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EVIDENCE SHOW
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ADMIT THAT THEV I
ADMIRE WILSON
fligh Official Says French
Have Absolute Faith In u.
S. Executive.
OPEN COLLABORATION
IS CERTAIN AT CONCLAVE
President's Presence In Ea-
cd By Frenchmen.
By William Philip Biranu
(United Press staff correspondent)
Paris, Doc. 18. President Wilson,
lias been iu France less than a week,
yet signs are piling up that France
ml the' United States are coming te
ft agreement. .. -
This does not mean thev are in ab
solute agreement -on the eritirepeace
lrogfa1n, but the pour parleiiji ar
ng ou. with a healthy rock bottom -,
according to the conviction of the
'rcnch.
Every political chief has already
leen eallod to the Murat p&laee" where,'
to eyo, the American and SFrancfc
leaders have sized up each other.
The Frenchmen admit they greatly
admire President Wilson and are pus
hed by the domestic situation in the
"United States. They are like sphynxes
themselves regarding this luttor mat
ter, lest they embarrass the govern
ment. They admit they are unable to
(giasp what ha transpired and is trans
piring in America, which, they confess,
tnving to the circumstances, is most
harmful.
Have Faith in Wilson
"We have the most absolute faith
President Wilson," a high official
old the United l'ress.
"In a certain way his presence in
fl' iirope is worth all that it cost ham to
wme. Everybody as confident already
that there is no trouble ahead because,
whatever differences come up regard
('ig details, their settlement is discount
ul in advance
"Personal contact with the presi
dent hag meant much and will ineaa
"ore. In accordance with the lines of
ti's program, direct conversations best
orii!dt practical application of dctaiiis
"nil prevent errors in interpretation.
Expect Open Discussion
" Honest, outspoken collaboration be
tween France and America is certain;
.'ilson and Olomenccau will guarantee
that. "
Another French leader illustrated
"Vance's attitude toward Wilson with
t story.
"France reminds me of the family
of a lovely bride awaiting the groom,
f whom they have heard much but
!ve never seen." he said.
"Before the jroom's arrival the
iride's brothers are grumhlingly sus
picious. They B.the must demand
C Continued on pas two)
BERLIN EAGERLY READS
OF WILSON'S ACTIVITIES
fJumher of Unemployed Ia
creasirg, Dae To Closing
Of Munitions Works
By Frank Taylor
(United Press Staff C'or:cspundeut)
Bcrli n, Dec. 15. ( Delued. ) -President
Wilsons' activities in Frauwi ju
utituto the must important news in the
jtapcra. The only dispatches regarding
the president art received tlutffaga
Switzerland. They arc always display
ed in the first column of page one. The
remainder of the page is crammed with
proclamations, open letters and editor
ials. The number of newspaperg in
T'riin is steadily increasing.
Soldiers, decorated with garlands of
1-aves and flowers, 'are now pouring in
5.0
mum
nc
M DL
SETTLED BY LEAGUE
Smooth Working Of Confer
.ence Interrupted When It
alian Premier Arrives .
By J. W. T. Mason
(Written for the United Press.)
Now. York, Dec. 18. If a leaguo of
nations is created by tho peace confer
ence its first worn may be to keep the
peace between Italy and "the Jugo
slavs. Danger of a belligerent clash
. between the two nationalities on the
castorn aud western shores of the Adri
aticg is becoming increasingly possible.
Premier Orlando is showing an atti
tude of undisguised opposition to the
establishment of a strong Slav state
across tho Adriatic and he apparently
is preparing to appeal t0 President Wil
son to put a limit on the principle of
'the self-determination of nationalities,
i Orlando will arrive in Paris tomor
row with the king of Italy and it is
then that first serious obstacles to the
smooth working of the peace confer
Once will develop. The French have
given various indications that they'do
not sympathize with the imperialistic
ambitious on the part of Italy. The
Jugo-Slavs mean nothing to Frnnctybut
it is not tho interest of the French, na
tion to see Italy, another Latin oun
try. develop into a greater power than
France herself.
