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TODAY" WEATHSt 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 KEADERS) DAILY Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE YAL . LEY NEWS SERVICE this fsV; 1 Oregon: T.mijrU Thursday, Moderate Iv wimls. FORTY-FIRST YEAR- NO 186. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918. PRICE TWO 'CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS FTANPS FIVE CENTS i y m si I If fi 3 El fi- 1 F J I 1 I 9 it W. J III HALT IN FLIGHT Make Stand After Crossing Vesle. Heavy Guns Are In Evidence. German Flanks On Aisne-Vesle Line West Of Rheims And East of Sois sons Under Enfilading fire. Soldiers Told Americans Take No Prisoners. Paris, Aug. 7.-12:30 p. m. German -positions on the flanks of the Aisne- "Vesle line west of Rhiems, and east of , Soissons, are being subjected to an in filading artillery fire, it was learned nere this afternoon,.. More than half the enemy lines between the Vesle and the Aisne also aro under a flanking fire. London, Aug. 7. Counter attacking "between the Ancre and the Sorame. Brit ish troops early this morning regained all the more important positions lost yes terday southwest of Morlancourt and took a number of prisoners, Field Mar shal Haig announced today. The .British also advanced their line a short distance on both sides of the Clarence river, taking a few prisoners and two machine guns. ; Paris, Aug. 7.-12:20 p. m. Allied troops repuhffid German attacks against Xa Grange farm, on the Vesle river line and captured the Siry-Salssogne railway station, the war office announced to day. J West of Montdidier the allies made progress on a front of about two miles, ' 'In the Montdidier region the French made local progress south of Framicourt and southeast of Mesnil-St. Georgees, the communique "Said. ; (Framicourt is two miles northeast of Montdidier and a mile east of Can- tigny. Mesnil-St. Georges is two miles south of Framicourt.) "On the Vesle, the French repulsed (Continued on page three) loll "From Over There" General Pershing's Official Report Washington, Aug. 7. Eight hundred, and seventy one names were announc ed by the war department today in six casualty lists, the latest . from the Franco-American drive. ' Today's list brought the total losses thus far an nounced from the drive to 2544. Of today's list, 579 were army casu alties and 292- marine losses. The army Jdst was divided as follows: Killed in action 63; died of- wounds 7; died of disease 1; died of airplane accident 1; died of accident and other auses 1; wounded severely 338; wound ed, degree undetermined 63; missing in action 105. The marine list was divided as fol lows : Killed in action 51; died of .wounds 2; wounded severely 33; wounded, de gree undetermined 206. Killed in Action Lieutenants - W. H. Hazey, Tolodo.Ohio . W. N. Keller, Barto, Pa. H. E. Kinne, Orofino, Idaho miiHiiiiiiiiiiHiiliiiiiiiiniiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim War Summary of United Press 1 IlIlllIIIIIIIIItllllllUIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIlIIIIIIlllIIIIlIlllIItllHlIIIIflllllllllllllllllll 1465th Day of the War; 21st Day of Counter Offensive EiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiiiii ' Vesle-Aisne front Germad artillery has been brought into play, indicating the enemy intends to' make a hard fight along this line. The French re pulsed attacks on La Grange farm, eaptured n important railway station and took 100 prisoners east of Braisne. " Pieardy f font The British, by coun ter attack early today recovered all the important positions they lost be tween the Ancre and Somme in yester day's German assault. The French made progress on a front of about two miles, west and north- HI ifflRG Will ftliFORCED TO LEAVE "HOMIER AREA v. ' - Loss)f Man Power Will Com pel Shortening Of His Line Of Defense New York, Aug. 7. Marshal Foeh's development of persistent local attacks in the Montdidier seitor is for the pur pose of obtaining advantageous posi tions from which to threaten disaster to a German retirement at this critical corner. There is no longer any question but that sooner or later the German front will have to be shortened to provide Von Hindenburg with enough men to defend his positions. One of the chief lessons of the second Marne victory is that German man power is already in sufficient to ho'd thet extravagantly lengthened German lines in France. When the full retirement begins, the angle at Montdidier will present to Marshal Foch the best opportunity for separating Von Hindenburg 's northern and southern armies. Just as Von Hin denburg tried to divide the British and French armies along the southern flank so Marshal Foch is preparing in ad vance to retaliate in the. same meas ure. Along the