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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S WEATHER Oregon: Tonight - and Friday fair; heavy frost east, probably light frost south west portion in the ear , ly morning: mod erate westerly winds. muO SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 HEADERS) DAILY Only Circulation in Salem Guat anteed by the Aadlt Bums ol Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL Wri -vAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS "SEBYTCB i 2; nl IcIfrrfnlfGirn To Your 1 1 T il All ton R ffirtr km r :sr ma i a e a i i si a mm mm v a s FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 80 Germans -Turn Attention to Toul Front But Little Dam age Is Done Hindenburg's Army Still Inactive But Further Drive Toward Amiens Expected Swiss Frontier Closed, and Mack ensen Comes to West Front Americans Active In Air Zurish. Apm 4 lUe German-Swiss frontier- will be dosed Friday, it was tumouncea nere toaay. The closing of the German frontier at any point, in the past, often has piceded Important troop movements in - tnat vicinity. Amsterdam, April 4. German Chan cellor Hertling is seriously ill, It wm warned core toaay. Paris. April 4. Field Marshal Mack onsen has left for the west front, ac cording to a Zurich despatch published la the Petit Journal today. By Fryd S. Ferguson (United Press staff correspndent) .." W.iith tho American Army in Franco April 3. Tho Toul front was heavily homfoardod again today. tOnly slight damage was done. Additional German artillery was b served moving in toward the front. It is uncertain .whether it was a relief or a reinforcement. Lieutenant C. R. Holmes and Private J. A. Murphy have been decorated with the French war cross for capturing a German sentinel. . AMERICAN AVIATORS By William. Philip Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in France, Apiil 3. United States air forces aid in? t'ho British have done splendidly. British officers praise the American Hquadrona and air incchanics highly. They worked night and day in the preat battle with Major General San deman Carey's "scratch" force oi sig nal, field -survey, engineering units and similar bodies. This force, at a critical period, vol untarily stuck iu hastily dug trench.'! cast cf Amiens for several days, fight- (Continued on page three) Lenrcot la Elected by Twelve Thousand Milwaukee, Wis., April 4. Irvine U Lenroot, republican and loyalist, has een elected senator from Wisconsin y approximately 12,000 votes. Prac tically complete returns today show ed: Lenrcot, 148,302; Davies, democrat, 136,612; Berger, socialist, 102,911. Analysis of the returns led to the 9elief that the entire anti-war vote pacifist, saciailist and pro-Qermah went to Berger. On the strength of that, .managers of both loyalty '5' can didates were juhilnnt over the fact that the Davies-Lrmroot total was three timfia as great as Berger 'a. Davies, ooneeding;defeat, telegraph ed his congratulations on "the oppor tunity thus afforded you for service in our siato and our common country in these serious and momentous times" Lenroot arrived ia Milwaukee this forenoon and it as to -leave later for Washington; - - COST OF GREAT WAB . Washington, . April 4. The great war thus far has cost over $100,000,000,000, Representative Hull, Tennessee, financial auth ority in congress-estimated to day. "Despite the prediction of ex perts four years ago that it be utterly impossible for the most important commercial na tions to finance a war of this magnitude for but a very brief time," Hullsaid, "the great expenditures have prr?d up in excess of $100,000,000,000 a cost to every man, woman and ehild on the globe of more than , $60 each. j A j j COUNT'S PEACEDRIVE RESULT OF CHECK ON WESTERN FRONT People Realize That Fearful Slaughter Has Availed Them Nothing By J. W. T. Mason (Written for the United Press) New York, April 4. Realization among the people of the central powers that Germany has not won the war by Von Hindeuburg's strategy of slaughter in western France, is undoubtedly rcs pwiibl for Count Czernin's new peace drive. Tre utmost significance must be at tached to the fact that immediately on the conclusion of Germany's push into Pieardy, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister suggests ha is willing to ac cept peace witnout annexations. If tho central powers believed they were winning the war such a declara tion at this'' time would be impossible. Count Czernin practically invites the al lies to make an offer of a non-annex-ationist