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-iLATION 13 rff YEAR -NO-116 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY. MAY 15, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TKAIXS AKD KFTW9 STANDS FIVT? CFNT8 ii ill in i i 14 c vwr n jc-w i i i i ? 1 1 i i y i u i l,j . : ' mSMB 3 and Soldiers Ar a Confer with Pro nal Government HIES TO STAND 1 AGAINST KAISER ants of Germany and General Petain Succeeds Ni- velie as Commander in Chief of French Forces tto Obtain Freedom y Revolution i May 1." A i.osv.'if til np-iis'-iaV sol'liei-s tint to be the f ji t that (icrinniiy is itrurtion of free Russia; f a revolution of w urk tiieii ;1s in tlermiiny nml Austrin mt oauiii vnii iug n domair! istion hy tin' allii'M of any U!I!KV, WHS issued by tln ..'iir uni.lilrs' council today. unit I'lmiruilrs, " tin; pro-.1-:nJ, "we speak in tin- name -sian revolutionary di'inncra- ' furtet tlint tin1 kni hit's reg i destroying revolut ioiiary would be an irreparable cii ;ol only for us tui t for vvorli ' of llii; cu tire world. :ore defend it'vtilutionury h all your power. Tln work peasants of Russia long for : it must ln a oni-rnl peace Ms, the rosull of a common A separate peace is impossi--uat uot bo allowed to inter .sirarrass the world's events, a, World Peace Only 4 you to pence in another ailing fur a revolution of the nd peasants of (iermanv and W. This will bring peace, liftve olilained our goveru--iuni'iatioii of any policy of 4(1 after we have demanded rumai'iatioii from other al ii iMiot forget that peaee is not ieicd unless you check the fessure. ri you accomplish this de feu remain inactive in the ; I'ou't forget rovoliitionnrv '.' lU'lHt'iilly fraternize ; nliteh are Iilicwi.se revoln- who are ready to die for liberty, lint the (iernian nr- :. revolutionary. It still blind tlie, emperor and the capitnl- Shcroforo, everything wenk - military power, distracting wl lowering the morale of . lie worthy of the trust fiouary '!"siu. impose,, on Work with Duma '4 Hay l.l.-Tlie workmen's ' executive committee to ut a eomniissinn to negotiate 'visional government on the a coalition 0f forces. The s,(it was announced, would f nindui.iental principles" ' 'Hi.-y, peace as fMc and witliout aniiexa- ""' "Slitn of all na ? out their own destinies ineiHtires to democratize as Ml as to reinforce Rus "!? 'nKlh at ,!, ifont. "J' lomd government to.lav is 'Maiuatmn hitlcrly repro'vinB his resignation as minis 4l"Md on page two.) 10 FROM CROW DESPERATE o I MIl W S ifif 1 t - . t I I G0UN01L ES TO i PUTHATTTGUP ! i - i TO THE VOTERS BUT ARE USELESS Terrific Counter Attack On Both French and British Fronts Is Made BRITISH FORCED BACK FOR SHORT DISTANCE London, May 15. Germany launched a concerted counter attack on both the French and Piitish fronts today of such 'force, as to miest nlmost a ceneial counter offensive movement. The at tacks were repelled for the most part, hut both the Uritish and flip French forces wre compelled to relinquish in ninif icont b.'ts of ground. Field Marshnl llaig'a report detailed a tremendous Cicrmnn bombardment of the positions his troops have gained on t.he IliuiJenburjr line and particularly at Hulleconrf, followed by attacking waves. There was heavy "fighting. In tho northern part, of the village the Bri tish commander in chief frankly stated Iiritish advance posts have been "forced buck a short distance. The French official report showed a violent bombardment of General Ni velie' recently gained positions on the Cheniin Des Dames (ladies' highway) and a powerful German attack over & wide front near I.aHouvelle. The assault was repulsed by machine gun except in one spot, where a small advance trench was occupied. Other attacks reported in the French war office statement indicuted the tre meudouH scope of tlje German counter offensive movement at Silain, north of Craonne, east of Hill SOS, northeast of Anberive nttacks being repulsed. They wero declared unsuccessful by the of ficial statement. 