Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, July 10, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt TODAY 4,6G0 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 EEADEES) DAILY Only Circulation la Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Euresa ef Circulations . FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL Wir.I.AMFTTS VAL LEY KEWS EES VICE WEATHER vXca : i V J I lift '! 1 '. ;,V-.-, ,- Oregon: Tonight fair; Thursday fair and warmer; gentle westerly winds. ,rl UUL DT?Tnr TTTO OH TBADTS AKD HBWt FORTY-FKST YEAR NO. 161 SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1918 n a m v mi m t u u t c mjim ;UM in u A. GERMAN NERVE BADLY SHAKEN GENERAL I Yon Der Marwitz, Commander On Somme, Deplores Bad Conditions MANY SOLDIERS REFUSE TO OBEY THEIR OFFICERS Late General Orders to Army Direct Severest Punish ment of Offenders By William Philip Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in Prance, 'July 10 "DWiptiue, which is tho- !keystoiia of our army, is seriously tehakon," General Von Per Marwitz, comman 'ilcr of the German isecond army, which liolila the lines astride ilhe Somme east tf Amiens, thus begins his most recent krrder of the day, insisting that full 'punishment be dealt out to unruly spir its. "I cannot permit commanders to ltal;e upon .themselves to shield officers liiniler-offiws or men guilty of breaches of discipline and military regulations, 'or inflict upon them disciplinary pen alties of too mild a nature." . A few days before -this, Von Der Marwitz issued antrther order which began this way. '..- "Cas3e of soldiery openly refivsing to cibey orders are increasing to an telanniing extent." To Attack Americans Washington, July 10. "Excessive troop movements" continue in the ene--my areas before American positions in Trance,-General Perching repiorted in his communique, ctf July 9, reaching here today. The indications ctf the possiblo gath ering of Germans -.for a storm against the Americana were further substan tiated by increased aerial activity dur ing the last woak. On July 5 and six Persuing reported "enemy airplanes flew over the American lies in great numbers in the Chateau-Thierry . re gion. " REPORTS THIRTY MILLION DOLLARiPRICE FIXING IS NOT GERMAN SLUSH FUND arlment of Justice Of ficials May Make Other Arrests Soon New Yorli, Jul- 10. The federal jp'ruml jury investigating tho activities nf Dr. Edward A. Rumgly, in connec tion w i h his purchase of the New York "Evening Mail, today added an in Vestiigntion into the alleged $30,000, TO0 slush fund, which lis wiid to have luen placed in the United States by ttlio kaiser fur propaganda. There is some mystery attached to the manner 'in which Dr. Runiely was finally aible to produce bail. Thirty five liberty bonds, each for $1000, were de 1iveid to nun by his attorney about 2 o'clock yes'.erday. Their ownership is being ke.pt a swret. Other Arrests Lito?ly Washington, July 10 Ramifications 'of Germany's "slush fund" with which she honied to influence public 'opinion in the United States are being sought by government agents today as an outgrowth of the charge that the 3iew York Evening Mail wa owned by the German government. It is broally hinted that arrcrts in addition to that of Edward Rumely, publisher of the Mail, will be forthcom ing soon. It has long b?en known that, 'following the sinking of the Luwtania, Germany, arranged various sum oS money for propaganda purposes for dis tribution dn this country- Many of these expenditures have been traced. Th agents fcr o'hers and their oh-jM-tivea are now being ifcrreted out by the justice department. While the department worked on its investigation today, Alien Propcfty 1'intodian Palmer confered with Fran eis P. Gavin, hr-a.l of his XewYork branch, and Henry L. Stoddard, one of the bond holders of the Mail, as to the future ctf the newspaper itself. It was stated (that some announce ment, would be issued by ' Palmer late today. PENSION FOB WIDOW. Washington, July . I lie nouse louay by a vote of 228 to 7 passed the bill granting pension to widows of the vet- oralis or Boxer r'b surrection. the Spanish-American war, dlton and the Philippine m - Oregon's Quota Will Be $45,000,000 Nat Loan P- "nil, Or., July 10. Oregon's quo he fourth liberty loan, the . for which will start October I, u '. between 4o,000,000 and $30,01 P on estimates brought back to fo by Kolbert E. Smith, state tuanag liberty loan aniaiis, who ri '',jmI yesterday from San Franci 1 here he attended a cou ferenee ,-;fieials of the twelfth fed eral reae "Sistriet. Oregon rtota last time was $17. 