r i WEVNlEli Wednesday fair, cooler except tnr the coast; ii'oderate West erly WlBtlH. DAILY EDITION MXTY-KKillTH YKAH 0. 21 riuci: Five crams Wig ritiif Fiimn.i ii ii.vi7iMt ws a w w ftets-J ivin 1 . . 'it SHOTS FIRED DURING TRIAL KILL HINDUS Ram Chandra and Ram Singh, -Defendants in San Francis co Trial Dead Hearing At tracted Internation Interest LIVES OF MANY ARE ENDANGERED BY GUN Ecfito Struck by Bullet in Learing Witness Stand Be fore Noon Adjournment BAN FRANCISCO, April 24. J . Twenty-nine defendants' charged with conspiracy to vio late the neutrality of the Unit ed States through plots to fo ment revolt against British rule In India, were found guilty In a verdict announced shortly af ter midnight this morning by a Jury In the United States fed eral court. In the case of John F. Craig, head of the Craig Shipbuilding yards. Long Beach. Cal., a verdict of "not guilty," ' was returned. United States Judge William C. Van Fleet set next Tuesday for the pronouncement of judg ment. . "" , The defendants accepted the verdict calmly, several of them smiling. The only exception was Louts T. Hengstler. San Francisco admiralty lawyer, i who broke down and wept. SAN FRANCISCO. AoriP 23 Ha tred, smoldering for months amon-j two factions of Hindus on trial hero charged with violating the neutrality ot the United States, burst forth Into flames In the crowded United States district court 'room here today, ac cording to the federal authorities, when a Hindu .defendant shot and killed a fellow countryman and co Hcfendant and was himself killed by a bullet from the revolver of United States , Marshal James n. Hotohan. The live of hundred. of persons In the' court-room were endangered by the flying bullets in the turmoil accompanying the shooting immcdL (Continued on pas. 2) i ii mmm This Oxford $1.95 GREATEST VALUE EVER OFFERED SALEM WOMEN Bead carefully the description of this Shoe and you will agree that it is a wonderful value. ' " Patent leather circular vamp lace Oxford with fawn, colored top. Dull kid eyelet stays and trimming. Solid leather soles both in and outgenuine Goodyear welt sew ed. Last is a good medium full toe and the heel medium high. All sizes, widths B and D. , Two Popular Styles Black Shoe Soap Kid; tho finest kid to be had, 8'j inch lace top,' 2l2 inch heel, circular vamp, Good year welt sewed $7.00 i . ....... . . . . i , . Bridge Contractors j An Wondering Who I Fooled This Person J An effort is being made to J run-down the perpetrator of this cold, cruel Joke "on the bridge contracton. It Is al . ledged that a gray-balred slght- seer from the midle west wahrd ! ered out upon the old camou I flage river bridge Sunday after- noon and looked downwonder I Ingly upon the masMve concrete approach of the new bridge and t the tralnload of steel grinders on ine iang. "Ho that is all that's left of the old bridge, oh?" he remark ed to a Salemlte. "My folks told me not to fail to see the old pioneer bridge over the Willamette, but I see It has all gone out. But they've done a good job of salvaging the Iron work." Finnish Bolsheviki Are ' Evacuating City of Vihorg (By Tk AocUtttd Preitf MOSCOW, April 18 The Germans after the capture of Lakhtl are mov ing, in the direction of Vlborg. Th Finnish Bolshevik government la evacuating Vlborg. Disloyal Faculty Members Will Be Given Dischargt SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. The board or regents of the University, of California at a social meeting here today passed resolutions giving Pres identBenjamin Ide Wheeler power aumntarlly to dismiss any member of the faculty, or employe, who voices disloyal views. In addition the regents' panned an other resolutions by which no stu dent may "obtain a degree from the University of California until he ot the har given a pledge "of loyalty to the united States. Attempts to Make Peace Negotiations All Fall LONDON,' April 23. A Russian has wired Berlin asking whether