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FORTIETH YEAR NO. 240
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917
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HAIG STRIKES BLOW
WITH MING EFFECT
Second Offensive Smash Within Week Gains All Objectives
With 'Small Loss Many Prisoners Are Taken and Many
Strong Positions Fall Into British Hands Fighting Cen
ters Around Broodseinde Where Wooded Strongholds
Are Quickly Over-run by Australians
(By William Fliiliup Simms)
(United Press Stuff Corespondent)
With the British Armies ju the .Field,
Oct. 9. More than a mile advance into
the German lines was achieved by
Tield Marshal llaig's second smash
-within a week, starting early today.
This great penetration was reported
at. several places. The newest British of
fensive centered about Passehemlaele.
A lute report from the front announc
ed this afternoon that tho British were
in possession of all of l'oolcapele ex
cept the brewery. Around this structure
the Germans were fighting hard.
AH the British objectives were at
tained with complete success, and in
good order. '
Daisy Wood, northeast of Broodseinde
where the Germans havo long stubborn
ly resisted all attacks and stuck to
their positions because of the natural
difficulties of the ground, was quickly
overrun by Australians. They took many
positions. A great number of prisoners
are certain to be taken hero, unlcBs
they prefer annihilation.
As this dispatch is filed, headquarters
dispatches report the French and Brit
ish losses as light.
Several hundred prisoners already
liave been counted.
. Poelcappello is about six miles north
east of Ypres and about a mile find
three-quarters due east of Langemarck.
It is on the northern end of the Pass-
chendaele ridge and is located about
three and a half miles north of Brood
seinde, indicating at least this much of
an attacking front in the lateBt allied
drive.
The Official Report.
' London, Oct. 9. British and French
' troops struck a successful sudden joint
blow today enrly against German lines
in the famous Ypres sector.
Official statements announced com
plete attainment of all first objectives.
The French war office indicated the
fighting was still bitterly in progress,
with successful developments reported
from the Poilus. The French troops
part in the great drive was around
Houthulst wood.
Field Marshal ITaig's battle report
was couched in his customary curt
phrases, but indicated the fullest real
ization of all plans.
The French official statement report
ed the artillery on both sides very ac
tive around the Aisne front near Pan
theon. "At 5:20 o'clock this morning wo
ngain attacked on the western front
northeast and east of Ypres in conjunc
tion with our allies on the east," Haig
reported. "We made satisfactory pro
gress. The weather is stormy."
The vast morass of mud over Flanders
caused bv the last two days of drench
ing rain,' did not stop the British com
mander's plans tor a conunuauou w
his drive.
Northeast i nd cast of Ypres is in the
pnnu- general sector in which the Brit
ish made their overwhelmingly success
ful "big push" of last week. Then the
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.aviation corps. He's a snare drummer
with a f!y-by -night circus.
weather was ideally cool and clear. To
day it was sleety and rainy with strong
winds.
Today 's blow comes more quickly af
ter a great offensive than any similar
drivo which the British havo under
taken in mora than a year. Haig here
tofore has been content to strike a stag
gering, blow, reach certain specified u
jeets and then hold these until every
plan was perfected for a further au
vauce possibly for weeks.
Haig delivered such a blow Inst Thurs
day. lie advanced over a, front of eight
miles. Today five days later lie nus
again thrown his line forward.
From this change in the tactics Lon
don harbored growing belief that the
whole comprehensive British campaign
plan to cut off the German submarine
bases at Zoebrugge and Ostend now
seemed likely to be realized, possibly
at an early date. In addition, it is be
lieved that the sudden change in Haig's
customary tactics was another proof of
the complete failure of the newly adopt
ed German "pill box" system of de
fense. The mention of "our allies" in tho
Haig statement probably refers to
French troops, which have heretofore
been reported holding part of the Bel
gian line. Portuguese troops, however,
f Coo tinned on Pane Two.)
ENGLAND IS READY TO
CONSCRIPT WEALTH TO
CARR Y ON THE WAR
(By Lowel Mellett)
(United rPess Staff Correspondent)
Loudou, Oct. 9. England has another
shock in store for that section of Am
erica which hates to see wealth do its
bit. England is preparing to conscript
capital literally.
There has been a great deal of talk
about conscription of wealth in connec
tion with the war, but it has meant only
high income taxes, excess profits taxes
and levies of that sort. The British gov
ernment today has practically decided
to take the next step and levy directly
on capital. Barring a change of opin
ion in the meantime on the part of those
responsible for the British financial pol
icy, such a levy will be made soon af-
Iter tho war ends.
This, possibly the most radical finan
cial innovation that has resulted from
j the war, is due to the conviction that
I it is, if not the only way, at least the
! l est way out, from under the terrific
j financial burden the war will leave.
