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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
PLAN TO PREVENT
LABOR TROUBLES
is AGREED UPON
Commission of Three to Ad-
just Hours, Wages and
Conditions
OF LABOR
WILL BE REPRESENTED
Condition In Effect July Is
Will Remain Until Changed
by Commission

Washington, Aug 25.-The first peace
treaty between organized labor and the
United States government was signed
today.
1t provided for commission of three
TO adjust wages, hours, and condition OF
labor in all private shipbuilding plants
in the country.
President Wilson has named V. Ever
ett Macy, as the representative of the
public on The board. The men to be
named by the government shipping
board and President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, have
not yet been announced.
Macy is a New York capitalist, di-
rector of several banks and treasurer of
the National Child Labor commission.
The plan to settle shipyard troubles
is the forerunner of scheme to pre-
vent strikes in munition and war sup
plies plants now being arranged be-
tween government officials and labor
leaders.
The originator of both plans is Louis
D. Wehle, of Louisville, KY, The sign
ers to it were F. D. Roosevelt, assist
ant secretary of the navy, Admiral w.
Capps, General Manager of the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation; Samuel Com
pers and International officers of the
various trades engaged in shipbuilding.
Decision To Be Final.
Under the agreement the wages and
working conditions in effect on July
Is will continue wherever labor troub-
les are threatened in shipyards. Then
the board of three adjusters steps in to
consider demands for higher wages or
better working conditions. The labor
leaders agreed not to call out their men
pending efforts of the board to set
tie the dispute.
The boards decision shall be final
and binding on all parties but either
side to the dispute may reopen the ques
tion six months later If it desires.
Gompers will actually appoint two
members to the board-one from the
metal trades and one from among wood
en- ship carpenters. But only one will
sit on the board on any question ii
dispute.
The agreement also provides for tive
as the members of the board with vot-
ing powers, to sit in when the dispute
private plants are being ad
justed-one as the owner and one as
the employees. Similar provision for rep.
on the board is made in
case of dispute in private yards doing
work for the navy department.
Under the plan the country is divid
ed into districts, each with an examiner
for the shipyard owners and one for
the labor organizations. The examiners
conduct the preliminary negotiations to-
ward settlement of disputes.
The board 5 decisions may be retro.
active and it may take into consider
alton increased living costs in deciding
wage demands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
Taken From Houston.

Houston, Texas, Aug. 25.-Negro sol
diers of the Twenty Fourth infantry,
including members of the two eompan-
les who participated in Thursdays all
night rioting, resulting in the death OF
seventeen persons and the wounding
of twenty two, entrained today for Col
Lmbus, N. M
Removal of the troops to Columbus
followed orders from San Antonio,
southern department headquarters, to
transfer Waco and Houston negro sol
diers at as early date as possible.
John H. Croeker, Harris county prose-
cutting attorney, has filed seventeen
murder charges against each of the thir-
ty four negroes who were placed in the
county Jail yesterday, but early today,
Under heavy guard, the rioting negroes
with those who did not mutiny-were
entrained. All were disarmed and will
be carefully guarded by members of the
Nineteenth United States infantry.
Houston was still under martial law
today. Restrictions, however, had been
greatly modified. Street cars were run
ming again on all lines. In the negro
section, street cars carried tive soldier
guards.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
AMERICANS ABOUT
READY FOR TRENCHES
Catch On Quickly and Please
Teachers---SOme Realistic
Practice Yesterday
By J. w. Pegler


