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1 .vt.vii;iitii vii? v. .... . v HALLM. OUrX.ON, MJMAY .MUUMm;, APIUL 21. 1018 " . VMCU FIVE CXATSl TORPEDO HITS U,S. " STEIER v.- , Lake Moor Sunk in European Waters on Maiden Voyage on April 11, According to Announcement Issued by Navy; Department MISSING LIST INCLUDES THIRTY-NINE SAILORS Five Officers Also Lost Few Landed at English Port Full Details. Lacking WASHINGTON,' April 20. The American steamship Lake Moor, sailing on hor maiden voyage wth 'a naval crew aboard, was sunk by an enemy submarine in Euro pean waterg about midnight April 11 and five officers and 39 men are missing, the navy department announced tonight. Five erf ficcrs, including Lieutenant Commander Kinchen J. Powers, U. H.'N. It.' F., and twelve enlisted men, have been landed at an English port. ' Full details of the sinking, the department announced, have not yet been received from Vice-Admiral Sims. The Lake Moor was a cargo- PSrrifr (f 4!TK) tnni rnm m a nlerr. d by the shipping board while building in the United States for a foreign company. She was -assigned to the account o,f the navy lartt January and sailed from an Atlantic port the latter part of (Continued on Dare 2V ,3This Oxford $1.95 GREATEST VALUE EVER OFFERED SALEM WOMEN Bead carefully the description of this Shoe and you will agree that it iJ a wonderful value. Patent leather circular vamp lace Oxford with fawn colored top. Dull' kid eyelet stay and trimming. Solid leather soles both in and out, genuine Goodyear welt sew ed. Last is a good medium full toe and the heel medium m A mm a m m.m sign. All nzei, wiatoi a Two Popular Styles ( , Black Shoe Soap Kid, the V finest kid. to be had, 8V'2 inch lace top, 2l2 inch heel, circular vamp, Good ' year welt sewed $7.00 LOAN IS NOT UP WITH GERMANY'S United States Must Speed Up on Last Two Weeks of Campaign-Less Than Half In . WASHINGTON, April 20 As the nation tonight completed half of its four weeks third liberty loan cam paign with subscription of fl,37J. 055.300, or a little less than half the three billion dollars minimum total reported to the treasury, cable dis patches brought word that Germany's eighth- popular war loan was Just closing with $3,461,000,000 subscrip tions. Tonight's treasury figures brought the total of the American people's contributions to war loans, Including the first and second liberty loans in one year of war up to $7, 179,000,000. With the addition of the eighth loan, Germany has raised .from her people in a little more than three and onehalf years of war about $20,800,000,000. Germany's record as compared with the United States was made the subject today of a treasury appeal "to beat Germany with Loth dollars and guns." In thetwetve working days re maining in the third liberty loan campaign, $1,629,000,000 must be raised to pass the three billion mark and this will require a harvest of $135,000,000 subscriptions a day. In the past two weeks they have been reported at the average rate $114, O00.000 ,a day. Tpday's reports from district organizations added $169,3 4 1,00a to the totaL- Assessment Notices Are Mailed to Delinquents One of the smaller activities of the police department yesterday was the mailing out of about eighty assess ment notices to the residents of the South High street paving district. At the same time the city treasurer and the city attorney were wrestling with the long list of delinquent certifi cates, which promises to prove an in terminable task, a single property sometimes requiring several hours to check up. Naval Appropriation Bill Passed by House WASHINGTON. April , 20. The naval appropriation bill; carrying approximately $1,312,000,000 imme diately available to mee the navy's war requirements, was passed unan imously by the home late today without a record vote. TUB WEATHEH Sunday fair;. moderate northwest erly winds. . and u. A pretty Field Mouse Kid, 8y2 inch lop, 2l2 inch heel, lace, Goodyear welt A real swell shoe (l Also a two tone kid , ' $9.35 and $8.65 IRISH PARTY - MEMBERS TO REMAIN HOME Object to Help Constituents Is LeaderAll Workers to Sign Paper j ENFORCED SERVICE IS CONSIDERED TYRANNY Pledge Adopted by Fifty-Men rrom Honse of Commons at Meeting Yesterday LONDON. April 20. The Irish party members of the house of com mons decided today to remain id Ire land during the crisis. Their object in this is to help their constituents fight against conscription. MANY AT MKKTIX( j (By Th AfocMcd frtu) j DUBLIN, April 20. Fifty-five members of