TODAYS 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (AOOO EEADEBS) DAILY Only Circulation In Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE WEATHER c (1 o A. Jk. Oregon: Tonight and Tuesday fair cooler tonight east portion; mod erate westerly winds. ' 4 I 3 l-r- i- If (t F ... . . .... k FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 141 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 17,1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS MA If TILL L 1 fllff r 11 II a All ii .11 7 M L. ft! Ill Sl-" I I II JVWfiAVtA Wrs P I' ll I - a B f St a J t X PS E Bf V E IT d6 Till LI VITH FEW AGAINST AUSTRIA Initial Rush Netted Few Gains to Ecen Although Piave River Was Crossed In Several Plac -Italian Counter Attacks Won Back Most of Ground Loi Austrians Have Sixty Divisions Engaged Along Hundred Mile Front But 1 . Have Not Succeeded In Gaining Any Material Advantage - Up to Preent Time With the Italian Armies in the Field, June 17.The Austrian pressure is continuing strjngly on the whole new battle front between the Asiago and the sea, vith the greatest force exerted on both sides of the Brenta. It is still possible that the line will flow backward and forward, but the situation seems assuring. - The enemy, with sixty divisions (720,000 men) has not fcucceeded in passing the advanced areas south of Mont tllo, where they succeeded in crossing the Piave in consid erable numbers. There they are being gradually pushed backward toward the river. The Italian reaction on the lower Piave came more quickly. The Austrians who crossed the river at several points between Candela, Senson and San Dona Di Piave, were counter attacked and driven back almost im mediately. ; -The Austrians have been carefully trained for. the drive. They are attacking with light equipment, then opening out in storming formations, protected by arti ficial fog. One of their objectives, it has been learned is to reach, the plains southward of the mountains. They also intended to reach Treviso the first day, an advance of fifteen kilometers (about ten miles.) London, June 17. "The Austrians lost five men to our one," the war of fice said today in' a report on the Italian front operations. "The enemy used 29 divisions (348, 000 men) 'between the Asiago plateau and the Piave, f the 58 divisions (690,000 men) employed on the whole battle front. "British airmen-havo destroyed sev en bridgos. " The twenty mile front from the Asi ago plateau to the Piave river is held jointly ty Pritish, French and Italian forces. The British apparently occupy most of the plateau region, while tho French are in the Mont Grappa region to the eastward. Italian troops evident ly hold sectors between the plateau ud the mountain, and Ibe-twecn the mountain and fixe river. Tho drive, which followed an intense boimbardment between the Lngarjna valley and the Adriatic sea, a distance of about 100 miles, waa begun on the seventy mile front between the Asiago piateau and the sea. The line extends eastward from the plateau to the Piave liver in, the .vicinity of Snhusino then follows the river southeastward to its month. f - - The Austrians succeeded in forcing a crossing cf the Piave at Ncrvesa, 15 utiles southeast of Segusino and ten miles north of Treviiso and at Fagaro and imuslle, yespefctive!y, ten an twenty miles from the sea. Counter attacks initiated by Italian, French and British troops all along 4he front Inter restored most' of the ground yielded under the first shock. Vienna claimed rapture of ten thou IRISH TRAITOR TO ANSWER FOR CRIMES Head of Pro-German Truth Society and Active As Kaiser's Paid Agent Vancouver, Wash., 'June' 17. -Jen miah O'Leary in the custody of , his government agent leaptors who traced the. alleged traitor aeross the continent and caught him near Sara, north of here should arrive in New York tonight ot "tomorrow. The. party left Portland : Wednesday night. So careful were the government! ir.en to guard against legal moves that might prevent an uninterrupted trip to! Hew York that even government agents of Onegoa and Washington were not in.' formed of the capture. . The