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km -' 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS (32,000 HEADERS) DAILY. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES Only Circulation In Salem guar an teed by the Audit Bares of CtrcoUtioiA SPECIAL WHJIAMETTH VAL LEY NEWS BSaVIGB FORTIETH YEAR NO. 188 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS STANDS FIVH CENTS. ACEI US-UNCOVER GERMAN PLOT TO BREAK UP DRAFT Seattle Headquarters From Which Plans to Evade Draft Are Distributed URGES THOSE CALLED TO RESIST BEING DRAFTED arae Gang Planned To Elect Governor of British Columbia Seattle, Wash., Aug. 9. United States agents hero today uncovered a gigantic . Jilot to break down selective service . nrrny plans by engineering wholesale exemptions. Propaganda, which District Attorney Clay Allen says is "undoubtedly of German origin" is being mailed to men called for physical examinations here, urging, and showing how to evade ser vice on the ground of "conscientious objections." No arrests have yet been made, but are expected' shortly, according to fed eral authorities. This, together with the arr&3t in Port land yesterday of Alvo Von Alvensla ben, internationally known German, on orders from Presidot Wilson himself, were latest disclosures of Teutonic in trigue uncovered in the northwest. Canadian government authorities, ae . cording to District Attorney Allen, de clare they aro in possession of informa tion actually showing that German ma chinery was set to work before the war to make Von Alvenslaben governor of British Columbia. This was to be accomplished, Allen leclared( through the activities of Ger ' mans organised to obtain political con trol'of the province. ' . . The anti-draft proaganda was first Mailed in Seattle Tuesday. Inclosed in typewritten addressed jiluin envelopes, were two mimeograph ed sheets, bearing a number of clever ly prepared arguments and directions, haraeterizing the war of ' ' purely commercial character" and urging ex emption resistence. One of the phrases reads: "For your own sakes and the sake of your class, resist" by claiming to be a "eonacien irous objector." The sheets stated that "the law has failed to round up more than a mere handful of leaders in the movement to resist." Objectors, it was stated, were either "too numerous or too influential to arrest." The typed signature "conscientious objectors" appeared at the bottom of the last sheet. Elihu Root's speech made in Seattle last week, and its appearance in local papers, was cited in an effort to prove that "liberty, independence and free dom is almost extinct." LAWYER OUT ON BAIL San Francisco, Aug. 9. Daniel O'- 'onnell, attorney, organizer of the Am erican Patriots, an anti-draft organiza tion and author of the "O'Connell 3''orm" of exemption affidavit, is at liberty today under $10,000 bail., furir ished "following his arrest on a federal varrant charging conspiracy to thwart t!ie draft. Warrants are out for thir teen others including two women. O'Connell 's arrest took place at a meeting of the people's conference af ter he, David Starr Jordan and ex SSenator John D. Works had spoken. , ABE MARTIN When th' average girl haint talkie' bout boys an' clothes she's purty dull. Th' stingiest feller we ever heard of is Piney Sargent. He wore an umbreller cover fer a four-in-hand necktie at his wife's funeral. ML ci w Congress Takes Rest Preparing For Final Lap of War Session Washington, Aug. 9 Both houses of congress rested today, preparatory to swinging in Friday on the final lap of the war session. Leaders hope to ad journ by September 15, at the latest. The senate begins tomorrow consid eration of the $2,006,970,000 tax bill. A gneral agreement has been reached to limit discussion as much as possible. Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, believes it will pass without much change. Other measures still to bo considered are the trading with the enemy act and the deficiency appropriation bill. Majority Leader Martin of the sen ate said today night sessions may be held to' expedite work on the revenue hi" rt 2 ' Xi' MIXER i PAYS SOME BILLS V: Bid Voehring Machine Com pany for $1454.75 for Mixer Accepted Councilman Wilson presided over tho deliberations of the special meeting of the city council held last night to fin ish the , business interrupted Monday night by the death of Mayor Kcyes' mother in an automobile accident in Wheeler county. Mayor Kcyes was ab sent on this account. The bid of the Koehring Machine company, of Portland, for a cement mixer No. 12, at $1454.75 