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ft CIRCULATION IS. OVER 4400 DAILY M K l FULL LEASED : WIRE DISPATCHES ' - . .,TL. J I'fo FORTIETH YEAR NO. 133 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND KWS : STANDS' FTVB CBNT id i r: u&s TERRIFIC ATTACK MADE6YCERMANS REGAINS TREfK H i, ' Canadians Forced to Aba, i don position at Avion Taken m ww m a a .osibon at Avion Ta by Them Friday. BRITISH AT SAME TIME RETAKE LOST POSITION Honors Easy On French Front Austrians Force Italians to Give Back By William Philip Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Annies in the Field .Tune 4. Canadian troops were back today in the same trenches they occu pied last Friday, after a victory and defeat around Avion. The Prussians Sunday afternoon re took the electrie light station cast of Avion in a mad fury of attack that to tally disregarded losses inflicted upon 'them. They thus undid all the work -which the Canadians had accomplished Saturday in obtaining control of that spot. Throughout Sunday the enemy kept lip a terrific bombardment along the front of 1700 yards on which the Cana dians had made their advance. The fire wfu so intense that late Sunday it was decided to withdraw the British forces to their previous position. At the moment when this plan was being carried out the Prussians launch ed their attacki Despite the British barrage, reinforced by strong machine gun fire, which the Canadians kept pouring into the advancing ranks, the enemy kept coming on in waves. A hand to hand struggle ensued. Tho Brit ish slipped backward in their with drawal, stopping at the line of tranches tho- had occupied on Friday. FigUt Was in the Open So perfoct was this British withdraw al that the Canadians took 112 prison ers with them ninety of them being tin wounded. The German victory in this localized fight was made-possible largely by the flat topography of the country. Around south of Lens there are no covering ridges. Saturday the Canadians had taken the electric light station and a brick yard. The ruins of these build ings and of scattered brick houses were the only screens available. In their ar tillery preparation the Canadians had levulied the German trenches around there and destroyed even the small cover of the ruins. Therefore, when the German attack came the Canadians had to defend themselves in what was prac tically an open field. British artillery was active at a num ber of points on the front today. The prolonged .inactivity of infantry is broken, however, only by such local en gagements ns that bv which -the Cana dians pushed forward Saturday. Such tactics by the British - army chiefs have apparently set the Germans" nerves on edge. Their communiques keep warning the home folks that Brit ish offensive may be expected and their troops opposite the British are easily excited, firing nervously at the slightest sign of movement. Regain Lost Position London, Juno 4. British forces ' wrested back from the Germans early today the lone British post which Suu day morning's enemy attack had gain ed for them southeast of Cherisy. Field Marshal Haig reported the re-capture in his report today and a further Brit- (Continued ow page two.) . ABE MARTIN t 6? A husband kind o' feels like girui' .up when his wife comes home with jest a little . plain, cheap, fifteendollar hat t wear ever' day. High-heeled shoes lutka dandy holes fer traasplantin'. Who Must Register . ' Where, When and How Washington, June 1. Here is author ized data -for registration day, Juue 5: Who must register. All main npranna ( i.lnAn nm .lianaS born between the sixth day of June, ioru, aou me intn day or June, lstfti, both dateg inclusive,, except: Members of onv ilnlv ... " " V WlftOUlMU rorce, military or naval, subject to be noanea, ordered or drafted into mili otary or naval service of the United states, ilicllliliiny all Affinaixi nr,A "SSSgte v-ms. Anliafnil man 'cj vAaai.A .... tfnal guard and national guard re e recognized by militia bureau, the "y, the marine corps, coast guard, i dl militin. tldVlll tABAFVB ftwtin n.n. rino corps reserve and national naval vuiumeers, recogmzeu ny tne navy de partment. - When On Tuesday, June 5, 1917, between seven a. m. ami nine p. m. Where In your home precinct. How Go in nerann. .Inno Z in iho rnoia. tration placo of your home precinct. It you expect to be absent from home June 5, go at once to the clerk of the county where you now happen to be, or if in a city of 30,000 or over, to the city clerk and follow his instructions; if sick, send a competent friend. The clerk mav deDUtize him to Drcnnre your card. Penalty for not Registering IiabilitV to a VPfl.r'a imnrinnmntil-- then enforced registration. SEATTLE HAS FREE JITNEYS Seattle, Wash., June 4.