the Irish party met hei-e today and, with John Dillon presid ing, unanimously adopted a resolu tion "that In the present crisis we are of thje opinion that the highest and mosthnmediate duty of the mem bers of this party is to remain In Ireland, and actively cooperate with their constituents In ppoJne; J the enforcement of the compulsory mili tary service in Ireland. The enforce ment of compulsory military service on a nation without Its assent con stitutes on.) of the mort burial acts of tyranny and oppression of which any government can be guilty. The present proposal of the Lloyd George government to enforce conscription in Ireland is an outrage and a gross violation of the national tights of Ireland." In conclusion the resolution pledge the party's influence and power to defeat conscription. Fifteen hundred delegates of trades unions, meeting at the Man sion house today, pledged resistance to conscription and fixed next Tues day as the day for the stoppage of all work a sign of this resolve and to enable all workers to sign the pledge of resistance, Exemption Cancelled. LONDON, ApHl 21. Following the passage of. the man power bill a royal proclamation was Issued last night, cancelling exemptions grant ed by tribunals and government de partments to men from 29 to 23 years of age. There are certain ex ceptions, the chief ones being doctor and men holding certificates granted by colliery recruiting corps'. FIFTY CORDS OF FIR WOOD ARE BURNED Fire of Incendiary Origin De stroys Fuel Belonging to State Farm. IS SET IN 30 PLACES Flames Are Under Control, Though Still Burning, at Midnight Flre of incendiary origin .destroyed an est'. mated fifty cords of wood be long'ng to the state cottage farm last right. The wood was located in ricks on the Hheridan place about two miles out' from the farm. The fires were set in about thirty differ ent, places and had gained much headway before discovered. Through the efforts of about fifty men from the state hospital and from the farm the flames were under control though still burning at midnight. A large amount of wood, all of excellent fir variety, and represent ing the cutting of two years, has been piled as cut' on the Sheridan place for ue at the state farm. The cut ting has been done by patients. "The fire was of incendiary origin without any doubt." said Dr. R. K. L. Steiner, superintendent of the state hospital last nlgbt. "The fact that It was started In about thirty differ ent places shows this. Another In dication is that the ground on which tha wood is piled has has been burn ed over, so there was no chance for the flames to have started from brush." I '.'I.. AUSTRIA WANTS PEACE AT ONCE Workmen Sign Petitions for Formation of New Cabinet Country in Despair AMSTERDAM. April 20. Accord ing to Vienna advices to the Cologne Volkss-Zeltung the Czech and south ern Hlav leagues .after a conference on the change In the foreign minis try, have announced that their par ties will continue the effort to ob tain Immediate pear for Austria Hungary. . . According to a telegram from Bud apest a half hour demonstration strike took place there today. All the facto res stopped, trsmways ceased service and workmen signed petitions demanding the appointment of a cab inet which would carry, out the de mand of secret suffrage. HITt'ATIOX PAK?Ft U WASHINGTON, April 20. The feeling In Austria Is one of despair, despite the claims that Germany Is making as to what the offensive wlil accomplish, according to an official dispatch today from Franc. "In spite of nil the sensation the Germans are making in Austria about their offensive." says the dltspatch, "thev are preserving a definite ap preciation of the painful situation with which the monarchy Is strug gling. The difficulties are Inextrica ble. Heavy clouds are gathering In Bohemia and among the Jugo-Slavs and even the decisive and rapid vic tory promised by the Germans would not bring much relief to the present perplexities of Anso-Hungary.' Friday, April 26, Set Apart as Liberty Day PORTLAND. April 20. (Special to The Statesman) President Wil son has issued a proclamation dealg natlng Friday, April 26, as Liberty Day. He requests the people of th- United States to assemble In tbelr rennet I m . communities , to nledae again their financial support to the nation's cause ana to noia patriotic demonstrations under direction of tbe Liberty Loan committees. He de sires that the nation's response to third Liberty loan should express in unmistakable terms the determina tion