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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS

The German armiStice has been e1-
tended until o'clock on the morning
OF January II.
French marines have entered Odes-
"a, Russia, and have received a cordial
welcome from the people there.
Return 10 the home waters OF the
first ships OF the American armada
sent to Europe 10 combat German sea
power viii be- marked by a great naval
pageant in New York harbor about
December 20.
General March states that Santa
Claus will walk in France this year
for 2.24s,00 packages. more than one
per man abroad. have been dispatched
under the efficient embarkation plans
OF General Hines.
Switzerland. acting for the German
government. asked the United States
for official information OF the date and
place OF the formal peace conference,
and urged a prompt reply because OF
fear OF famine In Germany.
In the matter OF soldiers clothing,
a bill has been sent to congress by the
war department. whereby every sol
der could retain one set Of uniform
clothing for celebrations. instead Of
turning in all clothing four months
after discharge.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
WILSON TO MEET
FOREIGN OFFICIALS.

Paris.-The arrival Of the various
officials to meet President Wilson has
now been arranged for. The Italian
premier, vittorio Orlando, and Foreign
Minister Sonnino, reached here Thurs
day. The British prime minister,
David Lloyd George, and Foreign Sec
retary A. J. Balfour, will probably
reach Paris next Saturday or Sunday.
With Premier Clemenceau, the pres
ence of these peace delegates will
permit of discussions between the
four leading powers. Great Britain,
France, the United States and Italy.
The inter-allied conference probably
will assemble next Monday, but the
sessions will be brief, not exceeding
two days.
The initial meeting of the inter-al.
lied conference will give President
Wilson his first opportunity to meet
the delegates around the conference
table.
Joseph G. Grew, formerly counsellor
of the American embassy in Vienna,
will take charge of the official an
nouncements to be transmitted to the
United States. He will have as assist
ants Ray Stannard Baker and Maximi-
lian Foster,
The reception of President Wilson
at the city hall Monday, while not at
tended by the huge crowds which well
coined him on Saturday, was impress
siye,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS

MISUNDERSTANDING the novel con-
ditions under which Saturdays eiec-
tions were held and the necessity OF
waiting for fortnight before the bal
lots are counted, there is very little
indulgence in speculation as to the
result, 1t Is universally admitted to
be almost foregone conclusion that
the Lloyd George coalition has been
victorious and will probably have some
400 members of the new house Of COM
mons. Naturally, with many millions
OF new voters, women as well as men,
there is ample room for surprises and
the government party will feel doubts
as to its success, even If several mem
bers of the cabinet, including Sir Eric
Geddes, first lord OF the admiralty;
Sir Albert H, Stanley, president Of
the board of trade, and Edward Shortt,
chief secretary for Ireland, have been
elected. Greatest curiosity centers,
however, ON the strength of the labor
vote, which under new conditions, Is
an unknown quantity. 1t would be nc
surprise il II is found that in the Mid
land and northern industrial counties
the woman vote largely supported la
bor. The Labor party hopes to win
over 100 seats.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
TELEPHONE RATES ARE CUT
New Charge Applies Only TO Night
Service,


Washington. on.---Sweeping reductions
in long distance and toll telephone
rates by the adoption OF basic charge
OF 6N mills mile, airline mileage,
and half the day rate for night service
up to midnight and one-fourth the day
rate after that hour, we're announced
by Postmaster-Ge Burleson. They
become effective next January Fl.
The new rates were recommended
IN the first report of the committee
on rate standardization and Mr.. Burle'
sons statement said their effect is to
equalise the toll and long distance
charges over the country removing
disparities and preferences and pro.
viding scientific basis for future re-
ductions contemplated as unification
OF telephone and telegraph wires pro-
ceeds,"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20

New York.--In a clash on November
70 between the armed navy guard OF
the American steamship Monterey and
Mexican customs guards at Tampioo'
one Mexican, said to have been cap
tain Of the guard, was killed; a Mexi'
can soldier mortally wounded, and q
,h,ef gunner's mate, named Berry, in
.harge of the American guard, less
seriously hurt. This was learned sun
IN with the steamers arrival here
nm Havana and Nassau, where she
after leaving Tampico.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
THE MARKETS
Portland

oats--No. 2 white feed. s54 per ton,
Barley-Standard feed, $40 per ton.
Corn--whole, s73977; cracked, SIS
d79.
Hay-Timothy. sSo9S2 per ton; al
falfa, $3.50.
Butter-Creamery, 61c per pound,
Eggs-Ranch, 75c per dozen.
potatoes-S1.759s1.S5 per hundred.
Poultry-Hens. 2392Sc; springs,
26c; roosters. 1Sc; ducks, 2Sq30c;
turkeys, 2T9Soc.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
Hun Sailors Demand Control.

