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5250 CIRCULATION (25.W0 BEADEE3 DAILY) Only Circulation ia Salem Guar aateed by the Aodit Bums of Circulation. FULL LEASED WEE DISPATCHES : ft OKI 1 Orjjoa: T.n.ight asd Stur- day fair; gentle westerly winds :i ;i n i h n ii n j SPECIAL WIIXAlfETTE TIL. fH n a (1 A. ft f ' K 4 i M M .MP i iiiifii Mil FORTY-SECOND YEAR H TO REVISE ITS SUB 118 Germans Jake Ad, . Extension Of Time Of ViTo Make Alterations In Conn ter Proposals. WORKMEN AND SOLDIERS DERUND PEACE AT ONCE "Bis Four" Turn Attention To Military And Prisoner Of War Terms Of Austrian Set tlemenL By Carl D. Grout (Cnited Truss staff eorrespoiident) Berlin, May 22. Alteration of Ger iiuiny's final counter proposals whs un ricr taken- here today following receipt n iiiiunnariiin mat tne nine uad grant ed extension of time limit for discuss ion of the .peace treat-. Chancellor Hcheiilemnmi and Count von Hernstorff, now a member of the foreign office person uel, may go to fcpa to consult with Count Broekdorff .Hiuitzmi, it was loarned today. I 'noon finned reports were in circu lation that Foreign Minister Brock-iloiff-Kaiitjiu, 'head of the German del edition, has expressed his disapproval of the Gorman government's wiKtres tifius regarding change of tho counter WgestiouS, . - - . . Tho Berlin workmen's and soldiers'" council at a plenary meeting yesterday liwd resolutions demanding that the treaty bo sinned add appealing to the entente prolutariat. By Tred S. Ferguson (United tl're.w staff correspondent) Paris, Mny 2,1. The big four today discussed tho military and prisoner of 'war itenim df tho Austrian treaty. The repatriation e1ion of the pact was completed at yesterday' medinfs. a ..t a t - - day to withhold action in the armed n. iwtHun was aiw roanra vesier- dispute "between the Poles and Ukrain ians over (territorial matters until Pre mier Paderewski'a arrival, expected to murrow or Sunday. Charles 'R, rane, after a consulta tion with the American commission yes lerday, was ordered to the near east to investigate the entire mandatory iproblem in Constantinople, Syria nnd other territories. German Plan Rejected Foreign Minister Brockdorff -Rflut-Mii and five other members of the "erinaii delegation left for Spa ajjain lust niht. io confer with members of (the Herman government. The committee appointed to consid er the Germans' proposals regarding the league of nations has replied that it considers the present covenant more practicable than the German plan, al though adding that some of the Ger mans' suggestions can 'be considered wlien the league is finally organized. Regarding the proposed intcrnntionnl mediation) office the committee suid that no such ibody would have the au thority necessary to settle disputes. The allied reply expressed sympathy with theiidea of n system of impartial conciliation 'commissions, tout pointed out that the covenant does not prevent this. Proposals regarding composition (Oontinued on page two) Yanks In Germany Ready For Action ''oblenz. May 2". Redistribution of American fnreva in the rnblens bridge head fls 1irei'iiittnmii-i tntinaiirpn in tp event the Germans refuse to sign the treaty wr.s practicaly completed today. Movement of between 2.1,000 and 33, Ow trops in motor trucks from the west io the east side of the Rhine was ex pected to be finished He today or to morror. These soldiers were being sta tioned nt various vantage points and everything within the American area was being placed on strictly war basis. All sales of non-military property to the Germans were suspended nnd regu lations agfiins t fraternization were S'ricily enforced. Washington, May 23. General Per shing, in withholding homeward move mot of the Fourth nnd Fifth regular armv divisions from the armv of occu pation, is taking precautionary meas ures and showing the Germans a firm NO. 110, Storey Weaker Once More Prevents fuck Off On Last Leg Of Trans-Ocean Trip By W. E. Harfrares (Uaited Press Stsff Correspond- ent.) PouU Delgada, A tores. Mav 23. fctormy weather eondtions lomy agaia prevented Ueuten- aat Commander Bead from starting for Portugal ia the Americaa seaplane NC-4. Every man ox the erew was ready for the get away and the machine was ia good eondition, but rough eeas and the wind made a start too dangerous to be atempted. lae At 4, last of the three American planes that started for Kurope from Long Island. was givea another overhauling today to make aure that it is kept in perfect mechanical shape, ready for a flight the first time weather permits. BAKtR HAN ELECTED I.O.O.F.GRAND MASTER Grand Encampment Comes To Close With Parade And Elections. With the ginnd parade of Thursday afternoon, the annual encampment of Odd Fellows tnd Eebekahs came to a fitting climax. The weathor man wat, again smiling, even lowering the tem perature for the benefit of the march ers. Tim nsiaile. forming at 4 o clock, was led by Major John M. Williams, Salem's boosting organization, the tncrrinns