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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-14
COME ACROSS ITS YOUR DUTY
Remember Horrors of War-TOrn Europe and
Think Of Safety and Comfort Here
Then Join the Red Cross.

The good people Of this community once more oon-
memornte the nativity Of the Christ Child with merrymak
Ing and gIfte
Cure 10 a prosperous community None Of US silkey -
suer this winter of food clothing shelter though
ze the United thousands OF miles away
few Of who given boys 70 the nation Ose
them. But generally speaking shall feel perfectly
when step think about II. shall thank
God " lees heartily for his blessings
Over In France which has total population Of about So
100000 probably 100000 In the fighting of the
invader. About 100000 moremosty and children
are absolutely down and out They are part Of the ln
hsbants Of the great Industrial district dcvactated by the
German Now thsso p>ope homeless. hungry
naked and sick At half of them have tuberculosis
with scarcely fighting chance life. The whole Of France
10 making unheard of sacrifices the nation
Poor little Belgium lie wrecks dying wreck. Her
email army has practically externnnsted Her boys
and old have been sho down In cold blood by the
kalsos herceo Her daughters have been dragged into
slavery than Hor babies lnpaled
bayonets and nailed by playful TeuonIe
soders About all that is left Of Belgium her deahsss
splrlt
And Serbia. Serbia 10 now but a name In history A
nation become slaughter and eharns house. psOpIs
wiped off the earth.
What said France applies equally ltsfy
Rounania Russian Poland.
Europe been a Of suffering grief for three
years. What the last three years the United
states7 Prosperity and pesee-
Today Europe utterns that aecold
tton, "ou the Depths oh Lord have cried Thee;
Lord hear voice." And the American Red Gross the
through which Providence prayer
Tho there" now performing labor Of
mercy paying debt Of Fellowship q
known. But 1t have your help and nins In order
carry lie vast enterprise In the name Of humanity Be
the organization campaigning the nation fer 100000
menbera
Every man. child In .hIs community ought
to belong to the The membership fee IL sino
Another dollar brings the member the Red croas Magazine
for year.
Every 400 or 500 membership helps Jus. % much -
up beys In khskl-hsIps Just
take frIehul millions Of hons.
less starving freezing diseased mothers babies In dew
astated France, Serbia Belgium. Poland and Rovrnania
The finest Christmas gift make 10 Red cross
renboohlp. Don't fail 10 Christmas ese
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-14
Ady.rsl,x and Prosperity.

We become wiser By adversely.
Prosperity destroys our appreciation
Il the right.-Seneca
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-14
Matter Of Enc.

milne Is a trying situation" r.
marked Beatrice hustle. the beautifui
cloak n,odei.-Minnesota Mime ha
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-14
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Q flee 9th and Pearl, Streets. Me-
ropoIis, Illinois.
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Fried Fish every day at tn
Grand Leader Cafe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
Escaped Prisoners
Could Not Behave

Parole Oft Keller received notice
yesterday ieorge Kemp, who es-
capped from regon penitentiary, has
been arreste Seattle for passing bad
checks. As i5 ? the third offense of
Kemp it is l. = hit he will come under
the provisio 4 = the Washington law
that provide9 s sentence for offend
ers who are ! icted for the third
time. After t Salem Kemp enlist
ed in the ma - Bremerton. He left
the next day 5 Seattle where he was
married. >,
W. T. Pat u forger, who escaped
from the per iary last September
and who took IN the state fair unmo-
Tested before he left the country, was
brought back to the penitentiary yester-
day from Vancouver, B. c., by Officer
Keller Terrell Pope, a parole violator,
was returned to the penitentiary yes
terday. He is in for obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
WE'LL KNOWN IN RosEBURe.

