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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
french ARTILLERY
STOPS NIGHT ATTACK
GmfTe On Both Sides I'm
usually ViOlent---Russian
Force Germans Back

Paris, Sept. 13.-only predominant
ing strength of French artillery pre-
vented a German infantry assault
around Bixschoote, Belgium, last night,
today's official statement asserted.
Gunfire on both sides was of extreme
violence, the Germans continuing the
preparation they began yesterday, but
the French defensive barrage was too
strong for infantry attacks.
In the Champagne the French re-
pulsed a number of raids and the war
office also related great activity by
French aviators in Belgium.
Dunkirk was bombed by German air.
men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
coNGREs Is INVITED

Washington, Sept. 13.-Members of
the house and senate today were inyit-
ed to visit the British front in France
as the guests of British parliament.
The invitation was eabled Vice Pres
ident Marshall by the speaker of the
British house Of commons and the chan
eellor Of the house of lords.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
Judge Keeps Word
VIII Get Six Months

Washington, Sept. 13.-Six more wo-
mans party piekets were arrested late
TODAY after another attempt to flaunt
their banners before the white house.
If Judge Pugh keeps his word each viii
get six months. Those arrested are:
Mrs. Frederick Willard Kendall,
Hamburg, y. Y; Misses Ruth Croker,
Hinsdale, H.; Nina Samaritan, Kiev,
Russia; Anna Gwynter, Baltimore; Mrs
Mark johnson, Baltimore and Miss
Fisher, Washington.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
CITY NEWS
4 X X X x X X X x X X X 4

Rev. G. F. Holt, D. D., will lead the
prayer meeting at the First Baptist
church tonight. This is the renewal of
his work after a month s vacation. The
topic will be "The Fullness of Saliva
ton" He will fill his pulpit both morn
ing and evening next Sunday. His NOM
ing theme will be, GA Great Drivc.'
At the evening service, which now be
gins at 1880, he will speak IN the topic
Chow a Fine Young Fellow Missed the
Trail"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
Russians Fight Desperately.

~Petrograd, Sept. 13.-Russian troops
are fighting desperately and success
fully against the Germans on the north
front, despite the neal civil war be-
tween Korniloff and Kerensky.
Today's official report declared:
con the north front, our advanced
parties, in desperate fighting, occupied
Masoif, south of Lake Plaonda and are
terrifying on the Schkeroten -Silamuia
line.'
The statement said no reports had
been received from the Rumanian and
southwestern fronts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
Just Skirmishing.

London, Sept. 13.-Patrol encounters
and hostile artillery fire was all Field
Marshal Haig reported from the British
front today.
'1n the Lens sector, !" he said, "our
patrols took a few prisoners at night.
At Bullecourt, southeast of Messines
and north of Langemarck, there was
hostile artillery activity"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
Russians Victorious,

Berlin, via London, Sept. 13.-"Un-
der strong Russian pressure, German
cavalry on the Riga Vendor road with
drew from Moritzberg and Neukaipen,
the official war office statement de-
clared today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
DESTROYER Was Hit.

London, Sept. 13.-A large German
destroyer wal "dfrectly hit" in a raid
On zeebruge, announced the admiralty
today.
"Our naval aircrafts attempted to
bomb Bruges," the statement said,
"but owing to thick clouds, shipping
alongside the Zeebruge mole was at
tackled instead"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
CARD OF THANKS

This means is taken to thank the
kind friends who by deed and floral
tribute showed their sympathy in the
illness and death of Mrs, Charlotte
Peterson-Mrs. j. M. Peterson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
Killed Them On Paper.

