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. . Si 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS - (22,000 READERS) DAILY. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES Only Circulation In Sales guar anteed bj the Audit Bare, of .- OirenUaoni. ' E T If. . M 1- .f I BPEOIAIi WTIXAMETTS VAL 1I KBWfl 8j&I0JH FORTIETH YEAR NO. 196 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917 Ol J jll! villOfl . Ill) 111 AEROPLANES TAKE PART IN RAID Tbey Drop 18 Tons of Ex plosives On German Mili tary Establishments 114 GERMAN AIRPLANES WRECKED DURING WEEK nail Naval Battle Reported- Allies Hold All Gains On Flanders Front By William Philip Slmms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in the Field Aug. 18. A total of 114 Gorman air planes have been brought down, during 1h past week in fierce sky fighting that has been in progress in "connection with tho allied offensive, fixt.y iwo of theso enemy inachmos "Wtjie destroyed outright and fifty two were driven down out of controL The eerial operations were carried out de spite' unfavorable weather, and wore marked by extreme dnring. A check up today showed forty Brit ish, machines missing, following the t week ' fighting. The Prussian fliers took great chanc ' in their efforts to communicate ar-' fillery ranges back to their' lines. " " wuu uiiry were unaor oraei s i .10 get ine ranges or aie- in tno attempt. '' As the new Flanders battle was raa- DO GREAT DAMAGE ing a personal compilation shows that ' nineteen enemy airplanes were brought crashing to tho ground in one day. Twenty' were- driven down out of con trol. -.. . . ... ; ' Sixteen half ton bombs were dropped on railway stations, ammunition dumps and -arecxlromes by British aviators- in 'eTighh-1''1' v.. .. 'Four and a half tons , of explosives , were dropped. by a single British squad Ton. A seventy mile gale was blowing that night when the Britons took to tho ir on their lirst trip. They bucked the gale with their destructive freight, dropped their bombs and returned to their camp. Loading up they again ' took to the air, despjto the howling wind, and kept at it until three trips had been made and the four and a half tons unloaded on the Germans. Ill Aeroplanes in Fight Paris, Aug. 18. An air raid in which 111 French aeroplanes participated dropping 13,000 kilograms (35,000 pounds) of projectiles on German mili- tary establishments was reported by the war office today. , The French aviators went within eleven miles of the Rhine on their raid. Freiburg in Brisgau is in the Grand Duchy of Belden, seventy five miles tfrom Karlsruhe and eleven miles from the Rhine- It has a population of more than 60,000. Colmar and Freiscati are are in upper Alsace. Seven German machines were shot down and a balloon and eight others were badly damaged, it was stated. Two French machines failed to return from the raid. The Colmar aviation ground arrtj avia tion camps at Frcscnti and Habshcim were bombarded. Chnmbley station, Fri.bour.Jen Brisgau and other points were also attacked. Numerous fires were started and Cortemarck station was seen to bo in flames. Nancy was bombarded bv German aviators, but there was no casualties. Germans BtHl Attaching London, Aug. IS. For the third day, German troops continued throwing masses of men against the newly won British positions near Lens today. All counter attacks were again eom- ( Continued an page nine.) I ABE MARTIN Time is a great softener, but it must work overtime on a Kiefer pear. What's rxH-ome o' th' ole time country dude that shaved with a barlow knife f Two Americans Awarded British Military Cross London, Aug. 18. (By Mail) Two American lieutenants of the Canadian army today wear the Military Cross as a reward ror their bravery a- ader snip unaer lire. A. 1. Mannil Chat ham, Va,, and Donald MacRae g o Fash ington, D. C whose father is V r ad jutant-general'a office were; 9 'ated by King George in recognitiol &. p ;heir vaior. , ijdi Pannill, at Vimy Ridge took p 3 and of a company, captured part 54 second-line trench and established machine-gun position in a crater I u i a trench. His command suffered ere casualties. Pannill himself, ! gh wounded by shrapnel, remained he job for 24 hours consolidating tho gains. Ho recently transferre dto the Royal Flying Corps. MacRae found that his major's crown was keeping him out of action becauso the army needed active lieutenants and was plentifully supplied with major of ficers. The