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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 312 - SALEM. UKttUUIN. SATUKlJAr, JAXN uflfti , ;
RESISTANCE TO
BOLSIIEVIKI
STOPPED BY HUNS
IS
German Troops Are Abandon
ed In Riga According 10
Berlla Dispatch.
GUARDS CAPTURED
CITY OF NOYtKGURDOK
Cobhevik Offensive Continues
; . .. Ia Regions OiReval
v And Riga. 1
VISIT 10 POPE TODAY
Mm ONE OF
IMPORTANT EVERTS
President Went To Vatican Di
rect From American Em- ,
bassy This Afternoon.
Rome Jan. 4. The visit of President
Wilson to Pope Benedict at the Vati
can today, was regarded as ana of the
most important events of , the presi
dent's Italian visit. It.wao believed
that a clear understanding would be
f bed regarding the ehureh 's attitude
ifr& i vital principle of the peace act
to bis ftudienee with the
a r 11 a
nsti-t -- naeiliii Ann to ! vaul With C.HT-
dh.a " papal secretary of stE-te,
regard. tr "tain angles oi political bud
q laivr mnvu uy win uu
LAST OF VOUilDa
MOlTAKEtl FROM
STRANDED SHIP
Few Of Crew Remain on Biard
To Aid In Wrecking Oper
WEATHER WHICH IIAB
BEEN WINTRY, CHANGED
Earlier Reports Indicated Hat
filuch Difficulty Would
Be Encountered.
tII QAnJv GOrS S I K Altirl I
FROM AL'ctllCAN EMBASSY
TO COrifERENCE WITH POPE
feclares Hat BsScsa' Peoples Must Now Be Independent
lidii-Frel Eaa Important rnvate miemsw
fit. f Afcracca In Hires Rooa. - '
. London, Jan. 4. With, .the bolshevik
. armies winning aquiuonai victories
nracucnuv every wuero. ruuuris ffur.ro-
, coived from several sources today indl
; eating let down of allied and Gcr-
emu resistance to them.
Accordion to the Express, the Brit-
lull liolit rruiHrtr nauadroii will be with-'
drawn from the Esthonian coast within
few days because of danger from the
, .ice.; . The squadron, however, will pa--trol
the Rvltio as far as Danzig.
, A Tokia dispatch said the war office
. lias announced that 34,000 Japanese
troorjs will be withdrawn from Siberia
and- that hereafter only the smallost
possible force will be maintained thore.
German troops have retreated to new
. positions Beveral kilometers from ttiga,
abandoning a thousand German soldiers
, iutliat city,, according to a Berlia dis
' patch. The, dispatch said that the Gor
. -vttn cabiiMt had -conferred- with the
German central council of soViots re-
. gnrAing the situation en ti Bugsriaa
frontier. ,.:' '"i ,:
Capture Walk and Wenden. . -Well
equipped bolshevik forces have
captured Wrlk and Wenden, according
tn Kiira ilisnatch to the Berlin Vos-
iche Zeitung. This dispatch said the
jeots th
pontiff. Ik -
The pres. Tent to tne vatiean oi
rect from th, jriean embassy, where
he had lunch "with. Ambassador Page.
Thig was in deference to peculiar re
lations between the "Vatican and the
Qutrinal which made it desirable ' that
tho president - shouia proeeca to tne
Vr-tican from American rarncr . man
Italian territory. The embassy, of
course, is regarded as being on Auitt
cau soil.
To Confer with Orlando.
f!nnfnrn'p.na with Premier Orlando
and other Italian statesmen were schod-
ulod for the president altci Iub return
from, the Vatican. i. i - .
Thn nwuirlent delivered liis second
forms! speech here at the state dinner
given ty a-ing .vietor -.immauuui inoi
sight. Ho said: - "
"Your Majesty: I have been very
much touched bv.the generous terms of
.. . i ,t t.
the address wmcu you nave icau,
said. .