peace to Austria Hungary and intimates as broadly as diplomatic lan guage allows, that he would accept it. By a "non-annexationist peace," however, Sount Czernin means in par ticular that France Bhall abandon all claim to Alsace-Lorraine. This is im possible, not only from the standpoint of the moral victory, which it is neces sary for the world 'a democracies to win over Prussian militarism. Alsace-Lorraine's future has become symbolical of the kind of world relations that are' to exist when the war is over. For that reason, it is no longer exclusively a French question, but now an American qucslion and a British question as well. Count Czernin 's intimation that poace may be had if the allies agree to re ject Fiance's claims to Alsace-Lorraine is tho strongest possible proof that Austro-Hungary is anxious about the outcome of the war. If the Teutonic ad vance toward Amiens represents a great triumph for the German militaristic machine, Count Czernin cannot see it. All he wants is a defensive peace,; and this is the limit of his ambition because he knows no other is possible. Count Czernin is a very shrewd ob server. He is also determined that Aus tria-Hungary shall not lose her future world position through clinging to the chariots of tho German war lords. His newest peace speech is tho most dam aging comment on Germany's latest -f-fensive that has been made since it became evident that the offensive had failed to put the Anglo-French armicss out of the war. LACK OF PROVING GROUNDDELAYSGUN Congress Hampers Progress . by Its Usual Tactics of Delay Washington, April 4. Development of America's 105-mile gun is being ham pered Dy congressional delay in appro priating for a naval proving ground. This was learned officially todav. in- 'wether with the fact ti important ordnance work of the navy is surrenng lrom tlio same reason. Author ities suggested that the delay may have a marked effect on the war. Some un dertakings for which the proving ground is needed ought to be tested now so they could be put into the struggle, tbey said. The navy department's original esti mate of $2,000,000 for a proving ground territory in King County, Maryland, ex tending the Indian Head ground, has been sliced to $1,000,000 and now slum bers with the unpassed naval appropria tion bill. The projects which need testing are not untried dream ideas, the experts say, though the 105 mile gun may not prove of more than psychological ad vantage. With the possibility that the allied American and Teuton navies may be come involved in the struggle, tho .navy's guu development now is vital, it is declared. Lack of territory on which to test the guns, therefore ii held to mean that to an extent, the ravy's t fficiency ' ia crippled or ham pered. POLK GERMAN IS ARRESTED. Dallas, Or., April 4. Sheriff Orr re turned from the Valley & Siletz log ging camp above Hoskins Monday wit i Friti Kooze, an alien enemy, who had j threatened the lives of Postmaster Fiske for compelling him to register and of B. G. Balderee for reporting h.s partner, Guss Copello, to the federal authorities for making seditious re- marks. . Kooze and Copello were sailors on the interned German sailing vessel Burt and have been employed in the logging camp ' or the county for the past year. - Copello has been interned and Kooze, : l.ij ; it ti . - is being held in the Polk county jail waiting the arrival of a federal officer, SALEM, LIBERTY LOAN BOND CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE '. OFFICIALLY, HAY 4 Full Details Regarding Pay ments Given Oat by Treas ury Officials Today Washington, April 4. The third Lib erty loan campaign which opens Sat urday morning will end May 4. The treasury department has notified all fed eral reserve banks to arrange their boots for a 28-day campaign, dating the records to May 4. - Payments on the bonds of the third loan will differ materially from the methods of payment employed in the second loan. Five por cent of the bonds purchased must be deposited with the subscription. On May 28, a payment of 20 per cent is duo and subsequent payments of 35 per cent and 40 per cent are required on July 18 and Aug ust 15, respectively. For the second loan there was a two per cent initial pay ment and three subsequent payments of 18 per cent, forty per cent and forty per cent. The" bonds will be dated and bear in terest from May 9. They will mature September 15, 1928. The first coupon will be for "29 days interest and will be payable .March 1 5and September 15. In the payment of subscriptions, of