At the end of the war, Great Britain
! will face the necessity of providing
itwo and one-half billion dollars or more
annual revenue. It will cost half that
to meet the running expenses of the
government and the greater part of the
other half to meet the interest on war
loans. The estimate for pensions is now
a quarter of a billion dollars a year.
If the present revenue of the govern
ment could continue after the war
and the war ended now it would meet
the expenses outlined. Last year close
Sullivan Is Located
by District Attorney
"Philadelphia, Oct. 9. Michael J. Sul
livan, go-between in the fifth ward al
leged murder plot of September 19, ob
ject of a country-wide search for three
weeks, was produced today by District
Attorney Rotan at the hearing of Mayor
Thomas B. Smith and co-defendants on
conspiracy ci'arges.
On the stand Sullivan corroborated
testimony of Samuel Maloney that the
gunmen in the fifth ward trouble were
imported from New York upon the or
der of Isaae Leutsch, a defendant.
Sullivan was found Saturday night
asleep in a lumber, camp.
Sullivan was in the employ of the
Val O'Farrell Detective agency. The
local manager of the agency is Samuel
Maloney, also a witness for the defense.
The name of Congressman .William
S. Yare cgain was brought into the ease
todav when his secretary, Lee Ellmaker,
testified to have paid two visits to.
Deutsoh's headquarters before the pri-j
jnaries, to deliver messages from State
Senator Edwin Yare, the congressman's
brother. j
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Copyright Underwood & Underwood
ALEXANDER F. 1SWOLSKY
Former Russian ambassador, says
kaiser sought pact with Russia and
France against Britain Alexander F.
Iswolsky, the former Russian ambas
sador to France and to Denmark, who
has confirmed tho report of a secret
alliance between the kaiser and the
czar against England. Mr. Isvvolslty
recounts an interview he had with tho
kaiser at Copenhagen in .1905, where
Einporer William outlined his plan to
aliv Germany, liussia ana irance
against England and Japan.
Henry Ford's Son
Fights for Exemption
Detroit, Mich. Oct. 9 Edsel Ford
will carry his claim for exemption from
selective service before President Wil
son. He has started a fight through his
attorneys to have the draft appeal
board rescind its denial on new evi
dence presented to the board. If this
fails he will go before the president,
claiming exemption -on the ground that
he is vice president, secretary and di
rector of the Ford , Motor company,
which is Working on government con
tracts. to three billion dollars was raised by
taxation. But seven hundred million of
that was raised by the excess profits
tax, which expires with the war. Other
large additions were from taxes not ex
pected to produce the same ratio after
tho war, It is roughly figured that tax
ation can produce $1,750,000,000 after
the war, when $2,500,000,000 will be
needed.
A levy on capital will do it, in the
opinion of government officials. They
estimate capital in private ownership
has increased in Great Britain to one
hundred billion dollars since the war
began.' One plan is for a levy of 10
per cent of this wiping out half the
war debt.
The strongest argument for tho plan
is that it would not actually diminish
the nation's capital, according to its
proponents. It would simply transfer
of ownership of part of it to tho state.
The state would become a partner in
industries.
PRESIDENT WILSON
HAS COAL SITUATION
UNDER CONSIDERATiON
Crisis Is Nation-Wide and
Drastic Action May Be
Taken at Ooce
Washington, Oct. 9. The coal crisis,
practically nation-wide, is receiving
President Wilson's attention today.
Drastic action is expected unless the
situation is relieved immediately.
Reports of consumers unable to buy
coal, of freezing apartment buildings
and houses, of imminent shutdown n
public utility plants and industries, are
pouring iu. Railroads are confiscating
coal for their pressing needs and sim
ilar steps are threatened by cities in
Ohio and elsewhere.
The ceed for coal is particularly acute
in small cities away from direct coal
routes. Many homes are resorting to use
of oil, wood and gas for heat.
When acute shortage is reported to
the fuel administration here steps for
immediate relief are ordered.
Coal prices have shown no nation
wide drop since the government took
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ANOTHER PEACE
FEELER EXPECTED
FROM GERMANY
Next Proposition From Cen
tral Powers Will Be Far
More Liberal
MAP OF EUROPE WOULD
NOT BE CHANGED BY WAR
Washington Officials Do Not
Consider Talk of Peace at
All Timely
Amsterdam, Oct. 9 Germany and
Austria have agreed to make another
peace offer on a basis of no territorial
aggrandizement, surrender of Bilgium
and the French territories and no in
demnity on either side, according to
tno Berlin Tages Seitung today.
me newspaper asserted it made the
announcement on "good authority."
