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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
WEECUNAN INTENDED
THESE FOR CHICAGO
Had Four Stars Picked Out,
But Still Has the Money
in His Sock

chicago, Dec. 25.--Larry Doyle, first
base; Buck Herzog, second base; Roger
Hornsby, third base; Zaek Wheat, cen
ter field Can you beat it'
That's the quarter Charlie Weegh-
man. president Of the Cubs, intended to
slip into the Christmas stocking of
Chicago ball fans. And he had the big
ger part Of $250,000 with which to do
it-and still has.
The wires were hot, the mails were
crowded; the railways were busy car
irving Charlie hither and thither-but
Santa muffed one in the ninth and
Chicago is looking into her baseball
sock this morning in vain.
Santa was delayed possibly com
pletely sidetracked-by President Rle-
kew of the Cardinals, aided and abet-
ted by Harry Hampstead Of the Giants
and Charley Ebbcts of the Dodgers.
They wanted little Christmas of their
own
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
FORTY STEEL SHIPS
contracts for Twenty Closed
Continued from page one)

ttAt least 90 vessels" was the ad-
mission of Mr.. Bowles when asked as
to tho extent of the contracts closed
on his trip. At $40 ton, which has
been the price the Emergency Fleet
corporation on late contracts, the ~
orders would represent contract val
uation of approximately $30000,ooo,
though it is said it will really be be-
tween $35, ,000, 900 and $40,000,00O.
And it is said that the distribution
of war business will not be confined
TO those yards alone, as far as the steel
sbips figure, for the Albina Engine u
Machine Works, which has under way
vessels of 1900 to $500 tons, is mention
cd for new orders, probably vessels of
5000 tons being laid down and from
eight to ten of them are understood
to be considered,
The combined orders of the NORM
west Steel and Columbia River planes
Including ships that have been floated
were "a Of the number the War Baron
and War Vieeroy, were finished re,
Gently and delivered to the Cunaro
line by the Northwest.
The Westland is through with hel
trials and the Hallgrim is being t1nlsh
ed. The two latter were commander
ed by the shipping board, as was the
War Sirdar, the first launched by The
Columbia River Shipbuilding corpora
ton, so 19 remain of original orders
and they include 10 ships for tn
French government.
"I feel that we can show what req
work is in shipbuilding, said MI
Bowles. 'The Pacific coast is the bli
hope of the shipping board, for tn
Atlantic yards are crowded with gov
ernment work, such as navy vessels am
transports with some cargo vessels
The coast is expected to supply hal
of the board S program in 1918, whiel
calls for 100000 tons The reofganl
2ation of the shipping board place
three big men in control, Chairman
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
ARGENTINE WILL NOT ACT.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 24.-Argentine
will not proceed further against Ger
many-even in view of the latest and
most sensational Luxburg disclosures
if reliable unofficial opinion today is
to be credited.
The national juvenile committee, com
posed of prominent pro-ally Argentines
was prepared today to circulate reso
luton demanding resignation of Presi
dent Irigoyen. No one, however, ex'
pected Irigoyen would resign.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25

Continued on page sevenl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25

Hurley, Admiral Bowles and Mr.. Pietz
The shipbuilders have confidence and
will get along with them, knowing
there is no disposition to hurt any
body.
sIt has served to get the builders
in much different mental attitude,
and if steel is moved reasonably well,
so as not to delay the yards, there will
be a realization of the 1918 building
program.
The new contracts mean that there
will be expansion at both plants, as
well as the Willamette Iron & Steel
Works, where boilers and auxiliary
machinery are turned out. More ma,
chine shop capacity will be installed
at the ship yards and everything pos
sible put in to guarantee the work be-
ing turned out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
COURT

The Following Is the Official
publication Of the record OF
Claims before the harisD
County Commissioners Court
For October Term, 1917,
with the amount allowed,
bills continued, ETC., according
to the records in The office Of
the County Clerk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
nnwns NAV Manage club.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 25.-Jerry
Downs, for several years star perform
er on the San Francisco baseball club,
win very likely be the 1918 manager OF
that club, according to Owner Berry,
who is visiting here. Berry said today
that the annual meeting would be held
in San Francisco on the fourth or fifth
of January and the decision would then
be made.
ffI consider Jerry Downs a man with
brains as well as ball playing skill, -
said Berry. "I have not considered any
other man for the job so far. :"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
VIII Not Get Hendrichs.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 25.-Jack Hend-
ricks win not be found in the Christmas
stocking of the Cardinals as the new
manager, President Hickey announced
This afternoon after receiving a tele-
gram from Owner McGill of the Indian
spolis American Association club deny
ing Hendricks had been given permis-
sion to make further efforts to become
manager here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
maiues Examntion.

