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FORTIETH YEAE NO. 2(X
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917
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WE INDORSES
OF DEMANDS OF ALLIES
Says: "As to Condonation of Damages Cai v? by War, There
Is An fcxception Applying Particularly ygium Inti
mates This Damage Must Be Made Gt and Possibly
That On Other Countries If "German) torses This
Principle the End of. he War May Be In i
By J. VV. T. Mason,
(Written for the United Press.)
New York, Aug. 24. Pope Benedict's explanation,
through the United Press, of his peace plea, is the most
important move to end the war that any neutral power
- has yet made because it endorses, at least by inference,
the all important demand of the allies for restoration.
In his original peace proposal, the pope created the
impression that he was not in favor of any kind of re
storation being exacted from either set of belligerents,
His holiness now, however, amplifies his statement in
words that will be given the closest attention by the
statesmen of the allies: "It is necessary to remark,, as
to condonation of damages caused by the war, that there
is an exception applying particularly to Belgium."
In other words, the pope intimates that damage in
flicted on Belgium must certainly be made good, and pos
sibly the damage on other territory as well. If the pope
is able to secure endorsement of his principle by Germany,
the end of the war is in sight. Lloyd-George recently
said "when they have learned to think and say 'restora
tion' then peace by negotiation will be morally possible."
The pope then has seen the significance of the British
premier's declaration and now accepts-ft as the real basis
of peace. Everything else in the pope's new statement
is subordinate in importance to his apparent acknowl
edgement that damages must be paid for thg outrages in
flicted upon Belgium.,
Freedom of the seas is a matter of definitions; and as
for democracy, it cannot be enforced upon Germany as a
.written term of peace, but is already being done so by the
failure of the kaiser's militarists to win the war.
Restoration is now the crux .of the peace issue. All
other matters are secondary. If Pope Benedict shows his
reputed skill as a diplomat he will now proceed to work
through Cahtolic Austria and Bavaria for acceptance by
the Central Powers of the essential formula. If he suc
ceeds in doing so, the Holy See will earn the honor and
glory of having blazed the way for permanent settlement
of the war.
Amplifies His Appeal. ing thnt it was chiefly based upon the
(Copyright 1917 by the United Press) ' j uljlie speeches of statesmen of the
New York, Aug. 24. Pope, Benedic warring nations. Rejection of the ap
in a statement issued through the papal j peal, the pontiff declared would men
secretary of state and the United Press ' reversal of the sentiments previously ex
today gave the world his views of dem pressed by these officials. He denied
ccracy in relations to the world was as j emphatically that it was inspired by
follows: 'any warring nation, thus directly re-
" History teaches us that a form ot ' plying to the charges that the appeal
government imposed by arms does not was made in behalf of the Central
r.nd cannot live. i Powers.
"Democracy will receive such an in j Explaining why he made no reference
pulse from the war that, wisdom .mu to democracy in his appeal to the na
prevent it deteriorating into excessive tions, the pope said he refrained be
cause of the foregoing views and "out
forms such as anarchism." j
'the statement was 111 response to t of reaneet for the free will nf the neo
request from the United Press that the j,ie themselves, who, having the right
pope amplify his appeal for peace with 0f universal suffrage may choose what
spec.ial reference to the American He- ever form of government they please."
mand that the world be made safe fo! j Obviously in response to criticism
democracy. ' i from the entente nations as to his ref
His Holiness stated that his refer- erence to Belgium, in the peace appeal,
eneeo disarmament and freedom of the: the pontiff declared that "it is neces
seas were based directly on President 1 sary to remark that as to condonation
AVilson 's address to the senate. He took c.f damages caused by the war, there is
up every point in his appeal, explain-j a exception applying particularly to
j Belgium. ' '
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... j THE POPE'S STATEMENT.
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I (United Press Staff Correspondent)
(Copyright, 1917, by the United Press)
I Home, Aug. 24. The United Press
was authorized by the papal secretary
of state to make the following state
ment: "The" first "two points in the pontifi
cal appeal for peace, treating respect-
lively of disarmament and freedom of
the seas, wer? suggested by President
Wilson's well knewn message to the
senate.
"Consequently we are inclined to be
lieve that they will now find, on the
part of the American people, the same
reception that they enjoyed when Presi
dent Wilson proclaimed them at the
capitoL
"The third and fourth points, where
in mutual condonation of war- expenses
and damages as well as mutual restitu
tion of occupied territories, was propos
ed, were formulated from public speech
es recently delivered by statesmen of
the different belligerent nations and
from resolutions passed by their res
pective parliaments.
