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FIRST SECTION 8 Pages TWO SECTIONS 12 PAGES 81XTV-i:iaiTll YKAIl XO. 28 SAI.KM, (Hi:i(), Ml .MtAY M()UM(i, A 1'IU I, SM, liMH piuci: hve clts BRITISH BALK HUNS' PLAN FOR ADVANCE Situation in Ypres Sector Is Saved From Turning Into Immediate Big Success for Germans t- Short Rations Hart Health of Corpulent Food Administrator ! ATTACKS LAST ENTIRE DAY AT VOORMEZEELE LONDON. April 27. Baron Ithomlda, fond t-ont roller, who on Thursday tendered hi, resig nation which has not been ac cepted by Premier Lloyd Gorge, If pet haps an example of ovcr dvotion In practice of his own theories. He ha been confined to bed for several weeks. . ftaion Uhondda from a very portly 'perron became In a short time extremely thin. He had boasted that he was able to t maintain his health on a far T smaller ration than he was 1m- posing upon the public. : HUNS MENACE HOLLAND AND SWITZERLAND Next Few Days Expected to Decide Whether Allies Will Cling to Salient (OFFICIAL SUMMARY) By one of those back to the wall" stands (or which they hate been -famous in this war, the' Franco- Brttisb forces have saved the situa tlon la the Ypres sector from turning , Into aa immediate big success for the Germans after a loss by the allied forces of the dominant peak of Kern mel. - Had the enemy been able at once Germans Already Plan Partition of Provinces WASHINGTON,.; April 27. Parti tion of Alsace-Lorraine ; between Prussia and Bavaria appears to have been decided upon in principle, ac cording to an official" dispatch today from Switzerland, quoting an an nouncement ,made In Zurich. The principal committee of the relchitag will very shortly consider at a se cret sitting the future of the former French provinces, the dispatch said, and negotiations upon this subject are now in progress between the governments of the German states. It is said that Germany always has considered Alsace-Lorraine as colon- Partial Agreement Reached Between Dutch and Ger mans Regarding Trade Re lations, Says Telegraaf SMALLER COUNTRIES WILL STAND FIRMLY Transportation of Sand and jGravel Across Lowland Still Question need. mel sector as be attempted to doi,al terrltory to cvloit and divide at the result probably wou:d have been disastrous to the allied troop, in the Ypres salient. The British, however, held firm against the attacks which lasted all day fought in the neigh borhood of Voormezeele, two miles south ot Ypres, and the Trench were equally firm in defending the line in the sector of Locre, west of Kem mel, protected by the heights of Mont Rouge and. ScherpenbergA Enemy At Stand Still. TLus the enemy was brought, to a standstill for the time being and Saturday morning did no: nring with. it the lesumption of bis infantry at tacks. He was assumed to be pre paring for a renewal of the assault, however, while the Anglo-French forces were establishing themselves wore- firmly for the defense of the hill position lying back of Mont Kem mel at which It is said General von Tornado Sweeping Across Kansas County Kills Two PITTSBURG, Kan.. April 27. Two persons, are reported killed, sev eral families homeless and several thousand dollars- damage done by a tornado that sweiot across Crawford county, Kan., early today. (Continued on Page 3.) Arrests of Canadian ( - Deserters Will Begin BOSTON'. April 27. Wholesale ar rests" for desertion from the British and Canadian armies will be, made in this country within a short time, according to John H. Trant, British vice-consul in this city. . 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Germany has expressed much annoyance at the stoppage by Hol land of Rhine traffic and the facr that Holland negotiated with the United States regarding the cession of Dutch ships before their se'zure and concealed these . negotiation from Germany. At a result, says a dispatch from The Hague to the Am sterdam Telegraf. the feeling there has never been more depressed. The Vaderland urges the Dutch premier to form a national cabinet. IVAN M'DANIEL HAS ENLISTED Rev. Robert S. Gill Is Ap pointed Temporary Man ager of Commercial Club Ivan G. McDanlel. who for more than two years has been manager of I he Salem Commercial cli'b. has en listed for war service with the United States sJrnal corps and will leave Monday for Portland for