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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1917
PPTPT? TWA PTTXTTC! 0N TRAINS AND NEWS
rK10l!i 1WO LLNTS STANDS FTVE CENTS
PAC
C COAST STRIKES
WILL BE ENDED SOON
Expected That Workers Will Accept Government Terms
Which Provide for Advance In WagesMediators at
Work Soldiers Guard Astoria Plants Metal Trades
Back Seattle Shinvards' Strikers Butte Fears Riots
Over Labor Troubles
Washington, Sept. 19. The Pacific Coast shipyards
strike will end shortly with wage increases to the em
ployes, it was stated at the United States Shipping. Board
offices today.
- Chairman Hurley of the board expected to be able to
announce a settlement as soon as the strikers' representa
tives accept the government's wage offer. If no accept
ance is immediately received, an effort will be made to
have the strikers 'return to work? "he basis of pay in
effect at the Mare Island governmevy yard, pending
further negotiations for a final adjut.
Hurley was undecided early today Viing his pro
posed flying visit to San Francisco, per "'y to plead
with the 25,000 strikers. Meetings with Sai. ompers,
the shipping board and the shipyard Wage , " itment
commission, as well as further reports from mediators on
the Pacific coast, are desired by Hurley before he decides
whether the trip is necessary.
Settlement of the strike within 48 hours was indicated
today in a labor department telegram from W. T. Boyce,
special conciliator.
His message said if the present attitude of leaders on
both sides doesn't change, an early settlement is assured.
Hopes Tor Agreement.
San Francisco, Sept. 19. Hope that
xettlement of the strike which has tied
up shipbuilding in the San Francisco
bay district would be reached before
many days was expressed by represen
tatives of both sides In the controversy
when they went into session again with
government representatives today.
Conferences which began early yester
day and continued without intermission
for 16 hours, adjourned at 2 a. m. and
wire resumed again at 10:30 a. m. Iu
Addition 'to the committees of employ
ers and employes of the big shipyards
Commander J. L. Aekerson, U. S, N.,
Captain A. T. Pillsbury, U. S. N., and
W. T. Boyco, representing the govern
ment, participated. No announcement
was made as to the progress made in
Ihese conferences, but it was evident
l.oth sides believed a solution had been
brought nearer. The government men
are keeping in touch with the bureau
and department chiefs in Washington
by wire and long distance telephone.
It is believed that no announcement
will be made as to the negotiations un
til the arrival of Chairman Hurley, of
tiie United States shipping board, at the
end of the voek.
Copies of the Mare Island shipyard
wage scale were distributed to the con
ferees today, in order that they might
Htudy these wages as a possible basis' of
bet tlement. ' A few days ago the gov
ernment Announced an .increase of ten
percent in these wages. It is estimated
that the Marc Island scale,, if adopted
by the San Francisco shipyards, would
increase the wages of employes approxi
mately one dollar a day over the rato
paid them when they struck.
Marines are still on guard at the Un
ion Iron Works but no more of these
troops have been brought from Mare
Island navy yard as yet. Xo disorder of
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Th' ole fashioned mother that used
t' rock a cradle with one foot an' op
erate a Wh?e!er an' Wilson with th'
other now has a nephew that kin run
n seven-passenger car with one arm
free. 1 "II be glad when summer's gone,
Yause you can't watch th' neighbors
i th' leaves," said Mrs. I.afe Bud,
t'day.
any kind "has been reported in the bay
cities for 24 hours.
, No attempt has been made by any
of the firms - affected to hire other
men,
FEDERAL TROOPS WTTARD
ASTORIA SHIPYARDS TODAY
Astoria, Or., Sept. 19. One hundred
federal troops arrived here early today
and immediately were put on guard at
the shipbuilding plants and lumber
yaras.
Many men who walked out when the
ship carpenters' strike was declared
Saturday will return to work during the
day, shipyard foremen believe. They
contend that many men quit lecnuse
of intimidation, and that pickets keep
the men from returning to work.
Union organizers from the Grays Har
bor, Wash., district are busy here to
day organizing a timber workers' union.