Vienna, via London, Sept. 13.-The
Italians lost 10000 men, including
twenty thousand prisoners in the most
recent, or eleventh. Isonzo battle, an
official statement asserted today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

BADLY IN NEED OF MEMS SEC
OND HAND CLOTHING, shoes, hats
etc. Am willing to pay big price. See
me first. Buy and sell everything in
I'd hand goods. Capital Exchange, 337
Court st. Phone 493. 10.4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

New York, Sept. 13.-Austra-
las war expenditures up to and
including June 1918, will total
$1,060, 100000, it was announc-
ed today by British representa-
tives here. This estimate, it was
said, was made in the Austral-
ian parliament by Sir John For
rest.
At the same time it was an
nounced that Australia g wheat
crop this year will total 135,000,-
900 bushels.
X X * X i. X 4 X X X X x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
German Doctor Arrested
for Defaming Lincoln

Vincennes, Ind, Sept. 13.-Dr. Will
helm T. Won Knappe, homeopathic
physician, was arrested here today on
a writ issued by Circuit Judge Will
loughby, on a grand jury Indictment
charge "libeling the memory of Abra-
ham Lincoln, deceased.'
The indictment resulted from publ
cation by Won Knappe of a "History
of the Wabash Valley" which alleged
that Lincoln mother had negro blood
in her veins and was an e~x-ehattel;
and that win Phillips wrote Lincoln s
famous replies to stephen A. Douglas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

FOR SALE-2R h. p. gas engine, one
of the best makes, at less than u
price for quick sale. This engine is
new and Al. Address Box 46, Sa-
lem. 9-13
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

TANTED-A man and wife for gen
eral farm work, good accommodation,
steady place. Apply at Farmer Pro
duce So. 160 S. High. 9-13
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13
MAY SETTLE STRIKE

Washington, Sept. ~. - Settlement
of the threatened Seattle shipyards
strike tomorrow was forecast at the
shipping board this afternoon. The
terms were not disclosed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

today passed the Sheppard bill creating
an aircraft board to supervise produce
ton Of aircraft for the army and navy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

PULLETs FOR SALE - Purebred
Rhode Island Reds, April Matched,
rs cents each. Grote, box SIS, route
g. GA
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MAKES AIRCRAFT BOARD

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE senate
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

PUBLIC SALE of Cows, HoIstein
bull, hogs, binder, mower, drill, s
horse gas engine, ensilage cutter,
separator, hay, straw, 10 acres of
corn in field, Sept. 1S, 10 a. m. at
Greenwood station, Polk county, 7
miles from Salem. Free lunch at
noon. o-l7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-13

PUBLIC SALE-Tuesday Sept. IS, 10
a. m. Il mile east from Sunnyside
school house on Turner road. Sheep,
horses, hogs, cattle, poultry, nipple
ments and household goods. Free
lunch. A. H. Robinson, Phone 11F33.
9-15
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Message From New
York Firm Revealed
Sailing of u. S.
Transports
Secrets Sent
Through Spain
Investigators Disclose
That German Busi.
ness Branches Here
Are Agents
lStsn Cor~pndsol

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o-For long
time there has been a determined effort
to push through Congress a provision
for a censorship Of cables and foreign
mails. The final pressure that induced
the Conference Committee to-day TO
include such a censorship amendment
in the trading with the enemy bill came
in the form of a report on a govern
ment investigation Of information
reaching Germany through uncensored
cable dispatches and letters.
This report showed among other
things that Germany was informed Of
the sailing date and number OF trans
ports carrying the first troops sent to
France by an apparently simple bust
ness cable from the representative in
New York of big German firm to 4
correspondent in Barcelona, and that
the information was forwarded from
Barcelona to Germany by Spanish wire
less.
Spies in the Army
Many German firms are also incul-
pated by the report and it is further
stated that there is no doubt that the
United States army is we'll saited with
German spies. When this report was
presented 20 the conferrees and IL was
shown 70 them that the route from this
country 10 South America, thence to
Spain, and from Spain to Germany by
Spanish wireless was regular means
for communication between German
agents in America and their chiefs in
Berlin the provision for a mail and
cable censorship was agreed TO without
further discussion.
Among other things the report in
question, which was dated September
II, said:
Large German corporations, such as
the Hamburg-American Line and the
North German Lloyd Company, main
tain complete organizations supposedly
for the purpose of gathering trsde
statistics for use after the war, but
which obviously can systematically
gather facts of more immediate value
to the German Empire, such as the date
of departure and the number Of our
troop-csrrying transports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Edison Inventions
Protect Transports
Inventors Son Tells Of New
Devices Guarding u. S. Sol
diers Crossing Atlantic
fSp..,lsl CorrsponI.neel