Will Be Unsympathetic. '
Premier Orlando, therefore, in going
to Paris, will enter into an unsympa
"thetie atmosphere as far as concerns
a trans-Adriatic expansionist policy in
Italy. Nevertheless, Italian sentiment
is very strongly united in support of
this ambition. Both Premier Orlando
and tho king of Italy will be forced by
public opinion at home to do all they
can do to win over President tviiton
anil Premier Clemenccan to their side.
If the peace conference fails to en
I dorse the rights of Italy as superior to
'those of the Jugo-Slavs, it is very pos
sible that the Italians will not acqui
esce in the decision. Premier Orlando
has intimated that the Italian army
cannot yet be demobilized. If Italy
were to attempt to possess the eastern
shore of the Odriatic by force of arms,
that action would undoubtedly come up
for consideration by the league of na
tions. Official Reply Made To
Demand For Autonomy
Madrid, Dec. 18. The government, it
was announced today has officially re
plied to the demand of the province of
Catalonia for autonomy. El Sol says
it believes certain concessions were
mac.
Parliament has suspended the wire
less press.
Catalonia 's demands for independ
ence, presented November 28, have gen
erated considerable opposition in other
parts of the kingdom. During a recent
debate iu parliament on the autonomy
question, the Catalonia deputies with
drew. Thev arc now in Barcelona.
to Berlin at the rate of 10,000 a day.
The government is keeping the Berlin
garrison under arms to prevent bolshe
vik demonstrations.
Crowds Always Gay.
The crowds which fill the boulevards
appear always gay. Every meeting
place is continually jammed by people
listening to speakers who urge Or de
mand improvements from the various
councils. .
Cafe signs in which the former kai
sor's name appeared, are rapidly dis
appearing. Even the popular name
"Kaiser Kaffe" is now mererly the
kaffe. Theaters, operas and music halls
are presenting typical Berlin produc
tions. The number of unemployed men
ana women- is increasing aue 10 rne
closing of munition factories, especially
Krupps, where a quarter of a million
men hare been thrown out of work.
FRANCE AND
THREE DlVISIOtiS Of
flNiSH THEIR MARCH
Now Occupy Northern Half Of
.Bridgehead And French 1
Have South Half,
By Webb Miller
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the Americans Across tho
Rhine, Dec. 13. (By Courier to Nancy)
The First, Second aud Thirty-Second
divisions have completed their march
and arc patrolling the edge of tho north
half of ' the semi-circular bridgehead
The French are occupying tho southern
half.
Tho Forty-Second division has taken
Hs position 0,1 tho left bank of the
Bhine, north of Coblenz. The Fourth
occupies a similar position south of tho
city.
The Third division, in a column 30
miles long, marched up the Rhino valley
today to positions behind Coblenz, pass
ing through the edge of the city. The
Sevcnty-Sizth field artillery, with a
mounted band, marched ltt along tho
Rhine esplanade at dusk.
Tho Thirty Thirty, Eighty-Ninth and
Ninetieth divisions are taking up uosi
tions of support along the frontier,
Third army headquarters has boon
moved' int0 government, buildings in
Coblenz. .
SALEM EIRE LOSSES
TOTAL $6,446 SINCE
JAlARYiST, 1918
Fire Chief Sutton Makes An
nual Statement Of Work Of
Fire Department
The net loss ou buildings that havo
been partially destroyed by fire sinco
Jan. 1, 1018, is only $985 and the not
loss on contents of buildings due to fire
this year is only $585, acocrding to the
annual statement of Fire Chief H. R.
Hutton presented to the city council at
its regular meeting this week.
Tho total firo loss since the first
of the year was $0440 on which tho in
suranco on same was $2859, according
to Chief Huttou's report.
During the year the department has
responded to 110 fire alarms and has
traveled 151 miles attending fires. Hose
laid was 21,550 feet and ,247 feet of
ladders were raised. Tho chemical en
gine used 73.1 gallons of chemicals re
sponding to alarms.
