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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 70
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918.
fimrrrk rxr-io ON TRAINS aad tnew
iff u zr- l L f 1 M on f y - - - r
VALUE OF CARGfiKS
AiSIIIPSSUft
$ 6,0 0 0,0 0 0, 0 0
Cost of Reproducing Vessels
Sunk by U-Boats Is
$3,240,000,000
CARGOES DESTROYED
: COST MORE THAN SHIPS
Most of This Great Treasure
Lies Li Small Area Near
? English Coast
DON'T SEND DAINTIES
Wasnlmgton, Mar. 22. The
American soldier can buy 'Ms
gum, cakes, candies and soft
drinks, cheaper in France than
nere. Hence, tho poatoffice de-
partment urges mothers and
sisters to pass up sending dain-
ties to the soldiers because
ship and rail space is needed
for vitab. ........ iji
During February the pafcel
post matter to Prance occupied
120,000 cuibic feet of cargo
. space and t lie re was so much e
o it that niailsi were delayed
days in France through lack.
of cars to carry it.
. . -
Washington, Mar. 22. Germany's
economic toll ia cargo shipl sunk by
her submarines during the war totals
more than $6,000,000,000 to date, offi
cials here estimated today.
. The value of tonnage sent to the
tiottom is based on ship losses just
made- publie for the first time by' tha
iiiiitish admiralty. The losses, it is es
timated, would be divided about as
follows:
Cost of roproducing ships sunk, $3,
240,000,000. Probable cargo value between $3,
000,000,000 and $5,000,000,000 more.
Of these losses, it is estimated the
mi7 HI l An onn tin nnn
itrii wriii rJLircuu ,ouy,t;uu,uui.
In a comparatively small area about
the .British Isles lies -most of this great
treasure of ships and merchandise, in
cluding millions in gold and silver bul
lion, i '
As a result of the sweeping losses
frankly admitted now by allied offi
cials, the .government is preparing to
announce sharp restrictions of imports.
(Continued on page two)
COUNTRY PAIR OPENS IS
TRUE TO NAME, EVERYTHING
THERE EXCEPT SHELL GAME
Brother Bill, Who Was Once "Mary's Little Lamb" Ar
rives from Portland To Be Sold at Auction Whale
Steaks Are On Demand and Jitney Dance and Jazz
Music Will Be Closing Features
.Very conservatively speaking, the
Red Cross country fair at the armory
is a success. As one citizen of the ru
ral districts stated, "All that's lack
ing is a shell game and someone to tap
the bell and 'bawl out' a driver' for
not keeping .away from the pole."
There are many rural citizens present
.today and more are expected tomor
row, as the Eed Cross has made this
not a Salem affair, but an enterprise
in which the entire county is interest
ed. The farmers have rallied to the
assistance of the "country store" and
that department has been doing a rush
ing business all day in goods sent in,
for the most: part, by the farmers.
Things started moving early this
morning. Patrons arrived with or be
fore the "employes" and the sales
force at the store and other boo til
ere kept on the-jump. .In the after
noon, the State Hospital comedy com
pany started its continuous perform
ance, and during the noon hour a con
cert helped the cooks in pleasing those
who patronized the restaurant. These,
as near as. can be estimated, amounted
to over 200 at lunch today, and the res
taurant people expect to do a bigger
business tomorrow. . . ,
Brother Bill There
"Brother Bill," the big ram do
nated by Jefferson county resident
for the Bed Cro.ss, will be auctioned
off as soou as the necessary arrange
ments are made. Brother Bill refuses
to take the matter Beriouslv. Bill has
Ii&eri auctioned too many times and
mnce he started h: financial campaign
has raised over $5000 for. the Bed Cross
Rill arrived from Portland this morn
ing. An "added attraction" was annonnci
ed this morning in the way of Buetioal
GARFIELD PLANS
RE0RG1ZATI0N OF
COAL INDUSTRY
Will Have Zones Supplied
From Nearest Mines to
Save On Haul
285,000 CAR DAYS WILL
BE SAVED AT ONE MINE
Two Million Tons Hauled 331
Miles to Chicago Instead
: of 660 Miles
- Washington, JMar. 22. Beorganiza'
tion of the entire bituminous coal in
dustry began ' . today, following an
nouncement by Fuel Administrator
Garfield of fourteen producing zones
within which consumption will be large
ly confined. '
Elimination of thousands of miles
of long cross h.auling with consequent
increase in car utility are the big re
sults aimed at.
