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SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1917
T FRENCH TERRITORY
tain to Happen Soon Unless French Drive Is Checked
kalians Today Drove Wedge Mile Deep Into Ger
Unes Hindenburg Pours Picked Reserves Into
'e and fighting Is Most Desperate 6,000 Prisoners
n Today-Two Strong Positions In Danger
By William Philip Simms,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
the British Armies in the Field, May 7. Aus
troops forged ahead a mib into the German lines
his morning.
the moment of cabling this great hole in the Ger
ie is being successfully maintained against enemy
i-attacks.
penetration of the German front thus achieved is
i Riencourt.
Australians began their drive at dawn. Their
salient was pushed forward, yard after yard, to
depth, in the face of violent resistance. The
carried them to the east of a village lying in a
n direction from Riencourt.
ieourt itself is thus hemmed in by British troops to
A, the east and the south.
Riencourt attack was a part of general progress
vemcnt achieved on the right flank early today,
han a hundred prisoners were taken,
.where on the British front there were no major
of infantry, but all along the line artillery on both
ere violently active.
teseives Sacrificed.
c By Henry Wood.
Press staff correspondent.)
I French Annies in the Finld,
Itrnmny's retirement from
it come unless Hindenburg
Sop the French drive.
i fighting brought proof of
Rulization o'f the necessity of
' treat by the German eommind-i
nr.' :hni:,aii efforts which the
making to save the Rheims sa-
if 's picked troops arc being
te the breach made by the
The flower of the German
iek Hiudenlmrg bad saved for
issped would be a final decisive
vis now being sacrificed.
5 aside from the Franco-Bri-Mive
between the Aisne and
Germans are now facing an
cc in the Champagne. They
; tbe French offensive between
( and Moronvillers threatens
Acir evacuation of the Rheims
tee Mounts lirimont and Ber
ets Hogcnt L Basse and Vitry
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NBW9
STANDS FIVE CENTO
BREAD FRUIT BEE AD
(By 1'nited I'rws.)
Kio De Janeiro, May 7. A
syndicate has been funned here
to manufacture breadfruit
flour. The promoters Kay the
flour will make as good bread
as wheat, at much les8 cost. The
breadfruit supply throughout
Brazil is declared to be par
ticularly unlimited.
jit
THE SMALL GARDEN
NOTICE: The department
of agriculture at Washington,
D. C, has issued a bulletin eu
titled "The Small Vegetable
Garden.' ' It is aimed at the
man who bus land enough for a
small garden, but no definite
idea of how to proceed- This
booklet should be placed in the
right hands as quickly as pos
sible. A copy can be obtained
free by any person writing a re
quest for one to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C.
Market Very Dull
Price Trend Is Lower
HOOVERCONSULTS
FOOD COMMITTEE
AS TO CONDITIONS
His Statements As To World's
Food Supply Vastly
Important
WILL BE EXPURGATED
BEFORE MADE PUBLIC
British Food Investigators
Aiding In Uncovering ,
Speculators' Tricks
German trenches, each packed tight
with Gorman troops and speeding to the
channel house of the German front
lines. - -Arriving
there, these fresh reserves
! were unendingly launched against tne
French. And they melted away unend
ingly in the French machine gun fire
the deadly accurate barrage of the fa
mous Soixauto Qninzes, the cold steel
of the French bayonets or the explosion
of French grenades.
The Pick of the Army.
Not only has tho number of the en
emy troop's in the past few days' fight
ing been greater than that employed in
any previous engagements since the
early days of the war, but the quality
of troona is higher. Prisoners showed
there were no decrepit reserves. All
those captured were of choice regi
merits. Saturday around Craonne, for
instance, a complete division of the
picked Prussian Guard -was called into
action by the Herman commanders, xi
was practically annihilated in a vain
attemnt. to retake Craonne.
Tho unrfnet. uviitv underlying me
New York, May 7. The New York
evening Sun financial review today
says;
Trading in today's market was lack
ing in practically every element of in
terest save for those professional oper
ators on tho floor of the stock ex
change who were engaged in covering
short accounts. The shoit interest is
in fact so extensive that traders on
that side of the market are prone to
timidity.
