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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05

count of illness. Mandie Bennett has
charge of her room.
Richard Clanfeld, who is still con.
fined to his home, is reported some
what better. DR.. Fields Of Sheridan
is attending him.
Mrs. jacobson and daughter went
to Portland last Saturday to visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dejong are spending
this week in Portland with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gould visited
their son, Warren, and wife last Sun
day.
w. HI. Hill and his father and
nephew, Randall, are quite sick with
the grip. His father is somewhat
better at this writing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
CROWLEY

Miss Ruth Vincent spent the past
week at the Mitchell home at Dallas
Mrs. Trent of Rickreall spent Sat
urday with her son, Kaner Trent and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. HI. Farmer and Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Mallicoat were visit
ors at Frank Farmers of Oak Grove
Saturday.
Cecil Riggs was Dallas visitor
Thursday.
r. j. Williamson and j. w. Edgar
were Dallas visitors the latter par,
of last week.
C. H. Farmer motored to Salem
Sunday.
Seth Smith of Salt Creek spent
Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mallicoat and
children who spent Christmas week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. e.
H. Farmer, returned Sunday to their
home at Molalla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaner Trent were
Sunday visitors at J. p. Hamilton S.
John Braden of Greenwood was a
Sunday visitor here.
Mr.. Neufeld recently sold a good
horse for 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valliere were Dallas
visitors the latter part of last week.
A. V. Oliver went to Portland Mon
day to see his mother, who is not ex-
pected to live,
C. H. Farmer bought some beef cat
tie in Sheridan last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Carol and baby
of Greenwood we're visitors with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. &. Valliere'
the first of the week.
R. j. Williamson was a Salem call
er Monday.
Claud Munkers went to Bethel
Tuesday to see his father, who IS
down with paralysis.
Mr.. Neufeld has been breaking a
colt to work.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
PUTNAM HILL

Mr. and Mrs. Scharbach of the Tur'
ner road have moved to the kenneS
place to help A. Edwards care for the
cherry orchard and clear up some
more land. ~.
r w New is visiting his mother
in Portland. =,
Miss Winnie Edwards of Monmouth
is visiting her uncle, A. Edwards.
Mr.. Massey of Arkansas has rent,
ed the Mrs. Lake place and moved
his family on it.
A. Edwards went to Cresweli 10 az,
tend the wedding of Miss Maggie
Hollhood on Christmas day. ,
Mrs. Charles Schwartz and h'llt
daughters. Slo1ence and Mary, sPen'
few dass Christmas week with MIS-
Schwartz parents, Mr.. and MIS-
Grice of Mountain View.
Mr. and Mrs. C. 7. Hoover and emit
dren of Salem spent Christmas WI wltu
Mrs. Hoover's parents, Mr.. and MIS-
]. J. Hedden. ..,
Mr.. and Mrs. Riser spent Christmas
week with relatives in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes spent Christ
mas dsy with Mrs. Hayes sister, MIS-
eebles of Auburn road. 80,
Walter St. Pierre of Marshfelo
came home for a few days visit our,
ing Il holidays. He is teacher o.
English in the Ms-shfeld hlgn scnoI, ~,
william Massey came home for the
hoI;days He is attending school IN
Turner.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
OAK DALE

Mrs. Nathan Hughes is seriously
III at her home here. Mr.. Hughes is
also very poorly. ,,.u
Manfred Sears and Mr.. wilkinson
are patching in Don Miller's house
and are grubbing for A. E. ThOmp-
son.
ions spell of sickness, having been
confined to his bed for a month. hhen-
matism is one of the causes OF his
sickness. A..
HaIlett MeMurphy is sick with the
mensles.
The Fern sawmill has been saWins
lumber for the boxing and roof oil
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05