They are planning a strike to secure
an eight hour day. In fact, they have
already declared a strike on the big
plant of the Hammond Lumber com
pany and 100 Hindu and Greek yards
workers have quit. A dozen towns se
cure light and power from the generat
ing plant iu the Hammond mill. City
and county authorities therefore are in
terested that the mill be kept running.
METAL TRADES' COUNCIL
SUPPORTS SEATTLE STRIKERS
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 19. The posi
tion of five thousand carpenters, join
ers and helpers and 18,000 timber work
ers and shingle weavers striking in' the
northwest to enforce an eight hour day
in the lumber industry, was strength
ened today following a vote last night
of the Metal Trades Council nnnounc-'
ing support of their efforts.
The council voted to refuse to handle
lumber cut in mills operating 10 hours
a day and to lend ail possible moral
and 'financial support to the strikes,
The metal trades workers voted not
to call a sympathetic strike in steel
pliinvards, but according to leaders to
day, such a strike will result if they
are asked to work with 10-hour miil
lumber.
The council has a membership of 12
unions including about 13,000 men. Most
of the wooden shipyards have assumed
an attitude of watchful waiting, show
ing no disposition to fight the strike
but declaring it impossible for them
to break contracts with 10 hour mills
and make new contracts with eight
hour plants.
Four shipyards already have signed
the agreement and union officials hope
to sign others within a few hours.
United States Commissioner of Im
migration, Henry M. White, who is the
federal mediator here, is at work on a
plan to guarantee eight hour lumber to
shipyards and expects to open negotia
tions with the yard owners within a few
days.
White takes te stand that the gov
ernment has gone onj record in support
of the eight hour day and that there
fore, the only settlement of te strike
he can effect is in tavor of the strik
ers. Riots Feared In Butte.
Butte, Mont., Sept. 19. Fearing riots
may be the next development in Buttes
labor troubles, the police and sheriff 'si
office today have large forces of men '
guarding miners wo have returned to'
work. '
Several fights have been report A
' -
LATEST FORD STORY.
Chicago, Sept. 18. A Ford
Carr was run over by an auto
mobile early today. . . ;
A policeman picked up the
victim.
"Any damage f" he asked.
"Nothing but a busted lamp,
I guess," replied Warr, rubbing
a bruised eye.
Carr is a dentist.
;;;
BUSINESS LEADERS
PLAN TO WIN WAR
All Lines of Industry Repre
sented at Great Atlantic
City Conference
By George Martin
(United l'ress staff correspondent)
Atlantic City, N. X, Sept. 19. King
Coal, the five cent loaf, tho retail
profiteer and other war subjects close
to the hearts of the people were sched
uled tor discussion by Herbert Hoove,
Walter S. Gifford. Lord Northcliffe
and other experts before America's
business leaders in convention today
wilh tho United States chamber of
commerce.
The proposition of shippers bulkine
their shipments to save freight space
for the government, increased use of
inland waterways ancj coastwise trans
portation were gone into. The conven
tion also laid plans to help hurry along
the government's shipbuilding program
Fuel conservation and hotter use of
freight cars came up for discussion at
a group meeting under the direction of
Major Bascom Little, former president
of the Cleveland chamber of commerce.
President liuttcrworth of the John
Deere Plow company, Chicago, led a
meeting of businessmen to consider
closer cooperation between the indi
vidual businessman and the govern
ment.
Pleading with America's business
men to favor the use of foreign ton
nage in American coastwise trade, Ray
niond fi. Stevens, of tho United States
shipping board, today warned them
tnat within six to eight months all
America's coastwise shipping will be
seized for vital overseas commerce.
"There is opposition among you to
foreign ships in coastwise trado be
cause of the fear that foreigners' low
er rates will foreo out Americans, "
said Stevens. "The shipping board will
regulate rates tor the duration of the
war and the protective law will again
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within the last 48 hours and several ar
rests made. Strikers, the police say,
have attempted to take dinner buckets
from miners as they went to work.
