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ft 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS (22.000 HEADERS) DAILY. FULL LEASED YIRE DISPATCHES Only Circulation In Salem guar anteed by the Audit Bveai of Circulation. BPECIAL wrLLAMETTB VAL LEY HEWS BEBVICB FORTIETH YEAR NQ..192 i i SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS A1S ITBW1 , STANDS ITVB OK NT CP M mm m $m?$m mmmm ATIONAL G TO BE SEiTlfRi "Rainbow Division" 19,090 Strong ff irescnting the Flower of the Guard Troops. Picked fc rvice As Second Unit To Be Sent Abroad Force Is Gi ed From AD Sections of CountryFirst Field Hospiti " mpaiiy of Oregon Among Those Selected Washington, Aug. 14.America's "Rainbow division" nineteen thousand strongwill be the next to see service in France. - Comprised of national guardsmen representing states from New York to Texas and California, the new forces will soon be sent abroad. It is the 42nd division, a new one, assembled under the recent re-organization plan. It represents the flower of guard troops from all parts of the country, including cavalry, infantry, engineers, machine gun and artillery companieshence the name "Rainbow division.'' Brigadier General W. A. Mann, chief of the militia bureau, has been selected as the division commander. Major Douglas MacArthur, engineer corps, formerly press censor, win De chiel ot staff of the Rainbow division. , - The war department announces its composition today as follows: . ' , . uuiponeui rans. . Division headquarters group to con- eiat of the Soeond separate troop, Louis iana cavalry. The division machine gun battalion, number 149, to be composed of the The infantiy brigade, to be number 83 and 84, the 83rd to comprise the 150th Machine gun battalion, composed of compannie E, F, G, Second Wiscon sin infantry, Wisconsin national guard. . The eighty fourth infantry brigade, to comprise the 151st machine gun bat talion, made up of companies B, C, F, fceeond Georgia infantry national guard. The 105th infantry, made up of the l9t.h New York infantry. The 160th infantry, made up of tho Fourth Ohio infantry. The 107th infantry (Fourth Alabama infantry) and the 108th infantry (Third Iowa infantry). The artillery brigade to be number ed 67, comprising the 149th field artil lery (First Illinois field artillery, na tional guard), the 150th field artillery (First Indiana field artillery, national guard), the 151st field artillery (First Minnesota 'field artillery, national guard) and 117th trench mortar bat tery to be composed of the Third and Fourth companies, Maryland coast ar tillery corps, national guard. Oregon Company to Go. The engineers regiment to be num bered 117, the First battalion to be the first separate battalion engineers. South Carolina national guard and the Second battalion to be first separate battalion to Prcsidcnt wiUon in 191 publi8hed engineers ta . forma national guard U Ambassador Geiard, is today be First batallion signal troops (Mis- i; j ..;.. lignal troops (M touri national guard(. The headquarters train and military police (coast artillery corps, Virginia national guard) the engineer train !r 41. rn - 1 . l. v ... . . , 6 ''. , of the existence of such a telegram by ammunition train (Kansas national!., . ... . , .,, ; guard), the supply train (Texas nation nl guard), to be. known respectively as tin; lllfli field battalion signal troops the 117th train and military police, the 1 17th engineer train, the 117the ammu nition train and the 117th supply train. The sanitary train to be known as the 117th sanitary train, comprising the First, fceeond, . 