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TTTR OREflOX STATESMAN: TTFSDAY, - APRIL 2, 1918 The Oregon L I Issued Dally Except Monday by THE HTATK.H.MAX I'llKISHIXO CXMIANY' 216 S. Commercial St., 8alera, Qregon. The Associated. Presls exclusively entitled to the usefof republication of all news dispatcher credited to It or not otherwise credited la thlspaper and also tbe local news pubiisnea Herein., ; n It. J. Hendricks.. llllX '. II '. 1.1'. t Stephen A. Stone. . . Ralph Glover. . .... W. C. Squier..... , . i . ... . Frank Jaskoskl ... . "t DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a .' . week; BO cwU! a month. -" ? :J j'Ni : A DAILY STATESMAN, by mail. $8 a year; $3 for si montfasSO cents a month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rat of $5 a year. SUNDAY STATESMAN, II a year; 60 cents for six months; 26 cents for three months. , J, , . WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued In two six-page sections, Tuesdays and Fridays, $1 a year; 60 cenU for six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department. 683. Job Department, 583. "Entered at the Postotflce 1 Salem, THE DANGER Col. Henry Waiterson, in the Louisville Courier-Journal gives his readers some plain advice about" peace talk. lie says in part: . The end of the war is to be wrought not by "pnwork, however ' clever, but bv the sword of the are to be delivered out of the mouths of cannon; the lazy sons of peace who are too good to live and too . proud to-fight will have to put on something more than war paint and feathers before they can be trusted in the final equation to handle results. Down with , tommyrot! '.' J :- ... : :- : : . - , There are a few other ihings to be considered than "freedom, justice and respect if or v the principles of international law." We hll tint trPAt trith ihe Tfohenzollern 'at . all. nor with Germany. until Germany is bora again. Meanwhile there are scores, many and bloody., scores,' to settle; the Lusitania and the Sussex ; the Bel gian horrors, especially the murder of Miss Cavell; the murderous aiii raids upon London and Paris and the undefended coast towns and hamlets. Even) as we have suffered the Hun shall suffer: , "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord" but Heaven has heard the shrieks of drowning women has seen the tiny hands of children stretched out intdumb entreaty from the bottom of the sea and, in answer to both, another voice exclaims above the din of the tempest and the roar of battle, "Smite the Philistine hip and higM" : ' - . " - -: ' If rrp pnnv(utsttt tta arA Inst. Fwpilnm in TTnitevl States re quires not only the destruction of (autocracy in Germany but the , total annihilation of militarism and the military spirit. If any power is left intact in Germany to make treaty with any other power, we are lost. If all government in Germany be not bloed out even as the Southern Confederacy in American was blotted put, we are lost. We have fought in vain, and all our sacrifices in blood and 'treasure will go for naught if we make not clean and sure work of it. JWe must smite the Philistine hip and thigh. - - V T V f Governor Withycombe ha served Oregon faithfully, courage ously and ably. He has fostered industry and agriculture, has ap pointed and sustained an honest and progressive highway adminis tration, has refrained J from chasing rainbows or recommending freak legislation, has been sound in his views on fundamental matters of public policy, has bad a high conception of the dignity of the po sition of the chief magistracy of the state he loves and knows so well, has had a sympathetic and practical knowledge , of the prob lems of the products and has combined with that a realization that nonesi pusmess enterprise must not be handicapped by theoretical restrictions, he has worked for state and congressional legislation that would help the development of the natural resources of the state, and above all he has been a tower of strength for patriotism. Oregon Voter. I- How .do you like the new timet What are you doing- with the extra hour of daylight? ' Hlndenburg decided to not take his dinner in Paris on April 1. On wheatless days we try a of rye for the stomach' sake. hit England and France bare purchas ed one hundred million bushels of wheat In Australia at 81.54 a bushel. Among the best sellers just now s a collection of onion sets, tomato plants, lettuce seed, etc. etc.. That lalkof Hlndenburg about his dinner in Paris on the first day of the fourth month was an April f col joke. Ilindenburg just will hare his little Joke, already yet. We shall never return to tbe status quo, the kaiser may. be cer tain of that. There Is, a new map cf the world being made on the bloody fields of France right, now. Only Ood alone knows j what the metes and bounds of. the nations will be. Exchange. . Charles E. Fairchild, secretary of the treasury under President Cleve land, adrances the argument that