ficials explained that no installment is required in the month of June on ac count of tax payments which are due in that mcnth. Payment in full may bo made with the application on or be fore Maf Payment of any installments, includ ing tho first or payments in full may be made in treasury certificates f in debtedness except those maturing April !2 and Juno 5- This provision is made to avoid an vnusmally heavy drain en tho treasury before the war ta:os are available. The arrangement of the interest pav ing dates was agreed upon to avoid having the interest payononits on this series of toonds on dates the same as those of the first or second loans. The interest paymonti on tho second lean? are made May Jo s and November 15 and on he first loan Juno 5 and De cember is. - J. ' Bonds will not bo delivered before May 9 on any subscription for amounts exceedinsr $10,000. Provision ia made for the purchase by the secretary of the treasury of on twentieth of the original issue of tha first, liberty loan duning. tho first year of their life. He is also authorized to purchase one twentieth of the .amount outstanding at tho beginning of each subsequent year until one year after the culmi nation of tho war. Tho ibonds aro not convertible and are not subjeet to call for redemption before -maturity. Exemption from tax ation is -carried by the third liberty loan bond tho same as thoso of the second loan. Bonds of the third lean will be ac cepted at par in payment of United States inheritance taxes, provided 'tho person by wham they were owned has possession of such bonds for six months prior to tho date of his death." This provision applies also to 4 per cent boniHi Lssuod under the conversion clause. Qualified depository banks and trust eomanies are permitted to make pay ments by credit, uptTn the subscription of themselves and their customers. MOOSE TEAR DOWN CENTRAL EMPIRE FLAGS SaU FranCISCO MeClberS Stnil .. . .. r - anar oi uiienaing nn blems Despite Order V MB- I I El I I H I San Francisco, April 4. Despite ad vice from- Dictator-General M- M. Gar land to the contrary, the altar et the lodge room of the San Francisco lodge of Moosa has boon stripped of the al tar cloth containing the German and Austrian flaps and todav the stars and stripes are in its place. Tho ritual of ' the lodge, whien contained tributes to the flags of all nations, has been al tered, the San Francisco Moosa refus ing to salute the German colors dur ing the war. Dictator General Garland, who advisod against any alteration in the ritual is congressman from Penn sylvania. Have German Map Los Angeles, Cal., April 4. That they have one of the kaiser's import ont war maps showing, among other strategic data, fortifications, roads, defenses, ettc., behind tho Khiae, is the fcelief of the local branch of tho American Protective League. The map fell into their bands after it had been brought over by a German agent, the league says. They will send it to tho war department at Washington. BTJBHED TO DEATH. Delburne, Alta., April 4. Mrs. W. J. Donovan, a widow livinff five miles eas; of here and her three sons were burned ..... .... . to death when their home was destror ed by fire today. - OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1918 BIT 101 TO WM PEACE f-IOIOFJEUTOfJS In Speech at Baltimore Next Saturday He Will Expose Austrian Proposal WELL URGE PROSECUTION OF WAR TO REAL SUCCESS All Preparations To Meet Situation In Europe Will Drive Stronger By Carl D. Groat Washington, April 4. iVhilo Ameri ca proceeds with swifter troop move ment, broader and more efficient ship building and large draft levies. Presi- djnt Wilson Saturday will undoubtedly unmask and kill Teutonia's latest in sidious peace move. Speaking at Baltimore, he is exletao sidious peace move. Speaking at Baltimore, ho is expected to point to the viciousness of Austrian Count Czernin's latest peace talk. Ef forts by the foreign minister to make it appear that peace was almost possi ble recently and .that Alsace-Lorraine was the sole stumbling block will be exposed, if the president enters the peace discussion. Austria's and Ger many's ruthlesness in Rumania and Russia will be shown as conclusively belying any words of peace. The president a speech, it was stated some time ago by the United Press will be a war Bpoech. It will seek to stimulate the nation, and will point to tre administration realization that hundreds of thousands of men and all resources must be pour .ed into the struggle row in the hope of making this wester battle