UNITED Press staff correspondent)
American Field Headquarters in
France, Aug. 25.-In the ordinary
course of events, if things yesterday
had not been just "makc believe,
American troops today would be re
pelling counter attacks and "consol'
idating positions -,
In Yesterday Is sham battle, they did
terrific execution against a theoreue'
al enemy, going through their battle
paees with vim and dash that arous-
ed enthusiasm of the French.
First of all drab colored wave
Of rifIemen swung Cover the top" and
dronned into a system of trenches typ
icailv German in construction They
swatted things with their bayonets ana
scurried on. An ensuing wave of = mop
pers up'' dropped in the same trench,
aid more bayonet execution and work
ed up the zig-zag communication tren,
cbes Then came the bombers, hurried
mn to assault a traverse behind when
ne enemy was theoretically taking
refuoe Cries of ammunition forward
came out of the, medly of sound anu
soon American troops carrying aprons
filed with real DOmps iuShcu W
handed the grenades to picked Doinp
who tossed them into the
trenches. The battle was won.
The whole was complete, painstak-
ing reproduction Of real assault.
Congressman Medill Mccormick, who
- went overD with the troops, had an
exciting time of it. He narrowly eseap-
ed injury by not getting far enough
away from an exploding grenade. At
ter il was all over Mccormick distrib-
uted 10000 packages Of gum to the
fighters.
Increase of all American companies
to fighting strength of $50 men, and
of regiments to 1908, in accordance
with the French army system, will ne
cesstate great changes of organization,
IL was said today. The change is in
progress now.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
PAVING WAY FOR
REBUILDING YANKEES
Meyers and MOwrey Dropped
As First Step In That
Direction
ByB n. @. Hamilton,

| Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Aug. 25.-The blow that
recently struck Chief Meyers and Mike
Mowrey, separating them from the
famous Ebbets payroll in Brooklyn, is
only the beginning of a drive along the
entire front, persons close to Ebbets
and Wilbert Robinson declare.
Bobby, ably assisted by Bill Dahlen
and Nap Rueker, A. securing the bushes
He is buying everything from bat
boy to a pseudo manager and the
Dodgers are not, in the future, going
to be made up of a lot of slow-foots
whose only claim to big leaguering is
an ability to paste the daylights out
of the ball. Already the results are
being tried out with varying success.
The acquisition of Pitcher Leon Ca
dore and Infielder o 'Rourke already
has had an effect on the Dodgers. The
release of Wheezer Dell made hole
for Cadore and the release of Mowrey
moved up spot for 0 'Rourke. Re-
Gently John McGraw decided the didn t
need Ernie Kruger and released him
to the Dodgers, so Chief Meyers had
to get out of the way. Kruger is
young, hardy hitter and possessed of
an excellent arm. He is veteran in
minor league experience and has had
several chances to stick in the majors.
The policy of the Brooklyn club in
times past has been to gather in just
as many men who could drive a base
ball out of the park as the law would
allow. OF course, the value of a good
pitcher was appreciated, but before
Wilbert Robinson became manager of
the Brooklyn team pitchers were a
secondary consideration with Brooklyn
managers. And that s what was willed
to Robby in the way of playing talent.
The ability of Robinson to develop
pitchers won him a pennant, for he
already had the lIitters, but it is a
fact that the Dodgers on
the bases at times looked like they
were tied. Bunched hits in an inning
that would have meant many, many
runs to any other league club meant
but little to the Dodgers. hey had
to have a superabundance of base-hitst
before they could score their runs.
That's been their main trouble this
year, for the heavy maulers haven u
been doing the amount of mauling they
did year ago.
Retaining the heaviest artillery, Rob
inson is beginning to put more speed
into his team. The youth and pep will
field just as well and hit pretty near
the veterans marks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25

and ammunition. We did some shooting
as we left camp. I shot five times.
"Then we got on the dirt road and
started shooting. Sergeant Henry was
street, and right at the graveyard they
started shooting. Cergeant Henry was
in front and he hollered at everyone to
lay down. They all lay down but me
and two other fellows and we ran down
the side of the street.
GAS we ran l heard shooting that
sounded as if all of them were shooting
together. l tried to get back into camp
lut was afraid and stayed in the woods
all night, until 1 was arrested.''
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
MOnut Lassen Has
Another Eruption

