TRAY'S 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READ EES) DAILY Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau ol Circulation! FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SEEV1CE fkfKU 1 WtCFI ktw mm i it 1 WtAllLLK A rookie Oregon: Haia south easterly gaits, strong along the .coast. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 69 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS OS TRAINS ASD NTW BTAND8 FIVB CiNT t Larr - RED CROSS COUNlfAIR AND AUCTION SALE 5 ARTS AT ARMORY (There WIS Be Amusements, Uttered to Sample Whale . t attened tor the Occasion The Red Cross Country Fair and Auction sale, which starts tomorrow Afternoon at the ar- uiory, expwiea to proauce ntgniy elated over tne generous man One of the most sucessful events of the iner in which contributions are being season. Tha preparations are practical- offered and services tendered and she ly eompiow top Handling the tores Crowd expected, end it. is confidently 1, tfxpeated by those in charge to- pro duce an exhibition that will make a fhit" in every senso of the werd. pome now ana original xcatures nave,,i, j.oi,in t,a ,!, irin (been added, and every cent taken will! t(,nd the service of meals, on both (go for the benefit of the Red Cross. davB of tho exULbition has performed A drawing feature will be the enter- Nwonders in the work of preparations tainmcnit staged by thie Red Cross aux- jifor serving food to the hungry hordes dliary of the State Hospital. The show land one o the big treats she will have iwill be of a similar nature to that put in store for her "customers" will be wa by tha State Hospital auxiliary at generous portion of genuine whale (the ''Carnival of Nations," given a i. Red Cross benefit last fall, -which ioved so popular a diversion with the land everybody will have an opportum Ithrongs of fun seekers.- Mr. and Mrs. iifcy to tasto this new meat food which noni isoaa wilt we leading man anaiihas set the world agog, uaoy supporter oy a cnoms or ngnt whilo tho donations to tho auction Kinging and dancjig girls. The skit wiUWock oi KOodg) animals, merchandise, .rBi.u. tti, uiib tiii-n i iiimv, aim cuu- (tiuue Friday evening and Saturday at' Itcrnoon, Mrs. John A. Carson, who has oral supervision over the enterprise, is very sanguine over the prospects lior the siicces ot tho Fair and Auc- tin sale ag everybody is betting be- thind it with a vim and push that pre- Kiludea every possibility cf gloom or ijiessimism and the support that is bo-1 -liiig accorded! the movement, she do-' FACTORIES TO SOON GIVE ALLIES A VAST SUPERIORITY IN AIR Battle Planes Doable In Num ber AD In Use Their Power Increased ' Washington, Mar. 21. The United fitates, by the last of August, will have completed more than double the numt.er of battle planes now in use by Ger many, England and France, aviation of ficials declared today. wi.il,. .,in,:H;,. n.4 , " . " i"" m Austro-Gorman prisoners are armed program is two months behind the or- ond readr t0 scize fne trans-Siberian lgiual schedule, and contending that region." Trotsky said. tl.e United States' plans have been over ' "The Japanese are spreading this advertised, the officials suggested that I report throughout tho world, in order a vast work has been done. j to excuse their occupation of Siberia. There will be no 100,000 planes this; "I hafo no doubt but that the year and the figure by late August will French bourse -would sell Russia, if it i'ot run up to even twenty thousand , were offered Alsace-Lorraine in return, planes. ''If ths western proletariat does not But it will be, according to prod tic-! support us, wo will -perish, tion reports, so vast a number as to give "We have no illusions regarding the b;g allied superiority in the air. 'attitude of the European bourgeoisie. framing planes are now going into We need an army for war against the storage.