; 4,800 SUBSCRIBERS (25,000 READERS DAILY) Only Cirruiation in Salem Gu&r 'anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL . LEY NEWS 8EBVICB J Weather Report : Oregon: Tonight and Tup 4c day rain; moderate easterly wind.. rrT o fl - , r-. V :.. , -r r ' . ' r , 1 FORTY-FIRST YEAR- KO. 27, MilillM0MMaiMaMi SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS; ON TRAIN'S AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS SJJ f mMm . B. 1 I I a i 1 II fl J 1 fi iili 1 1 HI I II II II" JbT I II IE II II b 1 I 3 1 fl ti - t- mmm m positions , CONTINUES ON WESTERNf RONTIER YANKS RECLAIMED 500 SQUARE MILES fl jSgnal Corps Men Kept Busy Bringing Up New Wires As Troops Advance.' HERMANS HAD NOT BLOWN SI? ANY BRIDGES OR ROADS r if. ;wMQrawing enemy Leu Quantities Of Guns And By Webb Miller (United Press staff correspondent) With the American Advancing To ward the Rhine, Nov. 18 (By courier jto Verdun and Bar Le Iic.) The Third army resumed if advance iuto Gorman territory at dawn today. When rths march begau the- left wing of the lAniericnns rested on the Franco Bol ISian frontier, while the light wiug ws near the Gcrmau . border in the f-Vetz region." The American troops had camped dur lug the night an average of nearly ten utles within the former German posi tions along the general linos of Eeou jez, Sorbcnt,, Gournincourt and Mars a Totir a front of about, fifty miles, ' , ' ' "IJowns Deserted '. In their first day's march the Am ericans reclaimed nearly 500 square tuiles of French territory. Moat of the fawns, which had been botfly shot up, (were deserted by the Germans only a tf.iw hours before the Amoricons reach ed them. ', - ' The Germans had not blown up any ktf tho bridges or roads. The few inhabitants haiied the Am ericans with delight. The euvniico pro ceeded smoothly, aven'.igiiig three tuileg an hour. Signal corps- m mi were kept busy (bringing up new drives. The troops (were fully Equipped, wore their tin. Ii'its and carried their gas masks. The infantry was in the lead, fol lowed 'by machine guns, artillery, sup i.y trains and ambulances. Each divis ' inn was about thirty miles in length lAil ordinary war time precautions Wee miiserved in ln.-t night's cnms. Today's advance is in thr direction lof Longwy, Briey and Aiidun, all of which lie close to. the frontier. Labor if x are repairing ' the German-built (field railways. After cro-'sing what iwas the advanced zone, the roads iin firnved and the guing vwis fine. Tanas Adhered To In withdrawn; the Gernians aban Homed quantities of material, guns and muimiuiitiun, in accordance with tho liriivisions of the nnnistieo. At Spin K inirt a German officer remained . to (turn over 42 guns, including two of 18 inch calibre. (This is the largest caii )ie gun ever mentioned in any dis patch.) He received a receipt. In the darkness just before dawn yesterday, the First, Second, Third and tHourth divisions, compo.sen of regu lars and the Thirty Second (Michigan ' ABE MARTIN DIIRI mm m Oho o' ill finest nccompiiments is L- o-.vi:.' how t' ' ak a long story u. k-j Thor iAtiit no touts h& hot Cvll-pCilOU. Abdication Of Wilhelm . Is Denied By Newspaper Paris, Nov. 18. (10:15 a. m.) The Berliner Tageblatt de clares that Wilhojm has not ab dicated, explaining that he only fled the country. The newspa per points out that the act of abdication was not published. Will Return to Germany Copenhagen, Nov. 18. The workmen's and soldiers' coun-, cil of Potsdam announces it ha learned , that the former kaiser is planning to lvturn to Germany, owing to the disturb ances in , Holland. and' Wisconsin) and' "Forty 'Second (Rainbow) divisions jtarted from the positions in which they had encamped on the edge of " the AmeVic'ah ' lines. They were preceded by a small van guard. East of Verdun, Major X. L. Ewnll of Lexington, Virginia, commanding a battalion of the First division, led his men up to the line at 5:30, presented his orders to the outpont, stepped across Njo line and ordered "forward march!" A similar procedure, was ob served at other entry points. Telegraph Lines Picked Up . Tho various divisions followed eight main roads toward Luxemburg. The vanguard of the first division occupied Ktain at six o'clock. Engineers mark ed land niinos