Redding, CAL Aug. 25.-A violent
eruption OF Mount Lassen, California Z
volcano, which began at five p. m. yes
terday, was reported today by campers
arriving here. he eruption was not Wis
ible here because of the pail of forest
fire smoke hanging over this vicinity.
The campers who were eight miles
from the crater heard a rumble and
roar and the earth quivered. a col
umn of smoke shot far above the at
mospheric cloud which hung over the
crater.
This is the 144th eruption of the vol
cano during the last three years, accord
ing to count kept by observers here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
Trading In Grain
Futures Stopped
Until War Is Over

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Trading in wheat
futures on grain exchanges ceased to-
day until after the war
The order making this effective was
issued by the Chicago board of trade
and other exchanges just prior to tho
government s announcement two weeks
ago that it would take over and
market the nations wheat supply,
which amounts to 653, 100000 bushels
this year
The government has placed min
imum of 50 on 1918 wheat, and Chica-
go grain men expect the government
will place an absolute price of between
$2.1O and 1925 at the terminals for
this years crop. Announcement of
this price is expected to come from
Washington on or about September /.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
Corn Takes a Drop
Wheat Is Unchanged

Chicago, Aug 25.-Absenee of buy
ing orders and reports of favorable
growing weather in the corn belt, today
sent corn futures down from Is to 2 B.
4 lower than yesterdays close.
December corn opened 5-8 lower at
$1.1O and closed 1-8 lower. May
opened at $1.0s, unchanged and de-
clined 2 1-2 at the close.
September wheat which was taken
off the market in accordance with the
board of trades ruling to stop further
speculation in this future-opened un-
changed at 1902 and closed half lower.
Oats was down in sympathy with
corn. September opened unchanged at
SO 5-S and closed 5-s lower. Decem-
ber opened Is down and sold off 3-4
at the close at an opening of 81 cents.
May opened at So, an advance Of a
and closed Is higher.
Provisions were generally lower on
slower and lower hog market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
Capture Trench Filled with
German Dead, 1000 Yards
From Station
FIERCE RESISTANCE IS
PUT UP BY DEFENDERS
French Make Gains at Verdun
Took $500 Prisoners
Since Drive Started
(By Henry wood

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the French Armies in The Field
Aug. 2o.-France took 1900 prisoners,
20l OF them German Officers, in the
Verdun drive. The sixth German diyis-
ion OF reserves, formerly ranked as one
OF the strongest enemy units, was liter
ally wiped out. After the first French
assault the division was reduced to
three regiments approximately 3,750
men) and of these the French took 2.794
men and go officers prisoners. Even
the regimental band was taken. The
musicians had been forced into the
front trenches for fighting.
Prisoners from this Sixth division
declared today those of their unit not
captured by the French, had been kiln
ed.
The large number Of officers captur
ed by the French is striking proof Of =
decreasing German morale. In the
French assault on Verdun December Is.
enly 20S officers were taken out Of a
total of 1900 prisoners.
With a checking up today Of pria-
0ners and German casualties, it devel-
oped that of one German regiment, the
French captured $50 soldiers and 2B Of
ficers. This was the l0Sth infantry.
Prisoners declared today that while
waiting for the French attack, German
officers distributed to them copies Of a
letter pnrported to have been received
via Switzerland from German soldier
imprisoned at Verdun December is. Tt
described the alleged horrors of the
French prison camps and exhorted the
Germans not to surrender.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
EDGING AHEAD IN LENS.
(By William Philip Simsl

United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in The Field
Aug. 25.-The Canadians continued
hammering at Lens today, chipping off
bits here and there.
During the night they advanced
astride the railway in the city and cap
tured a trench thousand yards from
the station itself. 1t was Uttered with
German dead. Fierce resistance was en-.
countered over every step of this gain.
AS result of cold blooded sacrifice
Of men, headquarters reports today
showed the enemy had retaken Iverness
Copss, forcing back the British extreme
right on this battle ground short dis
tance.
As this is cabled reports at headquar-
tcrs say fighting is developing on the
extreme British lef4 front, near the
junction of the British and French
fronts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
May Fit Up Camp for
Small Lot of Troops