The Ruler of the Universe
Does Not Reside In Berlin
SaysSecretary of War Baker
(By George Martin)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Atlantic City, N. J. Sept., 19.
"There must be no if Is, no buts, or
crying for profits in the patriotic war
program of American business," Secre
tary of War Baker yesterday warned
leaders of American business in the war
convention of the United States cham
ber of commerce.
"TheVvaves breaking along this
broad walk bring messages from afar,"
he continued. "1 seem to hear iu theii
chords ana strains the cries of drown
ing children, the moans of dying moth
ers, and detect in their watery voices
the tales of bombs dropped on innocents
from the air of lives snuffed out in the
mad battle of a monarch for territorial
aggrandizement.
' ' We must answer these cries and
tho cries of England and France and
Russia that tome .to us on the waves.
The waves must carry back our reply
'yes, ye free people of Europe, we are
marching millions strong; our soldiers,
our business, our industries, all e
have, is pledged in this great burden
you have been bearing."
"This is the message we must send.
We are too close to the cradle of lib
erty, in Philadelphia, to send anything
otherwise. It is a message that cannot
be effective unless you of American
business join in the sending of it."
Production, Not Profits.
....Baker '8 speech followed an address
by Secretary of the Interior Lane in
which the latter drew a scathing indict
ment of Germany and pledged the Un
ited States to war victory.
The other -speakers, representing the
nation's business firms, called for unre
lenting war until autocracy was crush
ed. Baker minced no words in declaring
that there was a disposition at the out
set of America's cmbargation on the
war program for business to be punc
tuated "with cries for profits."
"I feel pertain that spirit is gone"
the war secretary added. "It must be
gene.
"It took business a little time to
realize that the question is one of pro
duction not profits. That realization
has come, not bv the adoption of laws,
but by business taking the tone of the
AMERICAN YOUTH
RALLIES TO FIGHT
FOR DEMOCRACY
Over Three Hundred Thous
and More Hurrying to
Growing Army
imdjnteS"training
for embryo soldiers
Day's News From Camp Lewis
Indicates Great Activity In
War Work on Pacific
WILL EXAMINE ALL
Washington, Sept. 19. All of
the ten million men registered
under the selective draft law
will be examined at once so
they may learn the order of
their ability for service, Sec
retary of War Baker indicated
today.
Washington i Sept. 19. More Ameri
can youths who will down kaiserism be
gan moving to cantonments today.
Within the next five or six days the
first big draft will be encamped. In
some communities this will amount only
to 35 per cent of the draft, in others
to as hig as 45 per cent. Between 275,-
000 and 350,000 nieu in all will go.
Hard, intensive training will begin
at once. Onc.i absorbed into the small
skeleton organization, already at can
tonments, the men will start drilling.
1 hey will be taught to march and man
euver and then later as they develop,
they will be instructed in trench dig
ging, bombing, bayonet and knife fight
ing and all the other things that must
be crowded into n'few mouths.
That these men will be training un
til next spring is regarded certain,
though army officials refuse to set an
estimate on the time.
For the moment, drafted men will be
minus part of the pa.raphenalia which
goes to make a soldier. Civilian clothing
must .be used in Borne cases, but this
shortage and the lack of rifles is being
rapidly overcome.
While the shortages and discomforts
may provoke criticism from some quar
ters, tho war department holds that its
quartermaster service and the peacc-
(Contiaued on page three)
. times and falling in behind the gov
jcrnment. This is vital. When the gov
, eminent called its young men to risk
j their lives in battle, there was no if s
or buts for them.
I "Business can do no less than fol
low suit."
Eaker Given Ovation.
Referring to the attitude of trade,
commerce and industry toward its la
bor, Baker continued:
I "In its work of war business, it
must remember there is a speed past
which it canuot go. If business wears
t out the service and lives of its work
. crs it makes an uneconomical use of its
opportunity. m
"Bear in mind the friendly rivalry
: for the trade of the world after the
I war. We must not be an enfeebled, de-
vuanzeu ami nervously prostrated peo
ple, but be strong, vigorous and ready
when the time comes to rebuild.
