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Newspaper Page TextOregon: Tonight fair, warmer; Thursday fair; ' jl . ; 3. 't I moderate wester ly wiuds. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 121 SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS All 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READERS) DAILY Only Circulation la Salem Guar anteed by th Audit Bureaa of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY KXW3 SERVICE WMi 1 Mill! -v V . TWENTY-TVVODEAD SEVEN INJURE! TOLL OF T0RNAD6 Middle Western States Suffer Severely From Storm Last Evening THREE CENTRAL IOWA TOWNS ARE HARDEST HIT Several Wisconsin Counties Were In Direct Path of Death-Dealing Storm Chicago- May 22. Reports rf ut least 22 dead and seven injured were Teeeived here today from tornado cen ters in Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin Lone Rock, Wis, reported five deaJ there, in last night's twister. , In Borne, Iowa, where four persons were suid to "have been killed, fifty houses were w reeked, Newton, Iowa, reported two dead, and Jk-nison Jowa. one killed. The Kansas death toll stood at ten in a wrecked track extending across Kilis and Hooks counties. Elewu Dead lu Iowa IK Moines, Iowa, Alny 22. Eleven aud possibly mom perecim are dead, about aixty are injured and property damnge will run high as the result of a tornado which .strineft three central Iowa towns late Tuesday. At Boo.no the dead list totalled sev en whilo Newton reports said two per ished there. Another life was lost at 'Denison. These reports came from rouuiluibout sources and indications are that when wire commnMuication with t,lie towns is tvsmued the dead and in jured lists will swell, Boone reports said at least itwo of Hie injured in hospitals there would .lie. The, known deail at the three towns are : Boone: Mrs. Frauk B. Roberts, small son oif Mrs. Roberts; J. Bills and the naby of a railroad' tacit ion worker. Three others are reported dead hers. Newton: Lewis Reed ami a boy em ploye of the Maytag factory. Deniaou: Eiuinit Filling. Today more than 40 hotuws, by act ual count, were wrecked toy the full force of the tornado,. Alt Walker, in Linn county, Mrs. "William Osainann was killed when her house collapsed. A neighbor of Mrs Oisstnann -was injured by flying wreck- nge. There was some damage to tkt Htrm land in the neighborhood of Walker. The- twister is also reported to have done eon'sidera'ble damage to Boone t-ouinty. No deaths or injuries are re ported from outside Boone, however. The wcrst damage at Newton occur red, at the big Maytag Washing Ma chine factory where the roof of the entire building was blown off .and the corner of a nearbv plant torn awny The city electric light plant was out of commission tor the ntg'nt witn con siderable damage. In Crawford county, with Denison .as the center, the storm did consider able damage to farms and farm build inga Barns, liomes and outbuildings were torn down end many persons in jured. Eight teams of horses were re- ported Sx'led near Arcadia in Draw ford county. It wa9 also reported that a Calthoiic church near hare was blown down. A Ida Grove several buildings (Continued on page three) Abe Martin -Who Temembers when a grocer wouldn' stoop t' break a cracker in two t' make th' scales balancef TIT up-t'-date wv?ddia' account is now devoted t' th' groom' rank instead o' th' bride's dress. to AMERICAN NAVAL AVIATOR LOSES FIGHT v. -I tling Four of These His chine Was Sent Down Burning Washington, May 22 That Ameri can naval aviators have operated over Heligoland bight, was revealed today when the committee on public infor mation announced the death of Ensign Stephen rotter, U. 8. N. R. F, Detroit, Mich., in a speo'aeular lattlo with sev en enemy single eeatera. Fotter aud a companion battled gal lantly against the V-shniwd flvittg wedge of the Teutons ami only quit when his ma-hine. in flames, came crashing down on the port wing tip- llie last seen or linn was on the sur face surrounded by burning oil. Sud- ienly a cloud of mokp oraeured him aud machine and man disappeared com pletely. The London representative f the committee tells the story: !'Six weeks after Stephen Potter. I'. S. N'. R. F., had shot down a Oer nian seaplane in