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- . AnAn 5000 CIRCULATION ' (25,000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NEWS SERVICE Hiatal IlCUUll ' - - ... Oiejsa: . .Tail and sontinued ' e eoid tonight nd Tuesday; gu- tt Msterlv wine's, 'i FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 302. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS ON T8AINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS X K. I I If Iv JT-VIJ ri 0 I II II II H-v I I I I I I I I III II II II II II I II II I 1 WILSON PURSUES OPEN POLICY Of TALKING PEACE Plans To Talk Directly To . People Of Allied Countries Through Speeches. WILL TALK IN ITALY AS WEL AS ENGLAND Small Countries Of Europe Are Seeking Furthering Of Own Interests. 1 By Robert J. Bender. . (I nited Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris,. Dec. .23. President Wilson, pursuing his policy of the freost dis cussion of peace covenants, will deal directly with the people of the allied countries. Thus will millions partici pate in the preliminary conference and tnako their influence felt at the Ver sailles congress. To teach this vast audience tho pres ident will' inn ke public speeches in Eng Jiud and Italy, it became known today, in addition to the medium of the press, ile will pursue thig course while ison-(firt-riug with the tillied statesmen. Receives Many Letters. -. That President Wilson already is getting the ear of the allied poojnes is indicated by the' hundreds of letters ho has received from all classes, express ing sympathy with ' his policios and firoiiiihing him support. Tlio situation of the small European nations is deeply perplexing. JMuny fac tions are seeking the president 'a ear, believing he can best serve their par ticular interests. The president will ad lime to the principle .of Self -doteralbui-tion, pointing out that these factions should get together and determine their uited aims. ' Tho conflicts between the aims of Italians and Jugo-Slavs aiid the Poles and Lithuanians stand out as porhilps the most unsettled conditions in Eu rope. WILSON ON WILHELM'S TRAIL. - London, - Dec. 23. President Wilson surely is on the trail of of the kaiser. The president is reported to have occupied the suite on the George Washington that the kaiser did severul years ago and t have beon serviced by one ef tho kaiser's old waiters. And now, it developed today, the president is expected to be given the suite at Buckingham palace iu which the kuiaer stay ed during his visit hero in 1911. ., if:." SLAYER OF FRIEDA WEICHHAN, SUICIDE Defense Of Piper Claims He Was In Reality Not Mar dsrer, Bat Robber. Muskegon, Mich , Dec. 23. With iilo H. 1'iper dead, a suicide, authori ties indicated today they will sift fur h'tier the mysteries of hit life. Piper, an insurance agent, strangled tv-msorf to death Saturday night,' just a officers were ready with an an nouncement that they were ready with roof that he had murdered, two year DUO, Miss Frieda Weichman, his allflg Vd bigamous bride. Today those close to him and to hil flFfonse claimed Piper was not a mur derer, but a robber. Piper really mar tied. Miss Weichman, they said, then . mmharked on a bandit tour with men tamed "Sheldon" and "Goldberg." S he murdi'r of Miss Weichman by one ktt the party, they said, grew out of the tfear that tha girl, horrificdby post . ftice robberies which paid expenses to? the trip, would squeal In apparent verification of the story, neighbors recalled today that Piper finally paid coal and grocery bills with (stamps. - Wilson At Work On His Speech For Soldiers Paris, Dee. 23. President Wilson wis hard at wurk today upon the .oeeche ha will deliver in London and fLmchester aad to, ihe Americas sol diers Christmas. He interspersed .this work., with- a ronfcreai-e with Colonel House- and a 'walk with Mrs. Wilson, WOUNn;D SOLDIERS IN AMftAN HOSPITAL AT ; NEt 1LY SEE PRESIDENT Wilson's Visit To Douiboys Was Unannounced And Without Formality. By Robert J. Bender (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris, Dec. 23. Twelve hundred men in the American hospital at Neuilly to day regarded their injuries with evon more contempt than usual. They, had shaken hands and talked with the pres ident of the country for which they went down