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Newspaper Page Texttm wrxm I Sffi A a A h ri , I FULL leased WIRE DISPATCHES (82,000 READERS) DAILY. Oulr Circuit Uoa in Salem guar anteed by-ths Audit IVMCf Circulation". SPECIAL WILLAMETT1 TAIr BJ 1TEW8 SE&VIfiB PRICE TWO CENTS K?&FS3! FORTIETH YEAK NO. 206 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917 ., .ww vvvv....v if 1 1 II VII II M I 1 1 LJ- H II J II 4ft jUJMluIl) Jily 1 ISA ALONG LINE World's Greatest Citv Drops State's First Military Unit Roar of Two Million Cheering ooIe-30.000 Fully Equipned for War Flow, a Stee, ltd Stream. Between Miles of Living Banks New York, Aug. 30. New York jl a real war thrill today. IS To the martial music of scores of . . itary bands, neai ly 30,000 khaki-clad menthe Twenty Seventh division of the American army, made up of New York's national guard marched down Fifth avenue in a great send-off parade. The line of march from 110th street to Washington Square was lined with countless thousands. Police esti mates were that more than two million persons viewed the parade, which lasted more than five hours. It was a virtual holiday in the world's greatest city. All principal stores were closed. The stock market closed at noon and the entire town did honor to the boys who will soon be battling for democracy in France. Cheers and tears mingled as the sturdy civilian soldiers swung by in the last review they will be seen in by the home folks until they return from the war.' As the parade was in full swing, the kaiser might have read a part of the answer to autocracy's arrogance in five solid miles of bayonets glittering in the sunlight, burn-1 ished field guns and dashing cavalry. Looking northward from the reviewing stand at Forty Second street, the impression was of viewing a flowing river of steel- With every man marching with fixed bayonet, the lines extending from curb to curb and the steady undulation of men in motion, the picture pre sented one of the most inspiring martial views ever wit nessed i'a New York. Members of the guardsmen's fami lies were given special badges and as they appeared to watch father, son, brother or sweetheart march by they were cheered as heartily as were the men in uniform. Fifth avenue, gav with the flags of all allied nations, but with Old Glory predominating was jammed with hu manity. All side streets were packed for a block on either side of the his toric thoroughfare. Extra police, thou sands of boy scouts ana members of the home defense league, faced a tremend ous task of controlling the throngs. Every window of the groat buildings fronting the avenue was jammed. At one place where excavating work was 3 ii progress, a score of persons climbed into the bucket, the derrick hoisted them high in the air and from there they viewed the parade. Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt rode -it the head of the Twenty Second engin eers, who will depart tonight for their ramp at Spartansburg, S. '. As he pass ed the reviewing stanS a woman toss ed flowers at him. This was but one of hundreds of similar incidents when wo men and children showered the march ing men with flowers, or broke through the lines to throw their amis about sweethearts or relatives. . Honor the Colors As the colors of each regiment pars ed men in the crowd immediately un covered. A detachment of recruits, some without uniforms, was given a rousing cheer. It was a day of solemnity, as well as of celebration in cheering the men who ABE MARTIN "Ther's been a heap o' progress made in soldiers' uniforms" said Squire 11 .'i rah Swallows, t'day. "I went elean thro' th' civil war wearin' a cap as lu-avy as a cement urn." Myrt Pash is inly fourteen an5 she kin paint a pair o eyebrows that yon kin hardly tell from th' real thing. ; STREETS OE N All Pursuits to Pav Honor to Blar - Bands Drowned by 4? are soon to take their places on the firing line. While the parade was the greatest demonstration New York ever saw -exceeding even the Dewey welcome or other stirring scenes of Spanish war days it was evident that the crowd was giving its cheers with full appre ciation of what the appearance of these thousands of men in war array meant. it was not a holiday spirit that pre vailed. The cheers for the troops were lull hearted and brimming with enthus iasm. But they carried a note of pa triotic devoti'on and tear dimmed eyes and trembling lips of men and women alilto at the sight of some loved one in the ranks, brought home that this was