1 hird and i ourth am bulance companies, being respectively the First Ambulauce companies of the Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee and ABE MARTIN No girl wus ever so purty she could rbew gu in with impunity. Who remem lwr when our farmers used t' raise more whisker? than anything eluef WW UARDSMEN C Oklahoma national trimrI. !, TPW Second, Third and Fourth field cornpan- ies being respectively the first field hospital companies of the District of Columbia, Nebraska, Colorado and Ore- 1 gon national guards. Comes From LaGrande. Portland, Or. Aug. 14. The Oregon field hospital company which will form a part of the Kainbow division announc ed tpday.by the war flepartment was organized only a few weeks ago at Xa Grande, Its otfioeTg are Major James P. Graham, and. First Lieutenants James V. Plamendon, Carl S. Moore and George R. Vehrs. Two officers are yet to be appointed. Practically all of its 83 enlisted men and four officers are from LaGrande. Tl PUZZLES GERMANS While German Press Denied Its Existence, It Is Pub lished In Full Here London, Aug. 14. An official state ment from Berlin, accounting in some way for the telegram sent by the kaiser lieved certain It was a matter of general comment today, that considerable confusion must result in Germany from the fact that almost simultaneously wilh denial the semi-official organ Allgcniiiin Zei- itung, !ho American government should officially publish the full text of the l.iessage. . Whethor further inquiries will be n'ttle in the house of commons as to the referenci) as" to King George in the niesst'.ge, in view of the official pub lication, is problematical. Tho allegation that King George, through Prince Heny, of Prussia, gave assir.uicos that England would not en ter the war, resulted in the first in quiries being made last week. To these Andrew Bonar Law, leader in the house of common replied that there was no change in tht constitutional require ments that the king take no action with regard to foreign affairs on his own initiative. Ti c German press remains divided as to the authenticity of the telegram. Again tho semi-official denial of its ex istence, a portion of the press takes the position that even if it does exist, it merely again shows the kaiser's desire for peace, though it is being exploited in an attempt to fix responsibility for the war on Germany. The semi-official denial of the authenticity of the tele gram takes the stand that "there is nothing new" in it, as it only relates certain faets previously published in the German white book. The telegram is re garded as probably a memorandum of Gerard's conversation with the kaiser at the time the ambassador presented America's offer of mediation. GIRLS WORK IN SASH FACTOET. Hoquiam, Wash., Aug. li. Twelve girls, bloomer elad, are working today in the plant of the Hoquiam Saab. and( Door company here. The plant has been I forced to shut down several times in recent months because it was nnable to seeure men, so the management decided 1 to hire girl, end women. '. Either German Agents ' of L W. W. Responsible for Little Lynching Butte, Mont., Aug. 14. Eithor a Ger man agent or the I. W. W. killed Frank Littlo, lynched I. W, W. agitator , This today was the remarkable state ment of Secretary Edwards of the Mon tana Metal Trades Council and one of the1 most prominent labor leaders in tho state Edwards has studied the Little killing carefully, but he is unable to choose between his two theories. He finds motive aplenty for either theory. If German agents killed Little, their motive was to create future dis turbance and increase I. W. W. activity. Butto produces one fifth of the cop per mined in the United States and, Edwards concludes, German agents would not atop at taking a life if they thought they could interfero with the production of this metal necessary in the manufacture of munitions. On the other hand, Edwards finds there was a suspicion among certail in dustries that Littlo was a detoctive, working to secure secrets of the organ ization. If this theory is correct, Little paid for his deceit with his life. TAFT ABOUT RECOVERED. j Clay Center, Kan., Aug 14. Tho im provement in the condition of William Howard Taft, who "has been ill hero for more than a week, was so marked yes terday fcnd last night that his physician Dr. B. F. Morgan, announced he prob ably would be able to leave here tomor row for his summer home in Canada. Complete List Oregon Men Who Passed Examinations and Received Commissions San Francisco, Aug. 14. The Presidio officers reserve camp ended today. The 1200 men receiving commissions wore not allowed to leave the camp and regular formations were hold, but the 52 men named for additional training were snowed to leave. Tomorrow the 1200 new officers" will have thej.r papers and will become full fledged reserve officers, entitled to wear officers uniforms and to, discard their red, white and blue hat cords. Following is the complete list of stu dent officers from Oregon, with their respective ranks: . , First battery, 16 provisional training ....regiment ' Captains J. Andre -Fouilhoux, Portland. First Lieutenants Hamilton Corbott, Portland Edgar Robertson, Portland Second Lieutenants Francis J. Mitchell, Portland Harold Hilton, Portland Allan Bynon, Salem Walter C Carter, Portland Robt. Wygant, Salem ' John R. Williams, Portland. 