Copenhagen.--Control of the mer-
chant marine is demanded by q sail.
ors' council formed at Hamburg. ac-
cording to Berlin dispatch to the
Berlingske Tidende, of this city. The
council threatens to sink all the ships
IL its demand is not complied with.
The council insists that the financing
be borne by the ship owners.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
Seattle

Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
sss per ton; alfalfa. sS4 per ton.
Butter--Creamery CSC.
Eggs-Ranch, 7Sc per dozen,
Poultry-Hens. 24G2Sc: springs,
csc; roosters, dressed, 27G2sc; ducks,
2Sc, geese, 21e; turkeys, S7@SSc.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
,Nllson 70 Visit American Troops.

Wilson to Visit American Troops.
Paris.-President Wilson will leave
Paris Christmas eve and go to Amer.
lean general headquarters. From
headquarters he will proceed TO the
American front. He win have Christ.
mas dinner with the American troops,
and not with the American command
er.in-chIef or other officers
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
surIssOn Wants to Buy Wire Lines

5urIeson Wants to Buy Wire Lines.
washington.--A bill to authorize the
postmaster general to negotiate the
purchase OF telephone systems now
under government control and provid-
ing for a survey OF telegraph company
properties, was introduced in the
house by Chairman Moon, OF the post
office committee, who said Postmas-
ter Burleson had informed him the
president approved the measure.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
Kaiser Wilhelm Refuses to Leave.

Amsterdam.-william Hohenzollern,
the former German emperor, the Tele-
graaf says it understands, has refused
to leave Holland after official repre-
sentations have been made that his
continued presence in Holland was
likely to involve the country in serious
difficulties.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
rrcnch ahor cheers President,

Paris,--A number of members of the
General Federation Of Labor met in
the Place de Clinchy and paraded
through the chief thoroughfares,
cheering for President Wilson and the
United States,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20
A..assIn kIlIs portuaaI,s PresIaenl

Lonion.--Dr. Sidonio Paes. presi-
dent OF Portugal. was shot and killed
by an assassin while he was in a rail-
way station at Lisbon waiting for a
train to oporto, Advices from Lisbon
reporting the assassination say that
he was struck by three bullets. Pres.
ident Paes died within few minutes
after he was shot
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20

Amsterdam.@Poland has.severed re
iations with German. according to a
telegram received in Berlin from War
saw.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-20

Captain Roy w. Rituer arrived in
Pendieton:y yesterday from France.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
sa4s -- - = III - -
i, S. SNIP SINKS !.
ENEMY U-B0AI
6unners Report Submarine
Sent Down
OFF THE ENGLISH COAST
Rnhrle Flies Into Air A. Shells Hit
OFF THE ENGLISH COAST
Debris Flies Into Air A. Shells Hts
-ouns On Passenger Liner Ae- g.
count For Foe At 1900
Yards,

London.-A German submarine was
sunk by the fire of guns of an Amer
inan passenger steamer approaching
IL British coast Thursday, according
To reports Of the passengers and gun
1sgs aboard.
Tho ship was proceeding at full
1peed about noon in very smooth
20. The weather conditions were
such as to make the best visibility.
4 periscope was sighted by the watch
o. the bridge, and the submarine was
seen plainly by the passengers as 1t
came to the surface at distance OF
dSout 1900 yards directly in the wake
a the ship.
Tho steamer was brought about
sharply and the two guns fired with
only an interval of 2 seconds between
shots. The second shell exploded and
adbris from the submarine was seen
Tying in the air. Afterward no trace
Il the submarine was visible.
The convoy signaled to the liner:
"A direct hit!"
The watch on the bridge and the
-Eunners and passengers confirm this
vordict. No trace Of a torpedo was
seen.
The incident passed SO quickly that
there was no alarm or panic. Passen
Eers who came running to the deck al
Che sound of the guns were told tina,
fhe excitement was all over.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
Little Willie Aolo.

