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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917
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Yi!I Demand Drastic Action
to Protect American
Commerce
UNIVERSE SERVICE TO
BE STRONGLY INDORSED
Declaration of War Depends
On Fate of First Armed
Liner
Washington, Mar. 21 President Wil
son, .today decided to call congress into
extra session on April 2. -
H'm action was taken following pres
sure from bio cabinet, members, of con
gress and the country at large.
The president's decision was reached
only after he had been convinced that
the sinkings by Germany of three, Am
erican freighters on the higk-soaa had
brought about a demand from the coun
try tor more aggressive action than has
at finy time been taken against the Im
perial German government.
The president will demand S'rom con
gress drastic measures to protect Am
erican commerce on the seas.
: lie is expected to announce that a
state, of ivar has existed between the
1 niled States and Germany since
March It, when the American steamer
Algonquin was sunk.
To Ask Universal Service.
Up to last night th president 's de
cision in the matter had irot been reath-d-
He had strongly leaned toward tak
iu no further aggressive step than tne
rapid preparation for naval defense.
The original date set for the extra
congress session was April 16.
' The president is expected, when he
tuldresses congress, to ask that some
I'oini of universal service be inaugurat
ed at once to prepare the young; riien
of America for the proper and efficient
service should they bo called upon to
'perform in behalf of their country in
ease of war. i ... -
The president determined his drastic
1 coarse of action . after arising this
morning. He immediately prepared the
proclamation advancing the date of the
extra session and at 9:50 left for a
game of golf in-.apite of the fact that
the day was damp and dreary.
The Proclamation.
"Whereas, Public interests require
tl'al the congress of the United States
should be convened in extra Bession at
la o'clock noon on the second day of
April, 1917, to receive a communication
concerning grave matters of. national
policy which should be taken--immediately
under consideration,
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
' president of the United States ot Amer
ica, do hereby proclaim and declare
. that an extraordinary occasion requires
the congress of tho United States to
convene in extra session at the capltol
iu the city of Washington ort the second
day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock noon,
of which all persons who shall at that
timo be entitled to act as members
thereof, and are hereby required to
take notice'
There is an overwhelming sentiment;
not only in Hie cabinet but in the con
gress, that striate of war now exists
hetweeu the United Slates and Ger
many. There is a difference of opinion as
to whether the occasion demands that
the president shall ask cengressfor an
actual .declaration-of war. There are
those of the president's advisers -who
believe this unnecessary now. .
A final decision on this question,
however, depends largely, it Tvas stated
today, on what fate befalls the first
American liner that ventures into the
danger zone laid out by Germany.
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ABE MARTIN
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What has become o' th.,' ole fanh-,
ioued barber that .used t dash a dobebr,
full o' lather in. vou left ear t' use aa
he "went along t .Sumo fellers are like.
hens they lay . off jest . when, ther'
Deeded th' most.
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R110ROERSIST
Amsterdam, Mar. El Rumors
of a German revolution, were
circulated on the stock ex
change here today.
So far as was evident from
undisturbed telegraphic eonnec-
u,ioa of railwy ires and rr
'Vdar arrival here of German
erniau
wspapere, there wg uo bast
C the report.
rumors, howeveraroused
K i ' excitement.
v ,'ottng la Berlin,
Am. "m, Mar. 21 Humor
of seru "'oting in Berlin, ao .
great aa equire presence of
troops, wi.e circulated here this
afternoon.
The rumor had it tiirvj many
detachments of troops had been
-called from the Tast front to
paeify the rioters.
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THINKS WAR CERTAIN
Wasington, Mar. 21. The
state department made it clear
this afternoon that in war op- -orations
. that may eomo there
must be cooperation between
the allies and the United States
Tho department indicated it
believes war is inevitable.
French Battleship
' Sunk by Submarine
'- -
Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Mar. 21.
-A large French battleship of the Dau
ton class was sunk by a German sub
marine in the Mediterranean yesterday,
it was officially announced today.
