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TODAY WEATHER 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 EEADEES) DAILY Only Circulation In Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE : DISPATCHES . SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAIr 1 XEY KJWS SEE VICE Oregon: Tonight and Thursday fair; warmer Thursday except near the coast; moderate north westerly winds. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 143 SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1913 PRICE TWO CENTS OH TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS M SHI rt ' Mm ' V ESPERATE TO CAPTURE RHE1MS DEFEATID LAST NIGHT IMrtv-Six Thousand Pick German Troops Assaulted On Fifteen Mile Semi-Circl 7ront At Everv Point Assault Was Repulsed by Frenvu with Heaw Loss to Enemv Prisoners Taken Declare Orders Were to Take Rheims at Any Cost in This Assault Paris, June 19.--A desperate German attempt to take Rheims "at any price," last night was completely blocked by the defenders, the French war office announced today. The assault was made on a 15 mile front between Vrigny about the city on the north front, east to west. Thirty six thousand Germans participated in the repeated attacks. "Yesterday at 6 p. m. the Germans launched a violent artillery bombardment' on the whole Rheims front from Vrigny to eastward of Fort LaPompelle," the communique fcaid. ' (Vrigny is five miles west and slightly south of Rheims. Fort LaPompelle is in a corresponding position to the eastward). "German infantry attacked the French positions be tween those two points. The French resisted the enemy assaults with Mil success. "Between Vrigny and Ormes (two miles east of Vrigny), the Germans were stopped by the French fire and hurled back several times upon their lines of de- any time. ' ' "In the vicinity , of Rheims, with heavy enemy losses. The Germans were repulsed everywhere there. "To. the eastward of Rheims, the fighting resulted to the advantage of the French. The Germans who pene trated the wood northeast of Sillery (two miles south of Fort LaPompelle) were hurled back by a French counter dttack. : r , "Prisoners taken in the Rheims region declare the town was attacked by three divisions (36,000 men) and was to be taken the same night 'at any price'." By Henry Wood (United Press Staff Correspondent) .With the French Armies in the Field, .Kino 19. Despite the four great drives th? Germans hnra undertaken on the French front since March 21, in which many divisions have taen engaged two three or four times, Hindcnburg is still" jealously guarding lus untouched reserve divisions. . Tt is positively known that the Ger man high command plans repeated at tacks between the North sea and the Ohnmpagne r.gjon, to kill off or wear out the allied reserves. In the mean time the Germans seek to Advance their lines towards Paris along to,- j&arno ai.d uise, until they are con vinced the allied reserves nre complete-' ly exhaukkd. Then 'they will throw in, fheir final absolutely fresh divisions for! B decisive battle before Paris. j The allied reserves are being nursed' along in a masterful manner, yet, owing ! to the present" numerical superiority of I the Germans nothing but continued ar-j rival of Americans can give the allied' nations the advantage in man powerj when th rtnemy plays its final trump. I giiuiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiHiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiimiiiHiiHH 1 War Summary of United Press I iiiHiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii i 1417th Day of die War; 91st Day of the Big Offensive J siiiiiiiiiiii!i!iiiii!mii!!!!it!i!!ni!iuniiiiiii:miiniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Italian Front. Austria has thrown practically its entire offensive strength aoout minion men into th.? Italian offensive. Italy still has great forces in reserve The fact that -the Italian staff has not used thes reinforcements not only in dicat.es the Austrian menace is not re garded as serious, but that Italy is wel! prepared to deal with the enemv hniiW th situation change. The offensive evidently has tkgene. ated into a nibMing process, which can not be productive of important results, and the British, French and Italians ap pear to b gradually stealing the initia tive from the Austrians. Marne Front An attack by 36,000 German last-night, in an effort to take Rheims "at any price" was complete rr repulsed by the French, who inflict el heavy casualties. The attack was ATTEMPTS there was violent fighting, This card is likely to be thrown down within the next two months. . It is now established that the Ger man shock division ordered back -from repose with the Fifth Prussian Guard under