Montdidier sector the Germans facing west and those facing south have their meeting points. " j When the backing up process begins there is bound to be serious eonf union,! especially if Von Hindenburg waits over-long before ordering tho double retirement. Tho situation that will fol low may then be seized by Marshal Foch in an effort to break through the Gcrmon frout and doublo up Von Hin denburg's southern armies. The preparation of this threatening strategy will of itself exercise an im portant influence upon Von Hinden burg ' plans- Instead of being left free to encourage public opinion at home by offensive assaults, Von Hindenborg must begin at -once to arrange for gradual abandonments of dangerous lo cal positions in the Montdidier area. This is the only way he can answer Marshal Foch's ntw thrust. These with drawals must increase the pessimism among Germans at homo, already so greatly depressed by the Marne re treat. It seems, therefore, to be Mar shal Foeh's present plan to continue using the initiative not only north of the Marne, but at other opportune places, while delaying his major offen sive, until America is prepared to strike. JAP OFFICER LOST Seattle, Aug. 7. Commander S. Y. Yitiiiato of the Japanese steamship Can niln M:irn. which was rescued from the roaks off Cape Flattery yesterday, was lost overboard trom nis vessel at o o'clock this morning while the vessel was en route to Tacoma for repairs. of ijmtor F. J. MriConuell, Richmond Hill, N.Y. F. R. Marstoii, Pcnsacola. Fla. F. W. Payne, Charleston, W. Va. Sergeants G. T. Agee, Kansas City, Mo D. C. Harrison, Clayton, Del. D. MciC'oy, Washington, Pa. F. B. Stultz, Roanoke, Va Corporals H. L. Derklcy, Ursula, Ark. ,J. J. Mulvey, Rahway, N. J. C. R. Hatineaude, Essex Junction, Vt Cooks I. Kaufman, Perth Amboy, N. J. J. T. Laughon, Odessa, Texas Privates A- Agnew, Davenport, Iowa J. Allred, Woodlawn, Miss. J. L. Boekenoogen, Aitkin, Minn. T. R. Cottingham, Dillon, 8. C. J. F. Cottrell, West Webster, N. Y. (7. D. Crane. Martinsburg, Mo. F. Wright, Methnen, Mass. Nick Baggett, Vellie, Ala. (Continued on page three) i west of Montdidier. Champagne, front An enemy local attack south of Auberive was repulsed by the French. - Germany Chancellor von Hertling, addressing the reichstag recently, laid down the most stringent peace terms yet pronounced by Germany. Austria-HuHigary Austrian prison ers on the Italian front say mutinies, desertions and robberies are a daily oc currence in Austria-Hungary. One band of 40,000 deserters is said to have turn ed outlaws in Moravia. BERTHELOT'S ARMY PUT UP GREAT FIGHT AND STOPPED HUNS Attacking Superior Force hi'X'rS'WliStS.S LounEer Ullensire Iwo Successive Days By Lowell Mellett. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With The French Armies In The Field Aug. 7. Now that the battle of the Marno pocket has been definitely won, there is time to tell the part plaved by tho army of General Bertholet,who vis ited America euroute from Siberia to take command. Only two weeks before the battle opened Bertholet's army held the line from Ehiems to Mnrn.9, and par tieipated in some of the hardest fight ing of the whole outfit. A visit to the battlefield today re veals to some extent the nature of the engagement which finally culminated in suecess. One indication is the unburied enemy dead and the great "quantity of captured materials. There is hundreds of thousands of shells in Bois de Ar rerv. two complete German batteries and hundreds of machine guns. These HERTLING STATES IN MAKING OF PEACE Will Hold All She Grabbed, Receive Indemnities, And Be The Boss Berne, Aug. 7. Replying to questions from members of the Right in the reich stag recently., Chancellor Von Hertling declared that Germany intends to keep Belgium until the allies fulfill certain conditions, including payment of in demnities and rcestablishment of Ger many and Austria as before the war plus the advantage obtained through the Russian and Rumanian peace trea ties, according to advices received here today. The new peace conditions laid down by Hertling were as follows: Recognition of Germany's integrity, as before the war. Renunciation of all claims to Alsace Lorraine by Fiance. Restoration of all German colonies ,or their equivalent. Recognition of Austria-Hungary's in tegrity, as before the war, plus territor ial and economic advantages through the Bucharest peace. Recognition of Brest-Litovsk peace. Recognition of Conrland. Lithuania, Esthonia and Livonia as included in Germany's sphere of influence. Payment of indemnities to Germany by the allies. Recognition of Germany's solution of tho Polish question. . Liberty of the seas. Renunciation by the allies of every form of boycott against Germany after tho war. Renunciation of