"A German submarine, commanded
by Lieutenant Captain Moraht, on
March 19 in the western Mediterranean
sank a largo French battleship' of the
Dantou class, protocted bydestroyer9, "
the statement said. "The line ship was
running a zig zng course immediately
after being hit, but listed heavily and
capsized 45 minujes later."
GERMANY MAY MAKE
NEW PEACE PROPOSALS
Agents SGimlng Holland and
Switzerland As To Ales'
Feeling
New York, Mar. 21. German agents
lyive recently visited Holland and
Switzerland to seund .allied feeling as
to fresh German peace proposals, ac
cording to a dispatch from The Hague
published today by the New York
Times.
"A German government official,"
the dispatch" related, "said Kussiaa ev
ents had modified the situation. Ger
many can no longer claim her eastern
objects, such as freedom of the Poles,
Lithuanian and other BuBsian subject
races, since" these will obtain full lib
erty through the Russian revolution.
He suggests that GermaTiy might be
able now, to eonsider restoring Poland
to Russian influence under a guaran
tee of complete autonomy. Another
German visiting Holland said there
were discussions in Vienna concerning
the possibility of providing autonomy
for the snfaller peoples within the' ex
isting state limits and. without severe
disturbanvo of existing frontiers.
"It is understood that inquiries, par
ticularly regarding the American view
on this point, are being cautious! v
made by way of Switzerland."
Seven Killed In Tornado
- at Delmark, Arkansas
Little Eock, A-rk., Mo r. 21. Seven
persons were killed and eight injured in
a tornado near Delmark, early today
which wrecked practically every build
ing in Delmark. -
The dead:
Charles Wentbeiington and wife.
Albert Herring.
Milton Herring.
Milton Hutchinson.
- Mattio Hearn. i
Lewis Koberts. - '
ALASKA WANTS STRONG
Juneau, Alaska, Mar. 2L The sen
ate and house of representatives of
the Alaska legislature yesterday, adopt
ed a joint memorial to President Wil
son nnd Secretary of the Interior Lose
asking thet reappointment of J. F, A.
Strong as governor of the territory, de
claring that Governor Strong has given
a fair - and impartial administration
and that his retention is the will of
the people.
- AFTER) LLOYD GEORGE
London, Mar. 21. A man believed to
be insane, gained entrance, to the home
of Premier Lloyd-George this after
noon and was overpowered with diffi
culty when- lus demanded ' to see the
prime minister. - ' . -
The man was arrested.- A
- PIONEES PASSES
. Pendleton, Or.," Mar. 21. William
Ptiwr. agn i5, a-pioueer of the days o
1S49, died this-morning -at his furui
home near-.Helix..' He was one ot -tne
first Mttlera in eastern Oregon.
S GIVE WELCOME
BY ALtOF RUSSIA
Troops at Front Rejoice Over
Overthrow of Old
Despotism
i?a Dromn t nnu nr at n
1W HLJlUIUUlUil ur ULU
ORDE IS NOW POSSIBLE"
So Says Grand Duke Nicholas
Adding, "I Will Never
x Permit If-
Loudon, Mar. SI. Simultaneously
with issuance of a ukase announcing
amnesty to political prisoners, the new
Russian government today began whole
sale arrests-throuehout Russia of ad
herents of the. former bureaucratic re
gime. Even the czar and his family,
were reported to have been included
among those who are ordered detained..
In the enso of the former ruler his
"detention" judging from Petrograd
advices, is to be in the Imperial palace
at TsarKoe-iSclo.
At least one hioh dignitary of the
holy Russinn church, Ra.joff, chief of
the holy synod, tfas been arrested, with
a former premier, Kokovzoo and sever
al leaders of. the lilank Hand," the
inner circle pf bureaucrats.
Advice late this afternoon added to
this list of prisoners the names of Gen
oral Gondatti, governor general of the
province of Amur and General Nestch
enkol'f, a troop commander in the
same province. Presumably these two
officials refused to renounce their al
legiance to the royalist regime.
Khieff advices today said the, clergv
there had made formal recognition of
tho new government.
