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FORTIETH YEAR NO. 182
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TBAIN8 AND K1EW8
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Ml BATTLE BEGINS
FOURTH YEAR OF
For a Week the Artillery Duel On Flanders' Front Has Been
Most Titanic of the WarSound of Firing Is Heard In
London Allied Forces Swept Forward Today Capturing
Positions They Were After and Taking Many Prisoners
French Make Winning 'ye
By v p i. Keen,
(United Press ? Correspondent.)
London, July 31.---En3 d and France signalled the
beginning of the fourths of the -war today with a
' joint offensive on two fro ' that swept forward in full
success to first objectives. , 5
In Flanders, beyond Ma. jiies-Wytschaete Ridge, the
British assisted by French troops on their left, brought
to a climax the vast artillery preparation of the past week
by a concerted mass attack.
On the Chemin Des Dames, Paris reported a sudden
offensive in the Chevregny sector which smashed ahead
to German positions on a front of more than a mile.
Field Marshal Haig did
of the British-French offensive in Belgium, but gave its
lowermost point as "north of the River Lys."
Front dispatches indicated
fiercely today. The first
3:50 a. m.
French troops "to the left of tha British" means they
are somewhere between Armentieres and the Belgian
coast a section heretofore
by British and Belgian forces.
-been diverted to aid General
fort, or else a small force of
the Belgian defense for purely sentimental reasons, par:
ticipated in the fighting. There has been a small force of
French manning trenches, in Flanders since early in
the war,' - ' . .
Haig. Striken Again .
London, Jniv 81. England started a
gigantic offensive in Flanders today,
Field Marshal Haig struck "over a
wide froiit" north of the Hivor Lys in
-Belgium. ..'
"The allies., captured their first ob
jectives," the British commander- in
cmer rcporivu. ,
'bat.sraetory progress was attained
, ?CJZZP prisoners'liave already
Field Marshal Haig's report asserted
the British attack had begun at 3:50
ni. today.
His assault the second concerted of
fensive in this Messines Ridge sector
' followed the greatest artillery duel in
the whole war to date. For seven days
now British and German guns have
been roaring along all this Belgian
front. The Germans apparently started
the concentrated tire, presumably fear
ing another stroke in this sector, and
the British quickly replied with re-
' doubled activity.
Mention 1- the British commander
in chief of "the allies" capturing their
first objectives would seem to indicate
that the British were assisted either by
Belgian or French troops.
The River Lvs flows northward above
Ariueuticres, joining with the Lille
Ypres canal at Comiues. The canal and
the river form an obtuse angle in which
is included tho Messines-Wytsehacte
ridge, Messines, Hollebeke and Warne
tonT It was in thifr-seetion- that Haig
struck his big Mow a few weeks ago,
the Canadian sweeping over the domi-
I n 17 M A D T 1 M
ADL 111 A A 1 1 11
AUL i:i A n i i it
What's become o' th' old time wife
that kissed her fcuabaad. good bye ever'
ntornin' at ta'frnt gate? There's few
IjfOpie as obnoxious as a learned ne'er-do-well.
WAR
not mention the exact extent
fighting was continuing
men went over the top at
almost exclusively manned
Either French forces have
Haig in this particular ef
French troops, held to aid in
natiiig ridge positions. Since that time
it lias been frequently apparent that
the British, wero preparing to ruake full
ing the Germans back against the con
verging waterways over the lowlands.
Bombardment Is Terrific
London, July 31. A big battle start -
d today on the. Flanders front
Fle,d'MaTlh.i .H,ij(., fir9t sentence
fr-t .cport today decla.
Fiahtine has started in Flanders."
For a week now thero has beea artil
lery bombardment of almost indeserib
ablo fnry raging on the British front,
around Armentieres to the Belgian
coast. Front dispatches have described
it ns tho most superlatively concentrat
ed fire of the whole war. Some of the
detonations of this drum fire have been
plainly heard in London on nights when
the wind blow from the east.
