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TIIK ORHGO.V HTATKSMA.Vj WKl.KSIAV, JANUARY 16, 19IS Oregon Statesman Issued Daily Except Monday by THE KTATEflMAN PI BLISHINU COMPAXY 215 8. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon. f. 31EMIIER OF, THK The Associated Press Is exclusively ail new dispatches credited to it or uu mo me iocai news published R..J. Hendricks Stephen A. Stone. f . Ralph Glover W. c. Squler Frank Jaskosk! DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs,. 15 cents a , wee, bu cents a month. T A If V a a j a va.us DiAji,njiA, oy man, so a year; sa ror six montns; 60 cents a month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate of $5 a year. SUNDAY STATESMAN, $1 a year; SO cents for six months; ?i cents for three months. WEEKLY" STATESMAN, Issued In rnqay, si a year; 60 ceras for TELEPHONES: business Office. 23. Circu ration Department. 583. Job Department, 583. Entered at the Postoffice, in Salem. Oregon, as second class matter. THE GRIMMEST JOKE IN THE WORLD ... ..Thc ' German, diplomats arc ' joke in the world on Trotsky. They are humoring him with tell him their war aims ; and then lie can straightway go and tell them to all humanity. ' ; j Hut they will not tell him ; not (6r the present. If Jie should succeed in getting thin out of the German delegates he would have accomplished something no one else could accomplish. Iot even the German people thetnselves, Wlioi are very anxious to know what they are fighting for. '.- . ... .. " Y ! , , .The German delegates have not plainly told. this Jo Trotsky; but they will be obliged to tell him, sooner or later,- that they cannot give up the Russian territory now in German hands, as much as they would like to do so, for his dear sake. But, breaking the new gently to Trotsky, they will! have to assure him that tbey are reluctantly compelled to keep Russian territory in pawn and to do other disagreeable things in Eastern Europe, be cause the allies are so utterly lacking in sound revolutionary prin ciples that they will! not foIHow the exampe of disbanding their armies and throwing themseves on J'owers. 3 So the Russian territory now have tol remain .there pending the trant allies. , . German diplomacy is not like mterly the possibtfity. that there may be rights and privileges inher fni?n. othcr nations ; or even brains possessed by other peoples. ; J- j German diplomacy ,1s merely a part, of the German military utocracy, which believes that might is right, that war is moral and legitimate and necessary to the progress of the world the Progress 'bf the world depending entirely, 4 The State of Oregon enjoys states of the Union on account- movement or patriotic duty that has been inaugurated for the support- of pur government in the successful prosecution of its most .worthy war aims, for the encouragement, protection and comfort of xnosewno nave; placed their lives upon the altar of sacrifice for .their country's defense, for the conservation of resources and for such unselfish denials as the ruling forces of the nation have deemed necessary to the ends and purposes of the nation's participation in tne international confUct. .Every citizen of this state must feel proud of what Oregon has done in answer to every call to the Red Cross, to' the voluntary enlistment of 'its fighting forces, to the Liberty uiiu Buoscnptions, to tne .1. M. U.A., and to every form of appeal that, calls for generous :rcsponse and sacrifice; and in that pride let us not forget to place a large share of the credit where it belones me ronumon ot me public mind and conscience which made ;uch achievements possible. It is but justice to say that the fine precept and sexample of our patriotic Governor, James AVithy combe exhibited and expressed earnestly and vigorously on all occasions! have been'most powerful agencies in spurring and encouraging our people to do the very best that is in them, and it is also safe to say that no person.in the State is prouder of the record made than he is. j aims arc still bothering Germany. - Her people want to know what they are fighting for. and the military autocracy U afraid to tell them. - j If anybody Is taken by surprise by a great German offensive on the 'western front it will not be Secretay takers' fault. H '1 "We must try . to safeguard our frontiers, says King Ludwlg of Hi. arla. Dy safognarding their fron tlern kings mem ptshing them for ward upon someone else's land. Threats that HIndenburg and iJt dendorff will resign If not given What they want help to make quit Clear the . difference