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TODAY'S WEATHER 4,5D SUBSCRIBERS (22,00-3 HEADERS) DAILY Only Circulation in Solent Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of . Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DESPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SEEVICE Oregon: Tonight and Tuesday fair, moderate wester ly winds. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. li?' SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS lovg-e THfn ON TRAIN8 AKD HWw STANDS FIVH OJMTw . a lERSEA BOAT CAMPAIGN FAILS .1ST Speaker la Reichstag Makes : Assertbn During Course of Debate SUBMARINE CRUISERS i ABOUT TO BE LAUNCHED French Troops Penetrate Ger : man Lines and Return wiih Prisoners Paris, May 12. "I know the enemy it about to launch a series of new sub marine cruisers of great size, out we are ready and will not sleep over the fine WBUlts already obtained," declared Georges Loy.juss, French mlnlTtor of marine, in au interview published in the Uberte. Amsterdam, May 13. Admiral Cap Ue, German minister of marine, ad dressing the Reichstag, declared the Ger man naval offensive Is stronger than a ay time siuce the beginning of the un restricted submarine warfare. The April reports from the submarines were fav orable, he said. ' H6rr Pfliger. a centrist, said that de- uutte the differences of opinion in the xeichstag, it was agreed that the sub marine warfare should be kept up. Amsterdam, May 13. "After fifteen months, submarine warfare has not brought peace auy nearer. Iu the mean time, we continue to destroy tonnage mat wm be needed after the war," ' Horr Vogtheir, independent socialist, de clared In the reichstag, commenting on .Admiral von Capell'g declaration that uudestricted submarining is winning the war. Paiis, May 13. Artillery, on both sides of the Avre was reported by the French war office today. French troops penetrated the German lines north of fcomeny (between the .American sectors of Tuol and Luneville) and brought back prisoners. "A German surprise attack in the re gion of St. Die (south of the Luneville sector) failed." Austrians Repulsed. Rome, May 1?., "The enemy attack ed Monte Corno, after nn intense bom bardment Saturday night, but was ar rested by our fire," the Italian war ofriee stated today. "We counter attacked and forced the enemy to retire, inflicting heavy losses on him." The Italians captured Monte Corno by Htorin last week, taking 100 prisoners. Six Men to The Yard. 'Paris, May 13. General Gnulers of tin French general staff announced to day that information showed forty Get man divisions (4S0.000 men) between the Lnbassee canal and Ypros, or si.v men to every yard. The same ratio, he said, is maintained by the Germans between Labasscc and the Oise. 'Submarine Losses. Paris, May 13. During February March and April, 4511 ships passed safe ly through the danger zone, it was of ficially announced today. ' Tho Germans claim to have sunk 600 , 000 tons of shipping during April. This statement is false, as only 268,704 tons wera sunk. Martin A womaa cares about as much fer a inan that used t' be rich as she does fir a hat that used t' be stylish. TV hardest thing about livin' in a dry tews if tryin' t' act tike you Jest happened t' drop ia tV drr.g store. AYS SOCIAI 1 - THkvf AMERICAN SOLDIERS SI W LITTLE ; Storm German Dugout and Capture It In Independent Offensive By Prank J. Taylor (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Army iu Lorraine, May 1.1. Three American soldiers start ed a private war of their own yesterday afternoon ou a certaiu secto" in Lor raine. They successfully stormed a German stroughold aud. after a nartiallv clean ing it out, calne back for reinforcements American Forces Are Regularly In Battle -T-U- Washington, May 13. Am- erieaa forces in France arc to be actively, iu battle now and regularly in th future, Secre- tary of War Bauer announced this afternoon. Adding his official . state- meat to a previous announce- ment from Lord Reading, Brit- ash, ambassador, doubting the authenticity of the report from Ottawa that the British cabinet had divided American troops should ba conserved until they ' constitute a large and inde- pendent army, Baker declared "the facts are exactly other- wise. " "The American troops in 1'ranw," he announced, "are now being used actively in bat- tie and in the trenches aud, while all of tho plans of the 'War department look to the do- vehement of the American ar- my as such and the creation of a ditimctly American army, yet the various elomcnts of it now iu France are being used in such ways as are deemed most effective in accordance wish General Pershing's action in placing all our resources at tho disposal of the Freuch com rounder aud the supreme com- . mauder." " JESSE BALDWIN, IS NOW JIT LIBERTY Steals White Trusty Suit of Hoiks and Walks Unchal lenged Through Gate Cue of the stye's most desperate can- vict.t, the notorious Jesse Baldwin, made f, sue e..."'til get away from the prison Sunday morning at. about 10 o'clock The plan i.t .'