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ELATION IS M ! FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ' j I K I K . I X I . I i 'u n i ram .ETH YEAR-NO. 103 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1917 J NDDUMA A EftS, WOII REUNITED I of Surging Crowds Changes Into Patriotic Demon-ion-Iastinctire. Caution Against Aiding Germany Disrupting Russia's Forces the CauseGerman-In-nceil Agitator Swept Aside-Fear of Germany Victor sis Prevailing Feeling By William G. Shepherd, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) rograd, May 4. Via London, May 5. After two if cheering, muttering, jostling mobs surging back arth in demonstrations that at. times appeared iisly near to organized riots, the duma provisional nraent had today apparently succeeded in re-estab- itself. An all night meeting last night apparently led out many differences between the duma leaders he soldiers and workmen's delegates, the headquarters of the soldiers' and workmen's ittee today it was informally stated that an amicable iment had been reached with the duma leaders and he executive committee by a two to one vote, had ,?ed the government's pledges. Included in these m it was reported, was one to announce publicly the is behind the provisional government's announce on May Day as to Russia's aims in the war. Soldiers ates said today the full text of this explanation had read to the executive committee and approved by . the meantime the temper of the surging crowds on .reets has perceptibly changed. Yells and impreca against the ministers have been quieted for cheers mocratic Russia. Sober heads in the throngs ap tly succeeded in bringing home to the demonstrators seessity for continuance of a complete f orm of gov- ant, a government that would have been dissolved ;leof the mob if the crowds' demands for resignation rious ministers had succeeded. " Are Against Germany. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAIN'S AND NT5W8 STANDH FIVE CENTS SUBMARINE MM HAY BE REMOVED tj'-five thousand persons were fin the streets around tlie Mar place all day Thursday and f niglit. It was a turbulent, J mob. Many clashes occurred members. Several shots were o attentat was made to keep or W persons nere reported struck :St. ivd kept ceaseless vigil around ng;n which the soldiers' and 8 8 Mfgates were meeting. Kx ots gathered around various w lheers for the people's rule ael with roars of jiiilnn I demands for wholesale resigna I the present government lead- gli all the disorder there ran HMtive caution ngainst aiding -f by disrupting Russia's forces. jUgitntnvs who sought to urge brotherhood with Gorman sol f howled down. Nicholas Lein ' rf;'-'i'f-t aa a German-influ- S'wor, was literally .netrea to speak. The crowd "umiioi VCt 1 ill tnllr Believes Edison's Experi ments Have Found Means of Ending It New York, May 3. Strong belief that the submarine problem will be solved by one or more American inventions, already tested by the naval consulting board, was expressel this afternoon in a statement lo the United Tress, by W. L. Saunders, chairman of the board. Saunders suid that he did not know of any single invention made by Thom as A. Edison, president of which would end the submarine peril, but clearly intimated that Edison is engaged in experiments that promise to bo successful. "There have been a lnrge number of inventions submitted to the board," said .Saunders. " Jfanv have been tried and found practicable. Mv belief is that a combination of these inventions will solve the submarine problem. I am confident that it will be solved bv some of the inventions now before us. As a result of recent discoveries I a in hope- lui mat tlie undersea pent will soon be met effectively." Saunders emphasized the fact that no announcement had been authorized by the navy department and that he was expressing his personal opinion. Saunders positively denied a state ment quoting him as saying the subma rine problem "has been solved." He also asserted that he did not ex press his "hope for an early solution" for the purpose of allaying public fears. HURTS NORTHWEST Washington. May 4.