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FORTIETH YEAR NO. 82
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAIXS AND NEWS
STANW-FIVK CFNTS
w JMil
i
0
$3,400,000,000 ASKED
FiWMMTIOI
This Sum To Be Used For Army and NavyDaniels Asks
Navy Personnel Be Increased to 150,tf00 Apparent
: Intention Is To Raise Army of 2,000,000 In 500,000
Units Universal Training Bill To Be Presented Military
Committee of Each House Soon
By Robert J. Bender,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, April 5. The government today took
its first actiye steps in preparation for war.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo asked congress. to
appropriate about $3,400,000,000 for army and navy ex
penses. Secretary of the Navy Daniels asked that the navy
personnel be increased from 87,000 to 150,000 and the
marine corps personnel from about 17,000 to 00,000.
The army, McAdoo said, would require $2,9;12,5H7,9r!3
and the navy $292,538,790 in addition to regular expenses.
The estimate in blanket form called for the money "for
military expenditures under the war department necessity
for the national defense for each and every purpose con
nected therewith, to be expended ny the secretary of war
under such regulations as the president may prescribe, to
be immediately available and to remain available until
expended.'' '
The department of justice coincidentally asked a de
ficiency appropriation for the bureau of investigation
work to be available during 1917-1918, of $300,000.
The coast guard service sought $600,000 wherewith to
extend its communication system for the national defense.
Plan of Raising Army,
Washington, April 0. Means of reg
istering all slrglc men between the ages
if 20 and 23 'fixed under the universal
training bill and those to be exempted
were discussed today by the executive
council of the committee on labor of
the National Defense council.
Co operation with stato aud municipal
governments toward accomplishing this
work will be sought under general
plans of state aid in placing the govern
ment on a war footing.
It apparently is the intention of the
war department to aim for an army
with two million men as its first ob
ject, tho men to be raided in increments
of 500,000 us rapidly as they can be
officered aud trained. All single men in
Hie early twenties will be subjected to
the first draft under tho plan.
Now that congress has nearly com
pleted its action on the war resolution,
there is beginning to be some uneasiness
over the universal training idea. '
Think It Only Plan.
It took tho president a long time to
become reconciled to it and it was sev
eral weeks before the council of Na
tional Defense could secure a unanimous
vote of its membership on universal
training as the best way to raise an
army. ,
tinder the" circumstances, democratic
lenders in congress predict rather ex
tended debntc on the question, but the
feeling that under tho pressing circum
stances it will go through more quickly
than in normal times.
Secretary of War Baker went to the
eapitol today to explain to Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the senate
committee on military affairs, tho war
department'? bill to raise an army of
about two 'million men in two years by
compulsory service.
The measure has been approved by
the president. It will be formally pre
sented to tho military committees of
(Continued on riage six.)
He
ABE MARTIN
Th' world may be gittin' better, but
jest th' samo we've all quit payin' over
a dollar fer an umbrella. So fer th'
Kaiser hasn't promised t' give Madison,
Iu'linnny, back t' th' Indiana. I
DECLARATION
OF WAR WILL
BE COMPLETE
BV TONIGHT
Lower House Will Pass Reso
lution Adopted Last Night
- By Senate
Washington, D. C, April 5 The
house debate on the war resolution will
drag well Into the night before a vote
will be taken, it seems to be the dis
position, as in the senate, to allow all
members possible to be heard before
the roll is called on final passage of
the resolution.
There is no doubt of the passage of
the resolution by a large majority the
minority concede it and their speeches
are simply in tho nature of a protest
against the action of the majority.
Passage tonight by the bouse of the
resolution will complete the entrance
of the United States into the war.
Tomorrow this country will be at
war with Germany.
Will Be Signed Tomorrow.
Washington, April 5. The state of
war resolution w 11 not be signed by
the president tonight,
After struggling over how soon It
could be rushed to him, house aud sen
ate parliamentarians realized that after
it passes tho house it must be signed
b,y the speaker then by the vice pres
ident while the senate is in session.