- Seattle 's four hundred jitneys became "free''' busses today. Traction company offi cials threaten to ask warrants for all jitney drivers who display signs an nouncing that "donations will be ac ceptable for our fight against the trac tion company." Twenty nine jitneys enjoined by the traction company have operated nearly a week as "donation" cars. Jitneyinen are barred from operating pending an outcome of their suit to compel the state insurance commission er to permit their mutual company to write bonds their old bonds having ex pired and the bonding companies refus ing to renew them. SWIPED HIS TROUSERS ' Marshfield, Or., June 4. Dan Camp bell is wearing a friend's throusers to day. . i Dan's bouse caught fire last night and he ran out in the street, attired only in his nightie. Under his arm, how ever, ho had his best suit. He deposited the clothes on the sidewalk and ran back into the house. He returned to the sidewalk a minute later and the trousers and vest of his best suit were gone. Friends loaned Dan a pair of trousers and are helping him hunt the thief. Saturday Bargain Day In Salem Crowded Streets With Shoppers From Early Morning Until Night All Bargain Day Promises body Is Salem's first Bargain day has come and gone. . The big, timely event occurred Satur day and in its wake were left pleasant impressions which will live for many weeks in the minds of thrifty house wives and others who took advantage of this opportunity to stock homes at econ omical prices. The crowd seen on the streets of the city during tho day ran into the thou sands. They commenced to arrive early in the day, many shoppers being found eagerly awaiting entrance to the stores when they opened in the morning. They came by train, by automobile, by Btage and by private conveyance transporta tion being taxed to accommodate them. One of the shoppers who came by auto from Polk county said "I had to wait in line over two hours to get across on the ferry. I was informed that the conditions had been the same all morn ing." Moral Plank the railroad bridge. The thousands who came, came to buy This was evidenced by the throngs crowded into the. stores and the fact that everyone on the streets carried bundles, bundles, bundles of newly pur chased goods. "It was wonderful suecesa a gue- css to the merchant who sold so large ly and to the buyer who purchased so economically. I have believed from the first that it would be a success but it has by fa surpassed my expectations," said William McUiicnnst o tne imper ial Furniture company. "Fine,'-' said E. T. Barnes, of the Barnes Cash store. "I never believed newspaper publicity had such pulling power. Tou can just double my sub scription to the Bargain day publicity fund." "It's opened my eyes as to what con certed effort of the merchant backed by strong newspaper publicity can accomp lish, "said Chauneey Bishop of the Sa lem Woolen Mills store. "Biggest day I ever had," said O. E. TO DRAFT 625,000 ON FIRST CALL IS GOVERNMENT AIM Additional 125,000 Decided On to fill Any Vacancies That May Occur NO CLASS OF MEN WILL AS SUCH, BE EXEMPTED First Call to Arms About September and Second in December Washington, June 4 Tlie government intends to draft 625,000 men on the first call following registration. This information was given the sen ate military committee today by Pro vost Marshal General Crowder. The 125,000 men above the first 500, 000 increment will be placed in training camps to fill vacancies left by men withdrawn through sickness or death. Crowder emphasized the fact that no class of men will be exempted as a whole from service in America's army since such a system would endanger the government 's plan to get 1,500,000 men from the ten million men expected to register. Meanwhile the department of justice sidetracked all other business for en forcement of the selective service act. The department issued this warning. "All other matters in the department of justice, for the time being, will be subordinated to the enforcement of the conscription net. Whenever necessary, the assistance of federal, state and lo cal officials will be sought. The officers and agents