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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S WEAim U&500 SUBSCRIBERS . '(22,000 EE AD EES) DALLY Only Circulation in Salem Guar an teed by the Audit Burets oi Circulations, FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES BPECIAI, WILLAMETTE" VA1 LEY NEWS SERVICE Oregon: Tonight Bowers west, ta.it east nortinn ? AA A L Tuesday showers; N" J increasing south easterly winds. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 82 SALM, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND N1ffW STANDS nVB 0NT THEF0l3 AT ) nv J H ' El ff ftn 4 rfTrir kffi ii ii Ei fj mi (i h 1 1 1 1 ii ( a ri 1 1 hi : 1 II 5 I M 1 1 if M f I Ei II II El 1 1 GERMANS DESPERATE STAKING THEIR ALL ON 0NE4SEAT EFFORT v Evidence Is That Hindenf Has Been Ordered to Force War To End This Yea V.piured Officers Gaunt and Hollow Eyed Say They Mast Win Admit Teuton Interna! Conditions Are Frightful and Peace Must Result So Far As Germany Is Concerned and That This Year By William Philip Simms, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies in Wilson's decision to. hasten is not an instant too soon. Every American fighter is golden now. Daily the facts grow, proving indubitably that Hinden- burgis commanded to force the issue as rapidly as pos sible, to end the war this year. Thus the president is ex tending timely aid to Foch and Haig to out-maneuver the Prussian war lords. ' German prisoners sullenly and obstinately, insist the offensive cannot be stopped. Captured officers doggedly maintain the offensive will be continued, with short pauses to freshen up manhandled divisions and bring up guns, until the war is-won. They talk and behave like desperate gamblers staking all on one play. They try to appear indifferent, but their eyes are gaunt and feverish and their voices' are hollow. Like their officers, captured privates say the fighting will not stop until the end. Some believe that the battle will burst anew on the same front. Others believe it will switch elsewhere. All agree "that peace must result---so.me , way, some how, so far as Germany is concerned. When in Switzerland, I heard the kaiser could muster 210 divisions (2,520,000 meir) on the west front. Person ally, I consider the number about correct Ninety divis ions already have appeared in the line. About 120 are' still available by switching tried troops to quiet sectors. " The prisoners include boys and over-aged men. Hin denburg has hurriedly re-called recently exempted men. Prisoners agree that Austrian-German internal condi tions are frightful, weaklings and the scrapings of humanity serving in some capacity in the ranks. Jockeying continues .on the battlo out the British army, with generous front. Wherever the Germans occupy j speeches commending the material and low ground, they make local attacks; historical importance of the event. to win the ridges and other advantag eous "kick-off" positions. Such was the motive for the- Arras-Vimy drive and the drive for Buccuoy, where they wanted the high ground around Buc quoy. "ilebutchon and Auchonvillers. The enemy is striving for the hills west of the Anere valley, back of Alport Amiens. The fighting hereabouts and to the south iward is "on the cards." ! In all this cnvalry, who have been waiting two years had their longed for cliauce with their sabres, galloping down upon advancing infantry, cutting lip remit stricken columns and holding bridgeheads. Further chances for tho iorseuien probably are coming. The anniversary of America's en trance into the war was toasted through- Abe- Martin Constable Plum has censored th' film, "Th Enchantress o' th' Nile", now showin' at th' nickle the-ater, an' or dered eighty-five feet cut off th' wias in th' second reel. Some girls idee o beauty is a snow white no3e, eeri.se cheeks an' a nut brown throat. mwm France, April 8. President support of the allies' troops British guns pulverized the Germans attonijt to better their position south of Buequoy on Sunday and tore such (japs in their lines that they abandoned their efforts. Tho Germans made a local attack in IIanjard wood (west of Bemuin) but the British immediately counter at tacked and retained most of tho wood. !aPtn.ri? Pew and machine guns an'1 "a on tut- lenomy. 