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SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917
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GREAT WALK OUT
STAGEDFORTODAY
A FIZZLE
Not Over 2,000 Obey Orders
la All the Four North
western States
ARMY TAKES HOLD STOPS
ALL STREET SPEAKING
Troops at Many Points and
SlierifFs with Posses Con
trol Situation
STRIKE 18 FAILURE
-,
Demanding release of "war
prisoners ' in Oregon, Mashing-
ton, Idaho and Montana; and
ei:ht hour day and better work
ing conditions, the I. W. W.
' attempted to stago a general
walkout today in the four
states. The strike seems to have
failed at its start.
James Rowan, district sccrc-
tary of the I. W. W. and 26 oth-
er industrialites, jailed in
Spokane.
; Army authorities at Spokane
start an investigation of I. W.
W. activities.
Portland, Or., Aug. 20 The I. W.
W. general strike seems to have fiz
r.led. Sawmills, logging camps, plants of
ell kinds in Washington, Oregon, Mon
tana and Idaho the states in which
tho strike was called are, running as,
usual. Reports up to noon today indi
cated that the effects of the much ad
vertised I. W. W. strike were not im
portant.' Hardly a man walked out in Oregon
today and in the three other states
there were only small groups of men
here and there who left their work in
response to the I. W. W. call. No ar
rests were reported here up to noon.
In the meantime army authorities at
Spokane started a searching inquiry
into I. W. W. activities in that hot
lied of I. W. Wism. With James Row
an, district secretary of the I. W. W.
in jail, along with 26 other industrial
ites, the backbone of the organization
in Spokane is believed to have been
broken.
Today's reports show that the I. W.
W. threat that they would tie up ship
building and lumbering in the four
states was only an empty boast.
But if the I. W. W. do interfere with
shipbuilding or any other war industry
the army will step in, it became known
today. Colonel C. E. Dentler, district
commander of the United States army,
issued the orders which caused the ar
rest of Rowan at Spokane yestorday.
The threat of the I. W. W. to close
up industries which are vitally neces
sary to the prosecution of the war is
interpreted by federal authorities to
constitute inerferenco wih the govern
ment war program. 'For this reason,
the army is watching every move of
tho I. W. W. with the greatest care.
Not Over 2,000.
Spokane, ash, Aug. 20. I. W. W.s
in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana staged a general walkout this
morning as a result of the governors of
the four states refusing to release "war
I.risoners."
Early reports here indicate that prob-
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ABE MARTIN
Tell Binkley starts for Californnr in!
his auto t'morrow, an' he's lookin' ferj
a wet and' dry man o' th' western!
PROVES
states. Talkin' big an' flvin' a flag! A NUMBER OF SALEM HIGH PRESSURE "GAS WELLS" ON WAY TO WELCOME THE GUSHERS FROM PORTLAND. CRATER LAKE II AS NOTHING ON THESE HUSTLERS
from your radiator cap won't win th'.IN THE WAY OF NATURAL BEAUTY, AND THEY WILL BE REMEMBERED BY THE VISITORS AS COLLECTIVELY ONE OF OREGON'S GREATEST SCENIC ATTRACTIONS,
.war. Enlist your money or yourself. AS DEPICTED BY THE ARTLST THEY WERE ALL RUNNING ON "LOW," BUT THEY STEPPED ON "HIGH" LATER WHEN THE FEED WAS ON.
WILL CONTEE FIRST.
London, Aug. 20. The allies
will confer before reply is made
to the Vatican on Pope Bene-
diet 'a peace plan.
Lord Cecil, minister of block-
ade, made this announcement in
the house of commons today.
Lord Cecil did not indicate
whether a conference had ac-
tually been called or not. Hig
statement was made in reply to
a question from a member of
parliameut.
