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ON CHINESt5JESTI0N
Open Door Policy Is Reaffirmed and Japan's Special Interests
In China Are RecognizedSecretary Lansing and Vis
count Ishii Reach Complete Understanding, Insuring Full
- Harmony Between the Two Nations In Future Treaty
One of Most Important International Events Since Be
ginning of Great World War
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington. Nov. G America and
Japan have entered a formal agree
went, reaffirming tlie open door noli
y in China and recognizing Japan's
special interests, in that country.
The momentous pact, confirmed by
an exchange of notes between Secre
tary Lansing and Viscount Ishii of the
.. aimnese mission, November 2, will go
down in history as one of the great de
velopments of the world war.
In announcing the agreement today,
(Secretary Lansing plainly indicated it
would entirely remove an incrensigly
critical situation developing between
the two countries.
The pact recognizes Japan 's special.
interests in China, avows that l lima, s
sovereignty shall not be impaired; pro
vides that there shall be no discrimin
ntiou against the trade of other na
tions, denies any intention to infringe
on China's- territorial integrity, reaf
firms the "open door" policy and
bvows opposition to acquisition by any
government of special privileges which
would affect China's independence.
The United Press can state that the
administration regards the new agree
ment as a great and important step in
binding Japan and ...ruerica with .a
bond of friendship nd co-oporation.
Blows German x'lans
It may bo stated semi-officially that
.1lie pact is designed as a blow to Ger
many s efforts to alienate Japan and
the United States.
In addition to the agreement on
China, Secretary Lansing announced
1hr.t a complete understanding has
been reached between the United
states and Japan regarding co-operation
in the war, and' that the question
of joint naval operations in the Pa
cific has been satisfactorily settled.
Secretary Lansing said the agree
ment does not represent the establish"1
went of a "Monroe doctrine" in the
far east. It is much less selfish, he
said, than the Monroe doctrine, which
SENATOR CHAMBERLIN
DISCUSSED WAR TOPICS
BEFORE GREA T CROWD
Senator Chamberlain spoke at the ar
mory last night to an nudience that fill
ed that spacious building. As he enter
ed the hall with Senator McNary there
was a burst of applause that must have
warmed the hearts of both. Senator Mc
Nary introduced the senator, if such a
word can be used as applicable to one
so well kpwn as Senator Chamberlain,
who after a few words of greeting to
liig almost home-folks, and a forceful
Appeal in behalf of the hospital move
: mcnt now on, gave some of the inside
.bistory of affairs that led up to the
vtr. '
He was on the big steamer Finland,
as the Lusitania sailed out of New York
harbor and as the ijreat crowds on the
docks and on the snipping, waved good
byes, more than one remarked it was
"a last farewell for many of them."
It was told in New York that the ship
was to be torpedoed and this before
she left tho harbcr.Advertisenients were
inserted in some of the newspapers, it
developed later at the dictation of the
Gorman authorities, warning Americans
especially women' and children not to
take passage on the vessel. This shows
that th sinking of these innocent neu
trals was prenu-ditated, and premeditat
ed murder of American eitiens at that,
and this when the countries were at
peace. -
War Forced On Us.
.President Wilson even after this still
hoped to avoid war, but as promises
were broken and Americans killed on
the high Beat, even he was forced to
realize that war was the only solution.
He had gone as far as honor and duty
would permit in trying to avoid a con
flict with the German empire, and ask
ing "congress to declare war he has
thrown all his great mind into the task
of carrying it to a successful conclusion.
That conclusion is what we must all
assist in reaching. We must show our
patriotism by every sacrifice necessary,
no matter how great tt may be. The red
blooded young Americans who rushed in
response to their country's call must be
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is founded on national safety, as dis
tinguished from pan-Americanism,
which is founded on the integrity of
all nations, large and small.
The Chinese agreement, first reach
ed orally between the two govern
ments was submitted by Secretary
Lansiufg to Viscount Ishii for official
approval in writing November 2. It
was confirmed by Ishii on behalf of his
government the same day.
