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FORTIETH YEAR NO. 280
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1917
A
BM DRIVES TOWARD
CMlil AGIST MASS
STRENGTH OF GERMANS
British Now . Within Two Miles of Most Inroortant German
Sunolv Deoot and Railroad Point Bitter Fighting Now
Marks Every Foot of Progress Crown Prince Has
Drawn Everv Available Reserve to Combat Advance of
OnoonentsInvalids Forced Back Into Fighting Line
By William Phillip Simms
(United Press stuff correspondent) ;
With' the British Annies in the
Shield, Nov. 24. General Byng today
fought his way back to within two
miles of Cambrai.
The Germans were Hurled back upon
O'cnfaine Notre Dame. The town is now
in flames.
The Germans are, falling back upon
IProvillc, a suburg of Camhrai proper.
Fontaine Notre Dame is believed to
Iiave been evacuated entirely by tho
enemy, so that it is now No Man's
land.
Desperate fighting bag marked the
(continued advance of tho British, but
they have pushed the nose of the
wedge driven through the Hiudcnburg
Sine back to within two miles of tho
-ity serving as the Gorman supply cen
ter. Bourlon wcod, where numerous and
(valuable observation posts bad beou
(established by the Germans, has been
captured, end that the thirtieth German division
At Moeuvres, where the British madoli.ad been brought from the Aisne and
.further advances, field guns captured the 119th division from the Flanders
from tha Germans were turned almost , 'front to reinforce the failing German
point blank on the retreating enemy, lines. Both wore stationed in Cambrai.
Close hand to hand work marked tho Bourlon wood with its six hundred
(fighting at several points in the line acres of oak and ash timber and with
tes the British resisted the German (the ground covered with thick under
li ounter attacks and then moved for- jbrush, -conceals a number of German
Iward in new assaults of their own. observatory . towers. Its, natural .height
Crown Prince Ruwreeht put forth
every ounce of .his army's strength to
day to stem the British advance and
teave Cambrai.
The German depot city is full of
(ierman troops. Aviators reported its
fcnlnffbs bristling with massed field
fctins. Hurried defenses are being
thrown up in every direction. Germany
(does- not propose to surrender it with
out the most desperate resitancc.
Nevertheless, the cit(y's use as ft
(rail center is finished. It has been
Evacuated of its stores. Its railroads
PITIABLE REFUGEES
CRY WITH GLADNESS
AMONG THEIR FRIENDS
By William Philip Simms
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in France,
jnov. Zi. rue glory tliat was of the res
Burection was in the eyes of a pitiable
procession that tramped the by-ways of
the war out of Marcoing today.
The column was what remained of
France's peasants, little storekeepers
village otticiais plain people after
war's waves had receded. It was the
procession of the repatriated, these
miraculously restored to the soil of
their beloved France and freed from
Prussian slavery. The United Press cor
respondent was the first civilian to men
tor. Marcoing from the allied side for
close on to four years. I met the pro
cession just outside its vanguard start
ing last night. It passed hour by hour.
It constituted all the remaining c-ivilions
of Cantaiuing. They glanced at my cor
respondent's uniform, thougt I was a
British officer and every man, woman
and child, gave some expression of grat
itude that was in eheir hearts to their
deliverers.
Already on the road for 14 hours, cov
ered with mud from head to foot, tired,
bereft of all save what they carried
or dragged, the procession was at once
a column of misery and of joy.
Women With" Baby Carriages.
Women pushed baby carriages filled
with babies and packages. Old men and
boys trundled" makeshift carts bearing
all their earthly possessions. One grand
father st'ained to roll along a vehicle
.. tle wheeis of which had done service
on a German aeroplane. Young girls
bent under the load of heavy sacks
on their tired backs. Here and there a
British Tommy one of the countless
thousands who had perhaps marched
miles and waited hours with his 63
pounds of equipment strapped cn sta.
gered along, submerged under bundles i
ana sacks he was carrying for the in-1 "Then the Germans began wildly
firm, the aged, or the worn out. soiling us. There were no casualties
Back to Their Countrymen. among us civilians. When the infantry
One Philadelphia boy, driving an am- came at night we were evacuated."
bulance, filled bis car with boxes and "We don't know where we are go
bundles and perched feeble old mending," the tired wife added, her wan
and women on them. Many of that mis-,
-raoie company, tneir urea eyes gieam-;-get
mg feverishly, told me they -would
rather be homeless, no roof above them, j we are wearing, and this basket of I Lieutenant General Sir W. MarsnaTl Taft linked the sinking of te Lusi
rain soaked, bound they knew not was named to succeed the late General tania to landing of German troops on
whither as they were that night than Continued on Pags Seven.) Maudt,. American soil
nro now being crammed with reinforce
'ments milked from exhausted German
divisions, who had" been sent back of
tho lines in rest billets. Practically the
wholo cf the western front has contrib
uted every man that could ba spared.