25 DIVISIONS USED UP. By Henry Wood (United I'ress Staff Correspondent) With the French Armies in The Field, April 7. Twenty-five divisions ("SO, 001' men) of the ever-decreasing enemy reserves have been sacrificed since Thursday before the French portion of I the battle front alone. I Hnlfof these refccrvA divisions were j expended in an attempted encirclement j Authorities expect that the three bil of Amiens from the south, while the I lion 'dollaiis hhve will be far over-sub-i remainder were sacrificed in small, lo-! scribed as an evidence of the war spirit cal attacks, where, owing to French pressure, the Germausnvere compelled to attack to improve their positions. A few French divisions, sufficed to 1't'eat the entire 25 German divisions. The French consistently are employing the minpum forces necessary, insuring ample reserves to meet the second main offensive elsewhere and for the allies' counter offensive. The Germans have brought up trench mortars, which so far have been inef fective, owing to their inability to fol low up the infantry since March 24. e'rerman officers have been forbidden to lead the war office communique to the troops and all soldiers' correspond ence has been suspended. Germans Make Gains. London, April 8. Shifting their main attack from the regions of Montdidier and Albert, the Germans have advanced a maximum depth of fouryniles on a five mile front at the extreme south ern flank of their offensive front, ac cording to yesterday 's statement of the Berlin war office. The German night communique said a continuation of this attack had "brought fresh successes" and that Pierremande and Fokembray had been captured. Pierrcmande is three miles south and east of Chauny on the south- (Continned on page three) QUARTER BILLION LOANED LI FIRST 10 HOURS Pacific Coast District Sub scribes $95,000,000 As . First Days Work THIS NEARLY HALF OF : QUOTA OF $210,000,000 28 Honor Flags Awarded for Full Quotas Of These Oregon Gets 22 Washington. April 8. America has al I read v reniiiwiiMi wvi.ii nmvn t i .... jubX"lVaeo'orilu,m 8 "IU'eal f0'i These figures, although not fully cred ited by treasury olticiajs, give indica tion tnat every part of the nation will I hurl uciianco at Uoruiuny witu money a tliuu tune. Keports continuo to pour into liberty loan headquarters, teiiiug of ovcr-sub-seiiplion ol quotas. Sniau towns and rural districts not usually well organiz ed, huvo outdoue large cities which liave kept their committees intact -from tho second campaign. These districts in most cases have over subscribed their quo. us about fifty per cent. ,.-. It has not been expected that sub scriptions on the first day of the cam paign would indicate a success or a lugging of tho new loan. ijast week's preparatory work has put tho nation in trim as the srsi auy's subscription of about ten per cent of tho loan indicated. The public may bo denied daily in formation of the progress of the loan, it was evident at the treasury. Only Weekiy Reporvn. .Ti easuiy olficials have a plan where by ouly Weekly reports of tue progress or tue loan will bo made public. This would mean that the nation would not know what any state or district has subscribed until several days after the end of each week, otticials who oppopse the plan declared this would end tho .spirit of rivalry between cities and states by withholding information on the subscriptions. A plan is also being considered which will result in the puolic being denied information on the subscription cam paign until federal rcservo banKs re port officially. Frank K. Wilson, liberty loan pub licity director, today telegraphed' each federal reserve boal to obtain affi davits from local campaign committees, banks and telegraph companies as to the timo quotas are subscribed. He explain ed that already competition for the honor flags has become so keen that often a few minutes will decide to whom the flag is awarded. Tho affidavits will eliminate injustice in awarding the emblem of honor to the victors. Will Be Over-Sifosciroen Whilo thousands of enthusiastic sales men and saleswomen all over the land loday plied the trade in the liberty bends, Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo set out 011 a four wecKS' Jour" iiey preaching the loan. His first speech was at Kichinoud today while his iten erary this week is Kaleigh, N. C, tomor row; Columbia, S. C. and Savannah, Wednesday; .Jacksonville, Fla., Thurs day, Pensacola and Mobile, Ala., Fri day and New Orleans, Saturday. lieporta filtering in from the natien today showed that Saturday's responses from aa aroused people were extremely liberal. hat is now sweeping the country. The largest sales force ever assembled is encaged in prosecuting the campaign. General l'erslung s caoiou message will be one of the numerous slogans cry dolar subscribed as the result of self denial means partnership in the haidships and risks of our men in the trenches. 120,000,000 Saturday. Chicago, April 8. An army of 35,- 000 men and women took the field to dav in Chicago's $123,000,000 liberty bund campaign. Members of tho army wiil penetrate exery nook and cranny of Chicago and Cook county to keep up the average established Saturday w hen subscriptions and pledges for $20, 000,000 were reported. Secretary of the Navy Daniels win receive an 'enthusiastic welcome 'when he arrives Wednesday to aid in the cam paign: ne xorK at wore. New York, April 8. With more than $1000,000,000 to her credit in the first day's drive for subscriptions to the third liberty loan, New York started the second day with a whirlwind pace that will be maintained until the end of the campaign. A military parade in which 25,000 men will take part is scheduled for tonight. BERTY (Continued on page six.) BACKING WILSOK THEiiOUSETOOK UP Expected to Pass All of Them Before Adiourning for the Day SENATOR SHERMAN IS -SCURRILOUS IN ATTACK Prsssdeiii's Baltimore Speech Meets Approval Every where in Capital k By L. O. Martin ' (United Press taff correspondent) AVal!