"I feel it would be difficult for me
to make a worthy reply and yet if 1
could speak simply the things that are
..r i,ai,.rt t am mire theT would con-
a "v - - - , ,
atuto n adeaunte one. ; i naa oe-
..;,.- Hut nurliument thin afternoon
to speak of tne strong synipnuiy.
between the... United
States and Italy during the . terrible
years of the war, but perhaps hero I
could SpoaK more lniimaieiy "J
Fire Wand, N. T. Jan. 4. The last
wounded soldier was removed from the
stranded - trsusport Northern Pacific
this afternoon.
A skeleton crew remained on board
to aid wrecking operations which start
ed lato tolflar. .
Tae last wounded were easily taken
oif i' from a wiotrr dawn with snow, s
blindiff and a rsugk sea, the weather
changed remarkablv' during; the' day
Tho wind subsided, skies cleared ani
tho ocean became smooth. At 2:15 p
m. the iwt U etcher case went over
he side. '' ; 1
Battler Reports
Fire Island. N. T.. Jan. 4. Hidden
from sight of those on shore by a bliz
zard which came out of the northeast
nn wnnra nf ml, tho trsnsTjort North-
era Pacific was severely hammered 'by
a rising sea Hit morning, two nun
Arprt hnlnlnra wniindHd Aniericxrii - sol
ditrs aid. the ew Ot uv rre still
purinf sceatxtenai lapses "fifth wfndi
intAitflit.v iiAHaitd n. thA fltricken troon-
ship eoulu be faintly heard above the
hri-nker'a mar. The err of "All's
well" Iron the watch, the note of tho
ship's boll comiug as if from a grert
riuKE Mexico PAr iiiAVY COIUUTTEE
BMKBIM-.
early mm
By Robert 3. BshI
(United Press staff snt nieat)
Ton S.nediet rret-
ed President Wilson with sutstretehsd
rats tody.. The-pontiff's Toeptira of
the president, wtis- txxnmxij-wivw.
He clasped the execntWs'i kaad in
both his and shook them warmly. -Af
ter- thi s ; grertlnsr ' the- pops ad
the president entered As throne room,
where they conrerreo-i. pnvio
some length. ...'i1 ;
T nresident wsnt aireet rrom roe
AmeriMn embassy :t A .the Vatican,
where hs arrived at 3:43. A plsttoon of
Swiss guards tngwla-.- navforn wsa
played '.'The Star Bpanglsd .Banaer."
Entennir the Bt, . usranesus . .win,
nMMAn-tinl - nnrtvA walked Bst t
of i Mnrittrmei.'si' vtstooa -of
Swiss guards and a pkitooa of vaticaen
firemen, who presenvea arws. , - .
President Wilson was rwnv.ii uj
Monsignor Tasoi, majos domo, Monsig
nor Zampinl, aeristanj of the palaces,
ifconsignor Nadeilireea,' grana smowr.
to the popey ana lour saereo
lain. Thy escorted him t ths top of
the royal stairway, whert he waji greet
ed by a picturesque -group i.t
manaers bf the vatiean militi and
their staffs. k,'
Cortege Formed
i tnrmri hnrS. with the ati-
litia officers leadinfj and nother pla
toon" of Swiss guards in the rear.
IS DEHA1JD 1U CAPITAL
BUG RAKED r TODAY
Foreifa Reladoas Ccssittee
To Report Resoishca m
, Question lna.
iWhen they SirrivetJ at ths threshhold
of the Ulementme . aaii, jaonsignw
Zampe, roaster of eeremoaies, welcomed
the preeiaent tn:tne name oi ins pp
He eseorted wiison TO wo ui '
from which a floor open mte tne smu
fit rVnA MMn- -'
The door opened and - Monsignor
Samper stepped forward, annouuneing
to the pope that tne mwi,ff
V A a i awl - - 1 '
Pffoe Benedict same out, dreasea in
Uitk outstretched arms
he strode forward and elasped both of
President Wilnon'a hanus. ine pope
and the president then , entered
throne room for s private eonverea-
tion, MonsignoT Bemper eiosms w
door (behind them. The president's par
ty remsvined in the hall of arms. ...
