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Newspaper Page TextOVER 4,100 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 QEADERS) DAILY. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES Only Circulation In Salem guar anteed by- the Audit Bureau of Circulation. SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE FORTIETH YEAR NO. 168 GERMANS RENEW OFFETiSIVE ALONG : Show Increased Activity; In Attacks On Bntish But Are Checked EACH SIDE REPORTS MANY AIRSHIPS DOWNED Russians Continue Advance : British Transport Sunk, i Six Killed Paris, July 14. The violence of a ., French counter artillery bombardment (stopped a heavy German concentration . of gun fire in the Woevre, today' of ; Jicinl statement declared. The war of fice also announced that Gorman aviat ors in a bombing raid over North Nancy bad killed two women and a child. ' "Iu the St. Quentin, Craonne and -vouicy sectors, artillerying . was ac ; tive," the statement said. "In the Champagne west of Navarin farm we carried out a successful raid. "On the vrest bank of the Meuse, round tim 3D, there was heavy artil lery fire." ...... Germans Are Active. London, July 14. German forces on the Belgian front are again showing cording to a number of attacks and raids all repulsed reported by Field oiarsnai uaig today. "South of Lombartzyde in the night the enemy attacked after heavy artil lerying, but was repulsed," he asserted. East of Haigecourt; west of Warne . ton, east of Vosttaverne and north, of . Ypros attempted enemy raids were- na . successful. North-west .of Cheusy there , were patrol encounters. ,We took pria- . oners m tnese engagements.'.' . '.: The German Version, Berlin, via London, July 14. "Near Lombartzyde " ifcnglish attacks broke . down under heavy losses, " today's war ottice statement declared. . , ."At St. Quentin there was forefield engagements in which a number of Ehg , lish and French were taken prisoners. "South of Kalusch there were local ; collisions."! . .. ... ' Russians Advansdng. : Petrograd, July 14 After hard fight ing, Russian troops forced their way - into the village of Nivica, southwest of Kalusch, and occupied the town, the official statement today declared..: British Transport Sunk. London,. July 14. The British trans- port Armadale has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, the ad . miralty announced today. Six men were killed and five others . are missing none of them military of ficers. The Armadale was sunk June 27 in . .the Atlantic. Uloyd'g registers a steel screw steam . er Armadale of 6.153 tons owned by . Trinder Anderson & Co. and registered t London. She was in the Australian perviee and was probably commandeer ed for use as a transport. . Their Stories Differ. Berlin, Via London, July 14. Twea-ty-one enemy aeroplanes and one cap tive balloon were brought down in one day on the western front, the official report declared today. A British official statement last night detailed the most vigorous aerial fight ing of the war on Thursday and assert ed 14 German aeroplanes were brought down and 16 more disabled. Nine Bri tish machines were lost. . : . ABE MARTIN Oae good thing about a city is that yon don't have t look at th' same leadia' citizen all th' time. It strikes vs that th' modern little girl don't play Trith oolls long enangh. FRONT IN BELGfUr : Anarchist Berkman 4 ". Must Face Murder Charge San Francisco, July 14. Alexander Berkman, anarchist leader, recently sen tenced to -two years .in the penitentiary for attempting to incite ppposition to conscription, . may. be transferred to Alcatriz prison here to bring him into California jurisdiction so that he may be prosecuted on charge of complicity in the preparedness parade bomb out rage. An indictment- charging him with murder in connection with the dyna miting has been returned by the county grand jury, it was learned today. It is understood negotiations with New York federal authorities for Berkman 's trans fer are now in progress. Eobcrt. Minor, cartoonist, was one of the witnesses before the' grand jury which indicted Berkman. - The scene of the Eena Mooney bomb " rial was shifted today when jur- ider court orders, were taken to uket. street, one of the places the o ant is declared to. have been on t b ' ' t of tho preparednss parade ex pi !to inspect the premises. They al SiS ited the scene of the explosion. u S as no court session. PI K Empire Has Never Been Dry , As Described In Inspired Reports Sent Out By William O. Shepard. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd, June 12. By Mail. Rus sia never has been dry. " . , . Under tho eld censorship of the days of czardom no correspondent would have been permitted to send this fact to the outside world. But now the truth may be told. -The Russian government officials dis covered that it pleased the czar greatly iu ue pmoeu oerore tne outside world as being the sponson for prohibition in Russia and they did all thev could in the way of giving out erroneous impres sions a to- the extent 'of the dm wave in Russia , .,. . Russia did go dry for peasants. But the czar's famous prohibition law was so arranged that any man with 'money enough could get all the liquor he de sired. The government manufacture of vodka was stopped and a law pnssel prohibiting the sale of any liquor con taining more than 3 per cent of alco hol.. The importation of wine did not cease. The price of champagne wont up to $25 a bottle with other prices in proportion. The popular cabarets; ho tels and restaurants served wines in China-pitchers and China cups, but ev-; cry where the man with money was able! (Continued os Page 3.) Many Headliners Appear on Chautauqua Program A surprising number "of headliners top a straight list of red letter attrac tions for the Salem Chautauqua next week. Dr. James Whitcomb Broueher. Am erica's greatest preacher-orator, whose pastorate at the Temple Baptist church in Los Angeles, draws the largest regu lar congregation in the world, comes to Chautauqua for its opening number to morrow night. With wit, humor, path os and eloquence he stirs the heart down to the very depths of reason, judg ment and conviction. Like a range of -summits, the musical oratorical and entertainment numbers culminate in the peak of all Chautau qua feature attractions ever brought west James Goddard, of the Chicago Grand Opera company. Goddard is one of the greatest gingers of the preseut day, and by all odds the greatest bass baritone. The deserved prominence given God dard does not detract from the other mnjical attractions of the week, how ever, for each has lustre all its own-j Especially is this true of the Boston! Light Opera company, In "Chimes of nMjn.iin J Pi.n.,.. comic opera exactly as produced for 400 1 nights at the Follies Dramatiques, in! P3ris. This Boston company carries its! own orchestra. Then, in their own; field as vocal and instrumental ensemb les, the Davenny Festival and Smith-Spring-Holmes Quintets are unsurpass ed on the stage and concert platform. Balanced against the musical program is the lecture etaff, particularly strong in personnel. Dr. Henry Smith Will iams, known as oae of America ' great physicians, will be heard in his splendid lecture, "Adding Years to Your Life," Montaville Flowers, whole master lec ture, "Rebuilding the Temple," was voted- by more than a hundred promin ent lecturers to be the greatest speech; of modern times, will deliver the same at Chautauqua. - Dr. Frank Bohn, just rturned from Europe, as peeia correspondent of the New York Times, is one of the fore most authorities on social and indust-j rial problems and one of the most elo quent of pKtform speaxers. lr. Lee -rancis j.yoarger. leading ( toes. ' ' urges tne lietroit News, evi American authority on political eco-Jdently with the idea of patting tha nomy. and considered by far the ableatj"taa" o." Cunstaatina. SALEM, I. W. W'S WILL BE FURNISHED FOOD BY GENERAL BELL Loaded On Cattle Cars Gang of Anarchists Arrives In Columbus STATE PASSES PROBLEM UP TO THE GOVERNMENT Believed Backbone of Move ment Has Been Broken In die Northwest Columbus, N. M., July 14. A special train bearing tho 1,200 I. W. W. exiles who spent tho night in the desert near Hermanos, N. M., arrived here at 8 o 'clofk this morning, closely guarded by a company of infantry from Doug las, Ariz. The industrialists were unloaded at the camp formerly occupied by Mexican refugees who fled from Mexico when Pershing 's punitive expedition was withdrawn. Transfer of the refugees was conduct ed without trouble or disorder of any kind, according to officers in charge of the train. They will be held subject to orders from Washington . as to their tinal disposition. . .. - It was emphasized that the I. W. W. s are not in any sense prisoners of the government, but are merely being giv en shelter and protection until