was accept ed by the council. The other bid pre sented was by the Hodson-Frecnaughty company, Portland, which offered a mixer for $1573 f. o. b. Salem After the bid had been accepted, Councilman Elliott presented a freight bill or the shipment of the machine to Salem. This provoked some criticism from Councilman McClelland, but tho matter was explained and accepted. The bill of Councilman Unruh giv ing the council the right to pass, on individual cases of awnings or pergolas that mp-. be constructed in the city was referred to the committee on streets. . r - The Oregon Electric company was granted a franchise to construct a spur track on Front street to accommodate the freight traffic of the Wittenberg King company. The bills of McNary and MeNary for $150 for assisting the city attorney in preparing the charter amendments,'and the bill of George M. Post for part pay ment of architect fees for the comfort station, and demurrage of the South ern Pacific company for $6 on two cars of asphalt were ordered paid. Some Marion County Men Who Are Among the First Called Oat Under the Draft Wesley J. Street, of 586 North High street, in charge of tie Vick garage at night, will have the honor of being the first Salem man to appear before the board of examiners when the call conies on th6 second draft. He was married a few months ago and for the past year has been in the employ of Vick tiros. He is number 6 on the list to .bo called. George Earl De Sart of rural route 2, Silverton is No. 1 and Homer Riggs of Mehama, is No. 2. the honor of being the second Salem man to be called before the board be longs to Virgil L. Tyler, an employe of wells-largo cxpres company, ie lives on South Thirteenth street and is morncd. His was the fourth number drawn in this district. Edgar J. Willard, employed by the Larmer Transfer company is the sev enth man on the list and will receive his notice to appear tor the physical examination as soon as the second draft is made. He lives at 1566 North Fourth street and has a wife and one child. F&ugut May Fight The eighth man to be called is Thom as E. Faught of Salem, rural route 3. At first it was thought that ail farm ers would be extmpt but it seems that those on farms who claim exemption will be obliged to make a showing, or to take their claim before the special board to act on industrial occupations. Leroy C. Bulifson, engineer at the Oregon state penitentiary, will be among the first called to report on the second draft, as his number is nine. He lives at 344 North Twenty Third street, is married and has no children. Raymond K. Forbes, local agent of the Portland Telegram, may not be lieve in unlucky numbers, but it just so happens that his number is 13 on the otiicial list of tne registration board, havin? been the thirteenth number in this district drawn at Wash ington. He is married and lives at 633 Ferry street. uustave A. Ostnn, of the Ostrin Bros- creamery and confestionnrv 1863 State street, will be among the first 'to appear at the call on the second draft. He is married and lives at 1SS5 Trade street. His registration number was the sixteenth drawn at Washing ton and it is 16 on the official board SAMMIES FEET TO BE LOOKED AFTER BY GODMOTHERS Woolen Socks To Be Provided As One of Greatest Necessities WILL SEE FOLKLESS GET OCCASIONAL LETTERS Women Will Do the Knitting But Red Cross Will Dis tribute Products New York, Aug. 0. "Save the Sam mies' feet" is the slogan of the Amer ican Soldiers' Godmothers' loague, or ganized to send comforts to men in the trenches. Mrs. W. Leonard Davis of Now York just returned from Paris, formed the, army of women whose part in the war is to keep each American boy fight ing at 100 percent. "We can help whip Germany by sav ing the soldiers' feet," said Mrs. Davis today. "In that way we save men. 'Trench feet' are as deadly as shrap nel. I have seen poihis on the operat ing table, their shoes frozen tight. Their feet must be amputated. "To save' American soldiers those hor rors, we must send them thousands of woolen socks." There will be nothing sentimental about this knitting of socks, Mrs. Da vis said. But in the toes of some of them little notes will go to the sol diers. In this way some of the Ameri can godmothers hope to get in touch with Sammies who have no folks at home, so letters may be sent them. If the plan succeeds, no American boy in khaki will stand aside bitterly disap pointed on days when the -precious mail is distributed. 