- 0ft.it strong oppoiiition by Pacific coast IuiiiIhtbico, the' houe in terstate cotnnierc committee this afternoon rerhirtid favor ably a bill giving the govern ment power to tssem charges on deckloadn of ships utssing through the Panama canal. which would enter into secret treaties. Constant demand that the present min isters make public all compacts into which they had enteieu or intended en tering or else resign was voiced. "We aro fighting an offensive nnd not a defensive war," was a reiterated cry. There was diminution in the size of (ho crowd 'when the ministry met at night in joint session with the executive council of the soldiers and workmen's delogntes- Tho mob's demands had by this time been changed into appeals for certain policios by the ministers. "The Russian people- have been burd ened with a heritage of internal and in ternational wrongs; they have cleaned out the former, now they must clean out the latter," was one typical speech by ono of the crowd's orators. "Miliukoff knows - all about secret treaties he must publish them," was another utterance greeted with wild acclaim. $125,000,000 MOKE When the impromptu orators in the crowd had worn themselves out the mob swept began yelling for speeches from the crowd duma leader. Their demands, in a vast Rrtfrn'o 1. , a i. a a. ii. . i.ll CroraV i :hui us ur cuiuioi, peiiuirmea in me nun i - . .... iu vvuiuu i 10 ministers ana buiukhm unu workmen were debating. Crisis Still Acute. Miliukoff wag the first to respond to roars of demand for a speech. He ap peared on the platform and begged the ' Abhor !fl(.L m ... I people to be patient. He was respect- ole If "f T atl6S' , ' f greeted-ieven cheered. Then the fmcd tn li i mob demanded mat I'resiaentKouzianiiy "'Hinir n I , populace . 0f tho duma speak. He had to respond jjjMmport any ministry . i tie fnre 0 timnderoivs insistence. I .... ivunH.f iihu SUOllV ' a Mtr dl i. ,1n,,.t-.. 7 at a"y cost, and this senti ? le';0i and fostered bv the provisional leaders, who V owd and besought order Washington, May 5 -The gov ernnient today announced fur ther loans of $125,000,000 to flreat Britain and France. A $33,000,000 loan was today clos ed with British representatives nnd a $100,000,000 loan to France will be consummated within a few days. These further transactions bring the total war loans to date to $425,000,000, $200,000, 000 having been loaned to Great Britain some time ago and $100,000,000 to Italy. "BEATEN BY WOfvlAN" CAM SUICIDE Montana Candidate Defeated by Miss Rankin, Dies Broken Hearted Elkhart, Ind., May 5. Despondent over illness mid crushed in spirit bv his defeat ot.tht' primaries by Miss Jcaunette Rankin, congressman from from Montana, Colonel Jacob E. Crull, of Roundup, Mnt., is dead a suicide. He drank muriatic acide while tdtting on the steps of an undertaking estab lishment today. "I'm heartbroken," was all Crull would say at the hospital before death occurred this afternoon. Crull was 58 years old and unmarried. Thirty years ago he left this section, where he spent his boyhood, and went west to find his fortune. He began the the practice of law, served one term in the Montana legislature and was ap pointed a colonel on the governor's staff. He was making good politically. Finally he decided to run for congress on the republican ticket. Miss Rankin entered the lists against him. He was beaten. Crushed, his ambition defeated, Crull could not bear the jibe "beaten by a woman," and turned to his old home. The most of the winter was spent at the home of a sister, Mrs. Emma Crull Little. The only thing found on Crull at the hospital was his will. He is survived by three brothers and two sisters. This is not the first time tragedy .has stalked into thCrull family. His two sisters were married "on the same day and lost their husbands by death within a week or, eacn otner- HER!! FLANK IS IHSERIQUSDAHGER OF BEING TURNED If French Can Capture Laon Germans May Have to Retire Again CAPTURE OF CRAONNE MAKES TffiS POSSIBLE Germany Brings 160,000 Re serves In to Battle To Prevent This CHItlO GIVES ROYAL MET 0 IT Miles of Streets Jammed with Cheering Americans, and Every, Mile Ablaze with Flags of Three Countries Viviani Stirred the Deepest Patriotism When He Said: "When the Rights of One Nation Are Violated the Rights of AH Nations Are Trampled Under Foot" By George Martin. (United Press staff correspondent.) Chicago, May 5. Viviani, Joffre and the French commission today bade fare place of the common people, in the heart of the stockyards district. There the hero of the Marno and the man who made la jatrio stand solid as a rock in the early months of the war RESERVE ENGINERS San Francisco, May 5 The secre tary o fwar has ordered the organiza tion of reserve engineer regiments in various parts of the country, to be called into service for railroad duty, it was an nounced at army headquarters this aft ernoon. These troops will be used as soon as sufficiently organized under di rection of the chief of engineers of each army department. Enthusiastic Reception Is Given Balfour By Congress President and Wife Attend London, May 5.