between Prus sian militarism and other mljltar- i Arctis Kxplorer Rteransson claims 'the discovery of several 'islands northwest of Hanks Iind, and he haa claimed thuni for Canada. Not much to worry orr, for the present. Th woild is mighty bi3y fighting r LADD & BUSH, Bankers A Government income tax officer will be at the Court House from January 2 until January 30, 1918, and will, to all those who wish it, explain the new income tax law, and will furnish the tccessarj income tax blanks. V All single persons having an income of $1000.00 or over and all married persons having an income of $2000.00 or over will be required to make a report 6 AHHOCIATED PRESS entitled to the use for republication of not otherwise credited in this paper herein. .......... Manager . . . Managing Editor Cashier Advertising Manager . Manager Job Dept two six-page sections. Tuesday and six montbsf 25 cents for three months. attempting to play the grimmest the notion that they are going to the magnanimity of the Central f - . f ' :, ,'m,.v in the hands' of the Germans will bringing to terms of the recalci - - i any other diplomacy. It disregards upon the spread of German power an enviable standing among the of its splendid record in every to make the lands already known safe for democracy. The penny has arrived in Oregon to stay. - It commenced Its invasion some time, ao. But, on account of the eix-cect fares on the Portland treet ra.J ways, 1 , 4 0 0,0 0 0 penn te were brought to that sity in one day on Monday. Five and a half tons of pennies. Old Orcgonians remem ber t.e time when the ten-cent piece was scorned, and those somewhat younger will recall the time, onljg. a few years ago, when five-cent pieces were not in general circulation here. There 'are constant rumor of t-ie contemplated coinage of two and a haf cent pieces and otber small ?oins not now in circulation, to meet the new war conditions in this coun try.,' ' HKHIM) THK Cil'XS. "Too many Republican Congress men are joining the army ti permit their party to grasp contr I of th? House of Representatives.'! declares the Washington Herald. How about the Democrats? Hruckner, Griffin, and Hulbert of New York, have re signed to share in the Tammany di vision of spoils being made by Mayor Hylan. Fitzgerald has quit to prac tice law in New York City, the firm with which he will associate himself being- a beneficiary of Tammany's bounty. Adamsnn, of Georgia, ha resigned to accept a sinecure on the board of appraiser a life Job guar anteed and no. stumping necessary. Not one Democratic Congressman has Joined the army. Now, Mr. Pa triot, which party, think you, is mak ing the best showing? The leaders of which party art' standing most solidlv behind the nation? IIIUTAI.VM NEW AIll 3IIMSTEItj Lord Rothermere, tho new presi dent of ihe British AJr Council, has vast interests in newspapers. A brother, of Lord Northcllife, he is proprleW of dally newspapers In London, Leeds. Glasgow and else where. For over a year he has been In charge, as director-general, of the royal airny clotting factory at Pim- lico, a position he took up following the army clothing contracts scandal. Lord Rothermere has suffered heavy grief In the war. His second son escaped from internment In Hoi- land, only to fall In action a year ago J in a particularly gallant maner. Though twice wounded, he contin ued to lead his, men nnj struck by a shell and killed. His eldest son. Captain Harmsworthi has, recently been wounded for the third time His third son. Just out of school, is now In the army. 8KIZIX; MIOKS. (Los Angeles Times.) The jnotto of Mr. Hohenzollern is said to be "thorough," and he has cerlaialy proved himself, the most thorough liar and thief that ever sat upon a throne. Belgians are now be ing stripped bare of the. most neces sary requisites of existence. Large bodies of German. troops are belnj rushed to the Flanders front and on their way they empty the milk pan In the dairies, milk the cows and natch the eggs from under the hens. A recent ; German edict . orderel that throughout Belgium a declara tion should be made of all shoes, such as walking shoes, sport shoes. ball shoes and slippers of all kinds only wooden shoes being excluded. and .two weeks later an order was issued conscripting four out of five of these declared articles to be de livered to the Germans. The result ls that .many Belgians walk the streets with their feet tied up in grain sacks. . " ' Under another order wool -Was seized all around the country. The inhabitants had to give all kinds of wool, pore and mixed, including' mat