into the valley of the shad ow. They felt that in no bettor way could that country have revealed its appreciation of their deeds. The words which best expressed the spirit of President Wilson 's visit to the hospital yesterday were spokon to Hugh McNair of Michigan, a graduate of Brown university, who wore the croix do guorre and the distinguished service cross. "If I had won those," said the pres ident, "I would be the happiest man in the world." Didn't Wish Ceremony. The president came to Neuilly unan nounced. When he was greeted at the door by hospital officials he said. "I came over to visit the boys. 1 don 't wish any ceremony. ' He passed from bed to bed, snaking hands and giving a Christmas greeting to each man. Ho saw one soldier whose face had been shot away months ago aud who had been patched -up by a miracle of surgery. Some of the men had lost an arm or a leg. Others had mangled faces. Many presented piti ful sights and tho president was deeply affected, Ho tried to maintain a cheery attitude, but flio strain on him was evi dent before he left tho hospital. One soldier with a shattered arm arose in bed and saluted with his good arm, "I am inightly glad, old man, that you arc ablo to get up," the president said. Had Saluted Him Before.'' " , Tho man smiled and replied "I havo saluted you before. I was traffic policeman at Grand Central Station in New York." SEN.KEN THUS TAXES 6N LUXURIES IEASED Committee Amendment Elim inating Such Taxes From Revenue, Defeated. Washington, Dec. 23. Luxuries tax es will stay in the revenue bill. The senate by a vote of 38 to 32 to day defoated the committee amendment that would have elimnated a largo num ber of such taxes from the houso bill. The voto followed a bitter attack on tho amendment led by Senator ,Ken yon Iowa progressive republican. Senotor Konyon bitterly attacked the finance committee foreliminnting nianj of the luxury taxes as provided ia house bill. "You've been thrashed completely," said Kenyon, referring to tho election "and when you do this you'll be wipd off the map." "Why this change f" asked kenyon. "I hope that some reason will be giv en for the change of attitude." Should Increase Taxes. Kenyon said that Instead of cutting out and reducing luxury taxes he would increase them. "Do you want to tend word through ' tho country that we are protecting big j business and levying taxes on those less I able to bear themf" he asked, i "When we are taxing everything un j der the sun, exept the air we breathf jthe taxes on luxuries are dropped," he aid sarcastically. j Senator Johnson, California, another progressive republican, declared $2,000, 000,000 taxes had been lost by not lev ying an 80 per cent tax on war profits in the 1917 bill. Johnson Insisted that we had been far more' tender toward bijf busineg than was England, where a straight 80 per cent war tax was paid. Attempt To Provide Cots For Soldiers In Portland Portland, Or., Dec. 23. Mayor Baker and other eity of ficiuls are holding a ' conference today to , provide eots, in some suitable quarters, for goldiers who tare temporary visitors in Portland I while en route home after demobilize ; Won. Being unable to find rooms in hotels and rooming honws, which were crowd ed, scqres of soldiers slept on benches an j even the floors at the onion station last night. The- president asked one boy how it happened that so many wero wounded bolow tho chest lino. "Those who were woundou .- Lie bolt aren't hore," was the reply."They have passed on." As the president left each ward h said: " Ihopo every man of you will be back home very soon." Mrs. Wilson followed, the president through every ward, smiling and chat ting and distributing flowers. She stopped by tho bed of one boy who said he was called "Texas Red." Over the bed was a sprig of mistletoe whieh "Red" said he had placed there o as to iuduce some pretty nurse to kiss him. The president and Mrs. Wilson later 1 ,1.. i.i i. I. .. : ... I . uraco, wnere tney lamea wun. suoui 800 wounded poilus. OREGON NOW ONLY FIFTY PER CENT OVER IR RED CROSS DRIVE If Membership Is Insufficient There Must Be Another : Drive For Funds. Portland, Or., Dec. 23. With this the last day of the official drive for mem berships in tho Rod Cross tho state has enrolled