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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917
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SEPARATE PEACE
HOT BE ID
IE
BT FREE RUSSIAN
Rumors of Russia's Willing
ness Are All of German
Origin
SUSPECT SOCIALISTS
COMING FROM GERMANY
Workingmen Want Peace But
Only "When the Kaiser Is
Dethroned"
Chicago, April 13. Tlint there is ab
solutely no chance for the Germans to
get a separate peace out of new Bussia
nd that rumors to that effect arc eir
culuted by German or near-German
Kourr.es for the purpose of creating
doubt and fear among the allies, is the
opinion or Professor Samuel N. Harper
vf the University nf Chicago, one of
the foremost American authorities on
Russia hud P.ussian economic and polit
ii-al conditions.
Professor Harper prepared the follow
ing statement for the United Press:
There is absolutely no clinnce for the
Germans to get a separate pence out of
the new Russia. In Russia all are re
joicing that we- ijavo come in to help
defeat Germany. Unfortunately, we will
need go through some of the expe
riences that Russia and the allies huve
had before we, as a people, feel as
strongly as they do, that the war must
be fought to an absolute mid final vic
tory. No anxiety need be felt on this
last point of premature peace with re:
gnrd to Russia. Let us hope that the
miit-.t iiavu mi hu&lii uu una ouiui n uuj
As was the case a short time ago,
there are again rumors of Russia, after
recent changes, considering a separate
peace with Germany. But just as in the
case of similar rumors current almost
from the very first days of the war,
the source of the rumors is German or
near-German. For telegrams from
Copenhagen or Stockholm are often
really German sources. Only one dis
patch from Russia itself has seemed to
support these rumors.
. Are Against Kaiser.
This was the telegram of the London
Times correspondent, based, however, on
suticlos in newspapers, the names oi
which he did not give. There are, o:'
course, irresponsible radical elements in
Russia, as in other countries. Irrespons
ible radicalism has always characterized
the activities of a certain group in
Russia. These men are not the leaders
in the new Russia, nor are they the
accepted or acknowledged leaders of
the workingmen-
The workingmen 's leader in the now
duma, Kerensliy, has come out with a
statement, which was run. in some of
our newspapers under a headline that
seemed to indicate a separate peace
movement in Russia. It will be recalled,
however, the statement said: "If the
German people w ill dethrone the kaiser,
then we might consider the possibility
or preliminary conferences."
One of the leading German socialists
li its started for Stockholm1. It has been
unnnmiced that hiB mission is to get in
touch with the Russian socialists. It
has also been announced that he lias
gone with the permission and approval
t the German chancellor. Real social
ist leaders in Russia will not be de
ceived by this maneuver. They have
seen many instances in the past where
there are collusion between imperial of
ficials and socialist leaders in Ger
man v.
(Continued oi page two.)
K
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Why has a feller that 's broke alius
!-.t his hands in his pockets? Mrs.
Tilt'ord Moots' twin nieces are as much
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DON'T OVEKLOOK IT'
Amsterdam, April 13. Warn
ing that Germany should not
underestimate the seriousness of
America's entrance into the
war, wag voiced by the Berlin
Tagcblatt's critic. Captain 1'er-
opies received here to-
'nited States military
th must not be shrugged
said. "We must not
. same nflstake we made
mai. '
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FLOODS PREDICTED
Missoula, Mont., April 13.
Big floods throughout the mid
dle west are predicted by ob
servers of conditions here. The
Milk river in eastern Mon
tana is out of its banks and the
Missouri is rising rapidly. The
heaviest snows in many years is
molting with the wtather unus
ually warm for this season and
all rivers are rising.
$$
TO CUT OUT' LIQUOR
Washington, April 13. Vol
untary restriction of liquor
manufacture during the war was
proposed before the senate agri
cultural committee today by a
committee of distillers, repre
senting the largest liquor inter
ests in the country.
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WATCHAMA COLUMN
By "GM"
Laps
The lap is one of those rare
human institutions which, tho
constantly being sat upon still
survives.