orders to prevent a serious Am erican success at any cost, was the 28th division. This division originally en gaged May 27 on the Chemin Des Dames suffered such losses in capturing Cali fornia plateau and crossing the Aisnc region, that the kaiser personally prom ised it relief within three days. The Twenty Eighth, however, was ordered to push southward as fast as possible. Arriving .at Jaulgona?, it en countered casualties that brought its losses of effectives up to 25 per cent. When finally ordered to the rear for repor.?, its companies were reduced to an average of sixty men. Yet on June 7, this division, together with the Fifth Prussian Guard, was sent back into the line to relieve the 197th a'.d 237th divisions, which w.re prac tically annihilated before the American onslaughts in the region of Neuilly-La- (Continued on page two) made on a fifteen mile front, extending aoout tne city in a semi-circle. Picardy Front. British 'made a suc cessful raid on the western portion of the front and frustrated an enemy raid on the northern portion. , ' Germany Italian aviators brnnhcri of Lake Constance Saturday. The meat ration in Bavaria has bees cut rn half. Austria-Hungary Foreign Minister Burian, in an interview, said the central empires do not desire world domination and admitted they eould not attain it any way. ' . . Rumania King Ferdinand, address ing parliament said Bumania was foreed to withdraw from the war to escape ut- iter exhaustion. . BUT FEW RESPONDING TO CALL FOR HELP IN SAVINGJHE CROPS Only 25 Girls Signed Up To Help lather Cherries and Loganberries Although 302 pupils of the high school signed up fcr some kiud of work during the vacation season, not many are inclined to go to the farms and fruit sections to aid in saving the crops. At least not niany of the girls are willing to go into the cherry trees and Loganmberry yards to aid in the very necessary harvesting of these im portant crops. Although Miiss Florence Cleveland. secretary of the Y. W.- C. A., visited the junior high schools and the high school to enlist the help especially of the girls, there has to date enly 23 signed lip, at the Y. W. C. A. for work in tho country. Just at present it seems the canneries have the call, rather .than the fields. Today Miss Cleveland has an urgent call for 00 girls who will go out Fri day and Saturday to help save one of the largest .cherry crops in this section, close to Salem. The ercp is there but unless pickers are to be found within a few days, it will be left on the trees. In this especial instance, the owner of the cherry tract has a house for the pickers and all that would be neces sary for weh volunteer to provide would H taible utensils anil bedding. Chaperones are ready to care for the girls. The Department of Agriculture, of- tie of Farm Management, Portland, in charge of J. W. Brewer, is making an effort to relieve this most serious "situation. In a letter written to Miss Cleveland he sets forth the fact that the Orearcw Woman s Farm Reserve has been "organized under the Depart ment of Agriculture. The letter is as follows: . . "Anticipating the meed of great amount of help on the farms this sum mer, especially in the harvest or the Loganberry, strawberry and fruit crop, 'this offlce has undortakon the orghni- fantion-of tho Oregon Woman's Farm Reserve with the idea, of securing en listments to take care of this class of labor. " Under the direct authority of the United States Department of Agricul ture, .1 (have been ruobiliaing labor wherever it cou'd be found and perfect ing such organizations as were neces sary to secure results. Therefore, the tsrganizartion of the Oregon Woman's Farm Reserve is undertaken under di rect authority of this office." Seven Officers Dismissed' From Service In Army Washington, June 19. The dismiss al of seven officers from the service as a result of court martial was an nounced by the war department late yestenlay. The officers are: ' Captain Frederick C. Spang, quar termaster reserve corps. "' First Lieutenant Vivian B. Waddell, infantry' reserve corps. Second Lieutenant Paul B. Adams, 309th infantry. . First Lieutenant Carroll I). Winslow, aviation section, signal reserve corps. Second Lieutenant Stanley H. Yea ger, infantry reserve corps. Second Lieutenant Carrtll D. Mar tin, 80th field artillery. ' Second Lieutenant Charles E. Upson 39th infantry. , Captain Spang was found guilty by court martial at Catnip Travis, Texas, of selling thousands of empty flour Backs, .property of the United States, to San Antonio firms. Spang was also found guilty of appearing in camp in an intoxicated condition, Winslow, Adams, Yeager and Mar tin were found guilty of baing intoxi cated while on duty. Upson and Wad dell were