handsome Irishman, president of the American Truth Society and pub lisher of Bull, , who undertook t pe Husde the United States to favor Ger many instead of Great Britain in the war, has changed remarkably since falsi H0LD1 EXCEPTIO 5 c sand prisoners, but the Italian war of fice made a counter claim of three thousand prisoners. ,"The struggle did not diminish in violence during the night and is con tinuing fiercely," Rome's communique said, "'but our troops are firmly hold ing the front along the Asiago pla teau, have completely recwupied their original positions on Asolone and at the Monte Solarola salient, and are very closely pressing the enemy in fantry which 'has paased to the right bank of the Piave " British forces, which are occupying positions in the Asiago area ejected the Auftriana taiftler the latter had penetrated the British lines to the" depth of one hundred yards on a front of 2500 yards, taking 350 "prisoners. On their right Hie French and Ital ians blocked the enemy eastward to the Piave. In the Tout sector, the French war office reported that a German force which succeeded in obtaining a foot hold in Givary yesterday morning was later ejected. " Both the British and German offi cers announced last night that there was nothing , to report. Effort Strongest of War Milan, June 17. "The Austrian ef fort is the greatest since the beginning cf the war," the C'orricre Delia Sera declared today. "Its principal aim is to brak thru the Bromta valley by overwhelming the Italian defenses in the narrow Frcmcl (Continued on page six) TAKEN EAST flight from New York on the eve of tits hearing on a treason charge. He is lean and weak and eyesore. While on ill..- little chicken ranch, Iiought for him uear ara, he was able to do only the ugluest work. . The story of the capture has been Cleaned from the fragmentary know ledgr of neighbors of the chicken ranch and from Hamuel F. Stein, employed by O'Leary 's advance man to do the real work as chicken raiser and cook. The three aere ranch was bought from Thomas L. rSng-jr of Portland by a man giving the name of Thomas J. Corbett who said he was buying it for his brother-in-law named Wells, an invalid writer. O'Leary, known 'as Wells, arrived at thp little ranch on about May 25. His hiding place- was found less than three w,?eks later. ; Stein, a man of 70, who was born in Germany, but is an American citizen was the constant companion of O'eary NS lis (Continued oa pags three) SIX AMERICANS GET. On Four of These the Honor Is Conferred After Their Death Washington; June 17. Six Ameri can soldiers have been awarded the United S'.ates distinguished service cross) for bravery under fire, General Pershing reported im (Friday's com munique. The decorated men are. Corporal Thomas A. Carroll, infan try; Major Alexander Kasniussen, United States reserve infantry; Pri vates Oscar Griffith, medical depart ment, ambulance company; Frank J. Golucamp, engineers; Ieslie M. Lane, infantry and Sergeant Grav E. Swin gle, engineers Ihe communique follows: "Section A Northwest of Chateau- Thierry the day was marked by heavy shelling, executed by the batteries of ooth sides and including the use of gns. There is nothing to report from the other points occupied bv our troc.ps. "lesterday our aviators hhot down two hostile machines. "Section B In the Wttevre. on the night of June 11-12. a German patrol captured an American sentry at a list ening post. The sentry held two gren ade., one of which he managed to re move the cap while be was being tak en away, iiy s'nking this " gTenadc against the other, then dromrine them and .making a sudden dash, jie succeed ed ii capmpiuK. tThe following distinguished -serv ice crosses have been awarded, four of which are post humous: Corporal Thomas A. Carroll, infan try, while a member of the patrol, was rushed by a greatly superior patrol, opened fire on the enemy at 15 yards nncl, aitnougu severely wounded, dis played marked coolness in covering the retirement of his patrol. 