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-NO. 262
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917
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ITALIAN BUTTLE FROI
CMS ASH
WEiiit
Italians and Germans Are Massing Heavy Reserves of Guns
and Men For Final Decisive Struggle to Decide Fate of
Italy Allies Fear Most Flanking Move by Germans
Through TrentinoRome Dispatches State That Italians
Made Heroic Sacrifices During Retreat In Order to Save
Main Army From Disaster
London, Nov. 3. With forces on
both tides arrayed and Italians and
Germans both massing reserves, artil-
fight, tho battlo of the Tagliamento
liad apparently started today in local
uttaojks,, (patlol skirmishes, .fiuVrmit
tcnt shelling and jockeying for strate
gic advantage. It may be days before
.1 he full force is thrown into the strug
gle by either side.
In the meantime, word was received
here today from Swiss sources indi
cating that the Germans are transports-jug
great numbers of men and gnus to
the Trotino, apparently with the idei
of striking on this front in an attempt
to break through and outflank Gener
al Cadorna's line on the Tagliamento.
From the easternmost point of the
Trentino battle lines today to behind
ine Tagliamento is a scant seventy
miles. A drive from this direction
would 'b a logical development 'ot
General von Mackensen's campaign of
idvance by flanking operations-
Home dispatches today emphasized
the orderly arrangement of General
Oadorna 's rescued army behind the
ft'agliamento and 1e high moralo
umoiig his forces. Complete confidence
was expressed in the strength of this
line to repol every assault of the in
vaders. Experts here believe the German
command will either try a quick pow
erful blow at the Tagliamento line in
an attempt to force a breach which
would result immediately in a great
battle or else they will delay while
pericctir.g their communications. i.t
the latter ulan is followed out, experts
liere predicted the Italians would bef
given time in which to reorganize com
pletely and possibly to reform with
nid from the allies now en route. It is
recognized here that the Italian line,
however, is always menaced by the
northward flanking movement which
SSwiss reports would seem to indicate
is in preparation by the enemy.
Rome dispatches today laid stress on
the heroic, sacrifices which the over
whelmed Italian troops made to aid in
extricating large bodies of their com
rades. General Gonza sustained eleven
wounds. All of his stati was killed or
wounded and only three of his person
u l escort of fifty escaped. General Ka
doglios and three of his regiments wcro
utterly wiped out.
Germans Press Flank
Rome, Nov. 3. Increasing pressure
on the Italian left wing yesterday, ap
parently foreshadowing an enemy at
tempt at envelopment of the Italian
positions on the Tagliamento. was re
ported in today's official statement-
ui tempts of the enemy to reach
ihe right bank were, however, repuls
ed," the war offiee reported.
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO
OFFSET AIR PROGRAM
OF THIS
By Henry Wood.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the French Armies in the Field,
Nov. 3. Germany is making supreme
efforts to meet America's aviation pro
gram. Whatever the number of airplanes
and pilots America may be able to con
tribute by next spring, Germany will
duplicate the performance, if it is at
all possible. Documents taken from pris
oners and assembled today showed some
extraordinary efforts by Germany to
increase the number of her planes and
counter balance the aviation superiority
which America's contribution otherwise
would bring.
Since last spring no less than 29 huge
German factories formerly engaged in
production of general war material have
been converted into factories for air
planes and hydroplanes. In addition, old
established airplane factories at Ber
lin, Cologne, Altanna, . Johannisthal,
Potsdam, Charlottenburg, Dresden,
Spandan and other industrial centers
have been greatly increased in "size.
The Fokker factory has just taken
over the largest piano factory la north
ern Germany the Bersina, at Schweria.
But not only is Germany increasing
her own production, she is making pur
.:;ses of fore.gn countries. A a order
for 2-"0 Argst motors has been placed
with the Baderneskseebae at Zurich.
IT
ORCES
Will Hammer West Front
Washington, Nov. 3. French and
British ftvrees yill teaseleifely ham
mer tho German lines on the west front
to prevent further German aid to Aus
tria in tho Italian campaign, it was
officially announced today.