the night, says: "All statements direct and through the Intermediary of the Germau gov ernment Jo open peace negotiations at SmoleffBk between Russia and the Kiev rada having failed. M. Tchltcfc- erln, the Bolshevik foreign minister. other resolution by which no stu -lav mean that Ger. many has de cided to renounce the fulfillment of the clause in the Brest-Litovsk treaty which- provided that Russia should (conclude. an Immediate peace with the central rada." - A pretty Field Mouse Kid, Sy2 inch top, 2ia inch heel, lace, Goodyear welt A real 'swell shoe -U. Also a two tone kid $9.35 and $8.65 GEDDF.S filVFS DESCRIPTION AW msvwmw Smoke Screens Operations of a ii i vr t illiea Veiieil OIX UDIO-I" lete Cruisers Take Part in Attack at Zeebrugge AIRPLANES ASSISTING SILENCE BATTERIES Two Destroyers Enter Mole and Blow Up Dock Gate; Feat Most Difficult LONDON. April 23. Sir Krlc Oeddes. first lord of the admiralty, n supplementing tha admiralty re port on last night's raid againjt Zeebrugge and Osteud. said In glv- J ing the house of commons such in-1 formation as had come to hand of thin extremelr rallant and harard- ous raM : I "I a the members to appreciate hat most of the' officers and men I from whom we have to pet the ln - formation have "ben fighting' the greater rart of the nltht and that some of them are not yet in. Tne raid was upaeriaaen nunc command of Vice Admiral Roger Keyes, Commanding at Dover. French destroyers eo-owrated with the Ilrlt- Ish forces. Six obwIete cruisers. all from twenty to thirty yvars old, iook part in me aiiacic. I "Thev were the Brilliant. Sliius. Iphirenia, Intrepid, Thetis atd VIn- dlctive. "The first five of these were filled 1 with concrete and were to be sunk in the channel and entrances to the two ports if this could possibly be managed. . I Work With IVrrrboat. The Vindictive, working with two ferryboats, carlred storming and de- molUion parties to rtortn the Jiead of the mole which runs out from Zeebruvte, , The Vindictive was spe- clallv- fitted for landing storming parties r.nd was arm id especially for the puraose with flame throwers. stoko mortars and that sort of thlnr. ' The men employed on the block ships aud In the stormlne and de- mo?tlon parties-n the Vindictive wers blnejackets and marines picked from a large number of volunteers from tb grand fleet and navy and marine depots. There was great competition for the undertaking and we rouM only use a very small pro portion of those who volunteered. "There were lleht covering forces belonging to the Dover command and Harwich forces under Admiral T.vr- wh!?t, covering the operation In the north. A force of monitors, together 1th a larsre number of very small motor boats took part In the opera tion, which was particularly Intrl' cate and had to be worked to a time taMe and Involved delicate naviga tion on a hostile coast without lights' and largely under unkonwn navlta tional conditions developed since tbe war. with the1 added danger of mine; fields. Officer Ts Kllkil. "I should like to mertlon that the officer who developed the operation "The high development of aclen- Iirn ror or smose was rme oi-in rsrfcrntUls to success It was more fog than rmoke, which, combined with certain wind conditions, was es sential fo the success of the opc-ra tlon. so as to protect the operation froi bsftTles which might have Hanked it." Wrnfher Favorable. Arch".ald S. Hurd, writer on na val ubf'ct. reviewing the naval'rald on ZeebiugeHn the Dally Telrjcraph sayr: "The sea was smooth and the wind! favorab'c. bnt nnfortunaiely the wind chanEed after the operation was begun, with the result that theha,t day of iinllmited debate in the Ingnloafcly devised smoke screen j waii not as successful ai hopd fori and the British casualties were con- se'juentlr Increased. Aitnougn me desrerac fighting on the breakwa - ter res'iued in severe casualties. in 1 measure aid asserting tnat tno exe? losses n th desperate exploit orjuttve hsd not nwd properly aurh inkins the shins in the entrance oflnrltv already possessed. th lllino: Iho rami were verv light, owine tho skill with which the relief ships were worked.'