Helisjo'and 'bight the enemy got him in the North sea. Pot ter was killed on April 25 in a fight With seven -enemy single waters. He was second pilot to a British .royal air force captain with whom he shot down a German last March. Story of the Tight "Potter left a North gia s' at ion in a British Seaplane and steered due east until six mil rs from Hinderlight. An other iplnne accompanied Potter and kept position to the starbinad through out the fl-ctiou. Two enemy planes were sighted to port hearing toward them thing low. Both British planes dived GERMANY'S IRISH ALLIES DEFIANT STILL BUT SHAKY Enst Is Made That Rebel Companies Still Drill In Remote Places By Webb Miller (Pni'eJ Press staff correspondent Dublin, May 22.--The Sinn Fein in Ireland is rpcovoiiug from its first shock of surprise and consternation, ft is determinedly pushing plans to resist conscription, rebuilding its shat tered organization, appointing new leadens iu the country districts ami strengthening its weak places. The organizaition 's headquarters boasts that Sinn Fein companies are drilling in the more remote sections of tho country. Scveal aids in an ef fort to steal arms aud ammunition are reported. .There -are rumors that the govern ment intends to confiscate the million dollars in thi anti-conscription fund. As a result the Irish, Independent ad vises local treasuers to take necessary measures to protect the money. TemH)iarily, the Sinn Feiners have turned their attention from the fate oif their leaders to preparation for re sistance to coiiiMcriptfion which", they fear, looms behind tho present situa tion. ;. Meanwhile, .the alliance with the na tionalists is becoming shaky. It is only helil together by common fear of con scription. A large cra"k appeared at the Man sion house when such a violent mani SALEM LIBERTY NOW OVER SIX THOUSAND Total Subscriptions to -Three Bond Issues Now Nearly MHIionand Half When the first Liberty Louu was of fered to the people of Sahm, there vas only 543 people iu the city who respond ed to the first call of the government for hflp in raising money to tarry on I the war. When the secomj liberty loan was of fered, the people of the city had be come awakened to some extent that money was reeiuirad to win the war, and 16")i subscribed to the loan. But when the Third Liberty loan was offered, the western drive was on, pco-' pie become aware of the vast import ance of moiv?y in carrying on war, and subscriptions were received from 4,206 by the four banks in the city. la the first liberty loan, when only 543 subscribed, the total amount raised in the city was 200,950, and. average of 370.70 for each subscriber. A few larg subscriptions brought the average up to this amount. When the second liberty loan wag of fered, the sum of 623,100 was subscrib ed by 1656 living iu the city and vicin ity. The average for this second libertv loan was 376.26. This average was also caused by several large subscriptions. WITH SEVEN about a hundred yards apart, closing upon the nearest German. "Fire opened from both at close range. "Potter 'a companion had emptied one drum when the gun jammed. Twn more hostile planes then appeared over head attacking vigorously. Both Brit ous turned to the west, pursuing one of the lower enemy who was soou lost to view. Three- otheis passed astern, following at a sharp angle. Potter was close above h'm companion and dove to within 100 feet of ttie water. Both machines tlattened out and Potter's companion, being faster, throttled: down until Potter came abreast. Thus they ran westward at full speed close together for several minutes under con tiuuouis volleys fiom the rea. Four More Attack Him "Four more enemy planes now ap pcared.in V foimntiou. Of seven Ger mans in action four were attacking Potter and the others his companion. Potter fell behind and began to zig zag. He first veered -slightly to star load and then turned at right angles to (port. "Again his companion throttled down to let him catch up and began climbing to reduce the headway. Pot ter dodged again but was ithen broad side to all enemy .machines and under their fire only fifty fecit from the wa" ter. His companion then saw Potter's machine burst into flames, come down part, of the way under control, then crash