"Therefore the same statesmen can-
I not refute them now without eontradict-
, ing themselves.
It 's all right t ' be married if yoo '. ' ' Moreovet, it is necessary to remark
don't bring jour grouch down town. ! at to condonation of damages caused by
"We're all mighty unselfish when it the war, that there is an exception ap
eomes t' handin' out advice we could i
van ourselves. (Continued oa Page Two.)
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"Steve" Gives Peanut-Stand
Proceeds to Red Cross
Washington, Aug 24. Up on Pennsyl
vania avenue, at the southwest corner of
tne White House grounds, Steve Vasd
akos and his peanut stand hold forth.
Steve, a burly, f ierce-niustached
Greek, stands scowling beside his wail
ing little nickle plated whistle and his
stack of goobers from early morning
until late at night. Just to look at him,
you'd think he neither knew nor cared
whother there was a war or not. There
is about him an air of gross commercialism.
But today, scowling and crusty as
usual, he tacked this sign, daubed with
red paint on white cardboard, over his
stand:
"I give my entire proceeds this week
to the Bed Cross. Steve Vasilakos."
TWELVE THOUSAND
FIGHT FOREST FIRES
State Forester Says Many
Fires Incendiary Women
Help Fire Fighters
Portland, Or., Aug. 24. The direct
charge that many of the .hundreds of
forest fires in the northwest" are of in
cendiary origin was made by the state
forester's office today.
Aiuiougn the fires in several dis
tricts were reported under control to
day, the situation is by no means less
serious. Probably 12,000 men are fight
ing fires in Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon.
A shroud of smoke, so dense that in
many towns it is impossible to see the
sun, hangs ovor the northwest today.
The air, oven a score of miles from the
nearest fire, is hazy from the burning
trees. ,
The state forester did not explain
what evidence he had to show that
manv of the fires in this territory were
incendiary. However, conclusive evi
dence indicating this has been found, it
is said, and state and national patrol
associations are making a determined
effort te round up those responsible. '
. Many logging camps have been clos
ed so that the loggers could i'ight the
tires. Soldiers; merchants, farmers and,
some districts, vacationists, are work
ing sido by side on the fire lines.
Several of the lareest fires in west
ern Montana were reported controlled
today and blazes in the Idaho Pan
handle are slowly being subdued.
Near Sherwood, Or., women have tak
en their place with the men in the for
ests.
The "Guarantees" that Secretary
McAdoo mentions ho does not take the
trouble to define. The gutrantees ne
cessary in the case of a professional
gunman are self defining.
DEAD ! HILL
RED Willi BLOOD
OF ITS DEFENDERS
Every Inch of Ground Blood-
Soaked and rlesh Ground
Into the Soil
ITALIANS TAKE 20,000
AUSTRIAN PRISONERS
Canadians Creep Deeper Into
Lens-trench Advance
Mile at Verdun
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GREAT ARTILLEEY.
French offensive reveals new
artillery on both sides.
Henry . Wood, United Press
correspondent, today reports use
by the French of new artillery,
of four hundred millimeter cal,
iber, in their Verdun assault.
This would mean a field piece
of 13.70 inches diameter.
Previously 'Wood reported the
Germans wciff hurliug 381 mil
limeter shrapnel shells at the
French attackers. This would
mean a shell of 15.01 inches dia
meter. -
(By Henry Wood)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the French Armies in the Field,
Aug. 24. Dead Man's Hill was aptly
named. - j
From where the former French line
was, that is, half way down its Blopes,
ahead to the Euminit, very inch of the
ground today is -soaked with blood of
German defenders. The place is a sham
bles. Not a blade of grass or a vestige
of vegetation marks the awful scene.
Bits of human flesh have been ground
into the very soil itself. It is as if
some gigantij convulsion had ground
the earth together, leaving a smear of
reddish, tinged dust.
A few hundred yards down, behind
the former French lines, wild flowers
bloom- profusely. Their colorful blooms
bring out even more horribly the track
of death above.
(Continued on page six.)
Officials A re Confident That
Russia Will Fight to the Last
Salem Girl Leaves as
Missionary for China
Mrs. George Schrciber, daughter of
Bev. G. W. Plumer of this city, who
lives on 355 8. 14th Btreet, this coming
Tuesday, August 28, will leave for Chi
na, where she will engage in educa
tional missionary work under the mis
sion board of the Evangelical associa
tion. She will spend a year or so at
Nanking, in order to acquire the fun
damentals of the Chinese language
From that place she will proceed to her
final destination in the interior of
China, the province of Hunan, where
the Evangelical association is engagea
in an extensive missionary enterprise.