- 0 r Much' Aerial Fight Ins. I. In: tbe British 'attack on the nd - t.in nxt- accordina to reports from he Zeeland frontier transmitted by the Rotterdam correspondent or inhowllne Hrvlfhes ' now in oince Da Sv Telerraph. several Gtrman oat- taro n: Ostend and Zeebrusjre were .iioneixl hv th bombardment from the sei There also was much riat f'zhtine. The attaciciegan ati midnight, the reiwrt says, and pntil 2 o'.iock In the morning the German hattorie-i fired continuously. Feat Incredible. Two destroyers tot Inside the moleoini the president will be held re at Zcebrurfe nd blew rp the dock the rorresDonrtcnt at noer or th Dally Mall Teports. The ff-at. he M.nii incredlbK but there ap Ptr to be no doubt abont It. Some I v effort to hasten action, after f thA -men who took part In It sayjj o'clock, tomorrow afternoon each th saw the waters o! ihe Hrugges canal r;nnle out after the gate detitroyed and the ve-i jn tnei Hork strainlnc at their hawiers. BODY OF SALEM L uleboat Containing Remains w That Curtis Wliison of Halem who a1''! i1n,"h;J!!!crn,n1,,1',;?t,r; ' 4 ' eP""r In n open lifeboat m' indicated by a letter that has ben received by liU parents, Mr. und Mrs. F. J. Wtllson. The letter U from the daughter of a llghthoutut kteper on the toast, of Scotland and rays the boat containing the body drifted ashore. The, body showed ro bruises and no other bodies were in the boat. Wlllson'a name, was among th puhllKhed lists ot Tiiscanla victims, And later reports said that he hid been burled with othr victims on thrt HcntilMh pnsst. Thls.annarpnllv. rM rronw!1"- Th0 J:J!r.;ec,vii v ;ni-su v j n m a7 j has been Interred and that photo graphs of the grave will be sent his parents. Chamberlain Says He Will Not Press Bill WASHINGTON,- April 23.--FoI- lowlng President Wilson's actfon In Announcing hi opposition because of hi 1H1- the measure Is unconstitu tional. Senator Chamberlain of Ore- eon r.nnotfnced in the senate today that ho would not press his bill transferring trials of spies and Ger nian propagandists from civil courts to military courts martial. Bombing Machines Active Around Railway Stations LONDON. April 22. "Our bomb- Inz machines were very active Mon day." says the official statement Is sued tonl?nt on serial operations "Ther droDoed nineteen tons or bombs on numerous tarxets, includ ine the Thourout railway fetation. the Enrel ammunition dump - and 'arneton. Armentleres and Roulera jn the aJr fighting seven machines were brought down: ix were driven down out of control or hot down in our lines by antl-alreratt fire. Two hostile balloons were destroyed. Three of our machines are mlselng- f-j;-.-, R1n- t -A in Jail as Enemy Alien iim hi a WASHINGTON, April 23. Tred- erlck C. Miller, the German mayor of Michigan City. Ind., was arrested and locked up as an enemy alien when he came here today to discuss with federal officials the prospects for completing his naturalization. He took out first papera before the United Statea went to war. FIVE OFFICIALS ARE CRITICIZED IN LONG SPEECH Sherman Would "Scatter Bunch of Fakirs and Howl ing Dervishes" I AST 'IJ AY Ur UhtSAlE. two Men Advocate Elimina tion of Red TapeEffort Made to Hurry Bill WASHINGTON. Anrll 2?.. A v. I bonipnt attack nion President Wil on anj Boiue of tho mtmbers of 1.1s I offl. lal family by Senator Sherman nr inino. Keoubllcin. marked th? aenxte on' the Overn.an bill which would clve the president general powers lor reorganising-government aKen(:ie, durine the war. l jn a long -rpeech opoM'ng the I senator crlticifed particularly Secre- larus Ua,ker and Wl'wn. postmasUr Ichalrmtn of the committee on public I Information. He de.lared tho prcSi 1 jent had surrounded himself with I lallBi and that ho ihould "f.cattt-r j tne i,urf hi of econo!iile faklts aad i.'