Washington man was so anxious to fight that he "pulled two stars" from his sleeve and took the tank of lieutenant. The act for which he received the Military Cross was per formed on the Vimy front some time before the big assault. HiS PACIFIST IDEAS Says Since War Has Started We must Stand Together and Fight It Thiough Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 18, No sympathy should bo wustcd on those arrested for unpatriotic utterances, William Jen ni'i'-s Bryan declares in a signed edit- issue of his paper The w-jfcij 11 4 , , ud tins, he says, applies to" utters upon our allies as well as upon our own government. Resistance to the draft law is also strongly con demned, being branded as anarchy by Mr. Bryan. In part he says: "Before our. nation enters a war it is perfectly proper to discu'is the 'wis dom of going to war, but the discus- that.: 00 nno . should be T,ermitted to Monk attacks noon his 'eavernmen m nid to th enemy under the claim that he- is exercising freedom of speech. No sympathy, therefore, will be wasted up- ip.i"i.' r on those who nave oeon nrrestea ior , Lnpatriotic utterances. They abuse ro : r . ' .... . pneerh. And this applies to atiacas on the allies as well as to attacks upon tho United States.; Wo can no'moro al low our allies to be crushed than we can afford' to ha erusheU ourselves. Tho defeat of ouv allies would throw the whole burden of the war upon us. We must stand together and fight it through. There are only two sides to a war every American must be on the side of the United States." NAMED Major General Arthur Mur ray, Retired, to Command On the Coast Washington, Aug. 18. The war de partment today named new department commanders as follows: Eastern Brigadier General E. D. Hovle. .. .. Western Major General Arthur Mur ray. Southeastern Major General W. P., Duval. . Southern Major General John Ruck- man. Northwestern Brigadier General, John A. Johnston. Central Major General William H. Carter, all: retider. Brigadier General J. P. Wisser, retir- ed, is given command of Hawaii and Major General P. J. Townsley was giv- en command of Panama. The Coasfc Commander. San Francisco, Aug. 18. Major Gen- eralArthur Murray, retired, appointed today to command the western aepan- ment of the army wicceeaing major General Hunter Liggett, will take over the denartment before September 1. General Murray is spending the summer at the home of his daughter in Maine. He was in command of this depart ment for three years until December 5, 1o1 wlrnn lia waa anitAA(1ai1 tw Hfflinr General J. Franklin Bell. General Mur-corn ray was in command here ounng tne ex- position. He reached the retirement age carlv in 1916 but at the request of Pan ama-Pacific Exposition officials was kept on the active list until the close of the exposition. ' TO IRRIGATE OCHOCO VALUE'S". Portland, Or. Aug. 18. Twenty two thousand acres of land in the Ochoco valley, central Oregon, will be irrigat ed, work starting on the project within the next 20 days, it was announced here ! at today. Stephens and company and Llart, ' Kendall and company has underwritten $900,000 worth of bonds to finance the t project and a contract for the construe-' tion of a $300,000 and the first section of a main canal was signed this week J with Twohy Brothers. DEALERS AERAID PUBLIC WILL HOT E This They Admit Is Only Rea son f rices Are Not Made Prohibitory GAMBLERS FACE LOSS ON 6.000,000 CASES OF EGGS They Also Fear Hoover May rut Maximum On Cold Storage Stuff Chicago, Aug. 18. Eggs won't go to a dollar a dozen, nor butter to a dollar a pound as predicted by eastern agri cultural experts because the public won 't stand for it. Chicago dealers admitted this today. Further, owners of over six million cases of eggs in storage here fear before the season is over they may have to take a loss on the greater portion of the sun- ply. And lastly, Chicago dealers would not be surprised to see Herbert Hoover step in and put a maximum price of forty j cents or so on butter, and a correspond- ,nKmamumn 'SS- . dent Davis of tho Chicago butter and egg board, who described reports of one dollar eggs as "perfect iQt. '.' The gov ernment invettigatog all such reports, he said. Davis admitted that eggs were higher today than a year ago at this timo, but he said the government report for Aug ust 1, showed thero were 42.123 more cases, in storage now than last year. ; Other dealers said that while eggs were mora because high prices always dim- eonsumpUon-a-a - their 1 r rr Etris t Be 40 Cento. Eggs- want Into atorago carry in the a.