- They are smaller and lighter wbole of capitalist, imperialist Europe. ,l:an the combat and combing planes Our rmy was destroyed in three ar.d easier ef production. years of waruable to withstand the a.attlo planes are being built bigger effectg of a war with armies of other and faster than originally planned, Tho industrially developed countries. rK00r' orlinally Planncd'to do- j We mlist begin ft new army of velop 330 horsepower has been altered 750 000 to create a new, collective m m.p ... ..nrmany ana sou unaer pros-sare. I he myestigat.on into the airplane miM.iTiun is ad-, uoping laxities in organ- ization too ir.sny officers, too many j branches, too little co-ordination, Abe Martin Xothia' brings th' war home t' a fel ler like tryia ' t ' fill out an ineome tax blank. Lots o' fellers seem t' overlook th' fact that it won't cut any ice whe ther ther Democrats or Bepublicans if we don't win th' war. TOMortROW a Jitney Dance and a Chance Steaks Fed On Shrimps and - Two Busy Days for All elares. is exhiliratintr. Mrs. Irwin Grif- fifch, as chairman of the Country Fair nd store feature of the big show, is iprooinises some real surprises for the people of Salem and contributary ter ritory when they visit the Fair. Mrs. T. M. Burrows, who has com plete charge of the culinary mairs of steak. She made a special trip to Port jiland to secure this delectable serving Confections, etc-, hav ve been very gen- lerous Mrs. Carson desires to impress : iu non tho minds of all that they should gen-jibring in anything that will be useful lor ornamental to anyone and should ihusbla their articles in and bring them ilto tho armory as goon as possible. f.v lerythihg, with the erception of live- Mw-k for the auction sale of Saturday lafternoon. should be broueht in to the (Continued on page two) WILDEST APPLAUSE GREETS DEMAND FOR GREAT RUSSIAN ARMY Trouble Starts Between Uk raine and Austria Over Latler's Demands By Joseph, Shaplen, Petrograd, March 20. (Night) War Minister Trotsky, addressing the Mos cow soviet today, received the Wildest applause when he pleaded for im mediate creation of a large Russian , army. --.according to loreign reports, zuu,- miutary discipline under the command of experts, so when the European pr(!etaiiat arises, we will bo able to gay. 'We-are here' " ' ! Trouble With Austria. Petrograd, March " 20. (Night) Serious differences have broken out between Austria and Ukrainian rada regarding the division of territory ac cording to authoritative dispatches from Kieff. received here today. Aus tria has demanded a portion of the province of Volin. The Caucasian Eim (governing body) is reported to have broken off peace negotiations with Turkey German forces have been repulsed near Vorossba. On the Kharkoff front (400 miles northeast of Odessa and 350 south of Moscow) strong attacks have been made by the Ukrainian soviet troops. A Russian telegraph agency dispatch from Vladivostok describes a meeting in Pekin, March 16. said to have been attended by M. Putiloff, M. Guchkoff (war minister under Kerensky), Ad miral Kolchak and Chinese and Jap anese generals. The Japanese representatives are said to have declared that the entire bolshevihi portion of Russia is de manding allied occupation of Siberia, as far west as Irkutsk, promising to supply the necessary forces. The Japanese stated, according to the dispatch that America would re ceive thi Ussurisk region railway; China, the east Chinese railway and Japan the Amur region as far as Irkutsk. A special Russian government for the occupied district was diecussed. M. Chorvatt, director of the east 'Chinese railway, was offered the ' premiership. ONE MILLION TONS DUTCH SHIPPING TAKEN BY ALLIES Action Taken Last Night When Hollanas Answer Was Unacceolable PRESIDENT EXPLAINS REASONS FOR SEIZURE Holland Is Acting Under Shadow of Hampering Ger man Influence Washington, Mar. . 21. One million tons of Dutch shipping is today be neath allied flags ready to swell a de pleted marine iu a war against Ger many. v lias significant addition to the Am erican-allied fleets was accomplished overnight after Holland's answer to proposals for an agreement had prov en impossible of acceptance. In me case ot tho seventy seven ships in American harbors, the presidential proclamation was the means whereby they were taken over by the navy. With ho proclamation went a statement from the president indicating clearly that Holland Jtwixt tho devil and the deep sea had undoubtedly been hampered as te an agreement by the threats of Ger many. He showed how the Dutch government Dutch ships in Belgium and with re Dutch ships in Belgium and wiss re lief work had been unable to fulfill her part, evidently because of the Teuton threats to torpedo ship leaving Hol land. With the ships actually in possession of the - United States and the allies, little