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TODAY'S WEATHER ; 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READERS) DAILY Only CircuUUon in Salem Guar anteed by ta Aattit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SEEVICE f t 7 Oregon: Tonight ami Thursday un-st-tiled, probably with showers; moderate wester ly winds. III ill TTT 3 WW , FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO, 1W SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND 5w STANDS FIV J rrvr fl 1 1 n A ri i i ., . . ... j - J I- . L- , I ' i 3 rfiW Correspondent Figures That Eighty Fairly Fresh German Divisons Are Only Awaiting Order to Strike Hinden burg Has Been Taking Ad- .-" vantage of Lull In Fighting to Reorganize Armies, Build Roads and Bridges, Etc. British Stl On Offensive at Certain Points and Make Gains Daily Washington, Ma 8. Heavy, rain dreuclUng Flanders baa oooperated with the harrassins fire of allied guns to block the GMnnau offensive, the British war .mission 'declared today. "The enemy Is experiencing great difficulty with his transportation and communication service," the mission adds- "The German is now realizing In the old Ypres salient what Flanders mud really Is." By William xmup Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in France, Kay 8. Hinidenburg appears" about ready to strike again, unless the signs of the times are wholly deceitful. From various sources it is known the vast machinery composed of roads, railways, bridges, airdromes, airplanes and artillery concentrations stand ready while great armies of troops, re fitted1 and re-freshed, await the pull of the trigger t the catapult which will hurl them into the fray. My personal computation shows that of 206 enemy infantry divisions (2, 272,000 men) on the west ifront, about 130 are now in the line. Of the re mainder, which is in reserve, about six ty were drawn out of recent battles. Of these, about forty arc rested and re-fitted sufficiently to be ready for action elsewhero in the line. Twenty five divisions have taken no part in1' the offensive. Adding to the above 'between 15 and 20 divisions in reserve, one arrives at the probable total of more than SO fairly fresh di visions which are now preparing to strike. Hindeuburg presumably is much in the same position now as on March 21, with two important qualifications his troops then were wholly fresh and doped with the infallibility of the Gorman plans and had the advantage of a long winter of preparation in ma chinery; whereas the new drive must be undertaken with men doubting their own ability. Australians Advance Australian troops " have advanced again north of the Somme. One advance, west of Morlancourt (midway between Albert and the Som me) was to the depth of 300 yards on a 500 yard front.' The other was north east of Sailly-Le-Sec, (on the north bank of the Somme, three miles south and west of Morlanrourt), 500 yards d?p, on a front of 600 yards. The Australians first made a feint with a heavy bombardment in another portion of the sector between the Som me and the Ancre. Then they attack ed simultaneously on the two fronts where they made advances. The enemy put up a tremendous ma chine gun and shrapnel barrage, but (Continued on page seven) Walnut Timber Supply Up to Boy Scosits Wilson New York, May 8 President Wil son, in a letter made public here yes terday, has assigned the 330,000 Boy Bcouts of America to the task of find ing walnut timber for war work. - - Black walnut, the. letter says, is used for the ordnance department of the army for the manufacture of gun clocks and by the signal corps for pro pellers for battle and bombing aero planes. ' "In securing, data," the president wrote, "the owners of black svalnut timber should be advised of our press ing needs and thej- thbjld be request ed m snow wicir patriotism oy doing all in their power to assist the govern ment in this great war." The scout will search ont the 'trees, a'-k the price and then communicate ith officers of tic organization. DECIPHERED 1I1L8 HANDS Hugo Schmidt, German Pay Easier In This Country At tempted to Destroy Cipher Albany, N", Y, May 8. The Von Bernstorff code, the cryptic means of communication employed by the German foreign