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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
SSawmin Town Near
Hood River Is Burned

Hood River, Or. Aug. 1s.-The saw
mill town of Ruthton, near here today
is field of smoking ruins.
For the third time in its thirty years
of existence, the town has been laid
waste by flames. Property damage is
estimated at $95,OoO Sparks from a
passing train are believed to have start
ed the, blaze.
Live brands from the burning village
were carried into nearby timber and a
number of small forest fires started.
Fire fighting apparatus rushed from
here to Ruthton, was practically use
less because the fire had put the town IS
water system out of commission.
The forest fire situation in this dis
trict is serious. Fire fighters brought
here from Portland went on a strike
today, claiming they were unable to
stand the mosquitoes in the mountains.
Low hanging rain clouds, however, pro
mise relief.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Stock Market Has
DuHest Day Of Season

New York, Aug. 1s.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Today's short session of the stock
market was quite the dullest and most
perfunctory affair of the summer to
date, even for a Saturday session. The
attendance on the floor of the exchange
was light. Trading was narrow and the
course of prices presented little change.
The industrial and railroad lists alike
moved on both sides of the Friday clos
ing level within small fractional limits
and such transactions as there was,
were clearly Of professional inspiration.
The only outstanding feature was re-
covery of nearly three points in Della
ware and Hudson after it had touched
a new low level at 1O2.
There was no change of Importance
in the late trading. Bonds were slight
ly more active and steady.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Re-Advelising Bids
Saved State $l5,32O

BY re-advertising the sale of $780,
600 bonds issued by the state board of
control to meet the provisions of the
Bean -Barret bill, which was passed to
meet the provisions of the Shackelford
act to provide money by the federal
government for the improving of post
roads, so that they were for short-time
instead Of longtime, the board saved
the sum of $15,32O over the price offer
ed for the bonds at the general opening
of bids two weeks ago.
The A. B. Leach and company of
Chicago, bid *3S,260 on the issue and it
is close with E. H. Robbins and Son,
who bid $685. ,04O. The other bids were
by the Lumberman5s Trust company of
Portland, 1885, 1920; John E. Price and
company, 1885, ,2S0; Clark Kendall of
Portland, 1881 ,160.
The bids were taken under consider
alton and the award made early next
week. The first hundred thousand is due
in five years and one hundred thous-
and each year thereafter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
ARE KILLED BY
TERRIFIC fNPL oSlON
IN A NUN|TION PLANT

Montreal, Que, Aug. 18.-At least
twenty persons were killed in series
of terrific explosions which destroyed
the Curtis and Harvey ammunition
plant at Dragon, Quebec, today, accord
ing to latest estimates from the scene
of the disaster.
Scores of employesoof the plant are
missing, but the belief was expressed
that many of them will be found to be
safe, despite the fear that the known
death toll may yet be largely increased.
The explosion wiped out forty homes
of workers employed in the plant and
shook the country for miles around. The
monetary damage will run close to a
million dollars.
A passenger arriving in Montreal
from the scene said the plant was COM
pletely wrecked. Telephone and tele-
graph communication is cut off.
That the loss of life was not great
er is believed to be due to the fact
that the plant is composed of about $50
small shops. Only small number Of
men are employed in each shop. When
the blast went off in one shop, it is
believed, employees in others fled and
possibly escaped before the fire spread
and set off the remaining explosives.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Preparing Today for General
WalkOut In Four North
western States
jim LARKEN WILL HAVE
CHARGE in PORTLAND
Great Parade In San Francis
cO--COal Strikes Are Sill
Unsettled