Dispatches to tho United Press from
William Philip Simms at the British
front last week described the German
as pouring forth every conceivable ef
fort in their concentrated artillery fire.
The German bombardment began
with a fairly intense fire on July 23.
Throueh the days since it has increas
ed steadily, reaching a crescendo of
roar yesterday. Xieuport, Ypres, Armen
tieres, Oostaverne and other cities have
felt the bail of this fire. Everv conceiv
able sort of gun has apparently been
called into service by tne Germans,
Long range shells have searched out
spots behind the British lines.
The British artillery has not been a
whit behind in reciprocating. A great
number of guns have been concentrated
along this whole front and their drum
lire has at times even exceeded the
enemy's. .
Front dispatches have described the
duel as the most titanie in tne war.
French are Successful
Paris, July 31. Suddenly assuming
the offensive today, French troops
swept forward to complete success of
their first objectives over a frtoit of
15(10 meters (more than a mile) in the
I-aKoyere-West Epine-Chevregn.v sector
of tho Chemin Des Dames.
The' war. office report announeeJ
"complete success of all objects had
been attained. A German counter at
tack was thrown back."
Prisoners taken in the French drive
included 107 enlisted men, two officers
and fifteen non commissioned officers
belonging to three , different regi
ments.. The statement also detailed a violent
artillery combat around Cerny and Hur
tebise, elsewhere on the Chemin Des
Dames, with infantry very active.
In the Champagne a German raid
northwest of Prosnes was dispersed.
On. both banks of the Meuse artillery
oa both sides was active. . . ' . .
: STOET OF OEEAT BATTLE ;
By William Philip Simms -(Taited
Press staff correspondent)
With the British Amies in the' Field,
July 31. Field Marshal Haig sent the
Crown Prince Rnpprecht'a German fore-
(Continued on Page Two.)
STRIKES SETTLED!
IN SOUND CITIES
WILLARBITRATE
flight of Men to Organize
lonceded Strikers to
Have Old Places
BOARD WILL ESTABLISH
BOTH HOURS AND WAGES
One From Employers, One
From Labor and College
President, the Board
Seattle, Wash., July 31. Seattle and
Tncomn stfej't car strike was virtually
ended shortly before noon today at a
conference in the office of C. k. Rey
nolds, attorney for the strikers, in the
Hoge building.
Negotiations for the peaceful end of
the controversy which has left the city
without-car service for two weeks and
threatened serious rioting and bloodshed
on numerous occasions, moved with
startling suddenness.
President A. W. Leonard, of the Pu
get Hound Traction, Light and Tower
company, met the carmen's general
siniie cominiiree, composed or James A
Duncan, John Morgenthaler and A. A.
Whitely, iu the office of their attorney
an hour before Duncan was scheduled
to meet H. C. Bradlee, personal repre
sentative of Stone and Webster, of
Boston, general managers of tho trac
tion company, in the room of President
Henry Suzzallo, of the state univer
sity, and president of the Stato Council
of Defense, in the New w ashington ho
tel.
At noon It was authoriatively report
?d.tbat tweeting in Reynolds- office
had resulted in President Leonard ae-
reeing -to- tho strikers suggestion that
the men go back to work without- pre
judice or less of seniority and that mat
ters or wages, hours and working con
ditions be arbitrated before a board of
three arbitrators, one to be named by
the eompany, one by the striking: union
men, and the third from a joint list of
prominent citizens suggested by each
side. . '
Some Things Agreed To. i
At one o'clock this afternoon the fol
lowing points toward quick settlement
of the strke had been agreed upon,
night of striking carmen to organize
fully recognized by company. - -
All strikers to return to work with
out prejudice or loss of seniority.
Questions of wages, hours and work
ng conditions to be arbitrated by a
board of three men.
James A. Duncan, secretary of the
Seattle Central Labor council, to repre
sent strikers.
C. L. Franklin, of Portland, Ore., to
represent the company, "
Dr. Henry Suzzallo, president of tho
state university, and chairman of the
state Council of Defense, to be the
third arbitrator.
