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n FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ? , CreCIJLATION IS 1 OVER 4000 DAILY ouraal THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 279 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1916 LtuifD Twn rriwra on trains aid kkw KKllJ!, 1WU stands rrv cbkt 0 GERARD HANDED GERMANY'S REPLY PLAN P ilPOSES DELEG AT NEUTRAL POINT i "Immediate Exchange of Views Seems Most Appropriate Road In Order to Reach the Desired Result" Says the Reply Germany Will Gladly Assist In Perfecting Plans iui i ictuiuum wi i uiuic waia ou wuh mis k kmucu Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Dec. 26.Germany today proposed a meeting of delegates of belligerents in her answer to President Wilson's peace note. Her formal reply to the American peace suggestion wai made in a note handed to United States Ambassador Gerard at Berlin and at the same time the American ,. , ,. , . i , j, diplomatic representatives at the capitals of the other rpnrrnl nnwprs... ViPnnn Snfia The note also hints that the "great work of the pre vention of future wars can be begun only after the end of the present struggle of nations," and declares "when this moment shall have come," Germany will be "ready with pleasure to collaborate entirely with the United States at this exalted task." The German note holds the "most appropriate road to reach the desired result," is an immediate meeting of dele gates of belligerent-states at a neutral peace. Text of Ifote Berlin, via Sayville wireless. Dec. 96. j Germany today handed to United j States Ambassador Gerard for trans-i mission to Washington her answer to, President Wilson 's recent peace note. I American diplomatic representatives l Vienna and Constantinople were al 80 banded the same reply. The text reads: 'The high minded suggestions made b,V the president of the United States of America, In order to create a basis f or the establishment of lasting peace, has been received and considered by ittte imperial government in the friend ly spi lit, which was expressed iu the president 's communication. "The president points out that which he has at heart and leaves open the choice of the road. 'To the imperial government the im surdiutc exchange of views seems the most appropriate road in order to reach the desired result. It therefore begs, in the sense of its declaration made on December 12, which offered its hand t'ar peace negotiations to propose im mediate meeting of delegates of the belligerent states at a neutral place. "Also the imperial government is of the opinion that the great work of prevention of future wars can be be gun only after the end of the present struggle of nations. " It will (namely the German govern ment will) when this moment shall have come, be ready with pleasure to roilaborate entirely with the United Slates at this exalted task." The answer finishes with the usual terms of international politeness. Rumored Terms Are Stated By John H. Hearley .diked Press staff correspondent) !ome, Dec. 86. --Germany has hand ed to the neutral nations whose serv iies she asked in forwarding peace aestions to her enemies, a sealed psekel containing the specific terms upon which she was willing to make peace, according lo a report in circula ti m here today. - The report Lad it thai this packet as sent with instructions that it was (Continued on page thre.) - Is your daughter si agin' th' modern eougs' while her btou sets unhand-cuffed hard by f Buildin' up a neglected larity i harder 'n puttin' a rundown kotef on its feet. t vVj, MEETING OF r.nncf tmfinnnla Politicians See Long Period of Friendly Relations of the Two Countries . Tokio, Dec. 8. (By mail.) Plans for strengthening the new alliance between Japan and Russia are believed here to be behind the selection of Viscount Yasuya Uchida, former ambassador to the United States and as Japanese en voy to Russia. Viscount Uchida fills the post vacat ed when Viscount Motone was recalled from l'etrograd to become foreign min ister in the new Terauehi ministry. Politicians here accept the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese pact last spring as only the beginning of a long term of friendly political and commercial rela tions between the two countries. The general 'belief is that Russia has re quested Japan to wait until the close of the war for signature of additional clauses of the new convention. Viscount Motone is given credit here for having laid the foundation for the new alliance and his service us foreign minister is expected to develop pro-Russian tendencies. Upon Viscount Uchida, however, is placed the responsibility of promoting relations in l'etrograd". so that, after the war, the two nations will be even more closely aligned in promot ing their interests-in the far east. Telegraphic Tabloids San Francisco. Even Christmas does not keep D. Cupid from working. Marriage License Clerk Munson locked up his office yesterday but two couples declining to wait until today to get married, went to Munson 's home and