office to keep in touch wiih Couut You Bernstori'f while tlic rsner was directing sabotage and other Ger man activities in(liis country, has been deciphered, reconstructed and turned over to the federal government by At torney General Lewis. This was the code which Hugo Schmidt, the paymaster in this country of the German foreign of fire, nttcniged to destroy by burning in the furnace of the German club in New i'ork City. Schmidt, who was in constant touch with Bernstorff, extensively used this code in attempts to deliver to Germany large stores of copper, wool and o.Jier war necesari"?. Fragmentary evidence of the code discovered iu Schmidt's of fice oaabled Deputy Attorney General Alliert Backer to reconstruct what was probably the most enignamie nwans of communication devised by the German foreign office. . .Thousands of wireless messages in Schmidt 's possession contained the body and key Jo this code. When Schmidt becanw entangled in the attorney general investigation of the activities of 1'aul Bolo Fasha who was recently executed by the French government for treason, li.j immediately made his way to the German club and tossed tjhe papers containing the code into the furnace. At this inquiry the at torney general drew from Schmidt this fact and enough information about the code to facilitate its reconstruction from wireless and o fter messages found in Schmidt's files. TO DEMAND FOR NECESSITIES .Water. Wheat Crop Gives . Promise of Being One of Largest In History i' 1 ' " . Washington, May, 8. Tho American farmer, responding to war necessities, will turn out a bumper wheat crop this year. Estimates by tho agricultural depart ment today were that the winter wheat crop would run 572,000,000 bushels, one of the largest j in history. This estimate was 12,000,000 bushels in advance of that made a month ago and compared with a 418,000,000 bushel production for 1917. The condition of the winter wheat crop on May 1 was 86.4 per cent of nor mal, against 78.6, on April 1; 73.2 on May 1, 1917 and 83.7 the ten year aver age on May 1, Winter wheat nereage on May 1 was 36,392,000 acres, against 27,430,000 acres harvested last vear and was 13.7 per cen less than the acreage sown last fall due to abandonment. The estimated yield per acre is 15.7 bushota. The condition of the rye crop on May 1 was 85.8 of normal, against 83.8 April 1; 88.8 May 1, 1917 and 90.2 the tun year average. This condition forecasts a production of about 82,629,000 bush els, against 00,245,000 in 1917. the condition of hay was 89.6 per cent of a normal against 88.7 on May 1, 1917, and 88.5 the en year average forecasting a yield of 107,050,000 tons, against 94,930',000 tons in 1917 (esti mated). Stocks of Lay on hand on farms May 1, were estimated at 11,096,000 tons, 11.7 per cent of the crop, against 12,659,00 tons May 1 last year. The condition of pastures on May 1 was 63.1 per cen) against 81.9 May 1, 1917 and 85.5 the ten year average. Of spring plowing 77.5 per cent was completed up to May 1 against .4 May 1, 1917, and 69.9 the ten year average. Of spring planting 60.6 per cent was completed up to May 1 against May 1, 1917, and 57.S the ten year aver age. . Judge Landis Scores LW.WJn Trial Today Chicago, May 8. Federal Judge Lan dis Vday scorched the I. W. W. for using methods which he said "tend to prove the charges of sabotage" brought against the organization, lne judge s !fcbn minu'e curtain lecture resulted from ,'an article in the "Lumberjack Bulle tin", of Seattle, Wash., in which veiled ; threats Were made as to what would happen if the 112 I. W. Wj in the sedition trial here are found guilty. (Continued on page three) ' RATE INCREASES ON ALL RAILWAYS , TO MEETjXPENSES Higher Wages, Greater Cost of Fuel and Loss of Busi ness Responsible Washington, Mny 8. Increas -s in freight and passenger rates are Icing planned by the railroad administiatinn to meet a deficit which threa,.'ii, to reach $800,000,000 for the year. While the incrca-u !o be asked of ihe interstate commerce commission has nut y.t been determined uon, passenger of ficials here forecast a uniform 2 3 4 cent rate for tha. bran:li of the traf fic. Freight rnteg ii is believed will be boosted approximately 7',i per cent. Hate increasi-.s are niu'lo necessary, it is said, by the vastly greetor fuel bill estimated at from ."iO,O00,000 to 'o,- 000. 