at their home Friday evening. Tn,
evening was spent in playing cards
All had splendid time.
Mrs. Fl. ]. Elliott and family ar,
Corvallis visitors this week.
Mn. and Mrs. R. L. Duignan anG
family returned to their home III
Portland Monday.
Miss Rosina Braley Of Willamins
is visiting friends here for a few
days this week.
Mrs. Jake Fudge returned Satur.
day from the Dallas hospital.
Mr.. E. X. Barnes attended the ed.
ucational meeting in Portland the lat.
ter part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Z. Lynn went tc
Portland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Campbell visited
relatives in Corvallis last week.
Mrs. A. G. Adams is visiting rela-
tives in Rickreall during the holi-
days.
Fred Hebding visited in Portland
last week.
Miss Eva Bareback and sister of
Portland are visiting relatives near
Perrydale this week.
W. c. Dennis visited his wife who
is ill at the Dallas hospital Sunday.
]. I. Friar was a Dallas visitor
Friday.
c. L. Bratcher was Dallas call
er Saturday.
Lawrence Fudge of Ballston visit
ed relatives here Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mitchell of
Briedwell visited Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer
here Sunday.
John jolly visited his son in Dal-
las Friday.
Fl. j. Elliott is visiting in Corval-
lis for a few days this week.
Mrs. j. P. Caldwell was a Dallas
caller Wednesday.
Ed. Rowland was Dallas caller
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jones, who has been visiting
her son, C. L, Bratcher, returned to
her home in Rickreall Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Houck are Wis
iting with her mother, Mrs. Kurtz,
for few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Keyt enter
tanned the members of the Christian
Endeavor society with a "watch par
ty" at their home Sunday evening.
The evening was enjoyed immensely.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
GUTHRIE

Mr.. Youngstrum of Seattle, Wash
ington, visited his aunt, Mrs. ]. d.
Anderson during the holidays.
Mrs. Ella England and baby of
Cottage Grove spent the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. An.
derson.
Two deer have been seen since the
snow fell in our vicinity.
Miss Lenore Preston of Dallas
spent the latter part of the week with
W. D. Gillian and family.
J. T. Hunt of Coos county is visit
ing at his home here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
WILDWOOD

Mrs. Laura Hurd and son, Archle'
of suver, who have been visiting the
Price families, have returned home
Mrs. Nettie Moody and children
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rlker
last week.
A very pleasant dance was gwen al
the home of Fred Price last Friday
night. ., 4,
John Fry and Pete Mason took a
trip up in the mountains last week. eek.
They report the snow to be four feet
deep.
j. F. Leigh, Levi oleman and Ar
thur Kopplin visited the Fry nome
last week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
PRRRYDALE

Miss Alta Tatum Of Riekreall vis-
tied at the home Of Bessie Morrison
a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Mckee enter
tained a number Of the young folks
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05
TRANSFERS STOCK TO HARTUNe

Mrs. Edith Brown Returns Store
Goods Possession.
Mrs. Edith Brown has transferred
the stock of goods in the Hartung
store in Falls City, turned over to
her by Charles Hartung this sum-
mer, back to Mr.. Hartung. The lat
est transaction is dated December 80.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05

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William Clan
Mr.. Hayes is
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I'D are visit
Mary New
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-05

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
FIRST OF BIG
FLEET OF SHIPS
CONTINUED from page L.

tribute to the shipping cause in 1913.
Increasing submarine successes by
the German U boats lead officials
here to state eight million tons must
be provided by this country.
Hurley will tell the senate COM
mittee that day and night shifts are
being organized In the ship yards.
Hurley is now in complete charge
Of the ship building work-change
from the regime under Admiral
Caps when Caps was virtually in
control of the building and Hurley
the contracts. This divided respon-
sibility, 1t is claimed, led to confu-
Sion and delay, which Hurley now
believes will be eliminated by plac-
Ing control under q single head.
Our story to the committee to-
morrow will be a frank and a very
interesting one to the country" Hur-
ley promised today.
Senator Fletcher in charge of the
inquiry announced today that Hurley
Will take the stand Friday afternoon
and will be followed by other mem
Ders of the shipping board.
Senator Fletcher asked the ship
ping board to furnish him copies of
all contracts let for wooden and
STEEL ships, with complete data on
me number Of ships completed, those
unoer construction and those being
quilt for private
While Hurley is determined on
acnieving at least the six million ton
mark by 1919 some critics of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
shipping board declare he will fall

shipping board declare he will fall
far short.
Meanwhile, the first rivet was
driven today in the keel of the first
ship at the new fabricated steel ship
yard in Newark, N. j.
This keel will be followed by two
others this month. The ultimate pro-
gram for this year is $50 ships Of
5000 tons each. Fifteen thousand
workers will be employed.
One element of trouble in the ship
ping situation destined to come to
n head in the probe is the control Of
crews. At present, inefficient drunken
men go to sea at $50 a month under
shipping board control, say critics.
The board plans to train new, eff
cient crews, but the navy is ready to
take over the manning of the vessel.
Quartermaster General Sharpe de-
clares it is imperative that direct
government discipline be forced on
transports.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