-,!, will Kiwak Twy I Senator Itamsdcll of Iuliilani Xi MrKellar of Tennessee. Demi L.rata, spoke for tho Mil. urging that manv inartments are wonting a jrr0f(B pt,rposos under th presert peace time system and that "red I tana" must be enminatea u man mum results are to be obtained. J apocslb'.e for success of tho nation's ... .f fort, said senator uamsaeu j no should be given the authority he - l thinks necMMary. I enator will lie limited tfy agreement I to thirty minutes' dlMtisslon of the ; (Continued on page 6.) BLOCKADE OF NAV AL BASES IS ATTEMPTED Sinking of English Cruisers ; Laden With Cement Across ; Exits from German Harbors Principal War Operation LITTLE ACTIVITY ON FRENCH BATTLE FRONT Rupture Between Holland and Germany Rumored Ex pect War Declaration OFFICIAL SUMMARY. Krltish naval forces reinforced to pome extent by Krencn warcraft. have carried out a startling and daring maneuver, which, if it should prove to have been successful.' may play a part in the future of the war No less objective was sought than the blotting out by one sweeping, blow of Germany a submarine menace from the bases at Zeebrugge and Os tend, by the -sinking across the exits from the harbors of large old time cruisers, laden with cargoes of con Crete to make them morsdIfflcult of removal. While full details of the attack have not yet been received, the infer matlon at hand is that two of the cruisers were blown un at the en trance to the Hrugges canal at Zee brugge and another , was sunk, while nasslnr In the canal. At Ostend two additional warships were run ashore and destroyed by bombs, but It is believed they failed to choke ,the canal. I nutg Mor Work. In addition considerable damage was i done by the guns of the war ships to works on; shore at both places. One British torpeao dosi aesircjer was snnk by tbe German guns and four smaller craft are missing, while a considerable Jr f IlffSSS lUcklDt Te"eU W" The only activity along the- battle front. except for small-attacks here and there, Is being carried out by the artillery. The German guns Jbe wfet commission today Ha ha ve been paying particular attention fJ arrt,mBt. .nl then took to Ue sectors around Ypres, Kemmei tne Mutr nnder advisement. About and th Nleppe forest. .... 100 women, clergymen, attorneys North of Albert, the TJrltlsn In a tDJ 0, nef prgont attended the local atiacg improTeu ur -7.1" ,i and took prisoners nu captives were made by them near Itobecq and Wytschaete. Attempts i. o. r.rrniMi to raid some French trenches between Isslgny and Noy- on were repulsed. ; am. WntHt for Drive. . Notwithstanding the lun tbfv1 expectancy In the allied camps of the r - a ...iV a ea f SI fa near approacn ,01 r-.v-.- tempt by the Germans u prr" l";:' ken and Terywners Ltbf fronti , have teen atrengtnenea m bbusi . . . ... mi inrtntr onni"" . . . nnmnr has mm rri"M" ifii. ni Germany are ...- .. nrtnm tlSS delivered n ultimatum to llQfiana h'"""""'" tbe right to transmit Il'fff MR A mm 71:1.;-, !. that acnnlesrence would rVVaulTalent to ; Holland's abanaon- W AdSS ng oat of Cerm.ny ?hit fhrrman newspapers are are that tb oejma D . : Germany at an early Tin date. TVF.HD.W W Ql jJ from ninia Anrll z.j "IlrLV::; en-sanifrrf. tL VM.ni n-jsanii"rrw - - .L rtar passed ouleuy rav"ZJL ' i" front according to tne rrencn etaT communication issued tonight. There were no infantry engao- ments. , IX)NPON. Apn -7 '7 Ralned ground tody 7.; recording w .. - tnelr " . .i.i.IaI It m-aa a STTOUD OI nitu - report tonignt. ana ""'.'"--- L-uion around Meteren. Numerous .-i.nnrs were capturea. .innr reaas: Tbe texi "nobecfi W Aa;Uf.rlS reportea w ' . 1 Z hrt the Aniirai on navina " " . - ,1-A.in mis sec d a number of machine guni u ' improved our posltloa We 'also impruiu . A nnr nniuiDU llahtlv earlv this mornma, nefgbborhood ot Meteren d .eenred aeveral prisoners u guts t'1 -The hostile artillery developed ..M.mhls activity karly In A?. ronii'i'-iu"'" - .. . vii f morning wlth ras snen in lUD . lers-Dretonneux recior. ArnviTvTiMrrEn. . HF.rtl.lN. via. London. April Z.