500.000, a -.ough the total subscribed was $27,500,000. The. vast prospective increase ia the Oregon quota has al ready stirred banker to contemplative action, and Mr. Smith yesterday gave out word tlhat it "would go hard with liberty loan "slackers" in October. The Oregon quota has been arrived at after weful figuring. The total of the fourth loan will be $8,000,000,000, it thouaht, because the total of an- tieinatorv certificates now authorized iu advance of (the .loan is that sum. Over Hundred Casualties Are Reported Today fwenty-One Killed In Action and Fifteen Died of Wounds Received Washington, July 10. General. Per shing today reported 103 casualties, di vided as follows: Killed in action 21; died of wounds 15; died of disease 4; died of accident land other causes 3; wounded severely 415;. wounded slightly 1; missing in act ion 12; prisoner 2. . The Hat follows: Killed In Action Lieutenant W. C. Peterson, North Crystal Lake, III. Sergeant J. T. Mason, Huntsville, Ala. ' Corporals H. O. Filler, Pittsburg, Pa W. P.' Gallagher, Lima, Ohio C. Alexander Mohr, Jr., Hoboken, K J. Privates II. J. Allman, Lanare, Cal. I. J. Breton, Hollyokc Mass. A. Cemnto, Naples, Italy ' P. G. Doucette, Bangor, Mont. A. J. Downey, Roanoke Rapids, N.C. G. Dvorak, St. Louis, Mo. J. Omgiuzo, Italy C E. Harris, Sprigfield, Ohio S. Kw.zinsJki, South Bend, lnd. E. H. Moore, Milton, 111. D. Munroe, Scotland (Continued on page two) 81 TO PROFITEERING Finance Committees of Con gress Wrestle With War Revenue Problems By L. C. Martin (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, July 10. Governmental price fixing will never eliminate profit eering, food Administrator Hoov,er de clared today in a letter to Seuator Sims, chairman of the senate finance commit tee. Hoover urged h.?avy profits taxes as the only means of returning to the pub lic money token from them by profit eers. He declared, however, that the prie.? fixing policy will be continued because of the shortages now existing in nearly every commodity. Hoover's le iter was written af Sim mon ' request to give the senate infor mation as tc the probable effect of government price fixing on -proposed war tax legislation. Many members feared price ifixing had in many in stances -so reduced prof its that increas es in war profits or exess profits taxes would be impossible- without injuring business. Hoover's letter disposes of1 this theo ry, in the view f Senatfr Simmons. Hoover declared, for instance, that if the price of sugar had not virtually been fixed by the food administration through agreements between produc ers and refineis, sugar would be re tailing at 20 cents a pound. This, he said, would have added $00,000,000 a year to the country's sufcar b.ill. But even with the price fixed. Hoov er naid, be1: siv;ar producers will prof it heavily, sjme making as high s 100 per -cent. The only way the government can reach these profits, Hoover point ed out, is through taxation. "Extra piofits out of war are hate 'ful. ' writes Hoover. "That any man would itako a profit -in greater meas ure because the goods he produces are needed for war or because of the scarc ity created by war. is abhorrent to all decent people and ri"htlr so when the Vouth of the nation are beine called upon to -sacrifice all they have. "The government is endeavoring reduce profiteering through regulation j . (Continued on page six.) ITALIAN FORCES IN ALBANIA ARE II Broad Sweep of Allied Armies Over Forty flue Front Reported GERMANS REPULSED IN WEST FRONT ATTACKS Turks Report Constantinople Bombed by Squadron of Airplanes Today Rome, July 10. Italian forces in Al bania ar.e still pressing forward on the forty mile front between the middle Osum river and the Adriatic, the Ital ian war office announced today. They have reached the west bank of the lower and middle Semcni rivers, an advance of about 15 miles since Sunday and are progressing on both sides of the Osum; "We have reached the west bank of the lower and middle Somcni and have extended our line eastward, occupying the heights of Tomorica," the statement said. "We have repulsed the ,enemy centeJ and arc advancing astride the Osum.'1 ' The Siueni river, formed by a iunc tion of the Devoli and Osum", flows into the Adriatic 12 miles north of the mouth of the Vojutza the original Italian line. The course of the Semeni is in a general southwesterly direction, while 'hat of the Vojutza is north westerly. The greatest Italian ad vance between these two streams evi dently is - t a point where- they are about fifteen miles apart. Fieri, capture of which was an nounced in yesterday's Italian official statement, lies between the Semeni and tho Voputsa, about