- Way Tor flanking of the Laon pivot of the German Hinden burg line was open to the French to day. If General Nivelle can turn the trick and outflank the Germans by cap ture of Laon in the immediate future, military strategists hero believe the re tirement of the Germans to the frontier lino will be necessary. Capture of Craonne, dominating the Aisne plateau and the Mietto valley, taken in a surprise blow of great strength struck yesterday by the French commander, gives t,ie French their entry point for this important operation. Today the French were nine miles distant from Laon, but with the intervening ground favorably situated for their further progress. German re serves hurriedly concentrated to offset the French victory were stubbornly con testing every inch or me grouna held by Nivelle 's troops and front dis patches indicated a battle of gigantie proportions was gathering there- Craon ne and Laon lie at the base of an angle of which LaFere is the point. A peno : tration of thia angle would fiive the al lies a nolo back or the Hindenburg hue all the way north and place the Germans in grave jeopardy. Deadlock Continues. Field Marshal Haig's report today in dicated continuance of the deadlock in the Arras sector and was devoted to fighting action to the south. "East of LeVerguicr we carried out a successful raid at night, taking a few prisoners, "he said. ' ' North of Havrin- eourt wood, we progressed." The deadlock in the Arras sectr was not during the night, however. Three iurther German counter-attacks were made during the night, the British com mander in chief reported. AU were di rected against the newly won British positions on the Hindenburg line- The first was broken down in concentrated British artillery fire. The other two passed the barrages but were driven back from the British trenches after a period of sharp fighting. Progress around Fresnoy, to the south, was also reported by Haig. At Messines hostile raiders were repulsed. well to the sea of flags and the roar of will meet the men of brawn the mm. cheers which marked the first two days ! whose love Pnd interest they came to of their tremendous Tccnntinn ,v ti, America to enlist and their wcraet i A. folk and children. middlo west and, after the big stock yards mass meeting this afternoon, will carry their message of war and love to other conquests. The west awoke today to tho sound of tho voice of embattled France thunder ing its plea for America's aid in "a world war for freedom." And the French war makers them selves, tucked away amid the luxurious furnishings of Charleh R. Crane's mar ble palace on Lakeshore Drive, awoke to a realization that the west is for war to the finish. Formality and cxclusiveness were not on the program of the day and Viviani tfnd Joffre, both numbered among France's "men of the people" stepped down among those myriad hosts of the middle west who earn their bread by the sweat of their brows. It was to such thousands as Viviani and Joffre will addresse themselves in the monster free public stockyards meeting which says Chicago's farewell to the war envoys late today that ex- Premier Rene Viviani directed his words when he cried: - "Come to us, American broth rsl MARTIN day. Minister of Justice Kercnsky was next demanded. All three leaders were round ly cheered. Then the noise subsided somewhat. All night long, however, there were thousands who stood or walked in swaying crowds back and forth on nearby streets. Tho yelling mob spirit had apparently exhausted itselt by day light and when word was spread about that the conference between tho duma leaders and the solCTTers' and work men's committee wa proceeding satis- ! factorily, most of