On hand, Chief Hutton reports 5000
feet of 2 inch cotton hose and rrady
for service; 4500 feet of the hose is in;
good condition nnd 500 feet in only fair
shape. Thero is aiso 400 feet ot eiinn
ical hose ready for use.
Department's Aparatus.
The apparatus of the fire department'
consists of one aulo pumper in good
condition, one auto chemical and nose
wagon in good condition, 1 horse drawn
chemical and hose wagon in good condi
tion, and one steam fire engine in fair
condition.
The department also has two horses
in fair condition. Chief Hutton-reports
that all. hydrants, stand pip's and fire
escapes have been inspected and oiled
and that the hydrants have all been
recently flashed. '
On the regular payroll of the fire de
partment, not including call men, am
the following:
H. R. Hutton, chief; William Twan,
captain; W. H. Phillips, driver of the
horse chemical; Frank Friebert, engi
neer; C P. Thrapp, second driver on
pumps; C. Dickson, first driver on
chemical; M. Burres, of the horse chem
ical; E. Savage, nozzle end of chemi
cal; B. Gesner, seeond driver on chem
ical; G. Burgess, second driver horse
chemical; O. Kneevcs, third driver on
chemical; W. Edwards,, horseman on
pumps; J. Custer, horseman on chemi
cal; :C. Mice, relief driver.
Bends Out Warning.
Chief Hutton sends out the regular
Christmas warning about decorations
on Christmas trees and eolored paper on
lights. .
One year ago the big fire in the bus
(Con Unaed oa page two)
CONFLICT BEtff EEli
RADICAL AKD EBERT
FACL'MilECDED
Demonstration : . Osiside ., Of
Reichstag More Ssrioas
Than Supposed. .-. ..,"
By Faak J. Taylor
(United Press staff correspondent)
Berlin,' Dee. 17. (Night) Ths corn
test between . the radieals and the
Ebert-IIa&se jrovcrnmcnt,, which broke
out afresh yesterday, is trill undecid
ed. ,
i The demonstration by soldiers e-nt-sido
the reichstag building, , (ed by
Karl Liebkneeht, -was more- serious
than appeared at first. While there
were- no actual physical encounters,
the attitude of the soldier succeeded
in forcing Chancellor Ebert to avert
the issue by adjourning the soldaten
rat (soldiers' council) until tomorrow.
May Overthrow Government -If
the radical movement continues to
grow the present government may be
overthrown. The radicals gained eour
age for their demonstration vesterdav
from the attacks made by George Lodo-
oour ana wicnard Barta against tho
peoples council, which, resulted in Barth
bolting themeeting. . .- j
Major General Si'heueh has resigned
as war minister owing to disagree
ments concerning Wlitarr policies. He
is also blamed for the disorders thro
out Germany.
German Officer Had
Offices In Spokane
Sookane. Wash.. Op. If) T.iontnnnt
Frita Hcinrich Prinz, tho llm . -cer
who demanded the surrender of Ma
jor Whittlesloy "lost battalion ". in
the Argonne and was told to go to
hot place, was associated in the man
agement or tne uermania mino near
Doer Trail nrW tn t.hn wur Ha V...I
office's in Spokane. ' The mine shipped
concentrated tungsten ore to the Ki upp
works in Germany. Prima was a- ro
efv. off ieer and. isThen wu. hrnlrri mil
rblurned to Germany. , ...
NEWSPAPER NAN IS v
KISSED TOO MUCH
Not Here Rut In Gay Paree
When News Of Armistice
Reaches Big City.
Sergeant A. E. Houston, formerly
with the Capital Journal, happened to
bo in Paris, France, when tho news ar
rived of the signing of tho armistice.
In a letter addressed to Col. J. H. Cra-
dlehaugh, with whom Mr. Houston was
associated in newspapor work, he writes
aa follows:
"Paris was once again the 'Gay Pa
reo' of old when every person within
tle city turned out last night to cele
brate. Tho Americans furnisfica the
noise and France furnished the women
who "vived" and kissed without re
gard for race, color or previous condi
tion of servitue.