they can be finally disposed of. Tragedy Is Imminent Phoenix, Ariz., July 14. The I. W. W. menace in Arizoaa with 21,000 idle from the mines, mills and smelters,- has grown out of control of any authority save that of the federal government in the opinion of Gbrsrnor Tom Canipberf As yet there is no indication of active government aid. . . Speaking before the Rotary club, the governor told his audience - that he feared "a possible tragedy" would grow out of the dangerous situation, it was learned today. Nor is the possibility of bloodshed tho sole evil element in the situation. The metal output is virtually paralyz ed. Miners, who would be working save for I. W. W. agitation; are suffering a wage Joss of $100,000. a day, the gov eraer declares. "I have tried everything and ex- (Continued on page seven.) -authority of the Tariff, foreign and domestic, will speak the fifth day of the Chautauqua. The Ongawa company, Japanese art ists, in the incomparable musical fan tasy of Japanese life, "Along the Road to Tokyo," head the Hat of the musical numbers. The Musical Arts Quartet run the Ongawas a close race for qual ity and variety of entertainment. A gifted dramatic reader is to ap pear at Chautauqua Annie Therese Davault, in a complete interpretation of the incomparable little play, "Polly of the Circus." - Chauncey Hawkins, the great natur alist, is more than a lecturer. He is an institution of natural history. His il lustrated lecture, "Bright Eyes and Wild Hearts of the Northern Woods," is one of the feature attractions of the Chautauqua. - Then there is the great get-together community lecture by Dr. Turner, the benevolent bit thorough physician and surgeon of community ills." Altogether, from Deaves' Royal Mani kins on the first night to the last, which closes with the notable concert by Jame Goddard. no stronger Chautauqua pro ara was ever-constructed, East 0I ' - CAS 2ULLS HOP. GROWER. Portland, Or, July 14 W. E ller, retired ho-pgrower, living at 179 Ham ilton avenue, was found dead yester day morning by -Captaia Delano, of Fire En&ine Company 17. Death was due to asphyxiatiea, apparently ac cidental. .... Mr. Her was about 70 years old- His widow was visiting in Salem. Captain Delano was investigating the cause of a fire at the home of Max Stein, near the. Her house. His inves tigations led him to the latter place, which he found locked. The odor of gas caused him to break in. He found the body, fully dressed, in the kitchen, the room filled to suffocating with fumes- . "Get your hoe.ConstBntine,' and help ;the Romanoffs cultivate their Ttota- ORECrON, SATURDAYJULY 14, 1917 . MINXES PATRIOTIC Jerome, Ariz., July 14. Patriotism wniy tut he to day when tha intcrnutinnal union of Tnill, mine and smelter union, - voted unanimously to defer the, movement until af tei the .war. -ThU wss a direct slap at the I. W. W. Instead t voting to strike tho minr.rs de cided the government noiih the copper too badly to permit tf further trouble- ' . -.. ALL HIE REBELLIOUS EMS ARE IMER CONTRQLSAYS EDISON Makes This Statement Over His Signature To. Those Visiting Him New York, July 14 Delegates to the Edison dealers' .convention, were left guessing today by a cryptic state ment made by Thomas A. Edison over his signature wheat lie received the visitors at his' plant? ''We now have all tne rebellious ele ments under control," tho 1 statement said. The word "all 7 was capitalized by Edison himself. !.. . "There will be many more conven tions, but I expect you boys will al ways remember this one, because it happens to be contemporaneous with the time when we removed the last jinx trom the record." The delegates were eager to ascer tain whether Edison meant he had per fected some new Invention, but their inquiries were met by smiling silence. GOOD COMMON SENSE - INS Mrs. Cowles Urges Wearing Dresses As Long As Bey AreDecest Los Angeles,. 'Pal., July 14.