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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
DEAF BOYS
WANTED TO ENLIST
Were Expert Lip Readers and
Came Near FOOling the
Sergeant

Vancouver, Wash, April 12.-Four-
teens boys who ran Gway from the
Washington state school for the deaf
are not members of the United States
army today only because recruiting
sergeant, in conducting the examina'
ton, happened to walk into dark
corner of the room when asking q ques-
tion. The lunaways, members Of the
school IS various athletic teams, are all
expert lip readers.
Peter Cole, Is years old, Of Aberdeen,
answered all questions in a loud clear
voice. When almost ready to take the
oath, the sergeant asked him ques-
ton with his mouth yelled in dense
shadow.
"'Sirg" queried Coic
The sergeant Strengthened up with
q jerk. "Hard of hearing, sonny?'
he growled,
ga little--that isl mean no.
"And you" asked the sergeant from
the rooms dark corner turning to is
year-old Dewey Beer, 1916 pound helf
back, boy able to make the 100 yaro
dash in 10 AS seconds.
+" Yeass SIR, l wannta enlist, re
Piled Deer in the peculiar nazal draw
of the deaf, misguessing the sergeant z
yesterday.
The boys were sent back to school
"It's an outrage" said one of th'
boys today, your country needs you
stared at us from every billboard, ant
damn it, if my country needs me, VIII!
don u she take me9''
When the superintendent of the schoo
heard why IA boys ran away he refused
to punish them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
BRITISH PRE- MIER
SAYS REAL PEACE
WILL soon ARRIVE
Not a Peace Which Means Be-
ginning Of Another War
He Says
KAISER'S PREDICTION
WILL PROVE CORRECT
This Was That after the War
Prussia Would Be a
Democracy"
By Ed L. Keen.

Omitted Press staff eorrespondent)
London, April l2.-''I can see peace
coming now-not peace which is the
mere beginning Of another war - but
real peace, was the salutation which
Premier Lloyd George sent to America
today. 1t was part OF feeling tribute
which England s prime minister paid to
the United States in tumultously dem.
onstrative meeting today of the Ameri'
can luncheon club. Scores of British
notables were there and American Am
bassador Page presided.
81 am the first minister in behalf
of Britain to salute America as one of
our comrades in arms" Lloyd-George
declared. "I'm glad Of it-I IN proud
of it.
81 am glad merely because of the
stupendous resources that your great
nation can render to succor the alliance,
but l rejoice as a democrat that the
advent of the United States gives the
final stamp and seal to the character OF
the conflict.
"We rejoice that America has won
the right to be at the peace conference
table when the terms ere fixed.
1t would have been a tragedy t.
mankind OF America had not won the
right to be at the peace confer
ence table, with all the influence anC
power she has now obtained.'
"The kaiser promised that Prussia
would be a democracy after the war;
the prime minister observed whimsicalll
at another iuneture, 81 think the kaiser
is right"
"The United States have an able
tradition that they have never been en-
gagged in war except for liberty" the
prime minister continued.
"This is the greatest struggle foi
liberty on which they have ever EN-
$500
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
No Evidence That Plot
Caused Explosion

Philadelphia, April H." There is no
evidence Of a plot" is the statement
today of G. Chal Port, state fire mar
shall, who, with a corps Of special aides,
is making an exhaustive study of the
Eddystone ammunition plant, which was
blown up Tues day.
An accidental "flare up" of black
powder in the shaking chamber" in
the east end of the main building af-
fected by the blast, started the explo-
sion, said the marshal
Despite the statement of the state
official, federal officers are working to-
day on the various clews that have been
offered from many sources
Nearly GO Of the unidentified dead,
still at the Chester morgue, win receive
public burial today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
Small Explosion In
FrankfOrd Arsenal

Philadelphia, April 12-One man was
killed and one injured in an explosion
in the high explosive building of the
Frankford arsenal late last night, it was
learned today. Names of the victims
are not yet known.
Philip McNally, an employe in the
high explosives building, was the man
instantly killed. Joseph Miller, an
other employe, was so badly injured he
is dying.
Purely accidental, :" was the cause
attributed for the accident by Major
Joseph H. Pelot, an officer at the aren-
al. Conclusive evidence has been found,
he said, that shows the accident was
caused by the careless removal Of a
timer from a shell fuse.
A number Of other employees working
in the same building escaped uninjured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
GERMANS FIGHTING
DESPERATELY ARE
FORCED TO YIELD
British Advance Is Slow But
Every Day Shows An
Advance ,t
LITERk' " BLASTING
! IT. LAY TO VICTORY
Germans I aiming Other
Points Order to
Chez rive