It always appeal's when you
sit down. Nobody knows where
it goes when, you stand up. It
was invented by 'mothers. Moth
ers have worn laps ever since
Eve evoluted from fig leaves to
furbelowa. Fathers have the
framework for laps but they
lack the connecting links.
Laps are used for many
things among matrons for hold
ing babies and bowls full of
cake batter; among lovers for
holding each other; and among
various classes of persons for
a various number of things.
Some folks haven't room in
their laps for anything but
their stomachs.
Use Prisoners to Dig Trenches
Orders A re" Hold at All Costs 9 '
Bavarian Prisoners Are Bitter
By William Philip Simms.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
With the British Armies Afield, April
13. Another mile of the Hindeuburg
line was captured by British forces to
day. The positions lay southeast of .the
Cojeul river. Their possession by Gen
eral Haig's troops more and more
threatens the pivotal point of the Ger
man line around Arras-
Simultaneous with this advance, an
eutire salient two miles in width and
nearly a mile in depth, n which the!
particular trench was located, came in
to the hands of the British.
Uespcrntioii stalks behind the Ger
man lines. The German army chiefs,
astounded at the tremendous, increas
ing strength of the British smash, aro
using prisoners of war to dig trenches,
thus relieving a few more German fight
ers, while the word has gone out for re
inforcements. While awaiting those re
inforcements the enemy is using non
fighting auxiliaries of the army to fill
up depleted ranks ot its tigtitiug regi
ments. British Control Air.
Scores of captured trench defenders
today were transport drivers and as
sistants, chauffeurs, bandsmen nnd oth
er auxiliary service men. They had
been pressed into service around Fain-
poux and Hyderabad redoubt, where the
British then smashed hardest, in the
hurried call for every available man to
withstand the British blows.
One other bit of desperation was in
the repeated and fruitless attempts
by German airmen to fly over the Bri
tish lines and learn where Haig's
mighty blows might next be expected.
A swarm of British airmen patrolled the
air. Fantastic battles occurred almost
hourly today as tho German flyers were
literally swept out of the sky.
. Bavarians Are Sore.
Among prisoners taken today were
many Bavarians. They were bitterly
denunciatory of the German leaders.
The Bavarians claimed they had been
hurried to the Arras sector to relieve
the Saxons and had not been told of
what they would have to face. The Ba-
varians insisted it always fell to their
lot to do the disagreeable tasks
fighting.
CONGRESS AT WGRK
OH RIG BID ISSUE
IS
II
Mason Argued Bends Be Of
fered To the People and
Not the Bankers
LEADER KITCHIN GETS
HECKLED BY MEMBERS
Gardner Would Give Roose
velt Chance to ; "Lead
Fanatics to Europe
Washington, April 13 The $7,000,
000,000 bond issue bill will pass the
house about 2 o'clock tomorrow after-j
noon.
After a long, dragging discussion o'f
the measure throughout today, Rcprt
sentative Kitchin, democratic house,
floor loader, obtained unanimous con
sent of an agreement to close the de
bate after republicans had had for two
hours more and democrats an hour and
a half.
He also obtained consent to have the
house convene tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock, proceed with the debate under
the five minute rule and take a vote
about 2 o'clock. "
Kitchiu spent two hours of the day on
his f ett answering questions relative
to the bill. The inquiries smacked of
fear lest Waul street get a hand in the
"pie."
Members wanted to know why one
fifth of one per cent of the five bil
lions in bonds is allowed for "ex
penses of floating."
. Representative Madden of Illinois,
said the house ought not blindly to pass
anyttiing t tie president .wanted,
" Ve-are not passing this bill to
help the allies," said Kitchin, "we are
doing it to help ourselves.'
'; "Defensive Areas."
