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a flbe Doitej FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES llouruol CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY OjjDjlPjO FORTIETH YEAR NO. 5 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS EUEVE GERMANY PREPARING FOR T QFFENSI Allies Say Desperate Need of Peace Is Back of Final Effort THAT FOOD SHORTAGE HAS BROKEN SPIRIT Teuton Advance In Rumania Captures Many Towns and Prisoners London. Jan. 5. Germany is about to attempt another great offensive oa tlie western front against the allies. The same desperate need of peace which the allies believe inspired the Oman proposal is thought, now that Iiose peaee pleas have been rejected, to be behind a gigantic thrust on the west, designed as Germany's supreme effort. Dispatches from Paris today indi cated general belief there that the Gor man blow was now being- prepared. Gustave Ilnrvc in an editorial in l.a Viotoire fixes the time when this blow will be struck in February. La Figaro and La Temps agree that a "push" is impending, but thiuk it will come letter in the year. With German public opinion now be lieved to be dangerously near breaking uader the suffering of "food privations, the German government is thought to realize that it must be led on some great military attempt at a victory against Germany's major foes. The Rumanian victory, although hailed as another evidence of German Invinci bility, has failed to evoke the German public enthusiasm, expected because of icalivition of Rumania's military weak im-ss. According to information here German officialdom is realizing that it " list make some move to offset French suceessei at Verdun and British power manifested last summer. But if Germany is preparing anoth ei offensive, she will find the allies ready. Speeding up of all bra-nehes has been the first Uuty of the new Lloyd-George ministry. London was awaiting today publi cation of tho allies' reply to President Wilson ' peace suggestions. The note itself may be handed the American am bassador at Paris today. Arrangements for simultaneous publication from Washington and the allied capitals will probably delay its text becoming known until early next week. British Lose Heavily Berlin, via Sayville wireless, .Tan. 5. "Sanguinary losses" were inflicted 'i British troops on the east edge of Lois by a detachment of Altenburg infantry which penetrated into the fourth hostile trench, today's official statement said. The Barman forces cleaned out and blasted several galleries, returning with fifty one prisoners. Fighting activity on the west front for the mot part was confined to ant all patrol enterprises and artillery fire, on account of bad weather, the statement said. Capture Rumanian Towns Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Jan. 5, Capture of Slobozia and Rotesti 'n Rumania was announced today by the war office. Gurguesti and Romanul, two other Rumanian towns, were captured after hand to hand battles, proceeding from house to house. The German forces took 1100 prison ers and six machine guns. "South of the Buzau the Ruasiaa (Continued on page three.) Th' tnrnin' point in many of our Pves comes when we're in a auto. Lver notice how quickly a grocery cigar T break up a conversation T GREA VE Miss Ida M. Tarbell, Famous Writer, May Serve on Federal Tariff Board .irtfrfffiflrll H LLsHH LLsH j, O IDA M TflRBEL L. O O According to information which seems to be credited in well informed circles in Washington, President Wilson has under consideration the appoint ment of Miss Ida M. Tarbell, the fam ous author, investigator and publieits, as a member of the federal tariff com mission. It has been understood that two of the three democratic members will be Professor Frank William Taus sig of Harvard university and Daniel C, Koper, formerly fist assistant post master general, who was clerk to the house committee on ways and means when it drafted the Underwood tariff law, and was in charge of the Held work of the democratic national com mittee in the recent campaign. Miss Tarbell was a strong advocate of President Wilson's re-election. It was said in an authoritative way that President Wilson had practically completed the selection of the members of the tariff commission, but that one of those he wanted was "elusive," and it was not certain whether his services could be obtained. The action of con gress in reducing the salaries of the tariff commissioners to $7,500 a year has increased the difficulties of ob taining persons of the character and ability desired. Under the law they are obliged to give up other employ ment. FLOUR UP 20 CENTS Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 4. Flour prices advanced 20 cents per 49 pound sack today us quoted by Minneapolis mills. Today's advance makes the to tal increase for the week $1.30 per barrel. GENERAL OSTERHAUS DEAD ! i -a. iJerlin, Jan. 3. Peter Oster haus, last surviving major gen eral of the United States forc es in the civil war, died at the home of his daughter-in-law at Duisburg. Interment took place today at Coblenz. General Osterhnus is the fath er of Head Admiral Osteriiaus of the United States navv. . Youthful