Nebraskans to Picnic
at Fairgrounds Wednesday
(-- Nebraskans in the Willamette val
ley are looking forward to the annual
Nebraska basket picnic at the state
fair grounds Wednesday with a great
leal of pleasurablo anticipation, as the
committed in charge has planned to
make it an eventful day. Every Ne
braskan is earnestly requested to be
present and bring a well filled basket.
Coffee, sugar and creanr will be furn
ished free. The picnic opens at ten
o'clock, at noon the lunch will be serv
ed, and at one o'clock me program will
begin. One of the features of tho pro
gram will be short speeches by various
Nebraskans telling why they left Ne
braska for Oregon. Then there will be
music and sports.
Tho program is as follows:
Prayer by Rev. K. N. Avison, of the
First Methodist church; instrumental
music by George Williams and string
band; song, Colored Jubilee singers;
reading, Mrs. William Seigman; song,
Mrs. Maxwell; whistling solo, Mrs. La
Moine Clark; son!?, W. J. H a sredorn, ac
companied on the piano by Miss Smith;
song, colored quartot. The program has
been arranged by R. R. Ryan, presi
dtnt of the society, and Miss Schott,
secretary.
PRESIDENT TO NAME
COAL DICTATOR SOON
Person Named Will Have Tre
mendous Power Expect
Prices to Drop
Washington, Aug. 20. A coal dicta
tor will bo named for the United States
by President Wilson within 24 hours,
officials say.
Coal operators and officers of the
United Mine Workers who asked tin
president to name a eommittee of three
to execute the Pomerene coal amend
ment to food control law were told that
a dictator with sole responsibility and
not a committee was the favored plan.
The president g choice for this tre-
emndous power is not known. Robert S.
Lovett, priority hear of the war indus
tries board and chairman of the Union
Pacific railroad directorate, is favored
by the coal operators. Commissioner W.
B. Colver, of the federal trade com
mission is wanted by the coal miners.
Under the food law, the coal control
ler will fix prices from the mine to the
customors bin and will regulate all in
termediary steps of distribution.
Relief of the northwest anu JNew Eng
land, threatened with coal famine, will
be among the first steps undertaken.
A sharp reduction in priees to tne
American home is expected. The navy
department today is paying $2.33 at the
mine for bituminous coal. The rate of
$3 fixed by the coal operators volun
tarily at the conference with secretary
of the Interior Lane last June, is now
admitted by operators to be high.
Figures gathered bv the federal trade
commission in its investigation of coal
costs, showed that it was mined m
manv districts as low- as 90 cents a
ton. Differing costs with varying sizes
of veins and mining conditions will be
taken into consideration in the tixmg
of Drices to the consumer. Tho presi
dent worked on the coal problem all
day Sunday.
A Jfinonnao pnmmisainn.. hnvinir ftf-
rtvafl at. An American nort. will iournev
on an American train through a num
ber or American cities to tne American
capital to call on an American presi
dent.
WHITE SOX TREAT
VISITORS BADLY
BEAN-EATERS LOSE
Rain Calls Halt In the Sixth
with Chicago Three, Bos
ton Nothing
PLAY COMMENCED AGAIN
SHORTLY BEFORE FOUR
Resumes Plav White Sox
Continued Their Drubbing,
Score 7 to 0
White Sox Park. Ch io.ntrn. Am on.
Lowering clouds failed to prevent a
""S i'iiuance at the opening of the
Red Sox-Whito Sox series h 1,!
afternoon, which may decide the Amer
ican league pennant.
Manager Barrv and Pla vers TJnhlif.
zel and Leonard were fined by Pres
ident Johnson as a result of their run
in with umpires in Cleveland, Saturday,
it was announced before the game.
The game was halted temporarily in
the sixth inning by rain.
ine lineup: Boston Walsh cf, Bar
ry 2b, Hoblitzel lb. Gardner 3h. Hnnn.
er rf, Lewis If, Scott ss, Thomas c,
Chicago Liebold rf. McMullin ah w
Collins 2b, Jackson If, Felsch cf, Gan
dil lb, Risberg ss, Schalk c, Faber p.
uiupiicB: iviurianty ana Jivans.