eight miles from the sea. , L The Osum river rises in southeastern Albania and flows nothwesterly into the Semeni. It crosses the present bat tle lines about forty miles from the sea. It is evident that the important eity of Berat is about" to be, or already has been encompassed by the Italian advance. . Germans Repulred. London, July 10. Following repulse of enemy attacks south of the Somme last night, German artillery early today began an active bombardment along the the ten mile front between Viilers Rretor.neux and the Ancr,'1, Field Mar shal Hnig reported today. "Local enemy attacks, following In creased artillery fire last night east of Villeis Bretonneux, were repulsed," thff statement said. 1 "Early this moaning enemy artillery firing became active between Viers BnMtmneux and the Ancre. "Wo conducted successful night oper ations in the neighborhood of Merris (in Flanders) advancing our lines a short distance and capturing prisoners and niacliine guns. "A hostile raid south of Bueqnoy Wa driven off yesterday," (Continued on page three) MILITARISM ISSUES LAST CHALLENGE TO AMERICANISM Von Kuehlmann's Resignation Means That Force of Arms Will Be Med Upon By J. W. T. Mason (United Press war expert) iew iork, July 10. If reports of 'Von Kuehlmann's resignation as Ger man foreign minister prove to be true ho will have been sacrificed as a final challenge by the kaiser and his mili tarts to America. The only influence powerful enough to overthrow Von Kunhl-mann woulri be a- united demand by Von Hinden- burg and Ludendorff that he be dis ciplined for declaring peace could not 'be won on the battle field. Militarism cannot survive the teaching of this ilex-trine in Germany. So, if the foreign i:iiniMter- han been thrown overboard, lit is 'because Von Hindenburg, Luden- idorff and the kaiser have docidcdi to juttntpt to save their autocratic pow- tojers by defying America on the field of battle. The fall of Von Kuehlmann GOING FORWARD (Continued on page two) LEADER OF HUNENT Wn.a- ...,r - W v, v I r"-"" 1 'i " " I' W"' f"l' " "Ix,,... .ni"1'" 1 "'ayh B'-- . -.. ..r) iitKmnmmnu.. I General Horvath was chief administrator of tiie Muinchurian Railroad dur ing itho regime of Czar Nicholas- As sn outspoken revolutionist he was de tained by. tie Kerensky government ufter tho fall of the Rumauoffs. He ia now the leader cf the Bemenoff movement in Manchunia. Copyright, I'mlerwood & Undenwood. ' ALLIES SCRAMBLE FOR THE PLAGES IN PRESIDENT'S RUSSIAN AID EXPEDITION All Nations Aligned Against Germany Are Anxious . For Recognition ? By Robert J. Bender (Uuited Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, July 10. All the Allies today are scrambling for generouo rep ternatioiial family is one of the prob lems President Wilson and his advisers can-allied economic mission to aid Rus sia. How to divide the 'apportionment and keep peace and contentment in tho in ternational family is oe of tJw big prob lems Presidct Wilson and his advisors arc how disentangling. Britain wantB to share equally; France scalizes that she and America are perhaps the best like by Russians; Japan says she ought to bo heavily rep resented as one of the most interesteu of neighbors. Thus goes the friendly discussion, lii'i the settlement of the basis or represen tation offers really a complicated prob lem. The adjustments and explanations thereof must be made without injury to international feelings and the na tional prides and what approaches jeal ousies of such a tamny are intricately balanced. The whole problem is authoritatively analyzed thus: Russia must be united witlun ncrscir. Then she must bo uuited against tho German. The armed force accompanying tho mission will take the place of prop aganda, wliich has failed because, many Russians do not read. It will be the business of the prop aganda-police to exemplify and teach th aims of the entente to inspire me 4 Abe Martin Ther's icst as much t'backer chawed as evr, only ther haint as many white vests-as ther used t' be. E Pash, 87, retired, went back t' Work yisterday at. 75 a week. J III AGAINST BOLSIll j , Russians to unite among themselves and get order out or disorder, unoe organiz ed, they must be ' inspired to unite against Germany and re-establish an eastern frontier. Unity without supplies is regarded useless. Hence the mission must help them establish supplies and this means construction of ordnance factories; re- organizatiou of agriculture and so en. It appears a long task. But if it can succeed, it cheats Germany of her spoils and gives Russia a fresh, upstanding place among five nations. The president today conferred with Mine- Kcitifhkarova, leader of the fa mous Russian women's "battalion of death." The problem of the Russian mission's personnel is rapidly being worked out, according to indications today. Insofar as is possible, ithe business men on it will bo nciectd from those vthj have built up a friendly trade with Russian merchants and are known in Russia. BUSSIAN TERRORISTS ACTIVE. By Joseph Shaplen (United Press Staff Correspondent) . Htockholm, July 10. Assassination of Ambassador Mirbnch was only the first step in a plot by Russian terrorists to wipe out tho whole German military clique. 