tresses and cushions. The wool had to be replaced by bags nf seagrass At! the end of November last only one change of clothing had been left to, the Belgians by the German au thorities, " - A fine of $2500 and one 'year's imprisonment was inflicted for hold ing back any brass or copper kitehen utensil $5000 and three years' im prisonment for hiding wool and 16000 and, two' years' imprisonment for not declaring shoes. Apache Indians on the warpath are courteous and considerate com pared with soldiers of the Kaiser. FLAG.WAGU1XU THAT M'lXS. Signalling In the army is more than an occosional wagging of a flag or tapping of a buzzer key. It Is a science of infinite ramifications, and has been organized by master-minds so that tno : minutest detail in us working Is not overlooked. Inciden tally, it is a branch of the military service which lias had much pains lavished upjn.it, which in being fre quently altered and improved, and which is quick to adapt itself to the ever-changing conditions of modern warfare. U The essence of ; signalling science is exactness. : An error of one figure may alter by one hour the time of an attack. Thus the members of the Scgnal Corps undergo a thor ough course of training and must pans a rigorous examination. The trained signaller must master many Instruments. 'Among the dif ferent means of communication used Jy the army are telephones, flags. lamps, heliographs, despatch-riders andjearrier pigeons. In the war in Europe all there methods are beinr; used, and for the working of them the signallers are responsible. Thus, If they were at any point to faTl in their duty, the armies might as well stop fighting. An army, bereft cf Its signal stations, would be like to many isolated r pebbles on a beach. In momenta f great danger, when all the telephone cables have been cut, .and visual communication is im possible, ; carrier pigeons have pene trated barrages of fire in a manner that is said to be little short of mi raculous.5 But perhaps the most dangerons job of all is that of the despatch rider. He must get his messag- thrrrogh somehow, and neither fire nor water must delay htm. In rolnt of danger, a good second to the des- J patch-rider is the linewaan, who dnder. shell fire muat go out into the open and mend any telegraph line that may have been damaged. Wheio the lives of a whole battalion, 1 or perhaps a brigade, are in the bal ance, the linesman muat deem his own life as naught. For the' Germans io pick up the signals of the Allies would, of course be fatal. Therefore, in the danger zone, the Allies send all their mes sages in code. Hut the German is an adept at deciphering, and not tr.no ..n u.'hn Vi ppneral staff of I " ' C - ..v D the Allies on the western front .Ins- came aware that messages were somehow leaking across. No Mali's Iand, the signal service was facel with a vast problem. The best brains in the armies of the Allies got busy. And presently it wan discovered that the Germans had invented an instrument which was so sensitized that it could plcH up at five miles distance the buzzing of the field telephones used by the Allies. For a brief spell the Allies stood confounded. Hut it was not long before tbey had secret instru ments in their trenches which toM them all that the Germans were say ing over their own wires. (.Fit MAS FOIiEJUfJIIT. German purchase of hides In Ar gentina have become active and the buyers are offering such high prices that American and British competi tors for leather stocks have been forced to meet an increase in price reeen'l of twelve per cent. "The most interesting feature of this German buying," says U. S. Con sul General Robertson, "is the Ger man buyers insist that they are buy ing for the account of the German government preparatory to .the ces sation of hostilities." - Whence it is evident that what op ponents of post-war tarirf prepared ness of the United States have to say to the effect that Germany Is in dustriously paralyitd, must be' taken with a grain of salt. ..The Germans haye the money, the organisation and the foresight to take care of post-war conditions, and they are going ahead and doing it. The Democrats aver that we shoul wait ontil the war Is over be fore we discuss tariff questions, just as they waited until the war had be gun before discussing matters of mu nition and materia'. Failure to prepare now for post war competition' will be quite as ef fective in keeping a Jlood of foreign goods out of tho American market as' failure to make any preparation for the first two and a half years of the European war