Can Never Go Back
' I'etrograd, Mar. 21. -The Provision
al government today increased by two)
uuiion rouuien t i ipi.uco, uu,uuuu tne
amount of bank notes which thestate
bank may "issue. f "
Following out its plan of unification
it was announced today that the duma
delegates are planning to .visit the
front as well as all-districts of Russia,
to explain to the troops and to the peo
ple the purposes of the new - govern
ment. : ....
"The new government is an estab
lished fact," declared Grand Duke
Nicholas in an intervltw at Tiflis, tel-
(Continued oa page three.)
New Line Ge rman De fe k se
Is Declared Impregnable
Country In Front of It Bare
By John Grandens.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Berlin, via wireless to the United
Pfe-ss, Mar. 21. Germany is retreating
to a victory; another master stroke has
been achieved by Field Marshal Von
Hindenburg and the entente's plans for
a great spring offensive "have been de
stroyed. :
This, in brief, is the official explana
tion given for the 'first time today to
the United Press, of Germany's retire
ment on the western front.
Germany is retreating to a victory
because her armies are taking their
places in new positions, long prepared.
Those positions embody the newest
lessons of the war. They will force t!ie
enemy to learn their trade all over
again. They would astound tacticians
if their foil details were revealed, ac
cording 4,0 German officials.
Thoy effect a transformation of the j
entire character of the war.
Country is Cleared.
In the meantime Germany has been
clearing the whole country in front of
these new positions. They are miles
back of the present line. The whole
LeOMntry intervening between the old
Uermnn line, and tho new one has by,
necessity of war and necessity-of the
new German plans been made a wilder
ness. Roads havo been destroyed; the
whole terrain has been made difficult
of passage. All means of communica
tion have been offaced. Some villages
have utterly disappeared. Borne have
been only partially -wrecked. Not only
has a free zone of firo been obtained
by such a procedure, but the enemy
must eome forward slowly over a
ground hazardous of passage.
In. their new positions the German
forces will face an enemy either hur
riedly brought up .over this, difficult
wilderness and becauae ei. this hnrry,
insufficiently supplied, or an. enemy
whkh has coma forward very 4- slowly
because, of necessity- of building., up the
country. .,
In either event the enemy will be at
a disadvantage. Months of toil by a
million German soldiers nave been ex
pended in perfecting the new German
line- - The German forces -will be en-
tcMichc-d. in the strongest possible de
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fetises, protected by forests of barbed
wire entanglements. A free fire tone
DBS UliiET
BE HOADIZEO
AS 10 MEASURE!
New York Sua Says Strongest
ilan la Country Should
in
Be Chosen
THIS IS DUTY KE OWES TO
HIMSELF AND COUNTRY
In addition to ; War Burdens
People Hast Not Fear
Weak Advisers
New York,-Mar. l.--An immediate
reorganization of the cabinet along pa-jtreat has apparently not yet reached the
t riot it;, non-partisan lines is demanded j " Hindenburg line" today. Nevcrthe
by the New York Times (democratic), j Jess, a slowing np in the speed of the
if an editorial ' declaring that only tho j retrograde movement and a stiffening
government itself is unprepared "yet; of th fighting, reported iu dispatches
the government ' must .carry ou rne
war.' ' ' '.'-,-.- '
" At such a time 1 patriotism com
mands that tho call to duty go forth to
the, country's great men; finally It
commands them to answer the summons
by acceptance," says the editorial.
"The line of party lades from view,
the people are one. Men whose experi
ence and capacity, tS'hose names com
mand confidence, should sit at the
president's council table. We are not
ready for the war, we are deplorably
unready. f
"President Wilson" has not yet sent
the names of his cabinet appointees to
the senate for-confirmation. It is to
be assumed that, in accordance with
usage and precedent; the resignations
of all his cabinet officers have been
placed in his hands. He has entire free
dom of choice. The imminence of wai
lays upon him the-imperative duty to
consider how Sind f where he may
'executive -oblefS.'Vi ; - ;
'"Because of the great part the presi.
dent himself must take in the determ
ination, of polteies and the direction al
public business during war arid in view
of the always present possibility that
he may be incapacitated by illness, the
duty to fill the chief posts by appoint-
ing men of unquestioned fitness and
ability becomes one ot compelling obli
gation. The president owes it to hnn
self since the success of his administra
tion in a timo of great trial may de
pend upon it.
