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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
WHAT NVIANI SAID
TO congress TODAY
America Made Kaiser Leave
from Throne and Promise
His People Liberty

Washington, May 3.-Franee and Am
erica have sworn on the grave of George
Washington, on the deathbeds of sol.
diers killed in the present war and on
all the graves Of all European battle.
fields to do republics duty of bring
ing other countries to independence.
Vice Premier Vviani told the house to.
day from the speaker Is rostrum. A free
translation Of his speech by Representa-
tive Medill Mccormick follows:
-" Never until my dying day shall
forget the acelamation of the Amer
lean people. If don It thank you ade-
quately it is not because our gratitude
is lacking but because the words with
which to express it are insufficient
We feel that your sympathy and
your enthusiastic assistance comes not
only from your heart, but from the ieal-
ousy which you have for your honor.
We have seen that you fulfilled not only
the obligations of national honor but all
at once we have seen unfolded in its
charming intimacy the complexity of
the American soul.
q Sa.ss enc meets 81 American he
meets practical man, living for the af-
fairs of his time, but at the same time
one discovers in the American soul the
freshness and the vivacity of new
life, the strength which comes from the
devotion to an ideal. And so, in that
American soul we have before us the
paradox of the combination of the prac.
tical and the ideal.
"There is parallel between yom
case and ours. You, like ourselves, car
ry the mandnte of @ free people, tC
maintain certain ideals, to exchange
certain opinions regarding the tremend
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
Nevs Sent Out By England
Tells Whole Truth Without
Colorirg or Exaggeration

our newspapers from saying so, nor
prevent American correspondents from
saying So The government will | be-
licvc, very soon publish the full facts
and figures, as soon as they can ar
range the matter with our French and
Italian allies.
al do not hesitate to say in my news
papers that the submarine menace Is
the greatest difficulty we have mad
50 far, but to pretend that the war
can be won by the submarine is pre-
posterous.
No Lack of Fairness
"Cortainly there can be no com
.plaint of lack of frankness or OF over,
censorship in the reports of the United
Press and the Associated Press cores
pondents at the British front. In the
early part of the war, l was one OF the
censorship s severest critics. But l am
convinced that the present daily re-
ports of the British advance as pub
| iishcd here and in the United States
arc tbn frankest statements made by
any Of belligerents.
tsTbe very fact that the Germans are
cor@ealing their huge losses III men ana
our methodical capture OF their under
oround forts in the battles around Ar,
ras. sheuld convince Americans thai
Ionr successes have been so great as to
cause them to hide their colossal losses
in dead, wounded, prisoner, guns an'
other booty.
WWben they are winning, the Ger
mans are frankness itself. Today theN
are hiding even such facts as the cap
iture of Bagdad, which they have nol I1
even allowed to be published by the
Turks, Their reports of our series OF
Bagdad and Mesopotamian victories
which have put the proposed Berlin
Bagdad proposition out OF actlon' are
merely satires on the truth.
German Allies Weary
"Tbe whole situation of the war \
that in 1914 and 1915 the Prusslahs
owing to their many years of .prepara
tion, we're successful in certain areas
though they lost all their colonies an'
bod their ships driven from the seas
T,ast wear was the year Of final predPia
rption by the allies, but during l9l
the FIGHT resembled that point IN
, tng m Of war when neither side seem
, able to pull the other over the ilht
,1 I:--oa on papa tWO.1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
GERMANY APPOINTS
SOCIALIST AS HEAD
OF new COMMITTEE
Philip SCheidelnann President
of Construction
Committee