Today tho British lines, still forging
tneir wedge, menaced the Uerman sal
ient between Cambrai and the Sensec
valley. -
Withdrawal of British forces from
Torataiue Notre Dame wat a caso of
'pure bad luck. The companies defend
ing the position were short of ammuni
tion when they were attacked by three
battalions.
Tho position was an important one,
since it endangered the German hold
on Bourlon wood and the village near
by, both of which are on the high
ground and afford a sweeping view of
the country in all directions.
Prisoners taken by tho British to
day, said Crown Prince Ruprpecht had
iOrdered Bourlon wood held at all costs
makes it a commanding point.
The victory bow being fully -consummated
proves onc the Germans are
swept from the air mechanical man
killers fan smash the German army.
The German Vervion
Berlin via London, Nov. 24. Thirty
British tanks were "shot to pieces"
in tho British assault around Cambrai,
today's war office statement declared-
Tne statement declared the British
(Continued on page three)
to continue in the comparative comfort
of the days before the ressurection, liv
ing among those who had raped the na
tion. It was not all drab, however. Even
the most exhausted, with that indomit
able energy that is inherent in the
French peasant, and with tired out
nerves newly strung with joy and gra
titude, chatted volubly. -Her
Triumpnal Tour.
One old lady, perced on a two wheel
ed commissary cart, trundled along by
willing Tommies, kept nodding and smil
ing as - though being homeless in the
winter time with great guns thundering
about was a wedding day festival.
She shouted gleefully in her queer
provincial French:
"The English they will be in Cam
brai tomorrow! "
Tommies bound for the front line up
in column opposite her laughingly res
ponded with vigorous emphasis:
"Wee, wee!" and the little old lady
laugnea ana noueci ner way onward
i , ...
x ,u ,iu one muu-coatea couple
trundling a ten-month-old babv. Th
child was pulling away t as bottle. It
was a German beer bottle. It was fill
ed, they told me, with American con
densed milk.
Tanks Scared Germans. .
The Germans were scared when the
tanks approached Cantaing," the coup
le said in chorus of excitement. "That
was Wednesday morning. We had a
sergeant and three other German sol
diers billeted with us. They ran away so
scared they left the coffee pot on thejto be taken by the American congress-
fire and a skillet that was steaming after convening next month would be
awav with cooking.
"The tanks loafed around our village
until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when
the British cavalry came in
face lighting up, "but we're giad to
out or tne cmtcnes or tne Jiocae.
We aven t anything but the clothes
ITALIAN FR 0 N T I S
SCENE OF BITTER
STRUGGLE TODAY
Fighting Brings Together
Massed Strength of All
Belligerent Arms
AUSTRO-GERMANS MAKE
REAR DEFENSIVE LINE
General PIcmer Placed at
Head of Briti sh Troops
la Italy
With the Italian Armies. Nov. 24.
The battle upon which the fate of the
Venetian plains may depend, was de
veloping in a fury of concentrated fire
today, between the Brenta and Piave
rivers, v
Hold fast everywhere along the front
by the magnificent Italian defense, the
German and Austrian staffs were mass
ing tremendous forces at this point, evi
dently having picked it as the key to
the line.
Dispatches to headquarters today re-
porteu withdrawal of forces from halt
a dozen other points in the line for dis
patch hore, where the enemy patently
plans an overwhelming assault.
That the German and Austrian staffs
are by no means convinced of their
ability to break the line and are even
i'oarxul of an enforced retreat when
Britifh aud French reinforcements shall
have arrived, was indicated in reports
of aviators today showing that the en
emy is already preparing a defense line
along the Tagliamento river. The strong
est sort of defenses are being construct
ed here. New types of German' guns
made their' appearance in tho pivotal
battle between the Brenta and Piave.