2 MARTIN th'n:.... ther rmm. S 1 1 a fnn.iti. x. . "v . u . iour- Hold Grip on Line. London, May 15. Violent German at tacks against those portions of the Hiii denburg lino held by British forces around Bullecourt were repulsed last night, Field Marshal Haig reported to day. " harly this morning the enemy heav ily 'bombarded our positions at Bulle court and on the Hindenburg line and threw 'two determined counter attacks on the Hindenburg line which failed completely. Those ut Bullecourt were also repulsed after heavy lighting, uur advance posts at the northern portion of the village were forced back a short distance." "In small outpost engagements last night wo were successful," the state ment continued. "At Ypres we carried out a success ful raid, capturing a few prisoners. A hostile attack southwest of I.ooa was stopped by our artillery." French Hold Gains. Paris, May 15. The German forces launched an attack against the French lines on a wide front near Bouvelle, fol lowing a violent artillery bombardment, the war office announced today. Heavy fightiug nt various other sec tions of tho front was also reported. In the Bouvelle attack the Germans were cheeked by heavy machine B"" fire and failed' to reach the French bnes exceot at one small advanced treueh, Other German attacks were launched southeast, of Filan, north of Craonne, east Of Hill 10S and northeast of Aubei- ive, all of which the war office said failed, French defenders imprisoning many Germans. In the Wocvre and Lorraine French raiding parties successfully cleaned up enemy trenches, taking many prisoners. Petaln ln Command. Paris, May 15. General Fetain was today named generalissimo of the French armies, with supreme command of the forces in the field. General Foch, one of the heroes of the Mnvne. who commanded the French center at that memorable battle, was named to succeed Pet am as eUiet or staff. . General Nivelle, who has been in com nmnrl nf the French field forces, Will have command of ceretain army groups. The gweeoing changes in the com mands of the French fighting forces i were decided upon at a session of the council of ministers. . General Foeh's brilliant strategy was directly responsible for the blow which eventually won the battle of the Marnc and forced the Germans back from Paris in the early dnys of the war. With his line menaced by the German on slaught, Foch tried a new move in mili tary strategy. He drew troops from the weakest spot in his line and shifted them to a strong section. Before the Germans could penetrate the weak spot, Foch threw his massed forces in a tre mendous blow against the German flank, forcing a retirement all along the line. Boys at Trainin? Camn Begin Their Education Sun Francisco, Ma 15.-The notes of the icveiile blared across the purade ground nod through the caulomueius at the Presidio nt 0:30 a. in. today ,! the fust Pacific coast reserve office training camp of the Gcrmau-Aiiierican Wlir All ill Atirnnef Scarcely Lad the last bugle notes died I . .r r.u,-u IUI-IO W HS a iiui i yiiig Mllll scurrying of Hie 2.500 camp eager to begin the three months' uniiu wincn u,a(( IMlillj. of t)u,m t() prmy commissions. At 10 a. m. the entire personnel of (be camp gathered on the parade ground and Lieutenant Colonel Fre.l V shi.l.... commandant, administered the oath! I lie remainder of the morning was de voted to organization nml nni to companies and issuance of equrpment. mi uiicmouu i ne rtiuiments of bar rack regulations were exiilnine,! ami in- struction was fciven in the i.iilitnrv method of arranging beds and lock ers. Orders were issued tmlnv ..1..;.... .,n but two main roads through the Presi dio grounds, in order that drills tilllV twit be itilorrVred with. r Cannery Schooner Ashore in Uniinak Pass Seattle, Wash.! May 15. The schoon er St. Francis, a cannery vessel, was reported here today to have gone ashore in I'liiniak Pass, the entrance between tl." Pacific ocan and h Arceic sen, a 3 o'clock Monday morning. Word re ceived by tho Merchants' Exchange at i-'Hivrle says that the sfeomer Xorwood, of the Pacific American Fish company of 1'e'lingham, left the scene of the wreck at 10 o'idock last night with 250 survivors. Thi would indicate that all aboard had been saved. The St. Francis, it was teported, will be a total loss. The St. Francis, belonging to I.ibbv, McXeil and Libby, left Seattle March' 2 for Alaska via San Francisco, leaving the latter port April 20. The first dis tress signal was observed by the Nor wood ut 9 o'clock Monday morning. Later