" ' At End of Oooferenos)
. k iti. .nnrhiirinn nf the conferenos,
a bell rang and Monsignor camper
opened the door. The president tame
out and his party was introduced to the
pope. As the members eonverwd with
the pontiff; the- president visited Tne
Borgia apartments with Cardinal Gas-
annl MTtt.rV Of StAtS -
r" ' I.J. .V.
. When the preeniens oik,
formalities -were observed as cm the
occasion of his arrival.
President Wilson's stratejry in going
straight to the heart of the Balkan sit
uation was discussed Dy tne jjeupiu
hBshintten, Jan,. 4. ' Make Mexbit
pay" was e demand raised with st-
er-grqwing emphasit here toaay.. -, : .
: ho strong has the. demand growa that
tha Bsnate foreign relations eommittee
agreed immediately - to report at rcsolu-
roa direetms; tue state departmews
begin vigoreus aetion to force Carma
n's ffftvrnwiAnt to an aecoontinc.1
Those' demanding this account, want
these twe things: ;
1. - " Prompt payment by Mexieo ef
maims of Amerieans. who have suffer
ed loss through bandit raids or attaecs
nf Uvzioaa federal troops tm mexico.
. B. Adnntion bv this oovernment ef
an attitude whieh will eonstitnte a re
buke to Mexie0 for virtually siuing
wilt, nnrmnnv in the wsr.
iiiMu.Bin. nr nn jnexioan cuvsuun
in congress,- si elsewhere, has always
brought the eharge that those demand
action are working for
Amerieam "Dig DusiBess, - a twp
has bees revlvea.
Asrizalba Of Three Year
BirVosraiaWlBe
(hsPclnL .
(Conthmed ja page throe)
91St:DIVlSIONTO GET
rmRElMSEFROM A.E.F.
mNKdREGONMENMll
mVAY HAS FOT OF
gold f on mm
Custodians Of Nobel Fund Say
Now Would Be tood Ins
For Trip To Norway.
n in tt Btatesad ourse
o.ve practically out or provisions anu -""'." , ,. .-j the raeious
COUld SpeaK IliO' uimtmv J !ui wni uiimii h fi'
how sincorehr the people of tho United distance, told the waiters on shore that
. . . 1 3 ( .nuraltll.. 1 ... i ! 1 1 I, .1 rl ! .. .... . Annw
me vtjKx-i ffu n tiuituug un;
ii"i-s defending the railways are said
to be deserting, rendering orderly re
tiineiit of the German -forces impossible
The bolshevik communique rocelved
fj-om Moscow . by wireless today said:
"The Ukrainian council's troops have
cnpiuied Bdy. Bed guards mpturod
Wovo-Gurdok. Ukitiniau red guards
jher majesty, tho queen
Many Italians In V. S. Army.
"It has bcon a matter of pride with
us that so many Italians, so many men
of Italian origin were in our own ar
mies, and associated with their breth
ren of Italy herself in the great cuter-
Drise of freedom, xnese are no snwu
ir Ti ;a MA. n..f1 IIiav nmiilAlfl thiit. nro-
I.'arvu tlmt he. guards arc advancing cess 0f welding together of the sympa
fliiil annihilating ll.o white guards who.thies of nations which has been going
lauded recently. on so long between our peoples. The
"In the region of Bevnl end Big Italians in the United States have cx
tho bolshevik offensive continues. We 'cited a particular degree of admiration
fcave captured the Novo-Svancbeny sta
tion, Ulyanovka, Osipov and a series of
Hinges along the Ufa-Stcrlitamak high
way. Near Prem, the enemy occupiod
l?zu." "
medical corps men, a few Red Cross
wnrlrAt. it. AniLflt ffuards. the United
Press eorroirponxlent and one other nows
pa perms, a were the only persons to re
main bete during the night, due to the
dinger of food supplies being cut off
by the storm. Naval vessels stood by
but they were not risible and evon tho,
powerful Fuc Island light could not be
seen at a distance of a mile.