Painesville, Ohio, Dec. 25.-Martin
Nelson, wrestler, has waived all claim
for exemption from military service.
Nelson, an alien and exempt, refused
TO take advantage of it and told draft
board officials he did not "care where
they put me 50 long as its where can
fioht -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14

serve officers. compared to 256 officers
eight months ago, and on December L
about 200 additional reserve ofiicers
will be graduated from the secohu en-
ginear officers' training camp.
The War Department announced TO-
night that the active force now IN
cludes nine railroad regiments and one
forestry regiment as part OF the Ma
tional Army, while seventeen pioneer
regiments authorized with the National
Arr,v are in process Of formation. In
addition. National Guard units, equiva-
len. TO about seven regiments, nave
been called into the Federal service,
and their reorganization into seventeen
rioneer engineer regiments Tor the
seventeen divisions of the National
Guard troops is we'll under way.
"The corps of engineers OF the army
sin,e April s has not only been supply
ing the engineer department equipment
for an army of 10000 men" said the
War Department statement, but mas
undertaken the unprecedented task OF
furnishing railroads complete from the
United States for operation in France.
Purchase Of engineer equipment for
an army of more than 100000 men
and the expenditure Of appropriations
totalling 1923 900 ,000-more than the
cost OF material, equipment and sup
niles for the Panama Canal during the
ten years of it's construction-have been
other duties Of the corps since the
United States entered the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14

tify 20 the service they are perform
ing.
Major General Leonard Wood, COM
manding Camp Funston, Kansas, has
this " say Of the \. VI. {. A:
81 believe the work it is now doing
in the great environments where our
troops are being trained is perhaps the
greatest and the best it has ever at
tempted. One has 10 see il 10 APP
preciate il. The y. VI. c. A. houses
have meant everything 10 the men.
They have been their clubs, their places
Tor writing letters, tor securing papers
and seeing something of the current
magazines. They have furnished de-
lightful change from the barracks.
I'm addition to the facilities and con-
veniences mentioned, the y. VI. C. A.
has furnished lectures, motion pictures
and amusementS OF various kinds. In
its work il Mas illustrated the value of
contructlve effort in keeping the men
away from undesirable places. IL is
not enough 10 suppress commercial!zed
vice and 70 close up undesirable places.
but we must give the men places OF the
right type to go to-places where
healthy amusementS and decent sur
roundings, as well as reasonable recre-
alton, can be secured. This is where
the I. VI. {. A. has obtained, perhaps,
ITS best results. IL has not only helped
suppress vice and evildoing but it has
gwen the men attractive places of as
sembly and wholesome amusement"
hough 1t be true that there is 10
place like home, the green huts of the
!. ". {. A. form the best home sub
stitute in camp. 1t is TO them the
weary soldier turns for peace. recrea-
ton and comfort. There he finds re-
lief from the daily grind of drilling.
Though primarily n religious organ
iZation, the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Is also social and educational.
Under its auspices a division educa-
tional director in each camp has organ
lied classes in elementary subjects,
such as reading, writing. spelling and
arithmetic. Glasses in French are pop
ular among both officers and enlisted
men. For artillerymen classes in adj
vanced mathematics are conducted, m
Guiding trigOnometry and calculus.
With from six TO ten buildings in
each camp, the Y. VI. c. A. is in a
position TO serve most Of the men. On
smaller scale the Knights OF Co
lumbus society is doing similar work.
One Of its recreation centres Is TO be
found in every camp. Its buildings are
open to all No private sessions are
held.
The recreation programme for our
men in training is well under way and
we'll worth while. This non-military
work will make them better soldiers, as
well as better citizens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Raising Big Fund for
Recreation in Camps
Providing Of Wholesome Amusement in Small
Big Task-Y. NJ c. A. Doing Splendid Work

