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FOURTY-FIRST YEAR-NO. 1
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1918
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CONGESTION OF
FREIGHT REfflES
FIRST ATTEfffil
10LENT BATTLE
IS RAGillG ON TilE
CIBRAI FRONT
Speeding Up Coal Supplies, . ew Year's Day Witnesses
Shiverin? Sections Now
Under Way
PASSENGER SERVICE
GIVES WAY TO FREIGHT
Railroads Will Dispense With
Services of Hundreds of
Business Solicitors
Washington, Jan. 1. Director Mc
Adoo today is blasting away at
freight- congestion in eastern territory
and speeding coal to stntes suffering
in zero weather.
Desperate Efforts Made
by Germn Forces
ITALIAN SUCCESSES
ARE AGAIN REPORTED
British Advance In Palestine
Is Still Unchecked by
Austro-Turks
London, Jan. 1. New Year's Day
on the western front was ushered in
to the accompaniment of violent fight
ing in the Cambrai sector. Unofficial
dispatches from the lino today told of
The national railroad advisory bonrd, ! continued and unceasing German ef
sunplanting tho old railroad war I forts, through highly localized attacks,
Jward and operating "committee, faced
a gigantic task with confidence that
last night's orders to the eastern lines
would achieve results.
Railroads may annul passenger trains
to move freight. Ail old priority or
ders were scrapped. The rule todiiy
is "clear away congestion, keeping in
mind the vital need for moving fon.l
and fuel."
Drastic measures fr immediate re
lief of the new England and New York
coal shortages arc in effect. Fifteen
hui'dred carloads of coal begin arriv
ing in New England today under spe
cial emergency routing, ind five ships
start lcidinp some 30.000 tons at New'
York and Nowpor tXews for north
eastern pctiit".
to secure a gTip on Welsh ridge. At
several points in this particular salient
positions have been taken and re-taken
two or three times, the combat raging
fiercely back and forth.
Haig's latest report was that the
British lines were intact after coun
ter attacks had restored positions tak
en by German liquid fire attacks.
All l'ield Marshal Haig had to re
port today was mutual artillerying in
the neighborhood of Arleux-En-Gohelle.
Every Italian Must Help
Washington, Jan. .1. The entire
civilian population of Italy has been
requisitioned for tho purpose of war,
official cablos received here todav an
nounce.
There will be a general mobilization
it was. stated and persons unable to
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ALLIES PRESENT
UNITED FRONT Oil
PEACE PROPOSAL
No Terms Which Are Framed
by Kaiser Will Be Given
Consideration
WILHELM TELLS SOLDIERS
PEACE WILL BE FORCED
Allies Exchange Views Rs
garding Answer To Be
Given Russian Proposals
THE NEW YEAR'S GREETING OF THE BEAST
At ew york City eirployes wee? j bear arms will be put to work on fa
unloading scores of coal laden freight
on tne Jersey side. Long distance
telephone guarantees from McAdoo
that the government will reimburse tho
city brought the move.
For the first time in months, Fuel
Administrator Garfield was hopeful of
meeting the coal crisis with the aid of
government railroad control. In a
New Year's message to his aides, he
stated there was sljll need for
"pntience, courage and united effort "
Even coal operators wer.. r.t.f imistu-
that under McAdoo 's regime the car
or in industries essential to the prr
suit of tho war.
Allenby Advances.
London, Jan. 1. Still further ad
vances by General Allenby north of
Jerusalem were reported officially to
day. Between Thursday and Saturday
he said 750 of the enemy had been
taken prisoner and that 1,006 enemy
dead had been counted.
TWELVE ARE DEAD
WHffl COLD WAVE
HITS HEW YORK
Thermometers Register From
Five to $x Below Zero
This Morning
New York, Jan. 1. New York faced
the New Year shiverinely todav. Down
Berlin Official Eeport.
Berlin, via London, Jan. 1. "South
! MflrpfliniT thft tprritnrv vnn Snndar
.iq.j.ir mc mines wouin ne adequate was extended in consequence of minor
to keep up production. The National ; engagements," said today's official
Coal association today declared: . statement relating to the British front.