Transferrin wounded to tho Solace
was inoro dangerous than their removal
from he wreck. Through glass it was
possible to see the small boats vgcuweg
against each other and Dumping into
the side of the hospital ship, swing
ing at anchor a mile from shore. It
t.nnk 10 to 15 minutes to pass ono fte"T-
Icss man fr3m 'ne suDinanne cnaser
they, I believe, are the only people of
a given nationality who have Deen, wh(m tJw wavos
careful to organm, thomaelj re. to see J ma u
that their compatriots coming to Amen-1 . ..
- ,.m mrtTlTlta finil lin UiLtll "
Vtt ffCID i.Ji
Ambassador Reading To
Return To U.S. With Wilson
fkktmg Qoafities 0 91st
Drew Greatest Praise From
GralHaig.
Washington, Jan. 4. The thirteenth
division ' (Tennessee, North Carolina
and South Carolina Kational Guard),
the 37th division (Ohio aad Virginia)
National Guard.,; tne wist ijivihh
(Washington, Oregon, Jnnrornm, ne-
Titnli Tiihn Montana. Wvomins,
National Army) and the second corps
" ' . to ft rift n
headquarters a total or oo,uui m.-u
have been designated for release from
the A. E- F. as soon as ships are avail-
Tho 302nd and 303rd Field Artillery
regiments have been listed for early
convoy along witn me ionowing
Tit;-0i. anii Noonnn riiiirmin oriiiiBin'i-
isiah artillerv brisade
headquarters; tractor artillery school
detachments.
Brl.s Wounded to Hobokon.
New Verb, Jaa. 4. With 445 wound
ed officers and men rescued from the
transport Northern Pacific stranded off
Fire Island, the transport Mallory ar-
:
year to year guided to tho places of
the industries most suitable to their
previous habits. No other nationality
has taken such pains as that and in
serving their fellow countrymen they
have served the United states, Because - .- .
IT, .:'iA... a io,.. wh ere rived Icdsy st the port of embarkation
Wshiffton. Jan. 4.-British thoy would be most useful and would . msnr . m guffcr.
mbassador Heading wiU prob- '"iJ!!LTI0r. 1m from exoosure. were immediately
tn itself. In every way we have been lent to IU various army base hospitals
K n our association at home and.i this distnet. The mt.jor.ty of them
abload with the people of this g.t wore transferred ... motor a.jibu.ajKos
auroaa wun v v I to embarkation hospital number three
Anihnssfldiir Beading; will Drob
ably return to America with
President Wilson, according to
informasion reaching the state
department today. This fact is
regarded as quite important,
since it was reported when Lord
Beading retuined homo secral
months ngo he and the president
differed vastly on war aisns and
peace terms.
150 mJON DOLLARS i
TOBEAPPROriayEtf
t, ... .
to Ypres, in Belgium where they were
brigaded with tne untisn, ,
Received Gret Praise, . ;
T,o ficrhtinc ouallties of the 81st
elicited the greatest praise from Gen
A..i mhn Twmnnnllv commended
the Americans for their valor. General
Pershing abo expressed high praise lor
the westerners. cores oi tne men ru
.of American and
French medals for extraordinary feats.
According to letters received nere
ffnm nffienrs and men the losses suf
fered by the 91st division in the Ar
gonno fish ing were extremely heavy,
many of the participants in tne nis-
tone battles during wnicn xne ninucn
burg lino was smashed, declaring that
fully half the original force as it ex
isted at Camp Lewi, had been killed
or wounded in action.
