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CIRCULATION IS OVER 4400 DAILY K . V . M I . FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES FORTIETH YEAR NO. 91 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1917. PRICE TWO CENTS OV TBAIJJS AlTD NKW3 RTANIiS FIVB CKNT8 (ill II I 1 1 I 1 ah; DRIVE BEEPER 0 Another Wedge Is Driven Also at St. Quentfo MucVJooty Is CapturedOne-Third of Prisoners Taken Are tfayar jansGermans Counter-Attacking Between Lens and St. Quentin Germans Prepare to Evacuate Both Points . London, April 16.---In the face of the fiercest opposition yet rallied against the British drive, Field Marshal Haig's forces today battered their way still further around Lens and pushed another wedge to within a mile and a half of the Cambria-St. Quentin line. "We progressed to the northwest of Lens," was the British comander-in-chief's laconic comment of that point in the fighting, where British forces have straddled the famous Hindenburg line. "Our booty includes quantities of trench motars, bombs, gi'enades, truckloads of new tools, many lengths of tram lines and with trucks complete and two large engineer dumps," Haig's statement continued. "More than a third of our prisoners since the ninth were Bavar ians. Haig also announced the capture of Villaret, southeast of Hargicourt. Its taking by British troops widens the wedge thrust against the main Hindenburg line of com munications from St. Quentin to Cambrai on a front of approximately five miles. Villaret is five miles to the north of Fresnoy-Le-Petit and Pontru both already in British hands and both one and one half miles from Cam-brai-St. Quentin line. ' . The German defense was centering around Monchy-Le- Preux. "The enemy attack at Monchy on Saturday," Haig's re port asserted today, "was pressed in the most determined manner. The third Bavarian division was again hurried as a reinforcement to the German line and ordered to re take Monchy at all costs. . Its losses, like that of other troops, was exceptionally heavy. Quentin, they took the village of Trois- " i'.st imate of the booty captured dt ' I.ievien and along the Souchez river is not available yet, but it was exceeding ly huge, including some six inch naval guns and many thousands of rouuds of ammunition of all calibres, as far as eilit inch gnus." Buttlo front dispatches today reveal ed the wild haste of the German troops to withdraw great supplies of food, am munition anil guns, out of the doomed citi.'S of J, ens and St. Quentin. Flames Vere to bo seen iu boh towns from the liriush lines now-holding the suburbs of both cities 115 miles apart. lust such attacks (is those on Monchy were to bo expected from the Germans on the whole British -offensive front. I'uahle to stem the powerful tide of the; .V.atish advance at the two pivotal cities in their line Lens and St. Quentin the! Oerinans were apparently concentrating big forces for counter attacks at in ter mini iate points- Occupation of Dixmudc by Belgian troops without opposition from the Ger mans gave hint to expects here today that, the Germans may be planning a re tirement on a vast scale on the west front. iSome believe this retreat might 'vou carry the Germans back to the Belgian border. Such a maneuver would greatly (shorten the German line and therefore release a mass of men for defense against the smashing British and French attacks. , German1) Tight Desperately. By William Phillip Sinvms. (United Tress staff correspondent.) With the British Armies Afield, April 10. British, troops fought their wav forward in the outskirts of St. Quentin j ami L.vna today. Just north of St. It::! ; ABE MARTIN N matter how a dun is addressed,; it alius reaches vou. If thcr's any way t' git a pass thro' th' pearly gates wet kno.y some folks that'll make a try. 8 WEDGE ilLiSFMT snuvnges. Around three sides of I.ens they were ficraely fighting against German de fenders and slowly encircling the coal city. Again early today the Germans threw two more strong attacks at British po sitions at Monchy-Le-Prcux. Both failed. The British artillery .concen trated a devastating fire at the massed attacks. Another German attack likewise iu great force wag made on both sides oi the Bapaume-Cambrui road against Her bies, Noreuli and Lagnicourt. The Bri tish held at Henuies and Noreuli but the enemy obtained a foothold a spur 2,000 yards to the north ot Fonebaling and Lauuicourt. Immediately, however, the British counter-attacked and swept the enemy out. The Germnus lost heav- ily in this attack and the subsequent British counter-attack. Trench Drive Starts. By W. S. Forrest (United Press staff correspondent.) Paris, April 10. France's great of fensive, timed to synchronize with the British "big push" may now be start ing, , Today's official report indicated spread of violent nrtillery preparations all along the Champagne front; an in crease in the French drive toward St. Queutin; more bitter fighting south of the Oise and a series of terrific smashes far down to the south in Alsace-Lov- laine. .