Italy's claims regard ing the Adriatic SEVERAL STATES TO SELECT CANDIDATES Democrats Nominate Folk In Missouri Owen Is Nom ianted. St; Louis, Aug. 7 Former Governor Joseph W. Folk has -won by a substan tial plurality the democratic nomina tion for the United States senate, ac cording to fairly complete returns to day. . Senator X. P. Wilfley managers con ceded Folk's victory. Judge Selden P. Spencer of St. Louis won the republican nomination over Colonel Jay L. Torrey of Fruitville, by 26,000 majority, early returns indicat ed. Congressman Borland of Kansas City has been defeated 'on the face of early returns.. pklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 7. Okla homa's congressional body on returns today from yesterday's primary appar ently was renominated. Senator Robert L. Owen, democrat, eecured a big plur ality. Congressmen R. T. Morgan end T. A Chandler, republicans, and Scott Ferris, democratr had no opposition. Topekar Kan., Aug. 7. On fairly complete returns today, Governor Ar thur Cajiper. is republican nominee for United States senator from Kansas. Figures on yesterday's primaries show him leading former Governor W. R. (Continued on page two) guns were arranged seemingly like pick cts whilo in nearly every nest was a minnenwerfor. The Germans had 15 di visions (180,000 men,) in their front line. Btthclot had fewer. Nevertheless, one July 16, tho second day of the German offensive, he roceived the order to coun ter attack. He did so effectively and the next day repeated it. The spiril with which Berthelot's army fought con tributed greatly to the slowing up of the German advance across the Marne, farther to the west, which was their principal purpose. Some points, like Hill 240, had orders to hold at any cost. They did. Others, instructed to hold off the Germans-as long as possible, even exceeded their instructions. Borthelet was unaware of the French counter attack plan until it was under way. When General Mangin's counter offensive started. Berthelot was ordered to attack also, sending his resorvos against tho Ardre river, a vital German position. G0PIRSMCAI1T County Has Paid For This Number of Scalps at hve y Cents Each. Business in gophors, gray diggers anil moles is good at tho: office of U. G. Boyor, Marion county's clerk. For the first six months of this year,Henry M. Kloepping, deputy county clerk, and iningd his absence, U. G. Bo$) county elerk, had the pleasure of counting the scalps of 37,971 moles, gray diggers and go phers and up to today tho number fig ured 41,300. The legislature of 1915 figured there was too many rodent in the stato and levied an annual tax not to exceed one- tenth of one mill on the dollar of as sessed property in each county and from this fund, there should bo paid ten conts for every scalp of a gray digger, molo or gopher brought to the office oT tho clerk of any county in the state. Ten cents per scalp looked good to the boys and farmers of Marion coun ty and within two months after tho bill had becomo effective in 1915 the fund was exhausted. That year this fund amounted to $4345 and figured out on a basis of ten Bcalps to every dollar, there was collected and counted at ne office of the clerk of Marion counly 43,450 scalps. In 1916 tho fund on tho same assess ment amounted to $4249.80. By this time many who were in position to catch the throe animals in bad repute with the farmer aa well as the law makers, found it quite a means of a side income and by May 1, of 1916, the $4249.80 had been paid out for scalps and Mr. Boyer and Mr. Kloep ping had counted 42,498. When brought in by those claiming the bounty, there (Continued on page two) Andrew and Frank Ferry Are Crushed Between Separator And Engine (Capital Journal Special Service.) Stayton, Or., Aug. 7. Androw and Frank Fery, living west of Stayton a couple of miles, met with a bad accident Tuesday morning. They wcro moving their threshing machinery, pulling the separator with their tractor engine. When going down the hill south of the Robert Downing place, northwest of Sublimity, the connection between the engine and the separator broke ,allowing the separtor to run onto the engine. The Fcrys wera both caught in the cab and crushed, both being seriously injured, Andrew being so badly hurt that his re covery is in doubt. jjc ij( 5c sjc j(c 3C 3fC 3C Sfc 3jC GRAIN SAVING LARGE Washington, Aug. 7. Sub stantiating the assertion that the grain conservation this year has lieen larger than this gov ernment and her associates in the war had hoped for, figures revealed today that in the 10 day period between July 15 end 25 grain shipment exceeded those of the samo period in 1917 by 15,511 cars. The total movement for the period this year was 40,044 cars against 24,533 cars for the correspond