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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 25
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1918
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ITALIANS DRIVE
ON WIDE FRONT
BERLIN REPORTS
London Believes Attempt Be
gun to Press Invaders
Back to Mountains
BRITISH WEEKLY. LOSSES
ARE MUCH SMALLER
Death of Hubbard, Oregon,
Man Reported In Canadian
Casualty List Today '
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ITALIANS MAKE GAINS
Rome, Jan. 29. Capture of
1500 prisoners, including 62 of
ficers, in a great drive on the
Asiago basin front, was an
nounced by the war office to
day. "Ou the heights east of the
Asiago basin we broke through
tlie enemy's stubborn defense
and took 1300 prisoners, includ
ing 62 officers," the statement
said.
"Our artillery and that of our
rJlies cooperated effectively in
dispersing reinforcements in
the Nos and Campomulo val
leys." London, Jan. 29- Italy has assumed
the offensive against the Teutonic in
vaders in a powerful drive, first news
of which came today in admission from
TJerlin that the Germanic fines had
been forced to relinquish some ground.
. The Berlin war office statement was
as follows:
"Fast of the Asiago, as far as the
Jtrenta, the Italians strongly attack
ed. Around Monte Sisemol and to the
west the attack broke down fcr the
most part except at Monte di Valbella,
where the enemy was able for a time
to gain a foothold which was lost to
them by our counter attack.
"In the region of Coldobrosso, be
tween Frenzcla ravine and the Brenta,
the enemy's advancing attack was
Ithrown back. Repeated attempts broke
flown under heavy losses. We took ten
officers and 350 prisoners. At Castel
Franco, Treviso and 'Mestre we droo
ped twenty one tons of bombs with
good effect Saturday night, big fires
lcing observed."
Berlin's own admission would make
the front "e the Italian attack at least
six miles. From this it is apparent that
the drive is more titan a mere localized
attafrk. -Observers he: tv--estimated it
was an attempt to smash the Tentonic
lines back against the snow covered
mountains.
The Italians have frequently made
offensive assaults aainst the" invad
ers, but this is apparently the first
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AIRPLANES WILL FIGURE
GREAT WAR ACTIVITIES
ON A MUCH
By W. S. Forrest
(L'uited Press Staff Correspondent)
With the French Armies, Jan. 29.
Airplanes capable of two and a half
miles a minute; pitched battles between: te the more machines engaged above
great numbers ot machines ou a side; ! it," the fiver continued. ''This means
nystematic allied war raiding of Ger-,iig claslieg in the airmore machine,,
iuany s great munition making center ; Generally as air effectives increase and
iitherto almost immune and generally j they are increasing feverishly on both
double the air activity of the past year. sijeS( the fighting over the lines will
These are some of the things French not 0nlv be far more intense, than last
.Under-Lieuteuaut (now major in the year, and between speedier and more
American army) Kaoul Lufberry, of powerful machines, but between increas
Wallmgford, Conn., sees for the coming ingiv greater numbers and larger groups,
twelve months in the air. "Constant night bombardraents with
He does not believe aircraft will fin-, large fleets of allied machines on en
ish the war. !emy munition making centers are not
"Heavy guns and trained men wiii;0nlv. now posirible but promise to have
put the finishing touch to it," he de- an important effect on the outcome of
clared. "But aviation in all its branches 'the war. Grnuns nf heavilv hmV.
will undoubtedly play its big role and
certainly a larger role than ever before
uu.iug .nc coining year, rersouai.v, 1 most important German munitions towns
don't look for any startling new iuven-jand be practicallv immune from attack
tions. We will have a steady and rapid !in the air. In the darkness thev can
improvement of existing material. Thelgteer by compass, launch their bombs
final outcome ia, of course, difficult tolana turn back homeward,
forecast, though it is certain that the j "Smaller and faster aeroplanes are
next few mouths will see much faster Ipraeticallv helpless in the darkness
and more powerful aeroplanes on both ! against big heavily armed raiders. The
sides. It would not surprise me if we; latter have a fixed object; that of
were able to fly at least 150 miles an dropping bombs as thev pass over their
hour by s; ring. And I mean average ; targets. The former are on the 'hunt'
flying at those speeds and not oecas-;and it is no secret they are at an ex
itmal spurts. ttreme disadvantage -with their arrua-
In predicting a speed of more than !ment ae&iust the more numerous guns
two miles per minute in the future, i 0f the larger machines.