a littlo more than 200,000 or about CO per cent o? what would bo possible if every adult in the state on rolled. Unless thore are a sufficient number of .mentors enrollcdin, jfh is, drive it will bo necessary for the Rod Cross to como before, the people .within a ien months to make a money campaign, and this is something tho Red Cross man agement dislikes to do. Word Tceoivcd from Washington states that it was be lieved enrollments would be so heavy that no further drives for funds won d be required. The slow manner iu which the people are responding, however, gives rise to tho doubt as to whotiier the organization can got aton .. nuvt the money drive. If Oregon docs its share -and finishes strong, a thore is still a possibility of its doing, this will cancel any war fund drive for tho Rod Cross, so far as this state is concorned. There arc 200,000 wounded American soldiers in France who will have to be cared for an indefinite mimbor of months. Tho Red Cross is expected to look after these boys and will do so. In addition thcro will bo a million Ameri can soldiers in Europe for prona..., i entire year, and these, too, will receive tho attention of the Red Cross. The signing of the armistico has not demob ilized tlio Red Cross. Tho work must go on and there is a vast amount to be ac complished. President Wilson canted from Paris to Mr. Davidson, president of the Red Cross, to proceed to Europe t0 airango for the eularged efforts of the organization. Iu response, Mr. Da-i vidson is now on the high seas. I Officially tho drive closses tonight Until that hour tho faithful crew of women and men who have been solicit ing memberships ail of last week will continue their labors. They have re mained doggedly on the job and if Ore gon fails to register what it should the responsibility is on the public. In on county, Baker, a local manager, "Dollar-Bill," Ellis, is considering publish ing the mimes of the people who posi tively refuse to enroll without having a good and sufficient reason. This drastic action ia under consideration in several other counties. That such- a scheme of publicity will nt be relished by those whose names are printed is acknowledged, but the attitude of some people toward patriotic movements siuco the war ended hag given birth to the suspicion that they have not been 100 per cent loyal to America during tlm period the United States was in the European trouble. A few precincts In the state have ac complished a worderful record, report ing 100 per cent and better in certain instances, but oh the whole there has bceu a slackness that has been 'irpress ing. One day remain in which Oregon can redeem itself and no effort will b-. overlooked by the managers to sec tb.it at the finish Oregon ia in the right col umn. While no quota has been given the state other than "universal mem bership," the proportion the Isiato should enroll, based on the desired 50, 000,000 -in the nation, is about 400,000 and the figures up to last night compil ed by State Manager H. E. Withnin dis close that barely half that number hat been registered. T0 date Oregon has not-equaled the membership enrolled a year aga, and if it ia to maintain its record it will have to double last year's enrollment. Oregon 's reputation is at stake. It is now facing for the first time tht prospect of being delinquent in patri otic aervico. F1I HASH illuMIOil OF Annexation Rivalries Tend To Re-Establish MateriaSstic 'Policies. EXPANSION DESIRES OF ITALY ARE KHICATH) Publicity Will Re Democracy's Greatest Aid At Versailles "Conference. By J. W. T. Katoa ' (Written for the United Pre) ' Now York,' Dee. 23. Growing imper ialistie sentiment in Franc favoring the annexation of the German Rhine lands may become a part of the French government's formal peaee demands, if Italy 's trans-Adriatio expansionist Am bitions are recognised by the allies and America. ;:"'." , . : Imperialism and the balance of pow er are coming more and more into prominence at the preliminary discus sions of the European representatives at Paris. It is a natural development, for national ambition must inevitably find spokesmen after a victorious war. Must Exercise Judgement -But, unless the better judgment of the peaee congress finally rejects these annexationist