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K WKATHKR. 1 Wednesday. rain; .fresh souta easterly winds. ' DAILY EDITION i SIXTY-SEVKNTH YKAIt XO. 253 HOP MAN IS WOUNDED AT JERUSALEM Brfeadier-General J. T. Wi gan, of Wigan, Richardson & Co., Seriously Injured in Advance Against Turks SERVICE BEGUN WHEN . WAR WAS DECLARED Distinguished Officer Hurt Three Times -King Re V wards Heroic' Action Through authoritative channels information has reached Salem that Brigadier General J. T. Wigan. p. S. O., of 'the British army, in civilian life a member of the British hop firm of Wigan, Richardson, & Co., which operates on . a large scale in the Willamette t valley with j offices here, was- seriously wounded in the taking of Jerusalem. The firm owns . large hop yards near Independence. General AVigan has been wounded in action three timos since, the out break of the war, and for distin guished service has been promoted to his present rank. j Mr. Wigan, before the war broke tint, was a familiar' figure in : Salem, where he f requently visited, !ajd 'is known' Intimately by, most of the local hop dealers and growers. ; : As soon as war 'was declared be tween England and. Germany he re sponded to the call JtQ t,he colors: He was wosnded at the landing; of the British forces on Galllpoli peninsula. Upon his recovery he was trans- " ferred to Mesopotamia, , where he was wounded again. After recover log the second time he C resdmed service .with bis regiment'' in "that .country and later was commander of a brigade participating In the attack on Jerusalem. .His wounds received , while the capture of the holy - city was taking place are ' said to be serious. . "' - . The letter D. S. O. after Brigadier General Wigan's name are the Init ials of the Distinguished Service Or der conferred upon him by the king for heroic action. ;". ;' I DOW'T RISK THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY 7 "" 7 -7-' -I j r .j-),r V v ;; . ' By neglecting to provide them with proper tv COLD WEhTHER SVIERCHANDISg Of every kind as, it will probably be needed for the next three months or longer. ' WINTER UNDERV7EAR Is now selling at prices that can never again be duplicated. COTTON UNDERWEAR will be fnlly 50 per cent higher next season. WOOLEN UNDERWEAR wilMc practically unobtainable or if any is to be had the price will bcalmost prohibitive. You should fit out your entire family from pres ent stocks not only for present use but for next season as .. well, -;' s' ! . . " ' ; 7 , UNION SUITS ' . - i Are becoraing more popular every year because they fit. better and are more comfortable to wear. 7 ; ' - "We are showing a complete range of LADIES', MEN'S AND CHIL DREN'S UNION SUITS in cotton, cot ton and wool mixed and jn all wool. Every garment is made in full liberal dimensions and. is properly finished. Our store closes at 5:30 every B O'clock. ,; - l : SPOERTilAN AND BROTHERPLACED IN BOSTON JAIL Fiance of Alleged SpySays He Is Not Guilty and Can Prove It V WARNING tARLY GIVE! Girls Claim She Told Him Camp Work Would Lead to Suspicion BALTIMORE, Jan. 15. Lieuten ant Walter Spoermann, charged with being a German epy, arrested on the aviation field near Norfolk last week, was brought to Baltimore to day. He was rushed from the rail road station -to the United Stae? marshal's office and thc-nce to Jail. Two hours prior to his arrival, his brother, Frederick H. C. Spoer ,mann, who was arrested here last night, was sent to Jail' also. Another man, Marlus Aisch of this city, was taken into custody today, and there was considerable activi ty at the federal offices with ruomrs that other suspects were being bag ged Aisch. it developed, had some pa pers belonging to Lieutenant Spoer mann. , He himself volunteered the information! to the Baltimore police. The papers were seized., but little, apparently of incriminating nature was discovered from them. Several in Custody. ' . There is a vast amount of secrecy among the government officials as to the number of persons arrested in connection with the case, though re-; ports to Washington indicate seve or eight are in 'custody. The woman whose friendship with Spoermann let to his apprehension at Norfolk is not under arrest. It was throngh Spoermanri's fascina tion tdr her that he was traced from Baltimore and finally located in Newport News. - She was a viclinlst for a Washing tr n hotel and Spoermann was in fre quent .communication with her. i, Interception of ; mail to the wo mia desalted in the naval Intellt-freiice-oTerative finding himself in the emp!T -of a ' cTKWtrnction con tractor at Langley aviation field near Norfolk. This was about two weeks ago. ; '.' . - - An. enemy alien permit was issued to Spoermann several months ago and the record showed statements r.nm fm that Vi a Tuff rtme tn Am erica with his brother, ; Frederick,. In 1910. ( Continued on page 2) evening except Saturday at . . C -! U.S. FIGURES IN CAILLAUX' CONVICTION Arrest Due Principally to Lansing's Message Inform ing France of Ex-Premier's Writings to Berlin EVIDENCE FOUND IS REGARDED CONCLUSIVE Peace With Enemy at Any 5 ; Price Wanted to Resume . French Business PARIS.