The division will bo demobilized hero,
according to information reaching
camp.
Edwin T. Earl Publisher,
; Dies In Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Jan. 4. Edwin T. Earl,
publisher of the Lo9 Angeles Daily Ex
press, died r.t 8:10 o'clock Thursday
Slight after a short illness, from nenit
isease. . .
Bora near Bed Bluff, Cal, in las
;i,nt wn hnA helned tn feed Italy during
!tho wur and it went to mv heart, be-
I Auiiwe we had been able to do so little.
lTt woo noKnannrv for UH tO Ue OUT ton-
nago so exclusively for the handling
f imnn and the smiclies that had to
follow them from the United States,
Couldn't Do All Wanted to Do.
"T WHO touched the other day lo have
an Italian, a very plain man, say to me
and to KHis Island.
Latoude Floats Off
Reef Slishtly Damaged
Vancouver, ill. C. Jan. 4. The sttam
or Latouche which went ashore near
itfeliia liolla floated off thin, morning
IOUOW mum J. rum io "'"v,lJ"' ajpRTCiniiJ not uaurj uttiuni:u.
that wo could not do half as much a!Wiil bo Burrered and may continue her
-.L .... An in aiinTilv i?rftinU.;
to this country, or coal, or any oi inu
'Wlld West" DiTlslon.
Teeoms, Wash., Jan. .4. Tha 91st
("Wild West") division, made up of
Pacific Cocst and inter-mouinaln
.'.u. nntinnnl mnv mini, and desig
nated today for early return to this
country, received its training at ( amp
t -... inn;ri hern for England in
1 embraced many of
tho famous cowpunchers cf the Wyom
ing asd Montana plains, mmm, (--pectors,
movie stars, ranch kings and
other typical westorn types.
Afier a short period 'f intens'.vo
training in England and behind the
lines in France, tno troops wem mi
action in the terrible fighting that
took place in Argonne Forest, being
engaged for several weeks. Later a part
of those men were withdraws end sent
nvi;.na Norway. Dee. 10. (By
mr,;iWh.iU President Wilson is vis
iting ia Europe, he should run up here
and get ntr gold meiuu anu ms v"T
000, Scandinavians say.
The awarding or me wodoi pca
priae to President Wilson in Christiana
in due form would give the Norwegian
t.z.u.1..., m rrrnut nloaaurfl. Besides,
one of the eonditions of the reward is
that the recipient came to Christiana
and deliver an address on peace. Bight
n.tnfii.n. nf ths Nobel fund are
said' to hold, would too the best time
of ell for President wusou w a
an address on peace.
Uknm .-Prnalidnnr. BnOSevelt WSS
awarded tho priae the condition relat-
inir to the address in Christiana was
waived on ccount or tne priwu.
iin- in Wnatiiniftnn. But in Wilsoa's
case it is bolieved the commission in
charge of awarding the prize woum
consider the president could find time
n'.. Furnnnun trin to atOD SO
horo nd receive tho medal and ths
36,000 in person.
Left Big Fortune
Alfred Bcrnhard Nobel, Swedish sci
entist, loft a fortune of 8,00O,00O, in
terest on which ne eupuiaiou biiui
i. ..A.JnJ aocK venr in DrovidinB
awards for the five persons contribut
ing most vaiuaoie wor in miii
medic.ino, physic, idealistic literature,
i.;i.tr .ml th nromrttion of peace.
Eli'hu Root and Thoodore Boosevelt are
To Include Provision ASsrog
President To Stop KSTalt
CcsstTCctisa.
Wshin2ton. Jan. 4. -i- Prawn of
tha. aew ns,vl bUl chichi will deter--x
mine whether ths United Slates .is to
havs a Bavy ''eerend to none!' will bo ,
bcinin by the house naval affftirs eom
mittee 'early next , week; Chairman Pad: v
gett said today.- a i: v. , ,;.