"Personally I am not in favor of
kissing Btrango women on the crowded
streets, but threo very good looking
young ones surrounded me and 1 said,
Oh, very well, girls, do vour worst.'
The next ono wag an effulgent jvuur
French soldier with a blonde mustache.
1 caught him under the chili with mj
elbow and he sat down ten feet away.
Then a French grande dame, also wttk
a mUbtuche, beized me in a crushing em
brace. With my American pipo I put
up it smoke barrage that left me im
mune for the rest of the evening. .
"One hospital attendant told me this
morning that he stood on one corner tat
an hour and got kissed 81 times. A
gay old infantry captain leaned out of
the back scat of an auto and kissed
them by squads as the car rolled
through the crowds.
"Thousands thronged the cafes, the
American soldier with a girl on each
arm dancing jigs in the streets forming
circles aronnd small groups, carrying
them along until they got tired or had
kissed all the women. A group of Am
erican soldiers captured a light field
piec! and dragged it through tho streets
with half a dozen French mesdamoi
sellessstride the barrel.
"The signing of the armistice' was
announced by salvos from the big guns
about Paris and every bell in town did
its best to 'bust' itself. The Fronch
newspapers are shy about extras but
the big ones maintain bulletin boards
and each announcement was greeted
with chcerg and every one hugged some
one else regnrdlcss of la grippe and in
fluenzae All I have to say was that
an enjoyable time was had by all pres
ent. "It takes a Frenchman all afternoon
to drink a glass of wine which must be
accompanied by conversation and when
some American would crowd up to
bar and orer rinks for the house, sure
everybody drank hot when the Araeri-
(Coatinued pat tw)
U.$. IWMKMEngland and France
UPON TO SETTLE
HEM! TROUBLE
Britain May Ask That Stall
Goverrjiext Be Establish
ed Scon.
WA1WS OIL MERESTS
PR0TECTB IN MEXICO
Must Be Military Cleanup As
Well As Economical Aid
For Mexico.
By Carl D. Groat
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Dee. 18. The propose
league" of nations may eall upon the
United States to settle unstable condi
tions in Mexico.
This development was foreseen hen
today by mop in touch with Muxuas
and American governmental affairs, j
Groat Britain may even ask that a
stable govenrmcnt be established in
Mexico without waiting creation 0f a
league of nations, some officials bollove
The recent Tnuipico clash, though of
a minor nature; the raid on tho Hiblor
ranch; the outlawry that makes trav
el in Mexico unsafe, and, above all, tho
squalor, povcrtv and disease long ram
pant in that country are assigned as
reasons for a cleanup.
Keeping Close Tab.
For tho most part, military men be
lieve that assistance could not be grant
ed unless there had been a military
cleanup, for they view Mexico as too
shaky and too upset to gain equilibrium
except through such action. .
As for economic aid, it is pointod out
that the Unitod States eonsulg recently
moeting at Mexico City agreed upon a
recommendation that 50,000,000 pounds
of flour and 20,000,000 pounds of sugar
be imported from the United States in
to Mexico. This would be distributed
by districts and safeguards would bo
raised against hoarding. i,
' ,. Patlcjnt with Mexico. :-
The United States and Great Britain
have looked patiently on Mexico for a
long time because tho world War oc
cupied their attention. But they have
literally been paying tribute to get out
their oil from tho Tampico fields and
now it is feared Cnrranza with his
"nationalization' ideas as to Tampico
will try to sell thoso properties t0 oth
er interests.
iirout mitain nas looxea askance a
Mexican mntterg for a long time. But
because of her eloso alliance with tho
United Sttes in the war, and because
of her urgent oil needs, she refrained
from pressing for a settlement of the
situation there..
Should Be Stabilized.
"Now, it is said, sho is preparing to
osk in the peace conference that Mexi
co brt stabilized, or to mako an early
point of such a request after obtai :
ing membership in the league of na
tions. Tho United States as next door neigh
bor, would doubtless be the nation look
ed to for action.