America's greatest war demonstra tion to date not a parade of peace. General Byan Led For the first time since Spanish war days men were marching amidst the peaceful scenes of the world metropo lis fully equipped for war. The rumble and groan of artillery caissons was heard as a real war sound iThe scuff, scuff, scuff of the marchers ! was that of men ready to offer up their I lives in the cause of democracy, i Long before the parade started from j the upper end of Central Park at 1U a- m. the thousands were assembling. Old and young men, women, and chil j ilren parked subways to suffocation, j over taxed every artery of transit in a mad rush to claim points of vantage along Fifth avenne. Deference was paid to relatives of the marching men, who were supplied with special identi fying badges. Flowers In Abundance Major General O'Eyan led the march through a broad lane, walled with cheering humanity. The roar of hund reds of thousands, shouting and excit edly waving flags at times almost drowned out the bands. Here and there a woman darted from the crowd and marched a short distance beside her boy in the ranks. Groups of little girls threw flowers at the feet of the troops It took five hours for the grand re view to pass a "iven point. Kvery branch of the service, except aviation, was represented. Infantrymen swunj steadily along, rank on rank, wearing their blanket rolls and all their field paraphernalia. Governor Whitman, Mayor Mitchel and other officials reviewed the parade at the Union League club on the spot where many other great outpouring of America's youth had been officially witnessed. Civil war veterans and other honored guests occupied a grandstand in front of the public library. Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the re viewing stand shortly before noon. He was given a tremendous oration by the erowds. The former president bowed his acknowledgement, took off his hat and immediately gave his attention to marching columns. He smiled broadly at the sight of the flapping banners and bronzed and fit men. It was evident that he was carrying on a running fire comment with those about him as the .troops swung by. ! Numerous private stands appeared ' along the line of march early today (Continued on Page Two.) ARCH Military Patrols Have Orders to Shoot Persons Setting Fires Portland, Or., Aug. 30. All persons entering the forests must be extreme ly careful at mis time about lighting fires. This is not tho fire marshal warn ing of the usual type. There is a very ureent reason for this warning. The woods just 'now are filled with mili tary patrols with rigid instructions to shoot public, enemies caught setting fire to the forests. Therefore, it is doubly necessary to be careful as military patrols, while in structed to exercise every precaution, might possibly make a mistake. These military patrols are operating in every part of Oregon where forests are to be found. Their location is not revealed for obvious reasons. They move from rdaec to placo and keen to cover as much as possible. Their task is that of hunting down public enemies who have been firing the Oregon for ests, and they are under orders trom the western department of tho army to deal instantly and vigorously with such. public enemies. So if necessary for you to go into the woods, be careful about lighting fires. No doubt it would be better to keep out of the woods unless you havo urgent business there. LONDON PRESS LOUD IN PRAISE OF REPLY Hail Wilson As New Leader of Allied Cause Allies. Must Make Similar Reply London, Aug. 30. British newspapers searched for adjectives and superlatives today in which to express admiration and complete approval of President Wilson's reply to the pojie. The only feeble note of difference with the pres ident 's doctrine was sounded in the Northcliffo newspapers. They agreed with every other feature of the reply except President Wilson's "acquittal of the Gorman people from any respon sibility for the war." The Northcliffe editorials pointed out this was "inewnvpatible with the fact that the German people accepted war enthusiastically and have given their support to it throughout, their repre sentatives continually voting supplies and the press exulting in the worst at rocities. Every London newspaper except the Chronicle overlooked the significance of the president's phrases as to "sel fish, exclusive economic leagues." The Chronicle pointed out with evident sat isfaction that the-president inferentinl ly, at least, had thus