First inning: Boston Wnlsh flind t
Felsch. Barry bounced out, Faber to
Gandil. Hoblitzel fouled out to
Schalk. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Chicago Liebold walked. McMullin
sacrificed, Foster to Hoblitzel. Collins
out, Barry to Hoblitzel, Liebold going
to third. Jackson fouled to Gardner.
No runs, no hits, no errors,.
Second inning: Boston C.ardner
was out, Collins to Gandil." Hooper
fouled to Gandil. Lewis rolled out,
Risberg to Gandil. Nq runs, no hits,
no errors.
Chicago Felsch. fouled to Thomas.
Gandil singled to left. Risberg hit by
a pitched ball. Scott went back on
.the grass for Schalk 's fly. Faber flew
to Lewis. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Third inning: Boston Scott bounced
out, McMulliu to Gandil. Thomas
fouled to Schalk. Foster fanned. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Chicago Leibold walked. McMullin
sacrificed, Thomas to Hoblitzel. Collins
bounced a hit off Foster's glove, Lei
bold advancing to third. Jackson
singled, through Barry, Leibold scoring
and Collins going to third. Felsch
whiffed. Gandil hit safely to right,
Collins scored and Jackson halted at
second. Risberg was . out, Foster to
Hoblitzel. Two runs, three hits, no
errors.
Fourth inning: Boston Walsh lined
a single to left, the first hit off Faber.
Barry forced Walsh, McMullin to Col
lins. Hoblitzel grounded out to Gan
dil, Barry going to second, Gardner
line dout to Jackson. No runs, one hit,
no errors.
Chicago Schalk singled to center.
Faber fo-ced Schalk, Foster to Scott.
Leibold pupped to Scott. McMullin
flew to Lewis. No runs, no hits, no er
rors. Fifth inning: Boston Hooper and
Lewis flew to Jackson. Scott popped
to Risberg. No runs, no hits, no er
rors. Chicago Colling out, Barry to Hob
litzel. Jackson singled to center.
Felsch forced Jackson, Scott to Barry.
Gandil tripled, scoring Felsch. Risberg
out, Barry to Hoblitzel. One run, two
hits, no errors. ,
Sixth inning: Boston: Thomas fouled
to Schalk. Foster was an easy out, Mc
Mullin to Gandil. Walsh singled to left
Barry forced Walsh, McMullin to Col
lins. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Chicago: bchalk flew to Lewis. Fa-
(Continued on pag tlx.)
WILSON -js
VIOLATED DRAFT LAW
New York, Aug. 20 Plead-
ing guilty to charges of con-
spiraey to violate the draft law
Dr. Samuel J. Bernfeld and
Louis I. Cherri, ousted members
of exemption board number 99,
were sentenced o two years in
Atlanta prison and fined $10,-
000 each today.
Both fines were later remit-
ted at the request of Assistant
United States Attorney Knox,
who said the United States gov
ernment did not care to "ac-
eept tainted money."-
Federal Judge Manton char-
acterized the offense a "most
heinous one." The plea of guil
ty was unexpected . Bermcld .
and Cherry declared they wero
making restitution to the draft-
ed men from whoni they ac-
cepted money for exemptions.
Kalman I. Gruher, indicted
with Bernfeld and Cherry, has
yet to plead. It is believed he
will fight the case. The sent-
enees and fines wore the max-
imum.
GENERAL PERSHING IS
PLEASED AT SHOWING
With General Petain Inspects
the Sammies, Is Satisfied
with Progress Made
By J. W. Pegler
(United i'ress Btaff correspondent)
With the American Expeditionary
Army in Franco, Aug. 20. General
Pershing thinks his soldiers are "pro
gressing satisfactorily," in their bat
tle training. Ho said so today follow
ing a surprise inspection visit of yes
terday. I am entirely satisfied with what
I have seen," the American comman
der asserted. "One thing that impress
ed me forcibly was the spirit of the
officers and men."