at . a purely business, proposition th ! United States should cancel tbe in tdebtedness of England, France, Italy and Russia, on the ground that the Entente' nations have been fighting our battles for us. It Is a very In teresting suggestion, but not prac tical. -: ' ' - ' : 1-OCII, WORKER, DRIVER, GENII' General Ferdinand Foch, chosen LADDI& BUSH, Bankers The Third Libert j Bond Sale Will Begin April 6th. One of our Tellers will be stationed in onr Lobbj to explain to those wish ing information and to receive Libertj Bond Subscriptions. Statesman " : MiniMr ... ...... .... . . . . '.Managing Editor & Advertising Manager .Manager Job Dept. Oregon, as second class matter. OF TEMPORIZING Lord and of Gideon: the "terms as supreme commander to lead the great counter-offensive against th. Germans, has been the representa tive of France on the supreme war council of the allies. General Foch has been one of the most . brilliant French' commanders during this. war. Today he is recog nized as probably the 'ablest strate gist engaged on either side or tbe conflict. The great victory, of the battle of the Marne was largely due t his strategical genius. It was he who perceived that there must be a gap between the Prussian guard and the Saxon army, and who gathered ouougb artillery to force both armies to separate -and retreat. . Six weeks after the battle of the Marne, when Antwerp had fallen and the gallant Belgian army was mak ing its stand on the Yser, with tbe famous 7th Division of -the British cavalry holding the freshly . dug trenches, at Ypres, Foch rushed the French 10th army to the rescue just m the nick of, time. The Invaders were thrown back across the Yser. the sluice gates were opened, thous ands of Germans were drowned, and an impassatye barrier of flooded marshes placed athwart tbe road to Calais. ' Most writers who have dealt with Foch agree on this as one of his paramount characteristics the Na poleonic mode of military thought This, tendency of French writers to compare Foch with Napoleon Is stim ulated, probably, from the fact that General Foch Is a profound student of the Corsica n; that he has read everything written about his cam paigns, and that he has made a spe cial study of his strategy. But he has not confined .hlrnself to this au thority, and on more than one occa sion has asserted that despite' the fact that warfare has been re vol u- ticnized inrc then, a tbonijbtfal con slucrMiOB of the campaigns of Caes ar would iiot b without profit for tbe rnotlern roldier. General Fot-h Is in h! 67th yeai. Lilte Joffree, he is a mountaineer and a southerner; As a b6y of 13, he fought In the Franco-Pruasian Vkr, and afterwards returned to take up his turtle at the Ecole Polytech n'gne. Although he gained rnpld promotion as an officer, his remark able ahllty as an instructor led to his, devoting! much of 'his time to that work, and he eventually became director of tb Kcole de Guerre. 0.i of hls favorite quotations In his lec tures and classes was, "A battle lost in a battle which you-think you can not win." -. : ' . Foch may be described as a 3oI diers' soldier. To the general French public he was almost unknown when the present war broke out. Bat If be was hot known 'at borne be was recognized abroad, and German au thorities have not failed to concede hrn to be "onejof the few" real strat egists in the armies of the allies' As Napoleon ' used to : do, Foch makes it his business to get Iuo personal contact with his soldiers. He docs not hobnob with them, there is no joking or familiarity, but he goes into the trenches and the occu pied villages and looks the men over Informally, Inspects food or equip ment, makes a useful 'comment or two, drops a' praise that is worth repeating and leaves behind him thusiasm' and respect. It has been declared by the French writer that Foch. know the human element in tbe French!, army better than dy other living man; 'f ' But with all his knowledge of men. hi power of Inspiring them, Foch is quiet, retiring, "non?communicative. with no taste for. meeting people In soc'al intercourse. ' His life has been monotonous-1-work and work and wotk. - He ha? the reputation of be hig.a driver. He used to be partlc ularly severe on shirkers In the var college, and such, no matter what tLelr Influence, had no chance of set ting a diploma leading- to an attrac tive staff position when Foch was director of the school. Foch was one of the high officers In France who was not In the least surprised by the :; war and who bad personally been holding himself In ;-eadiPess for it for years. He had o.'ten declared that a great war was inevitable and had continually urged that French officers should -take every step within their power to get themselves and the troops ready for active service. INTEREST IN WISCONSIN On the day of the spring elections in Wisconsin, when a justice of the supreme court and numerous county and municipal officials are to be