condemned the resolutions of the Paris allied confer ence, and incidentally demonstrated his independence. Can't Be Improved. As a whole, the British press regarded the note as completely expressing the sentiments of the entente allies. The op inion was that it could not have been better if it had been written by Euro pean allied statesmen themselves. "President Wilson's ultimatum may bring the German people to their senses," observed the Evening Star. "On the other hand, it is' a declaration of war which must drive kaiserism to bay." "The president puts in plain lan guage what our statesmen clothe in round-about impressive language," was the Evening Standard's tribute. "He is not afraid to call a liar a liar, even if the liar happens to be extremely well connected." The Pall Mall Gazette observed: "In going beyond the ruling caste of the people, President Wilson may ap pear over sanguine to some, but we thiuk he is right." Moved to Admiration. London, Aug. 30. London was again moved to admiration of America and of President Wilson today after reading the president's note to Pope Benedict. More than one newspaper hailed the American executive as the new leader of the allied cause. "At the end of three years of un speakable strain and anxiety," declared tho Morning Post, "it is an inestim able service to the allied armies to find such leadership as this strong, clear sighted, inflexible inspiring new cour age and faith, shaming the faint heart ed and silenciug the peiverse and dis affected." The Chronicle pointed out that Presi dent Wilson had reminded the world that America was unfettered by allian ces in "subjecting the Paris resolution of the allies to unqualified condemna tion," (this was the resolution banding the allies to commercial reprisals against Germany after the war.) As Against Theory. "The resounding proclamation which comes from the White House, of the reality of right and the reality of wrong and of the impossibility of reconciling them or shading tUfin into one another by good naturcd words," the Chronicle added, "might well have issued from the Vatican, the ancient repository of christian verities." "It is the answer of a practical statesman to the peace-dreaming Vatican and it may be to other courts as well," the Times summarized, adding that the note is couched in the same terms as all ether statesmen of allied powers "must reply to the peace note." Speaking of the Germans' docile ac ceptance of the official version fed them on everything by their govern- ITALIANS START A FLANK MOVEMENT ACAINSTTOLMI N 0 Second Army at Same Time Advances On City From the East Side THIS DRIVE MAY SEVER TWO AUSTRIAN ARMIES If Successful It Cuts Off Trieste and Is of Vast Strategical Value London, Aug. 30. Italy's victorious offensive reached its second and most important stage today. Having attain ed practical dominance of the Bainsizzo plateau, General t'adorua s troops be gan a vast flanking movement north ward. Tolmino is the immediate object ive of this drive. Front dispatches to day indicated the Italian troops were forging ahead and had arrived almost before the preliminary line defenses of this Austrian city. At the same time Italian army reached out beyond Mon tecico for a coincidental drive eastward on the same citv. Some cables told of further progress gained east of the pleateau toward the Chiapovano valley." It is through this gap that one of the main arteries of Austrian communication between the northern and southern armies the lat ter guarding Trieste is run. A victory here will be of vast stragetic impor tance. AH dispatches today emphasized .the ferocity ot the lighting in the Bainsizza sector. The Austrjans are offering des perate resistance. "On the Carso front," the statement continued, "between Vippacco and Dos- sofaiti enemy attacks of Tuesday were broken top. """ -"On the- Trentino. from Velvio to Carnia, we carried out reconnoitering raids.In the Tofano region, three vio lent attacks at the mouth of the Tra venanes valley were repulsed." Re-Establish Death Penalty. London, Aug. 30. The Russian pro visional government has decided on par tial re-establishment of the death pen alty to restore discipline in the army, according to a Central News dispatch received todav from Moscow. The cable quoted Premier Kercnsky as making the announcement to the Russian conference, concluding, "This hurti us to the very soul, but for the salvation of the -country wo will kill with all our soul." A Bloody Repulse. Rome. Aue. 30. Italian