--The official communication from ceneral headquarters tells of tbe ac tllty of the DritUh between Lens (Continued on page Ic" rrled ffrVfih to complete IZcV. in addition to gain 1 f .. captured 120 prisoiu." Is Bill Hart a Bad Man or Not! Movie Fans Satisfy Curiosity -- . - . . - V uscb cr steps proTra no I sU'le to the group of fifteen of I twenty younrsters. the llvest movie fans in town. If one judges by enthusiasm, who turned out with the crowd of several hundred whb heard WllUam 8. (Big UUl) Hart speak from the rear end of the Bhaita Limited, yesterday after noon. The aforesaid boys tlan.bered up the metal grating around the platform craning their necks for the first view of the famous star, who ahortly appeared, much to their grati fication, In his familiar trade costiipe, sombrero, knotted bandana and wild west riding clothes. While they lltned to his Jokes the multitude satisfied thei curiosity as to whether "mil" really looked like a bad man or not. "nill" himself waa modtPt and claimed to be a, hero in public life only. When tho train quietly slipped down the track tbe movie star was Mill telling one of his yarns wheth er he reached the end made no' dlffirence. the crowd was so busv remarking on nil age, size, ancestry and similar considera tions that they didn't hear much of b's s;eech anyhow, rxept that Hart had a bulldog that looked "like the north end of a locomotive going south." Mr. Hart has been touring the coat in the interest of the llbe-ty loan. .Lack of tim probably prevented him from approaching the subject during the brief four or five minuses he was in Salem. Outlook Is Pessimistic for Championship Bopt ST. PAUL. Mian... April 23. The feeling persisted in the Twin Cities tonight that the proposed champion ship between Jess Wlllard and Fred Fulton would not be held In St. Paul on the Fourth of July. Active opposition from several or ganizations and the announced deter mination of these forces to enlist state-wide skpport was regarded as chief cause for peaalmlsm. It w. bellered lhat this opposition w responsible for a Intimation from the capltol that the safety com- mtamlon would forbid tbe fight wh.Ha . Unlfed sute i, involved In war. bearing. COMEDY, FANTASIA, SENTCiIENT . COTilBINED BY CHERRIAN TROUPE 1 . n Fenormance rronOIXncea mttlicrpiccc muitii7 tuiu rua- ny Men Are Regular Rib Breaker--So!o Work Strike Wide Range "Spookyrille" Performance Pleaiei Borne people may think the Creator j naa no senae wi """.. Pn hjiudi w - i aMaiMMa Mrt ST f Batsl" III iuuiw - - Is evidence to tho ccm safe to aay that last BUbu performance at th opera ma on fantaala. ntlment and nillltary enthusiasm. The public had ' t gometbing -good but all exp the reality. From a musical, pomi 01 alone the performance is a rnaster ,.iw demonstrating eom of the finest talent to be found In the tte. nd a masterly manner pi ir" introductory orcbestr.num . . . h final natrlotlc thrill. It Is a round of pleasure sucn aa one : dom, buys for a dollar. A.!ranra lilt Given A suggestion of what was In atore came with the street PT11 It was not so long as Itingllngs' but i .... tnirhtilr uniaue and picture- And it was mignuy us for the most striking feature 6f !t coffln which bore ominous tn irSr comn u Kaiser." 1 . went out with a rush. 1 ----- . . 