4th company, sixteenth provisional training regiment Captains Walter Toozo, Jr., Dallas Wallace Downing, Portland First Lieutenants Enoch Carlson, 3d Ore. Inf. Elmer Wooton, 3d Ore. Inf. Second Lieutenants Gu8 Ledbottcr, Portland Fred Nichols, X'orvallis Fred Brace, 3d Ore. Inf. Valter C. t'laussen, Portland Following recommended for provision al 2d lieuts. Regular army ' John Boies, Corvallis Following quartermasters corps as sec olid lieutenants -Wui. Casselberry, Portland Ira J. Dodge, Medford . . Earle Grant, Portland Raymond Rowland, Astoria Following recommendations from sev enth company, 16th provisional regi ment Captains Lawrence Milner, Portland Lester Humphreys, Portland Chester Klingel, Portland Daniel Coman, Portland First Lieutenants Lee Bennett, Albany Cornelius Myers, Portland Wm. Nottingham, 3d Ore. Inf. William Clarke, Corvallis ' Royal Mingine, Unity Second Lieutenants Neilson Reese, Portland Dean Coovert, Portland Clarence Bragg, Baker Ray Bravinder, Corvallis Jerrold Owen, Portland Burt B. Courte, Portland Orren Osborn, The Dalles Owen Bummers, Jr., Portland James Fletcher, Buell Thos. H. Boyd, Portland Following recommended provisional 2d lieutsi regular army Lloyd Tates, Milton lowing from second company 16th mHdii rimamt . First Lieutenant John Burgard, Portland Band Concert Tonight WiHson Park, 8 o'Clock There will be a band concert by the Cherrian Concert Band in Willson Park tonjght at 8 p.- ni. Program: - 1. March, "Sheik Parker 'si Triumph al" Chenette 2. Overture, "Princess of India" - - King 3. Waltz (a) "Moonlight Blues" Deans (b) "The Missouri Waltz" Logan-Eppel 4. Comic (Vpera Selection "Wonder land" Herbert 5. Vocal Solo "Rose of My Heart" Lohr Miss Pauline Liska 6. (a) One Step, "Om Johnny! Oh Johnny I Oh! Rose-Olman 7. Characteristic, "'Passing of the Rod Man" '. King 8. Excerpts from "The Sho-Gun".... Luders 9. Patriotic Patrol, "Spirit of Amer ica" Zamccmk 10. March, "Captain Betty" ....Baxter H. N. Stoudemheyer, dicretor. ADRIFT FOR A WEEK. Hoquiam, Wash., Aug. 14. After drifting for a week on the Pacific in the power fian boat Wasco, Albert Hil tcrbrand and Herman Moorback were picked up on the beach at Capolis to day, almost dead, from hunger and ex posure. The men put to sea last Tuesday. The engine broke down, and a current car ried them further from shore. The food supply was exhausted and they were hit by a severe storm. . Jonathan Foster, Eugene Ralph Hurlburt, Portland . Ray Williams, Forest Grove Robert Alton, Portland Thos. E. May, CorvalHs ' Second Lieutenants . Cecil Boll, Eugene 'i ' John Chapman, Sheridan Victor McFarland, Portland -Albert Closterman. Portland Benj. Dorris, Eugene Oscar James, Salem Following recommended 2d Ucuts. reg ular anny . Henry Barrett, Portland Quartermasters 2d lieutenants ,. Geo. Griffiths, Jefferson Leon Behrman, .Portland . Robt. McEasob, Dallas TMrd 'company sixteenth provisional regiment Captains Walter Hinman, Marshficld Jacob Kanzler, Portland Frank Heath, Marshfield Second Lieutenants Merle T. Jenkins, Portland Errol Proctor, 3d Ore. Inf. Jarnes Peebles, Salem Jas- D. McKay, Portland Willard Hayes, Sheridan Lester Ellis, Astoria Vernon Bassley, Grants Pass G. V. Ramsdell, Jr., Corvallis Cecil DuKette, Gervais Rvder Patten, Forrest Grove Cecil Koffman, Oregon City Recommended 2d lieutenants regular army Ercil Porter, McMinnvillo Designated 2d lieutenants quartermas ters Arnold Brunkow, Portland Carl Maloney, McMlnnville Richard M. Smith, Baker Hcrschcl Taylor, Eugene 5th company 16th provisional regiment Captains F. S. Sever, Portland A. R. Marker, La Grande C. G. Vinier, Pendleton