1 Before I left Pctrograd I heard of but was unable to verify a plot to kill Mirbach and then send terrorists (Continued on page seven) BUSINESS CENTER OF. SALEMWASONCE A FINE SKATING POND Charles Bagley Recalls Some Incidents of Boyhood bfe In Capital City There was a nice littlo pond extend ing from about where the iloth grocery is now located, diagonally crosi the street toward the Meyers' department store and th'ii on across Court street in cluding the present location of the Hteuslui'f meat market. The skating was fine on this pond along in the early '60 ' and Court street was such a slough that a bridge was built connecting the Meyers and Stousloff corners. A. N. Moores had the time of his life skalinjt on the Meyers corner anfl he well re members the wooden bridge across Court street at the Meyers location. Charles B. Bagley, who is with the department of public works in Seattle, was an old timer in uiem. dating his residence here from 185Z until about 1860. Regretting that he was unable to attend the Homecoming recently held - (Continued on page three) STORY OF AMERICANS AT BALLEAU WOOD IS GIVEN IN ITS DETAIL KAISER ACCEPTS TIE RESIGNATION OF FOREIGNIIISTER Fall of Yon KueHlmann Re ' garded As Complete Pan German Victory Copenhagen, July 10. Rssignation of Foreign Minister Kuehlmann has boon aocepd by the kaiser, according to an, official announcement from Ber lin received here today. Other diPpatchn stated that Admir al Von Hiutze, German, minister to Norway, probably would succeed Von Kuehlmann. . By Ed L. Keen (United Press staff correspondent) London, July 10. Resignation ot Foreign Minister Kudhhuann, if final ly cionfirmedi, is interpreted as a pan- German victory. This view is strengthened by the re port that A.imiral Von Kintio will- suc ceed Kuehlmann, as ho not only is close to the kaiae, but is a friend and sup porter of Admiral Von TirpiU and Adiniralt Schrojder, leaders of the Bel gian annexationists. However, it is considered here that a pan-Genmau foreign uiinistor is not so dangenoua to the alkies as one of tho iKuehlmann type, who masked Ger- Lmany's plan of conquest under contin- nial tNic-ky peace orieusivva, khu tided paeifiata detlwuting material. jtnai-u in discussion of Von .Hide's hfctorv. Ho is generally char- u.t.nri7.ed as the moa? notorious master of intitiguo in. tho German aipiomam service. . , . . Von Hintae's activities in i-mnu first brought him international notori ety. His behavior there was so scandal ous that ho was recalled ana sent, iu Mexico. , , , , Ho wa German mnuster in the lat ter country during Huer.ta'i regime. .u r.. immUcfttcil in the .plot to furn ish Hueiito with German arms during the United States embargo. When the war broke rut Von Uintze tn-llnimnnv. diseuised arf an trnvel hit t-hrongih the t''?.,i ',nte. Einrland end Holland it., . ...lit. to China as minister agnail in 1015, ;travoling through the ,i';tA.it Klntes once more. After China -Woke off diplomatic re inl;n with Germany, Von HintM was sent to Christifltiiii, where ho was in .i In fcnal. tnmilllt r s -im i" 1,1 ,.,.,rin hctmbs to America for way 10 , - ... , the purpose of blowing up allied mer chantmen. . GERMAN U-BOATS AGAIN ATT AMERICAN SHIPS Activities of Submarine Raid ers Are Again Reported Along Coast New York, July 10.-Cvrman submar ine activities have been resumed off the United States coast. , An American liner from Chile, arriv ... I,,. tr.diiv with 8.