Only bituminous and cannel coal are
affected. Anthracite, "oke, railroad
coal, coal for movement on inland wa
terways and coal delivered to Canada
are not affected. Regulations are ef
fective April 1. '
Embargoes by Director General Mc
Adoo will prevent violation of Dr.
Garfield's order. Special dispensation
may be obtained through the fuel ad
ministration in the case of special coal
needed for producing illuminating gas,
mettallurgical, smithing or other tech
nical purposes. With , these exceptions,
coal must bo purchased from the near
est producing center.
Short Instead of Long Hauls
Every effort will be made, the fuel
administration explained to preserve
long established trade relations be
tween producers and consumers insofar
as economy of . transportation is not
involved.
Nothing must interfere with the coal
supply, it was emphasized.
"It has been found that a factor
which has largely diminished the num
ber of cars available for loading in.
the mines and the number of locomo
tives abailablo to haul coal is that in a
substantial sense, tho country has been
carrying coals to New Csstle," t&c
fuel administration stated in issuing
its zone order.
' ' Cars and locomotives have been
occupied for many unnecessary days
in hauling coal hundreds of unneces
sary miles in order to deliver it. at
places much more accessible to other
(Continued on pace three)
While much has been brought in "to
sell, the leaders admit that there may
be some chance that all the stuff
might not 06 sold. This, however, has
been made " impossible by the decision
to hold auction sales tomorrow after
noon and every article brought in for
sale will be sold. The leaders .declare
the show will be considered a failure
if a single carrot remains in the Bed
Cross's possession after six o'clock to
morrow night. -.
Frank Davey conducted the auction
sale at intervals of an hour or so.
The raffles are being " framed " to
day and will be finished during the
jitney dance. That is, if enough chanc
es are sold. The head of this depart
ment does not stutter in saying- that
the chances are going to be sold, and
the raffle, will wait until they are
sold. The articles, including a $60 tire.
chair, - a sowing machine, pedestal
4amp and a rug, are expensive, and
the Bed Cross is not in the fair busi
ness for it s healtn, it was stated.
Ends with Dance
An address by Dr. Harold Bean of
Biigene, will interrupt, the continuous
performance of the hospital entertain-
iOrs. Dr. Bean is a former Salem bov
and has seen service in France, having
returned about a month ago. This lec-
tnire will be the feature of the even
iing, unless Brother Bill breaks into the
.limelight.'
i The restaurant management intro
duced a sensation in the way of whale
steak. This is the first chance Kalem
has had to take a fall out of the latest
l addition- to the epicureans bible, and
those who took a chance report that it
(Continued on page two)
B0LSHEV1KISM MAY
GAIN STRONG HOLD HI
KAISER S DOT liN IONS
Claim Made German Prison
ers Are Inoculatedand
WillCarryJt Home,
By Ralph Turner " 1 .
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Tokio, Mar. 22. That bolshevikisra
is gaining strength in Bussia, but that
the very gain is likely to cause politi
cal changes in the central powers, was
the word brought here today from Har
bin by Japanese officials. The doctrine
of the bolsheviki, they said, is not be
ing killed, .but is inoculating enemy prig,
ouors of war who may carry the prin
ciples home when they leave Russia,
Germany fears the influence of the
bolsheviki, they declared, and thorefore
is not making an attempt to drive to
the Far East. Germany has no intention
of . crushing Bussia, but is relying on
two main aims the concentration of
forces in the west and the procuring of
food iu the Ukraine. -
These returning officials urged Jap?
anese help for Bussia. Beports of Jap
anese intervention, they declared, have
caused ill' feeling.
Unguarded prisoners of war were seen
along the trans-Siberia railway.
LE NINE'S MOVEMENTS. ,
By Joseph Shaplea
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Pctrograd, Mar. 19. (Night) It is
regarded as probable here that Nikolai
(Gvithined o page two)
SURPRISED BECAUSE
AMERICAN TROCHES
WERE HOT ATTACKED
Washington Awaits Develop
ments As To What Ger
many Mends
LINE WILL HOLD
T T
Washington, Mar. 22. "The
great west front line will hold."
High American army officials
today when shown United Press
dispatches from William Philip
Biennis at the front showing that
the enemy is checked, declared
the Germans would never break
through. They believe the Brit-
ish have merely boen forced
back a bit under the heavy bom-
bardment. An air, of great con-
fidenco was evident throughout
army circles here today. ' -
By Carl D. Croat
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Mar. 23. Germany's
big bombardment and attacks on the
west line were generally regarded here
as the start of her long advertised but
much doubted major offensive.
That it met with partial success at
the outset, howtiver, did not discour
age military men for they declared it
.(Continued on page three)
Abe Martin t
What's become o' th' feller that used
t' flare up an' say, "Do you think I'm
made o' money f" ever' time he was
asked to come across f '.'Speakin' o'
th' signs o' spring, th' thing I can't
understand ia how a fishin ' worm gits
up on a tin root," said Pinky Kerr,
t'day.
POlilT OF ATTACK IS
ILLY CHOSEN TOR
MAJOR OFFEHSIVE
Expert -Posits Out Hinden
burg Is
Ground He Abandoned
By JVW. T .Mason
(Written for Jie, United Press)
New York,- Mart 22. If the German
forward movement west of Cambrai is
meant by Von Blitdcnburg to be a ma
jor, of fensive, the $emian general staff
has selected th- Very area along the
west front where a break through -the
allies lines would count least for Ger
many. - ,!' ';,.
Tk' .district behind the British posi
tions was voluntarily abandoned by
Von Hindenburg exaJctly a year ago be
cause ne did not osider- it Worth the
largo number of mon'itB defense requir
ed. The Germans 'fit that time moved
back to the Hinderiburg line, part of
which they lost to the British last No
vember. Ii Von' Hiiidonburg is now ser
iously determined to regain the torritory
he surrendered without a blow last year,
he ha become the severest critic of
his own strategy, j J
A purpose such as. this would. suggest
that Von Hitidenblft-g has become fatal
ly erratic in 'hi Judgments. There is
no major otejef-tr! in the line of tho
present German nSvemont. The direc
tion taken is not taward Paris and it is
quite outside the fegion of the direct
road to Calais. -
May Be For Defense
The Germans have defensive purposes
to serve, however, by the attempted ad
vance. Von Hindenburg may well be
Hove that the capture of Cambrai may
be attempted by the British when they
begin their own major offensive this
year, , Cambrai 's fall would seriously
menace an important part of the Ger
man lines of communication. If the
British went a comparatively small dis
tance beyond Cambrai, they might even
compel a large German Tetreat, . .
The British retain, strong poslitoni
' for a Cambrai offensive as the result of
their tank victory last November. It
is very probable, tl&refore, that Von
Hindenburg wants to regain these po
sitions because he fears their menace to
Cambrai. Cambrai 's jeopardy would be
a sufficient reason for a German ad
vance in force. But, such an advance
Would have no objective beyond a de
fensive one. If they were attained, the
advance would stop before determined
enemy resistance.
While thus taking the iniative to de
fend Cambrai, Von Hindenburg mieht
well desire for sentimental reasons lad
roasons of morale' to win back at the
same time the lost part of the Hinden
burg line. This lies but a short distance
west ox the Cambrai' front. Its recov
ery by the Germans would add very
much to Cambrai 's defensive strength,
besides flattoring Von Hindenburg. It
may well turn out therefore, that con-
TWELVE AMERICANS WHO
DIED FOR WORLD FREEDOM
ARE CITED
Besides These the French
Cross Was Given Others
; for Coolness
By Fred S. Ferguson
(United Press staff correspondent)
With tho American Army in" France
Mar. 21. (Night) Twelve American
soldiers who have sacrificed their lives
in the fight for democracy wero cited
for bravery toy tho French commander
here this evening. Tho casualties all
were in the Lunevillo sector. The hon
ored dead were:
Lieutenant L. J. Jordan, Fredericks
burg, Texas, of the Illinois artillery.
Alexander B. Burns, Donner's Grove,
111., also of the Illinois artillery.
Sereeants Frank O'Connell of Ohio
and Paul Ludwig of Pennsylnavia.
Corporal W. Jr. Uerring, Pennsylva
nia. Privates J. E. White, Homer Daw
son, T. W. Bolowski and M. J. Bird of
Ohio.
Robert Kotouck of Pennsylvania.
S. Lowe Petty of California
W. Dickerson of North Carolina
All these fell between February 22
and March 21.
Burns was read into the army orders
for keeping telephone wires to the ar
tillery repaired for two- days and
nights under the hottest of shell fire.
Wires were shot from his hands a he
worked. On the third night he received
a fatal shrapnel wound.
Lieutenant Jordan was the first man
killed in his section. He was given an
impressive funeral with French and
American officers attending.
In addition to these citations, partic
ipants in a raid carried out on March
9 were given the French cross of war
for their leooliuws and disregard of
danger. Captains Boss and Casey, both
from Villisca, Iowa, were compliment
ed for their actions. All others receiv
ing the croas were congratulated on
their behavior.
BETHLEHEM STEEL
fTIIICOME
ABOVE $27,000,000
Net Earnings Were $53,979,
360 for 1917, a Decrease
of ?7J37,949 t
; New York, MarA 22. The net income
of the Bethlehem Steel corporation dur
ing 1917 was $27,320,737, " according
to tke report for the year ending 'Do
oembor 31, issued today. The total net
earning amounted to $53,970,360, a do-
crease of. $7,737,949, as compared with
1916.
The orders on hand December 31 to
talled $453,808,759, as against $19:5,,
374,249 at the end of the preceding
year.
Dividend payments during 1917
amounted to $8,177,320 and iu 1816 wore
$5,502,150.
In commonting on business for the
year, tho booklet' issued to stockholders
by Chairman Charles M. Schwab and
Eugene Grftee, president, said:
' ' Such plant extensions as have not
betn considered vital to production of
materials for government use have been
postponed or cancelled and every effort
made to concentrate upon the absolute
essentials demanded for the prosecu
tion of the war."
The adoption by the government of
the "cost plan" and the "cost and
fee" methods of determining the con
tract price has presented difficulties in
application and interpretation, but they
have not been permitted to delay pro
gress, of the work in hand.
A schwne to combine three mining
properties operated in Cuba the Span-ish-Amrican
Iron company, Juragua
Iron company and the Bethlehem Iron
Mines company into a single company
directly subsidiary to the Bethlehem
Steel corporation, thus practically com
pleting the scheme for central control
and operation of all the various Beth
lehem properties, is planned for tho
coming year, the report states. ,
The total bonus payment to officers
and heads of departmeais of the cor
poration and its subsidiaries, the report
states, was $1,913,833 in 1917, or 7.96
per cent of the total net earnings after
deducting all interest charges and pro
viding for all taxes, but before deduct
ing for depreciation.
TO CUT OUT BENT.
Seattle, Wash., Mar. 22. All uptown
railroad offices in tho high-rent districts
Of all cities are to be closed and merged
into one office by order of Director
General McAdoo, according to the be
lief expressed by Seattle railroad offi
cials today.
sideration of strategy, and on Hinden
burg 's vanity are forcing the Germans
into an engagement that already is
proving a slaughter trap for them.
FOR BRAVERY
Receiving the cross, in addition to
the two officers, were:
Ijieuteniant Lear of Des MoineBj
Theodore Bundy, Iowa; Corporal L. A.
Mordere, Iowa, and Privates C. Iloyd
and C Cain of Iowa;' Jerry Brown,
Sergeant E. Justice, Corporal Mullins,
Sergeant Paulding. California, and
41rm;e Lavery of Ohio.
Private Cain was wounded when he
Vorsisted in working his gun until he
'became exhausted. .
QUITS TEACHING GEEMAN.
Portland, Or., Mar. 22. Get-
man language teaching ia today
banned in Portland schools. The
board of education voted to for-
bid institution of new classes
during the present term, and to
eliminate German entirely next
term.
To Demonstrate Use
of Rosr Substitutes
A lecture and demonstration of the
use of substitutes for flour in bread
making will be given tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 at the library by Miss
Marie Anthony. The meeting is open to
the public, and will bo one of the scr
ies of lectures to be given by Misi
Anthony.
The course was arranged for the ben
efit of those who do not understand
the use of substitutes, and about 50
have signed up to take the course. Miss
Anthony has been conducting classes in
Salem for some time. In addition to the
lecture she will give a demonstration
on pastry making.
Patriotis people, please plow, plant,
produce, pending peace. ,
L
Sill
Latest Dispatches Says: "Enemy Has Not Reached a ShsJa
One of His Objectives Counter Attacks by British
- Forced Germans to Abandon Doignies-Frcm 140,000
to 285,000 In Attacking Army-British Machine Gizns
Kow Swatfe'En-cngi. German Phalssixes'-.'v c
By William Philip Simms,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies In France, March 22.--British
troops are holding the Germans everywhere and are driv
ing them back in places, the latest reports indicate.
The enemy has not reached a single one of his objec
tives, which, according to a captured map, included
Hermies, Achie-le-Petit, and Boiry-St. Martin.
British counter attacks, with tanks at 7 o'clock last
night threw the Germans .out of Doignies which the
British still occupied this morning. .; 'T
The Germans have not used tanks on this front so far.
The German artillery operated in the open, under the
densest camouflage. German prisoners declare their
batteries suffered greatly. " ;".
As this is cabled, Hindenburg's first thrust apparently
is checked with small gains. :
jine ojaueiuim uu quieteu uowu, &b least momentarily,
save in the region of Bongville, 'where heavy shelling con
tinues. ' , .
Hermies is three miles west of Fles-
qnires and nine. miles east of Bapaume.
Flesqulres is the apex of the sharp
"Cambrai salient." .
Achiot Le Petit is four miles north
west of Bapaume and eight miles south
west of Croisilles. The latter is one of
the points of the Gorman penetration.
Achiot Le Petit is a junction point in
the railway running from Bapaume to
Arras northward.
Boiry-St. Martin in two miles west of
Croisillos.
Doignies is about a mile south of
Louvoral, where the Germans are also
reported to havo penetrated tho British
lines. It is eight miles east of Bapaume
on the Bapaumo-Cambrai hifhway.
"Bongville" probably may mean
Pronvillo, which ia ten miles due west
of Cambrai.
GREAT DRIVE BEGUN.
By William Philip Simms
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in" France,
Mar. 22. (1:15 a. m.) British troops
with their customary coolness, bobbed
up- after tho German barrage of gas
shells and high explosives at the start
of the big enemy attack and met the
first rush, wearing gas masks and ma
chine gunning the advancing waves.
H.ind to hand fighting was frequent.
British soldiers occupying the strong
points in the line fought it with knives
and bavonets.