the tug Reliance and the United States cutter Unalga also hastened to her aid. (MY IS MING NOT TO SEORE PEACE BUT FOR ilSERISH Lincoln Steffens Says This Is the Object of the Stock holm Peace Conference By William O. Sjepherd (United Press staff correspondent) Petrograd, Mnv 15. "Germany is working not for peace,but to save kais erism, in the effort she is exerting ft-hi-miuli cei-tnin nf lie.r socialists for success 'of the Stockholm socialists 's pence conference in June." Lincoln sterteus, Known to America as an editor, publicist liberal of deep convictions and a reformed with a rec ord of achievement, voiced this worn ing to his fellow- countrymen today, in an interview with the United Press. "Hrunting, the Swedish socialist, Thomas, the French socialist and now minister of munitions, as well as social iio in nnwer liere have convinced me of this covert purpose of the Stockholm meeting, ne saio. "Americans should not confuse such ,,('.,,., u-ith the one which Rus sian liberals are trying to arrange for the future. This missian meeting i now being planned in detail. Delega tions will shortly go from Russia into I'.uglunU, r ranee ana nan cuuram-no- to nersuade allied socialists to gath er and discuss peace terms. "Today tlie missians no noi warn i" !.!.( ,,i";i tim terms of the allies' se- cret treaties are published- They are 1 . . ... JV -1. L Jr.- J.l. ,r....n,l. determined not to rigm ioi mr dizement of Russia, nor of any other nation. . 'That is whv a majority ot tne mem bers of the provisional government ....,4. t,a I'mtml Stntes to heln pcr- nuiii nn. ...v. -. - ... suado the allies to publish the terms their secret treaties. of CONFER ABOUT LIQUOR (Continued on page two.) Mar 15- Conferences ,.11 tulnv hr United States" District Attorneys J. W. Preston ol San Francisco and Clarence Kcames or Portland, Reames having come hero to discuss means of enforcing the law against shipping liquor into a dry " .... .1 v 1... to rratliarimr State. VWiue nere u -i-evidence against liquor dealers charged with shipping wiiisitey into uit yjiu. TO DIRECT FEIG-HT MOVEMENTS Washington, Miy 15. A bill plac ing in tho hands of President Wiln the authority to uneci ih-b o-r ments under the emergency needs ot tho nation, will bo introduced into con gress Under the bill the president will be empowered to determine priority of all shipments. . Special Election To Be Called Probably 30 Days From Next Tuesday . COUNCIL MUST BE GIVEN POWER TO BO BUSINESS Banks Refuse to-. Take Up Warrants Under Uncertain Present Conditions All street improvement work in Sa lem stops at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The men now employed will be laid off indefinitely tonight. The reason for this is the winning of the suit by Dan Fry and the Carson and Lord estates against the city over the Church street paving and that of John Albeit in the High street case. This is the real cause, though the immediate one is the refusal of the U. S. National, Capital National and Bank of Commerce, whicli have hereto fore taken up city wararnts for stre4 improvements, refusing to do so furth er. They do not way any more such warrants uiitij there "i's" no- longer any doubt as to their payment. The banks are perfectly justified in taking this course. As business men there was no other way left open. That is the condition that confronts the city in j-egard to its street paving, and that will confront it until after the special election which will be called by the council Monday uight, to vote upon the charter amendment giving the city authority to reassess costs for improve ments and to enforce collection of liens. The matter came to a head this morn ing when the bnuks above named, no tified the mayor of their determination. Following this notice representatives of the banks met the mayor in his office, along with the committee on street im provements. There the banks explained their position, at the same tiw stating they did not want to hamper the city in any way, and would gladly again take up the city warrants for street paving when the city's paving matters were placed on a uusiuess oasis, uui while the city was powerless to collect its bills or enforce its liens, it was not good business for the banks to get their