W. C. Robison of Portland Wffi Address Liberty Loan Workers at First Methodist Church Today at 3 O'clock
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SALEM, OUHGON, SUNDAY 310K.MNG, Ai'lllL 7, 1918
piuck five cnxTi
FIRST DAY OF
BOND DRIVE
DOES WEL
Monitor Goes Over Top First
Day; With $4000 Quota
Campaign Inaugurated
With Monster Parade
YESTERDAY'S SALES
AT BANKS ARE HEAVY
Rough Estimate Places
Amount at $25,000 Pro
; gram Planned Today
4-
A rough estimate , made last
Vght places -the amount In J
liberty bonds sold in Salem yes-
terday at $25,000. The est I- J
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mail! 13 iimwi iNinc. octiv1" f
quota is x17,.5U. - . 1
, The little town of Monitor
went over jthe top the first day
by exceeding its quota of
14000, and Turner reports pales
of $2800 worth of liberty
(bonds. - '
. Under the direction of Coun- j
ty Chairman' F. G. Deckebach.
the county has been remarkably
well organized, and predictions J
are that the quota will be at-
tafned. The drive for Salem and-J
adjacent rural territory is in J
charge of Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner
and a staff of captains and f
their teams and this organlza-
tion, it is predicted, will set
Salem across the line in less I
I than the allotted time.
Early yesterday afternoon, amid
the clangor of scores of bells and
th? shriek of steim whistles, the
.launching of the third liberty loan
drive was -announced officially,- and
the formation of Salem's monsrfer
parade was begun. " Throughout the
city business houses were closed up
along with office and public build-
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LIBERTY
LOAN
REGON Js Responding Nobly
'hi Tt
? 1 1 i many towns ana even counues over-saw-scribed
their allotments before the drive be
; pan. Salem and Marion;Coanty mast not falter.
h ive Stay-at-Homes expect to win this
1 ' war and wish to share in it; there is bat one
! thing for as to do-BUY LIBERTY BONDS
NOW'
IF OUR PATRIOTISM RINGS AS TRUE
AS THE DOLLARS WE ARE PRIVILEGED
TO GIVE, VICTORY WILL BE OURS.
Summer Sweaters
AN KXTKAOKDINAIiY SIIOV!N(i OK WOMHN"S4
SILK AND SILK FIllKUS
L Nothing nicer for Spring. wear. You've Keen t lirm,
: you've wHiiteil them here is your 4rortiim y.
They nre iiimlc up with plain or fa ticy sailor collars,
tv pockets anH wish to match. Colon aro RohJ,
apricot, (jri'di, wak-nneloij jiink, turquoise hluv.
1 Trices faille from '
' j $4.65 to $15.45
- ORCHID UNDERWEAR for Women particu
lar about their Undergarments and North
Star, the best values for the money, in all
wanted syles for Spring and Summer wear.
See our new Athletic Undergarments You'll
like them.
AMERICAN GUN
FIRE DRIVES OFF
GERMAN RAIDERS
Prisoners. Are Left in Hands
of Yankees Following As
sault Near Toul
HUNS FAIL COMPLETELY
Teutons Scatter As Infantry
Pours Machine Gun Fire
Into Ranks
ttty The Atxorintrtl Prrns)
WITH THE AMERICAN' ARMY
IN FRANCE, April 6. The Germans
attempted a raid this morning on
the American positions northwest of
Toul, after a violent artillery prep
aration. They were driven off by
the American artillery and machine
gun fire and suffered comparatively
heavy casualties, leaving two pris
oners in the hands of the Ameri
cans. . From the German point of view.
the raid was a complete failure, as
not a single American was captured.
-As soon as tin? German barrage
fire lifted, the Ameiican outposts
saw the enemy infantry advancing
and called for a counter-barrage
which fell within two minutes just J
in front of the enemy. The Ger
mans scattered as the American in
fantry men came from their under
groundhelters and began pouring
machine and automatic gun fire into
their ranks. ,
. An American corporal in a listen
ing post saw a big German sergeant
wearing the iron cross close by. He
leaped out and hit him with his rifle
but, and then throttled him, and haul
ed him into one of the American
trenches. Another German was cap
tured in No Man's Land by a cor
poral whose squad coveted the Ger
man while the corporal advanced and
demanded his surrender. The Ger
man threw up his hands and yelled
kamerad. .....,".-..
The American general command
ing the troops in this sector has per
sonally congratulated the American
captors : and promised J to reward
them for their coplheaded courage.
in the face 01 the enemy s fire.