Washington, Aug. 25.--The war de.
partment ruled today that its orders
sending the Forty First division to
Charlotte, N. c., instead of the Palo
Alto camp will stand, despite the west
orn and northwestern protests against
it.
The war department proposes, how
ever, to fit up the camp site at Palo
Alto later and probably will transfer
some he national army division from
AmeA.- Lake, Wash, there when cold
weat2 . cts in.
Re- ntative Kahn, California, sent
Maye : lph, San Francisco, a telegram
sayir@ = e war department would re.
gardS : ltal to have four weeks delay
entas Z n putting proper sewerage
systeF| % the Palo Alto camp.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
REACH TRAINING CAMP

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-Men ap-
pointed to the second reserve Officers
training camp which opens at the Pre-
sidio Monday, reported in a steady
stream today. Yesterday 620 Califor-
mans answered their call to enroll.
Those reporting today were from Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho. AS they
report the men received their uniforms
personal and other equipment and were
assigned to quarters.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
Save Rice--Throw
Brickbats at We'd
ding, Says Vail.

Fort Collins, Colo, Aug. 25.--The
average food ration of a Sammy in
the field is 4200 calories a day. Rice
has food value of 1880 calories per
pound. Therefore, according to G. E.
Vail, statistic clerk of the Colorado
Aggie College, who estimates an aver
ege of three pounds Of rice is thrown
at each newly married couple, one Sam
my could be maintained for a day on
the waste. He advocates substitution
of stones and brickbats for the food
product.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
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WAR CAUSES INSANITY

Portland, Or, Aug. 25.-The
war in Europe is driving peo-
pie in Portland mad.
Physicians call the form of
insanity which is sweeping Port
land dementia anxietossis,
which they say is caused prin-
cipally by worry over the war.
One hundred cases have been
reported since June l, accord
ing to figures secured at the
county court today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
WANT COMMISSIONS

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-Ar-
my commissions for women ply
sicians who serve in the medic
al corps were demanded today
by women physicians of San
Francisco. The war department
has offered to contract for
their services at $500 a year
salary, but with no rank. The
women. according to DR.. Louise
Deal, secretary of the Women
Physicians society, feel they
are just as much entitled to
commissions as the made mem
bers of their profession.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25

The curve pitcher in the American
ranks has chance to invent new things
in his line. The most effective trench
curve would be one that goes up on a
slant, like the nose Of the figure 4, and
come down straight, like its stem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
NEGRO REGIMENT
IN DISGRACE is
SENT From TEXAS
81 Negro Soldiers Under In
dictment al Houston On
Charge Of Murder
MILITARY AND CIVIL
AUTHORITIES CLASH
Negro RiOter Tells How
Trouble Started -BIames
Sergeant for Trouble
TO BE coURTMARTIALED.

Houston, Texas, Aug. 25.-
Major General Bell, who arrived
here today from San Antonio to
investigate the rioting Of negro
soldiers Thursday night declared
this afternoon that rioters would
be courtmartialed.
He would give no details of
the trials or when or where they
would be held.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
STRIKE LEADERS
| RECEIVE WARNING
+ FROM V|G|LANTES
These Are Similar to Those
Sent Frank Little Just
Before Lynching
MADE DEPUTY SHERIFFS
AND EACH CARRIES GUN
Violence In San Francisco
Ends---l6 Strikebreakers
Are Indicted

Butte, Mont, Aug. Warnings
similar to the one found on the body Of
Frank Little, murdered /. w. w. leader,
have been sent to r. f. Dunno, leader
in the metal trades council strike move
ment and Jos Shannon and Tom Camp
bell, prominent in the Metal Mine
Workers union.
The labor leaders today appealed to
the police for protection. Finlander hall
union headquarters ,were written in the
same handwriting as the warning found
en- Llttle's body. They carry the initials
d. Q. s., standing, it is believed, FOR
Dunno, Campbell and Shannon.
The warnings bear the vigilante num-
erals, 3-7-77, which were also found ON
Little IS body. Posted on them is large
hand with finger pointing at the word
you The hand was cut from Liberty
band advertising posters.
Dunno and several other strike lead.
ers have been made deputy sheriffs and
given permission to carry a gun. They
have body guard all the time and the
places where they sleep are kept sec
ret. The three men said today they did
not fear the warnings and would not
lessen their activities.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25

