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Newspaper Page Textft ' CIRCUIiATION IS OVER 4400 DAILY FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES i ifii ii .J 11 vti a ill h , r a o if ii riv mm. mmm $ffi&m. all mmsml ; ' .ig3F3 . . ...... . FORTIETH YEAR NO. 126 76KILLEDAND174 HURT IN RAID Of Among the Dead Are 27 Women and 23 Children Victims of "Kultur" OF THE SIXTEEN RAIDERS THREE ACCOUNTED FOR 43 Women and 19 Children Injured-Great Battle in the Skies By Ed L. Keen. (United Press staff correspondent.) London, May 26. Death dealing Ger man attacks by 10 aircraft, resulting in the killing and injuring of scores of women and children and followed by battles in the clouds between British and enemy airplanes, yesterday, mark ed the bloodiest Teutonic aerial attack on England since tho war's opening. Details were revealed today in admiral ty nnd home defense statements. Tho casualty list was officially fixed at 70 killed and 174 injured, 27 women nd 23 children among the dead, and wonieu ana iH.cniidren among the in ,iu red. Royal naval air service airplanes at Dunkirk, called into action immediate ly, swung into battlx array above the channel. Here a series of thrilling en counters occurred. One British machine gave battle with three of the enemy craft and shot one of the trio. down. The two sped on with tho other raiders to encounter more naval planes over the eliiau coast. Far aloft the two forces sailed and maneuvered and fought. Be fore the enemy forces could escape, two twiu engine machines were shot down to the ground- Of the 16 aircraft partici pating in the raid, six were therefore accounted for. Damage In the Town. The raid occurred over the "south east coast," according to tho official announcement. Most of the damage was done in one town. "Sixteen enemy aircraft bombarded the southeast coast last night," Lord French's statement said. "Seventy-six killed and 174 were injured. The raid occurred between 5:15 and 6:30 p. m. Bombs were dropped at a number of places, but the damage was mostly in ne town. Three enemy airplane's were tlowned. R. F. C. aeroplanes pursued the enemy and they were also sought ly R. M. A. forces at Dunkirk, in re tiring." "All our machines are safe," the ad miralty announcement declared. Assuming all casualties in this raid were of non-combatants, the total num ber of civilians killed since the start of the war by German air raids Zeppe lins and aeroplanes both is raised to .-105 killed and 729 wounded in today's announcement. The only air raid which approached the present one in destructiveness of Jiuman life was that, of March 31, 1916. Six Or seven Zeppelins were part of this muling force and their depredations ex tended over six eastern counties, the victims totaling 59 killed and 101 in j'ured. Coincident of the announcement of these air battles, the admiralty an nounced a raid by naval planes on the iicinv at St. Deniswestrah yesterday (Continued on Page Three.) ABE MARTIN - Who remembers when a feller wed t' give up at twenty-five an' raise a tienrdi Mrs. lilford Moot's niece, "ho , i red, w! married when war wuz declared .has closed th season an' returned t' her home. She wuz a elever wife, but bad poor support. GERMAN AIRSHIPS Rye In Auto Party Killed by Erie Train Akron, Ohio, May 26. Five Akron young people, two girlg and three men, were instantly killed at midnight last night at Mantau, near Ravenna, when their automobile was hit by an Erie tram, une man was injured. The dead: David F. Munson, Akron. James Barder, Akron. Miss -' ulah Snodgrass, Wheeling, W. E. a 'lorn, Akron. May V , -. Akron. The in ? , Henry 1 Akron. Parts of i 'tomobile wern scatter ed 1,000 fee g the track. All the dead were t. mangled. MOVED Th "-MOVIE BY USE OF DVmaMITE-ACT NOT DOWN ON BILL Peter Zoilner, Angry Over Keal estate Deal, Blows Up Movie Theatre Brooding and worry over a property deal in which Peter Zoilner, of Mt. An gel, says his brother George foreclosed a mortgage on a building and property mm men resoiu me property tor a larg er sum than for which he foreclosed, was the cause of Peter Zoilner plac ing 12 sticks of dynamite under the moving picture theatre run by George Zoilner this morning about 2 o'clock and blowing a hole out of the side of the building and wrecking ,the interior. Tho quarrel between Peter Zoilner and George Zoilner has lasted for years, according to statements made to the officers, and the worry incident thereto led Peter to do the' rash act. He is now in the county jail charged with malicious-destruction of property. According to the story told Sheriff Needham, who was soon notified, Peter ZolUies went to the picture theatre about 2 o'clock this morning. The pic ture outfit was the property of Henry Zoilner, on of Seorge ZoHuer. After placing the 32. sticks of dynamite un der the building, he set fire to the fuse and ran. The explosion blew a hole out of the side of the building and completely shattered tlie inside- A two-story brick building across the street and about 150 feet away had all the glass in its win dows broken. The city marshal, Jacob