Mrs. Scheibor is well known in this
city. She is a graduate of Willamette
university, where she distinguished her
self as a student and also in tne dif
ferent college activities. She was mar
ried to George Schreiber, a graduate
of the local law school, an excellent
scholar, whose untimely death is still
in- our memory. .
Mrs. Schrciber has the best wishes
of a host of her frionds. Last Tuesday
evening the local Evangelical church
and personal friends gathered at the
home of Eov,. and Mrs. G. W. Plumer
for a farewell reception in honor of
tho departing missionary. After the
serving of refreshments Rev. Jacob
Stoeker made a few appropriate re
marks and in tho name of tho local
church presented her with a Sonora rec
ord "The Rosary." Her many friends
will miss her presence among us, but
aro beine consoled by the fact, that
hers is ft groat life work.
LACK OF MATERIAL
DELAYS THE BRIDGE
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Washington, Aucr. 24. The United
States government today extended a
further credit of $100,000,000 to Rus.
sia. This was Secretary McAdoo 's ans
wer to gloomy rumors that fear of Rus
sian collapse had created a feeling of
unrest and lack of confidence in this
country.
Russia s credit is now 2i 5,000,000-
only a beginning of the efforts this
government will make to assist the new
democracy to its teet. Plans lor furn
ishing supplies have been completed.
That Russia will tight on not col
lapse was the general official view
here today.
Secretary of State Lansing ottieially
denied stories of a general pessimism
in government quarters over the Rus
sian situation. He authorized this comment:
'I 'don't think there is any feeling
that Russia is on the verge of a col
lapse. In fact, she is stronger today
than she was a month ago, both from
the general government and military
standpoint."
The recommendations or tne Koot
mission, ne added, arc aoout to oe car
ried out. He confirmed United Press
statements yesteranv that American
aid in the way of a loan, supplies and
ships, has been agreed upon.
This will have tlie prooable ctlect
of composing difficulties, forecast in
recent confidential advices from Am
bassador Francis. This aid is immedi
ately available as a result of yester
day's cabinet conference.
And though Riga may fall, military
men here in complete touch with the
Russian situation doubt that Germany
can spare sufficient men to make her
drive tell. - .
Conference May Se.de it
The Francis' advices, gathered from
the Russian government pointed to the
rwssibility of Riga falling and also
to the fact that internal political trou
bles as well as the military menaee,
might force removal of 4he capital
from Petrograd to Moscow.
Today the state department expected
to address a note to Minister Teres
cbenko in an encouraging-vein.
This message along with .the aid
voted, indicated that this government
has confidence in the outcome. So tong
as collapse is not a certainty, the Unit
ed States stands ready to assist fully
in establishing Russia effective against
Germany.
The Moscow conference this week is
expected to erystal'iae the political sit
uation. With all elements represented
and striving to get some working foun
dation for the new democracy, tho Am
erican government is hopeful that the
sound progressive sections will rule.
Whi!-- Germany is hammering toward
Riga, her agents are spreading propa
ganda poison inside Russia. The embas
sy here will offset this, though, by send
ing to tho conference the announce
ment of fresh American aid.
May Move to Moscow
London, Aug. V4. The allies' eyes
were turned to Russia again today.
Germany was driving powerfully to
ward Riga. A number of Petrograd dis
patches, admitting considerable ad
vance in this offensive, suggested the
possibility that the government would
move from Petrograd lo Moscow. Pe
trograd is less than four hundred miles
from Riga, and the Baltic seaport iB
one of the key cities to the capital. All
Rusisan advices characterized the front
situation as grave, but not necessarily
without hope.
Sunday's conference of all political
factions in Moscok is looked to for en
ergetic action. Russia s whole internal
and military situation will be discuss
ed. Military chiefs will be there to re
port in person, oo will all cabinet
heads-
The direct purpose of the gathering
is the formation of a coalition govern
ment which will accurately represent
the whole people and which, by this
power, will be able to extend its iron
hand methods to 8 ween out disaffection
in the army as well as home.
President is Pleased
Washington, Aug. 24. That out of
the present conflict will rise "a re
generated Russia" is the confidence
voiced by the United States govern
ment in a message to Tercsehenko, the
Russian foreign minister, made public
today.
The message declares President Wil
son rejoices in Russia's determination
to "devote all its forces and resourc
es" to final triumph.