to the number of 60, followed, preceded oy the Cherriim band with I)r. H. C. Eplcy acting as drum major, xnen iouoweu the Patriarchs Militant in tun unirorm. Members of the grand lodge assembly followed in cars. . Of special note and interest was tne showing fliadu by Pallas, Hilverton and Hubbard lod'-rs, the Keoeaana cai white and the famous centennial unu team, adding color to the marching line. After the procession led to vvuison n-t, n,t undress wes delivered oy Bishop Matt 8. Hughes which closed the program of the afternoon. At the annual ciecwun i mv-i the grand lodge, the following were chosen for the coming year. Grand master Forrest u. riuuim, of Baker. . nenutv grand master vt. a. u. .j0 !n80n. 01 r,ur"'"' - . ., j Grand warden Jl. K. brs, oi i V1,Grand secretary E. E. Sharon, of Portland. , Grand treasurer Dr. O. P. Uoane, or The Dalles. Trustee three years Thomas P. Ryan, of Oregon City. It was also voted that the next an nual grand enciinipment should be held at Baker. Last night in the House of Repre sentatives there was a general assembly of all Odd Fellows and Rcbekuhs. The evening was given to a general program of music, followed by a program of mirth and fuu under the direction ot the Muscovites. This morning the delegates were rap idly leaving for -their homes ana oy to- dav noon about all tiad lert wnn me ex ception of officers of the grand lodge who met in formal sesion nt 1:30 o'clock. There is a general consensus of opin ion not only among the visiting dele gates, but among members of tho local lodge that Sulem has established a rep utation as a convention city and able to accommodate any number of visitors. The records ef registration on file at the t'ommeiicnl club show that more than S'.'OO visitors were bandied easily by the Odd Fellows committees on en tertainment and accommodations. front in the face of their threats not to sign the peace treaty, according to the general belief here. Marshal Foch, it is understood In Washington, is still supreme commander of the allied forces in Frauce end Is ready to march into Germany should events make such a step necessary. Withdrawal of the Fourth and Fifth divisions from the army of occupation, in accordance with the announcement several days t(to that they had been re leased to prepare for their return home, would have legt but three American combat divisions in France or Ger many not released for, or actually as signed to early eonvoy. The veteran First, Second and Third army ulrit comprise only about 73.0OD men. With them are other units re quired for a complete occupational (Continued on Page 2.) iELIES BHD ffllY COU PROPOSALS AS WILFUL LI Report of German Economic Committee Filled With De liberate Exaggeration. Paris, May 23. (United Press.) In a scathing denuncia tion of Germany's conduct of the accept the contentions put forward by the German (delegates re garding economic conditions in their country. t The reply was made pufclie oday. It charges that the report rf the Oer-1 man ecoaonue eouiinttee, headed ty Brockdorff Kaitxau. was Jiased upoo msconcciAinviw and 'full of eiageera-1 tiosis. ine of the statement mate in me uerman committee's report was that "tho- who will sinn this treatv will sign the doath sentence of many : 1 1 ' . "unions m i.nrman men. women and hildren." "The Gorman note oiiens with the statement (that the industrial remureea of tiormany are inadequate before the war tor the .nourishment of a popula tion of 67,1)00,1)00 and it argues as tho this were the, total for which the di minished resources she still has will be called upon to provide," ithe reply stated. Ship Loss Her Own Fault This is not the ease. Th" total Don- iilatirtn of Germany will be reduced about 0,000,1)00 ,iersoiis- in oon-tierman territorial, which' it is proposed to transfer. We are called upon to eon- i erner tins smaller aggregation. mention is made of the fact that a eonjidaraible portion of the smaller ship tonnage of Germany is left ito hor unimpaired; and it seems to have entirely escaped the notice of her sjwkeHinea that the sacrifice of her larger shipping is the inevitable and necessary result of tho ruthless campaign which, in defiance of U laws vo l precedents, we waged during the last two years of -the war upon the mercantile ohinpiiur of the world. As a partial offasti Against, tho 12,750,000 tons of shipping sunk, It is proposed to transfer 4,000,000 ton of German shipping. Tha un-iveM&l shortage of shipping is the result mat of rhe terms orf iieacc, lmt rif the action of Germany, and no surprise cau lie folt if she as called upon to give her shaie, and it is a very moderate liare of a loss for whioh her own criminal deeds have been reonibU. Foods Btfll Available "Great stre is laid on the proposal that on the eaulera side Germany shall lbs deprived of regions specially de voted to the production of wheat and iwtatoes. But the note fails altogether to observe that there is nothing in the treaty to prevent nirhew the) o