- Jan. IT. The a rrnsf of former Premier Caillaux j-esterdayj t was due principally to a cablegram f fm.v. C-- . t . i.r-.v. I ton saying tht in 1915 M. Caillaux. during a visit to Argentina, had been in communication with the- Berlin foreign office through Count von Luxburg. German minister there. The object of this communication, it was. stated; was to bring about peace at any price so as to permit resump tion d business. The investigation of the Italy con nections of 31. Caillaux is said by The Matin to have resulted in dis covery of Important political and mllitarypapers in the safe of a bank in FlorejJ.ee, rented under the name of Madame Caillaux. Among these. The Matin says, were notes in which M Caillaux, in expectation of be coming "premier, drafted a cabirfet. designated a generalissimo and sketched "exceptional measures," in cluding the arrest of Premier Cle-' menceau and others. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Secre tary Lansing today refused either to affirm or deny the statement made in Paris that advices from him were responsible for the arrest of M. Cail Janx. There seems no doubt, how ever, that the captured Luxburg cor respondence - contained evidence against MX Caillaux. The docr.ment which caused the arrest of M. Caillaux, former French premier, accordfn; to The Temps, showed "vtht he had been directly or indirectly In communication with a representative -of an enemy power. The newspaper adds that Count von Luxbur, the then German min ister to Argentina, warned his gov ernment that the praise Caillaux. was receiving in the German press was compromising M. Caillaux and asked that he be not spoken of in a praise worthy manner. . ' . "Count von Luxburg." The Temps continued, "recommended that the German newspapers should be re quested to -say that Caillaux had made every effort to solve the Mo rocco question too favorably for France. The Berlin cabinet was not ified that Caillaux was soon leaving for Paris to appear in a law suit In which his 'opponents would use ev erything arrainst him. "This dls.oach was not sent direct from Argentine to Germany, but to Count -von , nernstorff. the German ambassador at Washington, woh sent It to Berlin via Sweden." , The Temps says it understands that the documents from the Lnited States will add materially to the above statements. The Associated Press was Inform ed today that the name of Haron von der Lancken, chief of the po litical : department at Brussels and counsellor of the lierman embassy in Paris pror to the war, may be bronght Hito the Caillaux 5ase owing to the remarks made by. Von der Lancken to . a, neutral diplomat ,in Brussels some" time ago with refer ence to the settlement of the Agidir, ' Morocco, controversy. Von der Lancken Is reported to have referred to Caillaux as a staunch friend, of Germany. and to have used laudatory remarks which threw new light on M. Caillaux's ac tivities in the Moroccap affair. ' Captain Bouchardon, head ot the Paris military court, has appointed an exiert accountant to make a complete report on M. Caillaux's fi nancial situation atthe present time as compaVed with his fortune prior to the War. Captain Bouchardon. contrary to previous reports, is still awaiting the documents from Flor ence. M.,CaiIlanx will' not be called before the court until they 'are re ceived which probably will be with ip four or five days. : 'An official of the court martial which fes investigating the Caillaux affair said todav that the telegram of Secretary of State Lansing giving information concerning, Caillaux's activities' in Argentina-was greatly Instrumental, but not the essential factor, la causing the arrest of Cail latix. i " Several more Interviews - with Mme. Caillaux were printed today. In one of these she said: . "'We never knew or saw Count von Luxburg at Buenos Aires. It U possible that he tried to approach my husband! it is probable that some third person tried -to bring tbem to gether, hurwithout surce8, I nev?r left mr 'husband one hour. I know every person with whom he talked: and at no moment was he in com munication -with von Luxburg." SAL. KM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1918 ARMENIAN FUND iACHES $1,037 ON SECOND DAY Some Gie More Than Share; - Others jOffer Miserable Pittance ALL CAPTAINS ON HAND Soliciting Soon to be in Full Action; Prospects Held -Bright r Free noon lunch for all re lief workeis today ns usual. Captains, see that your work era are out. Colonels, see that j'cur .captains are out. We need these seasons of commun ion and refreshment. They are most essential and helpful. t At the gathering of the Armenian relief clans at the Y. M. C. A. yes terday, reports which wore very in complete showed the encouraging to tal of $1,037.30 on the second day Although there was a Iarer at tendance at luncheon than on the previous day. .several of the teams had not