, "With tenacity of purpose moving
all the allied governments there can
he no doubt of the outcome of the con
flict now raging."-
The message says:
Work Now Progressing Satis
factorily and Temporary
Bridge Soon Be Done
Delays in the delivery of lumber and
then more delays in the delivery of
piles and then more troubles, all caused
by the difficulty in securing materials
has greatly retarded the work of build
ing the temporary bridge across the
Willamette.
When the contract was' undertaken
by the Pacific Coast company and
Robert Wakefield 0? Portland, they
were promised immediate delivery of
lumber and materials, liut tho lumber
did not come and finally to secure
piles without delay, the bridge build
ers went out and got them. .
Then when the piles wero delivered
came tho unexpected delay in securing
carbolineum, for the treating of tim
ber. This treatment must be given
piles to prevent decay. The carBol-
ineum is heated to 217 Fahrenheit and
each is given a treatment of ten
minutes.
However, after all those delays and
numerous smaller ones. Mr. Wakefield
savs tho work is now progressing satis
factorily, although he does not feel
like definitely stating a time when the
temporary bridge will be open for
traffic.
Delays In Delivery.
Each of the two spans across th
river weigh 135 tons, or 270,000 pounds.
Under .these are two 70 ton jacks, 'lne
piling for the temporary bridge is 50
feet south of the old bridge, in order
to move each span a railway track
must be built at each end of a span.
When this is- done, it will be pushed
on the track to the new foundation.
This process will be necessary for each
of the two spans. Then piling will
be driven at the shore end of the span
and again in the center. Each span
will then rest on the heavy piling In
the center of the river on the shore
piling and be supported in the center
with additional piling.
Just now thero is some delay in se
curing tho iron rails for the building
of the 50 foot track. And then there
is trouble in securing the necessary
bridire spikes and thus it goes. The
contractor now-a-days makes his con
tracts for materials but there is little
delivering on specified time.
The approaches to the temporary
bridge will be part of thooe used with
the old bridge, swinging off from the
old course 50 feet south on each end.
But with the encouragement of now
havinir materials on hand, Mr.
field feels that from now on 'the work
will progress at a satisfactory -rate.
Had the materials been delivered? the
temporary bridge would have been
open. But it seems that in the build
ing and contracting business, there Is
nothing certain under present conditions.
DYWHITES
BY NEGRO S
Trouble Starts Over Arrest of Negro Woman at Camp
Logan 80 Negro Soldiers Full? Armed March Into City
and Pour Shots Into Homes Where. Lights ShowedKill
- Captain Mattes of Illinois Field Artillery and Several cf
Police Squad Rioters Rounded Up
Houston, Texas, Aug. 24.--Sixteen are known to be
dead and eighteen wounded, many probably fatally, thee
result of last night's negro troop rioting, lait figures
showed this afternoon. Of the sixteen dead, fourteen are
white men and two are negro troopers of the Twenty
fourth United States infantry. -
The Illinois guardsmen have rounded up more than
one hundred of the rioting negroes. At least fifty are
believed to be still at large. " When surrounded, the
negroes surrendered. . . f
The Illinois troops are stationed on street cars.1 The
civil patrol is guarding every alley and' street corner to
prevent further rioting. ?
Twenty-five or thirty of . the negro soldiers are re
ported to have left Houston on the Houston and Texas
Central railway. Police believe they are on their way to
Dallas and have notified Dallas authorities to be on the
watch and arrest them.
Regular army soldiers from Galveston have" been,
ordered to Houston to assist the "civil patrol" and nation
al guardsmen in preserving order, it .was announced!
officially.
The city was under martial law while Illinois troops;
guarded street cars, alleys and every . street leading to
Camp Logan, north of the city where the rioting started!
last night. : ' :
While no Violence was reported today, excitement was
running high. ' Expulsion of the negro regiments was de
manded in street meetings everywhere.
Between twenty-five and thirty negro soldiers, heavily
armed, were reported to have left Houston for Dallas to
day. Efforts were being made to capture them.
Where Trouble Started.
The trouble started, according to the
police, when a policeman arrested a
negro woman at Camp Logan where the
Twenty Fourth negro infantry, which
began the rioting, was stationed. A ne
gro soldier escorting the woman ob
jected, the police said and was arrest
ed. Another negro soldier interforred
and he too was arrested.
This was the signal for a general mob
ilization of Ihe rioters and eighty of
them, fully armed, marched into the Btomach
W.C.Wright,
Horace Moody, policeman.
Senator Htatton, barber.
Fred E. Winkler, small boy.
Middle aged man named Smith.
Manuel Garredo, Mexican.
Tho wounded:
W. A. Thompson, shot through right
hip, condition serious.