No details were given of how the rum
ored peaee offers would be advanced.
Speculation here was that Chancel
lor Michaclis might make some sort
of peace announcement today in his
postponed speech, advertised as likely
to outline Germany's war aims.
A sensational session of the reich-
stag is expected, according to Berlin
reports. One dispatch said Chancellor
Michaclis was absent from Berlin, but
in contradiction o'.her messages report-
eu mm reaay to speaK.
The German press is filled with com
ment on the crisis which Michaelis now
faces in. the German parliament. The
resignation df Vice Chancellor .tlei
fferieh was freely predicted in some
comments.
The radicals in the rcichstag and
even many of the conservatives are sol
idly opposed to him because of his fail
ure to announce a doisive government
al policy at Saturday's rciehstag ses
sion. Even a number of the conserva
tive newspapers received here bitterly
condemn Helfferich. ,
The socialist organ, Vorwaerts, bold
ly asserted that not only Helfferich,
but Michaelis himself, had both prov
ed to be failures "as well as the
bureaucratic system they represent."
Today s debate, iJeriin advices indi
cated, will center around a pending
movement advanced by the independ
ent socialists to censure Helfferich for
his failure to respond to interpellations
Saturday. The old demand of the cen-
trist-elencal group lor a statement by
the government on the reichstag ma-
lority s poace tormula is likewise be
coming a burning issue again. "
Apparently tho vote in the main
committee prevents, for the present, at
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BIO WAR CONTRACTS.
Washington, Oct 9 Contracts
for destroyers, totalling many
millions of dollars were ratified
yesterdayf Secretary Daniels
stated. Included are big awards
to the Union Iron Works, San
Francisco, and the Fore River
Shipbuilding company, Quincy,
Mass.
The navy has let tentative
contracts for every destroyer
American yards can build. DaTi- '
iels said today that to rrh plans
the department is ready now to
erect additional plants and ex-
tend shipbuilding facilities in
private yards. Destroyers are be-
iag constructed in half the time
it took formerly.
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STORY OF KIDi
Becomes Hysterical As Grue
some Plot Unfolds Father
Weeps In Court
Marshfield, Mo., Oct. 9. The gruo
some story of. how the body of Baby
Lloyd Keet was found in an abandoned
well last June, ten days after he was
kidnapped, as told by Prosecuting At
torney O 'Day in court today, threw the
little victim's mother into hysterics.
Mrs. J. Holland Keet, tho mother,
tried bravely to control herself as O'
Day began ljis opening statement in the
trial of Claude Piersol, oae of tho al
leged kidnapers. She finally burst into
tears. When O'Day concluded she was
hysterical and on the verge of a ner
vous collapse. Her husband sat by her
side, with tears streaming down his
face, trying to comfort her.
O'Day did not mention tho alleged
confession of Dick Carter, whose test
mony was expected to be the sensation
of the trial. The prosecutor character
ized Piersol 's statement that the gang
of kidnapers planned to abduct C. A.
Clement, wealthy jeweler of Spring
field, Mo., at the instigation of German
agents as a fabrication.
Following O 'Day's statement, J. T.
Moore ,one of Piersol 's attorneys, be
gan the opening statement for the de
fense. .
The jury was completed shortly after
9 o'clock.
Mrs. J. Holland Keet fainted when
the torn clothing of dead Baby Lloyd
was introduced as evidence this after-,
noon.
Carter Fears Violence.
Marshfield, Mo., Oct. 9. Dick Car
ter, self-confessed member o tho gang
that kidnaped Baby Lloyd Keet, who
was expected to turn state's evidence
in the trial of Claude Piersol, alleged
leader, today fears others of the gang,
held in the county jail, may attempt his
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"I CAN INVENT NO MORE. YOUR
BASEBALL FANS
MUSTVVAIT'TILL
CLOUDSROLLBY
Third Game of Championship
Series Postponed by Down
pour of Rain
LINE AT TICKET WINDOW
STARTED LAST NIGHT
By Daylight This Morning
Many Women Were In the
Long Waiting Line
New York, Oct. 9. The third world's
series game between the Chicago Whito
Sox and tho Giants was postponed to
day on account of rain.
Announcement that the came had
been called off was made by tho Na
tional commission after it had rained
most of the morning. Thousands were
already packed in the bleachers, shiver
ing in the rain, when word came that
the contest was off.
The third game will now be nloved
here -tomorrow weather permitting
and tho fourth game Thursday. The
teams will remain here until two games
are played before returning to Chicago
should a fifth game bo necessary.
IN THE WAITING LINE.
