
(Continued on page thrt"
"LITTLE ALLIES"
NEED FOOD HOW
liUN vvoinr STARVE
American People Will Not
Haye To Deprive Them
selves to Feed Boche.
SHE NEEDS ONLY TO PAY
FRENCH AND BELGIANS
Act Prohibiting Use Of Food
Sluffs For Beer Still
In Effect.
New York, Nov. 16. Tho Ameiican
people will not have to deprive thvm
salves of a mouthful of food to feed
Germany, Herbert Hoovor, federal food
administrator, declared lrere today be
fore sailing for Europe to hold a series
of conferences on world food gupply
with the allied and neutral food offi
cials. !
"We are not worrying about Gei
many," said Hoover. "She can take
care of hersolf. What we are worrying
about is the 'little nines' who havo
been tinder the Goman yoke. Thy are
faced by famine.' We must give them
help and lose no time in doing go."
Administrator Hoover deelaivd that
Germany was not faced by starvation
and that as 'goon as the water-tight
bleckade was relaxed she could gel in,
the food that is needed.
Lever Act Still In Force.
"Our only interest in Germany is to
get together on a stable basis so she
can pay the money she owes to France
and Belgium," said Hoovor.
' When asked if thero wag any .possi
bility of the Lever act, which prohibits
the use of foodstuffs for the manufac
ture of beer after December 1, oelng
rescinded, Hoovvr replied in the nega
tive. He--grated, however, that there
wore sufficient stocks of beer on hand
to supply this country for four or nvo
months. - "
Hoover issued tho "following gtato
ment explaining his mission abroad:
"I am going to Enropo to discuso the
further food moasurcs that must be
organized as a result Of the cessation
of hostilities. The food problem in
Europe today is one of extreme com
plexity. Of their 420,000,000 people,
practically only threo areas gouth
Russia, Hungary and Denmark com
prising 40,000,000, havo aufficient food
supplies to last until next harvest with
out imports. Homo must havo immedi
ate relief.
Ig Food Surplus.
"Wo will have a surplus of Bowie
16,00(5,000 to 20,000,000 tons of food, if
wj are economical, so that the situa
tion can be handlod if this and other
smaller surpluses in tho world can be
transported.
"All continental FiUrope hns reduced
herds consequently is short of meats
and especially fats. Theae countries
have thoir last harvest and under or
derly governments this would furnish
breadstuffs and vegetables for various
periods from two months upward, de
pending upon tho 'ratio of industrial
populations. Something over 200,000,
000 of peoples are now in social disor
der. In theso cases, with transposi
tion and financial demoralization, the
tendency is for peasants to cease mar
keting their surplus and thug instant
difficulties are projoctcd into tho cities
even when resources are available in
the country. The peasant and vi thir
of Wirope always provideg for himself
for the whole yvar in any event. The
problem thus narrows itself to the sup
port of the cities and largo towns, pend
ing restoration of order and the estab
lishment of confidence in futuiv sup
nlieii nnd the cities urn the centers
'of anarchistic infection.
Big Allies Provisioned.
'.' Arrangements have long ginca been
completed by which the big allies, that
is,. France, England and Italy, will be
provisioned. This covers 125,000,000
people. .
"Our next concern must be to relax
blockade measures as far as possible in
order that the neutral gtateg of Europe
who arc now all on short rations should
to be able to take care of their people
and prevent the growth of anarchy.
This is another group of about 40,000,
000. Another problem liog in tho 50.000,
000 people in northern Russia, a large
part of whom aro inacvesgibfc owing to
tne breakdown of trnnsportation auc
through sheer anarchy. Million of
these are beyond help thi winter.
Relax Water Blockade.
"These groups are tho ones that
must enlist tiic sympathy of the Ameri
can pvople and for whom we are to
make any necessary gacrifice.
"There is a great problem in the sit
uation of the enemy people about 90.
000. This problem is not or? of going
frf their relief. It is a problem of re-
! taxing the water blockade which con
tinues through the armistice, sufficient
ly so that they may gecuna for them
selves the bare necessities that will:
give stablo government. Unless anar
chy ran be put down and stuM... r
'Continued on iiage tiiffeo;
SELECTION
DELEGATES
While Allied Nations Ponder Peace Plans, And Germany"
Evacuates Territory, Versailles Palace, Favorite Place For,
Signing Treaties, Is Being Remodeled For Peace Confer
ence.
Washington, Nov. 16. Preliminary
sessions of the peace conference begin
at Versailles or Paris late this month,
French cablos today reported.
Regulations to govern deliberations
around tho peace table and questions
of representation and general parlia
mentary problems will be taken up, it
wag stated. It wa also suggested that
inter-allied problenig will be threshed
out and decided upon at the prelimin
ary deliberations.
To Attend Conference
London, Nov. 10. That President
Wilson, will attond the pence confer
ence is a practical certainty, the Even
ing News declares. The nev.spaper at
tributed the information . to Colonel
Houfc. .
Germany Asks QukfActlon
."Washington, Nov. 10. While Ger
many continues its efforts to forco-an
early peace .conference, this govern
ment ia giving serious thought to se
lection of peace del'gates and to con
sideration of tho peace terms along
with current problems of reconstruc
tion. 1 '
The whole subject of peace and re
construction is elowly interwoven in
the government's consideration. It
finds itself almost without a frame
work of reconstruction. Hence, there is
some disposition hero to hasten the
peaco golution so that the reconstruc
tion problem will be the ncro quickly
clarified.
Germany has wirelessed another of
her sories of peace proposal for -quick
assembling of delegates and for, a
change of armistice terms. She point
ed to tho imminence of hunger as the
reason for an early peaco session and
argued hgrdshipn would be caused -by
the provision for rotiring Germans
from Turkey.
- Not to Be Hurried Into Peace
This government is giving serious
thought, to the feeding of tho central
empires, but does not propose to be
hnrried into a peace session by the
Teuton pleas. In fct, tho German notes
are beginning to bo regarded as drugs
on the market, as evidenced by Secre
tary Lansing's notice to Germany that
she must deal with all the allies, not
alono with the United States. Neither
the white honso nor state department
has given any official expression con
cerning tho peaco conference. No time
has been set and the government is
steadfastly keeping its own counsel.
In addition to President Wilson, Sec
retary Lansing, Justice Bianileis and
Colonel House, who arc expected to at
tend the conclave, there must bo mili
tary and naval delegates and the legal
branches of the army and navy are
likely to be Invaded fur the represent
atives who may be supplemented by
El
DURING PAST WEEK
State Industrial Accident Com
mission Issues Statement
iniue frivolities and no letting down of
i the short skirt. Whilo the necessity
A big increase in accidents d.ning for conservation of materials is expect
tho past week is shown by tho state- Ld to decrease uradually. tho idea wag
ment jssuvd today by the state indus- advanced thnt, because of its comfort
trial accident commission. The num-jand tho increasing popularity of silk
ber of accidents reportod during tliei stockings the short skirt has come to
week totaled 522, of which f ivo were
fatal, as follows:
Frank K. Baldwin, Knappa, logging;
Chas. A. Brooks, Astoria, iron works;
Ray Norton, Coquille, logging; Ellis
Pinkerton, Klamath Falls, lumbetlng;
Bvnjaniin L. Ward, Astoria, shipbuild
ing. The five following futilities wero
also reported, having died from pre
vious injuries:
Frank Dempsey, Bridal Veil, injured
July 31, at Bridal Veil, died Sept. 24,
1918; Gv0. Magill, Injured Oct. 20, 1017,
at Lakeside, died Oct. 30, 1SH8; Luther
Schumakcr, Injured Oct. 19, 1918, at
Placer, died Oct. 28, 1918; S. Ota, in
jured Sept. 19, 1918, lit Wesfpon, o.ou
Nov.-11, 1918; W. H. Gardner, injured
Sept. 10, 1918, at Portlund, (lied Nov.
1918.
Of tho total number reported, 501
were subject to the provisions of the
compensation act, 17 were from firms
and corporations which have rejected
the provision)) of the compensation act,
and four we from public utility cor
porations not subject to the provisions
of the compensation act.
OF PEACE
0
Admiral Sims and Genera' Bliss or
General Pershing.
PALACE BEING REMODELED
By William Philip Simms
(United Press gtaff eot respondent)
Paris, Nov. 16. The final trimmings
of the War are being put on faster
than anybody had hoped.
While the Germans are apparently
making every effort to expedite their
evacuation, workmen are busy at Ver
sailles,, arranging the palace for tha
peace conference.
The Hall of Mirrors, where the prin
cipal sessions are gcheduled to be held,
is being decorated. It is proposed to
lodge the delegates in the grand tria
non, which was built for Madame De
Maintenon, morganatic, wife of Louis
XIV. ' -
Versailles is a favorite, place for tha
signing of peace treaties. Groat Bri
tain and the American colonies ratified
their peace there September 3, 1783. On
the same day, Gmat Britain, France
and Spam .signed a treaty restoring
certain colonial possessions to the
French. Preliminaries of the treaty
ending the Franco-Prussian war were
accepted thero Fcbrunry 26, 187U
Jubilees Planned
Public interest in the announcement
bv tlic newspapers that Prosidcnt Wil
son ig coming is shown by the almost
daily rumors that he will arrive vnjt
few days.
Numerous jubilees have been plan-,
ned, similar to the impromptu one fol
lowing the. signing of the armistice.
The first of these will bo held Sunday
lii honor of the return a! tie "lost
provinces." These will follow the ro
occupation of Metis and Slrusslmrg, (
' .The munitions fnetorio fe ibuzzing.
6ii to provido work for the cut-of-a-job
multitude, but quick transf 'imation of
them to the manufacture of peace pro
ducts is planned. Tho ministry of ar
maments, which is setting the pace In
this regard, probably will become the
ministry of reconstruction.
ADVISE GiRLS TO PUT
BY MILITARY STYLES
Mannish Fashions W0 Be
Hastily Abandoned When
Boys Come Home.
, New York, Nov- lfi. When tho boys
come homo they will be so tired of
everything jnilitary that it behooves the
girls to lay aside all thnso cute little
germ-uiiitornis and warlike parapherna
lia if they wish to resume iliplomatie
relations,
! That was the opinion expressed to
the United Press today by the leading
I modistes along Fifth avenue and in
other New York stylo centers. This does
not mean a return to extreme fashions
and extravagant display so prevalent
I before the war, however. There will bo
! little lettinor down of tho bara of fern-1
stay. So that great national question is
settled. ' "
Not only will military styles become
passe, according to the designers, but
all mannish fashions will bo abandoned
in favor of things typically feminine.
Thig will have a psychological effect
on women's work, it was said. As one
modeste put it:
"The women must ,clothc"themselve
in lovely gowns and lingerie so they
may feel a new impetus to take np the
womanly tasks they temporarily laid
aside to help the men win the war." :
As for men 's clothes not that it is
important this winter's ministerial de
signs will carry right through the
spring and summer and unless the gov
ernment revokes its conservation dress
within two months, they'll bo wearing
the same old stuff next winter. (Most
1 of us do anyway)
UNITED WAR WORK TOTAX.'-
New York, Nov. lfi. The total con
tributions to the United War Work
campaign throughout the country up ta
noon today were $!i3,4.s3,.')ii0.