Daily capital journal., May 23, 1917, Image 1

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3 YEAR -NO. 12.
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American Aviators To
Distribute Wilson's Speech
ADVANCE
iO GERMAN
ATTACK
Had Massed
or Great Smash
Surprise Came
SERVES MADE
M MORE FIERCE
ptarc AH Cpmmand
jits Dominating
Me Valley
1TORS ON CANALS
Sjr Henry Wood.
Press staff correspon
dent.) tke French Annie in
ttpiigne, Jltty Steel
al and river inoiiitors
r'ectively aiding the
bilvauce in the .Mount
i m-tur. The little ves
participated in the
nient with it. nmch sue
hfv did in the battle of
me" Inst fall.
seetinn where they are
monitors can disappear
b proofs built along the
lie waterways they util-
giving them ndvant
Teritahlc viver subma-
nably
g used
thes
on
monitors
the River
If Henry Wood. ; " ,
ress staff correspondent.)
French Annies at the
Front, 23. General
i! offensive, begun Sunday
ously continuing forestalled
Jcrmun counter offensive
' from Uerinnii lines revealed
!'ln(is today. Their cxplnna
? light on the tremendous
d recent Gorman counter at
U as the great forces which
wore compelled to eject in
Sous advance.
nest by tlie French of the
lopes o'f the Moronvilliers
n Mounts Cornillet and the
all hopes of the Germans
nsive in riiis sector. Such
and been planned for Tuos
g with the object of regain-
of this crest. Great forces
reserves were massed in ex
'or tlii8 advance. The Ger
M p new guns and greut
ammunition. Then so the
ud the French strode a ami.
1 'etcd blow, took the northern
'Out of the crest and forced
" still 'farther back,
df the French nttaek was
i hurl bacK all these eon
'erman forces. lut their very
'in permitted the enemy to
: in violently powerful coun
ts now these great conn
wve been waging back and
mu places they have forced
f'"g of ground. But today
'Gained all their important
're here and there still forg-
Paris, May S3. The American,!..
myene rwHiiriiie, now carrying tho
American flng into the ikies above the
western iront, u to b onlv one part
of great unit of American air fight
t-i, , wuicu became
Known today.
The new army group will include not
only the Lafayette aquadron, but a num
ber of other American aviator who are
now graduating from various French
air fighting school. The present mem
bers of the Lafayette escadrille insist
that Ihey retain their present French
fighting machines and their present
French officers as squadron cnmniuud
ern. The T-afn'yette flyer are preparing
to dii-i'ilnife a ton of printed immnblets
of I'ie iJout Wilson' speeches and proc
lamations over tnc uennan lines.
At the Lafayette headquarters today
tho Americans were inspected by Major
Mitchell, U. S. A.
L
.lit REPRESENTED AT
STOCKHOLM MEETING
Even Turkey Has Sent Dele
gate's, All of Which Shows
Convention Is "Packed"
; By Arthur E. Mann '
( United Press staff correspondent)
Mooknolm, May 23. Delegates al
ready here in advance of the German
called M. socialist pence conference" be
gan figuring today on the possibility
that representative socialists from bel
ligerent countries might lose their free
dom, if not their lives, when they re
turn home as the-price of their attend
ance on the meeting.
So far only delegates from .Scandi
navian nations and Bulgaria and Aus
tria are here. Daily conferences are be
ing held between these groups. Kvcr
persuasive effort is beinsr made to coax
attendance of English anil Freuch del
egates. The socialists would also like to
hiiu-ii .acilr liow thp-'Ameriean nele.
gates will stand flt the meeting.
Secretary Huysmnn of the Interna
tional Socialist Bureau, called Morris
Hilquit, chairman of the American del
egation, today, seeking light in ad
vance on the American feeling. In the
meantime Dutch and Scandinavian so
cialist leaders said they were obtain
ing written peace terms' of all belliger
ent, nations from their representative
socialist delegates these terms to be
announced at the conference
Lack of information from German
and Russian delegates as to the date
of their arrival here still prevented any
announcement today of the exact date
of the meeting.