money invested in law suits not yet born. The mayor and the committee were heartily in accord with the banks' posi tion, and decided at. once to call all im provement work off. Councilman Elliott, chairman of the street improvement committee, at once got in touch with the street commis sioner and instructed him to put the streets now being improved in as good shape as possible by night so teams could get over them, and to lay his men At the council meeting next Monday a special election will bo cnllcd at which an amendment to tho city charter will tted. as stated above. This pr.sses the matter of 'further street im provement up to the voters. If the amendment carries, and the city can carry on its business in a business like wav, the streets now torn up and being made ready for paving will be complet ed as soon as the election is over. If the amendment does not pass, they will have to remain as they are indefinitely, for no more indebtedness will be incur red for such work, unless the city can compel those benefited to pay. It is not onlv Church, Commercial, Washington and" the other streets now being improved that will be held up, but no other streets can be improved. Tho council and mayor refuse to be left holding the bag. They respectfully but finnlr refuse. The matter will b passed up to the people, and it they want street improvements the amend ment to the charter will pass. If they ilon 't well, that is their business. PLEADS NOT GUILTY. T..J ri. Town. May 15. 'Formal, plea of not guilty was entered today, ... for Rev. Lyn George, Kellr, following reading of the indict ment charging mm .., v. ., f w Moore, his wife, four XnWi Iwo little daughters of joe Stilling" lnB ,io axe murders of .tune , Are the people of Massachusetts worthy ot ibc" . . ' i-. i. ..,,,,.Vi litin it. when a1 Urioesa i ioo -- - --- - bunch Ot nuerau- them fro digging- the garden-on Suaday. Colonel Albert Joab Washington's Defender Gets His Nose Punched Tacoma, Wash., May 15. Colonel Al bert E. Joab, who caused the arrest and conviction of Paul Ha'ffer for slander ing the memory of George Washington, is today nursing a swollen nose as a re sult of his own alleged abusive critic ism of President Wilson. The damage In the colonel's proboscis was inflicted by the bony fists of "Dan" fStiinsou, age SI. Colonel Joab entered the little grocery store conduct ed by Stimpson anil an altercation re garding tho propriety of sending a Kooscvclt army to Europe followed- The argument came to an abrupt close when "Dad" planted a stinging right, to the face of the defender of George Wash ington, which brought a stream of blood. Colonel Jonb hastily retreated. "There can't anyone come into my store and talk about the president the way Jonb did." explained "Dad," rue fully viewing his swollen right hand. "I won 't stand for it." "He asked my opinion," said Colonel Joab today. "I cave it to him. Then he got mad and pitched onto inc." Ford Indorses Tax Will Cost HinS15,OCO,090 Detroit, Mich., May 14. Henry Ford, who will pay some $15,000,000 into the federal treasur' under the terms of the income tax clause in the revenue bill now before congress, today gave his unqualified endorsement to the income cax feature of the bill. "I am heartily in favor of taxing big ineomes to raise funds to carry on the war," Ford said. "Many of our best and brightest young men aro going to the front to risk their lives; in the same spirit we should give freely of our incomes that they and our gov ernment may lack nothing in the way of -equipment and, supplies for waging a vigorous campaign. " Big business should not attempt to shunt the war expense onto other shoulders." - y k ' ' r i v , ' ' 1 ''' JOSEPH H. CHOfilTE -01 JOSEPH H. CHOATE IS "OH THE OTHER SIDE" Died Suddenly Last Night rrom Over Exertion Dunng Visit of Commissioners TORPEDO HISSES LINER BALTIC BY BARELYTEN -FEET This Vas the Second Attack Made On the Great liner Within Two Days BRITISH LINER ABOSSO : TORPEDOED APRIL 24 Ninety Lives Were Lost When She Went DownOther U Boat Victims Mentioned BELIEVE GERMANY IS" MO GREATEST OF HER OFFENSIVES Russian Conditions Permits Withdrawal of Vast Army for This Purpose By Webb Miller (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, May 