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TODAY'S WEATHER 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 EEADEES) J3A.VLY Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Burets of Circulation FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE ' HFRES At r ParKET BOOK riLP Self Oregon: Tonight and Wednesday fair; cooler to night; rnoderato westerly winds. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 83 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918 PRICE.TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND PTANDH FIVH OS NT Mt. . '3RV fl: -Mm- on . - 1."!. wm RES FRATE MEftiv3 T0 ... Object Is To Create Bad Feeling Between Allies, and At Same Time Deceive German Troops Into Believing the War Is About WonThese Are Told Panic Is Rampant In Amer ica and That French and British Are Demoralized, Are Already Licked and America's Knees Knocking By William Philip Simms, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies in France, April 9.Simul taneous with Hindenburg's offensive, the most stupendous propaganda offensive against France, Great Britain and the United States is now going on. Its object is the split ting up of the countries and creating bad blood while per suading German troops that Great Britain and France are on the brink of collapse and that America is a total failure as a war power. There is abundant proof that Germany is playing the most desperate game, while all scruples are flung to the winds, not hesitating to use any means, physical or moral, to win. Prisoners' naive admissions, captured documents, hand bills sent in balloons and item;; in German news papers circulated among the German troops prove it to be powerfully organized. " A band of field propagandists told German troops that the German offensive scared the United States witless; that panic was rampant in America, which had utterly failed to fulfill its war promises, and that the few Amer icans at the front were such poor soldiers the French and British wouldn't trust them. - "Even the Portuguese, Belgians and colonials are al lowed to fight separately, but the Americans are too in efficient to fight alone," read a statement scattered broad cast, in the hope of creating bad feeling and preventing America's immediate co-operation. Similarly, alleged statements of British officers criti cising the French and of the latter criticisng the British were strewn everywhere in the attempt to create friction. German prisoners admit they were told the offensive means immediate peace because the French and British are demoralized and their governments tottering; that the allies are already licked and that America's knees are knocking. "Colossal Anglo-French losses," capture of booty caus ing a "dearth of allied ammunition" and the bombardment of Paris, are all a part of this terrific scheme to boost German spirits and "depress the allies. French Retire Two Miles London, April 9. Another French retirement south of the Oise toe the depth of about two miles was reported in the night statement of the Berlin war office. The French notf hold a line along the north bank of the Ailette- river from a point near Ajilzy-Le-Cliateau northwestward along the river to the neighborhood of the confluence of the Ailette and Oise, near Manicamp, about six -miles ca.9t of Noyon. The Germans claimed t'he capture of 2000 prisoners in this (legion. In, JiliiiiitHai this retirement, the Paris war office, declared the enemy, which., whs in greatly superior num bers, suffered heavy ksses. Aside from this front, oniy artillery fighting along the Oise between Noyon and Afontdi dier wu reported by the French. The British co-nnminiqiie reported "hostile artillery activities on differ ent part of tlie front, especially in the neighborhood cf Bucquoy. " Think Drive Stopped ' Washington, April 9. American ar my officers believed that the Teuton menace aain.it Amiens has been defi nitely checked. The German move to straighten tho western line appeared to be the result of Teuton fear of an allied counter drive at the fide of his wedge. What General Foca intends to at tempt or whether the reserve army has iieen used largely to halt the Germans is unknown here. Sorne military men here aie inclined to be a bit critical of the fact that the allies have not made a grand counter assault, but oth ois suggest that Keen's strategy is to bide hU tira? a little more and then, with the fulle?t possible reinforcement come ba k at the bc-che. The German lo.-ses are manifestly out of proportion to the advantage gained, especially. a ktng as Amiens remains safe. All AJtillery Battle Pa: is, April 9. Heavy mutual artil lery fighting was reported on a wide portion of the French front by the (CEaned oc page two) LYING AS SPLIT ALLIES SEATTLE CONTRACTOR FOUND DEAD IN AUTO Frank McEachern's Body Found Near Office, Bullet Hole In Head Seattle, Wash., April !. Frank Mc Eachern, secretary-treasurer of the J. A. McEachern company Inc., was found dead with a bullet hole through his head, in the rear Beat of his auto mobile standing 30 feet from the firms offices at 6:30 o'clock this morning. That he was murdered is the theory of the police and his brother, J. A. M Eachern, who hurried to the scene. The dead man waa 35 years of age and single. He failed to return homo last night. A 32-caliber revolver was fountl on tho floor of the automobile. W. 11. Brockmann, watchman for the TTnited States Stores company, located 1.00 feet from where the body was found, gave the police information sup porting tho murder tneory. "I noticed three men drive up about 4 a. m." ho