Scharbach, who conducts a small restaurant on the cast sido of the theater, lives there with his wife and four children, and they were badly jarred but hot injured The windows in that building were broken also. The neighbors were awak ended by the explosion and Ben Gooch, druggist, got up immdiately and start ed down town. His wite was with him (Continued on page six.) ONE MORE WEEK AND THEN BARGAIN DAY I Seven Busy Days Before One week from today will see the ushering in of the greatest merchan dising event that Salem has ever known Prom far and near will come the army of eager buyers to participate in the event that will mean a saving to the customer, an increased patronage to the merchant and plcasure to every body. Some have remarked that this pro posed Bargain Carnival means that the merchants who have on hand the odds and ends of a year's business will of fer these at reduced prices for the day. Such is not the case. As one merchant explained, "It costs me no more for running expenses if I make 200 sales than when 1 make 50. I therefore will share my profits with the public in order to do a greater volume of busi ness. ' ' Last year many merchants complain ed of hard times and wondered what the future held in store for them. This vear, however, wc know that just over the line there is every pros pect for one of the most prosperous years the nation has ever known in busiuess matters foreign money is literally poimne into the country Uncle Sain is letting loose of millions, yes, thousands of millions of dollars and everybody feels differently. The farmers all know they are going : to find a ready market for all thev produce at encouraging prices. The merchants, too, realize the changed conditions. Trade for some months in almost all lines has been picking up and growing better week by week. We are on safe ground. Individual bank de nosita in Salem n well ajt everv where else in the nation are larger and more numerous than ever before. We have paid our big debts by a ready sale to Europe of manufactures and all our surplus products. We will raise the big- SALEM, OWE8,000TONSTEELSHIPEVERYDAY !: STIRRED UP BRAZIL Rio De Janeiro, May 26. An attempted dynamiting of a gov ernment depot here today by Captain Vending and eight Ger man seamen from the interned Gorman ship Coburn, caused tre mendous excitement and added to the war spirit against Ger many. The Germans were ar rested. How near Brazil i3 to a decla ration of war against Germany was indicated by . today's an nouncement that the fleet, is now patrolling the Atlantic. Tho Brazilian congress con tinued its secret discussions of the international situation. Anti-war members were still filibustering and now action was possible. Raymond Attebery Awarded Joseph H. Albert Prize Raymond Attebery, a sophomore in the university, but who is now a mem ber of company M at La Grande, wis yesterday elected recipient of th3 Joseph H. Albert prize by a secret stu dent body ballot. Mr." Attebery re ceived 62 votes while his. nearest com petitor, Miss Mabel Garret Teceived !''.! Victor Collins was the other candidate. The prize of $23 is awarded to the student having a record for faithful study and scholarship not below t li . average who, during the school yeav opportunities considered, has made the greatest, progress toward the ideal in character, service and wholesome influence- Two weeks ago the faculty nominrted Raymond Attebery, Mabel Garrett, and Victor Collins, and accord ing to tho terms of the prize tho ,)hi- dent made the final selection by a plur ality vote. Although this is Mr. Attebery 's sec ond year has proven his worth to all the students. At the time he enlisted in Company M, he. was president of the sophomore class, and of the varsity V. M. (.'. A. He wns nlso an active member of thS "Websterian "Literary society. His ability as a student is at tested by the fact that las tsemester ho received the highest grade K, in all his studies. TRAIN HIT STREET CAR Marinette, Wis., May 26. .Two arc dead and another dying and eleven others suffering from minor injuries today as a result of a Northwestern train running dowa a street car late last night. The dead: Miss Rose Marie Hcnes, age 18, Mar inette. Mrs. Laura M. Razor, age 27, Mar inette The dying: Alfred Razor, age G, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Razor, Marinette. Final Array of Offerings I 4MMHMMM tt gest crop in the history of any nation in the world. Our factories are buzz ing with industry. So the business men back of this Bargain day are feeling more hopeful and sanguine than for n long time past. And the goods are being put out and marked down for this sale with only one aim in sight to make Bargain day a record breaker. The idea is to show the peoplo that they believe in the permanency of tho better condi tions. In order to aid the buyers in locat ing the Bargain day stores, large cards will be displayed in the store windows, bearing the words "This is a Bargain Day Store. ' '- The following business men have already joined the Bargain day move ment. Others will be added from day to day: Imperial Furniture Company, Hone furnishings, Victrolas and Vic tor records. The Price Shoe company Ladies' and men's shoes. Stockton's General merchandise. Salem Woolen Mais Store . Men's furnishings, home of Hart Schaf- fner ft Marx clothes. Gale Co, General merchandise. Kafoury Broa. Ladies' furnishing goods. Buren'f Furniture, carpets, etc. Mile. M. Buffe "The French Shop," millinery. George C Will Pianos, musical instruments, etc. Scotch Woolen Mtlia Store Men's made to measure clothing. (Continued cm page tares.) OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1917 AMERICA'S ARMY OFWOIPWILL III Steel Kings Join Forces To Aid In Defeating Under : Sea Boats WILL ASTONISH WORLD AT INDUSTRIAL POWER - Goelhak Says' Wooden 'Ship Plan Impractical Program Well Under Way New York, May 26. Answering tho call of Major General George W. Goeth als, the steel kings of the United States today enlisted under . the Stars and Stripes and America's three million ton emergency shipbuilding program as sumed the proportions; of potential re ality for the first timjb. The man who made the centuries-old dream of a Panama ciuiai come true, to day flashed the magiciof his genius for organization and accomplishment upon the government's "hazy" shipbuilding program. With the cheers of 800 American steel men still echoing through New York to confirm their enlistment under Goeth als, an army of workmen started today at its task of putting the first emerg ency ship yard into condition across the rjyer at Newark. 4 "Within six monthiipJccording to-the steel men, the new plant o'f the Amer ican Bridgo company, a subsidiary of the united States Steel corporation, will be turning out one 5,000 to 8,000, ton steel ship a day. This is the first actual step toward accomplishment of Goethal'g task of building a thousand 3,000 ton ships in 18 months. Goethals told the steel men that after his "call to government service on the principle of selective dratt," a oner survey of the situation convinced him that the wooden ship plan was an Im practical myth. He said ke found the birds still nest ing in the trees that were to go into tho ships. He sought plans and specifica tions, but there were none. He found plenty of offers to build ships, but very little ability back of most of them. Goethals abandoned the wooden ship nlan. He summoned President Farrell of the United States Steel corporation, learned that plenty of steel is available and started out to enlist the steel mark ers. The response was instantaneous and today, after a few weeks of quick, quiet work, the shipbuilding program is well on its way. May Build Some of Wood. Washington. May 26 The problem of sufficient ships to beat the submarines game was again to tne lore tonay. The idea of constructing a thousand 3.000 ton wooden ships has been alto gether scrapped and now efforts are under way to get numiinn l.nii.i the boats. Some ship board of-1 ficials, however, want at least some of the ships built of wood. General Cethals wants money, ships and power to go ahead. He lias been pledged the needed money in about two weeks and steel men have agreed to co operate in giving necessary metal sup plies. That he will ultimately get the power he seeks, instead of having it scattered in a board, is likely. Govern ment authorities are pleased at the de creased submarine tolls of tho last three weeks, though they are not yet ready to predict that the lower aver ages will be maintaiued. Wheat Goes Down Six Cents Over Night Chicago, May 26. Short covering failed to counter-balance the bearish ef fects of heavy rains in the winter wheat belt today and wheat dropped four to six and a half eents under yesterday's close. July opened down 1-2 at 2.17 and later closed at 2.11. September was down 2 at the opening and later lost 2 more to $1.84. Corn followed the decline in wheat July opened up 1, but later declined six and a quarter to tl.48 1-4. September opened at 1.38 but claosed at 1.32. Oats also slumped. July wag 1-4 higher at tho opening, but cloeed at 5S 5-8, down 2. September opened 1-8 off and subsequently lost 7-8 more to 52 5-8. Provisions were lower on a elow and lower hog market. Uncle Sam is going to be just as pa tient in persuading the Russians that he's all right as he was in trying to persuade Germany that she was all wrong. MAKE lw RECORD si: LUMBER FOB SHIPS $40 Seattle, Wash-, May 26 West Coast Lumbermen have agreed at a meeting here, to sell lum ber for government shipbuilding at $40 per 1,000 feet and not to raise prices s the demand in creases. At a pecial meeting here, serious opposition devel oped toward attempts tot. ob tain a higher price. GOVERNOR IS DICTATOR Boston, Mass., May 26. A bill making the governor of Massachusetts virtually a food dictator, with power to seize and distribute foodstuffs and fix prices as ho Sees fit, was passed early today in the closing hours of the Btatc legislature. DESTROYER AGROUND United States destroyer No. 9 ran aground on the rocks at an American port today and was badly damaged- Tugs went to the vessel's assistance and she was pulled off. None