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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S 4,500 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 EEADEKS) DAILY Only Circulation In Salem Giutr intted by the Audit Bureau of Circulation FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE Oregon: Tonight and Friday fair, cooler east por tion tonight ;frost Friday morning; moderate wester ly winds. Ja.v.M&U. PioWufff FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 122 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND irrw BTANDS F!V -. fill 5" Mf BWi - ... fl! n " More Than One Hundred Women Nurses, Patients and Attendants Were Killed In Recent German Air Raid Upon Hospitals Nurses Work Calmly On While Bombs Explode About Them Commander of German Air Squadron, Wounded and Captured, Is Now Patient In One of Hospitals He Bombed Explains That He Not See Red Cross Emblems By William Philip Simnis (lrnit."d Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Annies in France, M:iy 22. More than 100 women ni'lses patients and attendants were killed or wounded in a raid on a large number of hospitals by German airmen. In this, the latest Prussian air attack a score of huge Uotha airplanes circled over the objective where the Eod Cross was plainly visible, dropping a number of bombs of enormous size to smash the buildings and a still greater number of small shrapnel bombs to kill nurses and wouud.'d. The shrapnel was timed to burft at the level of the ground so as to insure the greatest possible destruc tion of life. British aviators and anti-aircraft guns battled with the Hun squadron, bring ing down the enemy commander's ma chine. 1 visited the scene of the bombing to day. Huts about the hospitals were In splinters. One hulf of the entire hospital where the greatest death roll was post- ...1 I. ...J 1 .J! 1 TV" !.. eu, uuu Hiuiusi uisuppcuieu. Aeaiuy was a crater, fifteen teet ncioss and ten feet dvop, where a large bomb fell on the nurses' quarters. Crippled with shrapnel Tiomb frag ments, those who witnessed the attack told me they never had seen anything o wonderful as the courage of the wom en during the raid, which "began nt 10:20 p. ui. and lastod for two hoyrs. Dugouts were provided them in case of danger, but none deserted the patients. Many of these latter were very bad cases of horrible compound fractures, with open wouads, necessitating suspen sion in harness. Other poor chaps were strapped, in bed in order that their bones would knit straight. The slight est movement for any of these men not only was agonizing but extremely dan gerous. Throughout two solid hours, while an endless chain of German bombers swirl ed across the hospital area, dropping high explosives on the helpless victims below, women wont smilingly from on.-' (Continued on page two) t Abe Martin You tan't quit drinkin' without showin' it. It seems t disappoint some folks t ' agree with 'em. FEW BOMBS DROPPFD British Air Squadrons Go Over K Enemy Lines As Far As City of Metz ; ANOTHER RAID ON PARIS. Paris, May 23. An air attack on Paris last night, consisting of two dis tinct raids, was officially announced today. The first enemy squadron failed to reach the city, being turned back by an aerial barrage. There were no vic tims from thin attack. The second raid was made In several relays of machines. Although met with another violent aerial barrage, this at tack resulted in a number of bombs be iug dropped in the Paris area. London, May 23. British air forces in raids Tuesday and Tuesday night, duopped several tons of bombs on enemy strongholds in Belgium and Germaif, it was officially announced today. Some of the airplanes penetrated as far as Motz, it .was stated, bombing the railway station in that plae'o. The rail way yards at Liege were attacked and ) WO tntlS ff llidlihu Tl-nrn ,1 rnnPil nnnn a chemical plant at Mannheim. Thr.?e flies were started in the latter city. During the same period, 1fi enemy airplanes were brought down, while two I others were forcd down out of control jiud two balloons were .destroyed. Anti I aircraft guns disposed of two other enemy planes. Allies Are Most Active. London, May 23. The allies maintain theTr superiority in raiding operations along tlv west front, it was shown in (Continued on page two) AMONG AMERICANS ONE IS FROiV Harvey T. Palmer, of Hills dale, One of Eleven Dying of Disease Washington, May 23. Eighty-six casualties listed by the war department today included fourteen killed in ac tion; twelve dead of wounds; eleven of disease; thirty-nine wounded severe ly and nine wounded slightly; one missing in action. Lieutenant James Palache of Farm ington. ConnT.