-' f Let 'good style' and 'good form' become synonymous with 'good common sense'. Let us resolutely wear our dresses as long as they are decent, regardless of 'style'." ' This was Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles' response to Uncle Sam's call to women to abandon "styles" during the war. - As president of tho general federa tion or womens clubs and a member of the defense council women 'a commit tee, Mrs. Cowles gave hearty endorse ment and assured active cooperation to tho anneal. The appeal -of oor government Turougn tne woman s cummmoo oi i"" rrfnll nf -Tntlnnal Tlafanaa TaanAIi- ' Council of National Defense, respect ing clothing, presents another oppor tunity in patriotic service, in which all women may join, Mrs. Cowles de clared to a United Press correspondent today. "Let us resolutely wear our dresses as long as they are decent, regardless of style," she continued. "The General Federation of Woman's clubs, through its home economics department, urges simplified dressing. Standardized dress was discussed at the Chicago biennial convention, out of wtfich has been evolved a very attractive, adaptable costume, known as the 'biennial dry.'-" Mis. Cowles declares Mrs. J. K. Gaw- ler of North Yakima, Wash., has charge of the biennial dress campaign and would be glad to cooperate with the women of America. "We will loyally aid in this cam paign," Mrs. Cowles concluded. ARRESTED TOR CARRYING ARMS ' Marshfield, Ore., July 14. John ' Ttn.tm.n notivo nf Germanv. is nnder arrest here today, charged with carry- me arms, lie was arrested ar iae re qucst-of United States Attorney Reames and federal authorities today Btarted an investigation of his recent activities. STRIKE POSTPONED. Leadville, Colo., July J4. The tieup of all Leadville mines, scheduled for today, has beea postponed for a seven day period, aceordin to a r.tntrmnt given out early todiy after a tn't-ng of miners which lasted until 2 n'clcci this morning. . ... . 'j MAJORITY RESIGNS Zurich, July 14. A majority of the Prussian ministers have resigned, according to dispatches quoting the Germania received here today. , Germania, which is the organ o'f eenrer party, declared Chan cellor Betbmann-Hollweg ' fall was inevitable, due to the fact that the military party, beaded by the crown prince, wa gain ing the npper hand. (AISERIIAS ABDICATED GIVEN U1TLEJEDEUCE That HollwegY Resignation Has Been Accepted Is Again Asserted JUNKER CONTROL IS NOT : YET EVEN ENDANGERED At Same Time Calling Hinden- burg Home Shows Serious ness of Situation HOLLWEO HAS' ; Copenhagen, July 14. Chan cellor Hollweg's resignation has been accepted, according to the Berlin v nowspaper, Taglische Rundschau. The Taglische Rundschau js a national liberal organ, which has heretofore been exceeding ly accurate in its governmental news. ' VON STEIN RESIGNS . -Berne, July 14j Resignation of George Von Stein, as Prus sian minister of state and war, was officially announced today " in wireless dispatches received from Berlin. ' General Von Stein was men tioned in Thursday's dispatches from Holland to have ' been among the five Prussian state ministers who -had resigned. GENERAL'S SUMMONED., Copenhagen, July1 14. Field Marshal Hindenbnrg and Gen eral Ludcndorff have arrived at Berlin and began conferences at once with the crown prince and the kaiser himself, accord ing to official dispatches re-' ceived here today. . This is the second time iu a week that Hindenbnrg . and Ludendorff have been summon-, ed from the front to Berlin on the kaiser's orders. - ... Washington, July 14. Information available at the state department to day gave conflicting views of Ger many's internal disturbance. Dutch newspaper comments forward- led to this aovernment differs as to the uaeiinood OI uuanceuor uouwcg resign- ! rri. .. 1 . .1T A . ..a reports, of his resignation are false. The Vadcrland thinks Hoiiweg's resignation "qnite possible." The Tclegraaf says the chancellor's position is "still pre carious." . AU the Dutch papers agree that an early decision in the crisis may be ex pected. No credence whatever is giv en rumors of abdication by the kaiser. The state department issued the fol lowing summary: ' "The Alteemeen Handelsplad says that the granting of full electoral re form in Prussia means accession to one of the three demands of parties of the left. There remains for parliamentary reform and a declaration in favor of peace without annexation or indemni ties. "Vadcrland state that Prussian elec toral reforms are exceedingly important and change the whole political consti tutkra of the kingdom and will have ar "reaching consequences. . "The Telegraaf thinks that it is poa ble that concession of reform in Prus- i n"" P which will satisfy some parties and leave the socialists Does Not Settle It. "The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Coorant wrote that Prussian reform is a small concession for the future, but by no means settles