"He owes it to the people, for if, as
(Continued oa pjige three. 1
in front will give them clear view of
the enemy. Guug have been carefully
ranged over all this forefield. The en
emy must come up; must dig itself in;
must arrange transport of millions of
tons of ammunition, of food and of up
plie over the wilderness left behind
by the Germans in their retreat. The
allies will face German forces prepared
for every contingency and protected as
an army was never protected before by
long preparations.
' Country Laid Bare. -
It has been impossible to carry out
this program of a retreat leaving be
hind a wilderness without severe hard
ship to the French civilian inhabitants.
But the move is demanded.
Officials also point out that the new
liiw'selected by the German army
chiefs is not one picked haphazardly. It
was not one where the fortunes of bat
tle have forced digging in and a con
sequent strengthening such as the old
line. The battle of the Mame, which
wag , unfavorable to Gerpiany, forced
German troops to make their standi ,
wherever they could irrespective of na-J . .,
tural advantages. They have had to! . i l ft
withstand many months of pressure by jtrKSSr UlS2mSd AS LCiikSr
rincutu iwipn mucv uiui wine. XHKijjH
tore, th old line was not taken up be
cause of special strategic advantages.
The new line is. It lies in the posi
tion where engineers and strategical en-
f Continued ou page tw.)
Dever Farcer Meets
With Serious Acciicri
The prematuro discharge of dyna
mite Saturday evening- nearly eost E.
A.- Ashe,- of Devcr, hi life.- Aa it was
he was so badly lacerated about the
face that he was brought to St.i.Mary'S
hospital -and his wounds dressed . . by
Dr. Dsvia and Ir. J. H. Hobinet
: Ashe -was blasting - stumps on his
farm and wag just placing the dyna
mite in position when the explosion oc
curred,
would recover but hU wound a-ie of a
most painful characters Albany Demo-
lerat:
E1U11 EXPECTS
GfiEAFBATTLE TO
GE RAGING SO
British Troops Within Few
Miles cf New line As It
Is Gaesscu
RETREAT SLOWING UP
FIGHTING MORE SEVERE
Believe Battle Will Be (b Soon
As Germans Reach New
Defenses
London, March 21.-The German re-
from both the British and French
fronts, indicated that the movement
when German troops will settle down
in their prepared positions and make
a stand was fast approaching.
Tho line on which fighting was in
progress today apparently extends
southward from a point near Arras to
St. Legcr, r Vein, Canizy (all , on the
British front), ' and thence, on the
French front, to Roupy, Tcrgnier and
the St. Quentin canal.
In several places, at least, hemline
of today's fighting is within two or
three miles of the "Hindenburg line,"
as experts here have picked it. The
French arc nearest the German perma
nent defenses. Hie Blitish have made
haste more slowly, preferring to re
build the destroyed eouwtry over
which they advanced.
England is waiting a great battle.
Fighting at Verdun.
Paris, March 21,-Tcn additional vil
lages wefeoccupied by tho French
forces in further progress north and
northeast of Soissons and to the left of
Ladn road, today's official statement
! announced.
At Ilam and on the St, Quentin
road there were cavalry and infantry
engagements," tho war office declared.
"East of Ham the French yesterday
carried Savricnnois castle, Jussy vil
lage, despite energetic defense of a
garrison.
"South of Chauny the Freneh occu
pied the Ailette line, solidly consoli
dating their new positions.
"Around Verdun the French cleaned
up a German trench which they had
previously bombarded, north or thara
brettes farm, where . they found hun
dreds of dead.
"A German surprise -attack on small
posts southeast of Tahure, Ailly and
Limey failed, the French taking many
prisoners.
Sups Shipping News,
Tokio, March 21. Prohibition
aaainst publication Of news of the ar
(rival and departure of all Japanese
I merchantmen sailing in the Pacific
i and Indian oceans was announced by
the government today,
Official announcement was made at
Tokio a week or more ago of the
presence of a German raider in Pacific
waters. The censorship on ship move
ments announced above is a measure
of protection against depredations of
such a raider.
