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1 i ' i . i r . WEATHER. - --- - - . Probably win; moderate southerly winds. j "jilXTY-SKVKXTH XO.-2u SALEM, OHWiOX, TUESDAY MlHt.MMs JANUARY 15, 1918 IIUCI2 FIVE CUNTtt DAILY EDITION COAL FAMINE SHUTS DOWN BIG PLANTS Sooth Chicago Furnaces Clos ed and Big Packers Stop Operations; Railroads i Threatened Witlt Tie-Up HEW STORM EXPECTED TO COME OVfR CITY Limited Priority Orders j on ' Coal and Food For New York Issued ! r CHICAGO, Jan. 14 --Chicago. just recovering from the most severe bMz xard m fifty year?, was today grip ped by a coal famine that closed down the blast furnaces of South Chicago, shut up the world's greatest two packing plant and threatened another tie-up of the railways, j ' The Chicago, Ml'waukee and, St. sol Issued' orders tr division super intendents that every "possible train be nrancelled to' conserve fuel, j The Armour and Swift packing p.nt3 , . jm i ciearms we novas coal and cattle could be moved. Meanwhile, the weather bureau is sued a warning that' another heavy gale is sweeping toward : the city, leaving In its wake snow-covered ' sutes throughout the southwest: The " moderation st the zero weather, to- cay permitted citizens aud 60.000 children who bad been released from . school for the week partially to clear the streets and permit delivery of milk, food and scanty .supplies ot - coal. - ' :, '' ' The new storm which Is expected . to reach Chicago in the next: 24 hoars, was central today over East era Texas and was moving north eastward across the lower Mississip pi valley with. Increased intensify and bringing with It a heavy fall of snow to the greater portions of Illinois and Missouri. . f : j -' . " B. 11 Mitchell, director of trafric of the Union Pacific, said that re ports showed that all trains east bound into Omaha, Neb., were pract ically on time? He added that tbe Snowfalls in Kansas and Nebraska were welcomed by the 'people of those ttates as forecasting large crops of winter wheat. , i WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.--lnter-ferenee iwth railroad transportation by the blizzard, led Director General McAdoo tonight to establish'1 limited prjortty orders on coal and fori for New York and vicinity, givlnV the first instructions of the kind sjnee he recently cancelled all formal pri ority. For the middle west., where most freight and passenger traffic was still held up by frigid weather and deep snow, Mr. McAdoo Issued no priority orders, but railroad man agements received - instructions to move coal and food ahead of alt oth er. shipments and to do their tmost to clr the snow. . i Action on the New York situation as taken on advice oT A, II- Smith, assistant director in charge of east ern lines, who reported that; 113 hips were held in New York harbor waiting bunker coal and that trans 'atlantie freight movements were suf fering to that extent. ! As soon as normal weather Js re stored, the priority order will be withdrawn. Mr. McAdoo express?! the hope that "it 'will no materially ffCt industrial activity." f As a result of the almost complete tleup of traffic In the middle west, -a hirltltnde of requests for priority for my commodities poured In up on the railroad administration today nt all were ref nsed until Mr? Smith telegraphed his urgent rero mm end it Ion i for the W YnrB-kit list inn. Officials explained that the trans portation" KltlHitinn. Mn fieit t cleared md by letting railroads movel mrj ran nl tne wnoie diiik ot frelsht accumulating When normal TOMitjona are restored. , a fleiible prorran of preferenees, may le es- ... " sa'". "Freight moving wee-k" opened to Jy tinder rather - inausplcous cir fumManref, with drayage Snd a loadlnjr facilities at terminals -ocr!i- witn other tasks made ecrS-4 "ry hy the storm, but the rising """ratures over the countrvj gaVe wnclals hope tht the latter days of the week would be open for a great n c,,ars'nf e movement. i - H. Alnhton. a Chicago & North western official, to whom Mr, Mc Anoo had telepranhed to use every iror Jo clear itn storm-boimd freight .W.Strn r!,,r'a. reported: . resteKt drrnculty was experienc " w Charo and in a radfM of mile, where the severity 'he storm creat.