yet been completed and ac tual soliciting had averaged from about one hour to three or four. Only one captain reported practic ally a full day's work and she was working with but one of her team. This condition of affairs at the op ening of a drive was considered nat ural as there are many details to be attended to before getting down to work." ' ' . Practically every captain was on hand and reported brighter pros pects ahead when a full team would be in the field. Willing Spirit Shown. iMany interesting experiences were related showing, almost without .ex ception, a general spirit of willing' ness to give and in many, cases at great sacrifice. .: ; I Extremes almost unbelievable, however, are idaily encountered. Some regret their ' inability to give more from their' scanty store, while others, whose means are known to be richly ample, offer a miserable pittance. One woman who had nor the money to give volunteered a has of beans, approximately 100 pounds. Thus her contribution is equal to $10. Such examples of service make certain the success of the campalsr for, notwithstanding the discourag ing features, there are those who readily respond to everjr call. Night letters were dispatched last night to a .number 6f Salem's givers who are at a distance. These never fail to bring substantial responses. t Wilson's Apical CHtl. v f At the luncheon yesterday Secre tary Gingrich of the Y. M. C. A made timely reference to the appeal of President Wilson in behalf of the Armenian sufferers wherein h? showed that the work-in fact, i' Identical with that of the Red CrosaH and that solicitors were perfectly justified in making thefr appeals on that basis. President Wilson sayr contribuions for this work can be made through the American Red Cross. Washington, or direct to the Committee for Armenian relief. The last two - outlying points in the county that had not yet been sup plied with speakers, namely, Gervais and Donald, requested that John H, McNaryie sent to tell them of the Asiatic sisuation. Mr. McNary when apprised of the wishes of he Donald people, readily consened o go. He will spak in Donald on he evening of January 21, Attorney E. S. White will speak In Gervais on the evening of January 19. GARDNER DEATH HURTS CONGRESS Members Agitate Clean-up of Camp Where Major Died of Pneumonia WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Arous ed by the death from- pneumonia of Major Augustus P. Gardner, former ly one of their number, members of the house today agitated congres-f sional investigation of camp and hos pital conditions1 not only at Camp Wheeler, where the former congress4 man died, but generally throlghout the country. V wave of sorrow and sympathy swept over the house today at news of Major Gardner's depth. Demo cratic Leader Kitchin announced that if Mrs. Gardner agreed to the plan when she arrives here with the major's body tomorrow, there will be fnnecal services at the capitol where the body would lie in state. ' No such mark ofrespert haa ever been paid to a former member of congress. The senate adjourned In the after noon in' respect to the memory of Major Gardner. S ATTORNEY OF LEAGUE TOLD TO GET BUSY Fake Advertising Is Charged by Milliner and Law Is Read v for Benefit of Salem Busi ness Men I WIEST IS ELECTED TO SUCCEED M00RES Delegates Are to be Appoint ed to Attend State Con vention Assertions by Mrs. L. G. Curtis, a local -milliner, at the meeting of the Salem Business Men's league last night, that fake advertising is being) resorted to by one or more Salem mercantile establishments as a means to draw trade, caused the league t inaugurate action by which it hopes to put the "kibosh" on any advertising by local firms that can be proven in the fake class. i The league voted to refer to its attorney and the boatd of directors the casq or cases to which Mrs. Cur tis referred, and any other cases that may come to the league's attention, so that, if necessary, the law di rected against fake advertising may! 1 f mi . j. i-'l oe appuea. ine siaxe taw was rea by Secretary MDaniel. Names Not Mentioned. No names were mentioned in con nection with the assertion. ..In in itiating .the discussion, Mrs. Curtis merely asked if ' there is any law in Salem applying -to fake advertising, explaining that she meant people who advertised,, sales to go out of business and who do not go out of business. Henry W. Meyers ' made the mo tion that the case be referred to the attorney and the directors for inves tigation. The motion was seconded by Walter A. Denton, who declare! that misstatements: have been mad,' in advertisements in the dally press. He expressed the opinion that In the future any advertising that smacks of fake should be brought before th league. . . New Attorney Elected. Announcement was made of the election of W. A. WIest aa attorney for the league to succeed Ralph D. Moores, who has gone into military service. Merchants of Salem were nnable to get together on a plan for' early closing 'during the holiday season