Roseburg, Or.-Sept. 7.--H. J. Robinett
who committed suicide in Portland to-
day, following his arrest on a serious
charge preferred by his 15-year-old
daughter, had resided in Douglas coun-
ty for many years and had held several
positions of public trust.
He was at one time Justice of the
Peace here and had taught school in
various parts of the county. For the
past few years he lived on a homestead
near Peel and owned property in this
city. Mr.. Robinett We about As years
old and is survived by his widow and
several children. His arresr and sub
sequent suicide caused a sensation here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
VorUae rts Says Wilson
"Demands Only of Germany
What German People Want

one Of Germany's most relentless enc
mics. -
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung declares
Democratic rule would be the ruin
of Germany. 1t is the only means by
which our enemies can bring about an
ending of the war happy for them.
1t demands that the authorities CON
ccrn themselves with the articles in the
Forwaerts and that it prevent a people
in arms being delivered up to the enc
my by traitors who are active in its
own ranks.
In the September 2 issue. Germania,
after rejecting the suggestion of con.
verting Germany into a democracy,
suggests that the pope continue his
diplomatic work, inasmuch as President
Wilson has not shut the door on such
efforts, but has merely delayed consid-
Grafton until the allies can have had
time to attempt another military Of
fensiVe
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
MRS. KING MURDERED
SAYS THE CORONER
Mystery Surrounds Death Of
Rich WOmarl---Death First
Laid to Suicide

Chicago, Sept. Am examination of
the body of Mrs. Maude A. King, widow
Of James G. King, Chicago millionaire,
performed in Graceland cemetery early
today, resulted in Coroner Peter Nj.
Hoffman declaring that Mrs. King was
murdered.
cit is my opinion that the wound
in Mrs. Kings head was not self in.
flicted-that crime had been commit
ted, - said Hoffman, in contradiction of
the verdict of the coroner's S Jury at
Concord, n. c., which found that she
had died from a bullet wound inflict-
ed by herself near that city August 90
Hoffman was called from his bed
about midnight to perform the autopsy
on the order of Circuit Judge Kersten.
The body was removed from the cop.
per coffin in which it had been shipped
to Chicago and was examined by DR..
William Bluneister, pathologist OF
Northwestern University, in the pres
ence of Hoffman and a city detective.
They discovered the wound showed
no powder marks. They also found that
Mrs. Kings left ankle had been brok
en- "some time prior to her DEATH
Mrs. Kings death occurred about two
miles from Concord, where she had
gone with CASTOR B. Means, her bust
ness adviser; A. S. Bingham ana Alton
Means, brother of CASTOR.
Disposition Of her estate, estimated
at $2,000,000, has not been determined.
Means today was believed to be in
Minneapolis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
Fighting RACES Around Monte
ST. Gabriel Which Neither
Side Can Hold
DEFENSES ON MOUNTAIN
LITERALLY BLOWN AWAY
PetrOgrads Patriotism Awak-
ened by Fall of Riga
Prepares for Defense

London, Sept. Arrival of fresh re-
Inducements, some of them believed to
be German divisions, increased the fero-
city of the battle on the Austrian tai
ian fronts today.
What is described as the most bitterly
contested battle ever fought in this
theatre of the war is now raging over
and around Monte st. Gabriel. Capture
of the dominating height was announc-
cd by the Italians several days ago.
They held it, however, not more than
"a hours before Austrian counter at
tacks of terrific force dislodged them.
Since that time the summit has changed
hands again and again, neither side be-
ing able to maintain its ruined and
rocky slopes against the other. Inces-
SAINT artillery fire has worn down prac-
tically all the carefully blasted out
trenches and defensive works and no
cover is available.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
Burton DurdaIl Says
He Likes the School

Burton Durdall, of this city, who is
now at the Radio Electrical school at
Mare Island, San Francisco, Calf,
writes to j. E. Adams, navy recruiting
officer here that he is now out of the
detention camp and at work in the
school. He says the time at the deten-
tion camp, where they spent 81 days to
develop any disease that might be lurk-
ing in their systems was like a vaca-
ton.
81 like this school," he says in his
letter. "They don Il work US very hard
and it is about as you said. Have had
good marks so far The best you can
make out of the school is second class
electrician and l am trying by best to
get that. Then you have to have six
months at sea to get first class.
"They sure give us good things to
eat down here and we have a good
barrack to sleep in but it is cold here,
and until you get used to it you nearly
freeze to death"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
May Change Coast
to Field Artillery

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, WASH, Sept. z.
Scarcity of both light and heavy field
artillery in the United States army and
the necessity for keeping this arm of
the service on a par with the infantry
units being sent to France, has led to
the decesion by the war department.
it was learned today, to convert most
of the coast artillery on the Pacific
coast into field artillery.
Fifteen hundred members of the ma
tional army who will report at Camp
Lewis will, it is said be trained at the
forts on Puget Sound, displaeing an
equal number of regulars and national
guardsmen who will be shifted to this
camp for intensive training in handling
field artillery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
Bad Weather Gives
Corn and Oats Boost

