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(Ilje Hail CIRCULATION IS OVER 4M0 DAILY FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES FORTIETH YEAR-NO. 35 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAIN 8 AND NEWS stands mms CENTS vJimid Stromal PEACE PROSPECT VAGUE BUT HOPE STILL HELD OUT Tremendous Sub - Surface Movement to Avert War Under Way NEW YORK WORLD DE CLARES WAR INEVITABLE Count Von Bernstorff Is Ex pected to Lend Aid In Avoiding Conflict jc !: si: ss WORLD DECLARES WAR WITH GERMANY CERTAIN New York Feb. it. The Am erican people might us well make up their minds that war with Germany is inevitable, the New York World, administra tion newspaper, declared in an editorial today. - "The Germnu government in tend to carry out to the letter the policy of ruthless submarine warfaro which it proclaimed January 31. " The de struction of the California with out warning is final proof that the German government is de termined to carry out its pro. gram. ' ' The World declares the com mander followed the tactics of the commander of the submarine which sank the Lusitania and, while "there are no American dead, there is no moral distinc tion in premeditated murder." "To all intents and purpose, Li er many is now at war with the United .States. "' ' The de struction of machinery of the Gorman ships in American ports ivas part of n premeditated war plan. The refusal to give Mr. Gerard his passports and the de tention ot! American citizens in Germany is an action only short of war. It is the menace of war that is holding American ships hi port and preventing them fram engaging in lawful "trade Tind commerce. "We have taken our course and we must follow it. "Germany has decreed wnr; so let it come." fc fc i fc 5jC 5jc J 5 By Robert J. Benedr. (I'uited Press staff correspondent. ) Washington, Feb. ' While the Knif ed States hopes almost against hope ami prepares for any eventuality -a tremendous sub-surface move to keep tins country at peace is now proceeding.; With what is believed to be the ae-1 civile tacit, but wholly informal sane-1 tion ot this government, the move to day had developed along three lines, namely: First Efforts of neutrals confined now to almost all uentrals, excepting the United States to have a conference called at Madrid, with a view to con fining the war to its present limits and if possible -to get secret or public assur ances from Germany that, although she does not rescind her "barred zone" de cree, she will not harm American or other neutral rights. Second An efort by this govern ment to avoid a break with Austria by (Continued on page two.) ABE MARTIN - each one different in style and cxecti Tcll Binkley has exchanged -his-! tion and the continual hammering Christmas slippers 'cause be lives ao!wy o British artillery have all told fcr from n nickel flte-ater. " l.ove , heavily on the Germans. Then came the may lie blind, but it seems t' pick of f nll lli' swellers," sard Miss Fawn Lip- piueut. t 'day. German Air Squadrons Raid North of France Berlin, via Tuckerton wireless, Teh.: 9. ilei m ii n air aquadrous on the night of February 4, dropped 1,550 kilogram (3,417 pounds) of explosives on enemy; stations at Albert, Anile us and Aveluy. north of Albert, and 230 kilograms (551 pounds) on camps and stations i nt Dray, according to an official state-1 ment today. ' 'Numerous hits were ob-; served, " it was declared. "On the same night," the statement contiuued, ' hostile fliers attacked without snccess Guiscard, and Noyon. Hostile fliers dropped twenty bombs on the aero station at Iuai without caus ing any damage. "In an air combat on February 5 near Raonne, one Niport aeroplane was shot down. Two more hostile machines were reported shot down i-V. i C k A-L il.n r bl x MJUl UUV II, IUpjru 1 i Liil-UaV) t. & tcedonian front north of -Mou- asti The al statement denies a bom bardmci. ''reach flyers reported by the Freuc -. V, i'ieially ou February 5 "was notievu at Colmar, where neither tho bombardment nor the French flyers were seen or heard." A French official statement that during HMO, 417 German aeroplanes were shot down was also denied. " in fact," it was declared, "784 Anglo-French aeroplanes were shot down, against 221 German machines. On the west front the totals were 739 Anglo-French ngaiust 181 GeGrinan." i DALLAS IRON WORKS ARE SOLD TO NEW OWNER ! Dallas. Ore., Feb. 8 The Dallas Iron j Works, for he past several years con- ducted by Ralph Morrison and Henry j Edgar, passed into the hands of Joe ' Glatz, a former employe of the South- I em Pacific shops in this city, on Friday. ! Mr. Morrison and Mr. Kdgar will re- main with the new company and will have charge of the 'machine shop ami jthe molding room. The new proprietor i may move the entire establishment to a ' location near the mill of the Willamette Valley Lumber company, in the south part of the city. ATTITUDE OF NEUTRAL NATIONS EXPRESSED Uruguay and Brazil Likely to To Follow Path Marked by This Country Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. 