Queston of whether the traction com
pany is to grant a closed shop still un
settled. ...
Strike leaders enthusiastically declare
this means a complete victory for the
strikers, as they offered to submit every
point at issue except their right to or
ganize, to such aibitrafon before they
went on strike two weeks ago.
Mill Strikes to End.
Taeoma, Wash., July 31. A report
that the St. Faul and Taeoma Lumber
company which has been closed by the
timber workers' strike, will resume op-
(Continued on Page Two.)
SENATE OVERHAULS
THE REVENUE BILL
Sur-Taxes On Corporations
and On Incomes Are
Both Increased
Washington, July 31. A two per cent
sur tax on corporations, increase in sur
taxes oa incomes over $13,000, and in-
crease of 1 gallon in the tax on dis-
tilled spirits and an increase of fiftv
cents a barrel on beer were agreed upon
today bv the senate finance committee,
as amniiinents to the revenue bill.
From the sur tax on corporation in-
comes, the committee hopes to raise a peace-time government pru Uu..
M2,000,000. The boost on sur taxes 1 to the very different task of war.
on individual incomes above 13.000 Believing their troubles lay in the party
is expected to raise from $25,000,000 government system; they next tried the
to fcIO.000,000. The liquor tax increase ! coalition scheme a heterogenous eabi-
inaKing ine loini tax a gallon
expected to yield $90,000,000. The fifty
vent UitrreiiM. uu uwr, uiki:i( mc hi -
tal tax $3.23. is to raise $23,000,000.
The tax on wine w ill be increased.
Thus, wealth will be called upon lar
gely to make op the additional $2i3,
000,000 needed to bring the committee's
original bill up to $1,913,000,000.
flEXT CALL
TO BE EARLY
111
Second Class of 755,700 Reg
istered Under Draft Will
Be Called Seven Days After
First Call Men Are Exam
ined ExempSons Will Be
Further Restpcted
Washington. JulJ 31. The second
class of "35,700 men registered under
the draft will be called up for exam
ination early in August.
With examination .'of the first quota
of 1,374,000 progressing . rapidly, the
provost marshal general's office today
announced that seven days ufter the
first called -arc examined the second
quota would Ibo posted for examination.
The second class, which will number
110 per cent of the 647,000 men needed,
will be couiibed for inen . to replace
those exempted in tlit first, group.
Today General tVowder moved to
restrict exemptions- further. Medical
students and uien-se-rrtng in Red Cross
ambulance. companis, have no valid
claims for exemption or discharge, he
ruled. .
Agricultural workers and munitions
factory hands also will be greatly re
stricted in exemption claims, it was
intimated. Although these industries
are not specifically exempted, appeals
are pouring in from the farm district
and big industrial centers for favor
able rulings. Exemption boards must
consider claims, of farm laborers strict
ly on their merits.
General Crowder declared from this
date members of local boards must coti
sider themselves as drafted for such
service and cannot reaign.
London. July 31. England
lost 71,S9 in killed, wounded
and missing of her army forc
es according to the mouth's
casualty list total today.
The casualties were "divided
as follows:
killed wounded missing
Officers .. ,i7 1.079 VM
Men 14.892 51,700 2.705
Totals ...... 13,549 52,443 E,893
.
AUGUST
How Participants Stand
After Three Years of War
As Correspondents See It
By Ed. L. Keen.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
London, July 30. Britain's part in
the past thre years of war may be told
in three words:
Procrastination; preparation; prog
ress. In the first year, besides doing many
things she should not have done, she
left undone iost of the things she
should have done.
It was not until the second year was
well under way that the people of Brit -
ain woke up. Having finally sensed
that it wa3 a man's-sized war, they
began to prepare almost too late, but
with a thoroughness that went far to
overcome the effects ot their former
dilatoriness.
With her industries at last organized
on a world-war hasis, oritain siarieu
supplying her troops with proper quan
tities of the right sort of guns and
shells, the lack of which had already
caused near-disaster on the western
front. It took her nearly two years to
learn that the voluntary system of re
cruiting was a failure, and then she
adopted conscription. With character
istic lack of imagination she took no
thought of economic -tomorrow. Unap
preciating the possibilities of German
f rightfulness she failed to conserve and
upbuild her food and shipping resources
I until again it was almost too late.