J. W. Chambers, a member of the special committee, reported, because of differing views held on the sub ject by merchants in different lines of business. Several of the mem bers present, however, were , of the opinion taht results might yet be ob tained, and it was voted to continue the committee i in the hope that it might bring the merchants to . an agreement. The subject and the committee's report will Be a special order of business at the February meeting oT the league. C. M, Epplev said that he had not been considered an advocate of early closing, but de clared the tendency is in that di rection. Business Itself closes earlier, re gardless of the business man." said Mr. Eppley. "I find in my business that it Is easier to close at 7 o'clock now than it was at 9 two years ago. T believe if a few of the leading merchants would get together for concerted action the other buglnejs men would fall into line.". Post ar Quewtkm Tabled.' A communication was read urgin? action protesting against magazine, postage rates, but this, was tabl'edVon the ground that the petition may have been Inspired by mail order houses. - - From the Talahassee. Florida, Chamber of Commerce, came a letter urging that the club draft a resolu tion for the attention of the Oregon delegation in congress asking that the pending federal farm loan act be amended to exclude alien ene mies. The question harely escaped tabling before it was voted to draft the resolution requested. Delegate to Be Xanied. , Walter Denton was named chair man of a committee which will have at least seventeen members of the league appointed a delegates to the state convention of the Oregon Re tali Grocers' association which meets In Portland next month. The league is entitled to one deteirate for every ten members, and the membership numbers about 170. "Mr. Denton Is secretary of the association. Crisp Home and Contents Are Destroyed ty Fire The home? of Ferry Criep at Pine and Myrtle streets, two blocks north of Highland avenue, and its contents were entirely destroyed by fire early last night.! The department was call ed about 7 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Crisp wpro away, from home when the flames were discovered. The cause of the fire has not been de termined. It is said there was some Insurance, . DRAFT LAY TO INCLUDE MEN BECOMING 21 Chamberlain Introduces Bill Providing Registration , of Young Men AGE LIMIT TO STAY 31 Ranks of War f'Anny to be Filled Wholly From Ranks of New Eligibles WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The government has decided on; draft registration of all young men as fast as they become 21 years old as the means of keeping filled the ranks of the war . army. It has decided against raising the draft age limit above 21 years. ; An administration bill was intro duced today, at" the request of the war department by Chairman Cham berlain 6f the senate military com mittee, to register. for draft all men who have, reached ,2 l'slnce June 5. 1917, when the draft law became ef fective. The administration's sup port sjeems to assure its prompt pas sage. The bill agrees with the recent recommendations of -Provost Marshal General Crowder. Other administration' bills Intro duced today by. Chairman Chamber lain, at the request of the war de partment, will supplement the draft law to make it workable under con ditions that have developed. One would permit furloughlng of nation al army units for harvest work 1 or other civilian duty; another wduld eliminate enemy alien population from basis of calculations for draft quotas, oy making the basis - for each state, the number of men avail able In class one. TWO OF OREGON SOLDIERS DEAD "... - - Elk City Man Victim of . Measles ; Train Kills G. J. , Barrett, Portland " n f" i - WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. The deaths of thirty-seven members of the American evpeditionary forces from natural ' causes and accident were reported to- the war department today Jy General Pershing. They Include: Private Clarence M. Albert, in fantry. January V pneumonia, Col bert. Wean. , . , ; Private Alden B. Abbev.- engi neers, ' January. 11, measles and pneumonia. Elk City, Or. Private Clifford P. Bfown, ammu nition train. January, 11 measles. Pinedale, Wro. Private Gerald J. Barrett, engl neers. December 31, killed by train. Portland, Or, '. , Hughes Made President of Salem Rifle Club The annual meting of the Salem Rifle club was held last night at the armory with an election of of ficers. Events were also planned which will hold large interest for the club members' for the balance of the season. Those elected were:' President, 1 A. Hughes; vice-president, : II. V. Doe; secretary, R. W. Simeral; treas urer. R. R. Nicholson, and i'rank Mapes as range officers.' The quali fying shoot will be held, Wednesday January 23. and this will determine the handicap. ! i A committee vas also chosen to arrange for procuring a.f 15 cup for the handicap match. W. J. Entress, H. V. Doe and Frank Mapes compose