time will be lost in patting them in the trans-Atlantic transport service. American naval crews were at once availablo for manning them as the bur eau -of operations and navigation had planned this matter carefully m ad vance. Actual seizure was accomplished about 7 o'clock last night, and as far as reports here show no difficulty was encountered. The Dutch will be paid for the ships under the terms "of international law. In making his statement as to seiz ure, the president pointed out fully that Holland had acted under tho shadow of the hampering German influencc,and emphasized that' this government is en- lrely friendly to The Netherlands. She will get food supplies, as originally (Continued on page two) CHAIRMAN HURLEY MAKES SHOWING OF SHIPS SUNK AND OF THOSE BUILT Total Loss In World Tonnage Since War Begun Due to Is 11,827,572, of Which the Loss In 1917 Was 6,723,623 The Total Ships Uuilt in Same Time Was 6,606,275 Tons and Captured From Enemy 2,589,000 Tons, to Which Add 1,000.000 Dutch Tonnage. England Will Follow American Lead Washington, Mar. 21. Abandoning its policy of secrecy, tho United States is r.l.out to join with Great Britain in frank discussion of the submarine men ace. To impress upon the people of this co 'in try the vital necessity of individual and united effort to beat the U-boat, Chairman Hurley of the shipping board has prepared a statement to follow that of Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British admiralty before the house of commons yesterday. Hurley will openly show the great tasks before the United States in a speech next Tuesday at New York City. Today the British embassy madt pub lic striking figures carefully compiled tu show the tremendous inroads the Germans re making on the world's sliippii-g. This statoment President Wil son and hU "war cabinet" had before them yesterday at the long conference in the White House. Most of that con fer.'nce, it was learned later, was de voted to the tonnage problem facing the world. And apparently it was agreed Hurley should make a statement on the serious work ahead of tho United States including employers as well as labor erg, Figures compiled by experts of the allied nations show that since the war began, the total loss in world tonnage, due to enemy action and marine risk, is 11,827,572 gross tons, of which the loss in 1917 was 6,723,623 tons. As against this the total output of world tonnage in the same period was only 6,606,275 gross tons, the total for 1917 being 2, 703,355 tons. In addition to the latter the total enemy vessels captured since the war began amounted to 2,589,000 gross tona. Speak for Themselves The figures given out publicly for the first time by the British admiralty "speak for themselves", it is stated. GEilAII ADVANCE ON 75 !LE FRONT MAY BE BIG DRIVE British Line Reported Pierced at Two Pomts Near Louveral SITUATION FEVERISH FOR PAST TWO WEEKS American Artillery Protects French ana Attack On Hiem Fails By William Philip Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in Prance, 'Mar. 21. The enemy is reported ad vancing at several points between the Bcarpe river and St. Quentin. Its in- Tantry nasi penetrated tibe British front line at points north of Ijampi- court and 1ouveral. Later, it was reported the Germans were advancing on St- Quentin ridge, on tho odge of the:. Cambrai salient, and also through the Gauche wood, in 'the aam& sector and through the brick 'fields near CroisiMe-6ur-Villers. ' Croisille-Sur-Villers' is on the Seme river about four miles south of the Scarpe. Cambrai is about twenty miles 'southeast of the point where the Scarpe crosses tho front. Lampicourt and Louveral cannot be located on the largest scale maps available in this Country. It is regarded as significant that tha German high command, according to a Copenhagen disputch Tuesday, invited 'neutral correspondents to go to the west front to see the Start of he 'grand offensive." They were to havo left on this trip yesterday. Began Fight Early Tho Germans 'began a heavy bom bardment at five o'clock this morning, from' a poinlt just south of the Scarpe river to the right flank of tho British armies, south of St. Quentin. (Thi ij la distance of about fifty miles, in an airline and comprises nearly 75 miles f front.) From tho same hour on, considerable 'firing was reported in the