London, April l2.-Stumbling for
ward over slippery hummocks or sticky
mud holes in the most wintry wealth
cr France has ever known, British
troops were nevertheless ramming
their line further and further forward
against the Germans today.
The most desperate of all the bitter
fighting that is marking the great push
was apparently centcnng today north
and south OF the Arras- Cambrai high
road. AT Mcnehy lie Preux (to the
north) and around Bullecourt Ito the
sOuth) the British have thrust forward
two formidable wedges. Today they
were bringing enormous pressure to
bear on the sides of these wedges to
sweep the foe out of the intervening
ground 1t was against both these
wedges also that German troops were
being thrown in constant counter at
tacks The Germans apparently real
lied the danger in the wedge and sweep
ing arm tactics now under way by Field
Marshal Haig's forces.
One source of great pride in England
tuuuN III iut SuCttSS So ldI
achieved in the drive was the extra
ordinary perfection of the British com
mrnication and supply service, Front
dispatches agreed that despite unprece-
dented SHOWS, hign winds and bitter
cold weather, the troops even in the
sections of their most speedy advance,
rad not outdistaneed the supply trans
port.
No army ir the history of wars has
expended suca supply of ammunition
in its fighting as the British army has
been expending in the big offensive.
General Haig's men are literally blast
ing their way forward. Every battle
front report agrees on the utter havoc
created by the concentrated British
fire.
Dispatches today indicated the Ger
mans were desperately draining other
sections of the line in massing reserves
to oppose further advances by the Bri-
fish
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
French Drive Starts.

Paris, April 10. = Violent fighting
along the French front was reported in
today's official statement indicating
possibly the start of a joint French Of
frnsive with the British "push."
Important points" were carried af
ter the most bitter kind of fighting
southeast of Coucy forest" the war
office declared.
Between tht Somme and the Disc
there was a violent artillery struggle
during the night" the statement said.
South of the Disc, French troops, fol
loving artillery preparation, attacked a
German position east of Coucy and
Quincy Baissee, pushing the enemy to
the southeast border of Couey forest
and after violent fighting carrying i'm
portant points in the face of heavy re-
sistance. The Germans lost heavily.
In the region of Nesoissons, there
was artillery firing and patrol fight
ing. North Of Line French rcconnois-
sance penetrated the enemy lines at sew
eral points, imprisoning 40 of the en-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
Moose Gather for Organ
izatiOn Of Independents
Of All Parties


ST. Louis, April l2-National Progress
sive party leaders gathered here to-
day to unite under the Moose banner
the liberal elements of all political
parties to organize a party and cam
paign for 1920.
Neither Theodore Roosevelt nor
George W. Perkins was invited. Albert
ID. Nortoni, who has been a member OF
nearly all parties aud an ardent MoOser
since 1912, is the leading spirit of the
convention.
The plan is to weld the liberal ele-
ments Of the democratic. republican,
socialist, labor, prohibition and wo-
mems parties in National Liberal
party.
Among those interested in the party
are Matthews Hale of Boston. formerly
member of the Moose national com
mittee; j. A. H. Hopkins of New Jer.
sey, John NJ Parker of Louisiana, and
others. 1t is hoped cambridge Colby,
Victor Murdock and other middle west
ern leaders will take an active part in
the convention.
Nortoni and other leaders said to.
day the "Solid South would yield
only to a third party that embraced
the ideals of all parties now in the
field.
Permanent working plans for the flu
ture win be formulated and it was
learned that nationwide prohibition
and declaration for universal mill
tary training will be added to th'
platform of 1912, which, it is expected
will be endorsed.
A committee of the socialist party
which has been in session here for neal
ly week will meet with the execu
tive committee of the Bull Moosers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
TO PLANT MORE GROUND

Portland, Ore, April IA state
wide campaign to increase the food su-
ply of Oregon is well organized to-
day. The Oregon Agricultural college,
the Portland Chamber of Commerce, the
grange and other organizations are
back Of the move.
The purpose is to get more land plant
ed in crops, not only in the country but
in the city as we'll By distribution of
seeds the organizations are encourag-
ing the cultivation of vacant lots and
back yards.
The o.-W. R. & n. "food prepared.
ness" train operating under the direc
tion Of the agriculture college, will be
made an aid in the campaign.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
California Coast
Artillery Called Out

Washington, April 12.-The war de-
partment this afternoon called out the
Fifth, Eighth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Fifteenth and Eighteenth California
coast artillery companies and the First
New Hampshire coast artillery com.
pany.
The Fifth and Eighth companies,
California coast artillery, are stationed
at San Diego and the Thirteenth
Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Eighteenth
at Los Angeles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
HANDED PASSPORTS