insisted on getting licenses. San Francisco. A regular old fash ioned snowball fight in which 2.01)0 chiflren participate was the novelty staged in Golden (late Park as a Christ mas day affair. Great banks of snow had been brought here on flat cars from the Truckee region. Los Angeles, Cal. Three prisoners at the city jail did not receive the Christmas pies thoughtful friends sent them. Police examining them found tiny packages of narcotics concealed therein. Los Angeles, Cal. Alleging that a local photographer and the Vitagraph company used her picture to adver tise Norma Talmadge, movie actress, l'vnw Burton, aged 1G, filed suit for 75,000 damages. SITE rOE THE PLANT Washington, Dec. 26. The ruling of 1 the navy department that the proposed tllfiQQfiOO government armor t plate .should not be located nearer than 200 , miles to the coast or any of the Oreat popu-.Lakes, has eliminated from the Ohio citiee available W but Ironton, Senator Harding told the United Press today. COLONEL HER SEES iir b Railroad Conditions Bad, So Was Trip, Bat the Lecture Was a Hummer coi. e. iiofer returned moi.,i..v . ing from a three, weeks spent in east ern business centers ami visitinu rcla- LSt Uig year as exceptionally bright, "iiffS, l&Z CTS ' toee1'.0 WHr' I',i"'0"' treeJta eWtftyeiopcd Sthe i!"1"!'" ld25 wtii,'h wiii become the backbone of the west which will en- i. joy u hng delayed maw to the cream ot things winches passed around to other industries in rich skimmings. He believes with the revival of ocean shipping the Pacific coast will have longer enduring prosperity than the middle west which is now reveling in wealth. "Railroad conditions are not good,'" said Mr. llofer. " While the railroads! arc making more money, increased cost of materials and operation seems to eat up all their great earnings and they cannot get hold of surplus or new cap-1 ital to keep up or extend their plants! to meet the needs of the country. Thcj ear shortage is largely due to the fact that terminal facilities in large cen-1 ten have been outgrown and there seems to be no way to increase them without large blocks of capital that is not forthcoming. In entering big cit ies like St. Paul, Minneapolis and Chi cago one sees hundreds of acres ofi cars, loaded and empty, standing idle j Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, Dec. on the tracks. In many lines values j 2d. Four Austro-Hungarian destroyers of a loaded car have gone up so fast! made 0 successful rain in the Straits of that merchants and operators in thojOtranto, sank tv-patrol boats, nnd on necessities of life or merchandise have! the way back, routed six enemy dest roy - prererrea to pay demurrage py the month to unloading them, making mon ey by doing it. "Regulations at the hand of forty- odd railroad commissions and the (Continued on page three.) ! FRANCE FOLLOWING BRITAIN'S GIVES HMMMMeMM 'Following Great Britain 's lead, France has intrusted its government to a war council of five consisting of the following: Premier and foreign minister, Aristide Briand (No. 4 in the picture); minister of finance, Alexan der Ribot (No. 3); minister of war, General Hubert Lyautey (No. 2); min ister of marine, Bear Admiral Lavae (No. 5); minister of national manufac tures, including munitions and trans port, Albert Thomas (No. 1). Stephane Lauzanne, formerly editor in chief of Le Matin of Peris, one of the newspapers which have advocated the bringing about of just each a re HlMweejwnini i m i ae;niii,i).iiWJM W m m iwimwi wwiiiiiiMiweriaemiHWM I i v MADE JOURNEY TOGETHER it i Santa Monica, Pal., Dec. 20. Together even in death, as in life, Mr. and Mrs. John l.avelle. who celebrated their geHea wedding a few years ngo wilPto morrow go side by side to their graves. Tin it 's was a happy Christmas, for it was decreed that thj' oft mentioned wish that both should die together should be grsutod. Both were taken sick the MUM day at their ranch near Beverly. Mrs. Iiave'le passed away late Sunday Bight. Three hours later Lavclle froi" whom the tidings was kept, joined hi wife in the hereafter. sk ij: ; Tl PATROL BOATS SUNK BY RAIDERS III 0T STRAITS Austro-Hungarian Dsstroyers ClainiUo Have Routed Enemy CLAIM 5,500 RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN TWO DAYS Russian Position Stormed and They Forced to Abandon sei ors of Superior type and speed, a Vienna official statement declared today. "On j tho night of December 22-23," the j siaiement aeciarea, four AustroHun- in-'garian destroyers on a raid in the Ot (Continued on page three.) SUPREME POWER TO FIVE MEN I MM oreanization iu France as has riow been accomplished by Premier Briand, said French Soldiers Celebrate Christmas in the Trenches Believing War Nears End By Heury Wood. (United Press staff correspondent.) With the French Armies iu Alsace- Lorraine, Dec. 25, via Belfort and Paris. -France's soldiers celebrated Christ ! mas with the absolute conviction that ' they will spend December 25. 