lect- ed, public interest Is centered almost wholljr : in the choUe of a united States senator to succeed the late Paul Hustlng. Because of the prom inence the "'loyalist' Issue has play ed in the contest the result of to day's voting: will be awaited vtlcb keen Interest by the people of the entire, country. - , The names of three candidates ap pear on the senatorial ballot Irvine u. Lenroot, who has been, a repre sentative in congress since 1909, is tlJ Republican candidate. The pent- oct-atlc choice is Joseph E. Davies until recently federal trade commis- ii')ner, add a strong supporter of President Wilson, Both Lenroot and Davies are running on a "loy; alist" platform. The third candi date is Victor L. Berger, who was named as the Socialist choice by tbe sute executive committee of that party. Mr. Berger Is the publisher of a Socialist newspaper in Milwau kee. Some years ago he came Into public notice as the first' Socialist to be elected to congress. More re cently he has come Into the limelUht by leason of a federal indictment re turned against him for alleged viola tion of the espionage act Berger is running for the senator f hip on a platform In favor of an Im nedlate and general peace and of making the profiteers pay the cost of the war. In some quarters a fear is expressed that the pro-German ele ment of both the older parties may wing their votes to Berger, which, with the strong Socialist vote In Mil waukee, might result in the election of the Socialist candidate. niXKA WANTED FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. Not the least hopeful sign of the ivahy which are being-brought to attention by the war, Is the use of tne libraries provided In training camps by the Library War Service of the American Library Association. The leisure time In the 4lfe of an . rvrvnB patks -: . . April 1, TVednelyi Freshman glee at Wtllatnette UBlversity. - -. ApriL turday, Third Liberty April . Saturday. Third V, Liberty April, fourth wW. Mrlon County Christian EnteAvor eAaventlon. 8aletn. Aprtl U. Friday. Mating; of Oregon Hnprrowers' association for - disso lution. Mar. dates not' st Ut Orange convention, Patera. ' i ; .May t. Thuraday.' Dedication of Chatnpoes; memorial bulWtnr. May 17, Friday,- primary nomlnat- i Jun 19. Thuradsy. Reunion of Orei ton Pioneer association, Portland. loan ariv open. rnlisted man. can well bV jpent Id tudy and recreational reading. Thi nan' returned to civil life will .be 1. iter for the reading facilities snp piied at camps. . Iiboks are necersaVy ta the soldiers from the university undergraduate student-body. They are eqifally necessary to the soldier oW-king promotion through effirynt preparation. We know how helpfal ihey can be; lb the young , men who, for the first time, have plenty of leisure In, whfch to cultivate tLo reading habit- fJ . The several hundred thousand vol umes 'now in the camp libraries ind branches are quite Inadequate, to nifet the demands of a constantly In creasing army and navy. Men in France, or fighting at sea In foreign waters, need books In leisure hours. Soldiers on transports and in detach ed camps,, men In hospitals, all ap preciate the v helpful influence f gtod books. . The publfc should be glad to par ticipate in the "Book Drive to be carried on In alem Saturday, April ... Private collections will furnish many thousands of books needed. whose owners will gladly transfer them, to the public library to be sent tn army and navy, camps. DRYING VP TH ENATION. Another state Is to be added to the prohibition column today, when Indiana is :to become ."dry"' by legis Htive enactment. Through cou rjl proceedings and injunctions the cn forcemeat of the law is likely to be held up temporarily in certain cities of the state, pending; a final dec"! iloa of the supreme court ,n the cases brought by : the liquor Intr ests to test the constitutionality cf tbe law. -IJut, according to reports from Indianapolis, the liquor men inemseives have no hope ofigalnln? more than a brief respite from, the enforcement of the statewide lawj Some of the breweries are alread J being- dismantled, and others are goA ing into the soft-drink business. ! be hstillerlf-s in Indiana, as in otbe states have not been-operating since congress stopped -the making of whis key..- - ; r .' V. , A survey of the country showing the relative position of the wet and dry forces with reference to ultl mate action upoathe national pro- niDitiQn amenament indicates growth In . prohibition sentiment so widespread and continuous as to af ford fair grounior believing that tne nation will benomlnaIly dry long before the se?n-year limit' of u.' ccptance carried in the resolution as It passed congress. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I Unseasonably cool yesterday. ' ' "W . - And there 'were April BhowerB. 