was effective in keeping us out of that war. We want tariff preparedness, and now. MADE IX HADES. Confidential Letter from the Ievil 'to the Kaiser. Decoded by Eugene II. Blake ' 'Of The Vigilantes. Infernal , Palace, Hades. My dear Wilhclm; Before we started this war. any article would sell raster in ajmosi any country if "Made in Germany was stamped on it. Confidence in the product and good will for Ger many put the sale across dead eay. Hut now my dear Kaiser look what vou've done. Yoti have Plans for World Conquest ''Made in Germany. Scrapped Belgian Treaties 'Made in Germany," Poison Gasses "Made inr Ger many, Plans for Armenian Holy Wars "Made in Germany." Lusitania Murder s "Made in Germany," Broken Pledges "Made in Ger many" Hymns of Hate "Made In Ger- many," Zeppelin Baby-Brainings -"Made Germany," , Brbarities Against Prisoners 'Made in Germany," Betrayals of Neutrals "Made In Germany," Slnk-without-a-trace Notes 'Made' in Germany." It's good work all right, Wllhelm. but if you don't watch out you never can use "Made in Germany" after the War. You gotta think about that you know. An article marked "Made in Hades" would sell better. I'm afraid we've over done thi thing. What do you think? Faithfully your friend and ally, BEKLZKHUB. , Prince .of Devils and Kaiser of I lades. CASTOR IA For Inf-mts and Chttdrea , " In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears Um -Signature of rt'TrKR IIATRI February 1. Saturday. Mental rx .minatlon to b rnunrfuplnl lat..n t"V. f"rtJ'f"ii'a for appointment to unltea States naval academy. 7 Ecoeomy E - SPEGIA . WOMKN'S MISSIW CRASS CATS YINU "CORSET.'. , - t 'CI-OTli ff All Wool values from" am xJ' i WAISTS Oood for IWsmakl . 7r,e to t-'.OO ; now AH Wool ers ami Tailors - .. ' $1.98 14c each " 1c yard r SO cents CHILDREN'S MEN'S AND LADIES' ANJ) 31 UN'S "AND .HOYS' . HOYS' SHOES ' JIISSEH' SHOES 1U(il1 T'M' "OOTS SilOhS (looil Line to fit $1.45 aiul $1.65 $1.85 up to $3.50 $1.95 to $3.15 . Z.tfO UD : ; L r- . . - , : : - I MEN'S IWFNVv f I JOYS COTTON MEN'S DRESS j iVlUll UNDERWEAR COLLARS .J. iV?vi ' HATS ' Per Oaruunt 25c v SoWral I',ilar SplemlHl Values nil J Hraiuls, l ach s , yf r ool UiHierwear - mm CentS 50c ami $1.00 ' I'er(Januent,....50c O CCntS j Men's Suits : jj ftj Overcoats $4.05, $9.95 ami $11.65 ) ) J Lx Come ami look them over rr .' - BITS FOR BREAKFAST Wind and rain. But, by comparison, we are lucky. . m Think of the snowed-in and frozen np east. i - Berlin explains that no new In structions have been given to the German delegates dealing with the Trotsky crowd. The old instructions are good enough they are to fool the Russians if possible; and in any way possible. The Berlin pan-German reaction ary crowd still puts its faith in the submarines They will .have to see Germany thoroughly panned before they can get this idea out of their systems. If you live in Oregon, or any of the states in this corner of the Unit ed States, you may eat beef even- on meatless day. If you have the price; and still consider yourself a good and patriotic citizen. The reason is, we have the beef in this part of the country, and it is difficult to get enough cars to ship it away to the other sections. V - ,i There has never yet been a. foot ball team as cood as the one father played with. S I What has become of the old-fashioned argument that by the use of the parcel poBt city and farm people would get together and do business In a war that would be satisfactory to both? The farmer was to get good prices . for his products, and the city was to eet them with tho profits of the middleman eliminated. As a medium of exchange between these two classes the parcel post has never, come up to the advertisement in the prospectus. . Several thousand locomotives awaiting repairs-In England are re ceiving no attention because of the scarcity of men and 'shortage of ma terials. Meantime, new locomotives from American plants are being sent abroad in large numbers, while or ders for American lines remain un filled. It cannot be said that those defective locomotives are helping to win the war. V V Edison has a remedy for the 1T boat menace. It is to kep our ships iway from where the submarines are most'llkely 16 lurk. Edison, forever! This beats our grandmother and sh3 was clever. 