of the department through out the country have been instructed accordingly. "'"...,.. To Punish Evaders. . "Committing magistrates will be ask ed to lix bail as high as may be prac ticable in each case, higher bail being asked in tne cases of individuals who have advised or aided other persons to evade the law or who have interfered with tho registration officers in the, proper performance of their duties, than will be asked in the eases of individuals who merely fail to register. "- 1 . America tomorrow will . register her youth of serviceable age for. fighting. From lowly hamlet to crowded city, men (Continued on page six.) Were Kept and Every- f Delighted. 4MMHMMHMttt Price of the Price Shoe store. "All records broken in this store," was the comment of P. E. Fullerton. Mr. Kafoury was strong intiis praise of the event. "I had many extra sales people but will have to apologize for noi oeing able to serve near all the people that crowded my store." "t. H. DeVore, local manager F. W. Woolworth company, surelv wore that Bargain day smile when interviewed. tie said, "This is tho kind of an event that will make Salem a real live town. It'll let people know Salem is on the map. I .never saw so many out of town people in my store. It's been jammed all day long." W. i). Fitts exclaimed and the words fairly snapped, "Biggest fish sales in 18 years' business. Sold all the fish in stock and an extra shipment besides. It's been a hummer." "Thanks, you ad men deserve lots of credit for this big day of big business," said Mr. Ureenbaum of Kostein & Green baum. Mr. Hartman of Eartman Brothers, said: Did they bay jewelry! I should say so. It's been a big day." Every merchant on the Bargain duy list was equally emphatic in praise of the event Stockton's, Gale & Co., Sehei's, The Bps, Mile. Buffe, Vick Brothers, Archard Implement com pany, G. W. Johnson, Painless Parker, the theatres, Farmers Hardware com pany, Scott Piper, Watt Shipp com-' pany, Cherry City restaurant, J. L. Bu sick k Son, George C. Will, Charleg W. Niemeyer, Mx Buren, Sotch Woolen Mills store, Portland Railway, Light & Power company, W. J. Porter, Capital Drug store, Edwards k Cory, Salem Fruit company, Royal Bakery, Trover Weigle, and Bracket t Gray. It would be a pleasure to quote the hp raise of every individual merchant, bnt space forbids; suffice it to say, all (Coattaoad as pags two!) THESE NEED MOT REGISTER - . Washington, June 4. Mem- bers of national guard organiza- tions are not required to regis- ter for selective service tomor- row. ', Answering questions from all parts of the country, Provost Marshal General Crowder today made this feature of the law clear: "It makes no difference whether the guardsmen are in the federal service or not, thev are not required under the law to register, 'he-said. "The law reads as follows: "Duly organized or rccog- nized forces subject under other ! laws of the United Slates to be called or drafted into service,: are not required to register." . MT. LASSEN ERUPTS Redding, Cal.,, June 4. A plainly audible explosion, felt 10 miles away, preceded an erup- tion of Mount I.assen at 7:30 this morning. Today's eruption was similar to pne on Saturday, though ouly about half Us bi. Ashes and smoke were carried far into Tehama . county. To- day's eruption was No. 139 in tho series since faBsen. became . an active volcano. Scarcely a day passes now but the peak bubbles over somewhat and slight eruptions- now attract littlo attention, f 1 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE : . 1 Portland, Ore., June 4. W. H. Eccles, wealthy lumberman and member -of a prominent Salt. Lake family, who yesterday at- tempted to take his own life by drinking a bottle of lysol at the St. Vincent hospital, escaped from the hospital early today. FLAG AND PAST'S STAYED' m - - San Francisco, June 4r "If the flag must come down, then I step : flown and out of this pulnit." This was the defi of Hov. Henry Frank of the First Inter- denominational church from the pulnit Sunday after he had been told that unless the American flag wag removed from the ros- trum it would be torn off. J. TIio floir Htnved. Rev. Frank -i- - 1 o j , . then delivered a stirring sermon on the selective draft. 