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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
The Daily Novelette,
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UNFIT.

(By the author of: con the Firing
Line, or Losing His Eleventh Job y;
Pumping Prisoners With Private Per.
cy Pringle''; " Soaking Sailors with
Sergeant Sandy Siddyman"; "Over the
Top, or, When Baby Poured Molasses
on Sleeping Papa's s Head; Ambush
ing Allemands with Admiral Artie Ad-
dlefuss" "Jouncing Germans with
General George Jippy -; and other war
Stories).
The examining sergeant shook his
head regretfully, for the ragged but
patriotic young man had made very
favorable impression upon him.
30 you mean to say you reject met
said Bismuth Drum.
I'm sorry son, but you've got flat
feet said the examining sergeant.
sFlat feetf'' faltered Bismuth Drum
{" Flat as pancakes nodded the ex-
amining sergeant. Why, on five mile
march, you would simply curl up and
die"
Bismuth Drum burst into bitter tears.
81 n-never did have any lluck, he
sobbed. Here I've walked hundred
miles to get here and now l gotta walk
home again
And like the courageous youth that
he was he resolutely dried his eyes
and set out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
No EnlistHnentS of
Drafted Men VIII Be
Accepted After Dec. Is

Portland, Or, Dec up to De-
cember Is, but no later, any man reg
istered under the draft who is not al
ready in the military service or need.
ed to fill a vacancy in the first draft
quota, may enlist as volunteer in the
army, navy or marine corps
After December 10 no man of draft
age will be accepted as volunteer in
any branch of the army service.
While voluntary enlistments in the
navy and marine corps will still be
permitted after December 15, they can
be made only if man is able to pro-
duce a certificate from his local board
showing him to be so far down the list
that he would not be taken on the cur
trent draft.
But up to December Is, any regis
trant may volunteer. A special ruling
10 this effect has just been made by
the provost marshal general.
This ruling includes even men who
have been called up for physical ep
animation by their local boards, but
have not yet been inducted into the
army. In order to keep the states quo
ia filled on the first draft, good
many more men were called up for
physical examination than were actual
ly required. Now they can volunteer
up to December 15
Each such man must obtain from his
local board a certificate that he will
not be needed to fill any deferred per-
centage of the first draft quota of that
board. This certificate must be present
ed to the recruiting officer.
OF course men Of draft age who have
not yet been called up for physical ex
animation by their boards will not
need such a certificate. They can vol.
to December 15--without it.
There is a fine opening just now in
the Oregon coast artillery for men who
wish to escape the draft and get into
the army as volunteers.
The Oregon coast artillery, which is
a regiment of heavy artillery, consid
cred the most desirable branch of the
service, is stationed for the present in
the forts at the mouth of the Columbia
river.
Colonel @. G. Hammond, command
ing, needs 130 good volunteers before
December 10. If you want to enlist as
a volunteer, you will never have such
q chance again to save yourself from
the draft and join fine branch Of the
service as well.
Remember that this chance will no
longer be open after December Is. Men
who want to volunteer must hurry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
Margaret CARROTS
m Husband 1m
a. .lAMF punpa

cause he wanted his own room7 l knew
that many people, married people, oc-
cupied separate rooms, or single beds
in the same room but l always had
supposed that they weren't happy to-
gether.
My hand ached, l felt feverish; and
l couldn't go to sleep.
Truly BobS had not appeared very
much interested when / asked him about
that Chicago authoress. Yet she had
seemed so attracted, SO gay when he
talked to her. Somehow I was uneasy.
| certainly must do something to keep
Bob at home. To keep him away from
those undesirable friends seemed almost
an impossible task, yet it was one
must accomplish.
There was no one to whom | could
appeal; no one / could ask for advice.
Mother always took Bob's part and
Elsie, dear, careless creature always
laughed at my forbodings; and at my
attempts to make Bob do as l wished.
We were to play cards with the Bald
wins the next night. After that would
see what l could do. But I had not
much faith. l had been DISAPPOINTED
too many times. But neither would
give up. My home was all the world to
me; Bob was my king. / must be happy
and he must do as [ wished to make
me so.
Queer reasoning, do you think? Per-
haps you who read never have loved
with a selfish, absorbing love that de-
sired nothing but the same kind of
love in return.
(Tomorrow-Bob Meets Marion Riggs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
Salem Man Gets
Pleasant SUNRISE