Chicago, Sept. Z. - Continued bad
weather in the corn belt caused rush
of buying today, which sent corn up l
5-S cents.
December opened at Glib, up y
from yesterday s closing and later gain
ed l Is. May opened 5-S higher at
sI09, later going TO $1.10.
The rains also will delay threshing
of oats and that grain went up l is
to 4.
September oats was 3-s up at the
opening, later gaining y to 50 rs
December opened at 50 3-4, up 3-S, later
gainin~ "a. May opened SO later going
to 591s a gain of / is over yesterday e
close.
Provisions were steady in the face
of an active and higher hog market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
TO GO IN ooNTINaENTs.

Washington, Sept THE forty per
cent Of the drafted men who move to
their cantonments beginning September
10. will 60 in daily continents of six
thousand men, it was officially stated
at the provost marshal generals office
today.
Incomrleteness of some of the camps
ard want Of railway facilities viii not
permit the full 274, 800 men to entraiH
on the 18th. Some change in the sec
ond forty per cent originally ordered
TO mobilize on October 8, also will be
necessary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
GERMANS MAYPUT
PETERSBURG BACK
ON MAP OF RUSSIA
Preparing to Send Battle Fleet
to BOmbard Russian
Capital
RUSSIAN FLEET UNABLE
TO COPE WITH GERMAN
Russians Rely On Rains to
Make SWamps impossible
to Germans

London, Sept, 7.-Germany may bt
preparing to turn her battle fleet tC
the job of blasting the Russian fleet
and lombard Potrograd
Within the last week the presence in
The attic of submarines, destroyers,
mine sweepers, cruisers and even heav.
Ter warships, has been reported, cul
minating today in dispatches indicat-
ing German fleet at the entrance to
the Gulf of Finland This would put
the enemy vessels about one hundred
miles distant from Petrograd.
If Germany chooses, she can concen-
trate big squadron for sea drive on
Russia. The Kiel canal would permit
transfer of any necessary ships now in
North sea German ports into the Bal
tic
Two great Russian naval depots and
fortresses guard the capital. They are
Reval, close to the mouth of the Gulf
and Kronstadt, only score of miles
from Petrograd The gulf itself has
been thickly sowed with mines. Part
of the Russian fleet is known to be at
Reval 1t is so far outranked by the
German fleet, however, that it is doubt
full if it could impede any formidable
squadron.
Must Negotiate Swamps
There was considerable doubt ex
pressed here that Germany would dare
send any of her high seas fleet out of
the Kiel canal to the Baltic because
of the constant German fear of an at.
tack by the great British battle fleet.
Nevertheless, she has plenty of vessels
outranging and outranking the Russian
warships which could be spared for
such naval campaign.
On land, the threefold German ad-
vance out of Riga was apparently still
gaining ground today. Petrograd was
relying on early coming of the fall
rains to slow up, if not entirely stop
this Teutonic campaign before the
force of the blow was felt in the cap
ital. The ground over which the Ger
man troops must henceforth travel in
their drive toward Petrograd is a vast
succession of marshes, lakes ahd slug
wish rivers. The usual fall deluges of
rain will transform this terrain into a
morass believed to be impossible.
The Fortress of Kronstadt, main de-
tense of Petrograd, is located 20 miles
from the capital, at the eastern ex-
tremity of the Gulf of Finland. An ar
tificial channel gives access from here
down the Neva to Petrograd seven
months of the year. During the other
five ice seals the waters.
Kranstadt ranks as first class
fortress, but there have been frequent
Of an impairment in morale
of the sailors stationed there. Kron-
5tadt a few months ago proclaimed in
dependence from Russia and was the
scene OF bloody rioting against pro-
government. Later, however,
rider was restored and the malcontents
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07