The first notice tho American troops
had of their commander's visit was
an excited burst .Vbuglo call about
aawn. The men tumbled hurriedly from
their bunks and lined np at assembly.
Then the word flew over the camp that
General Pershing and General Petain
had quietly slipped into the adjacent
town during tho night.
The United States troops stood at
attention while a dust cloud grew big
ger and bigger on the snake like road,
heralding the visitors' approach in au
tomobiles. Then came the formal re
ception at camp headquarters and in
the inspection. The two generals pass
ed between long rows of the American
troops. General Petain being particu
larly interested in the sharpshooter and
marksmanship medals won by numer
ous American fighters. He stopped to
examine them and to talk to the men
thus decorated.
Petain and his staff wore the French
horizon blue uniform, contrasting viv
idly with the dull colored "o. d-" of
the troops they were inspecting. French
vilalgers, clothed in their "Sunday
best," watched the whole proceeding
with awed interest, tagging along bo
hind. At ono point in the inspection tour
a little red haired girl from the vil
lage came to the official party and
presented General Petain with a bouquet-
The French commander stooped
and kissed the girl on both cheeks.
General Pershing hesitated and thon
did likewise.
The American fighters were pleased
with their own showing at the inspec
tion. It afforded them an opportunity
to demonstrate that they had profited
by previous criticisms and acquired
more snappincss.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Oakland, Cal., 'Aug. 20. Formal
charges of murder were placed today
against George Hutchinson, aged watch
man and former mining engineer, who
shot and killed William H. Storms, for
mer state miuerologist because he al
leged Stoms had swindled him in a min
ing deal.
The shooting occurred in a subway
of the Key Route System where Hutch
inson was watchman. The men quarrel
ed over mining property belonging to
Hutchinson.
ITALIANS BEGIN A
GREAT BATTLE 0 N
T
Assaults Launched In Three
Fronts at Same Time After
Bombardment
OFFENSIVE GREATEST
ITALY HAS YET MADE
Length of Battle Line 90 Miles
ferrmc Battle Rages
.Around Verdun -
London, Aug. 20. Verdun's already
blood soaked lines held tho center of
tho fighting stago today. Over a front
of from twelve to fourteen miles, tho
French started a violent offensive, the
climax of nearly a week of tremendous
artillerying.
The Paris official statement today
said this gigantic battle was "develop,
ing advantageously" to the" French.
The Berlin statement admitted surren
der of Talou ridge to the attaching
forces "without fighting' ' presumab
ly moaning a voluntary evacuation be
cause of the destruetiveness of the
French artillery fire.
The battle zone in this Verdun sec
tor where tho new battlo is now on, ex
tended from Avocourt wood, on the
west to north of Bezonvaux on the
east. It includes in Its irregular arc
such crumbled and bloodwashed slopes
as the famous Dead Man's Hill, Hill
304 and Beaumont.
On the Flanders front, Field Mar
shal Haig reported "a slight advance'
of the British line southeast of Jan
sholk. The French statement detailed
vigorous artillerying. .. ;
From Rome came word of a new and
concerted offensive by Italian troops
started over the Julian, Carso and la
ouzo fronts which has already mado
favorable progress-
' By John H. Hearley
(United Press staff correspondent)
Rome, Aug. 20. Italy is today wag
ing a determined offensivo against tho
Austrian lines from the Adriatic to
the Alps.
Fighting of great magnitude is in
progress. The blow is probably the hard
est the Italians have yet struck, and
early reports tell of initial successes
gained by General Cadorna's troops.
The offensive followed days of ar
tillery preparation and extensive tcr
ial activity during which Italian ob
servers brought the most valuable in
formation to Italian headquarters.
Assaults were launched on the Car
so. lsonzo and Julian fronts simultan
eously, the troops working in such con
cert as to weld the three attacks into
one gigantic effort.