with- red flags. German telegraph lines were picked up. and with in three hours the American division command was installed in former Ger man headquarters. All day long the roads to Luxemburg worr. crammed with marching troops flying regiment al flags. The advance, with clockwork precision, reached the assigned object-' ives early and. the troops went into camp. Thousands of released prisoners, on the verae of starvation, streamed bwk .into the American cuinps. Included Russians, Rumanians, Jtal ians, Belgians, French and n few Brit ish and Americans. They were picked up in trucks and sent to the rear, Ev ery detail of the advance vas careful ly planned. Engineers had painted signs, indicating the towns and the dis tances between them. As the columns rolled forward, various units dropped out of line to take up previously as signed positions. The whole thing is far from spectac ular, but it is most business like. Discipline Relaxed With the exception of those units actually engaged in the advance, the American armies are functioning as usual. Behind the lines the only effect of the armistice has been a slight re laxation of the iron discipline. Carpenters are finishing barracks which were under construction, the sig nal corps is still building telegraph and telephone lines and railways are being laid.. frnlnniT aphonia for officei'3 are in session. I 'saw a tank outfit setting up .,nur inn h'; ti pa' while recruits were be- ine drilled to handle tanks in battle form-"in. Aviators also were trying' out p'.anes and practicing machine gun c The douihboys already are specu lating on when they will bo sent home. "When do we go home'" is the question most frequently on the. lips of hbdv. mid officers. Thev ask it of one another and of every new arrival,; , -..1. k Correspondents are Dtsicgea wun question. . "Who" Fired Last Shot?" The next most frequent question is "Who f.red the last shot of the.wnr " Of course, eveiy man at - the front claims the disiinction. Thousands oij men who were in. the front line, when: the war ended had not removed their j doilies Ir withb. xiuvi'o j. mis, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma! had no opportunity to remove their clothes or bathe for five weeks. . j American sanitary officers Satur-j day were completing the work of ren ovating Stenay, which was occupied jnst five minutes before hostilities ceased. Hundreds' of doughboys also were buv purging the town of evidenc es of German occupation, which were abundant. Every street had been given a German name. Main street, for in stance, wit Kronpnrz strasse. resi dents insist the street shovld bo nam ed Wilson or Pershing. .When t was in Stenay Saturday I visited the chateau which the former crown prince occupied during the Ver dun offensive. It had been transform ed into an American headquarters and a major was sleeping in the crown prince's room. French womrn who acted as care takers said Frederick Wi'.l-am spent much of his time during the Vedun fighting playing with his d"gs in the g-.idon. AXEMEN TO HAVE POSITIONS Washinston Nov. 16. Army aviators left jobless oy coming of neace will be offered posi tions in Uncle Sam's aerial man , service, it was announced today. SUPREME COURT WILL NOT REVIEW CASE OF Thomas Mooney To Be Hang ed IMess Stephens Or Wilson Intervenes. Washington, Nov. 18. The supremo court today declined to ivview the case of Thomas Mooney, San Francisco la bor, leader, convicted, of murder in con nection with the San Francisco prepar edness day parade. .While the court handed down no for mal opinion in the Mooney case, thr.; denial waa based on the fact that thx court sould find no federal question tu be involved. San Francisco, Nov. 18. Tho refusal of the supreme court to lv-view the Mooney case leaves Mooney 's fate in the hands of Governor Stephens or President Wilson. MooWy is sontene.ed to bvs hanged December 13. He was convictea u planting a bomb which exploded dur ing the preparedness parade of Juiy 22, 191(5, killing ten people and wound ing fifty. Mrs. Moomv and two other defendants, on the same charge, were acquitted. Discovery of alloged per jured evidence in the trial of Mooney was held by California courts aa not sufficivut cause for a new triul. Mooney was