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TODAY'S WEATHER 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READERS) DAILY Only Circulation la Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SK&VICB Oregon: " Tonight and Wednesday rain; moderate ' southerly winds. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 13 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVB CENTS Ahop rxsY DEADLOCK AMOIJG PEACE CONFEREES REPORTED TODAY Central Powers Evacuate Russian NowOccypie PEACE DISCUSSIONS NOT IIAPJpNHk Trotsky Demands That Repre sentatives of German Peo ple Atcd Conference Amsterdam, Jan. 15. The Russo-Ger mini peace negotiations are apparently deadlocked again today, according to despatches received from Brest-Litovsk via Berlin. The German delegates still insist ou the Central Powers retaining their grip on occupied territory in iius- Following General Hoffman's categor ical refusal for the Central Powers to evacuate C'ourland, Lithuania and Riga I . . . , . ' " i lor tecnmcai auuuuistrative reasons, the entire sitting adjourned. Tho date for possible resumption fas not fix fd. . The discussions on Friday wore close to acrimonious. Russian Foreign Minis ter Trotsky refused to admit as part of the peace agreement the statement " re solved, we will hereafter live in peace and friendship." The Germans declared that complete evacuation by their troops could only follow the Russian demobilization be cause, owing to the changes in the Rus sian governmental system, the Russians might suddenly assume the offensive. In addition, German Foreign Minis ter Kuehlmann declared that the ques tion of evacuation applied only to re gions of Russia which-are still a part ( J?vse to of the states actually negotiating at! little information allowed to leak in-Brest-Litovek. carrvine out the previous I dicated that thev government detect- ierman stand as to Courland, F-sthonia iivonia and .Poland. Later in the proceedings Foreign Min ister Trotsky demanded to know why there were no representatives of the people present and suggested they be invited. Czernin and Kuehlmann post poned discusion of the invitation until later. ' Germany Denies Report. Copenhagen, Jan. 13. Formal denial that Germany intends to treat American prisoners or war "in a more severe nininipr than auv other prisoners. " was received here in Berlin dispatches today, j ployment and tried to touch off a niaga The German general staff asserted j zine at the army aviation field near that the United States "seemed to de-j Norfolk. rive its information from irresponsible! His brother Frederick was arrested (Continued on page thrco) NARROW ESCAPE EXPERIENCE OF AMERICAN OFFICERS IN SHALLOW TRENCH AT FRONT By J. W. Fegler (United Press staff correspondent) With the American Army in France Jan. 13. How one American officer was "pursued" by shrapnel and how another lav nrcne in the mud fcr r.n hour while enemv machine gnu fire flnaiiered all around him was told here itodav on the return from certain French sectors of a number of visit ing American officers.' Of the group, three were at one time walking in a shallow trench on a low lying pt'rticn of the rrench line wnere the boches occupy a high domi nating position across the way. The Germans spotted tho American partv from their observation post and immediately hurled a number of trench bombs by way of greeting. One at the missies struck slightly in ad vance of the party, killing an accom panying French interpreter and wound ing a ppilu. None of the Americans were hart. Again, a certain tall American ma jor was walking along another shallow front line only 100 yards away from the boche Frenches- He incautiously stood up straight at one point. In stantly a machine gun spattered bul lets all around him, throwing snow an l mud in. every tire-tion. The major promptly flopped face down a full hour while builcts sang and snat around him every time he attempted to crawl away. He finally, escaped un der cover cf darkness. another young officer, a Texan, was walking cm high open ground when he saw and heard shrapnel burst over his head. He ducked and ran. The shrapnel bursts pursued him persistency- They kjept getting closer. The Texan put on full steam, racing for a half hidden dugout a half mile distant. He just mauaired to keep an average distance of fifty yards be tween Lir.'.self and each succesive shell "TLat's the fastest half mile I ever WOMAN MAYBE ACCOMPLICE TEOTOIIIC AGENT Trail of Spy Leads Through Social and Military Life of East Today WEALTHY CITIZENS OF ; BALTIMORE INVOLVED Teuton Agent Was Caught In Act of Firing Magazine In Maval Zone Washington, Jan. 15. The trail of a beautiful woman believed to be the cUief accomplice of Walter Sporemann aliegedi uerman spy lieutenant, now under arrest, led government agents through fields of social and military lifo in the east today. Of nino persons now held for exam ination as possiblo accomplice, it is known wealthy citizens of Baltimore and other points are involved. SiHiremaun himself, under federal guard at Richmond, refused to divulge information about his "friends," pre ferring to die rather than involve oth ers, he said. He will be sent to Balti more later for examination. Government agents, under the navy and justice departments, have already followed for weeks the footsteps of al-j legod intriguing leading