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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 44C0 DAILY 1 hMip -r. h fM.it FORTIETH YEAR NO. 158 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND STANDS FTVE CFNTS. mm itota DEATflTOLL IS 100 PROPERTY LOSS ABf $000,000i These Ar-i Estimates This - Morning Mob's Work at EaSkVt. Louis BRUTALITY SHOWN IS I DISGRACE TO HUMANITY, Girls, Most Bloodthirsty of Mob, Assist In Wanton . Murders Kat 8t. Louis, 111., July 3. -The death toll of tho war of races was still - London, July 3. Simultaneous re estimated at 100 this noon, all but three sumption of allied offensives, now that of whom are negroes. Russia has at last started in to "do Officials, however, admitted their fig-, her bit" .was expected here today, ores are based on reports from differ- Petrogri,.:! dispatches detailed no abatt" conflicting. The exact number of dead inay never be known, as many bodies '-were thrown iu streams and other's were tburued- Soldiers and volunteer citizens were searching for bodies in the ruins of ne gro tenements and store buildings cov ering over It! blocks the result of a number of incendiary fires. The city' ha been practically under martial law since the arrival of the first militiaman last night, but responsible citizens today asked that the governor formally take charge of the city. A Scene of Ruin. East St. Louis, 111., July 3 Tho Butt rose today on a city fire swept and ........; -n-ui. ki i,,.,i..Aj than 500 seriously injured as the result -pa'gn of fraternization and of separate oi one of the-, worst race riots in the 0,1 thc Russian front, Germany was history of the country, which followed ftbIe weather the offensives. If the murder of Detective Weargeant -Russia he d done her part then Germany Coppedge yesterday.: ' :'- ' .-might have-been compelled to relin Ttie city was under' martial law to- quish great tracts., for sheer, lack of day and the soldiers were belioved to i"" ""1 munitions to fight simultan have thc situation in hand. cously all her attackers. Property Iobs from fires, which were! From now on military experts poin Btitrted simultaneously in a dozen sec- ted out today, Germany cannot weak tions of the city shortly after 6 o'clock en her Russian lines to stiffen up last night, was estimated at $1,500,000. yielding, sections on other fronts, as "I believe the wprst is over," Col- she has done. She must guard against ouel S. O. Tripp, personal representa- penetration on every side. . ' tive of Governor Lowden, in command But what was of vastly greater snt of eight compauies of the Illinois na- isfoction here than the mere- fact that tional guard, patrolling the city, told Bussia has started an offensive was the United Press at an early hour to- ' the realization .that this time it is an day. "The mob seems to have spent army imbued with full knowledge of itself. Fighting has dwindled to desul- tBe principles, of democracy for which tory firing in different parts of the the alli;a are fighting that is pnrtici- city and most of the fires have burned out." Only two white men, Detective Ser geant Coppedge, who was killed by a negro at 1 o'clock Monday morning, and William Keyser, a hardware mer rl;it. are known dead, although a Mora pira badly wounded in hospitals. x'ttwen Blocks Bullied. "I believe there are more than 100 j negroes dead," Night Chief of Police . Con Hickey told the United Press this inoruinor. "We have 105 names on an incomplete list, but have not found all the bodies. I estimate the injured, whites and blacks, at 750, but any state nijmt at this time can be no more than an estimate." The fire loss probably will reach $2,- Fifteen square blocks are burned Troops have been ordered to shoot to kill in case noting is resumed. The rioting was at its height be tween 6 o'clock and midnight. A Unit ed Press correspondent counted the belies of seven negroes lying in tne court, Multnomah count v, that it is a Btreets within a block of tho intersec- violation of tho liquor law to manufac tion of the town's main business thor- .ture- intoxicating liquor for family .use 'alone was upheld by the Oregon "su- (Continued on Page Two.) Ipreme court in the case of the state of ABE HARTIN . - Tou're never successful till you're happy. Ther's one thing we all ought t' let pcnpln find out fer 'emselves, an' that is how honest we are. - - Mrs. Lilly Mariette's Body In River Eugene, Or., .July 3. The divorce courts will ' net end the domestic troubles of Mrs. Lilly May Marietta Today her body was found in the coast fork of the Willamette river two miles from the spot where Sunday searcher:! found her sweater, glassy and a revolver. The coroner left here at noon to investigate. It is con sidered a plain case of suicide. . Mrs. Marictt ?, who came here with her husband a f'w months ago, from Dayton, Ohio, had a suit for divorce pending in the local courts. Saturday, night me is said to have fired three shots at her husband. TO BEGIN OFFENSIVE ON ALL THE FRONTS Now That Russia Is Ready Plans of Concerted Action To Be Carried Out meut in the Galiciau section today with General Brusiloff's troops, fired with their initial successes, continuing to gain ground. Back in .the winter, the allied plans had called for a simultaneous offensive campaign in the spring to be waged on the western, northern, Italian and Macedonia fronts. The Hiudenburg "strategic retreat'' on the western front hastened the British and French attack. Then came the Russian revo lution end total inaction of the Rus sian troops. ' Italy started her offen sive on time and in Macedonia General Serrail began a diversion in powerful r ner force; Germany was busy defending lines on every front except Russia. And because she waged a clever cam- pating for Russia. It is no longer an army to-be disposed of .according to the - whims of an imperial autocrat. Every man in the ranks now knows exactly what he is fighting for, realizes Rus sia must win to hold her freedom and can be counted on, for this reason, as . trebly effective in fighting. CANNOT HAKE WINE FOR USE OF FAMILY Supreme Court So Rules Portland OffiClllS Not Liabl& -Other Opinions The decision of Judge Gantenbein's Oregon, respondent, against Joe Mara- stoni, appellant, who was convicted the municipal court of Portland of vio lating the liquor law, which decision was handed down this morning. The de cision of the lower court was affirmed by Chief Justice McBride, and Justices Moore, Bean and iJct'auiant concur red. On September 21, 191fi, Mara stoni had one third of a ton of grapes iu pos session, which he squeezed into a con tainer and made fifty gallons of wine. This he let ferment until September 27, lDlfi,. whan the juice had more than one half of one per rent alcohol in it. I He made the wine for the use of fas! family and allowed part of it to be-j come vinegar. i He- was convicted is the' municipal court, appealed to the circuit court,, and was tried, by stipulation, without a jury, and found guilty and fined $50. He appealed to the supreme court. In his opinion Judge - McBride says it was admitted Marastoni pressed the grapes and made the wine and w therefore guilty of violating the sta tute. "The question is sot as to the pol icy of the law bnt as to the power to enaet it, and thih being found to exist the judgment will be affirmed." This statement is made because the people made the law which forbade the manu facture of intoxicating liquor in the state. ,. . . Is a Mew Trial - , Contending that the eirruit court to Contisoei est page- lis.) 6,309 PRISONERS RESULT OF DRIVE MADEYKTERDAY In Unchecked Advance Rus sians Penetrate Three Lines of Trenches KERENSKY LED ATTACK AND INSPIRED TROOPS Germans Attack fiercely at Two Points to Relieve British Pressure Fetrogrnd, July 3 Russia's offensive today forced the enemy back across the Little Strypa river (in Galicia) pene trated three lines of enemy trenches and took C3.000 additional prisoners. The war office announcement indicat ed sweeping gains everywhere, includ ing the town of Presovce and the vil lage and heights southwest of Zborow and Kordshiduv. The enemy retired across the Little Strypa," tho official statement con cluded. Tho 6,300 prisoners were all taken yesterday ' and are in addition to the 10,000 captured in the first 24 hours of General Brusiloff's drive. In addi tion, today's statement reported 2,200 Teutons taken southeast of Brzezaoy on Sunday. A number of mine throwers were in the booty captured around Zolochov. The two cities mentioned. Brzezanv and Zolochev, are in the same sector in which Brusiloff made his initial drive. A continuance of the offensive here was taken to mean that the enemy lines navo oeen prepared ana toe enemv flanked in several places. Official dispatches declared that the count of prisoners is still incomplete and will undoubtedly go higher than tho 19,000 so far accounted for.' - Is Russia's Hero. Petrograd, July 3 A slender, delicate looking man, racked with illness, was the greatest of all heroes in Russia to day. He was A. 1. lverensky, minister of war. It was he who personally led free Russia's troops in the start of the first offensive in which the red flag of democracy has been borne against Ger many's autocractic hosts. - It was he who planned the offensives, who