troops on the Bainsezzi pleateau drove back in bloody repulse counter attacking Austrians, to day's official report declared. All en emy attempts to recapture positions were fruitless. Italian forces took GUI prisoners. The German Side Of It. Berlin, Via London, Aug. 30. Further successes marked progress of German troops northwest of Focsani (Rumaiiiu) today, the war office announced. ' ' We extended our success of yester day," the statement said "and press ed the enemy bac k from Iresti over the heights northward in tho direction of the -Susite valley. We took 3U0 prison ers. ' ' American Schooner Sunk. London, Aug. 30. Sinking of the Am erican schooner Laura C. Anderson, by bombs yesterday, was announced by the (Continued on page three) A HARD LUCK STORY. Kimball, S. D. Aug. 30 The bard luck champion of the mid dle west, A. W. Bovey, farmer living near here, that's him. Today while mowing hay a spark from the sickle set fire to the grass, The flames set fire to blankets on his horses backs. The team became frightened and ran to the baru. Ku route the flames caught a hundred acre wheat field and destroyed it. Meanwhile the horses dashed into the barn with the cutting machine in flames. The barn caught on fire. A heavy wind carried a shingle from the burn ing barn to several stacks of , grain and they were destroyed. Bovey thinks he is lucky he wasn't hurt. ment, the Westminister Gazette com mented: "President Wilson attempts manfully to get through this guard. He endeavors to persuade the German people that they can have an honorable peace and avoid the war-after-the-war, which they tpparently dread the most, if they take affairs into their own hands. "This, all believe, might well be a note for all the allies." Bandmaster Lost Both Widow and Flivrer Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 30. Emil Schou, bandmaster of the Fourteenth infantry, stationed here today is hunt ing a missing flivver and, alas, a miss ing winsome widow. Schou early this month bought a fliv ver on the partial payment plan. A week later fellow soldiers noticed the fair grass widow, Mrs. Ethel Anderson, in the front seat beside him. Last night Schou found liis garage door open and the machine gone. On the door knob was a farewell note from Mrs. Anderson, declaring she had found one she liked, better and had left for San Francisco with "our" car, ac cording to the story Schou told the po lice. Schou has notified tho police in every coast city. FOREST FIRES ARE Favorable Reports Coming From All SeriwnsThink Crisis About Passed Portland, Or., Aug. 30. Continued improvement in the northwest forest fire situation was evident today from reports received from various parts of Washington, Montana, Idaho and Ore gon. Unless heavy winds spring up, lum bermen and fire fighters say the crisis will soon be past. Fire fighters in Montana today con centrated their encrpv on the Lolo Hot Springs fire, which threatened to de stroy the resort. Reports from Missoula early today said the fire was almost un der control. Montana fireB today are less menacing. Hood River county, Oregon, officials who made a trip into tho wods to make tax adjustments, escaped being trap ped by fire only by making a long de tour. They reached Hood River today. Several fires are still burning in Washington and Oregon, but moBt of them are now under control. -MASTER TO TEACH THEM San Francisco, Ahg. 30. Major H. J. Koehlcr, master of tho sword at West Point, is slated to visit the Pre sidio training camp and give instruct ions to 25 selected men from each com pany in bayonet drill and army calis thenics according to announcement to day by Colonel Sladen, camp command ant. The 25 selected men-will then in struct the other members of the camp The reorganization of camp instruct ors was in progress today as a result ot the war department's orders diroct- me seven officers from he instruc tion staff to assume higher regimental commands in the national army. Senate Failed the Plan to Fix the Date of Voting on War Revenue Bill Washington, Aug. 30. Charging an attempt to gag wealth conscription -advocates, Senator LaFoIlctte today pre vented unanimous agreement by the senate to fix a date for voting on the revenue bill. "If debate on the bill is to bo choked off, let it be through applica tion ot the gag rule lately written into the rules of the senate," LaFollettc said. Senator Simmons, who late yesterday introduced a cloture petition, today sought the agreement, so us to make unnecessary the