CLEVELAND, Sept 90. Charles
Edison. son of Thomas A. Edison. to-
day told Cleveland business men at a
meeting that his father is not working
on spectacular invention to destroy
submarines.
However. he's working on invcn-
tions which in the aggregate represent
a great Improvement in methods of at
tscking submarines ne said.
"Some Of these inventions now are
in use in the submarine zone protect
ing transports on which soldiers and
supplies are being sent to France.
His newest il being tried out
aboard A Yacht off the coast. Among
these inventions are some which are
really revolutionary in their newness.
He has many men working also on i'm
proyements to existing devices for
fighting the u-boats."
Charles Edison - chairman OF the
board which finances his fathers lab
oratorv work.
An exclusive story recently appeared
in The Tribune which described how a
new Edison device detected torpedo
lust as il was about 10 strike mer-
ohantman, and drove the missile of a.
a harmless angle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21

After having investigated the menace
Of German spies in mercantile, banking,
shipping and insurance circles and the
A. rucs Of communication that were
open to them, The Tribune on July 3
last addressed an identic telegram to
the Secretary of the Navy, the Secre-
tary OF War and the United States At
torney General, calling their attention
to the following facts:
THAT enemy aliens in New York and
elsewhere were as free as American
citizens to go anywhere they like and
to all points where military operations
can be observed.
THAT on Ellis Island, in New York
Harbor, were iaterned number Of
German sailors and spies, who must
have seen the Pershng expedition
pass. and that these German sailors
and spies were free to receive enemy
aliens from shore and impart to them
any information whatever.
THAT outgoing cables were not ef-
fectively censored and that information
of vital Importance escaped in this way
10 Germany, Notwithstanding the
British censorship on the other side.
THAT any enemy alien could freely
telegraph information to point just
this side Of the Mexican border, that
il could be carried thence into Mexico
by a confederate and that there were
various means by which it could then be
transmitted to Germany.
THAT the outgoing mail was uncen-
sored and that a great deal Of mail
went to neutral countries and thence
into Germany without passing through
the hands OF the British censor.
THAT enemy owned and enemy
managed insurance companies were en-
gagged in marine underwriting, and
thereby acquired full information of
American shipping, such as the charter
and destination of cargoes, sailing time
Of ships. etc.
THAT enemy owned and enemy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Tribune Warned Government
Months Ago Of Spy Menace

managed insurance companies were en-
gagged in the business of reinsuring
ship construction risks, and thereby
obtained detailed information pertain
ing to the progress Of our armed mer-
chant marine.
THAT enemy owned and enemy
managed insurance companies, by rea-
son of having issued policies on muni-
,ions plants, had the right to enter
such. plants, examine them and make
plans of them.
The Tribune asked what would be
done about i. No answer was received.
On July s it published statement
of conditions.
Subsequently The Tribune called at
tention to the danger of the Spanish
cable and 70 the manner in which II
was available to the use OF German
spies in the United States.
Only One Leak Stopped
Shortly afterward special proca-
nation was issued BY the President
barring German insurance companies
from marine business only. They wero
allowed 10 continue writing fire IN
surance, howeyeS Thus, to this Gay
German insurance companies are insur-
ing munitions plants.
There arr atill hundreds Of alien
enemies employed in insurance cir
cles. The ban even upon ncrine in
surance was not laid until it was Off
cially charged by the Navy Depart
ment that U-boats attacking the ships
Of Pershing's expedition undoubtedly
received advance information through
insurance circles working with some
neutral country.
The only other move made by the
government 10 restrict the activities of
German spies was the placing OF a
censorship on all cables wherever ad-
dressed. Commander A. B. Hof, re-
tired naval officer, was recalled from
tho publicity bureau OF the Erie Rail
road and placed in charge of this work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
War Board Fixes
Price of Copper
Below the Market