Too Many eosaea.
Most of Britain's sin and omission
and commission ih this war are trace-
able to the fact that ne nrsr inco i
rna it with the governmental macninery
of peace, ine iarr-wiiiu:iu i
posing her-eubinet who lor some years
had ben very successfully conducting
f tarenty three members, also most-
jly lawyer-politicians.
' , , . ..1 .:..: M . Ttittfr wfla even
as tat later effectively demon
jiii,!
ctrated in the revelations of the Dar-
darnelles Commission. Most of the blun
ders and shortcomings of the coalition
cabinet were due to its eumbersomeness
jits inability to reach decisions promptly I
and execute them without delay, and its I
MT0FFIW
THINK ABOUTWAR
AND ITSOUTCOME
Secretary Baker Says: "Men,
Money and Materials Will
Turn the Tide"
CHAMBERLAIN SAYS ITS
ONLY QUESTION OF TIME
Chairman Dent Says Its Air
ships, and Hoover "We
Can Supply Food"
Washington, July 31 America, great
reservoir of fresh strengthmen, mon
ey and materials will turn the war
tide. The fourlh year of tho struggle
will find her doing her vast bit in over
turning autocracy and ultimately her
reserve strengeh will win.
This was the message today from re
sponsible officials, backing the decla
rations of President Wilson and Sec
retary, of State' Lansing that this na
tion must forge on to victory and that,
without us, the world war must end in
a miserable peace.
"The beginning of tho fourth year
of the war finds the United States do
ing a noble work toward victory," said
Secretary of War Baker to the United
States. "Wo are engaged in a tremen
dous task, but already much has been
done. I feel confident that by united
work and spirit we shall triumph. .
"We have a force on French soil and
other units of specialized men, such as
engineers, foresters and aviators, are
being sent to aid our allies. Ten mil
lion men are registered for service, uur
regular army has been increased three
told and our national guard doubled, so
that now we have a united force or
more than five hundred thousand men.
We are in the process of realizing an
aircraft program of great1 proportions,
while: substantial orders save oeen
placed for all kinds of weapons. Reserve
camps are turning out tnousanas or oi
ficcrs foT our new army,- other such
camps are about to start and huge Can
tonments and canvas camps are being
rushed to completion for training the
new national army and national guard"
Will Control the Air
Acting Chairman : Swanson -of tho
senate naval committee:
"I have much confidence in tho pro-
(Continued on Pag Two.)
consequent failure to take speedy ad
vantage of chunging conditions.
Having proven the unadaptability to
war of tho one-part government and
the all-party government, there was only
one thing left for Britain to try tho
enc-man government.
The One Man Plan.
So far it his worked wellk Nominally
of course, Britain is still governed by a
Ministry, of iibout the same size as its
forerunner, with an Inner Council, or
1 War Cabinet, of five members, on which
the Liberal, Conservative, and Labor
'parties are represented but Lloyd
i George is really th- government. If
j Parliament has become a mere debating
, society, as some of its members grumt)
I lingly charge, that is simply because
Parliament as a whole, as well as the
: ririiisn people, nave cuimut-iure in iwoju
George's ability as general war mana-
(cer of the Kmpire.
Thus clothed with more authority
than even the president of the United
.States possesses, and with a genius for
accomplishing things that was so badly
lacking in his preccdeeessor as Prime
Minister, Lloyd-George has snceeded in
getting Britain into the war with the
sort of energy and enthusiasm and in
dustry that the shourd have displayed
from the start. Moreover, by reason
of hiK sympathetic understanding and
personal magnetism, he has composed in
recent months the labor disputes that
for a time were a most menacing factor
in the conduct of the war. Finally,
throueh the xercise of plain common-
sonse, which ncbody apparently thought
of applying to the question before, he
is solving the Irish situation by the
simple expedient of letting the Irish
men settle their own troubles.
