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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
LESS Than ZOO OBEYED
ORDER TO WALK OUT
Just Here and There a Weary
Willie Accidentally at Work,
Responded Gladly

Portland, Or, Aug. 21.-Not over
$50 +. w. WIS went on strike yesterday
United Press dispatches from various
points in Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon today emphasized the com
plete failure of the much advertised /.
w. w. general strike in the four states
Logging camps, ssSmills, mines,
threshing outfits, factories-every in
dustry which the /. w. w, agitators
attempted to organize--are running to-
day as usual The general strike, 50
called, by the T.. WV. was house Of
cards which collapsed before the ar.
my s display Of authority Sunday at
Spokane, where ~ leading l. w. w,
were arrested.
Only in few isolated districts did
any men quit work. If an accurate
count could be made, it is likely that
the total number of /. W. w. strikers
would be found less than 100.
The only important effect today of
the attempted strike is increased deter
of army Officers and civil au-
thorities to suppress the l. w. w. in the
four northwest states.
Following the ultimatum from army
in Spokane that street
speaking in that !. W. w. hot bed must
stop, the city commissioners now have
issued similar order. Troops are to-
day stationed at Wallace and Lewis
ton, Idaho, and in score of towns
men known to be 1. w. W. are rounded
up without CEREMONY. The I. W. W..
rebellion in the northwest is being
out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
Corn a Triae Lower
Wheat Up Two Cents

Chicago, Aug. 2l.-Favorable grow
ing weather with continued weakness
in cash corn was rsponsible today for
fractionally lower corn futures.
December corn opened IA lower and
sold down IA at an opening of $1.08
5-s. May opened at $1.07 1-s lower and
later was $1.06 rs.
September wheat was more active at
an opening of $2.07 which was 2 high
er. Later it was up three.
Oats was down in sympathy with
corn. September opened 1S lower at 81
1.s and sold down 3-S. May opened at
81 IA. which was IA down and later
was 81.
Provisions were irregular on a slow
and higher hog market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
German Hold Weakening
By Henry Wood

NOhllSu L feSS SJdII cOTreSpOnuent)
With the French Armies in the Field,
Ar~ 21.-The greatest battle of the
world was being fought today.
FROM tie seacoast to the Swiss from
tier-over 435 miles-the allied forces
were fighting practically continuous
offensive.
Frances great assault at Verdun,
still driving on today, completed the
chain of battles which were welded in
the forge of war into one gigantic ac-
tion of Unprecedented extent and pow
er.
The great battle started with the
AHglo-Freneh offensive in Flanders ex-
tended to the British offensive at Lers.
thence to the French attacks around st.
Quentin, then to the French offensives
at Chemin Des Danes, Moronvilliers
and Verdun and concluded with heavy
artillery fighting in Lorraine and AL
SAGE down to Switzerland.
The western front has never seen
such an extensive battle Nor has the
allies superiority everywhere been SO
asserted.
With three more months of fighting
weather this year, Germany's s hold on
the western front may become precar-
ious before winter.
Perfect and coordinated strategy un-
derlies the English and French attacks.
They have been so timed as to convert
all the firhtinc into one great battle.
Two Huge offensives
Once before the allies timed such q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
ORDINANCE PROVIDES
FOR RE-ASSESSNENT
City Council Takes Steps for
Collecting Street Assess
ments---May License