-died of wounds; Lieuten ant John T. McGuirc, St. Louis und Lieutenant Hugh L. Sutherland, Ben oit, Miss., were severely wounded. The list follows: Killed In Action. Sergeant Clem Hobbs, Bed Oak, Iowa. Corporals John C. Foster, Greenfield, 111.; Charles J. Guartha, Springfield, Mass.; James G. B. Lighthall, Cohoes. N. Y.; Harvey T. Bimel, Pacific Junc tion, Iowa. Privates William Brogan. St. Louis, Mo.; George J. Browne, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Joseph H. Coyne, Brighton. Mass.; Edward S. Harkins, Salem, Mass.; Max L. Hubbell, Atlantic, Iowa; Ed ward H. Lamont, Yonkers', N. Y.; John Maciejkowicz, Brooklyn. N. Y.; Albeti Tragweki Nutley, N J.; Eopin Vor asoska, Volisk, Russia. Died of Wounds. Lieutenant James Palache, Farming ton, Conn. Sergeants Walter L. Brown. El Paso, Texas; Raymond J. Cairola, Fort Lee, N. J. Corporals Miles Douglas. Rockford. Mich.; William C. Greifsu, Colwyn. Pa. (Continued on pa go six) German Rifle Stories Are All Unfounded - New York, May 23 Deputy Attorney General Alfred L. Becker today rejiorted to gov- eminent authorities that he had completed an investigation of reports of huge stores of German-owned rifles, machine guns end ammunition, bidden , near New York aud found the ' rumors unfounded. Oregon Over Top In Red Cross Drive Portland. Or-, May 23. Ore gon has exceeded it Red Cross quota of 600,000. Red Cross headquarters here reported ot 10:15 o'clock that the state had subscribed $625, eoo. iiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinfiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiim i War Summary r of United Press j Jiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii 1390th Day of the War; 64th Day of the Big Offensive j niiiiiiiiiiiii!iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii!i)iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiit: American front The official com munique issued at American headquar ters last night stated that artillery fire had died down en ail American sectors and that there were no new de velopments. Fred S. Ferguson, cabling from the Pieardy front said the Germans there are making no raids and are withdraw ing from their front lines every night, apparently in an fffort to prevent Americans taking prisoners who might divulge some of the .plaus for resump tion of the offensive. Uuitdd States , Provosh Marshal General Crowder announced that after July 1 all men not in useful o.cupa Hons who are now listed in deferred draft classes must engage in useful war work or be drafted into tho ar my. A (ashing:t.cn -dispatch said tlilat Major General Wool, former chief of staff, soon wi'l be in foreign service probably in comnnaid of a turps on the west front. British front Field Marshal Haig reported hostile artillery fire on por tions of the Picardy 'and Flamder bat tle fronts Sast night, and minor raid ing operations. " FIFTY-SEVEN NATIONALISES IN FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION Famous Organization Which Recaptured Hangard Wood From Germans By Henry Wood (I'niled Press staff correspondent With the French Foreign Legion iu tlio Field, May 22. Fifty seven na- '. tions were represented in the famous trench foreign legion when on March 2v4n one of the bloodiest battles of the German offensive, It ri'totok Hun gard wood. This action, with the sim ultatneous British attack on the left, which resulted in capturing Villcrs llretonncux completely wiped out the progress the Germans made in their second drive against Amiens. In this historic battle of all nations the nature of which only became known when the legion was replaced by American units and was withdrawn for reforming ten Cen'tial and South American countries were represented. Tlio legion, in fact, Is now largely recruited from these Latin American countries of tho new world. The nations in this category which already have declared! war against Germany thus have been enabled to contribute im mediate miliretry help. Soldiers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay. Pern, -Cuba and Mexico, ae.