9. Uru guay agrees with the tJnited States that neutrals cannot recognize Germany's ' ' unrestricted submarine policy." A note strongly stating this position and "reserving Uruguay's right to act a gainst actions contrary to the interna tional usage" has been forwarded to Berlin, il was stated. Uruguay has also dispatched a note to the United States answering Presi dent Wilson's plea to neutrals, declar ing she "recognizes the justice and no bility of President Wilson 's- utteranc es. ' ' Will Follow United States Rnenos Aires, Feb. 3. Brazil intends (Continued on page two.) German Troops Pessimistic So British Officers Say By William Philip Simms. (United Press staff correspondent.) With the British Armies in the Field, leb. The German troops' cup ot pessimism is overflowing at the possi - ! bility of the United States entering the ; war, British officers declare. There is a noticeable discouragement to be seen j in the attitude of recently taken Ger- man prisoners. Their general viewpoint lis "What's the use?" j These prisoners declare that news of ' America's break with their government i filtered through to the front very slow j ly without any details beyond the bare I announcement. British officers declare the German I spirit is steadily waning. The evacua tion of Grandecourt without any fight l iug by them is a surprising example i of this sort of decreasing morale. British forces are now astride the j Ancre and are steadily pushing on to- ward Miramont. Since Tuesday they have taken 1,200 yards of German-held territory with a considerable number of prisoners and against remarkably lit tle opposition. I . A year ago the Germans would have 1 disputed bloodily such an attempt by I British forc-is. Almost all prisoners admit the Ger- j man spirit is much lower than formerly. .officers declare. The British syiljem of continuous raids, the policy of sudden attacks at unexpected times and places prospect of America entering with the aHi. German w ireless dispatches recently claimed the retaking of the Pusieux THIS GROUP INCLUDES THE FAMOUS MAYOR OF ASTORIA JUUtK A THCtAR6eT district tc statc- AND THE If you CovT -me RAP ITS OF SEVENTY-EIGHT SHIPS One American Liner Defies Submarine Order and I Sailed for Europe Montreal, Feb. 9. Out of ' seven K. Ml OlMi.Fft PRINT 11 M l 1 L I VU W'. mm C3 eight adequately .armed vessels which j wit" his last fords his Innocence passed through 'the submarine zone up I0' the Climc iot which he was convict to Wednesdav night, German sub-! cd- Josel,h Vance Wilt, was hanged marines were" able to sink onlv six, ac- I '!0,'e Ht0:-0 a-, V",1' for the mur cording to William Hodge, minister of der of Wrren ' ' S""tl' at l'cl","to,v" labor in the British cabinet, n snectnl H'ai ago. cable to the Montreal Htar todav de- Jl,8t hvfolv ,u' mounted the thirteen I (dared. I steps which led him to the scaffold anil XT , , ., . . , death, the condenteed man wtote a Tlodge made this statement in the f brief sttement denTfeg his guilt but j same speech ill which he said he M forgfviM his enemies ami declaring: not think he was giving away any't ;s ))0ssil)le I can better serve with secrets by stating that the 'heads ofjajr death those causes of rlgbteousnes-i our army and allies in recent confer- for which 1 have been ever zealous." ence, determined to shorten the wai and end it if possible, by the end of summer. ' ' Hodge's statement, as cabled todav continues: "We must, make up our minds that the German super-frightfulness is de signed not so much to triglitcn us as neutrals. In this they have to some smaller extent succeeded as some neutrals are not sending ships to sea. ' 'This makes the lack of food here much greater. It won't lie long be fore every merchant vessel will be long b" properly armed. Out of seventy eight vessels adequately armed, submarines have been able to sink only six. "There is nothing thev dread more than an armed liner or tramp steam- or. This means shells and still more shells. "I believe four pounds of bread a week a liberal allowance, but that can be continued only if we get on top of (Continued on page ,ix.) 1 trench, which the British Raptured by moonlight last Saturday. 