114 Receive Their Degrees at University of Oregon ' ( United Press Northwest Letter.) Eugene, Ore., June 4. One hundred and fourteen young men and women re ceived their degrees this afternoon at historic Villard hall at the University of Oregdn. Dean LeBaron Russell Briggs, head of the faculty of arts and sciences of Harvard university, and president of Ratcliffe college, delivered the annual commencement address. The exercises this afternoon recalled the exercises held in the spring of W The same war-time spirit prevailed if anything, it was mOTc pronounced. ihe impliessive commencement serv ices some at the end of almost a week of commenceent activities. The bacca lacureate sermon was delivered Sunday morning by Dr. Ednard H. Lindley, professor of philosophy and psychology kin the University of Indiana, on the sub ject, "Wealth and the rowers of Alan." Yesterday afternoon t lie school of muBie of the university gave a sacred con cert Commencement week opened with the annual Failing and Beekman oratorical contest Thursday evening in Villard hall. The picturesque Peace Pipe Cere monial out on the campus, followed, the outgoing class handing down to their successors, the juniors, tho aboriginal symbol of good will. -Friday night the combined Men's and Women's Glee clubs of the university gave the annual Twilight concert. Saturday waa alumni day at the uni versity, and meetings of the alumnae featured the day's activities. Plan To Raise $1,500,000 for Benefit of Red Cross Portland, Ore., June 4. Plans for an aggressive campaign to raise (1,500,000 in the four northwestern states for the Bed Cross were outlined here today at a conference of delegates representing all the principal towns in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, and represen tatives of the National War Couneil and the western division of the Red Cross. H. L. Corbet t, chairman of the Ore gon Bed Cross committee, presided at the conference which opened at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Portland hotel. Among those who attended are John B. Miller, Los Angclesj Lawrence C. Phipps, Denver; Charles E. Pea body, Seattle, and Lyman L- Pierce, San Francisco. REVOLUTIONISTS CONTROL 111 CHINA BREAK ISSUD DEN Nine Provinces Whose Gover nors Have Strong Annies Lead It CONTROL THE PROVINCE CANTAINING CAPITAL President Declares He Is "Neutrar-Chinese Ad miral Joins Rebels San Francisco, Juno 4. Vice Presi dent Feng Kwock Chew handed his res ignation to President Li Yuen Hung today, according to a cablegram receiv ed by the Chineso World today. I lie same message said President Li Yuen Huiig issued a proclamation call ing on nil opposing factions to unite and declaring his own "neutrality in tne internal troubles. ' According to the Chinese World's ad vices, the following provinces are in revolt and have refused to recognize tho authority of President Li Yuen Hung: Anhwei, Tengtein, Chi-Li, Hu Peh, Shantung, Hunan, Fu-Kien, Shen- si and Heilwung-Kang. The revolutionary forces practically control the province of Chi-Li, in which reiving itself is located, but, according to cablegrams received here, have not attacked Peking itself. JNo advices received by tne Chinese World mention any fighting. Admiral St-C'han-Ting, according to those advices, is said to have gone over to the revolutionists, whose headquar ters are in Tientsin. Japan Will not Interfere Tokio. June 4 -Japan's determina tion not to intorfcre in China's internal affairs, at least until there is some open outbreak there, was emphasized again today in official quarters. According to word received here, no disorder has attended the secession of eleven of China's eighteen provinces and -the proclamation of a provisional government, although a rebel army was said to be marching toward Peking. The revolting provinces are those under control of tho military -chiefs and their array of strength in men and arms ap parently makes the fall of the old gov ernment certain. President Li Yuan (Continued on paga two.) Prussian Officer Believes Kaiser Will Force America To Pay Heavy Indemnities By William Philip Slmms. With the British Armies in the Field, June 4. The war will be over and a tin rrri!l a in rlemnitv saddled on the ---- p. . United States before she knows she is in according to the Prussian attitude' of today. The prisoners reflect this view. or instance, a typically arrogant Prussian jiarn.l of 1T1A C.On to 111 IltUOUSl V tO" I Ji,i--i w. - v . day as he stood inside a barbed wire . n i:..l.l ' compound, irean irom a imnie nc-i where the Canadians had mau!ed his division into scraps. I IUAn Imaripfl awflVpa Wfi Will' have starved England, France and Italy ;nA mihmicainn ami nuvu uiauc Mtn.x; with Russia, leaving you alone in the field," he said. ' To my enumeration of the evidences of America's immediate participation J such as destroyers sent to the sub marine zone, a division of troops soon to be at the front, and hundreds of thou sands of others being recruited and trained he replied to each, laconical ly "Bluff." -r-r- - Vi, All -MMrA HAS J-b JU n.""B" i When I mentioned big financial ad- tha mil na n rpHnumieu "loans are profitable." When I spoke of a huge air fleet building J ' the war will be linisnea ociore n. ni, - . . 