Bernc, Sept. declaring that Pres
ident Wilson in his reply to the pope
has demanded nothing more than has
been demanded by the people of Ger
many themselves, the Vorwaerts in its
September 3 issue, replies to the pan
iGermanic press, which has been railing
at the original reception given the VIII
son note by the Vorwaerts.
"The situation at the moment is
this, - said the Vorwaerts. "Any enc
my power before beginning negotia-
tions with us demands Of Germany that
which the German people themselves
demand. 1t is natural that adversaries
of German liberties should try to COM
plicate matters. 1t is also natural that
peaceful men carefully study the Amer
lean note and protest against efforts
to twist lis meaning.
Note is Acceptable
FIn reality, the Wilson note con-
tcins nothing that is unacceptable to
US. 1t imposes but one condition, and
that an extremely acceptable one The
people of Germany are willing to furn-
ish the guarantees that President VIII
son asks for. If we are obliged to fight
against four fifths of the Universe, it
Is not the fault of the German people.
As America cannot conquer US and as
we have but little chance to enter
Washington, this carnage is senseless
and absurd. When it is proposed to end
it by reforms which the German people
have demanded for years, the PROPOSE
ranting of the conservative press will
change nothing.
The Wilson note, according to the
Volketimme (socialist)
leaves in doubt the question of whether
America will support or oppose the en-
tente annexation plans. Meantime, the
paper holds it is incumbent upon the
to take stand for democrat
ic reforms that will force President
Wilson to speak out clearly and unre-
serveldy on the question of annexations
Junker Press has Fit
The original article in the Vorwaerts
favorably upon the note
has thrown the iunker press into par
oxysms Of indignation. The Kreuz lei
tung saws:
"The efforts of the socialists to or
canize German democracy in the midst
OF the war tends TO weaken the resist
anee of the empire. Those making this
move are walking hand in hand with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
PETROGRAD WAKES UP.
(BY William G. Shenherdl

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, Sept. 7-Petrograd is pre-
pairing for possible German attack
Red placards scattered everywhere on
walls and buildings today called on al
Russians to do their duty.
Troops are passing through the streets
en- route to the front to repel the in
vader. But the pOpulace remains quiet
end apparently unwOrried. No panic is
visible.
Riga S fall electrified the city. 1t was
not the shock of fear, however, but
rather a powerful impetus to patriotic
sentiment inspiring determination to
fight.
Regiments which yesterday passed in
review before Premier Kerensky as they
entrained for the front, where the Ger
mans are now battering forward, drew
a tremendous ovation from the Petro-
grad populace. Kerensky himself was
cheered to the echo by the troops and
the crowds.
Public attention today is centered
more on the wholesale arrests of the
provisional government in the counter
revolutionary plot than on the prospect
of the Germans reaching Petrograd. The
popular BELIEF that the conspiracy was
of the monarehists was supported in the
arrests of two grand dukes already an
Eounced.
One other report circulated today was
that the wife of the Grand Duke Jean
Constantinoyitch, son of the former
czar s uncle, the Grand Duke Constan-
tin had been implicated in the plot and
taken into custody. She was formerly
the Princess Helene of Serbia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
AMERICAN CROPS
/. SHOW GOOD GAINS
EXCEPTING WHEAT
Wheat l3S,OOO,OOO Bushels
Below Average Potatoes
lOO,OOO,OOO Above
CORN Is HALF BILLION
BUSHELS TO THE GOOD
Oats 25O,OOO,OOO Above
AVerage---COtt and Flax
Are Short

Washington, Sept 7.-The great wal
crops of the United States continue to
boom. September estimates announced
by the government today show big
gains over the forecasts Of August ]
in all grains. The entire wheat crop
promises to bring 66S,O00,OOO bushels,
as compared with 640,0O0,O0O bushels
last year.
The promised corn yield of three and
quarter billion bushels is dependent
upon escape from an early frost, but in
all events the yield will be large
The increase in spring wheat est
mates of 100000 bushels over the
August l forecase is based upon great
er yields resulting from threshing in
Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa
than had been expected
Fruits, peaches and apples show a
falling off from the average.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
Six Big Freighters Sent
to Coast by Japan

San Francisco, Sept. 7.-Teiii Ishida
president of the new Ocean Transport
company, was in San Francisco today
preparing to open offices.
Ishida' s company, a $20,000000 cor
poration, already has dispatched six
large freighters from Japan for Amer
lean Pacific coast ports. Six others are
under construction, and will be in ser
vice within a few months. Manila will
be made port of call.
Organization of the new company is
said to have had the complete sanction
of the American and British govern
ments as an important war measure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
RODINETT ARRESTED
COMMITS SUICIDE
Ex-AttOrney General Craw-
ford Thrown In River When
He Tried to Prevent Deed

