Oregon News Notes of General Interest
Oregon news notes from Portland and surrounding areas cover military enlistments, state budgets, and infrastructure projects. Reports mention 2000 volunteers in Portland, a $25 million university engagement, road and bridge work, a $100000 milk condensing plant, and the Vancouver bridge cost estimate. Governors, state agencies, and county offices are cited on war effort, education funding, and public works.
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Mosler
al Bowen
Rowthern
Onrmsm
Portland
Loyal Legion of Lageere
Mace County
Congress
Oregon
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Benton County
Philomath
Merril
Linn
New York City
FR Ross
Santa Clara
Western Oregon
Eugmne
Handon
Glebiech & Joplin Condensed Milk Company
Walte
Roy Loomis
Canby
le le Btelwer
Breiwer & Carpenter
Wheeler County
State
Emergency Fleet Corporation
KrugeRanks
Loyd Riches
Regonian
Oregon State
Philip 8. Bates
George Gundlack
Grant County
Prairie City
Canyon City
Shipping Board
Lloyd J. Wentworth
Aietriot
Seattle
Lake County
Churchill
University of Oregon
Activitien
Farmers and City Men Both Are Buying This Car
Farmers and city men alike are purchasing the new model car as demand grows across rural and urban buyers. Strong interest appears in both markets, with buyers citing fuel efficiency and reliability as key factors driving the purchase trend.
Improvement of highways and water transport keynote in meeting
The Northwestern Society of Highway Engineers met in Baler with a theme that highway and water transport development must advance together without slackening. The report includes accusations against Representative Hinnett over alleged improper influence to deny a lead tract in Gilliam county for Indiana interests. Col Disque anchors orders limiting veneer mills from high grade spruce, and a proposal to substitute balaam for spruce is noted. The first timber sale from the Oregon and California railroad grant occurred at Roseburg, transferring 320 acres for $12,000.
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Northwestern Society of Highway Engineers
Baler
Hinnett
Ignac Grange
Ajax
Indian Bureau
Gilliam County
Kilokitat
Indiana
Brice P. Disque
Signal Corps
U. B.A
United States Land Office
Oregon & California
Roseburg
U. S. Aid Planned to Stabilize Farm Bond Market
Washington reports the treasury may buy up to 10 million dollars of farm loan bonds annually for two years to stabilize interest and give bankers time to float them. The Farm Loan Board urged the move, aiming to resume bond sales after private dealer agreements expired.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Farm Fear Board
House Banking and Currency Committee
Farm Loan Board
Treasury
Navy Department to Be Investigated
Washington Congress widens its war effort scrutiny to the Navy. The House Naval Committee, with Senate support, launches a general inquiry into naval expenditures and policies to speed victory and improve congressional coordination with the executive. The probe may reveal details on the Shipping Board, ship contracts, and the Goethals era.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
Senate Military Committee
Army
House Naval
Executive Departments
Shipping Board
House
Denman-Goethals Rox
Capps
Hurley
Teutone Swoop on Convoy Sinking 11
British and five neutral merchantmen, plus a destroyer and four mine sweepers, sunk in the North Sea by German forces after an attack on a convoy from Scotland to Norway. Sir Eric Geddes announced total tonnage of the whmorobaplagen was 900.
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Teutone
London
North Sea
Scotland
Norway
Eric Geddes
The
Admirsity
War Briefs From Rome and Petrograd Patrol Lines Hold
Official dispatches from Rome put Austro German strength at sixty six divisions in Italy. Allenby reports extended British lines beyond Jerusalem. Bolshevik arrests target Generals Kal edines Pototsky and staffs in Petrograd. Armistice with Teutonic powers signed to run until January fourteen, with negotiations to begin on peace. German Austro forces press near Caprile hill, but Italian defenses halt advance toward Venetian plains.
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Italy
Rome
Jerusalem
Allenby
Kaledines
Pototsky
Petrograd
Russia
Brenta
Teutons
Caprilce Hill
San Lorenzo
Seventeen Americans Missing in France During Cambrai Action
General Pershing reported seventeen U S Army Engineer Corps enlisted men missing in action on November 30 during the German turning movement at Cambrai. They are believed to have fallen into German hands.
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France
Washington
United States Army Engineer Corps
Pershing
War Department
Cambrai
Swiss Ready to Fight Maintains Neutrality by Own Forces
Switzerland declares it will defend its neutrality unaided if frontiers are violated. The Swiss confederation states it will observe neutrality and repel any breach, in a State Department release cited by the Washington dispatch.
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Washington
United States
Switzerland
State Department
Russo-German Peace Negotiations Began
London reports armistice between Russia and the central powers is in effect for 28 days with indefinite post armistice terms. Negotiations start as Russia seeks peace while conditions limit troop movements until January 14. Disposition of Bolsheviks and British prisoners feature in broader Paris conference diplomacy.
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London
Russia
Petrograd
Wood Sound
Germany
Great Britain
Teuton Invasion of Italy Costly Battle Update
The Austro German drive in Italy reports heavy casualties totaling about 180 000 men with Austrian commander General Hoetzendorff and General von Buateny leading a desperate push before winter. Artillery from the front has intensified with shells reaching Mancino and near Treviso as fighting advances about three quarters of a mile to Caprile Bill east of the Brenta river, capturing a dominating peak at San Lorenzo valley.
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Italy
Teuton
Italia
Hoetzendorff
von Buateny
Alps
Piave
Mancino
Plave
Treviso
Caprille Bill
Brenta River
San Lorenzo Valley
Allied navies plan joint council at Paris conference
Washington reports that allied naval resources will be coordinated through a naval council to advise on operations. Secretary Daniels was informed by cable from Admiral Benson, with flag officers from the United States and Japan to attend meetings in Europe. Kaiser Wilhelm's Christmas message to the German people is expected to declare a "final" peace, per an unofficial Berita report from Geneva.
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Washington
Paris
Daniele
Benson
Europe
United States
Japan
Kaleere
Geneva
Kaiser Wilhelm
Berita
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DeFore
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Bam Payne
Westport
Alsaremitt
Robert Foster
Chamberlain
McNary
Salem
Salem Commercial Club
State Highway Commission
Columbia and Pacific Highways
G. Ed. Rows
Commisasion
Wal
Vancouver
John Lyle Harrington
Ernest EB Howant
Kansas Agricultural College
Oregon Agricultural College
W. J. Kerr
Kerr
Corvallis
George H. Hyslop
Oregon Agricultural College Farm Crops Department
Withycombe
McCall
Aoke
General Land Office
Oregon & California Land Grant
Ernie
Rae Tego Ertess
Machinery
S. L. Kennard
Weston
U. S
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Frank Gotch
Des Moines
Frank A. Gotch
Humboldt, Tn
Navy Department
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Council of All Sea Forces
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