the crisis. "The Nieuwe Courant says electoral reforms in Prussia is a half way measure without reform in Prussia a herren hans." Unconfirmed rumors that the kairer has abdicated in favor of his son, Prince Joachim, published today, brought lit tle response from official circles here. While the tension growing from the internal political situation is Germaoay wa generally regarded as probably in creasing, it was net believed to have reached the stage where the throne, or the junker control of the government was seriously threatened. ' The source of the rumors wat Amster dam, long known as one of the liusiest "rumor cities" in Europe. For this reason, and because the rumors gave no hint of their source, officials are in clined to regard them with exceeding doubt. Why the kaiser ' rumored abdication should be in favor of Prince Joachim was one of the things not made dear. I Frinee Joachim l the emperors sixth, . (Continued on Fg 3.) PRICE TWO UBVEAT AIRSHIP FACTORY Washington, July 14. A mil lion dollar aeroplane factory will be built by the navy. Sec retary Daniels announced today. It probably will be located near Detroit or in some other "so called automobile district." Aerial experts are now abroad -studying foreign air craft types, which are to be built here. BLAMES MOTHER IN-LAW Eugene, Ore., Jaly' 14. Mrs. Raman tha A. HuddloKon, octogenarian, today is defendant in an alienation suit filed bv her: dauahter-in-law, Mrs. Evelyn Huddleson, age 31.. Henry C. Huddle son, the plilntiff's husband, who, re-. cently filed a divorce suit, is C3. .,, CANNERIES ARE BUSY JUICE PLANTS START Every Plant In the City Work ing to Full Capacity In Fruits and Berries The Loganberry seaeon is here. Work began at the Phez plant this morning with the. first few hundred crates of the season. The plant, remodeled, and shining from the free use of mop and brush, presented an up to date appear ance. Several labor and time saving de vices have lieen installed, notably the new automatic conveyer for the empty cratos. At one place on this conveyor is a crate sterilizer, which lilts tne boxes with live steam as the crate pass es. 1'hez plants are ready for work in Gresham and Forest Urove, and work began this morning at the WoodburB plant. The plants at Gresham and For-, est Grove prepare only the raw jtiice, which is shipped to the Salem plant for bottling. , ' , A journey through the plaat reveals the greatness of the industry. Com mencing on th second floor, tier after tier of bottles is the most noticeable feature. The bottling add labelling- ma chines are on tnis tloor, as wen as me cartons and the packers! Down efalrs is the pressing machinery, with -. the hydraulic presses; The warehouse and by-product rooms ore also on the first floor. . . With the eoriiinir of the Loganberries f the Fruit Union -begins to tJe on an active appearance. I or some ten aaj s, Royal Anne cherries have been coming ;nn incal nlaut 'to be sent to Cali fornia for the making of marischinoes. With the cherry season drawing to a close, the loganberry growers are tak ing out crates by the truck load, in an ticipation of a bumper crop. Especial ly around Marion will the crop be above the average, both in quality and quantity- --. Everything is ready for the' great press. Tne IjO.iu pnuii is n f;. .nr,lv nf berries for the word "Go." Paul Schmidt,-manager of tbo plant said yesterday that with the im provements which have been made since last year, they were ready to do tho most efficient work possible. Ail the changes in machinery ana spi have been with the idea of increasing efficiency. Their watenwora is u.i.iU..u itv nf product, and Mr. Schmidt de ,.1,. -nA thnt rtttn hnttle of each day s run for a year would analyze the same as that for any other days run. This goes to show how uniform the quality of their product is. In the factory, cleanliness i the watchword, and the greatest of care is taken in all branches of the industry to keep everything as spotless as possible. Twenty eight tons of Royal .Anncs were taken in at the Hunt Brothers Ch. cannery Thursday, ine cruH vi cellent quality this year, and is com ing in great quantities. Canning of I-o- x.