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i 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS TODAY'S WEAIEER (22,000 REAHEBS) DAILY Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by tho Audit Bureau of Circulation. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE FORTIETH YEAR-NO. WHOLE GERMAN SECTION ROCP By ICS o British SHU Advance In Spht ot Most Desperate . Resistance FRENCH FORCES AID BY DECISIVE THRUST Violent Counter Attacks Are Beaten Back With Stag - gering Losses By William Philip Bimms (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British. Armies in Tho Field Nov, 26 The sixtn day of General liyng's great drive toilay saw Camljrai and yiieunt both wooVjiing from the great crack in the Hindonuurg lino and the everlasting battering of the British troops. . The Crown Prince Rupprecht's garri son at Queant, head of the "few-itch line" is entirely imperilled. The town is almost surrounded. C'ambrai is useless to the enemy. To day it had been cut off from ucaut Jy the British hold on Bourlon village. The Queant defenders therefore, had only a precarious line of communica tions to the north. The dominating heights of Bourlon Jiave been saturated with German blood spilled in mad assaults to take this promontory. Who hold Bourlon wood liolds a constant menace over tho land tor miles on either side. The wood it self has been literally blasted away. The village is a crumbling powder of "ruins. The whole German sector is rock ing with the shock of impact of the British battering ram. French Make Good Gains. V- London, Nov. 26. General Petain backed up Field Marshal llaig today. While Germany was desperately comb ing her lines for reinforcements to stem the tide of the Britia advance on Cam lirai, French struck a sharp, sudden blow out of Verdun. First and second lines jf enemy defense positions and 800 prisoners captured were the net re sults of this highly localized attack over a front of more than two miles. Tho ground taken was in a highly im portant sector of the enemy lines be tween Samogneaux, north of Hill 344. Strong fighting was reported in pro gress today. Along the British front, Byng's war (Continued on page six.) BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE. San Francisco, Nov. 26. When Harry Kenton, dining in an Italian restaurant, sprang to his feet and sang "Die Wacht Am Ehein", he brought down the house one chair at a time. When they dug Harry out of the wreckage of chairs, tables, etc., and the shell holes caused by a barrage fire of spaghetti, fruit and salt shakers he was seriously injured. To celebrate the victory Italian diners sang Garibaldi's hymn. . . FOREIGN EXPERT THINKS ARMISTICE MIGHT BE BENEFIT By J. W. L. Mason VHi-iHcu lur me i uiieo. i ressi u-.:ii c . i i - . i ,i . "V .1,.- V -1- V r. Ofi t . . i oy i ine xeutons oi tne liolsneviKi goveru incnt's request for an armistice wouid result in no military disadvantage to the Russians at this time and might lead to a recovery of the Slav fighting spirit. - It has been apparent for some time that no offensive operations could belfoo.l stuffs 'expected from tho Russian soldiers dur- iug the continuation of the present dis- organized regime. The Germans, by the Riga advance, showed that their own thrusting .abibty, althoih weak in the east, is still" better than the Rus sians. An armistice, therefore, which woum prevent mutual offea.ive.-i, .'serious risk if he accepts anr offer would certainly not be disadvantage-: from the Bolsheviki that will give the bus to thee Russians. In practical ef- j Russian soldiers an opportunity to re-fe-:t. it would be little more than a cover their morale. The Bolsheviki continuation of the military pulicy j leaders might well find themselves that became operative in Russia some without followers when the hunger per time before the outbreak of the revo- icd of the revolution is part. Give the lution. 'Russian troops an opportunity to think The military Maxim that an army jof something besides their empty stora rtinves on its stomach has nowhere been ar-hs and their thoughts may turn to '"tter demonstrate.! thfln at present in Itho time of the French revolutionary Russia. As long as the Rii'sian troops Iperiod, when the French people success iannot b.- properly fed, it is idle to ex- ifullr fomrht nearly all Europe with 1-e t ntisratorv work of them. The (one hand while conducting their revo crar could not properly feed them, nor 'lution with the other. 