Baa Gained the Initiative.
Militarily the one outstanding feature
ef the year 1910 17 is that Britain has
gained the initiative. For the first time
since the war began Germany is entire
ly on the defensive. The mere mattr of
rciaiming some 600 square mile on the
Wti rn front doesn 'I mean much geo
graphically, but it speak tremendously
for tho increased support ctvca ine
ircijr by the folks a aome, aside from
(Contlaued os Pag 3.
United States Will
Not Mix in Politics
Washington, July 31. The United
States is cot obliged to follow France
in her ambition to regain Alsace-Lorraine,
it was officially stated here to
day. Nor in the American relation to
ward the allies such that this govern
ment would necessarily demand free
dom for certain parts of Austria.
Balfour, in asserting yesterday -that
England would fight until France re
gained the territory she held before
Bismarck, spoke only for England, it
was stated.
Officials would not say how Amer
ica stands on the question of Alsace
Lorraine, but they made it plain the
United States is not necessarily going
to mix in the allies' politics.
The United States will, however, in
sist on restoration of Belgium.
CAf 'PAIGfi STARTED TO
ROUND UP SLACKERS
Officers Have ListFast As
: Caught Fill Be Put at
Top of List
Washington, July 31. Claims of ex:
emptioriB for service in America s na
tional army are running heavy. .
Initial examinations uore and at oth
er points where men are being called
snow a higher percentage or claims
than had been anticipated.
A great hunt started throughout the
country today for draft evaders. Warn
ed by Attorney General Gregory that
"thousands of men failed to register
June 5 and have been hiding ever
since," the United States attornoys in
all districts enlisted civilian help and
started after the slackers.
The names of hundreds of youths who
thought themselves ; securely hidden
havo been forwarded to local authori
ties from the justico department.
Among the informants were many
mothers whose sons registered for- the
draft and who couldn't bear to see
other boys irt the neighborhood sup
throush Uncle Sam's net.
The slackers caught will be jammed
right up at the top of the lists for ex
emption whenever possible. This will be
done riy assigning- them tho numbers
of men early on the list who were dis
charged for physical or other disabil
ity. " - imt
IT WILL PASS HOUSE
WILL IT PASS SENATE
Drys and Wets Each Confid
ent They Will Win In
Prohibition Fight
- Washington, July-31.--Drys say-.it
will pass pass. Wets say it won t, mar
was the situation today in the prohibi
tion fight when debate was resumed in
the senate. The senate has agreed to
vote on the constitutional amendment
tomorrow.
House leaders on both sides are pre
paring for a big fight if the senate
passes the amendment-
Representative Webb, leading prohi
bitionist, said the - amendment would
carry In the house.
The District of Columbia dry bill
failed by one vote to get a two thirds
majority, but new members have arriv
ed since that and their votes are dry,
Webb said.
Representative Randall, California,
agreed with Webb the amendment will
pass the house.
Representatives Longwortb, Ohio and
Meeker, Missouri, predicted defeat of
the amendment. Longworth uclioves it
will go over until next session.
Corn Drops Trifle
Wheat Up Five Cents
Chicago, July 31. Reports of bet
ter growing wca'her through tho corn
belt, today sent the corn market be
low yesterday's close.
Heptember corn opened uni-hanged at
1.03 3-4 and held at that figure. De
cember opened 1-8 down at $1.18 3-4
and declined 7-8.
Wheat moved irregmarly. July open
ed 2 up at $2.24 and advanced 3. Sep
tember opened 1 3 4 lower at $2.22Vi
and uilil off 'A V..
Oats were lower in sympathy with
corn. July opened 3-4 up at 79 sub
sequently selling off hi- September
opened 1-8 lower at 60 7 8 and sold
down 1. December opened 5-8 off at 61
1-H nd decl.ned 3-4- -
Provisions were steady to a shade
higher on a slow and steady hog mar
ket.
Jumped Ten Cents -Chi-aco.