Although the regular meeting of the
city council last night was a very tame
sffair yet two bills for ordinances were
introduced, and read the first and sec
end tins and committed to the hands
of committees for investigation, that
were Of considerable Importance and
were the fruits of the rcent city elc-
etion.
These ordinances were for reassss-
ment of property and for the foreclos-
ure of liens. The reassessment ordinance
provides for reassessing property on
South High street from the north line
of Mill to the south line of Mission,
and on Twelfth street from Mission
street to the south city limits.
The foreclosure of liens is copied to
a great extent from the state law cover
ing foreclosures and provides that no
certificate of delinquency shall be is
sued within SIX months or one year, as
the committee may recommend, and that
foreclosure cannot be started for three
years after the delinquency is declared
to exist.
Both these bills were rferred to the
ordinance committee.
An ordinance requiring garages and
automobile repair shops to keep a rec
ord of all repairs and changes to any
machine was read the first and second
times and referred to the ordinance
committee.
License Fee $50.
An ordinance licensing taxieabs, etc.
and making the license fee $50 year
was read and referred to the ordinance
committee.
An ordinance providing for the trans
fer of 1911 from the general fund to
the street fund was passed. This was
done on account of the street fund be-
ing nearly exhausted, and because the
limited amount of the street fund makes
it necessary to transfer money from
the general fund so that work can be
carried on.
The bid of E. M. Croisen of $5.35
a cord for wood was referred to the
committee on public buildings. Coun-
Gilman Unruh moved that the committee
look into the proposition of changing
from wood to coal, and the cost of
changing CRATES, and report to the
council at its next meeting. The motion
carried.
Street Commissioner w. S. Low was
granted a two-weeks vacation on pay.
His vacation viii begin next Monday.
On motion cf Councilman Elliott the
city purchasing agent was authorized
to purchase five tons of straw for bed
ding for the city horses.
The petition Of Steusloff and j. Far
rar for permission to install clust
er lights in front of their properties,
the one on Liberty street and the other
on State street, was allowed by the
council.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
WILSON NOT READY
TO TAKE UPPOPF'S
PEACE PROPOSAL
POsIpOnes Discussing 1t With
Cabinet---DevOtes Whole
Time to War Matters
ENGLAND TO EXAMINE TT
In BENEVOLENT SPIRIT
Belief In Washington That
Another Year VIII See End
Of the Struggle
(By Carl D. Groat)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 21.-President Will
son today postponed discussion with his
cabinet of the pope's peace proposal in
order to give undivided attention to
war work.
Russia, through the embassy here, has
said the pope S proposal will not do in
its present form, This, of course, has,
been the attitude of all the allies since
receiving it.
The whole question now is what to
include in the conservative reply Prsi-
dent Wilson is expected to send. He must
aecept those provisions of the pope s
proposals calling for disarmament and
arbitration of future international diff
ferences. He cannot accept the status
quo ante provisions. He cannot admit
n Willingness to sit about peace table
with the German people represented by
pawn of the Hohenzollernism. He
must demand guarantees that will not
be regarded as "a scrap of paper.' and
he believes impossible except for q
democracy. He will point the way to
peace for the GerIran people but will
make it clear, it cannot come through
the office of the kaiser's iron autoc-
raey.
The first reply to the pope's appeal
appears to be general allied offensive
of TREMENDOUSLY increasing violence
along all fronts save Russia.
That peace is ahead, is the conv3c-
tion here. The pope has laid the ground
work for peace negotiations. President
Wilson will give momentum to the
building. Another year will see the end
of the struggle experts here now be-
lieve.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
Health safeguarded.

The camp is oblong, with broad
avenue-called "Main street." running
through the middle from end to end. A
short distance westward lies the govern
ment aviation school at Mineola.
French and British flying officers, in
structing the young American eagles,
scoot past in automobiles and on motor
clcyes. In the wooded country nearby
the roofs and towers of country man
sions can be sen among the trees. This
camp is in strangely peaceful surround
ings.
Colonel +. II. Lawton handled the
construction work and is in charge of
feeding the division. He estimated to-
day that 125,000 pounds of food daily
counting boxes and crates-would be
necessary. Colonel Lawton has estab-
lished headquarters in a little red brick
railroad depot at Clinton Road
Everything possible has been done
to safeguard the health of the soldiers.
Roads are sprinkled with calcium chlo-
ride, reducing dust to the minimum.
Great showers were constructed on a
new plan--four showers to every com
pany Of 250 men. Under this arrange
ment the soldiers are showeder in
squads of forty-a steady procession
marching under the water.
Five cooks are provided for each COM
pany and the food is prepared in tents
carefully SCREENED against flies. A watch
will be kept on nighbors who want to
bring soft drinks and assorted tid-bits
to the boys Indiscriminate feeding out
of hours, it is feared, will "ruin the
men Is stomachsv as one officer put it.
win Be Kept Warm.
A paternal watch is also kept on
sky larking which might be dangerous.
There was an instance of that when an
officer caught two boys in khaki reck-
lessly speeding on a motorcycle and
reprimanded them severely.
Every fighting man is worth big
money to the government now.
The tents occupied by the troops are
conieal shaped, regular army shelters
of khaki-colored canvass, each one
floored to protect the men from damp
ness. Tent stoves will be provided If
the soldiers remain until cold weather.
Such stove, Colonel Lawton said, would
keep the men comfortable even in be-
low zero wather. But present indica-
tions are the division will be in France
befor chilly weather comes. Each tent
is fitted with regulation army cots.
In tn midst of the tents ''big top"
Of white canvas conspicuous among the
brown army shelters, houses the Y. M.
G. A. 1t contains tables for letter writ
ing and has store of books and maya
zines.
An open air motion picture screen
will soon be erected. There the men
will see movies of life in other army
camps as well as plenty Of comedies
and war pictures.
Has Phone System.
The refuse trenches are burned oui
every morning with oiled straw ant
chemicals. Fresh water is available il
every company street. Camp Mills hai
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
California OIL Men
Get Favorable Decision in
Circuit Court Of Appeals