qualifica tion In that branch. Mr. McDanlel'e plare as manager of the club will be taken by Robert B. Gill, rector of St. Paul's Kplscopal church. Mr. Gill will not resign the pastorate to ac cept the position with the commer cial club. Mr. McDanlel does, not resign as the club manager In enlisting in the signal corps, but bis absenre will be in the nature of leave granted by the directorate o! the club, he re taining the privilege of taking the position again upon his return. In connection with , his wrrk as manager of the club. Mr. McDanlel has held other Important positions. Among other positions he is chair man of the third liberty loan com mittee. He wa connected with the club prior to becoming manager. NEW POLICE OUT AFTER BOOTLEGGERS t Hospital Mixes Babies; 1 wo mothers Lay Liaun to Identical Youngster NEW YOHK, April 27. Confronted with the necessity of. determining the ownership of two babies which may, or may not, hare become mixed In the maternity hospital where they were born. Police Magis trate Healy, after Invoking the shade of Solomon, decided today that the mothers In the Duty Imposed Upon Military Organization After Confer-U nouid exchange -the in -I A n m w ..t'. trial r . ill ui i "i " " .. ence Between uovernor ana ; Commander SHERIFF APPLEGATE MUST QUIT 0FFJCE 1 t Mrs. Mmile Pelner. mother of one baby, was complainant against Mrs. Jacob Leonirf. mother of the other. Mrs. Fel ner was sure that the wrong youngster was given to her; Mrs. Leonlff was not so sure but she was satisfied to make the exchange on trial. RUSSIANS m h liflPElp t Attornev General Rulei Unon Portland Pastor Arrested (jovernor i Power in Re- and Held in San Francisco cent Scandal vashigtov agrkkauij:. WASHINGTON. April 27. Nego tiations between the state depart ment and the war trade board with The Netherlands government regard ing the1 monetary consideration and the amount of grain and raw mater ials to be allowed to 'go forth to Hol land In return Tor the use or iatch ehipp'ng seized in American ports have reached a point where a mu tually satisfactory agreement has been brought In sight. J ' The main concern of the officials here now is in the outcome ot the negotiations .between Germany and Holland gTowln out of the new Ger man demands which include the right to transport across Dutch territory sand and gravel, part of which would be used for military purposes. The granting of ' Germany's demand In this regard might be construed as violation of Holland's neutrality. ItKIXSIl'M IS.OOMIWUKI). AMSTKRDAM. April 27. Accord inr to The Hague Vadeiland. th nmsncct of an agreement between Holland and Germany has slightl.' Improved since yesterday. While it has been agreed to reopen the Lim- burg railway, there Is still a dirrer ence regarding the nature and ex tent of the transport oer me roaa and by waterway. The Telegraaf. under tne neaain, "If It must be," recalls the German attack on Delgium and says: , "If Holland now Is to e piacu at the same cross roads as' Belgium. then the government may be certain that the nation will rally around It In the hour of danger." RWISH PrtKStf ritOTKST. ' WASHINGTON. April 27. Ger many's attitude toward small Huro pean neutral nations, particularly Holland and Switzerland, has caused sharp protests against the Swiss press, an official dispatch today from France, said. The Increased pressure which Germany threatens to exert on Switzerland, according to the dis patch, has created a parmcumii, painful impression at this time be cause Of negotiations between the re oubllc and Germany for a n-w ccon- Lomlc agreement. Ing note which the Nord Ientscher Allgemelne Zeitung has published and in which it criliclKes the Swiss 5?cV." said the dispatch, "the Jour Sal de Geneva of April I2 w.ites It is sufficient for us to recall thai a democratic country such as ours, maintains the right to criticise und-r Si clrcnmsances, all aMs lnctrlnes contrary" to those which are at tiw basis of the Swiss nation and no ad vTce, no matter where it comes from, will make it keep silent. i...n..intniMit itiameu. IMMl' T"'" . t,- r..rnf!inla. whose conn-ci.., S - OPPOSITION TO MINISTRY SHOWN Christian Socialists Irritated by Measures Taken by Seydler Cabinet WASHINGTON. April 27. The possibility of a mlnisterra? crisis In Austria is ilated In an official