The? ane of large calibre and mounted
on huge motors, giving them1' great mo
bility. The guns operate in groups. -5
. Murderous righting.
Italian Army Headquarters, Nov. 24.
Disguised in Italian uniforms, Aus
trian troops picked from the flower of
the dual monarchy's fighting forces
precipitated one of tho bloodiest bat
tles on the Piave lines Wednesday. De
tails were received by headquarters to
day. The battle was around San Marino.
The Austrians opened with a terrific
artillery bombardment, continuing for
hours. Then tbsy sent advance troops
against Italian positions. Their violent
oiislauiriit. couoiea wim wie ra'uuu,u
caused by the taet
they wore Italian
uniforms gave them a temporar foot-
hold near Ban Marino.
The Val Tellino' Alpines were sent to
the counter-attacks. Regardless of the
Wurderous enemy fire, they swept the
Austrians back. Kvery Austrian iounu untjl i 0ciock Friday afternoon, seem
in an Italian uniform was shot. ingly as well as usual.
In this section of the front between BesiQe9 jg widow, he is survived by
the Brenta and Piave rivers today the rtwo daughters, (Mrs. Anna Stockton
fourth Italian army was holding tight to ,'uibertson and Miss Zoe Stockton. Al
its positions despite fierce enemy at- g0 j,y a grandson Leon Culbertson of
tacks. . this city, and a brother, C. J- Stock-
The first army is guarding the AsiagQ ton of Meadville, Pa.
plateau while the third is lined on thej The funeral services -will be held
Piave making effective use of the num- Monday afternoon at 2 o 'clock from
erous canals aud waterways in that tue home on North Summer street and
section. , -will be conducted by the Rov. Caol H.
'Elliott, pastor of the First Presbyter
German AttacVJ Fail. ian church of this city. Burial will be
Rome, Nov. 24. Failure of powerful jn the City View cemetery,
enemy thrusts delivered on the front Mr. Stockton was born at Meadville,
from the Asiago plateau to the Bren- Pennsylvania, August 4, 1847, and was
ta river in the face of the stubborn married to Miss Amelia Yost on Dec.
Italian resistance was reported iu to- 15, 1870.
day 'a official statement. Coming to the west, he first went to
On the lower Piave the war office re- the state of Washington where he en
ported extremely heavy enemy casual-gaged in farming- Having loaned a mer
Tl,a ir.nmm nf Germans and Aus- pantile firm money, to save his mvest-
trians attempted to" cross the river in ment, he was obliged to take over a
small boats. They were subjected to a store. This was 33 years ago and since
tremendous fire of artillery, machine that time he has been active in
euns and rifles from the Italian de- mercantile enterprises coming to Sa
fenders, many, boats being turned over lem in 1891, opening hig first store in
by the violence of the defense. ,the rooms now occupied by Roste.n &
oy me viu.l jGreenbaum. For several years prior to
Report From Berlin.
Berlin, Via London, Nov. 24. All It-
nlinn attacks between the Brenta and
. . . -d:.. -,;i,i t. I
nave ana .west oi iue
nave ana .wesi u- i
da's official statement declared.
T. :.,..: 4-
This is Berlin's
the Italians have assumed the initiative
Italians have assumea tne m.tmiivBr- - - - member
the Piave line and e launch ng je M In loc8,
ious otfensive blows to break the,' ,h-,Hin wM with the
on
various
German grip.
Italy Is, Encouraged.
Rome, Nov. 24. The press and the
nublie alike were enthusiastic today .
over reports that one ofthe first steps'..
declaration oi war ikhimia.jui.-uiu. 'association, from which position ne re
gary, in order to emphasize its deter-Bi(Tne(j a few vears a(r0 on account of
miaation to fight with all powers j" hea,- xt ail times Mr. Stockton
against the central empires, -wa,a willing to give his time and mon-
"Such a step would be evidence of1 f0T the welfare of the business in
. - . i . . i . . i - -
America s resoiute ma pracucai
of earnestness , deeiarea the uiornaie
d 'Italia today.
Plnmmer in Command.
London, Nov. 24. General Plummer '
jwas announced today as commander or
the British forces in Italy.
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PIONEER MER
OF SALEU PASSED
AWAY EARLY TODAY
J. L Stockton Died Suddenly
From Stroke of Paralysis
This Morning
J. L. Stockton, pioneer citizen and
merchant, died at his home 274 North
Summer street this morning at 4:20
nvwir from a stroke of Daralvsis.