1 here need not have b;-cn a fn.-l( Of the Italian front, the war office town thermometers ebbed down to five
il "MS eiy aue to inaae- reported "in tho Tomba region there Und sii WW in . ,,.;
quite transportation facilities." L ;w .-rnna i.,..i,f Jna 31X t"-low "l the early, morning
..mi rnuuyu cars unaer government the day."
control, the operators hoped to stopf
the exodus of miners who are seeking! Press Invaders Back,
more regulnr work. " ' Rome, Jan. 1. Austro-German forces
McAdoo Thursday will meet the rail- have been driven back to the east banK
way brotherhood leaders to discuss the of the Piave river at the Zenzon
amount of wage increase for the em- bridgehead, the talian war office an
Jiloyes. Inou'.ieed today, adding "owing to en-
In the meantime, lie called upon all j erge.tic pressure exerted by our arms,
railroad workers " to lend their ef-, the entire river bend at Zenzon is now
forts in this matter of service to the ours."
government and the people." I '
McAdoo 's organization is getting up; Artillery Duel Only,
steam steadilv. Daily wire reports are i Paris, Jan. 1. Artillery exchanges
received from all eastern lines givin j! at Buttes Du Mesnil ih tne diam
ine location of congestion. nrnlinr..0 ..,. . ,o.fj i .. v
. t offered that could not be r,l, nff!,.
f reii
- moved, reports on coal delay and ap-l
peals tor aid in solving conditions be-!i "t f
yond the individual railroad control. iraiSlV ITOISCI IS
s... ,rt..... uuiuumiiii-u over sev
eral additional vessels for
coal from Hampton Bonds
England.
carrying
to New
Still An Unsettled One
The desert land board
hours and a sunless sky gave hint of
small likelihood of any yreat rise dur
ing the day.
Twelve dead directly through the cold
was the toll to date. City authorities,
working frenziedly to hurry coal ship
ments to the city, were approhensive
of a big increase in this death list
among children on the lower East Side
uultss immediate relief was given from
the present lack of fuel.
Less than one third the normal re
quired amount of coal was received in
me city yesterday. Today, with a new
city administration coming into power,
many of the city officers were held over
oy special request in order that they
might lend every aid toward solution of
the problem or getting more heat for
the city. Thousands of homes are to
tally lacking heat. Several huge office
gs welcomed the holiday being
WILLAMETTE RIVER
1SES Al-PORILAl
AUSTRIA COAL SUPPLY
AT LOWEST STAGE
SINCE WAR BEGAN
PEACE BY FORCE.
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M Amsterdam,' Jan. 1. "We
are all instruments in the hands
of ' God Almighty to restore
peace," Kaiser' Wilholm told his
troops around Cambrai Christ
mas eve, according to delayed
dispatches receiver here today.
"You must havo wondered
why God allowed a fourth year
with us still at war," ho. said.
"We maintained peace nearly
half a century while others dis
turbed it. So, by force, we must
bring pence back.",
German newspapers, which
feature tho kaiser's address, nro
also full of discussion of a great
Gorman offensive on the west
front. The socialist orgnn Vor
waerts declares that Germany
will "use concentrated forces on
one front in order to convince
her enemies of the necessity of
peace. "
HEW YEAR FINDS
WORLD ARRAYED
INVARRIiIG CAMPS
Nine Tenths of
World's Population Em
braced In War
THIRTY NATIONS WAR
ON GERMAN "KULTUR
Few Neutrals Left In North
Europe and Sosith
America
America's Fuel Shortage No
. To Be Compared With That
of German Ally
Flood Conditions Throughout
Northwest Are Generally
Improved
Portland, Or., Jan, 1. Weather pre
dictions today are that the Willamette
river will reach the 21.2 foot stage to
morrow, the highest stage of the sea-
f.or. in Portland, while at upper Willam- By George Martin
ittc points, a drop is reported. The CP1- (United Press Staff Correspondent)
3 th." ST reEre.r: Washington, Jan. l.-America's coal
Astoria indicate further rises due from'a,,onae' uad a8 11 18 11,18 niPI'i"g
swollen conditions in converging S0,V ls not half as bad as, Austria 's
streams. according to official information in (he
North Yakima searching parties aro ' hands of the United States government
till seeking the body of Policeman tn,iv
Charles Johnson, who was drowned late, Here am r,m .vtr,.ta trnm ti, rfi.
yesterday when the car he was riding ciai list ot- relations and restrictions
that Austrian townspeople are up
By Carl D. Groat.