The fact that allied nations have
driven hpme repeatedly that the Stock-
PASSED
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MAY 23, 1917
TEST! DEVICES "
FOR CONTROLLING
UNDER-SEA BOATS
OSciais Confident One of
These Will Prove To Be
a "Big Thing"
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
8TANDH FIVE CFNTW
117111 Olmiiim
mi WILL auBV
SOME PLANS OF HIS OWN
Ketusmg To Predict the
Problem Is Solved, Officials
Are "Encouraged"
(Continued on page two.)
larger
Washington. May 2."!. Actual tests of
several "exceptionally" promising" de
vices to solve the submarine problem
are under way, it was announced by the
navy department today. At least two in
ventions have undergone preliminary
tests and are bei.g ntructed on a
lare scale 'for use on ships.
The first tests with th devices wero
made with models. The department then
ordered them constructed on
sculo for exhaustive tests.
Officials of the department declared
they were confident that one of the de
vices would be a "big thing." '
"We're spending a great deal of
money in having some of the devioeg
constructed on a full sized Bcale," .iiid
one officer. "Some of the inventions
were put to an actual test and devel
oped such promise that wo gave the
order for further tests. "
It became known today that Gugliel
nio Marconi, wireless inventor, who ar-
riveu as a member ot tlie Italian war
commission, will spend nmch time in
consultation with United States navy
neads on antJ-suDmanne devices. .
Marcoiii Takes Hand. "
Marcoul will submit several plans
he has been working -on for some time.
In Italian circles, where this informa
tion became known, it was stated sig
nificantly thct the Italian navy has
sunk thirteen submarines this week.
Although officials refrained from pre
dicting that any of the advices -would
solve the U-boat problem, they frankly
indicated that the navy consulting
board was greatly encouraged.
Tests with devices acting as a shield
for the hull of ships have been made,
but proved unsatisfactory.
Several inventions submitted by Hud
son Maxim are being considered by the
naval consulting board. Maxim has been
in consultation with the board and his
inventions arc to be tested some place
alona tho Atlantic coast.
'inued
oi oage two.)
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more abuse
a poor hua-
rich oneT
.V " sate is bp n '
le movin'. it have
Stores Large and Small Join
i; Bargain Day Movement
.List Now Includes Nearly Every Line of Goods
With Bargain Pay still over a week
away it is surprising to noto how deep
ly interested everyone has become in
the event.
Merchants are busy discussing und
formulating ingenioiis sales plans for
the occasion; clerks are occupied as
sorting goods and juicing them far be
low the ordinary sale price; adwriters'
pencils are preparing "copy" for Bar
gain Day advertisements which are to
appear in future issues of the newspa
pers; women nre talking of the event
whenever and wherever they meet, and
even the little children have become
so imbued with the Bargain Day idea
that they and their playfellows are
playing "Bargain Day."
Bargain day will, without a question,
be a carnival of pleasure and good
fellowship as well as a. day of econom
ical buying. The merchants have with
one accord expressed their desire that
visitors from other parts of the county
make of tho stores a meeting place
where thev can renew acquaintance
with their Salem friends. Whether vis
itors may have thought of purchasing
or not the merchants will accord them
the freedom of the stores with the idea
of furthering the plan to make the Bar
gain Day an annual "get acquainted"
event.
The idea, which has been started by
many Salem ladies, of inviting their
friends to make them a personal visit
is gaining ground also, and it is believ
ed that the number of attendants on
Bargain Day will be considerably in
creased in this manner.
' Those who are planning to come
should engage passage early whether
they intend coming by train or by
stage. The railway company is planning
to haul extra coaches and the stage
i nes will put on more conveyances, but
nn'ithnr nf ttinm pan estimate hOW milch
extra passenger accommodation will be
needed" to take care of the travel. For
this reason it is quite essential that you
see.ure your transportation as
possible. - -- .
. There will be no end ef variety in
the bargains that will be offered. You
can lay in your supply of anything
wanted for present or future use
In order to aid tlie buyers in locating
the Bargain Day stores, large cards
will be displayed in the store windows,
bearing the words "This is a Bargain
Day Store "
The following business men have al
ready joined the Bargain Day move
ment. Others will be added from day
to day:
The following business men have al
ready joined tue Bargain day movement.