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RIGHTEOUS
FORCE, PLEA
OF WILSON
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Force Without Stint or Limit
Will Make Law of World
Right' Says President in
Baltimore Address
WORLD CHALLENGE OF
GERMANY IS ACCEPTED
Chief Executive Insists Upon
Complete Victory for
Democracy
BALTIMORE, April 6. ' Presi
dent Wilson at a rreat liberty loan
celebration here tonight gave Amer
ica s answer to the German drive on
the western hnttle frnnt to th re
newed propaganda for a German-
made peace, to all proposals to end
the war before Germany is awakened
from her dream of world dominion.
The president's tnswer was:
"Force, force to the utmost, force
without stint or limit the righteous
ana triumphant force which shall
make right the law of the world and
cast every selfish dominion down i3
the dust." '
A few hours before the president
spoke he had reviewed a division of
citizen soldiers, called only a few
months ago from the pursuits of
peace; now transformed into fight
ing men to carry the ideals of
America to the battlefields of Eu
rope. At the moment a million
more of theirr kind all over the land
were celebrating the opening of the
third liberty loan; and the orders
for mobilizing the first of the. great
army of a second million were going
out to Ihe. country.
These were some of the physical
facts which backed his words, when
after re'viewing briefly the evidence
that Germany seeks a peace for her
world dominion, the president de
clared:. I accept the challenge. I- know
that you accept It. All the worl I
shall know you .accept-it. It shall
appear in the utter sacrifice and self
foretfulness with which, we shall
give all that we love and all that we
have to redeem the world and make
it fit for fre men like ourselves to
live In-. This now is the meaning of
what we do. Let everything that
we say, my fePlw countrymen, ev
erything that we henceforth plan and
accomplish, bring true to tKs re
sponse, till the majesty and mieht of
our concerted power shall fill the
thought and utterly defeat the force
ef those who flout and misprize
what we honor and hold dear.
"Germany has once more said
that force and force alone fhall de
cide whether justice and peace shall
reign in the affairs of men; whether
right as American conceives it or
dominion as she conceives it shall
determine the destinies of man
kind, -j
Forte In I'reUlentV Answer.
"There is, therefore, but one re
sponse possible from us: Force, force
to the utmost, force without atint or
limit, the righteons force which
shall make right the law of the
world, and case every selfish domin
ion in the dust."
Warning, anew that a triumph of
arms for Germany means ruin for
all tb ideals America has won and
Mivedyor, the president reiterated he
was willing to discuss at any time a
fair. Just and honest peace sincerely
proposed a peace In wTiich the
strong and weak shall fare alike.
"Rut the answer." he said, "when
I 'proposed such a peace ram from
the German conimnnders In Russia
and I cannot mistake the meaning of
the answer."
"They are enjoying in Rusnia."
the. president declared, "a cheao
frlnninh in which no brave or gal
ant nation can long take pride.
ermanSelfUhnKH Itarori.
A great people, helpless by their
own act, lies for the time at their
mercy. Their fair professions are
forgotten. They nowhere set up
justiee, but everywhere impose their
power and exploit everything for
their own use and aggrandizement;
and the peoples of conquered prov
irices are Invfted to be free under
their' dominionj.
u "Are. we not Justified in believing
that they would do the same things
at their western iront If Ihey were
not them faco to face with armies
whom their rotfntlcsH divisions can-
noC overcome?"
In full, the president's speech wai
as follows? t
"Kellowjelliicns: This is the an
nlversary of our, acceptance ef Ger
many's challenge to fight for our
right tolive and be free, and for the
sacred rights of free men everywhere
The nation Is awake. There is no
need' to call to it. We know what
war must cost, our 11 1 most sacrifice
the lives of our fittest men, and if
need bo, all that wef possess. The
loan we are met to Idiseuss is one
of the least part of what we are
called upon to give and to do,
though in itself -Imperative. The peo
ple of the" whole countt-y are alive
to the necessity of it and are ready
to lend to ,th utmost, even where It
Involves a sharp skimping and dally
sacrifice to lend out of meager earn-
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CHURCHES WILL
BOOST LIBERTY
CAMPAIGN TODAY
Address Particularly for
Workers at Methodist
Church in Afternoon
FINAL ORDERS COMING
Noon Assembly for Lunch and
Recreation Included in
Arrangements
The big liberty bond campaign
will be followed right up today by
liberty programs in the chnrches,
and a special service for workefs at
the First Methodist church at 3
o'clock .this afternoon. Every team
captain, porker and committeeman
is expected to be on hand for final
definite plans and instructions for
pressing the big drive "over the top
in a week."
Details have been thoroughly ajid
systematically wortced out by the
managers and assignments and final
details will be placed in the hands
of the workers today.
At the meeting at 3 today, Charles
W. Robison of Portland? an attache
of the ' department of justice, will
speak to the workers especially. He
Is said, to have a message with a
"kick" in it just such as Is needed.
Workers will assemble every day
at noon for lunch and relaxation at
the First Methodist church, and ap
propriate addresses are scheduled
for each meeting- f
SALEM HIGH IS
WINNER AGAIN
Debating Team Defeats
Franklin High by Unani
moils Decision
By a unanimous decision of the
judges, Salem high school's debat
ing . team defeated Franklin high
school of Portland ton neutral
ground at McMinnvUle last night.
The victory places Salem a step near
er tha state championship which will
be decided In one or possibly two
more debates. x
The Salem debaters last night were
Dewey Probst and Phillips Elliott,
who upheld the affirmative side of
the Vjuestlon, "Resolved, That at the
end of the present war the United
States should join a league of na
tions which possesses th power to
enforce the decisions of its interna-;-tional
court."
The final debate in the series will
be held at Eugene. Salom school
jso far 'has won every debate In the
series In which it has participated.
and all by unanimous decisions, giv
ing fie Salem teams twenty-four
points to their opponents' nothing,
1000 Yoang Men Arrested;
Draft Cards Not at Hand
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MINNEAPOLIS. Minn... April
Approximately lOOOmeniof military
age who did not have their reglstra
tlon. cards or other credentials with
them were taken into custody here
tonight when agents of the depart
ment of Justice and members of the
local home guards raided 1!)7 pool
rooms and dance halls in the city.
British, Japanese Land
Troops at Vladivostok
MOSCOW, April . The British
as well as tne Japanese, lanneu
forces at VladlvoKtoek yesterday
The local authorities hud no warning
of this action.
Socialist Candidate Taken .
on Espionage Charge
OMAHA. Neb. April 6. -George
papinskl. Socialist candidate for'clty
commissioner, was arrested by feder
al agents today on charges of vlolat
Is charged, at a Hoclallstrresd. .jsarts
Ing the espionage act. Kaplnskl. It
several days ago, opposed a reso
lution asking the Socialists to go on
record as favoring the war. The
resolution was : defeated, mainly
through Kaplnskl's talk. It Is charg
ed.
Astoria Headquarters
of I.W.W. Are Closed
ASTORIA. Or.. April . Actln
under the direction of the fedetal
authorities. B. 8. Worsley, chairman
of the Astoria council of defense, to
day closed the local headquarters
the. Industrial Workers of the Wolt
and has forbidden that organization
to hold meetings or to maintain an
office here, during the contlnuasce
of the war.
U.S.DOLLARS
ROLL IN FAST
ON BIG LO AN
District Comprising. Pacific
Northwest Subscribes Near
ly One-Half of Entire Quota
on First Day
SUCCESS THROUGHOUT
OREGON IS REPORTED
Dozens of Towns and Coun
ties of State Report Quotas
Oversubscribed
CHICAGO, April o. The fin
bond application received ,y the lib
erty loan committee ww from the
mother' of Captain Harry Mcllenrr
of Dew Molnew, recently killed in ac
tion In France.
; WASIIIXGTOX. April 6.ThIs
was a day of enthusiastic patriotic
celebrations backed up by subscrip
tion 10 government bonds of the
third liberty loan. Throughout th
United States communities observed
the anniversary of the nation's en-
iuu uie warj ana gave ma
terial evidence of- their ipport by
picaging millions of dollars- to In
sure successful conclusion of the
struggle against Germany.
While public meetings were in pro
gress in nearly every city, telegrams
were pouring into liberty loan head
quarters at the treasury, telling of
towns which had exceeded their quo.
ian in ine iirst day of the four weeks
campaign, or even within the first
hour. More than 150 had renorted
when the headquarters closed tonlcht
ana more sun were coming in. Sioux
i.ity, lows, and Lynn. Mass.. were
the largest, cities exceeding their al
lotments and thereby wlnnlnr the
rtcht to fly the honor Hag. or th
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iiura iioeny loan.
Total- Xot Available.
ine laci tnat most others we-e
small towns prompted announcement
by the treasury that their aggregate
subscriptions "were Inflnltesmal'
compared with the $3,000,000,000
campaign goal, and that today's re
ports should not be conducive to nn
due optimism regarding the final
result. . r
It was Impossible tonight to even
estimate the day's subscriptions
since workers In most cities reported
mey were too ousy celebrating 10
tabulate their pledges.
Nearly Half Is Knhwcribed.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 6. Un
official figures based on partial re
turns from communities throughout
the seven states of the Twelfth Fed
eral Reserve district. It was announc
ed here tonlaht. Indicated that thhe
district ' nad subscribed on the first
dav of the third liberty loan at least
7..000.000 of Its quota of $210.
000.000. Official returns; It was
said, possibly would bring the day's
total closer to $100,000,000.
Oregon reported thirteen counties
out of 25 In the state had subscribed
$1,569,000 and that forty-one com
.minifies over-subscribed, one as high
as 250 per cent, and another 200 per
cent.
Washington and California re
ported at- least a score of communt
ties which had over-subscribed their
respective quotas and were' claiming
honor flags.
Seattle Haw Biz Knrcews.
FEATTLK. Wssh., April 6. With
a third liberty loan quota or sii.
fifi9,000. Seattle and King county to-f
day subscribed more than $.000.
ooo, or nearly half that amount to
day, according to a statement issued
fiom the loan campaign headquar
ters here tonight. Of the state of
Washington's quota of $29,391,000.
more than $R.0o0.O0O was subscribed
today. J. A. Swalwell. chairman of
the state campaign, announced to
night. Thurston county, it was stated,
wilh a quota of $2"2,0H, subscribed
$!.",:.. f.oo, or nearly quadruple the
amount to be raised.
Opening of the drive was marked
h re today by one of the largest and
most spectacular serai-mllitary pag
eants ever seen in Seattle. Soldiers
from Camp lwlw and the Pugct
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MEN FROM WAR FRONT WILL SPEAK
FOR BOND CAMPAIGN IN THIS CITY
Sergeant-Major Christy Wounded Seven Times and Pri
ate Burke Escaped From German Military Prison
and Returned to British' Lines
' Liberty bond meetings' in Marlon
county will bo addressed by Sergeant
Major ChrUty of the Seventh Canad
ian hattalloltrwho has suffered seven
wounds In the present war. and by
Private Burke, -a Canadian soldier
who escaped from a Germs military
prison and returned to the British
lines.
JOURNAL STORY
ABOUT MIA
IS UNFOUNDED
Major Woolpert Is Defended
in Letter by Member of .
Local Guard'
NO PONTICS INVOLVED
Disappointed Aspirant for
Position May Be Back
of Attack
To the Editor:
Will you kindly allow space la
your Sunday edition for a correction
of certain misunderstandings which
have arisen from reading the article
In the Saturday evening Capital
Journal entitled "Attempt To Inject
Politics In Horn Guard Election
The article in question state that
the effort to manipulate the organ
ization is laid at'the door of Major
Woolpert and others. ' This is ab
solutely in error as the following
fact 'will prove beyond a shadow of
a doubt. V
At the time the organizing of a
battalion was suggested Captain
Woolpert's name was mentioned as
the probable major of the battalion
He emnhaticallv refused to allow hla
name to be used In that connection'
and the writer has absolute confl
oence tnat captain woolpert was
sincere and square in his refusal.
A petition was. however, presented
to Captain Woolpert signed by Lieu
tenant A. A. Hall, Lieutenant A. R.
WlUon, E. H. Choate, LaRonda
Pierce. Leroy Hewlett and 140
others petitioning hinv to allow bis
name to be suggested to the governor
as the unanimous choice of the com
pany for major of the battalion when
formed. The' whole company signed
the petition willingly and anxiously
and a comparatively . few or about
thirty are Spanish War veterans.
This evidence of loyalty.- esteem
and confidence. In Captain Woolpert
was so strong that he could not re
sist and he relented And It is now
assured that Captain Woolpert will
be the major.
The men in the company are from
every walk In life and politics of the
individuals Is varied. If It was .a
political deal as has been suggested
Woolpert woald not be the major as
another was suggested from the out
side of the company who It tran
spired Is mnch mora Interested In
polltics'than our captain who has al
ways insisted that politics should
have no part In the more Important
work of organising an adequate and
efficient military force of which Sa
)em can and will be Justly proud.
This letter is not written with the
idea of prolonging the controvercy
but with the idea of counter-balancing
the idea that has gone abroad
through the article mentioned that
Major Woolpert has either alone or
with others managed the organisa
tion to furnish any political ambi
tions of anyone.
1 Major Woolpert ha the entire
confidence of the entire organization
and no member has ever criticised
him in any manner as set forth in
the misleading article in the evening
paper, -unless it is some misguided
unintelligent being who has stabbed
a man In the back because of some
fancied slight In the matter of ap
pointment of the non-commissioned
officers.