281 VITAL WEEK OF THE WAR BEGUN TODAY IS LONDON'S VIEW , : . By Ed L. Keen " atatf correspondent) Nov. 26. Tho most vital weCK Vthe war leegnn today. On thi outcome of events in the neext seven days may depend whether the allies shall triumph .beforla the spring :of 1919 or tho war drag further along. This week marks the first really prac ncal determined effort at general uni fication, coordination and intensifica tion of allied war making to cope witb Germany's advantages of geographical location and super-centralized control. Tho new inter-allied conference will inaugurate this effort. President Wil son's wise counsel, expressed through his delegates Colonel House and Gen eral Tasker IT. Bliss is regarded by officials as likely to bo of the utmost value in the preliminary work toward linking tho allies into one vast war machine. The American mission has had a far reaching effect on allied plans. Both British and French officials have been profoundly impressed with the energy, the far sightedness, the complete un selfishness of America's part in tho war, as evidenced by these commix- j sioners. Their work has served to cm-1 nhasize to a, remarkable degree the I weighty part the United States is! henceforth, to play, not only in the ac-.l ONE SUSPECT KELD FOR BOMB EXPLOSION Outrage Is Being Traced to Black Hand Activities In Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 26. Out of fifty or moro Italians arrested in "Little - Italy" following Saturday night's bomb explosion, one is hoid as a suspect and it was declared infor- The crucial battle across the eleven .nation has Been obtained as. id-. UiS Mfe'-gaj? 'betwien the Brcnta; and Pi making of the 'bomb. . . , . av rivers" was swinging in Italy's fav- ileven persons were killed and two injured py a DomD a device timed by acid, which ate throno-h the cjLinr ovaft ,,ilxr tk. Tho department of justice is cooper- atine with the nolice. Jiverv affencv aereea the hnmh irm intended for thfe little- east side Tt.nl- ian church presided over bv Father Guiliani. who has aided the Doliee i, block black hand and anarchist nlnts tor several years. Father dm nn tin gone into seclusion and mav not even appear at tho trial of the Bay view an- nvchists. nn WerlnAalDv A nnmhar nf persons who participated in tho riots in the suburb September 9, in which two detectives were shot, are in jail. There is some difference of opinion .... ... 1 as to tho time the bomb was taken from the ehurch to the station, Appar - entlv the bomb had been in the tion'onlv a few minutes before the cx-1 plosion." Lieutenant Flood, however, isaid it was threo two hours before. Joseph Berencki, Italian detective of Chicago and Sergeant M. Mills, bomb expert of that city, are aiding the lo- cal policed and tho department of jiu- tiee in efforts to clear up all the de- tails of the explosion Just what happened in the squad room whero nine policemen were kill ed, together with a woman bystander and one of thee Italian boys who car ried the bomb to the station, will be told by the two wounded policemen in Uxmtinued on page sevea. . 'have the various revolutionary gov- pPnmr., w .1I A .. k.. -- - - ...... . ... Tho possibility exists, however, that if the Russians could safely abandon all strategic, problem for the time bc ,u3t without throwing their lines open to the Austrb-Germans, they might be able to discover a method of resuming. in part, the normal movement of their Should this occur, there is a good chance that a well fed Slav armv will ;be automatically created and will" form the nucleus for a rejuvenated fighting spirit in Russia. Tho Russian situation, therefore, is not. for despair. The kaiser will take a tual warring, bnt in the councils of the allied powers. The voice of Amer ica both in the inter-allied conference and in the Paris supreme war council meeting, will bo a poworful one. The initial meetings of tho allied representatives win be for discussion of military matters. First of all, there will be a critical merciless, examina tion of the weak spots in tho allied war machine. There will bo the most min ute search, for waste. Unneecessnry and wastorul ertort, overlapping and mter- rerence are to be eliminated. Secondly, committee plans for - thj conduct of the war on the basis of single front. The ideal sought is a do! icately balanced pielce of machinery ca pable of rapid execution of all co-or dinnted plans which may be dictated by changing conditions. Later, as part of the "war meas ures" of the allies, will come Amori ca's potent urging of a re statement A collapse of the Russian bolsheviki armistice plan, indications of a return to reason throughout that stricken country, great progress in the "second political offensive" in Germany all combine to 'make Ameriea'g. stand for such inter-allied statement of war aims a "military measure" of tho utmost importance. . STRUGGLE SWINGING IN ITALY'S FAVOR SAYS OfTICIAL REPORT Berlin OiUcial Report Admits That Teutons Are In Defensive Now With the Italian Armies, Nov. 26 ; or today, The fighting is indescribably bitter, , . . .... luo armies have been locked in a ULalu KrlWa a'uicst continuously lor days. I no Italians are not only win ulul! ut-imnmav uui m me past hours have assumed the offensive Their great guns havo poured an al most ceaseless rain of shells on the German and Austrian lines. J" lu wee it is i-suiuuteu lao en omv nas lost oOflOO men and go far tnere has been no ""nut'on in his attacks. Reinforcement after reinforce imcnt ha9 ieen hurried up and flung !lnto tn6 linB- 0no ridge . in the mountainous lino Changed hands three times yesterday, l j. l : j. 1 1 ii i . t 113 rocny wuvuur inonuijr uiasieu jan'ay b7 the terrific .artillery fire of sta-j'ioth sides. Italian aviators fluttering close over the enemy's lines have performed won- derful service in locating German and Austrian batteries. Their rauging has given tfao Italian