The German campaign Of corruption
-Boloism, as 1t has been calletl-led
Representative Dupre to say. in Baton
Rouge:
"This Boloism. this getting at us in
directly, is flentlish thing. It reminds
me Of little Willie.
"'My sisters Teller kicked my dog
yesterday said Willie, but I'll get
even with him all right
"'How'll you get evenT said Will
lies friend.
"Tm goin' to mix quinine,' said
Willie. with my sisters lip rouge.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
FRANCIS MAKES REPLY.

U. S. Ambassador Denies He Inter-
fered With Russian Internal Affairs.
London.-David r. Francis, the
American Ambassador to Russia, is
sued a firm rebutta! of the charges
made against the American Embassy
by the Bo!sheviki. He declared, &C.
cording to a Petrograd dispatch to
the Times, that he and his staff never
interfered with internal affairs in Rus
ola nor aided General Kaledines or
any other faction.
The Ambassador published letters
showing that the funds employed in
the transfer of automobiles were
drawn for the He'd Cross and not for
the Embassy.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
RAILROAD STAFF
NAMED BY M'ADOO
Stems Taken to Pool All Equip
ment in Country
D. s. OWNERSHIP FORECAST
Roads Deny Wage increase, reee''s
Question Up To Government
willard on Committee TO
Pool Facilities.

wsehinpton.-Defnit steps 0owaIu
national unification Of RAILROADS anu
Improvement of. congested conoi1ionS
were taken by Director Genera w
Adoo in the appointment OF tenn
oorary staff and the issuing OF MS
arst formal order directing absolute
oooline of all traffic, common utillza-
tion of terminals, rolling stock ana
other facilities, hauling Of freight oy
the shortest routes. and retention Oh
all present officers and employees.
Special instructions were issued LOT
the clearing of congestion In NEW
York and Chicago through ponine
of terminals and other trafhc faclll'
ties. and Alfred H. Smith, president
of the New York Central, was named
temporary special assistant to super
wise transportation in the trunk line
territory east of the Mississippi anu
north of the Ohio Rivers, where con-
gestion is greatest.
Walker D. Hines. of New York. a
railroad lawyer and for many years
special student of government op'
Grafton, was appointed assistant d.
rector general, pending the forma-
ton of a permanent staff. The In
terstate Commerce Commission was
drafted for an immediate investiga-
ton by it's inspectors of general
freight conditions on Eastern trunk
lines.
While the director general was con-
ferring with a number OF railroad
heads, Interstate Commerce Commis'
sio:ers and members of Congress and
planning immediate action to remedy
faults of transportation, it became
known that the demands Of the four
brotherhoods for 40 per cent. wage
increase had been denied by the rail
roads and that consequently the labor
men had decided to postpone fol-
probably 60 days the presentation OF
their case to the government
It was thought probable that Presi
dent Wilson would take up the labor
situation in his address to Congress
this week.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
HIGH HONOR FOR JoFFRE.

Aoon To Become One OF lmmortais
OF French Academy.
Paris.-Marshal Joffre soon Is to
become one Of the Immortals OF the
French Academy. This became known
after Fridays session Of the Acad-
envy, when the following announce
mont was made: 1.-THE French Acad-
eny having been sounded on the sub
1ect OF the candidature Of Marshal
JoRre. II win show itself happy to re.
cuGve In 81 bosom the glorious victor
q TIE Marine"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
MORE NURSES WANTED.

Washington.-Estim based on
an army of 100000 men are that 3d.
500 nurses will be needed in the Army
Nurse Corps. This means an enroll.
ment increase of nearly 1000 per cent
over the present membership Of g.
800. To get enrollments some of the
requirements are being waived.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
SAMMlE6' FEET ON INCREASE.
They Need Shoes Sizes 13 And IA For
Work In France.