(.United Press Rtaff Correspondent 1
wusiiingion, jan. x. Dtwn or a new
year found the United States and its
allies unswervingly opposed to any
peace on the Teuton or Russian terms.
Sub-surface suggestions that tho al
lies were weakening before the sinister
Teuton peace propaganda met with tho
positive declaration from foremost gov
ernment leaders that there is no change
of front.
The kaiser must become the puppet
Washington, Jan. 1. Advent of a new
year finds nine tenths of tho world'
population in arms.
.Determined that civilization shall tri
umph over "kultur" eight percent of
the people of the world havu declared
wnr on Germany and her allies. Thirty
of the 33 countries at war are arranged
against the Central Powers, nineteen
having taken up arms and eleven hav
ing biokcu diplomatic relations, ltussia,
on ever, is on the verge of peace tui
day.
Less than eight percent of the total
population nineteen small sta.es have
nuuiittuiied their neutrality in the great
struggle. The Germanic powers icpiu
sent more than 11 per cent , of the
world 's population.
The total population of tho allies who
have declared war is 1,370,225.000 whilo V
the peoples of the central Powers to
tal lo0,u2,000. Tho eleven small states
that have sent the Teutonic ministers
home have a population of 21.8VO.0OO.
while the total of the dwindling Burn
er of neutrals is 147,511,000.
Arrayed against the kaiser, in order
of their declarations of war, are Sert.iu,
Kuisia. France, Belgium, Great Britain,
Montenegro, Japan, Italy, San Marino,
Portugal, Rumania, United States, Cuba,
Panama, Greece, Siiim, Liberia, China
JlGiul Hirazil. '
Those who have several relations are:
Bolivia, Guatemala Honduras, Nicar
ague, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Chili, Cos
ta Rica, Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador
nil of South America, evidence of how
the republics to the south are standing
behind the big republic of the north.
Holland is a leading neutral, and
among tho others aro Spain and the
Scandinavian nations.
Argentina is on the verge of war as a
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m to view tiie rlood' there ran into a
break in the road and was overwhelmed.
There has been no drop in the Yakima
river and several more bridges went
out early today. Tho damage to pro-
erty and .harvested crops in this sec
tion is enormous.
Tod;.y the Northern Pacific is operat-
ng between Ellensburg and North Yak
ima, but the detounng of most trains
via Portland continues.
Abe Martin
ar aftprnonn t. 2 oVlncfc fnr the . vui. 6
j , .an
purpose or passing on tne matter or
releasing' certain bonds in connection
with the Paisley Irrigation project,
but the governor being unable to at
tend and there being a failure to agree
by the company to some conditions as
prescribed by the board, the matter
wa turned over to Attorney General
Brown with instructions to reach some
agreement with Attorney Wood as
would be mutually satisfactory At
j the same time the question of "who's
who," came up incidentally, owln to
the PuMie Service commission having
issued some orders in connection with
this project that State Treasurer Kay
thought was an usurpation of the
desert land board's prerogatives. He
was perfectly willing, he said to turn
the whole business of the board over
to the commission, but until this was
done, passed the matter up to the
Attorney General to decide "who is
who and why he is it."
New Year Brcsht
Brilliant
heat, light and elevator service. Tho
tv.cnty-gix story building of tho Inter
national Bank at No. oO Wall Street
c'osed late last night "until further
n..iice."' There is no eoal in the bunk
ers there.
Bringing of -coal and food supplies
into tin city by the Hudscu tubes and
the Pennsylvania river tunnels was
is.ipgested as one solution of the diffi
culty. The city is planning to utilize
i thousands of its street cleaners for load
ing and -inloading cars now frozen in
at Jersey. City and other nearby ter
miiials. The shortage ef eoal produced another
danger 'u day, a great decrease in avail
able gas for the city. Abnormal demands
fur fc-ar for heating is depleating the
reserve SUPT,1v. TlinllKnndn ttf hnnan-
holdris are forced to sit in the kitchens ! and fit'-vl Works, busy on government
an.l get heat from their cooking ranges, I orders, was badly damaged by yester
whieh has resulted in a vastly increas-i da-v 's rise in the Puyallup river. Bulk
ed oiPHimption. j heading about the plant was washed
aw:iy ai.u wvprai small iiuuuings car-
Flood Waters Recede.