-.5 i,n vtr,lRV with quite UBI1UU1I1CB . - . - , a number of crates coming in. The Lo ganberries are of tine quamj u exceptionally large. With thirtv five tons of Royal Annes coming in daily, the 300 odd workers t the Oregon Packing Co s. cannerj are making every minute count trom daylight tS dark. Some of the finest cherries ever seen , in Salem are going into the cans.. The store room is Pi ed full of strawberries, and cherries which will soon be on thir way to the ton sumers. Manager Quinn is 0': istie over the season, and says that all frnits are coming out better than was at first expected. loganberries will be the order of the day at the cannery Monday, with most of ihe crew at work on them. Wheat and Corn Each About One Cent Higher Chicago. Julv 14 Despite favorable erowhvg conditions and-a slieht demand corn futures today showed fractional advances over yerferday 's closing. .. . September corn opened 12 up at l.a and doaed 14 higher. December open ed unchanged at 1,12 1-4, and closed 14 op. - ,. . . Trading in wheat futures was light. July wu alow, opening op 1 at 2.04 .nJ lnainir nnchantred. September opened 1-2 higher and closed at a eim- uiar advance at fiJa Oats showed a alight advance in sympathy with eora. July opened 1-4 CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS- CITIES OBJECT TO CENSUS BUREAU'S GRTIIEnilFT Object to Havbg Pcpdslba Estimates Padded Daring War Tbes , SHOULD BASE QUOTAS ON ACTUAL REGISTRATION Canton, Ohio, Raised 2C9 Per Cent, Chicago Lifted 50, and Cleveland 70 By Webb MUlar (United Press staff correspondent)' J Washington, July 14. Storms of . protest are gathering in every section of the country today against the een- . stis bureau's" paper Population ", esti- , mates uswi in uppwuuniBg ine ar&ifc. toll of men, They are causing uneasi ness hero, - The war department Is bain? hami barded with telegrams from indignant cities demanding their population esti mates be revised or corrected. Other cities content themselves with terming the figures "outrageous." From the figures announced 'by tha census bureau, the quotas of men that each city and county must furnish to the draft armies is being computed. The higher the population, the heavier burned the city must bear in filling th army Tanks. om oi the huddle wvstarn cities can not see why they should be penalized because they secured . an , unusually Heavy registration. . ' . ' ' ' In announcing, the estimates the 'eea sus bureau made it plain thai Jjhei fig ures were for use "Solely In the draft and that there were based largely pom registration figures and statistic of abnormal shift in population' due ,t war jndnMries. But Detroit, Mich., fails to see why her population estimate of 850,000, 1 made by' the same buroau jost before registration," should be boosted to 1,521,942 for the draft. At the time- of registration, the bureau anserted that the estimates for rMritratiou were lib eral." Other boosts in entimaies tit lh" following cities hard: Chicago boosted from 2,347.201 to 3, 039,957 for the draft quotas; New YoiU, 5,SH,044 to 6,504,183; Cleveland, B0O, 837 to 1,125,40; St Louis," 7M30 M27,2tt4 and San Francisco eity and county 471,023 to 530,333. : One of tho most fitter protests came from Canton, Ohio. That city was rais ed from 62,5a to 177,58 for the draft. "Never in our rosiest dreams hav we aspired to more than 75,000 inhabi tants, '. said telegrams from there. in some of the coast cities and coun ties where the registration was only 5T ' per cent of the earlier estimates, the estimates arc lowered proportionately. Few instance, Portland, Oregon, is cut irom 308,399 to 204,592. Denver also gets a cut from 208,439 to 196,830. Many of tho cities are inquiring why the quotas were not based in a "com mon sense way upon the actual regia- tration." COMPANY M CAIJ STOP SHORT TIE 111 SALE! I General Liggett Says No Move Will Be Made for Several Weeks A wire to the Capital Journal front Senator Chamberlain this morning, in answer to a request that he use hi influence to have Company It stop here on its way south says: Relative t holding Company M at Salem for a short period General Liggett telegraph ed me "no movement U probable for several weeks. If conditions there war rant there is no reason why atop at Sa lem caunot be made." . . up at 68 1-4, but closed 1-8 down. Sep tember opened down 1-8 at 50 1-8 and closed 12 higher. December open4 14 down at 56 7-8 and closed 3 8 higher. Provisions were slightly higher on a, slow and strong hog market. . '.'- TUJ7 WrATIHTU iiu Hfanitiut - Orsgoa: To night and Sun day fair, con tinued warm, west y i t'nyar warmer : tonight . east portion; moJerate. north eily winds.