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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-29

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-29

The Pope has sent ( 800 for the assistance of victims of the war in Lithuania.
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-06-21

famine terapeiiistG. &pIld tdr1pitiem
me feboitlsta obferuuteen foifesia
Scrran tposiG. Whiistafoa pstGhpGt
eiirliforfiisianne meitGfin. IGpttGG
etttG tilemnte pbG pobemmatii ia foi
finpdin pbG iIfiluontoiiemmafii mitG
.pombcmmofii tiilemme. Niin nina
ainafin Glen uiein obtoaIla itieni
fansia. Nutta fiitoS oIfoon Seeiuf-
ieIIe iianfoiffiiesta armostania.
8eIielIiiesti,
6. Sd~posfoinen.
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-06-21
Scricn Sin, q 81.

Suuri mprSfp raiapoii i1GIId feiGf.
ID p. 8abinfo Seriep Gitpsid ia
@ep gorfisio noin $1,000 900. O.
Iimrute motfoIIo fotihpoiinusio iaot-
tomosio pastori ". Boiuntao perbei.
rcen Grien rniitutiedicmoIle fun
mprsfp oIfoi flo 2 ip. aotinpdlnuit
tdptpi ppiGbtpG ia me faitfi ibmeteI-
len oootinme rititd t%iipubtiiu, mitto
parieIus esti ,uobingon.
Hep gorfisio boaiuottni mronta ib-
Monct fmrppabitoneet fdrii-
not poIion mobinfoo. Somoin pli-
beIitpet ia moIoioboot menipdt epd-
SaIama tptpti Seriep Gi-
tpsfd Gohpen Dointisia oIepon Gasie
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-06-21

Dbl Gompanpn olipparaStosta pbben
idilion iosia oil 10000 ~golloonua 81
.ipd. SirlipuIo riebui birpittGtpGII1
moimolla fofo iIlon teboen $4,000
mobineon.
Wot1een niloteen ei ole ollut tGGl.
Id main iuurta mprsfpG. 8ettd ia.
toi fabbesio %tiinnisia 3 ia pfii mel
i1soia tiiimoa.
On bpfpG alma titrtpata SitmoIaan
Iild SGn moi parieIIa m~prsfpsiGfin
ia iosfin ruirlnis iaiii ipobineon, min
iieIli ia uitii riilnnis Ell nGe trrmeIus.
ia.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-15
AS Sanitary as Science Can Safeguard
SAFETY FIRST

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origin place. int hands and snumbna
o page %o o. the gf hd o and dJesgswh 1.-THE blu
Farm Bk Nd h nd 81 deemto
re b. My River "a S it winds hwa hght tp~e.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-15
TESTED AND INSPECTED

h d Irregular inspection Maryland State
O o Even ofHe herd is subjected
h m a ut eib are ~ KEEP INN
receive h t
iyn bow ca sta he ep o fh in
nd dhe rdy attention. rom tenome attendants
aay leudeot thedy
The Washington herald., 1917-08-15
CONTAMINATION AVOIDED

equally excellent fresh and wholesome hurried d
where subjected the kenest meteorological examination
of favore From the mixing machines
Every department through which scupuouy
the scientific processes delivered iced the
- SAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, SAFE FOR YOUR
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
The Daily Novelette,
THE PROMPT REsPoNDERs.

At lastl The day, the hour, the min
ute had arrived. Mr.. Soos, the tall and
handsome school inspector, stepped thru
the doorway of Alberta Blowy's class.
room and bowed pleasantly to Miss
Blowy.
"Good morning." he said, ~ we just
dropped in to see how well the children
know their lessons"
Long had Miss Blowy awaited this
moment. Long had she had dreams of
Mr.. Soos, enraptured at the perfect
answers of her perfect pupils, falling
in love with their teacher. And the
children had been so good lately! They
knew their lessons, perfectlyi
"James Titwook, I will call upon you
first, " said Miss Blowy sweetly. 80.
"James what is blizzard?"
"It's inside of a chicken and it s
good to eat when it cooked in the
responded little James promptly
Miss Blowy swallowed hard.
"Hem, Thomas Tarrocks, stand up, -
she said. "Thomas, when did George
Washington live? What period in his
tory" s."
"No period in history-the period
comes after live" responded little
Thomas promptly.
Miss Blowy swallowed harder.
" Eloise Tiffins," she said weakly.
Eloise, spell unique"
"Yo-u-ndouble Elk, unique" re-
sponded little Eloise promptly.
Miss Blowy swallowed hardest and
collapsed with her head in the waste
paper basket.
"What is the trouble, my dear Miss
Blowy?D asked Mr.. Soos in perfect
"Your scholars seem to
be very, very well informed"
He then rushed to extricate her and
they married and lived happily ever
after.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