"About months ago my father was
very sick with his stomach, which had
been troubling him for several years.
Three doctors said he had cancer and
one said it was gall stones-all agreed
an operation necessary, but on account
of his age l was afraid to risk it.
told friend about it who said his
wife had been through the same trou-
BILE and had been cured by taking
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. j at once
bought bottle for father and he is
now as strong as a bear and can eat
more ham and cabbage than any 8
men. 1t removes the catarrhal mu-
eous from the intestinal tract, and al
lays the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
tcstinal ailments, including appendi-
tis. One dose will convince or money
refunded. J. G. Perry, Capital Drug
Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
War With Germany
Is Costing Allies Forty
Billion Dollars Annually

Washington, Dec. 7.-Forty billion
dollars per year-five times Germany Is
annual war expenditures, is what it is
costing the allies to eliminate the Ho-
henzollern menace, according to figures
furnished by reliable sources here today.
While Germany is spending $500,00O,-
600 monthly, according to her own adj
mission, Great Britain and America to-
gether will spend $4,000, 900 during
the first year of this country's parti-
cipation in the war. France, Italy and
other entente powers, will bring the to-
tai up to the $4,000, 100000 mark, it
was authoritatively stated today.
That the Central Powers years war
debt is nearer $S,000,O00,000 than the
$4,000, 100000 they admit is the belief
of British and American officials. Prior
to June 80, 1917, Germany had expend-
ed more than $25,000,000,0 900. The Teu-
ton persisteney in camouflaging means
that this figure is greatly under-estim-
ated, officials declare.
Great Britain, though she has vir-
tually financed the entente for three
is still the world IS banker During the
six months ending September 30-since
America entered the war--she loaned
in cash to her allies $1,305, 100000 Her
loans the last eighteen months exceed
$3,975,00 900, while the total American
loans to date are less than $4,000, 100000
America IS contribution to the Russian
war chest -$l90,00 0,0O0-regarded as
enormous here, dwindles into insignifi-
cance when compared with the amounts
England has sunk in the ex-czar's do
main. Previous to Kerensky's IS downfall,
Britain g bankers had given Russia
credit for more than $3,000,000, 900, it
was authoritatively learned today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07

Food win win the war, says the ad-
Don't waste erumb.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
AMERICA TAKES THE REINS

The English press is both unanimous and fusome in it's
praise of President Wilson's message The consensus of
opinion among them is that he has sounded the keynote
which all the other nations must attune their claims This
will require change in their demands and it will
also require that they each and all put their cards face
up the table The presidents announcement that the
United States will not continue the when it has
achieved what it started in to doake the world safe
for democracy, in order to help reaign boundaries
alter the map of Europe will compel frank statement
to the aims of each of the allies The president
makes plain that he will not be party to continuing
the in order to rake someone's chestnuts from the
fire. England has practically already answered through
the press that she is willing to accept these conditions
That France will do goes without saying for the matter
of under the plan suggested heretofore
by President Wilson would be left for the people of that
section to decide.
One thing is made plain and that is that the United
States will never consent to peace which leaves Ger
many foot territory than she had at the beginning
of the Evidently also the question of colonies will
be to be settled when it to discussing terms of
peace Itays desire to possess Istria will be another
matter left to the end Just how the presdnets stand
this will strike the Italians remains to be Any way
the stand taken by the president places the United States
in the lead to what will be considered the winning Of
the war; and what it is satisfied WITH win have to please
the balance of the allies Although engaged in the war
she is the only country that is absolutely free from pre
dce and without interest in the outcome other than
it affects the future peace of the world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
BOB rs SYMPATHETIC.
CHAPTER LXXvII.

