Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, November 02, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm WEAH (22,000 KEAUE&E) DAILY Only Cirf yflatton in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWJ f EE VICE Oregon: Tonight, fair east, rain west portion; Sat nrday rain; in creasing southerly winds. 5- FORTIETH YEAR tf :? 'I SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917 KOCa TWO CENTS ow rctiyn and new HTAHT rTV?! CENTS ! 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS WHO WOUUNtX ' 1 c RUSSIA OUtF WAR FOR SEPARATE PE In Answer to Inquiries of Allied Powers Embassy at Wash ington States That Country Must Temporarily Withdraw From War In Order to Organize Internal Affairs-New Demands Made-For Months Past Russia Has Not Been Military Factor and Great Army Has Been Useless Ex- pense Many Soldiers' Have Laid Down Arms and Re turned Home American and English Views on Situation Washington, Nov. 2. Russia, ndmit-tiu- her weakness ami her trials, has filed a bill of demands upon the allies find in return promises, to stay in the i'inht ngaini-t Germany until the end. Tlie United Press is able to state Hrtnii-ofr'ii'ialiy that this j3 the view f the United States government on developments in the Russian situation timing the hist week. In statements of Riisian official both in Petrograd and Wnhiugton regarding Russia's mil itary aims, the government finds three important facts: America, Engbrd nnd France must bear with Italy the brunt of war's bur den through the winter, while Russia solidifies her government. The Russian government for the first timo dares to deelare emphatically that Rnscia is in the war to stay an indication of the growing strength of the Kerensky re gime. At the same time, Russia demands itliat all possible aid and encourage-' inent be extended it and its people by the allies as promptly as possible. It was officially stated by Secretary Lansing that America and the allies are "rendering all possible assistance" As evidence of this government's confidence nnd determination to cou tinuo aid, the treasury department an nounced that it would authorize to day or tomorrow a warrant for $31, 700.000 on the federal reserve bank of New York in favor of the Russian Ouvcrnmentl VThis warrant isi Kinder credit previously extended. Including this loan, Russia has taken $190,900, O00 of its credit of $325,000,000, leav--ing $134,100,000 still to be drawn upon. in a statement issued this afternoon, Eussian Ambassador Bakhmetieff said "A cable received lately and which is given out to the press today shows the real military condition on the Russian front. The best answer to ma licious assertions that Russia is out of the war will be the facts given by this cable: That we are holding at the present timeon our front 147 divis ions of enemy troops." The embassy was asked to what ex tent were justified the rumors that great numbers of German troops have been withdrawn from the Russian front to be sent to the Italian theator of war. "The Russian embassy is in receipt irif an official cable, in which General Dcssino,. representative of tho Russian army with the British headquarters" came the reply, '"communicates tho following information: " " Four German infantry division and three Austrian divisions have been withdrawn from Roumania and Gali cia, immediately prior to tho attack on the Italian front. At the same timo few German divisions have been transported from the French front. " 'The total quantity of enemy trorps which is being maintained at resent against the Russian armies are: Eighty six infantry and ten cav alry German divisions; thirty three in ABE MARTIN 2 Miss Fawn Lippinent says ther wua such a crowd at Melodeon Hall last night she could hardly knit her way put. It's, so disgrace t' be walkin' oa your uppers these days. t I wtW R BUT NOT C fantry and seven cavalry Austrian di visions nnd seven Turkish and Bulgar ian infantry divisions, making a total of 147 enemy divisions.' " Secretary Lansing was subjected to a rapid fire of questions on tho Rus sian situation at tho conference this morning. "Can you give us some idea of just what the Russian situation today is?" the secretary wns asked. "Our own advices," ho replied, ''show that the provisional govern ment in Petrograd is attacking