Amsterdam May 3--Ihe German gov
ernment has taken the revolutionary
and unprecedented step Of appointing
a socialist as president of the consti-
tuition committee Of the reichstag, ac-
eording to Berlin dispatches today.
Philip Scheidemann. whose recent eff
forts, backed by government aid, to
achieve a separate peace between Rus
sia and Germany through conference of
socialists, was the hbertal selected for
this important post,
Observers of German affairs here re-
garded it as particularly significant
that socialist and. scheidemann, OF
an socialists -shorsk he named as
chairman of committee which very
soon win have to deal with extension OF
franchise reforms promised by the
kaiser and by the imperial chancellor,
Won Bethmann-H HOllweg.
Scheidemann heads the group OF
Uregular'' socialists in Germany. Hrs
SWAY over all socialists, however, has
recently been questioned by formation
Of an anti.government socialist branch
| in +be reichstag under leadership OF
Hasse and Ledebour, This new offshoot
of the general socialist party objected
to Scheidemann and his assistants
Hedging so great measure OF support
to the Government and demanded moth
mo less than sweeping reforms includ-
ing full franchise rights.
Done for Effect in Russia
sohaidomann has been variously re-
norted as in Scandinavia and Holland
a+tamptinp to confer with other social
lists recently on his plan for concerted
socialist pressure on Russia Tor sep
arate peace Sahiedemann seemed tq
have complete sympathy and backing OF
the government in his scheme.
Although the German socialist peace
move has apparently come to stand
still, it is possible that schledemann s
anno;ntment to presidency be in ma
f,Ira Ft Of a reward for his services.
The constitution specifically to con
slider reforms in the German govern
mental system. 1t consists of 28 mem
bare and was appointed late in March
about the time Of the kaiser $ FAMOUS
rescript declaring his approval OF eiec
toral reforms. e,a4ho,
This committee may go even tarthel
than mere consideration of electoral re
forms. It may probe deep into the the
wbolc German governmental system
and make recommendations for basic
changes. ~, u.4a4;oo Ga,
demoeratizing of Germany schlede
mann, Is appointment may also be evi
dence of desire Tor surrender OF a9
tocratic control by the German iead ,
ers or at least a ruse ON the part Oh TN M
German autocracy to make it appear a
such.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
MUST SPEED UP IN
. SHIP BUILDING TO
MAKE GOOD LOSSES
100000 Tons Of Wooden
Ships a Month VIII Not
Be Enough
SUBMARINE HARVEST
REACHING Big TOTAL
Many American Yards Filing
Foreign Orders Despite
Dire Need
Bv carl D. Groat.

(Unlted Press staff correspondent
Washington, May 3.-Means of get
ting vast numbers of ships swept aside
practically all other governmental war
topics today.
Face to face with the grim reahza-
tion that German submarines are eating
into the worlds tonnage alarmingly
fast, the government prepared to pusk
through congress at once its bill giving
President Wilson a dictatorial power
over ships and shipyards.
Food questions, serious as they still
are; discussion of despatch of troops
to France-all these matter went by
the board in the overwhelming problerR
of more hipping in order that Ger
many may NOT triumph IN her plan to
bring England to her knees.
The government BILL practically ready
for definite action, proposes that tho
president, if necessary, can commander
all ship yards, all ships and control the
use of steel mills.
To Use Interned Ships.
| Government statistics showed that
even it's present program of turning
out 100000 tons of wooden ships a
month is inadequate to keep pace with
! tGermany's now admittedly devastating
| U-boat toll.
Seventy-one German and Austrian
ships-of SOL 900 tons--now interned,
Twill be ready to augment the Americas
merchant fleet within ave months it
was officially announced today, and it
is assumed these will be put into service
at once Repairs are going forward
rapidly on all vessels damaged by the
Teutons before seizure.
AS the government plan now stands,
shipyards will be forced to grind out
small wooden and steel vessels on
standardized plan at rate far greater
than ever before estimated.
The government has learned with a
shock that many yards are accepting
slow time contracts for vessels of allies
, ownership, sweeping aside patriotic re-
quests for perhaps more lucrative bust-
ness.
Output But one-fifth Losses.
Aside from official warnings of the
seriousness of the submarine situation
voiced by cabinet. mon for the first
time Yesterday, the shipping board dis
closes that the whole worlds ship out
| nut the next four months cannot ex-
: ceed one-t1tth or the ihohtnlS iVooeS
t by torpedoing - if the present aver
. age of Prussian destruction con-
i, tinues. j.
f The concern evidenced by authorities
followed conferences with allied COM
{ nissioners and receipt of figures show
ling that Germany U-boat harvest i
! reaching far greater totals than per.
Ihaps even the Teutons themselves has
anticipated. ..,
The practical upshot Of the official
{ warnings, it is thought by many, VIII
!, be to shunt aside the elamor for send,
! ing troops to France immediately and
/. to force upon the nation the realizatloA
y that. as Secretary Lane said, the Wai
G "will be Fought on this side Of the At
lantie if we do not beat the Germans
to it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
WiA Send Ambulances
and Doctors to France