-) passengers and a cargo of n,100 tons of mtra c for mu nitions, was attackMl by a U-boat off Cape Heniv, Monday night- Two tor pedoes were fired without warning, both 1... narrow mnririn. The attack took place about 350 miles off the coast. Passengers believe the submarine had warning of the liner s coming with its Valuable cargo and lay in wait for it. The first torpedo swish .i ,i t,o..'wln f the steamer. Benito Alvarez, of Buffalo, N. Y., was one of thoso who saw it. ' Immediately thereafter on alarm wa given on the ship and passengers were hurrving fo the deck when, less than a miniite later, a second torpedo passed so close the stern that it barely cleared the proivller. The submarine, however was not seen. Through the remainder of the night tho liner followed a zig-zag course. Early yesterday morning wireless warnings were received by the eaptain which caused him to alter his eonrse several times. The liner was not camouflaged and was not armed, as it left American wa ters on Its southward trip before the first snntiarine raid on t' coast. United Press Tells How One Thousand Yankee Soldiers Took Part In Clearing Strong Wooded Position of GermansDetails Are Given That Cable Dis- , patches Did Not Carry Story Shows That Boys Ia France Are Rapidly Becom ing Seasoned Veterans The following ia the first of two mail stories by Lowell Mellett which coistitute what is probably the most detailed and accurate descripion receir ed in his country of the now famous battle of Belleau wood and the moves preceding it. Many surprising epijodea not contained In any cabled dispatches are given in these stories, the second of which will be carried on the wired tomorrow. - - . - , By Lowell Mellett (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the Americans on the Mama June 2.J. (By Mail, passed by Cen sor) Hero's tho story of a thousand American boys in the battle of Belleau wood (Hois Pes Americans). They com posed a battalion whose number cannot be given because of the censorship. Part of a brigade which canno. be named for the samo reason. May 30, they were ordered to leave Coin-cellos (six miles southeast of Nauf chateau) and at five a. m. tho next day they were on the road, in motor trucks. An all day ride took them to Gandelu (two miles northwest of Neuilly-ta-Poterie), where they arrived at 8:30 p. m. Thence they were ordered to hike bark to May, reaching that town tired enough to sleep In a field, despite ire quent bombing. At daybreak they took the roml to Pyramid farm and spent the niglit there. Next morning they were oriLered to Marigify (a mile and a half .south and cast of Neuilly-La- Po terie) for third lino support, and by af ternoon were established in the third line from Ncuilly wood to Hill Hi is, front of about a mile extending from a mile south. -ast of NcuHfyLa-Poterta eastward). The night was comparatively quiet, but the next day tho French, under or ders, started retiring before the Gorman advance. A colonial of French chasw'urn ordered the American battalion 'com mander to fall back. This he did not do. The Fronch infantry, the chasseurs and a company of Malagash (colonials) pass ed through the American line that day. About loOO men in all went through. The third liiw held ny tho Americans' then became a first line, without immed iate support. Through tho night the Ger mans sought to feel them out and day light revealed that the Germans had crept through tin? wheat field which thu line fuccd. A machine gun and ninety men were discovered in a "diamond" formation, the gun nt the point of tho diamond toward the Americans. Half n platoon thirty Americans attacked and captured th.; gun. The Germans at tacked several times in small groups, al ways losing men and gaining nothing. That evening the -Germans started heavy shelling, compelling the aban donment of three command posts suc cessively. The next day, Juno 6, the lino wnt kept intact despite . heavy shell ing. At 2 o'clock tho next morning tha lllltli French infantry canvi in and re lieved the Americans, who withdrew to the woods north of Vole-Du-Chatel (a (Continued on page seven) Beneficial Rainfall Noted at Some Places Portland, Or., July 10. Pacific north west states havo received some slight benefit from a genoral rain, but only in spots wa the rain heavy enough to give relief -from forert fires or to help posturao. Reports received by ithe United States w;ther bureau here today show that foruHt fin in western Washing ton may havo been dhecked, but that western Oregon rainfall wa too slight to be at aid. Eastern Oregon points, such as Haker with a fall of .3, receiv ed material relief. Meteorologist WcHs said the barom eter is rising rapidly and that Kttle more rain is expected a' this time. The rain came too Into do aid tho wheat crop, h'! mm. lin us tne iirst general rain for more than a month but gave little re'ief to the dryest summer ever record"!! in Oregon. Scat'ilo ot tho heaviest rain In tho northwest states with .18 inch. Vancou ver (It. C.) beat this with .74. The following dnta on rainfall wa received: Hakor. 3; Boise .06; Kalispelt, Mont., .08; MarshfUdd .02; North Head. 12; Foeatoilo .4; Portland .3; Roseburg .Oil; Hoa-ttle .48; Kpoka'ne .01; Tacom .24; Vancouver, B. G, .74) Walla Wal la .1.