-anju at thirty two cents wholesale. T,n(n, fHn nrii.ft ftrivanrn.l tn thirty film. -- , -- 1 --- -- : ,7 " " """"y- ft". wAiit i.ut. thirtv nnvAn thftti nt thirtv went in at thirty seven than at thirty two. The "eomiiig out" price wilt be from thirty seven and forty cents this winter. This menus '. a retail price of from forty three to forty eight cunts. A few storage eggs began to move this woek at 35, but they will not last long. Last year's high prices came toward the end of the season. Today 's prices aro about the same. Production has been lighter, it was pointed out. - The nation's butter supply is about 25,000,000 pounds short, and may be shorter, according to Davis, who says tho increased demand for milk and con densed milk has put the price up. The shortage may be offset, however, ho" added, because of shrinking in exports Butter was 25 to 32 cents a pound, wholesale, last year at this time. Today it is forty cents. - Poultry is cheap now, he stated, be cause of a slowly moving surplus in storage. Stock Market Has Dullest Day of Season New York, Aug. 18. The New York Evening Sun financial review today said: Today's short session of the stock market was quite the dullest and most perfunctory affair of the summer to date, even for a Saturday Bession. The' attendance on the floor of the exchange was light. Trading was narrow and the course of prices presented little change. The industrial and railroad lists alike moved on both sides of the Friday clos- ing level within small fractional limits , mil annti transactions as there was, were cieariy oi proiei The only outstanding feature was re-, nnt'pru nf U early three points in Dcla- ware and Hudson after it had touched j a new low jevei ThArA was no chanee of importance . i i tno in the late trading. Bonds were slight- ly more ncum Corn a Trifle Lower . Wheat Price Unchanged Chicago, Aug. 18. Continued favor alile irrowinz weather and lower cash due to the disposition of the south to snip corn run;, tures down half to lour cents ueiow yesterday 's close. December corn opened at L12, down 1-2 and closed off 3 1-2. May opened 5-8 lower and declined 2 5-8 at an open ing of $1.09. September wheat opened 1-4 higher at $2.02 1-2 and sold off 1-4 at the Oats was down in sympathy with corn. September declined 3-8 at 53 7-8 and closed 1-4 lower. December opened 54 1-8. beinir down l-2-nd elosed 5 - 8 lower, way openea i- lower 57 7-8 and closed one down. Provisions- were lower despite "a strong and higher hog market, Little thins trouble u and little STAND FOR GOUG things console U3. - . 6JiOWiL BUMJB SPEEO Sheepshead ' Bav, Speedway, L. I., Aug- 18. Ralph DcPalma won the first match automobile . race here this afternoon, cover ing the thirty miles in 16 min utes 35 3-5 seconds. Chevrolet was second and Oblfield third. DePalma also won the sec ond race twenty miles in ten minutes 53 4-5 seconds- Chev rolet finished second and Old field third. ' " "JAIL 80 DAYS". Washington, Aug. 18. Six suffrage pickets who refused to pay $10 fines were today sen. tenced by Judge Pug.li in police court to thirty days in jail each. The women are Miss C. M. Flanagan, Hartford, Conn.; Miss Natalie Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo.j Mrs. Laviua Dock, Phil adclphia; Miss Lucy Ewing,,, Chicago; Mrs. William Vpton Watson, Chicago and Miss Edna Dixon, Washington, D, C. ' , He . . r GATHERING SLACKERS. Chicago, Aug. 18. Increasing arrests of alleged slackers to-. day brought jail authorities face to face -with the problem of wnere to put the prisoners. Bas tiles in Chicago and vicinity are full. Refusal of releases on bonds was making them "ful ler." ' - ; , Five hundred alleged stack ers will face tho Moral grand jury here Septembor 4. More than 800 persons have been ar rested on charges of violating the draft law, but several hund red wore registered and liberat ed. . , , ' mMareksujedby terrific explosion IM A MUNITION PLAfiT 'Montreal, Que., Aug. 18,-At . least twenty persons were killed in a series pf terrific explosions which destroyed the Curtis and Harvey ummunition plant at Dragon, Quebec, today, accord ing to latest estimates from the scene of the disaster. . . Scores of enipkiyes-of the plant are missing, but the belief was expressed that many of them will be found to be safe, despite the fear that the known death toll may yet be largely increased. The