2000 Volunteer In Week. During one week 2000 women volun teered as godmothers, forming an army of women to stay at home ana nelp beat tho kaiBor by sending a steady stream of letters and comforts to the battle front. Godmothers' organizations are being rapidly sent into action in all parts or the United states. Kecruits wno communicate with Mrs. Davis are BOnt printed specifications for knitting niuf- (Continued on Page 3.) in this registration district. Mattaew-De Lapp Gets "23" Orvillo J. Perry, No. 18, living at 1645 D street. He is a mechanic em ployed at Vick Bros. Albert F. Lyons is number 21. He is an employe of the Southern Pacific, is married and lives at 27 South Twelfth street. Gordon Watt is No. 22. He is a stew ard for the Oregon state institution for tho feebleminded and lives on rural route 5. Matthew J. De Lapp, salesman for the Price Shoe company, is twenty third on the list. He is married and lives at 238 Center street. Ward K. Richardson is number 26. He is a grocer at 2395 North Front street, is married and lives at 2288 North Liberty. Number 27 on the official list of the local -board is Percy Blundell of the Morningside addition to Salem, is mar ried and employed as a mechanic for the Oregon Packing company. Joseph F. White of 360 Myers street, will be the 28th man called before the board. Ho is marriod and is assistant manager of the Falls City-Salem Lum ber Co. The First Japanese The first Japanese on the list to be called on the second draft is Sadarei Yamagish, a farmer living on rural route 8, Salem. If he was born in this country he will take his chances of serving along with other citizens. His number is 30. Earl F. Gieason an attendant of the Salem hospital is number 35 on the official board list and Harry 8." Keef er o Salem route 8, is number 36. Fred 8. Lamport will have the honor of being the first lawyer to be called before the official board. His number is 37- His offices are in the U. 8. Na tional bank building. He is married and his home is in Ben Lomond Park. Most Answer Second Call As Polk and Marion counties had furnished their quotas through volun teers, no calls will be made for the first national army of 687,000. But when the call is made for the second draft, the board of exemptions, consist ing of the county clerk, sheriff and (Continued on Fag Two.) ' OREGON .WILL BE FIRST Camp Fremont, Menlo Park, Cal., Aug. 9. A battalion of Oregon militia will be' the first troops to enter the national guard camp here, Preparations to receive tho Oregon men began today when it was announced that the bat- talion had been ordered to re- port at the camp the latter part of this week, probably aSt- urday. The men will ue placed on guard duty, the rapidly ex- tending boundaries of the camp proper, which advance as work progresses, requiring additional guards it is not: expected other troops will follow the Oregon- ians immediately but will be called when more men are re- quired. j y CORN CROP LARGER - Chicago,. Aug. 9,--The corn J im wqs iinilnr-estininted in 3k yesterday's government crop sjc ousncis, r. v. ouuw, uiuugv -J. crop expert, ' whose forecast ie Tnneilav nf nther crrninH screed with the official report almost , figure for figure, told the Unit- ed Press today. The government report cov js ers only that period to July 9ft ha anid. Tt wna ftboilt this dato that the drought in many important corn growing ocu- Hons was broken by heavy rains, insuring, a much larger yield. ' -1 TKa crrfwernmpnt TPIort had little effect on grain prices to- day. Most of its estimates had been .anticipated. THE REAL AMERICANS WILL NOTJE DRAFTED Indians Willing to Fight But Would Not Fit In Mod ern Warfare Washington, Aug. 9. The only roal, s;mn-r,Va imAricana thn hlnnket Tn- dians, probably never will have a chance to go over tho top of a European trench after America's enemy. Government oiticiais question tne aa i.;aii,;i;tv irvlncr tn mit. reservation red-skins in drafted Sammies' uniforms. They feel that while tne inuians were .aot licrhfara In their dav and in their own way, thit day and way is past. This applies, of course, only to the blanket Indians subject to the draft. There are hundreds of Americanized In dians in Uncle Sam's fighting forces. And even if the government decided to draft the blanketed youths, they would bo exempt if they so desired, as they are "wards of the government, not citizens." The following list shows to what small numbers the blanket Indians have shrunk since the days when great tribes of them roamed the hills and plains of the west. Tribes Decreasing In Arizona there are only 772 Nava joes; 171 Havasupais; 1,459 Moquis and 1,223 Colorado Eiver