with great energy the problems confronting it. Reports received from Tetrograd by mail and telegraph show that Premier Kcrensky and his government, far from yielding to discouragement, are s'ill animated by a strong determina tion to organize all Russia's resources in a whole hearted resistance and car ry the war through to a victorious completion. At the same timo this gov ernment, like those of the allies, is 'rendering all possible assistance." Ho declared emphatically that no news whatever from any source would indicate that Russia planned to de elare a separate peace. That Russia aS a military factor has withdrawn from active operations until next spring or summer is generally admitted. It is hoped by allied military attaches, how ever, that she will keep sufficient troops on the east front to prevent any creat transportation of Teuton forces from that section to other fronts. THE ENGLISH VIEW By Ed L. Keen (United Press staff correspondent) London, Nov. 2 Russia will not fight this winter. She may possibly be able to fight next summer. It depends entirely on whether Premier Kerensky now gaining strength over his bolshe viki enemies, will be able to remould Russia's domestic structure From now until next spring, at least, Russia will rely on nature's defenses of snow and ice and cold to hold back Teutonic in vaders. This epitomized official feeling here today. It was the main lesson which the foreign office saw in the Italian ca tastrophe. Tho foreign office was not talking for publication, but officials privately emphasized the view that more than ever from, now on England and Franco and later America must bear tho brunt of the war on the west front. Counted Out Long Ago England has counted Russia out as a factor of military strength since the bolshcviki movement forced the Mos cow conference. Certain official cir cles today did not hesitate to add that the victory which the German propa ganda service Bcored in thus paralyz ing Russia's military activities was greater than that which Mackensen's armies havo scored in a temporary mil itary defeat of Italy. As England now sees it, Russia must replace her tottering governmental foundations before she can exert the smallest balance of military power. Premier Kerenky, officials privately pointed out, has realized this also, lie has fought and delayed a crisis until now when winter's snows will soon be coming to barricade his new democra cy. iot only that, but .Petrograd dis patches today indicated that out of tho crisis he had emerged with a new strength over the bolshcviki in votes cast in the first general municipal cloctions throughout Russia. The de feat of bolsheviki candidates and an overwhelming government majority ex hibited in these returns gave profound satisfaction in governmental circles hero. The Russian constitutional assembly meets December 5. Premier Kerensky has indicated he will urge its speedy dispatch of the business of forming a complete governmental machine- In the; meantime, with the cold Russian win ter set 'jug in tho provisional govern ment proposes to center every ounce of energy on supplying the people with food and uniting the Russian spirit Soldiers axe Useless Millions of Russian soldiers on the front have been doing nothing for ser eral months but eating at the govern ment's expense. They have not fought. Transportation of enormous food sup plies to them hag tied np Russia's rail ways. The civilians nave enrrerea sua will suffer more this winter as a re sult. It will not surprise officials here if Kerensky, realizing this, were to withdraw millions of soldiers for act- (Continued on Page Two.)' fA sS ..2: ''-is A PREMIER KERENSKY Whose Country has quit the war and makes ne wdemands or Allies. WEST POHST ELEVEN TO HEETKOTRE DAME Great . Game Expected On Army Field Western Teams Clash By H. C. Hamilton (United 1'ress Staff Correspondent) New York, Nov. 2. East and west arguments were dug from the football archives hero today as enthusiasts wait ed for the first big inter-seetional clash of the year at West Point tomorrow. Army's splendid team, so far unde feated, will go into action on the plains of West Point against the poworful Notre liame eleven, bltghtly Waiens4 by the loss of V an de Graff and the ab sence of Gone Yidal, the Army, never theless, is