explosion wiped out forty homes of workers employed in the plant and shook the country for mites around. The monetary damage will run close to million dollars. A passenger arriving in Montreal from the scene said the plant was com pletely wrecked. Telephone and telo graph communication is cut off. That the loss of life was not great er is believed to bo due to tho fact that the plant is composed of about 150 small shops. Only a small number of men are employed in each shop. When the blast went off in one shop, it is believed, employes in others fled and nossiblv escaped before the fire spread and set off tho remaining explosives. Re-Adveiiising Bids Saved State $15,320 By re-advertising the sale of $400,- 000 bonds issued by the state board of Bean-Barret bill, which was passed to v, n h Hi,oi,nifnr,i Bct t0 provide money by the leaerai governmcnt tor the improving of post . j . tht rhiiu worn f nt ahnrf-timA in8tead ot inK.ti"me, the board saved the sum of $15,320 over the price offer ed for the bonds at the general opening of bids two weeks ago. The A. B. Leach -and company of Chieago, bid $38,20 on the issue and it is close with E. H. Bobbins and Son, who bid $388,040. The other bids were by the LumbermanSs Trust company of Portland, $385,320; John E. Price and company, $385,280; Clark-Kendall fit Portland, $381,160. The bids were taken under consider ation and the award made early next week. The first hundred thousand is due in five years and one hundred thous and each year thereafter. ELEPHANT ATE IT Chicago, Aug. 18. A trained elephant here may be arrested for interferring with the draft. "Sure, I registered." George Colelta of Seattle, his yalet, told the police. " But the ele- ; phan swallowed my registrar-i tion card." t The elephant's trainer eor-j roborateil the story and Colelta was released. PRESIDENT WILL FIX COAL PRICES Owners Given Last Chance to Increase Yield and Lower Prices NEXT WEEK WILL BRING MINES UNDER CONTROL Will Before This Direct Im mediate Coal Shipments to the Lakes Washington, Aug. 18, President Wil son today moved to take prompt and di rect action in the coal situation. That ho will act next week is be lieved certain probably authorizing the federal trade commission to fix pri ces on coal from tho head of the mines to the consumers. He will not authorize actually taking ever operation of the ines. j . , - Before this,, however, probably within forty eight hours he will enforce the provisions of the priority shipping bill and direct immediate coal shipments to the Great Lakes region, where a serious shortage exists. . Government control of coal is near today. Mine ownerB who appoaled to President Wilson for a last chance to in crease production and lower prices aro understood to have been told that in the "event they fail to act immediately the government will take over the coal, supply as it has planned to do with wheat.' : ' The union miners, headed by John P. White, lined np with th dofense coun cil ' coal committee against government regulation: """" '" ' Pi nadttA Prices. The foderal "trade "commission at the same time is trying to satisfy the grow ing demand from the middle west for relief from high prices. That President Wibjon will order the commission to carry out the Pomerene coal .amendment to the food control law is considered probable, in event other measures fail. Chairman Peabody . of the council' coal committee addressed a final appeal to the men in the coal Industry to "ex ercise a proper degree of voluntary res traint" and safeguard the public as ell as obtain maximum production. "In the judgment of the committee," he said, "tho problems affecting this industry can be more effectively solved and the interest of our nation and the public more properly protected by the men who form the nature of their opin ion, are essentially qualified to deal with them." Peabody and White pleaded with tho nmsidnnt. not to carry out a plan of government purchase of all coal at cost ?iT"fi.. nmt re-salo to the con- turner plus a nominal charge for hand- White and other officers of the Unit ed Mine Workers ordered the Alabama coal miners to postpone the strike of 25,000 men called for today. Secretary of Labor Wilson will meet the mino workers' representatives in Birmingham Thursday. Commission To Act. Chicago, Aug. 18. Speedy action by tho federal commission in determining what shall be a fair price for coal probably early next week was indicat ed here