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He 5000 CIRCULATION : (25,000 EE AD EES DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar ' aateed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SEKTICS Weaker Report Orefos: Bsalglt and 0atar day rain nasi portion, proftab 1 rain sr mow east portion; moderate southerly winds. 4 FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 306. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS ON CHAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CEKTS .heUiim to i imwmifTf i v T '-.y.!? BERLIN IS m VERGE OF ANARCHS-FIGHTING IS EXPECTED TO GO ON WOMEN TAKE G UNS AIDING MUTINOUS MOB OF SAILORS IN FRA Y Crowds Enjoy Crumbling Of Former Kaiser's Palace Under Artillery FircSpartacides Trying To Force , Ebert To Resign-Sailors Will Support Chancellor If He Postpones Enforcing Transfer Orders. I.- w By Frank J. Taylor . ,., Beil,i Dec , 24. Heavy, casualties M'ere suffered today by- curious bystand , or who gathered to witness the attack on "the "royal palace, where mutinous - nailors defended themselves against ve-rnment troops. A great- number ot sailors and soldier also were killed or wounded. A battery of 77 millimeter fiold piee . was (brought up 'by. the soldiers- dur- ing the night and artillery fire direot ' cd at the p&raae: at intervals through out the day.i Despite the close range, many of the shells went wide and dam aged other buildings. Flying debris kill ed and injured civilians as seme of tae jftiells exploded- at a 'Considerable dis- elf was badly damaged. (Soldiers stormed and captured por tions of the palace following (the bom bardment, but were unable to penetrate. Mie royal stables, in which the sailors were firmly entrenched. Tho crowd seemed to be divided In its-sympathies, but it 'was unanimous tit its enjoyimont of the spectacle of trie, iformer kaiser's abode crumbling tcfore artillery fire. ' " Sailors StUI Hold Ou., , - Amsterdam, . Dec. 27. Sailors who mutinied and fortified themselves in fthe royal falace have surrendered, ac--ording (to . a -Berlin dispatch dated Tuesiluj . They were given their litborty .by.. Otto Wels. city commandant, who 5n ,' a- (majority , socialist, the mossage daid. The palace 'has been occupied 'by gov erument troop Sailors are reported to Later dispatches indicated that thJ Kitilors were still holding out and that renewed fighting was expected. Women Fight With Sallow London, lcc. 27. 'Wives and sweet fiearts of 'tha mutinous sailors have H ized rifles and joined in defense of the roval palaco against the loyal guard according to a dispatch .filed in Berlin Wednesday night and received by the s'xpress today. "He Stood On President Wilson And Party Had Plenty Of Exper . ienccs On Board George Washington On Trip Across George Creel Hopelessly Lost His Sea Legs. Others In Same "Boat" ' By Robert J. Bender ' (United Press staff correspondent) ; Paris, lc 14. (By mail..) The big Best story in the world in a deer skin oat stood on the bridge of the (ioorge Washington as he steamed out of New tYork harbor. It was President VVdsou. The coat he wore was the gift of a X'eorgia friend end wns made of aever ui fine deer skins. Hat in hand, hi .'ood beside Mrs. . Wilson acknowledg ing the din of whistles, sirens, bells vail cheers that wished him dob voy age . The water is getting rou;?h early. Oorge Creel ' retired to his stateroom fhortlv after the vessel got under way Ife was not available to visiter for several days. President Wilson rested n.ost of the first three days, retiring early. . Mrs. Wilson, in a long black far "oat, promenaded on the deck at rego lar intervals; , "Abandon ship" drill the aecond lay out gave the passengers their firat opportunity .to. try on. life belt and get their life' boat assignments. Ono ia?sengcr, Captain , U. H. ti., old timer, did not feel the need of Slurrying his life belt out on deck. 