Seattle, Vash Jan. 1. With a rain
less New Year's Bav blocking the flood
situation, flood waters-were receding
from the outlaying districts today, al
though streams are still racing madly
villi the acceleration of melted snow
from the mountains.
loads radiating . from King county
were found to bo damaged to the
amount of thousands of dollars from the
water. Nine hundred feet of Maple Val-lcy-Renton
highway has been washed
away.
Situation At Tacoma.
Tacoma. Wash, Jan. 1. The locnl
floi d siti ation was again improved lo
ity, following an extraordinary rain
fi.ll yesterday, which caused the slowly
receding waters in the valley to bcin
another dangerous rise. Tho precipita-
lici. ni ring the month of December was
the heaviest, according to the Jocal
weather bureau, since the office was
established, totalling 15.06 inches,
The plant of the Puget Sound Iron
ETJPEEME COTJKT HAS BUSY YEAH
j The supreme conrt has had a busy
yenr. It handed down 390 written
the winter will be reached today, while ! rie'1 frora their foundations, with an
reports from up river points are to j estimated damage of .'0,000.
the effect the river is drop;ring rapid
ly. While this is the case here, flood
conditions prevail on the Sound and
i r up iw nil ra rTOJi a a t-.e, rt nn n .
The New Year dawned briaht and the 21 hmir tiwii "' i, : opinions as asrainst 356 for 1916 ae-
fair giving promise of as beautiful a I fall - it p.i-.j ,.i. i cording to figures given out by Judge
day as ever greeted the coming of the j yesterday and the day before there wll:,1o,d?D?:tl"k of the ?u,r Jt
new y-ar. n was a promise well kept, heavy rainfall while here
too. ror tne sun shone ail dav and K.rir
.... . , , , !'r.ere was a tang of Spring in the air. called rain. "
patriotic girl by th'.The river tiia mnminr tH,.., n i.o
'he's imiiT. Hvc-i frer fet abov rero - .m" Ar.-r,r. r , , i'"? the year, sixty less than in 1916.
speech taint as chep an' plentiful a, rafMlr. At Portland it is claimed the . " i.JV T 5 f " t'!iThf "urt. in fer-j
-,i ... , 7 . : . " " ""iSin aomittea iw attorners to the oar.
'bi of whom were fr-m Oregon.
You kin tell a
eolr o' th' varn
there was
l"u'""ura l UBjfive original proceedings and denied
I seven. There were 332 cases filed dur-
; firmed 142 cases, reversed 129, modi
fied 29 and allowed applications in
agri'iit:
T! ere is practically no street light
ing. All illuminated signs and adver
tisements have winked out for the win
ter. Skating rinks cannot be heated at
all. Only a third of the offices in any
building may be heated or lighted.
Only three rooms and the kitchen may
be heated in private houses. Only one
I small gas light is allowed for each
room. That must be put out at 10 p. ni.
I Bavh water in hotuls, boarding houses
and ,irivt'te housed may bo heated only
on Saturday nights. All save provisions
shops must close at seven p. m. Provis
ion shops must clone at 9, ttef rcsliment
rooiu3 may open from six to ten a.
di. and irom 4 to p. m.
I'.ui c houses, clubs, uuior.s, reception
moms in private homes m.ist close at
1C p. m. Bars and coffee houses must
do. o at 11 p. in.
N )t only must these places be closed
and t.ll heat and light shut off, but
they mutt be sec-.rely locked and no
one let in even i i private ht-us-es.
Swimming hat'.ic have teen ordered
shut for the wintei.
If the Austrians hanker for their
daily movie, thev must take it cold.
Movies, variety houses and bars cannot
be heated at any time.
Local trains may run or not run just
as the day's supply of coal dictates.
Every person iii Austria has a coal
card. That does not ijiititlc anyone to
a certain amount of coal at a specified
ti.ie. It simply means that they have
a ricrlit to r.il amount.) of coal if there
is any. Frequently there if n "t.
Jt ' a cold day for America, true
m. iti, but its a colder one for Austria.