.cape was simple and its carrying out met with no obstacles. The t'usties -io tv (Hiied in white suits and have tt rcitam hours egress and iu gress at the main entrance gate without, question. It was on this fact that Bald w'n based his plan of escape and car ried it iuto execution. Baldwin went to the kitchen where he found one of the while suits belonging to a trusty em ployed in that department, and chang ing his clothes and garbed in white went to the commissary department when?, using a heavy iron bar he had secreted, he pried two of the bars loose from the window. Slipping through the opening ho walked unconcernedly and unchallenged out of the big gates under the yes of the guards' who took him for a trusty, as he had expected they would do. He was missed shortly and pursuit was taken up at once, a couple of blood hounds being put on ais trail. However he must hnve fount some way to throw oi'f the scent as ho was not caught do s;ll the fact that ho evidently remain ed hidden in tbo brush near the maus oleum most of the day. Sunday night ribout 1 o'clock the house of Conductor Kutherford on Rural avenue was en tered, supposedly by Baldwin as the thief took a soft black hat, a dark brown coiK, a razor and hone and two suits of underwear, besides 'l in cash. Baldwin is aged 27 years, height 5 foet nine and a half inches, weight 168 pound;, medium complexion, hair med ium brown, build medium heavy. He wns born in Alabama and in the pam phlet describing him his occupation is given as "a thief." H3 was sent up from Clatsop county for larceny from ,1 dwelling to serve seven years. A re warn of $30 is offered for his arrest and detention. During the regime of Warden Minto he broke into the headlines with a con vict named Curtis by a series of rauk in subordinations. Hosing of Baldwin and Curtis at the orders of Minto lecT to an uprising of the convicts, a demand on their part that Minto by? displaced and the final ousting of Minto in favor of Warden Murphy. Mufphy and Baldwin had a clash (Continued on page three) WAR OF OWN aud went ovejr ogain to complete the job. The success of the second under taking is not known. A German sniper's position had been causing considerable trouble. The three Americans, who names cannot be given got together and planned to put this particular hunch of boche out of bust ness. Without calling for any artilloi preparation or barroge, or any other fancy appurteaauce of modern warfare they leaped over the parapet and start ed running across No Man's Land, in full view of both armies. Arriving at the enemy's post, they tumbled into the trench and encounter ed a German officer and twelve men. The boches ran up a connecting trench so fast that the three doughboys only had time to kill the officer and four of his men. Those that got away were yelling for help at every jump. Iu a few moments a large force of the enemy was heard com ing toward the post. The doughboys however, stripped the dead officer of his papers, containing a code book and other important information, before leaving. They ran back to the American lines pursued ,by a flock of boche bullets. Their success won them plenty or re emits for another personally conduct raid, organized forthwith. Reports of this second daring operation have not vet b?en received. , Danish-Americans To Sell War Thrift Stamps Chicago, May 13. Danish born Cit izens of the United States planned to day to plunge into the war savings stamp campaign as the first work of their national organization, the Jacob A. Riis league of patriotic service," torme-d h?re yesterday. Dr. Max Henius, Chicago, waa elect ed president and will establish head quarters here. Among those helping organize tho league were Sophus Noble, Omaha; Dr. Axel