-i quitted th'enwlves .with traditional legioiiaire here ism. Sergeant -Colas, ! who was wounded four times during! tho legion's rapture of Mort Homme in August, rceived two new and teverej wounds from which he is now recover-1 ed. Captain1 Bohinez received a cita-1 tion for his gallantry. (Following the legion-' capture of ' Hangard wood and portions of the Vil- lers-Bietonneux plteau, the Germans, launched seven successive counter at- tacks without foiving the lt'nionaires j to flinch, despite the latter 's extreme- ly heavy losses. Yet, when the battle GENERAL WOODIN ACIlVEFOREIGNSERVICE Believed That Former Chief of Staff Will Soon Com mand Corps In France Washington, May 23. Major General Leonard Wood, senior major general on the army list, will soon be in foreign service. His friends in the army predict he will be a corps commander soon after he shows himself on the western line. Wood, early this year, studied con ditions abroad and came Uack here with a number of critical observations. As a storm center in war department af fairs for many years, he aroused offi cials by his statement, but th.?y denied that any attempt to sidetrack him would be made. It is now established that foreign service is assured him. Distinctive American participation in the west line battling on a larre scale lis likely at a comparatively early mo jment, army officers said today. The first field army will be assigned its place on the front, becoming a semi independent army for offense and de fense, without heed to movements of other forces elsewhere except as gov erned by general strategical plant. The field army commander will be responsible to General Pershing, but will have to solve for himself most of the operation plans. William Philip Simnis cabled that German airmen, in their latest air raid on hospitals, killed or wounded more than a hundred women ntirses. wound ed i:ieu aud attendants. In an aerial battle that ensued, the German flight commander was brought down and is now being nursed by the companions of the women 'he and his men killed. Fieuck front Henry Wood cabled that the famous French foreign le gion, which has been wlthilmwn from the Amicus front to- recuperate, has been replaced there bv ait American di vision, j This unit, which comprises fifty seven different jiiatiionalities, retook Haugard and -ipurtiouft of 'the Villers Ereti nneux plateau ok Mur-h 2(1, thus wiping out all the territory gained by the Germans, in their second drive. Ilangard-Kn-Sauterre is on the north bank of the Luce rivet, nine miles and a half southeast fif Amiens. Hangard is a mile to the north. Villers-Breton-neux is two miles aiiifc a half north of Ilaiigard-Eii-Santcrre. '". The Americans on this sector previously were brigad ed with the French 'between Hanj.anl En Snntc.rre and Haines, three miles to the 'southwest at the junction of the Luce and Avre. was over and the legion was ordered withdrawn, every jnan insisted on re maining overnight for the purpose of crawling 'oult on tho shell-swept battle field 'to recover tho bodies of their dead. All of the bodies were thus found and cameidi off. As a result of this battle, the le gion, which already has six citation entitling each member to-wear the red "fourragere" of the Legion of Honor, is assured a seventh. other French unit has ever attained' sueh an honor. Only three Americans still remain in tha legion. All are expert machine gun ners and each has the eroix do guerre. They are now awaiting transfer to the American army. Among the other nationalities which participated in the great battle are Ca nadians, Filipinos, Japanese, Armen ians. Russians, Luxeniburgers, Spanish, 1 alians and Swiss. Tho three latter comprise many contingents in the le gion. All of the Poles and Czechs re cently were transferred to their own separate armies and are now fighting on the French front. Deputy Warden Burns WillRemain On Job C. E. Burns, deputy warden at the prison has withdrawn his resignation and will remain with the job. This in dicates either that Warden Murphy will quit or that lie lias changed his mind for he stated not long ago that the prison was not big enough to hold Burns and himself. This was probably said while