1 1 ...alnitinn U Vflnt fleet Of jrotnci wudu - food carriers "yon' n be paying an in- aeranity oeiore me snips me "No," the Prawian concluded, "it's too late; you ean't harm us much now." The plain truth is that Germany is prepared to fight telling defensive war lnaennueiy, pruviueu Due jo . kna kiinnM HATlll lfk 1 1 flfl 111 lillA. I scrj, iiri u fi . I" r The Prussian offieer and prisoners gen erally agree 10 iiiib, uwius 1 1 Ik. TT.lu.ata n ma nB r(l(A principally uii inn i "".' -- rcnc.e with Russia and the "sluggish, half hearted American publie-" Talks - with German prisoners and documents captured in the British ad vance do not encourage the belief that there will be a German revolution at least not soon. The junkers still eon- ia1 flapmanv .nil Hfttl All mllfrrflHlTTl lit HI rampant as ever. And the German high command, despite terrific losses in men, is depending on machine guns and barb- Explosion Kills Four InDunsmuir Collieries Vancouver, B. C, June 4. -Four men were instantly killed by an explosion in the Dunsmuir colleries at Cumber land Sundiy morning. The dead: George N. Bertram, chief surveyor. Lewis Murdock, assistant surveyor. Frank Bobbo, fire boss. A. Brown, minor. The party had entered the mines as usual on Sunday morning to map out the work for the following week when the explosion occurred which shook the wholo town. A rescue party was imme diately organized and all the bodies were "recovered- Had. the explosion oc curred on a week day tho lives of 180 men would have been imperilled. TONG WAR BREAKS 007 PORTLAND Two Chinese Killed, One Seri ously Wounded and Two White Men Shot Portland, Oro., June 4. Chinatown here today is deserted following the battle on downtown streets Saturday night when two Chinese were killed, one seriously wounded and a Jnpanoso child and four while men hit by flying bill ets. District Attorney Evans and two wag on loads of patrolmen raided three buildings which in peace times are crowded with Chineso and found only one crippled old man. The police to day have warrants for the arrests of all tone lenders, charging them with failure to live up to the provisions of peace pact Bigned rive weens ago. mis treRtv nledeed the tonor leaders to turn over to the authorities the gunmen, if the tong war broko out again. Prncticnllv all toncrmen have left the city, many going to Puget Sound. Those remaining are niaaen ocnina Darricaacu dnnrs. Louie Him, with five bullets in his back, is defying' all laws of medical science today and recovering. His death was believed eertam Saturday nigni. County authorities and the police to day are planning drnstic action against tong activity in tne rumre. iwivn outbreaks at any lime are rrartu. BANDITS GOT $6,800 Chicago, June 4 Two automobile bnndits held up George Meyers, age 22, mesenger for tha Stockmasn'g Trust and Savingg bank, at the point of a re volver shortly after noon today and escaped with"fiS()0 uleycra wag carry ing down town to deposit in the Conti nental and Commercial bank. The hold up occurred four blocks from the Stock mens bank on the South Hide. ed wire to compensate for the thinning1 ranks in Germany's line. - It Means Hard righting. So the only antidote is to fight. If the Germans are to be beaten in the field, then the fight will necessarily be long. It is comparatively easy for a few men to fight defensively behind well chosen positions in mazes of con crete trenches, protected by snarls of barbed wire, the whole bristling with machine guns. Theso positions must be blasted out mechanically nnd that means by artillery such a wealth of artillery that the wheels interlock and mountains of shells, swarms of aero planes, innumerable transports, trench mortars, grenades, narrow gunge rail ways, bridge materials and all other manifold machinery of war. Lastly, it means men and more men. . One must