- Co-ineidentallv, the newspaper Le! Temps, remarks' today: "The war of movement will go for-1 ward soon. Our cannon Toar terribly '; north of Soissons, in Champagne, where numerous recennoissance raids on the'11'1 "P I enemy lines have taken numbers of vmsnnei-H. Other Paris newspapers today hinted belief that a French cfive was impend-1 ing, Britisli Attacks Repulsed. ' iS V, tU ,L' , T ,' y -"'T,8 Berlin, via Loudon, April 10-Rerulse!,,,"ird i'jT- i'2' H i" , of three British attacks were announced - 4 t0, U(J '"8-. H'.pte,nber opened in today's official statement. idown 1-H and gamed 1'a gfimg to irpi..' ti:i: .i i i i n ' -T 1 .-A l-2. ine nnua c c repuiseu a.ong iirm northern bank of the Scarpe and north east of Crotssille, " the war office de clared. "They were also driven back at Lagnicourt and Boursies. " An Artillery Combat. Paris, April 10. Violent artillery, firing along almost the whole of the' French front, with vigorous French of fensive raids at half a dozen places penetrating the German line in Alsace, were reported in today's official state ment. The artillery combat tvas particularly intense on the front 'from Hoissons t'd Rheims. All night between St. Quentin and the Oise the Freur'h artillery poured a destructive fire on German positions. South of the Oiso river the statement said further progress -was made to the cast by the French forces on Barisis plateau and Quincy Bassee. In the Champagne east of Aubrives (Continued on page two.) WHAT PRESIDENT ASKS Washington, Arit 16. Here are the high lights in Presi dent . Wilson 's appeal to the country for each man auJ wo man to do his bit: "We must supply abundant food for ourselves and for a large part of the nations with whom we have now maiie common c&use. "We must supply ships by the hundreds. "The industrial forces of the country, men and women alike, will be a great service army en gaged in the service of the na tion and world, the efficient friends and savior of free men everywhere- "The importance of an ade quate food supply especially for the present year is superlative. " t'pon the farmers of this country in large measure rests the fate of the war and the fate of the nations. "I call upon young men and old alike to turn in bosts to the farms. "I apepal to farmers of the south to plant abundant food stuffs as well as cotton. "To the middleman of every sort: The eyes of the country will be especially upon you. The country expects you as well as others to forego unusual profits. "This is the time for Amer ica to correct her unpardonable fault of wastefulness and ex travagance. "Theso things we must do and do well, besides fighting the things without which mere ' fighting would be fruitless." WiRELESS STATIONS MUST ALLBE CLOSED AH Licenses Suspended Dur ing War Operators Will Be glassed As Enemies : Washington, April 16 In keeping with President Wilson's recent proc lamation turning wireless stations over to the navy, Secretary Daniels today announced all licenses for shore radio stations are suspended during the war. Anyone operating a station in defi ance of the president's proclamation, "will be under "suspicion as being enemy agent. ' ' Dauiels issued the following state ment along with the president 's exec utive order: "All licenses for radio stations on shore are suspended for the duration of the war. The secretary of the navy has directed that during the war all radio sending and receiving stations, other than those operated by the United States government, bo closed. A sta tion is considered closed only when its antenna is lowered, coiled and seal ed, ground connection broken and the apparatus dismantled and packed away ',lt is incumbent upon the owners them selves to close their stations. "Failure to close a station will re sult in its apparatus being confiscated bv the government. The owner of a s.ation operating in defiance of this order will be under suspicion of being an enemy agent. "It is requested that fullest public ity be given this notice in order that all persons may be acquainted with those requirements. The secretary of the navy takes this means of informing the public. Wheat Jumped 11 Cents In Whirlwind Market Chicago, April 10.' With offerings extremely light, May wheat added j eight and one half cents to its closing! figures of last Saturday, today. Reports plentiful moisture in Nebraska audi the wheat states did not sere to dam pen ine uuiusu ienuem:it's. iniiv upt;ii-1 1 and advanced i ' to ifi'.