-d condition that IM ? Wn ?aled in history In - Vitrr,torT f"r "vipr tniy years. . All einnloyei Kliirk to thelf jobs U tranportaflon movl as V"1? It was humanly possible to -.. every available man was ern- '"'equi th ie- moving nf mow and 'tt- rood rJy and last night." ' CONGRESSMAN, WHO ENLISTED IN ARMY, DEAD Major August P. Gardner ., Yictim of Pneumonia aj , Camp Wheeler U. S. PRINCIPLES UPHELD Preparedness Early Champ ioned by First Congres sional Volunteer WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Major Augusta P. Gardner, former con gressman 4 from Massachusetts, died late today at the Camp Wheeler base hospital at Macon. Ga., after a short illness of pneumonia. Major Gard ner was the first congressman to re sign his office and Join the army after war was declared. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. News of Major Augustus P. Gardner's dearth at Camp Wheeler was received with soYrow in the capital, not omy in congressional and official circles, but among citizens generally whose ad miration he won when, though a grandfather, he laid down his work as a preparedness champion In con gress; and joined the army at tnl outbreak of the- war. - During all the 15 years he was a member of the house, Maidr Gard ruies, restrictive Immigration to up- uuiu American standards and prfe- paredness for war, . Born at Boston on November 4, 1865, Major Gardner graduated at Harvard in 188 6 and later attended the, Harvard "law school ' for two" years, though he never practiced law. Then he went Into business looking ater the large estates of bis family, and 1896, launched Into state politics, a year later becoming a member of the Republican state com mittee. During the Spanish-American war, with a rank of captain, he Served as assistant adjutant general at Camp Thomas at ChJciamauga andwent to Porto Rico where he was breveted major for gallantry um!er fire.. - Kaiser No Lon&er Has Degreee at Philaielphia PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1 4 The board of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania today unanimously, adopted a; resolution striking the names of Emperor William of Ger many and Count Johanne von Bern storff former German ampassador to the United States from the list of those holding ohnorary' degress in the university. ReUeefToBeAskedFor Jewish War Sufferers NEW YORK. Jan. 14. The cen tral committee for the relief of Jews suffering through the" war. Si Chem bers street, New York, hag-designated the week beginning Sunday. Jan uary 27. 1918. and ending February 3. 1918, as merry week ia honor of the second anniversary of proclama tion day, which on January 17, 19H, was named by President Wilson. Governor After Stewards' Club, Portland Concern Announcement was made at the office of Governor Withycombe yes terday that the governor will take action against the Stewards' club of Portland and attempt to have It dis solved on the charge that it has been violating the gaming laws of the state. The governor asked Attorney General Drown for an opinion rela tive to the official steps necessary to institute action against the club. The opinion was received by the gov ernor Saturday and his action will be accordinsly. , TV0 NEGROES ARE EXECUTED --..' Men Convicted at Butte o( Murder Calm as Hour 01 Peath Approaches BUTTE, ont.. Jan. 14. Franlj -. Thn n'Noill. whit, and i;hrman Powell, colored, 'rnJ4 or mnrder, were lianged together! the Jail yard here this morning short ly belore 5 ociock. t t. Fisher and O'Neil -were calm. thj former smoking a cigarette from th death cell and upon the scaffold , u4 tll the cap was placed over hi fa. He made r " statement. however. O'NVil bade the spectators good ie. Powell told those about his farewell, but fainted Just before the trap wan 1PTluf" streets lbout the-" Jail yard were packed with persons seeking ad mittance. nd were guraded by dep uty sbArlfTs. police and coast artil lery inen with fired bayoneU. PERSHING IS GREETED BY MEN National Association in Ses sion at Salt Lake City Prom ises It Will Back All Ef forts to Win War. COUNTRY TO BE ASKED FOR POR&LESS DAYS Only. Fair Profit to be. Re- quested of Government , by Stock Industry ) SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 14. The American S'ational Livestock asso ciation and the livestock producers of the JJniteA States represented by it are patriotically bat k of the gov ernment and its military forces to the end that the great world war may be' won for liberty and Justice. This, in brief, is the message sent today from the twenty-firstr annual convention -of