Paris, April l2.-The Amer
lean minister to Bulgaria has
been handed his passports and
has left Bulgaria, according to a
dispatch from the Bulgarian cap
ital reaching here via Zurich,
Switzerland today.
X x X x X * X x x X x X x x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
AUSTRIA WANTS PEACE

Rome, April 12.-Austria is
pressing Pope Benedict to move
for peace among the European
belligerents, according to an au-
thentic report in vatican circles
today.
The Corriere Della Sera, in
mentioning the move today, de-
clared that the holy father is
refusing to proceed now " for
diplomatic reasons"
X X x x \. x X 4 x 4 x !. x X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
GREAT BATTLE SOON

London, April 12.-The great
est battle of the war is coming
soon.
Germany has her reserves
ready and is about to hurl her
full forces against the allied line
on the west front, according to
General F. 2. Maurice, director
of military OPERATIONS, in an in
terview today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
WOULD DESTROY DAM

Ell Paso. Texas, April l2.--An
attempt to dynamite Elephant
Butte dam, New Mexico's mil
lion dollar irrigation structure,
by German and Austrian plot
ters was frustrated today by
troops guarding the structure,
according to telephone advices
received here.
The reports said that the dy-
namitcrs we're arrested by the
guards and are being held.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12

Sir Ernest shackleford arrived in
Portland today and win lecture tonight,
telling the story of his explorations IN
the Antarctic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
BULGARIA WOULD QUIT

London, April l2.-An Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch to-
day from Lausanne asserted it
was stated on semi-official auth
ority, that Bulgarian delegates
were in Switzerland endeavor-
ing to reach a basis for sep
arate peace with representatives
OF the entente.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12

Continued on page six.)
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
Plan Six Months Compaign
For New Class Members

Two teams of fifteen lieutenants
each and captained by Mahlbn Il. Mil
Ter, 1915 Whitehall street, and w. c.
Beidleman, 1900 Chestnut street, will
begin six months campaign to in
crease the membership of the Mems
Bible class of Zion Lutheran Church
next Sunday.
A blackboard showing the result of
each team will be erected in the class
room. A banner will be rewarded the
winning team.
The lieutenants under Captain
Beidleman are r. l.. Boyer, NJ. II.
Downin, II. w. Holtz, George w.
Deiker, Paul H. Chadwick, NJ. L. Bow
man, M. L. Myers, William Brett
| niger, T. H. Scheffer, f. B. Bowers. H
| Shurr, H. H. Hahn, H. Klinger and
Ivan Ansel. Captain Millers lieuten-
ants are Marion Verbeke, John Gott-
shall. H. C. Gottshall, H. K. Felix, NJ
V. Thomas, III. A. Yingst, Charles
| George, ]. E. Shumaker, d. r. Rum
berger. Claude Poulton, Morris Rhine
hart, G. W. Batten, j. w. Wheeler and
| George w. Keil.
Rally day will be observed in the
Zion Sunday school next Sunday. w.
G.. Heiges is teacher of the Mems Bible
Glass and w. c. Beidleman is presi-
dent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
Guaranteed Rupture Holder
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
ACTIVE STOCKS GAIN
AT MARKETS OPENING
Shppings Moderately Reactionary With Dealings Rails
Again Light Except For Advances
in Five Roads

New York. March IL (wan Street,
made by active stocks on the resump-
tion of trading to-day, industrials be-
ing most prominent with a further in
quiry for motors, Central Leather,
Westinghouse and some of the more OBJ
scure speclalties.
United States Steel was sli htly ir-
regular on large offerings. and coppers
were uneven with further heaviness in
Industrial Alcohol. Shippings were
moderately reactionary and dealings in
rails were again light. except for ad-
vances of point or more in Union Pa
cifc. Reading, Erie, New Haven and
Southern Railway.
Interest in rails increased later, the
demand for these issues being broad
er than at any recent period. Coalers
led the rise at an extreme advance OF
SA points for Reading, with 1 to 2 Il
for Erie, Norfolk and Western, Bal
timore and Ohio, Western Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio and Wheeling
and Lake Erie. Union Pacific extend
ed its gain to 2 points and New York
Central and Changers also improved.
Meanwhile shippings, coppers, oils
and munitions became more uneven
with United States Steel, the latter
making an extreme decline of a point
Motors also reversed their early course
and Bethlehem Steel new stock lost
IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12

prepare for big realty improvements
which are contemplated.
Building permits issued to-day were
for structures to be erected at a total
street, at a cost of S35,200.
The largest permit was issued to
c. f. Copenhaver, who has contracted
with f. J. Heinly to erect sixteen
three-story brick houses in North
Sixth street. just above Mahantongo
street. as a cost of s35,200.
The dwellings will be built in pairs
with large front porches, side en-
frances seven feet wide, and the in
terror will include all improvements.
Work will be started within a week.
A permit was issued to Fred C. Mil
Ter for the erection of a row of eight
two-story frame houses in Dunkle
street. near Greenwood street. They
will cost $4,000.
Other permits were for remodeling
and improving properties as follows:
Benjamin Pruss was given a permit to
add one story to the rear of a two
story brick building at 627 Boas street,
at a cost of $500. Jacob Bloom has
contracted for extensive repairs to a
two-story frame house at 1888 Will
liams street, which will cost 5000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
Bell Telephone System
to Spend $9O,OOO,OOO
in Improving Lines
By dssociatcd PrcSs