Lufberry revealed that the aviators' la-j "It is common knowledge that most
t.-st equipment is a inn?k neutralizing
the tremendous strain which high speed! (Coatiaaed on page two)
HERBERT HOOVER ASKS
POWER 10 ENFORCE
FOOD CONSERVATION
Viv Effort to Save Foodstuff In
Q ftriW Win War Fall
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ingtpn, Jan. 29. Herbert Hoov
er ,
not,
warned congress that if ho is
? the power to enforce tood
cons- r on in the country, congress
i ' nil in tliA ninintrv.
aloueuiiall bear the grave responsibil
ities for failure of the food program.
Voluntary conservation, Hoover said
in. a letter to Representative Sidney
Anderson of the house agriculture com
mittee, is showing wonderful results.
But, he adds, there is the minority of
unpatriotic who discourage the laith-
lul ana who cannot be reached except
by legislation.
Hoover declared in his letter he wants
the power to enforce the following
Wheatlesa and "less" days per week
Forbidding use of foodstuffs in non
food products.
Limitations on food served in pub
lie eating places.
Control of distribution that all clas
ses and localities may fare alike and
that unnecessary consumption should be
prevented
Control of use of foodstuffs with a
view of limiting the less essential man
ufacturers.
Control of commodities critically nec
essary for the production and preserva
tion of foodstuffs in order to prevent
great losses or military sacrifices.
" While it is vitally .necessary to reg
ulate the consumption of food in pub
lic eating places," Hoover wroto An
derson, "thev consume on various es
timates from twelve to twenty percent
of the total foodstuffs and even if they
were reduced out of all reason they
would not solve the problem. Borne
method must be devised which will cov
er a much wider area of consumption.
- " it appeared to me that we should at
tack tho non-essential uses of foodstuffs
and that we should attack the points of
unnecessary consumption of foodstuffs.
By these means we can place the bur
den .where it belongs on the. luxuries
of the greeey,.and not upon the poor.
This implies some further measures of
control in distribution and non-essential
use. If you will give the whole
problem study I believe you will find
that somewhere in the nation we con
sume or destroy over thirty percent
more food than we need for health and
strength and that this margin, if it can
be eliminated, will supply all allied de
mands. But we should not draw it from
that class to which economy and moder
ate use is a daily necessity.
"Take, for example, the case of
sugar, the shortage in which will, we
hope, not exceed ten per cent. We should
be able to accomplish this by a reduc
tion in the manufacture of confection
ery and sweet drinks of sav twenty per
cent and these very manufacturers could
substitute other things and maintain
their volume of production.
"During the recent shortage we made
a patriotic appeal to such manufactur
ers to reduce their consumption of
sugar by "80 per cent and placed it at
this figure because we did not wish to
destroy the livelihood of 250,1)00 wom
en and girls pending fuller supplies of
I sugar. I have specifically, before me
(Continued on page three)
LARGER SCALE
in the air places on the heart and
lungs.
"Few land battles in the future will
, j be without important aerial co-opera-
itimi nn Yintli oiilno. I. ln .
'iBg planes, each earrving more than a'
ton of high explosives, can raid the!
tVERYTMWGIS.. .WR0N6J
UNDER THE
AMERICA WILL RESPECT
POLITICAL INTEGRITY OF
ALL NATIONS SAYS WILSON
ileslcsleil:
FEATURES OF WILSON'S
LETTER.
The United States will not
attack tho political independence
or territorial integrity of any na
tion.
Thoughtful men in the west
ern hemisphere are beginning to
see tho real purpose of the Un
ited States.
The president's object is tho
establishment of international
justice and humane dealing and
safeguardiug of universal inter
ests. ,
He geeks to unite opinion of
the world in protesting against
flagrant violations of right and
international justice.
He never entertained the,
slightest idea of any combina
tion of special benefit to the
United States.
The' war has strengthened tho
bond between the democracies of
the western hemisphere.