-inst.o.n, .April 8. Ba-ldng up President- Wilson's warning to the kaiser, the house today took up fifteen 'military bills intending to puss them all before adjournment. With leaders urging elimination of all needless debate throe, of tho meas ures were quickly disposed. Though they upjiear of iniuor importance in tho program, cif force, outlined by th.; president at Baltimore, their speedy passage indicates that congress is in Working feibtle. The senate talked at length on the 'bill to jail sly propagandists who go about (spreading lira to delude the Am erican people. ..,, Tho measures passed by the house 'provide protection for carrier pigeons 'in tho military or naval service: re stores to widows and dependents of Jhen killed in the war the six months 'additional pay they received prior to enactment or war rislc insurance laws and allows- high authorities to sus- 'pend sentences cf court martial for nunor on eases so tlie men may ue ubcq for ufloful work instead of being im prisoned. All these bills have passed the sen ate. Tho senate ofebaite on the sedition bill was marked by a attack on Louis F. Post, assistant aflcrctary of latior, 1y Semaitor Shomnan. Sherman declared that the constitutional forms or tne 'government of the United States are spoken of contemptuously in nearly cv- (Oatnued oar page two) 1' r 15 MILITARY BILLS 1 ! ! h rAdz, i r , .1 ; . w :-"- -7 ''.V ! 1 1 ., t MAKE YOU SO WHITE LIKE A DOVE GERMAN ATTACK WEAKER BUT IS STILL VAST MENACE Situation-Must Ccnsii Ih ccri??a iV Son 'iiasa Hi Vra'"1'!!0!!, .,';' H - " n.rt time I'llijnnl A-.1. . :', v : ;1 well as itnHisu-y la ;'i .'. j-.. : v fully uuii'ird. .'l'liar. win the itr.- " ;"::on (!"!e mr.t ie ai!t!ioiit- ! .':- -x: w the fp-'iv.'i (,!' 1'. :' nr. '. ; :i '; t K .1 i.nioie Sati! . .j; v i-t -:' !! ttl." use tl' ivur u.fiM's'i, .. t a- e-'-iiiisli .ho ''uiit. a!r.!.:iih', l!o.:.v. it-, icru the iiit-r-a"ie'd a roiMi tnii-nr proK-. wni'vw ha.l vu.i-. d :ue saiii'; tlidui'iit piHiio ti:u-.' ao. 1I10 l: nit.'il S;uies had fell, tuich a ile.-Kratiou wag net timely until re.-t aty. Now, li:w ever, there is 1'u'l nr. or. I hiuwoen (he allies and the Lnitcil States on the uiiiiii point Germany must and can 1) beaten only by unstinted force. Dec larations of vaiiuus leaders cn Ameri ca's tirst war auuiveis.iry echoed the thought. Hereafter this government will do voto itself exclusively to the business of war, and throw its utinest energy into tho struggle. Tha reason behind Wilson's speech, is two fcld. A ut lioriiiou1 declare the situation along th? wot front dem.inding quick! full reir.forenieiit i.a the pri n-i put determinant in the new administration position. Secondly, they say bitter dis ililusii, nmeut concerning Austria and (Miiccruing the Teuton position in the eas; started the new frrceful attitude. Is Still Vast Menace Military experts saw in tho western situation today a vast menace despite the fact that the Teuton attack is less forciblo than ibefore. "The Gorman offensive has not spent itself," said the) war summary published today, "and owing to the de termination displayed by the enemy to gain some sort of success at no matter what ecet, the situation will continue uncertain for some time to come. "However, the general strategic and tactical .position lor the allies is be coming more faTOmWo. " The .statement points out that the Germans have failed in ' their time schedule and haive been f(wed to draw moro heavily on their reserves than they had anticipated. The week promises, however, to bo fraught with anxious moments for the allies, though confident Teliancg is placed on General Foch's ability ulti mately to turn the Teuton away from Aimions. 1 CAMOUFLAGE 1 11 ' in -l it The i ;fct 'd drive against Italy- is b-h itiv.ii ";1 by uTi I'tivorable weaither . i. ' n m" a:-k;s 8'iid today, but IV- AuM'iuns iiniLiuiio to bring up t';Csll ;.10:q.S- I In'riiis are P;oased j T!rnir, Aj-ri! 8. The Italian public '.-I ;n" a clnn,.o in President Wil son 's n (..;.)!! t ward Austria and a jmora" weeic svniiHithy im Italiaa ; c'lv'i in , applaud his Baltimore ipeesh. I Opinion in nil circles is that pc ,h:is been jinlefiiiiti'ly deferred, i There v-a a tiTniieiidoiis dinonstra ' t'f.n in tlm l ollseinn in abservation of i tho coiiijetiiiu of America's first year in Jhe war. I'rince Colunna and Am i b::isiidor l'ago were tho iirincipal ! spouker . 