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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READERS) DAILY Only Circulation In Salem Guar an teed by the Audit Bureau ot Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE WEATHER fe Oregon: Tonight and Friday fair west; showers east portion; gen tle variable winds n in: n FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 85 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND ITSWl STANDS PTV1 OR NTS on fl Off? -if xL (Iw Jl l0( I Oil tfUUUl A U 1 1 . UUU .IL i -DHVEWARD COAST Hindenburg's Forces Have Crossed Lys River and Penetrates to Edge of Estaires Are Now Battling In Outskirts oi Messines and Wytschaete Li Some Places Heavy British Counter Attacks Have Succeeded Sn Regaining Ground Issue Still at Stake at Many Contested Points By William Philip Simms, (United Press Staff Correspondent) ' With the British Armies In France, April 11. The Germans have reached the neighborhood of Steenwerck (f our and a half miles west of Armentieres and two miles north of the Lys river), it is reported, as this is cabled. The enemy also is reported to have reached the edge of Estaires (four miles and a half south and west of Steenwerck) and to be in the eastern half of Ploegsteert wood, just outside the ruins of the villages of Messines and Wytschaete. Wednesday's fighting continued throughout the night in the new salient north of the St. Muir bridgehead. General Von Quast enlarged his gains. Around Messines and Wytschaete the hghting yester day was particularly heavy. These places were taken and retaken several times in hand to hand struggles. Steenwerck and La Creche were the scenes of similar fighting. On the southern part of the battle front the fighting was desultory. .. At four o'clock this morning German, artillery began shelling Martinsan and Englebelmer. Wednesday's fighting continued throughout the night. A new salient from north of the St. Maur bridgehead to Van Quast enlarged the enemy's gains. Once they oc cupied La Creche, Nieppe, Ploegsteert, Messines and Wytschaete, but the British counter attacked heavily, driving them out of La Creche, Nieppe, Messines, Wyt schaete and retaking the west half cf Ploegsteert. Simms' dispatch shows that ing Armentieres officially . i j. j m j ai leasi lOUr Iliues aim a Iiail JlliruiweSLWaru. XllVll counter attack threw the Germans back a portion of this A CllStanCe. -' La Creche is four miles and tieres on the Bailleul-Armentieres highway. Steenwerck is the same distance from Armentieres and a mile and a half south of La Creche. Nieppe is mid-way between Lai teSW? urecne ana Armentieres on me uaiiieuwirmenueres highway. Messines is four miles due north of Armen- tieres and Wytschaete is two miles north of Messines. Ploegsteert is mid-way between Messines and Armen- tiereS. London, April 11. Field Marshal Haig today announced the withdrawal hdrawal i of the British forces from Armentieres. "We have withdrawn from Armen tieres, which is full of gas," said Haig. 'The battle is continuing on the whole front from the La Basse canal tn the Ynres-Comines canal. There is severe fighting in the neighborhood of the Lys and Lawe rivers, from about Lestrem to Armentieres, "North of Armentieres there is lit-1 tie change. In the yioegsteert, Messines neighborhood of and Wytschaete there was heavv fighting until a hour last night." AMERICA MUST ACT. By William Philip Simms (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in France, April 10. Whatever cards America has up her sleeve she must be prepared to show down within a few months. Hindenburg undoubtedly intends to play fast and furious to end the war as soon as possible. Avowedly he is aiming for annihilation of both the British and French. He is prepared to concentrate against cither, shifting his drive first against one then the other, according to conditions. Present indications point toward con centration against the British. Checked ' from Arras southward, the German? took advantage of their exceptional transportation and quickly sent up di visions between Armentieres and La F.asse, striking the Portuguese and British. They were stopped by the stif- fest hand to hand fighting, notably by the Fifty Fifth division holding Gi- venehyhill, which commands the line as far as Armentieres. Slipping to one side, the enemy struck 'Continued on page three) the British, after evacuat- announced by Haig retired tii? : ir. . j. j mL.' a halt northwest of Armen- I - P,. PvJn.a lrivac VA v if si m. i i&kw