A poll of eommirtoe members, V
indicates , tho bill will ary these
thlai: I' 'Vi"'-:'i- ' ",,
An aathorizsitioB of a new three year
building program, with a small appro
priation for this year's work -or aono
at all. , ,.A .
An appropriation of at least 150,-
000,000 for earrying on.eonsiruetion un
dsr the existing three year program
authorized in lfil but whkh tannot
be finished for three or four years.
Betention of the present permanent
strength of 131,000 men with authoriza
tion to continue the enlistment of 120,
000 more in the temporary navy, with
authorisation to transfer 1000 officer
who can qualify from tne temporary
to the permanent rou. . . ,
A provision to keep tha pay of tho
navy men at the present war time rate.
vA provision 10 niiuw nvU,
to stop naval oonstruetion any time an
internationial disarmamefnt agreement
is reached, . .
The whole bill, committee jnemners
predioted, will not run nnder a, half
billion dollars and may run as h'K,
i750,000,0()0. , :- i .
ina
Germans Still Ccnli
Their Hunnish Butch.ery
Many Now Slated
Washington, Jan. 4. Slated for early
j;..!,..!,, hnra nnrl abroad are now 4
totrl of 1, 379,000 men. During the
batant divisions begin to discharge the Amer.eans w ho have wnteeiM
. . . i. i cin aia n n Mrt all nf tha a UrlZeB in
their men At jireseni - i,-. frntPBa
the i'nited Htates booked for JI "-rded every yea because trustee.
ivr ;iJ Olio nnn lhn ia not PUnllBn left tO prOVISS
Warsaw, Jan. 3 Several chil
dren, parading at Posen in hon
or of Ignsce Paderewskl were
killed when the Germans fired
upon them with machine guns,
it was reported here today.
Five soft nosed bullets enter
ed the room where Paderewskl
sat, but he was unharmed. Ho
arrived here today with Colonol
Wade of the British army. ,
return homo from overseas, m '" V " " y ".;a,
to those already sailed, total 292,000. there is not enough left to prori4e
Besides this 292,000, there arc the 83,- priws of suitable szo.
000 men in the organizations abova However, the ftcandinav.an. art of
m7nti"ned who are now standing by for opinion that $30 000 and a gold medal
Uansport to bring them to the states, ought to be sufficient womert to
Actual discharges in this country bring the president north during his
to'nl 630,039 men and u,wi oiuccrn. iw; m .r
TV. n-u,...rol ravealed tnat tno army , m
re-organization bill will go to congress
in the next few days. Among other
Shipbuilders To Be
Given Bronze Badges
San Francisco Jan. 4 Men who stuck
to their shipbuilding jobs during war
-.111 V.n nivon hrnnze badtfOS.
liiiiw win ww I ' - -- -
This was tho announcement todny of
ths emergency ship building corporation
(Continued from page three)
supplies whieh it so much needed during
tho progress of tno war. .ana unowms
as we did in thi indirect way tho aeeds
of tho country you will not wonder that
we were moved by its steadfastness.
My heart goes out to the little poor
families all over this great Kingdom
Is Freighter
Ko.t.t.l JTsn. 4. The Alaska Steam
ship company's stool freighter La
touche is on her way to Seattle from
AiasKan ports, saving oeen jiobiou
hijrh tide after going ashore on an I
is'an rtreef off Bella Bolia, is. v., some
fcAdoo Urges Congress
Not To Return Railroads
To Owners Uncontrolled
IamaR9 was slight according to ths
CiUII, Vai., 1U " ,-" - - . .j ... ...;
Pari as a boy, became interested in;wn0 sioou u.o ,u... ... ---- - --
the fruit industry in California and; the war ana eave
later organized the Eorl Fruit com- Zti people hea,rter. offio. here today. ,
pnny, whieh inaugurated the f' M5 1 ,iv. thm t whom after The I'ac'.fie Bteamship coi.npany's
rigerator car fystem, putting Cal.for- and manT I ike e o afte ' J hearing distress sig-
ia fruit into the eastern markets. The. mil, we owe the gter, of thi i great y
company disnosed of its holding to Ar- acniovemouu " . -
tm " . i k.i i .t I kn. .,nn the health of his mni-
is'an rtreef off ueua uoiia, i. v.,
time Thursday during an extremely low gyg KajiTOaGS tai
Be Operated By Interstate
Commerce Commission.