Others will be added frow day to day:
Imperial Furniture Company,
Hone furnishings, Victrolas and Vic
tor records.
Tlie Price Shoe company
Ladies' and men's shoes.
Stockton's
General merchandise.
Salem Woolen Mills Store
Men's furnishings, home of Hart Schaf-
fner & Marx clothes.
Gale & Co.
General merchandise.
Kafoury Bros.
Ladies' furnishing goods.
Buren's
Furniture, carpets, etc.
Mile. M. Buff a
"The French Shop," millinery.
George C Will
Pianos, musical instruments, etc.
Scotch Woolen Mills Store
Men's made to measure clothing.
Eay L. Farmer Hardware company
Hardware, cuttlery, silverware, etc.
Scott h Piper
Bicycles, motorcycles, etc.
Kartman Bros.
Jewelry.
Watt Shlpp company
Sporting goods, auto and bicycle sup
plies. Portland By., Light & Power company
Gas ranges, electric appliances, etc.
J. L. Busick r Son
Groceries, etc
REVENUE BILL IS
V HOUSE
BY BIG MAJORITY
seventy Republican Members
Voted Against Measure On
Final Passage
Washington, May 23. The house
this afternoon passed the l,800,0O0,0U0
revenue bill the greatest tax measure
of history by a vote of 309 to "i
Those who votert against the bill were
republicans. Four members, including
Bepresentative Moore, Pennsylvania,
a member of tho committee, voted pres
ent. The others were Representatives
Gillette, Massachusetts and Sicgel, New
York, republicans a -til Meyer London,
New York, socialist
The KiKhin amendment to the rev
enue bill providing new increases in
second class mail , matter rates was
adopted bv the hoilyp this afternoon,
2,")(i to 130. s
The house defeated, 233 to 174, the
Doremus amendment that would prac
tically have climniated the tax on an-
tomomes. Jiy th , house's action, a
five per cent tax on automobiles is re
stored to the bill. s :
GERMANY DESIRES
PEACE BUT WOULD
DICTATE ITS TERMS
Wculd Retain Coal 'Districts,
Antwerp, the Belgian Coast
and Its Mines
ODDFELLOWS ELECT
AT EUGENE SESSION
W. M. Green, Eugene'. Was
Chosen Vice-President of
PatriarchsJItant
. Kugene, Or., May '23. Sessions of
the Kebekah assembly and the grand
encampment of the Independent Order
of Oddfellows are being held here yes
terday, in advance ."ytha meeting jof
the grand lodge of 4he 'erfler -today.
Between 1500 and 2000 delegates arc
in attendance.
The Patriarch Militant at a session
Monday night elected W. M. Green,
Eugene, vice president of the council,
and W. K. Wadsworth of Harrisburg,
treasurer. H. M. Bcckwith of Portland,
president of the council, and 8. E. Wat
kins, secretary, of Sherwood, were
elected last year for terms of three
Warden to be Elected
The principal contest to come before
the grand lodge today will be the elec
tion of grand warden. There are six
candidates: Kerwin J. Nolan of Samari
tan lodge No. 2, Portland; Forrest L.
Hubbard of Baker City; Hanson Hugcs,
of Heppner; ('. C. Newcastle, or nas
salo lodge No. 15, Portland; J. E. Mon
ahan of Peninsula lodge No. 27, Port
land, and L. J. Adams oi anverron.
Seaside and Corvallis are after the
grand lodge meeting in 1918.
K. F- Kirkpatrick of Pendleton, was
unanimously elected grand junior war
den of the grand encampment of the
Independent Order of Oddfellows. He
will, after three years, advance to the
position of grand patriarch.
Other Olficers Chosen
Earl S. Williams, of Milton, retiring
grand patriarch, was electee, as gram:
representative to
for two years. Bobert,. Andrews o!
Portland, is the otlia grand represen
tative from Oregon.