The United States gives the
most sacred pledges and expects
similar pledges from other na
tions of the world who have its
peace at heart and are willing to
associate themselves for the
maintenance of that peace.
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Xew York, Jan. 29. "The United
States will in no case be the' aggressor
against either the political independence
or the territorial integrity of any other
state or nation," declared President
Wilson in a letter made public today
with his consent.
"At the same time," he continued,
"she is proposing and insisting upon
similar pledges from all the nations of
the world who have its peace at heart
and are willing to associate themselves
for the maintenance of that peace.
The very strength of her appeal inlgpif and g;vc pledges of the utmost
this direction comes from the fact that
she is willing to bind herself and give
pledges of the utmost solemnity lor
her own faith and disinterestedness."
The letter was addressed to Roy W.
Howard, president of the United Press
on the eve of his departure from South
America. It was in reply to a letter
in which Howard railed attention to the
widespread efforts still being made by
German propagandists in South Amer
ica to misinterpret the purpose of the
president in urging other. American re
publics to join in the fight "to make
the world safe for democracy."
It is the president's opinion that the
German propagandist in South. Ameri
ca has about exhausted his effective
ness and that slowly but surely a dear
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SHADOW OF THE SPIKED HELMET.
' EXAMPLE NO. 1
understanding of tho true attitude and
purposes of the United States is becom
ing general in the southern republics.
The president's letter in full follows:
We White House
Washington, Jan. 16, 1918.
"My Dear Howard:
"Thank you for your letter of tho
12th.
"I do not know what reply to maku
to the firBt question your letter pro
pounds. Certainly I never had anything
in mind in regard to co-operation among
neutrals which would be particularly
advantageous to, the United states. My
thought' was only to unite the opinion
of the world so far as I could in pro
tecting against the flagrant violations
of right and of international justice
which had been committed. At no stage
of this distressing war have I ever en
tertained tho slightest idea of making
any combination for the special benefit. $
of the United States. My thought has'aje
been merely tho establishment of in-jjjc
ternational justice and humane dealing
and the safeguarding of universal in
terests. "With regard to the question whether
the war and the participation of the
United States in it has served to
strengthen tho common bond between
the democracies of the western hemis
phere. I will say I think it has. I. think
that thoughtful men in all tho democ
racies of that hemisphere are beginning
to Bee the real purpose and character
of the United States. She is offering
in every proposal that she makes to
give the most sacred pledges on her
own part that she will in no case bo
the aggressor against either the politi
cal independence or the territorial in
tegrity of any other Btate or nation, at
the same time that she is proposing and
insising upon similar pledges from all
the nations of the world who have its
peace at heart and are willing to asso
ciate themselves for the maintenance of
that peace. The very strength of her
appeal in this direction comes from
the fact that she is willing to bind her-1
solemnity for her own good faith and
disinterestedness. If this is understood
there could be no question of fear or
suspicion.
"I am very much interested to learn
of your proposed return to Latin-America
and I wish you bon voyage with
the greatest heartiness.
"Cordiallv and sincerelv vours,
"WOODBOW WILSON. "
The letter is particularly significant
at this time because it has been known
for several months the government has
been cognizant of the insidious efforts
of the German agents in South Amer
ica. The Germans maintained an ef-
(Continued on page two)
American Troops
finest In World
New York, Jan. 29. Captain
Hadcliff Dugmore of the Brit
ish army characterized the Am
erican forces in France "as tho
finest army in the world, ex
cepting none."
Captain Dugmore just return
here from, a three weeks inspec
tion of the American line.
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BABY BOBN ON STREET
San Francisco, Jan. 29.
The curbstone at Fillmore
street and Golden Gate avenuo
was turned into an emergency
hospital early yesterday when
Mrs. Frank Buchbauer gave
birth to an eight pound baby
toy.
Mrs. Buchbauer was going
borne with her husbnnd who is
employed on the night shift at
tho postoffice when the stork
flow over. A hurry call was
turned into central emergency
hospital and Irving Chcrney, a
Bteward, hurriedly took a cot
from the ambulance and offici
ated over the birth ceremonies.
The mother'" was then rushed
to the hospital.