Indians; 1,813 Apaches, once the terror of the western plains; 65 Kaibas and 1,072 San Xavicrs. - In Minnesota there are only 1,406 Red T aIfa TnrliariB ATI the reservation. In Ne vada only 279 Walker River Indians; in New Mexico vos Jicarinas, o,oi Pueblos and 483 San Juans. On the New York reservation there are only 600 Onondagas. In North Da kota there are only 558 Indians on the rii lake reservation. Oklahoma's Kiowa reservation lists only 188 rcd- Ekins. , fin tlm Smith Dakota Sisseton and Wahpeton reservation there are but 1,480 and on tne ruianp reservation m Washington, only 1,255. "Thara i nn nuestion of their wil lingness to fight," said a government official today, dui tney nave iiiuiik iu y,;.. M wqv nn,l their blankets. Thev probably would not fit in with the high ly specialized cna ngiaiy routine system of fighting in France.'' Apache Outbreak Ends Widiout Bloodshed Globe, Ariz., Aug. 9. Withont s shot being fired, when bloodshed was ex pected, the Apache-Ciqne indian and Mexican uprising and strike was quell ed here early today when an armed posse of rangers and cowboys drove the disturbers from mine property in the Sierra Anchas mountains and arrested two of the leaders. The Indians and Mexicans, employes of the United States Asbestos Mine company, struck for higher wages and better working conditions. At one time they besieged nine white men in a dug out" but permitted them to escape. WILL NOTIFY 800 San Francisco, Aug. 9. Tomorrow night letters will leave officers reserve corps headquarters notifying over eigth hundred men of their selection as stu dents in the second officers training camp. Please pass the physical examina tion. ,..... FIRST DRAFT HEN TO BE IDOLIZED PERHAPS FRIDAY Expected General Crowder Will Order Men to Assem ble Tomorrow WILL GO TO THEIR CAMPS IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES Do Not Expect Men To Be Ready for fighting Be fore September 1918 Washington, Aug. 9. Further steps were taken by tho government today to increase tho number of men available for service in the new national army. A ruling of the provost marshal gen eral greatly modified the physical re quirements for a man for duty. "If dental work will restore the teeth so as to meet the demands of proper mastication, the man with de fective teeth should either be accepted or allowed sufficient time to have the necessary woik done and be enrolled later," General Crowder instructed ex emption boards. Reductions in weight of from five to twelve pounds, according to height and in chest measurements of one half inch in cases of men taller than five feet, eight inches were also allowed. Regulations in car and eye tosts were modified slightly so as to excludo fewer men for defects in hearing and sight. WIVES ASKED TO WORK. Washington, Aug. 9. Wives who worked in offices and factories before marriage should seek employment in industry again, releasing their husbands for army service, , - This was an official suggestion of the provost marshal general ' office to day, supplementing lieneral urowuor'B ruling that when the wife is assured "reasonably adequate support" the hus band should not be exempted on the ground of dependents. Officials would not define "reason ably adequate." They said it varied with conditions and that the local ex emption boards would have to decide individual cases on their merits. A wife with young children, unable to (Continued on Page 3.) War Drags Weary Length; Hope For Peace Not Bright New York, Aug 9. The war drags on with its weary waste of life and proper ty. Peace is still the subject of active discussion; for it is the one end which all nations seek, and yet its realization Btill seems remote. Germany evidently wants peace and wants it badly; not only because of long continued exhaus tion and threatened breakdown, but also because she would rather discuss terms while in a eood position for mak ing concessions and trades. So long as she holds portions or rance, cuigium, Russia and southwestern turope, snc is better able to negotiate than when these are lost, as they must be ultimate ly. Our own preparations are being push ed upon a most vigorous and extensive scale, and tho determination to do our full snare will unquestionaDiy grow as time nrocresses. particularly when the reality of the struggle dawns upons that portion of our people who have not even yet awakened to the great issues at stake, nor to tho gravity of the situa tion. The greatest hope for peace at present rests in the possibility of a col lapse of some sort within the ranks of German