'Major Alexander Easmussen (post humous! proceeded- to his post of com mand in spite of heavy bombardment in order to save important papers, and while thus engaged, was killed by shell fire. "Private Oscar Griffith (posthum ous) displayed extraordinary devotion to duty in going to the assistance of a wounded man and in remaining with him through a heavy .bombardment un til Private Griffith himself was killed- "Sergeant Grav K. Swingle (post humous) was in command of a pafrol sent out near Boi Destailloux on Manch 28. The patrol came suddenly under hostile machine gun fire and Sergeant Swingle was mortally wound ed. He gave instructions to the patrol (Ooutiauad on page two) AMERICA WILL AID ITALY WITH TROOPS Pledges Made by President and Secretary to Italy Will Be Redeemed Washington, June 17. American troop aid for Italy will bo forthcoming soon. .- With the Austrian offensive under way, this fact developed today. In line with the pledges of President Wilson and Secretary Baker, United States forces will take their places along with the Italians and other allies. They will not be vast in numbers, their purposl is to show Italy, concretely, that the United States is backing her. Ameri can aviators and forces of other kinds have been in Italy for some time, but there has notheen any announcement cf United States soldiers in the Italian trenches. The initial stages cif the offensive caused no uiiitue alarm here today. The Italian embassy's first messages indicated that while the Austrians bad made some progress, the counter at tacks had developed quickly and satis factorily. The unmistakably reassuring thing about the struggle thus far was the splendid resistance of 'Italians and British. There will be no great yielding such as- accompanied the previous Teu ton smash, it is felt. The Italian morale is satisfactory. Infusion of British and French aid the promise of earlj American troop participation have had stimulating ef fects. Military men gay that the Teuton directors of this new 'offensive un doubtedly are striving to cause .di version from the -western front. Italy, however, has sufficient mas power, it is said, so that more troops are not needed new. The hoe it almost as mighty as the word. mHiiiiinnHuniinimuiuiimiiiitmuiuiimiiiuimimruuniviiiiiuiiiHuiiiiiiuiiiy I War Summary of United Press f 1 iiiiiuiiimiiifimniiiiniuiiiiitiiiiiiititiiiiniitiiiiiiiiiHitiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu 1415th Day of the Warj 89th Day of the Big Offensive j iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisiHiiiuiiiiHiiimiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii s.-ilin front Aftei" 'beinff tdmoo- i rarilv checked bv counter attacks all along the new seventy mile offensive . front, me Austrians reuewea xncir s- j ig a hundred prisoners. The Am sault yesterday in the mountainous re-1 erican8 ropul8ed two attaeks on Bel- gion between the asiico ana nave rivers ana also at various points aiong the latter stream. -A special communique issued by the Italian war office last night declared that the enemy is being hold. British tKnoiis are opiosing the Aus trians along the Asiago pAteau. while French forces eviaentiy are nguiing in the Mount Gra,pa region, between Asiago and the Piave- The fact that Roma admits the enemy is fighting west of San Dona Ii Piave," indi cated the Austrians have forced a crossing of the Piave at tnis point San lona Di Piave is on the east I bank of the Piave, -ten miles from tho sea and on the railway I ne which runs northwestward to Meste, the rail way iuin'tiooi on the mainland north of Veuioe. Venice is less tham twenty huiles southwest of the poin; whee the Austrians have crossed the 1'iave. Petit Paricien says that more than (500,000 Austrians aro leing used in the drive. 