M. V. Weatherford, Albany First Lieutenants M. D. Armstrong Carleton Second Lieutenants H. H Baker, Portland L. A. Beard, Portland W. 8. Avcrill, Corvallis Oscar C. Gibbs, Lakevicw H. P. Vickery, Portland C. W. Clark, Corvallis F. W. Walton, Salem C. I Meyers, Portland Following provisional 2d lieutenants regular army Alex Adair, Portland 2d Lieutenants quartermasters omcei reserve corps J. C- Dirk, Portland H. F. Jenkins, Newport D. H. Knowles, Portland A. K. Nulty, Willamina E. C. Willev, Coquille From sixth company 16th provisional regiment Captains C. H. Abercrombie, Portland Fint Lieutenants L. 8. Spooner, Portland R. P. Tisdale, Portland W. S. Zimmerman, Portland (Continued on Pag S.) POPE ASKS PEACE SENDS HIS PLANS TO ALLC01TRIES Appeal and Conditions To Be Made Public Tonight In City of Rome WOULD RESTORE STATES AND ADJUST TERRITORY Experts See Influence of Aus tria in Wove War Will Last Another Year (By John H. Hearley) (Unitod Pftss Staff Correspondent) Rome, Aug. 14. Specific and concrete conditions which His Holiness Pope Benedict believes may form the basis of world peace, have been forwarded to the rulers of all nations. ' The pope, in outlining these condi tions, made a new and general appeal for thf, restoration of peace. The appeal is addressed to all neu trals as well as the belligerents. It is understood io be somewhat general in form . but of such nature as to form the groundwork Ioj more detailed dis cussion. The desire of His Holiness, in pre senting the general conditions is under stood to be to furnish some common ground for discussion through a prelim inary understanding. The appeal of the pope, together with the conditions he has presented for con sideration of the world, are to be pub lished tonight in the Observatore Ro mano, the official organ of the Vati can, f - Broadly, it is understood, the condi tions proposed by the pope inelude the restoration of all conquered independ ent states, and an amicable adjustment of control of all territory in dispute, or likely to afford cause for future wars. Restoration of all conquered Inde pendent states would include Belgium, Rumania and Serbiai Adjustment of control of territory in dispute, or of fering possibilities for cause of wars in the future would include Alsace-Lor raine and Poland and the territory, in cluding Trieste and Trent, which has long been the cause of hostile feeling between Austria and Italy. Discussion of the disposition of such territories, would of necessity cover a great deal of ground and would undoubtedly grow to the point of discussion of disposition of couquered colonial possessions. Is Step Toward Peace. Washington, Aug. 14. Tho state de partment knew from confidential sources of the pope's peace offer, but the actual war proffer has not been re ceived here, it was officially stated to day. Secretary of State Lansing de clined to make any comment. The United States government is pro pared to listen to any bona fide peace offer, but it must insure consummation of America's objects for entering the war. Experts saw in the pope's move the influence of his recent conference with Austrian dignitaries, who were after ward closeted with the German chan cellor in Vienna. Allied diplomats here believe the war is destined to continue for at least an other year. They stated that the pope's effort, like that of the European so cialists, will prove merely another step forward in rventually concluding th great struggle. The refusal of passports from Oreat Britain, France, Italy and tho United States to the socialists who desired to attend tho Stockholm conference is ex pected to influence the Russion govern ment, to disavow any binding interest in the meeting. However, Kcrcnsky is hardly expected to refuse the Russian delegates passports as the workmen's and soldier's council instituted the Stockholm conference. Will Not Answer It. London, Aug. 14. It was stated here tonight on high authority that the al lies probably will not reply to the peace suggestions from the Vatican. Officials regard the character of the note not requiring a direct answer. The sugpeAted terms are considered here as being over favorable to Ger many and som fear was expressed as to