Washington, MAY 3.-The United
,tates will send 5000 ambulauces and
ZOO doctors and drivers to France, the
Council Of National Defense announced
today.
The first Of the units of % ambulane
es and medical men will leave within
three weeks.
This is in addition to the six medical
units totalling about one Thousand med
ieal men which will be sent at once to
Great Britain.
The French commission here has re-
quested that 200 American medical men
be sent over each month for an indefi.
mite period. The French and British
medical and hospital organizations, it
was said, pre greatly depleted, owing
to the fact that this service suffers
the heaviest mortality of any branch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
CANADA's WHEAT SUPPLY

Winnipeg, May 3.-official estimates
today placed the available supply Of
wheat in Canada at ll654S,0Oo push
els. They stated that 3O,0Oo,00o bush
els are in country elevators, 29,0oO,oos
arc in interior or terminal elevators,
45.oO0.0o0 are still in the hands Of the
farmers, 100000 are at the mill ans.
4 800 900 bushels are in transit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
CHINESE ToNGs SUED

Portland, Or, May 3.--The sqey Sing
and Hop Sing tongs, with their presiI-
dents and members, were made defend
ants here today in damage sult for
$40. .493.40, filed by Celia George, the
innocent victim Of tongman s bullet
at La Grande, March l3.
Mrs. George was hit in the leg dur
mo an attack on William Eng, a Chi
nese marked by the tongs for death.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
CONVICTED OF MURDER

Seattle, Wash, May as. A. Hewitt,
railroad brakeman of Auburn, was con
victed of first degree murder by a su-
perior court jury here today.
Hewitt was accused of beating his
four children to death January 2S and
then setting fire to his home to conceal
the crime. The jury was out two hours
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
Drive Is Renewed.

'~ ~ @H~AAN "NAta
II May 3.--After two days Of
sthe British drive was renewed
|ful force again today-and in
ReetiOn, Field Marshal Haig re-
Rday.
I was heavy fighting all along
4 From the Hindenburg line
the SenSec river to the Ache
" road" F" he said. owe are
ng and have already captured
I Of strong hostile positions. 4"
altlSh commander-in chief s re-
Reates an offensive extending
Hpnt Of at least l2 miles. 1t is
Rance from the road between
y Acheville on the north, to
y river on the south.
mas been almost continuous
pfound Vimy, but the direction
|afqSt by the British offensive
5lOiore \ been cXerted easterly,
! p'ual, Haig's report toaay IN,
sudden J .II switch to a northern
u 'illerval, Oppy and Arleux.
n, RgnS !, lie approximately seven
N s miles north Of Monchy lie
Enere the strength of the Bri.
] v was formerly most powerfully
Il II was against further ad.
W also that Hindcnburg threw
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
BY Ed L. Keen

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Copyrighted, 1917, by United Press
London, May 3.2America is getting
the full and complete facts of every
news feature of the British end Of the
war developments, except the actual
figures Of submarine losses--and may
expect to receive them very soon. The
submarine menace is the strongest card
Germany has played, but it will never
win the war.
The foregoing is on authority Of the
man whose prophesies and statements
on the war have come to carry more
weight than those of any other figure
in the allied countries-Lord North
cliffe.
Answers United Press
Northcliffe is probably the squarest
facer of facts in England. He never
lodges. Today the United Bress pu,,
squarely up to him the proposition OF
the gathering doubt and distrust N
America resulting from belief tha'
British officialdom has not been FRANK
with America in lis statements OF sup
marine losses-and possibly has moi
told the full truth regarding the al
lies successes on the west front.
81 In regard to the loss OF tonnage py
submarines, y Lord Northcliffe, there
is no doubt that the figures are ser
ious. The government does not preven
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
Going Satisfactorily
|ClI1s and Prisoners
Taken
EN OF GERMAN
fISONS EXHAUSTED
,urg Forced To Throw
Reserves In Fight 10
Save Line
william Philips simms.

Y Ill'""h
Press staff correspondent)
/ British Armies in the Field,
r Tue uaIN''tSs ''' ,t, .,''
ay, the BRUSH ag"lu ''"'' u
L Germans over a wide 'front.',
A and south of the Scarpe
,,. u ;,,,n,,..
OF Cop'l,'s, '',' ,,f'o9 'o.
Y ihat tae n oal5'' u. rs. IS Eo',,s .-, 80. V %
! fOf lhe prl'l','' | ',SO''S'o 1l.,,.'a.', a,o
to arrive ana I'of' wei "'o''
4. been taken,
fightng continues -
y lighting 0ego' on tue ",noh'
u enemy DIVISIONS nave , Dcch u
on TINS front aloi'o'nu 6et
Fg IS desperately a lnfo" lHg - "a
+ vlth pltlIess orders 10 noiu
,r
nor'h G OF ufeeOlan4 i Hill ii., 10
'sno,y .herisy anu hoiicouit'
h Headquarters Indicate the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
CHICKENS WILL DO IT