The attack was opened on a tromend
ous scale, the Italian infantry leaving
their trenches on a wide front as the
artillery fire was lifted. Word from
headquarters was that the attack was
expected to be the most effective the
Italians have yet attempted.
Tho total length of the battle line on
the Carso, lsonzo and Julian fronts Is
about ninety miles. Italy's April of
fensive centered for the part along the
lsonzo and Goritz south to the Gulf .of
Trieste, where the drive was toward
the Austrian seaport of Trieste Ital
ian troops penetrated to within four
teen miles of this queen city of tho
Adriatic. N
At many places along the rocky lino
which marks the front tho tremendous
Itnliaa firo actually pulverized the
Austrian defenses. Front dispatchts to
day reported the enemy hurrying up
reserves to back up the weak spots and
flinging their troops into human ram
parts into the Italian advancing waves
It was at these spots where breaches
have been blasted in tho Austrian de
fense line that the hand to hand fight
ing was occurring today. Tho defend
ers bitterly resisted the Italian assaults
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AUSTRIAN FROM
WHOLE FAMILY KILLED.
,
' Oakland, Cal., Aug.' 20. The
bodies of six persons lie in the
morgue here today as the result
of an automobile accident at
Williams Sunday when the
Bouthem Pacific Shasta Limited
demolished a machine driven by
Nicholas Spiss, aged 38, rancher.
Mrs. Spiss, her three children,
Margaret Reber, a girl guest,
were instantly killed and Spiss
was burned to death under tho
wreckage of the automobile
when the gasoline tank explod-
ed.
G. A. R. Veterans Hold f
National Reunion
Boston, Aug, 20. Between 8000 and
10,000 d. A. R. veterans are hero today
for their national reunion and encamp
mont. Members of the Navy Medal Honor
League, which will hold its convention
in conjunction with the Grand Army,
began arriving yesterday and most of
them were here this morning, from all
parts of the country.
Every arrangement for the comfort
of the veterans has been made. Boy
scouts will act as guides.
Among the prominent veterans arriv
ing today were commander in chief of
the Oiand Army, William J. Patterson
of Pittsburg, Pa-, senior vice comman
der w. it. vvorsteau or ivansas ity,
Mo., and junior vice commander E. A.
Buss of New Orleans, La.
The veterans will be officially wel
comed to the city tonight at a got te-;
gethor meeting. !
With this country on the eve of act-1
ive military participation in the war,
the Grand Army reunion has taken on
a new and serious significance.
It is probable that some imn fr c0
ordinating the work of the Grand
Army in aiding the country in ways to
be decided on will be one important
result of the gathering of the veter
ans. SALEM HANDS REVS
TO AUTO
Arrive In 20 Wagons, Pose
for Pictures, Feed and
Depart Happy
"Do we like Salem You bet we do."
"Did she show us a good timet You
bet she did."
"Do wo like Marion county dustf
No, no, to."
"Will motor dealers help her outt
You bet they will."
"Whyt Because we like Salem."
It was not a bunch of college boys
practicing yells at the Marion hotel,
butabout 75 members of the Dealers'
Motor Car Association of Portland
who were in the city for several hours
today, on their tour of Willamette val
ley, lust to get acquainted.
The travellers arrived in the city
in aO Jars and were met by the auto
mobile dealers of the city and escorted
to the st( to houses where everybody
posed for pictures.
At tho Marion a luncheon was served
in honor of the visitors, F. G. Decke
bach presiding as toastmaster. In a
few well selected words, G. E. Halvor
seu, of the firm of Burns & Hulvorsen,
wefomed tho visitors, with a response
by A. H. Averill of Portland. Short
addresses were made by Howard Covey
of the Covey Motor Car company of
Portland, and Dr. Allen W. Smith of
Portland. Included in the program was
a solo by Mm. W. Carlton Smith,
"Rockin" in dc Win' ' and as an cn-
thore, "There's a Long, Long Trail."