The fact that the market advanced
one to two points in relatively small
volume of trading would indicate that
there was less readiness to sell than
in tho latter half of last week. The
success of tho liberty loan offering to
date has been due more to the banks
and wealthy investors tlian to the aver
age wage- earner, to reach whom the
aan.atn.i. rv tlia ti-io a,i tr !u hm.iloiflr
every effort to order wgiwflie flofff'j",
lion u popular uuainciri.
Prices receded somewhat trom the
best level of the day in the afternoon
session as activity died down, although
still holding well above the previous
closing. Motor and leather stocks were
particularly strong, the latter respond
ing to increasing war demand
leather.
constitute the keystone tv " L- 'C iJ": ...1 t;
Ian frnS,rr3hUCtllrC thVanic' strategy of the whole forward
...:!!" - push culminated in its greatest expres-
r uung reserves. ion of effectiveness Saturday. On that
" 'Hesany ot preventing the ',,..: hourn after the English had
f i ne sa)ient winch would i 'j ,i, -,., nivntnl salient
withdrawal from France is "... V",".. ,T1 ..u.
to Germans to
WO Prisoners Today.
' prisoners taken up to to-
jwt indicate a shattered Gor
. On the contrary, the Ger
WKistiiig with the degree of
hitherto nnknown. But the
prisoners does the immense
)8 which the Germans are
wto the conilif t
hung put to tho slaughter
i ,,n,"l'ngon a height
fl could see tho French stead
I wt the Hindenburg salient,
'Wc with gass(,s t0 ,uake out
M motor lorries behind the
BE MARTIN
for
An agent of the Oregon Fruit com-
oanv has iust been at Sutherlin con
tracting for bean acreage. He says that
his company .will have 2000 acres of
beans this year in the w lllaiuette ana
Umpqua valleys.
Washington, May 7. Herbert C.
Hoover, chairman of the food commit
tee of the Council of National Defense1
and the administration's consulting ex
pert on world food conditions, appear-"
ed unexpectedly before the house agri
cultural committee to urge immediate
action on the administration's food con
trol legislation.
So important were Hoover's revela
tions as to the present world food sup
ply, the conference was behind closed
doors and it was said his remarks
would be subject to careful expurga
tion before being made public.
The committee is working overtime
to dispose of the food legislation, which
confers great powers to regulate 'pro
duction and distribution of food and
punish manipulation, jhnd "preventable
waste." It will be foported to the
house, it is expected, farly in the week.
British AretHelping
Chicago, Mav 7.--Aitish food inves
tigators, it became ynowB today, are
aiding in the "food speculator " inves
tigation lieingScoudwted , in Chicago,
Boston, Los Angelo iand other largo
cities of the wutry by federal author-
,,u.muminnm,-.m.:-- ...
formation gleaned by the
British
food commissioners, who drove eggs in
England from $1.10 down to 25 and 30
cents per dozen, will prove invaluable
to American officials in breaking the
"price fixing ring," a British official
stated.
"We are looking to get a big net of
fish before this week is done in Ameri
ca. The time is opportune, as right now
there are men, who, for patriotic rea
sons, will give up information that at
other times is hard to get," said an
allied investigator. likewise, "1 look
for the courts to deal with an iron
$25,000,000 More Is
Loaned Great Britain
Washington, May 7. An additional
loan of 25,0()0,()0d was made today to
Great Britain.
The transfer wa not attended by the
usual formalities. Secretary McAdoo
sent a treasury warrant to British Am
bassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice at the
British enibass-y and received in return
Great Britain's obligation for the num.
The loan is a part of 1 00,000,000
which will be turnedovcr to great Bri
tain at intervals during the month of
May. The fir6t portion was transferred
Saturday. The remaining $50,000,000
will be transferred in either of two in
stallments within the next three weeks-
AMERICAN BUSINESS
WILLNOT SUFFER
War Will No Doubt Stimulate
Many Lines of Production
and Industry
By Lowell Mellett
(United Press staff correspondent)
London, May 7. American business
has nothing to fear from the war. The
profits in Englaild have been above
normal since the war began
Lord Khondda, president of the local
government board and a member of
Lloyd-George s cabinet, in making this
statement to the United Press, declar
ed the American business man frrm
the small tradesman up to the biggest
capitalist can look optimistically to
the future.