guns an opportunity jIor deadly accurate snooting. Over !one position behind a ridge today Ital- uu -ops swarmed over to discover many of tho enemy guns blasted out of their emplacement. ro effort h made- to disguise the fact that the sit uation for Italy in the enemy's drive is still serious, but the morale of the army, officers and men is probably the best it has been during the war and the utmost confidence is expressed of ultimate victory. Germans on Defensive Berlin, Nov. 26. "In local mountain fighting we were successful in main taining our positions against counter attacks," said today's official state ment discussing the Italian drive. DAUGHTER OF CZAR COMING TO AMERICA Tife of American Banker, Wow at Deaver, VVui Be la Charge of Young Lady Denver, Colo., Nov. 26. Mrs. Margar et Barry Carver, wife of an American banker at Petrograd, today refused to confirm a report emanating from New York that she was cn route to San Francisco to meet Miss Tatiana Nico laevna Romanoff, daughter of the ex czar of Russia, and former grand dach ess ofBussia. "Somebody has told something they shouldn't" Mrs. Carver declared. "I am expecting telegrams from New York and until they arrive I am nnable to make any statement whatever regard ing my mission," Mrs. Carver appeared agitated when the report was printed here and immed iately dispatched several telegrams to New York. She formerly lived in Petrograd and recently came fro 'Bmussia to the Un-i (6oatinaed oa Pugs Two.) SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1917 am f ? ? 4 r -'i Officer of Oregon Troops at Camp Mills Asserts C5qysi?eguire Knit Goods By Perry Prescott Eeigelman New York City, Nov. 18. Knit, knit knit us woolens to keep the boys of the Old Third Oregon warm," was the mes sage of a high officer in Oregon's crack regiment, now the lo'2 U. 8. N. A. ' ' Knit us sleeveless sweater vesis, wristlets, knee pads, mittens, and hel mets. Our men are in need of them ara shivering in the cold winds that blow across Long Island from the south Atlantic. ""Cold, frosty mornings with ice in the buckets of water, and a continual cold, damn wind sends the chill of pneu monia to the lungs or everyone. Today, in church, there was 3000 men in at tendance and over half were coughing. Men report to tho hospital scarcely able to talk, wilo other have colds, that may at any time develop into pneumonia. "Two deaths, have occurred already from this disease, and it is due to lack of warm clothing suited to the changed climate, to which the men are not used. "So I ask the women to knit, knit, without stint and without delay, for every garment may save some young fellow from sickness. If the people at nme could realize the seriousness ot the situation, they would be hard at work doing something every minute. "Camp Mills is damp and low ana tne ind is vorv chilling. My tent has Ijeen n for weeks, vet the ground is damp as if freshly wetted down this morning. So I cannot urge too strongly for thos who care for the comfort ot the boys tc get busy to Bupply these necessary things before there is an cause jor ic- ret." This officer impressed on me just how severely needed the knit goods are, and that evening I realized the truth of his words, for, with heavy underwear ana overcoat on, the wind chilled me and made me shiver. In the city witn the wind broken by the tall buildings it is warmer, but out on Lon Island which rises but little above the sea, the wind has a clear sweep. I asked the bovs how they liked the camp and they all spoke of the cold, damp wind as being very disagreeabl J. It was worse than the low land at Clackamas. I understand the beys have received Jil Fi2ld Workers Agree to Settlement Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 26. All pros pect of a strike of 22,0011 oil field work ers has been averted, it became known today, as the result of a conference that lasted 48 hours without reeess and only ended early today. Verner Z. Beed, one of the president's mediators, leading oil operators of the state and K. W. Swindell, of the Cam ber of Mines and Oil, "sat in" at the conference, which was held at tianta Barbara. The settlement of the controversy pro vides 'or ma eight hour day, effective January 1, minimum scale of $4 a liar, effective December 1, arbitration for future disputes and the pledge of no discrimination against union men. I "ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM" scarcely anything from Salem In the . of knit woolens. j was amon them today and I feel mighty proud of them, and I would impress on Salemitos that they cannot do enough to make their camp life comfortable. Not only is duty in this lino with . relatives but with every citizen. Men and women here who have no children of their own are adopt ing a soldier boy and playing "mother" and "Daddy" to him. So the women and girls knit in the elevated trains; knit in the subways; knit in the sur face cars; and knit on the ferries. They know here there is a war on, and already the casualty list has struck near. They realize keenly that American boys are marching at midnight on board transports that slip out of the harbor before J;he dawn; they see them today and plan for a