reprieved by Governor Stephens until December 13, tho gover nor announcing that he wanted to take the case out of politics so it would not become an issuw at tho November election. .,.7 Mooney based his plea on tho v fact mat the Ualitornitt supreme jcourt re Thcy-jfasca to go behind the records of tfie lowenourt, which onyicted on iabft Testimony. -. The supn?me court 'a denial today means the California supreme court is sustained. Tho only recourse that Mooney now has ig clemency by the governor of California, who o- to this time has re fused to act, despite appeals directly from President Wilson. The Mooney Case. July 22, 1916 Bomb exploded during propareducBS parade at Stuart and Markot streets, San fVanclsco, killing ten and injuring 50, rcn and Edward V. Nolan arfested. July 27, 1916 Thomas J.' Mooney, Mrs. Mooney and Israel Weinberg ar rested. September 23, 1916. Billings convic ted and sentenced to life imprisonment. February 9, 19A7 Mooney convicted February 24, 1917 Mooncv sontene ed to be hanged. July 2o, 1917 Weinberg acquitted. March 1, 1918 Stato supreme court affirmed Mooney 's conviction , August 20, 1918 Governor Stephens 'reprieved Mooney until December 13, i Nov. 18, 1918 United States su preni-j court refused to review Mooncv case. PASSENGER SERVICE ETTE R VV H E N TROOP MOVEMENTS STOP . ffcoUSaHuS Oi CarS Will DC Re- leased Gradually For Gen eral Traffic. Washington, Nov. 18. Cessation of troop movements will retffft in better passenger train service throughout the country within the next tn: months, railroad administration officials pre dicted today. Thousands of cars which for 18 months have been vied wholly in. transporting troops will be gradual ly released to passenger trafiic, it was stated. - It wa3 hinted thnt local passenger trains woul.i be added wherever the demands made such necessary. Adi tion of one or more transcontinental trail's alfo a regarded us likely. But thejrnier system of many competitive trains will not exist again again while the present administration rttaiiis con trol of the roads it won asserted. Director XlcAdto lait spring clipped about 21,OUU.O0i) monthly from passen ger train arvice. Among. those tnken off were seven transcontinental trains, running on practically parallel lines. Complaints have reached the railroad administration that in some cases local service was not wtfficient to meet the demand. . Demobilization of the frcuns, how- ,.... n,(.s.ltirs ,a ..robUim for the ' Ti'.1rn,,,l ,!, .'iii'trw'iin Vnt nil at thp t!00, l? a;shriT2, Mar their limuiiiica on page two) FRONT LINE SCENES AS VIEWED FROM PLANE Curious N Inactivity Is Seen Everywhere Along For mer Battle Fronts. By Webb Miller (United Press staff correspendent) With the American Armies iu France Nov. 12. (Delayed) With Lieutenant Jimmy Meissner of jBrOoklyn, One of tho premier aos, I flw th's afternoon over the furthermost American lines east of Verdun. At a height of only 20 to SO feet we skimmed alonjf the line where the Am erican drive had voluntarily halted. As we swooped down over th heads of the doughboys, they paused in their work of building temporal y, shelters and repairing roads to wave their hands and yell greetings. With 'the exception of this digging, the front lines ( presented a strange scene of inactivity. Doughboys stroll ed idly over torn up fields and along roads without equipment or guns, smok ing and gossiping lit tiny ruined vil lages which were taken just before the armistice became effective, crowds were sitting in the sunshine. In one field within a few yards of the line a group wag playing baseball apparent ly "ons-old cat." Germans Watch Tnk About 200 yards away H Germans stood at the edge of. a wood, curious ly watching the antics of the erstwhile Amerikaner schwein." We circled over tho ball game sev eral times. Tho Germans waved their hands. Near Fresnes, in the front line, was a 4down up bridge. On the American side stood a single doughboy talking to a German opposite. Both waved thoir handg and pointed toward the airplane. ...... We followed tho lines about ten (Continued on pago four) U. S. LONG RANGE CUN WOULD OUT DISTANCE BIG TEUTCf WEAPON Military Value Not Great, But Psychological Effect Was . Expected. By Carl D. Groat (United "Press