admit that the British of ficers are vastly pleused at what Amer ica is doing and do not agree with my informant, the Prussian officer in the bull pen, and his sneers and- references to "bluff." Neither do the thousands of Americans already here fighting in the trenches and in the air. But everyone with whom I talked says in the same strain: "For God's sake tell the folks back home not to lose time. We've simply got to show these damned Prussians what the American 'punch' is. If we don't we might as welt crawl into a hole and die" RUSSIA BCEIVES KL&BBAU-ii Washington, June 4. Presi- . dent Wilson's message to Hus- sia stating America a war aims haa reached Pctrograd and has been presented to the provision- al government, it was officially learned today. Publication of it, however, is temnnrarUv withheld, the state 4t itAnArtmAiit Mvinv that it had to send another cablegram about some details before it can do given out. ; DREADIIAUGHT IS ? MADE CAPITAL OF PORTKRONSTADT Patriotism Lost Sight of la Mad scramble of Anarchists for More Money $6,500,000,000 PAPER 1 MONEY IN CIRCULATION Prices Rising As Moae? Cheapens Army Not Prop erly supplied with Food By William O. Shepberd. (United Press staff correspondent.) : Petrograd, June 4. The provisional government today adopted the unique expedient of naming the Russian dread naught Alexander III as tho capital "city" of tho Port of Kronstadt- The fortress itself is under control of the soldiers' and workmen's council there and has proclaimed its independence u( the provisional ministry. The provision al government's administrative offieers were ordered to meet aboard the Alex der for conference. Hixty per cent of the storekeepers i Pctrograd un to today had granted de mands' of their striking clerks for a hundred per cent increase in wages and retroactive from the start of the war. In many cases some of the clerka affected wil! receive from 10,000 to 15, 000 roubles from 5,000 to 47,500 in back pay. A uirge number of store have announced they will remain etosed isther-than submit to the strikers' ex orbitant demands. , All After Money.. Secret service operatives of the gov ernment caught the general epidemic of desire fof more money today, joining in a demand on the government for in creased wages. ; ; Special services Were held in nearly all churches in tho capital yesterday, whnro prayers were said that the enur chistif disturbances of the past few days might end. Fdrost' fires in the Minsk region have already burned over 7,000 acres, de stroying 3,000,000 bushels of wheat' and the big elevators at Haratoff, according to word received today. The fires are believed to be of incendiary origin. Whether there was loss of life has not been ascertained. A vigorous in vestigation U in progress. The provisional cabinet 'met today at the home of former Minister of Com merce Kornnvaloff, pleading with him to withdraw his resignation. Premier I,voff wept in parting with the form er cabinet member as he refused. Floor of Paper Money. The Workmen's and Hnldiers' Journat now all-powerful in Pctrograd, com plained editorially today against further issuance of pnper money tiy tne govern ment and demandinfg that all war prof- t.s be confiscated by tno eenirar uu- ori,y- ...... ... ... .i, fiAt. the ncginning or we .r 1 liltn .000.000 roubles (approxim ately $800,000,000) in paper exist nnce," the newspaper assorted. "I nst January the amount was eight billion roubles (approximarciy ei,u.iv,u,,."., Now it reached a total of 13,000,000,000 roubles (0,500,00,OWt) and tno govern ment hB decided on an increase in mia by two billions. "Prices are risinfc because the value of the rouble is falling. Russia's war cost hus now reached a. daily total oC 50,000,000 roubles ($25,000,000). It Ml the capitalists' fault that the liberty war loan is not succeeding. The gov ernment must take all war profits. "The army needs 4afi carioaos oi m daily. During the early part of April it received only 80 daily, but eonditioaa are improving." ITALIAN TOUK rUBJ-runx. Washington, June -' Italian mission lias posrponwi its trip through the south and west. Prince t'dine, head of the mission, is HI- While his condition is not serious, n deemed advisable to posiponn the tour, that would have, end- ed in New York June is. -. . Z. TOT WF&THVR T lallai iiuniiaKii v Oregon: Fair toni g h with heavy frost east portion; Tuesday tair, iiit near the coast; ort kwesterljr, winds. vino 'PyN