Messines Isector. (Messines is in Meiginm, six Imiles south of Ypres, and about $5 miles north of the Scarpe.) At four o'clock this morning the cn 'emy began bombarding with gas shells 'tho Fleurbaix and Armcntieres sectors. (Arnientieres is six miles south of Mes sines and f leurbaix is four miles south (Continued on page ix.) It is no longer felt necessary to hide the facts, it is explained. On the sub ject of losses the admiralty "disclaim any desire to prophesy about so uncer tain a thing as war in its submarine phase." The result of tho last year, however, show the ability of our seamen to get on terms with the submarine menace and gradually to .gain the upper hand. It would be incorrect, however, to asbuine, tho admiralty warns, that los ses by submarines will continue to do orcase or that production of merchant vessels will increase. It is emphasized tl.at the publication at this time of the real facts regarding the U-boat threat is solely to "ensure the vigorous cooperation of all concerned" in boom ing building while "science is placing nt our disposal means of offense and defense of which we have been in need." With both the American and English production records for January sadly hampered by bad weather and other fac tors, tht British figures today anl the forthcoming Hurley statement sound an underlying note of serions warning to shipyard managers and workers. The point where production balances losses "will be postponed to a dangerous ex tent" unless more speed is shown all around. The British statement warns frankly. And besides meeting the con stant losses, the deficit of tonnage for the past must be made up. Great Britain is about to introduce more unskilled labor both male and fe male to meet the need for constant ac tion. "If employers hesitate to play their part," said the British -statement, "if men anywhere 'down tools' or go slow for any reason, they are pre judicing the vital interests of the com munity." . The Hurley statement will offset TROTSKY FAILED BECAUSE LENINE TIPPED HIS HAND Planned to Latsch Revolution Among Teuton Nations to Save Russia HIS UNIQUE APPEAL TO GERMANS SUPPRESSED Calls Hertling "A Jesuit and Friend of Jokers" and a Hypocrite Bjrf Robert J. Binder (Unitod Press staff correspondent) (Copyright 1918, by the United Press) Washington, Mar. 21. The bold ef fort of Leon Trotsky, former Bolshe vik commissary for foreign affairs, to launch in tho Teuton nations a revo lution which would save the Russian democracy, has just been unfolded in all its dramatic details to the United States government. It is tho story of Trotsky's "trump card" in world di plomacy1 which failed because Nikolai Lcnine, his co-leader, "tipped off" his hand. , Trotsky staked his all on a revolu tion in Germany. He refused to yield to Jjonmo'si twunteeJ ifor a separate plundor pact abject surrender of Rus sian rights with th6 Teutons. He pro longed the meetings ait Brest-ljitovsK ho laid the foundation for Ins last play- Lenino let him work to the end ho sought. But the German military authorities were informed of tho program. On the dmto set for the great effort January 25 Lcnine did not accompany Trotsky to Brcst-Litovsk. He awaited results in Petrograd. Troitsky launched broadcast his ap peal to the German people. It was checkod in" its prime by the military authorities. It never saw the light among tho soldiers. It was suppressed everywhere. But it found its way into some parts of Germany and Austria. Whether it was tho cause or not, it is significant that the riots and strikes in Germany and Austria followed short Iy afterward. ienine jinew But the military were in control. Trotsky, saw his efforts fuil. There was not the great response he expected- Ho couldn't, understand. Lcnine. 'however, understood. When Trotsky returned to Petrograd admit ting tailure, Lenine's nana was strengthened. His counsel was heeded. fContinned on page throe) Marine Risk and Submarines much of tho over advertising of Am erica's shipbuilding plans. The last two quarters of 1917 show ed a decline in ship losses, over the second quarter, but the figures wcro higher than for any other period except the fourth quarter of 1916. No attempt was made to furnish the economic loss involved, but it runs into startling figures for it is frequently tho case that a cargo is worth more than $1,000,000. 