Itellrun. New York: Captain Wiil- tiam Hovgsard, Washington i James Madison, San Francisco; -Truelj 1'. -Nielsen, Seattle. REPORTED BY GENERAL PERSHING Ninety-Six Names On Casual . ty List Made Public by Department Washington, May 13. The names of thirty eight soldiers, mostlv New Kna'- " e land men, are among the missing re ported in today's casualty list. They probably were captured by the tier mans at Seicheprey. Today's list coutains a total of 96 names, including 10 killed in action; nine dead !frem wounds; five from dis ease; two from accidents; one from other causes; twelve wounded severe ly and nineteen woundei slightly. Killed In Action Sergeants Martin (.'otter, Chicago, Lewig W. Snglc, Zanesville, Ohio. Corporal Clyde Clark, Atlanta, Ind. Mechanic Christ Koth, Ircrsey, Wis. Privates, Alfred G. Bailev, Arvilla. S, D. " Philip J. Brady, New Haven, Conn. Leonard Leo Dalton, Brooklyn, N. Y. John W. Forrester, Mountain City, Tenn. . . Cyril Kreck, New York. Elmer D. Miller, Hoopeston, 111. Died of Wounds Corporals William C. Rhodes, Wheel ing, W. Vu. James J. Tiemey, Chelsea. Mass. Privates Arthur Vivian Dickson, Milford, Conn. Edmund LeBlanc, Nashua, N. H. John W. Murphy, Jamaica, Mass. John A. Ort, Omaha, Neb. Sol Schuster, Afton, Wvo. John Sittelotta, Endieott. N. Y. Keuueth R. Toothman, Cumberland. Md. Died of Disease Lieutenant Otty Raymond Forbes, Minneapolis, Minn. Cook Victor Hugh O'Rourke, Moun tainda'e. Ore. Privates Paul C. Davis, Elk River, Minn. Green Dukes, Campton, Ga. Sam Gullo, Linguaglonsa, Italy. Died of Accident Privates Heury M. Black, Montezu ma, Colo. Aloizy Kubicka, Manchester, N. H. Died of Other Causes Private Pierre P. Bennud, Fall River, Mass. Missing . Lieutenant Joseph P. Burke, Pitts ton, Pa. Sergeants Ytaik. V. Smith, Revere. Ma. Harold W. Tucker, Providence, B. I. Corporals Melvin B. Carlson, Jamai- . (Continued on page two) TH1RTY-EIGH f SOLDIERS GERMANS DRAW iniFiiT HELD 0 YANKEES Enemy Has Been Forced to Desert Many Advanced Patrol Positions MEN ARE REQUIRED FOR PICARDY BATTLE LINE Fewer German Planes Are Seen Now Oyer American Lines Than Formerly By Frank J. Tylor (United Press staff correspondent) . With the American Army ia Lor raine, lay 12 Information gleaned from German operations opposite the American fronts indicates a thinnig of the eneroiy lines becne of the drains on German resources from Pi cardy. The American sectors are far enough apart to justify deductions regarding the German predicament through this scarcity of man power,' ,. . American patrols round Ancwviller (in the Lunevtlle 'sector, three miles northwest of Badswviller) deserted. It had tiern a former German outpost and the scene of .much patrol fighting. : The Oemiana no longer attempt to hold their .shell bole outposts, retiring to safer positions to avoid fighting with the- Americans. German prison ers iudioate tho lotvest grade of Ger man troopg are here; Northwest of Toul, American activ. it" hobis a "traveling circus" of spe cial German storm troops, organized for repeated hammer like iblows at our lines. .. .rJvU,,... There are no -German planes over the American positions any more. Although a special German air squad ron arrived to punish the American aviators, the German planes arc chanc ing no combats except far behind the boche lines. On the Verdun front, the Americans have learned that the Geimau lines are sparsely held. The boches arc .sub stituting frequent bombardments ot high explosives and gas for German troops. Thig also is takon by American oificers to indicate that the enemy is uneasy. In all sectors the enemy 'si outer po sitions, trienches and gas projectors hnve been .badly damaged by tho Am erican artillery without causing any ceprisais from the Germans. American patrols this morning peno tfatekl the German wires in the Toul sector and found a number of German bodies in the enemy's advanced posi tions. These boches are believed to have been killed by the American bom bardmeut. German machine guns nre active against .Seicheprey (in the Toul sect or.) In the Lorraine and Verdun sectors, American patrols penetrated the. Ger man wires easily and conducted ex- (Continued on page two) LEADER OF RUSSIA'S fTas Reached a Pacific Port On Her Way to Battle fields of France Pacific Port, May 13. The leader of Russia's famous Battalion of Death Mine, Maria Jiconticvna Botchkareva, is on her way to