The senate adjourned last night until
noon tomorrow-
Pew Negative Votes.
Washington, April 3. Representative
Harrison said late this afternoon he ex
pected between 25 and 40 house mem
bers would vtote against the war reso
lution many of them because they op
pose sending troops to Europe,
BAD OAS EXPLOSION
Chicago, April 5. Two are dead and
more than 40 known to be injured as a
result of o gag explosion at the res
taurant of Alexander Thedocka, Lake
and Halstead streets, today. The force
of the explosion cause J the roof to fall
in upon the crowd that had gathered
during the lunch hour. Firemen believe
that more bodies may be recovered from
the ruing.
TIN SOLDIER HIT HIM
Portland, Ore., April 5. Such
a sturdy wallop did a sergeant
in Company F, Third Oregon,
admiuister to a man who called A
him a "tiu soldier," the ser-
geaut today is wearing his arm
in a sling. "1 hit him in the
place where his brains had petri-
tied," said the sergeant- "Next
time I'll hit him where the hit--
ting is softer."
UNIVERSITY BOYS ENLIST
Eugene, Ore., April 5. By the
end of this wee!: half of the
men students of the University
. of Oregon will be under arms,
according to conservative estim-
ates today. Many of the classes
are cut in half because of the
number who hnve already ans-
wered the call.
'
OREGON BOYS MAY VOTE
Portland, Ore-, April 5. Oro-
' gou soldiers and sailors in the
service of the country outside of
the state will be entitled to vote
if a bill prepared by Bepresea-
tntive Laurgaard is passed at
tho coming session of the state
legislature.
TO STOP TONG WAR
Seattle, Wash., April 5. Dras-
tic steps will be taken to stop
the Chinese tong war here.
Mayor Gill has culled a confer-
ence of tong leaders for 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon. All
those who do not attend, and
are found subject to deporta-
tion, will bo arrested and sent
out of the country.
WATCH AMAf COLUMN
-' - '
-r By "GM"
TIPS
Tipping is a habit, a neces-
sity and a damnable outrage '
engendered by a germ. The
germ is employed by hotels,
mostly; and is known by vari-
qua names such as bellboy, hat
checker, waiter, etc.
This germ is bred and rear-
ed in uniform. It attacks all
ages and conditions of men
alike. It feeds on small change;
and its appetite is constantly
improving.
Tipping is an example of
something for nothing. You
give the tip genu something.
He gives you nothing. And if
you don't give him something,
next time you go there he gives
you less than he gave you in
- the first place.
The tip germ is everywhere
and in everything, particular-
ly in a hotel. There is only one
thing aroung a hotel you
musn't tip. That's your soup
plate. It isn't polite to do that.
DEATHOF RUSSIAN
Secret Commercial Agent's
Death Claimed To Be
Accidental
Baltimore, Md., April 5. Michael
Porzakovsky, secret commercial agent
of the Russian government, will prob
ably die from bullet wounds received
at the exclusive Baltimore Country club.
At the Church home and infirmary to
day, it was said his condition was
critical.
While the mystery of the bullet
wounds was increased by absolute si
lence of the police today, friends of the
Russian diplomat maintained the shoot
ing was accidental; that he was shot
while removing a service revolver from
his pocket.
Porzakovsky conferred in Washing
ton yesterday with the Russian ambas
sador, then came, to Baltimore, which
is a munitions manufacturing center for
the Russian government. The nature
of his business has not been revealed,
but a sum of money large enough to be
unusual even for a foreign purchasing
agent to be carrying was found in his
clothing.
Before he was found in bis room by
club employes who had heard the shots,
Porzakovsky is known to have spent
several hours writing.