British fitill Advance.
London, March 21. Advance of
British forces against Germans retreat
ing to the "Hindenburg line" still con
tinued today despite cold weather and
snow storms, according to diapatcbes
received late this afternoon from the
British headquarters.
TWO RAIDERS SUNK
B. BRITISH CRUISERS
Was Bait Used In Trap
ping Them -
New York, March 21. Details of an
engagement between German raiders
and a British cruisers squadron, in
which two of the raiders were destroyed
and several of the British warships
seriously damaged, were brought here
today when the Lamport and Holt
liner Byron reached this port from
Buenos. Aires. ,, .
The battle wan said to have taken
pUta in South American waters Feb
uarf 21 and efforts were male by the
British to keep the fact quiet, It be
came Known for the first time when
the Bntifth cruiser Amethyst put into
Montevideo with most, of her tuper
structure blown away.
Tha viiders. gironosedly three in num
ber, sailed into a well planned British
, trap, ceeording to Vester Roberts, a
1
(Contianod oa J?g ilx.)
WAR MEASURES
$ President calls extra session
of conjiresb April 2.
Union League club, of jiromi-,
nent republican, declares state
of war exists and calls for ac-
tiou.
Copper companies agree to
meet government needs at
prices more than 10 per cent un-
der prevailing market prices.
New Yoi k Times demands re-
building pf cabinet along eoali-
tion lines.
Onsus of women volunteers
starts. Navy signing women for
various duties. .
W. P. C. Harding, governor
of the federal reserve board,
advocates a billion dollar loan
to the allies.
British Ste
Brayhead Is
St. John, N. B., Mar. 21 The Head
Line steamer Brayhead, 2854 tons, has
been sunk. A cablegram announcing
this fact was received today from Bel
fast, Ireland, by the local agents, Wil
liamThomson & Co., Ltd.
Chief Officer MeArtney and 16 mem
bers of the erew landed today. Two
of the men died from exposure.
Captain J. Hoy and 15 of the crew
are still missing.
The Brayhead sailed from St. Jonn
March 1 for Belfast with a large gen
eral cargo and was wunK last Wednes
day. She was owned by the Ulster
Steamship company, Ltd., and -was built
in 18!H at Now Castle.
FRANCE SUPPLYING
SWiSSWITH FOOD
That She Can Do This Best
Evidence of Failure cf
. Gercan Ebchi!2
By W, S. rornwt.
(United Press staff correspondent.;
M'aris, Mar. 21. On authority of
Denys Cochin, minister ot blockade,
tho Uuited Press is able today to an
nounce a,? proof of the ineffectiveness
of tho German submarine . blockade
that the allies have agreed to continue
the revictualling of Switzerland. Cochin
hits just returned from a study of the
Swiss situation. He announced that
after a deduction to the amount
France, after a deduction to the
amount of necessities which the Swiss
need for their own consumption in or
der to prevent any overflow to Ger
many had agreed to "keep tho wolf
from tho Swiss door."
"We have told the Swiss." he said.
that it is impossible for ns to furnish
you with a single plate more but we
will serve you promptly." interest of afaadardUing all output
Cochin is the supreme head of the with, the least possible, delay and ex-inter-allied
commission which decides pense.
Switzerland's future needs. j It has also been one of the objects
"Regarding the pretended submarine of the munition standardization li
blockade," the minister continued, "it j vision to formulate the most detailed
harms one out of every hundred vessels. ' plans for the purchase of munitions and
Entry statistics of ours and allied coun
trios proves this eloquently.
"Its most evident effect has been to
bring out anew tho radical difference
in the principles of the two groups of
bolligerl8 a difference at which neu
trals must immediately be struck.
"Nobody, therefore, should be sur
prised to see President Wilson take his
resolute stand,
"Over French railroads the SwiBg re
ceive, every day their products and
freely.
"Franco is ready to continue render-
i"S this service regularly and rapidly."