The Tribune has eceed great and diqictng let
about training conditions staff sent to
ri and examine all the principal This IS the third IN
articles he rring from the camp point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14

miles west OF the French coas.. IN the
Bag % BIscay, at noon on October ~
when the torpedo struck her. NO SUP,
marine was seen and the missile itsei'
came through the water unooserved'
She went down within twenty minutes
with a costly cargo OF 5000 tons. Every
man who was aoie 10 get on deck got
.rto the boats. which were well stocked
with provisions and water. After DRIFT
.Eg about for two days they were picked
Up by the lndien. westboaad from
Copenhagen.
The missing E;en are Fred Olsen, sec
ond assistant eng neer; 4. Penna. thlrd
assistant engineer. whose wife lives A.
S63 East ThI;y-third Street, Brooklyn;
Il. Chromis. fireman: Bemis Evangel-
Gus, o!ler, and Peter Nallianos, an oiler.
Ths .. y. Luckenbach was built at
Newcds tle-on-T in 1858. She was
under the Spanish flag later. and after
being captured in the Spanish Ameci-
can War was renamed the Hector. She
was $50 feet long. with thirty-eight feet
beam. and was Of 1929 tons gross reg
lister.
The d. y. Luckenbach is the third
vessel OF the Luckenbach line 70 en-
counter U-boats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
D. N. Luckenbach Sunk in
Bay of Biscay Oct. u,
Survivors Report
"a Others Reach u. S.
Torpedoed Ship Is Third of
the Line To Be Attacked
by Submarines

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Nov. 70
Twenty-four members of the crew Of
he American steamship d. y. Lucken-
bach. torpedoed in the Bay of Biseay
on October -, were brought here to-
night on the Danish steamship lndien.
They brought the first news that has
reached th.5 country OF the loss Of the
Luchenbacn. IL is the belief OF Cap
tain Augustus Smith, master o. the
lest vessel. that her Ges ,ructIon - not
known abroad. unless the O-boat has
returned to its base in Germany.
five members of the crew of TWEEN
ty-n.ne are missing. II IS believed
that they were killed outright by the
explosion Of the torpedo. which hit IN
vessel amidships on the star5oard SIDE.
we'll oelow the surface. L ripped her
20 fragments. The miss
ing men were fremen, oilers Or assist
ant engineers.
A representative of the LGckenDaeh
Steamship Company who boarded the
Indien last night had a talk with Cap
tain Smith. The skipper Informed him
hat the Luckenbach was about 100
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Plattsburgers Use
Real Shrapnel in
Attack on Trench

PLATTSBURG, y. Y, Nov. l3.-rhe
course in this second wartime Officers
Training Camp mas reached crashing
climax, marking a new development in
such camps in the use Of real shrapnei
she'll for instruction work.
Students served to-day three-inch
guns whose missiles sailed for miles to
the unseen strip of cotton cloth which
was the theoretical hostile trench. The
trench" was south of the Chateaugay
branch. Three batteries were used.
From across the Sarsnac and from
the guns far to the south the shells
came screaming through the air to
hurst above the strip Of cloth which
eventually was torn TO shreds by the
hail Of fragments. Students also were
cont ont 70 observe the effect OF the
sbellfre. and one Of the shells show
ored with metal a sandbank not more
than 100 Yards from the observers.
Tho nurpose of the practice was TO
faroiIiari,e the men not only with the
nrnbiems If artillery fire and the use
~ ranging shots, but 70 accustom them
oi,n to the shrek Of the shells and TO
ensble them to concentrate their atten-
ton on military matters wheh uhoei
fire. .. ;,st;-
tuted by Colonel Hammond VINO mac
charge Of il for about hall the tiHe'
Later the course was in charge o. Ma
Tor Randol and Colonel Danlorth'
War. or as near as one can CONF ~! ~
IL without the actual use OF DuIieCs, "I''
be the portion Of the future omceis 70
morrow night. The manouNres mo
have been planned promise 70 oe ~,
only the most spectacular. Dut tht ms ~
beneficial OF any yet attempted Dy III.
student officers. -.
An 9:3O an attack ia 20 be MADE on
f,ort line trench. II will open with the
/ evnlosion Of q mine. Then barraBe HIc
,,Git nrecede a gas attack, which Is 10
/ be made realistic BY the use OF nun
dreds of smoke pots. o.
Troops defending the salient ARE 80
| attempt TO repulse the attack by f,n ie
| Gro and hand grenades, and II possible
Cbarge across "No Mans Land.
Large cannon crackers are 70 be useu
by both the attacking and defenoihB
forces. and every detail Of real warfare
I il 10 be observed, so far as is possible
/ Two members Of the hospital corps are
20 be attached 20 each company and a
surgeon will be az battalion mead
/ quarters.
There are a large number OF visitors
here, both from New York and New
England, and they are promised one OF
the most spectacular sham battles ever
staged.
Ernest A. Lewis, Of II Gramercy
Park, was commissioned first lieu
tenant in The Signal Corps. admins
rStive department, to-day. The TesiR
nation Of Captain p. A. Duckwortt
Ford, L. s. r.. Washington. because OF
illness, was accepted by the President.
Second Lieutenant George Krick. En-
gineer Corps. L. s. r.. was discharge
because Of disability.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Draft Boards of City
Call for Helpers