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Victory for
California oil men was seen today in.
the decision of the United States cir
cult court Of appeals in setting aside
the receiverships of the North Ameri-
can Consolidated Oil companies. The oil
men have been fighting for relief since
the Taft withdrawal order of Septem-
Der 1907.
The court ruled that the government
cannot gain possession of lands on
which private development was done
prior to 1907 and that operations on a
quarter section form proof of develop
ment Of an entire claim.
1t was declared that if this ruling is
sustained by the supreme court, the gov
ernments' eases to get possession of
valuable California oil lands covered by
the Taft withdrawal, will be cancelled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
EIGHT AUToIsrs KILLED

New London, Conn, Aug. 2l.-Eight
persons are dead today and little girl
is in a hospital here in serious con-
dition following the destruction Of their
automobile early today when it was
struck near Saybrock by a New Haven
train.
Robert Rohlosf, aged 80, New Haven
and Gustave WeyaIl, New Haven, faith
er of Louise Weyall, the child have
been identified. Others dead include a
woman and five children, one of the lat
ter an infant of three months, whose
body was lifted from the locomotive
pilot.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21


Camp Fremont, Menlo Park,
CAL, Aug. 21.-Announcement
of the exact date on which
troops of the 41st national guard
division can be received at Camp
Fremont is expected within "a
hours. All that remains of the
necessary work is the water sys-
tenn, and trench digging mach
ines are making quick work of
that.
Army authorities plan to
bring a company from each ma
tional guard regiment to the
camp first, to prepare regimen
tai bases.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
TO GRANT AUTONOMY.

Zurich, Aug. 81. = German
Chancellor Michaelis will an
nounce Germany's decision to
grant autonomy to Alsace-Lor-
raine at this afternoon s session
of the main reichstag committee
according to a special agency
dispatch received here.
Y x x Y 4 K Y < K X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
BABY HAS SEVEN DADS.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 21.-Fed-
eral authorities today are inves-
tigating a charge that one baby
was used by seven men to show
the draft exemption board they
had depndent children. A wom-
an who is alleged to have posed
as the wife of two men also is
receiving the attention of fed
eral agents. No names have been
made public. but arrests with
in the next few days are expect
ID.
x x K Z K K 4 < < K x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
VOTE TO ATTEND.

K London, Aug. 2l.-By a vote
4 of 1,234,O0O to 1921, 900 the la
K Dor party members today decidd
|: to participate in the Stockholm
( peace conference.
X The vote was by card. The
4 scant majority found - only
|: 3,000-was surprise.
l. The labor party will appeal to
|: the government to grant pass
sports for its representatives..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21

Japanese scientists are searching for
an explanation. of an apparent relation
ship between the frequency of earth
quakes at Tokyo and the quantity of
rainfall and snowfall in other parts Of
the empire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
GREAT BATTLE RACES
OVER ass MILE FRONT

Concentration Of Artillery Greatest In Worlds History
Blazing Guns and Exploding Shells Turn Nght to Day
Italians Capture 10000 Prisoners and Dead and
Wounded Doubles This Austrian LOss-Aies Superiority
Everywhere ShOwn--Pnrtugese Soldiers Take Part
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
BISHOP IS BETTER.