war once more. Driven from Russia by the bolshevik! her command of 1,000 loval .Russian women dispersed, Mme. Botchkareva reached America today on n oriental steamer. "I am on my way to France and ex pect to die on the battlefield." This was all she had to say when she arrived. Other passengers on the vessel however, told of the daring escape from Russia of this modern Joan of Arc who iusisted on fighting Germany ewn though her fellow countrymen had quit She crossed Siberia clad as a Russian peasant woman. At. Vladivostok she was repeatedly threatened with arrest and finally took refuge on a British cruiser in th; harbor. Again, before she could leave Vladivostok, soviet officers threatened her and this time she was taken aboard an American transport. Accompanying her are her young daughter and her aide, Captain P. Fili poff, the only man ever connected with the battalion of death. Mme. Botchkareva got in touch with the British consul as soon as she arriv ed here. She was closely guarded at her (Continued on page two EXPRESS APPRECIATION OF WORK DONE British Leaders, Civil and Military, Acknowledge . Debt WoridOwes Us London, May 13. At a time when America's participation, militarily as well as navally, financially and eco nomica'ly, has reached effective pro portions, British appreciation is glow ingly expressed in the following state ments to the United Press: : By Lord Alfred Miluor, secretary of state for war. America is rapidly filling up the gap in the strength otf the allies creat ed by the failure of Russia. ,A war such as this can only bo won decisive ly by superiority in man power and material, as well as in fighting sipirit, and, with America's aid, that superior ity is certain. Iu altering her own military plans tc meet tho urgent need of her allies in the west, America has shown not only a true perception, of the meaning of "a single front," out the. most gener ous sjurit, sportsmanship aud comrade ship. By Lord Rhondda, British food con troller. Without the aid off the United States it would kBLve been quite impossible for the afifcs, to feed their troops and civilian populations during the last six months. The aelf sacrifice displayed by the American (people and the efficiency of Mr. Hoover 's measures in providing necessary supplies have been and not only are an incalculable immediate .benefit to the allies1 but off permanent value to the struggle for the mainte nance of civilization throughout the world. By Andrew Bouar Law, chancellor of the exchequer. I was certain the United States would assist the allies financially to the full extent of her ability. 1 can gladly say this expectation has boen fully realized. Praisas the navy ' By Admiral Lewip Bayly, commas lor iirchielf at (jueenstown. . ... COUNTER REVOLT E Conditions Throughout Form er Empire Daily Become More Chaotic Moscow, May 13. Nikolai Leiiine, bolshevik! premier has sent the follow ing telegram broadcast regarding IV tiograd's "catastrophic position" and demanding help. "A counter revolution is raising its head, turning the discontent of the starving masses against the Soviets." American Ambassador Francis has returned to Vologda. Four Moscow newspapers have been suspended .because they published re ports of a Gcrniuii ultimatum. It was fined fifty thousand roubles. Eleven others are being prosecuted. Troops of tho LottifcH rifles raided the headquarters of revolutionary bod ies making some arrests. Former Royal Family Zurich, May 13. Tho correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung in Crimea visited Dimblcr Castle, where- the for mer Russian royal family of Roman offs is imprisoned. Thoy ar guarded by 25 soiuierg or the Sebastopol soviet, armed with ri fles, who arc sworn both to protect them and to prevent their encape. Archduke Nicholas, refusing an in terview, explained that he had "noth ing to suy." (Cout'nd on page two) Chambers Mil Is Destroyed by Fire roMiitfe Grove. Or.. Mav 13. For tho second time within a year! J. H. Chum hem. tho laruest lumber operator in this section, has lost his mill by fire of unknowu origin, his former mm, a mile south of the city, burned last fall. Ho then resumed operations at his ildwood iU, whwtt.haa Keen laie. Tiri mill whs destroyed bv firo dis covered at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. A peculiar circumstance in mat tne u-nt.hmsii had ouit his job just the day previous