the committee. The handicap will be between the members ot the club with professionals and amateurs hav ing! chances alike. . BIG FACTORY IN GERMANY STOPS Lack of Coal Puts 9000 Out 1 of Work at Karlsruhe Is Report LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan? 15. The Gazette says It learns that the German ammunition factories at Karl srube have ' been forced to close ow ing to lack of coat and that 9000 men and women are out of work. Seven other large towns are affect ed In a similar , manner." The German government's consign ment f coal to Switzerland under the diplomatic arrangement, "the newspaper adds,' are decreasing ironthly. ;the Gciman government seemingly beins unable to spare coal. 1'IUCIi F1VK CENTS HUNS HOLD FIRMLY TO PEACE IDE No Alterations Are Made in Instructions to Foreign Sec- . retary for Peace Negotia tions at Brest-Litovsk BRITISH LABOR' STRONG FOR SELF GOVERNMENT Danger " Facing Russia I: Cited; Italians Win Not ably Gains - BERLIN, via London, Jan. 15. Baron von Dem BuRche-Haddenhaus-en, under secretary for foreign af fairs, informed the .r.dchstag mai l committee today that there had bte-i no alteration in the instructions giv en to Foreign Secretary von Kue! ! mann for the peace negotiations r,t Brest-Litovsk. -ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY. A message to the Russian peop! by the British labor party announce that the British people are one with the Russians on the principle of self determination of peoples' and no an nexations tor ,the British empir. particularly in' the., middle east, fi Afirca and, In India, lit also Bai: opon the peoples of the central em pires to force their governments "t renouneQ ,jlnnextaiori3 In Europi with the same good faith In which are renouncing them In Asia" an I not let them drive the Brtish peer as they are driving the Russians in the "terrible choice between continu ing the war and abandoning tbe on! principle that can save the world." ; Ai for Turkey, the message saj , the sovereign independence of tl Turkish People in ' their , nation: 1 home Is respected, but that tha Turk ish government's - domination over other peoples Is a hindrance to tl. national development of "the Turk-. The formation of an lnternatior ! organization Is called for to ta! over the responsibility of governfr certain peoples, such as the Arab , the Palestinians and Armenians. Meanwhile, Admiral von Tirrit -, the father' of Germany's submarlr. warfate. and one of .the leaders r t the Fatherland party. In speeches, i j endeavoring to bolster ur the ca; of the pan-Germans. In his late -address he still held to his dream f forcing Great Britain to ieok.peac? as a rcJult of Germany's subrrarin ; campaign snd dwelt on the abili; of Von Hindenburg and his chi : aide. Von Ludcndorff. to bring aboi:t a peace acceptable to Gersaany I force of , arms. Probably with the purpose of lad ing plans' to 'meet the anticipate' stroke of the relnforcad armies t : the Germans on the western fron. there will -be an , early meeting m plenary session at Versailles of th ? supreme allied war council. The political pot In Germany con tinues at full boll, with1 the militar istic element In the ascendancy. Not withstanding the seeming Impa that has arisen In the peace nepot ra tions between the Rus3ians and V central powers, owing to objection by the Russians to the damnds ' ' Germany and. her allies, announce ment has been made 1n the reicii tag that no alteration haa fceon made In the Instructions given t the chief German representative I . the pourparlers. - A meeting of the annexatlfSnL t party in Germany has been broke i up by the Independent .Socialist--, who passed a resolution. d eclat. n : far-a general peace by understand ing, while at another meeting. In Frankfurt, a resolation was adopt" I declaring that peace safeguardin r Germanjg vital economic interc would be possible only aloni? tl. lines of the reichstag peace resolution-. - t- " ' . After splays of Inactivity, due t adverse weather, the Italians have again attacked the . Anstro-Germa a front In the Monte Asalone region and have made goodly gains "f ground. Likewise, along the south ern course of the Plave fiver th'V have added materially to their brldwe-head easf of Cape Sile. push ing back, the enemy from Important trenches which were. held, by th? Italians In spite of furious counter attacks.. - In the hill region, the Austro-Ger-mans offered strong resistance but the Italians, tn addition to Inflicting extremelv heavy casualties, capturs : eiht officers and 2S3 men. On the other fronts, the flghtin : except for the artillery. conUnm-i below normal although the Canad ians again have raided 'German trenches north of Lens, blowing up their dng-outs and taking prisoners and a machine-gun. Former Empress of Russia is How Inzer AMSTERDAM, Jan . 1 K.- -TL former empress of-Russia accoruin: to German papers, has become Inr " and now is confined to a fanitariu i at Tobolsk, Siberia. Her conditk Is reported to be. Jiopeles. . ) V-'