today when it was learned that It. W. Gardiner, chief coal accountant for the commission, will leave for Wash ington tonight to make a report on coal production costs at the mine mouth in Illinois. Gardiner has already completed an investigation in Indiana into mine mouth costs, and has made a partial in vestigation in West Virginia, Pennsyl vania and Maryland. Reports of these investigations are now before the com mission, according to Gardiner. Gardiner will submit to the commis sion at Washington statistics gathered from 100 Illinois mines. Ho refused to discuss costs or selling prices of coal, but said "there is a margin of profit on coal this year over that of last yeju8t'ice Carter, Illinois "fuel dicta tor" announced he would hold his next priee hearing Monday afternoon. Violates All Rules of r Civilized Warfare Paris, Aug. . 18. Twenty six bat talions of French military prisoners A by the Germans for work in dangerous positions at the,at oKi-nnlincr to the revelations of H Galli, member of the chamber of depu ties. The government today set a formal protest to Berlin. rjni wiared the Germans, hi -vio lation of the rules of eivilized warfare, had forced French prisoners to do mili- tary work, under the guns of the allied I srmies, tnus releasing uu.... German soldiers from actual fighting. He asserted it had been proven that this condition existed. IFOYNERSDONOT Indiana Mourns 'Senator Kern Dead Indjanapolis, Ind. Aug. 18. All of In aidna today mourned the death of For mer Senator ,iohn W. Kern, of Indiana, who died last night at Ashville, N. C. Hundreds of messages of condolence went out from the state to the widow of the Hoosier statesman who was at Kern 'a bedside when death came from an attack of uraemic poisoning. The family of the senator has not advised friends as to funeral arrange ments but it is believed the body will be taken to Hollins, Va., the Kern sum mer home. Kern who was majority leader In the senate and chairman of the democratic conference committee, retired from ac-i live pontics last March. He was years old. CASUALTY COLUMN IN OFFICIAL BULLETIN This Indicates American Troops Will Soon Take Part in the Fighting Washington, Aug. 18. That Ameri can troops will soon be in the fray abroad was indicated today when it was learned the war department will start a casualty column in the official bulletin August 27. . This is not to be taken as an exact date for American participation how ever. The bulletin section reserved for such lists will be marked "no casualties" on days when there are none. If there are only a few casualties, the column will print the soldier's name, organ ization and noxt of kin. If, however, the lists run heavily, only the soldior's name and ArcrsniziiKnn will h nnta,l A special bureau under Adjutant GonornI Movin8 pictures of Little are bt McCain will check up on casualties and n hown at Walkerville, a suburb of maintain an infnrnintinn scrvien nr In. Butte. The mayor of the town refused' quiring kin: An extra crow of telegraph operators will bo engaged. A stream of soldier will 1 , . t broad betor mum fife. The first and. second Rainbow divN- 1 t0 "" the mats meeting late to ions will hnve European training by day at which Congresamoman Jeanutte snai nmo, wni'e a seeonn regnmr tnr . .m -'"--i1 i.v - expedition .ia. likely. ta be under way n"d thirt sho will attack the "rtist before winter.'.. ' i ling card" which th Metal Mine Work- .In addition theso writs, therer is already one division .- .of regulars : in France, whilo "altering units of for esters, . engineers, aircraft men and other soryices aro on European soil. . awmill Town Near f Hood River Is Burned Hood River, Or. Auk. 18.--The saw mill town of Ruthton, near here today is a field of smoking ruins. For the third time in its thirty years of existence, the town has been laid wastu by flames. Property damage Is estimated at $35,000. Sparks from a passing train are believed to have start ed the Jjlaze. Live brands from the burning village wore carried into nearby timber and a "umo" Bmtt" a"ca- LFlr0 flht,n Watus rushed from number of small forest fires started here to Ruthton, was practically use less because the firo had put tho town 's water system out of commission. The forest firo situation in this dis trict is serious. Firo fighters brought here from Portland went on a strike today, claiming they were unahlo to stand the mosquitoes in the mountains. Low hanging rain clouds, however, pro