dis patch from France today which says: . "The foremost supporters of the government which till now were the christian socialists and the union of German parties, seem to have been changed and they appear to. wish to pass over to tb opposition. Tho christian socialists are irritated by the measures taki-n by tne1 Seydler cabinet in wbstCiAerns rood sup plies. They condemn the requisitions proposed to' be made among i the peasants and they declare that the food policy of Von Seydler Is both insufficient and tactless. The presi dent' of the council should have, in their opinion, obtained from Hungary larger concessions. "It is considered certain ' all the Slav parties will remain with the opposition. The government has no longer a single partisan rn parlia ment. The whole question is to know whether it will resign or whether it will obtain from the emperor the dis solution of the chamber. "On the other hand, a telegram from Zurich Kays that, according to Information received from Vienna through the Lokal Anzelger, the Sydler cabinet appears. Jo ave decid ed to resign as a body. The ques tion is whether the emperor will ac cept the resignations." One of the duties of Oregon mili tary police will be the enforcement of the Oregon probltlon law. Gov ernor Withycombe made, this an nouncement yesterday after a con ference at bis office with Major Diech, commander of the police and Actina- Adjutant General William. Relative to the Washington coun- SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. F. p whatr of the deoartment or jus tice. who has been working under the personal direction or jonn v. tres- ton. United States district attorney. on the co-related Hindu ana neutral ity cases, late today arrested the ReT Malcolm Edmnndson of Portland, Or., at Camo Fremont Government officials were exircme- lr reticent wlthi regard to the arrest. The prisoner was booked en route to the office or tne unitea . buibi marshal here and on his arrival was tr scandal caused by the arrest of Sheriff Apnlegato and other promH jdged incommunicado In the city nent men on cnarge or violating ma i DrjBon proniDition law, uortinur combe declared that Applegate mu4t relinquish his office. "Out of common decency Appl gate' should resign," said the gov ernor. "If he does not I shall take steps to have him removed. Jut what my rights are in the case is yet uncertain, but 1 have the ques tion before Attorney General Ttpown." Concerning the new duty imposed More Bombs Dropped Over Lins by British Airmen LONDON. Anrtl 27. Teh air mln lstrr announces that the number of bombs dropped by the Rritlsh over enemy lines In France opposite the British front durinr March was z.- 099 by day and 13.0S0 by night. The Dispatches Say Countcr-Rey- olation Has Broken Oat in Petrograd Grand Duke Mikolaieritch on Throne BELIEVED PART OF . GERMAN PROPAGANDA Removal of Bolsheriki Gov ernment to Moscow Paved Way for Teutons ' LONDON, April 27. A . dispatch front Copenhagen to the Exchange Telegraph says It Is reported that a counter-revolution has broken out In Petrograd.' It reports that while, no telegrams have been received from Petrograd for several days, ..there are rumors from Finland that there is serious rioting at the capital and that the rumor Is persistent that Grand Duke Alexis' NIckolaievltch has been proclaimed emperor and L Vt im;Bnii 7noT. " Dy ?r an? . Vu 7 t tbat Grand Duke Michael Alexandro- UP 00 Sf.K!!mS2 t.P fMmr popped in tbearea occPJ Uluh is the real lea4ln Russian ernor Withycombe said: bjr British troops 517 by day and j arjairg . , 1948 by night.. Problem Is rernleilnir. "One of the most perplexing prob lems in my administration nas neeu enforcement of the Oregon prohibl tlon law. For some unexpiainanie reason this office has not received the heaitr co-operation of county or flcials. In some counties, partlcn- PARIS, April 27. Senator Emile larly In Multnomah county, the -jde Marcere is dead. He was the last hnriti have resDOnded splendidly l aavntv.riv ninra-nominated In supporting me in mis poucyoi for iir9 Dy the senate under be con stitution of 1875 Aged French Senator de Marcere Is Dead Air Operations Slacken; No Allied Planes Missing LONDON. April; 27.An official r.tatement on aerial operations to night says: . "Except for low reconnaissances on the battle front; Friday, little fly ing was possible owing to the thick mist. "Two low-flying German airplanes were brought down ty our Infantry None of our machines are missing.' Bomb of Own Making Kills Arrested Alien SKATTLK.' Wash.. -April 5. Carl Daritotz. 