the remnants of the crowd mustered cheers trom the hoarse throats and melted away. Although on the surface the situation appeared to have cleared considerably today, a statement by the provisional ministry, affirming complete acqucs cence with yesterday's declarations by Foreign Minister MiliuTtoff indicated there is still an acme crisis between the provisional duma leaders and the soldiers' and workmen's delegates. Miliukoff yesterday declared that Rus sia would not mnlec a separate peace and that it must stand by obligations to its allies, made in comacts between the czar' and the other entente govern ments. YOUNG MURDERER St. Paul, Minn. May 5. That .Too Redenbaugh, age 22, alleged boy des perado, killed Mrs. Alice inmn ana, an ..in : .... . nrobablv with an accomplice, murder- uii on til' free n,i Dlim. nnnn r,t' Mimipnnnlis. speeding the day before Mrs. Duun's murder wns the nositive statement of Chief O'Connor here today. By J. P. Yoder. (L'uited Press staff correspondent.) Washington, May 5. With tho presi dent and Mrs- Wilson in the gallery and joining in the applause, the house of representatives this afternoon staged one of the most spectacular, wildest patriotic demonstrations iu its history, in greeting untisn foreign lunusiur Arthur J. Balfour. The reception given Balfour came as a climax to the manner iu which mem bers of the British and French missions now in this country have been received elsewhere. Renresentatives. senators, allied and neutral diplomatic representatives and just plain citizens who packed and jam med the galleries, joined in the wild greeting to Britain's foreign minister. As tho demonstration , progressed, President; Wilson left his seat in the On the platform with the two historic French heroes will be another great man of tho people, Lieutenant Colonel Fabry, the "blue devil" of France and one of the gallant few hundred who blocked the onrush of the Teutonic hordes over a Bix mile front in tb" epoch-making battle, of tho Marne. It is said of Fabry that he personally has killed more Germans than any oth er fighting man in all trie allied forces. Also that he has been nearer hell than any man living. His trench at the Marne was shallow. The soil, mixed sand and dirt, could not be piled up. Tho only fortification available consisted of tho bodies of German dead. Fabry used them. When he needed more he used a hook on a rope to drag them in. Fabry's best friend was hilled be side .him in this entrenchment. The only place Fabry could bury him was directly beneath tho spot where he stood to fight. He buried him 'thero and lor six days stood, knelt or lay on the &ave, fighting and hoping against hope that the Germans would not break through And they didn't- "Qnit.n tho eontrarv." ho said, "I Come and fight' side by Bide with your j think the submarine peril right now n French brothers; your allied brothers- just serious s c., - i i. "Come under vour Glorious banner to tw me """" "uw v - fight for the democracy of the worldl'"' meet and show all men that when the rights! of a single nation are violated, the rights of all nations are trampled under foot." With his jaw locked and his doubled fist smashing into his palm for empha sis, Viviani deliverea nis aiatriDie against kaiserism: "From the first you gave us the benefit of your moral, support, because you aTO a great democracy. And wo are a great democracy. Because in Europe and in France there are free men who were thus acreed in soul to raise yet higher the flag of democracy before But you must renlembef' this is only my personal bolief." Prices Trend Upward In Some Industries slow to realize that the president was a spectator, finally began cheering. The president rose in response and stood until the house quieted for a moment before the arirval of the Balfour party. The house rose again and cheered as Balfour, on the arm of Chairman iiooclj of the house 'foreign affairs committee, walked to the speaker's desk, shook hands with Speaker Clark, and stood before the members. Balfour's entrance was greeted with the usual houso announcement by the doorkeeper: The Lid Was Off. "The honorable, tne British misison to the United States." That tilted the lid. When tho cheer ing concluded Clark announced: "I present to you the Right Honor able Arthur James isairour, secretary