July 31. Shorts in July
wheat bid that future up to $2.74 just
before the closo of the market today,
a jump of ten cents from the opening.
The last day of the momh also caused
. . -i . l : .1. .L.u
a big jump In July oais, iq waitu mi-
hat been heavy trading, since the trad
ing in corn and wheat was limited.
As aoon a- the Germans capture a
few of those Russian women soldiers
we shall beyond doubt be given en
other exhibition of Teutohie chivalry,
NO ABATB BIT OF
TERRIFIC HEAT IN
EASTERHSTATES
From New York to Nebraska
Comes Same Story cf
Sizzling Heat
FOUR DEAD IN CHICAGO
NEW YORKERS SUFFER
Temperatures From 00 to
. 106 Prevail and Hot Winds
Scorch Crops
Chicago, July 31. Despite the weath
er man 's prediction of relief from the
heat wave, temperatures ; today ; wero .
running as high as yesterday, when the
record mark of 98 was rcaehed aad Chi
cago mobilised itself for another siz
zling day.", '
:Four dead and fifty overcome was
Chicago's toll from the' heat' wave for
the last 24 hours, while the mercury
continued to mount. At 10 a m. today
it was DO, one degree higher- thaa at the
conosponding hour yesterday, whon a
temperature of 98, tho highest this sea
son was recorded.
-A temperature of 99 or 100 is expect
ed today. Possible relief may eome to
morrow when local thunder showers and -.
a lowering in temperature are duo for
the north portion of the atate. .
Lincoln, Ncb July 81. With the
temperature reaching 106 in the official
kiosk yesterday, cooler weather prom
ised arrived today with an abatement
of the hot wind which has been hlowia?
for tho past three days-
Corn in Nebraska is not yet seriously
damaged, experts-deelare, and If Tain
cornea this wk very little daiwag will
havo resulted. Nebraska corn r ia splesv.
did condition to stand tho drouth.
Des jrfoines, Iowa, July 81. Some re
lief, but not mueh, said the weather
man here today, announcing tho aver
age: temperature throughout Iowa as 88
degree at 10 o'clock. Today's maxi
mum will be around 100, he said. Ho
also announcod no rain for the next 24
hours. i,,V:.
Milwaukee, Wis:, July 31 The peo
ple hero today were still waiting for
the cool northerly breeze promised by
the weather man for last night. Tha
same scorching northwesterly wiad that
caused two deaths and ten prostrations
in the Inst three days- continued and
in two hours the temperature jumped
from 80 to 86. ' ;
v- v.t .Tnlv 31. Seven nrontra-
tio'ns today with the mcru,y at 91 and
steadily rising brought New York i to
tal of prostrations for the hot wave to
twentyPeight. At 10:30 a. m today',
temperature was three degrees higher
than yesteruay s at v , V
Thousands slept . on the beaehes last
night.
u...:,.M til.. July 31. The gov
ernment thermometer registered 87 be-
ml . .i.-.tKA -wna It nffl"
fore 9 o ciocK. me in
dicted relict tomorrow dix.
sous are in a '"" ""V-- ,. a
Anv and a fourm rccuvBnuR -Iolv.
Jl iuirr the hottest day
of the year yesterday when the tbe:-
mometer stoou ai. . m
iscd for today. Tennerature at 9 a. m.
was 80, with a forecast maximum of 9
.Tnlv
31. After a
brief respite of cooler we.., -y
niometcrs here jumped
two hours and stood at 80 at 9 a. in
Farmers in the Red River valley faced
with Wasted crops, are P"
ra'n Kain followed by cooler weather
wouid save thousandsof acres of gram.
Indianapolis, Iml-, July 31. What
nrora scd to be the hottest day of the
ummer was faced by Indiana today.
Th thermometer at 10 o'clock regis-
paused three deaths in Detroit yester
day At 10:30 the thermometer regis-
(Continued on Pago Twa.)
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Tonight
and Wednesday
fair, warmer ..
Wednesday ex
cept. nr the
coast; wftderate
northerly winds.