10 mm. io DESPERATE TFFORT Hindenhurg Would Force Italy Out of War Before Amer ican Pressure Is Great By J. W. T. Mason (United Press War Expert) New York, June 17. Austro-Hun- earv's offensive against Italy undoubt edly- has been ordered 'by Utiidenburg as a final despairing effort to weaken. the allies through forcing Italy to with draw from the war before America's forthcoming offensive can b,e started, Hindenburg has taken a blind chance at his new blood spilling. To compel Austro-Hungariaiis to slaughter them selves in what Will almost certainly prove a futile-adventure, is deliberate ly to stimulate disastrous domestic con ditions within the dual monarchy. For the practically negligible possibility of compelling Italy to sign a separate peace Hindeiiburg is risking an upris ing in Austria-Hungary against Ger man militaristic rule. So great a gam ble as this demonstrates that Hinden burg realizes that time is fatally against him and that Germany must win by autumn or not at all. The allies have been given splendid opportunity to increase dissensions in Austria-Hungary by holding fast along the Italian front. A slight gain of territory by the Aus-tro-Hungarians, with the capture of a few thousand prisoners, will never oo accepted by Emperor Kail's subjects as sufficient justification for a heavy slaughter of Hapsburg troops. Tfc? Aus - tio-Hungarian offensive apparently has for Its immediate main object the cap ture of Venice. The two railway lines nearest to Venice, from ths Piave river are being strongly held by the Italians against powerful assaults. Venice is 15 to 20 miles away from the main enemy attacks along the Piave. If the Austro- Hungarians can cross the I iave in force it will require stiffened fighting by the Italians to save Venice, but for the present ln08t "'0 enemy ale being held on the eastern bank of th,, rivr. Th capture of Venice, in itself, would be without military value to the Aus-tro-Hungarians, because nobody in Aus ti'O-Hiiugary believes it would he retain ed after the war. Abe Martin Of all th' knoekers th' feller that's alius knockin' off work is th' worst Somehow th' felter with inside infor matioa is alius oa th' outside. . Marne front The French improved their DOsitions northwest of Haute- brayf ( tweeil the Oise and the Aisne, ,eau yesterday morning Picardy front Germans bombarded British positions northwest of Albert for a short time last night. Flanders front Attempted enemy raid repulsed near Givendhy. Lorraine front One hundred and fourteen Americans, with the aid of artillery, defeated neany 900 Germans who attacked Xivray in the Toul sec tor Sunday niorning. The Germans suf- fered heavy casualties aud lost a uura- tip ox prisoners. Alsaco front Americans holding tht new sector oast of Belfort, in Garman territory, drove off raiders Sunday morning. England London Ft.st declared the arrival of American troops in the pest few hajs has "eclipsed all records." 13 01 MISSING IS LIST OFDAYSJIUnLTIES Six Killed In Action, Captain Gwynne Killed In Air plane Accident Washington, June 17. Today's cas ualty lis: reported to the war depart ment by General pVrshing contains 36 names, divided as follows Six killed in action; two dead from wounds; one dead from accident; four dead from disease; twenty-four severe ly wounded; one wounded, degree un determined; one missing in action. . . Capt-iiu Harry S. Gwynnc Tulsa, Kkfa., '..as killed in an aeroplane ac cident, Captain Albert 8. Tucker, Lar cdo, Texas, and Lieutenants W. R. Gahring, Mt. Vernon, Mo., and Samuel J. Gilmore, Brooklyn, were severely wounded. Lieutenant Hugh 8. Thompson, Chat tanooga, Tenn., was wounded, degree undetermined. The list follows: Killed In Action. Privates Charles F. Albreohf, Brook lyn, N. V.; William H. Goodwin, tHovis. N. M.; l.'un T. Graves, Ellisville, Miss.; Claude H. Myers, Browning. Mo.; fie tro Natali, Montenegro; Henry J. Bob ertson, Lockport, La. Died of Wounds. Privates Alexander Olkosky, Canoe Run, Pa.; John M. Peterson, Rutland, N. D. Died of Airplajio Accident. Died of Disease. fBonifusa'Mill(;rj Eri0j Pg . Klgar l,'. ence Pattee, (Jan Mateo. C'al.; Paul A. Wineholt, Laporte, Indiana. Wounded Severely. CapUin Albert S. Tucker, Laredo, Texas. Lieutenants Willinm Ross Gahring. Mount Vernon, Mo.; Samuel J. Gilmore, Brooklyn, N. Y. ScrgenntB Charles H. Buck, James town. N. Y.j Arthur Simmons, Canton, Okla. Corporal Alexander Sago, Rahway, N. J. Private Joseph G. Balenger, Lowell, Mass.; Iitrnes C. Bcckwitn, 1'arners burg. W. Va.; Dewey Brewer, Indian epulis, Lid.; James Donaldson, Wash