finally, when tne supreme test came, went to thc front trenches himself, that he might inspire the men. With such an example. Russia's sol diers wera performing prodigies of val or today. Semi-official advices detail ed steady gains everywhere along the 25 mile front in which General Brusiloff Not only that but war office reports is pressing onward towartj Lemberg. showed resumption of a general of fensive on every other Russian front No major infantry actions were report ed anywhere than in Romberg sector but artillery all along the lino was pour ing shells into the Teutonic trenches hinting at mass attacks everywhere. Minister of War Kerensky obtained permission from Premier Lvoff to name all the units who participated in the fir3t advance, "regiments of July 1." German Attacks Fierce. Paris, July 3. Germany launched another tremendous offensive blow at the French lines today, centering two simultaneous thrusts on the Chemin Des Dames, south of I.aon and again around Verdun. la both instances the enemy failed to gain ground, according to the j war omce reporr louay. "At 0 p. m. Monday along the line from Allies to Paissy the enemy resum ed his bombardment and violently and forcefully attacked the trenches which French forces retook yesterday," the statement said. "A heavy desperate struggle throughout the night ensued, but all positions were maintained. "On the left bank of the Meuse there was intense artillery firing at midnight in the sector embraced by Hill 301 and Avocourt wood. At 2:30 a. m. on a front of 500 yards in the southeast cor ner of the wood, enemy waves started out of the trenches but in our artillery fire did not reach our lines. ' In the - Champagne, the1 Freneh forces blew up aa enemy blockhoune." The Ailles-Paiday sector is one in which the Germaes hsve twice before attacked iav powerful drives during the past 10 days. The front here lies direct ly south of Laon, where the French com mand of dominating positions flpens up the valley, of the Biver Lette. "Hill 304" is northwest of Verdun, where last week's German drive netted them only a scant foothold on the west ern slopes of the mount. The Geraun Version. Berlin, via London, July 3. "Strong Russian attacks broke down with heavy losses," declared today's official state meat. "Fronting new positions to the south, the enemy did not find strength to repeat its attacks on the height posi tions around Brzezany. "Breaking forward .across the (Continued sa Page Two.) Limit to Ship Building Is Labor and Material Portland, Ore., July 8. The only limit to Pacific coast ship building is the limitations of labor, materials and equipment to turn, them out. This was the message delivered this afternoon by L- J. Wentworth, represen tative of General Goethals, before the members' Council of the chamber of commerce, Wentworth declared that to build 1,000 ships would require all thc cutting end manufacturing resources of thc northwest-for at least two years, that not less than eight billion feet of lum ber would have to be cut to get thc necessary one and one-half billion feet of ship timber, that 00 ways -should b built at once ami an army or trom iv, 000 to 50,000 men pjit to work on shi construction. - " IF STARVED ENGLAND COULD m SHOOT Explosives factory Is Nine lililes Long and Three MilesMYidth By Lowell Mellett, (United Press Staff Correspondent ) Somewhere in the North of England, Slay 33. (By Mail)' 'Even if Eng land could be starved, she could still keep on shooting." J This statement, made by Sir Edward Pearson, is sup ported by evidence seen in tho course of a trip" from one end to thc other of the largest explosive I factory in the world. High-powered automobiles were neceseavy to make-thf trip possible in so short a time, for the plant stretches out nine miles in length and from two to three mjles in width. Sir Edward's connection with it has1 been in,the con struction work, which is practically completed. A year and a - half ago nothing but flat farms were to be seen, with occasional villages and streams of rich historical interest. Now it is a thine of brick and stone, timber and a" strange chemical smells, all v""". Twenty-five thousand niea, boys, wo men and girls keep it humming and ot these the "preponderating number are girls. When the last crew of construc tion :mf)n has been withdrawn, seventy-five per cent of the employes will be girls. ' The trip through the plant was chap eroned' by several department heads. For a mile or so a scientific engineer from South. Africa shot chemical form ulae and the like at us. Then-a young man from Australia took up the job. Succeeding him -was one from British