break all records, under favorable
circumstances, according to the agri-
culture department report showing
increased winter wheat and rye acres
age planted this fall. =
The area sown to winter wheat is
AZ, 900 acres, which is four perc
cen more than the acreage last year.
Condition of winter wheat on De-
cember ! was 1913 against S5.7 and
ST. in 1915 and 1915, respectively,
and a ten year average of 1913.
Rye acreage planted this fall is
6.119,0 900 which is 36.6 percent more
than last year Condition of rye on
December 1 was SAL against SS.3
and 91.5 in 1916 and 1915 aspect
lively, and a ten year average of 92.2
Census Cotton Report.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.f
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-CensuR
cotton report today showed 10,142s
SIS bales ginned from the growth OF
1917 to December Is, compared with
IL ,s3S.799 for 1916, and 10,306,3o6
for 1915. Round bales which are
counted as half bales, included this
year are 1S0,G52. compared with 1S4@
2s5 last year, and 100,925 for 1913
Sea Island included S3.352 for 19lTs
110,163 for 1915, and S4,110 for 1915.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
Late Market Quotations

ers, $5.5O@1O.50; stockers and feed.
ers, $6.00@10.50: calves, $4,000
1876; bulls and stays, $6.00@s.50.
Hog receipts $500; market steady.
Bulk, s16.O0@16.25; top, $3.50.
Sheep receipts $1,000; market
steady; lambs, slow and lower.
Yearlings, $11.50@13.25; wethers,
$1100@12.50; lambs, $14.00@16.0O;
ewes, $9.75@11.25.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market steady. Steers,
$S.75@14.75; COWS and heifers, $500
@10.50; stockers and feeders, $500
$1,000; calves, S6.00@13.OO.
Hog receipts 1000; market steady.
Bulk. $15.50@16.25; heavy, $4,000
1915; medium, s15.5O@16.30; light,
$15.50@16.:5.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady. Lambs, S15.O0@15.75; ewes,
s 9.0O@11.35; wethers, $7.O0@15.O0.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts 200; native beef steers, $500
@14.25; yearling steers and heifers,
$7.00@15.50; cows. $5.O0@11.00; stock.
ers and feeders, s6.5O@11.0O; calves.
$5.75@16.O0; Texas steers, $6.75@
1880; cows and heifers, 5 .O0@1O.0O.
Hog receipts 1000; market 10c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $16.25@
1915; good to heavy, $16.35916.55:
rough, $15.40@15.65; light, $4,000
1880; pigs. $13.25@14.75; bulk, $3.50
@16.45.
Sheep receipts $500; market weak.
Ewes, $10.00@11.50; lambs, $4,000
1850; amer and choppers, $4,000
800; wethers, $11. O0@12.5 so.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Butter-Ex-
tras, 49c; tirsts, 4S@4S1Ac; dairy ex-
tras, 44@47c; dairy flrsts, 39@4Ohc.
Eggs-Ordinary tirsts, 42@45c;
firsts, 47c.
Cheese-Twins, 22k@23c; Young
Americas, 26@26hc.
Potatoes-Receipts II cars; Wis.
c~onsins and Minnesotas, S1.S0@2.00;
fancy westerns, $500 per cwt.
Live poultry Fowls, 17@21c;
ducks, 1920; geese, 17@21hc;
spring chickens, 19c; turkeys, 24@
Csc.
New York Produce.
NV YORK, Dec. 20.-F1our market
quiet, unchanged.
Pork market dull. Mess. s52.50@
$500
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
EIGHT DAYS
OF HARD RAIN
Downpour Comes to an End and
Flood Situation In Northwest
Begins to Show I'm
Provement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 20.-Ter-
mination of the eight day downpour
of rain and a light FROST improved
the food situation in the northwest
today. Failing temperatures in east
ern Oregon and Washington and in
Idaho have checked the rapid melt
ing of mountain snow.
The Coeur D'Alene district in
Idaho reports improved conditions
caused by the breaking of a dam on
Placer creek and the washing away
of homes in Wallace. Residents were
compelled to fee, two bridges were
dynamited and a few mining proper
ties were flooded.
The Willamette river is expected
to reach high stage here tonight.
Paper mills at Oregon City are closed
and parts of Oregon City and Salem
are inundated.
I~nterurban and railroad traffic is
crippled. but service is improving.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