Robber Killed at Seattle Seattle, Wash., Jan. 3. With three police bullets in his body, young Km met Whitfield, identified holdup man. died at the city hospital here at o'clock this morning. Whitfield fell within a few feet of Central Station while trviug to escape police officers an hour earlier. Whitfield, 21 years of age, had lived in Seattle less than a year. A. M. Johnson, cigar store propriteor identified Whitfield as the man who had robbed him in his store at 1:30 a. in. About $9 had been taken from cash register. The police had been no t'l'ietl, and patrolmen were watching suspicious characters in the streets that fringe the downtown district. Patrolman Max Myer met Whitfield and after a brief chase the shooting oc curred. SNOW FALL IS HEAVY La Grande, Or.. Jan. 3. Snow has been falling in Union county the past four days and is beginning to cause J alarm. The railroads alreadv are bavins dif- Ifieulty keeping the tracks clear and large numbers of men are employed keepiag the streets of this city open. J! BIG TEMPEST IN POLITICAL TEAPOT :: :: H. L. C. HITS COURTS Kan Francisco, .Ian. S. And now the high cost of living has struck the courts of law. .lodges are having cliff iiulty in getting working folks to servo on juries because they ''can't afford to." "Out of more than 200 men who have been placed on the list for the Mooney trial," said Superior JndgB Franklin Grif fin today, "more than fit) ask ed me to be dismissed because they are working men. They said they had families to sup port and couldn't do so on the i2 a day received for jury duty Other courts are having simi lai trouble." Says He Did Not Know of Note's Existence' Did Not Talk to Baruch Washington, Jan. 5. Scathingly de nouncing Representative Wood for men tioning hia name before the house rules committee today, Secretary to the Presi dent Joseph P. Tumulty in a prepared statement declared Wood should pub licly apologize for bringing Tumulty's name into the proceedings on informa tion based "solely on hearsay and rum or." Tumulty seat the statement up to the capitol with the request that it be read before the committee. Tumulty said he would appear before the committee "gladly and without a subpoena-" Tumulty's statement follows: "la very glad to say publicly that I did not know of the existence of the president's note on peaee until the newspapers were informed. Very fre quently the president, who knows that 1 am bombarded by newspaper men and (Continued on page three.) PRESIDENT WILSON FEELS SITUATION CRITICAL DOORS OF PEACE II BUT ARE ROT SIT Matter In Such Uncertainty It Will Not Be Discussed in Cabinet By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Jan. 0 With tne door on peace believed to be swinging uncer tainly, deep annoyance was expressed in official circles today at what was regarded as Teutonic, propaganda do signed to influence this government's next move. In the last three days there has been much said about what this government proposes to do as its next step. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing have said nothing about it whatever. They still are a -ting in sec recy. The president, admitting that he dots not know what action he will tyke, has told no one, with the possible -xception of Colonel House, what is in h:.s mind. So critical does the president feel the peace situation to be that it is consider ed unlikely he will discuss it even wild members of the cabinet today at the regular meeting. Before the cabinet meeting the presi dent will see M. P. Roscboom, function ary at the International Bureau of the Court of Arbitration to The Hague, who is the guest of The Netherlands minitser here. Roseboom called "merely to pay his respects" it was emphatically stat ed, and not to discuss peace in any way. He has, however, been interested in different phases of the war, especially French prisoners of war in Germany, and may discuss briefly his work when he sees the president. At a conference between the presi dent and House yesterday the two dis continued on page three.) SWING TO AND FRU WOOD'S CHARGES BASED UN HEARSAY AND IDLE RUMORS i President's Secretary, Tumul ty, and Mrs. Wilson's Brother Named COULD NOT NAME FACT HE COULD VOUCH FOR Did Not Try to (Verify Rumors Lawson To Appear Monday Washington, Jan. 5. Xames of men high in Washington official and New York financial circles were brought in to the house "leak to Wall Street" probe this afternoon by Representative Weod of Indiana. Basing his charges on "hearsay" re ports and "reliable information," Wood, the author of the probe reso lution, mentioned Presidential Secre tary unuilty, Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb and company; Paul M. Warburg of the federal reserve board, and Mr. Boiling, a brother of the president 's wife. Wood became confused when demand was made for supported facts. He fail ed to mention one fact he would vouch for. Secretary Tumulty shot a statement to the capitol post haste demanding an apologv from Wood. At the end of .an hour Wood was through and the rnles committee went into executive session. After being sworn, Wood made a strong effort to be permitted to give his testimony behind locked doors, Un successful in his effort for an execu tive session, Wood told how ho "had heard" LnFayette, Ind., and Oshkosh, Wis., brokers received confidential ad vices to sell short before the stock mar- (Continued on page three.) Colonel Harts, U. S. A., Will Be the Master of Inauguration Ceremonies Colonel William W. Harts, United States army, will have a prominent part in the coming inauguration cere monies if he retains his present as signment of superintendent of public buildings and grounds in Washington. For many years that post has been held by an officer of the army en gineer corps. On inauguration days he acts as a soft" of master of cere monies and has charge of the capitol with the stands erected for tho spectators. .