Other officers of the encampment to
serve throughout the year arc:
Sol S Walker, uregon viuy, s
patriarch; A. II. Knight, Canby, grand
hiL'h priest; P. A. Han z, Baker, grand
senior' warden; E K Btuwon, roran,
grand senior scribe; W. W- Irancis,
Albany, grand treasurer
Each delegate attending the sessions
of the grand lodge is paid at the rate
of $2 50 a dav. Last year a three day
session was held at Koseburg, costing
the Oddfellows $3000. The session of
he grand lodge this year s to be l.m-
ited to two nays, i. ....s
$1000.
l Alnxnm er OI
past
an nd master of the Oregon grand
fodgc, i among the delegates Mr Alex
dcr was master of the .grand lodge 30
years ago ami nas noi ....ou --
sessions since ... nf
Earl Wi lams, K'auu !.''" -
the erand encamp"" " . , ' ,
arHvTd in Eugene Monday , night and
Presided at the opening session of that
oran h of the order yesterday The en
campment is holding its forty third an-
sc-ssion. There are no toOO mem
ber, in the state, representee, oy uu...
mil la lnaarc'H at ic
1 WW i-' r . i
the
eff i rxra are Appointed
u t Beckwith. of
rresiueiii .Kt-t u...
cnnncil of patnarons """')
.1 "neBUt announced the appointment
nf off cers as follows: Captain ucorgc
W Trefren of Ashland, chaplain; Lee
nuuuat a v-
h.
(Continued on page three.)
Seref the guard; Peter Wedemann
of Portland, picKet, .m - :
sentinel. -,ith a mem-
rens iimiiai"., ...... -
SS'lA; hV United
rtes as a n.il.tary orgs n- -
Most Of tnc nirai"'" V . "
nrc.hs militant in s
ocrience m
K. Watkins
announced.
military service, Major n-
secretary ot tne counci.,
GENEROUS TERMS WILL
BE OFFERED BY AUSTRIA
Statement Is "Germany Is Op
posed to Wars of Conquest
and To Annexation"
ACTS REFUTE WOHDS
Amsterdam, May 23. A
Hindenburg peace," movement
demanding that Germany retain
"the Brey-and Ixmgwy iron dis
tricts, "Antwerp, the Belgian
coast and tho Belgian coal
mines," is afoot in Germany.
Copies of the Cologne Catholic
organ Volks Zeitung, received
hero today, featured the plan,
urging signatures of the people
to such a recommendation to
the government.
The newspaper's blank form
for signatures declares that
Germans are opposed to " wars
of conquest and policies of an
nexation," but it is not clear
how this is reconciled with the
demand for retention of the
French and Belgian territory
specified.
; London, May 23.; Germany is active
ly peace plotting again, after a lull in
propaganda efforts to this end conse
quent upon initial repulse of efforts to
coax Russia into a separate compact.
The Teutonic efforts to bring about
the end of the war on Germany's own
terms were revealed in dispatches re
ceived today from a half dozen Euro
pean cities. Coming at a time when
Premier Kibot's firm and unyielding
statement of France's aims in the war
were prominently displayed here, as
well as additional statements as to Am
erica's position, there aecmed scant like
lihood of any headway in the German
move.
France's formula for peace as out
lined by Eibot was "no 'forced annexa
tions and no contributions" and "res
titution and reparation" as well.
Amsterdam reported, as against this,
the growth of "a "Hindenburg peace"
plan in Germany, presumably fostered
by the junkeritcs, urging "no annexa
tions and no indemnities" as a catch
phrase, but, paradoxically, in the same
connection urging retention of French
and Belgian iron districts and the Bel
gian coast.
From Rome came reports of secret,
peace "feelers" put forth by Central
Powers' emissaries to allied represen
tatives in Switzerland.
Other Holland advices detailed "gen
erous terms," which, it was said, Austria-Hungary
was about to offer Rus
sia. These terms, it was reported, were
for free passage to Kussia through the
Dardanelles, re-estnblishmcnt of Poland
as an autonomous unit and possibly a
loan to the new Russian regime.
In the meantime, the German-agitated
"socialist peace -conference" at
Stockholm is being actively boomed by
the Central Powers' propagandists.
Universal approbation was given
Premier Ribofs speech as epitomizing
the allied aims and clearing up ior.
Russia's benefit some of the questions!
involved in the '.'no annexations and j
no indemities" phrase. Ribot made it
clear that restoration of Alsace and
Lorraine was not "annexation" and
that there was a sharp difference be-;
tween "reparation" which Germany:
must make 'for her wanton destruction
in France and Belgium and "indemnities-"
"No conquests and no covetousness"
was the slogan which the French pre--mier
sounded.