Washington. April 13. While con
gress wrestled with the $7,000,000,000
bond and treasury note issue bill, all
executive departments today turned to
means of further protecting American
shores from surprise attacks and food
shipments to entente ports from de
struction. President Wilson issued a proclama
tion creating "defensive areas" about
all harbors and important coastal points
(Continued on page two.)
chiefs are scraping all possible men to
gether to fight, against the British on
slaught was graphically detailed by
Russian prisontrs who escaped to allied
lines today. They had been forced to
dig trenches at the point of the Ger
mans' bayonets.
Orders have gone out all along the
line of Haig smash to German com
manders to "hold at all costs" because
iour army uivisions are coming to rein-
force.
From various sources today it was
learned the Germans were preparing to
complete the destruction of Arras with
the great 42 centimeter howitzers when
the British "push" interrupt!.
ffliN MINISTER
NIL LEAVE BRAZIL
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OPPE
III
HaC npRIStirfprl HlC PaCCnnic!1' that in a Kcuoral wav thc procedure
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-Brazilian War Spirit
Runs High
By H. B. Robertson.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Rio De Janeiro, April 13. The Aus
trian minister to Brazil today made
formal request for his passports stating
his governnient'g intention to support
its ally, Germany, iu thc break with
Brazil.
There was no diminution apparent in
the war demands by thc Brazilian pop
ulace today, "disorders reported at sev
eral points indicating an increase irrita
tion by the people because the govern
ment delays a declaration of hostilities.
Sinking of a Brazilian stesinshin
uamed Urupy or Jacuhy was rumored
from several sources today, but could
not be confirmed.
Death of Thomas Bundres, reputed to
da Unman nv whn hii i.tnlir .t.n
jn tne United States, caused a sensa-
O! . iiontil rumor tnrlflv of TtniKnmntr
Who
7500 Acres of Hops
Plowed Up Because
of the Slow Trade
Portland, Or., April 13 Dealers esti
mate that the plowup of hop yards in
Oregon this season to date has reached
a total of 7500 acres, and that pros
pects are for a greater decrease in the
acreage, unless there is a material
change in the market situation which
is not likely.
While some of the yards that havte
been plowed up are old ones and have
shown reduced bearing during recent
years, a large per cent of the aban
doned acreage consists of good pro
ducers. During the last 10 days there have
probably been total sales of 700 to 800
bales of hops in the Willamette valley
at 4c to 5c a pound. Tho latter seems
to be the extreme prive available at
the moment; in fact, dealers say they
are able to secure more than they can
get orders for at this quotation.
A very limited amount of business in
contracts is still available here on the
basis of 10c a pound for one year's
delivery.
Minnesota Farmers Buy
A Hundred Autos for
Political Campaign
St. Paul. Minn., April 13. One hun-
drea autos were purchased by the Na
tional non-partisan league here today
for use in what probably will be the
greatest and the hottest farmers polit
ical campaign ever waged in Minne
sota. Tho cms will be delivered within a
few days and with these and many
others owned by the league, each man
ned by a non-partisan league organizer
every farmer in the state will bo visit
ed. '
The league plans to organize the
state as completely as tho North Dako
ta farmers were organized when they
captured the legislature last year.
"By the time the next political cam
paign arrives the league will have as
members 95 , per cent, of the farmers
of Minnesota,'' said A. C. Townley,
president of the league, here today.
Plan To Use Ships s
- ' Taken Fern Germany
Washington, April 13. Plans to
make the seized German and Austrian
ships a part of the American merchant
marine wcr.c discussed today at a con
ference between Secretary McAdoo and
Chairman Dcnman of tht federal ship
ping board.
It developed at the conference mat
there are three ways . by which the
United States may take over the nine
ty German and H Austrian vessels.
They are:
Seize the ships as prizes of war.
Requisition the vessels under the
right of eminent domain.
Let Americans purchase the ships.
Each of these means were thorough
ly gone into at the conference, but no
definite conclusion was .reached, Chair
man Denman said.
Crews of Interned
Ships To Be Given Work
0f
n asmilgion, ipni a.. lvientueis 01 j
r i.? 11 1 ! nr 1
the crews Ol iterman snips seized oy
this government after the war with
Germany was declared will be put to
work, it was officially stated this after
noon. If war come3 with Austria her
sailors will also not be allowed to re
main idle.