One advantage about the wheatless
Gay is that there is nothing left over
for bread pudding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
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Houston, Texas, Aug. 25.-Houston
was still under martial law today-the
result of Thursday night rioting by
$50 negro soldiers-but practically all
the participants had been rounded up
and order restored.
The casualty list today included four
teen white persons and three negro SOL
diers dead and % persons wounded. All
but eight of the rioters had been ar
rested and the police believe these eight
may be dead, their bodies hidden in the
negro quarter
Thirty four of the negro soldiers were
under indictment by civil authorities
on charges of murder, while the entire
six hundred members of the Twenty
Fourth United States infantry stationed
here were disarmed and in disgrace.
Captain K. s. Snow of the Twenty
Fourth announced today that prelimin-
airy steps toward court -martialing the
rioters was well under way. He said
the men could be charged with mutiny
and murder-the penalty for which is
death.
which VIII Try Them?
A clash is expected between civil and
military authorities over the custody
and trial of the rioters. The "a negroes
indicted are in the county jail and the
authorities were outspoken in their de-
termination to conduct the trials them
selves.
Word from southern department head
quarters at San Antonio today that the
Negro soldiers would be deported to Col
Imbus, N. M, was effective in reliev.
ing the tension which the white popu-
lation has been under since the fight
ing and no further rioting was expect.
cd.
Leo Pinkett, private of company !,
Twenty Fourth infantry made the fol
lowing affidavit on how the riot start
cd:
Negro Rioters Story.
Yesterday Thursday afternoon,
about 8 o'clock, we heard that Corporal
Baltimore had been shot by special po-
lice officers. All the boys said: Let s
go get the men that got Baltimore 1t
was getting late then and we stood at
retreat at six o. clock and then our men
began talking and [ heard Sergeant
Henry say, We'll, don t stand around
like that. If you are going to do any
thing go ahead and do it..
81 was in the crowd. had my gun
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25

One good thing about carrying your
own bundles home is that you can put a
dollars worth Of bacon in your vest
pocket.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25

Butte, Mont, Aug. 25.-The return
of W. H. Rodgers, federal mediator, to
Butte lends color. to the belief that the
government intends taking control of
copper mines here.
Some operators predict government
operation of mines in this district with
i'll week.
Officials of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, which dominates
mines in this camp, declared today they
would keep their shafts here closed
throughout the winter if necessary be-
fore granting the demands of the meu.
Small independent operators, who are
trying to keep at work fear they will
be forced to stop work because of in
timation OF their miners by the strik-
erS.
No disorders have been reported since
the shutdown. Butte is as quiet today
as If there were no labor troubles.
striking miners are leaving in large
numbers for the harvest fields and the
forest fire lines.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25

If the German people could get
'blood and iron" it would help them
some.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-25
Germans Attack FierceIy.

London, Aug. 25- Canadian troops
still advanced against Lens today. West
and south of the coal city the fighting
was one continuous battle of assaults
by the Canadians and immediate count
er attacks by the enemy. At several
points the German counter thrusts fore
ed some slight recessions, but this was
more than counterbalanced by a night
victory west of the metropolis.
There Field Marshal Haig today re-
ported ga successful attack, with slight
casualties to u.s. which "captured a
short trench of local Importance.
Germany's counter attacks not only
around Lens but northward in the Ypres
Menin sector, show no sign of weaken
ing. They are made in great concentra-
tion of men and of barrage fire.
Gin the Lombardtzdye neighborhood
at night we captured an enemy post,
taking a few prisoners and a machine
gum - the statement continued.
Around Epehy there was consider
able artillerying early this morning"