Movies and Baseball Do
Not Break Sunday Laws
Dc9 Moines, la., May 23 Sunday j
"movies" and professional baseball mo
not violations of the Iowa blue laws,'
Municipal Judge Joseph Meyer held in
a decision handed down today.
This was the first legal blow struck
at Attorney General H. M. Havner5s
crusade to enforce the Iowa Sunday
closing statutes en acted 70 years ago
and which the last legislature refused
to repeal.
The court acquitted six moving pic
ture theatre proprietors arrested Sun
day, May 13, for keeping open. Havnei
will appeaL
; EB.wm marshal or alaska
Washington, May 23. President Wil
son today appointed Lewis T. Erwin
of Alaska, division four, district of
Alaska, to b United States marshal.
Mistaken Conclusions
Cause of Her Suicide
Portland, Or., May 2.1 Huddcn an
ger and a mistaken eonclusion were re
sponsible for Mrs. Hazel Fisher's Bui
cide in the office of her husband. Dr.
Ralph H. Fisher, here early yesterdav
morning after she found her husband
with two Burses.
This is the conclusion reached today
by the dead woman's mother, Mrs. L.
W. Therkclsen, after investigating the
case from every angle. Mrs. Fisher ar
rived at her husband office about
midnight, found him with two nurses
ami took poison after a violent quarrel
with him.
The two nurses, said to have been
in the doctor's office for treatment
were freed today. Mrs. Therkclsen
blames her daughter's "intense na
ture" explaining that she was under
pressure of nervous tension and over
exertion.
SOLDIER SUICIDES
Tacoma, Wash., May 23. William
Inglis, commander of'the AmerU-an
Lake camp is conducting an investiga
tion today to learn how Sydney N.
Butt, a member of company (', Second
Washington infantry, procured the cart
ridge with which he killed himself in
his tent yesterday.
Despondent from an unknown cause
and on the verge of nervous breakdown
Butt shot himself through the head
with his rifle, having in some manner
unknown to his officers,- gdtten posses
sion of a single loaded cartridge.
Butt's home was nj North Yakima.
BEING REGISTERED
Mailing Card Not Enough
Divorced Wife Not Counted
As "Dependent Person"
Washington, May '23. Mailing a se
lective registration card to the home
town or city of an absentee will bo in
sufficient, tho provost marshal gen
eral's office announced today. At the
same time it was stated that exemptions
of men with, dependent minor relatives
would not necessarily be based upon
whether the relative is under 12 years
of age. A divorced wife drawing ali
mony is not necessarily a dependent.
The full additional statement today
said:
"It is not sufficient ior the absentee
to obtain a registration card and fill in
the answers, for he must file his card
with tho county clerk where he happens
to be, or if he is in a city of more than
30,000 inhabitants, with the city clerk.
"The clerk is required to fill in cer
tain information in the back of the card
regarding th height, build, color of
eyes and hair, whether or not the person
registering is bald and whether he has
lost arms, legs and foot or both eyes
or is otherwise disabled.
"After this information has been sup
plied and the clerk has certified the
card, it will bo returned to the absentee,
who must mail it to the registrar of his
home voting precinct so that it will
reach that official not later than regis
tration day. A self-addressed stamped
envelope should be enclosed with the
card so that a registration certificate
may be returned to the absentee. .
"The officials in charge of the reg
istration also desire to point out that
question nine, which asks whether the
applicant has a dependent child, mother
or Bister under 12, does not intend to
fix that ago as the maximum for which
exemption may be claimed on account
of dependent minor relatives. Tho ques
tion is, intended only for purposes of
census- Twelve was the figure fixed in
the Civil war draft.
"Question ten, in which the person
registering is asked whether he is mar
ried or singlo, requires an answer as to
the present status of the applicant. If
his wife is dead or he is divorced he
should register as single.
"A divorced wife, exen though draw
ing alimony, will not be considered as
a dependent."