000 annually and an increase iii !he payroll of over 250,000,000 a year. Added to this thee has been a Jvavy decline iu net revenues since January 1, as compared Willi lnsj year. The ter rific weather of January and Fcbruur.' is Vdd responsible for the losses. It was stated authoritatively today that Director General McAdoo would irn his attention to the rate and rev enue problem immediately after dispos ing of the Lane wage commission's re port and fe.:l contracts. Dead Man Alleged ToHaye Been Spy L03 Angeles, Cal., May 8. That Prus sian spies Sought to kill John Knox Portwood because ho knew too much about their machinations and condemn ed tem as enemies of America, will be one of tho principal points in the de fense of Portwood on charge of kill ing Herman Miller Jakopalch, whose cabin in -.ilia Snu Gabriel mountains iB said to have been the headquarters for German leaders, including the much sought "Madame H" and Frauz Schu lenly.irg now interned. Taking of testinmuy in the case Iregan today. Jakopalch was killed Christmas day in a gun duel with Portwood which Poitwood alleges was sorted by Jako palch. Corpse of Fiy May Decide Fate of Accused Los Angeles, Cal., May 8. A post mortem upon the remains of a common house fly is to play an important part in, the trial of Lloyd E. No'ble, realty broker, held to the federal grand jury on charge of using the mails to de fraud. Xoble is charged by federal attorneys with forging names on two bank deeds and also with making false entries in a notarial book since hiaheanng start ed. The length of time a fly, crushed between the two vital leaves of this (book, has been dead will largely de termine the strength of the last charge. Germans Are Ready To Resume Offensive The Germans are all primed for a resumption of their west fron offensive on a large scale, it was intimated today i.i a I'u- ited Press dispatch from the $ British front. The dispatch described the t completion of enemy prepara- tions, including the reconstruc- tion of roads, railways and bridges, the concentration of ar- tillcry and the massing of re-fit- 'ed and rested troops, including many new divisions. The dis- patch soid that about 130 fin- emy divisions, or 1,560,000 men are in the Hue, with 76 divisions . or 912,000 men, in reserve. Field Marshal Haig reported increased activity by the Ger- man artillery in the Mefceren and Kemmel sectors early this morning. Kemmel, which was ta- ken by the Germans several days ago at a frightful cos. of lives, is about five miles south and slightly west of Yprcs. M teren is six miles southwest of $ Kemmel. The only infantry ac $ tiou mentioned by Haig was uu- other blight Britisn advance be- tween the Somme and the Ancr?. A United Press dispatch from the American front iu Picardy reported a terrific bombard- ment of several towns and roads west of Montdidier, held by the Germans last night. In retalia- tion the Germans were shelling the American rear areas. The Americans were wallowing in mud as the result of several days rainfall, bnt iio weather had cleared again, rendering artil- lery and aerial activitv easier. The coal man doesn't want to rush things of course, but he merely suggest! that you put In your coal supply now, as a liale later in the summer he will need bis trucks to carry ice. GENERAL MAURICE IS CHRONIC KICKER OF GREAT BRITAIN His Career iAs Director of Military Operations Not Altogether Successful' By J. W. T. Mason (I'uited Press War Expert) New Vork, May 8. The issue ol mil itaristic resentment against the irders of the British civil government has I been realized by Major General Atau- rn-e s public aecusatiou of lvinv brvueh: aguiust Lloyd-George's ministry. Nai democratic government thai de liberately misleads public opinion can continue to exist; but General Maurice has not yet proved that the civilian authoiities have deceived ,'ho British people concerning the true facts of the a.niv. this is General Maurice's sec omi recent adventure in impetuous crit i:-ism. ilis first was his attack on General F'.cli during the German offensive in Flanders for not ordering French re serves northward as rapidly as General Miiurice believed should ha v.