Eugene. Ore, May 3.-Deelar-
; ing that American poultry
; viii help win the war;" E. j.
: McClenahan, president of the
; Oregon State Poultry assoeia-
; ton, today outlined a plan to
; increase the state IS meat sup
; ply by 100000 pounds, as a part
. of the movement to increase the
; meat supply of the nation 100,-
; 100000 pounds, Members of
; the association will be asked to
. hatch as many chickens as pos
; sible. Through late Matching
; and the more extensive raising
. of poultry, he says, hundreds
: of thousands Of chickens can be
; added to the stock on Oregon
; farms in a few months.
; y :. < K =. = = * x x x x x x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
WANTS RAILROAD MEN

washington, May 3.--France has pre-,
aonte1 an urgent appeal TO American
soH,U ~ ;lwavs for ten thousand sFiIled rail
I'd men and materials for at least II
zoo miles Of road, it was learned today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03

A. S. Mowbray, a farmer residing
four miles north Of Eugene on the Co
burg road, Tuesday sold to the Wing
market six head Of "baby beef, " II
months old, for which he received
check for $32595.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
A TRIPLE FOR ITALY

Washington, May 3.-Seerc-
tary MeAdoo today turned over
treasury warrant for 100000
600 TO Italian Ambassador Di-
Cellere, Italy's share in the war
loan.
:. ). X X =. 4 x x X x x !. * x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
s%*#**@.******# g
TO TAKE CENSUS FREE

Portland. Ore, May 3.-The
conseription census of Oregon
viii cost the Government moth.
ing. Governor Withycombe and
Attorney General George White
arranged for The census at a
conference yesterday.
II. nt.frf H. III =
fer to do much Of the work of
taking the census will probably
be accepted, White said to-
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-03
PLANS FOR RECONSTRUCTED
OF NORTHERN FRANCE
Have Been Worked Out BY a French
Cabinet Committee.

Washington, Jan. 2-PIans for the
reconstruction of northern France aft
er the war, worked out by a French
cabinet committee and outlined in Of
a carefully prepared programme FOE
fetal reports received here. embraces
restoration of normal conditions inne-
diately after peace is declared.
Provisions are included for the re-
turn of refugees to the enemy occu-
pied districts as expedittously as pos
sfble, projects of the departments al
ready having reported the number to
be repatTiated and system having
those whose presence is an immediate
necessity. A Central Labor bureau
has been established in Paris to esti-
mate the labor demand and supply
Health services in the north will be
reorganized under the plan, to direct
measures of security from damaged
buildings and unexploded shells and
the advisa bility Of building of portable
houses to send to northern provinces
is being investigated. Steps also are
being taken looking to victualling the
departments of the Nord. Pas-de-C Ca
lais, Somrne, Aisne, -Ardennes and
Mouse after the war. by government
allowances. Cattle now kept in the
camp of Paris will be supplied 20 the
northern farmers and invaded dis
tricts have been provided with funds to
purchase agricultural machinery
Resumption of Industrial activities
will be under the direction of the MN
lister of commerce, who Will form
private organization to handle funds
advanced by the government and dis
tribute merchandise. Exports will be
closely regulated.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-03
r. A. WENck CHARGED
WITH SOLICITING A BRIBE
Formal Allegations Against Chairman
of NJ. Y. State Athletic Commission

New York. Jan. Formal allega-
tons that Frederick A. Wencla chair
man Of the state athletic commission.
had solicited a bribc of $1,000, OK
change for a license for promoters
who sought to lease Madison Square
for boxing bouts, were contained in
charges filed today with Governor
Whitman at Albany. The charges
were drafted by Emil A. Fuchs, attor-
uey for Harry NJ. Pollok, John j.
White and Patrick T. Powers.
Mr.. Wenck announced several days
ago that he had heard charges were
to be preferred against him and had
applied to the governor for a hearing
on them. He denied emphatically that
he ever had sought a bride and as
serted the attorney general of the
state had advised against granting a
license to the Pollok club because of
defects in the guarantee.
The charges preferred against him
set forth that WencI threatened Pol
lol1 and his associates that unless they
paid him $1,000 he would use his in
fuence to prevent them from getting
the. license they sought and that he
actually did extort from Pollock a
check for 500 which he cashed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-03