-.JfPlflSBv 2 i I i ! I WHALE WRECKS LAUNCH San Pedro, (nl., Jan. 4. A thrilling tale of being ship wrecked off the California coast by a sixty foot black whale was told this afteruoou by Mike Stanovich, a fisher man, following his rescue. Stanovich was on his way to the San Clemente islands in the launch Stnbbard when four miles off the breakwater, the whale suddenly appeared and struck the vessel with its huge tail. The blow threw Stanovich into the water and his vessel sank rapidly. He was able to cut a skiff loose from the launch and drifted in this until rescued. I IN PASTJF1VE YEARS He Is Overjoyed at Being Pardoned But His Family Is "Horrified" Joliet, 111., Jan. 5. Herman Billik, feeble and stricken from the terrific strains of entering the shadow of the gallows five times, will leave the peni tentiary here today, pardoned by the state, to face a terrified wife and daughter. Billik, over joyed at hearing of his pardon, announced he would go to Cleveland tonight, where his wife and j daughter are living. But when informed i by long distance telephone of Billik 's intention they were horror stricken. "We can't have him here," Mrs. Bil lik said. "We don't want him," broke in Edna, the daughter. "How did he know we were heref And Billik, ignorant of the torn fam ily ties, planned today that his daugh ter Edna should be married to "Jerry" Vrznl, who sent him to the foot of the (Continued on page -ix.) AMERICA Will BE IF IT CONTINUES Lewis Says Opposition Will Be Construed Abroad As Partiality By J. P. Yoder. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Jan. 5. "I agree with 'Secretary Lansing or anybody else who says the war cannot continue without America being involved in it," said Senator Lewis in the senate this aft ernoon while urging pa.-sage of Senator Hitchcock ' note endorsement. Lewis thrust the war idea on the senate with startling suddenness. Am erica, he said, cannot proceed further in accepting "apologies" for Injuries done by ship commanders, presumably referring to (lerman submarine com manders. "I do not think We will ever aguin al low captains of ships, officers of armies, or officers of diplomacy to deliver upon this country an injury and escape with the excuse that orders were misunder stood or that the officers acted in ex cess of zeal," he said- "The I'nited States is the agent of morality in this step and the president is to be admired by the world for it. No More Apologies do. This country cannot accept apology hereafter and will punish to the extent of her (lowers any such injury.'' "The nations abroad," he said7"will argue potently that the opponents Oi tins resolution are influenced to con tinue the war that this nation of ours can continue to benefit with the riches of war. "Or they will conclude that race prej udice has grown so strong in this na tion, made up of nationalities, that these able senators are unable to di vorce themselves from race influence in (Continued on page three.) INVOLVED IN WAR "Find Out" Why Food . Is Dear," Government Tells G. W. Anderson Department of justice officials an nounced that chief activity in the gov ernment 's nation wide investigation ih hi mi- Higu cusi or living would snitt to the middle west, special attention be ing paid to the activities of coal deal ers in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo and other cities. George W. Anderson, Unjted States district attorney for the Boston dis trict, directs the inquiry. He will go oyer information outlined for presenta tion to the federal grand jury in Chi cago and probably will visit also De troit, where another ernnd inrv in quiry will be began. Later ho may goj to St. Louis, Kansas City and Minne-j npolis. After analyzing figures obtained from the department of agriculture of ficials conducting the Inquiry say that one of the chief needs of the country is a better method of distribution of foodstnffs.The method followed at pies cut, it is said, would fail in time of emergency. Indications are that this phase of the subject will be placed be fore' the president. TO LEASE NIAGARA Washington, Jan. 4. The house to day passed the Wadsworth bill, author izing the secretary of war to grant to water power users the entire twenty thousand cubic feet of water a second divertable by tho United States from the Niagara river under a Canadian treaty. The bill has passed the senate and will go to conference so amendments may be straightened out. SPUDS $1 