Albert a. Brown, of the Royal Kosar
ian quartette, who is among the trav
elers, sang, "Yesterday and Today"
by Spross, and for an encore, "Mav
is" by Croxton. j
The atternoon was spent by tne vis
itors in touring the city including vis-
its to the state institutions. They left
for Albany at 4 o'elock and will bo
entertained this evening by tho Albany
merchants and their wives.
WORLD IS FACING
MEATFAMIii'ESAYS
FOOD CONTROLLER
Fabulously High Prices Will
Prevail For All Animal
Products
DECREASE IN LIVESTOCK
EXCEPT IN AMERICA,
Urges Non-Manual Laborers :
to Eat Less Meat Must
Utilize Our Fish Supply
By George Martin
(United PreBs staff correspondent)
Washington, Aug. 20 Herbert Hoov
er today warned America that the world
faces a moat famine. ''And a high
rango of prices for meat and animal
products for many years to come" con
fronts this country he said.
He cited figures to prove that the
nation's ctt'.), sheep and hogs are .
dwindling rapidly under the demands .
of war and in allied Europe threaten .
to bo wiped out entirely.
Fabulously high prices in Europe and
America will extend to lard, butter. .
cheese leather, fats, oils, and wools.
tie advocated government control oz
this country' moat exports.
irio called upon America's livestock .
breeders to at once lav plans for cnor- ,
mously increased herds and flocks.
He pleaded that all rich, well to do
middle class, and other non-manual la
borers in the United States greatly re- -duce
their meat consumpiion and leave
more for tho fighting men ana male
and female war workers of allied
, lands.
Bona meats to uermaay
Ho cautioned the allies that "large
amounts of meat from northern neu
trals are being diverted to Germany"
and offered this as an added reason
for regulation of American exports.
As a meat conservation measure for
America in this crisis, he suggested
that our comparatively little utilized
fish supply be thoroughly harvested. ,
well marketed and more generally
eaten.
Since the war began this country's
cattle production has increased 7,090,
000 as compared with a decrease of
8,420,000 among our western allies and
a decrease elsewhere in tho world, in
cluding enemy countries of 28,750,000,
a total world decrease of 28,080,000
head.
Sheep production decreased 3,000,000, ,
tho westorn allies, 17,500,0000; other
countries 34,000,000 a total world de
crease of 54,500,000.
Meat Exports Trebled
While this country's .production of
hogs has increased 6,275,1)00 head, that
of our western allies decreased 7,100,-
000 head, that of other countries 31.
(i00,000, a total world decrease of 32,
4i'0()0. -
"While our hogs has increased by
3,000,000 animals," said Hoover, "the
tverago weight at slaughter is falling ,
and our production is probably only
about maintained.
"Tho demands made by the war on
America's meat supply aro shown in
flie growth of our meat exports from
;Vi averaso of 403,848,000 pounds a
year for throe years before the war,
to 1,330,103,000 pounds for tho single
year ending Juno 30, 1916.
There is oniy unu imnicuiaiu oum
tinn tn the short Biiiily. Wo can, with
meat, just as with cereals, reduce con
sumption among those classes who can
best afford it, and eliminate waste.
"Meantime, to protect all our peo
ple, we must carefully control our
meat exports."
WANTS EMBARGO LIFTED.
Tokio, Aug. 20. Viscount
Ishii, head of the Japanese dip-
j lomatie mission to the United
f t ! VL' CI, -' U " 1 -
to negotiate with the United
States for lifting of the Ameri-
can ban against export of steel
products during the war. t
The opposition party leaders
in tho diet cabled Ishii that nn- :
less the embargo is lifted it will
mean the death blow to ship-
building and kindred industries
in Japan. '5
THE WEATHER :
regon: Tonight
and Tuesday fair,
except probably
Showers north
west portion cool
er west portion
tonight; moderate
south westerly
winds.