ing 10 days in 1917. Sjc jfc 3c jjc jjt )jc 3(C jfc jS COUNTER STROKE MOST BRILLANT INANNALSOFWAR Lloyd George Pays Eloquent Tnbute To Great French General TELS SOME FACTS OF GREAT BRITAIN'S NAVY England Sends 350,000 Troops Across Channel During July London, Aug. 7. "Marshal Foeh's counter-stroke was the most brilliant in tho annals of the war," Premier Lloyd George declared in the house of com mons this afternoon. "He drove the enemy back; but tho danger is not yet over." Wild cheering greeted the mention of Foch 'e name. "Until tho allies are defeated on the sea, Germany never can triumph," Lloyd George said. "The tonnage of the British navy at the beginning of tho war was two and a half millions, It is now eight. In June alone the navy steamed eight million miles." The nremier paid eloquent tribute to the work of the Americans since March 21, when they had. only one divison (27,500 men) in tho line. "If the British had been overwhelm ed in March, the Americans could not have arrived in time to save France," Lloyd George said. "Our losses in men and material at first were beyond expectations, but within a month 350,000 reinforcements been sent across the channel. Within ir-e4k the Germans hart been forced to a standstill. Probably they will attack tho British army, bo cause of their failure elsewhere." Lloyd Georgo announced that during July 305,000 Americans arrived at European ports, or wlucn jso,uuu wero transported on British ships. As an illustration or America re- servo man power, tne premier iraiu if America had contributed soldiers on the samo basis as Great liritam, it would mean 15,000,000 men, Tho premier said the chance wcr- many had March 21 would never come again. The American army soon win be onlv slightly smaller than that of Germany, he said. "1 do not wish to minimize tne crcai assistance rendered )y ' the Americana and French." said the premier, "but the world should know what the Brit ish are doing. American naval mission s especially anxious that sucn steps bo taken. For the purpose of transporting American troops, we have gone with out 200,000 tons of essential cargoes everv month. "Everyone. knew tne American am ies' courage, out u iramcu im perially that, of its officers, is beyond expectation-" Lloyd George announced tne nftv has destroyed at least 150 German submarines half of them this year, EXPLOSION KILLS THREE Grkffon. 111.. Auir. 7. Three 'men were killed and" one of the buildings of the Illinois powder plant here was wreckerl wlitii fl. dvunitiilft r'v.nlnHinn occurred in the punch room early today The dead are Joseph Campbell and Herman Thomas of Grafton, and Harry Whitaker of Elsah... 111. No one else was in the building. ?(Ci()()(9)CCSC!C9C9)C3Cj)()C ABE MARTIN Vlnu n' us worrv alone till we're thirty five or forty before we catch ont' how a bank makes a livin'. A elimbin' collar is purty bad, but a slip- pin' garter is th' ihuit. ' AMERICA SMASHES ALL RECORDS IN BUILDING BIG MERCHANT FLEET Built 131 With Tonnage Of 631,944 In July.-Total For Seven Months 1,719,536 Tons.Prodaction Eight Times That of January And Double That Of June.-More Than Four Ships Daily. Eight Of 53,600 Total Tonnage In Last Five Days. Washington, Aug. 7. Smashing all records, the United States shipping board has turned out 131 vessels since July 1. During the month of July "quantity production" was carried out at the rate of four ships for every cal endar day. They registered a total deadweight tonnage of 631,944. Eight: ships have slid down the ways in the last five days, adding 53,000 tons to the total. Among tho last eight ships to be launched wcro the gigantic Invincible, tho 12,000 ton ship from tike yards of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation at Alnmedn, Cal., and Hog Island's first contribution to the winning of tho war, the Quistconck of 7500 tons. The other largo vessel already ac credited to August totals was the 11, 60U ton Decrfiold, which was built at EDDIE RICKENB ACKER TELLS STOR OF LIFE Famous American Ace Trans lates Aviator Language Into English (Copyright, 1918, by The United Press. With The American Airmen In Franco July 10. (By Mail.) "We'd better trnnslato some of this gimper talk jnto honcst-to-Gosh American, or tho United Pr.oss readers won't bo able to stop it," observed Lieutenant Eddie Rickenback- cr, Amorican nco and former automo bile racer, as ho began aomo "gimper talk," which is tlw aviation word for acre slang. "We'll Btart out with tho rudiments j of the aviators' language," said Rick enbacker. "It completely ignores the study of grammatical formation. The only formations wo know aro aoro for mations, which is group flying. "First of nil, there's an airplane. It's always known a a 'can.' Probably we call it that because it