thir possible effect upon American Catholics. French Press Raise Price of Newspapers Paris (By Agencie Radio to the Ij . .J Aug. 14. The iYencn press nas decided to raise the price of newspa pers to 2 cents, beginning on Septem ber 1. The proprietors insist upon the necessity of increase because the eost of paper has quadrupled since the out break of the war and all other expens es are higher. The newspapers hence- forth will be able to publish only four ment of a committee to act with. Car pages five times weekly. ter. . GOVEHIEIIT HAY MOVER (IES TO PROVIDE COAL Coal Operators Warned This Will Be Done to Increase Production ARMY OF 800,000 MINERS DIGS 600,000,000 TONS These Would All Be In Gov ernment Employ If Goyern i ment Acts Washington, Aug. 14. At a last re sort to meet tho threatened coal fam ine, in the Great lakes region President Wilson will be asked to exercise his an thority under the food control and pri ority shipment bill, cither to comman doer coal or expedite its transporta tion from the mines. This situation developed today at a conference of coal producers and deal ers with Chairman Peabody of tho do fense council's coal committee. At the samo time, tho mine owners admitted shipping vast quantities to Canada at from $4 to $4.50 a ton despite the short age in many parts of the United States They blamed Secretary Baker for this, stating today that when he refus ed to accept the Peabody agreement for $3 coal many big consumers refus ed to lav in their usual stocks, antici pating a lower government price. As a result, a shortage in the Great Lakes re gion and New England exists and with only eighty cignt more aays Deiore w lakes shipping season closes, thirty million tons must be supplied. Chairman Peabody and leading coal oDorators are niakina strenuous efforts to solve tho problem without forcing the president to use his summary pow er. . .... -" . A Vast Business ChicnffO. Aua. 14. Federal control of coal mines would place close to 800, 000 miners in Uncle Sam's employ and would give the government supervis ion over tne proauction or more man 600.000.000 tons of coal, according to statistics furnished the United Press tdaay by the Illinois coal operators association. Tho latest complete figures show that In 1914 the number of miners em ployed in the twenty coal producing states was 703,185. This figure has in creased to slightly over 800,000, opera tors say. The total coal output, Becoming iu 1B1 statistics was 597,374,000 tons, more than one third of which is pro duced in Pennsylvania mines. West Virginia ranks second as the biggest coal producing state and Illinois third. Oneratora Warned Cliii-ntrn. AuB. 14 Undo Sam has taken a hand in the Illinois coarsuu' ation. This was learned today when it be nmnB known that coal operators have received warning from Washington that it might be necessary for the gov ernment to interfere through fear of "complications" which might result from any action dv mo jiuuoh unm council. The spreading Illinois coal mine strike is said to have alarmed Washington. ..... i . Operators declare this is just what ..... 1 1.a they want leuerai cumroi "Unless something is done within tt,n r,vf few davs to allnv publicity al ready given, within a week Illinois coal mines will be flat idle," said a high official of the Illinois Coal up aaancintinn tOllUV. rn.milr.tfl idleness of the Illinois mines would mean 80,000 men would be out and close to 300,000 tons of coal n Aatr I'lClA 11 D. Operators declare federal control, not only of Illinois, but throughout the country, is what they have been lighting for. Will Fir Prices Dr. F. C. Honnold, secretary of the Illinois operators, declared today that federal control has been urged upon the state defense council but that it refused the suggestion. ...... It must be borne in mind that tue prob'lem of determining coal prices is, of necessity, one for the federal gov ernment," savs a statement, which the nnerntors claim they submitted to ine defense council." Twenty per cent of the coal used in Illinois comes from Inilianu, Ohio, Pennsylvania anu om- . . i ... . 