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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
COAL PRODUCTION
BREAKS RECORDS
/. But SUPPLY short
Fifty Million Tons More Bit
uulinOus--l6 Per Cent
More Anthracite
STILL THE SHORTAGE is
ABOVE 5O,OOO,OOO TONS
Fuel Administrator Lays
Blame On RaihOads---SayS
No More Suffering

Washington, Dec. ga coal short
age Of fifty million tons for 1917 in
the face of the greatest production of
any year in the country's history has
been caused by war demands, Fuel
Administrator II. A. Garfield told the
senate investigating committee today
"Bituminous coal production shows
an increase of ten per cent over 1916
while anthracite shows an increase of
10 per cent" said Garfield.
"The increased production of bit.
luminous coal is fifty million tons, but
this is only half enough. Munitions
factories in southern New England are
being greatly hampered by shortage of
bituminous coal"
''The anthracite coal situation is
fairly good now," Garfield said.
How have you tried to increase
production9" asked Senator KENYON.
" By placing the emphasis on prod
.uction, not price," replied Garfield.
DO you believe the operators have
made big profits by this campaign ~
asked Kenyon, who, in Chairman
"SSu o. dusoHcey questioned GaTf1eld.
Must Allow Profits
i hardly see how to stimulate
production without allowing these
profits, = the fuel administration head
replied.
Increases above the presidents s fixed
coal prices have been granted Al oper-
ators by the fuel administration to
stimulate production. Garfield said
''These are mostly small mines
which would not be allowed to oper-
ate without the increased price," he
explained.
II suppose you have placed the gov
ernment's interests first" said Ken
yon.
I'm this severe weather / have
considered the consumer first, for with
dissatisfied people the government
can accomplish nothing" was Car
fields reply.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
War Correspondent Tells
of Peace and HouU "OLd"
Santa Claus" Wore Khaki

oils symphony Orchestra was the plan
list.
One hundred and fifty Officers ban
quoting in a barrack like structure down
one village street-singing the immor-
tal-'' F-o-o-r-r it's Al-always fair
Weather" The singing to a critical ear
sounded just bit flat and unenthusias-
tie.
The $50 were plainly thinking Of
wives, children and sweethearts back
home and trying to eamouflage.
Y. M. G. A. barraeks-anyone of
dozen, rather serious faced men tearing
seals on Christmas packages, reading
over and over letters from mother
''God bless you and bring you back to
u.s.
Dozens of snow blanketed villages,
like the little town of Bethlehem, nest
ling in the valleys-and many Amer
leans, billeted in stables, sleeping them
selves in the managers.
Tobacco ana candy.
An American hospital-siek and
wounded receiving bounteously from the
Red Cross-tobaeeo, candy-sometimes
the recipient was sternly forbidden to
eat-and plenty of presents from home
folks
Thousands of little French refugee
who learned of Santa Claus for
the first time and got that immeasurable
thrill that comes with the opening of
queerly bulging stockings. Thousands
more who learned all about Christmas
trees and who treasured all through the
DAY the wonderous toys and candy which
Sammies getting ready to
tight the boehe had bought for them
Plenty of turkey and trimmings
every where-even to thousands Of Am
eriean railway engineers, strung from
close to the front to the seaport.
The United Press correspondent is
writing this close to the point where
the Minneapolis symphony man is teas
ing melody out Of the jangling wires
Of that resnrreeted piano. The bunch"
Continued on page twol Is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

