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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 69
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918
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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)