on the port wing tip. "Prtter was last seen on the sur face amid flames, which turned sudden ly to a huge cloud oi smoke. "Two of the enemy circled over the spot and then joined the other five. When the pall had cleared not even the 'wreckage was visible." festo was proposed by tho radicals that John Dillon and others balked. ,Thc manifesto wasi toned flown as a re sult. So long as conscription is hang ing over their heads, the alliance will be held together after a-fashion. The Herald says it would be a fatal mistake to junvp at the conclusion that bcieauise a month has elapsed ' ' the gov ernment has abandoned its nefarious designs upon it:ho manhood of the country."- John Dillon, x-hninnan of the United Irish league issued a statement today declaring that nationalist members who have absented thcimselves from the British parliament for some time will return. "It has never been onr plan to ab sent ourselves permanently," Dillon said. "I can't say, however, just when we will return. Ireland has been thrown into confusion by the f utile and mischevious proceedings of the grvvcfrnlment. To desert parliament would be an adoption of the Sinn Fein's tactics. "I am extremely skeptical that the government will offer home rule- I can't understand what game the gov ernment is playing- I am neither in the councils cf the governments nor the Sinn Feiners." Tho manifesto issued by the anti conscription conference, whix-h met at the Mansion house, denouncing the Sinn Fein arrests as an atempt to dis credit and disrupt Ire'and 's united re sistance to conscription and to preju- (Continued on page three) LOAN BUYERS But for the third Liberty loan, al though the amount raised was not as large as that of the second loan, the number of subscribers jumped from 1656 for the second loan to" 4,206 for the third. In other words the third loan was most emphatically the people's loan. with an average of H46 29 for each sub scriber. The third loan brought in 615,-j 200 according to the records of the four banks in the city, and subscriptions arei made only through the banks. j The average loan per subscriber for the three loans is 224.58. For thfl third loan, takiug out several subscriptions of large amounts, the average ncr sub-1 scriber would hardly figure up to 100. tor matters of comparison, the three liberty loans iu Salem, the number of suberilvrs and amounts subscribed arc aj follows: First Liberty loan, Subscribers 543; total subscribed, OO.SSO. Secpud Liberty loan, subscribers 1656; total subscribed, 623,100. Third Liberty loan, subscribers, 4,206; total subscribed, 615,200, Total number of subscriptions, 6,405; total amount subscribed, 1,439,250. When the three Liberty loans ar paid in full by SaU-m sub'cribers, al most a million and a half dollars will have been contributed by the people here towards carrying on the war. H DIVER BASES MADE UNTENABLE BY BRITISH RAIDS Zeekugge and Ostend Will Be Abandoned Soon Is Berne Report PARIS RAIDED LAST NIGHT BY GERMAN AIRSHIPS German Prisoners Say People Believe War Will End Within Year In Draw ABANDON DIVES BASES Berne. May 22. cerman nav&l mth. oritles are preparing to abandon Zee. oiugge and usend as U-boat b.vei, be cause of the recent blockades effected by British naval forces and the constant harrassing of British bombing planes, according to intoruiauou received iron) Berlin today. AIR RAID ON PARIS. Paris, May 22. Three persons were, killed In last night's air raid on Paris. the Matin announced Way. One enemy airplane was brouga: o.ot;b it w:n officially announced todaj. There were some casualties from home. - "The enemy last night dropped a few bombs in the suburbs," the statement said. "Thsro were soma victims and some damage. Our artillery brought down one plane." , By William Philip Simms (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in France, May 21. (Night). -German troops anil "home folks" believe the war will be over this year, that it iH end iu a draw and that Germany will succeed in ob taining good peace terms,, according to enemy prisoners. These prisoners also repeated tho ru mor that Fie-lel Marshal Hindenbiiig is dead. l.i fact, they sav tho Prussian "war god" has Ueen dead for somo tim,?. lu support of this they point to Field Marshal Mackensen's alleged ap pearance on the west front. Allied army officials, however, plsco no credence in tho rumor of Hindeiburg's demist. 