-i-i'j. i lulv oiiened down l'-. but later gamed, (i ,"-8, going to $1.90 7-S. September !opcf l Jwn I II - W ''- , S lint later advanced l J lie corn marKet also mane good uains. Mav opened up 3-4, later advanc ( , Kfni1v. ndvaneinff sliL'ht- lv with the other grains after a neak opening. May opened down 1-8 and lat er gained V2, goiug to 06 3-8. July opened unchanged Hud remained sta tionary. September, opening down 3-8, regained the same amount, going to 57 3-8. Provisions, opening consistently low er, showed good gaius, May pork be in up 95 cents. The Morning Market Chicago, April 16. With millers and exporters alike bidding for cash wheat, future months took tremendous jumps today in the wheat pit. May closed at $2.36, 11 cents a bushel higher than Saturday's close. July wheat was up 9 1-8 over today's opening, and Hep tember, five cents. Corn jumped 3 7-8 cents for May to 1.42 5-8. Other months were up sharp ly. Oats gained a cent a bushel. The biggest gains, however, were in cash , grains. Ao, ii "hard wheat was quoted at f2.C8 to 2.74 a bushel at IS ONE OF MOST EVENTFUL WEEKS IliUJISTORI President's Appeal for Co operation Brings Conflict to Eyery Citizen SELECTIVE DRAFT BILL SEEMS LIKELY TO PASS Allied High Commission Will'jaenos Aires Patrolled and! Arrange For Full Co operation By Carl D. Groat. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, April 10. One of the most eventful weeks in American his tory lay before the United States to day. With President Wilson's appeal call ing for the co operation of every man and woman of the nation in v.acinir a successful war, bringing the conflict homo to every farm, factory and house hold, events of the next few days will move America rapidly forward to par ticipation in the struggle with Ger many. Congress will put (he war on a firm footing this week. At the same time, the allied high com-llv mission will probably be here. Such men A survey today of tho damage done as Arthur .T. Balfour; former Premier I to German property indicated there Viviani of France, and other notables, might have been some lives lost, nl will offer suggestions, make known the j though tho official government Insisted peace terms or me allies and clinch the, co-operation of this government, The senate is expected to place an unwavering nyvroval upon the $7,000, 000,000 war bond isr-'im bill bv tomor row or Weduesday. i-Vtiartir LaFollctte, , However, may vote against it. With the bond issue out of the way both houses will consider taxation prob lems. Suggestions for rai.dng nearly $2, 000,000,000 about half the first year's war expenses by added taxes, are form nllly before congress from Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The selective conscription bill is now before the senate military commit tee, while other war time bills like espionage, wooden shipbuilding plans and finance measures are due for early action. The federal shipbuilding board is to organize a $50,000,000 corporation today to build and operate the 1,000 wooden ships. The selective draft measure now seems likely to pass, though President Wilson may have to exert further pres sure upon the halting. Overshad wing the congress course. (Continued on page six.) ' 5;: : c sc PORTLAND IS LEADING Portland, Or., April 10. The naval recruiting district of which Portland is the center will probably lead the entire country iu the number of men enlisted for naval service in the twenty day period ending next Friday. The Portland station easily leads all otli.'ls in the western district, and is the only office in the country that is maintain ing the quota of enlistments prescribed by tho navy when the. call for recruits went out on April first. u ends Solid Behind President Dicifo. 'al Anril Hi. K. W Hi-riiins. newsuanei: liublislier. tndav ile-1 ni(.,l that the American committee forminv be brought to n speedy and suc- ' war finance, winch is conductintr u-anniaign fur a "pay-as-you-go" sys-! tern of war financing, had any author!- zation for placing him on record as op-, posing a government bond i.-snc. ! "The use of my name by any per-1 unn au n .1 trie i i. it a liftiwl iucni. In itii.ol 1 r. c:.,, ,,.;! ,,.,. I,. ,.e ll,u!' or the I'nited States is unauthorized."! said Hcripps. "I am heartily in sympathy with "Not only am 1 not opposed to such j this effort to conserve food by not al a bond issue, but I strongly favor it. (lowing the bread supply to be short I also strongly favor the levying of i ened in order to lengthen the supply of an income tax, particularly on the in comes of the rich, to pay off these bonds and to pay future war expenses; and I also favor good pay for our sol diers. "1 have every confidence in the president and his plans for directing tho nation in the war with Germany nnd believe that it is the patriotic duty of every citi.en in or out of of fice to stand by the president." Kansas City. At Chicago no high grade was in the market. Xo. 4 red brought $2.44 and No. 3 hard 2.43. Corn crossed the 1.30 mark, No. 2 white sellii g at $1.52 '4 per bushel. Parley went to l-51 and rye to $1.91. Standard oats sold at 11. I Flour followed wheat up today. Best grades of spring wheat flour jumped 40 cents per barrel to 12.30: the high- est price since the civil war. E HOT STREET FIGHT Country Divided In Sentiment ard Feeling Is Running High GERMAN BUILDINGS IN CAPITAL ARE DAMAGED ATI Rioters Promptly Arrested