dismissed for conduct unbe coming an officer. Tht last six were 'tried at various camps. . i Want.Only Unionists Recognized In War St. Paul, Minn., June 19 Resolu tions asking that the government war board award contracts to union con tractors were' adopted by the Ameri can Federation of La'oor convention here yesterday. - , Delegates were told that a mission from the British Trades Union Con gress had exported to attend the con vention, but had been prevented be cause of difficulties in securing pass ports. It was stated on the floor that the American embassy at London had refused to grant tho ipapers. President Gompers said he himself had asked for the passports. trompers from the convention plat- iform scored the rew Kepuniie fiiaga 'zine for recent articles relative to the .federation convention. I Discussing federation activities, iGoaipers predicted a membership of 3,000,000 in the federation in 1918 and a continuous growth after the war. ' ' Atlantic City and Seattle are bid ders for h 1919 convention. GAS PROJECTION ATTACKHADE BY AtWlSTODAY American - Made Projectors Are Successfully Operated by Electricity GERMANS SMOTHERED BY OWN GAS DISCHARGE BoW and Successful Adven ture of Patrol Across River Marne By Frank J. Taylor (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Army in Lorraiae, Jun,e 19. The rSrst American gas pro jection attack was launched against the German troops north of Toul this morn ing, evidently causing heavy casualties. The boche losses were added to whei. .a attempting a Retaliatory attack, the wind blew the Gerqian gas back into their own trenches. ., ' American engineers, using American made projectors, discharged a thousand American made gas shells into a small German area. The projectors were fired by electricity. The Germans were taken completely by surprise. The gas attack was follow ed by intense artillery barrage, after which the boches frantically swelled the American positions. The unsuccessful German gas attack followed their artillery bombardment. Bold American Adventure. With tho Americans on the Marne, June 19. One Franco-American unit on this front, under an Amci'ican command er, faces tho well known 'Tenth land- wehr regiment, it was iSstabhshed in a daring patrol raid by American marines. A captain and seven men crept down to tho water's edge near the town of Chartcv,8( seven miles east of Chateau-Thierry, on the south bank of the Marne and directly opposite Jaulgonne) In the darkness they crossed to the op posite side ' in a boat. As tfc.?y piled out on the bank they encountered a couplo of sentries, who fled without offering resistance, altho the patrol's only weapons were the cap tain's pistol and tliP nton's knives. The Americans rushed ipco the town and found five Germans asleep in a cel lar. They dragged thcin out and rushed them back to .the boat. Thrie of the boches were rowed across. In the meantime the alarm had spread and the Germans sent up rockets. A number of Huns fined at the boat as it was pulled for the American side. De spite this fire which increased as more Germans rushed down to the shore, the boat put back for tho two remaining boche prisoners and the two Americans guarding them. After the prisoners and their captors had jumped into tn. boat tliey started for the American sido again. As it rear ed the shore it struck some submerged object and capsized. All of tho occu pants were rescued. Thercs wore dozens of volunteers for this venture. Those who were chosen swore solemnly that they would not be eapturcd. SAYS LIQUOR DISLOYAL Washington. June 19. (Jharges that the liquor interests were disloyal and had been (responsible for much of the German propaganda in this country, were made by Wayne B. Wheeler, coun sel of the Anti-Saloon League, before the senate agriculture committee. ! Abe Marth Pinky Kerr drunk eleven bottles o' near beer yisterday without airia' his private affairs. We never know where we git a bad cold or a Canadian quar ter. LIST CFCASUALTIES GROWS AS SOLDIERS MAN TIRING LINE list Embraces 130 Marine - and 144 Army Names As Issued Today Washington, June 19. Marine cas ualties reported today total 130, divid ed as follows: Kijled in action 30; died of wounds 7; died of disease 1; wounded severe- ly 92. Killed la Action Sergeant James A. Patterson, Rip lev, W. Va. Privates Frank William Addante, Marcus, Wash. Philip J. Riehl, Philipsburg, N. J- Bert Gary Tayior, Malinta, Ohio. Jeremiah Wood, Agosita, Ohio. John Wood Brooks, Sebring, Ohio. G- S. O'Donnell, East Holden. Mt. Neal O'Leary, Cincinnati. Ohio. Joseph Sanderson, Ardinoie, Pa. First Sergeant D. A. Hunter, West orly, H, I. Corporal Otruer Orvcll Anderson Cincinnati, Ohio. rnvsaties Hurry Raymond lsohannon, Whittle