of America to fight for perma nent peace aad Justice. All govern ment employes whose service can b) spared may be excused at noon Fri day, April 26, for the purpose of par ticipating in celebrations. EXPLOSION IS . CAUSE OF LOSS OF FLORENCE H. American Vessel Sunk in French Port Cause Is Still Unknown SIX SURVIVORS FOUND Probably Porty-One of Crew Are Dead-v-Extent of Dam age Not Reported WASHINGTON. April 20. An In ternal explosion wrecked the Ameri can steamship Florence II., -in a French port on the night of April 17 with a probable loss oMi members of the Crew. The blowing up of the vessel was reported to the navy de partment today by .Vlce-Adralral Alms but the disnatrh gave few details. Further details are awaited by the naval officers, who were anxious to know whether the cause of . the ex plosion hsd been determined or whether any damage had been done to the port or to other vessels In the harbor. - Hesldes the civilian crew on the Florence H.. there were 23 men In the naval srmed guaVd aboard the vessel. The names of six survivors of the guard hsd been received by the department tonlsbt as follows: AIoyMus Joseph. Rngelhardt, Ne York City. Ieonsrd Oraham Johnson, New York City. Leonldas LaFayette Llvesay, South Richmond. Va. John W. Rorrers. next of kin not known, but enlisted at New. Haven, Conn. Ray Hampton Smith. Rayvllle. N.Y. Horsce Campbell Woodworth, of Hyde park. Mass. Llvessy, Rogers, Smith and Wood worth were slightly burned In til erploslon but their injuries are not serious. The department announced that the .names of other survivors would be msde public as soon as. receive J from Admiral Sims. V COXDOV MAX LISTKD. NEW YORK, April 20. The name of II. I Cudahy, Condon. Or., third mate .Is among those who signed aboard the Florence H. prior to her sailing for Philadelphia, whence she proceeded to Europe. SEICHEPREY HED AFTER HOTjBATTLE Airplanes Flying at Low Al titude Attempt to Disorgan ize American Fighting Men Attack of 1200 Huns on Two Machines Downed RESISTANCE OFFERED IS SURPRISE TO ENEMY Germans Had Evidently Pre pared lo Occupy Trenches Permanently (By The Attociated Pre) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. April 20. Twelve hundred German storm troops, the largest number ever concentrated against the American troops for an offensive operation, . were hurled against the American positions on a one-mile front west of Renneres for est, northwest of Toul,. today, after a terrific bombardment of gas and blrh explosive shells. The enemy succeeded in penetrat ing the front line trenches and tak ing the village of Seleheprey, but after furious hand to' hand lighting, which was still going on at nightfall, tbe American troops recaptured the village and most of the ground lost In the early fighting. I No Americans were taken prisoner but three Germsns were captured. ' Flyers Have Little Luck. . WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY Germans have made a strong at tack against American lines. German airplanes, flying at a low altitude, attempted to disorganize the Ameri can fighting men, but two enemy aviators were brought down and tbe others driven off. The Germans suffered heavy ess ualttes and the American lines re mained virtually Intact. . The German airmen poured ma chine gun fire Into the American troops, but the anti-aircraft bat teries came Into play and American airmen took the air. bringing down two of the enemy planes anVi dis persing the others. All the Ameri can airmen returned safely. Hnn Irrnaml to Stay. The attacking troops carried ra tions and entrenching tools. Indi cating thst they- Intended to occupy tbe American positions for a long period. A heavy haze overhang the sector! when the attack began.-but later there was a brilliant sunshine. The American artillery men did vali ant work, the men on many of the batteries wearing gas masks. Thel enemy's casualties are believ ed to have been the heaviest sustain ed by them thus far in any opera tion against American troops. Num bers of German dead are -lying la No Man's Land In front of the Amer ican trenches. v Ambulance Near I Joes. The correspondent viewed the battle from a hill a short distance behind the lines. Trains moved to the front with great regularity and scores of huge shells were seen banting, throwing up clouds of white smoke In the neighboring hills. The heavy rumbling was heard' all day. The American ambulances tore proached to within a short distance over tbe shell torn roads and sp ot the front line. Numbers