Lard market dull, nominal. Middle
west spot, $24. 90@2 2 500.
Sugar, raw, market dull. Centrifu.
gal test, 1922.
Sugar, refined, market dull. Cut
LOAF, 1856; crushed, $9.4O; powdered,
$S.30@S.55; g~ranulated, sS.15@S.35.
Coffee Rio No. z ON spot, 7Ac.
Tallow market firm. City. 16Ac:
special, 17hc.
hay market unsettled. No. /, S1.35:
NO. 3, 95c@$1.00; clover. $1.O0@1.35.
dressed poultry market stronger.
Turkeys, 25@43c; chickens, 22@sec;
fowls, 19@29c; ducks, 24@29c.
Ldv poultry market firm. Geese.
i22@23c; ducks, 2T@3oc: fowls, 25G
2Sc; turkeys, 33c; ROSTERS, 1sc;
chickens, 24c.
cheese market steady. State milk
common to special, 17@25c; skins,
common to specials, S@19hc.
Butter market steady. Receipts A.
9O6; creamery extras, soc; dairy tubs.
3S@49c; imitation creamery irsts.
nominal.
Egg market steady. Receipts 3,131.
Nearby white fancy, 70072c: nearby
mixed fancy, 58@64c; fresh, 59@64c.
st. Louis Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 19.-Hay-
Fresh arrivals, as reported by rail.
roads, totaled about 100 cars. but
detailed report from inspector was
not available in time. Prices re-
NAMED unchanged for tim othy and
clover mixed, but a quiet and easy
tone pervaded the market; recent
heavy buying for shipment seems to
have subsidized and local inquiry is
also s~lackening. Prairie is extremely
scarce and commands firm prices.
and clover Is also scarce and firm
both wanted locally. Alfalfa quot
ably easy; moderate offerings of
spot and to arrive hay is meeting a
quiet demand. Sales:
Timothy. S2s to 1872: clover. quote
$29 to $3.50; alfalfa, $31 to sac.
quote s31 to $3.50.
Straw-Scarce. in demand and firm
at $11 per ton track for sound wheat
or oats; car wheat sold at that.
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 19.-Horses
Top southerners continue ready
sale at steady prices. Green south
erners and cheap kinds were slow
and comparatively cheap. Although
some improvement Is noticeable in
quality. good horses continue scarce
and are consequently sure to find a
satisfactory outlet. There Is nc de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
SPILLED BOMBS
ON M
Continued from page ~

armies, by successive and carefully
prepared attacks, seek tt encircle
Monte Grappa by capturing contiguous
ground and neighboring peaks, General
Conrad's Austrians are delivering
either simultaneous or alternating at
lacks against the Asiago salient on the
opposite side of the Brenta.
During a o day continuous assault
Dy the enemy last week, the Italian
fourth army put up a resistance so
formidable as to win the unstinted adj
miration Of both the French and Brit
ish armies.
SNOW fell throughout the mountain
sector on MondaySthe first real winter
weather. At the most the enemy has
only a few days left before great drifts
OF snow will freeze him up.
But even should the worst come to
the worst and the Italian defense be
wiped out, the Italian, French and
British armies are always ready to
meet any emergency.
The terrific intensity or the battle
now raging is aptly illustrated by tes-
timony Of Austrian prisoners. They
declare they are driven to the attack
by a barrage fire of their own artillery,
put behind attacking waves and con
sanity moving forward. The Austrians
must advance or be wiped out by their
own guns.
Many Generals Retired.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-Chancellor of
the Exchequer Bonar Law told the
house Of commons today he could
not state how many generals had been
permanently retired in connection
with recent operations in France"
The declaration vas made in reply
to a query impelled because of recent
reports OF a shake up among the mem
beers Of Field Marshal Haig's staff.
London newspapers have been report
ing changes. presumably due to the
British failure to prevent gains by the
recent German offensive out of Cam
brai, which practically lost to the Brit.
ish all ground gained by Byng's great
drive.
Austro. huneary's Peace Plan.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 20.-Austria-
Hungary approves q general peace
without ~annexations, territorial Or
economic" but cannot maintain such
disinterested war aims il her enemies
continue the war" Count Czernin,
Austria-Hungarian foreign minister,
declared in a speech before the parlia-
ment. Dispatches from Vienna today
said he spoke in reply to interpolla-
lions and approved the Russian separ-
ate peace movement.
Portuguese Troops.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-Portuguese
troops repulsed an attempted enemy
raid last night southeast Of Laventie,
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
In the neighborhood of Passchen-
daele, he said. there was enemy ar
tillerying.
Americans on List.
OTTAWA, Ont. Dec. 20.-The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned In
jtoday's Canadian casualty list:
Killed in action-J. Smith, Genesee,
Idaho.
Died-F. McKenty and C. C. Buck,
both Of Chicago.
HIT. Taner, E1gin, Neb.
Cancel report missing. Netchin,
Chicago.
With American Troops.
by J. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Dec. 20-Those knitted r
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
chicaao Cash Grain.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-Corn-No. 5
yellow, s1.35@1.43; No. 6 yellow.
s1.2O@1.4O; No. 4 white, $1.53; No. 5
white, $1.35@1.42; No. 6 white, SIPS
@1.37; No. 4 mixed, s1.50@1.56; No.
5 mixed, $1.3O@1.42; No. 6 mixed.
s1.25.
Oats-No. 8 white, 10000; No. 4
white, 7s@79%c; standard, 7sk@
soc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H., Dec. 20.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged, sc higher. No. 5
white, S1.39; No. 6 white. $1.35; No.
s yellow, $1.38; No. 3 mixed, SLAB
BID. q siS,
oats-Market A@hc higher. No.
2 white. 79c; No. 8 white. 7Skc;,
standard, 70.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2O.-Hog receipts
A, 900; market slow, weak. Mixed
and butchers, SI5.70@16.50; good
heavy. S16.10116.50; rough heavy,
s15.70@15.90; light, $15.20616.3O;
pigs, $11.O0@16.40.
Cattle receipts $4,000: market
steady, shade higher. Beeves, $3.50
1895; cows and heifers, s5.10@11.20;
stockers and feeders. $6.25910.25:
$9.O0@16.50; westerns, $500
Sheep receipts $4,000: market slow,
1Oc lower. Native, $4,000 1910; west
$9.25@13.00; lambs, $12.50@
1850; ewes, Sc.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Dec. 20.-Cattle receipts
1000; market strong, 10@15c higher.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