1 Similar demonstrations occurred ; th run: limit th" poultry, especially in ! Genua, MiJiin and Naples. TRAINS CRASH INTO WRECKAGEOFTRAIN FROM EACH SIDE OF IT Engineer and Fireman Killed and Forty Passengers, at Least, Injured Albany, N. Y., April 8. John Botts, engineer, and W, Barringer, fireman, of tho Kmpire Sljito Express, were kill ed shortly after noon today and forty passengers on the same train were in jured when it crashed into a derailed ifreisht train near Amsterdam. Tho dead men resided in Albany., The wreck is one of tho worst known on the New York Central linea. A few minutes after tho 'Empire State ran into the wreckage, train No. 16, east- bound, crashed into it from the other side, piling the wreckage higher than Borae of the nearby tolcgraph poles. No one on. this train was injured. -A relief train with -doctors .ind 4iur es was sent -nut from the city, whilo the tioctora and nurses available in1 Am bterdaim wore dispatched to tho spot 'Sit one. ' Both Amsterdam hospitals are fill ed with the injured from the wTeck (Continued on pig six) si niTion rnnnrp i.illlOII IUIUjLO LAUD UITI1 JAPS AT VLADIVOSTOK rjatl'ag Is Mad? to Preserve Order sxd Is Net hrvention JAPAN AND CHINA WILL UNITE FOR PROTECTION Japan Sees Wisdom of Amer- icas Ccnrse In Not Angering Russia Washington, April 8. Official con firmation received by the state depart ment today that British forces had land ed with tho Japanese at Vladivostok to proserve order, was followed by auth oritative statements that this country would continue its "hands off" tolic- in the matter. There appears no reason, it is stated for a protest from the United States, although it is deemed probable this gov ernment will answer the Russian soviet rsauest when officially receiver! tnr a declaration of principles and inten tions in Siberia, "Fifty Britishers were in the land ing party and were sent ashore solely tw jrotect the British embassy."' The department also was advised that 20 Japanese were landed April 6, fol- Icwing the landing of the two compan ies of Japanese on the fifth. No armed resistance was offered. Au thoritative quarters let it bo known that landing is only a projective move mid hnr it is by no means a beginning and that it is by no means a beginning as feared in Moscow. JAPAN MOVES SLOWLY... ! - - By Kalph H. Turner Tolio, Mar, 25. (By Mail) "The Japanese government is perfectly awaru that the war situation is fraught witli ,110 most momentous consequences, but ihe people may rest assured that Japan will never embark on an unnecessary wur. We will not hesitate to go to war to uphold the interests of uupau uud those of the allies, but such a step has not yet been justified." 'i'ne statement by Premier Count Ter auchi in the national diet is an accu rate summary of Japan's attitude today toward the possibility of Japanese inter vention in Siberia. This statement, coupled with the sym pathetic policy of President Wilsein to ward Biissiu, has just about quieted tne clamor for an immediate Japanese mil itary expedition to Siberia which was ri sounding throughout the island em pire only a few duys ago. Two weeks ago a country-wide mob ilization order was expected momen tarily. Kescrvists had been directed to remain at home. Wild rumors of a land ing at Vladivostok were reported. Will Act With China. Then, almost overnight, came tho realization that an expedition to Siber ia might bo impracticable, that the Ger man menace was yet a long ways from tho Orient. Most important of the factors which determined calmness in dealing with," Russia was probably America. It is now recognized in the most 'responsible quarters that the United States is not ipposed to intervention in principle, nor eloes she quesion Japan's motives. But .she does not want to sun the risk of amusing Russian hostility against arm ed intervention unless the German pen etration eastward makes such a policy absolutely imperative. Regardless of the outcome of the Ger man menace in Russia, it promises ono significant result. That is co-operation between Japan and China, and adjust ment of China's internal disputes. Tho latter prospect was the hope expressed by Secretary Lansing in the note to Pe king which caused such a flurry in To kio. MOVSD THE GUNS San Francisco, April 8. Mahoinct, who gained fame by going to the moun tain when it wouldn't coroo to him, hail nothing on the Russian bolshe ,viki. When the cnin with whin'h they were bombarding Irkutsk overshot the city, according to Nels Johnson, who arriv ed from Siberia ttxiay, incy movea mo guns 'back two miles. Then when the shots fell short, they moved them, np again. They never thought of adjusting ths Sights. ' THE IS HOME DESOLATE Aberdeen, Waih., April 8. I. W. W. headquarters today were desolate- Not a bit of furniture remained. At the city's outskirts are a pile of ashes, two battered stoves a graphj phone and a ruined typewriter. Four wagon loads of I. W. W. furn iture were carted from the headquart ers bv a mob of 350 workmen and burned, . . - - r