state in the union and comprising men
not interested financially in the liquor
business will be appointed, according
to the announcement, to carry out the
programme of the league. which in
cludes reduction in the number of
retail liquor licenses; the automatic
removal of 1awbreakers from the Ii
quor business Immediately on convic-
ton of violation of the law; fixing of
reasonable license fees; issuing OF Ii
censes in such form as to be wholly
independent of political influence for
renewal and making whatever changes
In the retail liquor business as may
be necessary to meet the demands of
public sentiment"
T. NJ. Gilmore, of Louisville. was re-
elected President of the league.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-03
FUNERALS.
Oniseme Game,

The funeral of Onisene Gagne was
held from his home Tuesday morning
with services at S.. Mary's church. The
officers of the solemn high mass of
Rev. ]. J. NcGetrick of St Mary's
parish and Rev. J. J. Elty of Pom
Fret The service was attended by
many relatives and friends. Burial was
IN St Mary's cemetery.
Miss Angelina Kennedy.
At her home on Church street on
TUESDAY afternoon funeral services
for. Miss Angelina Kennedy, who died
Saturday. were conducted by Rev Al
bert f. Stone of the Baptist church
burial was in Grove Street cemetery
City May Have Warehouse.
Putnam is one of the points in the
county at which a warehouse NAV he
erected following the DEVELOPMENT of
plans of the county branch of the New
England Milk Producers union This
may not come at once and in any
event will be dependent upon the man
ner in which milk producers unite ana
support the association. Such ware
houses are to be erected at the differ
ent points in the country and are to be
Tor use in receiving purchases of fer
tli1zers and other things needed on the
farms and that may be bought to bet
ter advantage by grouping orders and
also can be used as a central storag e
point for products that are to go out.
oIiS VI Tie features OF the OrPaniZa-
Ton plan is to have each member take
out at least two shares of stock, cost
ing $40 each, ten per cent to be paid
at the time of subscription, the balance
according to an arrangement that will
make the payment easy.
Vacation Over.
Hundreds of pupils of the public /
schools of Putnam trooped back to |
their studies Tuesday morning, when |
The schools opened after the holiday
recess for the winter term Super |
ntendent M. w. Files said that the
great majority of the pupils registered |
for study.
Gold-Headed Cane From Masons.
Members og Putnam lodge of Ma
sons Of Woodstock presented Deputy
sheriff George F. Holbrook gold
seaded cane as their remembrance for
us golden wedding anniversary. The
'ane is a beauty and is inscribed.
Hip Broken by Fall.
Mrs. Ellen Daggett, resident in the
'astern section of the town, is a pa |
lent at the Day Kimball hospital. Mrs |
oaggett broke her hip when she slip
'ed on the ice and fell while driving
ome hens at her home place.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-03
SENATE DISCUSSED APPROVAL
OF PRESIDENTS PEACE ACT
Republicans Insist That 1t BE Con-
sidered by Foreign Relations Com
nittee.

| Washington, Jan. 1.-THE entente re-
ply rejecting the peace proposal of
| the central powers was cabled by the
state department today for presenta-
ton to Germany and the other bellig-
erent nations whose diplomatic inter-
estS the United States represents at
allied capitals. To save time the
cabled English translation was dis
patched from here and Ambassador
Sharp was instructed to forward the
Frs ,cI text direct from Paris.
1t was authoritativeIy stated during
the day that President Wilson had not
decided, what, if any. further move in
the interest of peace he might make
but was keeping an open mind on the
subject while waiting for the entente's
answer to his note proposing a dis
cussion of terms by the belligerents
No oficial comment was Forthcoming
on press reports from Paris indicating
that the reply to the president in eff
feet would be the same as that given
the central powers.
Discussion of the adviSa bility of leg
tive action approving the course OF
the president in sending his note oc-
cupied the senate for moro than an
hour and will be resumed tomorrow.
Action was delayed by unanimous con-
sent because republican senators in
sisted that the question was too i'm
portant to be disposed of hastily and
should be considered by the foreign
relations committee.
Particular interest attached to state
ments during the debate by Senator
Stone, chairman of the foreign rela-
tons committee, who had an hours
conference yesterday with President
Wilson In this connection admins
tration officials took pains to make |
clear that the president die not seek |
action by congress though, of course |
he would not like to see a proposal to |
endorse his proposal defeated.