rivalries, Europe will re turn to the same materialist pohcy that existed before the present conflict, In stead of being . peace congress, the Versailles conference will have done so more than fix the territorial reasons for the next war. In the midst of the present conflict, the French govern ment made a secret pact with Russia whereby the latter recognized Frances right to th Germat territory north of Alsace-Lorraine md west of the Rhine. This area include tho German districts now occupied by American, British and Belgian- troops. The treaty was negotiated while the late czar was in power; It was made public by the bol sheviki and later wna renounced by a succeeding French ministry.- There are indications that a return to this claim is now being urged by certain French interests. If the peaco conference were to recognize France 'a right to the Rhinelands, Franco' herself - would un doubtedly bo prepared to put no ob stacles iu the way of Italy's desire to dominato the eastern shore of the Ad riatic. The most effective way to as sist tho French and Italians who op pose a trad of this sort would be to throw open to tie world the deuoera tioni of the peae conference. Democ racy's .greatest aid at Versailles will be publicity, SOLDIERS ARE KILLED M0PAM1ECH Were Accompanying Police Officers On Late At Night Burglary Cai Portland, Or., Doc. 23.Private Hed lcr was instantly killed and Corporal James Jardin lived only a few hours as a result of the wrecking of a police patrol automobile early yesterday morn ing. Both were soldiers stationed at Van couver barracks. A companion. Private Boy E. Barnes, medical corps; three po licemen snd two civilians wre slightly injured. The accident occurred when the pa trol was returning from a burglary call in Montnvilln, a suburb of Portland. AH of the occupants of the police wa gon, except the officers, had been pick ed up that they might ride into the city, none being under arrest. Officer Rekdahl stated today he wa driving at the rate of 20 miles an hour when an unidentified automobile sud denly appeared just ahead of him. The (patrol, in being twerved to avoid a collision,' skidded on the wet pavement and was wrecked against a telephone pole. Railroad Telegraphers To Stay Till January 1 Portland, Or., Dec. 23. Six hundred railroad telegraphers of the Portland district will remain at their keys until January 1, it was announced today. Even if Director General MeAdoo doe not keep hi promise to respond to their grievance by the first of the year, the kcymen will not participate in the contemplated strike unles order d to do o by the national organiza tion. Representative of the telegrapher met here Sunday. E. J. Manion of SL Louis, Mo., vice president of the na tional order, addressed the raea, urging them t0 await MeAdoo' a.cti. "GOOD GERMANS" SHOCKED RUDELY BY WILSON SPEECH Do Not Favor Punishment For War Makers Other Than Already Received. By Frank J. Taylor (United Press Staff Correspeudent.) Berlin, Dee, 81. (Delayed.) Ger many received a rude shock when it heard of President Wilson's speech in Paris favoring punishment for war mak era. The fact was made clear todaj that "good German" fear peace con ference will eonfound them with the guilty. The Germans have been getting ready to have their delegates at tho peael conference receive Wilson' terms with enthusiasm, believing him the only man eapable of saving the world from fu ture wars. Hence the jar when he men tioned punishment. Wilson's attitud was the biggest topie in Berlin today. German peace delegates, it appears, will object to any penalty for the kai ser which would make him a national hero. They don t want a ' ' roturn from Elba." No1 Unpopular. ' All the war makerR are now Unpop ular in Germany, with the exceptiot of Field Marshal Von Hindcnburg. Gen eral Ludendorff is the worst hatod. The militarists arc blamed for the present ituation, but the general feeling today appears to be "let bygones bo by gones. ' ' Sentiment is very bitter toward the kaiser and crown prince, as institutions but there is little personal feeling AVIATORS DOWNED 845 MY PLANES When Armistice Was Declar ed Ibere Were 39 Aero Squadrons On West Front Washington, Dec. 23,Amorican av iators downed 849 enemy pluncs during the war, of