use of the T-loture. "it is preposterous, said LaFoI lctte, "to make such request just after the finance committee has introduced an amendment to the war profits tax section of the bill, which totally chang es its aspect. I object strenuously to any agreement lor a vote until after the war profits and income tax sections have been disposed of." LaFollette s stand, if persisted in, makes practically certain application of cloture on Friday. This would bring a vote on the bill not later than next Wednesday. Underwood Attacks Bill Opening the fight of southern dem ocrats on war profits taxes, Senator I nderwood, Alabama, denounced "mon ey slackers." I have no i-atience with the money slacker," ho raid. "The man who at this hour hesitates to respond with his dollars to his country's need is entitled to no place in this rpublic except one that will bring on him the contempt and scorn of the American people. 'it is equitable and lust that a great share of the burden of paying for tho war should fall on the. great wealth of the nation. On the other hand, with war time costs pyramiding; with the price of his daily bread going higher every hour, it is more and more diffi cult for the plain citizen of the United States to raise money to support his family. "Therefore, every dollar of ronsump tion taxes yon put into the bill falls on a family already in distress." Underwood compared taxes to be paid by numerous companies under me committee plan to show "inequalities" in the bill. FRANCE WILL PUT 80 PER CENT TAX ON WAR PROFITS To Date She Has Collected War Taxes Aggregating $13,000,000,000 NEW TAXES WILL ADD ONE BILLION A YEAR Purchase of Luxuries Made In France Will Help Her Finance the War (By W. S. Forrest) (United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris, Aug. 30. France purposes to put the cost of the war on those best able to bear it bv taxing war profits up to eighty percent. Minister or f inance i merry uiiiue hub announcement today in au Interview tlin United Press cxnlainine France's scheme of financing the war. He added a special plea that Americans aid France bv purchasing their luxuries from French factories these industries yielding a large part of France's taxes. "We in France are following very closely the financial debateB in Amer ica," declared M. Thierry. "We appre ciate the difficulties and the new prob lems before America especially the problems of taxation for war purposes. ' xillicienx legislation regui mug ttt,r i,n hn .difficult, particularly in France where there was no income tax before tho war. This lack has maue it necessary for us to establish the fixed revenue in before-the-war periods in order to tax the excess. "The war profits iu France during tlin first vear of the war have been es timated at $550,000,000. The second year was abijut the same, cut collec tions have been slow, owing to the dif ficulty iu establishing tho taxabU sums, . . To Increase Tax Kate. "To date only about $400,000,000 has been collected. "Our law of July llt, taxeo. war profits under $500,000, fifty per cent, nur. n.A .w,ir fi,trmliiiiiiir a law tax ing theso profits makers, revenues of more than a million dollars a maximum of eiirhty per cent, according to a slid ing scale. (Continued on Page Two.) to Agree on Want Two Billions Washington, Aug. 30. Climax in the senate fight over war profits taxution drew near today. Senator Simmons, champion of the committee bill, plan ned a final effort to shut off debute and forco a vote. If ho succeeds, tho test of strength between the Simmons Penrose and tho Borah-Johnson groups will come ou u vote to approve the committee measure raising $41)8,000,000 on war profits. Tho wealth conscription interests de clare nothing less than $-',JJJ,(JOI),OUli from this source will satisfy them. j A third group hold the balance of power southern democrats who are by no means radical but who refuse to support the committee bill because ihey say, it is discriminating. The substitute which they will offer would raise $800,000,000 to $1,000,000,- iiOO war profits taxes. Senator Simmons probably will press his move for a cloture rule- With Sen ator Underwood, recognized as a pow erful figure in any revenue fight, lined up with the southern democrats who oppose the committee bill, the cloture was intended to stop argument by him more than it was aimed at the Borah Johnson group. Underwood so fur has made no speech. Will Concede Some Points The committee provision on which a vote is expected today is a