out of humor and the"warden has thought better of it. The governor, warden and Bums held a conference yesterday nt the prison and it is under stood the governor told Burns and otter prison employes that tho wardeu's or ders must be obeyed at all times. It is stated he reprimanded Burns, who ad-j inittea nis iiisiukc, upoiogiz.cu una .im whole matter was amicably adjusted. It was the posting of a gun guard in the dining room in contravention to the -warden's orders that caused the trouble, this being done by Burns while the warden was chasing after Baldwin. RooseVelt Member of Republican Club New York, May 23. Colonel Roose velt has been reinstated as a member of the Republican club and the large oil painting of him that was taken down in 1012 has been dusted off and re-hung in a place of honor near one of Wil liam Howard Taft. Bosevelt was dropped from the rolls of the club when the split occurred in the republican party in 1912. In a letter today to Secretary Wil liam H. Dennison, he said: "My Dear Mr. Dennison! "I am very much pleased, indeed, at the action of the executive committee. I acept with the utmost pleasure and I shall be around at the elub very soon. "With hearty thanks, and all good wishes to my fellow members, faithfully yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." FOREIGNERS VTLu BE DEAFTED Son PraiiipifiM. Mav 23. Foreiirn citizenship does not exempt anybody ( from draft registration, Federal Judge Dooling had ruled today. A rinmtirrnr bv United fttaltes Dis trict Attorney Preston was upheld by' Judge Dooling, aenying a wru or na beas Corpus to Thomas J. Boole. Brit-, ish nubject, who corrtended that he didn't have "to register because he is oat n American citizen. GERMAN COLD WAS USED TO ENHANCE I.W.W.ACIITIES Ample Evidence Is Placed Be fore Jury by Federal Pros . eculors Today Chicago, Mav 23. "German gold" to keep toe I. W. W. afloat was men tioned in the government s evidence today against 112 lead'is of that or ganization on tria here for alleged anti war activities. Dun Bucklev. nrrested in Minncnno- lis in the wholesale raids on the I. W. VV. last September, was charged with writing, a month previously, to Joe Fo- y, who was indicted but escaped: "If wo have to go put up snma of money for every vagrancy case, we will need a large supply of German gold in order tnnt we may Keep anoat. rnc kaiser has evidently forgotten us and we can't fight the capitalist class with our pennies." Defense Attorney George Vandeveer declared that this was a "joking re mark" on Buckley's part. Th. prose cutors read the letter to the jury with out comment. Buckley's letter, read as evidence to (1ay contributed "muscular unionism" a new term, which the government in sisted meant sabotage, "Mr. Block and Mr. Scissorbill (I. W. W, slang for opponents) must receive large doses of scientific sabotage," read the letter. "We have been too ladylike in the pnst. We must enforwj muscular unionism. " Buckley was wroth at what he termed "the persecution of our members in Montana." Ho suggested in a letter that "it takes something els? besides legal means to stop these r-:cials from im prisoning our members, It sterns to me there is a species of animal in and around Montana called tho sab-cat; try and cultivate the habits of this peculiar animal." . Aud later be wrote George, Barnes at Portland, Oregon: . "instead f spending money nn law yers, a few 'sab-eats could obtain bet ter results." t "Sabo" was even used in tlio movies "to create more work," according to a letter Pete McEvoy, San Francisco defendant, was charged" with writing at Los Angeles in April 1916. "Sabo has bueu a great factor in forcing the mas ter to retake pictures," said the letter to Haywood. Activity to organize the Japanese on (Continued on page six) HAKE MORE TROUBLE Resentment Stronger In Hol land As Food Shortage Becomes More Acute Washington, May 23 A second ship ping controversy is impending regard ing disposition of Dutch ships former ly under charter by the shipping board n'ml lint included in the recent rennl- sition by the American government. Thy owners of seven Dutch vessels, aggre (rntimr fortv thousand tons, whose char ters have expired, have refused to re charter th.'iii to the shipping board. Not having been included in the requisition order, they cannot be