1. The American- soldiers are "going In." - Mere than 100.000 strong, they will take part In the fighting that is being planned for the future, b S The offensive' campaigns of the, Oregon primary election are about due. , s w w The evening (report of -German general headquarters.! to Berlin said there was nothing new from the bat tlefields of France last night. All quiet, especially with the half mil lion German soldiers who have been sacrificed in the great drive, and to no purpose, excepting to leave the German armies in worse condition than they were before. This is work ing into the hands of the forces of tbe battling to make this a decent and safe world in which to live. S m Another drive like the last one, if the Hermans were able to make it. would bring the war pretty close to an end. V V knA It tnav h rloaerto that noint now than most people ' In the world think. : v i .... . Tbe state department has shut tourists out of Cuba., In that case who will buy the mantillas and Pan ama hats that the natives manufac ture for the gullible? I An order has gone forth that there be no fireworks in this country. on the Fourth of July. France Is ex pected to furnish all tbe display con sidered necessary. r ; ' s-. Dandruff Surely j Destroys The Hair Girls -If you wart nle.it r f ihiei.. beautiful, glossv s'lky hair, dc v all means tet rll o ddruff, foe it will starve your hclrl and ruia U It yon don't. It doesn t do much rn.t tn rv ti. brush or wash It on I. The only ; way to get rid of dundrn'.f Is to dis solve It, t ben yon dtstroy It entlri;. To do this, gel hout f ou ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at mgni wnen retlnr; use enough ) moisten tne scap and rub It In tn tly with the finger tips. - By mornine. mort If not all f your dandrutf wll bt gone, and three or rour more appH'ationi wilhc-tr-pletely diuolve and enti.lv deat..r every single sign and tr.-ice of It . You will find, too, that all Itch nr. and digging of ih scalp will s'ep. ui u.ir win looK ana iei. a hundred imes better Yon ear. vrt liquid arvan at any arug store; It is Inexpensive and, fot-r ounces Is !1 you will need, no natt;r how mveh dsndruff Vou. hsTe.' ,Tils simp-, remedy nver falls t : . , I A W PRICES BELOW WHOLESALE PRICES AND MANY BE- LOW FORMR WHOLESALE PRICES Big Closing Out Sale 1 LOT CHILDRENS I WOOLEN SUMMER COATS VALUES UP TO $5, NOW .,.......$1.98 BIG DRIVE IN 7 EMBROIDERIES ' ' ' - ' ::' ! $6.00 Embroideries ... .$2.00 i ' v " I $5.00 Embroideries ..... $1.75 $3.50 Embroideries ..... $1.00 $1.00 Embroideries. .... .50c , 85c Embroideries .39c IN A SOCIAL WAYF 1 By FlwcBee EUlubetk K1SU Miss Ruth Lois Hansbro, became the brideof Arthur Jones, who for merly lived In Salem; yesterday aft ernoon at 1 o'clock. The ceremony was read by Rev. F. T. Porter.. The young bride is the daughter of Mrs. Kate Barndrick. 704 North States man street.' Mr. Jones is a copy reader with the Portland, Oregonln newspaper. He' formerly was a. mem ber df The Statesman reportorial staff, going from Salem to Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Jones 'left for Port land, where; they will make their home; . A delightful echo has reached Sa lem from New Hampshire concern ing a former Salem woman. Tbe following article was found loathe Claremont (N. H.) paper. "Tbe Monday Reading club held; a yery delightful meeting with Mrs. Hopldns this week. Mrs. George Wood, president, was In the chair. "A charming letter written by Mrs. Frances Pierce, describing trip from Eustis, Tl., toDaytona, Hawks t Park, Palm Beach, .and Miami, which she took with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Frost, was read by Mrs. G. S. Pierce. "Mrs. George O'Neil gave a very beautiful and realistic description of Salem, Or., ' her residence of three years there having made her familiar with the advantages and opportuni ties of this most attractive Pacific capital. . "A fine sketch of California, the state, was given by Mrs. Adams Mrs. Storjn grave an excellent descrip tion of Santa Barbara and its mis sions, and of Catalina Islands. Mrs. Wood gave the opening reading on San Francisco. I Mrs. Charles A. Park, president of the local Y. W. C. A., has called a meeting of the board at 10 o'clock this morning. Every member Is urged to be present. The patriotic prayer servlee will be held at 2 b'clock as usual, a,nd Mrs. Park will meet ner Bible class at 2:30. The missionary society of the Yew Park United Brethren will .meet at the pasonageof Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Corby tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The women will pass, the time In tlelng quilts. V A special meeting of the members of the Salem Union Labor auxiliary of Willamette chapter of the Red Cross will he held In Labor hall to morrow night for important work. C. W. Brant 1s the secretary of the chapter. The aid society of the Enftlewood I'nlted Brethren church will meet with Mrs. Guy Ptoelps tomorrow aft ernon at her home. 1743 Nebraska.' Miss Loraine Ross a of Portland will leave today for her home after caselag the -week-end in Salem with er rrandparents, Mr. and, Mrs. B. B. Cronk. i ;. Mrs. FraWes Cornell and her daughter. Miss Ruby Cornell, have returned from Portland, where they have been vlsitlnt'fnr a few days. i: - : .. . ;' ' Mr. and Mrs. George Pewtherer and their children, Harold and Hel en, expect to become domiciled soon n Portland, where Mr. Pewtherer went, some wfks ago for .govern ONE LABQE ASSORTMENT OF LACES' VALUES TO $1.50, NOW ........... 