Note from Lansing
The text of Lansing's communica
tion follows: '
"Excellency: I have the honor to
communicate herein my understanding
of tho agreement reached by us in our
recent conversations touching on the
questions cf mutual interest to our
governments relating to the republic of
China.
"In order to silence mischievous rep
resentations, it is believed by us that
a public announcement once more of
tho desires and intentions shared by
our two governments with regard to
China is advisable.
"The governments of the United
States and Japan recognize that terri
torial propmquitv creates special rela
tions between the countries and conse'j
quently the government of the United
States recognizes that' Japan has spe-
eial interests in China, particularly in
the part ,to which her possessions are
contiguous.
"The territorial sovereignty of Chi
na, nevertheless, remains unimpaired
and the government of the United
States has every confidence in tho re
peated assurances of the imperial Jap
anese government that while geograph
ical position gives Japan such special
interests they have no desire to dis
criminate against the trade of other
nations, or to disregard the commercial
rights heretofore granted by China in
treaties wiih other powers.
' ' Tho government of the United
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SOME PITHY STATEMENTS.
"The German people are not
at war with us, or we with the
German people. Autocracy forc
ed war upon us and we must
fight it to the end."
"The red blood of the young
Americans who keep the fires
burning on the altar of Liber
ty responded to the country's
call, and we too must respond
to our last dollar and our last
ounce of energy.''
"Grand old Oregon stands in
' the front rank of patriotism.
They did not have to conscript
her boys. "
"The young volunteers are
the idols of America and the
heroes of the world."
"There is only one roll of
honor, those who go, whether
volunteers or conscripts."
"We are putting up twenty
billions of dollars not only as a
means of defense, but thank
God, of offense."
"Congress placed at the pres
ident 's disposal $650,000,000 for
the building of an air fleet, the
eyes of the armies, and when
this was done the possibilities in
the war of airship building in
this country was 54 machines a
year. Now wo can build 25,000.
."There is no country on the
face of the earth that can do
what America ean do now."
' ' Every American should
watch his community and when
ever -sedition raises its head it
should be met with awift and '
certain punishment."
' ' There is but one side to this '
war for Americans, and that is
the American aide. Those who
do not like this country and the
American people, should get out -of
it and be made to stay out, 'J-
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MOTHER OF WOUNDED
BOY SAY'S SiMUD
OF HER SOLDIER BOY
Still Has Hopes Is Not Seri
ously Hurt Another
Mother Collapsed
Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 6.-Par-
onts of three Oklahoma youths told the
United Tiess today they were proud of
their sons, whose names were mentioned
in the first casualties list resulting from
actual fighting against the Germans in
France. All three of the boys were far
mers until they took up arms to fight
for democracy.
Then I can yet hope," was the ex-
piossion of Mrs. Elizabeth Haines of
Woodward, Okla., when given first in
formation that her son, Corporal Edwin
IT. Haines, was listed as wounded. "I
am jiroud of him. He first tried to join
the navy, but couldn't. He is only 18.
Then he joined the army. I have not
heard from him since the last day of
August. I did not know that he had
bi-tu promoted to corporal."
"My boy helped me on the farm un
til he went into the army last May,"
said Sam Kendall, father rf Private
Vernon H. Kendall, Eoll, Okla., report
ed missing. 1 heard from him about
a week rn. I am tiroiid that he is do-
ing his duty."
"I heard from my son last Thurs
day," said James L. Box, Altus, Okla.,
father of George Box, reported wound
ed. "He spoke in his letter of being
wounded in the arm. I thought, of
course, that ho had been wounded in
practice. I can't understand whether
the would he referred to is the one
meant in this report today. He said that
he had been in the hospital and I took
it that the wound was received some
time ago." -
His Mother Collapsed.
Evansvhle, Ind., Nov., 6. When the
news of the death of James B. Gresham
in action in France was broken to his
mother, Mrs. Alice Dodd, here today, she
collapsed. The mother was shaken so by
the news of the death of her son that
she was placed under a physician 's care.
Before the mother was told of her
son's death, she talked freely of him.