Portland, Or. Sept. III. j. Robinett
so years old and an old-time resident Of
Roseburg, evidently fearing to return
to Roseburg to face a serious charge fol
which he was arrested yesterday morn
ing, killed himself by slashing his throat
with large butcher knife on q South
Portland scow at about 3 o clock in the
afternoon after a spectacular battle
with Deputy Sheriff Rexford and his
attorney, A. M. Crawford, former at
torney general.
The body is nolE at. the city morgut
pending word from relatives.
1t was shortly after O'Clock that
Robinett, in company with Mr.. Craw
ford and Deputy Sheriff Rexford went
to his tent home in South Portland ia
get his personal effects, pending his
removal to Roseburg under telegraph
ic warrant received from Sheriff Quine
yesterday morning.
Used His Pocket Knife.
AS he was putting his clothing in a
grip, he suddenly pulled a small pocket
knife from his pocket and cut his
throat. AS he fell to the floor. appar-
emily unconscious, Deputy Sheriff Rex
ford ran from the tent in order to tele-
phone for an ambulance. Mr.. Crawford
sat near, but paid no heed to the iniur-
ed man, thinking that he would remain
unconscious.
Suddenly Rcbinett jumped to his feet
and ran toward the river, about 100 feet
away. Mr.. Crawford hurried after him
and they grappled in about two feet of
water for some minutes before Robinet
was able to throw Mr.. Crawford into
the river.
Slashed His Throat.
Robinett then scrambled upon small
plank which led to nearby scow and
rushed through an open door. A large
butcher knife lay upon the table, and
grabbing this he slashed his throat from
ear to ear, dying almost instantly,
Robinett had been in Portland only
a short time, it was said, and had been
working il a sawmill in South Port
land. When taken TO the County Jail
yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Marks he expressed surprise over his
arrest and apparently did not believe
he was in serious trouble.
Did Not Seem Worried.
He said that he had purchased an
III Roseburg, on which $S6
was still dJe, and he said he thought
possibly that his arrest might be be-
cause of his automobile. He asked Sher-
iff Hurlburt for permission to drive his
machine to RUseburg, declaring that he
would return at once and give himself
up as he had no fear of consequences.
This, of course, the sheriff refused to
do, and it was only short time later
that another telegram was received
from Sheriff Quine, of Roseburg, an
that Robinett was wanted on
a more serious charge.
County officials yesterday had not
learned whether or not Robinett was
married or whether he had any rela-
lives living in or near Roseburg, al
though they believe he has because of
lis extended residence there.
Mr.. Crawford suffered no i'll effects
from his wrestling with Robinet other
Lhan chill from his immersion in the
water while attempting to restrain Rob.
nett from carrying out his suicidal eff
forts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-07
American Officer Attached to
Medical Corps, Harvard
Unit, Killed
THREE STAFF MEMBERS
SEVERELY WOUNDED
OF Sixteen Wounded at Har-
ward Unit, Five Americans,
Ten Patients

With the British ArmieS in the
Field, Sept. Tone American army
medical corps officer was killed, three
were severely wounded and two other
Red Cross workers were injured when
German airmen deliberately bombed
hospitals served by Harvard and st.
Louis units Tuesday night.
In addition to the officers and work.
ers wounded by the exploding bombs,
ten patients in the Harvard hospital
were injured.
One man in the hospital served by
the st. Louis unit was wounded. The
total wounded was sixteen.
The American officer killed was an
American medical corps man attacked
to the Harvard unit
Three members Of this officer 5 staff
were severely wounded
One man in the hospital served by a
st. Louis unit was wounded.
Of the sixteen wounded at the Har-
ward unit s hospital five were members
Of the American staff and ten were pa
tients.
The hocI ital of the Harvard unit suf-
fered the greatest damage. Only one
bomb fell on the ST. Louis units hos
pital.
The Harvard unit, however, was sub
jeet to a heavier attack.
In addition to the American hospit-
ais, a British military hospital was
bombed.
The raids occurred on Tuesday night
and, like the bombardment of hospitals
nearer the front during the past few
days, the attacks were deliberate.