the National Livestoott association, in session here to Gener al John jJ Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces now In France. The telegram reads: "Annual convention American Na tional Livestock association send hearty greetings to : you and our ooyg in France. We stand back of you. In winning the war" Patriotism Is Keynote. Patriotism was the predominant chord in the proceedings of the con tention and was the keynote of every address delivered before the opening session. President I. T. Pryor sound ed the tocsin 6i patriotic co-operation between the livestock men and the government In his . annual ad dress when he declared that the livestock : men as producers of that essential . fodd product, meat, asks nothing from the government but a fair profit" upon their prod act and (Continued on page 2) MiEIAPI - IS: GIVEN TEAMS FILLED START ROUp Leaders at Headquarters at Early Hour Ready td Sally . Forth v The big campaign for funds ta re lieve the starving Armenians and Syrians began ia Salem yesterday in earnest. ; Proraptlr at 9 a. m. as scheduled. Colonels Tlilelsen, Todd and Ham ilton reported at headquarters. in the Berby building with full quotas of captains and in a. very brief time ail captains had drawn their precincts and begun to equip themselves and their teams 'with the .necessary cards, receipts, etc. - It'was an enthusiastic bunch of workers that assembled at r.on luncheon at the Y. M. C. A. for a final parley and instructions before starting on the house to house cam paign which began immediately fol lowing the luncheon. The following are the colonels and their respective groups of captains: , Colonel Fred B. Thielsenj Cap-tains--Mrs. W. M. Hamilton. Mrs. Etta S. Seley. Mrs. F. A. Klliott, Miss Mattie Beatty. Mrs. W. E. Anderson. Mrs. Fnnk Mlnto. Colonel John W. Todd Captains V. f Kafaiirv. J. K. Allison. Mrs. M. H. Parounaglan. C. E. Albin. B. v. firrUT. tt. i.- rerns. ; r Colonel W. M. llamilton-r-Can- tains C B. Webb, n. w; wary. j. Baumgartner, C. S. Hamilton, Theo dore Both. E. M. Burke. i - Fw II Team Itetiorted. Ten of the eighteen captains re ported with full teams as follows: . Captain Mrs. W. M. Hamilton, Pre celnct 1R Mrs. Chester Cos, Mrs. John Harbison. Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. alrrhlld. Miss Iverson. Tantain Mrs. V. A. Elliott. Precinct I 10 Mrs. Hartley, Mrs. E. M. Burke. r . M . . ii'int.M Mrs. Iran spears. irs. iuim Walton. Mrs. C. E. Alblii. Captain S'. C. Ksfonry. Precinct tl iE. C. Patton. H. t Stiff. G. W. i.aflar. ' A. T. Woolpert, Mr. Chambers. ! Captain -J. E. Allison. Precinct f ' A. A. Schram. Ed. llofnell. A. II. Gil'e. !. B.Davis. David tt'lUra. Captain C. E. Albin, Precinct 9 Mrs. C.eorge Vick. Mrs. IT. 8. Hotson. Mrs. W, A. Cifmmlngs. Mrs Coyne WaHon.'Mrs. Elsie B., Simerat. Captain C. fl. Webb. Precinct 16- P. E Fullertoa. ' Joe Craber. F. . (Continued on page 5) STOCK CHIEF COOPER PASSED AWAY EARLY MONDAY Police Officer Loses Struggle of Many Days Against Pneumonia .1 RELATIVES ARE CALLED Successor To Be Elected by Council at Meeting in Near Future Chief of Police E. E. Cooper died in Salem early ; yesterday morning at his late residence, 208 Richmond street, only a few hours after Police Captain C. E. Baty died In Portland, i Chief Cooper was 51 years old and Captain Batey was 52. Both men were well known Oregon police offi cers. For the past week, Chief Cooper has fought for his life on' a sick bed. He was taken ill with pneumonia. January. 4. Late last week, high hopes were held for his recovery but he suceombed to the illness ye terday at 3:45 o'clock. Fro the lasit 4wo months," the- Coopers have made their homeith Mrs. Cooper's Bister, Mrs. George Beaty. .. Emerson E. j Cooper was born in Kansas, March 25. 