'Ah, bjit you should set the example" enelaimed Ambassador Jusserand, ex changing views with the captain on ifhe subject. Thereafter the eapt&in wore his life belt. Italian Ambassador Celleri appear (t on deck ia a grey soft felt knoek j nown nt. . Whi'a President end Mrs. Wilson one :y were on deck talking with the press correspondents, Ambassador Jusserand Although the sailors have technically surrendered, they refuse to leave the city and have announced they will con tinue to support Chancellor Ebert, who permits them to remain. ,.": "The city is on. the verge of an archy and fighting is expeoted to con tinue," the dispatch aid. " ' Two Conflicts Under Way Two distinct conflicts are now un der way in the city the armed oppo sition of the sailors -and their women to orders transferring the men to coast al cities, and the efforts of the Bpar tacides to overthrow the Ebert-Schcide niann government. .. ' -TbeSpartacides, under tho leadership of Karl Lieibknecht, have announced their intention of .foreing the present ministry to resign. The dispatch said they continue in possession of the Vor waerts plant, from which they are issu ing the" "Red Vorwaerts." The build ing is defended by 18 machine guns and an armored car. i .., .A portion of the palace was still held by the sailors, while the govern ment troops held the remainders It wns believed that Ebert, fearing the Bud- den, growth in power of the Sparta cides, would halt the attack against the sailors and seek to enlist, them on his side. ' Many of them have already openly declared their loyalty to the chancel lor, in view of his disposition to defer enforcement of the orders transferring them. Influenza In Northwest SbvrLs Bis Improvement ' ' ' (would insure employment to thousands Portland, Or., Dee. 27. The influen- 0f expert aviators trained during the sa situation has shown a decided im- war. furthermore, it , would , onaWo provement throughout tho Pacifio Ureat 'Britain at all times to have au northwest during the past few days, immense airfleet at her disposal, to aceording to reports which have boenigether with tho necessary trained av- rcceiven w tne siaie neniin oureau here. Officials are confident the backbone of the epidemic has been broken. the Bridge-" f 1 i ciSne up. There followed the following bit of repartee: ' "You should have seen the moving pictures last night, Mr. President," sai(l Jusserand. "They were very fine. The story was built arour.d a noar beer called 'Veve.' You know 'Veve Jla France'," added the umbamador smilingly. "Oh, yea, Bevo L'Amciii'an, " re joined the president, at which there was general laughter. Through the efforts of Admiral Grey son, President Wilson's cold rapidiy improved. He went to the movies fre quently. Ambassador Jusserand is a believer in preparedness. He carried a small French volume in his coat pocket to afford reading material if by any chance he is forced to take to the boaU. i (During an 'informal gathering on deck, President Wilson told the fol lowing story. "One time during the eivil war iPresident -Lincoln was sending a mes senger to Jefferson Davis. Lincoln iud very laboriously explained the details of what he wished the messenger to eonvey to the confederate chief. At the conclusion, the messenger, ready for departure, asked: 'Are there any instructions!' " Whereupon Lincoln, somewhat wear ily responded: "'None, except that I am remind ed f tory of a little girl neighbor back in Springfield, 111., who playel with letter blocks in her bed at night. One night she became very sleepy b- iContinued oa page two) Sea Sickness Was Cause Of International "Situation' . . - ...... San Francisco, Dec. 27. Sea sickness caused an intern&tion- al "situation" - aboard tho 4c steamer Tenyo Maru, bound to America .from Japan. Incidentally, Bear Admiral Austin M. Knight, V. 8. N., to- day has an apology from Count Claus Bon de, attache to the Swedish embassy at Tokio, un- til ex-Ambassador Wallenberg' wag recalled at the request of Great Britain. , 4c , 'Hondo walked front a patriot , 4c io meeting aboard the Tenyo 4c Maru when allied national an-, 4c .thems were being played. Am- 4c erieans on . the ship promptly 4 'held an indignation meeting ; 4c and the captain of tho ship was :4c 4c forced to - take hand in the ' situation to restore peace, pas- 4e . seagers said today.' , 4c 4t "When the ship reached "port 4c - Hondo formally apologized to 4c Rear Admiral Knight, also a 4c 4c passenger, telling the American 4c he was fofced to loave the meet. 4c 4c ing on account of seasickness. 