decisive. Mob! Definite Answer. Tho most definite answer to Teuton peace propaganda at this time is in the quickened war moves. A now draft or more tnan iuu,uuu men is planned following close on the induction of about 95,000 men into service. And by July 1, it is proposed to have a total of about 400,000 mw men called. At the same time the shipping pro gram is undergoing a thorough over rating and the authorities are insist ing on results whero heretofore they have remained more or less silent over delays. , Tuo war, navy and shipping bo.ud aro accomplishing swifter troop move ment already and under rovised sched uler will gi;t more ships soon. Whilo America is taking a great share of the war burden than originally scheduled for this time, the west front situation today appeared to be one of waiting for another vast -outbreak. This will doubt less see movement of Ameircan forces into tho Franco-British lines or at least partly done. Tho latest Dig gas " ""-' icans indicated that some of ou: f jr .es had relieved . -tei an French troops for ou-.( rgency service. It is held ;ikely ir.e Ueimiins have learned of .-unevica's iiif-nt to eute.- the fight and .irj i;.ir Miing their uua! terrorist tactics. Posioin of France. Paris, April 4. Tho Paris press un animously approves 1'remier wemcn animously approves Premier Clemen ieau's action in bluntly giving the lu tn Fnreiirn Minister czernin oi aus- :lia. thereby characterizing the Utter's entire speech betore ire Vienna mum cipal council as a tissue oi raisenooas. The Petit Journal says it is no se cret that Czernin in agreement with Ber lin maintained numerous agents in Swit zerland, who proclaimed everywhere the central powers' readiness to negotiate peaee and Germany 's willingness to mako important concessions. The newspaper adds that certain French statesmen almost fell into the 'trim, but that neither Clemenceau nor Foreign Minister Pichon ever replied, direetlr or indirectly, to these over tures. THEY STOLE HIS HOTJSB L-s Angeles, Cal., April 4. Whore once had been his home a cozy little portable bungalow, in Tehunga eanyon William Gillingsby found this earlv today upon his re turn from a trip to the eity: "Yon locked up so tight we took the shank." The note was pinned to the garden gate. STRIKE IN DES MOINES. Des Moines, Iowa, April 4. With SO 3 hod carriers and ether common labor- era. on strike this raornins the bnild- ine industry in Des Moines was halted. - - J .. .... Leaders say more o"i before night. the 1,000 will be PRESID LSOfl TRUTH OF LABOR TROUBLES IN GERMANY Letters Fosnd On Dead and Captured Soldiers Reveal Stressed Facts Editorfl: The following story, the first of two received by mall describ ing conditions in Germany a few weeks ago, as revealed by the Germans them selves, snows some of the reasons why the German high command was will ing to rlsJo evyaything to force an ear ly decision on the west front. This story deals exclusively with the gen eral strikes in Germany during Febru ary. Tho second story will tell of the economic) food situation. By Henry Wood (United Pross staff correspndent) With tho Frenieh Armios in the Field, Mar. 18. (By mail) This is the real story of the strikes which took place in Germany during February as told by the German people themselves. Although the German censorship sup pressed at tlie time all but the most perfunctory newi of tho strikes, it did not sudcecd in keeping the German peo ple from writing to their fathers, sons and brothers at the front, telling thorn what had hajipened. Hundreds of these, lottors were later taken from German prisoners captured 'by tho French in scores of raids during February and March. While the admission is made in these letters that the strikes failed to attain their end, open declaration is made that they are only the forerunner of more serious demonstrations. Extract) ifrom these letters follow: Wannsee (suburb of Berlin), Feb. 7. Tho workmen did not gain anything from their strike at Berlin, and un fortunately two policemen were kill ed and several wounded. Several elec tric tramways were demolished but or GERMAN LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS SCORED BY DEFENCE COUNCIL Lively Meeting in Washington tans ror durennons bov ment Action Washington, April 4. Criticism of tho government for dealing too len iently with enemy aliens, foreign lan guage press and German propagandists, was oiced freely by governors of states and chairmen of state councils f dc tiusc at a meeting with the National Council of Defense in Secretary Dau ielfi' office today. immediate action and drastic meas ures to check the activities tf German .