It is 1he hope that the allied offens
ive will engage all available German
forces until such time as "the situa
tion can be retrieved on the Italian
front. "
Prisoners Number 200,000
Berlin, via London, Nov. 3. Prison
ers in the great pan-Austrian drive
reached the total of more than 200,000
today an official statement declared.
Eighteen hundred guns have been tak
en. "No important fighting," was re
ported in the statement today.
Retail Food Prices
Decrease 10 Per Cent
Washington, Nov. 3. Retail food
prices in tho United States have de
creased an average of 10 per cent from
tho high water mark reached in May
and June, it is officially announced to
day. Moat prices are dropping and official
Kope of even lower living costs is held
out to the public. Limitation on meat
storage to thirty- days is. tending to in
crease the visible supply.
The food administration, by licensing
packers, has forced farmers to mature
their hogs by keeping down prices for
light stock.
While average American retail prices
are still forty per cent higher than in
June, 1914, official figures of increases
in Canada, Great Britain and Germany
in the same period are 60 per cent, 110
per cent and 130 per cent, respectively.
BLACKMAILER, ARRESTED !
Detroit, Mich, iov. 3. Federal of
licials thought Jacob Yellin, whom
thoy arrested yesterday, was the auth
or of a letter to Edsel Ford demanding
$10,000 or tho life of his son, Henry
Ford II. The secret service operatives
drew the conclusion after three hours
of cross examination and when Yellin
refused to speal on any accomplices,
that ho alone was responsible for the
letter.
Every possible clue, however, is be
ing run to the ground for tho other
nine men at first supposed to be in
the plot. Yellin is held on $0000 bond.
COUNT R Y
Simultaneously with this speed up
program in manufacture, Germany is
experimenting to improve her output.
Among the newer types bow being put
out is a 200-horsepower fighting mono
plane and a triplane Fokker. A new
bombing plane has also been developed
a two engine machine with a carry'
ing capacity of 1,700 pounds of bombs.
The motors are Mercedes types, 260
horsepower, and when fully loaded the
planes are eapable of elinibinz 12.000
ifeet in 35 minutes.
- Germany now figures an airplane is
"worn out" after 150 hours of flight.
At present her greatest weakness in
manufacture is the propeller, as the
Germans do not seem to have a suffi
cient supply of proper wood.
. To provide the necessary pilots for
the new German aviation program, the
military authorities are offering exeep-
i tional facilities for iu rorasreera.
j Some idea of the degree of perfection
1 which the Germans are endeavoring to
' put into their new program may be
gathered from the fact that a sew Ger
man plane recently foreed to land on
French soil was equipped with an elec
trical apparatus for drying the cloth
ing and gloves of the aviator and at the
same time furnishing current for wire
less operation. .
I
REPLY IS RECEIVED
TO PROPOSITION TO -TAKE
OVER PHONES
No Further Move On Part of
Mediator Is Made Up To
Present Time
San Francisco, Nov. 3. Although
United States Mediator Verner Z. Reed
at noon today received a reply from
Secretary of Labor Wilson to his sug
gestion that the government com
mandeer the plant and services of the
employes of the Pacific Telephone &"
Telegraph company, Reed had not made
any further announcement of his posi
tion at 1 p. m. Ho told the united
Press that he was awaiting receipt of
a further telegram from Secretary Wil
son before issuing a statement.
Meanwhile, complications in the tele
phone strike have set in. The action
of International President McNulty of
the electrical workers union, instruct
ing locals in the northwest to order
their striking members back to work
under penalty of loss of charter, did
hot have any immediate result.
Officers of the district council of the
.electrical workers did not regard seri
ously McNulty 's threat to revoke char
ters. These officials say the striking
members at Tacoma, Portland and other
northwestern points do not wish to re
sume work now, believing that such ac
tion might result in advantage to the
telephone company.