Staff Corrospond-'nt;) Washington, Nov. 17. Had the war continued, the United States would have had a long range gun sluxitiug much farther thun the Teuton one that shelled Puris. The gun the United States proposed to make would have had a range of probably 100 miles, but whether it will bo developed now that the struggle is over is uncertain. Like the mounting of big fourteen inch naval guns for front warfare, this long rangy weapon was to bo the pro duct of navy brains. Not that ord nance men believed, such a weapon to be of iiiilitiiry value, but they did agree that it might have psychological eifec. The gun is understood to have been planned along lir.v8 similar to the Ger man machines. It was to be a gun with in a j5tin, iu other words, a sub-calibre gun. The explosive charge would cover the area of the bigger gun, but act on a smaller tube within, thus producing n big power on a comparatively unal' projectile Onliiaiii' men say -the German gen and this one arc both'" freaks'' vnh out sufficient ability to destroy the e-r.-tmv to make them militarily worth thj cost. The naval ordnance experts not only planned to develop this weapon, but they did extraordinary work on depth charges, rocket flares which would li.vtht up enemv craft without search lights and an aeroplane aun firing from both ends. ' Irr aircraft tho navy was stirceiiaful. One of its craft has a span of 123 fret 2j feet (renter than tho Mammoth Handlvy I'age machine recently exhib ited before President Wilson here. SENATE ADOPTS EEPOET Washington, Nov. 18. Th-! senate toelay adopted the con ference report on the war time prohibition bill, which now goes to President Wilson. The long contest of course, on this moss uiv ended when the senate' re ceded from tfnti-rent profiteer ing amendment which tho house had failed ,to accept. - CONFISCATE PAPEES " Zurich, Nov. IS. The Hungarian gov ernment has confiscated Cm: nt TUza'i papers concerning the origin of . the war. Soldiers arc" reported to have killed Conntc Z'.chy. Count YVekcrlc's estate at Danes ha been pillaged and the cag - tie destroyed. TeD. How Emperors Abdication Was Forced Zurich, Nov. 18. A high dig- nitary, describing Emperor Karl's abdication at Echartsau castle, said he refused to sign the document- until he was per- suaded 'by Cardinal Czernoch. He finally consented, weeping bitterly. The Journal Venkon reporta that soldiers attacked Gedollo castle Iwith the intention of murdering the royal family, but that Karl and the empresB man- " aged to escape to Eekartfau. . TO MAKE TIME LOST . , Inquiries Coming In From Dis tricts That Closed From Influenza. State Superintendent J. A. Church ill is receiving many inquiries from teachers as to how they are to make up tho time which has been lost on ac count of the schools 'being closed. Mr. Churchill is advising all .teach ers to hold nehool from 9:00 o'clock in the mornng until 4 o'clock in the af ternoon, with one hour for noon for all grades excepting the first; that they give, no holidays excepting the actual holidays authorized by the school law. Continued on page throo) RETURN Of DIVISIONS FROM ABROAD TO BE NEXT CONSIDERATION Little Movement Of Troops Over There Expected For Several Months. Washington, Nov. 18. War depart ment authorities aro giving considera tion to the second phase of demobili zation return of divisions from abroad It is estimated that it will be some tin;'; in January before tho government completes its task of freeing the 1,700,- 000 men in thia country. Henco, it is doubtful now if any appreciable movo ineiit of troops from over thoro will commence before that work is done. In timations have been current that the department proposed to bring a few divisions home by' Christmas, but Gen eral Mi'.rch thus far has not taken the public into his confidence on this point. The Xew England elivision, mention ed as a possible Christmas present for tho nation, is named in unofficial mes sages as being in tho army of occupa- ,.,.1. This group, rupw reported to bo ten divisions, may have to bo increased Inter and it is quite likely that the units now engaged therein will bo changed from time to time, just as in battle. Th' work of freeing ..men iu this country- wiil bv hurried as much as poa sible. , The demobiliKiition of development battalions, the first task undertaken, is now in progress. When the Haiubow division comer home it will have to bo distributed all iii.'