Portland, Or. Aug. Attendants
at st. Vincents hospital here this morn
ing announced slight improvement IN
the condition Of Bishop Glorieux, OF
Boise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
SILVER MAKES RECORD.

New York, Aug. s1.-Bar silver was
quoted here today at ss IA. another
new record.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
Acknowledges Receipt.

London, Aug. 21.--England, first of
the belligerent powers to answer the
popc's peace suggestions, presentd a
formal note to the vatican today, thru
British Minister Desalis, declaring the
holy fathers plan would be examined
stin a bnevolent and serious spirit.
Cardinal Gesparri, papal secretary of
state, expressed his qualification at the
response. :.
Cardinal Gasparri said he hoped all
belligerents would admit of agreement
on four fundamental principles, which,
he said, had already been approved by
England, France, Russia, Germany and
Austria. He declared President Wilson s
peace note of last December implied all
that was contained in the pope's pro-
from.
1t is not clear what four fundamen-
tai principles the belligerents mention
ed above. have agreed upon. So far
as cable dispatches have indicated, no
common ground has yet been reached
by any of the belligerents officially.
France Demands Provinces.
Washington, Aug. 21.-Germany can
not evade demands that win be made
hy the allies as part of their peace
terms by attempting to dispose of points
at issue to her own liking.
This was the reply from allied sources
today to the Zurich report that Chan
cellor Miehaelis would announce grant
ing the autonomy to Alsace Lorraine,
in his address to the reichstag.
Absolutely unacceptable was the
response from high French officials
here.
''France would never have made Al
SAGE Lorraine a war issue before 1914, -
this French authority declared to the
United Press, "and now that Germany
has invaded France the French nation
will never consent to seeing Alsace Lor-
raine anything but French prOvinee." !"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
Has Phone System.

The refuse trenches are burned out
every morning with oiled straw and
chemicals. Fresh water is available in
every company street. Camp Mills has
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21
THE WEATHER

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21

Oregon: Tonight
and Wednesday
fai moderate
westerly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-21

Only Circulation In Salem guar
anteed by the Audit BHrea1 OF
OtrculationA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-01
Especial to The Times.

INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., sept. J.
THE problem American women
will have to face and fight at the
close of the war Is the Black
Plasue-the social disease which
inevitably follows in wars wake,
is the declaration of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president of the
National American Woman SUI
frage Association and Information
al Council of Women.
"A conspiracy of silence has
been keeping this fact from wom-
en-, but they are learning the
truth.
1.-THE women of Australia have
learned it-Australia, clean and
free from disease before the war.
News from Germany is CEN
sored, but know, personally, that
German women have had meet
ings to deal with this greatest OF
all wars tragedies.
THE soldiers leisure time when
he is not in training or trenches,
the separation from women, and
wars general abnormal conditions
are responsible.
I'VE cannot help these abnor-
NAL conditions, for we cannot fol-
low our sons and brothers to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-01
r {. yEC1
UNIONS
peal

REQUESTS of the Building Trades
council of Tacoma that city OH
cials declare a closed shop in con-
struction of the new street railway
yiaduct over the milwaukee,
switch yards at 18th street, were
turned down at the city hall Fri
day afternoon.
r. Meredith Parsons, secretary
of the council, with two other la
Dor representatives, made the re-
quest in Commissioner Atkins
private office, with other officials
present.
I'VE told the gentlemen that
the city absolutely could not de-
clare a closed shop in any OF its
industries" declared Atkins Sat
urday.
I'VE must give our own citizens
employment, and select the per-
sons whom we feel best fitted for
the work. The request for closed
shop was unreasonable and we re-
fused it.
The city has already started
construction on the viaduct, and
is hiring pile-driver workmen, car
penters and structural workmen.
All work in connection with
construction of the new tideflats
car line will be done by day labor,
under supervision of city officials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-01
Note
To Be Sent;
Kaiser May
Be Ditched.
IN
GERMANY?