Abe Martin
We've noticed that folks that pay
as they go don't do much goin.' Gatte
Craw is some patriot. He says he's cut
down his drinkin's till th' war's over,
an if it begin t' look like it would be
long drawn out te'U switch t' beer.
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IMPERIAL PEACE
TELLS CONGRESS
Leader of Bolsheviki Faction
Sends Message to Pan
Soviet Representatives
EPIDEMIC OF DISEASES
SWEEPS OVER RUSSIA
German War Chiefs .Worried
at Spread of Russian Prc
poganda Among Troops
By Joseph Shaplen
(United Press staff correspondent)
Petrograd, Jan, 29. "We will nev
or conclude an annexationist, imper
ialist peace," was the message to the
Pan-soviet congress, delivered today
by Foreign Minister Trotsky.
The congress was also advised by an
official igtutomonti tfrom, Smolny In
stitute that twenty regiments of Don
Cossacks hod joined a revolt against
General Kaledines, hetman of the Cos
casks. Epidemic of Diseases .
London, Jan. 29 Hussia is in tho
grip of an epidomie of diseases as the
reswlt of malnutrition, according to
a dispatch to the Tunes today, based
on disclosures in the Russian newspapers-All
Russians have been warned of
the necessity for careful sanitation
Spotted and" gastric typhus fever and
smallpox are prevalent. The present
disorganization of tho public health
service and kindred institutions is in
creasing the danger.
f - Grnaan Chiefs Worried -Washington,
Jan. 29. German war
liinfH worried at the effect of Rus
sian propaganda on Teuton soldiers
along the eastorn front are transferring
large numbers to otner sectors.
Tho army general staff, making this
announcement today, declared the Gor-
man. urn vinlntinlT their Tledf?0S to
tho Russians not to send eastorn forc
es to the west during peace ncgotia
tinna. Th means use'd for tho transfer
Icnmoiiflacini? tho Russians, is to have
troops sent homo on furlough, then
transfer to recruiting stations and
eventually service in the west.
Bolsheviki May Succeed
Son TVnnciacn. Jan. 29. The BolshO-
viki government has a good chnnce to
succeed in Russia, according to r.ti
ward A. Ross, professor of sociology
of tho University of Wisconsin, who re
turned here today from an extended
ti-lr. n thn former land of tho czar. He
believes tho Trotsky-Leninn govern
ment will roinnin in power for nt least
two years and that, at tho end of that
tirmo, another uprising may come which
will determine the future of Russia.
"If the Bolsheviki fail," he said,
"anything may happen. Even the czar
may return to power and if he docs
T believe he will rule even more tyran
nically thou in the past."
Ross interviewed Leon Trotsky, Rns
: frfm,rn Ttiinisiter. and he dees not
ibelieve this man or his chief, Nicolai
Lenine is in nny way a German BRem
He regards them as genuine represent
atives of the moment for completer
a. 1 A Al. .m..l r.9 PnuaiQ fl II fl
(Treeaom ior im- jir-i-n.- i -
that they have mncn more sane ami
much more practical idem of govern
ment than they generally pet credit
for.
Ho declares, however, that a lar(;e
body of pensnntry dors not sympathize
at all with the ' Bolsheviki movement
and may ultimately overthrow it.
Did Not Send Advance Copy
Amst-vlam. Jan. 129. Denial rthnt
Count C-'ornin, Anstro ITtinfrarinn for
eign minister sent a copy of his re
cent outline of TiearC terms to Presi
dent Wilson r-rior to spr-nkinp. was
made by the Berlin Tageblntt today.
Several ' Berlin newspapers had previ
ously carried such a report.
The Taseblntt dc!nred thnt Anstro-
Hunrarian socialists urged Czernin to
do this but he refused on the ground
that the Ameri'-an president would
learn of the offer from the newspa
pers. L J. Sanson Is Boomsd
For the Governorship
North Bend, Or., Jan. 29. The Simp
on tnr anvprnor league todav appoint
ed a finance committee, consisting of J.
Alher Mntson, v. u. uonifias, dimu
Mullen, M. C. Maloney. Claude Nns--lmrir
omt A. K. Adelsnercer and J. H.