sa i f v- On Twentv Mile Fro!?t Crown Prince Bupprecht was cont ning his northern offensive today on the J"1- bondi, accorc on! twontv miU frnn frnm th. Tlmltte03 rcPort toay 3a3se canal to the yprcs.Comines can- In making this announcement, Field j Marshal Haig reported there was par- ticularly severe fighting along the Lawe mentieres. Lestrem is on tne Lawe about a miie south of its confluence with the Lys and is nine miles southwest of Ar mentieres. Armentieres, which is only a pile of stone and brick and of no strategic con sequence has been abandoned before its position at the apex of a dangerous sa lient. Haig said the city was gas filled when the British withdrew. North of Armentieres heavy fighting continued until a late hour last night, Haig said, in the neighborhood of Ploeg steert, Messines) and Wytschaete. These three towns constitute a five milo-front, midway between Armentieres and Ypres. The drive on this front has become within the last two days equal in im portance to the original offensive far- thcr to the south, which began on the fifty mile front from Arras to LaFere The particular objective of this new offensive is now believed to be the splitting of the British line along the Lys river, with the rolling back of the northern portion of Haig's forces on the North sea and the capture of the chan- nel ports. The main objective division of the allied forces coincides with that of the southern, but the latter had for its additional aim the taking of (Continued on mga three' LIBERTY LOAN IS CROWNING FAST AS REPORTS ARE FILED Oregon Has Alrealy Over Subscribed Quota, Gainmg First Honors Washington. April 11. Liberty loan subscriptions have already reached the $400,000,000 mark, according to con- 7lfZZn VoT PX ''treT fury department figure,. I Eight of the 12 federal reserve dia- tricts had reported subscriptions of '212 ?-05'250-, up c1oso ? bina 'Tuesday. The Dallas, Minneapolis, 'Richmond and Philadelphia districts m,iB n rePort Oregon on Honor Eoll Portland. Or., April 11. Oregon uuo m the uierty Joan dnve. owriJtSoTormaiiJnS j basis. lbutedTotn" t&Kim. cient organization. Portland also pass- j'ea us quoia. Where Bonds are Popular Santa Eosa, Cal., April 11. Two third.s of the rural districts of Sonoma lcunty has been covered by liberty bond salesmen without a single refusal according to the com- J Tit"! 5 " S ;S sold in the city. The artillerying ii rapidly developing jnto drum fire. TELLS OF LYNCHING OF GERMAN AGENT Witness Says Prasggr Only Cried Wben Forcrd to Kiss American FFag Collinsville, 111., pril 11. Joseph Rie gel, discharged soldier, was asked today .by the coroner's jury investigating' the hanging of Robert Praeger here for the names of ring leaders In last Fri day's lynching. Riegel informally ad mitted his part in the violence and was said to have given the same testimony in the jury's secret hearing. "The" bravest guy I ever saw," said Riegel. "Prager didn't shed a tear ex cept when he kissed the flag, and he didn't beg for mercy." "It might have been me," replied Riegel to a query as to who attended to some details of the lynching. "I had a lot of liquor in me, and being a sol dier, they kind of looked up to me and I was sort of swelled up." j (Continned on ptge thr Nil hftn KAISER - ACi VGT PIKERS . AMERICANS HOW IN ALLIED FRONT 0PP0SIKE1MNS Entire Reserve of Pershing's Army In France Absorbed r In Front Lme By Carl D. Groat (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, April 11. Shifting of tha main American reserve into the west front battle is albout complete. News that a small portion of this army of ' freedom has been dissolved in tho brave and hard pressed British battalions was followed by informa tion that others will soon be doing their part in withstanding the boche. Tho men already fed into the British front aro well seasoned and have been tested by the Teuton fire. Their rec ord has been splendid. The othors com ing in are of the same type the kind America can count on for valiant ser vice. Before long, the men who have not had tho samo test of battle will be go ing in, too, brigaded with the veteran Britishers. Whether tho first contin gent was placed on the ' now battte tront or in tho Pieandy salient is not revealed here, but it is assumed that if the battlo develops on the present lines, Americans will quickly be plung ed into the northern sector. Tho western battlo had a new, di- (Continued on page three) Abe Martin Change out of a dollar is hardly worth wailin' fer any more. Who re members th' ole- time street fakir that used t' eat his soap jest t' show that i would not injure th' most delicato calpf Bp MILITARY CRITIC TtliNKS liiilllBUG PLAN TOO COSTLY Believes German Commander " Will Be Unable to Break , Allied Lines By J. W. T. Mason (Written for the United Press)' New York, April 11. To permit Hin denburg to wear out Germany 'g man power in persistent offensives along the west front is more and more being demonstrated as tho best strategy the allies can adopt while waiting for Am erica's full battle strength to arrive in France. Every major attack such as the ore Hindenburg is now developing in tho Armentieres sector is playing Amerir .'s game better than anything else tho Ger mans could do. As long as the allied line is not broken in the west, Hindenburg 's slaughter of his men will make Ameri ca s task tho less difficult when at last General Pershing is fully prepared to strike. So long as the German peoplo do not openly revolt against Hindenburg 's man-killing policy, just o long is the cause of the allies being served. It is becoming increasingly apparent Hin denburg and the Hohcnzollcrns will not top of their own accord, for to do so would admit defeat. Two to three months more of the present self-slaying of Germans may be necessary before the futility of the task becomes fully im pressed upon the German people. During this period preceding the dis illusionment any temptation whereby Hindenburg is persuaded to continue his assaults such as the evacuation of Ar mentieres, may be a matter of military strategy favoring the arMcs. The participation of American troops in the fighting along the British front will probably be on a defensive scale, for thi reason. It is not to be expected that the arrival of the Americans in the battlo line will mean the quick as sumption of a major offensive by the allies. The chief military value to the Americans of their new activity will be the post graduate training, partic ularly, for the higher officers, in con ditions of intense warfare. The Amer ican officers now beginning to fight offensively against the Germans are picking up tho tricks of Hindenburg 'i trade for use against the kaiser when America 's own offensive begins. Socialist Candidate Gd!ty cf Disloyalty Minneapolis, Minn., April 11. So cialist gubernatorial candidate, J. O. IJentail wiu found guilty by a federal jury hero today on. a charge of disloy ty. A second count charging obstruc tion of recruiting was not upheld. Judge Morris will pass sentence la ter. The chargo npon which a conviction was obtained carries with it from one to twenty yean imprisonment or $10, 000 fine, or both. QiGLAUD MAKES GREAT PROGRESS HI WAGING WAR 1 German Efficiency Has Been Backed Off Boards, Reports Indicate mm TAKE PLACES OF SOLDIERS AT HOME Food and Factory Production Siows Wonderful Increase Daring War New York, April 11. British effi ciency little advertised is backing the Gorman brand off the boards ac cording to official statistics received here today. With the war well into its fourth year, Britishers are preparing to out stick tho Hun. In food production, Great Britain last year increased co reals iby 850,000 tons anil potato pro duction five million tons. The culti vated area was increased one million acroa. iVo estimates have been mado for tho coming year. wnuo s;iu,(Ha men were taken from the industrial organizations and plac ed in the army in 1917, the war office replaced thorn with 804,000 women and increased production of aircraft 250 per cent; guns, 30 per cent and rbuilt 1,16,000 tons shipping. btamlanlization is tho keynote. Ar rangements are being made for sup plying standardized civilian clothing fat standardised prices. Already pro visions have been made for the manu facture of 2,000,000 men's suits, 500,- fOOO men's overcoats and 230,000 boyi "suits. Thlis far, no attempt has been rmade to tnfln out standardized wo men's wearing apparel. Activity In Italy. Rome, April 11. Artillery fighting along the whole Italian front was re ported by the war office today. AMERICAN HOMES MAY GET BAD NEWS FROM WAR FRONT Heavy Casualty Lists May Be Expected Now Eoys Are In Fight Washington, April 11. -- American homes must prepare for tho shock which will follow large scalo participation of General Pershing's forces in the heavy west front fighting. War department officials warned to day that henceforth the casualty lists will swell commonsurately with the ex tent of America's participation. The big lists probably will not begin com