itiniied prodsretion of these commodi ties in the areas in que-ttion, or their importation into Oormany. Moreover, it is fortunaite for G-ermany that these re gion, have lost none f their product iveness swing to the ravages of war. How The Cartoonist, Murray Wade, Saw Some of JT-C' or the Muscovites'" j J(L, aV captain V " ' 'i' 'I't sLJpy Jyf LEWISyM y J Twe oaAMofe'p ;,-,: 4 I L.j.5imcRAL y Vv I . ? "7 ,1 ,Dr, scrvicc ? jy fr) fJr V Ti S PtOtACMAAITTe6 HP. war, the allies have refused to .They have escaped th shocking date which was dealt out fcv the German armies to th corresponding territories in- Belgium and France n th west nd Poland, Russia, Knmaaia aud Serbia on the east. Destruction Hits Bade "The German note makes spoei4 complaint of the deprivation of coal, and asserts that ntarly one third of the production of tho existing coal mines will be lost. But it' omits to no tice Ithat one fourth of German coal was in territores now to be transfer red. Tho eoal situation should be view ed from a different standpoint. It can not be forgotten that among the mo wanton acts of devastation perpetrat ed by th German armies during tho war wtis the almost complete destruc tion by her of .the eoal supplies of northern France. An 'entire industry was obliterated with a calculation and savagery which will take nianv years ito repair. The result has been a great and prolonged shortage of coal in west em iKtirope. There efln be no reason m equity why the wfoct of this short age should bo borne exclusively by the allied nations or why .Germany, who deliberately made herself responsible tor the deficiency, should not pay to the full limit of her capacity, Hun Estimates) Worthless "The allied and associated powers cannot accept the speculative estimate in the German note on the future- con ditions of Gernian industry. This es timate appears to be characterised by palpable exaggerations. No note is tak en of the fact that tho economic, disas ter produced by the war is widespread and, indeed, universal. There is no rea son why Germany, which was respon sible for the war. should not suffer so. "Finally, the German note rashly asserts that the peace conditions will "These troops should be brought ' logically bring aibout the destruction ' home from uorpe, bag and baggage," of millions of persons In Germany' in j Kahn asserted. "Their work is through addition ito those who have perished in j and they have no business there, This the war. Against the war losses of Ger-1 country is nt a collection agency, nor many might very fairly be placed the; are its soldiers world policemen." far greater losses which her initiative! j Kahn said he found much dissatistac and conduct of lite war have inflicted tion among these soldiers because they upon the allied countries The German are being kept on duty. He said dif estimate of future losses could be ac- ferenees have arisen betwen our soldiers cepted only if the premises were ae- and the men of France and England, cepted also, but they are entirely fa!- and that their relations ore "far from lacious. Theroi is not the slightest rea-! son to oeneve max a population is oes tincd to be permanently disabled be- ( Continued on page two) Headlights of the Grand Encampment Here This Week u or the eAOf-J Jp TER ES 1 Congressional Flashes Washington, May 23-(Ucited Press) Sanaton Sheppaid and Jones, repnb- SllntofenV LohiWtioni"0BSe Approves Insurance Washington, May 23. A high pro tective tariff, approximately doubling the presant customs rates, has been de cided by the house republicans. It was stated by members of the ways and means committee today. Washington, May 23 Congress, so fair as the rank: and file is concerned, appears anxious to puma a "hands off" policy toward President Wilson's recommendation of repeal of amend meat of the war time prohibition act, The democrats seem unwilling to fol low him, too. Republican leaders say they see no reason for agitating the question. ... The belief ia that the recommends tiou will never be carried out 100,000 STANDING -JHMV IS KA1 PLAN Military Affairs Committee Head Also Urges Univer sal Training. Washington May 23. (United Press) Creation of a standing army of 100, 000 men supported by a system of uni versal military training, la the program favored by Representative Kahn, Cali fornia, chairman of the house military affairs committeo, Kahn, who returned here from a two months' trip to Europe today, declared he would propose the plan to congress Immediately. Kahn suid thi.t he will demand early iwnnarawni or mo enure American army from Europe. friendly. " R. A. OholmcleysTnne has succeeded Colonel Hurry 1), Limlsley as director of the war risk, insurance burca. PRICE TWO CENTS Two Changes Asnonxed In ItaBan Peace Delegation By Henry Wood (United Press staff rorreapomteiit) Paria, Hay 23, Count Itspertali, Italian ambassador to Great Britain and Bignor Crespi, Italian food com missioner, have replaced Antonio landra and Marquis Saivago-Ragg