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Copper
prices were fixed to-day at 23la cents
a pound, about cents below the pre-
vailing market, by agreement between
the government and leading copper
producers, effective for four months.
Sales to the government, the public
and the Allies will be at this price,
{. O. b. free on board cars) New York.
The producers agreed not TO reduce
wages now paid in the industry. They
also pledged themselves TO maintain
maximum production and to prevent
copper from falling into the hands of
speculators.
Although the price is fixed under
voluntary agreement between pro
ducers and the governments War In
dustries Board, with the Presidents
approval, it was announced officially
that under the Executives war power
"the proper departments of the govern
ment will be asked to take over the
mines and plants of any producers who
fail TO conform 10 the arrangement and
price"
Tho price agreed upon to-day was
set after extensive investigation of
production costs b. the Federal Trade
Commission. The commissions report
was understood to have indicated that
copper could be sold psofitably at a
much lower price than 23is cents, but
in reaching its decision the War Indus
tries Board, headed by Frank A. Scott,
took into consideration that the price
should not be pared down 70 the point
where production would be discouraged
or wages reduced.
Three important conditions were
imposed by the board" said an an
uouncement. First. that the produc-
ers would not reduce the wages now
being raid; second, that the operators
would sell 10 the Allies and to the
nuLlic At the same price paid by the
government, ard take the necessary
measures. under the direction of the
War Industries Board, for the distri-
button Of copper. 10 prevent II from
falling into the hands OF spectators
who would increase the price 70 the
public; and, third, that the operators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Producers Agree With Food
Administration on Whole
sale Price
International Board
To Rule World Supply
United States and Allies
Name Five Experts to
Control Distribution

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Beet sugar
producers, in conferences with the food
administration to-day, reached unan-
imous agreement under which the sta
BILE retail price Of sugar will be about
eight cents pound. They Will sell TO
wholesalers at Eastern refining points
at seven and one-quarter cents q pound,
cane basis, and the retail price, 1t was
stated, would normally be not more
than three quarters OF cent higher.
At the same time, the food admins
tration announced that an international
committee Of Ave had been named to
arrange for the purchase and distribu-
tion OF the vast quantities Of sugar
needed by the United States and Allied
countries. This committee, acting
through the food administration under
authority of President Wilson's procla-
nation placing the sugar industry in
this country under license, will control
a large proportion of the worlds sugar
output.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21

pIcdge themselves to exert every eHor:
necessary to keep up the production OF
conner TO the maximum Of the past, so
LONG as the war lasts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Congress Gets Proof of Spy Plots
In Business, Army and Red Cross
Strict Censorship on Mails and Cables Agreed On
[Staf Correspondence


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lie opposed amendment t
the t President
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communication shall be punished as
in Section SO hisac.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
To Plan for Distribution

George VI. Rolph, head Of the food
administration sugar division; Earl
d. Babst, president OF the American
Sugar Refining Company, and William
A. Jamison, Of ArbuckLn Brothers, are
the American members Of the COM
mittee. The Allied nations areirepre-
sented by Sir Joseph White-Todd and
James V. Drake, sr., British sugar men.
Details of the sugar distributing plan
will be worked out by food admins
tration committee including II. A.
Douglass, Detroit; f. c. Howe. Denver;
w. u. Hannah, San Francisco: S. II.
Love, Salt Lake City; W. s. Petriken,
Denver; s. w. Sinsheimer. Huntington
Beach, Cal, and w. p Turner, Detroit.
Inclusion of the big Cuban cane
sugar producing interests in the
Allied distributing scheme will be dis
cussed with the food administration
tomorrow by the Cuban Minister. Or.
Manuel De Cespedes, and two Cuban
sugar growers, Jose Miguel Terafa and
Jose Ignacio LeZama.
Cuban's participation in the plan is
expected, particularly in view Of the
governments power to prevent i'm
portation by refusing licenses TO pro-
ducers not agreeing TO the uniform
price.
American cane sugar representatives,
il is believed, will take action similar
to that of the beet sugar men within a
week. Most cane producers already
have agreed to IA cent price or the
equivalent, but this is not regarded as
final until the decision is unanimous.
The objections of about 10 per cent OF
the beet sugar men to the low price
were composed at a final conference
to-day.
Effective In October
The new sugar price will become ef-
fective in the West on October l, when
the 1917 crop reaches the refineries,
and in the East about two weeks later.
The present price of beet sugar to
wholesalers Is about 8.4 cents pound.
TINS patriotic action on the part of
the beet sugar producers of the United
States" said a food administration
statement to-day, demonstrates con-
clusively the value of this industry to
the country in coming forward with
low prices at time when sugar nat
rrally would be selling at much higher
levels"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Many Firms Accused