Lord Ehondda may be best known to
Americans as D. A. Thomas his name
before elevation to a title. He iB one
of the world's captains of industry
with interests not only in England, but
in France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Brazil
and Argentine. He has made frequent
visits- to the United States his latest
being one undertaken at the request
of Premier Lloyd-George to arrange
supplies for England and to obtain in
formation, as to American business con
ditions.
"1 have evcr been inclined to urge
twrt-Ameriea 'feme in'," Lord Khon
kAIlROA
STILL III
K ALL WANT
GHER RATES
(Continued on page three.)
Men of All Countries, Now
American Citizens, Out to
Welcome Great Frenchman
V,o WtnitniiVinro- linn 111 tllC TCEIOUS
sacrifice the' i-,..u . P.iaiiino i,n 'Fronch
'SAi. . Ill iMttlt'CUlUt uuu iviamto .
. .ives in an ettort to ,,, , oiv i-iin, (four miles of
tne soiunern pivoiai wurui i"
gion of Moulin Lattaux.
Whole Line Menaced.
The double success of the allied arm
ies tn dnv menaces the entire Hinoen-
I burg retreat line from its two most vital
points. The, victories consimiu- mic
first great objectives toward which
every French and English action since
the beginning of the great offensive has
i strategically contributed.
The Frenah advances on the Hinden
burg salient is only a small portion of
their success in the second great drive
since April 16 This fighting has cov
ered a front of nearly 22 miles includ
ing the entire length of Chemin Des
Dames (the ladies highway) with ex
tensions to the east and northwest.
Now the entire daonnc plateau uas
i nintAat ha jmtira summit
of the ridge dominating the plateau and
descending toward iaon uas uren
,'tured; nearly 13 milesfof Chemin Des
I Dames is held, all of the road but a
'small portion in the vicinity of Fort
Malmaisou. The new French positions
formerly constituted the greatest obsta
cle, when they were in German hands,
to Nivelle's advance to lmuu.
I dominate the valley of the Ailette,
down which the French kept up Satur
day's and Sunday's operations.
But. in addition to this great succcts,
another epochal victory has been reg
istered by the Frencn on tne nui-nii-
frftnt.- There, or Friday, uenerai -tvi-velle
iiiitated an offensive north and
east of the Eheims which carried the
French over several heights. The vie-
I tory mav soon liberate Rheims, as tne
I German " hate target. ,
When the French, on Katuruay mov
ing, leaped out of their trenebse in the
Aisno assault, the German first lines
were literally gorged with men under
orders to die resisting.
Hardly had the, French beat oowu
these linos of human flesh and attain' i
their first objective, capturing and kill
ing thousands, than the Germans initiat
ed fresh counter-attacks. They were
By George Martin
(United Press staff correspondent)
St. Louis, Mo., May 7. The middle
west's unrivalled reception of the great
French warriors and statesmen is at an
end and with the Inst long cheers of
the flag-strewn crowd which watched
tne special out of sight hew today,
cheering in tho distance, Premier Vi
viani and General Joffre turned their
steps toward the grave of Lincoln.
Perhaps the most impressive aim sig
nificant moment of the French commis
sion 's tour of the west will come when,
in the presence of a great gathering of
those common people for whom all
three have given the best efforts of
their lives,' Rene Viviani and Joseph
Tnffi-p lenders in the war for the email
1 r.
!
S -
?j ft I r
3 ut
TftlllA .1 ...
"ttat ,1,, ', ' fashioned
r aapf j' 1 "ft fer a bar
in,,..? Lts o' n. ...
1 'UK i . -.".via. n-w.
tk'worV k th'W
dipped colors of the American garden
snot and sped across Indiana into the
east for other conquests.