4c 4 ' 4c BRITAIN MAY iLP IN PEACE AEROGRAM Are Encouraging Private Con cerns Jo Build Commer cial Planes. ( London, Deo. It (By mail.) The British government may subsidize the air industry to give it tne necessary fi nancial stability for rapid peace time commercial development. ; " The air girbsidy plan is being cimsid- ered by the air ministry among other proposals. Under tho subsidies it is hoped, pri vate concerns soon would te building thousands of commercial planes and op erating them as mail and passenger car rying vehicles. This, it is pointed out, ,iat0r , - -- The success of tho subsidy plan s it was worked out in connection with the merchaitt marine and the motor lorries is being cited as one argument in fav or of air subsidios. When war was de clared, Great Britain had at her dis posal thousands of merchant craft, (many of which quickly Were transform- 'cd into fighting amps, fcveryooay ro mem'bers the hundreds of motor lorries (Which were sent to France from Lon don and other cities. The lorries are much like the motor busses used on fifth avenue, Now York. U-BOAT DESC1ED BY U.P. lm Submarine Crew Was Restricted On Account Of Small Compartments. 1 By Ed Hulllnger (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Aboard Under Sea Cruiser U 117 Har wich Harbor, Dee. 10. (By Mail.)- The U 17, which during June, July and August cruiced up and down the Ameri can Atlantic coast sinking sailing vc.i sets, tugs, barges and coastwise passcn ger steamers, lies under a thin fog to night in Harwich Harbor reduced te a curiosity. - Just up the harbor floats a floct cf 89 other former German U-boats, tied up in twos and threes. . Stripped of hor erew and potential ity for frightfulness, the monster sub marine is nestling alongside a lister dii vcr, while English tatiorg -rch ber for-booby traps. In her empty eontrol room the .'.. ends of her two periscopes one for nav igation and the other for range-finding swing useless,, with no one . through tbem. . bhe returned last September to Kiel from a 3 months cruise in American wa ters, with a record of 40,000 tons of shipping sent down, according to her erew. tingle of Bods. From her m'ne racks in the rear to tho torpedo tube in the prow through a greusy, queer-smelling junglo of steel (Continued oa page two) EMI KB LOB EOBERT CECILTRiS TfilE LAST YEAR Esgiisbsaa Gives Fesr Pro- nssis . As Necessary Fixation Fer It . By Lowell Kallett -. (United Press staff orrespeadeat) - London, Dee. B7. "Great Britain aot only is willing but determined that tae peace congress shall organle a perma nent league of nations toofore ita ad journment. , - Lord Bobert Cecfl, foreaos Brills authority on . this subject, nude this dear in an interview wita te United Press today. Ctcil said he -had never entertained any notion of tha.jieaee de'egates simp ly giving the lesjfue of nations idea their blessing and leaving the detail to bo worked out in the -fotnre. The contrary, h want' a opening loft ior possiblo iailara of the league to materialixe v - ' ' " ' Investigation in government circles reveals that Cecil ia speaking tae Brit ish, governmenti'a mind at well as his own. ; - ;, -; ' , ' Most Gurd Again War "Now wo know the horror of war" he said." A year from now the old alamour mar return. We must, vuard against this poeslbility.". . He gave, tho following provisions as the necessary .foundations o' the lea t irat A. permanent secretariat. Second (A fixed !plnoe of meeting. ' .Third-HPortodieal fliedtinga. , These meetings must . include all members, men roally entitled 'o epeak for the poopieg of their cour tries, sueh as pre- miors and foreign minuttere or tneir equivalont. Meetings must be held si least once a year. ' Fourth at is essential that no war shall be. possible .until it' i discussed either at the periodical mectlsg or at a meeting especially . called: for the purpose. - , vital Tnings to .oovaia ' '.'These thinss arce viti tainge" Cecil said.1 "Of-course,-. as I recently outlined, the- league must have non contentious as well as contentious fea tures. It unust have fcroade: purpose than merely prevention of wars. It must -have-administrative powers at well as tho authority to settle d:- putos. It is impossible yet