1 1 1 i 1 1 . . i a nnr. er eastern states, iu mm, ......... maliy moves a large part of its ton nage into a down or more neighboring states. It now toninraitu quests for coal from outside the state, which, if provided, would absorb thirty . r nor cent of the tonnage produc ed between now and next April. The competitive conditions 01 i :. r. r almost entirely based on interstate conuino" The operators attitude today was not very friendlv toward state fixing of prices. They will not say they will refuse to accept a price fixed by Jus tice Carter, fuel dictator, but will take that matter up tomorrow at a meeting nt inal nnerators to discuss the appoint VOULDCOIMPT WEALTH TO RAISE REVENUE FOR VAR La Follette, Gore and Thomas Want A ray As Yon Go" System WOULD RAISE DOUBLE . AMOUNT PROVIDED FOR He Is So Solicitous For the Down Trodden Would Take Tax from Pullman Berths Washington, Aug. 14. Conscription of wealth to pay for the war and exemp tion of the earnings of the nation's workers are urged in a report to the senate today by three members of the finance committee who disagree with the rvenuo raising methods proposed in the pending $2,000,970,000 war tax bill. I he report, signed by Senators La Follette, Gore and Thomas, of Colorado, was presented by LaFollotto when the senate resumed discussion of the bill. The minority asserts that the sum tho committer bill proposes to raise is only half enough to meet governmental needs for the present fiscal year. In addition to the $3,U17,87U,34T which, quoting Secretary McAdoo, the minority says is needed for govern ment expenses, the report says that to take care of loans to the allies and in terest on bond issues, this country must raise more than $13,000,000,000 this year. The committee bill, says the minority, has ignored McAdoo 's estimate and would leave the country without a sound policy for financing the warv Shys at Bond Issues. "Wiile thi bill and tne majority report are silent on bond issues," ob serves the minority report, "it is per fectly obviou a bond issue to meet the billions of dollars left unprovided for is in contemplation. "Of all forms of taxation, that in volved in bond issues is the worst. The reople must redeem the bonds, and In a short time the interest comes to equal or excel the principal. "Whatever the total amount neces sary, it should be understood that in the enactment of this revenue measure, congress is fixing for tho war period. "We claim to have profited by tne military experience of other warring countries, particularly Great Britain, and have adopted the policy of draft ing men from the very start. Why then should we not profit by their financial mistakes and draft wealth in tne torni of taxation in the service of tho coun try from tho very start t "The British income tax yielded for tho last fiscal year one billion dollars. On that basis, similar income tax Tates in this country would yield about two and a half billion. Wants 80 Per Cent Tax. "From two sources, the war profits tax and the income tax there can be raised without submitting the country to serious financial strain, more than doublo the amount raised by the com mittee bill."' The minority points out that Great Britain is now taxing war profits eighty percent while the committee bill, in its graded scale, gots no higher than fif ty percent. Amendment to the commit tee bill to bring the war profits tax figure up to 75 or 80 per cent, will be submitted by LaFollette. He will also introduco amendments greatly increasing the income tax sched ules and will seek to strike out of the committee bill taxes on tea, coffee, sugar, pullman berths, increase in the letter postage and other rates which directly hit the consumer. The amendment, LaFollette said, will force the steel corporation to give the povernment a much larger share of its 191fl war profits of 307,945,953, than the pending bill. Under the committee bill, the war profits tax would be $76, 720.472. The Standard Oil company, LaFol lette said, would have to pay but $5. 065,500, of its 1916 profits under the pending bill. If tho minority amendments are not adopted, LaFollette will present a com plete substitute for the committee s bill i ! THE WEATHER t Oregon: Fair to night and Wed nesday; moderate westerly winds. J AflKufoCl Pel?)