Columbia. Finally a - regular home grown Eiglishman ..got my ear. - It seemed h was even more bent than' the others on thrilling me with the chemistry of the enterprise all obliv ious of ' the fact that the censor wouldn't permit publication of the greater part of his information, even if I had understood well enough to write. Suddenly we found ourselves alone in an immense cnenucai room- i iui niv hsnrtu and cried, "Kamcrad!" told him several million of our readers would find his chemistry too deep for them and asked him to tell me some thing about the girls that everybody knew ill anout gins. We had been passiug through shop after ;-hop filled with them; girls in khaki jumpers and trousers and girls in khaki Mother Hubbards and noboly had explained their part in this chem ical world. "That's your American humor, humor," said my guide, doubtfully. "Xobody knows all about girls; they're not an exact scieace." "They're a different sort of ex plosive," he added, with his very fair English humor, as the sound of girls singing came from somewhere below, ncMimranied bv eigglcs and a sound of "sh-shh." But .v.' told about them. Ho said they were wonderful workers. For the' most they were more traeable and easily managed moreso than the men workers. They offered few difficul ties, but these usually were of a total lv unexpected sort. That's where they differed from cordite. One can tell what cordite is going to do and get out of the way. Their work is not heavy, except in some instances, where it can be eom pafVd w4th.the heavy work in a steam laundry. Although ,it is altogether monotonous, lacking the joy of con struction and seeing the product grow, as is in the ease with aeroplane or tank building, or example, the girls seemed cheerful asd contented. Their wages run from 55 to 30 shill- ings. Divide this by four and you will get a iittlr more than the amount they j stake iu dollars. Out of this they pay 13 shillings for their dodging and meals, both provided by the plant. We were taken through one of the hotels, each accommodating from thir ty to fifty girls, built in village like groups. The one inspected bore thc name "Edith Cvell.' A motherly looking weman was in charge. The in trusion extended to the point of peek ing into the little single rooms in the dormitories, which permit the girls to live somewhat to themselves and tack up picture postcards of their- soldier bor friend to their hearts content. (Continued oa Page Two.) STRIKE CAUSING TROUBLE AT MANY POINTS ON COAST 7,500 Out In Two Mining Districts In Arizona -Military Called On L W. W BUNCH AT BOT TOM OF ALL TROUBLES Idaho Lumber Business Held Up Yakima Fruit Sec tion Hurt Washington, July 3. The strike of copper miners in Gila county, Arizona, has gone beyond the control of the local authorities, according to a tele gram received by Senator Ashurst from Sheriff Arn-t.r, of that county, today. More than 5 000 men are Btriking in (he Bisbee and 2,500 in the Globe dis trict, the message said, and troops are needed. , Ashurst today notified the war de partment of the situation at the request of the Gil-i county sheriff and asked for soldiers These strikes are the ones attributed to German Influence among copper min ers both in Arizona and Colorado. Last week Senator Thomas, Colorado, called upon the department of justice to "get the situation in hand." The war department at once notified the cemmandet of tho southern depart ment to act upon his own responsibility in no-operat'iiig with the Arizona gover nor in the matter of sending troops if they are needed, . Mora Violence Feared. Globe, Ariz., v July 3, Expecting further violence as the result of a se ries of strike outbreaks yesterday which culminated early today in 200 I. W. W. 'a halting a passenger traiti near Mi ami to demand search for strike break ers, officials today redoubled precau tionary measures in the strike district to guard against riots and posible blood shed. The train holdup was staged in lower Miami, a few miles from Miami proper. I. W. W. leaders had heard strike break ers were beinj brought in in large num bers. Stationed at Miami, where the strikebreakers were supposed to be go ing, were 300 more I. W. W.'s waiting to refuse thc workmen pcrmisison to detrain. However, none was found. An extra large force of deputies has been sworn in by the sheriff to pre vent further violence such as occurred late yesterday. I. W. W. headquarters at Miami as serted the Jerome metal mine workers will strike immediately in sympathy with the Globme-Bisbee strikers. Trouble In Yakima. North Yakima, Wash., July 3. The State Council of Defense, meeting here yesterday afternoon, unanimously adopted a special committee report de claring that labor conditions in the Ya kima valley constitute a menace to food production and asking Governor Lister to call upon the federal government for protection in the CleElum, Ellcnsburg and Yakima districts. Governor Lister attended the meet ing. He expressed approval of thc re port and last night wired Secretary of War Baker thc substance of the commit tee's recommendation. A delegation from the I. W. W. repre sented by three spokesmen asked for a re-opening of the hearing and that it be made public. They were offered oppor tunity to appear before thc committee as other witnesses have been offered. Idaho Hard Kit. Wallace, Idaho, July 3. A meeting of the state council of defense is to be held in Couer d'Alene Friday to make plans for fighting the I. W. W. which is menacing every industry in north em Idaho. An invasion of the Soeur d'Alene mining district is now threatened- Circulars have been distributed in Kellogg saying: "The I. W. W. is coming. We will soon have our just heritage on the earth. Join now, as every effort will be made here." The circular says the men want a six hour day. The state council will plan waya of combatting this proposed strike, as well as the lumber strike. The mines hero are feeling the lumber strike as the supply of stulls is being cut shert. 3,000 In Kentucky. ' villa T,l -Tulv 3. Three thou sand miners in five counties of Western vUH4ni.k Mi1r tndftv for sn eight hour day, recognition of the onion and higher pay. Armed guards are protect ing ine nuaicK pruptnij. PORTLAND TO BUILD 6 HI PS Portland, Ore., July 3 Portland ship builders soon will be awaded contracts for 16 steel vessels by the government,! prominent local shipbuilders said to-. Ay. 3. B. Bowles, president of the Northwest Steel company, is on, his way t Washington today and, it is report- ed, will close government contracts. Aeroplane Flight at Fairgrounds Will Be Thrilling Exhibition Ralph Hanson, the aviator, will fly- at Hillsboro at 2 o 'clock and will fly to Glad- stone from there. From the lat- tcr place will fly to Salem and $ givo an aeroplane exhibition over tho fairgrounds as part of celebration program. . . Mr. Hanson is one of the most celebrated aviators in the country and his daring stunts high in air are expected to $ provide new thrillers for tho At spectators tomorrow afternoon. . MATES RECALLED BY SUPREME COURT IN STREET G SUITS Court Did Not Pass On Suffici ency of Remonstrance In Twelfth Street Case, But Held Replatting Not Valid In Fry, Lord and Carson Cases Decision Was Based On Error In Advertising The supreme court today recalled .the mandates sent down in the case of D. J. Fry against the City of Salem, John Albert against the City of Salem, George J. Watson against the City of Salem, ' Elizabeth Lord against the City of Salem, and Mrs- Carson against the City of 8lom, for the purpose of correcting them and making them con form to the opinions of the court. The motion to recall and correct was filed Saturday by City Attorney Macy when 5t was found that campaign ma terial nas being, manufactured out of the fact that tho mandates of tho court contained matter not .passed on by the judges and were divergent and mis leading. The mandates, on- this ac count, were much broader than the opinions of the court. Ill the Fry; Lord, and Carson cases against the city the mandate declared, in adopting tho findings of fact and conclusions of law of Judge Galloway, that the pavement was not laid ac cording to plans and specifications and was a fraud, on the property owners. This was not passed on by the supreme court. Thc point passed on by that body tn;1 decision rendered by Judge Bean was based solely on the fact that the noti:o to tho property owners pub lished in a local newspaper was defec tive in that the notice used the words "Mill Crrek" when - it should have been "Mill street." In the Albert and Watson cases, known us thc Twelfth street cases, thc mandate declared the replatting of a portion of thc city was valid and thc remonstraneo against tho paving based on this replatting was sufficient- The opinion of the court was that an at tempt wss made to re-plat without first vacating the previous platting, and that therefore the attempted replatting was not valid. At th? meeting at the Highland school this evening, Attorney W. H. Trindlo will explain this matter more fully, end he expects to show that the opposition to the amendments have been trying to pull the wool over the eyes of thc people in arguing from ground that is false. J I I r Salem to Celebrate . fourth of July at State Fairgrounds The following is the program for the Fourth ot July celebration that will be held at the state fair grounds next Wednesday.- Events for morning, after noon and evening have been scheduled and promise interesting things: (Opening at -0 a. m. Selection, "America I Love You." Cherrian band. - - Beading of the Declaration of Inde pendence. Mayor Keycs. Vocal selection to be announced later. Oration of the day, Walter L- Tooze. Selection,' Cherrian band.' ' ' Song, "My Own United States," Dan F. Langenberg. Sports. .100 yard dash Boys under 13 year. 200 yard dash Boys 13 to 16. years. Three potato racesr-Boys under 13. Eight potato races Boys 13 to 16. Bicycle races. Boys under 16. , , Sack; races Free for all. v -i"at women's race. . ,. Climbing the greased pole. Catching the greased pig. Picnic dinner (Noon). ... : Racing program begins at 1:30. races are scheduled. . They are paee; 2:25 pace; 2:13 trot; 2:25 Font 2:1S trot Entries are not yet ' concluded, Th grand band will furnish music in the stand during the races, . and Mrs. Charles Maxwell will render some aouta- (Coatiaaed oa psgt tiv.) SEIIATE PLAII FOR RAISIHG REVENUE TOCMYOIIM Incomes, Excess PreEts, Drinks and Smokes to Furnish Most of It SMALL TAX PLACED ON NEARLY EVERYTE1G Theater Tickets, Postage, Medicine, and Milady's Perfume Not Overlooked Washington, July 3. War wealth, in comes, drinks and "smokes" will pay the bulk of the iirst groat war tax. " Of the $1,670,000,000 to be raised under the revenue bill drawn by tho senate finance committee and reported today, l,277,O00,00O will be derived as follows: " From income taxes (incomes as low as $1,000 for single persons and $2,000 ror married, are nit) f7;ia,700,(M0. From excess profits, $.123,000,000. -From 'distilled and rectified spirits, $111,000,000. ' i From fermented liquors ani wines. $ 14,500,000. . . . . From soft drinks, $10,000,000. . From tobacco products, excepting the poor man's stogie, $50,500,000. This schedule . of taxes represents, authors of the bill insist, a heavier burden on the rich and a lesser weight upon the poor than the committee orig inally contemplated. However, some senators insist thai the rich and th big incomes are tapped too lightly and the purse of th poor man and the man of average means ia hit ton hAAmlv in nrnTiortinn. hesa- that so lung as the poor and tB maa average means are in thc great majority when it comes to fighting, the very wealthy should be more heavy respons ible for the financial part of tho war. La roUett Radical , Senator La Follette, Wisconsin, has a minority, report,- signed by Thomas, Colorado, and Gore, Oklahoma, which would raise the entire $1,800,000,000 askid by the' administration by, hitting excess profit to the extent of moro thBn $1,000,000,000, swollen ineomea more than $500,000,000 and the baraiic derived from internal revenue taxes. - Every class of people, however,, will be affected under the tax bill reported by the majority from the man wh will have to bar ft one per cent tax for owning an automobile to those who will nave to pay rive cents on evury n:ic plione and telegraph message costing more than lli cents, fivo per eent on Amounts paid for Pullman seats costing more than 35 cents and everybody will have to pay one cent more to mail a let ter. It will cost more to bny - sporting goods; more to own yachts and tho girl will suffer from a tax on cosmetics ami perfumes; patent medicines will cost moro and cameras, too. But the tax that will hit the aver age household will be that on tea, cof fee, cocoa and sugar. Some of theso levies are: . Coffee, 2 cents per pound. Tea, 5 cents per pound. Crude cocoa, 3 cents per pound. fSugar, half cent per pound. Saccaharinc, $2.50 per pound Glucose, one-fourth cent per pound. Grape sugar, molasses and cane syrup from half to 2 cents a gallon. Many Small Things to Pay. Tho nverane man nnd his wife mar seek respite from the woes of high prices at home by going to the theatre, but even there extra taxes amounting to one cent for each 10 cents worth ot tickets pursue them, except in the casa of movies, where there is uo levy exueu on shows costing over 25 cents. The already high eost of drinhing mill mount htill higher owing to ta complete lack of sympathy shown by inn cuuumiiet: iwi v o la-la." In addition to taxes already imposed on these beverages, tne com mittee derided to mit a prohibitive tax; on spirits' distillation and prevent .their importation from other countries,, to say nothing of minor taxes reJ liquor" now on nana. Beer is hit $1.25 per 31 gaBon barrel, (Continued oa page threa.) THE YEATEER Oregon: To night and Wed nesday fair. ICOT TusiD "t 1