AMERICAN SHIP TORPEDOED
Washington, April 5 The American
steamer Missourian, with 32 Americans
aboard, has been torpedoed and sunk
without warning in the Mediterranean,
according to a dispatch received by tho
state department today from the United
States consul at Genoa. -
BITTER CRITICISM
OF WILSON'S ACTS
III GERMAN PRESS
Accuse Him of Bad Faith,
Asser ting We Have No
Cause for War
SAY HE SURRENDERED AT
ENGLAND'S COMMAND
Especially Angry at Presi
dent's Distinguishing Peo
ple From Rulers
By John Grandens.
(United Press" staff correspondent.)
Berlin, Apiil 5. Bitter criticism of
what was termi-.l President Wilson's
"bad faith" charges that Kngland
"commanded" the indictment of the
kaiser's dynasty and insistence that
there is no cause tfor war between Ger
many and America, feature Berlin news
paper commeut today on the American
executive's speech just received. Par
ticularly violent antagonism was ex
pressed against the president's separa
tion of the German government from
the German people.
The semi-official Lokal Anzeiger as
serted: "President Wilson has pre
viously frequently asserted that it was
his highest duty to refrain from par
ticipation in the war unless under the
utmost emergency.
"Therefore, his speech contradicts
his principles because America is not
fighting for American lives and inter
ests. '"
"Can Wilson give a reasonable ans
wer to the question of why he surrender
ed to England's prohibition of Amer
ican trade? He is unable to. Therefore,
this war is without reasonable cause.
"History will conaemn this deed of
a stubborn fanatic in worse degree than
the Italian Tir the Rumanian breach.
President Wilson's assertion that the
war is not against the German people
but the German government will not
lessen German anger, because it is un
true and dishonest and Wilson knows
it.
Whole World Wrong.
"History records no war lilte this,
o'f a whole people fighting for their
existence in a war created by the hatred
and grudge of the whole world."
"Those who formerly doubted Presi
dent Wilson's bad faith know better
now," declared the Berlin Vossische
Zeitung. "His efforts to disassociate
the German government from the people
are perfidious.
"His statement that the kaiser start
ed the war for dynastic reasons appar
ently was made at England 's com
mand." Answering President Wilson's re
marks as to the "difference between
the German government and the peo
ple,",the Berliner Tageblatt comment
ed: "We cite the fact that hundreds of
thousands of critics of the German reg
ime arc fighting in tho trenches doing
their duty 'for the fatherland.
"AVc trust the American people will
discern Wilson's error and that this
unjust quarrel between America and
Germany will be settled before all oth
ers." Market Confusing
and Prices Are Lower
New York, April 5. The New York
Kvening Sun financial review toda
said:
Today's stock market was a confus
ing affair with bear pressure the dom
inating factor. There was a good deal
of liquidation from various sources,
particularly in the steel and equipment
shares, with growing appreciation of
tho problems inherent in the govern
ment's war financing plans.
The decisive vote of the United
States senate carrying the war resolu
tion was about what was expected.
Pending vote in the houso, Wall
Street was disposed to give serious
consideration to the taxation project.
In some banking quarters it is felt
that there should be an issue of long
term bonds in order that the burden of
war should be equitably borne by both
the present and future generations.
There is little doubt that thre will be
increased taxes as soon as congress can
get down to that business.
The possibility for further burdens
caused widespread selling in the steel
equipment and munitions groups, which
in turn, served to depress the entire list
in more or less- active trading. United
States Steel sold as low as 113, two
points down. The Bethlehem Steel
shares lost four to five point and
losses elsewhere in, the steel stocks
were from two to four points and losses
elsewhere in the steel stocks were from
two to four points. This movement
was somewhat accelerated by the plans
for - mobilization of steel industries..
- The equipment and munitions stocks
sold off 1 to 2 points or to, with some
recovery here and there. . ,
President Wilson
Kept in Good Health
by Doctor Grayson
By Robert J, Bender
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, April 5. On the verge
of war, at sixty years of age, Presi
dent Wilson is in perfect physical trim
I To the rastial observer he looks
I about 4.1 years old and he aits the
part.