said. "Two men get out. I remember they walKed around back of the car. I dLdn't pay any particu lar attention after that and I didn't hear any gunshot report." The McKachein company are leading pier and dock contractors. DEPLCHfcES WILSON'S SPEECH Zurich, April 9. Tho Austrian pre? deplores President Wilson's Baltimore speech, though -under the circumstances it is decmml to be " intelligible, " ac cording to Vienna dispatches received liere today. . . The essential point, according to the new3pa;ens is Wilson's readiness to conclude pcs.ee. The press regards the speecii as "moderate." BUSINESS LEADERS SAY WAR MAY LAST TEN YEARS Their Statements However Are As Much Guess Work As Those of Any Other Members Chamber of Com merce of United States Also Foresee Great Social and Industrial Changes Following the War Chicago,- April 9. Five years more war perhaps ten were forecast by business leaders, here today for the sixth annual convention of the cham ber of oonvmerce of the United States And counting on certain ultimate though costly, victory over Germany, tho ' organization is already planning for great industrial changes it expects will follow the war. Among the "shock troops" in the vanguard of the 3000 delegates, who were here today, were Edward A. Fi lone, Boston merchant, and Merle Thorpe, editor of "Natiorfa Business" refloating the views . of some of the highest officers in Washington, Filene and Thorpe predicted & long war for this country. "I know that thia government's plana are adapted to a war of most any length, five or even more years", said Filene. "Tho next six montns will be a crisis in the shipping situa tion. The allies and the United States are reaching out for every possible ship to carry us over the crisis until the big fabricated steel shipyards be gin their quantity delivery next fall, Whoa we hope to toe out of danger eo regards shipping." - CANADIANS WILL TELL OF EXPERIENCES IN THE WAR One of Speakers Wounded Seven Times Oilier Was Taken Prisoner At a mass meeting to be held tonight at Hie armory, addresses will be made fcv Canadians who have been in service in .Belgium and France. ': :' Sergeant Major Christy enlisted Sep tember 7, 1914, and was first wounded at Festubert May 15, 1915. In later en gagements at the front he was wounded seven times. . Private Burke will also have a thrill ing story of his actual experiences in going over the top. Ho was captured by tho Gei mans and imprison'ed but later succeeded in escaping and reaching the British lines. He will tell of his exper iences in a German camp and of his nar row escape from capture while working back to safetv. Miss da Miller will sing and selec-4 turns will be offered by a male chorus. HINDENBURG PREPARING FOR DRIVE ON FLANDERS Heavy - Bombardment On Eleven Mile Front Thought Preliminary Ilindenburg evidently is preparing for a blow at the British lino in Flan ders. liaig, in his official report describ ed a heavy enemy bombardment on the eleven mile Hue between Armenneres and th Labasso canal today. The former place is only a mile south cf the Belgian frontier, and Labasse is five miles north of Lens, the previous northern extremity of the German of fensive front. Armeutieres, which lies about two miles behind the British line, is an im portant railway center but is not close ly nisociated with any of the important cities farther to the south in the path of tho German drive. A drive along the front now under bombardment in this region would be entirely independ ent of the main enemy offensive geo graphically but might serve to forestall some expected allied pressure to the south. - The only other activity reported by kdu Kara First Jap Ship Turned Over to America Tacoma, Wash., April 9. The first of the Osaka Soshken Kaisha's crack steel freight steamers to be turned over to the United States will be the Indu Maru, which is expected to arrive here some time this month from the Orient, it was announced by the local O. 8. K. offices today. Two other ship of the same line, the lava Mara and Malay Maru will also transfer their flags upon arrival at So-.rnd ports at a later date. The liners are of the 8,0fM) ton type and considered among the finest freight ers on the Pacific. Thorpe, who predicted "five, possi bly ten yeara more of thia war," dis closed that the chamber's industrial relations committee and other bodies are seriously concerned fith the social changes, being brought about by the war. 'fj don't mean that the chamber Is trying to prevent theso changes," he said, "but we desire to see them brought about in a 'bloodless revolution if necessary, and not aa in Russia. Everyone recognizes that the relations between labor and capital are likely to bo changed after the war. The Not tingham labor program, approved by the -iimtish government, is the most radical ever droaaned of. It means there wont be any so-caked 'gentlemen' in England for two generations. We may have similar labor programs in the United States following the war." A full convention program, closing Friday, will be featured by addresses by Earl Beading, British amtbassalor, Secretaries Daniels, and Lane, and Ed ward N. Hurley and Charles Piez, shipping board chief's. Reports of com mittees opened the convention this af ternoon. . - fllP urn SERGEANT MAJOR CHRISTY One of the Speakers at the Armory Tonight. . Kaig was enemy artillery fire on a seven mile front astride the Somme. This was in the neighborhood of Vil-lers-Brotonneux, three mijes south of the Somme, at Corbie and Mericourt Ii'Ablfe, six miles southwest of Albert. It is along this front that Hindenburg has