Market Fluctuated
With Trading Feverish
New York, March 21. Tho New
York EveXng Sun financiaf review to
day said:
The conflict of elements that oper
ate to influence the course of the secur
ities market was quite pronounced to
day and served to neutralize to a large
extent the diverse tendencies which
manifested themselves from . time to
time throughout the session.
Coincident with the president's ex
ecutive order calling an extra session
of congress on April 2, a fortnight
earlier than had -been planned, came
renewed reports from abroad that Ger
many was again sounding the allier
with respect to peace negotiations.
It is not surprising therefore that
the stock market backed and filled re
peatedly, at intervals forging ahead in
almost feverish trading, again hesitant
andieldhig. The advance of the date
for the extra sestrion of 'congress was
somewhat stimulating on the general
list, presumably on the theory that' the
legislators would declare war and that
that would mean increasing industrial
expansion. 1
The, motor, and sugar shares were
heavy. The shipping issue, moved
forward to substantial gains. The
steel stocks responded in somewhat er
ratic fashion, to the United Btates
Steel report, but held to thf upward
side for the most part. The railroad
list again lagged and, with few excep
tions,! was. sott.
. Trading continued brisk ct the close
the total turnover-ogtua exceeding'-
million shares.
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WILL TAKE CONTROL OF
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Rush Wcrk 0a Three ircsd-
. naughts, 15 Destroyers
asd 38 Divers
Washington. Mar. 21. The first ap
parently warlike' step to be tuken liy
the government following Prcsutrn
Wilson's call for an extraordinary eon
gross session April 2, was when the mu
nitions standardization eommitf.eo of
the council of national defense ni"t this
afternoon with Secretary Baker behind
closed doors. ' ,
The object of the meeting is to plan
Immediate co-opeiation of tho coun
try's government and private and mu
nition making concerns. '
Daniel Wiliard, president of the I'al
timore & Ohio railroad, now in vba;-e
of tho transportation division of tint
defense council, has made all plans to
quit his private duties and take the
post of head of this "war councils"
transportation portfolio,
Sammd Gompers,, president, of the
American Federation of Labor, and
head Of the defense council's labor di
vision, would, it is said, probably lw
given tho post of head of a labor port
folio in tho. proposed war council .
Nation's Biggest Men.
The defense council, it was pointed
lout today, is comprised of the imiiiin'a
t LMKtmi. iimuBiriH,!,. xiimncxui ana iiKtmi-
fncturinK leader of all political faiths.
it waa'also pointed out that to !- u
i.ow cabinet posts would take net ii-n by
congress, . ., ,
While the nearest approach, to of
ficial declaration today wafl that there
were no changes! in the cabinet liein?
considered now, it is known, that sev
eral present cabinet members have con
sidered getting out in the. fall.
It was officially stated tolay I hat, of
course, the president would try to pet
tho best men tor their places unwind
the places be vacant, but that the new
members would be democrats.
While nothing official could be learn
ed regarding the meeting, it in hnown
that tho defense council for weeks lui
been consulting with the nation's ar-
est manufacturers of powder, cjiplos-
ves of
ail other descriptions and ot
rifles and all manner of guns, in the
eliminate "super-charges" that have
been made by the government n iorm-
( Continued on page three.)
i
PROBABOURSE
Washington, Mar. 21. This
is how-sone of President Wir-
son's cabinet members desurib-
ed today the probable course of
action this nation will take if
war with Germany comes, os st
is now expected.
Alignment with the entente
allies. - .. -.'-'-
The British and French fleets
now in western Atlantic waters
would be released for duty else-
where, especially in the subma-
rinc zone by being replaced by ft
the American 'Atlantic fleet;
this country doe not ot pres-
ent plan Bending an armed ex-
pedition to Europe because the
allies have all the men they
need.
Our ports would be thrown
open to allied ships for nil
purposes.
Extension of unlimited ered-
it to the allies so that th.v
would be able to purchase ail
the necessary ammunition,
food aiid supplies.
it
TIIS A7EATIIZH I
Oregon: To
night aul lours
day portly e(ondy
west, unsettled,
jirobubly rin or
snow east voT"
tion; Huh losfe
west portion to
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winds.'