11ns position is on a slope dominating (irandecourt. ihe evacuation ot (jiandecourt is an fiIls-er to the j c wireless claims. PROBABLY NOT SUBJECT OF IHE UNITED STATES Negro Fireman Said to Have Been Born In Alberta, Canada, Latest Report London, Feb. 9. George Washington negro fireman on the steamship Turino. killed in the unwarned Gorman subma rine attack on that vessel yesterday, was probably not an American citizen. The American consul at Liverpool for mally reported to the embassy here to day that first reports to this effect were apparently erroneous. The con sul said Washington was a resident of Liverpool, had never registered as an ulien there and it was understood he was born in Alberta. Tho dispatch indicated the consul was making a careful investigation of the negro's status. According to war -Page formally notified the state de-jThuraday afternoon with Count Mont- Gerard can file plain messages up laws, all Americans, becoming aliens, jpartinent- today he had turned overjgelas of the imperiAl foreign office, j until the time of his departure, though 1 German interests in Kngland to Switzer-1 Count Montgelas called at the em-jhe has not been able to file code ncs ( Continued, on page six.) land. bassy and had a lengthy talk with Ger- sages since February 5. HARLE) STOMA 0IV6S VANCE DIED TODAY REITERATING INNOCENCE ON SCAFFOLD TO LAST Was Hanged at San Quentin for Murder of Warren C. Smith i san Qncntiu, 'al., Keb. !. Heiterat He attempted, on the scaffold, to make a verbal statement to the little I group of guards and newspapermen j who witnessed the execution, but wait prevented from doing so by attend-1 ants, who gently but firmly slipped tho black cap over his head and placed; him on the trap. The door was sprung I jat 10:-20 and 15 minutes later Wilt was 1 pronounced dead, ...;i.- tf..., n.. " My last statement: ''Tho i m-ri in i nil t i mr elijirlrcn wliicli 1 j have recently made against those re sible for mv oresent situation have been already well discussed. I wish n, reaffirm at this solemn moment each j word 1 have said or written. I had honed that I might be spared this fear- tul end. But those who arc against end. but tnose who are stronger than our friend ar ' It is possible that I can better serve with mv death, those causes of right eousness for Which I have !Jee ever , zealous. This thought makes death a! j most pleasant. However, I must leave that to my comrades. Though wronged,! I die without bitterness towards any, i but freelv forgive my enemies, as I hope to lie forgiven. I die as I lived. trusting in a loving God and the sav jing grace of Christ. "Farewell." j Wilt had been prominent in the j"drv" campaign in Glenn county and he had alleged that because of this fac he had been made the victim of a plo i by his enemies. I Warren C, Smith was murdered in j Germantown on 'February 14, 1916. LATE NEWS BULLETINS New York, Feb. 9. German funds have been withdrawn from this cotin ! try in large amounts in anticipation of the break of diplomatic relations, ac Molding to statements in reliable linan cial circles here today. , Two million dollars in gold has been , sent to Argentina so far this month, land it is believed part of this was for rniau account, despite denials from rnian firms. Such action was inter- eted as indicating German belief that South American countries would main tain neutrality. Washington, Feb. 9. There will be no more "flashing oayonets" as far ag the Doited States is concerned, for the war department has had all bayo nets "blued" so as not to attract at tention of the enemy. 8au Francisco, Feb. 9. Approximate ly 20 men were discharged from the coast guard service todav as a result of the orders from Washington to dismiss all unnaturalized Germans in the serv ice. Tile cutter McCulloch put back In to Su Francisco bay today from her patrol duty to dismiss five of her crew. San Francism, Feb. 9. Wireless ally begin representation of American companies here today refused to give , interests in Germany, out the locations of ships at sea. They., Arrangements for this last step in the said they were acting under ordtrs re- severance of diplomatic relations be reived vWerdav from Washington. tween America and Germany were made Washington, Feb. 9. Ambassador MM 1 frM THfc sesstow A TR.CAT BELIEF IN BRITAIN THAT UNITED STATES HAS CAUSE FOR WAR Germany Has Committed at Least Two "Overt Acts" In English Opinion By Ed L. Keen. j (United Press staff correspondent.) London, Feb. 9. England considers j that Germany has committed at least Itwo "overt acts" coming within the scope of those supposed to have been set by President Wilson as demanding the succeeding step from the United States of a war declaration against the kaiser's government. The detention of Ambassador Gerard is held by a number of London Dews I papers to be the most serious affront I against I'uited State which ot tered to date. Only one of the London news papers was advised ot the Berlin gov ernment's action in announcing that I passports would be ready for Gerard, i But whether or not Germany finally i