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TODAY WEATHER Oregon: Tonight and Sunday part dy; occasionally threatening to night ,east por tion; gentle wind tonight, mostly . westerly. 4,603 SUBSCRIBERS (33,000 READEB6) DAILY Only Circulation In Sales Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED YM DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SEE VICE FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 135 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 8," 1913 PRICE TWO CENTS on trains Aire mrri stands rivs cvsrm have You GoT THAT Be tltU II ,1 lll, M ill f t AMERICANS HOI FUST ALL OF GUIS iDE IN TWO DAYS'OF BATTLING Have Advanced Lines AH Along Ten Mile Front Lull In Fighting Reported Today But Struggle May Break Out Afresh at Any Moment Part Played by Pershing's Forces In Barring Road to Repulse All German Attacks and Follow with Offensive s By Fred S. Ferguson, (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the Americans on the Marne, June 8.American troops, cooperating with the French, this morning hold all gains of the last two days fighting on a ten mile front northwest of Chateau-Thierry. There is a temporary lull as this is cabled, but the battle threatens to break out anew at any moment The Americans and French now hold a line extending northwest of Vinly, through Bussiares and Belleau to southeast of Bouresches. This represents an advance ranging from less than a mile at some points to nearly three miles at other points. The Americans advance adds anoth er chapter to the accomplishments of our troops, which are playing the role 'of 'General Gallleni's famous "tnxicap army" in this second battle of the Marne. The official report of the command ing general revea's the feat it fully as impressive w first reported. Receiving orders to move from the region of (Hsors at five p. m. on May 30,. they departed by rail and motor 'truck. At 5.30,. m. the next day. the first c-f them had arrived in the rear lines. . . : Gisors is an important railway junc tion 35 niileu north of Paris and 75 tmiles "west of Chateau-Thierry in n air, line. The journey by rail and high way prc-baJbly was more than 100 miles Late that afternoon the situation was most critical. The French urged that the Americans be sent into the line immediately, .us the enemy was marching along the roud to Paris. Our men went into the lino at mid 'night, taking up positions at Chateau Thierry at 9 a. m. on June 1, a thou sand Americans were barring the road. Every man carried two days' rations and ammunition. On the night of June 1 the French reported a gap cJ four kilometers (two find a half mules) in the line near Gan 'dela (ten miles west and north of Chateau-Thierry anid a mile northwest of Neuilly-La-Poterie. Another attack Was expected any moment; A regiment of machine gunnors and engineers were aroused from their sleep and filled the gap. Then caine an urgent call for artillery ammunition 'A truck train made a 43 mile trip and returned in 13 hours. On June 4 and 3 caine, the German nttajcks, previor.idy reported. On the fifth all arti'ilery was in position and 1'iring on the enemy. Following the lepulse of attacks, the 'Americans delivered their own offens ives on the sixth and seventh, taking numerous prisoners anil considerable , territory, inflicting heavy losses on SALEM'S SECOND ANNUAL" BARGAIN DAY, JUNE 15TH MERCHANTS DECIDE UPON DATE FOB BIO MERCHANDISING EVENT AND ABE LAYING PLANS FOB MAKING IT AN EVEN MORE PBONOUNCED SUCCESS THAN IT WAS A YEAB AGO. The annual bargain day is an assured success from the fact that the people of Salem and the snrrounding country ate willing to buy when special bargains are offered and when these specials are offered by all the leading merchants of the city, nothing ean keep the people from taking advantage of the Offer ings. Another thing that will tend to moke 'this second bargain day a greater event than one year ago is the npward ten dency of all kinds of goods. The house wife knows that i.ittt are going nigner ana nigner and everything in the eating line is keeping pace. Hene ?jien any bargains are offered in these lines, she appreciates them. In elothing, home furnishings, hard ware, notions and in fact in very line of merchandise the story is the same There jut isn't a chance of prices get ting lower, but there is about a' 100 pel eent chance of prices going radically up. ' It is this feeling that will make any thing that is offered in bargains on June 15 an ertra inducement to bny. Paris Has Been Brilliant the enemy. The general's report con c.ludes with the statement that, con sidering the movement involved, the repulse of these attacks and the suc cessful conclusion of two counter at tacks, ail! wthin six days, "the men conformed to the