This is equally true OF many bank.
ing and commercial houses.
There is no question but that NJ.
merous German agents are TO be found
in the regular and national armies
They will have first hand knowledge Of
the strength. course of training, equip
ment. progress and morale Of the dif-
ferent units.
"The many thousand aliens and sym
nathizers in all walks Of life are in
position to gather accurate data as 10
financial and industrial conditions, the
type and production of munitions OF
war, guns, aircraft, etc. in the United
States. as we'll as the state Of public
opinion with respect TO the war.
at is worthy OF note, as evidence o.
the material value to the enemy Of un'
censored mails, that the British gov
ernment in the first two years Of the
war detained letters destined TO Ger
many containing checks, drafts, money
orders and remttances in various
forms 20 the value Of s250,000,0OO.
an this connection we are informed
By the Office Of - that the lnforms'
tion as 70 the departure Of the #
transports carrying American troops 10
France was probably conveyed 70 tn.
German government in a cable message
sent by one - head Of the German
--- company in New York to one
-. Barcelona, Spain. The message
was dated June Is, the date the trans
ports sailed"
There follows IN the report a copy Of
the original message, with the transla
ton after it was decided
Spain Is Clearing House
4 second report submitted to the
conferrecs gives details Of how infor-
nation gets TO Germany through Spain.
It says:
AT the present time, through the
British and French governments, an
effective censorship is exercised rs re-
CARDS all mail from North and South
America TO the Northern European
countries. There is. however, no CEN
sorship OF mails going from South or
Central America through New York or
from the United States 10 Spain. The
result has been that all communica-
,ions with the enemy Of such char
acter that they would be stopped by
the British and French censors are sent
to Spain. Moreover, the censorship o'
outgoing mail to South America has
enabled a continuation 81 business by'
branch German houses here and IN
South America, the transfer OF funds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Scene Of Great German Drive

The ground over which the British
made theil new attack was the scene
of the last German effort in the spring
of 1915 TO break through to Calais. u
was here that they experimental first
with gas. and it was here that the
Canadians made stand which still
lives as one Of the hich-water marks
OF the war.
South OF the YpreS-Menin road the
country is hillv and we'll suited for
defensive purposes. while to the north
it. is swampy and practically impossible
after any considerable rainfall such as
that Of tnc last six weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Kaiser Won't Pay
For u. S. Prisoner
Semi-Oficial Agency Denies
Offer of Reward Of
300 Marks

AMSTERDAM. Sept 20. A Berlin
dispatch from the Wolf Bureau, the
semi-oficial news agency, received here
to-day. denies as ridiculous invention
the report from Paris that the German
Emperor had promised a reward Of 300
marks and three weeks leave 10 the
first German who captured an Ameri-
can soldier.
The Wolf Bureau message adds that
after capturing 100000 prisoners
Germany has no occasion TO offer head
money for any more.
A dispatch from the British Head
quarters in France and Belgium Sep
tember IS said the German general
commanding the Eleventh Reserve Di-
vision had offered for tfe first Amer
ican. dead or alive, 400 marks, two
weeks leave and the Iron Cross Of the
first class as a reward for his captor.
The diary of captured PrusSian ser
ceant contained notation Of this offer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
wEATH f r

Fair to-day and probably tomorrow.
Cooler tomorrow. Gentle TO mod
crate northwest 20 north winds.
Full Berort on raxe 1a