1867. He camo to Oregon with bis parents- when 4 years old- The fajmily settled InJ Polk county, just across the river from Salem. He passed nis boyhood there. He was married 18 years ago to Miss Lily Buck. - Chief Cooper lived in Salem for thirty years. He served as deputy sheriff for Marion county for eight , years under John Knight and Fran'.: rigmman. tie was consiaoie in Justice Webster's court for fou years. For the past year and over he has acted as Salem police chief. He was elected to his duties lp .the fall of 1916. ' Besides his widow, Mr. Cooper leaves two sisters and two brothers. They are' Miss Cora Cooper of Stay- ( Continued on page 5) -f- SmNyREOEF - WORE FLYING S M'NAUGHTON IS HEARD IN SALEM Man Who Spent Years Among Armenians Impresses His Audience ' All colonels, captains and workers Hi any capacity In con nection with lie Armenian Syrian relief drlVe are urged to be present at noon puncheon today at the Y. M C. A. It Is for you. it is free. Be there. x . t A representative audience of Sa lem popple assembled at the auditori um Sunday night to hear Ir. J. P. Mc.Nanghton. Considering the dlw greeable weather, the attendance was considered very good, about 500 be ing present. Ben Selling came to Salem with the speaking party but wlng to the lateness of the hour set for speak ing, did not come to the armory; pressing business affairs calling him back to Portland. . , . . Horrors f PerMcutkn Heard. Br. McXanghton presented the ap peal of "the starving people of Ar menia and Syria in a truly master ful manner and there was abundant evidence that the message wevt straight to the hearts of his auditors. The incidents of massacre, deporta tion and torture were so incompati ble with anything conceivable to the minds of the Salem public as to make tlte audience shudder in it" anticipations fl the horror of It all In addition to his reference to th. thoroughly reliable manner In which the relief work funds are administer ed in the, orient, Dr.vMcNaughtbr evplained to a group of Salem peo -pie after the address something of the detail as to just how funds an supplies are protected. He showed how reliable American commercial agencies operating in that country urnish great sistn-e In the trans "mission through - their represer , tive of funds to the proper rel'ef heads, how food is cooked and fjir nlshed in quantities only for imme diate' consumption, and when fnr nished in the raw state, how the quantities are so snjall as to make It quite Impractical for confiscation. He also showed the remarkably ac Hve, practical and ronsclentiona character of the agencies and agents I who. without exception, are entrust ed with these -responsibilities. TART WARSAW TO BE PLACE OF PEACE MEET Armstice is Extended to Feb ruary 18 Although Possibil ity for Final Break in Nego tiations Rumored TROTZKY CALLS HUN PHRASE 'DECORATIVE' Internal ; Strife Continues in Russia Bolsheviki Troops Successful (ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY) Although Jheres still faik in un official quarters of the possibility of a final break in the peace' negotia tions between the" central ; powers and the Bolsheviki, the armistice ev idently has been extended to Febru ary 18 and . It is reported that the pourparlers will be transferred from Brest-Litovslc to Warsaw.- Late advices indicate that , there was considerable haggling between the opposing delegates at Brest Litovsk over territorial questions and the fixing of a clause in the pro posed treaty announcing peace. Trotzky, the'-Bolsheviki foreign min ister, proved recalcitrant with rer gard to the German formula "that the contracting parties have resolved henceforth to live in eace and friendship." declared that it was "a decorative phrase" and did not de scribe what the future relations be tween the Russian and German peo ples wotld be. Bolsheviki Troop KuccefuL Internal strife continues in vari ous' parts of Russia. Bolsheviki troops are reported to have cleared General Kaledines Cossacks from the Don river basin and to have cap tured Ekaterinoslav. Following pre vious reports of a" mutiny of sailors ("Continued on page 2) IN SALEM SPEAKERS ARE SENT ABROAD - . Every Town in County to Hear Message of Armenian Sufferings Manager Gill made final arrange ments for the county campaign at Gervais and Donald yesterday. Following the mass meetings at Silverfon, Woodburn, Stayton and Salem last night, the following schedule' Is fixed for inaugurating the work in the remaining sections of the county: Scotts Mills Mass meeting to night, E. M. Burke of Salem, speak er. . ' s Turner Mass meeting tomorrow night, B. W. Macy of Salem, speaker. Aumsville Mass meeting evening of January 18, Profeshor John W. Todd of Salem, speaker. - Hubbard Mass meeting evening of January 18, E. M. Burke of Salen, speaker. Clear Lake Mass . meeting eve ning of January 20, Oscar B. Gin rich of Salem, speaker. Mt. Angel Mass meeting evening of January 21, Hev. J. R. Buck of Salem, speaker. Monitor Mass meeting evening of January 21, Elmo S. White of