been striving desperately to split the British and French armies and reach Amiens, nine miles to the west. Abe Martin Th' only collector we have any use fer in A Tlirif- Ktnmn rrllnpfF Tf q fil ler wuz as lavish at home as he is in a cafe his wife wouldn-'.t look as hun- vr" OVER SUBSCRIPTION OF LIBERTY LOAfi HAY EASLTMPAYHENTS Indications Are War Taxes Will Raise About H5OW00,OO0 Washington, April 19. An early over subscription of the third liberty loan may result in easier income and war tax payments. The final o. k, of treas ury officials on pending legislation, making provision for payment of war tares by installments, depends upon the response to the loan appeal, it is stated. authoritatively here oday. The governmen 's financial needs will average about $33,000,000 a day, includ ing loans to the allied powers. Secretary McAdoo has taken the stand that pay ment of war taxes should not be divid ed because of pressing requirements. But there is reason to believe, should the loan "go over the top" early, he will consent to the passago of such leg islation, jt was said. Telegrams and letters have been pour iuto the offices of Secretary McAdoo and ( ommissioner Roper of the bureau of internal revenue asking an extension of time for federal tax paying. The date now fixed is June 15. Congressional (Continued on page tw GENERAL fOCH MAKES DENBIG CHANGE JSPOINTOF ATTACK Indications Are He Is Causing Prussian Some Hard Wor rying By It . By J.. VT. T. Mason (Written for. the United Press) New York, April . 9. Von Hinden burg's slaughter of German man pow er to gain a slight addition of territory in the Ailette river sector, is additional evidence that he feels his position in that area to be insecure against a' ma jor attack by General noch. After being near to Amiens, it is highly significant that the Germans should have suspend ed operations in that direction for the puiposo of engaging in a new attack back to the southern end of the old (Continued on page two) 1' - , f ..(., .in - ft . . ' ' -i V"-V!-W' JK JS-,it.-'-'J.. 4 r REMEMBER ! . - t ... . . , . RUSSIAN PRESS IS AGAINST JAP ACTION IN LANDING HOOPS Japan Says Course Does Not Mean Intervention Slavs Uneasy By Joseph Shaplen (United Press staff correspondent) Petrograd, April 7. The entire Rus sian press condemns the Japanese landing in Vladivostok, charging it is am attempt to destroy the Russian rev olution, save foreign economic inter eists and prevent the spread of the revolution to Europe. Even the cadet papers are ridicul ing the announced reason for the land ing. Some surprise is expressed regard ing England's participation. The bol shevik press condemns Allied acqui escence. The government has rushed soviet troops -to Vladivostok, whore there were proletariat etreet demonstrations against tho bourgeoisio aiding the Jap anese. Foreign Minister Tchltcherin receiv ed tho allied representatives and pro tested against the landings as a viola tion of Russian sovcrignty, assailing the assigned causes for the lamdingst The delegation replied that the land- (Continued on page two) LLOYD GEORGE SAYS THEREIS A LULL BUT HURRICANE NOT OVER Fate of Empire, of Europe of Liberty May Depend On Final Action London, April 9. Premier Lloyd Goo'rge declared In the house' of com mons this afternoon that while the most critical phase of the war is in a lull, "the hurricane is not yet over." Tho fate of the empire, of Europe and of liberty may dopend upon the success with which tho final attack is resisted he said, declaring it will probably in volve extreme sacrifices by the people. Until tho strain is rolaxed, said tho premier, it will bo difficult to ascertain exactly what has happened. At the be ginning of the battlo, the German (Continued on page thrw) THE TUSCANIA.BUY A BOND GERMANY RELIED ON TREACHERY IF FORCE FAILED HER Began Active Military Prepar ations Jan. 2, 1914 In Orders to Amy ' i SECOND CAMPAIGN WAS TO WIN BY TERRORISM Her Last Effort Is Based On Social Upheaval and Revolution By Henry Wood (United Press Staff Correspondent) With tho French Armies in the Field, March 16. (By Mail). The French, have today in their possession eoples of an astounding series of military ami government orders showing Oermany'B preparation for the presont war from January 2, 1914 seven months before war actually was declared do,wn to the kaiser's latest cf forts , to spread world wide revolution and anarchy. , The first indication that the German general staff knew war would be forc ed in 1914 is given in an order addres sed on January 2 to the commanders of s'l army regions. It reads: "Within three days you will tele graph the procise quantity and kind lor distribution of all provisions which you have intact, and of all primary materials." This was Germany's first step of mili tary preparation. Her first step of financial preparation! followed on February 18, when the Ger man minister of finaneo, in agreement with the Austro-Hungarian government sent to all the groups of German banks a secret circular, which read: In Foreign Countries. "The directors of a credit establish ments are designated to establish, witBi urgence, agencies in the following places Lulea (southern Sweden), Haparanda and Varde, on the Finland frontier; and at Bergen and Amsterrtnm. Tue estan lishment of these agencies is indispens able for tho exercise of a more active surveillance of the material interests of German stockholders in Russian, French and English enterprises and which may become necessary in certain circum stances modifying the organization of (Continued on pago seven) f 'tv.. - - t .v X , .J r - ' A