ing in, it is believed, for some days. Today 'another casualty list was to bo given out and owing to tho heavy fire some of the American forces have been sustaining on portions of the front during recent days, it may be somewhat larger than usual. Germans Driven Off. With the American Army in France, GOVERNMENT NEW SYSTEM Places Industries In Their d?r of Relative Import b the War ance Washington, April 10. The govern ment's policy toward the nation's In dustrie was established today . with tho completion of a new priorties or der by the war industries board. The purpose of tho order which pro vides for conservation of fuel end raw materials by placing industries in their order of relative importance is aimed to prevent conflict of interests among the various departments in the war government and speed up production and transportation. Automobile and candy manufactur ers are hit by the new ruling, no pro vision being mado in the priorities list for either industry to receive fuel and transportation facilities until vital needs have been supplied. This ruling does not apply, however, to those portions of the plant engaged on special work ior which fuel provis ions are made. APPEAL FOR MEN HAY CAUSE PLAN TO BE -CHANGED'. Many Amendments to Present Law Sagested to Meet Emergency DRAFT AGE LIMIT PROPOSED AT 40 YEARS Three Million Active Men la France Needed Declares Representative Washington, April 11. With the al lies appealing for more men, the house today plunged into ono of the greatest legislative battles of the session to re move the last obstacle to tho second draft plans. , The storm center was the draft quo ta bill, basing tho allotments of men the various districts must send on tho number of men in class one, instead of the population as was done in the first draft. Other amendments to give the president power to call skilled work ers from any class and to disregard vol unteer enlistments in fixing quiet quo tas for tho present, brought sharp skirmishes. Representative Julius Kalin, ranking republican on tho military eommitWa who will load tho fight for the amend ments, is ready to mako the issue an indorsement of the operation of tho draft thus far. Opponents of the plan have been working for weeks lining up information to show injustice they claim the now plans will bring and al so members, particularly from th south. Representative Shallenberger of Ne braska, one of the most vigorous oppo nents cf the draft originally, will nrg that the draft age be- raised to 40 "We must have 3,000,000 men in France, and to do that we must have 10,000,000 under arms," he said. . Shallonberger's amendment to give credit for volgutecr enlistments prob ably will prevail, as President Wilson, is understood to favor it. , April, 10. A fully prepared German attack in tho sector northwest of Toul was crushed by tho prompt and effect ive fire of American Batteries. Two Germans taken prisoner declared the attack was rehearsed by a force of 800, but that they were stunned by tl.n American fire. The attack was precocded by a tre mendous German barrage, the American guns replying immediately, Thore were no American casualties. French Ecport Ropulse. Taris, April 11. German attacks against Franco-American sectors in the Champagne and Lorraine were repulsed the French war offico announced today. "East of Soufin (near Tahure, where American artillery is stationed), after a lively combat, a German attack wan repuised," tho communique said. "A German attack failed in the Apremont foreBt (four miles cast of St. Mihiel, in (Continued on page twe) ESTABLISHES OF PRIORITIES The government's action practically places tho country's business under federal control. Recently muical instrument manu facturers agreed to a reduction of 30 per cent in the production of such in struments Conferences botweon the war industries board and other manu-' facturers have been going on for some timo to bring about a general reduc tion in all output in order to give war work tho right of way. No distinction is made, it was offi cially stated today, between, any ot Vi niilnairip. nn,1 tilnnts which are in cluded in the list and no significance is to ne attacnwi to uio orner in wmm tho industries appear on the list. Tho list .follows: Aircraft plants engaged exclusive ly in manufacturing aircraft or sup plies and equipment therefor. Ammunition plants engaged n the manufacture of ammunition for t United Htates government and the al lies. . Army and navy cantonments aaa camps. (Continued on page two)