Although he had been suffering
'from, the effects of a sVoke of apo-
- ,exy oT m0IQ than two yeargi he
,,.t:ll(,j o take an active interest-
in business and was at the store
doming to oaiem ne was engageu u
business in Independence and at one
xime was mayor
layur vl h.u j. .
H was a memDer or ine
He was a member of the G. A. K.,
- , 17 i,i nn
.XallAy on t Ohio rtr
rvJ when 17 vears old
mmaininr in the service until the
close of the Civil war. For the past 30
Commercial club, the Cberrians and al
as, affiliated with the Masonic lodge
as a member of Pacific lodge No. 50 of
. u 1 ;,; rr an nntivA nnrt in all
' .,:,.ti,.nq j,ft -, interested
gtate6 flffairg( having served four
yeare ag president of tho Oregon Retail
terests of Salem
WIN NOW OB FIGHT AGAIN.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 24. Win now or
f;ght again, was the advice given by
ex-President Taft to members of Clcve-
'land's Builders' Exchange,
BIRD OF EVIL
TROTSKY ATTACKS
AMERICANS IN A
SFEECflTO S01T
Russian Pro-German Leader
Abuses Country That Gave
Him Shelter
RUSSIANS AND GERMANS
' IN COMPLETE ACCORD
General Ludendarff Goes to
Eastern Front to Represent
Hindenburg
London, Nov. 24." Bitter denuncia
tion of the United States, which once
sheltered him from the czar's reach,
wag included in a speech which Leon
Trotsky, national commissioner for for
eign affairs under the Bolsheviki gov
ernment, made to the Soviet on Wed
nesday. The quotations were received
here today.
After outlining the Bolsheviki plans
for international peace, Trotsky said:
"America, who entered the war to
promote her own financial interest by
aiding in the complete exhaustion of
Europe, probably will be more willing
to consider the Russian proposals than
any others. Her rulers will realizo that
the peace decree is not a mere party
proclamation."
Dispatches from Denmark today de
clared fraternization between Russians
i , ,, 4 .!. .
,...-
ucany complete aiong tne wnoie or tne
j Bussian trU All Jbl.eeof ffcht-
mg activity nas ceased, wneiner mere
j is a formal armistice or not, it appear-
practically all her soldiers from the bat
tle areas.
In the meantime, Amsterdam dis-
patches rciwrted quartermaster General
Ludendorff, th silent man behind Field
Marshal von Hindenburg, as hurrying to
the eastern front for the conference re
garding an armistice which the Bolshe
viki government has offered.
Will Make Good Threat.
Petrograd, Nov. 23. via London, Nov.
24. Leon Trotsky, foreign minister of
the Bolsheviki government, prepared to
make good today on his threat to reveal
all secret diplomatic correspondence in
Russian archives.
A storm of disapproval has been rais
ed by his announcement of the forth
coming publication of these confiden
tial documents in Bolsheviki newspa
pers. The newspape Novayazhizn de
nounced the move as "the work of lu
natics which can only bring calamity
(Continued on page seven.)
WanJ
AMERICANS SINK A
.JfflHAII SUBMARINE
m m FIGHT
Secretary Daniels Gives Out
Official Information of
Naval Success
Washington,
jj-ov 24 American de-
stroyers have
U-boat, according to dispatches from
Admiral Sims today. While two Ani-
erican patrol vessels maneuvered ovor
the victim with a depth charge, trying
take her captive the U-boat sank. :tinu0 in not' recognizing the 'Bolshe
Apparently the submarine crew per- viki' or any similar government which
ished, though no mention was made of
this. ,on participation in the-war.
The names of the American vessels! "However, di organizing and dan
which figured in this engagement were gorous for my country and the com
censoreu temporarily. mon cause might be tho passing rule
A similar .victory which probably of the Bolsheviki, I have not declinel
saved transports in a convoy, was for a momont the firm attitude of
made public yesterday in Socretary faith and conviction that even opea
Daniel' refusal to accept decorations steps undertaken by the Bolsheviki for
for the American officers participat- the withdrawal of Russia from the war
jng ' cannot prejudice the true spirit of tha
A depth charged dropped by an Am- .Russian people and the real decision
erican destrover apparently damaged .which the people will adopt when
tho U-boat. She was 400 vards away freed from tho temporary rule of vio
whort the! lookout ,first sighted the ,lence which is endeavoring actually
periscope. SluliseJquently she emerged
and the destroyer opened fire on her.