ington, D. C; Jodio M. Ferguson, Timp son, Texas; Ralph M. Ful, Hershcy, Pa.; Marcelino Garcia, Meadowbrook, W. Va.: Neil W. Gibson, Holley, N. Y, Oustav C. Gunderson, Maddock, N. D.; Levi D. Johnson, Ayer, N. D.; Fred K. Lawyer, Bismarck, N. D.; John C. Lis le, Columbus.' Ohio; Harry R. Matten, Reading, Pa.;" Leo B. Mitchell Amster dam. N. v.: Joseph K. i'ace, Klizanetn La.: William A. Roe, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Marion C.natra, East Boston, Mass.; Clarence Stiff, Evansville, Wis. wounded Degree Undetermined. Lieutenant Hugo Smith Thompson, Chattanooga. Tenn. Missing In Action. Private Robert 8. Niver, Hartford, Conn. Reloini.ur company, previously re ported lniwdne: Privates Edward E. Gurney, New Haven, Conn.; Carl H Nilson. Plainville, Conn.; Boleslaw K Sefcik, New London, Conn. On the Canadian List. Ottawa, Ont., June 17. The follow ing Americans are reported in today's Canadian casualty list: Missing, believed killed: H. E. Wall Chicago. Wounded: Lieutenant H. B. Henry. Long Besch, Cal.; J. W. Martin, San Diego, Cii 1.: R. J. Walsh. Manistee, Mich.; H. Bordori, San Francisco; T. J. Conwav. Wichita, Hall, Kan. Gassed: R. F. Stone, Ypsilanti, Mich. TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN IERNA REPORT Capture of Caposile Also Re ported Pushing Toward City of Venice Vienna, via London, June 17. The Austrians have taken 12,000 prisoners lii the Italian offensize, the Vienna war offico declared today. The capturo of Caposile, on the west bank of the Sile river was reported. " est of can Dona, on the lower Piave, we have wrested more ground from the enemy, capturing Caposile,'' the statement said. "Our prisoners now total 12,000. ""On the mountain top fighting was limited considerably owing to the misty weather. "West of the Brenta we maintained the positions we had carried the prev ious day." San Dona Di Piave is ten miles from tha mouth of the Piave. The railway running southwestward to Venice crosses the river at this point. Caposile is four miles directly south. The nave and Sue rtvcrB flow in a more or less parallel course into the Adriatic. They aro connected by stream between San Dona and Caposile. Below this there is marshy territory extended southward, to tho coast. After crossing the Piave at San Dona, the Austrians evidently pushed westward and flanked Caposile. The latter town is only 14 myes northwest of Venic. via airline. In addition to the crossing at San Dona, two other railways cross the Piave and converge upon Venice. These are made at San Andre and east of Nervesa. The enemy crossed tho rivet in the vicinity of these two places and evidently is trying to push these rail ways toward Venice. . VESSELSOFNEWTIfPF New Cruiser Will Be Cross Between Ford Eagle Boat and Destroyer v By Carl D. Groat (United Press Staff .Correspondent) Washington. June ?f. Submarine patrol vessels resembling a cross be tween a Ford eagle boat and a destroy er, will be built to meet the coastal U-boat raid danger If plans now being urged in thp navy department material ize. Assisiuni necrerurv ui mu imiv.t Roosevelt is a proponent of this new type of craft. The eagle destroyer variety would be 2i"0 feet long, with thin plates and high aneeil. The tonuaize and .endue power arn withheld lest they give an Indira tipn of the size and power of the tagle hnnt. Itn cost would be half at less than that of a dVstroyer aud its period or construction iar snorter. Sinking of tw0 Norwegian ships, the and Kringsjaa, at about the same dis tance off thp Virginia capes in the clos ing days of last wei'K, has servea to em phasise the nived for more craft. Henry h'nnl linn lipen nsked to sneer UP Ills englo boats and hastrounsed mason ALIVE1NN0RTHWEST Orders of Past Week Have Swamped Already Over worked Plants Tacoma, Wash., June 17. Lumbef manufacturer of western Oregon and Washington during the past week havo taken more new orders than in any sin gle week in the last six months, accord ing to the report of the West. Coast Lumbermen's association, issued today. The total new business received was 80,786,235 feet. In addition to this, tremendous vol umes of government and commercial or ders are in sight. Buyers are rushing in to the markot before the 23 per cent advance in freight rates takes effect. The immediate demands for westcoast products are heavy in every consuming district and many retailers are laying in thcSr stocks fearing a car shortage. Unofficial advices from Washingtos D. C, 'indicate that au order for 50,000, 000 feet of cantonment lumber soon will be placed. . The new government fixed prices for lumber, averaging 28 per thousand feet wai also announced by the West Coast a.