The fighting today is the culminat-
ing, decisive stroke of the past two
months operations. The credit to
date is with the Italians in the strug-
gle. Enemy prisoners unanimously de-
clare the vigorous italian resistance
has already forced the Teuton staffs
to abandon their original plan to es-
tablish a military and political front
from Trent to Venice. They are CON
tenting themselves now with the mere
h1pe of reaching the Venetian plains
before a defeat-and by defeat they
mean the necessity of a winter cam
paign in the ice and snow covered
SUBMITS of the Alps.
Inc allies are determined not to
permit the Austro-G ermans even TO
reach the dominating SUBMITS of
Asiago and Grappa. The Austro-Ger-
man decision to accept their present
front for the whole winter has been
further indicated by their feverish
tortlfication of the Piave into a per
manenC front while all offensive eff.
forts are concentrated against Grappa.
to improve permanent positions there.
The resistance of the Italian first
army at Asiago equals that exhibited
by the fourth army in its re-eapture
Of AselOne last weak. These two ex-
amples of splendid courage ard fight
ing ability give allied officers ihe
highest hopes Of the Italians abb itv
to pin down the enemy to his present
positions.
But even shorld the Austro- Ger
mans succeed in descending to the
plains from the mountains, they will
lind themselves faced by divisions
aching for an opportunity to smash
the enemy back to his mountain fast
ness.
The tenacity of the Teutonie assault
against Monte Grappa resembles strik-
inglv the German assault on Verdun.
German prisoners declared this to be
explained in the German staff S opin-
ion that Grappa constitutes the
Achilles heely of Italy. at which,
next spring, the Austro-Germans hope
to deliver a fatal drive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
WILL not BE ABLE
!. TO retain POWER
WHEN PEACE MADE
BOlsheviki Minister VOrOvsky
Realizes Government
Must Fall
WILL NEVER CONCLUDE
UNDEMOCRATIC PEACE
Claim Made Black Sea Fleet
Is Supporting TrOtsky
Faction
By Joseph s1aplen

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Stockholm, Dec. I26.-FranlS lbelief
that the Bolsheviki regime viii not
be able to retain its grip on Russia
after forcing through a separate peace
with Germany, was expressed by Boil
sheviki Minister Vorovsky today.
"The Bolsheviki will never con-
Iclude an undemocratic peace,n he
told the United Press "The war will
be continued if Germany insists on
policy Of annexations. We stipp hope
that general peace negotiations will
be possible. We win fight defensively
until general democratic peace is
achieved.
~ admit we do not intend and will
be unable to remain in power until
after peace"
Vorovsky flatly denied reports that
German agents were in Petrograd fl
nancing the Bolsheviki.
"'The Bolsheviki did not need Ger
man money" he declared. "We are
printing all that is neeessary''
Arrivals from Petrograd today re-
ported strong monarchist movement
developing in the Russian capital, sup
ported by some cadets and German
agents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
Austrians Hold GaG;ns

With the Italian Armies, Dee. 60
Fierce fighting between Buzo and
Monte Yaibella was in progress today.
Despite violent Italian attac4s. the
enemy at fearful cost still held to the
two thirds of a mile gain achieved
Monday
The enemy's advance was made pos
sible by an immense concentration OF
enemy artillery of all ealibers. which
smashed the Italian front lines. The
Austrians managed to pinch off a tiny
salient, the apex Of which was at
Monte Ealbella On the next attack
the enemy consolidated his position.
Around Monte Grappa the enemy
tried an attack timed to coincide with
the Yalbella assault, but failed to
gain.
On the lower Piave. the Austrians
N'ainly eEdeavOred to fraterni-e, but
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
Negotiations suspended

London, Dec. 6.-Russian-G German
peace negotiations have been suspend
ed pending consultation by German
delegates with their government on
Russia s terms, according to Petro-
grad dispatches printed by the Times
today.
The Russian delegates, it was stat
ed, are returning from Brest Litovsk
to Petrograd.
Two commissions to negotiate peace
will shortly be formed, the Times cor
respondent asserted, one to meet at
Petrograd and the other at Odessa.
Both win consider purely military as
poets of the situation. A third will
shortly be appointed to prepare for
prospective European peace confer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
Americans We're Real Santas
to Thousands Of French
Children
By j. w. Pegler.
lUnited BIOS staff Correspondentl