By Chprlea P. Stewart. (United Press staff correspondent.) Buenos Aires, April 10. Argentine seethed with war and anti-war demon strations today. In Buenos Aires pacifists in a well organized group, had a pitched battle with pro-war advocates and won. It was a fiercely fought molee for a short time. Today the peace advocates were planning a monster demonstration for late this afternoon, under the leadership of former Alinister of Foreign Affairs Zodlmllos. Practically all Argentine provinces reported disturbances on Sunday, creat ed by peace and war agitators. Police in every section were dealing liupartial- with the demonstrations. simply that ninny were wounded, mostly from sabers wielded by the gendarmes A number of Germans and several po licemen were injured. There was un questionably some deaths. The damaged buildings included the German club, the Kaiserhof ' hotel, the Gorman consulate and officers of Ger man newspapers' Of tho latter, the building occupied by La Union was the most wrecked. Great forces of guards patrolled the city and the German property today and the government has announced string ent precautions to prevent further outbreaks. It is understood Germany will formally demand reparation for the attack and loss of her citizens' prop erty. Argentine socialists met today and formally adopted resolutions urging the peace. In the meantime, the newspaper (Continued on page two.) PE ADVOCATES III i Ell III Bryan to Make Speaking Tour To Aid Recruiting Service Washington, April 10. William .Jen nings Bryan today personally told Pies ident Wilson he "is for anything the go ernnients wants in pushing the war to a quick and successful end." During a conference with the president at the white house lasting over half an hour liryau told the chief executive he was willing to servo on the firing line or anywhere else the president wants him i to serve. j lie said he had but one specific , thing to urge war time prohibition. ' s! j If the government thinks there ought to be universal military service or con- sci iption, or any other -way of raising jnn army, Bryan will get right behind and do everything he can to make it a success. lirynn will begin at once as a "re crnitin'' officer" among the civilian population of the country called upon to offer their services in furnishing sumdies ot every kind, that the war a'cessful close. Ile will set out tonight speaking be fore meetiiiL'S in various parts of the country outlining the part the citizen can piny in support of tw government. "1 do not cure to discuss any ques tion before congress, ' liryan (-iud, but whatever the government says is right. 1 shall support to the uttermost. alcohol It isn't wiHe to starve the people in order to make them drunk." liryan conferred with various exec utive departments to gather such in formation as tho government wishes lisseminated among tho people to a- rouse them to their duty. After hiB conference with the presi dent, Hryan dictated the following statement to newspapermen: "1 called upon the president to pay mv rcsnects ami confirm my telegram sent the day that the state of war was declared to exist. '1 ilo not care to oikcuss any ques tion before congress. Whatever the govi eminent doeg is right and I shall sup-' port to the uttermost. "I take it for granted that the peo ple will unitedly support any action taken by the government in war. "The government speaks for the EUGENE BOY KILLED Eugene, Or., April 16 A snag falling from the top of a tall tree struck Sidney LeRoy Barnes, age IS, with sufficient force to fracture practically every bone in his heat) and many in his bodv and kill him instantly yesterday. He was walking through a forest, pick ing Mowers with a girl com panion. WINE FOB THE SEWER Hillshoro, Or., April 10. Three thousand gallons of wine confiscated at the Fred Stetler winery will be poured into the sewer today by the sheriff. He will pile the fifty barrels into a pyramid in the street and then knock out the bungs, mak ing a acscade that will be & , worth, variously estimated, . from $3000 to $5000. I El Says It Like' Russia Is "Fighting for Liberty" and Two Should Agree Amsterdam, April . 16. Austria-Hungary regards a "basis of understand ing" easily capablo of being reached with llus3ia, in view of the identical beliefs in tho Russian provisional gov ernments recent statement and those stated by Foreign Minister ('zernin. A semi-official statement given this interpretation was issued iu Vienna today tho first open, formal bid for peace with Russia. ,"Jn view of. tho Russian govern nieiit mamtusto . declaring . that gov ernment was fighting only in the de fense of liberty, Austro-Hungary con siders this a basis of understanding be tween the two countries," the Vienna statement said. ' Tho government perceives the Rus sian provisional government desires to attain an aim which agrees with that which the .Austro-Hungarian foreign minister gave on March 31 as this inoa archy's war aim. a " It should not, in view of tho con formity of aims between tho govern ments of tho central powers and thoso of the Russian provisional government, bo difficult to find a way toward an understanding." whole country and there should bo no division, no dissent "I have a number of speaking dates, made before this situation arose. They can bo cancelled at any time my scr vices arc needed by the government, These meetings, however, will give mc the opportunity to bring before the laudiences I address the part that the,' citizen can play in support of tho gov- fimerI,i ar Cleveland, eminent. t took the reaper to settle the grim, " I am collecting now from govern- .sicnt hnlred ihnt minted, for what rea ment sources such information as they glm tll0y themselves only knew, betweea desire spread and shall use that inter- !tlu, tw" .0,i)(.rs for imiry a gC01.0 0f mation both in my speeches and my y(,llfg paper." l "John 1). Rockefeller and William liryan will confer with Secretary E.k,.foli01. V;ill attend the funeral of Houston as to what ho can do in t,(,ir i,mtlflr ymnitt in Cleveland," "farm recruiting. ..,Q ti, i.,..: nffi,,inl stnteinKut. from He will speak tonight at Lchighton Pa.; .Saturday at Shamokin, later at Ithaca, N. V. 4 U., UIl'l Will Hold Conference With President Wilson Wednesday Washitigton, April 10. The first foruiul step in one of the most import ant international conferences of the great war will bo taken Wednesday ! when President Wilson will receive Arthur J- Balfour, foreign minister of Knglnnd and members of the French commission now cn route to this coun- . Balfour and his party together with i tho French -com mission including for- incr Premier Viviani arm uencrai joi fie. until recently commander in chief of tho French armies, will be tendered n rnf,nril-i,ti nf ihn Wliitn lfnilftn. This formality disposed of, questions which' may control the destinies of nations will be taken up for discussion. America's rart -1- tuo world war of (Continued on page two.) BALFOUR AND PARTY i MEXICO IS BEDTRAL CAORANZA MAKES mm today Read His First Message of 200 Type Written Pages to Congress OUTLINES IN DETAIL POSITION OF MEXICO For First Time In 30 Years Senate Presided Oyer by . Vice President Mexico City, April 16 Mexico is neu tral. The capitol today received with satisfaction tho long expected state ment by President Carranza of the na tion's attitude toward the world war since the United States is in. 1 The situation had grown tense. No body knew what stand Carranza would take until he started to read bis first presidential message to tho first con stitutional congress Mexico has had ia three years. Every chair in the diplomatic boxes was filled 'when Carranza entered th chamber and began to speak. A hush reii on tuo mutant and lively scene. He spoke for four hours, from two hun dred typewritten pages of manuscript; and the tho diplomats listened careful ly ior some indication that the now fa mous Zimmerman note proposing war vu the I'nited States by Mexico, Ucriuaiiy and Japan, had borne fruit. the first chief a speech was a detail ed outline of hig position with regard t tno i nitou Mates- dating back to tli usurpation of power of Huerta. Iu his lengthy recital of Mexican Aniericmi relations, Carranza took occa sion to deny statements by P. C. Knox, formerly American secretary of state. that Carranza had once asked America's intervention. ; Members of Mexico's senate took the oath of office last night, amid ii.ipies sive eereinonios and under the new con stitution. For the first time in mure than M years the Mexican senate is now presided over by a vice-president of tho republic. Tho next representative as sembly likewise met ainl organized, but all congressional work was held up by lack, of a (lucrum. , IS ENDED BY DEATH Brothers Had ot Spoken for 29 Years John D. Will Attend Funeral New York. April 10. Death todar ended the 17-year-old feud betwcea j ,jln t. Rocket' e'ller and his brother, prk. The billionaire oil kins an- ,, m,,i ti,llt- i10 would attend his broth- Bo;kcf..,,fr,.. standard Oil offices hcr today. I Neither friends, associates, mutual ; business interests, nor family ties sue jceeded in breaking down tho iiiyteriou wall between the two men. For 17 years they neither spoke, wrote nor so much j as referred to each other. It was to each as though the other did not exist. They were chums iu boyhood- They fought their early business battles sid by side. They shared their first suc cesses as they had shared their child- 'hood poverty. They were unusually close ' as brothers. Tho break came in 1900. In that year Frank Rockefeller announced that hi (Coutinued on page twe.) jfc js )t iC ifc jjt ijc )(c sjc Sc -fr l(C sC 5c fc TUJ? 1L1V jjc 3- 3t 5 !t 3t C " 3C SC s(t lc ( ijc ijl !jt Oregon: Tonight and Tuesday showers west, oc casional rain or snow east portion, freezing tempera tures tonight east portion; variable inds mostly south winds m o s 1 17 southerly. i bar tmpiT