A strong American guard has been
kept along the border
o muuui,
was sent to command the Southern a0.
. .. .,1..,i t,.,. vf .u -
... . ., . . :.. i 4...'of tho coroner's jury which held the
war department had plans ready for
some decisive border action. This re
port never whs thoroughly confirmed,
though information at the department
indicated that there was moro than
pausing significance to Holbrook's ap
pointment. Troops at Galveston.
Besides the border patrol, a consider
able forco of troops was kept at Gal
veston und vicinity, to be ready should
trouble develop in the strategically im
portant Tampico oil district.
Kvidenen of America's renewed in
terest in Mexican problems was scen to
day in the readiness with which the
state department made public tho full
details of ths Hiblcr raid. In this,
Vijlistas stripped the ranch of its wheat
upJy, took all clothes and drove off
many head of cattle. Hcretotu.s e
department has been loath to publish
any Mexican developments. Neither
this nor the fight at Tampico between
Mexicans and the armed guard of the
steamor Monterey is likely to cause un
toward developments at tho moment.
Chief Of Staff March .
Assigns 1,500 To Convoy
Washington, Dee. 18. Chief of Staff
March announced today tho assignment
to enrly convoy of the following organ
izations, numbering about 1500 officers
and men:
Headquarters 30th brigade coast ar
tillery; 173rd, 138th, 801st, 149th, 23th
aero squadrons; 102nd and 11th trench
morfnr batteries and companies A and
B of the 2flth engineers.
A large influx of settlers on Klamath
irrigation projects is txpectcd this year.
Wanting
INITIAL FLIGHT OF
AVIATOR CARRYING
MAIL MADE TODAY
Tik Marks Beginning Of Air
plane Route From Chicago
To New York.
New York, Dec. 18. Loon D." Smith,
aviation instructor, left Belmont Park,
Long Island, at 7:20 a: m. today in a
Curtis B-4-L biplane carrying 200
pounds of mail to tocicago. The flight
marks the beginning of a permanent
airplane .route between Now York and
Chicago and is only the first step ia
the inauguration of a nation-wide route,
according to official 1 announcement.
Smith's first stop will be at Bollafort,
Pa., where another airplano is waiting
for a quick transfor of poueaes. The
next stop will be Cleveland-
Smith was scheduled to get away at
6 a. m. but delay in tuning the motor
and in making sure that the plane was
11 right delayed the start.
The Curtiss plana, which' left Bel
mont Park is a passenger machine with
the front cockpit converted into a
holder for mail.
The plane is equipped with a Liberty
motor and has a wing spread of 48
foet. While it is capable of developing
a speed of 100 to 130 miles an hour,
it is so built that it has a landing
speed of 50 miles an hour, essential in
such machines because it makes pos
sible landing jn small fields. It has a
carrying capacity of 625 pounds.
Chicago's. Mall.
1818 Mails east by occasional
"bearer" via Fort Wayne,
1824 Monthly mail by conrior via
Detroit - ,
182r Weekly mail by courier.
1827 Bi-weekly by. ws&oa.
1840 Daily by train. .
1918 By aeroplane.
2018
SWIFT CONFESSED TO
MURDER OF NEIGHBOR
t Claims That Gilmore Had Made
Several Attempts On His
Life.
Castle Rock, WsBh., Dec. 18. "It
was him or mo. I figured my children
were as good ag his to have their fath
er." With tho cool deliberation of a south
ern mountaineer, Martin Swift,
rancher living 15 miles from this place,
confessed, according to Sheriff Studc
bakor today tho murder of his neigh
bor, John Wallaco Gilmoro last Friday,
as tho result of a feud of IS years'
standing.
Swift s arrest came after he had aid-
. ... . . .... ..
, of the murdered man from the wood.
lind after he had served as a member
inquest.