Butte, Mont. Aug 1S.-Butte Indus
trial Workers of the World are prepar-
ing today for the general wallout in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana Monday.
AT secret meeting of the Butte To-
cal, the !. w. W. pledged full support
to the general strike, it was learned
today. Jim Larkin, /. w. w. leader who
was driven out of Butte a year ago be-
cause Of his seditious talk, is here to-
day, strengthening the local branch Of
the organization.
Larkin will leave Butte Sunday af-
ternoon for Portland to direct the /. w.
w. northwest walkout.
|. w w. propaganda following the
Frank Little killing started at home to-
day. Moving pictures of Little are be-
ing shown at Walkerville, suburb of
Butte. The mayor of the town refused
to interfere with the exhibition Of tho
pictures The pictures will be shown all
over the country.
Fifteen thousand persons are expeet@
ed to attend the mass meeting late to-
day at which Congrsssmoman Jeanette
RanisiH Eillesr.aa:. "A y ! sgsaeEally s.s.''
missed that she will attack the sfrfIsE-'
ling card F" which the Metal Mine Work
ers' union want abolished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Two Americans Awarded
British Military Cross

London, Aug. 1S.-(By Mail) Tive
American lieutenants of the Canadian
army today wear the Military Cross as
a reward for their bravery a. ader
ship under fire. A. H. PJannil 2 Chat
ham, va, and Donald MacRae 2 9 Wash.
ington, d. c., whose father is ad-
jutant-general' offiee-were z . ated
by King George in recognition 2 = heir
valor. ~
Pannill, at Vimy Ridge took 3 5 and
of company, captured part "a see
ond-line trench and established ma
chinegun position in crater - a
trench. His command suffered :, ere
casualties. Pannill himself, 2, gh
wounded by shrapnel, remained = he
job for "a hours consolidating the gains.
He recently transferre dto the Royal
Flying Corps.
MacRae found that his majors crown
was keeping him out of action because
the army needed active lieutenants and
was plentifully supplied with major of.
ficers. The Washington man was so
anxious to fight that he "pulled two
stars'' from his sleeve and took the
rank of lieutenant. The act for which
he received the Military Cross was per-
formed ON the Vimy front some time
before the big assault.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
WARDEPARTNENT HAS
NAMED COMMANDERS
Major General Arthur Muir
ray, Retired, to Command
On the Coast

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The war de-
partment today named new department
commanders as follows:
Eastern-Brigadier General E. D.
Hoyle.
Western-Major General Arthur Muir
ray.
southeastern-Major General W. P.
Duval.
southern-Major General John Ruck-
man.
Northwestern = Brigadier General
John A. Johnston.
Central-Major General William ii.
Carter, all retider.
Brigadier General J. P. Wiser. retir-
ed, is given command of Hawaii and
Major General P. J. Townsley was Civ
en- command of Panama.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Indiana MOurns
Senator Kern Dead

Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 1s.-All of In
aidna today mourned the death of For
mer Senator John W. Kern, of Indiana,
who died last night at Ashville, N. Q.
Hundreds of messages of coincidence
went out from the state to the widow
Of the Hoosier statesman who was at
Kern s bedside when death came from
an attack of uraemic poisoning.
The family of the senator has not
advised friends as to funeral arrange
ments but it is believed the body will
be taken to Hollins, Va, the Kern sum
mer home.
Kern who was majority leader in the
senate and chairman of the democratic
conference committee, retired from ac-
tive politics last March. He was 6S
years old.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
III Aeroplanes in Fight

Paris, Aug. 18.-An air raid in which
III French aeroplanes participated
dropping $4,000 Kilograms (35,000
pounds) of projectiles on German mill
tary establishments was reported by
sthe war office today.
The French ayiators went within
eleven miles Of the Rhine on their raid
Freiburg in Brisgau is in the Grand
Duchy of Belden, seventy five miles
from Karlsruhe and eleven miles from
the Rhine. It has a population of more
than 10000. Colmar and Freiscati are
are in upper Alsace
Seven German machines were shot
down and balloon and eight others
were badly damaged, it was stated.
Two French machines failed to return
from the raid
The Colmar aviation ground and avia
tion camps at Frescah and Habshein
were bombarded Chambley station,
Fribourgen Brisgau and other points
were also attacked. Numerous fires
were started and Cortemarck station
was seen to be in flames.
Nancy was bombarded bv German
aviators, but there was no casualties.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Violates All Rules Of
Civilized Warfare

Paris. Aug. 1s.--Twenty six bat
talions Of French military prisoners
have been organized by the Germans
for work in dangerous positions at the
front according to the revelations OF H.
Cali, member Of the chamber Of depu--
ties. The government today set a formal
protest to Berlin.
Cali declared the Germans, IN -vio-
lation of the rules Of civilized warfare,
had forced French prisoners to do mill,
tary work, under the guns Of the allied
armies, thus releasing large numbers OF
German soldiers from actual fighting,
He asserted it had been proven that
this condition existed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
The noash Commander.