and tho plant was un guarded last night- A report has reached nere mat me niharrlann store and dance hall at Leona was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Tne Dig plant oi me Jjeoiia Mills company was not endangered. It is also reported that a small tie mm near ArJlauf (burned Saturday night. ThA DM Chrutenson home at the Latham tie plant was destroyed this afternoon oy tl amies resulting rrom the explosion of a gasoline stove. RUSSIA GROWS BY AMERICANS I On the anniversary of the arrival ox mi? urst umieu orates men or war at (jueenstown I wish to express my deep gratitude to the United stages officers and men of all ratings for the skill, energy and unfailing good- na ture 'hey have consistently shown and which qualities have so materially as sisted in the war by enabling the ships of all the allied powers to cross the ocean with comparative freedom. To command you is an honor, to work with yoa is a pleasure and to know you ia to know the best traits of the Anglo-Saxon race. Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad miralty, testifying to America's naval aid offered hitherto unpublished let ters exchanged between Joscphns Dan iels, American secretary of the navy, and him. Daniels wrote: "Your references to the splendid spirit of cooperation .between the nav ies of our two countries and yonr warm praise of the oftficers and men of the navy who have gono abroad, are eottremely grateful to me, the men in the navy and all Americans. "The brightest spot in the trageay of thig war is the mutual appreciation of the men in naval service, "Our oflKcors who have returned confirm the sratements of Admiral Sims regarding the courtesies and the kindness shown in every way Dy ttte admiralty and the officers of the Brit ish fleet, and we have reciprocated by receiving cordiaJly the able and effi cient officers who have come from your country to confer any work, el bow to elbo, with our officers in the difficult work which this war imposes upon naval services of all countries al lied in the war against the submarine menaee. "I had hoped to have the pleasure of visiting Great Britain and person ally expressing this teoling of mutual ly working together and exchanging views, ibut the -task here of making ready mora units for the fleet is a very serious one and my duty chains me hore. "The order throughout the navy is 'full speed ahead' iu the construction of destroyers and other craft, and the whole service is keyed un to press the program forward as rapidly as possi- (Continued on'puge two) ' FULLY CREDITED BY Believes It True That General Foch Will Only Use Americans In Reserve By 3. W. T. Mason (United Press war expert) New York, May 13 . America's great armies now iu Franco arc not to be used by General Foch for defensive fighting, but aro being held back for offensive operations when the allies' generalissimo decidrs the time has come for major operations against Von Hiiudenburg. Tho fact that the rapid'y increasing overseas strength of the Americans is not accompanied hy enlargement of American sectors in Picardy and Flan ders undoubtedly means that General Foch wants American participation during the prcseut period of fighting to bo on a .strictly limited scale, aud chieflv 'for its morale effect. This attitude of General Foch dem onstrates that' ho belaevis the defens ive lowers of the Anglo-Trench forces are suiiicicnt to prevent the Germans from doing any serious damage along tho wesli 'front. Tho Americans, there fore, according to Foch's plan, are not to ibo thrown away by. engaging in the negative work of holding present posi tions, but are to have the honor of de livering the next positive blow for democracy against the kaiser's forces. It is "certain that ueneral Foch will not ibo tempted to use the Americans iu a 'great offensive until Americau man power in France 'has reached its full strength. General Foch has shown highly unusual qualities of patience and avoidance of. temptation. He can be trusted, therefore not to waste Am erica's strength in a series of second ary offensives. It i increasingly unlikely that this blow will fall on thfl Germans in Pi cardy or Flanders. Tho Loria'mo front continues to offer tho greater possi bilities of success. The capture of Mctz may represent the first great victory of "the United States, in Europe. The retention for the Americans of their trench positions in eastern France strongly suggests that Foch Is relying on General Pershing's men for major operations in that direction. From Met.' to tho. Bhine seems -to bo the road America will take to win the war for democracy. ' UNIFORM IS TICKET 1 ' New York, May 13. AU men in uni forms, sailor anil soldiers, will be ad mitted free to American league games at the Polo Grounds here, it was an nounced today. AMERICANS TO B E ONLY RESERVE FORCEIllfRAIICE That Is Recent Stateliest Issued by Canadian State 0cia!