15. Members of the general staff of the army believe Germany is planning one of the great est offensives the kaiser's forces have yet undertaken. It is to be hurled against the western front. Military men here say all signs point to such a plan. Kussia, they believe, at least for many weeks to come, is vir tually eliminated as a military factor. Therefore, Germany has completely switched her military plans. The new plans already are being car ried into execution. They call for thin ning of the Teuton lines on tho eastern front and massing of the troops drawn away on the Franco, British, Belgian front. The United States military men who hold this view include officers who have been official observers with Eu ropean armies. Germany, these men told the Uniteoi Press today, serves more than one pur pose in thus deciding not to carry out the offensive that was first planned against the Russian lines, and that in cluded a drive for Petrograd- With Russian and Teuton soldiers fraternizing on the eastern front and the Russian internal situation appar ently becoming more and more chaotic, Germany, in not driving against the Russian lines, can better carry on her propaganda among the soldiers and in "inside" Russia as well. In the meantime, she can well afford to release half a million fighting men for service to stem the Franco-British offensive and to start one of her own. Germany, it was stated, played fur ther good politics in deciding not to carrv out the Petrograd drive Hinden burg had planned, since to have done so might have solidified the nation against the Teuton foe. Since czardomi was overthrown, they said, the German armies have not shown thomselves to : be a common foe and this fact has great ly contributed to the seeming disinte gration almost at birth of the provis-i ional government. GENERAL LEGGETT It. San Francisco, May 15. Major Gen eral Hunter Liggett, successor to Major General Bell as western department of the army, today assumed his new duties, relieving Brigadied Gcnoral William L. Sibwt. Is no effort to tie made to remobilize the uelgian hartt New York, May 15. The war today has claimed its first distinguished Am erican. As numerous leaders in Euro pean countries have died since the out break of tho conflict, from overtaxins tho strength, so Joseph H. Choatc, for mer ambassador to the court of St. James and dean of the American bar, diea at his nome here last night. The end came suddenly at 11:03 p. m. with no physician in attendance. and with only the widow and Choatc !s daughter Mabel at the bedside. Mrs. hoate re in a serious condition. Choate was 85. He took a leading part in New York's receptions to the French and British commissions here last week and tho strain was too great- Angina I'cctons was given as the cause of death. Choatc 's last public appearance was with British Foreign Minister Balfour at the Cathedral of St. John the Di vine last Sunday. He had been with the British envoy almost constantly since his arrival here. Saturday night Bal four was his dinner guest. The last of Choate 's many brilliant after dinner speeches was mado at the Waldorf-Astoria at the banquet to the allied commissioners Friday night. Was Ambassador to England yesterday morning, according to members of the family, Choate com plained of feeling depressed. His phy sician ordered him to remain in bed. At 10 p. m. Choate sitting up in bed said to his wife and daughter: "1 am feeling very ill. I believo this is the end." . Physicians were summoned, but he died before tboy arrived. His son, Joh eph II. Choate, Jr., was informed of his father's illness and rushed to New York from Mount Kisco, arriving too late. After having lived in virtual retire ment 1'or years, Choate dramatically re entered tho most energetic phase of New York's political and social life when tho United States entered the war- He reappeared as principal speak er at dinners and took a vigorous part in all arrangements for meeting the al lied envoys. Friends marveled at his suddon strength. Beginning with the French commissioners' arrival. Choate took the lend in all events planned to honor them. Choato was appointed British ambas sador by President McKinley in He did much to cement friendly British-American relations. Ho also took a leading part in the pence conference at Tho Hague. Before becoming ambassa dor, Choato was a distinguished mem ber of the American bar. 