San Francisco, Aug. 18.-Major Cen
eralArthur Murray, retired, appointed
today to command the western depart
ment of the army succeeding Major
General Hunter Liggett, will take over
the department before September l.
General Murray is spending the summer
at the home of his daughter in Maine.
He was in command of this depart
ment for three years until December s.,
1915, when he was succeeded by Major
General ]. Franklin Bell. General Muir
ray was in command here during the ex-
position. He reached the retirement age
early in 1916 but at the request of Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition officials was
kept on the active list until the close
Of the exposition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
GATHERING sLAoKERs.

Chicago, Aug. 1s.-Increasing
arrests of alleged slackers to-
day brought Jail authorities face
to face with the problem Of
where to put the prisoners. Bas-
tiles in Chicago and vicinity are
full. Refusal of releases on
bonds was making them "ful-
ler.''
Five hundred alleged slack
ers will face the federal grand
jury here September 4. More
than 800 persons have been ar
rested ON charges Of violating
the draft law, but several hund-
red were registered and liberat-
ed.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
End Not In sight.

Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. lS.-After
week s duration the strike of 10000
miners in nearly two hundred coal mines
in southeastern Kentucky and eastern
Tennessee today appeared far from set
tlement. Railroads in the section have
hegun to feel the coal shortage, and
the Louisville and Nashville is confis-
eating all coal in its yards.
Although federal mediators are work
ing to effect at least temporary agree
ment the Southern Appalachian Coal
Operators association has refused stOl-
idly to grant recognition of the miners
union; and the miners-subjeet at var
ious points to petty cruelties and ejee-
tion from their homes-are hourly be-
lieved to be growing more belligerent-
Only twelve or fifteen small mines
throughout the entire belt-those inde-
pendent mines--are in operation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Strikers wit Parade.

San Francisco, Aug 1B.-- What strike
leaders declare will be tho ,greltest
demonstration Of strength since the car
men s strike on the United Railroads,
started week ago win take place ttis
afternoon when strikers and their fam
lilies win parade. A mass meeting will
follow.
The carmen declared additions to
their ranks have brought the union
membership to 1900. On the other hand
the United Railroads asserted fifty per
cent of the normal daytime service is
being maintained, although night SER
vice has been virtually abandoned.
In statement today President Lilien-
thai of the company declared:
cit is true the men can force the
company into bankruptcy but that will
do them no good.' =
One foreclosure suit is pending, he
said, with another in prospect as a re-
suit of inability to meet interest ON
bonds.
Two hundred more strikebreakers ar
rived today from st. Louis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Corn a Triae Lower
Wheat Price Unchanged

Chicago, Aug. 1s.-Continued favor
able growing weather and lower cash
corn due to the disposition of the south
to ship corn early, today sent corn fu-
lures down half to four cents below
yesterdays close.
December corn opened at SLIP, down
IL and closed off 3 IL. May opened
5-s lower and declined 2 5-8 at an open
ing of $1.09.
September wheat opened IA higher
at s2.02 I-2 and sold off IA at the
close.
Oats was down in sympathy with
corn. September declined 3-S at 50 7-s
and closed IL lower. December opened
at "a 1-s, being down 1-2-and closed
So lower May opened IA lower a.
81 7-s and closed one down.
Provisions were lower despite a
strong and higher hog market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
TO 1RR1eArE ocHoco VALLEY.