ments, products Of the affectionate
and patriotic toll of American women
back home, are the Sammies' pride
and Joy and comfort these days.
An inch of snow blanketed the en-
tire American training area today. 1t
was cold-intensely cold. The Sam
mics are prepared to face the Boche
machine guns and their shells-but
few are brave enough in this sort of
weather to undress in their cold bill
lets. Mostly they sleep in their
clothes, with the sweaters, wristlets.
helmets and mufflers knitted by the
American women bundled about them.
They help amazingly in defying the
winter chill.
The snow today made no difference
in the training program. Thousands
OF the American fighters went through
their bayonet, bombing, trench NOR
taring and machine gun drills un-
mindful of the weather. For the most
part they discarded their cumbersome
o~vercoats for the warm knitted sweat
ers-and they kept busy enough to
get warn
More Christmas packages are arriv-
ing almost hourly. Thousands of
sacks OF Christmas mail from home
are now piled high on the railway
station platforms.
No Infantry Actions.
PARIS, Dec. 2O.-Normal artillery
fire and no infantry actions was all
the official report had to
today.
Belgian General Exchanged.
ZURICH, Dec. 2O.-The Belgian
general. Leman. who was in com
inland at Liege, August 81, 1914. when
that fortress, was taken by the Ger
mans, arrived here today, back from
captivity.
He had been in Magdeburg prison
most of the time. General Leman is
returned in exchange for German
prisoners.
More Submarines Destroyed.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-Premier Lloyd
George depicted the submarine stu
alton in an optimistic vein before the
house Of commons today.
Declaring the sinking of German
submarines raj increasing, the pre-
mier asserted hat although u ton
mage has been reduced twenty per-
cent through loss, the imports for
1917 will be six percent over those of
1916.
The successes in Palestine, said
the British premier, will affect the
worlds history.
Americas entry and the establish
ment of the Versailles council will
loom large in the future.
1.-THE food situation has improved"
the premier continued. Practically
all shipping has been reQuisitioned
and building is speeding up.
Germany lost 100000 prisoners in
the year just passed. Premier Lloyd
George told the house of commons.
''She lost valuable positions" the
premier added. "She lost hundreds
of guns.
1.-THE Germans have had only n
success. This was due to a surprise
which is under Investigation" he
continued, referring evidently to the
Cambria setback.
He attributed disappointment of
allied military hopes to the Russian
collapse.
Four Dead Soldiers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-General
Pershing today cabled a list of four
deaths from natural causes. 1t in
cluded:
Wagner, Lenard, Sergeant, field
artillery, Dec. IS, measles; mother,