Kxercise and relaxation in the open
ir and sunshine, consistently employ
led, particularly in times "of great
stress, are largely responsible.
I Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the president's
'friend and physician, has played a
prominent part in keeping the presi
dent strong and well. Whenever a dan
ger signal is flashed along the presi
dent's system, Grayson catches it.
On those occasions the president-is
sent to bed to rest and keep there un
der orders.
He and Grayson may always be seen
together when some international dif
ficulty has been encountered. They
may cither play golf together or ride
;about the Washington drives, swapping
I stories. In this the president revels as
la relaxation and a favorite diversion
jOn such drives is vicing in the gentle
are or rnyine ami jingles.
As for every day hntits, the presi
dent's are extremely regular. He keeps
appointments with himself with the
same "strict accountability as he does
jwith callers.
He has breakfast in his room, lunch
icon is always at 1 o'clock on the dot
and seven o'clock dinner is the rule.
I By holding to these few simple rules
of living the president finds himself
'a war president physically and ment
ally lit to copo with the big problems
ahead.
El
0PERA1MGFREE FERRY
County Judge of Polk County
Puts Marion's Free Ferry
Out of Business
A temporary injunction, prohibiting
Marion county from running a free fer
ry across tne river from Salem was
ganted yesterday afternoon by Judge
kirkpatrick, in the absence o'f Judge
Belt. The injunction was granted with
out a hearing from Marion county and
was served on the court yesterday af
ternoon at 4:50 o'clock. The effect of
the injunction is to tie up Marion
county's free ferry and until the mat
ter is settled, Polk county citizens who
wish to cross will have the pleasure of
paying their faro to Skinner and Bush
nell. That is, the injunction now on pre
venting the frco ferry from running
will hold unless Judge Belt thinks dif
ferent from Judge Kirkpatrick and
dissolves the injunction. To argue the
case before him District Attorney Max
Gehlhar went to Dallas this morning
and will take up tho matter with Judge
Belt. Marion county is given until
April 11 to answer tho mandamus clos
ing the frco ferry and there can noth
ing be done for those who prefer to
ride free unless Judge Belt dissolves
the injunction.
There is no reas(W why tho ferrv
should not operate if the injunction
be sustained as Marion county is amp
ly able to pay damages should there
be any to Skinner & Bushnell. But if
Judge Belt sustains tho injunction he
would probably not accept a bond for
the running of the free ferry.
Did a Good -Business
Marion county is doing all it can to
give the people a free ferrv and efforts
I will be made to secure immediate ac
tion through the courts. Yesterday the
jcity ferry was doing a big business,
imaking the trip every ten minutes. Of
jcourse until the Polk 'county court cats,
the injunction holds good and the next
ail' the injunction is sustained by
e Belt is to carry the suit to the
! higher courts. This takes time.
The suit to restrain the running of a
ifice ferry by Marion county is brought
by Skinner & Bushnell against Marion
; county, a public corporation, John
I Nooning, Karl Jones and John Doe
i Rowland. The complaint cites that
jSkinner & Bushnell were given a li
cense to equip, own and operate a fer
ry rrom tne i'ollc county side of the
river. That the city of Sulem issued
tho plaintiffs Skinner & Bushnell
a license to own and operate a ferry
and pursuant to these licenses, they
began to operate March 10. The plain
tiffs claim they have complied with all
requirements of the law and have been
continuously operating. The complaint
men cites tnat on April 6 Marion coun
ty commenced the operation of a fer
ry in competition; that Marion county
has no license from Polk county and
that it is operating -contrary to law.
Tneeo want tne Money
Skinner & Bushnell then assert thoy
have mado an investment of approxi
mately $4,000. The complaint concludes
with the assertion, "and unless the op
eration of said ferry by tho defendant
(Marion county) is restrained and en
joined and discontinued, the invest
ment of plaintiffs will be impaired to
the plaintiffs' irreparable damage."