The recent orders issued from the
War Department re-clsssifying the
men subject to future drafts have
forced the 1879 local draft exemption
boards 70 send out call for assist
aRce. The asserting and classifying
Of the many thousand records is more
than the members OF the boards can
Go in the ten days allowed.
Philip J. McCook, of the Mayors
Defence Committee, TO which the dratt
boards appealed for volunteer help
laid yesterday that the need for as
sistance would afford hundreds an OBJ
lortunity 70 AID in winning the war.
Already many women have offered
their services through the women's
committee of the Mayors Committee.
but the demand for volunteers far OK
cecds the supply thus far.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
BY Glendon Allvine
ARTICLE III. RECREATION

ARTICLE III. RECREA1I ON
When 10000 men are added TO a
quiet community of 5000 or 10000 per-
sons, il is evident that social conditions
become complicated. When 10000 men
leave home to form the population Of a
new army town they leave behind their
usual habits of life. Upon the sur
roundings depend not only their NOR
ais but their efficiency as fighters.
A recognition Of this has brought into
being the War Camp Community Rec
reation Service, of which John ".
WHY'S, Of Toledo, is chairman. A fund
Of 100000 is being raised with which
to provide recreation outside Of camp
for the men in training.
MEL in training.
The work of this organization has
barely begun. There is a field for 1t
particularly in tn, smaller towns. near
which army camps have been located.
A soldier off duty is always looking for
something to do. The smaller the town
the slighter the chances for diversion.
Effective work can be done. especially
at Chillicothe. Ohio; Manhattan and
Junction City, Kan; Lawton, Okla;
Hattiesburg, Miss, and Hopewell, Va.
Not that these towns are evil, but
that they are small. Their facilities
ore as yet inadequate to care for the
thousands Of men who look TO them
for recreation. Nearby camps have
brought them both unprecedented
prosperity and unusual responsibility.
Theirs is greater problem than faces
Atlanta, Des Moines, Iowa; Charlotte.
y. c., or Houston or San Antonio, Tex.
Inside the camps the Fosdick COM
mittee is doing excellent work to pro-
vide amusement for the men. Tents
accommodating several thousand have
been provided where Chautauqua pro
crammes are given each night. Weekly
changes Of bills include such offerings
IS Reno, the Magician THE Killar-
rey Girls in songs and dances" and
the opera "Mikado,' sung by thirty
persons.
In o.her camps theatres have been
luiit. Motion pictures and vaudeville
mae M the programme.
within the camps the men look
chiefly 20 the Y. NJ. c. A. for their
recreation. It's green buildings are
familiar Ravens in every camp. They
are open 10 all, irrespective Of creed.
The crowds that fill them daily tes-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
tiVitieS in the mPS
Last Chance to Send
Soldiers Xmas Boxes

Tomorrow is the .ast day 10 mail
your Christmas boxes to the soldiers IN
France. Thousands OF boxes are ready
now, and the Postoffice Department ex-
poets By tomorrow night that the
Santa Claus ship which will brave the
terrors of the submarines will be load
ed 20 capacity.
Those who are intending 20 send
gifts 70 their frienGs or relatives light
ing for their country OF the other side
are asked TO remember tka; Tor the pro-
lection OF the soldiers themselves Il =
necessary 20 submit eacn package 10
the censor. Not only must he LOOK for
anything that might bring harm to the
soldiers, but he is obliged as we'll TO re-
move everything perishable from the
boxes.
The Postoifice Department urges
every one 10 be sure 20 address their
gift boxes plainly ana completely, to
mark them Christmas Mail" and TO
wrap each parcel so that il viii be easy
10 INSPECT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Baker Changes Plans to
Retire Many to Civil
Life
Active Service for
All Who Are Chosen
Flood of Protests Leads to
Radical Shift in Pro-
gramme