(By Hugh Baiilee)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
I New York, Oct. 9. "Ah, 'tis a nip
I ping and eager air, 'tis bitter cold
'the wind cut like a knife" remarked
W. Shakespeare a few hundred years
back and a thousand-odd loyal Giant
spectators echoed the bard's sentiments
today as they hunched around the Polo
grounds gates.
But what cared Frank E. Flint for the
chill zephyrs, even if thev did whistle
icily through Hie holes in his shoes.
Frank, his clothes tattered, his blanket
I flapping in the breeze, clung tightly to
I his place, No. 1, in tho lineup for bleach-
er seats, and mediated on getting a new
' start in life on the $10 he expected to
get on the sale of his place. Flint said
frankly he cared naught for baseball,
i but that his overcoat was in pawn for
$2.39. He wants to get it out and have
something left over for the winter.
Among those present when a misty
dawn broke over the scene of the third
world 's series game was a large Ethio
pian person.
"Nobuddy can havo this chile's place
in line," he warned loudly. "Ah come
on a Pullman all the way from Nawth
Ca'lina to see dizcr game."
"You come on a Pullman f" asked a
neighbor.
" Jfassuh, ON it is right. On the roof
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MAJESTY -
FIRST AMERICAN
SHELL IS FIRED BY
HAJORHURRAY
Indications That "Sammies"
Are Already In Front
line Trenches
TROOPS IN TRAINING
IN PRIZE COMPETITION
General Pershing and Other
OfEcers Watch Their Men
Play War Game
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' FIRST AMERICAN SHELL,
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San Francisco, Oct. 9. The .
Iirst American shell sent against
tlio Germans in Flanders was ,
fired by Major Maxwell Murray
yesterday, according to advices
received here today. Major Gen- sjc
eral Arthur Murray, command-
ing the western department, is 4c
the father of Major Murray.
Army officers believe that
if this is true, American troops
may already be occupying front
line trenches. No details have
been received.
Major Murray graduated from
West Point in 1907 and from the
coast artillery school in 1912. :Jc
In 1915 he was senior instruct-
or in coast artillery tactics at.
the military academy.
(By 3. W. Fegler)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
American Field Headquarters ia
France, Oct. 7. (Delayed) A long line
' of sweating, dusty men, across undulat
ed hills, s colonel on another hill, s roar
ed announcement from the colonel and
a tremendous booming roar of cheera
resounding like the victory Bhouts at
: Harvard stadium when the crimson has
put one over on the blue.
This was how Pershing's Sammies
today received the news that their com
mander had been promoted to the rank
of a full general.
It came immediately after the Am-
' orican soldiers had gone through their
very best paces under ' ' Black Jack ' '
Pershing's own keen gaze and he had,
' expressed his terse, emphatic commen
dation. Today was "competition day" for
the ttnmmies. Kegimeut was pitted
! against regiment; battalion against lai
tulion; company against company and
man against man in the exercise of
war and all for a dazzling row of sil
ver cups, donated by General Persuing,
Major General Bibert, othor American
generals and two French army comman
ders. The competition was held under foot
ball conditions. Tho judges shrill whis
tle carried on the stiff autumn wind
Iiku too signal of a football referee back
homo as the moleskinned warriors oi
tho gridiron crouched for tho kick-off.
The American expedition's best com
panies dug impetuously through the rock
soil, or raced madly througu trenches,
Bet up machine guns, fired others, or
savagely charged grotesquely swaying
(iermuu dummies, jabbing their boyou
ets deep into their straw vitals. The
wholo field buzzed with racing fever
ishly inspired men going through tha
whole program of war.
An imposing group watched the men
Pershing, Hibert and other American
generals, with, two French generals.
When it wts all over and the judges
awards had been announced, Pershing
himself presented the trophies.
Ho briefly commended tho entire con
tingent for the splendid program iu
training they had shown and emphasiz
ed the necessity for developing a
"fighting spirit." He remarked that
the German was racially endowed with
that spirit through a long line of mil
itaristic generations.
It was the belief of all officers today
that the contests had done more to re
vive the old competitive spirit among
tho men than any other event in re
ceut years. HoUliers have been practic
ing for the tourneys for weeks.
American Field Headquarters, France,
Oct. 7. (Delaved) I'uitcd Press re
ports of Chicago's 2 to 1 victory over
the Giants greeted America's fighting
men here as they tumbled from their
cots today. The Rammies awakened with
thoughts of the big military tournament
scheduled for the day, but the first
ceremony of the morning was a rush to
the bulletin board for the world's series
scores.
From battalion headr,uarters all
along the far flung line of American en
campments, the results of the games
t. , ...l iu- si cnnl corns men. In
every camp Sammies eagerly read the
dispatches rroin oac nouio
the first big games, White Sox backers
greeting the Chicago victory with a
cheer. s