favored to win, largely be cause of the fact that Notre Dame was forced to bow to Nebraska, which later lost to Michigan. The Indiana team will bring its usual bewildering assortment of aerial flashes with which it trampled the Army in thoir first meeting several years back. The Army's methods, however, trium phed over this style of attack a year ago, when the cadets downed the Hoos iers, and they have perfected practice ally the same kind of a game this year. Ana, tne Army Knows more tnan tne us ual amount of forward passing itself. La Oliphant the team possesses a disvino tive offensive all to itself, a man who can bit the line, or who can skirt ths (Cssunoed an Paf tVsl tin 'ir' I f'" ' 'c-S S c oSlj. "TO THE DAY!" rai&OF IfflLKiiOSEVELT ROASTS ACCEPFAKCE PUZZLING RIT1SH POLITICIANS New German Chancellor Has Been Bitter Foe of Parlia mentary Rule . London, Nov. 2.r Just what von Hert ling's acceptance of the German chan cellorship means was puzzling London today. Owing to Hertling's past record of bitter enmity to parliamentary rule, observers found it hard to reconcile his reported agreement with the reichstag majority to carry out Prussian electoral roiorm, conduct Germany's foreign pol icy on the basis of the German reply to the pope's peace noto and stop pol itical movements fostered by governing officials. Dr. Michaelis is apparently complete ly "out" of Gorman governing power. First reports as to Hertling's choice for the chancellorship stated tnat Michaelis has been shifted to the post of premier of Prussia. Today, however, 13erlin ad vices declined ilcrtling had refused to accept the chancellorship unloss the Prussian premiership went wit it. Vice Chancellor von Holfferich is al so out succeeded by jrxeaorlc von Pay er, a progressive leader of the reichstag As vice president of the Prussian min istry, Dr. Friedburg, a national liberal, has been selected. Apparently the resignation of Min ister of Marine von Capolle has not ye been acted upon. j Boys Journey Far j To Enlist h Army Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 2. Two Tacoma boys, William Hampton and -William Reid, are on their way to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, to enter the army, af ter travelling from Sitka, Alaska. In all they will have covered mora than 4.00 miles. At the outbreak of th trouble with Mexico last year tho two friends en listed in troop B of Tacoma and went to the Mexican border. They were muster ed out of the service after their re turn here and went to Alaska to make college expense money. Bseently they heard of the mobilization of troop B and started for Tacoma, but arrived af ter the troops had left for North Caro line. Yeate.-day they resumed their jour ney. Aeroplane Over IContaaa. Helena, Mont, Not. t-Ths ereir of a freight train arriving nsrs at E:S0 o'clock this morning from Missoula re ported they saw an airplane fall near Fort Harrison. Searchers left Immediately for thA place where the plans ts supposed to have hit the earth. Anr airplane has been reported flying over Helena and neighboring towns every aigt this week. Bcorss say thsy have seen th mysterious maehlns. Many belisvs it U operand by g Qpjmt DISLOYAL AMERICA irCAKISPEECH Tells Heckler That He Has , Sent Four Sons to Fight For Country New York, Nov. 2. The American ism issue in New York 'g mayoralty campaign reached tho point of heated personality today. It was stirred to the boiling point by a- typically Rooscvol tian demonstration nnd a typically Rooseveltian speech delivered by the former president at a mass meeting at Madison Square garden last night. The colonel is supporting Mayor Mitchcl. Roosevelt loosed his verbal thunder at Morris Hillquit, socialist aspirant, 'as "pandering to treasonable and cow ardly Americans to the pacifists, the pro-German, tho man who wishes Un :cle Sam to negotiate an inconclusive peace." "Yellow calls to yellow, Roosevelt yelled. "Tho Hun within is even worse than the Hun without, but worst of all is the man who cringes before the Hun within." r A would bo heckler of tho colonel I was uproariously shouted down after ho had demanded to know of Roosevelt why the former president wasn't in France I "I did my level best," declared Roosevelt, his teeth snapping emphat ically and his face crimson with sup pressed