1 understand that th.3 French aud Belgian civilians re still forced to work on the battlefields behind the Ger man lines, but they i'e"makiug th? Ger mans furious because they do so little. The French popu'atiou iu the terri tory held by the enf my is said to be m (Csntinued on page six) Jess Baldwin Now Located On Elk Creek : Eugene, Or., -May 22. Jeff Baldwin, convict escaped from the state penitentiary at Salem has been definitely located on Elk cr.-?ek west of Toledo, ac- cording to information received today by members of the Oregon military police here. ' The report stated Baldwin's tracks' had been ideiit.Tied mid that the military police are clow? on his trail. Baldwin escaped May 12 by walking from the prison gates in broud daylight. Nearing One Million Soldiers In France Washington, May 22. Pre- I uicuiig mat tne i mien mates win nave ucrween iour million and five million men under arms before July 1, 1919, Representative CharU's Cald- , well, New York, member of the military committee, today gave the house an official sum- mary of America's fighting strength. Within one year after the first Americans left for France. this nation will have one mil- lion men on the west front," Caldwell, who is close to the war department, asserted. "During the first ten day of May the troop movement totalled 90,000 men." Caldwell quoted official fig- ures showing that the army by June 1, will have 1,889.894 men and 148,328 officers In the service, or a total of 2,038,222. They are divided as follows: Officers Men Regular army 10,295 604,677 Reserve corps 79,038 78,50 National guard 16,906 411,95'i National army 33,894 310,963 On special duty 8,193 , Drafted in April : j. 150,000 Drafted in Mav 233,742 Totals 148,328 1 889,891 IIIIIHII!UIIIIIIU!llllllllllltllll!!lll!iIIII!IIllll!illlIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIHIIIltllIlllIHIIIIilillt!lll j War Summary of United Press j iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiKuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniiHiiiiiuiiiiiuiiiiii E I 1389th Day of the War; 63rd Day of the Big Offensive HHIiniHlllinil!llllllIIIIIIIIII!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllill!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll American front The official eom-i munication issued from American head-! quarters last night said that prisoners were taken in reconnaissances in Lor-: raine and that enemy and American artillery was active in Lorraine and the Woevre district. Fred S. Ferguson cabled from tho Picardy front that resumption of the German offensive may include that region which is one of the principal defensive areas before Amiens. American aviation service A Wash ington disatcb. reported American naval aviators operating over Heligo land bight, the body of water adjoin ing the famous German naval strong hold on the Island of Heligoland. British front (Field Marshal ITaig reported successful British raids southeast of Arras, in the Meteren sector and north of the Vpres-Coniiiies canal. A German raid north of Albert was repulsed. France One enemy airplane was brought down by anti-airoraft guns when a raid was attempted on Paris last night. Several bomb3 were drop ped in th- suburbs, causing some dam age. The Matin said that thro per sons were killed. PRESIDENT WILSON IN TAX BILL FIGHT Secretary of Treasury Work- t . f n l uig iii List ot facts and Figures InQuestion VMhingtoiI. '"Alay22. President Wilson has decided to etand behind Secretary MeAdoo in the tax bill figl.t. This development today convinced menilbers of congress that a revenue measure cf some kind would be forc ed through this session. - McAdoo himself worked during the day on facts and figures to present to nieiitbeia of tho house and semite fi nance committees later thi week. Decisie.n of the president to support McAdoo 's contention for a tax meas ure tjh i-s session will probably result in early opening of work on the meas ure by kouso and gouaite committees. Congressional leaders believed that congress probably will recess from time to time whilo tho committees are work ing thus