oa the Italian peace delegation, it wa of ficially announced this afternoon. The announced ehangea ia the per sonnel or me oeiegatwn were apparent ly brought about by Orlando's desire ,to oUtaia men who posseta the entire 'confidence of the Italian pcajple, so th (latter may fee persuaded to accept the i'efH";,cf mlor"s oa Itabaa tern- tarml . . , Allotments Without Debate Washington, May 23-( United Press) -Without ate, the senate today passed! the deficiency bill, appropriat ing WS.OOO.OOO to pay war risk insur ance allotments. The bill had already passed the house. It now gwa to the president. PALMER AGAIN NOMINATED TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL WasSiingtcni May 23--(Uuited Tress) A. Mitchell Palmer today was again nominated y President Wilson for ap pointment as attorney general. Palmer now holds tho office under a recess ap pointment, mado when the senate fail ed to act last session. Charles B. tAuica, Oklahoma City, was recommended for appointment as assistant to tha attorney general and Frank Davis, Jr., Cleveland, as assist ant attorney general. Some folks don't only manage t' keep before th' public, but also before th camera. It seems like next t' a bull terrier no thin' holds on like a feller with a damp hand. the Wtbaiks asD "Si 8TANIW mt C1.VT SiFPSiT TEN LIVES Four Others Thought Deal And 25 Missing As Result Of Blast Which PcsaEskd r Starch Factory. DUST ACCUMULATES ! DRY ROOM HELD CAUSE National Night Shift. Numherin? ICS Men, Just Taking rlaces When Building CrusMes Around Them. Cedar Rapids, Ta., May 23. Ten atea are known to have been killed, fou others ara thought to have lost their lives and at least 23 persons are mint ing 1icre today, the result of a terrifio explosion which last night wrecked the 3,(100,000 plant of the Douglas Starch company. Dust, accumulating in the dry room of tho plant while a vacuum motor remained idle, is thought to have caused the explosion. The centrai one of three buildings blew skyward with a great roar as 109 workmen, who had just begun their duties for the night were awnbled at their various tasks. tienres were injured by flying debrie Fourteen of the injured are ia hospit als while others, suffering minor cuts and 'bruises were treated and sent to , their homes. While bodies weie taken fro tha Mazing ruins last night and two w died in hospitals shortly after being rescued from the wreckage. Nearly all tho victims ar foreigners. Loss Set at Million Thn 4ninrrl tx-inir treated! at hospit als were mostly cut by flying glass sad crushed by falling timber 1 r thought some may die. The monetary loss was estimated 1,000,000 by company Mfcials toitay. Accumulation of diut in the drying room of tho three building starch plant is thought to have caused the explosion It was said today the vacuum sysir was not worsing. ims dust to settle in large quantities, cani ng cnmuniKtion, When firemen rewhed the sees they were handicapped in i-ignuag im flumes ibeenuse water mains in t. neighborhood bad burst tnrougtt no force of the explcsiou. The fire fighters and tnonsann stood about, unable to rcscuo una trap ,m.il in the burning debris. Tho erics wf the men could be heard for Jwkks. Blast Felt Tar Two men, finally rewned from the flames, were so terribly iburncd sd crushed that they died almost immedi ately after being sent to hospitals. The force of the blast was felt with in a radius of a mile. Windows wcre broken nnd persons injured by Gym? gtoss nnd timbers in parts of the city far removed from the Dough plants. Fred h. Burns, foreman in charge ef the night shift at the p'.nt, sn'ul that the day shift of more than 300 men had departed from the plant Only short time 'before the night force went to work. Hud the explosion happened s few moments firlicr, the list of dead and injured probably would have been bigger. The'potice, firemen and reserve offi cers training corps of Coe collcgo are in charge of the situation . j. Order have been ierfucd to keep out relatives and friends of men not ac counted for in the check Unlay. Trial Of Former Kaiser mUSt Aw Of VVI Treaty, Declare Allies Paris, May 2.1. (I "'" i'rnt-'" ... . i . Tkfc worl.t miwt V(,ral m,,'"n' the trial ot witneun ' . vitUng he is brought into court at ail, . l,l flwtflV. it. The allies will not tase fcny , trefltv is ratified, it was atet- until the i o,..t ven then ed on i good ainnipi"'. ----- - will doubtless be ei.nsidcrable s- . . .. j ..,.u..l,n,r T - then' gotiation With tlOimilO. - tradition The Dutch delegation here, ieaac by Foreign MiniMer van ni"-i today today coiainnivi n - " :, SUe, from Holland that the , , 1.e former kaiser s extradi recent i inif " tion tion r,f tlie former kaiser s "aa 1 . ..k.s.ii. oraWre4 tion has not. P'n o . . ... . - -,o fur and will not in- nntil the aincs a formal repin. Ah explosion of the Smith P.rry ele vator in Milwaukee, Wis.. Tuesday re filled in the death of two ni, injur. to fnsir others, and property loss of 1 40,000. . i