6,606,275 Tons Built. The allitd and neutral shipbuilding was shown thus: 1914 1,012,920. 1915 1,202,000. 1916 1,688,000. 1917 first quarter, 528,439; second quarter, 626,440; third, 616,453; fourth 932,023. President Wilson is personally direct ing much of his time and attention to tho problem. Twice a week he receives a detailed report on progress or delay from Chairman Hurley in the shipping board. - England Also Acts' London. Mar. 21. The British gov ernment announced today that follow ing the seizure of ThiU-h ships by the United States, similar 'action 'would be taken by England immediately. GENERAL 'S SON IS PEIVATE Boston, Mass., Mar. 20. Otis C. Wood, son of Major General Leonard Wood, is a private in tho United States army today. Wood, who is not yet 21 years of age, waa a sophomore at Harvard. He will leave for Port Slocum, New York, Bun day to begin training He enlisted as a private when, after repeated attempts, he found he was too young to enter any of the officers' training camps. FIRST AMERICAN DIVISION REVIEWED BY PERSHING AND STAFF, AND WAR SECRETARY As Colors Passed Reviewing Stand the Suit Broke Through the Clouds Lighting Up Picture That Will Only Be Surpassed by Review of Americans As Victors By Fred 8. Ferguson (United Press staff correspondent) With tho American Army in Franco Mar. 20- For the first time in history a secretary of war reviewed American troop on foreign soil. Secretary Baker, General Pershing and the staff generals stood on the brow ot a great plateau and saw tlis regiments of the first division, fresh from the trenches, march past. ,. "Tin-hatted" laden with field equip ment, the Sammies swung by with a now confidence and vigor. Men from those ranks1 were the first to give their lives in America's struggle against au tocracy. They withstood German raids, gas attacks and hardships. Thcar awing (struo and ,coarident bearing indicated they felt, "well re viewing is all right, but our game is more than parading now." It was a new chapter in American history. As tho colors were passing the reviewing stand,- the sun burst momen tarily through the low hanging clouds, lighting up a picture that will be sur passed only by the review of Ameri cans as victor. Pershing, briefly addressing the "of ficers, said he was proud of their show ing in tha trenches, which augured well Car tho future. Tho reviewing fiold was heavy with mud and motor cars were unable to surmount the pia- teau- Baker, Pershing and the others i trudgod a muddy, uphill imile. The troops were drawn up, waiting. CHANGE IN Cii ARTFR -WILL BE SUBMITTED AT -TOT ELECTION Would Make It Correspond and Comply With Present State Law Soctions 4 and 5 of the present) city charter dealing with city offices and the oloction of city officials will come up for amondment at the next election so that they will correspond to the state law consolidating city and state elections. A special committee of the city council consisting of Alderman El liott, Bucnnor and unruii, nas arartea the proposed amendments, which will receive further action at the noxt meet ing of tho council, as follows: Section 4. A primary election for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at tho regular general election shall be held biennially at tne same lime mai Hin iirimnrv nominatiiiff election for state ond county officers is held. Names of candidates at such primary ciecuoii shall be proposed by petition, as pro vidod by law. Names of candidates at aiili nrimnrv election shall have no par tisan designation, and all nominations tnr citv offices shall bo non-partisan. A candidate at the primary election who receives a majority or aa mo vuicb cast for such office, shall be elected, nA i,nii rnvnivn the Ranio certificate of election he would have received had he boon elected at the regular general November. If there be three or more candidates for nomination for any office, and no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast for such office, the two candidates receiv- (Continued on pago six) RESPONSIBILITIES Of WAR WILL BE BORNE MAN FULLY Now York, March 16, 1913. That transactions in Stock Exchange securities should bo confined to limit ed proportions does not appear romars ablo if analysis is frankly attempted ol the conditions under which they ar being conducted. We arc, for instance, at tie threshold of a new war