35c Embroideries .:. IT- VALUES UP TO 15c NOW ..... lc ment work, Mrs.-Pewtherer and the children expect to join him there this week. I I Six O'clock Clab Hold Final Session Tonight "Pioneer Methodists and Method ism" will be the theme of discus sion at the final meeting of the sear son of the Salem Six O'clock club at the First Methodist church 'tonight. Supper will be served by the-Ladies' Aid society of . the church and both men and women will be welcome'Ho the session. The program will,, be as follows: . ' Dr. B. L. Steeves, Toastmaster. Invpcation -President H. J. Tal- bott. Vocal Solo Frank Barton. Address "Looking Backward," General W. H. Odell. Vocal Solo Mlss Louise Benson Toasts -not to exceed six minutes each. , ' My Relations With - Early Meth odists John H. Albert. First Church and the Pldneers George P. Litchfield. , Were the Former Days. Better Than These? A. A. Lee. The Personnel of an Old Time Prayer , Meeting Miss Mary E. Reynolds. Old Willamette Prof. James T. Matthews. . Then and Now Dr. R. N. Avison. America. J SHAKE IXTO VOIR SHOES Allien FootEe. the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes and aprinkled in the foot-bath. The t'lattsburg- Camp Manual advises men in training- to une Foot-Ease in their hoes each jnorningr. It prevents, blis ters ,and aore apota and relieves pain ful, swollen. Smarting" feet and takes the sting out .of corns and bunions. A certain -elief for sweating, callous, tired, aching feet. Always use Allen's Foot-Ease to break in new shoes. Sold everywhere, 25c. ; - ' . 1 ' ' 'v ' CAMP LEWIS NOTES CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash., April I. Nearly 1800 men, mostly Calif ornlans but including several from Oregon. Montana and Idaho, arrived today to take their places In the national army. as part of Camp Lewis' quota of the special dragt. They started coming early this morn Ing, by bus and by train, two train-, loads coming from California and two from Oregon. vAmong the 1800 there was one man. George L. Papovic of v Uutte, Yotij ooccr will rcfflrul ilxc fullpriocybo. paid does not please yoxp taste sxo try&ttai? fvow 111 ou4 oi the C2itv M. J. Brandenstein f Co. Saarrsacisco PRE S E NT THE" . LACES EXTRA SPECIAL lc YARD , ; 2 for 5c 4c YARD VALUES TO 10c, NOW.;.. Be CORNER COURT AND COM'L STREET, SALEM Mont., who admitted he. Is a draft evader. He said be was called last , September but was sick at the time anddid not report. .Since then be has wandered around the J northwest and finally decided to come to Camp Lewis, coming here -from Seattle. He was allowed to , take his place with the others. v . . . Some of the Southern California men appeared wearing odds and ends of army' uniforms,, largely draws from national guard and home guard organizations of which they had -been members In stamping oufil. W. W. agitation. A large number; had been outfitted with" Red Cross! sweaters by their local organizations before entraining for camp. N. F. Coleman, Y. M. C. A. secre tary for educational -.and religious work, left -today for San Francisco to tak charge of educational work for the western department in army camps. W;. F. Brewer of Bozeman, Mont., head of the department of English.in the Montana State College of Agriculture and j the mechanical arts, arrived in camp today to take Mr. Coleman's place as educational secretary. The secretary for rellg idus work has not yet. been selected. F. A. McCarl of San Francisco, head of the western department, of the war work council of the Y. M. C A., and Clarence Phelps Dodge, mem ber, of the national war work coun cil; are In camp today conferring with Y. M. C. A. secretaries in an effort to coordinate the work and place It on a basis which will bring the great est ajnount of work possible for tbe financial expenditures. 'Big Super-Cannon Is . flfmtd for U.S. Navy WASHINGTON.: April 1. Plans for-a super-seannon, a great gun of long range, possibly similar to the one with which the Germans, hav been bombarding Paris have been submitted to Seoretaf y Daniels by naval ordnance exoerts after months of experiments. It Is understood. however, that the report includes a statement that the ordnance officers do not believe the military value of. such a weapon would compensate forthe time and money which must be "spent in perfectlne and develop ing it. Reports were heard in some ouart- eis today that a lange of 105 miles ' was, expected ot the run now under consideration. : Secretary .Daniels': would not discuss the matter In any ay. ! VAL