tiiour t Co. in 1901 and Earl bought
W.e Express. In 1911 he establisDoa tne
Morning Tribune, which suspended sev
eral months ago after a stormy career.
Earl ia survived by his widow, Mrs.
honor to propose the health of his maj
esty, the king and of ner majesty, me
queen. ' '
In his speech the king declared that
Wilann'a nrinc riles find "a resonance
a-milir F.arl. and four children. no,in naiau V" .
leaves an estate estimated at 7,000
000.
n.t,A at patnblishiuir interna-
; nmu ' i-t
Uional peaca.
Washington, Jar. 4 -Warning againht
while- the Lutouche was stranded.
The Itoucho was btnlt in Bcattie
in 1910 and is a twin asretr tci ', 7' "'., ' wl ,n,nntitioi. Di
freiehter. She plies between Beatiw.cvus i - --..
AlMkan norts , rector Uenerai cuu w "--and
Alasnan ports. the railroads
IruiiKiv-n. wv
back to their many owncrs-uncontrol-
- , t j ti. n .,.t,i;ftr. - "Evila of comnfitition ore very
.unr . tliin. . i m.wa ww.....-, - ...... rri
was reported today to have 'jgrave ud MCAdo.
. . - ....
. 1. . let-' Sucker marriages to Keep men ".' r"". in..
inn.! r ri' 1 1 s uayr icvtn- - --n - . . . t Mn.oi si run rt 1 niMMiini tie aiiii u-u av.- - ' - ...
er from Lieutenant Oscar L. Cheno- f h fbfCeXr There ha 8gainSt t,,C " , ,
T ith. atatias. that he has arrived on In Chisago dunng December the e have officers! Competition is not an unalloyed b.css
li.'nnia soil ana ms reiuiu i -- .
Senator Kellogg, Minnesota, asked if
there could not be regulated conipcti
tion under control of the interstate com
merco commission. McAdoo Btnted he
was not prepared to taKc a dogmatic
position on any of tne Dig questions re
rrnrlin(V hn MlilrOfidS.
Existing rates would continue In the
cent the railroads are turnea dock w
private Control, McAdoo told tho com
,;itnn
Nothing in anti-trust laws prevents
unified terminals and eonsonaaiea tic
. nffices. McAdoo said.
T iln.'t believe a- property as turn
plicated as the railroads can bs opcr
..a.l l.v o f nmm.ss.on. " MeAdbo cx
plained. "They might be managed by
their wivea.
J'V-iluau oni"", -- - -
'refused to obey orders of the counc il. I wg.
(Continued on page six)
POLISH INVADBNG
HBCB DEFEATED
German Troops Victors In
Battles At Lissa And Nakcl,
Is Reported.
ABE MARTIN
Conenhaann. Jan. 4.-Ocrman troops
defeated Polish invading forces in bat
tles at Lissa and Nakcl, a Berlin dis
patch repbrted today. The Germans
superiority in trUllery gave them the
victory.
ti. i. ko mile, northeast of the
city of Poson. Nakel is 60 miles north-
a suit- t lilAAti.
The dispatch stated that 1'russian
mr;..i.- t'.nit linH ennferred witn
. " " ' ..I
soma Polish delt'gates and that ins
latter had agreed that no attempt
would toe made to sever ipj , , . .,v.j .n ;..
eountry is uncertain.