to got tne close ly guarded British official view of free dom of tho seas. Other important prineiplos of the peace settlement aro freely siscussed, howeveT. In rogard to conscription, a high government official suggested to the United Press tnat the tact Ger many's millions of trained men aro still available renders abolition of conscrip tion in other European countries more difficult than at first appeared. Can Only Accept Germany's Word The official designated to prepare the government's case on disarmament pointed out that it is necessary to de vise a system to prevent fabrication of submarine and airplano parts in fac tories manufacturing peace time pro ducts. "It all involves the necessity for accepting Germany's word," he said. "If a way can bo found to make her word good, the problem -will be solv ed. Otherwiso the difficulties of pre venting trickery are almost insuper able." Indemnities are also a serious issue. It is known that President Wilson ad heres to his determination to keep to jthe armistice agreement. Since the re cent elections little nas Deen neara here in regard to compelling Germany to pay the whole cost of tho war. There have been 17 deaths and 342 cases of influen '.a at the army hospital t Tfewport. 4c4c4c4e4c4c4c4c444c4t ABE MARTIN 4c4c4c4 Ike Ifopps has left his wife as he got "31 tired o' carryin ' an electric iron down which all people will have equal oppor towa. Well, th' war has demonstrated tunlties. He said the "red terror' fol one thing most anybudy cau't ran lowed and did not preeed allied inter elevator. 'vention. - TVdCE AS fiiJCH WHEAT Oil no m AS WAS Tkon!i Eccnsmic Distrih- fci America Wl Be Able To Relieve World. . Washington, Dee. 27. More than twice as much wheat and greatly in creased stocks of all other cereals were on hand in United States grain ele vator warehouses and mills December 1 than at the same time year ago. Oats and rioe were the only exceptions. Jomplote figures en the food supply were made publie today by the depart ment' of agriculture. i . The survey shows commercial stocks of wheat totalled 218,434,832 bushels J08.I per cent of. the 1917 stocks.' The figures, refer to stocks reported and do uot represent the entire commercial stocks of the country nor incluwa the stocks on farms. ' Chicago board of trade figures show 121,561,000 bushels of wheat for the commercial visible supply aa compared with 21,031,000 bushels a year ago. Cor responding Bradstreot figures for 1018 show 131,084,000 bushels, as against 29 d33,000 bushels for 1917. ttoioa sueeuenv rosiuon. The figures indicate the excellent po sition America holds' regarding - food stuffs of the world and that this coun try, through economic and efficient dis tribution, will be able t0 render ex tensive relief ,o. the countries of Eu rope., - - , j Percentages or stocks or other eere- als as reported on December 1, aro ss follows: ' C . " ' ' ' ! Corn; 129 per cent of 1917 stock; oats 94.6 per eentj barley, 110.8 per cent; rye, 154.2 per cent. Commercial stocks or Hour ana corn meal also show big gains. Percentages of stocks now on hand based on those of a year ago are: Wheat flour, white, 179.4; whole wheat and graham flour, 249.1; ry flour 215.8; cornmeal, 227.8; buckwheat Hour 220.4; mixed flour, 243.5S Other foods also show substantial gains over the 1917 stocks. Percontag- 3s are ss follows: " Benns, 154.5; rice, 62.8; rolled, oats,; 167.7; canned salmon. 94.3; canned to matoes, 140.3; canned corn, 143.6; su gar, 12.1; eondensoa milK, iiv.i; evap orated milk, 7Z.8. v I EuroDC has been particularly n.utft or dairy products nad the shortage in evap orated milk is accounted for by the inormous shipments of this to France, Belgium, Italy and England. . : . SER1CUS THOOGHT IS rami today Russia Sends Note To Wilson Offering To Talk Peace With UJS. And Allies. Washington, Dec. 27. Increase of al lied military forcos in Kussia for po licing, but no intervention, was today given serious thought here and abroad. The disposition here is aguinst large scale intervention lest that should dc vclep into war. The whole problem, howovor, is likely to crystallize now that President Wilson has ?nsultcd with British leaders. Humors have been current here that