/ (Onlteh Press Staff Correspondent
With the American Army in France
Dee. 26.-Christmas Day, 1917-an Am
eriean Christmas in France, a merry
Christmas, a Christmas full of such ere
ature comforts as food, tobacco, candy
and presents, but just the same a
/ Christmas every man in America 8 army
was glad to put behind him today There
was pany firm jawed American fight
ing man over there in France whose
thoughts went roaming back over the
submarine infested seas to "home
folks" and a home Christmas-and who
took a new resolve to do this Job of
democratizing the world in the most
businesslike fashion.
1t would require a modern day Santa
Claus with an exceedingly busy span of
reindeer and highly trained reportorial
instincts to tell Of the Christmas Day
spent by every American unit now in
France. The best the United Press cor
respondent can do is to give those back
home. this series of pictures of Christ
mas Day in France:
A giant Sammy sentry sending in the
snow outside a quaint village hotel, Civ
ing pennies TO three little French refu-
gee children, who had just finished sing
ing a real honey, Christmasy carol. An
expert on languages might-just might
translate his remarks to the young
sters to the effect that they'd better
run along home and see what the Amer
lean Santa Claus had put in their stock
ings that morning.
Thoughts Far Away.
Downstairs in a roughly finished hotel
dining room, a dozen Sammies have
dragged an ancient tinpan piano. They
were clustered around singing " Holy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
DESPERATE EFFORT IS
MADE BY I.EUTONS TO
BREAK I1IlANS LINE

Winters Approach Forces Germ 20 Supreme Effort to
Break ThrOugh-Ihey Realize Must Be Done Now or
Be Delayed Until SprngSnOw Begins to Hamper Getting
Supplies to the FrOntFighting Is Desperate and Has
Continued Since Saturday Today Is eliminating
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

Lafe Bud wuz askin this mornin .:
81 Did yu' Hooverize yisterd "" Tilly
Nook says a fish diet may do for bunch
grassers, but fer her clans "is It'll -
Charlee Berber sed Just as he event
over th' top, "does anybuddy want
t. fighti''-"Ah wright" !"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
TO TAKE over
THERAILROADS
NEXT JANUARY

Washington, Dec. &c.
Government operation Of the
cOllntry's railroads probably
under the direction of William
G. McAdOO, now secretary Of
the treasury, will begin early
in January.
A few legal and financial problems,
not yet finally disposed of, are hold
ing up President Wilson'S announce
neDt Of this new war step-the most
re1 6lutiOnary yet taken by the gov
ernment.
The president is confident that his
plan, including the compensation to be
fixed for the railroads, will meet with
the approval of the railroad heads.
Wage questions pending with en-
ployes-One of the biggest problems
before the government in its giant
scheme win be taken up at confer
ence with railroad chiefs and their
legal advisers at the White House to-
morrow.
The president is sufficiently en-
powered by the act of congress of
August 90, 1916, to assume control i'm
mediately, although there will be legis-
lative adjustments necessary later, it is
said The act under which he will
move provides:
The president, in time of war, is EN-.
through the secretary of war
to take possession and assume control
of any system or systems of transpor-
tation for the Transports
ton of troops, war materials and
equipment or for other purposes"
Owing to the big financial consider
ations involved, high officials declared
today Secretary MeAdOo is regarded
certain to be the presidents choice
because of his knowledge of the finan-
cial situation and possibility that he
might prevent any financial disturb
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
Thoughts Far Away.

Downstairs in a roughly finished hotel
dining room, a dozen Sammies have
dragged an ancient tinpan piano. They
were clustered around singing fHoly
Night. An ex-member Of the Minneap-
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27
N. DAKOTA IN
AUGURAL SPECIAL
Continued from Page One.

sistant general passenger agent of that
line, e. A. Whitaker of the North
western, H. C. Strohm Of the Baltimore
& Ohio and Melvin Hildreth. who will
manage the trip, details Of the special
were settled and the schedule arranged.
The train will be one Of the finest ever
sent out on the Northern Pacific and
will consist of all steel sleeping cars,
dining and observation cars and will
be personally conducted by experts in
this line Of work.
Today literature concerning the
special is being sent to Wilson men all
over the state and judging from the
interest already manifested the excur-
sion will be highly successful.
President Wilson is the first Demo-
cratic president elected to succeed
himself since the days Of Jackson and
those in charge Of the coming inaug-
ural plan to make 1t one OF the great
celebrations in the history of Washing
ton. AS North Dakota was the surprise
state Of the Union and is already
much in the eyes Of the nation. Demo-
Gratis assert that here is presented an
unusual opportunity to effectively adj
vertise the state. The special will not
be limited to Democrats but all North
Dakota Wilson men and their families
are invited to go along. The schedule
has been so arranged that the scenic
portions of the country will be passed
in the daytime.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27
Moorhead Department
FEDERAL ROAD
AID $284,7S8
TO MINNESOTA