A total of J ,SCG men will be affected
and a survey i being made to ascertain
places suitable for their employment.-
These men will be placed in trades
and occupations to which they are best
adapted. Under treaty and internation
al law such individuals enn bo employed
to perform non-military labor.
America and Japan
to Keep Pacific Clearjst:' iranrcaarf!
I positions were captured," the f leld
Washington, April 13. America and
Inpan, it was indicated this afternoon
will link bands in suppressing any sub
marine or raider menace in the Pacific
I wouid be the same on both sides, the
United States helping to keep clear tho
ship lanes and the American coast.
Government Says
It Has Plenty of Wool
Portland, Or., April 13. Allaying
uneasiness which wool growers have
felt since the declaration of war is n
telegram received this morning by .1.
N. Iiurgess, prominent grower and mem
her of the executive board of the Ore
As "one of the allies," Japan will j0f Ploegstreet a hostile raiding party the first timo
have the help of this government, a, ,,.ame under our machine gun tire ami AU veflsel8-nl.0 prevpntC(i f,.om .
prominent official intimated to the failed to reach our trenches & ertain Um(,8
Uniied Press. A special dispatch from the f nr re
While for obvious military reasons ieeived by the Times today averted pa,idiKhe,l
thc co-operative plans on either ocean Uhat the total of guns captured from ''n.elude:
nr nor t i v nil1, it in uermmi linn t 10 iitriiisin u m u n ji. -
Wool Growers' association. Thejand given indefinite leave of absence
gon
message reads: " UagenDartli (p81"
dent of the national association) wires
me that the government has sufficient
wool for the present. Wool market will
open in morning and I see no reason
I why prices should not advance.
Ten
growers not to lie aiarmeq.
! '. '
The Wilson Ship Building company
' has been organized at Astoria. It will
build wooden vessels only.
RIIDEIIBURG HUE
I BE BROKEN IE
ST. QUEH1 FALLS
French Armies In Its
Suburbs This Now Seems
Certain
GERMANS SACKING CITY
BEFORE ABANDONING IT
Great Pall of Smoke Hanging
Over City Indicates Its
Destruction
By Henry Wood
(United Press staff correspondent)
With the French Armies before St.
Quentin, April 13. Now joined with
the British offensive, General Nivalles
troops today had pressed forward to
a point where the southern pivot of
the German retreat Was fatally men
aced by the.ir blows.
The "suburbs of St. . Quentin were
reached by the French forces today.
Simultaneously, on the west of the city
the British forces pounded their way
forward.
Final capture of 8t. Quentin and St.
Gobain now certain must result in
breaking the first point in tho "Hin
deuburg line," according to French
strategists.
American ambulance corps were Hy
ing the American tlag today.
fighting centered at throe points
where there were desperate elashcg be
tween the two sides, interspersed with
tromendous artillery firing. St. Gobain
in the center of the upper Coucy for
est, was being steadily encircled by the
French attacks, forced northward and
westward bv yowerfnl smashes today.
While the 'French infantry fought at
many places hand to hand with the
Germans, the French artillery was
pouring a rain of projectiles onto the
crests dominating St. Quentin, includ
ing sbells from the great French siege
guns.
Those guns were Deing moved iur-
ther and further forward today in an
ticipation of a duel with the German
"busy Berthas" known to bo perma
nently nxed on me innucuuiug
line."
St. Oucntiu is beinsr sacked by the
Germans preparatory to itB capture by
the French. Great palls 01 smoKe nung
over the town today, visible for fit
teen miles in tihe desolation every
where about.
French forces advancing from the
south on the city were actually amazed
today to discover one building which
the Germans had not destroyed. It rose
abruptly from the surrounding desola
tion, situated on a knoll, and was a
hunting lodge. Prince Kitel Friedrich
of Germany ha
used it as his head
quarters, prisoners said. The same Ger
mans Were IIKCWIHC UUUllUll.y iUi mv.
statement that much of tho utterly
wanton destruction around St. Quentin
had been at the order of this royal
prince.