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1G.-All men
who qualify in the officers training
camps VII receive commissions. and
practically all Of them will be assigned
Immediately TO active service, either
with troops or at service schools. Sec
rotary Baker announced to-day that re-
study Of the situation had disclosed
that IL would be unnecessary to place
any large number Of the camp gradu-
ates on the inactive list.
The announced intention OF the de-
psrtment 10 assign 10 active service
ooly a small percentage Of the men
who Will complete their course in the
second series OF camps TINS month
caused q flood OF protests from friends
and relatives OF the men. The plan
rad been 20 commission many Of the
students as reserve officers and allow
them 20 return 20 civilian status until
needed.
Places for many Of those commits
stoned now are TO be provided by Great
ing divisional organizations among the
regular regiments in the United States.
The remainder will be assigned either
70 various staff corps where additional
eFeers are needed or be attached 10
various army units as supernumeraries
for further training.
Since it is practically certain that at
least $4,000 National Army men will
be called out by spring. 20 make up
the first million drafted men. the addi-
tional officers will be needed at that
tine. and officials have decided that il
-. - .1s-
employed after their graduation rather
han 10 turn them back 10 civil life
FOR a few months at most. Many of
the officer candidates left good civil
positions to attend the schools. posi-
tons which they could not regain for
50 short a period.
The regular army has now been very
fully expanded. but aside from the
overseas contingent under General
Pershing no divisional organization has
been provided. The regiments are in
dependent units. No provision has
been made IN the regulars as yet for
adding the three lieutenants TO each
company required under the new plan
Of 25O men 10 a company unit. They
remain at the old system Of a captain
and two lieuteuants.
Il Will require more than 1000 OF
the second camp graduates to fill up the
officer personnel Of the regular regi-
ments. Another 1000 will be needed
in the organization of divisional units
such as trains. trench mortar batteries.
machine gun battalions and divisional
troops OF various kinds. II will be nee
essary also 70 provide the officer ma
terial for corps and army troops at
taehed 10 the headquarters units Of
larger tactical organizations.
In all probability 5000 officers arc
necessary for service with the regu-
lars under this plan. and the needs OF
the staff corps outside of this provision
will absorb many more second camp
graduates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Pie Has the Call
On Upton's Payday

CAMP UPTON. Yaphank, L. l.. Nov.
l3.-Psydsy for the men Of the Signai
Corps and the reunion of two old &C
ousirtances. erstwhile enemies but
now barrsck mates, were the outstand-
ing features at the camp to-day. ne
payday was chiefly distinguished py
the fac. that il disclosed the Truly
wonderful capacity Of our embyro SOL
diers FOR good, old-fashioned Amerl-
can pie.
For weeks the men in camp have
listened 20 the wondrous tales Of striie
and travel told By Sergeant Emil "elt'
Of II Company, 306th Infantry, known
ia the camp az the Foreign Legion.
From Charleston he drifted 70 PAN
ana, and. as kindred spirits VIII, soon
vas bosom friends with "Panama BOD,
now engaged in conducting saloon :, m 7,
BED Bank. y. j.. and "S1eitzer Bill
present whereabouts unknown.
Presently the three chums we're ap,,
preached b. a man named Cortez, and
he had brilliant scheme whereby they
might all become rich overnight. IN
eject. il was nothing more serious than
Organizing an expedition, going over
% Nicaragua, starting revolution
and, presto, they would be rich,
II al went we'll. Panama BOD ~ss
% be Minister Of War. "Sweltzer BIZ
Tss 20 be Minister Of the Navy, ana
Yelte was % be a general. The exPedi-
ton started and landed at San Juan
Gel Sur. The cry Of the host was "On
% Msnagus." But they didn't 20 on.
One hundred yards or so from the
beach and Leader COrtez's money, 1000
and ammunition gave out. Incidentally
they learned that another revolution
was in on the ground floor. Gradually
the band Of close 20 thousand men
began 20 disintegTste. Al about the
time when a square meal would have
won their vote for either candidate,
a lieutenant and elk United states ma
rines. who we're doing a little paciiy-
ing On their own hook. appeared.
A. this moment up SPOKE oerge@n ~
Dan Patterson, also Of Company II
l0sth Infantry.
What was the name OF me cruiser
sergeant" he asked. 1.l
dTbe Denver" promptly responded
Sergeant Welt ,-.....o,
boys" added Sergeant patterson
turning around 90 the rest OF me com
p>ny, Il wss on Of those SIX m"r'"'''