up to Spore-! maim a arrest after an attempt, it is charged, to fire a magazine at the ar my aviation field near Norfolk. Today another name was added to tho growing list of those swept into the net at the intelligence officers when Marius Aasch was arrested at Baltimore. Jjist what part the woman played J in oporemann s activities was kcut a sacret by the government today. Tho jives originally learned of his alleged spvinsr as a result or nis association with tho woman. It was recalled that former Ambassador Von Bernstorrt was known to have many women friend? upon whom he depended for valuable information. Sporeman, according to government evidence was a paid agent of Bern storff 's friend and aide, Boy-ed. . Clad in American army uniform, he visited important military places, at tended social gatherings and finally in vaded the naval district around Nor- folk, where, it is claimed, he got eni- (Continued on page three) ran 1 got away faster tnan tnc shells," he pantingly explained to tfte; occupants of the dugout. - "BLITHY" FOR SAMMIES By J. W. Pegler (United Press staff correspondent) With the American Army in France Jan. 15. A general order issued today creates a "blithy" for America's Sam mies. It announces the grant of a week 's leave to every soldier for each four month's service at the front. These aays are to be spent in special recrea tion centers now being established "somewhere in France-" These are being built solely with the idea of (Continued on page three) Pope Is Iafcnned Peace Outlook Dark By John H. Hearley (United Press Stiff Correspondent) Rome, an. 15. According to reliable Vatican information today, papal nun cios to Austria and liermanv have in formed Pope Benedict that there is no encouragement for peace hopes at the i.-rfent time. The pope, it was asserted, will sua pc-i l judgment on the peace situation ui til government pronouncements are rccei ed. Presumably the nuncios reported on the peace "feelers" whieh United Ptefs dispatches of a few davs ago leported as having been tentatively put out by the Vatican. At that time it was reported the pope had called attention or emperor Ivarl of Austria to.the Am-1 fncan outline of peace aims as likelvl to rfford possible basis of peace cussion and had suggested that the trc Hungarian monarch take up the mat- itr niu me Kaiser. 1 2 PITCHER G ALEXANDER DRAFTED .IK FIRST CLASS Famous TWirler iNot r Mucin Worried Over Prospects of Army Since it Was Doubtful If He Would Have Played Any'jow Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 15. Grovor Alex andor has been drafted and placed in the first class. "Yes sir, I'm drafted," said Alex ander over the telephone this after noon. "I just got my card from St. Paul (Neb.) and I've been placed in class tme, division A. Don't viuow when they will call me up for exam ination" Alexander has been spending the winteT in Omaha. "I wired Wceghman this afternoon and haven't heard anything yet, so 1 can 't say what this will do with the deal which transferred me from the Phillies to Cubs. "1 didn't intend to play this sum mer anyhow unless I got my part of the purchase money. 1 don't know what my ehancos were for getting money so I don't know what differ ence the draft will make." CATTLE PRICE BOOSTED. Portland, Or., Jan. 16. A sud den rush of butchering houses for beef cattle that shoved the price of the best of the mediocre steers available up to $10.75 in carload lots was the first notice able effect of the removal of the beef-mutton restrictions today. Mutton prices are also stronger. Abe Martin 1 ;vk . J it. 1 What's become o' th' nln tim trirl dis-.that used t' wnrrv about th mi it lot f . Aus-jeropf Some fellers are so jealous o' ther rights that they fergitt' make a Uvm. "TO HELL WITH LIBERTY!' LICANSTO LD CAUCUS ON IfiinTROL Senate Is Flooded With Bills To Render War Work More Effective CHAIRKAN WORD BEFORE COMMITTEE Backs Demand For 'Minister of War IndasJriss to Speed Up Work By L. C. Martin, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Jan. 15. While house republicans today proposed to caucus ; on tthe .creation of a ministry of muni-! tions and other war efficiency meas ures, the senate was flooded with bills to strengthen the military organization senator Chamberlain, chairman of the committee on miliary affairs, in troduced a number of these measures, bearing the approval of the war de partment, while Senators Williams, Jones of Washington and Hitchcock presented others. Chief of importance amone tho I Chamberlain bills is one providing for iTuiiieiiiaie regisirmion or an men wno have become 21 since June 5, 1917, while another does away with the basis of computing draft quotas on the basis of eiti7.ens registered, about which widespread complaint has cornel from centers of alien population. I At the same time, Walter S. Gifford, I director of the Council of National De-1 fense, was vigorously backing ur the ' demand for a director of war indus- tries to supervise war purchases, a variation of the ministry of munitions idea contained in Senator Chamber- Iain's bill and th recent speech of Representative Medill McCormick be- fore the hoose- Gifford ' testimony before the senate military affairs committee agreed en- tirely with that of Daniel Willard and Bernard Baruch, members of the conn- cil, who yesterday urged one man con- tPol of purchases for the army, navy, shipping board and the allies. Tht house caucus, called primarily to consider war issues, wll consider McCormick 's munitions ministry plan and modification of the Wllard- Baruch-Gifford idea. Rome republi- cans favor appointment of a "super- visor of purchases,"-for the army and. navy. I Essentially this idea is the same as . ' REPUS HO (Continued on pass three) I m v, III SWIFT RECEIVED BONUS FOR ST. PAULENTERPRISE Million Dollars and Complete Packing Plant Was Price. Paid to Secure Location There Also Owns Stock In Terminal Company St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 15. The St. Paul Union Stockyards company gave Swift and company $1,000,000 in stock in 1902 in addition to a complete pack ing plant to locate here, according to the testimony today of C A. Mc Kcchnie, secretary of the stockyards concern today, in the federal trade commission's investigation. Thut L. P. Swift also owns three fourths of the stock of the Terminal Ruilread serving the local stockyards was admitted by William Magivny, president of the stockyards company Armour and company acquired stock in a bank serving livestock men, ac cording to Magivny. In his plan to show that the "pack ers trust" owns practically every bus iness connected with the packing in dustry, Commissioner .Joseph Davies broui'ht out in testimony hero that Swift and company even control the Union Rendering company and sets the prieo paid farmers for animals that die en route here. Magivny on the stand showed how business meu in various cities rairij tumbled over themselves to provide bonuses and valuable plants for the Monnpolr is economy in opera- tion," Magivny testified. KILLED IN WRECK Salina, Kan., Jan. 15. Three or more were killed and 18 injured when a passenger train on the JJeloit tirancn of the Union Pacific went througfi a bridgo over Plum creek two miles east of Ueloit today. A loose rail caused the wreck. The engine passed safely over tho bridgo, but the passenger coaches were derail ed. ARREST ALIEN ENEMY An alien enemy has been ar rested at Kilverton whose name is unknown at the sheriff's of fice, but as Deputy Sherff Oscar l'owers went after him this morning. It will be known before night. He is ac cused of not registering, and also it is alleged has declared he would like to go to Ger many and fight for the kaiser. Ho is also an I. W. W. and it may be other disreputable traits may be discovered when he is examinpd here. It is stated he has been pretty loud in his criticisms of America and all things American, and this is one of the cass where good will be returned for evil, for the government will probably present him with free board and lodging during the con tinuance of the war. FOREIGN MINISTER TROTSKY WINS HIS CONTENTION OVER GERMAN JUNKERS PARTY By J. W. T. Mason (Written for the Unittd Press) New York, Jan. ' 15. Reports that the peace negotiations between Rus sia and the -central powers will be transferred from Brest-Litovsk to Warsaw, indicate that Foreign Minis ter Trotsky has won a half victory over the kaiser's militarists. The menacing power of the German army does not hang over Warsaw as it does over Brest-Litovsk. Rather, there is a strong atmosphere of democ racy within Warsaw. As tho capital of Poland, it is to be liberated, in one form or another, as the result of tho war, from the tvranny that formerly governed there. Peace negotiations at Warsaw will mean that the Russian delegates will bo emboldened to mako demands in the name of democracy that might not be so strongly- felt it uttered in a city chiefly known as a fortress captured by the Germnns. Ine initiative in the peace negotia tions is, therefore, once again passing to xrotsRy. ft is the uermans who must negotiate on the defensive. Hav ing announced a policy of "no annex ations and no indemnities," as a ba sis for a general peace, it will be well STATUTES TO ENABLE HOOVER TO ENFORCE FOOD REGULATIONS Meatless and Wheatless Days f,kst Be Observed or Pen alty MFoIlow Washington, Jan. 15. Administration bills empowering Herbert Hoover to en force wheatless and meatless days and stipulate war bread, if necessary, have been introduced. As drawn by Senator Pomerene and Representative Lever at the suggestion and with the aid of Food Administrator Hoover, the measures provide: . Authority to compel observation of meatless and wheatless days; license ho tels and restaurants; control milling concerns to increase the flour output; power to enforce substitution of great er quantities of rice flour and corumeal for wheat flour; authority to compol use of locally manufactured products with a view to eliminating cross haul-j ing und other measures necessary lor grtater food regulation. While the administration declares the now steps are vital to successfully foed- irtf the allies and prosecuting the war there will bo a violent, though probably not prolonged fight against enactment, jf the legislation in both houses. The eld cry of government usurpation ofjlv suspended anl pi-ssenger traffic r power is expected and Senator Reed, or-il mited to the j.i.ii.g of stranded traim isiiinl anti-llooverite, has stated he will into terminals a,.vO.Ving to worl fion have "something to say on the legis lation." The senate commerce committee today ' will hear William Penman, one of thoBO ' prominent in the recent Goethals-Den- man shipping board dispute. Deuman wants to deny all blame for delaying the shipbuilding program. In both houses the railroad bill still is in committee. It seems unlikely that either committee will amend the bill as the railroads desire to make 1917 the basis for computing payments to the roads, instead of tho past three years. The senate votes late today on the Smith bill, putting production and dis tribution of print paper under govern ment control. Meanwhile the senate is preparing for another peace movement. Many sen ators are writing speeches and preparing resolutions. These resolutions will express Amer ica's sympathy for Ireland, Greece, Po land, Lithuania, Russia, Serbia and any other countries thnt occur to members of the senate. Lithuania, Russia and Serbia arc to bo sympathized with by Senators Kn , government advices here today, Dut, ao and " Penrose, Pennsylvania, in which cording to the Bame souree, he doesn't state many naturalized Lithuanians, care much about what happens to the Russians and Serbians live. Senator mother after the babies get to growing Lewis, Illinois, and Senator Lodge, i Massachusetts, are likelv to discuss the Irish uestion. Either Senator Calder or Senator Wadsworth, New York will probably cover the Greek situation. A few senators also will discuss Pres dent Wilson's recent war aims speech and S'nctnr Lewis' resolution pledging congress' support to the president in the achievement of these aims. The date for "peace day" is indef init", because of the great number of j speeches being prepared. Too Many Trcops for Comfort at Vancouver Vancouver, Wash., Jan. lfl Troops btp arriving so rapidlv at Vancouver l.nrraek-t that all barracks are crowded! and tents are being erected to house the These have stoves and are arrang- ng- ed for lanitation. The new arrivals are.ry. largely lumbermen to work in spruce j production, and are from every sect'uaj of the United States. I nigh impossible for the German dele gates to come to a satisfactory agree ment with the Russians alone. There is much reason to believe that not only Lenine and TrotBky will not agree to a German imperialistic peace, but al bo that if they did so they would be repudiated by the Russian people. To offer terms acceptable to tho Russians, the German delegates must abandon any ambition for annexation and under any form whatever of Rus sian territory. It would be possiblo for the Germans to a;-ee to non-annexation of Russian territory in exchange for some of their udouies by tho al lies; but none of this colonial terri tory is in Russian possession. Russia cannot,, therefore, make an exchange, while if the Germans restore Russian territory without getting back any of Germany's best land, Ger man militarism must confess itself bad ly defeated. In this situStion the Ger mans cannot come to a decision favor uble to all their iuMrusts. "he irr -concilable attitudes of militarism and democracy may, indeed, be so strong ly developed at Warsaw at to exert a profound influence upon, the internal situation in Germany. RIGHT Of WAY FOR COAL FOR SUFFERING FAIilLIESJDUSTRIES National Railroad Takes Ac tion to Relieve Situation Which Is Now Critical Washington Jan. )5. Coal jJor S'lf ftrlng families and war utilities has thn right of way ovr tho national railroad today.. Priority orders iscned "' by Director General AtcAdoo declare that fuel must be supplied at critical points bc'i-'e any other kind of f. eight fool, muni tions or anything ci.e is move 1. After the firt vita) needs for e- nl heve been sunpliod. then, hU order states, food is to Lo given proricy and thirdly, bunkei loul . r 118 ships lici up in .New York 1 uibor by lack -if fuel. All state admi;iiMrjti8 wore notified by Fuel Admimt'trntoi Garfield toluy that wherever a shiitage hi coal of cuke is found to exist J'ur dojicciii- use, ccal or coke may be diverted to tho sh-ieken districts, no matter what its previous routing tj; have be?.'. The action was dicnied necessary tr Lirecto.- McAdoi in the faco of terrific congestion and incnastd suffering. Freight traffic between Chimg-i ai.l Ft. Paul and ea.itern points is nrac.t r:ii- ins ' m (Continued on page two) KAISER IS CONCERNED OVER BABY CROP BUT KOT ABOUT MOTHERS Young People Urged to Mar ry, But Women Are Made to Earn Scanty Pension By George Martin (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Jan. 15. The kaiser is deeply concerned about the short Gei man baby crop, according to official up and their daddies are fighting at the front. H 's this way: Just before the recent holidays there was a great hue and cry, kaiser-inspired, all over Germany and Austria, about how much tho fatherland was interested in seeing its young folks happily mar ried. "But," replied the young folks, "while it is possible for us .to be mar ried, how are we going to Keep on De- ing married with nothing to eat f This eave the kaiser's brain depart ment experts slight pause, but in a lit tle while they came back with the an nouncement that "tho magistracy has arranged to supply double food vouchers for newly married persons. The first fortnight of the honeymoon is thus tor be glorified by their" food rations be ing doubled." And. one newspaper blandly added. "It is presumed that this measure will stimulate lae innaoiianis uesire in min But turning rapidly to the next paga (Continued ou page three)