The Minnesota state highway COM
mission has been advised that $2S4,78S
has been apportioned to Minnesota for
this year under the federal aid road
law as the states share in the second
annual distribution of the $4,000, 900
fund.
Last years apportionment for rural
post roads was $142,394.
That amount will be increased by
naming years covered by the law un-
til the total amount for Minnesota will
have amounted to $2,135,91O. The last
apportionment in 1890 will be $711,97O.
John H. Mullen. deputy state engi-
neer in charge Of roads, said that the
commission has tentatively decided on
applying the federal aid on about 5000
miles Of road connecting all the main
towns and county seats of the state and
including all the main roads of travel.
has approved applications for federal
aid amounting to about $295,000 and
has received other applications for fed
eral aid amounting to 100000 which
have not yet been acted upon. The COM
mission Is now ready to receive. appli-
ties for future aid amounting to the
full amount of the five-year apportion-
ment The condition under which the
applications may be approved is that
the county applying for the aid must
spend an amount equal to the federal
aid asked"
The announcement Of the second an
nual apportionment Of the $4,000, 900
was made by Secretary Houston of the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton. They are for the federal fiscal
of 100000 has been deducted from the
total amount to meet the expenses Of
administering the law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27

FARMING
MEETING

For the purpose Of promoting the
scope Of its extension department,
especially to spread the gospel Of d.
versified farming, the extension de-
partment OF the international Har-
vester Co., will hold big meeting at
the International building here on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
next week.
On Wednesday, the meeting is OPP
en- to the public as well as to the
large number OF general agents and
statesmen who will be present from
over North and South Dakota and
Minnesota. Invitations have been sent
out to farmers. business men, bank
ers and others over the state and the
replies indicate that a large number
Of them will be present. The COM
pany invites anyone interested in bet
ter farming as that subject is to be
the principal theme Of discussion dur
ing the day.
Professor Holden, considered the
greatest authority on diversified
farming In the country will be in
charge OF the meeting and he will
lecture, explaining his lecture with
charts, pictures and samples. A close
study is to be made Of corn and there
is large amount of the grain in var
tous states OF termination at the In
ternational Harvester building now
which will be used in Professor Hold
ems instruction to those in attend
ance,
J. G.. Haney, the originator of the
pit silo and supervisor Of the !. H. c.
experiment farms at Grand Forks and
Aberdeen will also be present and will
speak on the pit silo.
The meeting on Wednesday will be
open at o'clock in the morning and
will be attended by a number Of the
head officials OF the company for the
purpose Of ascertaining the interest
in the meeting and attempting to ar
rive at some conclusion as to the in
creasing Of the number of such gath
ertngs for the benefit Of the farmers.
There will be nothing of an adver-
Using nature in the meeting, the en-
tire program being one for the spread
ing Of the gospel Of Investigation and
training the employees Of the COM
pany for more efficient work along
this line.
The second and third days Of the
program will not be open to the public
being one for the employees Of the
company for the purpose Of taking up
business matters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27
DISTRICT COURT

Arguments were completed and
Judge Nye charged the jury this after
noon in the potato case of Mellum VS..
Simmons. AS the other Jurors had been
excused until Monday morning, no 9TH
or case was taken up today.
In the case of Gunderson VS.. Halvor-
Don, all questions submitted to the jury
were decided in favor of the plaintiff
Judge Nye will make an order estab-
fishing the equities in the case.
1t appears that Mr.. Halvorson was
the owner of one-half of section 10 in
FELTON, township. A trade was effected
with the Gundersons in which this land
was put in at the rate of $50 per acre.
The Gundersons gave in exchange a
quarter section Of land in Hubbard
county at $1,000 and some other prop
erty. Fraud was claimed on the ground
that the Clay county land was misrep-
resented.
This afternoon, Oscar Hagen, who
was charged with tapping the till of
the Northern Pacific depot at Hawley,
pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the
second degree. Judge Nye gave him an
indeterminate sentence in the st. Cloud
reformatory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27
HOOKER
SUED BY
HELNIG