which 491 were confirmed and 354 were not, according to infor mation reaching the war department today. Major General Harboard In a cable to the director of the air service thus summarized the work of the Unit ed Sttcs flyers and the scope of the operations of the air service. On tho day the armistice iint 39 American aero squadrons were In operation on the west front. Compared with the enemy's loss 271 American planes were brought down. Casualties suffered by the service to talled 442; of theso 109 were killed, 103 wounded, 200 missing, 27 prisoncu and three interned. This was consider ed low in view of tho fact that then; wore 24,512 men of the service on thu actual front. Tho total nir strength in Franco was 58,000, including those bri gaded with the French, English and Ital ians. The report shows that 6,47:! planes wero re-eived by the A. E. F., from September 1917 t0 Novcnibor 1918. Eight different schools of instruction were established in France, designed to train 3800 officers and 11,700 men. OFFICIA1AT DENIE3 REPORT Paris, Dec. 23. Secretary Lansing today officially denied that the Am erican pence delegation had decided to advocate sinking nf the surrendered German warships. The proposition, ho said, has not even been discussed. Hoeakin' o' marryin' young, I see I where a bride of a year wants a di i vorcc from a man o' sixty. Miss Myrt ,1'ash is th' hog killin' guest o' friends In th' country. ' ABE MARTIN (against them. Many people seem to reel that toe loss of their thrones was sufficient punishment. Representative German express willingnoss to pay a nominal indemni ty, but realizing their total defeat, feat I the allie will dismember the empire. , Tile bolsheviki are another bugaooo. It is becoming more apparent, however, that the Spartncides and other extreme radical are mere troublemaker and that many of their demonstrations r only bluff. The country appears tt be getting solidly behind the Ebert Haase government and the disorders ar expected t0 decrease as the food ituo tion improves. LCCATION OF IS. IN FRANCE iriNOUNCED TODAY War Department Also Names, Commanding General Of ' EadKvisioa. Washington, Doe. 23. Location of all American divisions in France on No vember 8 and the names of command ing generals wore- announced by thq war department today. The statement follows: ' Combat Divisions. 1. Canach, Luxemburg, Major Gst evnl E. F. McGlachlin. 2. Modernaoh, Luxemburg, Major General J. A. Lejeuuo. . 8, Remich, Luxemburg, Major eGn oral R. L. Howze. . ' - - 4. Hayango, Germany, Major Gener al M. L. Horsey. 5. Longneyon, France, Major Gener al H. B. Ely. 6. Ancrovillor, Major General W. H. Gordon. . . - . - ' 7. Envezin, Major General E, Wit: tenmeyer.-,, ... .,- ..v. 2d. Montigny Lo Hoi, Major General H. C. Halo, " v 11. Corbio, Major Gonerar J. B. By as. ' 28. Hcudieourt, Major General Win, H. Hay. 29. Bourboune Les Bains, Major General C. U. Morton. 30. Lemans, Major General E. H. Lewis. SI. Lemans, i 32. Consorf, Luvcmbuvg, Major Gon eral Wm. Lassitor. 33. Troyon, Major Gonernl Bell Jr. 34. Lcmam, Major .General 0. J Rhodos. , 35. Lcrauvillo, Major General P. B. Throb. 36. Tronchoy, Major Genoral W. K. Smith, . 37. Oostroosebeko, Belgium, MajOf General C. 8. Farnsworth. 38. Lcnians, , i , 42. Mersch, Luxemburg, Major Gem crid C. A. F. Flagler. 77. Les Vignettes, Major General K. Alexander. 78. Scmur, Major General J. H. Mc '"'a. Vacherauville, Major General J. E. Kuan. 80. Ancy Le France, Major General S. D. Sturgis. . 81. Wassy, Major Gonoral C. J. iy " 82. 'I'rauthoy, Major General G. V. Dunes. 84. Lomnns, 1 OF. V..1.,itin 80. Lemans, Major General C. G. Bal lou. . 88. Lngny, Major General W. Wei gel. 89. Dainpicourt, Brigadier Gil Y. L. Wynn. 60. Maryville, Major General L. 8 "1. Dontcrshem. Bolgium, Major General M. H. Johnson. 92. Marbachc, Major Genoral O. V. Martin. 41. St. Aignnn, Brigadier eQn. 15 Col. ' 83. Lemans, Major General E. 1. Glenn. 76.- St. Nazaire, Major General H F. Hodges. 85. Toiil, Major General Chase W. Kennedy. 