Resistance Desperate. Paris, May 5. Germany is pouring fresh divisions into desperate fighting along all the Soissons-Rheims front in a determined attempt to stop the French advance and retake positions- lost in General Nivelle 's recent drives, today's official statement showed. Four new German divisions approxi mately 160,000 men were called on by the Teutons to aid in their violent coun ter attacks. The German counter thrusts furnished tho greater part of tho fighting, but around Mont Cornillet and east of Blond Mont the French again succeed ed in gaining ground, in the face of vio lent resistance. "South of the Oise a German attack was checked by our curtain of fire," the statement said. "Near Coucy for- f.. ,. 1 me till we si'id Mrs. Tilford renewed and re- ilcrv to co to the house floor. There .of state ror loreigu a.a v,-. he shook hands with Balfour amidst re- Britain. . mi.- o.lti.u : Tha nhppflllff fU newea cneermg. me d.iu.u iuu:.su ,,.-,,.',. to the house minister addressed the nou : ornery " "an an appealto America to fngn?ributffe to America's entrance in-1 help the " ti,e peop e of the jrld to tn the war. which, he said, must be com plotcd successtuliy to tue aines auu America, if democracy is to live. Fresiaent; in uauery, Balfour attacked Germany savagely .1 T..c.:.!..i.f- as the nouso cneeruu auu uniu Wilson applauded vigorously. Germany, Balfour declared, is "re morselessly and unscrupulously" car rying out its appalling object to domin ate the civilization or mankind. He confidently predicted that the "tree people of the world will surciy con quer." ' , . The president and the British mis sion Balfour, Major General Bridges, Admiral Dechair and other members ,...: ttb c.aiiitol at 12:25. Balfour and his party were taken immediately to Speaker ClarK's oixice w T Ambassador Spring-Rice and house lead ers were awaiting them. The president, Mrs- Wilson nud Mrs. McAdoo went to the executive gallety perhaps the first time a president has gone into the gal lery of the house. For five minutes President Wilson sat iu the gallery unnoticed. Then some member looked up and saw him. lhe member started applauding. The house, New York, May 5. The New York Evening Snn financial review today says: , , ' , t Trading was quiet inthe day's short session and prices in the main were narrow, largely of professional origm and, therefore, of no great significance. There were active intervals in sueh s- tt:,i u,.itnc Kp1. Dataware the rampant of an autocracy which is Hudson ond othcrs ln which a tottering to its fall. I heavy short interest had been built up. "Absolute monarchies imagine they Coveinr j lrtose slocks carried them can conquer other peoples by tho mar- ff0 a 8Ubstnntia fraction to as riages they make and by placing on all mFu(,h ftg three poits or so in Delewnre the thrones of Europe their relatives and Hu,iBOn. Sentiment in Wall Street and representatives. This is not democ- Wts distjnctly improved with the new racy. And this they cannot do." spirit of cooperation between tho bank- Seldom have crowds jumped to their ers hcre nnd the secretary of the trcas feet and cheered so wildly, so unre- ury - ag wa8 indicated by tho confer strainedly, as did those which have en,'B 0f yesterday and the big sueecss marked every step of the French visit- of tiie war bond flotation, ors progress since their arrival in Chi- There was a firm undertone to the cago; and which early tramped forth industrial list throughout, but railroda to line their way today. were irregular with an alternate tur Waving tho tri-color and the Stars to weakness. Tho opening Tvas vanablu and Stripes, massed humanity made a within narrow limits. Strength later living lane from the Crane home down developed moderately, with Unilei the broad Lakeshore Drive to the art states Steel above lit. Anaconda nncl gallery, the first stop on the party's Utah fractionally higher and llmtea farewell tour of Chicago today. States Industrial Alcohol up a point or Joffre in field gray and Viviani in more. Most of these gains, .however, a black business suit and derby hat, were neutralized the cl08'nK- saluted and bowed from their big car ; ""J- " as they swept by the caeering throngs 1 Knife TYaCV Other thousands lined tho winding JUJj riMUS aW . course of the party's parade through I M