British Still Advance
London, April 13. Field Marshal
Haig varied the center of his "push"
today and, quickly striking toward
Cambrai, instead of around Vimy, suc
ceeded in capturing enemy positions
"on a wide front."
"We captured enemy positions at
night 011 n wide front from north of
llargicourt to Metz-Kn-Coutrc and now
hold Sart farm. Gauche wood ami
Gouzeaiicourt village and the wood,
his official report asserted today
innishnl continued. "During the niglit
I in a successful raid southwest of Loos,
enemy's dugouts were oomocu am.
.fensive has cached more than 1)0.
French Take Trenches
Paris, April 3.-r-French troops this
morning captured several lines of Ger
man trenches south of St. Quentin and
took prisoners and booty, thc war of
fice statement declared.
"Further gains were made cast of
Coucy La Ville," it said, "many prisi;
oners and machine guns being taken.
American Promoted
Paris, April 13. Lieutenant Sweeny,
an American with the French aviation
,.,. -nn. riromoted to captain today
to "serve America ' according iu
ial announcement.
Ito. will leave for the United States
at the earliest possible moment.
Americans There
Paris, April 13. Section sixteen of
u An,nri,.on a 111 1 1 ill b n c corns left for
u trxlov Included in the de-
w.)im0nt were Charles Clark of Pe
troit; James Clark of Oberlin, Ohio:
David Guy of St. Louus; Keith vtos
tenses uanmgcn. in V nf tl.o nnter v.bs nmiln nub c. toi nv for
TO I1XLP AVIATORS
Washington, April 13. Two
high rankiag officers of the
British royal flying corps and
the French aviation corps have
been detailed to war department
duty to assist General Squires,
chief signal officer, In building
up the American aviation serv
ice ag rapidly as possible.
Sixty million dollars is con
tained in the war budget esti
mates for the aviation arm.
MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP
Portsmouth, N. H., April 13.
An aeroplane coming from the
harbor was fired upon early to
day by national guardsmen sta
tioned on the Kittery bridge.
The aeroplane then speeded up
and followed the Fincataqua
river nntU it disappeared from
view. At the navy yard, of
ficials were at a loss to find out
where it had come from.
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WOULD TAKE SIX TEARS
Washington, April 13. It
would take over six yearg to
raise an army of ono million, if
recruiting were to continue only
at the rate marking the 10 days
following the .-declaration of
war.
In that time 4,353 men were
recruited.
Previously the average re
cruiting hud been 225 men a
day.
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REPORTS ARE DENIED
Havana, April 13. Cuban au
thorities denied any information
today of reports of German U
boats in waters on both sides of
the island. A story of the sink
ing of a British sailing ship off
Cienfuegos was said to be with
out proof. Stories that passen
gers, n a steamer from Key
West to Havana had sighted ft
submarine woro ridiculed.
DEMANDS PAYMENT
Madrid, April 13.-The Span
ish cabinet today approved a
note to Germany demanding an
indemnity for the Binking of the
steamer San Fulcncio by a Ger
man U-boat.
DEFENSIVE ZONES
President Orders These To
Prevent Any Surprise
Attacks .
Washington, April 13. Defensive
zones about the great harbors of the
United States and the important coastal
points have been established by order
of President Wilson.
To prevent the danger of surprise at
tacks against New York and other coast
points by German submarines or raiders,
a barred zone has beeu established by
the government extending for a dis-
- - -
int3
of from two to 10 miles out m
ctions from the big harbor
points.
Tho regulations covering vessels
entering the forbidden territory were
, ufo efffct a wc(,k a(,Q bul newg
Mouth of the Kennebec river; Port
land, Maine; Portland, N. H.; Boston,!