does grant the passports, the fact re , mains that for a considerable time such diplomatic, courtesy was denied the rep resentatives of the United States gov 1 eminent. Such a course is contrary to all international usage and was regard j ed hefe Its a deliberate insult to the ; honor and dignity of the United j States. Coming within the scope of "overt I acts," as construed by the London I press, is the sinking of such ships as the California and the Turino without any warning- The fact that both these vessels carried Americans was regarded here as placing such attacks directly in : the classification ot those which Pratt- dent V ilson has hinted would be regaril- ed as a cause for war. Not since the Lusitania was sunk with her death roll of women and children, (Continued on page two.) Preparations for Departure of Americans from Berlin By Carl W. Ackerman. (United Press staff correspondent.) Berlin, Feb. y. American Ambassad r Gerard is preparing to leave Berlin on Saturdi in - First news that the German govern - ment had decided to grant him passports was given the ambassador by the United! Press. He at once instructed Secretary Joseph C. Grew to make all preparations for departure of the embassy staff on SnturdftV. The following Americans regmt at the United Press office in Berlin .today as to their future plans: ,( Remaining in Germany: Mrs. Alice Bertze, Savannah, Gn- Arthur E. Denning, Bath, Maine. M. Hhaevitch, New York. Max Frick and family, New York. Mrs. Anna Ingold, Chicago. Mrs. John Murphy and daughter, Margerie K., of Chicago. Going home (route unspecified): Dr. AlbAt H. Holer, Chicago; Dr- C. O. Luginbuhl, Chicago. Carl Luctka, Austin, Texas. Going to Switzerland: Dr. Marodil, Milwaukee, Wis. Going to Copenhagen: Carl Berg and familv, New York. A special train, in two sections, will probably leave Berlin tomorrow (Satur day) for Berne. Un that same day the Spanish ambassador in Berlin will form- at a conference which Gerard held FATE OF WHITE STAR LINERS CAUSES CONCERN New York, Feb. . Failure to receive reports of the arrivals of the White Mar liner Baltic at Liverpool, due under normal conditions yesterday, has cauaed no apprehension, it was said at the local offices of the line this afternoon. The vessel was ex pected to arrive some time to day. The New York White 8tar of ficials have wired Liverpool of fices asking for information of the Baltic 'a arrival. Officials, of the Holland-American line today received a wireless message from the cap tain of the Ryndam, which put back to this port after rcachi.., the edge of the danger zone. The message said the Ryndam would reach New York Wednes day. The company gave no ex planation qf the return of the ship. $ Wheat Market Quiet But Prices Advance Chicago, Fab. 9. Wheat opened quiet and featureless with a slight up ward tendency in prices. Later, a fair ly good advance established itself. Lo cal bulls took advantage of the dull ness to l'orce an advance. May opened unchanged, but later gainel 7-8 to $1.09 7-8.. July opened up 1-8, subse quently gaining IS-4 to t)1.47. September opened up V4 and gained 1 to $1.37 'j. t orn had a tinner undertone. Trade was light and offerings small. May opened unchanged, later gaining fi-S to $1,01 3-4 ; July opened tip 1-8 and gained '.. to $1.00 1-8. Oats ruled fikn and were higher in sympathy with corn. May opened un changed, later gaining H-4 to r.". .inly opened down 1-8, but later gained o-8 to 53 7-8. Provisions were generally higher. The upward trend in hogs helped in elevating prices. Greatest Peace Advocate of Country Will Stand Back of the Nation in War New York, Feb. i). Henry (Ford stands ready today to loan to the gov ernment any part of his vast fortune, in addition to turning over his manu facturing plant at Detroit nnd his ser vices without profit. He made the offer of his money in an interview here and added that he would not take a cent of profit for the loan. His offer stands good if the country is drawn into war. "You can't tell about us pacifists," ford said. "Sometimes I think a pacif ist is like a cat. It may seem a gentle creature that you can fondle an inof fensive, harmless sort of thing. But back a cat up in u comer or a pacif ist and vou ve got the worst kind of a fighter you've ever seen." Ford declared his belief in the ' (Continued on page six.) aril- It was then that was formally told that ;n Prior to this Gerard had the American could depart. received word that the Ger- through the United Press man governmeint would have passports 'ready in time for departure Saturday , ready par and had instructed hi ! staff prepnrti to leave on that dare In talking with Count Montgelas, Ger ard obtained permission for certain newspaper correspondents in Berlin ro depart with him on