Although officials of the telephone
company were silent regarding the sit
uation, it was reported that they do not
believe the government will com
mandeer their plant and employes. It
was pointed out in some quarters that
the federal mediation board has no
authority to commandeer, its powers
being confined merely t orecommond
ing. Will Not Return to Work.
Seattle, Wash., Not. 3. Striking
telephone operators and eleetrical work
ers here refused to return to work to
day until either the federal government
had commandeered the telephone sys
tem or else the company reversed its
decision relative to granting the work
ers their demands.
James Duncan, secretary of the labor
council, said at noon that the workers
would gladly return to work, providing
either of these actions resulted. Ho
said the operators would welcome the
commandeering of the system.
A vote to continue the strike was
taken at a mass meeting of the strikers
in tho labor temple this afternoon.
Telephone" services in all outlying
districts was practically dead. The po
lice, hospitals, port commission, news
papers and a few of the largest down
town business houses were given out
going service. There is absolutely so
service fro many residences in the city.
Miss Rhoda Kerr, president of trie
operators anion, announced today the
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THE TREADMILL
BRITISH GET ELEVEN
GERMAN WAR BOATS
inrasER
Admiralty Officially Gives Out
Details of Decisive North
Sea Victory
London, Nov. 3. One German cruiser
and ten armed patrol boats sunk, told
the story of a British sea victory an
nounced today by the admiralty from
the North sea.
According to Copenhagen dispatches,
describing the action, the German aux
iliary cruiser sunk was the Marie of
Flensburg (or Flenborg). She was liter
ally overwhelmed by the deadly accu
racy and rapidity of the British fire
and sank, aflame, ten minutes after
starting the engagement.
Her commander, Captain Lauterbach,
was one of the seven German survivors
brought into Copenhagen wounded.
"My vessel's four guns were almost
unworkable because of the hail of fire
which the enemy destroyers centered on
us," he declared. "We were soon a
mess of flames."
The admiralty statement located the
battle as occuring in the Categatt an
:arm of the North sea, Just adjacent to
!the Skagerrack, where was fought the
(famous battle of Jutland eariier in the
I war. .
Copenhagen placed it still more defm-
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The loss of life on the German ves
sels must have been very great. Copen
hagen reported the seven survivors land
ed there had said thirty of their crew
of 81 aboard the cruiser were killed out
right.
The British admiralty mentioned sixty-four
prisoners having been taken.
The British squadron suffered no los
ses, it was officially stated.
"The British fleet was referred to as
"our naval forces operating in the Cftt
tegatt." Another Copenhagen dispatch relay
ed from Halmstad declared that the
sea battle off the coast of Sweden con
tinued for three hours, daring which
there was violent cannonading.
Lloyd's register of shipping lists a
steamer Marie, home port Flensburg,
which may be the auxiliary cruiser. Bhe
is given as of 1,465 tons net, property
of the German firm The Flensburger
Shlmrinz company, and til fet in
length by 86 feet beam.
If "electrically controlled high
speed boat" means a vessel whose
course and operations are directed
from the shore or from some other boat
by means of electric impulse, the Ger
mans have tried nt something entirely
new.
In America John Hays Hammond Jr.
of Gloucester, Mass., sometime ago
was reported to have achieved success
in the direction of a torpedo by elec
tric waves, but experiments in the di
rection of boats heretoiore have not
Continued on Page Bwsi.)
"TREASON AND LIAR"
FGPuLAR SLOGANS
1 ft 1 CAMPAIGN
Big Meeting In Carnegie Hall
Last Night Came Near
Ending In Riot
New York, Nov. 3. "Treason" and
"liar" were the most popular words
in New York's mayoralty campaign to
day as tiie outer political light soar
ed its climax.
Henry Morgenthau, former American
ambassador to Turkey, joined in the
verbal bombardment of Morris Hillquit,
socialist, whose backers claim he will
be the winner in tho four-cornered race.
Referring to Hillquit 's refusal to buy
liberty bonds, Mergcnmau- charged that
any candidate who took such an attitude
was open to suspicion. Oscar S. Straus.
also former Turkish ambassador, declar
ed that Hillquit s refusal to buy bonds
was treasonable.