'i ?Js WHATCHAMA COLUMN By "GM." Beds. The bed was originally de- signed as a soft spot for the t tired man to lie on. Most hotels and some private houses have utterly mis-sed the idea. The average hotel bed is either humpbacked, sway- backed, suffers from lumps or is otherwise deformed. Next in point of atrociousncss is the sanitary couch. It may bo sanitary but it doesn't even ' -possess tho advantages o'f that ' ' old-time instrument of sudden , death, the folding-bed. The fold- ing-bed would occasionally serve , to shut a man's wife up when i nothing else could, but the sani- ' tary couch can't even do that. Then, there's tho narrow, hall- bedroom bed. This type has to be fitted with stirrups before , you can climb on it. " - Were one so inclined o might, in these vacant lot gardea days, write a poem, or something, entitled . "The Dandeliea Slilowy." i . i LnJ New York, May 15. A torpedo firei by a German submarine at the 'V7hit Star liner Baltic April .19 missed tho great liner by a 10 feet, according to in formation obtained today from travelers iu New York. This was ihe second attack made en the Baltic in two days. Both wera fruitless. The first attack was made on April 1$ and the wake of the ap proaching torpedo was seen in time, to switch the Baltic suddenly from her course. Thursday's attack was much closer, the torpedo missing by a scant 10 feet. On neither occasion did the Bnltic sight the U-boat which fired the torpedo. When tho Baltic did arrive safely at a British port -sho brougnt six members of the crew of a Danish lumber sailing ship, 42 days out of Savannah. The men had been afloat 24 hours when res cued. Travelers here were also authority for news of the sinking of tho British steamer Howrald trom Pensaeola to Liverpool at 9 a. m. April 23. There was no warning of the submarine' ap proach.; The -jpnior wirelww ofifeer ww drowned but tie others of the B0 aboard were saved, including Arthur Ferguson, of Berwick, Maine, ma American pur geon. Another U-boat victim of which word was received here today was the British sailing ship Arcthusa, bound from Gulf port, Miss., to Greenoch. She was at tacked April 23- Seamen Elmer Mal colm, of Philadelphia, an American, was at her helm. The vessel did not sing so the Germans set her hulk afire. The Baltic is one of the largest pas senger steamers now in commission., 23, S7ti tons. The British steamer Oswald is listed in Lloyd's as a steel screw vessel of 5,185 tons, property of the Booth Steam ship company and registered at Liver pool. Ninety Lives Lost. New York, May 15. Ninety lives were lost on April 2-1 in the torpedoing of the 7,728 ton British liner AboBso, off Fastnot, according to stories of pas sengers here today from Europe. The ship was torpedoed without warn ing. Forty-six passengers were Jost and 44 of the crew. The Abosso was unable to stop her engines after the German torpedo struck and the hull smashed into three of the lifeboats, crushing those aboard or drowning thein. She was bound from Nigeria to Liverpool. Accnnlimf tn the version broocht here - the Abosso was steaming 300 miles south of r nstnet on .the nignt oi Apm 24. About 9 o'clock a lookout Baw lights ahead. Almost immediately aft erward tho torpedo exploded against the ship's-side. No submarine was sight ed then or later. The Abosso wns armed and fitted with wireless. An admiralty patrol, sum moned by wireless, picked up the surviv ors within 45 minutes and landed them, in Liverpool. Thomas W. Cooper, of Watonga, Ok lahoma, a passenger, and Louis M. Gob ous, of New York, a member of the crew, were both among those saved,' More than a weeK ago me ionium -'V,r,iitn Tii-intnit n otorv demanding 'to know why the British admiralty con cealed tho torpedoing "ot t certain ui ship" with a "loss of moro than 70 lives." The Chronicle probably refer red to tho Abosso. The Abosso is listed in Lloyd's as a ct,.l o.row liner nf 7.782 tons reentered at London and owned by the African Stedmship company- (Continued on page three.) THE WEATHER .. Oregon : To night and Wed negday partly cloudy; westerly wind TTT0olF ItHEV"1-'- NftPtKEI