best traditions of the army and are meeting all demands made.!' PAYING FREEDOM'S PRICE " By Lowell Me'.lett , (United Prcss'staff correspondent) With, the Aimerhian Armies in France June: 8. Gently moving American am bulances rolling toward Paris along a perfect French highway between rows of tall trees, today showed the price Americans are willing to ,pay to stop the German rush. Some, of course, paid dearer still. These who sold their lives for civili zation at the price of many Huns could not receive France's spontaneous expression of gratitude, which took the form of long lines of children and women beside the roaJ, silently waving a salute as tho ambulances passed, and bursting into cheers whenever wound ed marine raised himself on his elbow and waved bak. It seems the story of the marines' heroic work, in what history may term "America's second Lexington," spread through the intervening country and Fraoce, to whom heroism might well bs an old story, was quick to pay tri bute. . Artillery, machine guns, rifles and bayonets figured in the four days' fighting. Artillery and machine guns the ffrst day; .machine guns and rifles the second, while the third and fourth found close up fighting, due to the German counter attacks. "It isn't pleasant to meet machine guns face to fa-e ten feet away," said a grinning lieutenant today. "In some places they geemeu thicker than wheat stalks. But I guess -we show (Continued on page seven) No lower price ia eight sud it is good business for any member of the house hold to lay in a supply of anything need?d. Word has come from Silvcrton and VV'oodburn as well as Turner and other parts of the eounty that the Salem merchants may expect a tremendous business that day as all are coming. The rising cost of everything make c bargain seem donbly large. W. W. Moore of the Moore furniture store is one of the enthusiastic mer chants on this second Bargain Day. He knows from his last year experience how the people feel about speeial prices. The action of the merchants in mak ing reductions for this bargain day is to be commended as they will put out merchandise at a low figure when the eost of the same is rapidly advancing. That takes nerve, but the Salem mer chants have it and the city and eonnty will be justified in coming to the eity and helping themselves to the hundreds (Continned on page seven) I HUM 11IIH1IVL E0 11 MIES' HANDS IS LATEST NEWS All German War Office Is Able to Report Today Is "Situation Unchanged" MATTER OF FACT ALLIES ARE STEADILY GAINING French War, Office Reports . Continued Advance of French-American Forces London. June 8. The initiative on te Marne battle front is in the hands of the alliles, it was indicated in over night official statements. All oper ations resulted in favor of tho allies. The German war office, 68 is gener ally the case when there are no suc cesses to report,, merely said: "The situation is unchanged." An earlier statement from Berlin de clared that ''north of tho Ai-ane and northwest of ChateauThierrv (where American marines and French troops won a notable success), local attacks by the enemy were repulsed." - "Between the Ourcq and the Marne we continued with success our oper ations of detail," the French night communique said. "The French and American trooDi have enlarged their gains north of Vin ly up to Lestores, cast of Chesy and taken Neurilly-,La-Ploterie and Boure sches and also in a general way notably bettered their positions on the front of Corey-Bouresches. ''Between the Marne and Bheims out activity was pursued at Bligny and gave us that entire village. The num ber of prisoners taken during the daj exceeds 200." Field Marshal Haig reported French troops improved their positions near Locre n the northern portion of tho Flanders front. . In the Balkans two"-effemy surprise1 attacks were repulsed. There was mu tual cannonading at various points on this front. Advance Is Continued. Paris, Juno 8. French troops, co- (Continued on page three) THIRTY ARE DEAD, MANY WOUNDED PERSHING REPORTS One Hundred and Eight On Casualty List Published Todaj Washington, June 8. The war ds- partment casualty list, issued today, contained 108 names, divided as follows: Thirty killed in action; ten dead from wounds k six dead from disease; four dead from airplane accidents; six dead from accidents and other causes; thirty five wounded severely; seventeen wounded (degree undetermined). Captain Bufus Montgall, Kansas City and Lieutenant Hamlet P. Jones, Kauf man, Texas, were killed in action. The list follows: Killed in action: Captain Rufus F. Montgall, Rockhill Manor, Kansas City, Mo. (Continued on page seven) Abe Martin urn some ioikb aon'i lucceea tnev write, . write again. Who remembers when w.! wuz afraid t' climb up" in a INITfATlVEIS