-, ui,airuy.i!s and disloyalists were do mamlcd. Ex-Senator Lafayette Young, of Iowa: Governor Manning, South Car olina, Governor Stewart, Montana, and Governor Alexander, Idaho, declared that delay in enacting legislation deal mg with the situation is encouraging efforts of enemy agents. "Traitors should be summarily dealt with," Chairman Jamicson of the Now Hampshire council said. "A few gool examples of executions of death ten- t3iic.es will have a sulutarv in ittii.ninir their tictivities." Governor i.illiken. Maine, suirircstad that military tribunals deal with trs nest flagrant cases of espionage and treason. '.uianimous sentiment was thai 111 people of the country, now that the German urmy if hammering at the al lies in Europe, will not be content with half way measure. The people will tako the matter into their own hands and throttle disloyal agitation with Illegal 'Continued on page three) R. A. BOOTH SUCCEEDS ADAMS ON BOARD Prominent Lcnberman and Fonticiaji On Highway Cc mission The appointment of Robert A. Booth as a member of the highway commis sion to succeed E. 3. Adams wrs made yesterday evening by Governor Withy-,-on-.;, the delay in the a;p-ii.tnient being due to the fact that Mr. liootn reVesrd for some day to accept the ap pointment. In the statement accompany ing the announcement, the governor stated that he had no pers mai or po litical motive in appointing Vr. Booth and stated that he believed he com mission was fortunate in securing hit services. Mr Booth is widely know through out the state, chiefly through the lnm l.r industry, sna is rona-ct"d with ;1 e P-th Kelly L m.ber e ri'.any of Kii gene. I.e was npobliein rand-1:- for senator four years ago. The term of of- PRICE TWO CENTS IS DISCLOSED der has been restored now and the fac tories are working as usual. The lead er of the strike, Deptuy Dettman, re ceived years imprisonment as punish ment. Gotha, Feb. 14. You have undoubtedly already learn ed that strikes took place in all the cities and villages and it was the same here. We had six days of alarm, but nothing happened. Dollstedn, Feh. 15. Tho postman is here on leavo of ab sence. He told me today that whoro he comes from, Munich, that we can not make another offensive and that even if we arrive at Paris our ene mies stall wouldn make peace and then all the workmen of the German em,pire would go ou strike for the last strike was merely a test to see. if everyone was agreed. The socialists in sist they will not allow another million taem to be sacrificed 'because it still would not end the war. Cablenz, Feb. 8. A big stri!ke has broken out at Ber lin, Hamburg and Dusaeldorff and in the other large cities. You are not al lowed to eay what has taken place. But we have remarked this fact, name ly that we havo not succeeded. The strike -was suppressed early and the eomisequenees naturally are that thoso who participated are incorporated now and obliged to sorve the- empire. Mj 'brother Frederick writes that tho sit uation in Berlin was very grave. Thl soldiers were not allowed to go out ot their barracks. Lanwege, Feb. 3. At Berlin the workmen have gone on striko. It seems that it was rather ser ious, for tho strikers wont so far as to iparado the streets, carrying the red flag. At Berlin, alone, between 150,000 and 190,000 workmen fiarticipated in the strut o. Thcro was trouble in tho (Continued on page two) WATCHMAN KILLED !( James King, (tor Only at Cen sorship Bureau, Victim of Unknown Murder Washington, April 4. The murder early this morning of James King, night watchman at the government censorship bureau committee on public informa tion sent a har thrill through the eity today. First beliof, howevor, that a spy, seeking valuablo information kept in the building may havo boon rcsponsiblo gave way shortly beforo noon to the suspicion that William ClomentB, negro janitor . of the cominittoo, with whom King had quarreled, may have been responsible. The man is being sought after failing to report for work today. Earl Johnson, an assistant to Clem ents, was taken to headquarters, when ho reported lule fur work. He is uuder- stood to have made a damuging si ate- mm uguinut dements. Occurring, as it did in tho heart of Washington's war government the cen sorship bureau beinir flunked by the stato, war and navy building, White llouso mansion and executive offices the murder was given a dramatic back- crrotiid. I Within a stone 's throw of 10 Jackson I'laco, the committee's officos, undor i Ling's guard, armed sentries watciiii.g tho White llouso patrolled the side walks. The shot that killed King, however, apparently was heard by only ono per son except the murderer. Laviua Muller negro char woman, was working in .tue busemouf of the committee shortly I o- fc-;e fc o'clock when tho revolver was fired on tin floor above her. Dashing iipstairs, she says' she saw King drop to the floor, dead. She claimed to ha-e a-jen no one else. Careful SJaich of the officos reveal ed that neither the personal files of Chairman George Creel or any other of the valunl le archives were disturb ed, "his strengthened the belief of of ficios that personal enmity not spies , was responsible fur the killing. Governor Lister Curb Washington LW.W. Spokane, Wash., April 4 Governor Lister is expected shortly to take over the noiice powers of this city and iy .oxutj 6evere measures aaarast the I. W. W. Following a eo-nforence with local officials, the governor announced that action probably would be necessary. Martial law is not contemplated. The governor said he wished to avoid the objectionable features of such action. He merely will direct police affairs from Olympia whero he is today, and will send deputies to assist the sheriff and police. He contemplates asking for no federal troops. Until recently, when they were mov ed to Chicago, this win the national headquarters of the I. W. W. fire is for three years," and associated with Mr. Booth in the commission are S. Benson, of Portland and W. L. Thompson, of Pendleton. ON TRAINS AND NKWt HTA-NT) FTVB OVMT NO SIIlPiMS 0 HON ESSENTIALS WILLI J1Q1D Nation's Harbors Fill Be Bar red Against Everytiisg But Traffic ci War COMBING WORLD'S PORTS FOR ADDITIONAL TONNAGE Success of Allied Cause flow Dependent Upon Ocean Transport Service Washington,, April 4. The United States, .following the lead of England is prepared to look harbors against tmdos which serves no war purpose. . combing the world's ports for add ing tAiippuiig, vand pu,tj;.i)g Ufa last sicaw into shipbuilding, this country is mapping hitherto undreamed of ree Bcncniousf naaans,t tnon-essential com merce, both import and export la tno fwork, the British govern ment which akeady has cut England to tho bone on non-war trade, is lend ing valuable aid, it oocame known to- uay. Early measures may be expected re leasing for troop transport and supply service more than five million annual tons of shippi'iig now ongogod in im portation! of articles never consumed in this country but held here only to be re-exported. Such juggling with tha tonnago, which now means everything to the alllies, can no longer bo toler ated, government officials hero feel. Universal stoppage of. "luxury" shipments will also come in the very near future, it is indicated. The war trade ' board, following its recent re strictions on 82 non-essential articles is known to bo preparing further lists. With" the west front struggle swing ing in tho balance and man power likely to turn the ultimate balance, President Wilson and his advisers havo reached this viewpoint, long since forced on tho allies. Success of the allied cause now de pends on the shipping it can put and keep on tha Bca iunvs leading to tha battle lines. The American people shall bo well fed, well clothed and well cared for in all essential requirements, but tho time for enjoyment of luxuries or pre war timo cofiuforts from abroad Is pass ing. Still further tonnago is expected to bo acquired shortly from neutral and passivel'y-bejlligorent nations. British representatives hero are urging tho government to give groat attention to South American and Far Eastern trade. Negotiations are already in progress with Brazil and Irugnay for utilization of a number of Gorman vessels intern ed in their ports. Tho Ohina trade is counted on for a considerable odlition when 150 amalk motor driven ships, soon to be launcn cd from American Pacific ports, take) over part of that commerce. Meanwhilo the last sinew is hedng put to ship construction in this coun try. No further Bhips will bo built of less than 5000 tons carrying capacity. Concrete construction has now vir tually been decided on on a largo sralo lollowiing successful tests on the 500(1 ten ship Faith, recently launched at (Continued on page two) Abe Martin Ever' time a woman hears about sm other woman bein' crazy about her hus band she alius asks, "Is he crazy about her?" You kin still go home when yon cajn't go anywhere else, but It's BO cinch yon '11 find any buddy thtre, .