But for the moment, the eyes of tho
world are turned toward three great
figures in history, who meet in spirit
todav in the shadowy silence of the
rugged and immortal rail splitter's
resting place. These three have much
in common
dda told the United Press, "and this,
notwithstanding me fact that I was
aboard the Lusitania when the Ger
mans torpedoed her. 1 have consistent
ly believed that America would do the
right thing but that it was America's
own problem.
"Now that America has taken the
step, I feel free to assure American
businessmen among whom 1 have a
great number of friends that possible
fears for business disaster through the
war are likely to prove unfounded.
"Certainly it has not been that case
in England, except in isolated instances
m some lines. The government realized
$700,000,000 from its excess profits tax
last year. That means proms above the
normal before the war profits. The prof
its last year were $1,160,000,000, since
$700,000,000 represents the sixty per
cent tax.
"Moreover, last year's profits were
achieved with but little evidence of so
called profiteerings- Labor obtained its
due proportion in increased wages as
witnessed by ability of tho working
men to meet the increased cost of liv
ing and at the same time spend more.
"The latter fact is one of the rea
sons why tradesmen have not suffered
as perhaps they anticipated.
"Please don't misunderstand me
war isn't a business any truly civiliz
ed eovernment should enter for the pur
pose of making profit, but. it is one of
tne strange iacis luciuumni iu wi
that such has been the case.
"America, like England, need not
contemplate the wrecking of the fabric
of its business life.
"America knows what hard times
neriods are though fortunately the
wisdom of the new financial system in
At Lincoln's Tomb
. 1( J W1SUUIII Ul Hit llYT AiHWlifW. J
Men of tew words, all of them; and gtitutcd by prcsj,ient Wilson's admin-
ui Sia. v.mo. , istration has obviated a recurrence oi
Only a moment of the hour s stop at . th which onee period.
Springfield will be allotted to the sim- j . ' nffUcted business. A war such
emancipator of a nation- jnpn wno arc ,)0r,ig the most to bring
That the heart of the west and lt3that praVer to realization on a world
sword and storehouses-have been l'leug : wic)e lS(,ale win Btand face to face be
ed and are being taken back .1oifore a,j nation3.
France by the allies' battle commission i As the ,ast strains 0f tnc star Span
ers there is no doubt. Jgled Banner float out "over the land
Millions of Americans thousands of thfi f.ee ftnd tlie nome 0f tne brave"
German birth among them stood " t)iere wiu ,-isc the thrilling bars of the
the line of marcn in tiucagu uuu -stops
cheered them to the echo. The
1 n .1 a.. .-1....... 4-1. tirtnrrli
progress or tne imriy nu-iii-c i.t'
pie ceremony at Lincoln s tomb. But I lncrica faCes can't be compared
in that nioment tne man wno prayeu;f(n. itg elIeet Qn busineg9 with those
on the battieiiem or ueiiysourg iuat, fm.me. hard timc periods.
"government ot the people, tor tne .RvntH have made it necessary that
her freedom to
th the world on
cipation ot the world, (to nomage , le and ,, the people shall not per- . firht. tn retain
fore the tomb ot Aorunam iiiconi, t , -.. f, cart, " and two of the "r t' T7"j" . if
i , .. 4.1... .: i cukojiw i """-"
(Continued on page two.)
corn and wheat belts to Kansas wry
.n.i wk tn St. Louis was a blazed
trail of triumph for allied arms.
Three Flags Flying
"The stars and stripes and the tri
color have been inextricably mingled
in the middle west in the last five
days," said a member of the party as
the train left St. Louis today.
In all the millions of mixed citizenry
alongside the line of march as the
Frenchmen passed it has been all
"vive la France" and not one whisper
of "hoch der kaiser." And if there is
any one incident which has touched the
hearts of the French more than any
other among countless incidents by
which the middle west has attested its
devotion to the allies' cause, , it was
that of a little farmer lad who stood
alone in the midst of rolling fields be
side the track, far out in tne vw
-;i.l. nf Illinois, bravely waving
flag three tunes as largo a
the train whizzed by. ,
Today, after leaving Springfield, the
French' commission bowed farewell to
MnrKoillaise
Joffre, red cap of the marshal of
i France in hand, betoKening mm as tne
black
a
wane
one who more than any other, one, un
sheathed "the avenging sword," will
step forward and silently place a
wreath on Lincoln's tomb.