33. an enemy alien, arrested lant June br federal authorities a a draft evader but later released, was nstantlv killed here earl this morn- inc whon a bomb, which tne police Bay be was manufacturing, exploded ith Chancellor Hertllng is known 7 . -n f. on article m !, L;,.ny witK Holland 01 S"I- IVlTr rations Vith allhe neutra, - -s .nmmons them to take "Tin X war and to pronounce E;L iVM m favor of Germany. 1 r.' ;,n today .publishes an hicl. It considers the con- 5 ,Vt f rermany as retard Hollanl d.uct ?f.T' r yihe disappointment alreaay ieei v""" -f enslve. " y , THK WKATHKH. Sunday, fair; .gentle Kinds, nioatly westerly. s (Continued on page 2) MOONEY OPENS LEGAL FIGHT TO SECURE RETRIAL CONSCRIPTION . OF IRISH STILL CABINET'S PLAN Attorney Moves That All Pre- Sinn Fern Council luues vious Proceedings in Case Warning fund lor rignt Be Set Aside browing McNUTT CHARGES FRAUD RESISTANCE PASSIVE Says He Can Produce Ampll Same Policy Continues; Opin Proof; Judge's Decision Set ions Differ to Success of Over Till Thursday Workless Uaj SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. A new legal fight which may take the case of Thomas J. Mooney, awaiting sentence to death on a murder charge, to the United States supreme court, was precipitated here today", afttr it was thought that all possible legal means had been exhausted in Mooney's behalf. Attorney McNutt. Mooney's chief counsel, filed notice with Judge Franklin A. Griffin that on next DUBLIN. April 27. The success of the "workless" day last Tuesday has led to a widespread impression among all classes that the govern ment, convinced of the attitude or the people would refrain from bring' ing conscription Into operation. This view Is not shared-br the beads ot i the anti-conscription movement A warning was Issued today by the Sinn Fein council that the govern ment is committed to the effective REPOHTH CONFIRMED. COPENHAGEN, April 27. The Stockholm Aftonbladet says that def inite reports have been received from Abo, Finland, that Grand Duke Alexis NIkoiaieTltch. son or the form er emperor of Russia, has been pro claimed emperor with Grand Duke Michael AlexandroTitch as regent. ' When Emperor Nicholas abdicated the Russian throne at midnight, March 15, 1917, he also renounced succession to the crown of his son. Grand Duke Alexis, in favor of Grand' Duke Michael Alexandrorltch. The next afternoon Grand Duke Michael himself abdicated, thus Bringing the Romanoff dynasty to an end. Where the proclamation referred to in the foregoing rcpors was Issued is not apparent from the Copenhagen dis; patch. PART OF GERMAN PLAX. , WASHINGTON. Aprw 27. Re ports from Copenhagen or persistent rumors from Finland that Grand Duke Alxls Mlkolaievltch, son of the former emperor ef Russia, has been proclaimed emperor of Russia, -were taken here to indicate mat uennany was attempting to carry through a 'well-formulated plan for restoring a monarchy In that revolution-torn country. While no reports or a new revolt In Tetrograd have been received at the state department from Ambas sador Francis at Vologda, news of an uprising would not come as a surprise. It long has been believed here that Germany's real purpose was to restore the monarchy sup ported by German Influence, money and intrigue.' . The removal of the Boisnevlk gov ernment from the capital to Moscow was believed to have paved the way for the carrying out of tne German plan. Reports have been received here that German soldiers formerly prisoners In Russia have been over running the capital and nave made' of It a German center. FISHING BOAT LOST AT SEA W. S. Fitts of Salerri Part Owner of Jupiter Crew All Dead ! Thursday be will move that all pre- application of conscription and confl trin... nnw..pHin in Moonev's case dence to the contrary would be short ia .t Ma and that be he rranted sighted. The constitutional nation- a now trial nil th rroiind of wilful I alist leaders say that there Is no from .mi mflifpasancA in office of I sign whatever of a change In the the prosecution, that the notice was war cabinet's pan