"Busines must safeguard labor by de
cent wages, proper hours and right
working conditions. It must not allow
the sacrifice of one of the least of
these. ' '
Baker was accorded a tremendously
enthusiastic reception. Tho audience
was particularly struck with one of his
phrases "the ruler of the universe
doesn't live in Berlin."
The applause reached its climax when
the war secretary dramaticaly called
the roll of the- great business leaders of
America now enrolled in the Council of
National Defense Willard, Coffin,
Baruch, Martin, Gompers, Godfrey and
Rosenwald.
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ent io say ineiiinig in praise oi mai
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and, so far as we know, the only real
daily in Salem. It is most ably edited,
has a large and enviable circulation,
is on a sound financial foundation,
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'service. It has not the appearance of
a daily make shift.
POPE GIVES UP EFFORTS
TO END WAR BELIEVES
AMERICA WILL DECIDE IT
Washington, Sept. 19. Pope Benedict
has made his last peace profffer, ac -
cording to otnciai cauies received Here
today. The holy 'see believes the war
must go on at least two or three years
more--uutil the full effect of Ameri-
ca's vast power has been felt and either
a victory or p. hopeless deadlock in tho!
great struggle reached
The United Press was informed on
the higest authority today that the Vat
ican realises that peace or further ne
gotiations at present impossible. Pres
ident Wilson's rejection of the pope's
last peace olfer which rejection was
eartily approved by the allies has con
vinced the Vatican the allies want no
peace which will leave the Central
Powers under their present rulers. No
peace is possible as tho United Press
announced temi-officially recently
which is based on mutual concessions
as suggested by tho pope.
J t is realized by the Vatican that the
allies, wit America 's vast resources now
thrown into to balance, now have the
upper hand and can wring from the Cen
tral Powers a peace acceptable to the
democracies. Any further proffers from
the pope would be loredoipned to fail
ure even as the last was it is admit
ted. Official cables today state that Vati
can circles throw out the suggestion
of an understanding, at least between
England and Italy, that no peace pro
posals emanating from the Vatican shall
be seriously considered and that when
peace negotiations begin, the church is
not to be admitted into the pour par
lors. These hints go so far as to say
that Italy's entrance into the war hing
ed upon acceptance of this condition
two years ago. It is added that this
has never been denied by the allied
powers.
Germany, however, is expected to in-
Mill STEAMER
E
German Diver Interrupted
In Work Destroyers
Sink Another
London, Sept. 19. An American
armefl steamer probably sank a German
submarine in a spirited fight southeast
of the Shetlands, according to a Cen
tral News dispatch from Bergen today,
quoting tho newspaper Aftonhlad.
the American steamer, according to
the Central News dispatch encountered
a submarine engaged in sinking an
other merchantman at a point some
where off the Shetlands. Tho Amer
ican opened fire with her guns and
smashed the periscope ot the U-boat.
At this juncture another submarine
appeared and fired two torpedoes at
tho American. Both missed. British
destroyers, attracted by tjio sound of
the shots and by wireless calls, respond
ed, arriving in time to sink the second
submarine.
Six of the German crew were rescued,
it was declared.
Only Minor Operations.
Paris, Sept. 19. Minor raiding oper
ations on both sides was all the of
ficial statement reported today from
the front. The French carried nut sev
eral successful actions of this kind and
a Oprmnn surmise attack fittcmntcil
Only One Little Bald.
London, Kept. 19. Except lor a sue
cestui ruid in Iverness copse, Field
Marshal Kaig said he had "nothing
special" to report today. Tho raid
was carried out by York and Lancaster
regiments.
American Steamer Sunk.
London, Sept. 19. The American
steamer Piaturia was torpedoed and
sunk with the loss of the captain and
eight members of the crew, the ad
miralty announced today. Fojjy-fivo
survivors from the Piaturia were
rescued.
The Piaturia was owned by' the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
She was a steel screw steamer of 3445
tons and registered from the Port of
New York.
He Likes France But Oh!