Rev. E. M. Burke was also mis
quoted In the article.
I thank you on behalf of the whole
battalion for your courtesy in giving
true light on this matter.
E. II. Choate.
British Casualties in ,
Somme Battle Not In
LONDON. April British casual
ties reported In the week ending to
day aggregated 3743 divided as fol
lows: Killed or died of wounds:
Officers. 135; men. 642.'
Wounded or missing: Officers, 628,
men, 2338.
L This total Is only slightly In ex
cess of last week a which was 3618.
Apparently the reports of casualties
in the Somme battle have not be
gun to come In.
THE WE VrilEH.
Probably showers;
westerly winds.
moderate to
These men will speak at the noon
gathering of liberty bond workers at
the Methodist church Tuesday and
at the Salem armory the same
evening.
Wednesday night
heard at Woodburn
night at Silverton.
they will be
and ; Thursday
Other dates will be announced
later.
ENTENTE
CEIITERTS
ATTACKED
Germans Begin Plunge South
of Somme Rirer, Throwing
Heayy4Masses of Troops
Against Allied lines East
of Corbie
VICTORY BY SHEER
FORCE IS ATTEMPTED
Slight Advantage, Gained at
Heavy Cost; Teutons Fail
to Renew Attacks on French
South of Somme '
The Germans afe continuing their
Plunging tactics In the Amiens bat
tle area, with their operation rapid
ly developing into a greatly magni
fied Verdun. 1 ,r ...
The similarity with the classic ex
ample of a German attempt to beat
down an enemy by sheer ferc Is
daily growing. This development
obstrudes itself because of the nar
rowing of the area Involved In the
attack and the practice of hurlinr
great masses of troops at the defend
ers of a narrow front, regardless of
sacrifices. , . f 7
Saturday, the main attack was d
Utered on the allied center, af Ur the
blow launched south of the Somme
on Thursday and that driven Into the
north of the river on Friday, had
spent themselves. f -
Teatoas Hnrl Many Masnea.
Saturday's big plasre apoears to"
rave had Ms starting noiat last to .
the south of the Somme. Apparently
aiming at the Albert-Am It aa railway
in tne vicinity or Corbie, about ten
miles east . of Amiens, the eatray
threw heavy masses of troops to
wards the oppos'nr line from Valre
wood, east of Corbie. The batUe
seemed likely to develop-into on of
importance as affecting the tenure
of.whst remained to the entente aV-
Her -of the ; wedge-shaped niece of
ground in the angle formed her fcr
the Somme and the Ancre.
The German did not renew their
attacks against the French south of
the Somme Friday night The at
tack launched agajnst the British in
the region or Albert and northward
on Friday, however, was kept up well
into the evening, but its continua
tion gave the enemy little, if anr.
advantage. ,
Clemencea Is Confident.
The weather on the battle frost
was reported Improving Saturday bat
the aviators were still handicapped
by low visibility.
Premier Clemenceau has added to
French confidence In the outcome et '
the great battle by the explanation
of the situation to the parliamentary
military committee. In which he told
them the situation might aafely be
left in the hands of France' admlrr
able army. His statement supple
tnents General Foch's "all is going
well' in his remarks on' the state of
affairs in the battle area.
The anniversary of the entry of
the United States into the war wit
road the occasion abroad f eeJe-
bratlve functions In London. Paris
and Rome and the sending of n
werous measages of felicitation by
allied leaders. A notable nttranie
was that by Premier Lloyd George,
In which be predicted that deriag
"the next few weeks' 'the UaitM
gtates would "give the Prussian mil
itary Junta the .surprise of their
lives."
IONDON. April . 'Today lh
enemy action on. the battle front ha
been confined to local fighting In
the neighborhood' of the Avelny
wood, north of Albert, without any
rhavg in the situation, and engage
ments between some bodies of troops
at different points." says Field Mar
sha! Halg's report from Fraae to
night. "The hostile artillery con
tinues active."
At least ten German dllvslons are
known to have been engaged In the
enemy's unaticcessfsl attacks yeste
day north of the Somme and th
fighting was very severe on the many
pot it ions of this front as far norti
aa Bucquoy.
BERLIN, via London. April C
(British Admiralty, per' wireless
Pre.) The official statement 1
ened by the war office says:
"Western, theater Local enter-
J rises near Buvquoj and south of
lebutefne resulted in bringing in
some prisoner and numerous ma
chine guns. . . An English thrust
aaainst Pnlsenx failed.
"On the western banls of th An
cre we extended our brlghead posh
tlons by means of aa attack. On,
both sides of Albert and south of the
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