and that prepara .nn.ii.i "hat Judee Griffin de- Hons for carrying them out are be- iorH r, mA not decide whether ing made on a most formidable scale he had Jurisdiction In the case. He It Is pointed out that, contrary to set the case over until Tht1 sd ay. the prevailing Idea, an order in conn W. S. Fltts. the Salem fish dealer. was one of the owners of the fishing boat Jupiter which was lost with captain and crew off Wlllapa harbor during the week. . No one on board was saved. The cause or tne wrec is not known, no storms having pre vailed at that time. t The boat 'as owned by the New port Ice & Fish company which is control I'd by Mr. Fitts and John Meehan of Portland. When wrecked the Juipter was bound from Seattle to Newport. The boat was 55 feet long, of 13 feet pf beam. ! The"ine4ost were Captain Charles C. Ammerman. Nels Knutson. Inga v AndelTHi spd Thomas Walker. Knut M?n's body washed ashore and was tdetftiftrd by , E. n. Ammerman of Seattle, brother ot the captain. when McNutt will "make his motion and Judge Grtrfln will deride his jurisdiction. Meanwhile Mooney. who was scheduled to be resentenc ed today, gained a short respite. McNutt explained that his motion will be based on English common law which established that any judgment could be attacked where fraud had been committed and could he shown. He said the de fense would offer ample proof of fraud In the proceedings which ended with Mooney's conviction on a mnr- rier: charge which grew out of the ell may be made effective at once without waiting for parliament, al though parliament has reserved the power, within fourteen days, to an nul !t. The anti-conscrintion fund, of which Archblshoo Walsh is trustee Is blnr activelr nroraoted and is expected to reach unprecedented dl menslons. The Church of Ireland Gazette, the organ of the Protestant Episcopal church, declares that tn most lamentable aspect of the pres ent crisis. Is the tendency to msxe conscritlon a religions Issue be- preparedness .parade bomb explosion tween, Protestants and Catholics. . hero July 22. 1916. No expectations are ter,inied Iri the evnt that his motion Is anywhere that the home rule Mil. denied. McNutt said he would ai- whatever Its character, will modify peal, and declared t.tfat the jrase opposition to conscription. The Un- could be carried to the United States lonlst Journals have suggested that supreme court cm the ground that conscription might be withdrawn u Moonev was being deprived of his the bishops and the Irish party iifp without due process of law. An would make a firm offer to secure appeal to the highest court was con nidered a remote contingency by Mc Nutt. who contended that h had ample evidence to support his charge of fraud, and that his motion ,would be allowed In the lower conns. the needed men voluntarily, vui there Is no prospect that such an offfr will be made. The absence of the Irish party (Continued on Page S.) SIBERIANS FACE CRISIS. ' HARBIN, Sunday, April 21. The political situation in Siberian has been complicated during the last week by claims for recognition by the entente allies made by the rival Rus sian factions, each to the exclusion of the others. The departure lor Pekln of Lieutenant General Hor- vath. military commander nere. has caused alarm In the Siberian govern ment, representative and socialist gioups. who, fear that he .Intends to ask for allied assistance In support , of dictatorship. The apparent reluctance .of the allied government to Intervene against the Bolshevik! has caused several factions to feel that the only hope of securing allied support lies, in their coalition Into a single po litical organization without party lines snd devoted to restoring order in Siberia under a republican form of government and re-establishing Rus sia in the war, at least overthrowing the German influence In Siberia. A former member of the Russian diisia has gone ttfToklo to appeal for allied aid and another delegate has started for Pekln to thwart the ef forts of the Horvath faction tn the direction of a dictatorship and at the same -time to pledge to support af the Siberian government to General Horvath. provided popular., govern ment be guaranteed. ' Bolshevikl atrocities, at Bfrcov lestchensk haTe arounsea Indigna tion. The atrocities are alleged to exceed those ia Belgium.