KILLED AT HAKRISBTTRG
Harrisburg, Ore., May' 7. W. M.
Kcott aee 7J, deaf and almost blind,
was bit and instantly killed by
Shasta Limited here this morning
ao.mp.i on the track when the
was only a few feet away.
FLOWER $15.00
Minneapolis, Minn., May 7. Best
grades of flonr jumped 40 cents a bar
rel todav, reaching 015, the highest
mark inthe history of the local flour ex
change, it is gaid. .
the
He
train
ntras
even terms but for the reasons I have
given, the fight itself won't work dis
asler to tho present business struc
Wheat Up five Cents
Closes at $IM
Demand They Be Permitted a 15 Per Cent I ncrease, and
Say This Will Not Keep Them Even Claim They Must
Have More Rolling Stock and Evidently Want Country to
Present It To ThemIncreased Cost of Coal and Lah&r
the Main Excuse Given Make figures Fit Arguments
Washington, May 7.-Eastern railroads-today pleaded
with the interstate commerce commission for a fifteen
per cent increase in rates.
To support their contention that such a raise is vital,
they presented figures running into millions and billions.
The cost of operating necessities, including labor, has
soared so tremendously, they declared, that practically all
their surplus earnings would be absorbed this year.
. In their opening statement the railroads cited their
1916 expenses for coal, wages and materials at $1,015,000,
000; their indicated 1917 expenses for the same items at
$1,232,000,000, or an increase this year of $217,000,000.
Wages alone in 1916 were $701,000,000, while the indicated
1917 wages will be $770,000,000, due to high rates under
the Adamson law and to other increases. 1
The high cost of coal absorbs an added $58,000,000 on
the eastern lines, the roads' representatives said, while
advanced material costs mean about $90,000,000 addition
al, provided proper upkeep is maintained. -
The $217,000,000 increase was based on items which
canndt be stably determined, while the roads argued that
they need much new rolling stock, all of which is fifty to
one hundred per cent higher than a year ago.
Would Still Be Loser. :
POPtlMOCHE
OF HOME RULE
No Statement Made But He
Endorses: "The Rights of
SmaB Nations"
By John H. Hearly, .
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Home, May 7. Pope Benedict may
throw the weight of his influence ia
tho Irish situation, according to in
formation from high Vatican authorities
today. , . , . ..
' Official expression was unobtainable,
but it was reiterated that the holy
father "emphatically endorses, the
rights of small nations."
This expression was given signifi
cance as applying to Ireland by an-
tAO mn nnn ' nouncement of the impending selection
J''uu,uuu'.of Monsignor Ccrretti, long a student
of Irish and American affairs, as papal
secretary of state for extraordinary ec
clesiastical affairs.
The new post does not affect Card
inal Gasparri's work as papal secretary,
but establishes a new sphere of Vatican,
activity.
Monsignor Ccrretti was formerly
papel representative in Mexico anil
papal auditor at Washington under
Cardinal Palconio. At present ho is
papal nuncio at Australia.
Creation of tho new Vatican post
aroused further interest today in re
ports that the Vatican had been ad
vised by its South American ministers
of the pending entry into the war of
"almost all" Latin-American nations.
The pope's peace message of Satur
day was regarded as signfiicant in this
connection.
Tho holy father has also oeen in
formed, it was said, that other nations
in Europe and Asia may be drawn in
to the conflict.
Chicago, Hay 7. The wheat market
congested at the opening showed a de
cided upward trend today. Mai wheat
opened up l a and later aavancea rive
c:i;ts to July opened up 1-2 and
subfe(iientiy advanced another half to
$2.25 1-2. September opened down 1-4
and lator advanced 3-4.
Corn was doll at the opening, later
showing slight movement. May opened
up 1-4 and later advanced an additional
1-4, going to $1-53 1-2. July opened
unchanged and gained 3-8 to $1.43 3-4.