1 , the house being isreiy - day before. . And the huge audience was appreciate irum 1 k. aurtain lifted noon tne aeim- - i " - ---- - 1 circle of all-stars, every numi- ing greeted with an encore. In the center of the stage tho burly form of the Interlocutor Dt. H. C. Epley t like a sTlant of geniality. while the ena men ftuuwi., 1 . " TT f A Ror,n-er, white and Lercnen. piay- 3. weftt D0 real oaraey one .u - in 11 tha num- L WM ceptlonally fine, and was .hand under the band of Director Todd to tbe most delicate' finish. On will sHdom bear anything su perior to this among professional troupes on tho circuit. tLnlnUa fak IfltA. Each one of, tha soloists made a hit with his own particular rendl- i mmA thera was a wlds range of style It wou4 hsva been exceedingly aiuicuu t. svjwv tbe MAY DECLARE WAROWTURKS AND BULGARS 'Consideration of Foreign Re- ! ' -.If.' J lauons lommiuee nopca: for hy. Senators Backing King Resolution MINISTER IS THOUGHT INSTRUMENTOF GERMANY Yesterday Spent in Debate: No Vote Taken. Many Rea-. sons for Step Giren. WASHINGTON, April 2J-War on Turkey and Bulgaria was discus sed today In tho senate wlth-aeveral senators announcing their willing ness to vote for such a declaration. No action was taken. Tbe debate came up on a resolution by "Senator Brand gee of Connecti cut, Republican, calling on the fore elgn relations committee for action on a war resolution Introduced by Senator King of Utah, Democrat. Senator Brandege readllfr accepted a substitute by Senator Knox, Repub lican, of Pennsylvania, asking Tresl; dent Wilson to Inform tho senate. If It be not Incompatible with public Interest, whether a declaration of war on Germany'a two allies by the United Statea 4a not desirable. There was no vote, senate mlea requiring ' the matter to go over for a day, and Senator Brandegeo aaid tonight, he would not renew the discussion to morrow, believing publicity given the question would cause the foreign re lations comnlltte to glv it early consideration. - Senator who spoke oa the two resolutions drew, attention -'to tbe fact1 that tho Bulgarian minister la Washington Is enjoying his usual diplomatic Immunities and some op enly charged that valuable military Information the minister la able to obtain finds Its way to Berlin. Congress and thecountry. Senators Congress and the country. Benatora demand that Bulgaria and Turkey bo openly acknowledged, as enemies cf , the United Btates by reason, of their alliance with Germany. lf '--11 J T..- most pleasing. Tbe first number-, 'Somewhere in Franca 1s Daddy"- by John Treager. went dlrtet to the hearts of the aodlenct with its ming ling ot pathos and patriotic devo tion, sent borne with the magic of a sympathetic voice. , "The Flag of my-Heart" a grip ping song rn Itself, was rendered with gripping force by the powerful vibrant baritone of Gingrich, whose solos are wont to have In them the ring of the battle-cry. It need not be said that this number gwsyed the audience f rongly. in point of tenderness and senti ment, local work baa seldom sur passed the rendition of "Blue Bird" by Albert Cllle a song of soul, sang ' from the soul, with an accompan Iment of bird-notes and the exquisite shading ot the chorus which held the salience to the last note. Of a different type were the solos. Sons of JJberty by Todd, and "There's a Service Flar Flying -t Our House." by Macy. They had In them the dash and .swing of martial tentlroent that made the blood trade and called out applause In the midst of the singing. Both singers Inter preted grandly the eentlment of the compositions. Knowlaibl Injects Ponch, , Charles Kapwland Injected a tou'h ' of bravado aid comedy, as well as a eursrestlon of the charge. Into hta rollicking aolo. "We'll Knok the Hel Ito Into Hellao out of Heligoland." He was finely backed up by tho chorus and the thing sent the audi ence wild with Its dash and ita "punch." , , A fantastic bit of colored humor was pulled off by II. It. White in bU rendition of "Alexander's Hack from Dlsle." The curtain dropped on this num ber, the auditorium lights went out tnd a row of United Btates flags roso up from the footlights, calling forth a fresh burst of applause. A brief pause, and tb curtain rose npnn on of the most beautiful, stirring ta'-. leaux ever "presented on a Slm stage. There was a statuesqu g ry 9 cV soldiers and sailors grouped plTml a gigantic Uncle Sara la the center. (Continued on paje 2) f .