Judge John F. Hylan, democratic can
didate, was out today with charges that
Mayor Mitchel was trying to deceive
the people with forgeo. letterheads and
other documents bearing Hylan 's name
as a member of various pro-German or
ganizations.
Mitchel replied that Hylan 's state
mcnts were as false as his loyalty to the
murdered Americans on the Lusitania,aa
raise as his present assumed loyalty to
the American soldiers in the trenches.
There was a near-riot at Carnegie
hall last night when a mass meeting
cheered denunciation of William B.
Hearst as "the fountain head of pro
German propaganda in the United
States senate."
This charge against Hearst who is
supporting Hylan for mayor was made
by James M. Beck. This meeting also
adopted a resolution demanding the ex
pulsion from the senate of Senator La
Follette. When this resolution was read
a man in the crowd yelled "La Fol
lette for president," until he was set
npon by half a dozen men in evening
dress and bustled out, while women
leaned from their seats to slap him.
Hillquit continued his fight with half
a docsn speeches. William M. Bennett,
republican aspirant, threw more ginger
into the battle, by delivering funeral
oration over the ' ' remains " of bis op
ponents. It was pointed ont today that the sol
dier rote may decide the winner. Thou
sands of New Yorkers in France and
J at training camps have a right to vote.
All candidates are campaigning in tne
artillery camps.
SOLANS B. MOLYNETJX DIES.
New York, Nov. 3. Boland B. Mo-ly-nenx,
eentral figure in a famous mur
der mystery, which was generally
known as the Molyneux case, nearly V)
years ago, died today in a Long Island
nospital,
DROWNED AT POBTLAND.
63, a guard on the steel bridge, was
xaocxea rrom in oniige into mo niw
and drowned her today.
Six Army Officers
Travel by
Balloon
Grinnell, Iowa, Nov. 3. Six army
officers, travelling by balloon, arrived
here at 6:55 this morning from Omaha,
which they left last night at 11:30.
They stopped to secure ballast and
started on the return trip shortly be
fore noon. Captain Frank W. Goodale
of Omaha piloted the party. Sergeant
H. E. Hill, Eoyal flying squadron, who
has' seen servico on the French front,
was also in the party.
RAILROAD MEN ASK
THIRTY-ONE PER CENT
MORE OfJEKPLOYERS
Want Largest Increase for
Those Getting the
Lowest Wages
Chicago, Nov. 3. Wage increases!
averaging thirty, per cent for all rail-
road employes "back of the engine."
will be asked by the Brotherhood of
Bailway Trainmen and the Order of
Bailway Conductors, it wus learned this
afternoou. The railroads will be asked
to make the largest Increases for em
ployes receiving the lowest wages.
The executive committees oi tne two
organizations are still in session.
This applies to all employes engagoa
in the actual operation of trains,
cept engineers ana iiremen, who won
"taken care
of" under the Adamson
law.
T.a Tlnn'f. Wuit Kt.rika.
. . ir n -r i.i tt..
uiicago, inov. o. --x woum himi - -- x "
talk a month than strike a minute." statement mentioned a French advance
W. G. Lee, president of the Brother- over a front of twenty kilometls to
hood of Bailway Trainmen, in an inter- . dPth of one kilometer and occ upa
view with the United Press today, thus t;n of Courfecn, Cerny, Allies and
denied reports that union officials in jUlv'e "x; ... . m. tha
conferenci here would-force a strike of IJjJ w" J?" Tlita Amette
250,000 railroad P V furtheX IwT"
every big railroad in the Lnited States , official Announcement
-unless they were granted substantial) 0ccu tion of Courtecon, Cerny, Ail
wage increases.. lci nJ chevreux in a French advnne
Lee said the purpose of the pre"" over a frontage of thirteen miles on
joint conference of the Brotherhood of the-Chemin-des-Dames Was announced
Bailway Trainmen and Order of """'j by the war office today as the result
way Conductors was to "take care of 0j the jerman retreat from the Aisno
employes who were not includod in pro- Bcetor-
visions of the Adamson law, passed by Owing to pressure by the French in
congress to avert a general railroad fantry and the crushing effect of tha
strike. He advocated a rate increase for stench artillery, "Mie Germans Save
all railroads to enable them to meet the cvacuatcd the Chemln-dcs-Dames, this
wage advance that will be asked. statement said.