You United States,
So Writes Lloyd A. Lee
The boys in France just cannot en
joy life unless they are writing some
of the home folks, judging from the
number of letters being received from
"somewhere in France."
O. B. Gingrich, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A-. is in receipt of the following
letter from Lloyd A. Lee, dated Au
gust 27:
"Dear 'Ging': How is Salem now!
France and I pet along fine. We are
very comfortable and have everything
we need and many thirds did not ex
pect in the way of provisions md
quarte s.
"Have had a very pleasant ti.ne so
itiate another peace move before win
, ter. The basis of this is seen in vague
outlines of terms set afloat first in
Washington three weeks ago and now
teeping through the Berlin censor, phese
appear to be "feelers" both for the
benefit of the allies and the German
people. They have been so confused and
in so many cases launched, only to be
denied by the German foreign office
when found unacceptable, that no atten
tion is now paid them.
Diplomats here who are in intimate
touch with the international situation
say there is positive knowledge that
Germany will move, again to end the
war before 1918.
England sees iu the1 recrudescence of
German peace feelers admission of a
Russian plot that failed, Germany now
hopes to make peace stick before the
Russian army, reorganized, rehabilitat
ed and modernized by American aid,
Can get into action, making complete the
cordon of allies about her strongholds.
The German peace discussion is rag
ing unhampered by censorship in the
German press. No doubt was expressed
here that to greater part of to editor
ials -and review articles, are inspired.
As observers here read tho signs to
day, Germany now sees herself balked
in Russia. She fomented mutiny in the
ranks of General Brusslloff's soldiers
when they began making alarming in
roads against the Teutonic Lcmberg
line. She started what was extensively
advertised as a tremendous land and
sea offensive against Riga and Petro
grad. She took advantage of General
Korniloff's revolt to press her agents
in te Russian army to redoubled activ
ity. Russia survived all these. Where Ger
many ad hoped to frighten Russia into
a separate peace, the Teutonic leaders
probably now see they have stunk the
new democracy iuto action.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
DELAYS BRIDGE WORK
That Temporary Structure
Will Not Be Ready for State
Fair Is Certain
The bridge across the Willamette at
Salem will not be completed in time
for the state fair,, due largely to the
delays of tho Southern Pacific in ship
ping piles to the contractors.
A week or so ago it seemed almost
certain that piles would be shipped
over tho Southern Pacific from Mary's
river in time to permit tho contract
ors to build and plank the west ap
proach. An extra force had been put
on and work was progressing nceording
to schedule until the railroad failed to
deliver the piles.
Ono of the delays was that of a
shipment of threo flat car loads of
piles that were expected to arrive last
Saturday. Instead, the cars that should
have been sent to the lumber camp di
rect, were nhunted to the V at Gerling
er and remained there two or three
days before being picked up and for
warded to Mary'B River. And instead
of arriving - here Saturday evening,
they will not be ready for the contrac
tors until tomorrow.
This is but one of the hundreds oi
delays that the contractors have had
I to fight against.
There has been a force of 25 men
working on the l'olk county sido doing
what work that could be clone without
the piles. This approach on the west
side is to be part of the new bridge
approach and nut temporary liko the
east side structure.
Hence, citizens on the west side of
the river mnv as well make up their
minds that during state fair week, the goring the nation's safety through re
only means of crossing the river at fusing to negotiate with its employes,
Salem will be that of the ferry. I Miss Jeanctte Rankin demanded today
There arc yet about 90 piles to be ' that tho government take over the corn
driven on the west side available some pany's propeity. Her statements were
time tomorrow. After the driving of made before the house mines committee
these piles, there is that matter of at a haring on her resolution aimed at
planking the approach will of course the company.
take several days.
far. There are many t. ii'gs tell you
when I get home a ''in:, a mu!c .lust
poked his head in the window and
said 'hello Ging.')
"I am in the auxiliary remount de
pot. We care for mules fur tho wagon
trains. There is very little we are per
mitted to sav that is interesting. The
Y. M. C. A. is quite a factor here. We
were in a large beautiful French city
for a week. The Y. M. ('. A. moved out
and set up a room with a Victrola,
checkers, writing paper and magazines.