loan, larger in volume, it is understood, and more attractive in return than either bf the offerings which have preceded it. At the same time wo every day are approaching on the western war front the active resumption of a major scale of hostilities which, with tho arrival of spring, are so inevitable. It baa heretofore been emphasized in these advicce that the renewal of active fighting this year contains for us much greater personal element. Our own men are for the first time to undertake a liberal share of the burden of the war. Every day tho new arrival cf our troqpe in France will add to American responsibilities. .It need not be said that theso responsibilities will be shoul dered manfully and successfully. But the inevitable toll of war must be fac ed frankly; from now on a much wid The bands struck up with a circus) march. The parade of the first Ameri can soldiers to enter the trenches ) France was at first invisible behind a dip in the plateau, the music giving warning of their approach. Then th "tin hats," shoulders and rythmetie ally moving bodies of the company ia front appeared. From the mules hauling the roHing kitchens, to tho officers, everything waa in fighting trim. Lino alter line passed, saluting th secretary of war with precision and snap. Mascot dogs scampered between tha linoa- Wagons became mired deep i the mud, but the drivers by superhu man effort maintained their even plaea in the line. It was an exhibition marking the passing of the American army fronf purely a peace establishment to one of the world's real fighting foreea. After the review, Baker addressed the officers, saying: "You are at the point "of the wedge, at the base of which America's entire ' power is being applied, through tha army." Tho officers passed in single file, shaking hands with their commander in ohicf. Baker asked every otricer his name, if his superior was not there to introduce him or if the officer did (0-inued OB page twe) DUTCH SHIPS WILL HIE GOOD LOSSES OF rOTTEIi MONTHS Total Is Million Tons and Equals Excess of Sinkings Over Building Ey J. W. T. Mason (Written for the United Press) . Now York, Idar. 21. Seizure todar of 1,000,000 tons of idle Dutch ship ping by the allies means the present net losses due to the submarine war far have been made good in advance for the next ten months. Considerably before that time, launch i; gs of new bhips will havo definitely established the iscendancy of the alliea' in the warfare- with tho submarine?.. The only devJcppient that might pre-. vtnt the termination of the U-boat cou ilict would bd the construction by tler iiiuny of a new type of submarine (m less vulnerable and more aggreAjivo than tho proseut. This is extromely un likely. Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British admiralty has announced that the new shipping now boing launched, comes within 100,000 tons monthly of. replacing ' the total sinkings of mer chantmen. Tho million tons of Dutch shipping that have just been rest .rod to activity is sjfficient, therefore, to make good tho balance of losses through out the preseut year and well into Jan uary of next year. It iB known that America's and Great Britain's ship building programs have -fallen behind the firBt anticipations It ' is absolutely certain, however, that ac celerations of launchings in tho Vnitiyl (Continued on page thrM) er appreciation will at home here be entertained of tho real cost of war. This is a factur in the financial situ ation which should be appraised at its f aco value it is the inexorable prie of our participation in thia war of em pires. As to the ultimate duration of the struggle, the week 's developments eo taiu little which seems to suggest that the end has apiroaclied appreciably nearer. No duubi the enemy, if it were possible for him to consolidate and perpetuate the fruits of tho invasioa of a demoralized Russia, would b more than willing to advanee such terms for restitution of Belgian an French territory as to meat mueu more clearly tho demands of our own coun try and of our associates in tho war. The- Germanizing of tho great Kuesiaa empire the control of its trade and of Its huge resource those whieh have been developed and those no would provide an outlet for German expaa eion undoubtedly far beyond any hepe entertainod beftce the war began. But (Continued on page seven)