John L. Hooker, better known as
Jack Hooker and proprietor Of the
Broadway hotel, has been made a de-
PENDANT in a suit for $4,000 alleged
damages by Fred Heinig, who was
complaining witness in the recent case
in which Hooker was charged with
manning and was found guilty by a
jury Of assault and battery.
Through his attorney, Taylor Crum,
Mr.. Heinig fled suit today, Mr.. Hook
er being arrested on an order Of court
issued by Judge A. T. Cole and re-
quired to furnish bonds in the sum of
$1,000 to at all times render himself
answerable to the process of court
during the tendency Of the action or
for judgment
1t is alleged by the plaintiff that in
the assault, of which Mr.. Hooker
was found guilty and fined 800, he
sustained a broken leg as the result
of a kick given him by the defendant
and that some Of his teeth were brok-
en- and he was otherwise injured. He
claims that large sum was expended
for surgical treatment, hospital bills,
ct cetera.
Attorney W. H. Shure has been re-
tanned by the defendant as counsel in
the present action, Shure having rep
resented him in the criminal action.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27
EAST SIDE NOTES

William Huntington IL mp from Haw-
ley visiting relatives.
H. e. Weber and c. r. Gates, OF
Fergus Falls, were guests at the Com
stock hotel yesterday. ...
Fred M. Schulz and Gustav Etter are
Sabin visitors who are guests at the
Comstock hotel.
E. e. Sharp left this morning for
Verndale on legal business.
The directors of the Northwestern
Hospital association are holding spe-
cial meeting this afternoon. Matters
of great Importance are being consid-
cred.
Ell Lowe, formerly of the Moorhead
Hardware Co., is in the city today.
Christ r. Render is up from his farm
in Alliance township today to attend
the special meeting of the directors OF
the Northwestern Hospital association,
Mrs. Eleanor Rushfeld Bue. formerly
county superintendent of Clay county,
was down from her home, at Crosby,
N D., this week.
A. M. Baker, the GAINESVILLE land
man. was among the guests at the New
Columbia yesterday.
DIR. A. b. Youngberg, the we'll known
veterinary of Lake Park is a New Co
lumbia hotel guest today.
E. M. Burns is a visitor in Moorhead
from Hope N. ID.
Nels Holbeck will go to Underwood
MINI, on Monday to attend the funeral
of his niece. Mrs. Alvina Hagen, who
died suddenly of pneumonia on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Kaiser, of FELTON,
are visitors in the city today.
John B. Erickson was arrested again
last night on another blind pig charge
He was arraigned before Justice john
son and the case was continued until
Tuesday, when 1t will be taken up to-
gether with the former charges.
E.. L. Flaten and p. A. Vieaux collect
ed nearly enough money yesterday to
defray the expenses of the six-mer
team to represent the Moorhead Bowl
ing league in the I. B. A. tournament al
Minneapolis next month Four of the
men have already been selected: p A.
Vieaux, Emil Eklund, A. ". Anderson
and Clark Ward.
George l.. Walker has received from
the state automobile association blank
petitions to the legislature asking that
the tread of sleds be standardized the
same as wheeled vehicles. The petit
tions will be signed up and forwarded
The school mems banquet at the
Comstock hotel last evening was at
tended by about sixty-five superintend-
ents teachers and others interested in
school work. Addresses were made by
Judge G. Al. Nye, Pres. j, A. Aasgaard
Supt. Arthur Deamer of the Fargo city
schools, and others. There were sever
al vocal musical numbers. It was dee
cided to make the banquet an annual
feature of the meetings Of the educa-
tional association.