The beckoning Fl. ger Of the Can
Rdian recruiting sergeant in depots
throughout the United States of the
British Canadian Eecruiting Mission
viii probably become the finger of
inevitable fate by the significant
treaties which Secretary Of State
Lansing has indicated are in readi-
ness for this Congress.
"Be loyal TO your flag, in whatever
country you may be-" the pictured
British sergeant seems to say. Sec
retary Lansing's treaties will make
it impossible for British or Canadian
residents in "the States" to escape
doing their duty. Conscription win
get them just as surely as it is get
ting their eountrymea in their own
lands. Already reciprocal recruiting
has been done-in the Canadian
depots for the United States army
and vice versa.
The dispatches from Washington
regarding the impending treaty fore
casts g roundup Of aliens by British.
-F~aneh and 4talian ofs---s s,,r ssf,-
ice under their own flag" said Col.
j. s. Dennis. second in command Of
the British Canadian Recruiting Mis-
sion 4 eeeat many foreigners resi-
dent in the United States have
FASTENED to file their declarations of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
MARs-MARsHALL WEDDING

Attic very quiet, and with only
close relatives present, the marriage
of Vesta Agnes, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs R. S. Marshall, to Lewis Donald
Mars, was an event of much interest
to their friends, both here and abroad
At the appointed time, high noon.
Dec. 25th, to the strains of the we'd
ding march, the bridal party entered
the parlor, preceded by the bride s
sister, Katherine and stationed them
selves in the archway, under a.canopy
of Christmas green's, where the beauti-
full and impressive double ring service
was performed by Rev. L. S. Mochel,
that united the happy young couple.
During the signing of the register; go
Promise Me-, was sung by Mrs. A. Nj.
Sauter, an aunt of the bride.
The bride, a petite and lovely bru-
nette, wore for her wedding gown a
white Georgette crepe, and carried a
shower bouquet of white carnations
and fresia. The bridesmaid was dress
ed in white silk over pink and carried
an arm bouquet of pink carnations and
fern.
The happy couple left on the 6
o clock electric for a snort stay in
Portland and later viii go to San Fran
cisco for the winter, where the groom
a promising young government engin-
eer, viii be empltf ed in the structural
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Star.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

fintent;on to become American citi-
zens. in many instances with the ex-
press purpose of escaping from mill
tary service under their own flag.
I'm Great Britain and Canada
there are Americans of military age,
and the proposed conventions be-
tween the two countries will doubt
less provide the regulation under
which these men can be drafted for
service in the countries of their resi-
dence by the Governments 70 which
they owe allegiance.
Thanks to the United States
draft registration Of ten million men
our Mission now has the names and
addresses of thousands of Britons
and Canadians and has made a spe-
cial written appeal to them to come
forward and offer thei' services. 1t
is hoped that large number viii re-
spend and enable much needed drafts
Of men to be sent forward from the
United States to re-enforce the
British and Canadian armies.
The Mission has establish = re-
cl-citirC depots all through the coun-
try to give bri-i--lh.Sfs anJ Canadians
an opportunity to volunteer for serv-
ice through these depots. Some
fourteen thousand men have been en-
listed and sent forward to the British
and Canadian armies"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

making no reply to his question. 1t
viii be terrible for them.
have thought of them, Margaret,
until [ have nearly gone wild. But we
shall share them together. L win leave
whenever L wish. -
THAT will mean seeing me-. -
Not necessarily"
'Bob, will you grant my request?"
asked, leaning across the table. Give
me one year, that is all | ask. F"
i" Let me thinkl' and once again he
resumed his restless pacing. This time L
said nothing. Always when he was per
turbcd or troubled, angry or excited, he
walked, So now l sat quietly watching
him. Outwardly l was calm, but my
heart was beating so it seemed he must
hear; and l hid my trembling hands un-
der my work.
For fully ten minutes neither of us
uttered a word. The silence was becom-
ing unbearable, | wanted to scream;
knew l should scream if it went on lon
ger. So l this time asked:
"Wen2''
Bob once again stopped directly in
front of me. His face was white and
drawn, but his voice was steady yet
hopeless as he said:
Very well, Margaret, you shall have
your wish. Things shall be as they are
for one year l do not understand your
lack of pride in requesting such thing,
but you have my word. Good night,
and so he left me.
My face had flushed crimson as he
said he eouldn t understand my lack of
pride which would allow me to want to-
keep him when he had asked to go. L
knew that was what he had meant al
though he had not put it in so many
words But my pride everything was
swallowed up in my hope to win my
husband IS love. Not win it back-he
never had loved me, so he had said, but
to win his love. Nothing would be too
hard with that end in view.
(Tomorrow-Relaxed Tension)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
RAILROAD MISMANAGEMENT

The Oregonan yesterday had editorial the rail-
road situation in the Northwest that is commended to
Director McAdoo, those under him who will have
charge Of such matters for perusa and digestion. 1t
presents Portlands in unansWerable argument,
and incidentally it arragns the management of the rail
roads running into the northwest for gross mismanage
ment While the whole country had been suffering from
unprecedented shortage the managemens Of these
roads which control the stock Of the North Bank road
have instead of using that road hauled most OF their
freight the mountains to Sound ports it requiring
double the number Of to do this that would have
been required had they used the North Bank road From
Spokane to Portland this is water level road over which
the largest loads be hauled at the lowest cost Natur
ally would think they would this road to capacity
and haul only what it could not the high Cascade
range Instead Of doing this the Oregonan asserts the
water level road has not been used to exceed onetent
of it's capacity.
Conservation of cars should be the railroads first
thought and everything else should give way to it, Ship
perS urged to load to capacity to unload them
promptly and to do all in their power to assist in holding
the shortage down to minimum. While urging this,
it appears the roads were not practcing what they
preached but instead deliberately hauling over
route requiring longer time and keeping them out of
USE The old hymn says God moves in mysterious
way His wonders to perform and the railroads certain
y pattern after this plan They do things that es
senally foolish and they keep doing them to their
disadvantage and the injury of the public, 1t is
hoped the administration will get busy and put a.
stop to such fool proceedings as hauling thousands OF
tons mountain range when there is water level
route around it. Besides the OTeg0nian points out that
these roads when docks at Sound ports congesed
hauled freight the North Bank road to Portland and
instead of putting it on ships there allowed it to wait
until the docks at Seattle partly cleared when it
reloaded that badly needed elsewhere, and
Seattle be loaded on ships instead of having the
ships to Portland Portland has spent millions to
open channel to the for the biggest freghters and
she has it. Apparently for reason known only to
themselves the railroads have united in trying force
freight out of its natural channels which would send it
to Portland and to route it to Seattle and Tacoma h
Neither Oregon Portland have had fair DEAL and it
high time criminal discrimination against both be ended
With the roads under government control this may at
last be accomplished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
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NORTHWEST NEWS
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washington Flood

Portland, Or, Dec. 31.-As result
of the flooded condition Of the Yak
ina river and its damage to railroad
tracks and bridges, all trains of the
hicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and
northern Pacific railroads between
Spokane and Seattle are today detour-
ing via Portland. This arrangement
may continue week while damage is
being repaired.
The Ellensburg city water works
is out of commission today as the re-
suit of collapse of a Northern Pacific
bridge over the. Yakima, causing a
dam that backedSup the flood waters.
Wallace, Idaho, reports the local hos
pital and many homes are endangered
through being undermined by Place
creek, now at flood stage. The Occur
d d'Alene district is isolated from the
rest of Idaho.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
AN ULTIMATUM.
CHAPTER XCNII