"The French people are very nice
and are a very sociable nation. We
never lack French friends. In the large
town wo were broke for a few days but
still we had our friends and fun. They
are great folks to treat.
"The French know how to sacrifice
and not complain. If our folks went
through one tenrh of what these have,
they would be the most abused people
on the globe.
"We hnd a nice trio over but some
vcrv exciting incidents. By good luck
we are here but at one time the chances
for our being on the bottom were
mighty good. There is lots of work here
for everyone. Now I am on military po
lice duty in our village, r ranee is a i
good place but I love the U. S. A.
ANARCHY RULED
WITH FREE SVAY
111 TORN RUSSIA
Crisis at Height When Korni
loff's Revolt Added to Ter
rors of Situation
PRESIDENT 0FC0UNCIL
PROVED RUSSIA IRON MAN
Peace at Any Price Fanatics
Are Finally Controlled and
Order JsCominf
(By William O. Shepherd)
(Copyright 1917 by the United Press)
Stockholm, Sept. 19. At the moment
when Korniloff's revolt was at , its
height, Russia's peace at any price fan
atics were in te saddle' in Petrograd.
Premier Keronsky was virtually a pris
oner in the Winter Palace and armed
mobs, delirious with power, roamed lh
streets. . '
This story of wild excesses of growing
power and of bolsheviki adherents ami
of Russia's perilous "situation os hut
week, can now be told for the first
time from this neutral port. A bolshe
viki censor was in control at Petrograd.
When Korniloff's rebellion menaced
Petrograd, Premier Kereusky, searching
lor derendcra, released and armed th
Kronstadt sailors and workmen who but
July terrorized the city. He hoped to
send these men against the rebels.
They instantly assumed control of to
city's streets. Great motor trucks load
ed with the terrorists of July roamtt
about the city unhampered. Kerenaky,
iu the Winter Palace, was to all intet
and purposes, a prisoner. -Outside hia
door, on the streets nearby and all tbra
the city thoy rejoiced in the wildest ex
cesses of joy. They sang and daneed
deliriously. All semblance of order n
the city disappeared. . '
That was on Friday. On the sami
night, the same type of bolsheviki fan
atics assumed control of the workmea
and soldiers' council at Petrograd.
They sought to impose a resolution
for instant peace on what remained of
the Russian governmental machinery.
They demanded KerensKy's removal in
mediately. They insisted that Tscher
iroff, the extreme radical who was for
merly minister of agriculture, be mad
premier.
President Tacheiclze or the eounca
alone prevented such revolutionary ac
tion, lie counselled for adjustment.
Threo times on Friday Kerensky ar
ranged new ministries. Thrise the bol
sheviki forces arrogantly rejectod hi
selections.
The bolsheviki are the unvielding tx-
trcmo radicals of Russia. They believ
the universal brotherhood of niaa.
They disapprove of war because it ia
not a fraternity of mankind. They in
sist upon immediate institution of aH
socialistic ideals. The party comprise
the radicals of the radicals of Russia.
Army Reorganization.
Petrograd, Sept. 19. The cabinet eri-
sis settled, the Korniloff revolt quelled
and plans for reorganization of tlie
army started under way, the provisional
government today turned its cnergie
toward preparing for tho constituent
(Continued on page three)
Montana Congresswoman
Would Take Over Mines
Washington. Sept. 18. Charging th
Anaconda Copper company with cudan-'
"While tho nation needs every maa
at his task, tho company refuses em
ployment to hundred of skilled copper
miners," the Montana congresswoman
said. "Men arc discharged when they
complain of unsafe working condition
and when they attempt to join a unian.
At election time, the company sends ont
a list of candidates the miners are t
support on pain of losing their jobs. Tk
company owns the state government-'
3' THE WEATHER
4t
Oregon: Tonight
and Thursday
fair; cooler east
portion Thurs
day; gentle south
erly winds. ,
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