forced into Amer ican service at present. This government, it is understood, lias refused to allow tli"se ships to load and clear for Holland the result being that they are tied up at Atlantic ports. Charters of several other ships, which soon will expire under similar condi tions; will not be renewed, it is said. This will l"ave several thousand tons lying idle, unless a new requisitioning order is made. Such action, however, will be resented even more strongly than the first seizure, officials declare. With tk food situation in Holland daily becoming more acute, resentment toward the United States increasing, it U learned officially that any further delay in the victualling program will accentuate the crisis. I. W. W.febcr Also Radical German Adherent Portland. Or., May 23. Sabotage methods of the I. W. W. were disclosed today in federal court when Carl Swelgin, naturalized Prussian, is on trial charged with perjuring himself to 'ft'm naturalization papers. Deputy United States Marshal Ber ry testified Swelgin told him it was fine thing-to put emery dust in ma chinery oil, thus stopping machinery engaged in producing war munitions. Berry said Swelgin told bim he fav ored meddling with the American powder so that it would not explode when needed in rrance. Swelgin is a radical I. W. W. He has memorized the I. W. W. constitu tion. . ALL MEN SUBJECT TO DRAFT MUST GO TO W010RWAR Provost Marshal General Crowder Announces Plan for New System "SPORTING MEN WILL BE SEIZED AT ONCE" May Break Up Baseball No Vocation Is Excuse for Idleness Washington, May 23. All men sub ject to draft hereafter "must do nien'n work or fight." This rule, operative July, provides thut all loafers and men not iu useful occupations listed in deferred draft cliisses must engiig.;' in useful war work or be drafted into tho fighting service. Provost Marshal General Crowder an nounced today that plan for tis new system. It will seize at once upon gam- iilers, race track men, waiters, bartend ers, club, hotel aud apartment attend ants, persons engaged or occupied in games, sports and amusements (with some exceptions), domestic, servants, saUs and other clerks of department stores and mercantile establishments. Dependency exemptions will not pro tect men thus classified. Local boards will conduct the weeding out process. They are empowered to summon beofre them the idlers and the non-essential workers listed above, give (Continued on page seven) IRDOt SUSPECTS Authorities, However, Believe Man To Be Only Mentally Unbalanced Portland, Or' May 23 Police ar rested today a man giving tho name of Williams and have turned him over to tho United Siates authorities for investigation. The man is (believed to bementiilly unbalanced and has told tonflieting stories. These, coupled with the fact that he said he walked hero from Con tralia, Wash., caused tlio report that he might be William Horner, wanted in connection with the Kelso murders. This man, however, weighs nearly 200 (pounds, whereas llorner is a small man, Tho United States district attorney took charge of Williams, who is sus pected of being an alien enemy. New Facts Obtained Kelso, Wash., May 23. Sheriff Stu dc baker Obtained ' new fai'ts on tlio triple mui'dcr of the William Horner family tday that, caused him to be lieve that he has a pood chance to catch Horner, suspwted of the crimes. The sheriff found a man who said he i4r fho Horner automobile standing by tho tent just off itho Pacific high way Sunday aftornoou. This would in dicate tlio murders were effected Bun day night instead of Saturday night as previously supposed. "That bring us 24 hours nearer to Horner," said Btudrlhaker. "I have been able to cover all points that he could roach between Sunday night and Monday night, and I believe wo will get him." Another man has been found who saw an old Ford car answering the de scription of Horner's automobile, and a driver resembling Horner, at Carls Point about (1:30 Monday evening. Thi would indicate - that Horner's course is south and oast of the moun tains instead of down Portland way. Feeling against tho murderer ia run ning riot here. There has been consid erable lynn-h talk in the past few hours following circulation of the re port that tho murderer evidently mis treated the thirteen year old Hor ner girl before killing