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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.
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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.