OHAPpER LAANll.
Bob looked incredulously at me.
" The mirror broke, how did it hap
penl''
"'My hairbrush slipped out of my
hand and broke it, / replied, CON
scious that had blushed over the tell
ing.
7'That's queeri but it is fortunate
that you weren't badly hurt. Did you
have doctor7''
No, indeedl That would have been
too SHY. Della did what was necessary
for me. shall be all right in day
or two, altho it does ache pretty bad
lp."
| waited until we were at dinner
before | said anything about the night
before. Then ] asked:
Did you have a good tine last
night"
Yes, a very good time. In fact the
time passed so fast L did not realize
that l would miss my train until too
late"
"Where did you go2"
"ro the Castor.''
"Was it stag party?"
"No.
"Oh, do tell me all about it, who was
therel" pretending an interest l in no
wise felt.
"Oh, Elmer and his wife, Kendall
and Creedmore and two or three ladies
to make an even number, his tone was
studiously careless, but l imagined |
caught note of anxiety.
"'Who were the women2 Anyone
know9"
''Marion Riggs and Maud Warren"
"Oh, then you were the odd mani "
ono, John Kendall brought guest
with him.
GA ladyl"
eyes.
"What was her name2"
own you ever learn that it annoys
me to be questioned, Margarets 1t was
an authoress from Chicago. We are pub
fishing her work. -
"Did you know her before last
nightl'1
S'what was her name2 You haven t
told me.
"What difference does a name make !
Hers was Deveroux / believe. If you
weren t such foolish woman you would
have been invited. AS long as you care
nothing about joining us, | don t quite
see the reason for all this interest. "
You were there. Isn't that reason
enoughq"
Bob made somo careless reply, and
we talked of other things. Well, he
hadn I lied to me. l thought, he had
made no secret of that woman S pres
enee; and had even intimated that had
I gone she would not have been there.
Surely had nothing to worry about.
was taking the right course, and before
long Bob would see things in their true
light, would realize that. he, his time
to me.
s'You look as If you hadn I slept at
all,'' he said after dinner. "You bet
ter go right to bed. I'm going as soon
as / read-the paper"
/ was really warn out, and gladly fol
lowed his suggestion. / was still awake
when he came up.
'Don't you want to came and talk
with me little whilel'' asked hoping
to delay him.
.sI'm too sleepy, y he answered with a
arodigious yawn. 81 should fall asleep
and without another word he closed his
ioor, and after few moments all move
ment in his room ceased and knew
he was u bed.
had not yet become accustomed tol
being alone at night; had not ceased
10 feeN ehagrined that Bob should de-
ire TO be away from me. It seemed in
/ way unnatural. Father and mother
we're old-fashioned and had always oe-
.upied the same room. I know Bob s
'ather and mother had done the same.
Vas it sign he didn't care for me be-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
SIX DAY BIKE RACE.

New York, Dee. 7.-Another six day
race team collapsed at Madison Square
Garden today When Eddie Root with"
drew, lcaving Drobaeh without part
ner. The latter was to team with 0s-
ear Egg at O'Clock, taking the place
of Madonna.
At la clock the eighty fourth hour,
the nine leaders had travelled ,49S miles
and seven laps, with DeBaetes leading.
The record is 1,67l miles and three
laps. made in 19ia by Moran and Me
Namara.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
DIR. LEE AT 0. A. @.

Capital Journal Special Service)
Corvallis, Dec. T.-Dr. Lee, presi-
dent of the Albany college spoke to
about 1900 students, members Of the
faculty and townspeople this morning
during convocation The subject of DR..
Lee Is lecture was the "Relation Of
words to character.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
o. A. G. STUDENT DIES
(Capital journal special Service

Capital Journal Special Service)
Corvallis Or, Dec. Miss Fredrica
Pigg, a freshman in the school of com
merce, died at Waldo hall Sunday
night after a short illness caused by a
cold, which settled in her throat. Funer
al services were held at the Presbyter'
ian church. The body was sent to Ana
'conda, Mont, the former home of Miss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
FOR THE CROWN-UPS
Leather Rockers
Tapestry Upholstered
Rockers
Tapestry and Leather
DavenpOrts
Leather COuChes
Bufetts and Dining Tables
Library Tables
Willow Chairs and Rockers
Tea Wagons
Smoking Stands
Electric Lamps
Aluminium Ware
Dishes and Glass Ware

Many a good wife has been
complaining about that worm
out Range for some time; why
not make her happy this
Christmas by giving her one
of our Universal or Pennant
Ranges and make her entirely
satisfied for years to come.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
Ripping Rhymes
LAMENTATION
BY Walt Mason