another American division would bo sent, with four allied divisions, to in crease the forces in Bussia. These sto ries lack confirmation. Some effort is being made to "smoke nut" the administration's attitude with la general declaration that American trOOpS Will not oe wmiurHwn irum Rus-iia until that country has been re stored to something resembling stabili ty. Thus far, however, the administra tion has refused steadily to commit it self to sny declaration further than that the "situation is unchanged." Unfavorable to Intervention. Stockholm. Dec. 27. Allied interven- 'end, can only produce great slaughtor on both sides. Boris Litvinoff declared In a note to President Wilson, on be half of the soviet government. tion In Russia, pursued to its .logical The note, which became public today, was sent to the nresident in Ixindon si multaneously witn a eomimniMS.. reeted to the American, British, French, Italian and Japanese embassies' here, offering to open conversations regard ing peace with the bolshevikl. : Litvinoff is understood to have sug gested that the discussions ineludo boundaries, payments of debts, mining and economic concessions and the pur chase of seeds and agricultural imple ments. In his note to Wilson, Litvinoff de clared that the bolshevikl are attempt- ing to build up a social system In Peace i Of Imp ortance Talked Over Conference Of Wilson .Bator And Lbyd-Gcorge At Back Egham Palace Is Known To Have Been SaccessfuLBrit ish Cabinet Is Favrable To Views Expressed Ia Lord CcciTs Interview Wi& Lowell MeOetL By Bobert X Bender. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) -London, Dee. 27.- -Great" strides to ward amieablo settlement of highly im portant peace preliminaries were made today when President Wilson, Premier Lloyd-Georgo and Foreign r'ecretary Balfour conferred at Buckingham pal- This was the distinct understanding at the conclusion of the conversation. President Wilson met the British lesu ers in his apartment. The session last ed an hour and a half. .1 : The president ia known to have '.'sot down to cases" with the premier. Be fore. Wilsoa returns to Paris, each will know thd other's views on such' vital questions as freedom of the seas, in demnities, the .Russian situation, disar mament, conscription and the league of nations. Swinging Over The league of nations purposely is named last, since the steady swerving of British governmental opinion during the past ten days in favor of a definite league organization apparently has left little to bo desired from Wilson's stand point. ' " The United Press is able to announce that Lord Cecil's interview with Lowell Mellett regarding tho league of nations embodies tho views of the British cab inet. , It is equally certain that tho plans, ss outlined to Mellett, wore pre sented to Wilson today for considera tion. As the president and tho Britich min isters came down the steps of the palace shortly after noon they were in' high good humor. They dopartod at once for Downing street, where thoy lunched with other British statesmen and Amer- can Ambassador Davis. . 1 - Wilson Confident. President Wilson approached tho con ference with the greatest confidence that a thordugh understanding on the basic principles of the peaco settlement would be reached. Tne lcngtn or. hi stay in England will bo determined ex actly by tho progross mado in this di rection. Ho is expected to make tho frankest exposition of his views in his "conver sations" with the British public, par ticularly in his speech at Manchester, the great industrial centor ot tno coun try. That tho world need expect no departure from the formula he has drawn up was indicated in his speech to the American soldiers Wednesday, in which ho said: "If wo did not Insist upon the high PRINCELVOFF THINKS ALLIED INTERVENTION WILL SA VE RUSSIANS Suggests In Interview With United Press That United States And Japan Be Authorized To Furnish Armies That Will Settle Difficulties Of SIavs.