dinner but there is no (Continued on Page Two.) MRS. de SAULLES. Si " , - V rv -v - wt. t '. X " . '- ' Y ') p DPTPf mnTA xwxii i v CHILEAN BEAUTY FIGHTS FOR LIFE IN COURT TODAY Husband Squandered Her Fortune and Boasted of Glicit Loye Affairs BROKE HIS PROMISE TO GIVE HER THE. BABY Mrs. DeSaulles Bares Her Un happy Life to Jurymen In Court By Hugh Baillie (United Press staff 'correspondent) Mineola, L. I., Nov. 26. Smiling, perfectly at ease and speaking with a lisping English drawl, Ms. Bianca de Saulles today told tho jury in her mur- dor trial that John L, do Saulles, her divorced husband, whom she killed, squandered her fortune and boasted of his love affairs with other women. She pictured do Sftulles as a gay rounder who drank, insulted and neg lected her, and consorted with the Duko of Manchester on his steam yacht with its cargo of girls. "Ho took my money until I was bankrupt," she said calmly. "His con duct nearly drove mo crazy. I was scandaliized. I narrowly escaped sail ing with the Lusitania on its last voy age. When I heard it had been sunk, I was sorry I had not sailed with it" The aristocratic little Chilean woman who is fighting for her life, was quite unflnstcrcd. While others wept at her story, she remained at ease aud smiled artcr telling of de Saulles' escapades. "When we discussed divorce, he promised to give me the baby but ho broke his word," sho said. Defense Counsel Uterhart read to the jury letters which she wroto to hur husband and to women friends showing that de Saulles' neglect broky her heart and her spirit. She implored do Saulles to return" to her and lavish ed endearing phrnses upon him. Some of the notes to women friends told of her great love for the baby boy, Jack. Sho described tho arrival of the baby 's first tooth and gov-4 oter little inti mate details of his care. Mrs. de Saulles' examination was started by Uterhart with tho question How old are youf Where were you born Where do you livef" She re plied: "I am 33; I was born in Santiago. Chile, and I live In the Mineola coun ty jail." Uterhart 's next questions were with regard to a fall which Mrs. de Saulles experienced when she was a child and which the defense claims fractured her Continued oa Page Seven.) tTTTnvi ON TRAINS AWT -3THrI w U 10 STANDS FIVE rpiWTS ill PEACE OFFER RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT Will Be Carefully Considered and May or May Not Be Given Answer POSITIVE THAT TERMS ? WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Embassy Believes That Por tion of Army Will Net Obey - Orders to Disband ' GETTING TOGETHER. Washington, Nov. 26. Potro grad and Berlin are in wireless communication. Amhi..adn. Francis reported to the state de- j'nriuiem today. Presumably the - ife Russian peace-offer is under discussion between tho two cap- itala. aje Russia's northern armies are jai"'ng short of food and it is feared they will quit the trenches and start pillaging. $ Washington, Nov. 26. The bolsheviki proposal for an armistice aud universal peace is officially before President Wil son today. The peace offer arrived over Sunday from Ambassador Francis, at Petrograd. It will be carefully considered by President Wilson and Secretary of State noiinii it wm do answered is still undecided. An answer might be construed as recognition of the bolshevi- m as the de tacto government and thia matter will be one of the chief points in determining America ' course. in any event, this Government will not accept an armistice and it has no intention of negotiating for peace until its aim oi safety for world democracy is accomplished, the state department indicated today. If an answer is given, it will endeavor probably to solidify the Russian peopla behind the war and to shatter further efforts at an armistice or a senarate peace which might aid Germany. nv uuisneviKiy control is rapidly ex tending to the Russian army and navy ' according to diplomatic officials hero today. Unofficial reports lead the Rus sian embassy to believe that the Maxi malist power has not reached its erest yet. The internal bolsevlki program is gaining in strength every day. It may ue some weeKs even months, it was pointed out, beforo the Russian masses realizo that their nrotrrum nf an inter. 'national peace is doomed to failure. Reports of fighting on the Jackstadt sector are regarded as significant by military attaches of the embassy. They believe it inevitable that some army units will refuse to fall in with th bolsheviki program. . Dangerous Break Looms Petrograd, Nov. 26. Lonine's peaca proposals appeared today to have start ed a dangerous break in the structure of the bolsheviki government. Even the bolsheviki dominated so diety showed dissatisfaction with the of fers which Lenine and Trotsky hp.d fath ered. Deputy Kamineff suggested there be no proclamation of peace unless ta Germans promised not to withdraw teir troops now on Russian fronts for use against the relies on other lines. Other deputies openly remonstrated that the executive committee of the (Continued on page seven.) ABE MARTIN Who kin remember when a daughter wus mother's greatest asset t Live so you will a least git th' benefit o' th. doubt, j RUSSIA