It looks as though Ilindenburg had
launched his long heralded offensive. If
this is the loudly advertised drive, it
lias come according to specifications.
Officers and men are smiling confident
ly as this is cabled. The situation is
necessarily vague. When fighting be
gins on such a wide front a few hours
arc required to watch developments.
What sometimes appears a hurricane
boeomes a feint and a seeming feint
becomes a serious drive.
The Germans hurled thoir storm
troops against the British right flank,
following a brief bombardment, on a
forty five mile front. They came on in
thick waves in a smoke barrage.
Machine Guns Deadly.
British artillery and machine guns cut
swaths iu the neiny ranks.
Enemy high velocity guns began shell
ing towns far in tho rear as the bat
tle commenced. They fired regularly
throughout the morning at five minute
inteivals, stopping periodically to cool
off their guns.
German preparations prior to the at
tack were stupendous and were car
ried out with the utmost attempt at
secrecy. Haig, however, knew what was
happening. His airmen reported every
new ammunition dump, railway line,
f-ttategic road or airdrome as soon as
they were commenced.
Day by day, they watched Hinden
burg complete his preparations. And day
by day Haig took counter precautions
accordingly.
The enemy attacked in tremendous
strength yesterdav. At least 19 divisions
(probably 140,000 to 285,000 men)
figuring on the basis of 8,000 to 15,
000 men in a division) have been iden
tified. By noon they had succeeded in pene
trating the British first and second
defense systems on a short frontage.
At ,five o'clock in the afternoon the
Germing attacked heavily northwest
liOiLB'li'J
from Fontaine CroisselcB, but machine
guns mowed them down, holding up tha
attack.' '
The 'weather," foggy throughout yes
terday, was the same today, handicap
ping airmen.
French Forced Them Back.
Palis, Mar. 22. Strong German raids
over a wide area of tho French front!
wore lepulsed, tho French war office re
povted today. At one point the French
drove the enemy from advanced posi
tions, where they had obtained a tem
porary foothold.
, South of Juvincourt (four miles east
cf Bcaoune in the Chemin des Dames
..i'4 in- niliapo Amjivinan trnnn. a ri train.
irg iu the trenches) and in the Godat
sjclor, strong enemy raids were repuls-
(Continued on page two)
DEATH TOLL ON MANLY
IS RAISED TO SIXTEEN
.; .
Besides These Reported In
jured Kesterday Ten
more do lo Hospital
Washington, Mar. 22. Tho death toll
on the United States destroyer Manly
was raised to a total of sixteen this
afternon when twelve additionol deaths
were reported to tho navy department.
John C. Holmes, carpenter's mate,
Boston, was killed. Eleven other names
of additional dead had not been recciv-.
cd.
Besides tho cloven reported yesterday
as injured from the explosion, the fol
lowing have been landed and sent to
hospitals:
iarl P. Nelson, electrician, Waterloo
Iowa.
.William J. Luckock, gunner's mate,
Newport, B. I.
Isaac. Diggs, mess attendant, Nor
folk, Va.
Charles D. Dwight, Chicago.
William A. Johimton, Bhip's cook, S3
East 70th street North, Portland, Or.
John Leo . Cardin, fireman, Wilkin
somillt, Moss.
Edward F. Bussell, seaman, Natick,
Mass.
Frederick Hanson, coxswain, Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Kirk W. Morse, chief gunner's mate,
1011 Third street, Snohomish, Wash.
Charles William Cagie, fireman,
Monroe, Okla.
All the injured were reported "do
ing well.'
AN EIGHT-HOUR DAT.
McCloud, Cal., Mar. 22. The Weed
t iimiia, .r, tndav announced the
adoption of an eight-hour day through
out its organization, ray wui mo
same .for eight hours as it haa been for
ten heretofore. The new order affects
2,500 employes.
After March 31 it will probably take
somewhat loneer to "knock the day
lights' out of your best enemy.