carries such big gasoline tanks and when you stop to think of how easily the Germans could set the can afiro. if wo didn't' let HOT WAVE TAKES TOLL K CITIES Eight Deaths In Chicago; Ten In New York Where Heat Record Is Broken New York, Aug. 7. Tlw temperature in this city at noon today reached 98. This is the hottest August that this city has known in 47 years. Eight Dead in Chicago . Chicago, Aug. 7. Eight deaths is the heat wavo toll in Chicago. Two persons succumbed last night. A lake breeze brought soma relief today. The mercury hero reached 101 yester day. Chicago beaches were open until midnight, while 200,000 dipped into the lake. Firemen flooded tenement district sliects, giving relief to thousands. Ten Mo in New York New York, Aug. 7. Ten persons have succumbed to the heat in this city dur ing the last 24 hours. With tho thermom eter at 93 at 1 o'clock, the local weath- (Continucd on pago two) Hurricane Strikes On Louisiana Coast Lake Charles, La., Aug. 7. One dead, several injured, and thousands of dol lars of property damage was thotoIl today of tho tropical storm which swept in from the gulf late yesterday, and Mruck this eity. Buildings at Gcrstner field, govern ment aviation school, wero reported badly wrecked. Dozens of ibuildings were smashed and overturned in Lake Charles and only the heavy rain which accompanied the windstorm prevented disastrous fires. . , Wire communication throughout this section was demoralized. the Sun Shipbuilding company's plant, Cnester, Pa. July production brought the year's to tal to 1,719,536 deadweight tons. Tha List month's output was nearly eight times as great as January's 4id mora than double the output of June. Amer ican yards also set another record. They produced in July more tonnage than all yards have built in any previous twelve months. Forty one vessels wero completed and placed in service in that month and two have been commissioned since. These fig ures do not includo two steel bottom which were built and placed in service from Japanese shipbuilding plants, The grand total of ships placed in service since July 1, adds approximately 280.000 deadweight tons to America's merehaut marine them have' it first, you understand why an airplane is a 'can.' "Letting thorn have it is just the avi ation way of saying you're firing the machine gun as fast as it will go, into ' Heinie. Vou almost always juive a chance when you go to a pink tea. "Going to a pink twa is going up itt tho air after a German. , Cuckoo birds are always talking about - pink Vs, though they nevor have them. A cuckoo bird is an aviator who does all his fight ing while nono of tho giiupors ai'a around, and then comes buck and Iclht about it. "If you sjjpt something, which is see ing another piano, yo jockey for po sition. That is t'y'wg to got whora you can shoot at him without his shooting you. "Usually you try to 'got under his tail," which is behind ami under him and coming after him. Ho can't shoot then, and you can. "Ho would probably 'zoom' or 'divo' or 'vrillo' then. If ho zooms, ho runs for Iiohki; if ho dives, ho goes straight groundward without turning, while is he (Continued on pago three) GERMAN PRESS IS STILL DECEIVING THE MASSKABOUTWAR They Lay Great StressOn Dan ger In Russia-Sailors Mutiny. London. Aug. 7. Tho German prfss continues to dope tho public regard- i 11 GT the west, front, defeat, noma mmeit lying, whilo others igndre it, playing up minor news. Simultaneously, alarm is expressed at the growing strength of the allies in Russia. Instead of coriimmiting on tlia wnat. frnnt ttin Tnmilitof 1- T.tfiira to '.'extended gains" in Albania, The Vorwaertg declares there is no major fighting on the west front. Tho jJcutscDO zoitun mentions "niKilfief nereat tor tno enemy, " The Mittago Zeitung describes fur ther arrests at Kieff, resulting from the Htirout. in ITlfi-ninA. Aililtf.trm.nl l-ennrttf concerning the submarine revolt at vvuneiriisiiaven state tna sailors mu- tlttierl VtecniiuA sif IVia liiprrtnuiiirr dfliu'er of submarine work, It is estimated that more than 50 submarines have disappeared, the sailors either attack ing their officers at sea and surrender ing oi sinking the submarine, or seiz- iiiff fV firaf finrmrrilnif V t.n o-nf. them- rrv,.., v e.- selves interned in a neutral harbor. Twenty three sailors have been cxe- tiitftl Tf is l.Alinvf.,1 iha Tpfti lTiat.ion of Admiral von Holtzendorf t, one of tne toremost auvocaies or luumannn vtl,la.dndDB ..i no tha rrtatilf nf thift. The kaiser was forced to postpone a planned visit 10 wiineisnavcu. P,r,l,l ,,,, onto alinw flint. 10.000 Alsatians and Lorrainians mutinied in a German concentration camp last Jiayt From all accounts tho little old Browning ia just about the proper thing to do tho Bccho up brown,