Salem; speaker. Aurora Mags meeting evening of January 22, Louis Lachmund, speak er. Sublimity Mass meeting evening of January 22, Manager GUI and RevT J. R. Back, speakers. St. Paul Mass meeting evening of lanuary 22, Rev. J. R. Buck, speak er. M. '.. " Last Apples of Season Are Being Received Here Manager Gregory f the Com me r riii riHw works t. as resterdav very busy Unloading a carload of apples at the Hunt Bros, company side track,, about the least of the season. Mr. Gregory now has on hands sixty tons of apples which will keep his cider works busy until spring. The only dlffculty now about getting more; apple in from the country Is that most farmers have already dis posed of all that are worth using, but there may he a few Isolated cases where S supply may yet be had. BRITISH AIRMEN IN BOMB RAID ON KARLSRUHE One and Quarter Ton of Ex- . plosives Dropped In Broad Daylight , FACTORY FIRE STARTED Effective Machine Gun Fire Is Carried Out From Low Altitude LONDON, Jan 14. A successful daylight air raid has been made. on Karlsruhe, according to a .British official communication issued to night. Karlsruhe, which Is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden, several times has received visitations, from allied airmen. It is sltualed:-about fifty utiles from , the French. I border and has a population of between 7 5,0 0 0 And 1 00 0.00 0. . The text of the statement says: . "Today our squadrons! carried out a most successful raid Into Germany in broad daylight, their objectives being the railway station and muni tions-factories at Karlsruhe. One and a Quarter tons of bombs were dropped. Bursts were observed on buildings and sidings of the r main railway Junction in the center of the town, on railway workshops and a smaller function in . the town. "Observers report that a very large f life was, started In factories alongside the railway, which , was confirmed by photographs.' , "The anti-aircraft fire was very heavy and accurate, and several hos tile machines valptly attacked, our formation. All our 'airplanes reach ed t.eir objectives. , ' "Bombing and ,attacks with ma chine gunfire' from low altitudes were carried out incessantly. More than 400 bombs were dropped on a large ammunition dump near Rout ers and on hostile1 billets, hutments and railway Junctions. 'A party of the enemy engaged in .extinguishing a large fire attacked ; by machine gun fire was scattered and the fire was left to tun at will. "In combats seven hostile ma chines were driven down out of con trol. Another was forced to land Intact behind our lines by antl-ain craft fire; i th "pilot was captured. Three of our machines are missing. "During Sunday itight our night flying machines dropped bombs on Roulers and Menln.- Ail returned safely,'. : UEUTENANT IS .GIVEN SENTENCE First Convicted Officer at Camp Lewis Found Guilty of Desertion CAMP LEWIS.. Tacomaan. 14. Found guilty of deserting from the United States army while on duty, on the Mexican border last year, Lieutenant Joseph W. Conroy was today sentenced to serve two and a half years in a government disciplin ary barracks and to be dishonorably discharged at the end of his term. The eentence of the courtmartial was for six years but wasreduced by Brigadier General Foltz. . Lieuten ant Conroy is the first commissioned officer to be tried and sentenced at Camp Lewis.; He was not serving as an off iced when arrested but was working as a civilian fcr the-contracting company that built the can tonment. Brigadier General Foltz this after noon requested all newspapers . cor respandents to discontinue use of the word "Sammies' in referring to American, soldier In news stories enianatlng from Camp 'Lewis. No reason for the order was glv oni bit it is understood that all army officials are discouraging the use of the word because if is rfiot pleasins to the-soldiers themselves,. FOUR SOLDIERS IN RAIL WRECK Bodies of Fifteen. Victims Sent to Bottom Four Privates Killed HOUSTON. Texas. Jan. 14. Bod les of the 15 of tb 16 victims of the wreck today of a Houston and Texas Central railroad passenger tratn near Hammond station, were trough here late tonight. The body of the other victim was taken to bis borne in a nearby. town. Seven of the more seriously Injur ed aleo were brought here to a hos pital. Four soldiers, all private. wec among ine auica. ACTIVE H SPY PLOTTER IIS ARRESTED Walter Spoerman Taken by Officer