Springs, Tenn. Kindsle C. Buck, Elnihurst, Mich James F. Christy Akron, Ohio. Guy FraveU, Orient 111. Clifford J. Fulmer, Waterville, N.Y. Corporal E. A. Goldbeck, Uvadale. Texas. Privates Eugene F. Haas, Normandy, 111. Charlea E. HuMbartt, Beecher City, III. George Knorr, Youngstown, Ohio. Howard S. Maxwell, Troy, Tehn. Joe B. Munns, Whitehavon, Tenn. Ediuuiad E. Peebles, Dundee, Mich. Conpoml Clare L. Van Eman, Grove City, Pa. Privates John Welch, Lisbon, Ohio. Jame C. Yarbrotigh, Atlanta, Ga. John J. Callahan, Troy, N. Y. Joseph Farrell. Philadelphia. Walter L. Haynca, Hamblcton, W.Va. Johu William Collins, Augustus, Kan Died of Wounds Ecived in Action Beaond .Wertuwt; Charles IL- ,Vl mer( Pattsvillc Pa. " " V Privates Paul Revere Leber, Colum bia, Pa. (Continued on page six) F, SCHOOL DISTRICT Only About Eight Per Cent Voted at Last Election District Well Equipped Now that the annual election for school directors is over, it may bo of som interest to tne voters or uistrici No. 24 to know that out of the num ber of voters in the district estimated at 7,500, only 663 exercised the priv ilege of votyig last Monday. District 24extends to the city limits on the south, about half a milc beyond l'ie limits on the east and beyond the fair grounds on the north, with tho river as the western boundary. In this dis trict, the valuation of the property as sessed is $12,007,702.00. In the district, according to the an nual report of W, II. Iiurghardt; clerk of the board, there are, over the age of four years, and under the ago of twenty 1907 boys and 2097 girls, a to tal of 4064. Teaching the pupils iu this district, averaging something over 3,000, are 22 male teachers, and 88 female, a total of 110. Ol the 110 teachers, six m?n and 47 women have life certificates, and nine men and 20 women have five year cer tificates. About oiw third of tho pupils in the schools are above the eighth grade. To b exact, the number is 373 boys and S.r9 girls. , In the district are 10 school houses. In the school grounds are 31 acris, and the grounds and school buildings are va'ued conservatively at $350,000 while the furniture and apparatus of the schools are valued at 40,000. The in surance on the school buildings is $158, 5f0. Th? male teacher continues to draw itte big end of the salary as the average paid the men teachers is $111.73 a month, while the average monthly com pensation for the womn teachers is iy.44. it the district is one blind child, while from the district 15 arc attend ing the Oregon State school for the Deaf. There arc 9180 books in thfi school ibrary, 721 having been purchased the pat school yeat. Th- chairman of the school board is the director who has served longest un dir a school election. For the coming year this is H. L. Clark and his term of director will expire one year from thin month. E. T. Barnes and W. C. Winslow will serve two years on their election a year ago and Harley 0. Whit" and Chauncey Bishop, elected June 17 will erv each three years. At the an- Inual election to be held one year from) mis monrn, successor wu ue vievicu to n. L. Clark. ITALIAN SITUATION IS VERY MUG WITH TO Onlv In MonteDo Yicinitv Have Attacking Austrians Been Able to Make Slight Gain-Allies Retain Initiative In Mountain Region Emperor of Austria and Premier of Italv Both at Front Watch Ooerations of Contending Armies Along Hundred Mile Front London, June 19. The Italian situation is more favor able than it was yesterday it was learned from an author itative source today. - The danger in the Montello sector is greatly lessened. Between the Brenta and the Astico rivers, Austrian gains were again reduced. . , . Three Austrian attacks were repulsed between the Brenta and the Piave. In the Fossalta region, the Italians pushed the Austrians back to the Piave river and captured Capodargine, cutting off the Austrians in the Meolo sal ient (four miles west of river.) But the Italians later were forced to fall back to the Polants line, still retaining a gain of a kilometer (about tw6-thirds of a mile). The Austrians have made a further slight gain at Mont ello. . The Italians have large forces of reserves at strategic points back of the battle front; ready to fling into the fighting should the Austrian drive become seriously men acing, it was learned authoritatively. . London, June 19. Allies forces still retain the initiative in the mountain area of the Itailaa front, while Aus trians make principal efforts at both extremes of tho Piave line, it wtjs learned in last night's statements. The Italians also maintain an ad vantage at certain point along the river. While tho greatest strategic danger to the Italians lay in Nthe assault on their mountain defense, as a major Austrian bucccss there