1017, ut home. They were all certain the victor ies along the Homme and at Verdun j have established such an ascendancy j over tho Mealy that Fram e and her j allies will make "peace on earth, good will toward men." a reality. Especially was the conviction of j pence within a year through France's 'victory strong in trench number four I at Belfort. There the soldiers spent j their Christmas defending first line po I sitions. . "It's Hie men who are c'osest in ; fighting contact with the enemy who i feel meal strongly that they have at ' tuined a moral ami material superiority over the enemy that makes a victory I certain," explained an officer coni I mending this trench. "All my men Muring today have been writing home j expressing the firmest assurance that they will pass next Christmas ut their own firesides." It was this conviction felt by cv cry poilu that made every soldier rise to exceptional efforts to render toduy's oetebration memorable. Hundreds of regimental letter car riers became veritable and heroic Santa Clauses- They worked all Christ inas eve night and Christmas day often at great risk, under heavy shell lire, de livering to the first line trenches all Christmas packages. Opening of these parcels was the only celebration pos sible in the first line trenches. But in the rent, the celebrations were elaborate. There were Christinas tree exercises at. all churches, where oper atic singers, violinists nnd other musi cians now serving in the army made up programs of entertainment. I attended one of the celebrations iu a Protestant church where the audience was made up of soldiers from tho trenches, captain and villagers. There was an elaborate program preceding distribution or the Christ nine presents. and the minister, wearing rough tield leggings and the uniform of an army chaplain, preftehed a sermon. ft was a discourse declaring that not only civilization but even Christianity itself was at stake in tho present con- tlict. ' Thc new Christian duty," he de clared, "is that of choosing and fight ing for the nations whose civilization LEAD: MM in an interview in iNew York that Pre mier Briand, who is trusted by all France, had selected as his associates in the new French war council four of the ablest and most tarseeing men, in all France. The new war council, Mr. I4tuzannc added, would work hand in hand with the British war council. Bri and and Lleyd George, he said, were men of the same type and both pos sessed of great driving power. General . Lvatitey has been povernor of Moroc- ' eo, Admiral lacaze is considered one 'of France's ablest sailors; Ribot is a famous statesman and Thomas is an j experienced administrator. raid whose ideals render the earning out of the Christian life possible and of choosing and fighting against those whose acts show they would not permit attainment of Christ 's ideals." German efforts to fruternalizc were discouraged by grenades and trench mortals. On one occasion the Saxons, in an opposite trench, lifted up over Iheif parapet a Christmas tree and as the Tommies facing it remarked "we hung oranges, apples a nil bonbons on it." Or in other words, they deluged it with grenades. It was observable that the experiment was not repoatocd. Troops resting in billets at the roar began Christmas celebration with lunch es, dinners and parties today. There were amateur theatricals and Christmas trees at the field Y. M: C- A. huts, the Y. M. C. A. furnishing band music and all extras. In the meanwhile, those in the fore most trenches awaited their relief that they, tpo, might celebrate. Packages Prom Home. In the front trenches the fighters, be tween periods of watching and fight ing, opened their packages from home. For the most put these were trinkets made by mothers, sweethearts or wives. But for the Tommies Who had nono of these there wero plenty of trinkets arid Christmas gifts from volunteer friends back in England. The procedure of this opening of gifts was the same all along the line with the British Tommies, the Anzacs and the Canadians. Christmas eve came with stars shin ing from a cloudless sky. But that great illumination in the east was not tho Star of Bethlehem but a star shell (Continued oa p-iP two.) Wireless Says Engine Room Flooded-Is About 150 Miles from Sandy Hook New York, Dec. 26. The steamship Maryland is reported sinking about 150 miloB off Handy Hook, according to wireleBS messages picked up here. Four vessels are now on their way to aid her. The steamship Bavannah, the cutter Achusnet from Boston, the cut ter Hencca from Newport and the cut ter Mohawk, which picked up the dis tress signals at sea. Wireless messages said the engine rooms of the Maryland were rayidly be ing flooded. There are two steamships in the mari time register named Maryland. Ono of these is a British vessel of 2,062 tons and the other is an Amorican vessel of 1,H!9 tons. The latter was last reported on December 23, leaving Philadelphia for Liverpool or London. This is be lieved to be the ship in distress. Tho American ship Maryland is own ed by the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk rnilroad and when she loft port in Philadelphia on Saturday she carried a cargo of oil, iron pipe, fiber, paper and miscellaneous merchandise. She lust reported her position as 75 miles cast of the Five Fathom bank lightship. Because her wireless was weak no messages giving cause of distress could bo interpreted nt wireless stations here. The position reported, however, latitude .'III, longitude 67, is in that region where allied shipping was recently raided by tho German submarine U-53. The Maryland was built in Wyan dotte, Mich., for lake trade. She car ried a crew of 20 while engaged in lake traffic. Help on the Way. Washington, Dec- 26. So serious does the coast guard sei vice consider the con dittos of the steamer Maryland, report ed sinking 150 miles off Handy Hook, that the cutter Gresham has been add od to those already on the way to help. Four government bouts are speeding to the Maryland's rescue. Is Hard to Set. Boston, Mass., Dec. 26. Difficulty in locating the Maryland is expected un less she can inform the rescuers of her whereabouts by wireless, according to wireless, according to wireless station authorities here. Nothing la being re ceived from her at the radio station here and it is thought probable her ap paratus is out oi commission for some reason. FULLED HIS LEO San Francisco, Dec. 26. -Georgo 8. Park, of Bend, Ore., a guest at the Winchester hotel, had his leg pulled for (120 last night, he told the police today. And it wasn 't any figurative pulling either. When George started out to celebrate Christmas royally he wore around his leg a puree contain ling six (20 gold pieces. Homebody got lo me purse (luring me evening mio I when Park awoke this morning the money was gone. ENGLISH PRESS MODIFIES VIEWS E Sees Threat That Unless Terms Are Satisfactory U. S. May Join Allies SWISS STATEMENT HAS MOLLIFYING EFFECT South American Countries Discussing Backing Wil son's Stand By Ed L. Keen. (United Press Bluff correspondent.) London, Dec. 26. Knglish hostility toward President Wilson appeared to havo been considerably modified today. The change was attributed to the latest interpretations of the motives which iiu- jpelled dispatch of the. American peace note. London now regards it as having been sent with the main pnrpose of forc ing Germany to state her peace terms and to carry the implication that unless these terms are "satisfactory" Amer ica may enter the war on the side of the allies. There was, however, considerable continued criticism of what was termed the president's obscurity and "infelic ity" of language nnd his apparent re versal of principles since May 27, when he stated that America was not con cerned with tho causes and objects of the war. The declaration in the Swiss state ment that the Swiss government was "in touch" with President Wilson five weeks ago was regarded ns conclusively disproving the almost universal Initial belief that the American proffer was a mere appendix to the German peaee note. South America With Us. By Charles P. Stewart. (United Press staff correspondent.) Bonos Aires, Dec. 26. Certain Keuth American chancellors are tentatively communicating regarding the dtspnUh of a note to belligerents backing up President Wilson's peace plea forward ed hero today. No official confirma tion was to be obtained. The report, however, went so far as to suggest that the A. B. C. (Argentine, Brazil and Chile) governments wero mainly con cerned in the move. Houth America has generally applaud ed the timeliness of President Wilson's peace suggestions and saw in Secretary Lansing's hirrts of America joining a league of nations afer tho war to force peace, inn opportunity for a closer Paa Ajnericanism. Lansing suggested that the Unitod States would first of nil, feel tho desire of joining with South American nations in any such plan. Stocks Fluctuated On Rather Dull Market New York, Dec. 26. Gains of a point or more were made by many of the lead ers of last week's peace crash when the stock exchange opened today. Coiled States steel opened up 1 1-8 to 1-3 to 107 3-4 to 107 1-2. Cuba can sugar, Reading, Atlantic, Gulf, Interna tional paper, Studcbaker and marine preferred gained a full point each en first sales. Crucible steel sold down 1 point at 58 and Lackawanna was down 102. The market backed and filled with out definite tendency during the first hour, during which 1H1.000 shares were traded- Crucible sold up 3 to 61; Re public was strong and Halted States steel moved between 106 and 107 1-2. SIZES UP BILL SUNDAY New York, Dec. 26. Dr. Appleton Morgan, Shakespearean scholar and author, has weighed the "movie" against Billy Sunday and "the movies" win. lr Morgan is heartily in favor of Sunday motion picture shows, but he wants "such sacrilegious perform onces" as Billy Sunday's mectinirs con fined lo week days, "that the Sabbath may be kept holy." Atrain three-quarters of a mile in length recently left Detroit, carrying automobiles. m USE WEAT1 0 m Oregon: Te night and Wed nesday fair, eoW er east portion tonight, contin ued cold west portion; easterly winda. ON ISDN'S NOT