-iosciation. This schedule is said to be $1.7o a thousand higher than the old price. LONDONREPORT Arrival of Past Few Days tclipse All Previous Records Says Paper BIG GERMAN RAIDS REPULSED WITH LOSS French Troops at Several Points Are Now Command ed by Americans L-Judon, June 17. "Arrivals of Am erican troops In the past few days hsv scllpred all records," the Post declared today. - "Considered purely as a shipping feat It is something hitherto never achieved in mercantile annals.., Week end scene! at one army post were amazing." German Attacks Aro Repulsed. Washington, Juno 17. German at tacks on the left of the American p ' sltion in the Woevre sector were re- ' pulsed Sunday with heavy losses to tht enemy, General Pershing reported today Several prisoners were taken. "This morning (Sunday) in tho Wot vre, the enemy executed a local attack against tho left of our position," Per shing said. "During the attack therf was brisk artillery fighting. Tht assail ants not only failed to penetrate our lines, but were thrown back with sever lores, and left to our hands several prisoners, of whom on was an of fleet In tht region at Chattu-Thierry,' two local attacks made by the enemy during, the night on the line near Bouraches Bolg Pa Bellean were tislly broken. Ar tillery on both sides tsaUnuet very ac tive In this region and Plcaxdy.!' r . GERMANS WIPED OUT. .. . By Frank J. Taylor. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the American Armies In France; June 17. More than a third of the large force of Germans which attacked Xivray at daybreak yesterday was wip ed out, it was established today. Eight hundred bodies participated in the attack which was made on a half mile front, extending on both sides of the village. The en-Miiy losses were estimated at more than 300, as a rc.-ult of the Americans' deadly rifle and (Continued on page two) DR. DONEY WRITES ABOUT THE TALKS THE SOLDIERS LIRE Intkates He Will Soon Start for Home and May B2 On the Way The following is one of tho last let ters written by Dr. Carl Grejrg Doney, president of Willamette- university, before preparing to return to this country, from (France. It is understood that Dr. Doney is now on his way home After reaching Now York, he will go to Washington city for a conference with the war department regarding military instruction for Willametto vni versity next fall. The lotter i addressed to Dean Al den and is as follows: ' The bugles havo sounded and only the steps of the sentries break tho quiet of the town. Half an hour ago, tho atreots were crowded and the lit tlp stores were busy; nine o'clock clos es everything and the soldiers go to their bilLets. In this place they have no tents or barracks but are quartered in homee warehouses, barns and over tho stores. Many of the second story rooms are reachcl only by a ladder on the outside of the building. There are any number of excellent residences which have no inside stairway and de pend instead upon the ladders which ono see resting on the street and leaning against the house. The soldiers go up and down like squirrels. Uncla Ham pays the French people five cen time a day for a soldier's billet tnd one franc a day for tn officer's. I am just back from giing aa ad dress at a Y hut. Not half ef tho men could get inside and when once inside they could not get out, so I held my crowd. It is ft fine arrangement for the speaker and when I speak but on time in ft place, the plan can often be used, but these people are unusval, for tonight waa my third appearance, with (Continued oa pg three) 6