Sam Sclensky, badly hurt in automo
bile accident while going to camp.
Alma Rcichart, white girl, shot ia
city, pouring shots into homes wherever
a light showed. Men, women and child
ren ran for cover.
AlmaT Rcichart, age 15, daughter of
Unidentified white girl.
C. W. White, civil engineer, shot in
right thigh.
G. W. Butcher, Cottage Grove, Teiaa,
a storekeeper, near the camp, was shot ghot in Bi,0ulder as he drove by camp
in tne stomacn. a imiu siumiiug uu , bumrr,
stroot corner was instantly killed; and
another's arm was shot off. A small
boy was shot through the heart as he
ran onto the porch of his home. A Mex
ican, employed at the camp was shot in
bed.
Half a dozen persons were killed and
wounded in tho raid on the city. The
negroes headed for a negro district on
San Felipe road and here were met by
a polico detail. In the exchange of Bhots
three of the policemen were killed.
Martial Law Declared.
Citizens mobilized quickly, armed
Wily Strong, private, Twenty Fourth
Infantry.
T. A. Binford, city detective, shot ia
knee.
O. J. Chnpener, motorman, shot thru
stomach.'
Will Be Moved at Once.
Washington, Aug. 24. Negro regu
lars who engaged in last night's riots
at Houston, will be moved at once from
that city, Secretary of War Baker an
nounced todnv.
with shot suns, six shooters and clubs. v,i rrvn, :,i i.,, in r,nm.i
More than one thousand gathered at t) flr department that no more negro
mo ponco Hiaiiuu mm unci troops be sent into the Lone star state.
police. II WHS nuv t:L-t-jicu. j
In the meantime national guardsmen
from Camp Logan were rounding up
tho rioters, most of whom were today
under militarj guard.
The governor's order of martial law
nut into effect at one o'clock a.
m.. and immediately street
Baker informed him that a message
from General Parker said troops wera
being sent in from several directions
and that the situation was well in hand.
Corn Up Two Cents
and Wheat Three
Wake-'and mobs of armed citizens, threaten
ing violence were aispcrsea.
Major L. 8. Snow, commanding the
negro troops raid that early in the even
ing mutterings from the soldiers were
heard over the' treatment given them
by the police. 'He feared trouble, he
said, but before measures could be tak
en to curb them, 150 had taken posses
sion of the camp arsenal and armed
themselves.
In a few moments shots were flying
promiscuously through the camp. The
trouble quickly spread and Major Snow
narrowly cscaned bcinz killed while
Going To Dallas.
Tlnlliia Tpn- Ancr. 24. Houston no.
meetings Uc0 today notif jed DaHas officials thst
a "number" of armed negro soldiers
of the Twenty Fourth United States in
fantry, who rioted last night at Camp
Logaii, near Houston, were on their way
to Uallas. -
The negro soldiers made their es
cape on a Houston and Texas Central
train, according to the Houston police
It was not stated why the soldiers were
coming to Dallas.
Police reserves were rushed from
here to Hutchins, 12 miles south of
Dallas.to meet the negro soldiers and
arrest them.
. ,A..tniln1 witli the nfl-
Chieago, Aug. 24. Cooler weather!'1"'8 "
ftvpf itiA Arn hplt. in view nf nftpfferii
warm weather to lorce tne crop ana
strong local buying, today sent corn
futures up from 18 to 2 5 8 from yes
terday's close.
December opened lower at tl.09
and later was $1.09. May opened at
$1.07 3-8 being up 18 and later ad
vanced 2.
September wheat opened at $2.10 an
advance of 3 cents and later declined
one.
The dead:
Captain J. M. Mattes, Second Illin
ois field artillery.
William Brooks,. Houston.
A. H. Carstan, Houston.
Rufe Daniels, policeman, Houston.
Earl Finley, Houston, killed as he
stepped from an automobile.
K. 8. Meinke, policeman.
Ira D. Rniney, policeman.
Bryant Wattson, negro soldier, com
pany K, Twenty Fourth United States
Oats was un in svrnnathy with corn.
Spritfmhpr nnpned tinrhsntrrd At 54 and infantry.
I have the honor to acknowledge later was up 1-8. December opened 3-8 1 Vido Henry, negro sergeant, believed
the receipt of your note of the third. higher and declined 3 8 later at an to have been the ring leader in the not.
lopcning of 54 3-4- May opened at 58,' M. D. Everton, battery E. a local
(Continued on Page Two.) an advance of 1-8 and later was 58 1-8 company, " t
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Oregon: Tonight
and Saturday fair
moderate norther
ly winds,
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