concession by the Simmons-Penrose group to the wealth coiiscriptionists, carrying far heavier levies than the original bill. On profits in excess of three hundred cr cent it 1-vies sixty per cent, wniea would raise $70, 000,000. Ifouse leaders don't like the senate bill even with its threatened big tax oi. wealth. "The senate bill is so drawn," said Kitchin, "that certnin firms making as high as fifty to 75 per tent to my knowledge, will escape war taxat'on altogether. The basie trouble is that the senate proposes to levy heavy faxes only on those firms which show much larger profits recently than before the war- 1 know of tremendously wealthy concerns who made much money before the war as well as durin imj it. ny (Continued on Pige. Two.) PEACE NEXT YEAR OE 10 YEAR'S WAR ISPROSPECT Military Men Believe Ger many Will Make Decision In Near Future WILL CONSIDER PEACE ONLY IF HOPE IS GONE If She Determines to Fight Oa War Fill Continue Until Defeat s Certain By Carl D. Groat i (United Pross staff correspondent) Washington, Aug. 30. Peace this winter or next spring as a result of President Wilson s reply to the pope or at least two more years of war that is the prospect ahead. Military men and diplomats ' con structed that outlook today in the peace situation. Insofar as the United States is concerned, it is going ahead with war preparations. It will not wav er until the German people have strip ped the kaiser of his present autocratic powers. ilitary men believe there is a chanco or peace in the president's note. They point out that Germany is showing ev idences of "cracking undor the strain and they believe the liberals will forco a reconstruction of the German gov ernment. This nihst bo bona fide stats department authorities said today, a it will be futile. It will bo up to Germany 'i leaders to decide whether to fight on or to accept pence now. The president's nobs- is concrete evidence that the ambition of her enemies is not to crush hor. Must Stir Liberals President Wilson has declared against dismemberment of empires and against pout boll u in trade wars- In these circumstances, the Gorman poo plu for the first time can realize that the war against her is not mercenary or aggrcsive, but that it is one of al truistic purpose. Hence, as many here see it, the liberals of Germany will soon force off the yoke of kaiserism. If, however, they content themselves with hearkening to tho inade-in-Gor-many plea that the war is now one of defense insofar as Germany is con cerned, tho struggle will go on. ..Military men believe that. Germany will decide oithcr to take tho chance of a military defeat or will start real peace negotiations now. Should sne decide, however, that there is no pence chance now or that her arms can ultimately triumph, then she will fight on for a year or two more. By that time, America's strength will be felt in full force and Germany's defeat will be an assured fact. Playing With Argentine Secretary of Stato Lansing did not see today in Germany's concessions to -ii'entine anything particularly sig nificant. He pointed out that tho Ger man government made such promises to America only to brean them later. Others, however," thought Germany saw the handwriting on tho wall and was easing up on her U-boat contost so as to got some moral and material sup port from this hemisphere. That she is looking to trade niter tue wur is tuu sidered obvious. Hussia, despite her enormous strug gle to keep weakening forces in line, is heartened by the president s note, which, diplomats feel, makes Russia and the United States virtual arbiters of neace. Tho answer, it is felt, may crush the last truces of separate peace talk in TCnssia. Allies Agree witn wnson Momiiiiiig nllied ilinlomats ttave their word that their nations agreo -with President Wilson as to abandonment of ideas of a nost bellum trade war. They said that if Germany's claws are flipped, such wnrs win ou untr.j exceot in isoiareo iiisihih;. vm whole, however, observers here saw in Wilson's expression a notice to Ger ... that she will iret a fair trade deal after the war and a sign that Am erica and the allies realize a blunder was eommittced in notifying Germany she would be commercially crushed no. ntter how the war ended, a certain suspicion must aitaen to uwm ness after the war, it is pm but under the president's ideas Ger many can re-establish her trade if she ill removo irom n iuu ium -- THE WEATHER Oregon: Tonight and Friday fair; moderate north westerly winds. ( CzT IN UME )