.ti v Kcausn of its' nation al character. This national tour idea may be coincident with the "home com inir loan" to be launched early next v:ar as tho fifth war loan. ENTRANCE OF KING1T0 BRUSSELS DELAYED French Paper Fears That Poi . lus Would Incite Rhine Population. Amsterdam, Nov. 18. A demand that the Ithine provinces be occupied by only British and American troops was made today by the Coleigno Gazette. This nvwspnper professed a fear that the French would incite the populations of these provinces. Paris, Nov. 18. Detachments of Bel gian troops have entered Brussels al the request of the Spanish minister, for tkv puiporc of keeping order, accorei ;,, to information here todnv. Tin j triumphal entry of King Albert ami l i (Continued on page thrp- MILITARISTS ARE WAITING CHANGE RESUME COH TROLTEUTO Democratic Movement May Be Impeded If Hunger Demands Are Met- CAN NOT DELIBERATELY - LET GERMANY STARVE Teuton People Should Be Com pelled Jo Know What Hunger Means. By W. T. Mason (United Presa Staff Correspondent.) New York, Nov. 18. The Democrat ic movement iu Gvtmany may bo sorl ously impeded and perhaps fatally handicapped if America and the allies undertake to satisfy the hunger do mands of the Gorman peoplo. Tho world cannot deliberately let Germany starve, but without permit ting f amino to exist, the allied nations should compel the German people to know what partial hunger nwans for fl long time to come. The Germans at homo havo not had .tho full tasto of war. Thcr territory has not been iu vaded, except for a sum 11 part of East Prussia, and thev knew tkj personal meaning of tho conflict chiefly because of food deprivations. Awaiting Opportunity. The German militarists are carefully watching for an opportunity to uturn to power. The fuct that Alsace-Lor-uino and Prussian. Poland are tq bo tak en from tho German empire is" not pre venting the militarists from counting upon the future territorial expansion of Uormany throunh tho annexation of Austria. The Gyrnuin, people have not supwn any gXit 6f conversion to pac ifism except such as has been rorced on them. Th ww government lit Bei iin has not removed a single high mil itarist from his post. of authority. If, under this condition, the Gvrman nation is fattened by plentiful sup plies of food, thoie is good reason to believe tho militaristic spirit win bo revived and tho German pvople will again become a world menace. Hunger is a good tonic for German democracy. Hunger for many mouths ought to bo enforced upon the German peopiv. Kot starvation, but hunger. Enough food should be withheld from the Ucrmans to cause them to tuste.a littlo of the suffering they havo brought on thvi. world. It ougiit not to bo a question of how much food should be sent to Get many but how little. . 'Threat Is Useless. The German threat to hand, over their government 'to the bolshevik! cle ment unloss their food ultimatum is ac ceptod, should not be allowed t0 tei rori,e America and tho allies. The Gei mflns have always eatvn more than nnj other nation in the world. Many Ger mans lmvc been accustomed to sii meals daily. If a fow suppcrless weeks put tho bolshevik! in powder, it will bo because of other conditions besides food. Anyway, if the bolshevik! aro the only nltornntivo to the return of militaristic influence in Germany, let the bolshcviki come. ALLIED BATTLE LINES AT American Front Extended From Bazeilles To Port Sur Seiile. By Carl D. Groat (United Prens Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 10. At the begin ning of tho armistice the final line on tho Belgian, British gild French fronts was approximately as follows: 'Along the west bank of the Sheldt from the Dutch frontier to Eecko; thence to the Dcndre river at Grammont along the west bank of the Dondrc river to Ath: thence to a point miles east of Mons; thenco one to three miles east of tho Belgian border to tho vicin ity of Kocrci; throunh Kocrol to Me zieres; along the Meuse to Sedan and Bazcilles. Exact American Front. The American front can bo given exactly. The front of the Frst army, beginning at