Greves, treasurer, to arrange for sub
scriptions to promote the interests oi
L J. Simpson in the coming guberna
torial race.
Henry Kern, president of the league,
today declared that Mr. Simpson would
be in the race for the office of gov
ernor despite the fact that Secretary
UlCOtt nas aiSO aiiuomicca ma unuwi
dacy.
For you tho wind in Portland blows
occasionally.
TROTSKY AGA1NS
BATTLE IN AIR
iME LONDON
THRILLING SIGHT
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Fourteen Men and Seventeen
Women Victims of German
Raiders Last Night
BATTLE RAGED IN
AIR FOR FIVE-HOURS
One Enemy Machine Fell To
Ground in Flames Burning
Crew of Three Men
By Webb Miller
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, Jan. 29. Fourteen men. sev-
entecn women and sixteen children were
killed in two air raids over London and
the coast last night, according to Lord
French's official report today.
"Almost all of these were in Lon
don," the report stated. .
The material damage, the statement
said, was not serious.
Londoners witnessed a great machine
gun battle between British and Ger
man airplaacs.
h lashes from the spitting gnns wore
visible in the heavens and rat-at-tut
fire was plainly audible. Occasionally
the machines themselves could be seen
against the moon.
Meanwhile a violent and intermittent
barrage fire circled the whole city.
ThO fight in the sky seemed to con
tinue a long while. The raider appeared
in trouble and it was noted he descend
ed considerably, bt he fled away safe
ly with many machines in pursuit. Even
tually he reached the coast and was
swallowed up in the night. Many of the
German raiders arrived over the coast
in the two raids, but few of the squad
rons penetrated as far as London.
"Fifteen machines participated in
last night's raids," Lord French com
mander in chief of home defenses, re
ported today. "In the first attack four
or five reached London and dropped
bombs. In the later attack one reached
I London and dropped bombs. A number
of tho royal flying corps engaged the
enemy. Two fought and fired ou a raid
er at ten thousand feet above Essex,
the enemy machine falling in flames. Its
crew of three were Durnea."
It was five hours before the "all
clear" signal was sounded throughout
the city.
Parliamentary Secretary for War J. I.
MacPherson announced in the house of
commons late today that seventy Brit
ish airmen had fought off the Ger
man's night raids.
WILL PAVE ROAD
SALEM TO AURORA
WITH STATE'S PLANT
Twttty-Ow Miles Wffl Be
Hard Surfaced, Work Com
mencing In Spring
State Highway Engineer Nunn this
morning stated the commission would
i...:ii i,o ei ,f rnnil from Salem
to Aurora with its own plant and it
own employes- A splendid plant has
been secured for the work. The road
is to bo bituminous, and 50,000 tons of
crushed rock hnvo alrendy been pur
chased for it. Crntiai-ts are also be
ing sought for sand and asphalt. Work
will be commenced on this with th
opening of spring and it will be rush
ed to completion as rabidly ns possi
ble. Another fine plant for doing tha
work at Sheridan has been secured
This is for laying concrete pavement
and work will be commenced on this
section of the state highways in the
near future. Advertisements for ee
...f .n,l Tnntprinla are now running
land bids will bo opened soon.
i ti,:d finnpftinn Kntrineer Nunn
said the charge made recently by soma
one in Oregon City that the commis
sion bad spent .'!6,il00 for automobiles.
lis untrue, and is an example oi n"
stories grow and become distorted. Ha
jsavs the com-mission has expended 1 2,
00') for 21 Ford machines, ana poinica
out that as men could not live cn tha
roads tho auto were s Bjeessiiv
in n.l Orvm work and doing
the other needed things in connection
with it. Me says the story pernapa
grew from this and the fret that tho
commission had spent $25,8(17 for a
number of five t'n trucks used in road
A been hired at first.
but throe cost from 2.75 to 3 an
hour, and this was b"th unsatisfactory
and costly. As for the autos he said,
"F wonder how some folks would han
dle a $3,000,000 y scattered over a
, lnrin Orepont Ther cer
tainly could not do it on foot, and tha
auto beats the horse, ana tne pun-n
of a number of them by the commis
sion was a necessary and businesslike
act." -