-: been done. If General Maurice had not been removed from his post because of this (f'fiise, iv is highly improbable he woi.ld now be attempting to overthrow the Lloyd-George ministry to justify the right tf militarist!! to challenge the porter o- the civi. government. The ..large of the miin.eniejit of fact, which Gfiieral Mnmic.e brings against tho prine minister, ulutes to a declar ation iu the hoiw f commons made a m-nitli ayi'i. If t!.c matter were as ser ious ;i l.incral Ma'ir pr.etends to make out. lis ou e ict- during this GERMAN PLOT COMPLETE . Oakland, Cal., May 8. Ac cording to Dr. Newell Dw-ight . Ilillis, who is stumping the country against Germany, the kaiser's minions had their plan for world control figured down to the fiinest point. He told the Chamber of Commerce here that socret service man who raided the home of 'Fouper Germnu Tlonsul Borip, fouud devilments indicating that Bopp was slat ed to become governor general of British Columbia, and E. H. Von Schaack was to iiavc been tax collector and treasurer." . lie Portland's Society Dancer Faces Jail Portland, Or., May 8, Ivan do Mar cel, virtuoso of the Classic dance, knew today that he was guiijy of faking his ads, but ht didn't know how far the judge would go with it. After a score of Ivan's (pronounced Ee-vahn) feminine pupils had testified in his behalf and Ruth St. 'Denis, had deigned to appear against hiin, the jury declared Ivan guilty as charged, but recommended clemency. ! "Hi! seems to have followed i.'ho flam bovatit practice that has long been used by all clauses of the theatrical world therefore we recommend him .to the mercy of the court," said the jury. Miss Dennis, as the lawyers called Ruth, said de Marcel had "lifted" word for word, whole paragraphs of her no tices. The specific charge was i.liat Tvaa gave to the pnpers photographs purport ing to be of himself, bill, which were of other Russian dancers. De Marcel has beerl here 18 month) instructing some stenographers and many idle women to trip the light fan tastic '!oe. He wis arrested just atter he and his cla?s had put on an Egypt- lenne ballet. Ivan will be sentenced lal? tomorrow ! Abe Martin t Kothin' makes a mother as mad as fcr someone t' give her baby a stick o' licorice. Some fellers complain that ther too ole t' fight an' then order a dinner big enough t relieve th' whol ewestern front. peno.; .Lffi.'uH t im .ain on ;,he tli-.- v that n a:t! u is scl.-l for the J good of the army. j General Maurice's work as director of j military operatious formed tlve link con 'nectiug the British government at home i with the army commtiuders in .he field, jit was General Maurice's duty before i his removal to have brought befor.e. the i prime minister privately any misstate 'meets about the army in the house of : commons and not to use the newspapers j now tor tlia.' purpose atter his renpon t s'l?;lity has ceaaed. General Maurice's retirement from In former position was undoubtedly dne ! to a laijse extent to the instantaneous I criticism in the I'vited States qf his equivocal at:HUm'? toward General Foch, America, therefore, is responsible in u I measure for the turn General Maurice Jhas sought to give to events. His public attack on the British government is a challenge to democratic governmental ! responsibility. It should strengthen the Lloyd trcorge ministry; but if the gov i eminent falls on the issue., any succecd- ing premier would be compelled to dis- avow suspicions that he is an army ap pointee. 75 NAMES ON LIST OF s Of These 13 Killed In Action, Five Deaths From Other Causes and 54 Wounded Washington, May 3. Toduy's casual ty list contained a total of 75 names including 13 killed in action; :.hree miss ing; two deaths from accidents; three d.?aths from disease; 13 wounded sev erely and 41 wounded slightly. Sergeant Joseph Stonina, previously reported missing, is now known to be a prisoner in Germany, His homo Is Web ster, Mass. Killed i action!..)