enaihling senators and repre sentatives to get back home for pre election campaigning and at the same time be on time when the time comes for considering tho measure. Thnre in a distinct ditlferenco of opinion in President Wilson's cabinet regarding thle -need for a tax bill this session. Postmaster General Burleson (Continued on page three) SPLENDID LECTURE OF REED COLLEGE French Wounded Taken Care of As Never Before In Any War President W. T. Foster of Heed Col lege, who spoke at tho armory last evening under the auspices of tho R'd Cross brings tho cheering assurance lost from his personal observations, the ter ritory taken by the Germans in their last drive was of no real military impor tance. The French had no adequate means of caring for their wounded and the thous ands who were returned from Germany as unfit for military duty until the Am erican Red Cross had established itself iu evry section of the country, he said. As an evidence of the great work being done iu Franco by the Red Cross Mr. Foster noted the fact that French soldiers, when wounded preferred to be sent to an American hospital. In referring to the pure enssedness of the Germans, the speaker from person al observation saw where Red Cross hos pitals had been bombed, where Getman air planes had swooped down killing women and children, where fields had been filled with explosives that farnvrs in plowing might be maimed, poisoned wells, and even the destroying of birth and death records in the cathedrals 'where the Germans bad taken posses 'sion. Mr. Foster complimented the British (CaaUnucd on page three; Ireland Webb Miller cabled that Sinnfeiaers are recovering from the surprise and shock of the government's sudden niiest of their leaders and are making preparations to fight enforce ment of conscription. Miller forecasts a split between the Sinn Feiners and the Irish nationalists. American Tanker Victim of Submarine Washington, May 21. Loss of the Ani?nean tanker William Rockefeller at s:a has been officially reported to the niivjr department. Details arc lacking, but a supplementary report has bcwn promised. 'J'ue department is withholding an an : omiceuicqt of the loss until it publishes Ji" cupidities involved. 'the Viliium Rockefeller was a steel steamer of ",1.)7 tons displacement, wifh u car viug ia;iaciiy of 5,217 tons of pet rob um in lull.. She was built by W. Cr.iirii mid ius at Philadelphia in 1916. f-'h? was 3u.3 feet long, had a bean of CVi feet aaei a draft of 33.3 fevt. She wn owi:eii by the Standard Oil ei'iniimy if Iew Jersey, and was regis tered at Bayonne, N. J. forty eight names SEVEN OF THESE DEAD Thirty-Eight Wounded Severe ly and Three Slightly 3 Killed la Action Washington, May 22. Forty eight nanncs appeared on fhe American cas ualty list announced by the war de partment today. Three were killed in action; two died of diseases; two died of wounds; thirty eight were wounded severely and' thu'o wounded slightly. Lieutenant Robert H. Long, Houston, Texas, was among those reported wounded severely. Private Richard W. Johnson, who was previously reported missing, has new re-joined his com pany. Killed In Action Corpoal Mark L. O'Ncil, Hullsteud, Pa. Privates Henry Dahlia, Superior, Wis. Harry N. Miller, Kansas "tty, Mo. Died of Disease Sergeant Frank T. Crowder, Law rence, Kan- Civilian Francis Green, San Fran cisco. Died of Wounds Corporal Thomas G. Speck, Living ston, Tenn. Private Joe C. Veungell, Common weal' h, Wis. (Continued on page three) UNITED PRESS HEAD Roy W. Howard Banqueted by Editors of Leading Rio De Janeiro Paper Rio Do Janeiro, May 22. The editors of OPais, upon inaugurating the Unit ed Press service here, gave a luncheon iu honor of Roy W, Howard of New York, president of the United Press at which Edwin V. Morgan, American am bassador presided. Joao Lage, director of O Pais made an aUdress in which he referred to the im portance of this service and said that the United Pncss will be associated with a paper that has most devotedly prais ed the policy, and solidarity of the United States and a perfect understand ing between all' nations. Referring to Howard, Lage said it was "most agrjeablo to recognize id him the rare qualities of sagacity and expansion capable of forming the cur rents