"I believe the railroads are entitled Ti,e French have advanced over a
to a rate increase," Lee told the Unit- fr0nt of 20 kilometers and to a depth
ed Press.
"It is not fair that they should be
fnrpd tn nsk the ffovernmont for rate
t..A.nnana an ttimi pmiitnvfltt mav have
more money.
"The United States Steel Corpora-
tion and other big concerns have given
(Continued on page seven.)
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
WILL SPEAK MONDA Y
AT HOSPITAL MEETING
The Salem Commercial club promises
the people of Balem a rare treat Mon
day night. Mr. George Chamberlain,
chairman of tho military affairs com
mittee of the United States senate has
agreed to speak to Balemites aud give
them first hand information on War
matterB. The meeting will be held in
the armory at 8 o'clock and will be free
to everyone. ...
Mr. Chamberlain is in great demand
as a speaker and it is a real treat that
the Commercial club has in store for
Salem. Senator Chas. McNary will act
as chairman of the meeting and will
also make a short talk on some pertinent
subject. Appropriate music vm "
vided. . , ,
Mr. Chamberlain had made several
other important engagements for Mon
day night and it was only after F. W.
Steusloff, president of the Salem Com
mercial club bad wired him several
times that he could be induced to come
to Salem.
Mr. Steusloff promised Mr. Chamber
lain that the citizens of Salem would
turn ont in a big mass meeting for him
and Mr. Chamberlain expects to deliver
a message to them that could not be
secured from any other source. Ho will
give them an idea of what the war has
meant to the United States, and what
has yet to be done. As chairman of
German Messenger
Captured On Border
El Taso, Texas, Nov. 3. Ernest
Losendorff, a German subject, was ar
rested here today by agents of the de
partment of justice, while attempting
to cross the border from Juarez ifito
FJ Paso. He is alleged to have car
ried message from the United States
to German diplomatic officials in
Mexico. Losendorff is said to have ad
" AMwvCntv Mitrri from German
t Minister von Eckhardt at Mexico City
to G. Goeldner, the Uerman consul ai
Chihuahua City.
FRHICH ADVANCE
OVERGROUND LEFT
BY GERMAN FLIGHT
Front of Thirteen Eliles Is
, Abandoned Under Severe
Pressure
PROGRESS TOWARD LAON
IS MADE MUCH EASIER
Berlin Reports "North Amer-
ican
n n ' II..
rnsuueis iiavc
Been Captured
raris, Nov. 3. France won a great
bloodless victory today in a sweeping
advance following a German retire
ment from all of the Chemin-des-Damea
line between Oise and Aisne canal on
the west and Corbeny on the cast. Ov
er this section today's official report
recorded a French advance to the Ail
lette river.
The advancing French found ' ths
Germans in their "strategic retreat"
cx-jhad blown up all bridges across MuS
n,rnaj,
First announcement of the German
withdrawal in the Aisne sector wan
made in last nightl's official state
ment, which was delayed far beyond
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'tha nanfll hnnr nf ittRiiance. This night
of one kilometer (two thirds of a mile)
Courtecon, Cerny, Chevreux and Ail
i. now occupied by the French am
leu. now occupied bv
all beyond the Chcmin-des-Damcs Toad
and the ridge on the way to Laon. Tha
cities form a chain all approximately
Continued on Pago Seven.)
the Military Affairs Committee, Mr.
Chamberlain has been in constant touch
with the military affairs of the nation
and knows probably as well as any
other man in the country the real issues
of the present struggle.
A small portion of the lower floor
will be reserved for the hospital work
ers. Outside of this the seats will all
be free to the public.
(
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