Itazielles, followed the west bank of tho Meuse to a point one mile southeast of Jlouzon; crossed there to the east bank cut the bend to Inor and following the east bank to Stenay. Thence it ran: Baalon, north ern end eastern outskirts of the For est De Woevre; Kemerville one mile northeast of 'Jametz; eastern edge of the Bois De Jametz; Damvillers- in clusive; one mile northeast of Chau-mont-Devant-Damvillers; then through Villcrs; Bois Herbebois; west of Or- (Continued on page two) PEACE DEPENDS Oil ATTITUDE SEEII 111 II CAPITALS German Officials Fearful Lest Bolshevism Make It's Appearance. . AMERICAS IDEALS TO BE SPREAD THROUGH EUROPE So Far As Information Goes Revolution Seems To Be Wen In Hand. Washington, Nov, IS-' Events in Ger many are being closely tanned horo and iu Mlliil pnrtitnla nfi a bftsis for 1udir men t concerning formation o' the pcaeo oomerencc. Signs of change in party alignment may mean that before the session if convened a new government wm uj in power. Some indications joint t ascendancy of even more radical forces than have been in tne aaaaie, out in sofar as information here goes, tho rev olution is fairly wvll in hand. Government officials are fearful lost u..i.i.r..a, in iktifi Dulse or another. VVisNiWoiu, " " n - shall burst forth in Germany with det- tnmental euccta. In such 'an event the assembling at the peacv table would undoubtedly bo tltjltivcds However, those In authority hero and abroad arc proceeding with the prelim inaries as fast us possible and will g ahead with the conference if wild dis order doe, not break over-Germauy. American ideal will be spread throughout Europe soon, as an educa tive force for the peace taoh. ..Mem bers of the committee! enpubhe Infur mation 'are going abroad this week T he first croup will probably be headed by Kdgar 8isaon, who acted as special government wnt in Eussia. . Lute,- it is likely that Uere Creel will take another group er; ' ... Elimination of cable ccnsorshio w II aid ho cliatlon o American news and views. Hence, it U Mt th. ,,..,,..1 ..,.. inf nonce will bo en- haneed in pence conferences. President Wilsons x , ...-... tunned, pronounced prociitiiii"" .! ,.,. , anew the eloctrino . that AmcriwjiM not In the war for aggressive v-h---Md it U ot actuated by other thun altruistic motives. Belief That He Expects To Make Irp Is rirmly fix ed In Europe. Paria, Nov. 18. A reception unpar alollcd by any known in history awaits President Wilson in Europe. Tho French call him the man of victory, tho pnnf pence and the'iuan who won lib erty for mankind, lie has become mora thun a personage. To the Fiench b is a symbol "f the world wul-e policy of "live and let live." It is not expected ftore that ho- will remain longer than the fust sitting of tlie pence conference, winch uro vx peeled to bekin the middle of Decern ber and last for some time, (No oiticial word cf any kind has cone so far to indicate that President Wilson is go ing abroad, but the belief (hut ho plans to make the trip appears to be firml fixed in Europe.) . The aetmnl peace conference it is ore dieted Utv will bo shorter than gen erully thought possible'. At the prelim inary sessions the allies will agree u.t just terms to Germany and at the reg ular meetings it will only remain for tho Germans to accept thvse and dis cuss the details. The allied armies of occupation aro moving methodically on toward the Khiue. Fiench troops led by General Maugiu aregxpe-cted to enter Mow by next Tuesday. Americans will partici pate in the cntrnnce into that fortress city. Strasf'burg will be reached by tho) end of the week. An ordvr for B0O,00t allied flags has been ordered from Htrassburg by one firm in Paris. It is probable that tho Belgian gov ernment and the diplomatic corps a credited 4o Bvlgium will not enter Brus sels lofore Saturday. Tho troops, how ever, are alreaely iu the city. Pari,, is still celebrating the return of Alsace-Lorraine, with enthusiastic dem onstrations day and night. OKE30N MEN WOUNDED Ottawa, Out., Nov. 16 The follow ing Americans were include I in the Ca nadian casualty li't Today: Died C. W.' Hubbard, Seattle, Wn. Wounded .1. K. De.paii., Whitson, Or; A. M, Wygle, Seattle, Wn; G. F. O.ilcaia, Poaland, Or. . RECEPTION AWAITS PRESIDENT WILSON