of opinion which will serve as as solid basis for great international work, such as being carried out in Sooth America." Azvdo Maral, editor of O Pais, read, at the request of Ambassador Morgan, a telegram transmitted by Secretary Lansing regarding the opening of the United Press service in Brazil. Morgan then referred to tha approach of a bet ter understanding between the Amer ican countries which could be attrib uted to the United Press developments. (GoutiBUtd on page two) OFFENSIVE HAY INCLUDE SECTOR HELDBHAIIES Enemy Y Aerial Squadrons 1 IX ! Aciive uay and togiit Over Pershing's Lines ATTACK MEN IN LINES WITH MACHINE GUNS Americans In Lorraine Cap ture lerman Prisoners la Night Raid By Fred S. Ferguson' (United Pr."ss Staff Correspondent) With the Americans in Ticardy, May 21. Resumption of the German offen sive may include this regiou. The enemy's persistent aorial activity, day and night and the marked quietude of artilbry fire may be the forerunner of the storm. Tho boches have been par. ticulurly quiet during the past "36 hours, except aerially, - The Germans have not dug in exten sively in tho Cantigny and Montdidier region, possibly indicating that it is no part of th.v'ir plau to establish thoir line there, but rather to continue their effort to push on farther. When the blow comes, it is entirely; possible that the allied lino will giva somtwhat iu a few places. No sane man would attempt to take a blow full on the chest. He would lessen the force by drawing back his body, thus giving greater freedom to the rebound. Tho boche aviators are taking des-' peiate chances in an effort to cross the 'lines, to search for the telltale dujt clouds along the Anvruan roads aud photograph the towns aud various po-,. sltions. ... Si.t of the enemy's airmen flew over . the American front line today and open ed fire with their machine guns, trying to shoot down tho men in tho trench.es.' Tho latter responded with their rifle . aud drove them off. Tho Germans continue their night " bombing aud sporadic long distance -shelling. Thoy shelled a town far in the rear last, night, killing two women l and two children. The shell came from -a distance of at least 22 kilometer (13.H miles). Th.'ie were occasional bursts of ar- tlllery fir,.' today, however. From the ' rear German lines great clouds of dust arose marking the passage of wagons, automobiles, and men along the rouds. The hot sun poured down on the men iu the trenches and gun positions. All thd rouds are .extremely dry uud dusty. Capture German Frlsoners. With the American Armies in France, May 21. (Night....). The official com munique issued at American beadquar- tors- tonight said: "Jn reconnaissance combats In Lor- ' mine we captured prisoners. Both artilf . leiics were active in Lorraine and th Woevre." The war depart men I today Issued the following supplement to General Per-' siting's report: ' "Lust night in Lorraine patrolling was very active, especially on our side. One patrol consisting of one officer and twenty men exploring a hostile position, gained contact and opened fir on a German patrol ot approximately the. ., same size. German patrol toon cover ana returned fire, Our patrol rushed yosi- tiou, put enemy to flight and captu'rod two prisoners. One prisoner died of wounds after reaching our lines. Out . patrol suffered no casualties. Latel in the night a small hostile patrol attempt- ' ed to rush one of our outposts, but . was driven out by rifle f im.. One Ger- ; man was killed and his body brought , into our lines." . . uilding Beats : Kaiser's Submarines Detroit, Mich., May 22. "More ships are being built in the United Statlee tlAa .Ger- man submarines can possibly sink,". Charles M. SikwaJ), di- rector general of governmeat shipbuilding. said here floday. t "The Groat Lakes district yards will build 200,000 more ? ' deadweight hip tonnage in the ' fiscal year beginning July I, than was built in the entire country during the if tswl year " ending June 30, 1917." $25,000 A BITE San Franeisco, May 32. Mis Aa- , nette Bnrkloa wante $35,003 damages) because she aver, her marriflgafrifcty was reduced to nil when s dog named Prince bit her on the lip. Her wait it against Mr. and Mrs. Milt Bsberfe in whose home iho was, sudd,