"Eighteen years ago when I bought
this here lnnd," said Swift, according
to tho sheriff, pointing iu tho direction
of tho lonely Silver Lake country "Gil j
more got sore. Whim my grain came
up his chickens and turkeys cuine over
und scratched it up. Ho wouldn't keep
them home. The more land i ..
the moro chickens ho got. One time
100 chickens were on my land at once.
Two times Gilmore took shots at me.
I thought ho would get me some time,
so I got him."
Salvation Army Kettles
Again Will Provide Cheer
The Salvation. Arniy kettlcs may now
be scen on tho stroets with the invita
tion to help. Tho kettles are there to
gather money for the needy.
In addition to tho usual Christmas
dinner aud basket and also three for
the children, Christmas gifts uro to be
sent to homelcsg boys at the state train
ing school. :
Having made such a fine record ovct
in France there is a general friendly
feeling towards the Salvation Army
and its efforts and already a number
of stores have sent -parcels including
useful garments.
Captain J. Miller will bo pleased to
fcive any information desired. Thote
giving by moans of checks should make
them out payable to the Salvation army
Tho headquarters in Sulom is on State
street just west of Commercial. The
telephone number is 1820.
Colonel John Leader will remain as
member i
of tho faculty next term at thclMin Pash gave her age a
tv of Oregon. hdmniin' ''After the Ball.
University
U. S. Ship
A3 Nations .Would Appreciate
Sbare Ia American Raw
Materials .
By' Robert J. Bonder.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Paris, Dec. 18. America's most po
tent weapons in the peace negotiations
are its shipbuilding facilities and its
control of rawmaterials. It has become
increasingly evident that these would
be highly important in the sonferencea,
from wbieh President Wilson hopes to
obtain acquiescence in American ideals.
Great Britain, it is learned, would
Hko 2,000,000 tons of American buili
merchant ships and France would lika
1,000,000. Both countries are eager io
effeet an arrangement for diatributio
of raw materials and assurances against
overshrgca.
All nations would appreciate nation
alization of America's merchant marine
and a share in our raw materials, thus
ending America ' virtual domination ot
ths world's markets.
Plans Withheld.
-America's plans for building entento
merahantment and pooling raw materi
als will be withhold until the attituda
of all countries toward the league of,
nations is definitely ascertained.
It should be constantly kept in m.nd
that the president regards the leaguo
of nations as the most essct-.-.'ai -atur
of the peace treaty. . -
American participation in the world,
politics and commercial activities or
return t0 our former Isolation wlJl de
pend entirely upon tho willingness of
the entente to eater the league of na
tions. President Wilson is expected to show
that the league of nations will elimi
nate the danger of one nation inflicting
discrimnntory freight rates against tho
others. '. .
ARMY TO TAKE CHARGE
OF PARK ATCAMP LEWIS
Can Now Be Operated More
Advantageously, Says :
Army Officials.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 18. Army au
thorities today assumed full charge of
Greene park, the Camp Lewis amuse
ment zone, removing it from the control
of the Camp Lewis Amusemeut com
pany, a civilian corporation,
change was made by order of Major
General Joseph D. Lcitch, camp com
mnndcr. Captain Robert M. Duncan, intelli
gence officer, has been named to com
mand the zone.
Official notification of the chnngo
was served lost night on tho stockhold
ers of the corporation.
General Leiteh's action was tho cul
mination of a long scries of dispufc-ss
aud alleged mismanagement, which end
ed in a $5000 damage suit against the
corporation by H. F. Proctor, stockhold
er. The case is now being heard in
superior court here. -
General Leitch, in a statement an
nouneing the change, declared: -
"Greene Park has been taken over
br the army for tho reason that it can
be operated more economically and ad
vantageously for all concerned without
intermeddling civilian control."
On ueocunt of influenza the big saw
mill at Dallas has been forved to close
down. '.i
ABE MARTIN
WE
do nvi
I reckon a feller bnght t' be able J,',
boy a submarine .chaser pnrty eheau a
little later on," said Ike Soles, t'day.
away t'day by
.