$ BRITISH AMBASSADOR IS NOT INFORMED War Department Also Ignor ant of Any Such Use of United Rates Troops Washington, May 13. Doubt as to the accuracy of the statement attributed ed to the British war cabinet that Am erican troops are to be held back until their force reaches powerful strength. was expressed here today by Lord Bead- lug, British ambassador. An official statement by th ambas sador declaring his belief that so such announcement has been made ' ' with tun knowledge of the prime minister or tha war cabinet," followed expressions ui greatest surprise among army men hero today as to the reported new change iu ie military policy of the allies. Reading's statement follows: "The statement attributed to the British cabinet to tho effect that th.o al lies are so confident that haviug been given the choice of a small iniiuediaia American army for defense or, waiting until they are reinforced by a eomplow powerful, self supporting army, they uave chosen the lutterl is diametrically opposed to all information received by m from the British war cabinet and tvt all the requests which I have beeu asked by them to make to the United States administration. " i am quits in, the (link as to the origin of , tne statement. At present alt I cun say is that I am convinced that tho document has not been issued with the knowledge of the prime minister or the British war cabinet. No Official Information Washington, May 13. Nothing is known ut .no war department concern ing the British official statement that '' thu American army will be used only when it conv.'s to full individual strength. This was stated scuii-officiully hers today. ' bouiu officials suggested that such a change of policy nugiit have come about "over them" without knowledge of it reaching the war department yjt. Somu thought t hut Auioncau ulficevs oei there were tiissuiislieu witn tu brigading idea aud hud forced a shut. Others suggested ,,ho British wer,. not fully pleased with tho plan aud decided tho allied strength was sufficient to hold tho Teutons for the time being. Tho uuuouiiceiiiiviit in view of tho ui-; gency of recent British aud Freuch ro quents for American aid was a surprint) io all. The brigading plan was asscu.cd to only us an emergency measure as it involved sucrifice of American pride. Because of the fact that, the brigud- , ing process has been under way for -some time, with at least a portion of thu American forces in Europe, officials hero beliijvcd Americans already fight- " ing with the British and French would , uot be removed. The change in plan was believed to affcet only those forces a great majority of the troops now in Franco which had not yet bciyn plac ed iu the fighting. The Ottawa Statement Ottawa, May 12. Son confident i the entente of its ability to withstaud auy drive tho Germans can launch that it lias been decided nut to use th, Am erican army until it becomes a complete power and torce, according to cable suimuury of operations on tue wcsieiu front received hcr.3 tonight from the war committee of the British cabinet. (Continued on page two) This Man Liar As Well As Murderer Cliicftcnt. Mnv 13. A rT.ii.nmd today on a charge of an assault with intent to kill, Horace Noakes, railroad work er, told officers ho crushed his wif to tho floor with a crowbar Saturday because a baoy was coming to joiu them and their income, wna barely enough for two. Saturday was tho ttrsh anniversary of Noakes marriage. Rent fuel, gro ceries and clothes had taken all hi earnings. "I decided then to pul ner out t the way." he said. "I had thought of taking both our lives by gas, but I was afraid to die." Hh as the young womaa stooped over tho range, preparing his breakfast, Noakes crept up, struck her dawn ana fled. Noakc, was jailed when his burg- ; lary alibi fell down. A Wood mr oa V.I. ..ruioara ASIlffllt a detfctiv W e.YO. The wife it In a critical! wsitoon, ,