l GldltV 01 MUTCer (he loon district at noon; and solid. MVl UUiHJ wi muim blocks of humans filled the highways in all directions as the Frenchmen rolled up to tne L mversny vi "imb" Seattle, Wash., May 5. Thomas Tra- OV, 1. VV. W, (jrgu in 1 j most active. . . hmcheou. . . edw.th the ?J. " During the night north of the Aisne Fou0wing a mid-afternoon drive a deputy 8n1" '"V:,:; the Germans violently counter attack- tUr0Ugh the boulevards and parks of , 5, during a battle between V ed our Craonne positions captured yes- Soutifnd West Chicago, the long line nties and 200 1. W. a? . of big cars will whizz down to Dex-. ,U1 had lasted nine weeks ter pavillion, tuat monster meeimii of six men and Anwn Germany's military despostism The president applauded at every op portunity. The spcecn concniaea, u disappeared- Members believed he had gone back to the White House. A cheer from the back of the chamber greeted the president's unexpected entrance on the floor of the house. Followed by a dozen secret service men the president walked down the main aisle of the house, mixed up with 400 congressmen, and awaited bis turn to shake hands with Balfour and his C01ffriff8tinnw hands with Balfour, the president leaned oyer and whispered a erecting to im". . S.:n- n, othnr members of the mission and left the chamber amid cheers, to i, Atrs Wilson from the executive gallery. . fof jeptio,,, "Mr. Speaker, members of the house j in;u o,ul eentlemen." said Bal- fnT "Will vou permit me, on behalt of my friends and myself, to express our deepest and sincere thanks for the reception given us xoupj. terday, but all efforts were broken by resistance of our infantry and by our barrage fire. The enemy was unable to reach our lines anywhere. "At Berry -au-bac, after violent fight ing, German attacks toward our posi tions east of Hill 108 were repulsed- "On Friday evening, following yes terday's attacks, the Germans again at tempted counter attacks northwest of Ktteims, toward evening, unuKiug up great reserves from Aguilcourt. They utterly failed in all attempts to ad vance, being smasneu Dy tne jrencu heavy and field artillery, with huge losses to them. Two new German di- visions were identified m the battle. We took 925 prisoners, including a Ger man major. "In the Champagne a violent name occurred Friday evening in the region of Cornillet Mont. Our forces further progressed east of the mountain slopes around Mont riona, ue"i ueu.icoi resistance. Here also the Germans util ized two fresh divisions. Our captures were 100 German soldiers." SNOW IN DENVER .Wheat Up Six Cents Over Last Night sltose wheat later advanced July opened Chicago, May 5. Scattered buying in tho absence of selling pressure and covering by shorts, caused an upturn .. " . . . . :l ft I in tne wneat pit touay. j opened up 2 3-4 and 3U. elnnin? at 42.78Vj down V; later gaining 4 ana ciushik at $2.24V. September opened down l't later gaining 4'a and closing at $1-89 3-4. Corn trade was light and after a weak opening Rood gains were regis- toi-o.i Mav nnened down and ad vanced 1 3-4, closing at 9i-oo. oui,r opened down , gained 1 3-8, closing . t 44 ii-n. 'pepiemuer uwuto u r.honcrp,1 mid trained 0-8. closing at 1 3f 3-8. Oats were influenced oy tne majui grains. May opened down A, later tc u.rlni, 1 1-8. closina at 67 5-8. July opened unchanged and advanced 3-8 to 63 7-8, the closing figure. September nr.onod down 1-8. later saining Vi and tn a day. Titd nivv pnmnosed . . T. . six women nau oeen uui . - ...... n .11... T to w Tt. is doubttiil ii ii ouwi x- .... ... charged with murder on the same occa sion, will over ne tried. Prosecutor Black and ms special - ..:.- immofViHtBlv went. into. conFor- ence announcing that at 10:30 qlock this morning they woum """" whether or not the remaining 11 de fendants would lie tried. Denver, Colo, May 5 This section i i rviinmdn" shivered under a .ti i.i.-j. . e xnrlAM. rtnn. I.lrvctiii(r nt. fifi. three incn oianitei ui suun wiuj. . . , . ij ,i i-.ii,:, f i,a.4i.l Prnv s nns were irregular, lard and vcr,..c" r", r'ir.nf- nh.t:' oork showing slight nl while ribs nnii ran siurui ouuncu w - i w THE WEATHER Oregon: ' To night and Sun day showers west, partly cloudy and warmer east por tion j southerly winds. ; , (Continued on page four.) ing. at noon. were lower. THE Cr I