Walter Winslow drew the complaint.
Jn other words, Skinner & Bushnell
and the county court of Polk county
feel that the city of Salem and Marion
county should not furnish the citizens
of Polk county with a free ferry. And
while the free ferry is now tied up by
the injunction granted by Judge Kirk
patrick, the eitizens of Polk county
are noijf beginning to realize there are
(Continued on Pa;e Three )
ALLIES CERTAIN
ST. QUEtli WILL
BECAPU1
Massing German Reserves On
Russian Front Indicate
New Drive
RUSSIANS AND BRITISH
CLEAR PERSIA OF TURKS
Two More Belgian Relief
Ships Sunk 12 More
From Aztec Landed
London. April 5. With the capture
of St. Quentin considered a foregone
conclusion, interest here today turned
momentarily to the eastern lino in the
belief that the nreliininnrv mmnm
the massing of German reserves on the
l .
"" iiuui, were now continued and
that a German offensive may be start
ing there.
The first impact of a massed attack
has forced the Russians to give way
along the Stochod in tin.
Petiograd dispatches today mentioned
.. D 1 . .
uru ui aspnyxinnng gases, Heavy artil
lery and big forces of men all indi
cating and carefully prepared assaults
rather than mere resumption of general
fighting with the coming of spring.
Immediately after tho Russian nm-
visional government assumed control,'
ino menace or a Uerman push toward
Pctrograd was foreseen in hurried pre
parations which the enemy was adopt
ing on the front nearest the Russian
capital. Germany evidently hoped to
take advantage of the lack of organiza
tion of the new democracy. It was the
duma government's first care to
strengthen this army with supplies.
Allies Capture Village. ,
London, April .5'. Capture' of the vil
lage of Ronsoy and Basseboulogne with
22 German prisoners, was reported as
today's progress of the British forward
movement on the western front by
Field Marshal Haig. ; '
To the east and northeast of Motz-En-Coutre.
the British commander In
chief reported continued progress
acspite considerable resistance" Ms
troops having reached the western and
southwestern edges of the woods of
Gonzeaucourt and Havrincourt. Sixtv
prisoners were taken.
"The enemy was caught on his own
wire entanglements at Ronssoy and
( Continued on page tw.t
FRANCE REJOICES AT
AIWS ACTION
Paris Newspapers Blossom
In Headlines and People
Show Gladness
By W. S. Porest
(United Press staff correspondent.)
PaVis, April 5. Paris newspapers
dug up their biggest type, their most
jubilant "make up" to express general
rejoicing throughout the republic over
America's entrance into the war.
All France is tremendously interested,
joyful and appreciative.
Americans are hailed with a new fel
lowship. The greatest interest is ex
pressed in the possibility of an Ameri-j
can expeditionary force soon to be seen'
i on the western front and particularly
as to Koosevelt s division. Genevieve'
Vix, a popular Paris singer, today ca
bled the colonel at Oyster Bay, plead
ing that he accept an American flag
stitched by the women of France and
to be carried as the standard of the
first battalion raised under his com-,
mand.
Paris newspapers heralded the presi
dent's speech sml American develop
ments in full page headlines on the first
pages. Le Journal displayed in addi
tion a big cartoon depicting a wound
ed German tiger struggling with an Am
erican gladiator.
The Petit Parisien displayed an Am
erican flag with the streaming head
"United States at War With Ger
many." Every editorial acclaimed the presi
dent's speech as a maoterly exposition
and lauded the Knifed State for its de
termination 'finally to enter the war.