A BUSHEL Chicago, Jan. r. Potatoes Bold tods at $1 a peck in Chi cage's exclusive groceries, while eggs retailed at 05 cents a dozen. The general price at other stores was 66 cents a peck and ."0 cents a dozen. Hut tcr, too, was up, selling from 44 to 4" cents u pound. , Coal dealers have raised the price of anthracite $1 per ton and predict that it will be sell ing at from $1:2.50 to 15 next Week, Flour alone remained tetionary, selling $0.80 a barrel. Wound aft Hitchcock Resolution Endorsing Peace Note Passed Senate Today - By J. P. Yoder, (Inited Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Jan. 5. Shorn of any idea of endorsing either war or a break 1 with Onrmany or approving ontang i ling alliances or interferences in! European affairs, the Hitchcock reso- lution, approving President Wilson's! note to belligerents passed the senate; today, 4S to 17. Th,. ... UMJ nl Ihn nlnui O afternoon f dramatic speeches in j which Senator Iewis, majority whip, had declared the war could not go on j without involving America; thnt America would accept no more apolo-1 gies for mistaKcs ana injuries tun- posed liilercntially by Ueruiuny.) Efforts to substitute a minority resolution for Senator Hitchcock's failed. But at least, with tho Hitch cock resolution toned down, the senate rushed through its work and many re publicans joined the democrats in ac cepting the measure, as amended by Senator Jones, Washington, republican. The senate, by a vote this afternoon, approved merely the ipresident'a re ciuoBt for peace. DCDIIA D 11 I UflQ DUlNAnU L L W 1 0 u 1 1 1 n iiiiinri r lULLd niMdur I Shot Rings Out As Officers Come to Arrest Him For Murder of (Sri WOMAN'S UNDERSHIRT IS FOUND ON HIS BODY Circumstantial Evidence Is Strong That He Killed Mazie Colbert Philadelphia, Jan. 5. An ever-growing chain of circumstantial evidence was this afternoon closing around Hie name of Bernard Wesley Lewis, scion of a wealthy Pittsburg family, who com mitted suicide in an Atlantic City hotel us detectives burst into his room to ar rest him in connection with the murder nf Mazie Colbert. Police declared (he evidence points ever more strongly to him ns the slayer of the stunning little model. Detectives declared today that Henry Pox, a criminal lawyer, had roeognir.ed in Lewis through newspaper pictures the young roan who two days ago rush ed into his office at Norristown and asked to be defended on a charge of 'murder. The man hired an automobile near Haverford and was intensely ner vous and excited as he talked to the lawyer. In addition, the chauffeur has also identified Lewis, through tho same means, according to polico statements. Another significant development this afternoon was admission by detectives that bloodstains, several days old, had been found on the socks Lewis wore when he killed himself. These steins, it was said, were, below the sboetopa, near the ankles, indicating that Lewis, if he was in Miss Colbert's apartment, was not iuny domed. The End of the Trail Philadelphia, Jan. 5. Bernard Won, ley Lewis, Yale graduate, scion ef a wealthy Pittsburg family, reached the end of the primrose path today. His body, disfigured by a bullet hole through the center of his forehead self-inflicted was in an Atlantic City morgue today. She who trod the sumo primrose path with Lewis, Mazie Colbert, age 25, of humble birth and beautiful nutil some frenzied murderer crushed her delicate features and body into gross flesh and blood was in a simple gvavo in Philadelphia. Mazie Colbert was murdered. And Bernard Lewis all but, confessed mur derer of his beautiful paramour when he committed suicide last night in an Atlantic City hotel, just as dotcotives were about to seize him. The primrose path led the rich man to death as it led the poor girl there. In Pittsburgh today a wife, father and mother were waiting for final word from Philadelphia's poliee to render final verdi't whether or not Lewis was actually the man who fiendishly killed the pretty wodel. Theit verdict admittedly must be based on circumstantial evidence nKine. Hut it was Lewis who took a taxicab to the Wilton apartment, whero Mazio Colbert lived, who was the last man known to have seen the girl alive and who ran away seeking to lose himself when police fastened upon his trail. Taxi Drivsr Identified Him. , Last night, in Atlantic Oity'a morgue, the taxi unver wno carrieu a man to the Wilton on tho night Ma.iej Colbert was cruelly beaten to death, identified as his fare the man whoso body was then in the morgue, a bullet through the head. Lewis must have felt the net tight ening about bim. Mis room at the Atlantic City hotel had been prepared as a death i hamber. Lewis had Bluf fed a towel over the transom of his room and cut off the batr boom in isoniewnai siiuuui uf-iuvn. around the window had been stuffed i with paper. Key holes had been stop- ,,,-d up as if Lewis cringed before tho eye 01 tne law inai am mm .. .. , .v... i... i........ va.rtu ..ou- stantly seeking him. His liebmaings were in disorder. The (Continued on page twQ THE WEATHER Oregon: To- night and Satur day unsettled, probably tain; cooler tonight, westerly wiada. TO AVOID ARHES vnTweftr) I on THE Golf;