"He enlisted four years ago,", she
said. "He wasn't Old enough, but I
signed the papers. He wrote every week
and recently sent me a little silk hand
kerchief souvenir from France."
"Mrs. Dvdil, yon know this is a war
for humanity," the reporter said.
"Don't you think any mother would be
glad to have her son give his life, even,
for a cause like that!"
' ' Yes, " she answered. Then the light
died out of her eyes.
"Great God!"'she cried, "it is not
my boy-who is deadf "
The mother seemed crazed for a lit
tle while. When she was quieted downLconsult his superior officers
somewhat, she said
" 1 es, he s a hero and for his sake
I ought to be brave. But I am not a
liecu. I am just a mother."
"KAMARAD!" KAMARAD
BURYING IN FRANCE
FIRST AMERICANS TO
DIE IN WORLD WAR
"Samim In First Battie Ex
perience Fought Gamely
Against Big Odds
By J. W. Pegler
(United Press Staff correspondent)
With the American Army at the
Front, Nov. 6. They were making
ready today to bury in the hallowed
soil of France the first American sol
diers to fight and die to. make the
world safe for democracy.
Three of them died, four others stts
tained wounds and thirteen are some
where behind the German lines in this
first encounter and today every man
making ready for the battle line award
ed to them the supreme commendation
that in their fight they sustained the
best raditions of the American army.
They were outnumbered, this littlo
detachment of Sammies. The fact that
they fought against overwhelming odds
and were hopelessly cut off from rein
forcements did not deter them in strik
ing back with all their power.
In the narrow trenches where there
was no room for rifle shots, the Ameri
cans fought with their clubbed euns,
their bayonets, their trench knives,
their entrenching spades even their
hands. Flares and the sudden glare of
exploding shells showed occasional rap-
id pictures of struggling groups on
V iwo American suiuieru nunuuuncu
by a solid mass of Germans, a whirling
maelstrom of arms and hands and kick
ing feot,' fjlashing bayono's, b'iTouts,
muffled yells and the sounds of pain
wrung from the wounded.
This was the story as survivors- tell
It. The Americans did not have a
chance against overwhelming superior
masses of the enemy. I ho fact that
they didn 't have a chanco didrr't mako
them stop fighting, however, until
they had literally been smothered un
der the Germans.
The small American detachment was
front lino trench. The usuSs des-
nltory artillery fire suddenly ..rolled
to an intense rumble. The enemy put
down a heavy barrage of shells com
pletely around the single unit. Then a
Dig party of Germans A?-Tiean
wounded estimate them at 218 in all
suddenly swarmed over.
The German raiding party was eom
Dosed of picked and veteran shock
troops" specialists in attack. They
charged in a powerful rush. The Am
ericans had just entered this particular
bit of trench. They fought back like
wildcats until literally smothered in
the weight of the superior attaellng
forces. Then the Germans scurried back
to their own lines, dragging their one
dead and wounded with them, together
with their Americanprisoners. -
A young reserve lieutenant with the
detachment attacked, was puzzled im
mediately after he brought" his men in
to the trench by the sudden accelera
tion of artillery fire. He decided to
and
started carefully weaving his way back.
He struck the German barrage. It
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DRIVERS BEGUN,
i AT 9 O'CLOCK TODAY
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"Kick -Off" Banquet Last
Evening Was Last Pre
paratory Meeting
The big drive for $100,000 hospital
started this morning at 9 o'clock.
Complete instructions were issued t
tho colonels of the two divisions and
their captains at the banquet served
at the Marion hotel last evening.
Colonel Walter II. Denton and his
fiv pmitnina and Ctt. O. L. Ferris with
his five chief supporters carefully went
over ine wont ox loaay grruugiug iu
detail the calls to be made by each in
order not to dpulicate the work.
At the banquet last evening, the
speakers were introduced by I. L. Pat
terson, chairman of the executive com
mittee. F. G. Deckebach, general cam
paign manager declared that for the
next three days he hoped that Salem
would not be a city of peace, but that
every man interested in the welfare of
Salem should be on the fighting line,
to secure that $100,000 subscription. He
called attention to the fact that Salem
was a laggard when it come to hospital
facilities, compared to oiner ernes ui no
class in the state.