| Omitted Press Leased Wirc.D
ROME, Sept. Pope Ben
edict is still hopeful that peace
may come, perhaps soon, on
President Wilson's own terms
- characterization of Ger
many.
Emphasis was laid today on the
fact that despite the unfavorable
reply from America, Pope Bene-
dict does not propose TO abandon
his attempts to restore peace.
When all the belligerents shall
have replied, the Holy Father pro-
poses another attempt. The see
ond note probably will set forth
the points of unanimity in peace
aims developed in all the reply
notes and will discuss the points OF
variance.
An excessive epitome of the vati-
cans view of the presidents note,
as given the United Press, today
contained this significant express
sion of optimism.
The initial disappointment of
the American reply has been dis
slpated in part, the United Press
was informed, by careful weighing
of the presidents words.
Sees Common Ground.
The pope now sees the note as
holding promise and not as a cold,
absolute rejection.
He is hopeful that President
Wilson's attitude eventually, per-
haps soon, will cause the creation
Of a German chancellory respone
sible to the people, said one of
the United Press informants.
1t can be stated on the highest
Authority that the pope has been
cheered by some features of the
presidents note. The Holy Faith
err believes that the president
persistent and insistent distinction
drawn between the German people
and the German government and
what certain vatican officials call
his fixed genius of direction" is
changing the whole philosophy OF
the allied war.
The Just Christian peace, which
Pope Benedict proposed in his APP
peal was regarded as entirely har-
monious with the American presi-
dents policies. Those policies, as
the vatican saw them today, were
in the main:
Austria Pleased.
| No punitive damages.
No ACKNOWLEDGMENT of empires.
No exclusive economic leagues.
No implied, direct or indirect
restrictions as to the seas.
| AS bearing with special signifi-
canoe on the pope's reported view
that characterization of Germany
might yet come about, officials to-
day recalled the United Press ex-
elusive information of two days
ago reporting that not only EN-
peror Karl of Austria, but Kaiser
Wilhelm himself had written the
pope indicating a pledge to the
widest dem ocratization.
In Rome diplomatic circles to-
day, the view was expressed that
the American note by its specific
structures against dismemberment
of nations, ha destroyed the prob
ability of a declaration of war
against America by Austria or al
least had postponed such a steI
for some time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-01
PEACE COUNCIL SUPPRESSED

am requested to tell you to dis
perse."
They dispersed.
Seymour Stedman, general
counsel Of the socialist party, act
ing as temporary chairman, was
in the chair when Westbrook en-
tered.
AS Westbrook was making his
statement, dispensing the meeting
Stedman interrupted with lust q
minute, please, I'd like to make n
motion to adjourn"
You'll do nothing" shouted
Westbrook.
But"
Another word out of you and
you'll be under arrest"
Stedman subsidized and the dele
gates filed out of the hall.
Before the meeting was stopped
Stedman was made permanent
chairman and Louis p. Lochner
permanent secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-01
MAY STRIKE
AT SUMNER

Following the organization at
Sumner Friday night of a union
of workers at the Fleischman
Yeast Co.'S plant, representatives
of union labor visited the yeast
company Saturday afternoon with
demands which may cause a
strike unless they are complied
with.
Dick Webster, secretary of the
local bakers union, and Fred
Smart, secretary of the engi-
neers, acted as spokesman.
They went with two requests,
recognition of the yeastmakers'
union and reinstatement of two
men and two girls discharged last
week, union men say, because
they organized a local.
Between 80 and 40 men and
women of the yeast plant met in
a hall at Sumner Friday night
and joined the Yeastmakers'
union. Seven engineers in the
plant had already become union
ICED. Secretary Joseph Lyons of
the Central Labor council assist
ed in organizing the new union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-01
WOMEN GIVEN.
RAISE in WAGE
Especial to The Times. J

OLYMPIA, Sept. Increases
amounting to thousands of dollars
were given women workers by the
action OF the industrial welfare
commission on minimum wage
schedules yesterday. Nearly every
industry in the state except the
lumber and shipbuilding trades
will be more or less affected, &C
cording to c. II. Younger, labor
commissioner. Apprentice women
will receive a 33 1-3 per cent in
crease. Plants in which the APP
premiership period is now six
months will have it shortened to
three months.