Tho U-boat sank just as tho destroy
er managed to imss a tow to her.
Admiral Sims in reporting the at
tack to the navy department today
omitted mention of the destroyer's
name.
American patrol boat drove full
speed over the spot where tho periscope
was scon, at the same time dropping
a depth charge, evidently disabling the
U-boat.
The official statement by Secretary
-aniels today said:
dispatches received from Admiral
Sims late that a German L-boat ha
u 0nn..l tr.r hv American de-
- . "
gtroyers oierating in r-uropean wafers-
While on patrol duty, tne aesiroyer
sighted a periscope 400 yards off. Im
mediately ringing up full speed ahead,
the comiiianding officer headed is
erat to pass a tew yards ahead of tho
submarine. As tt.A jdestn-jer passed
over tho U-boat's course, a depth
charge was dropped. This evidently
caused damage to the U-boat, which
shortly afterward appeared about 500
yard away.
"Fire was immediately opened on
the submarine by two of our destroyers
which circled about their target.
"The submarine did not return our
fire and was evidently disabled. One
of our destroyers got a line to her, in
tending to take her in tow, but the
boat soon sank."
INVESTIGATING FIRE.
Chicago, Nov. 24. Police and state
officials today were investigating a fire
which last night destroyed the barn
and garage of the John Zippenich Team
ing company, on the north side, with
the loss of 142 draft horses, eleven
motor trucks, 72 w8gons and (00 tons
h. Th. dnmocrB won oatim&ted at
..nnnnn
400,000,
EMBASSY QUITS
USMIS1LEIII
RUSS!AJSREASO;i
Ambassador Baldnnetief 70
Remain On Duty Only la
Unofficial Capacity
FIRST SECRETARY WOULD
JOIN AMERICAN ARI.IY
Diplcmat In Letter to La;
Says Bolsheviki Is Anti-
Nafeal Fariion
By Carl D. Groat
(United Press Btaff correspondent)
Washington, Nov. 24. The Russian
embassy here broko off all allcgianeu
to the Bolaheviki government this nf
tornoon. In a message to Kecretar
Lansing. Ambassador Bnkhmetieff de
clared that ha would remain at his
fpost, but authorized other members of
the embassy staff to leave.
Several attaches and Russian diplo
mats have resigned.
lean Sooknie, first secretary, hns ap
plied for admission in the America l
army.
Several member of the embassy's
naval and military staff will offer
their services to the United States gov
ernment. Ambassador Uakhmetietf slat
ed he "would in the future continue
in not recognizing the 'Bolsheviki' or
nny similar government which would
break loyalty to Russia's allies iu par
ticipation in the war."
Bakhmetieff will remain to look af
ter the interests of Russian citizens in
this country, he said, unless another
legal representative Tecognized as such
'by the Unitod States would take charg
1 A deep and active opposition of all
sound and conservative elements iu
Russia is hound to arise," against tho
Bolhoviki, stated BnkhmetVcff, "re
vealing in positive action the true spir
it of the loyal and national Rusia. "
Ambassador's Letter
Ambassador Bakhmetieff ' message
to Lansing follows:
"My dear Mr. Secretary: In connec
tion with the events that are taking
place at present in Russia, I have con
sidered imperative to define clearly
the attitudo which tho embassy has
adopted with regard to further activi
ties."
"From tho very outset of the Tevolt
lu "etrojfraa the emoassy nas cnarnc-
-win 0f the people. The embassy has,
ml ana noi; representative oi ine iruw
Itherefore, refused to accept authority
aill bas n0 entered into any contracts
1 & Tnf T'
would break loyalty to Russia s allies
,io unng uinii irrrpuramc ku.
Hope for Future
"A deep and active opposition of all
sound and constructive elements in Ru
sia is bound to arise, revealing in posi-
Continued on Page Seven.)
ABE MARTIN
Next t ' havin ' a boy iu th ' army ther
haint nothin' that brings th' war home
t' you like buyin' a pair o' Bhoes. Tell
Binklev talks 'some o' openin' a store.
6 he kiu kick th' increased cost
livin' nn til' othe
liviu' ou tk o'11" felK'C.
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