militarism, or in the wth drawal of some of the Central Powers from the war. Asain the submarine campaign has met its answer in our foreign trade re tnrns Durincr the fiscal year ending June 30, our overseas trade aggregated $8,953,000,000, which was the largest total on record, and exceeded the pre vious record of 1916 by over $2,400,- 000,000. The Telative impotence of the submarine was further illustrated by the fact that our exports which are nat urally objects of keener attsen man im ports, amounted to $6,294,000,000, or! $1,960,000,000 more than a year sro, which was the previous banner year. The excess of exports over imports for the year was $3,635,000,000, against $2, 135,000,000 a year ago. Bo much for the submarine, which was to destroy the commerce of Germany's enemies and frighten them into submission, but has done neither. On the contrsry, our com merce bas grown enormously and that of Great Britain has been practically sustained at nearly normal figures in spite of the British loss of tonnage. The submarine policy instead of fright ening Germany's enemies, has simply made them more determined than ever to win this war, and exact retribution for inhuman methods. Another stimaros arising from the German submarine pol Railroads Jacked Up for Crooked Work In Handling of Lumber Washington, Aug. 9. In a tentative order today the interstate commerce commission held that the practice of railroads and their connecting tap lines operating in lumber distrcts or partici pating in an arrangement for the move ment of lumber from the mill by a cir cuitous and out of line route and of collecting in this way extra hauling charges, is unlawful and wasteful. The commission held that any charge ex ceeding $2 or $3 per car to eover switch ing charges would be unlawful, and that charges for haulings must be made on the basis of the most direct route. CONFIRM STORY OF GERMAN ATROCITY Consular Report Tells of De liberate Drowning of Crew of Captured Steamer Washington. Aug. 9. Official con firmation of barbarism by a U-boat commander was received by the state department today in a report on the sinking of the British steamor Belgian Prince The state department announcement 88y?i "A consular telegram to tne nepart mont of state snys that the British steamer Belgian Prince was torpedoed without warning 200 miles at sea on the evening of July 31. She was bound from Eneland for an American port. The crew of forty four entered the lifeboats. The submarino emerged and took the captain of the vessel prisoner "The officers of tho submarine ask ed whether there were any gunnors left nn hoard and ordered the crew of tho Belgian Prince on tho submarino. Tho men of the suDmarine scare neu tnem for weapons, threw away the oars of the lifeboats and ordered the crew to remove their life preservers. The sub marino proceedod for fourteen miles and then submerged drowning the crew excepting William Snell, coioren, or Jacksonville, Fla., tho chief engineer, and a Russian." ' . ONE ON PERSHING " - Paris, July 18. ,(By mall) Of the manv changes rung on General Pershing's patronymic one of the most amusing camo today whon a small boy begged to be lifted up by his father so be could see "Le Pore Singe," otherwise "the father mon- key." icy, which is actng for our benefit and German detriment, is tho wonderful de velopment of American shipping. In July new shipping and ship-building concerns with a authorized capital ag gregated nearly $20,000,000 were incor porated, making $330,000,000 since the war began. The bulk of this total, or $226,000,000. has been announced since January 1. Such extraordinary develop ment of American shipping would not have been possible within so brief a period but for the German submarine. Great Britain, the United States, Japan, Holland, Norway and Canada aro build ing ships today at the rate of probably more than 5,000,000 per annum, compar ed with losses of about ,000,000 tons or less. As the world's tonnage is about 40,000,000, the chances of submarine success are growing less and less in in view of tho rapid increase in ship building and the more efficient methods of dealing with the submarines. Inci dentally, it is worth noting that new shipbuilding is being accelerated much more effectively by high freight rates than by any government action, since all efforts by the government toward regulating freights or keepig down rates promptly discourage private enterprise. One other lesson in our foreign trade returns must also be noted, and that is the wisdom of this country having so liberally aided in financing