NOW ' haw mow fer fear we'd fine a trampf CONVICTS IN PENITENTIARY GET RID OF THEIR OLD-TIME GUARDS Warden Murphy Is Easily Handled by tie Shrewd and Crafty Inmates The convicts at the Oregon state pen itentiary are fez-ling prety good these days because they are rapidly getting rid of all the old guards. "The cous want to get every old guard, who is onto their tricks, out of there," said one of th guards who r.o: cently quit, after several years service at the pen. , This guard was one of several who resigned recently because they declar ed eouditions at the prison wcie becom ing intolerable on account of the failure of the warden to give the guards back ing when convicts Went over fhtir heads to the warden. ,. Conditions at the penitentiary, have not improved, according- to reports com ing from the institution Got-The Guard's Scalp. Some time ago Frank White, a con vict known as " Hard Beil" White, be came peeved with , Lou) Brotliertou, a guard, and employed all the werds he could think of in several different lan guages cussing the guard. When Bro therton was out of hearing "Hard Boil" turned on Lou Olson, another guard, and ripped . out a few oaths at him. Olson reported the abase to Warden Murphy, who referred the mtttcr to Deputy Warden Burns. The deputy THIRD OFFENSIVE ENDS BUT OTHERS WILL COME Germans Will Continue to Drive Masses Against Al lied Lines in France By William Philip Blmms ... (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in France, June 8. Hindenburg's third offensive is at a standstill. When and whera hi will begin his fourth is the question oc cupying the allied commanders. German prisoners all reflect the gen eral opinion on the enemy side of the line that for Germany it is a question of "do or 'die." Nobody can listen t their talk without realizing : the utter folly of considering that' the great of fensive has spent itself. Despite the colossal number of troops so far flung aginst the allies, the most desperate blows are ahead. In 1917 the kaiser had on the west front 128 German divisions (1,538,000 men) and in Russia, the Balkans and Rumania, 77 divisions (924,000 men). Since March 21 Hindcnburg has actual ly used against the allies between 160 and 170 divisions (1,920,000 to 2,240,000 men) or over 33 more than he had hold ing the entire front at this time in 1917. There are now between the North sea and Switzerland more than two hund red divisions (2,400,000 men) and it i estimated that thete are slightly under thirty five. divisions (420,000 men) still on the east front. This shows that Hindcnburg, some how, has increased the number of his divisions by nearly ' forty divisions Germans Threaten Another Big Surprise The Hague, June 8. "Tlte al lies will again be surprised and will be forced to call upon the Americans for help," Von Salz mnnn declared in the Vossischo Zeitung, according to copies re ceived here. "Blow will follow blow un til the whole front is hammer ed into a brittle condition. Then Hindcnburg wil give the coup de grace (death blow)." B.TJSH TO JOIN MARINES Cleveland, Ohio, June 1 The gallant work of the marines on tli? Marnt front this week brought a big increase in marine enlistments here. A total 0f 193 recruits were shipped to camp in the last thf.'e days. More than three hundred applied for enlist ment. San Francisco, June 8. Mar ine corps recruiting here increas ed 23 per cent as a result of the marines' victory on the Marne front. From 13 to 25 men a day have been accepted iu the local office since the first news of the battle ca.-ne. t- $ OREGON warden ordered "Hard Boil" put in sol itary confinement in the bull pen, along with Jeff Baldwin, who since has escap ed, and some others of the hard boils. "I'll eet out of here as soon as I can sec Murphy," "Hard Boil," White told Baldwin and the others. "He won't stand for this." Murphy went down to the bull pen the next day and sure enough White was turned out. Olson, the guard, wen told the warden of the convict's boast, and pointed out to him that the guards could not work there unless they were given better backing by the ones in authoritv. ' Drank Flavoring Extract Another incident, which has not been reported heretofore, is told by some of the guards. An account was given a few weeks ago of six convicts getting gloriously drunk on flavoring extract, which they slipped from the prison com missary. For this offense five of them were in the bull pen, and, under orders from Warden Murphy, were being fed bread and water, except on Sundav, when they were glen two regular nvals. One Wednesday they went on a hun-g.