emotion- "iou you creature over there I have sent my four sons, for each of whose lives I care a thou sand times moro than I care for my own." The crowd went wild at this point and turned the whole affair into a tu multous demonstration. Mfwyor Mitchel continued his per sonal onslaught on John F. Hylan, dem ocratic and Tammany candidate, by producing advertisements from a Hearst-owned German language news paper landing nylau as "sympathet ically inclined to all things German." The advertisements appeared in 1915 "If the time has come when to b mayor of this city a man must bow to the agents of this eouutry's enemies, then it is time to haul down the Amer ican flag from the city hall," Mitchel asserted. Hillquit 'e contribution to the gen eral shorns of heat was not a personal attack, but an appeal for "speedy, general peace," made at a meetine undor ths auspices of the Irish revolu tionary leaders here. Campain manaere for Mitciel end Hylan sought to point out that inclnd- ed in Hillqnit's audience last night were members of the several Irish so cieties closely connected with German propaganda and that Hillquit 's idea of a speedy general peace ins pcrrcet ly In with the present German govern meat's plans. LlshtwelsMa Battle. Portland, Or, Nov. 2j Ak Trim bitaa and Muff Bronsoa, snappy lighW weigts, will battle her fcoveiiiLaJ ffl. PORTLAND STRIKE IS NOT CAUSING SERIOUS TROU BLE 1 Telephone Service Is Given Without Serious Difficulty Up to Date STREETS AT EXCHANGES JAMMED WITH PICKETS General Strike of Electrical Workers Is Expected In San Francisco ' STRIKE AT 4 O'CLOCa. San Francisco, Nov. 2. Tho Pacific Telephone and Tele- graph company will not under any circumstances recognize the telephone operators' union. This was the reply given by D. P. Fullerton, general nianag- er of the company, to the com- promise proposition submitted to the company yesterday by Federal Mediator Verner Z. Reed. As a result of this announce- ment the threatened coastwide strike of electrical workers will bn culled at 4 o'clock this after- noon, it was announced by luter- national omciais or me ers' union. International Pres- ident McNulty has sanctioned this call. Portland, Or., Nov. 2. Telephone ser vice continuod practically uninterrupted here today, although both the electrical workers and" operators ' unions last night voted unanimously not to return to work and to carry the strike through to a finish. The streets in front of all exchanges were jammed with pickets, strike sym pathizers and, here ana there, a police man, today. Each change of shift is the cause of a near-riot. Strikebreakers wero rushel from Port land last night and today to various small towns in the northwest affected by the strike. The girls in Astoria re fused to walk out. In Aberdeen only calls for city, county and state offi cials are haudled. Only the chief oper ators are on the job at Centralia. In Vancouver, Wash, The Dalles and other places former employes and girls from the company 's training schools here are at work. Expect Geuoral Strike. Ron Francisco. Nov. 2. The general rrikn nf electrical workers employed by the Pacific Telepone aad Telegraph company will begin tonight unless the (Contained oa pae two.) HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN IS WAR HEASURE OF GREAT If SENT Institution Plans to Care for Disabled Soldiers Free of Charge Resolutions Tiassed bv the board of' Hospital irusiees to ine tho Salem hospital will care for, free of chargo, returnod disabled soldiers,) or thoir . dependents, emphasize tho i point that the erection of a new hos-j pital will bo a war measure of high importance. Although wa have been technically at war for several months we ore not as yet receiving the weekly grist of CaSUaiLlCS, IDIIV IS muni, icimhui; inir. To secure an idea of how exten sive such casualties might bo, Charles A. - -rk wired to Ottawa, Canada, to tho minister of militia defenso at the Canadian hospital, for information a to the number" of invalided ,oldiers returning to that country. This morning replv was received stating that approximately fourteen per cent of the Canadian euiaicre are at proMnt Invalids from all causes, about ona third of thoso disabilities being duo to wounds received in bat tle Such a percentage for this coun try, considering