September opened unchanged and de
clined f-8 to $1.35 3-4 later. .
Oats opened slightly higher, but sub-
seouentlv declined. Ofefnngs were
light. May opened up 1-8, later losing
fi7 1-4. .Tulv opened unchanged and
later declined 3-4 to 63 1-8. September
opened down 1-8, later declining 3-8 to
nwii. () May 7. Co-eds 6f Ober- Provisions som u iuw. .
OnerJis, u., Mf., . ' , lltot aT1j tv. poVness in the main
iXTTO- to the excessi7.y
this season! receiPts and lowcr b0 marlie
Five of the big eastern systenig esti
mated that, even with the desired rate
increases, they would still be "behind
the board," as a result of the far high
er operating costs.
The lines argued that, despite the rec
ord 1916 earnings, tho return on invest
ment in the eastern lines was but C.53
per cent, wherf as ' ' the average ineomo
on property investment for the past
four years of record gross earnings was
only five per cent."
For some years, the roads said, the
rate of income has been steadily drop
ping, due to the fact that rates of serv
ice have been practically stationary,
while costs of operation have continued
their upward trend. Moreover, the qual
ity of service has been efficiently
heightened, the roads contended.
Detailed reports were submitted by
day, tending to show differences in
tho five largest eastern systems to
day, tending to show differences in the
estimated increases in expenses for 1917
end the increased revenues from the
requested rate advancs, as follows: v
Estimated Increases.
Pennsylvania Estimated increase in
expenses $51,900,000, rate against an in
crease asked, it',rf9,l4l,uuu.
New York Central
r.eninst. $33,247,000.
Baltimore & Ohio $16,600,000,
against $12,78G;000.
New Haven $12,300,000, against $5,
102,000. Erie $10,000,000, against $6,915,000.
Urging the 15 per cent freight in
crease, Alfred H. Smith, president of
the New York Central lines, declared
the railroads might break down unless
revenues were increascdi
After pointing out that prices as a
whole were higher, Smith said:
"The railroad must pay rising prices
'for what is used and it -can with the
greatest difficulty raise its own rates
to offset these. But such a process,
equity in the property is slowly but
surely cxtiugi'ished and if it is con
tinued the f hu st transportation machine
will eventually be broken down.' '
W natterted the roads would be put
to extra expenses by having to build
tracks at mobilization camps and erect
additional terminal facilities tor hand
ling troops.
Day ili J.B hwwssmj.
Tn increase in freight rates for the
railroads is absolutely necessary if con
ditions surrounding the railroads are
riAt tn heroine a menace to the country,
Samuel Eea, president of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, told tne commuiee.
- The roads, he said, face inadequate
facilities and insufficient credit and
this menace cannot be overcome with
out a substantial increase in receipts.
Eca declared that if the entire ad
vance the roads ask were granted, the
Pennsylvania still would be $12,000,000
worse off in 1917 than in 1916. Although
the roads aro mentioned as asking a
15 per cent increase, Eea said the in
increase would approximate 13.31 per
cent, because less than 15 per cent
would be derived on increases on coal,
ore and coke.
Eea gave increased expenses of the
Pennsylvania this year at $51,892,000,
due to extraordinary increases in costs
of material and labor.
Howard Elliott, chairman of the New
Haven, declared a 15 per cent increase
would not nav tho increase in tne coal
bill of his road. He said the most his
road would expect from the increase
would be $3,500,000 and that indications
are that hij coal bill will be increased
$6,000,000 over last year.
TIRST AMERICAN UNIT
t.,,.-,o rv 1. A unit of Americans
who DfiH e officially classed as fight-
in men will begin wont ai u.
Wednesday carrying munitions t
French fighters. .
A. Piatt Andrews, in cimijjc -
American ambulance corps, bm
announcement today.
THE WEATHER
.
ME FOR. TrtEA
Oregon: Fair,
cooler tonight
with light frost
west and heavy
frost east portion;
Tuesday f air j
northerly winds.