Washington.-The American Army
It home and in France is rapidly de-
voloping Liberty feet on which to
march to victory.
Under the hard work of military
training soldiers feet are expanding
In length and width and some part OF
General Pershing's forces will do their
work in No. 13 and IA shoes instead
Il the old maximum No. IL of the
regular. At his recommendation these
two new big sizes have been added
b the Quartermaster's stock.
A review Of the army shoe s1tua-
ton issued by the War Department
shows that Of 32,359 men examined
by medical officers only Is per cent.
we're found to be correctly fitted with
marching shoes. The following rea-
Dons for insists are assigned:
'Tnclination of men to choose shoes
too small, faults in methods of super
Vision of fitting, insufficient numbers
Of larger and narrower sized, incorrect
markings of sizes by manufacturers"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
LEARNING THE ROPES.

American Officers In France Getting
Training Tips.
With the American Army in France,
Monday.-Seventeen general officers
have arrived in France from the Unit
ed States for tour Of the American
zone and the British an1 French and,
probably, Italian fronts. When they
complete their studies they will re-
turn to the United States better
equipped, it is believed, to direct the
training activities Of the National
Army.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
THE NATION SAVED
MILLIONS ON SUGAR
Would Have Been Is or 80 Gents
a Pound, Says Hoover.
PRlCE.FlxING IS JUSTIFIED
Statement Which Senate Committee
n..h
PRlCE.FIxING IS JUSTIFIED
Statement Which Senate Committee
Turned Down Made Public
Saved Public $780,
100000.

Washington, - President Wilson
took a hand in the sugar quarrel be-
tween Senator Reed, chairman OF the
Senate Investigating Committee. and
Herbert Hoover, Federal Food Ad-
ministrator, and made public Hocver's
explanation of the sugar famine,
which the latter had submitted to the
Senate committee and which Senator
Reed stuck in his hip pocket without
authorizing its publication. Hoover
had, in the meantime, given the Pres
ident a copy of the statement.
The Hoover statement is 3,5OO-
word review of the sugar situation IN
the United States and the world. He
lays stress upon the point that II the
American people refuse to cut down
their normal consumption and econo-
mize on sugar this country will be
forced to withdraw a number of trans
ports from the Atlantic Ocean ana
send them to Java for sugar. This
step. he says, will diminish our abil-
ity to send soldiers to France by 2OO,-
900 men next year. He adds that II
the American people will diminish
their sugar consumption next year by
10 or Is per cent, or If the Cuban
crop is larger than now anticipated,
this disaster of transport necessity
can be averted.
The statement attributes the short
| age here to the heavy movement OF
| sugar from the Western Hemisphere
to Europe, and asserts that, without
the fixing of prices by agreement, su'
gar would have been selling for Is or
80 cents a pound, and more than 5000,
100000 probably could have been prof
teered from the American people by
this time.
At the outset the statement presents
the world sugar situation as 1t existed
prior to the European war. The Allies
then produced much of their own sup
plies and purchased the remainder
from Germany. Before the war they
took only 100000 tons annually from
the Western Hemisphere. This veal
they have taken 100000 tons.
THAT" says the Food Administra
tor, els the cause of the sugar short
age, and nothing else"
The statement says tho Food Ad
ministration has handled the situation
with a view to sustaining the moral
Of France and England. where tn
sugar ration has been extremely lov
for months, the same time preventing
= a Jump in price to 20 or Is cents here
Since the Food Administration wa
created in August, the United State
has exported to the Allies 11O.356 ton
of refined sugar. and in the sam
period Cuba shipped to Europe 246
1873 tons of raw product. This, it 1
declared. is t:st the amount of tn
shortage in the United States.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
MANY SHIPS
BEING BUILT
Admiral Brooks Tells Senate
Committee Of Program.
IS oNE.FIFIH COMPLETED
viii Add Total OF e,252,0s3 Tons
Refusal OF capps To Approve
Goethals' Contracts Caused
Two Months Delay.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bowles,
superintendent Of construction for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, told
the Senate Commerce Committee In
vestigating the shipbuilding program
that there are 1889 ships Of all types
under construction or already built
by the Fleet Corporation, and that
these ships have total tonnage OF
$3.50, O33 lightweight tons.
Admiral Bowles, in giving for the
first time definite facts and figures
relative to ship construction for war
purposes, brushed aside all contro-
versies over management and all petty
details in respect to nonessentials. In
Is minutes he gave the committee
more solid facts about the ship pro-
gram than had developed in two days
hearings.
He told the Senatorial inQuisitors
that of the 1889 ships under way or
built, $40, with an aggregate tonnage
Of 1.344,90O, are of wood. Here are
some of the other facts and figures
which he produced:
A total Of $50 steel ships are under
construction, with an aggregate tom
mage of 100000 dead weight.
In all 1893 ships have been reQuisi-
toned by the Shipping Board while
under construction in American ship
yards, with a total tonnage of 277,933.
A total of So composite ships-that
is, ships built of both wood and steel
having an aggregate tonnage OF
207, 1000, are under construction.
When Admiral Bowles had laid
these sharp facts before the Senate
Committee, he produced a chart which
| showed that taken in all, the Amer
lean ship program as launched was
more than 20 per cent. completed.
This was not shown in terms of in
dividual ships but in the aggregate
volume of construction.
Without brag or boast, without re-
greet or apology, Admiral Bowles laid
the whole situation as it exists today
before the Senate inquisitors, and
when the hearing of the afternoon
concluded, the members of the com.
mittee knew where the country
stands, although some Of the reasons
why it does not stand better with re-
spect to a merchant feet remain OBJ
scure.
The facts which the Admiral laid
before the committee and before the
country, whether discouraging or not
were decidedly enlightening.
In executive session Admiral Bowles
said he was prepared to show to the
committee exactly how many ships
would be delivered in January, how
many in February and 50 on through
the year. This was information HI
said which he did not feel that hi
should make public to the world.
Testimony of Shipping Board Off
cials disclosed that the start on con
struction Of fabricated steel ships wa
delayed two months by the refusa
Of Rear-Admiral Caps. formerly gen
eral manager Of the Emergency Flee
Corporation, to close contracts nego
tiated by his predecessor, MajorGen
eral Cocktails, until many alteration
in them were made.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
FRENCH LOAN ovERsusscRIsEo.