the number of men in volved will make a hospital problem nt nn i nconsiderablo Tironortions. Such information has fortinea tne members of the executive committee havinff in eharffo tho matter of rais ing tho slOO.000 xund for the erection of a now hospital in wiiem, ana mr ara mora than ever determined that the capital city of the commonwealth of Oregon, shall be la no wise found page two.) GQIERAL CARDOIIA ARMY HOW SAFE EE11KD1ER LIIiE Reports Indicate That With drawal Was Successfully 'Accomplished DESPERATE RESISTANCE TO ON-RUSHING INVADERS Many Lives Were Sacrificed In Order to Save Mam Italian Army He ITALY ASKED NO HELP. London, Nov. 2. General Ca- dorua never expressed any doubt to Great Britain of his ability to meet expected attacks and never reuested help, J. X. MacPherson parliamentary secretary for war, told the house of commons to- day. His statement was in roply to a query as to why Britain bad not aided Italy "more. By JoTin, H. Hearley (United Press staff correspondent) Rome. Nov! 2. Withdrawal of Gen eral Cndornn's third army, practically intact, wns achieved by unparalleled history of Italy's dogged fighting men. Enough of this story of valor, unfal tering courage and supreme sacrifice h of the Italian defend ers reached here this morning to arouse the wholo capital to" a xnroD oi patri ot ic pride and to .make tho conviction that Italy's men would stem the tide of invasion. Withdrawal of the third army, was ; ;tu,ii n or r.'iric feut not aiiDroach- ed in any of tho war's maneuvers. Practically encircled Dy me uermau Austrinn forces, tho men nevertheless t timniHjilvtf. nut. fitrhtinir hour af ter hour and day after day without complaint and cnunring an overwneim- Bimnrinritv tn artl)H Hlld men at d'tS- posal of tho Gorman command in he roic resistance. Infantry, eavnlrfr, aeifplane corps nn.i m,itnrovpn 1 el ftchinont s ma&mifi- cently faced the great, masses of Aus- tro-Uerman troops, loiigni tnem i" standstill, delaying tuj advance inch lw fm.k iinlil IhA Tivnilt bodV of t'tO third army could withdraw to pre-ar ranged positions. A'Am.t,iifi aootinn nf the second armv held the Isonzo heights at a time when tho approaches were literally alive wi'h the enemy. wi, dm T.rasnre trnf too tremond- ous, detachments of thn Italian soldiers volunteered to rusn inrwaru 10 im-ir death, knowing their bodies and the ai,..., i. np i.hnrfrn from men determin ed to die in defense of their country, would temporarily slow up ine enemy a progress and permit more Italian sol diers to escape. First Word from Front 9 Virst, word of the .innir tlio Tnffliamcnto river line was given in today's oificial state ment, as follows: "Along tho Taghamento there was ..Mi,(,ni nrtillervine. . Knemv patrols advancing along "the bank were re pulsed by guntire.' GREAT BATTLE TJjnDEB WAY By Ed I Keen ( United Press staff correspondent) t .nn .inn V. 9. One lone Italian post on Monte Nero, cut off by the sweep of von Mackensen 's armies from the remainder of General Cadorna'a armv, held out three long days against to invaders and then only gave up be- canso ammunition ran out. During theso three days, Italian avia i. t H, riW nf their Uvea turn, i:ttii"g In the hail of German artillery over the positions, dropped, ureuu anu mu to the courageous garrison. The incident was vouched for in auth entic dispatches received here today. The same advices emphasized the brav ery of the whole Italian army in re . Ti,... warn niimerniift instances where nrtillerymen, lacking horses nevertneiess, oraggcu j hmil for miles rather than abandon them to tho enemy. Behind River Defense. t fw. 2 The flooded Tag- liamento 'river eeparating him from r 1 nn Xfnoknnaen 'ft inVadlDff SV- Blanche of Teutons and with a re- form ed and thoroughly aroused army be hind him, General Cadorna was on bis prepared line of defense today, it ap ...,i t..t tio erreat battle of the North Italian front was undor way. Here In London tne vuai iauu, oa military observers saw it, was whether the loss of the staggering number of guns and quantities of supplies which the Berlin official reports have claim ed as the booty of the invaders wonhl permit the Italians to retain this hna. ( adoma, It was reaiizcu, mui . -twcrtl, if tin in tA hold itbe Germans' back. His defeat at the (sskMaesd oa Page Two.)