When man, too tired to travel, lies down
and cashes in, we plant him in the gravel,
and raise a mournful din; we buy some
Grape and wear it; our grief, we cannot
bear it; the passing of such merit is certain
ly a sin. We sorrow for the neighbor who's
taken to the tomb who turns from useful
labor to face untimely doom; we say, "The
world seems bleaker, since Jim Adolphus
Meeker grew weaker still and weaker,
and then passed up the fume. How
sad to contemplate him, cut off while
in his prime He died, we had to
crate him, and plant him in jig time; he's
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07

trsty his virtue neer grew rusty---his going was
crime" But if old Jim could twitter PERHAPS he would
remark IT'S not doggone bitter this sleeping in the
dark where endless calm regnng Pm free from all the
stramng the heartache and complaining and all the cares
that cark Beneath the vagran thistle slumber in the
SOIL no early morning whistle is calling me to toll; Pm
glad that those who love saw fit down here to shove
me- sleep while those above go broke for gas and oil
l sleep while men breaking beneath their load of
fears Lseep while hearts are aching and eyes are she'd
ding tears OH friends cut out the weeping Mourn not
for one who's sleepng This stunt will be keeping for
sixty million years"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07
Chambers
and
Chambers
467 COURT STREET

Sensible Gifts are the ap-
preciated ones, and especial
ly 50 this year. Look care
fully over this list and see if
there isn't just the article
wanted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-07

There will be no high iinks in Chicago at the glad
some years next year. it born the death of
this The mayor announces the lid will be camped
on locked and the key lost This as it should be- and
the hilarious undertaking the usual stunts during
the if males should at be sent to the front in
France to take of the pep out of them and make
them take more serious view of life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
LOST kVIATORS ARE
RESCUED NEAR DEATH

Wellton, Ariz.. Jan. Lieutenant
Colonel Harry G. Bishop end Lieuten-
ant w A. Robertson, Jr., missing
army ayiators. exhausted from walk.
ing -four days in the wilds of Sonora
without food or water, were found
thirty ytwo miles south of the border by
n civilian searching party after hope
Of recovering them alive practically
had been abandoned
Lieutenant Robertson was brought
here by the searchers
Lieutenant Colonel Bishop, too
weak TO walk. was left in charge of
four searchers in the Rosario noun
tains where he was found
Two sandwiches and two oranges
each was all the food the men had
tasted since they left the North Island
aviation base at San Diego, Jan. 10,
on their fight, Robertson told the
searchers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
FOR SUFFRAGE AND
DRY UNITED STATES

Fargo, \. H., Jan. %. - Woman s
suffrage and national prohibition were
endorsed by 5000 farmers attending
the closing session of the Tri-State
Grain and Live Stock Growers con
vention.
A resolution was passed, asking the
legislatures of Minnesota and North
and South Dakota to pass measures
prohibiting paintings of the barberry
bush, asserting it a spreader of wheat
rust.
The North Dakota legislature also
was asked to appropriate $1,000 TO be
spent in obtaining laborers for har-
vesting. threshing and other farm
work. Other resolutions are:
Asking the North Dakota legislature
to construct adequate buildings at the
state agricultural college,; endorsing
the Equity packing plant; endorsing
the system of grain grading proposed
by DR.. f. r. Ladd; endorsing the prin.
ciples of an engineering course at the
state agricultural college.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
SMALL SUBMARINES
CARRIED BY RAIDER

Rio Janeiro, Jan. 22.-The Journal
Pequeno of Pernambuco asserts that
il has information that the German
raider is accompanied by guard of
three small submarines.
These submarines are said to be
six meters in length and of an entire.
ly new type.
Members of the crews of ships sunk
by the raider and who have been held
prisoner on board her are quoted as
saying that the submarines constantly
leave the mother ship and reappear
after short intervals, apparently doing
scouting duty.
They say that the raider has a
speed of twenty-five knots, but slows
down during the night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
SWISS RESERvISTS CALLED
These Now in the United States Are
Ordered Home.