-r strike and refused to eat the bread. When Sunday came one of the guards was sent down with their meals. The eonvicts refused tc tike the food until they could see the warden. The deputy warden went down to tee them, but they insisted on seeing Vi arden Murphy, Buy ing they wouid not eat until they were (Continued on page three) I (480,000 men). He did this In two ways, j First, by recruiting new classes pf younger men and by a general combing out oi other .classes; and second, by re ducing somewhat the size of his divis ion! and bringing half way good (Jiv isnons from the east front. . v There are now about eighty divisions (i!fii),000 men) more on the west front than a year h.0. Perhaps nearly a score of the diviuiuus facing the allies may b.f rated as poor fighters. But they are capable of holding quiet sectors while the better trccps continue the offensive. Although AuaLria, Bulgaria and Tur key may not tend troops to this front there is no aj.ubl that certain of these countries are lending men to Germany for maintaining hues of commHnication in the interior, thus freeing German troops for fcivice in France. . Hindcnburg til has a colossal army, but on'y " fcw absolutely fresh divis ions arc now in reserve and have not participated in the three offensives. It i calculated that nearly twenty div i ions have tot been in tho fight for some weeks end doubtless are undergo ing refitting and special training, mak ing a total of pei haps fifty fairly fresh divisions (000,000 men) available in addition to 'hose already on the bat tle field j. TEN SUBMARINE VICTIMS ARE TOLL OF REGENT RAID Tonnage Will Total Up Slight ly More Than Twenty Thousand Tons New York, June 8. Ten vessels, to- -i:,.1.4l.. tl no nnn i j uvuug BiiUWjT lUUlO UHU IUJ1S were- lost as a result of German sub marine aetivitiee in American waters 'during the week ending June 8, accord ing to unofficial figures compiled here. During the week ending June 1, ap proximately 31HO tons were destroyed- One of the bigost shipe sunk was th New York and Porto Rico liner Carolina. The Herbert I Pratt, tank er of 7200 tons, was damaged by mine or torpedo, but was brought into port after sinking in shallow water. Theee figures include the Norwegian ship Vinland, 1143 tons, the last one of ficially reported lost. The itoU of life so far a known to tals thirteen, nil from the Carolina. In addition, a number of ships have been reported attacked unsuccessfully The German View London, June 8. Count Von Hevent low, foremost German advocate of "f rightfulness" believes the subma rine operations in the western Atlantic will foce tho United States to with draw its chief naval force to defend its coast. The German press sees in it a close connection with the west front offensive, through the possible torpe (Continned on page three) GENERAL PERSHING IS IN PERSONAL CHARGE. OF CANTOT FIGHT Important Victories Are Stamped with Trademark, "Made In America" Washington, June 8. General Per shing, eomander In chief of the Amer ican forces abroad, personally direct ed the attack that resulted in the cap ture of Cantigny, a few days ago, the senate military affairs committee was told today at the meeting of the war council. And at the same time it was revealed that the Americans stopped the Or man advance just in time. A few miles additional gain by Hindenburg at that point and some of the French munition factories would have been within reach of the German long range guns. .Fershings presence at Cantignv shows the victory there bore the trademark 'made in America" from the com manding officer down to the rookie. The general situation now on the west front is favorable, the senate, commit tee was told. The German attack was virtually stoped in six days. Fighting during the last week either has been to the advantage of the allies or with out advantage to either side, commit tee members learned. Ordnance production In this countrv is greatly improved now. A number of heavy Browning guus are being turned out, it was said. AT EARLY HOUR TODAY Practically Entire Night Tak en Up Considering Many Resolutions . The annual sessiou of the State Grange ended at 2:30 this morning. As in au other meetings of this kind the amount of work finished up in the last day was enormous. Committees had been at work and the reports and recommen dations from the s. Kept the grange hustling to dispose of them. In th afteruon session the officers were installed for tho coming term and then came Action on committee work. A number of resolutions received the sanction of the legislative committee and were favorably acted on. Among these is one that candidates for office shall not be permitted to expend In campaigning more than 15 per event of ono year's salary of the offiee, pro vided no candidate shall be restricted to less than 1100. Concerning the primary elections the followiug resolution was recommended: " Inasmuch as our primary elections put, up candidates for office