Having been operated on in almost
every hospital in the state, the Bey.
Hobert S. Gill, acknowledged that he
know anmpthiitp about hospitals and
that he felt he was a good authority on
the subject. He caiica attention to me
many invalids that will undoubtedly re
the war and that as other
cities would have their own to care
for, there would be no place to sena
them if Salem was not prepared. He also
noted that hospitals are always filled,
regardless of how many are built.
Short talks were made by H. E. Wit
ham, who is in charge of the campaign.
Col. Walter A. Denton and Col. O. L.
Ferris. Albert Egan sang and E. Cooke
Patton entertained the guests with his
slight of hand performance.
in order that the work might not be
duplicated, the leaders of the two divis
ions were furnished with a list of pros
pects that should be interested in a new
hospital. The list included 860 of the
prominent men and women of the city.
The workers today put in their time
in general solicitations and the same
methods of working will carry them
over into Wednesday. Capital and labor
day is also for Wednesday. City em
ployes and off ices, and business houses
will be called on to contribute. Thursday
the last day of the campaign will be
devoted to going over the work again
in detail and rounding np those who
should have enough civic pride to aid
in the building of a hospital. .,
A ftAr A4h day 's work, the colonels
of the two divisions and their workers
will meet to discuss work and arrange
plans for the next day.
The workers will meet and go ont on
their soliciting at 9:30 each morning,
meeting first at headquarters on State
street.
L L. Patterson in introducing one
ELECTIONS ARE
BEING HELD IN
MANY STATES
Patriotism Chief Topic In
New York But Issue
Badly Muddled
CHICAGO OLD PARTIES
FUSE AGAINST SOCIALISTS
We or Dry To Be Decided
in OhioParty Lines
Wiped Out
New York, Nov. fl. Fusion leaders
claimed to see favorable signs for the
re-election of Mayor Mitchel in reports
of the vote as it was being cast -up to
noon today in New York's mayoralty
election.
A heavy early up-town vote, coupled
with a correspondingly light turnout on
tho East Side in the Tammany strong
holds, was interpreted by the mayor's
backers as a favorable sign.
As Judge John Hylan, the democratic
candidate, cast his ballot, however, he
expressed the utmost confidence and at
Tammany hall, Hylan 's electidn was
confidently forecast by a safe majority.
A heavy vote in Brooklyn was regarded
favorable by the republicans backing
William M. Bennett and the socialists
Teiterated their claim that Morris Hill
quit would poll at least 250,000, insur
ing his election. '
Littlo disorder had marked the elec
tion upto an early hour this afternoon.
Numerous arrests had been made on
minor charges and for illegal voting and
900 emergency warrants had been issued
to be served on possible fraudulent vot
ers. But aside fVom one disturbance near
a polling place on the East Side the elec
tinn was proceeding quietly. Reserves
Were called out to quell a near riot
when a woman near the polling place at
tacked a policeman and was arrested.
At suffrage headquarters it was de
clared that reports from upstate of a
heavy vote, as well as indications in
New York City, gave prqmise of suc
cess in the fight to give women the
vote franchise.
The mayoralty fight was so bitter
that the suffrage amendment, being vot
ed on throughout the state, was prac
tically sidetracked in point of inter
est. Reports from upstate, however, in
dicated the women had an excellent
chance of winning the franchise and
here in New York they worked hard
to impress men voters with the justice
of their cause. In the city, however,
the anti-suffragists insisted that the
recent picketing of the White House
by the Congressional union had fatally
injured all chance of success here.
Betting today averaged 31 to 1 on
Hylan to win. Even money bets were
reported that Hylan would poll a fifty
thousand majority. As a rule betting
was light.
Democrats and Republicans Fuse. -
Chicago, Nov. 6. "The Sixth Ger
man city in the world," so designated
so by its mayor, William Hale Thompson
was voting today on whether this is
a popular war.