Washington, JAN 22.-Swiss Minis
ter Ritter, acting on instruction from
his home government, issued orders
through Swiss consuls in America that
all reservists on conditional leave are
ordered home Immediately.
At the same time Minister Ritter
was ordered to issue these instruc-
tions he received notification that
three additional Swiss army corps are
to be mobilized Jan. "a. DR.. Ritter
said his governments dispatch declar-
ed Switzerland had no fear OF any hos
tile move by either group Of belliger-
ents.
The new troops, he believed. are to
be used to relieve part of the two
army corps now modified, it was said
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
CLAIMS TOTAL S8,93l, ,688
Aggregate of Damages Asked of Own
ers of Steamer Eastland.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Claims totaling
1881 ,67S for death and personal In.
jury and loss of property arising out
of the overturning OF the steamer East
land were recorded in a report for
the federal court compiled by Lewis
F. Mason, United States commissioner
The number of death claims, after
the elimination of a number of dupli
cations, will be fewer than 500, 1t was
stated.
Death claims amounted to $500,
900; personal injury claims to $151,
26O, and those for destruction of per
sonal property to s2O,41s.
The Eastland, laden with excursion
lists, overturned in the Chicago river
on July "a, 1915, with a loss of S12
lives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
APPLIES TO MEN AND WOMEN
Oregon Legislature Has Drastic Ster.
iization Bill,

Salem, Ore, Jan PA sterilization
bill TO apply to women as we'll as
men, and embodying views expressed
by Governor James Withycombe in his
message to the legislature, is on file
in the assembly
The bill provides for a state board
of eugenics to be composed of the
heads of the health board, insane hos
pitals and penitentiary.
The board must report quarterly the
names of all inmates who, in its be-
lief, should be examined with view
to sterilization.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
COST MORE THAN Sc, 900, 1000


st. Louis, Jan. 22-The largest
bridge of any type in North America
(and of its own type the largest in
the world was opened formally here.
Spanning the Mississippi river. the
great structure (the fourth ST. Louis
bridge to do sol is known as the Free
Municipal bridge, and was built by
the city to eliminate tolls on traffic
across the river 1t cost more than
s6,000,000
The bridge with it's highway ap-
proaches is 9,797 feet long and with
its railway approaches 1S.25s feet.
The channel span is 2,022 feet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
ARMY WILL LEAVE MEXICO
American Punitive Expedition Pre-
pairing to Withdraw.

El Paso, Jan. 22.-Predictions that
the American punitive expedition will
begin its long march across the
deserts of Northwestern Chihuahua to-
ward Columbus, N. NJ. within the
next seventy-two hours were made
here by army officers who are In close
touch with the movements OF the sx-
peditionary forces.
II was unofiicially reported by army
officers that actual withdrawal opera
tions were we'll under way at El
Vale. the southern outpost of the
punitive expedition. and at San Joa-
quin, between El Vale and the head
quarters at Colonia Dublan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
Full Suffrage or Nothing.

Madison, Wis, Jan. %. - Full suf-
frage or nothing is what Wisconsin
suffragets will fight for at the present
session of the state legislature.
Plans, which sought only the right to
vote for president, were discarded at
the last minute at the annual conven-
ton of the Wisconsin Woman's Suf.
frage association here and resolution
demanding a referendum on full suf.
frage adopted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

Washington, Jan. 22.-Drastic regu-
lations designed to relieve the short
age in coal cars and help bring about
a lowering of present high prices of
coal were prescribed by the interstate
commerce commission
The regulations require return to
original owners of all coal cars as fast
as unloaded and gave the railroads
ten days to devise methods for reliev-
ing the shortage in other types of
cars
The commissions order also re-
quires the railroads to apply the same
regulation to refrigerator. heater, ven
tilated and insulated cars.
The new orders become effective
Feb. 81.
The committee which the railroads
are called on to appoint should be
vested, the order states, with plen-
airy powers and should cooperate
with the commission in seeking relief
cars. Unless such committee is ap-
pointed within ten days the commits
sion declares it will act independently
and consider the issuance of such or
ders as It deems necessary to relieve
the situation. In issuing the order
the commission was divided, Commits
sioners Clark, Clements and Hall dis
sentng from the majority view
The new regulations continue in
effect till May l.
The order Is a elimination of the
investigation which the commission
has been conducting for several
months The hearing was attended
by representatives of many roads and
shippers and by department of jus
tice officials investigating the high
cost of living