While Attempting To Blow Up Magazine in Army Aviation Field ' PRISONER ONCE P.0SED AS U: S. ARMY CAPTAIN German Military v Uniform Found in Apartment Brother Held, Too . NORFOLK,' Va., JanJ 14. Naval Intelligence officers left here tonight for Baltimore with Walter j Spoer mann, suspected of being, an active figure In plots launched by Captain Bod-Ed, the former German military attache, and believed to have been a captain in, the German nrmr.t Ac cording to thestory unofficially told here, the man was ; arrested Satur day while, in the act of attempting to blow tip a magazine in the un finished, army aviation field uader Construction - enar Newport Hews. ' The prisoner will be turned over to the officers of the department ot Justice at Balitomer for a." hearing. So far the only charge formally lodg ed against him Is understood to be that he Is a dangerous enemy alien. Connection with Bernstorff Itevealed Documents found in his nossession. - "however, are declared to reveal his connection with Eoy-Ed and former German Ambassador Bernstorff and to incriminate in a spy plot persons In "Washington, Baltimore and oher cities. Details of the contents of documents nre withheld, but it' 13 understood that they will lead to a number of arrests within a few days. Spoermann'a activities are said to have attracted attntion of naval in tllligence officers many weeks ago, but hi sarrest was deferred until ad ditional evidence could be gathered. Officers followed him night and day, however, teh quest leadiflg througa several cities and even to at least two army camps.- .Frequently, ac cording, to the story, the prisoner posed as an, officer of the United States army. Finally, he visited th great army and navy base on Ham pton Roads, but before that a younr naval agent, posing as a friend ot Germany, vbad made himself ac quainted with Spoermann. The of ficer followed his man closelr in . Newport 'News and finally to th avi ation field, four miles north of the city, where the arrest was made.l I nvim urtun MXtirrv it ar, Documents found on the prisoner and in his rooms at Baltimore are alleged to show the Spoermann be gan his work In this country tomo time before the United States ent ered theNwar. In one letter from Boy-Ed there Is said to have' been a reference to 190,000 advanced Spoermann by the chief of the Ger- man spy system In the United States. There are reports that it has been established that Spoermann came to the United States on the German sub marine U-53 which 'visited Newport. II. I., more than a year ag and later sank a number fit mere Iran t shirs off the roast. - An account of the chase and ar rest of Spoermann. omittln? farts and names which might prove injur ious to further government Investi gation was, told by an officer of tho, bureau of navy intelligence, tu" whose charge Spoermann tonight left for Washington.- He - declare l that attention was first attracted to the prisoner in Baltimore by reason of his wearing the uniform of a cap tain in the United States army. Sat isfied that the man was a spy, he wa3 allowed free seljrft- Visits to Camp Meade, Md., to Washington and New York were noted. When he disap peared from Baltimore last we' his quarters were located. The nrsi form of a lieutenant In the German army. and .evidence that leads to the belief that he came 'to this country on the U-Z3 were discovered. Spoermann Anxwen tecrlpVm. Nothing was heard of Spoermann until one day last week when a re port was - received that ar man an swering his description was unaer arrest at Newport eNewi charged with attemtplng to fire Ian army magazine in coure of ererjion ther. It was Spoermann. Th 1 rilght be fore a man struck a match near 'tho magazine.. He was fired on by thi Auards. but made his escape In the rfarknesa. Spoermann answered (hi desc'rlption. At a secret, hearing before the United State's commlMloner Spoer mann admitted strlklnghe match, but denied knowing that a magazine was near. He declared that ho wn$ merely hunting a piece of wood f roi which to make a erne. Aiked why he was trespassing in a barred zone, he pleaded Ignorance of the law. Confronted with evidence of hli visits to Camp Meade nd Washinr ton and of his associations with other enemy alien. Spoermann "aid only that be would ratber die than betray a single friend. Spoermann speaks Vnsl;h flu ently with no accent, is well Arc? h'-I '. tContinucdoa p"Sv 1