aboard was reported injured. GOVERNMENT BEGINS THOROUGH SPY HUNT i Wants to Find the Man or Woman Who "Tipped" v: . News to Germany Washington, May 26. What is per haps the greatest spy hunt the govern ment has instituted since the Civil war, is on, here today. . .. Every secret investigating agency , of the government is engaged in tne fer reting out of the men or women who "tipped" to Germany the news that the American torpedo destroyer f lot il-. la had left American shores for Eu rope in time for the German submarines to mine the port of arrival. Careful censorship is imposed at coast cable of fices and at Mexican border telegraph points, but despite this, the Germans had the news four days before tne fleet arrived. Hidden witcless in this country or Mexico, however, may have been tho means of communication. Reports still persist that the government has been unable to weed out all illicit wireless stations. It is entirely possible also that a German agent crossed into Mex ico with his valuable information and sent it from there, or perhaps have communicated it to ooiue other trans mission baso in Central or South Amer- The spy story may be used as a rca son for a censorship law, but some of ficials admitted today that botn tne Germans and British knew the fleet story before the American public was taken into the secret. Newspapermen knew the story in con fidence in advance, but there was not Bingie i,lgtanco of violation of the vol untary censorship regulations on it Will Unveil Painting of General Summers Sunday Afternoon Sunday, May 27, the hall of represen tatives in the state house will bo the scene of the unveiling of the painting of General Owen Summers. The program is under the auspices of the Spanish-American War veteranB and the hour is 12-30 o'clock. Governor Withyconibe is to be one of the principal speakers and lieuten ant Colonel Abrams of the Third Oregon Infantry will be master of ceremonies. A special train from Portland is ex pected. As a special feature Scout Young camp of Portland, plans to send up the drum corps. The following is the program as announced: Carle Abrams, department command er, master of ceremonies. Song, "America," by Mrs. Retha Fowler-Miller Address by Governor James Withy combe. Address by Colonel John L. May. Solo by Mrs. Retha Fowler-Miller- Address by Mrs. Cora A. Thompson, department president Auxiliary to the United Spanish War veterans. Address by Commander W. C, Faulk ner, Sedgwick Post, G. A. R., Palem. Unveiling of picture of the late Gen eral Owen Summers by Elmer R. Lun berg. Song, "Star Spangled "Banner," by Mr. Retha Fowler-Miller- The illiterate Slacker who excused himself on the score that "tho doctor told me I had valuable trouble of the heart," wasn't so far eff from the slacker 'i standpoint. PRICE TWO CENTS No More Quakers Until the War Has Ended New York, May 26. Slackers can't do -- Quakers. " So great has been the rush of con scriptable youths to the tenets of the (Quaker faith, whose members aro ex empted from conscription, by virtue of i:..: ..: men icuiuug ui'pusmun to war mar the Society of Friends todav nlanned to bar all converts of military age for tne period of the war. James 7ood, presiding officer of the New York yearly meeting, will so recommend to the society generally. Indications are that the ban will be put on throughout the country. Another resolution will urge all Quakers to enlist for relief service un der the Stars and Stripes. Thus they will aid in the war and still maintain their stand that it is better to heal than to deal wounds. CONSUMERS TO BEAR B! UNDER SENATE PLAN Cut Out Tax On Auto Sales Tax On Other Gross Sales May Go Same Way Washington. May 26. The consumer will bear the burden under- the govern ment's great 11,800,080,000 revenue bill, if tho senate finance committee, now working on the measure, pursues its ap parent present course. If tho policy adopted today of exclud ing the gross sales' taxes continues, some ijs,ou,uuu will have to be raised otherwise. Manufacturers will probably bo re lieved or alt gross sales taxes tndcr the revenue bill adopted by the sen ate. This became evident when the senate finance committee struck out of the bill as sent over by the house the five per cent tax on sales of automobiles, auto mobile trucks, auto wagons, niotorcyclos and auto-bieycle and motorcycle tires (including inner tubes.) The action was taken because the committee does not approve of the prin ciple of the gross sales tax. This indicates that gales taxes on oth er manufacturers provided under the house measure, musical instruments, motion picture films, -jewelry, pleasure boats, athletic goods, proprietary medi cines, perfumery, cosmetics and chewing gum will also be elimrnated. The loss in revenue resulting from the elimination of the so-called auto tax will reach approximately 80,500,000. As a substitute for it there will be a license tax on the automobile, motor cycle, etc., owners. This tax will be levied on a graduating scale based eith er on selling price of tho machines or horsepower. It has not been decided which. It