the first section id I of the train, the second section it was onsuls innounced, will carry American md Ited Cross officials. Inquire About Delay. i Washington, Feb. It. The state de partment, has asked Germany why de i partnre of Ambassador Gerard from Berlin Vns delayed. This action was taken through the ; Swiss minister. Secretary Lansing ex- pressed himself its doubtful if Germany intentionally held Gerard. While a United Press dispatch said Gerard would leave Saturday, the de 'partment has not been notified of this officially. ."I am very loath to believe that the iif'rman jjovcriiini'in is ittii-iniuiiun. ua taining Mr. Gerard in Berlin on any - 1 excuse whatsoever," Secretary Lansing I said today. He explained hi had heard nothing from ilerlin and that the detention ot Gerard had come to the department's attention via Copenhagen. Lansing suggested Gerard may have been delayed by the volume of work in t communicating witn consuls. : ANTI-PICKETfMG LAW ENACTED BY HOUSE TODAY Emergency Clause Is Stricken Out After Long, Heated Discussion JONES ACCUSED M1IBERS OF RANK COWARDICE Senate Works Hard This Morning and Cuts Out Wordy Discussion With the emergency clause eliminat ed, the Kubli auti-pieketing bill passed the house of representatives this after noon after two hours and a half of dis cussion of the merits and demerits of the measure by a vote of 111 ayes, 27 noes, with two absent. The vote on the bill, after the house had refused to postpone indefinitely, was as follows: Yeas Ashler,. Barbar, Bean, Bow man, Brand, Brown, Bnrdick, Caftan, Cart mill, Clark, Corbett, Cornelius, Deil mnn, Fuller, Goode, Gordon Gore, Hcd gen, A I .Jones, W. B, Jones, Kubli, Mar kov, Mann, Meek, Feck, Porter, Port wood. Rowe, Schimpff, Stafria Stephens- Naves Anderson, Belland, Brownell, Burton, Childs, Crandall, Eaton, Elgin, Forbes, Seymour Jones, l.afferty, Laur gaard, Lewis, Lunger, Martin, Mat thieu, Mueller, Kitner, Sheldon, t-hna!I, Htott, Sweeney, Thomas. Thompson, i Ticheiior. Willet, and Sneaker fctan- field. Absent Elmore and Griggs, Immediately on If. H. No. 227 coming up on special order this morning, with fi7 bills on the calendar to be dispii-sed of, Sheldon moved for indefinite mat pmiement. This was a surprise attack and not looked for, but Representative Kubli took the floor in defense, of the bill a lid asked that il be given a hear ing on final vote. Briefly, Kubli 's argument for the passage of the bill wns that it was a measure to protect, the working men as well as the manufacturer, that it was to protect one of the greatest indusiiea in the state, that it would prevent the violence that all abhor, that it would prevent the interference of tho I. W. W. 's With honest labor, that it is aimed to correct and remedy the situation ex isting in Portland that should be rem edied for the best interests of the state. He said it gave protection to the biir I inunu'focturer or capitalist as well as 'the little coffee house proprietor. In support of the measure W. B. Jones said he was heart-sick of the- whole I business of the legislature and that ho would never run for it again. He ex pected to come back as a member of tho ! third house. He said he lived through. i ouo strike, knew of tho violence, and was turned against it. He declared the sidestepping of the members of the was a disgrace. Debate is Spirited. Representative Sheldon in his attack on the bill declared that it did not do what Kubli said it would. Bceausi the situation now between capital and labor was so delicate he thought tho at titude of the goverumeni should bo that of a hormonizer, that or bringing about n better undarstasdinga'as the interest-si of capital and labor were identical. Because no more important bill haa come before the legislature in years ; Representative Eaton wanted it dis I cussed on its merits. He was opposed ' to it on the ground of unconstitution j ality. He believed the matter could bo adjusted by an ordinance of the city of ' Portland, If it was passed he said it makes the state a hot-bed of industrial discontent. Brownell thought it a dangerous measure as it. would deprive men of free (speech, the right to be heard, to argue, 'to educate. He asked who is going tu 1 determine just what is "intiniidu ! tion. " ' I Forbes also thought Portland could handle the situution by city ordinance las its $5,000 a year commissioners had absolute authority to do it. He declared the trouble with the legislature iva-i I that there were too many men who ihad aspirations to be governor or United I States senator. Small opposed it as a vicious bill. Tt I was his opinion that the real solutiou (Continued ft" six.) THE WEATHER : Oregon: Tonight and Saturday rain west, rain er snow east portion; southerly -winds. fl'M Pi 5r)W