of men In the rear positions begged their commanders to be sent up to assist the Infantrymen bear the brnnt of the attack. The men of all services were eager for sn opportunity to fight the enemy In the open. The resistance offered by the American troops was a surprise to the enemy, who expected to break through with little difficulty. Village Am Contract. Contrasted with the activity of the Americans behind the- lines, scores of old men. women and chil dren were seen peacefully employed In the fields, apparently unmindfitl of the furious fighting which Is go ing on less than five miles away. The troops in nearby towns eagerly sought news, expressing confidence In the. Americans and .hoping for tbe chance to take part.. All the Americans moving to the front were in the highest spirits a0 wsved their esps to the cheering villagers. Ilaid Mail- at tit. Mllilcl. A German raid against the Ameri can positions north of St. Mlhlel this morning was easily repulsed. The American troops withdrew from part of the front line and allowed the Germans to enter It. They then drove thm out,- the enemy leaving two dcd In the tenrhes and one fierman lieutenant dead on the wire Two wounded Germans were made prlHnners but died later. One of the American patrols en countered an enroy patrol In an other part 'of this sector and dis persed the Germans after a short fight. All the Amer(cans returned safely. , - The commander of one of the (Continued on it go S). SALEM HIGH IS AGAIN: WINNER Dewey Probst and Phillips El liott Successful in Debate at Portland PORTLAND, April 20. (SpecUl to the Statesman) Though their style of delivery was excellent, and their points well presented, John Gavin and Francis Radley, represent ing Tbe Dalles righ school and the negative side of the question, "Re solved, TVist at the end of the pres ent war tbe United states should Join a league of nations which shall pos sess the power to enforce the deci sions of an international court," lost the decision In a debate tonight at tbe Vashlngton high school auditori um t Dewey Probst and Phillips El liott' of tbe affirmative, representing Salem high school, by a vote of 2. The winners are to meet the rep resentatives of Marshfleld high school for the state championship In the near future. MUST PREPARE TO IRRIGATE Percy A. Cupper Calls Atten tion o Necessity of Early Action . It is not too early to prepare for Irrigation of crops In the Willamette valley tills yesr, according to Percy A. Cupper, assistant state engineer. V . ' Many persons in ine vsney expect to Irrigate If the season Is as dry as last year.' says Mr. Cupper. "But not enough of them are making tve necessary preparation. Unless they prepare now they will be too late to save their crops If tbe season Is dry. Uy tbe time thev can ascertain def initely whether the season is going to be dry If will be too late to prepare for Irrigation and to ssve the crops. A twenty-year record shows that during tbe months of June, July and August tbe Willamette valley has ram tnan Santa Fe, N. M.. or Den ver, Colo., during the same months. WHEAT WILL BE REQUISITIONED BY GOVERNMENT Fanners Must Give Up Quan tities of Grains Held in Stor age After May 15 E00D ADMINISTRATORS TO SEARCH FOR SURPLUS Hoover Holds it Patriotic Du- ty to Give Up All But Part Held for Seed SPOKANE. Wash.. April 208 All wheat held on farms In this state which Is nos necessary for home use will bo requisitioned after May IS, according to -an order Issued by Charles Hebberd, food administrator for Washington, tonight The order says In part: . "Tbe latter fart of March a call was issued to the farmers in pursu ance or tbe request of Herbert Hoov er, ttat they bring to market by May IS all wheat in their possession except the necessary reserves for seed. "Most of the surplus wheat on tbe farms has already gone to mark et. There are however, considerable quantities in some localities still re tained. In some esses holders of this wheat have been Influenced by pro-German motives In some Instan ces by the erroneous expectation of receiving a higher price. t "The food administration calls upon all grain producers, as pst riotle service, that they bring to market by May 15 all surplus wheat. If I ie local miller Is unable to buy atl of the wheat offered It should be marketed In the other customary trade channels through which It will reach the food administration grain corporation. '. "ounty . food admlnistrsts are asked to secure at once all possible d:tta as to surplus