New York, March IA daily aver
age of 29.420,000 telephone calls was
recorded in 1916 by the Bell System,
which was approximately at the rate
of 100 calls year for every man,
woman and child in the United States
according to the annual statement of
the company made public here to-day
1t was announced that the pressure OF
business had been so great that it was
planned to spend $90.000.000 this year
for improvements, as against s66, 900, 900
last year.
Total operating revenues for 1916
were 1854, soc, ,000 an increase of $780,
15f 900 over 1915. The total gross in
come was s79,353.0o0 an increase of
14.1 per cent over 1aI5. OF this $22,-
$4,000 was paid for interest; rents,
etc. leaving $35, 100000 for dividends
and more than s22.OO0.O0O to be added
to surplus.
The report of the American Tele-
phone and Telephone Company. sepa-
rated from that of the Bell system
showed net earnings of S44.743,376, an
increase of $3.e25.sS9 over 1915.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
J. D. Cooper, Well-Known
Resident of Cap Hill, Dies

Camp Hill, Pa, March 12.-John
Draper Cooper died yesterday morning
at the home of his son, Edward II.
Cooper, here, at the advanced age of
Sc years. Mr.. Cooper was born and
raised in the Wyoming Valley the son
of George and Jerusha Stark Cooper.
Phoebe Billings Cooper; the latter
Cooper being one of the defenders of
the fort during the Wyoming Massa-
ere in 1878. and Is mentioned in early
histories of the valley as the man
who fired the last snot at the Indians
before the retreat was made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12

SEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv-
ed by the undersigned, at his office. No.
112 Market street Harrisburg, Pa, until
12 o'clock noon, Monday, March rs, 1917,
for furnishing one motor police patrol
wagon, at a cost not exceeding twenty
five hundred dollars
Said wagon shall be equipped with a
body, closed front and back, the lower
panels of which body shall be of steel
and the upper Veasote. The steps in
the rear shall be constructed as to au-
tomatically rise and fall when the door
is opened or closed. The drivers COM
partment shall be equipped with fore
doors of customary design. Otherwise,
each bidder shall submit his or its own
specifications.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certified check equal to 10 per cent. of
the bid. and the successful bidder will
be required to file a surety company
bond equal to 20 per cent. of the con-
tract price.
! The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Superintendent of Public Affairs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

bV TNS0cfnffd FTeSN
Philadelphia, March 12. = Wheat -
Lower; No. .. red, spot and March. ST. .95
a 200; No. 2. Southern. red. $1.93@1.9S.
Corn : Market steady; No. 2. yellow.
10. yellow I1f NS eaiGT 81 No, s. yefoW
s1.1S@t19; No. 3. Southern. yellow,
s1.19@1.20
Oats = The market is steady;
No. 2. white. 75@75hc; No. 3. white.
7S60731kc.
Bran = The market is firm;
ern winter. per ton. $3.50: soft. winter
per ton. s425094350: spring. per ton
S41.5004250.
Refined Sugars Quiet. but steady;
powdered, 7.10c: fine granulated. 7.00c:
confectioners A. $500.
Butter-The market is steady;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
Proclamation in Divorce

Dauphin County, SIS:
IN the Court of Common Pleas OF
Dauphin County. Pa. No. 1872. January
Term, 1917. Libel in divorce-a vim
culo matrimonii, Edith A. Merrett VS..
Arthur w. Merrett. The subpoena and
alias subpoena in the above-stated case
have been returned mon est inventus."
You, Arthur w. Merrett, are therefore
risburg, Pa, on the fourth Monday of
April A. d. 1917. to answer the COM
plant therein filed.
w. w. CALDWELL.
Sheriff.
Harrisburg. Pa, March IL. 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12
"THE UNPARDoNABLE SIM

THE objectionable Sin" was the
subject of Evangelist J. j. Taylor's
sermon last night in the First Church
of Christ, Lemoyne. Yesterday af-
ternoon C. V. Huffer, personal worker
of the evangelistic party, conducted q
mass meeting for men, his theme be-
ing How to Be Less Than a Man"