mise relief. WILL TRAIN IN CUBA Cuhan Government Places Training Ground at Disposal of Uncle Sam Washington. Aug. 18. Some Ameri can forces will proceed to the eastern end of Cuba for training at an early date it was announced today. This is the result of an offer by the Cuban government to place a training ground at the disposal of the United States troops. The state department, announcing ac ceptance, said: "This generous offer has been ac cepted by this government with great pleasure and careful consideration has been given to the question as to which of tho American forces would be more benefitted by training in the islands of Cuba.. "This question has now been deter mined and American forces will proceed to the eastern end of Cuba for training an c(iriy date. "The action on the part of President Nenocal in making this friendly offer is considered as a further proof of Cuba's desfre to give cordial cooper ation to the United States and to be of every assistance to it in tho war which both countries are now waging for the rights of humanity against the imperial German government. When a candidate places himself the hands of his friends they massage VONT HIS ARE READY TO STRIKE iraiiiiG Preparing Today for General Walkout la Four North western States JIM LARKEN WILL HAVE CHARGE IN PORTLAND Great Parade In San FranciV cofoal Strikes Are Still Unsettled Butte, Mont. Aug 18. Butte Indus trial Workers of the World aro prepar ing today for the general walkout in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana Monday. At a secret meeting of the Butte lo cal, the I. W. W. pledged full support to the general strike, it wag learned today. Jim Larkin, I. W. W. leader who was driven out of Butte a year ago be cause of his seditious talk, is here to day, strengthening the local branch of the organization. Larkin will , leave Butte Sunday af-'' ternoon for Portland to direct the I. W. W. northwest walkout. I. W .W. TronaimnriA fnllnwlni th Frank Little killing started at home to- ,0 Interfere with the exhibition of th j pictures. The pictures will bo shown all ! eVOT th eoT Fifteon thqusand persons are expoct- era' uniod want abolished. ' ' ' 7 -: . ; -i ' Strikers Will Parade. Ban Francisco, Aug. 18. What strike leaders declare will be -thj Lrrci.tnst, demonstration of strength since the car . men's strike on the United Railronda, started a week agrt, will take place thia afternoon when strikers And their fam ilies will parade. A mass meeting will follow. The carmen declared additions to their ranks' have brought the union membership to 17i)0. On the other hand the United Railrunds asserted fifty per cont of the normal daytime service is being maintained, although night ser vice has been virtually abandoned. In a statement today President Lilien thal of the company declared: "It is true the men can force the company into bankruptcy but that will do them no good." One foreclosure suit is pending, he said, with another in prospect as a re sult of inability to meet interest on bonds. Two hundred more strikebreakers ar rived today from St. Louis. End Not In Bight. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 18. After a week's duration tho strike of 20,000 miners in nearly two hundred coal mine in southeastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee today appeared far from set tlement. Railroads in tho section have begun to feel the coal shortage, and the Louisville and Nashvillo is confis cating all coal in its yards. Although federal mediators are work ing to effect at least a temporary agree ment the Southern Appalachian Coal Operators association has refused Btol idly to grant recognition of the miners union: and tho miners subject at var ious points to petty cruelties and ejec tion from their homes are nouriy do lieved to be growing more belligerent. Onlv twelve or fifteen small mines throughout the entire belt those inde pendent mines are in operation. ! To Vote on Strike. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 18. The strike vote of Great Northern boilormakers will be submitted to company officials at a conference today. Boilermakors sre reported favoring a strike if their de mands are refused. About 800 men will be effected. They are demanding a standard wage of 54 1-2 cents an hour, abolishment of handy man system ttnd reinstatement of p- fVntinued on Page S.) Oregon: Tonight and Sunday fair; moderate wester ly winds. Uiornyt Pole) his pocketbook freely.