-.. Lieutenants Egbert Willtums B'ach, tlO Sunnyside avenue, Piedmont, Cal. Arthur Gaylord, Minneapolis, Minn. Frank 8. Hauf, Chelsea, Mass. Corporal Kennoth h. Diver, Sunman. Ind. Privates Fred Buckley, Bayonne, N. J. Michael J. Conghlin, Moucheator, Mass. . John Deardosky, Hecla, Pa, Troy E. Forrest, Mammouth Springs, Ark. Gene O. Henson, Fernfelt, Mo. John Linton, Chicago. Habit S. Medawar, Mount Lebanon, Syria. : Williau Pheunig, 1512 JJoith Main street, Los Angeles, Cal. I rii'icis V. Vallelcy, Tract City, Ala. Missing ii: action: Lieul' iiant William H. Gordon, New York. ... Privates Homer Akers, Florwood, Mo. Louis Sandler, 1 inladelphia, Pa. I'.ed vt accident. l.k'titi'Haiitu Juhbu' K. Powell, Wash ing. o-t, V. (.'. .lol.u Iv. 'ii-nrd, C.l c.io. Died of disease. Privates Henry Conor, Crowville, La. Timothy J. Shea, Fall Kiver, Mass. James Shields, Greenville, Miss, Wounded severely; . Corporal Joseph N. Walter, Baltimore Md. Privates Raymond C. Bryant, Balti more, Md. CContiuucd on page two) OPEN VASTRESERVE fflPPLIB OF FUEL New Leasing Bill Proposed In Congress Will Do Much to Delieve Shortage ' Washington May 8. Opening of vast government reserves of oil, coal, etc., proposed in the new oil leasing bill reported to the house yesterday will do much toward relieving a coal shortage again next winter, members of the pub lic lands commit) ieo declared today, "Colorado alono has millions of acres of coal lands untouched," Representa tive Taylor declared today. "Last win ter the people of Colorado paid enor mous prices for coal and often could n 't get it, whiLe right fit their back door so to speak, were vast quantities un touched." Taylor believes the immediate op eration of these lands would throw enough coal on the market so that no delays in the manufacture of war ma V' rials would again occur through s lack of fuel. ' Although the opening op of the oil lands was recommended by the presi dent, members of ths committee empha size that the nation has no intention of giving up its conservation program. , The resources are needed to win the war, and when peacs eomes .ih.i conser vation program will bo resumed. YANKEE FLYERS DRAW GERMANS TO TOUL SECTOR Successes , of Americans In,GeneraI Maurice's Charge of Air Force Enemy to Send Special fighters NEW TRICKS ARE USED TO DECOY OUR FLYERS Captain Hail Is Missing and Is Believed To Be Prisoner In German Lines By Frank J. Taylor (1'iiited' Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Army in Lorraiuo, May 8. Tho American fighters are keeufiglrters and' tholr successes have led the bodies to batng special acriul fighters to the Toul sector, in' an a.- tempt to punish them. Ihe Germans are using new tricks to deceive the American flyers, sending one or two German plan.es to cause an alarm and following them up with re inforcements greatly outnumbering (he Americans who answer i.!he alarm. An other .maneuver is to send over one low flying German plaae to lure Amcricau planes far into Germany, where a Ger man squadron drops on them from the clouds. Captain Hall Missing. Captain Jumes Norman Hall, of Col fax, Iowa, lias been missing since an aerial combat this morning between three American and four German air planes. , , The Americans were ten miles inside the German frontier, north of Toul when they spotted he en.emv ulaner nnd' at tacked them. Hull was flying nt the lowest altitude when the fight started. All the planes began diving and turning for the advantage of position. A coinrado who las saw Hall beliaves he landed safely inside the German lines and is now a prisoner. The other two Americans returned sufely totheir lines. Their last glimpse of their opponents showed the latter (Continued on page seven)- Rubber Imports Cut and Prices Controlled Washington, May 8. Restriction of crude rubber imports into tho United Si Atos to 100,000 tons per year has U?en ordered by the war trade board, it wus announced today. This was done, it was stated, "to conserve tonnage for mili tary requirements. " The new order is effective immediately. The war trade board also has put into effect an option system of regulation for rubber prices through which the cost of nthber is limited from the time of import up to the time it passes into the hands of the manufacturer. RED CROSS DRIVE BEGINS MAY 20 LASTS ONE WEEK Particulars Concerning New Drive For Funds to Assist In War Relief SALIENT FEATURES IN RED CROSS SECOND WAR DRIVE Date, May 20-27 National quota, 100,000.000 Oregon quota, $600,000 Portland quota, $250,000 Quota slate, outside L'ort land, $350,000. . Every dollar subscribed goes to Red Cress war work, 75 per cent of receipts to national Red, Cross and 25 per cent to war work of loal chapter. ... Receipts all net to the lied Cross. Expenses of state cam paign will bo defrayed by vol untary subscriptions in Port land and by chapters through out the state, and of local campaigns by voluntiary con tributions for that purpowe. Portland, May 8. Next comes the second war fund of the American Red Cross for $100,000,000, Oregon plans for which were announced in Portland this morning toy Henry L. t'orbert, state chairman. Oregon is to aim at $300,000, as was the Case in the first Bed Cross war drive, when over $1,000,000 was sub scribed. Portland's quota las been set, RITISH PREMIER FACING GRAVEST CRISIS! CAREER Lack of Veracity Seized by Opposition MOVE TO INVESTIGATE BACKED BY ASQUITH If His Motion Prevails Lloyd George's Ministry Must Surrender Power By Ed L. Ken (United Press staff correspondent) London, May 8. The most serious political crisis in the Kfe of Lloyd Georgo government exists today. The situation engendered by Gener al Maurice's letter charging the pre mier with lack of veracity, which was brought to a head by Herbert As quith's motion iu favor of the house of commons investigating the charges, instead of allowing the government to appoint two judges for that pur pose. Asquith's action amiountfl to a direct doclaration of a lack of confi dence In the government. R. L. Outwaite, liberal member of parliament from Hanloy, has given no tice that he will ask Lloyd-George to morrow whether the premier and Chancellor Bouar Law will continue to exercise the functions. of their offices white the Maurice probers ure investi gating. ' Lloyd-George is likely to reply to Maurice. Political studemUi generally believe the premier will be able to ex plain satisfactorily. Nevertheless, tha . (ConJAaued on page fpur) . . House Agrees to Re- port Land Grant Bill Washington, " May 8. The house public hinds subcommittee' has agreed to report tho Coos Bay wa."on grant bill with the provision that 23 per cent of the proceedo from the lands and timber shall go to Coos and Douglas counties for apportionment ly the county courts between the school, roadi and port districts, with all of the reinuinder go-, ing to tiio federal treasury. The other amendments are unimportant. Upoi Representative . Sinnott's request th report is held tintil he can analyze it. He probably will ask a further amend ment to include the payment of penal-, ties and interest on unpaid taxes. CREDIT TO GREAT BRITAIN Washington, May 8. An additiouul credit, of $75,000,000 ha been advanc ed to (ireat Britain by the United tH.tn. fori n or the total iid to $2,795.- 000,000 and the allied grand total to 5,31)3,850,000, the treasury announced late yesterday. as bet ore, at $"uO,UOU, wlnlo the ami for tho state at large it $350,000. For the first time the Red Cross will conduct a campaign through its own organization, the campaign committees in each district 'being selected by the chapters of tho Red Cross, which in turn will work through their branches and auxiliaries. Mr. Corbett has appointed H. E. Withani as state manager, and Ml. Witham, in turn, appointed a series of assistant state managers, who began this morning a tour of the state, which will take them to the chapter head quarters of ench diwtriet, to assist in perfeetihg organization. Eaeih aasist- ( Continued on pag; two' John King Confesses Murder of Old Man Martinez, Cal., Muy 8. John King, aged 28, early today confessed to Dep uty Sheriff Dyke Joslyn that he killed Frank Baptiste, aged 67, in Baptista's houseboat at Bradford Monday night. A charge of murder was filed against King today. Joslyn arrested King in Stock; jon yes terday. King told Joslyn that he had a dis pute, with Baptists ovor some money, and that he had been drinking. Ete saii he struck Baptiste on the bead with sledge hammer. Baptiap ran a small store on his houseboat. He had lived in the Sacra mento river delta aection iot nearly 3d years. His body was lotind Tuesday, the bead beaten to pulp.