At least that was the interpretation
placed by democratic aud republican
leaders in the election of fourteen coun
ty judges.
To defeat the socialists, worn they
accuse of lack vf patriotism, because
of their pacifist attitude, the two major
parties have arranged a fusion of tiieir
candidates.
One of the most strenuous campaigns
in the city 'a history was concluded last
night and a record "off year" vote
was forecast for today. The polls open
ed at 6 o'clock this morning and will
close at i o'clock this afternoon.
The weather was clear and unseason
ably warm. Both sides were confident of
victory.
Wet or Dry Man Issue.
Columbus, O., Nov. 6. Perfect weath
er throughout the state today brought
out a heavy vote on the wide issues of
the election presidential suffrage from
women and prohibition.
The wet campaign managers today
predicted a wet majority of 200,000
while J. A. White, Ohio anti-saloon
league superintendent, said the state
would go dry by 50,000.
Results in these two issues probably
will not be known until late, for in
many cities hot mayoralty fights are
on. Ballots on the bitter local issues will
be counted first.
Americanism became the issue of the
city elections late in the campaign when
surprising socialist anti-war strength
showed up.
Both Senator Pomerene and Governor
Cox made appeals to republicans and
democrats alike to repudiate the social
ist - candidates by overwhelming votes
and republican state headquarters join-
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of the speakers remarked that he had
a son in the service and that should he
return needing hospital care, he would i ally does all th' economizin'. Tiptoa
rather his boy be eared for in Balem Bud wuz successfully operated on yia
than to scad his elsewhere. , terday by a com ahreddeir,
ITALIAN TROOPS
RETREAT BEFORE
II
Cardona Fails to Make Suc
cessful Stand Along New
River line
BREACH IS FORCED
AT SEVERAL POINTS
Race Between Two Annies
to Bring Up Heavy Artil
lery to Front
, L'omc, Nov. 6. Italian troops began
evacuating part of the mountainous area
included in the Tagliamento river line
today.
"Along the Tagliamento," the war
office stated, "the enemy pushed to
wards the middle and lower course. In
order to establish our line we evac
uated portions . of the mountainous
area.
The German-Austrian thrust at the
lower course of tho Tagliamento is a
new movement, reported for the first
time today and would indicate that Gen
eral von Mackensen is attempting a
flanking movement from the south, as
woll as the north.
The "mountainous area" mentioned
as that in which there was a withdrawal
of Italian troops, undoubtedly refers
to the section around Pinzano, Castle
novo and Scquale on the right bank of
the Tagliamento.
Yesterday s official statement said
the Germans had crossed the river some
where north of Pinzano and the with
drawal mentioned today is logically the
result of this breach in the Italian de
fense line. The foothills of the Carnio
Alps come down to the plains of Fruili
around Pinzano and tho other cities
mentioned. - - . .
Berlin Reports Advance.
Berlin, via London, Nov. 6. "Wo
have won the Tagliamento line," de
clared today's official statement. "The
Italians are retreating between the
mountains and the sea."
' ' The Italians are retreating from the
Fella valley as far as Colbricon and
north to the Bugana valley on a width
of 150 kilometers (about 93 miles)",
the statement concluded.
Folia vrIIpv becuns iust southeast of
Tolmezzo and represents the left wing
of Cadorna's army the wing most
threatened bv the German breach across
the Tagliamento north of Pinzano.
' First Line Penetrated.
London, Nov. 6. General Cadorna's
first lino of defense has been penetrat
ed and today masses of Austrian troops
are being concentrated for a drive
through the breach. ' .
Rome dispatches today said great for
ces of Austrians were being held five
miles distant from the Tagliamento and
just below the point north of Pinzano
vhere the German-Austrian troops suc
ceeded in forcing their way across th
river.
Special dispatches from the front to
day emphasized that the Tagliamento
was far from being Cadorna's last
stand line. It was. prepared, according
to these dispatches, as the preliminary
first defense line. As that, it was de
clared, the Aaglianicnto had served jts
purpose of slowing up and temporarily
stopping the great drive, enabling tho
Italian staff to concentrate its prepara-
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