39. St. Florent, Major uenerai u. C. nodges, Jr. 40. Hovigny, Major Uenerai v. n. Strong. SERBIA UNITES WITH MONTENEGRIN PEOPLE Declares Officially That All Relations Are Broken Wi& Nicholas. Amsterdam, Dec 23. Union of Mo" tenegro with Serbia was officially pro claimed by the Montenegrin Hkupaeh itna (parliament), A Belgrade dispatch. U. S. IN DANGER OF LOSING BRAZIL'S SHIPPING TRADE Lack Of Ships And Means Of Direct Connnunicatioa ' Disrupted Business. CENSORSHIP OF CODES IS ALSO RESBL& Med States ; Competitors Rave Lower Freight Rates With South America. : By H. B. Robertson (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Rio. Janeiro, Dee. 33. Drastic meas ures must be taken by ' the United States government particularly by tho shipping board, if the American busi ness situation in Brazil is to be saved, according to the unanimous opinion ex pressed today by Amerieans doing buai. nesj here, J ; Unless regular steamer service for freight, mail and passengers is re-established at once with sailing ships be ing used to carry cargoes that are not urgent and unlesg the present censor ship handicaps on private telegrams are removed ana ft more direct enanuel of new eouiiuanioatioa between Brazil and the United tetatos is opened, tha Jsuropean competitors will be able to seize Brazilian trade and American bus iness firms will suffer . a , staggering blow. . . t Gloomy View Deepened. ' This gloomy view . of the situation hug been deepened by the fact that ut Bio and Boa, Paulo alone orders for more than $10,000,000 worth of Ameri can goods have been cancelled durinj the past month.. Tho limit has sot yet been reached and the prospects for future orders are fading. Tho lack of ships to Brazil disrupted business, not only because of the fact that no freight was coming in, but also because there was practically no freight and passenger service. It has been sev en weeks since the last mail reached Rio from th United States and tho present cable congestion is adding to the difficulties. American business men complain tiiat the censorship, which forbids privatu codes, is bumpering their work and they also chnrgo that messages destined for th United States are brin sent by way of competitor countries, furnishing information which should not reach those countries. Attempts to send mes sages by land wires to BuenoB Aires and thence via Panama to New York have been effectively blocked by still worse delays. Reasons for Cancellation. An official inquiry bee and at Sao Paulo to ascertain the rcasong for can cellation of American goods revealed that many Brazilian firms bought for speculation, and others, fearing they would be unable to get delivery, order ed the same goods simultaneously from two or moro firms. Others declared they were abl to get better delivery from competitor of American firms. The investigation also rovenied that American trade was further injured by the assiduous spreading of reports that the United Htntes was propanug a new "black liBt" to punish firms which had cancelled American ..u.s. In tho meantime, it is authoritatively reported that German agents havo been viBitinir American buyers urging that orders bo withhold1 and declaring that cheap German goods would be delivered us soon as the peace treaty is B.gatd. Many buyers are holding back to iej whut will happen. Other Difficulties. Other difficulties are also confront ing the American firms. The freight rate from New York to Rio is $35 a ton, while ths rate for the same goods from Liverpool to Rio is nly $15.' In addition, the British vessels are main taining regular schedules, enabling tlte British salesmen to promise delivery of goods on a certain date, while Ameri can salesmen are unable to promiso ds- livcry beoause no ships are scaednlcdl from American ports. Recent announcements in the uniiea States regarding American shipbuilding acomplishments raised Brazil's hopes for ships from the United States to a high point end as a consequence of the failure of American snips io appear now In Brazilian ports the effect on American prestige has been greater than it would otherwise have beon. announced today. In response to the denial of King Nicholas that he had been dethroned, the newspaper Samon J'rava publishes an official statement, declaring that the national, assembly which met at I'oilaoritza was elected by a majority ,of the people. tl. "The former sing, ov nis from the country, has flun? away bis orown aad we have broken all rela tions with, him," the staUuseut said.