1ncompiete Returns Wei! Over The
10000 000, 900 Francs.
Paris.-The 10.000,000 1000 francs
asked for in the third war loan has
been exceeded, according to state
mont made in the Chamber of Depu.
ties by M. Klotz, the Minister Of FL
nance. NJ. Klotz said that the returns
for the loan were still incomplete,
but that the subscriptions, not includ-
ing those from abroad, aggregated
1e.z7e, OO0, 900 francs.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
MuNjTIoN TRAIN BLOWN UP.

BeIaian Town Of Rouiers Almost
Wiped Out BY Airman's Bomb.
Amsterdam.-The town of Rous-
selaere (Roulers), in Belgium, was al
most laid waste recently by the ter
rife explosion Of an ammunition train,
caused by bombs dropped by British
airman, according to the frontier cor
respondent Of the TELEGRAPH. The air.
plane itself was brought down by the
aerial pressure. Many Germans and
few Belgians, the latter engaged in
forced labor, we're killed.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
BAD WEEK FOR kULTUR ON SEA.

U.Boats Bag IL British Vessels, Ad-
miralty Reports.
Iondon.-The losses to British ship
ming show a material decrease for the
last week. According to the Admiralty
report II British merchantmen, of
1000 tons or over, were sunk during
this period by mine or submarine, as
we'll as one merchantmen under that
tonnage and one fishing vessel.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
TEA LEAVES IN WAR.

Afeer They Have Stepped They Are
Used For Munitions.
London. Instructions have been
sent to all Army and Navy canteens
% save all used tea leaves, which are
20 be carefully kept in muslin bags
and forwarded to central depots
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
u. s. SUB. cHAsERs sTANcH.

little Craft Keeps At Sea When
Larger Vessels Are Forced In.
WASHINGTON. -American-built sub.
marine chasers on duty in French wa.
tiers have proved SO satisfactory to
the French naval authorities that the
11O&oot type boat may be copied by
the French. 1t was learned that a
recent French report on the sea-
worthiness of the little craft told how
q storm drove a French light cruiser
and several destroyers to shelter.
leaving only an Americanlbuilt chaser
ON guard with a feet Of merchantmen
the war vessels were conveying.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05
MAIL POUCH AND $4,000 LOST.

Disappeared Saturday En- Route From
h,chmond To Columbia, 8. c.
Richmond, Wa pouch containing
$4,000 sent by the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond to a bank in Colum-
bia, S. c.. disappeared in transit and is
believed to have been stolen. Detec-
tives are now at work in severa! cities.