stocks of grsrn remaining on tbe fsrms In their re spective counties and to report to the federst food administrator - of the state on Msy IS each case where sur plus grain is still held on farms." riUM;KICM AN KKMIU.VH Kl'OKNK, Or., April 20. The rea Ignalon or Miss Margaret I'plegber. reference librarian at the L'nlversUv of Oregon, kgalnst whom charges of pro-tiermanlsm have been made from time to time during, the jast few months, was accepted without com ment by the board of regents of the university In session today. Miss I'plegber plans to leave at once for the east, where she has accepted an other position. U.S.1B Americans at Seicheprcy - North of Toul, Held Bad Attack of 1200 HUNS c: Front of Nearly r.:i!5 I Length With, Slight Lex:: RENEW HEAVY FIGHTING ON ENTIRE WEST LiKI Forces of Six Nations Toget! er in Battle Area Ready U Strike as Soon as Prep: Moment Arrives OFFICIAL 8UMMART. American troops guarding the La tie Jlne that 'passes through the 11-. tie villsge of Seleheprey, north of tt city of Toul. have administered ad' feat to the Germans. Attacking ovr a front of nearly a mile, the enem? to tbe number of 1200, attempted t smash their way Into the America? positions but General Pershing's tie: fought savagely and, where they wcr, forced to give ground, counter-at tscked and drove the enemy back v his own lines. The American losses are said t have been smalK while the enemy I reported to have lost severely. ' North of St. Mlhiel the America' lines were subjected to an attempt e raid by the enemy, who was drive. ff. leaving dead and prisoners hind. May Irir at Amiens. Renewal of heavy fighting is no mentarily looked for along thewet era battle front, not only on tfc Flanders line, but the south, in tb omme area, where the Germs c made their bid for a quick victor: last month and failed In their larj purpose or dividing the British an: French armies at a single stroke. Reports from the front show that signs are not wanting that tne Gt mans purpose attacking again In tb Amiens area. Against this blow the armies of si nations are standing together In th bsttle area British, French. Ameri csn. Belgian, Italian and Porta rac divisions resdy not only to rervl the Inevitable attack, but to strU back when the proper moment com". Apparently tbe allies have thrown lr only enoupgh of their) reserves t' bold the Germans, conserving their strength as fsr as possible. It ha been noted, however, that when tfc necessity of holding became Impera tive the holding power was there. . Pause to Organise. In the north, the enemy, after h! ' bitter reverse of Thursdsy and Fri day along the Glvenchy-St Venae t line south of the Lys. apparently I psusing to orgsnlte more thorougM" for attacks upon Mount Kemmel, tbr domlnstlng peak In .the ridge son" which the British are holding firmly southwest of Tpres. Field Marshal Halg found hlmsei able to take the aggressive on- Fridav eight and carry out an operation which deprived the Germans of ever small gains as they had been forrf : to- content themselves with whr. Thursday's battle wss over. By thl intensive British action the line a It stood before Thorsdsfs German attack was completely restored. The British, appsrently, are ex pecting some new move by the enemr lu the Arrss region snd Frldsy nlM F.ritsh detachments advanced In a big raiding operation on a front or nearly a smile south or the Bcarp". near Ileauralna. taking prisoners and capturing machine guns. . Ilenewed Attack F.sperted. A renewed attack here woald be a logical proceeding ror the German, It would appear, after thetr fallnr ; to gain ground striking south fro'i the Lys satlent with the bending bark of the British line south of La Has canal n one of their presumed oV jctlves. The French. appsrenUy. tre look ing for a renewal of th Gerrnsn of fensive south of the Bom roe at no distant date .as was Instanced by thl week's move on General Pctaln's part to- improve his defensive posltlops along the Avre, southesst of Amlem. Tbe French gslned the essterly sW of the heights overlooking the river by this move and on Frldsy BlzM they hsd the best of a reconnolterln-; enconnUr In this sector, repelling a rsid and taking sonje prisoners them selves. - From Harbin. Msnrharla. comes a report thst the Bolshevik aithorltlci have ordered: the munitions and rp. plies thst have accumulated at Vlad ivostok to be shipped to Kuropesn Rsssla. Tbe entente allies hsve lost leen concerned lest these raluabi ritterlsls of war fall Into the hsndt or tbe Germans.