CHATTER ACNII.
Donald was nearly asleep when we
finally left the table; but not so much
so that he didn't beg his daddie to
carry him upstairs. Bob did so, and
then after giving Donald to Nellie with
orders To put him to bed at once, he
came slowly down stairs.
l could not help but notice how his
feet dragged; as if he were sure of
something disagreeable to meet and
would put it off as long as possible.
l had taken some sewing into the
library, and when he came in, rose and
closed the door. l had no wish to take
the servants into my confidence, altho
Della l was sure suspected many things.
Bob did not sit down. He lighted a
strong cigar, then walked back and
forth while he smoked furiously.
Well, have you decided anything,
Margaret3N he finally asked, as he
stopped for a moment in front of me,
then resumed his restless pacing.
"Aes, Bob, l have decided I said,
and although mby voice trembled lit
tie, l knew 1 should not break down. /
had steeled myself against giving way
to tears, and that would enable me to
talk calmly.
"Welll' he asked again.
"Won t you sit down, Bob. We can
talk more comfortably than when you
walk back and forth. -
he drew up a'chair on the opposite
side of the table. laid my work down.
and looked directly at him, thinking all
the time that Elsie had promised to help
me.
/ knew the crucial moment in my life
had come; that no matter how long I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
Margaret CARROTS
~. Husband am
b. JANE PHELPS

lived never would I have such a task
again. | felt very solemn, and l think
Bob did also. He leaned his head ON
his hand, and waited. His cigar had
gone out; and the hfeless thing was
held between his lips, dragging a little
ON one corner Of his mouth. Some way
that cold, dead cigar affected me. 1
could not talk while he held it so. Such
small things intrude upon our great
moments.
''Please, either light your cigar, or
take it out of your mouth, l said
rather impatiently.
Bob repressed gesture of surprise
and did as l asked him. He rehghted
the cigar.
81 have decided, Robert, to ask you
to let things remain as they are-wait ?
as he made a gesture of denial, II for
year, | added, then waited before /
kept my promise to Elsie. l was cutting
the ground from under me could I not
win him back in year, Hand if at the
end of the year you still feel as YOU
do now, l viii not oppose any step you
wish to take. But for the sake of the
boys; for my sake give me year. -
then as a fleeting look of doubt swept
over his face, l added, 81 mean just
what I say Bob. If at the end of the
year You wish separation--even d.
voree my voice broke, but after
moment I steadied and went on, 81
shall not offer single objection, You
are young, You have long life to
do as YOU viii. Grant me the one year. -
But TO what purposei To drag on
the misery, the quarrels, the constant
disagreementsl I shall make YOU com
Portable in every way. I shall do what I
can for you. Win YOU not let me go9"l
Think Of the boys, Bob 1 said,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

Former President Taft in of his splendid patrioc
addresses last week. disposed Of the congressional
Investigations very effectively follows "Now are
having Investigations in Washington that showing
deficits investigations that bringing home to tn
difficulties that Republic with the machinery Of peace
with adversary which has been preparing for so years
to conquer the world We must withhold our express
sons providing they made in the proper spirit but
when you find using arguments that meant to-
be demogagic appeals you mark down the degree Of
their patriotism"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

This vigorous suggestion in the
line of food conservation is offered by
the Stanfield Standard: f'War is to
be made on the humble German carp,
not particularly on account OF its name,
but because Of its true German instinct
for distruetiveness. Besides. it is
found that our European allies, who
seorn our corn, consider carp deli
eaey. Can them, dry them. smoke
them-anything to set them out of
Oregon waters to make room for bet
ter fish. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
Mil Feed Keduced

Portland Or, Dee 31.-Voluntary
reduction of prices on untitled mill
feed was made today by the millers of
the northwest, according to State Food
Adminitrator Aver. They have also
agreed to furnish lists Of their ship
ments this month, to facilitate detec-
tion of any dealers securing unreason.
able profits. All untill/ contracts
will be filled at the mill iced prices
recently established by federal repre-
sentatiyes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

Commenting ON the solicitude ex-
pressed by a contemporary, the PEN
dleton East Oregenian says: "The
Oregonian carps because the soldiers
at Fort Stevens have poor bathing
facilities. They have the Pacific
ocean, the Columbia river, and rain
most every day. Any soldier should
be able to keep clean at Fort Stevens.
Let them reflect on the boys in the
trenches in France"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
Mems Knitting Club

McMinnville, Or, Dec. 81. - And
now we have the men S knitting club
Because Walter Eyendon, while bed
ridden on his farm near here learned
to knit and made several articles for
the Red Cros, his neighboring farm
ers, tired of hearing Walter praised
by the women as a patriot, are today
knitting club to work for
the soldiers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
pisloyal Teacher Quits

Coburg, Or, Dec. 31-As result
of the criticism engendered by his al
legged antipathy toward encouraging
cooperation in patriotic program, f.
Allen Bennett resigned today as su-
perintendent Of schools. Bennett is
said to have refrained from reading
newspapers ever since America enter
ed the war to "preserve his own state
of mind"
He holds it is best not to become
''stirred up over the war" and gave
this as his ground for not encouraging
food conservation and other war pros
jects in school.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
Ripping Rhymes
by Walt Mason
NEW YEAR VOWS
by Walt Mason

We've tried out all the old time VOWS, we've
made our pledges broad and deep; we've
fastened haloes on our brows, and almost
been too good to keep. And nearly all the
VOWS we made were selfish things, and
cheap and fiat; we'd put our virtue on
parade, by cutting out this fault or that
We'd cease to patronize the bars because
such course would bring us wealth; we'd
cut out three-for-fve cigars, because they
undermined our health. Behind our pledge
always stood the selfish, egotistic thought;
our own prosperity and good were all for
Ioh Hrrn rl.I,4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

to take the first game from the team
he managed last season, Pete Muldo[
leaves tonight for Seattle with his
Rosebuds for which promises to be one
of the best matches of the Pacific
Coast Hockey league To offset the
scoring of Roberts and Morris of the
Muldoon has developed
an effective back checking system.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

"However obsolete may be the Gus
tom of saying grace before meals"
says the Bend Bulletin, the new habit
of talking Hoover during them has
taken firm bold.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

gladstone New Year day. and chances for new vows it
brings SO let us try to get away from our own selves to
bigger things Our Uncle Sam is in fray his banners
on foreign shore; let's help this year, to smooth his
way as people never helped before There be hundred
urgent calls for coinet call be denied let's 90 down
IN our oyeraS and dig up cash with gee and pride Let's
Keep fhe loyalty unspoed we Dragged of peaceful
day; let's work mortals never toed and earn more
coin to give away.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

A Texas editor has discovered that
a skunk viii eat peanuts And De-
troit newspaper paragrapher, while
agreeing that it may be true, argues
that the skunk doesn t have to go into
motion picture theatre to practice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

Billy Sunday in his slang edition of the love stories of
the Bible shows his ignorance of that book He says
speaking of Adam "He was good old SOUL who got in
good or otherwise He was the youngest person whc
ever fell in love- and about the only one who could hon
esty sing: There's only girl in this world for me"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

If it is right for Billy Sunday to rewrite parts of the
Bible in slang, why not to write all of it? How would
the story of the crxion for instance sound under the
Reverend Bills treatment?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

The city Of Guatemala wreckekd by an earthquake
December 26 and 27. Descriptions of the ruined city
would lead to believe its condition is almost as bad as
though the Prussans had paid it friendly visit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

An Ohio Judge holds that man has no right to marry
unless he has income of $10O month If he was on
the bench out this way he would divorce half the
munity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

Grand Rapids, Michigan yesterday reported the her-
mometer registering 81 below At the same time here it
was 62 above and the pasture excellent The difference is
the same as zero there and lib in the shade here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

Perhaps the reason that Clackamas professor gave his
length ia inches that he was afraid to express it
in feet for fear he might be mistaken for centipede
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

Hockey League Starts
. Portland, Or, Dec. 31.-Determined
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

The rainfall for the month was about thirteen inches
which means if you owned town lot so by $50 feet YOU
had 500 tons owaer that you did not save fall it dur
ing the month
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

It's wise Russian who knows his own revolution
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

General Pershng advises his never to tell any
thing to woman He perhaps thinks it would be better
to "te it to the Marines"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

With the railroads under government direction what
II any, authority will the state railroad and Public Service
Commissions have over them?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-31

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