the family. Germany Makes Effort To Control Shipbuilding Washington, May 23. A far Teach ing effort by Germany to get ships with which to gobble up trade after tha war has been uncovered by the American government. Steps are now under way to frustrate this and any similar enemy attempt in the future by empowering President Wilson to designate exactly how ' American built ships may be owned by foreign interests. Bills to this end will soon be taken tip by congress. GERMAN PATROLS FEAR TO ATTACK AMERICAN LINES Enemy Takes Every Possible Precaution to Avoid Loss of Prisoners AMERICAN ARTILLERY' OUT-SHOOTS GERMANS Y.M.C. A. Workers In Front Lines Work On In Midst of Falling Bombs By Fred S. Ferguson (I'ni ed Press staff correspondent With tho Amerii'Aiitt tn Pinrlv M,v 22 (.Night) The Germans are taking the greatest precautions to avoid los ing prisoners. They have ceased lend ing out paltrolst and withdraw from their fro nit lines at night, apparoutly in an etrort to prevent Americans from capturing men who might givo in formation reunrdinir nlnns for reaumn. tion of the offensive. Unusual aerial activiittf cn,nt.iniiA duty and night. A bocne last night flew so low over the villages directly in tho rear of tho American front that ne seemed to perch on the roots. Buck arena on. Ilnth niflca Bra olmnot continuously bombed and shelled. Bril linnt. meoiiiiglut necessitates keeping to cover almost as eloso as in the day. A metric ntli Inrtllli.rv tn-iiilv miituhrm! a , ' 'J J ......v.. tho bodies. A checking up today show ed that American guns have destroyed eight German batteries siucCj our men entered this swtor. Ten were put out of action and only two of dheso have resumeu rmng. Y. M. C. A. Men in Danger With the Americans in Piciirdv, May' (Xiighit) in the midst of an ene my ocmbaidiiient of a .certain poms near the trout, with high explosives, shrapnel and gas thefts, two V. M. (J. A. jueu stuck to thiir poa.8, aiding tho wounded and entertaining the others. Thopo men were Frank West of Madi son, V is, and b. A. Slarks of Alout clair N. J. W he iii the ilKmilwirdincut was at its height with shells whistling over head and burs ing everywhere they carried a phonograph into a dugout aiud start ed up Harry lender's "itoautiful Sun day. ' everybody ignored tho shells and joined in singing about how "it a nice to :get up in tho morning but it s nicer to stay in bed " West worked tirelessly day and night until the officeis discovered he has beeu gassed. Then they forced him to go to tho roar. His condition is not serious. A shell exploded so near to Sltarka that ho was thrown against the sides of a dugout. Ho is Buttering slightly from shell shox'li, . West's quarters is In a dugout whero ho 'ban canned pears Bad peach i!s chocolate and toJuwo. The soldiers walk from the front lines at night tt lo their "shopping ' there. All this tiakes plaice at night as the dugout is (Continued on page threejr Holland Not Sited With Explanation Made Washington, May 23. Answering the American replv to the Dutch ship seizure, Holland informed the state de partment that she regards M insuf ficient the explanation nude by this (;wrnment. The inference is left that she invites further correspondence to clear up. the misunderstanding between the two govcinments over the requisitioning i f Dutch ships. This g'lve'ument is insisting :in:t Holland send some of its idle shiui.'.Hg h're to take iway wheat fuved for fcsr. On the-other herd Holl-.ii. I taku th" position that the wheat should be sci.t iu outturns now ueru ami wiai sn should not be forced to send vessels out of Holland whenever a wheat car go goes forward. I.W.W. AgHatork" No Longer a Citizen Portland, Or., May 23. Carl Swel giin, a Prussian and an I. W. W. agita tor and organizer 'was net a citir-en of the United States today. ' .Following a trial in whdvA his act ions and theories were brought out, United States Judge Wolvertoa revok ed liis citizenship papers on the ground Swelgin obtained them by falsely swearing allegiance to the ' United States. The government's evidence, was has ed almost entirely upon tie recogniz ed I. W. W. principles as projiounded by Swelgin, and tb ceurt'a ruling it taken as a precedent, whiuh hereafter will threaten I. W. citizens of foceiga birth. Swelgin will bo interned M a enemy Aldan.