"President Wilson's message ,has
changed the face of the war," declared
Le Matin. "He has extended it to the
new world." '
"America enters the struggle to de
fend the 'rights of humanity,"-asserted
the Petit Tarisien. "Her disinterest
edness accentuates and clarifies the
c.hftrflctr nf the war. Alt rirmnjra.ien
' of the world hereafter are to be as
sociated in making war upon imperial
, ism and despotism."
t "America' entry cornea at the best
j moment, with the greatest urn of ad
vantage to all," declared Le Figaro. . '
FIERI SPEECHES
FEATURE SESSIOII
OF LOWER HOUSE
War Resolution Called Up at
10:15 Starts Flood of
Patriotic Talk
FLOOD STIRRED ALL BY .
BITTER ARRAIGNMENT
Cooper and Stafford of Wis
consin and Britten, IPJscis,
Oppose Measure
By Carl D. Groat.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Washington, April 5. The house to
day sounded the battlo cry and prepar
ed to muke war against Germany a real
ity within 24 hours or lnsa
The house went into "committee of
tho whole on the state of the' union"
soon after convening, bringing up tho
state of war resolution for debate.
Chairman Flood o the foreign commit
tee opened the discussion. '
House speeches, fiery with riatriot ism.
called upon members to hasten passage
oi i no state oi war resolution.
JSoinc pneifiei-sm developed, but there
was no question as to the ultimate out
comea hearty support of President
Wilson and passairc of the resolution.
Chairman Flood o'f the house foreign
tumiimiiHj caned up tne war resolution
at 10:15 and the membership proceeded
to consider it.
"We are a great nation," said Repre
sentative Harrison, a democratic leader
on the committee. "We glory in its
history and priceless heritage. I refuse
to believe that we have degenerated in
our national ideas, that we havo forgot
ten the teachings of our father, and
ore not now willing tho fight for thos
principles they so couraacously defend
ed and upheld in the early history of
the country. . . -
To Tight for Humanity.
"We are going to war in defense of
our fundamental rights and for preser
vation of the lights of humanity.
"The charge that we are going to
wage war 'for profit in the interest of
munition makers is as despicable 3 it is
un-American and it is unworthy of any
American who loves his country better
than he does tho land of an insidious
foe.
"If there bo in this body or else
where citizens who object to the course,
we are embarking upon, I suggtwt they
address themselves to Kaiser Wilhelrn,
Bethmann-Holilweg, the reichstag and
the author of that remarkable sample of
diplomatic kultur, the Zimmerman note.
"Let those citizens tell them how we
love the history and principles of. our
government; how we have protested,
pleaded and supplicated to a degree al
most humiliating; how they have, mado
nmmiBitU nnlu 4a li.,nt, ...11 . t.
v.i.j ui,Tan tiiviii, trn (item
that if their professions aro to be con- ,
sidered anything more than scraps of
paper they must atone for past acts and
pledges."
Militarism Must End.
"If they do this, we shall call off
the dogs of var. If they do not, wo will,
wage war to the limit of onr resources
and the end will not come until Ger
man militarism, the greatest nieuaeo t
the peace and happiness of mankind, is.
no longer a blot on civilization."
Flood stirred tho house when he saidi
"War is being made upon our country
and its people. Our ships ac being
slink. Our non-combatant citizens, in
cluding men, women and children, being
foully murdered; our merchantmen aro
denied freedom of tho seas.
"Under su-.'h circumstances, there is
but one course for the government t
pursue and that is to go to defense of
its people and honor the nation. There
is no choice as to our course. We ara
compelled by the acts of the ttermaa
imperial government to enter into thiu
most colossal war.
"That imperial government ha
thrust waT upon us. Time for argument
tins passed. Time for heroic action ii
here; our people will rally to the sup
port of their government in this high
and patriotic hour and meet war's sac
rifices and war's perils as a brave ami
patriotic people should,"
A Patriotic uerman.
Representative fciiegel said: .
(Continued on page six.)
t THE WEATHER I
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(OHlFoftSfW) ' Orcgoa: TaaigU
' ' and Friday iairr
except yhopera to
night or FVitray
northwest poilion;
cooler tonight
south and west
portion with light
irost; southwest
erly winds.