the war. The eormous increase n our exports noted above is almost entirely due to the liberal purchases of our allies, which would not have been possible without the extensive credits and loans that have already been granted them. This policy of aid not only greatly stimu lated our foreign and domestic trade, but also immensely strengthened oar credit resources through gold importa tions, giving us a status as a great com-, mcreial and banking nation which would not have otherwise been possible, even by years of strenuous competition. . . Aside from midsummer quiet, the general business situation continues satisfactory. The greatest feature of en couragement is the crop outlook which steadily improves. Latest returns indi cate that we shsll produce something like a billion-more bushels of grain than a year azo, which at present high prieea means great prosperity for the agricultural districts. The corn erop promises to be a record breaker, or (Cm tinned on Fag Two.) CADIS' RAID HUEAR GREAT COAL CITY Allies Steadily Inching For ward Tighten Their Grip On City of Lens LOSING CONTROL OF AIR USE SMOKE TO HIDE GUNS Russian Soldiers Pluck Up Courage and Are Fighting Desperately New York, Aug. 9. While official reports continued to indicate compar- , ativcly small operations on the western front in raids and artillery duels to- v day, the kaiser summoned his chiefs to grand headquarters for what is expect ed to be a conference oi greatest im portance. New policies governing military, na val and foreign affairs may grow out of the meeting, attended uy the crown prince, tho chancellor, yon. JlindenDurg and other leaders. After roricatcd attempts the German crown prince has failed to dent the French line in tho Verdun sector. Al though Crown Prince Hupprecht of Ba varia has prevented the British and French from breaking through in Bel gium to date, he has not been able to stop the German slaughter. Continued heavy Iobhcs without tho proper re serve forcos to call upon is furnishing the Germans with a major problem. Whether a new strategic alignment of the German forces will bo undertaken may be docidod by the conlerene. Th submarine warfare is also likely to bo a subject of great consideration. Tho weekly toll taken by the U-boata is shrinking. A policy of restricting the submarino campaign to smaller area than at present would not be sur- With additional countries uienmus with Germany or openly doclaring war, a new foreign policy may also be onnaiilnrnd naeossnrv. American influ ..-.--., v..l- ence is held responsible for China's war declaration. The alignment of so many nations against Gormany is a serious problem for her from a commcr cil standpoint, rather than military, and some aeiinue ib"" - maining neutrals is possiDie. Raids Oerman Lines. By William Philip Simmi (United Press staff correspondent) ,.; ..,. u Tho Canadians raid ed enemy lines northwest of Lens dur ing the night, inching forwurd a little nearer in tightening xneir gi-Bp u- i approaches to tho coal city. The Bntisn let iooso k gainBt the Germans along the sand nines of the Belgian coast. . n,i n n-tillerv duels and air fighls elsewhere, so that with a starry night followed by a sunshiny day, war fare along the entire front was given new vim. , Tho activity in the air among ana "ig guns ui uiu - i - marked. Tho Germans are desporatoly trvina to ascertain wnm i--uBu. t' iu Ttritish front since the unspeakable weather began. Iheir aeroplanes take to the air in search or this information, British planes imme diately go after them, and fights ar- numerous. ,,. : The enemy heavily shelled tho Brit ish lines northeast of Loos during last light. The Ypres ana toimnra region who bwbv j - - was the Lombartzydo sector, near the coast. Hide Guns With Smoka By Henry Wood (United Press staff correspondent) - i.. k lni, Afield. Aug. nun uiu j -- 9. Great masses of smoke clouds hang over the German lines today as the French and the enemy exenange along various sections or tne iron.. " ui. fmm the French the mastery of the air, and thus P'" French aviators trora flying over the Oerman lines, the enemy is now taking recourse on a larger scalo than ever t..rn-. t .mnke clouds which conceal the location of their guns. The moment a rencn -p . , . .. - iinA huire pears over toe , clouds of smoke immediately rise and are continued until tne nviuior u.-k-pears. The Germans first began using smoke clouds to mask their batteries (Continued on Page Two.) THE WEATHER t Oregon: Fair and continued warm tonight and Fri day; moderate northerly wind. (IN watch iT