'Los Angeles Times. Mrs. Elizabeth Ttoberts of Bran don. Vt.. is knitting for the soldiers, and decided to send a pair of socks to President Wilson. His letter of thanks assured the venerable woman that the stockings were placed on the White Houao Chrlplmas .tree. They will never b on the president's feet, for he cannot wear that kind. To put them on the tree was a happy thought W Germany tells the Bolshevik! that she will not surrender ocrunied Rus sian territory unless the allies agree! to the formula of no annexations and.no Indemnities in other wordi that she will swap Russian territory ror ner lost colonies, which are i" the hands of Great Britain and France. Now all the Bolshevik! hare to do In order to conclude a separate peace wih Germany is to get Great Britain and France to give up the German colonies. No wonder Mr. Trotsky is scratching his head. St. Paul Pioneer Press. An eighteen pound baby has been born to a couple In Penn Yan, N. Y in wmch case it will not be neces sary for the doting parents to make so much of h'm.. IN ASOCIAL VVAYCZT. By CToreaw KIIsakh XlclMla Mrs. Merze Jerman of Portland has arrived in Salem to visit with her mother. Mrs. Jessie A. Herrick, at the latter's residence, 1409 Mis sion street.- Mrs. Herrick has been 111 and is slowly recuperating. Mrs. Jerman wili remain several weeks. . : The ladles aid society of the Ee glewood church will, be entertained this afternoon at the home ol Mrs. Oscar Engstrom, 575 North Capital street. , - .-. . .- . ' A group of officers of .the Wo man's Alliance of the Unitarian church were, elected at a meeting held recently at the home of Mrs. W.. Everett Anderson on Court street Thoe chosen were: President, Mrs. C. S. Hamilton; .vice president, Mrs. J. W. Stoddard; secretary. Miss Grace Rawson and Mrs. 'W M. Ham ilton as treasurer. , It w:as also voted byl the worien to eliniinate refresh ments at their gatherings until after the war. During the afternoon a de lightful program of Japanese nun fbers was given with readings by Mrar. Richard Cartwright and vocal selec tions from the opera) VMadame But terfly' by Miss Ada Miller. The next hostess for. tho Alliance will be Mrs. Roy Burton, f t . : Mrs. W. R. Mott wa's a .recent Port land visitor where-she went to., at tend the funeral' of tb late Thomas H. Sms. a former -well known Sp lemite. The services were held last Thursday from, the residence. 7fi Johnson street. ' The Sims 'family lived in Salem about twelve years ago. The'r two daughters, Mrs. t.lnyd Hunt i Bernice Sims) and MI33 Tkfercedes -Rims now Jive in Califor nia. ' A son '-Austin Sims. lives, ir. Portland, where Mrs. Sims will also continue to make here residence. Mrs. Jj. S. Barnes of Portland." who formerly lived in Salem, visited in the city yesterday. ' 4- Mrs. -W. If. ' Daney 'is .heme from Portland where she baa teen pass ing a short vfnt a ih .guest of her sister, Mrs. M .1. Oelghton. ' Mis Gertrude Eakin passed th-i week-end In Portland. On the Ir way to Portland.' Mr. end Mrs. B. P. McCarty and little son. Eune, of Independence, have been visiting Mrs. . C. Bier. . - . Miss Gussle Miles has? returned from visiting In Portland with her sister, Mrs. C. IV ltrowi). While there, jhc attended grand opera. BREAKING THE .XKWS CEXTI.Y He entered the. ladles' sitting room at the railway station, walked -up fo a woman whose hur.band had left the room abort ten minefe previously, and calmly inquired: "Madam, your husband wmt out to see the river, didn't he?" . I "Yes- why?" slit asked, turning pile in an instant.; - 4 "He was a tall man. wasn't he?" J "He was." she replied, .rising up apd turning still nalef. "Had red hair?" "If had. Oh. what has hap pen?" .,- "Weighed about i0 pounds?" "Yes. yps!- Where is he where is mv husband? she exclaimed. "Couldn't swim, could he?" I "He's drowned my husband U drowned!" "she walled.': . ' "Had a silver watch chain?'1 con tinues the stranger. ' "Where is my husband where is the body?" she gasped. 'Do not get excited, madam.' DI1 your husband have on a gray cult?" "Xes. ' Oh. my Thomas, my Thomas!",. . "And laceup boots ?', - "Let me see binv-4-let me . see him!" she cried. '"Come this way. madam, but do not fret excited. There, is that your liunband across the street at that fruit stand?" f "Why. yes. that's him v- that that's my husband!" she exclaimed Joyfully. VI thought you said ho was drowned." , r "No,; rnadam, I did not. I Haw him buying a" cocoanut, and I believo lt to be my. duty to '-say to you that cecoanuts are- not healtJiy at this season' of the year'-Buffalo press-Gazette. , r TH C XOBL.E. KAKEli SEX. The weaker sex Is that portion ; . , , Of ihe human race. Who goes downtown , In zero weather In a half-masted lace waist And pumps , To buy a muffler And woolen socks , . For her husband So he can go to work. . 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