was thought probable, however, that this license tax will not bo suf ficient to entirely replace the loss due to striking out the sales tax. Senator Simmons, chairman of the committee, said today there would be some substitution, but . he indicated theie would not be enough to make up tho riffcrcncc. Tho committee today also struck out the surtax on incomes ranging from 10 per cent on those over $40,000 to 45 per cent on those over $1,000,000. The other income tax increases ap proved by the house and adopted by the committee today will net addition al funds above those now received amounting to $532,000,000. Unmarried men must pay a tax on in comes over $1,000 and married men on incomes over $2,000, ROADS WILL CUT OUT PASSENGER TRAINS Stripping Down Preparatory to Meeting AD Demands Caused by War San Francisco, May 26. De luxe trains must go. There is no place for them on Amer ican railroads, during war times, ac cording to a statement given out today by the publicity department of the Southern Pacific railroad. Traffic officials of all railroads west of the Mississippi will meet in Chicago j June S to consider details of curtail ment of through train service to meet the exigencies of the war situation. In addition to abandonment of dc luxe trains, it is proposed to curtail passen ger trains, lengthen the running time of trains, work out plans for co ordination' of express and mail service, Tcduee over-, land trains to actual need and simplify tne dining car service. - These steps, which will mean almost a transportation revolution, are made necessary, railroads say, because the government 'a needs in the present crisis most be fully met. It i expected one of the first steps taken will be elimina tion of duplication of train service snch as is offered by the Overland Limited, Sunset Limited, Golden State Limited and California Limited. ON TRAINS ATTD NTJWB STANDS FIVE CENT ITALIAN ARMY HAS CAPTURED PARTOf AUSTRIAN FORTS In Brilliant Offensive Drive Enemy From Strong line of Defense AUSTRIANS UNAE! E TO HOLD FORTLHCAHOriS Today's Official Report Says o,auu more rnsoners Have Been Captured TAKE 3,500 PRISONEHS Rome, May 26, Three thou sand, five hundred prisoners and further progress in the "Oarso front fighting, was announced as the latest achievements of the Italian offensive in the of ficial war office report this aft ernoon. Much material was also captured. The progress was marie in capture of a strongly fortified position, the war office said. The 3,500 prisoners are in addi tion to the 10,000 reported in yesterday's official statement. A total of 22,419 Germans and Austrians were taken prisoners by Italian troops their advance along tho Julian front between May 14 and May 25, according to official figures announced today. . 9kiti9k By George Hearte-y. (United Press sta'ff correspondent- Borne, May 26. Italian troops today stood victorious as masters of the va-. rious and complicated fortifications which Austrians have been constructing all winter long to bar the way to Trieste) and Labaich. Last November General Cadorna pushed a threatening eauent forward in the Carso and his objective Trieste- was made plainly apparent to tho en- cmy. Then came tho grip of winter in the mountains, forcing a cessation of massed fighting activities. Through all the snows and blizzards, the Aus trians worked unceasingly fortifying- against this Italian wedge, hollowing cut vast underground passages, cement ing rocky barricades, bringing op artil lery. It is along this masterly series of fortifications that tho Italians have se cured their grip and were reaching out today still more grasplngly toward Trieste and Lnibach. Battle front dispatches today told of repulse of furious counter attacks by both wings of the Italian front. They were continuing almost with staccato like insistence and the fighting was in tense Took Austrians by Surprise. Austria has plenty of troops along the whole Italian front. They had been concentrated there under plans o' the German and Austrian general staffs for a great offensive. But General Ca dorna took the initiative too quickly and Rained the mnstery of surprisingly swift blows. While Italy's fighting men have ach ieved prodigies of valor, fighting up and down ro.-,kv ravines, around beet ling crags and down below In cavernous pns.ages, attention officially call ed today to another set of equally de serving heroes. They constitute the Italian commisiariat corps. Tho difficulties of transport of food, water and supplies to troops over tho rugged mountain country of the Carso have been titanic. Kven the water must be carried long distances. Announcement was made today that the king had personally witnessed the principal phases of the latest successes achieved by his troops being often ex posed directly to shell fire at advanced observation posts. His presence has fired his troops to the utmost xea. Quiet on British Front. London, Muy 2(i Slight improve ment of the British position to tne (Continued on paee threeO ! THE WEATHER T3 WEATrE) V SUITS MEJ Oregea: Partly cloudy tonight and Saaday; westerly wind.