-200,000 Men Sufficient : By Henry Wood (United Press Stuff Correspondent.) r-aris, Dee. 27. The only solution of In- RtiaHiKti nrohlem is immediate al lied intervention, Prince Lvoff, first Russian premier after the revolution, declared in an itnerview with the Unit ed J ret. today. He suggests that the Unit(Q Slates and Jupan furnisn kmc arir.ie. ' "! fully ntinrpfMntfl the diflineliiiation - - j -ri - of the allied people after four years of war, to intervene in far away Russia but the lilies must understand that un W. tkc hfilfim viki are conauered the prnnngasiltt they are spreading thruun out the v.orld will inovtaniy sgal:i in?n;ne world r ce. Only we who have jnst ciuie mm J.ussia realize tne ex tent of the ilunger, which the allies ai d neiiln.ls do not appreciato. "1'he quicker tlx allies intervenfc. the sn.sllur will bf the necessary ex. pcdit'.OMsry ioicc. Two hundred thou (and mmi would bp sufficient now to put down the I ( sheviks, wm.o v si.ris- ii hsii? larger forco would b required. . S.tcgcstg U. i. Aanny 'f l;onld the erHes fiel that genoial intervention is impossible on aeeount of sacrifices they have already made, they might authorize America and Japan, whose military strength has not been exhausted like the othors, to undertake the work. Japanese forces already la PrelhmhaH es purpose - which we have accomplished, the end would not be jnstified." To Visit Battle Zone. The president, it became known to day, expects to carry out his deferred" plan for visiting the battle sone as soon as possible so he may see where the Americans fought. He may go to Italy following his return to Paris. . Final decision in this regard depends upon his conferences in London. Ho expresses the eonvietion that the people, of France are ia complete sympathy with his peace ideas and hs is anxious to come in eontaet with .the Italians to determine first hand how they stand. During the Conferences a' large crowd stood outside 'in the rain. ' Among thent was Viscount Grey. ; . President Wilson unveiled a. portrait of George Washington in the i Dow ing Street offices after the luncheon. : Mrs. Wilson was the guest of Lady Beading at a luncheon. . ' . A s . Famous American Athlete Killed In Fall Frcm Rase Paris, Dee. 27. A two thousand foot fall killed Captain Hobey Baker, fa mous American flyer, it was learned to day. He fell at the Tours aorodromo where he was waiting to proceed. horns Hobey Baker was one of the most re nowned athletes, ver developed in th United States, . As hockey )-' iyr, experts eonccua ke was the grcatcs t this country ev has seen and his prowess on the football field was only slightly less spectacular. He also was ' a wonderful basketball player and a good track man. . Baker joined the United States air forces shortly after the declaration ot Portland Woman Dies - After Beia2 Run Over Portland, Or., Dec. 27. Mrs. Mima Smith, njed 39, died last night shortly after being knocked down and run over by an autoiuobilo iu the business dis trict. - The autoist did not stop, sny cyo-wit-ncsses, and was not idtntified becnuso ho had n0 ,'-T,lii tv.'r hi? lic:nso num ber. ; John L. Frey. formerly chief of polico at Newport, (lie l at The Dnllcs Mon di,y. Russia number 60,000. The American I have twelve thousand, while tho Frenclt a-id British forces aro smaller. The im mediate increase of these forcos to 20J 000 would permit the establishment of a lepresentativo government and Rus sia's pitrtieipation in th'. peace confer ence boioro it closes. "With local governments already es tablished and growing at Archangel and Omsk and with sopatatc states in I'krainin, Poland and Finland, the bol sheviks hold only the interior. But is i imperative to ejoet thorn from Petro fjrhd u.id Moscow. This could bo w ceinplished ensily by landing a largo iillici? force at Reval, only 260 kilomet ers (161 Va miles) from ePtrograd. Government Republican. "Once the bolsheviks aro put down, the eventual government unquestiona bly would bo republican. The bolshe viks no doubt would attempt a monar chal reaction, but we eould the n de feat them. v "The peace conference will be unab'a lo re-establish and insure world without settling the . Russian pronleni, while every day's delay in intervenes, renders employment of a greater fori- eventually more apparent." X I'rince Lvoff heads a deJegatioa of 15 llus.'tan officials who aro conferring wit'.i uliicd representatives in an ef fort to obtain aid in overcoming ths bolshet i. Were Today