New Bedford, Mass.; Newport, K, I.;
Long Island, cast, New York, east;
New York main entrance; Delaware riv
er; Chesapeake entrance; Baltimore;:
Potomac river; Hampton Roads; Wil
mington; Cape Fear; Charleston; Sa
vannah; Key West; Tampa, Pcnsacola;
Mobile; Mississippi; Galveston; San
Diego; San Francisco, Columbia river;
Port Orchard; Honolulu; Manila.
"The barred area in the Mississippi
is between Lucas canal and nonvar
Point."
(With each of these locations is given
the exact line of the sea area, while an
other table shows the designated en
trances for incoming and outgoing ves
sels). "The responsibility of the United
States of America for any damage in
flicted by force of arms, with the ob
ject of detaining any person or vessel
proceeding in contravention of regula
tion duly promulgated in accordance
with this executive order shall cease
from this date," the proclamation
says.
MORS OF DIVERS
Oil PACIFIC COAST
ARE PERSISTENT
Department Notified Frca
Many Sources It Thinks
Reliable
LATEST IS BOATS WERE
SEEN ON MEXICAN COAST
May Be Preparing To Work
On Route From Coast to
Vladivostok
Washington, April 13. Rumorg of a
submarine plying off the Pacific coast
are persistent, but thus far have no of
ficial verification, tho navy depart
ment announced today.
At the same time it announced receipt
of unofficial reports of a German raider
in the South Atlantic.
"The report of a submarine off the
Pacific coast is persistent," said tho
department, "and so much so that we
are on tho lookout. Tho rumor comes
from various people, but no vessel has
Seen the submarine. "
Queries as to the Galveston report
that a British ship signaled the sighting
of a raider in the Yucatan channel,
elicited the information that "we have
had a rumor of a raider to the south."
The navy has no confirmation of the
reported sinking of the British steamer
Treveal off the Cuban coast. Nor had
it any information as to whethtr Ger
many had declared a barmd rone
around American Atlantic ports.
Sayg Boats Were Seen.
San Francisco, April 13. New warn
ing of the presence of German subma
rines, in the Pacific was issued to ship
ping men today by Captain W. W. Gil-
mer, commanding theTwelfth t7nited
States naval district., Ihe second warn
ing set the location oi tho reported sub
marines more definitely, asserting they
have been seen near the Mexican coast.
"Reports from reliable sources,
which appear credible, indicate that
German submarines are in the Pacific,
probably off the Mexican const," said
Gilmer.
It is understood that tho second warn
ing was issued because steamship men
generally did not seriously heed tho
first warning of yesterday. Observers
who are familiar with navigation of tho
Pacifie believe the U-boats, if they .
prove really to be in the Pacific, aro
bound for the northern route from Se
attle and Vancouver to Vladivostok,
over which hgc shipments of munitions
have been sent to Russia,
Captain Gilmer said he has not yet
been able all of the reports received.
"People tell. me thut it is not like
ly almost iinpossiblc-that German
submarines could have reached the Pa
cific," said Gilmer. "Bv(t I say nothing
is impossible in these days. Tho tre
mendous cruising radius of the now U
boats makes it easily possible that they
might have gone around thc Horn."
Gilmer would not reveal any of th
sources of his information, but it is un
derstood that a certain American manu
facturing company furnished it.
MANY PEACE FEELERS
ARE BEING LAUNCHED
Austria and Bulgaria Want
to Know What Is Expected
of Them
Washington, April 13. Informal"
"peace feelers" now being launched
by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria in.
Switzerland are "doubtless" to deter
mine what would be expected of these
countries if a formal peace move was
put forth, the United Press learned to
dny. . ' .
While declaring that no word ha
come 'from their home governments for
some time, officials attached to tho
Bulgarian legation here today admitted
(Continued on Puge Three.)
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Oregon: To
night aid Satur
day rain west,
rain or snow east
portion; warmer
tonight south and
east portion;
southerly winds.
Today's Ball Scores Page 7 (Continued on page twe.)
alike as two ford owners. lne way
in which German army
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