Think It Was Plot
to Destroy the Mills
Baker. Or.. Mav 23. What is believ
ed to have been a plot to destroy the
big fdant of the Oregon Lumber com
pany here was frustrated today iy tne
discovery of 15 sticks of dynamite, caps
and fuses hidden near a fence about 23
feet from the mill. Three small boys
found the explosives.
An ! W. W. card was found with the
dvnamite. The Industrial Workers of
the World attempted to incite a strike
in the Oregon Lumber company's plant
recently after the mill had discharg
ed all members of that organization.
A heavy armed guard was placed
around all local mills today and the
sheriff and deputies are attempting to
round up all Industrial Workers ot tne
World in this district.
CAPTURED TWO COLONELS
El Paso, Texas, May 23. Five Mexi
cans, two of whom are reported to be
colonels in Villa's army, were captur
ed bv troopers of the Eighth cavalry
last night near Fabens, Texas, it be
came known today.
Th mexicans were attempting to
smuggle munitions into Mexico. Sev
eral thousand cartridges were seized.
The tapture marks the second smug
s4in rtlot to be Colled by patrols with
in a week qnd brings the total of
smugglers arrested tf 21.
PRESIDENT WILL
MAKE STATEMENT
OEAKA'SIIS
This In Rep! to Russia's Slo
gan: "No Annexation and
No Indemnities"
OBJECT TO OVERCOME
PRUSSIAN AUTOCRACY
President's Letter To Repre
sentative HapKn Will Have
Weight hi Petrograd
Vashington, May 23. The United.
States government plans before long to
make a formal statement of its attitude
toward the Russian soldiers' and work
men's slogan, "no annexations, no in
demnities." - . , .
This statement, while not yt reveal
ed, will doubtless take a form similar
to that of French Premier Ribot's state
ment in Paris. The state department
let it be known officially today that it
"sympathizes" with Ribot's remarks.
As America was the first nation
fighting Germany to recognize new Rus
sia, so America today is the first to re
spond to the new Russian provisional
government's desire that the allies re
state their war aims.
Such was tho interpretation placed
hero today on President Wilson's "war
aims" letter to Representative Heflin.
It was pointed out that the policy most
emphasized in this communication wa
that the United States is fighting Ger
man autocracy not the German people.
In addition, the president reaffirmed
his previous utterances that the United
States does not seek momentary indem
nitieeni. additional land, and desires
nothing for itself out of the war. .
This means, judging from Ribot's re
marks, that the United States favors
the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France
and restoration and indemnities for the
small nations, including Belgium, which.
Germany has ruthlessly overrun.
Written for Russia.
The American statement will be an .
individual pronouncement of position,
though it will be in accord with the gen
eral ideas of the allies. This statement .
of America's views probably will in
clude a more definite and concrete an
nouncement of America 's war aims than
anything to date.
Those who viewed tho president's let
ter in tho light that it was particularly
addressed to Russia predicted today it
would have great weight in Petrograd
The administration has been fearful
that Russians would accept too readily
German propaganda falsely represent
ing the allies' position.
"I have again and again stated the
very serious and long continued wrong
which the imperial German government
has perpetrated against the rights, com
merce and the citizens of the United
States," the president continued. "The .
list is long and overwhelming. No na
tion that respected itself or the righ-U
of humanity could hnvo borne thesa
wrongs any longer. There is no hate in
our hearts" for the German people, but
there is a resolve which cannot be shak
en even by misrepresentation, to over
come the pretensions of the autocratic,
government which acts upon purposes to
which the German people have never
consented." ' ' '
Translation Suggested.
Soon after formation of the new
coalition cabinet in Petrograd, it was
announced in United Press dispatches
that the new ministry would endeavor
to seek from the allies their interpreta
tion of the phrase "no annexation
and no indemnities," and that Presi
dent Wilson's aid would be invoked in
this and in obtaining roll publicity of
the treaty relations binding tho allies
together.
The phrase "no annexations and no
indemnities" is the product of German
propaganda, it being the incorrect in
terpretation of the Russian words really
meaning "no forced annexations and n
contributions." The government's
statement will probably give America's
interpretation of this phrase and may
be expected to add powerful weight
against the German propaganda influence.
THE WEATHER
.
Oregon: Tartly
cloudy tonight
and Thursday;
northwest e r 1 jr
winds. '