with but a small fraction of the popular vote, therefore, be it "Resolved by the Oregon State Grange that we favor a primary elec tion law whereby all voters may regis ter thoir choice foi candidates for the several stato, district, county and pre cinct officers irrespective of party, by a preferential ballot giving first, sec ond and third choice. Another resolution recommends the Initiate any law not in conflict, with Initiate any low not in conflict w'tn our state and national laws." Still another presented by Springfield grange would have the grange take up with the legislature the passing of a law that will require all feed to be put np ia containers, whereon thA exact weight must be indicated. (Continued on page six) IIIIIlIIIIIIIIIllllIIlIlsllllllIIIIIIIUIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlllIllIHllIIIsllIIIiimillllltlllllllltl I War Summary of United Press 1 iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii s 1405th Day of the War; 78th Day of the Big Offensive illllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIUHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIHIIIIilHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIlilllllilS Marne front French fonces cooper ating with the Americans northwest of Chateau-Thierry made further advanc es on the northern portion cf the front, at the name time repulsing two violent German attacks on the southern por tion. The French also improved their posi tions west of Soissons. Artillery was active in the Aisne region of the front. Picardy front--The British made a successful raid near Hulloch, between Labesee and Lens. The German artil lery was active north of Albert. Flanders front British patrols in flicted casualties on the enemy in the Strazeele sector, in the northern por tion of the front. , FranceA special commission has been appointed to arrange fer the de MARINESADVAI1CE STEADILY ALL DAY BLOCKING DRIVES Attempted Counter Urusts Are Frustrated by Amer ican Of ensives MANY .PRISONERS ' ' ARE SENT TO REAR Ground Covered With German Dead and Filled With New Made Graves By Lowell Mellett, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the American Armies in France, June 8. (4 p. m.) American marines w..u nujuuiiu Hukia Mgctlll UIU, 11,1 ward northwest of Chateau-Thierry to day. German counter attacks were blocked by the American advance. Artillery fire, which has been inces sant along Belleau wood throughout the night, increased violently about 4 a. m. At that moment the right wing of the marines attacked in the south part of the wood, where the Germans had retained a foothold. The success of this attack has not been fully re ported, although numerous prisoner have been sent tack. Indications are that the Americans eliminated the enemy north of the sunken road between Torcy and Bel leau (a front of about a mile). At 12:30 the enemy attempted to advance. Their infantry was support ed by artillery and machine guns, and (Continued on page three) SPIRIT OF GER M A II Propagandists Are Preaching Certain Victory to Army and Civilian Alike By William Philip Bimms, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ' With the British Armies in France, June 8. The -spirit of the German army seldom was keener than it is to day. It would be playing Germany's game to try to make anybody believe otherwise. Events on the Somme, the Lys and the Aisne have had their effect. Bo sides, professional lecturers and special officers lire circulating among the troops, bucking them up with moral stimulants. These insist that the war is almost over; that Germany is invincible; that she is fighting in self defense; that the United States is all "hot air," that more Americans arc sunk in the sea than arrive in France: that the Amer icans cannot arrive in force enouga Germany has the allies licked and thone who do arrive are neurotic, unable t stand shell fire, are generally nn trained and inefficient. Some prisoners appear dojected, bnt generally they are insolent, arrogant and snoering and behave always as though they owned the earth. Most of them ore convinced Germany will win the war this year and that the (Continued on page seven) fense of Paris, as a precautionary measure. Tho German continued to bombard that city with long range guns. Germany Reports ' from neutral sources persist that the German navy is preparing for a major stroke against the tfombinod British, French and Am erican sea forces. The German hih seas fleet is said to be under orders to move at any time Bosnia Ukrainian oeapanta are burn ling the forests, seizing arms ad op posing German dominance. Pet rograd Workmen are trying to induce tho Russian peasants to senj bread into the city for the starving pipu'tion. If negotiations fail, force, may be employed. -