would compel withdrawal of the armies along the Fiave and , probably evacuation of Venice, the combined British, French and Italian forces have stopped the enemy in their tracks. The Huns therefore, have shitted their efforts to acquisition of II Mont ello, the crest guarding tho northern end of tho Fiavo line, and to the marsh land ahng the lower Piave. J 11 both these awas, tne Austnanfi, who are employing close to a million men in the entire drive, have registered their greatest gains. They have ad vanced a maximum distance of three miles over 11 Montello, occupying two thirds of the highland. On the fifteen mile front between FosactU and the sea, they have penetrated four miles, reaching the Fossetta canal at a point almost midway between the Piave and Sile rivers. Allied troops in the mountain region occupied Ranca Pizzo, the heights southeast of Hasso and the spur of Costalunga, taking several hundred prisoners. , Along tho Piave, attacks and count er attacks constantly alternated. The latest Austrian claim is 3J,0U0 prisoners and 120 guns. Both Emperor Karl of Austria and Premior Orlando of Italy are at tho front. The French war office last night re ported increased artillery activity northwest of Montdidier, on the Amiens SALEM'S HOME WILL BE SATURDAY JUNE 29 Letters of Invitation Are Be ing Sent To All the Old Timers Homecoming day in Salem will be oaiturday, June 29 and it Is on this day that every old timer In the city will take a day off to greet the hundreds who are expected to come' to Salem from all parts of the west just to have an all around talk of the early days in the valley. Upon the arrival of old timers who have strayed away from the capital city, they will be properly cared for, as the organization will make proper arrangements for entertaining. For several years the annual home coming day was held in' Portland,' bnt last year it was voted to observe the annual event in Salem. 'Today,' Jetters are being sent out by the Salem Com- Wrcial club to hundreds of old tim H IMPROVED DAY'S ADVICES frost and between Montdidier and tne ; Aisnc. - Berlin "reported . allied ca&nonading in various sectors on the Flanders front and between Arras and Albert. ' Field Marshal Hnlg announced suc cessful British raids In the sector! be tween Picardy and Flanders frontiv Austrians Use Many Men With the Italian Armies in the Field, " June 19. The enemy has failed, to make any impression on the mountain ' front, and tho fighting is centered at : Montello and along tho Piave. .-. The Austrians are constantly throw-, , ing in rcinforcemoiits and are fighting hard to pierce the Italian river lines. The Italians counter attacked immedi ately after every enemy at'ack. Oif the 25-mile front between Vat dassa and Mount ToiTiDa, a third of tho Austrian stormers lio dead bcfore their original trenches. Tho ItaMnnr repulsed nine assaults with fresh itroops en. the heights of Mount Grappa. Thrco enemy divisions (-Tti.OOO men) crossing the Piave on hastily construct ed 'bridges and the islets in front of nervosa, have been hemmed in at the foot of U Montello. Officers Admit Fallur Rome, Juno 19. Kncmy officers, captured in yosterdny's fighting, ad mitted today that the Austrian offens ive has failed, a semi-official statement Laid. Both Austrian officers and men cap tured are profoundly affected by their enormous lowes and their failure to attain a single objective. Tho enemy's casualties have been enormous. The Twenty Seventh and. Thirty Second enemy divisions, with-, drawn from tho Mount Grappa region, wore reduced to a few thousands. On the Montello crest, tho Thirty, (Continued on page three) COMING DAY ers in all parts of the west, notifying them that the annual Homecoming day will bo hold in Salem Saturday June 2'J Every old timer and even those who do not ckss themselves as in tho pri mary pioneer class, will be invited to came to Salenif. Those living close ia are to bring their lunch, baskets for the grand spread in Willson park, where coffee will be furnished to all. The Homecoming day for those who' have wandered aay from the valley won Aafnhfci.hprl in tlia ftitimnAr nf 191'J 'and this year will be the first time when all will lie invited to balcm. . There are hundreds of old timers who are asked to invite their friends to como' to &alem -for the one day. Among those who are ircteiested ia this annual event are Justice and Mrs. George If. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. lush, Mt. and Mrs- O. P. LitehfieM, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Moores, P. H. J -Amy, Joseph H. Albert, Hal P. Pat ton, K. Cooke Patton, E. M. t'roisan, B. P. Boise, Mr. and Mm. J. A. Eaker, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown.