Show h "V Salt Lake Smelter Settlements " 1 THE i A P: - - — naHty Newspaper - v t t i $w it's- - Far and Sqpaw ’TTSv TPTT lnrrTRr TF THE WEATHER Wed and Thurs general' fy cloudy rain occasionally Lead 0975c JSilver 74c oz WRTAXS jCopper (cathodes) 28675c' (Zinc (St Louis) $925 ' ' Intermountaln Republican Vol IT No 31 - Are Detained In 000000 Protest Made by U S Through Spain May Take M’ADOO Protest WASHINGTON May 22—the deagainst American was citizens tention of made by the state department today through the Spanish government The department has received positive Information that Americans are held In Germany and has asked' for & full and definite statement of the imperial government’s attitude concerning their departure i It Is pointed cut this government always has acted promptly on application of German subjects to leave the United States The department's protest is based specifically upon the cases of two Allied Commanders Abandon Policy of Sudden Thrusts and Rely Upon Constant Hammering Over Wide Front to Break Ring Utah’s Share of BONDS ON SALE Loan $6500000 PLANS ANOTHER TRIP ' Mar 22 —What WASHINGTON of the country Is Its expected to do In unloosingloon for the Liberty purse strings wus offlei ally announced tonight by the treasury department The figures made are the minimum Educational' Campaign Relied on for Oversubscription of First Issue public The maximum It Is hoped will be no has ouch an oversubscription never before been -- recorded In the of nation history Minimumany tentative allotments hy states show the following no each state's approximate proportionate share i Denver Colo May 22 —Secretary New Hamp16JMMM00 Maine of the treasury department an£10500000 Vermont shire nounced here late today his Intention OOOi 8144000000 Massachusetts to make a second trip on behalf of the Rhode Island 19000000 Connecti400000001 New York 553000-00- 0)la Liberty loan This journey will carry cut New Penpsyl-vanhim to New York Boston Detroit St Jersey 53000000 200000000 Delaware Louis’ Cincinnati Pittsburgh' and HarMaryland 28000000 DisPa He will leave Washington Americans employees of an electririsburg of Columbia' MJW000 Virtrict cal company at Antwerp The June 4 to make this tour Weat 1800000 ginia names have been withheld It Is “Because of the patriotic response of 9ISJOOJOOI North Carolina Virginia nor believed that there are more 800000-South Carolina the people of the cities I have already VIOLENT ARTILLERY 16500000 Florida Amerivisited and the deep Interest they have than fifty or aeventy-flv- e Georgia 000000 Alabama 9000000 Missiscans in all Germany If there are displayed in the Liberty loan” Secresippi 6000000 Louisiana $13jl00e McAdoo “I his said ACTION BEING WAGED that arrival many upon tary 0001 Texas 36000000 Arkansnnt am InforAll efforts to obtain any convinced I should go to other cities 16000000 7000000 Kentucky and explain the situation mation as to why the two men at 93 Ohio 15000000 Tennessee “I have found the people of the midOOOjOOO Indiana 36000000 Illinois Antwerp have not been allowed to VM00000 135000000 dle west and west have failed magFrench Repulse Three Sep- depart Michigan Wisconsin 32j000000 Minnesota to make the Liberty loan a The department statement annificently 45000000 MisIowa 43j00Q00O success We must greatly oversubscribe the protest directs attenNorth Dakota 690000001 souri arate Counterattacks on nouncing this first issue of 12000000000 to show 9 10000000 South Dakota tion to the fact that no obstacle 9300000 the enemies of liberty that the Ameri has been placed in the way of GerKansas 22000000 Nebraska can people are aroused and thoroughly 9jMNMM0 Montana Wyowishing to leave America' Positons They Captured in mans 2500000 Colorado 14000— This generally was construed as an in earnest in this war for freedom and ming 2500000 OklaOOOj New Mexico Intimation that some measure of humanity' ' homa 14500000 Washington Sector in the McAdoo’s and be The of adopted Secretary Champagne plans reprisal might CaliforOregon 1 0000000 4000000 event that Germany persists in igwhich already had been present trip Idaho 92000000 nia the right of Americans to announced carried him tea far as KanUtah 6300000 Nevada 91J60J00 0 Prisoners noring sas City He arranged today to go leave her' territory Arlsona 93JMMMMO arO informafrom Kansas Ctiy to Columbus There is nothing In the These flxures represent only the minimum expected from each state there Saturday May 26 and tion reaching the state department riving which-Ito top the miniThe German arailea la Fraaee expected hundred that Indicates mistreatment of leaving the same night for Washingmum by no many per cent are slowly yielding under the ter-rif-le ton Americana as possible -to two which McAdoo Mr Denver in are arrived poaadlaq they and a half hours iate A vast crowd anhjeeted day and sight In the which had been waiting more than an belief that noon the Iron German hour in the Auditorium gave the secrluac mart break or eraek the ala tremendous ovation retary lied eonunaadera apparently have After repeating President Wilson’s abandoned the polley of andden statement that the United States is not nt thrusts and are relylag on a the German people but “the fighting German military system which is try hammering over a wide to enslave the world” Mr McAdoo front lng said “This is the only kind of war on Monday Bight’s aetlons the the United States could afford to en Fteneh front confirmed French in” gage Poos east on of the commanding high “We shall probably have to finance around won In the previous night in the next twelve months something near Moroavllllerra in the Chamlike $10000000000” he said He pointed out that the total amount of tne new pagne The Getnam thoroughly taxation proposed was only bombarded these new French posior 18 per cent of the total tions and then delivered several to be done financing attacks were hut unable Infantry per cent of the total ot “Eighteen to shake the French hold and Bufhe added “Is tbe very $10000000000” fered considerable losses least possible amount to be raised by The French have enumerated more taxation If we undertake to finance 10OA un wounded prisoner taken la this war conservatively andso soundly able to Never was there a nation tbe fighting of the post few hours as bear the taxation Ameran that la this region Bill to Be Rushed Through nation and never was a time wfen vi i tO w A noticeable diminution la the Lll-t- o the American people were more willing JD61I1C Perfected Plan f to sacrifices essential ° the make Intensity of the fighting the Isouso front of the Austro-Italla-along n Congress Places Under meet the situation Persons of Small to the necessity theatre has set In Only one Referring if McAdoo Mr said that Germany tory the Is Italians by reported President’s Direction Sale defeated Great Britain and France and Hw according to Vienna the ItalMeans got possession of the British and Buy Liberty ians attempted to advance but fleets she would make it very were stopped by the Austrians On of Necessaries of Life French uncomfortable for the people of the the Trento front far to the west Installments Bonds United States ‘‘The amount of Indemnity you the Austrians are keeping up their have to pay” he said ’would heavy bombardments and Infantry TIT ASHIXGTON May 22— The would be thousands of times greater than attacks which the military auamount you will have to expend VTEW YORK May 22— To enable thorities In Rome consider atsecond of the administration ’s any now in carrying this war to a suctempts to divert the attention of persons of small means to buy food bills revised to create hn emer- cessful Issue the Italians from their offensive Liberty loan bonds on an installment along the Isonso According to gency agency to control under the PLUNKETT PREDICTS Rome all attacks In this region plan basis the federal reserve bank President’s direction distribution and have been' repulsed IRISH WILL SETTLE of New York in conjunction with the In none of the other theatres has sale of the necessaries of life was inany engagement of special importroduced in the House today by ChairHOME RULE PROBLEM Liberty loan committee is perfecting: tance taken place a plan for the issuance of participaman I ever of the agriculture commitLondon May 22 — Sir Horace "DARTS May 22 noon — Three sep-- ’ totee The first bill aims at stimulation Plunkett the Irish publicist who ting certificates it was announced arate counterattacks by the Ger- of without identifying himself with night production and calls for a general mans on positions captured yestereither of the political parties has The certificates probably will be of the country’s food resurvey been a constant worker for Irish the French in the Champagne sources day by in denominations of $10 They will betterment expressed to the Assoregion were repulsed last night acPress his ciated bear the same interest as bonds and opinion that today The regulatory measure was rethe convention isthe an to official statement proposed by cording drawn after President Wilson had held be exchanged for bonds when government for the settlement of may sued by the French war office this a series of conferences with Herbert C he holders accumulate the required the Irish problem will be accepted to Hoover food is be who administraThe number as of Irishmen the first really $50 worth morning prisoners by tor under the bill and with Secretary hopeful beginning of the end of taken by the French yesterday was Houston Although it !s not proposed to have and members of the agriculthat question 1000 the certificates negotiable in the sense tural committees of both houses It “It has taken many generations of $10 bank 'notes the committee points The official statement Issued by the places the widest powers of control to convince the English people that over necessaries of all kinds including war office tonight reads: cannot Ireland” aaldv out that the? may become so In course govern they “The artillery action took on during price fixing in the hands of the exof time this depending entirely upon Sir Horace “but only a few months the course of the day a character of ecutive a cannot to form that learn merchants and others to whom they they measures Consideration of in the the region of the foot) great violence for that system of Vauclerc and Californio plateau and will be hurried as much as possible In may be tendered The committee exeast of Chevreux Congress The Senate will take up the country" presses the hope that stores will buy The House will “The Germans yesterday and today first bill tomorrow the certificates and sell them over the submitted Rhelms to a very powerful take up the food question as soon as ARMY REGISTRATION revenue counters to persons wno would like to bill is out of the way the bombardment now as our The down legislation proposed by pilots brought “Yesterday 'but whose means will not LAW HELD VALID BY buy bonds two German captive balloons which the administration Mr Hoover thinks to invest a much as $50 them permit will meet the food problem He Issued fell in flames or $100 at one time CALIFORNIA COURT i (Continued on Page 7i) (Continued on Page 7) - Will Accept Dollar Payments San Francisco May 22 —The suwas announced by the Another plan preme court of California denied League of Savings & today a petition to prevent Oakland associations' Loan Individual Any city officials from enforcing mili$1 the league ‘has decided may with tary onregistration The petition (Continued on- Page 7) behalf of Ferdinand Claufiled dius alleged that this was In violation of the thirteenth amendment to the new federal constitution prohibiting Involuntary servitude Mc-Ad- oo 1 10JMMk-OO- Oi -- ing 1 20-090- 000 - - Take 100 s —r eon-ata- FOR EVERYONE $1800-0000- 00 i at-ts- able - vk - -- I self-governm- ent Co-operat- ive HOLIDAY IS PROCLAIMED FOR DRAFT REGISTRATION - ’ Utah Men Who List Their Names Will Be Given Badges ALIENS SUSPECTED and Flowers by Pretty Girls Governor Bamberger OF STARTING FIRES IN Makes Announcement After Conference MINNESOTA FORESTS of iqilitary age ulio registered for military service on YOUNG 5 men will be given distinctive badges or buttons and at registration places sweet faced maidens will appear to honor their youthful heroes with flowers In addition it will be a holiday throughout the state— “a day of solemn joy” — for so it was proclaimed last night by Governor Simon Bamberger ot every loyal citizen In the state is asked that every comrespond in unison munity in Utah tomay serve the nation with' its willingness blood Patriotic exerits very best cises are encouraged but the importance of confining every program to day significance is pointed Registration out Will Close at S It is urged generally that the attention of every citizen be directed tothroughward the military registration that this inout Tuesday June 5 9 and terest continue until o’clock at night It when the registration closes Then meetthat patriotic has been held suggested in thetvarious communi-Inbe ings ties which may contribute toward stilling due encouragement into the young men who register for' selective conscription of Governor The action Bamberger in Co-operat- JuneSka holiday came immemaking after he had received a tele- diately from the gram headquarters of the National Council of Defense The imaside the registrasetting portance of as a national holiday is tion period " out in the message from the pointed council of defense Want Citizens ta Aid urge that citizens be encouraged toofoffer their services In the the operation places It is held that this registration may be done with ready facility in Utah and that every young man of military age should’ be before the close of the day registered It is pointed out In the message that the moral effect of a complete registry secured In one day in the United States should be profound with belligerent nations in' Europe ' According to reports which have been es The-messag- : v- - - (Continued on "rage 7) VoL 179 No 31 President ericans Measure of Reprisal Salt Laka Herald PRICE FIVE CENTS gALT LAKE CITY UTAH WEDNESDAY MAY 23 1917 St Paul May 22 — Gov J A-- A Burnqulst today called a special meeting of tothe state war board for tomorrow investigate reports in connection with the forest fires now devastating rich timber tracts and settlers farms in northern Minnesota ' Several reports are that alien are reenemies In several sections ’ sponsible for the fires -- - ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER AT LARGE New York May 22 — Information that the British naval authorities suspected a from that a German raider at - was German port and was escaped large an arrivbrought to America today bywhich was steamship ing Belgiana relief 13 off halted by British cruiser May the north of Scotland The Briton explained: the Belgian the relief vessel captain reported 'that masts was mistaken which carries four for a raider which was believed to have left Germany under the guise of a merchantman - - -- four-mast- ed - - TO MAKE SUBMARINE IN N Y STORES New York May 22—Hadsoa Maxim annonaed today that ho had Invented and perfected a device which will make ships Immune from the submarine He said dancers of the fired at that torpedoesand even whentheir tarrloae range striking explode harmlesely gets would hulls of their ”Intended against the ' ' victims’ The Inventor made the announcement' at a luncheon given la Brooklyn He asserted tknt the Invention soon would he demonstrated by the government which already had been advised of the details “The Invention is practical for type of vessel he said “It every can be applied within n few months at a comparatively cheapconstructprice to the hnlla of ships already ed The only change necessary In vessels already built will be a alight In their beams My deenlargement vice Is of aolld material and encircles the entire ship from the bow to :the stern It in no sense or manner resembles either a screen or ' net' Insists ‘If You Can’t Enlist Invest’ Is Call Which Greets Gotham Shbppers on Censorship Grant of Power Over Press Is Imperative Need May 22— Republicans In caucus today to oppose any newspaper censorship provision in the pending espionage bill was followed by a letter from President Wilson to Chairman Webb of the reiterating judiciarywascommittee that it imperative Congress grant censorship powers to deal with the few persona who cannot he relied upon to observe “a patriotic reticence about everything whose publication could be of Injurs-” “I have been very much surprised” wrote the President “to find several of the public prints stating that the administration had abandoned the position which it so and still holds that distinctly took to exercise censorship authority over the press to the extent that that censorship Is embodied in the recent action of the House of Representatives is absolutely necessary to the public safety It of course has not been abandoned because the reasons still exist why such authority is necessary for the pro' tection of the nation “I have every confidence that the great majority of the newspapers of the country will observe a patriotic reticence about everything whose publication could be of inbut in every country there are jury some persons in a position to do mischief in this field who cannot be relied upon and whose Interests or desires will lead to actions on their part highly dangerous to the nation In the midst of a war I want to say again that it seems to ms imperative that powers of this sort should be granted” New York May 22—While financiers banking houses Industrial firms and railways were subscribing large sums today to the Liberty loan of 1917 the committees conducting the campaign to sell war bonds were pressing their attention upon Individuals who without bank accounts might be Induced to purchase on the installment plan John D Rockefeller added $5000000 to money of the same amount which he previously Max J subscribed Breltenbach bought $1000000 worth W Sellgman $2000000 ’AmerJicanand Car & Foundry company $2000000 and the Canadian Pacific railway the Louisville St Nashville and the American Brass company $1000000 each The Association of Safe Deposit companies here announced It would place its facilities without cost at the disposal of all persons wishing to have their bonds kept safely Shoppers entering department stores found themselves confronted by special salesmen who greeted them with the words: “Right this way for the Liberty loan Don’t be a slacker If you can’t enlist Invest Step this way and buy your bond” This solicitation was effective and it will be extended to take In five and ten-cestores chain lunches and groceries cigar stores and hundreds of the small retail shops throughout the city Moreover the department stores have received so many Inquiries from out of town customers that it was decided to use the mails to place loan information before t such customers through the distribution of a million circulars beaming the slogan: “Keep the light of liberty burning by buying a Liberty bond” The persistency of bond salesmen has been responsible for a number of odd Incidents Involving the successful sale of bonds One salesman discovered late yesterday an ancient mariner skipper of a vessel to sail today who was willing to invest several hundred dollars of his savings in bonds But the banks were closed when the salesman uncovered this character The salesman kept in touch with the sailor Scores of Regiments of Arthroughout the night and early today hurried him in an automobile to a tillery Engineers Signal bank The bonds were purchased and the captain sailed away on time Troops and Cavalry NeedArmour Subscribes Million ed- to Effect Formations Chicago May 22 —J Ogden Armour today subscribed for $1000000 worth of the Liberty loan bonds It was said by Mr ArmourN associates that the subscription was on his personal ac- WASHINGTON May 22— Organicount wholly and had no connection zation of scores of new regiwith the firm of which he ta the head ments of national guard artillery ennt Y GALLED FDD A gineers signal troops and cavalry will be undertaken soon to supply tbe tactical formations necessary for the SUNKOFF BRITTANY establishment of the sixteen divisions of the guard provided for in the war department’s plans In addition to these troops immediRevocation of Neutrality Is ately after the existing state soldiers been have into the federal serUrged by President Braz vice there drafted must be organized divisional in Message to Congress headquarters detachments supply ammunition and medical trains heavy field artillery and signal battalions an Paris May 22 —The Brazilian steam- aero service two cavalry divisions and er Tljuca 12304 tons was sunk off the new coast many artillery units and recoast of Brittany yesterday Part of serves her crew was picked up Comparison of the organization Rio Janeiro May 22 —President Braz tables for the sixteen Infantry divisions has sent a message to congress recom- with the existing guard establishment that in the infantry the arm of mending the revocation of the decree shows the in which the guard Is service of neutrality in the war between the strongest and six thirty beregiments United States and Germany Congress companies must to provide created is expected to accept the recommendathe 144 of the 'divisional tion by a large majority structure regiments The principal shortage is in field arThe message declares that the order to the Brazilian authorities enjoining tillery Each of the sixteen divisions the observance of neutrality was only requires three full regiments of six (Continued oh Page 7) Intended to have effect until congress - met It continues: “Today In consideration of the fact that the United States is an integral part of the American union In consideration also of the traditional policy of Brazil which has always been governed by a complete unity of view with the United States anTl finally consideration of the sympathies of a great majority of the Brazilian nation the administration Invites congress to revoke the decree of neutrality” TH PLAI Conveys Word to Congress WASHINGTON ATTEMPT IS MADE TORPEDO HARMLESS j After Vigorous Fight at Prolonged Night Session the House Adopts Schedule of Increased Second - Class' Rates Under Zone System FINAL VOTE ON BUX’ TO BE TAKEN TODAY' Tariff Section Adding 10’ Per Cent to All Customs Duties Retained After Unsuccessful Attempt t o i Eliminate Sugar Increase WASHINGTON May 23—Sitting until after midnight the House virtually completed consideration of the $1800000000 war revenue bill by adopting 198 to 71 a new proposal from the ways and means committee for increasing second-clas- s mail rate under a zone sjstem and then (adjourned A few unfinished sections Including the proposed tax on advertising will be voted on today before final passags of the bill Redrafting of the bill in the Senate is expected and the measure as it Ultimately goes to the President will be perfected In conference Vigorous Fight Waged Attention centered throughout tbe upon the proposed advance in seconnight d-class mail rates against which Republican Leader Mann and others waged a vigorous fight s a substitute for the original section in the bill the ways and means committee in the afternoon had brought in a new plan of progressive Increases based upoh the present parcel post zones under which the highest rate would be 6 cents a pound ultimately Nearly all of the contested sections had been completed when the second-clamail proposal was taken up under ad agreement that it should be debated three hours Sections of the bill completed included the taxes previously agreed to on incomes excess profits inheritances beverages cigars and tobacco publts utilities insurance manufactures amusements and club dues and the war stamp taxes Tariff Sertloa Befalaed The tariff section adding 10 per cent' to all duties now Imposed and taxiug nearly all articles now on the free lira 10 per cent was retained after Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin had striven unsuccessfully to eliminate the Increase on sugar An amendment was written into th clause in the postal section adding L cent to all first-clas- s mail charges to provide that the rate on letters for local delivery remain at 2 cents Following is the ways and means committee's schedule of second-clamall matter charges: Effective July 1 — First zona 1 6 cents per pound second and third zones 1 cents fourth and fifth zones 1 3 cents: sixth zone 2 cents seventh zone 2 cents and eighth zone 2 3 cents Effective November 1 —First zone 1 cents second and third zones 1 3 cents fourth and fifth zones 2 eents sixth zone 3 cents: seventh zone 3 3 cents and eighth zone 4 cents Effective March 1 (and thereafter)— First zone 1 cents second and third (Continued on Page 7) ss ss 1-- 1- -3 1- -3 1- 2-- 2-- -3 2-- 1- -3 2-- 1- -3 GERMANY MUST MAKE REPARATION SAYS RIBOT French Premier Holds Resto ration of Lost Province £ and Indemnities for Ravages Are Not Inconsistent With Position Taken by Russia TO KILL RUSSIAN MINISTER OF WAR PARIS May 22 — Parliament was reopened today and tbe expected regarding: the conduct of the war were presented in the chamber Addressing the deputies in regard to the interpellations Premier Ribot said: - “Concerning the" interpellations on the last offensive it may be said there were some xcessive hopes and some errors of execution but the reNever have sults obtained should bis neither exaggerated nor belittled our soldiers proved more admirable “As to the food supply we are ready “The government has thought some changes - should be made and It has to difccuss it as soon as possible bemade them It has reorganized the high lieving that the country has not been command so as to relieve it of every- sufficiently Informed" thing not concerned With1 military operReparattoas ta Be Required ations The minister of war now works Russian situation comSUBMARINE CAMPAIGN In with the military Taking vp the ' It waa necessary to Premier said Ritot chamber I postask of the sophisms whlcU PROTESTED BY MEXICO mittee ponement of the discussion on this combat todangerous of “our restoration the treat of work sought about the until bringing point provinces” as being a question of lot 7 Amsterdam ha been concluded May 22 — A Berlin dis- this which also confused the “In reference to submarine warfare annexation and patch to the Exchange Telegraph comindemnities of for ravages in question loss while the Mexican that to tonnage the I minister that pany says recognize Invaded the more provinces we must seek to have handed a has diminished Germany Is reported “This indemnity is a contribution note to the German government pro- energetic and decisive' means of dealwhich is inflicted as a fine for wrong We consider will camsubmarines with ing testing against the submarine on (Continued on Page 7)'- that situation further Friday New Tork May 22 —The Jewish Daily Forward received a cablegram from its correspondent InPetrograd today saying that an unsuccessful attempt was made today to -assassinate Minister of War Kerensky The dispatch reads: “An attempt on the life of War Minister ' Kerensky was made just now All : the particiKerensky escapedRumor that the plot pants arrested was arranged by the supporters of the ' old regime” ’ ion - i j i |