INCOME TAX PROBE
WILL BE INSTITUTED
BY FEDERAL OFEICIAL
dropping
Highest stags of the Willamette for husband is still Owen Moor.
TROUBLES ABE SETTLED
San Francisco, Jan. 1 The differ
ences between the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company and its elec
trical workers, which precipitated a
strike in the northwest last fall, were
lirought officially to a dose today
when it was announced that the new
si-ale agreed upon would take effect
today. Under this, electrical workers
will receive a minimum of $4.75 a day
while the wages of telephone opera
tors will graduate from $S-50 a week
to 1 15.30.
wnsningioji, Jan. i. Uoe govern
ment set out today to find cut all
about you and your income. Front now
on to Manh 1, it will be a most per
sonally inqusitive government.
Gathering data on which to base
1917 income and excess profits taxes
started with the new year, prepara
tory to tne most vigorous tax collect
ing campaign yet waged.
All) married persons who received
during 1917 an income of $2000 and
$1000 for a sinjjlo person are required
to furnish this information to the in
ternal revenue collector in their dis
trict before March 1. 'Corporations
other business pay increased war tux
es.
Right on through the twojnontbs
1000 or more relentless revenue agents
will be behind proerastinators prod
ding them. Those in doubt as to tech
ni.ealities will be aided i n preparing
their statements and would-be evad
ers will bo given a tip to be wise.
Financial lists, credit house stand
ings and every known public and pri
vate record which may shed lijfht oa
hidden weal th are being scrutinized.
Otl'inals are determined to slice into
the admittedly big and succulent pi
of untaxed money. Many millions will
be tapped which never paid tribute
beiorc.
The New York big tax campaign
opened in a flare with a public ad
dress by newly appointed internal
Revenue Commissioner Daniel C. Ko
per. At the close of February, estimat
ing of the proper taxes will commence
and by June 1 every prospective tax
payer will be notified of Jiis tax. This
niiit be paid by June 15.
Incomes (in 1917), unmarried per
sons (not head of families) two per
cent on ne t above $1000 up to 3000.
Four per cent between 3000 and v
000; gur taxes on amounts above $5,
000 makes total five per cent between
5000 and 7500; total six per cent
between $7500 and $10,000; ranges up
to 65 per cent on 1.000,000 and 67
per cent above $2,000,000.
Married persons or beads of families
two per cent on net income over
$2000, but less than $4000; four per
e.Mit between lot'O and $5000; sur
taxes imposed above $3000.
i Corporations Net income taxed six
per cent with certain technical de
ductions. Kxeess profits (in 1917) cover cor
porations, partnerships and individu
als, excess; prof its taxes may bo de
ducted from gross income before de
termining net income whereon taxes
are paid; on individuals with no cap
ital or only nominal capital (such as
professional men with money invest
ed in books) eight per cent on net in
come above $6,000.
On businesses having invested cap
ital (on incomes in excess of certain
deductions), 25 per cent on amount
of excess of 15 per cent and not over
20 per cent; 35 per cent Detween 20
and 23 per cent profit; 40 per cent
between 25 and 33 per cent and sixty
per cent on excess of over 33 per cent.
Before a tax is levied on excess
profits for 1017, a business is permit
ted to make the same per ccntage of
profit on invested capital it m o dur-.
ing 1911-12-14 providing thi s is not
more than 9 per cent and $3000 addi
tional for a corporation of $6000 for
a partnership or individual.
r v returns with internal rovenue
collector of your district before March
1. You will be notified of the tax due
by June 1, and payment must bo mada
by June 15.
Corporation returns are due between
January 1 and March 1. Companies
operating on a fiscal year basis must
report within sixty days after tho end
of the fiscal year.
BOYS WANT TO ENIJST
Quite a number of the boys at the
state training school have signified
their desire to enlist for service ia
the army. This sentiment is perhaps
due to a talk made to them bv Gov
ernor vutnyeomne reeenwy, in wnien
he stated that all who were physical
ly fi t should give their services to
the country. The matter will be taken
up by the bcerd of control ana it u
probable that all who wish to enlist
... . . rT 1 . . b. :
will be given tne cnr.uce. io uo iui
would requ-.re their being pnrctea, j