Portland, Or. Aug. 1s.-Twenty two
thousand acres Of land in the OehOco
valley, central Oregon, win be irrigat-
cd, work starting on the project within
the next 90 days, it was announced here
today. STEPHENS and company and Clark,
Kendall and company has underwritten
S900.0O worth of bonds to finance the
project and a contract for the construc-
tiOn of $4,000 and the first section
of a main canal was signed this week
with Twohy Brothers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
TO Vote on Strike.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 1s.-The strike
vote of Great Northern boilermakers
win be submitted to company officials
OF conference today. Boilermakers arc
reported favoring strike if their de-
mands are refused.
About 500 men win be effected. They
are demanding a standard wage Of "a
1-2 cents an hour, abolishment OF handy
man system and reinstatement OF ap-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
III AEROPL LANES
TAKE PART IN RAID
Do GREAT DAMAGE
They Drop Is Tons Of Ex-
plOsiveS On German Mill
tary Establishments
liza GERMAN AIRPLANES
WRECKED DURING WEEK
Small Naval Battle Reported
Allies Hold All Gains On
Flanders Front
By william Philip simms

NOHltcu Il reSS StdlI correspondent
With the British Armies in the Field
Aug 1S.-A total of ia German air
planes have been brought down during
the past week in fierce sky fighting
that has been in progress in connection
with the allied offensive.
Sixty TWO of these enemy machines
were destroyed outright and fifty two
were driven down out of control. The
aerial operations were carried out de-
spite unfavorable weather, and were
marked by extreme daring
A check up today showed forty Brit
ish machines missing, following the
week 5 fighting.
The Prussian fliers took great chanc-
es in their efforts to communicate ar
tillery ranges back to their lines. n
was learned they were under orders
to get the ranges or die in the attempt.
AS the new Flanders battle was rag
ing personal compilation shows that
nineteen enemy airplanes were brought
crashing to the ground in one day.
Twenty were driven down out of CON
troll
Sixteen half ton bombs were dropped
on railway stations, ammunition dumps
and areodromes by British axiatOrs in
one nights # a.. ~.
-Four and a half tons of explosives
were dropped.by single British squad
ron. A seventy mile gale was blowing
that night when the Britons took. to the
air on their first trip. They bueked
the gale with their destructive freight.
dropped their bombs and returned to
their camp. Loading up they again
took to the air, despite the bowling
wind, and kept at it until three trips
had been made and the four and half
tons unloaded on the Germans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
JAIL 80 DAYS..

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Six
suffrage pickets who refused to
pay $40 fines were today SEN
fenced by Judge Pugh in police
court to thirty days in Jail each.
The women are Miss c. M.
Flanagan, Hartford, Conn; Miss
Natalie Gray, Colorado Springs,
Colo; Mrs. Lavina Dock, Phil
adelphia; Miss Lucy Ewing
Chicago; Mrs. William Upton
Watson, Chicago and Miss Edna
Dixon, Washington, D.. @.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
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SHOWED SOME SPEED

Sheepshead Bay, Speedway,
L. l., Aug lS.-Ralph DePaIma
won the first match automobile
race here this afternoon, cover
ing the thirty miles in 16 min
utes 35 3-5 seconds.
Chevrolet was second and
Oldfield third.
DePalma also won the Sec
ond race twenty miles in ten
minutes SO AS seconds. Chew
rolet finished second and Old
field third.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
ELEPHANT ATE IT

Chicago, Aug. 1s.-A trained
elephant here may be arrested
for interfering with the draft.
"Sure, / registered - George
Colelta Of Seattle, his valet,
told the police. "But the ele-
phan swallowed my registras
tion card Z
The elephants trainer cor
roborated the story and Colelta
was released.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Germans SIN Attacting

London, Aug. 1S.-For the third day,
German troops continued throwing
masses of men against the newly won
British positions near Lens today.
All counter attacks were again com
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18

When a candidate places himself in
the hands of his friends they massage
his poeketbook freely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18

Little things trouble US and little
things console -.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-12
Police Court Chronicle

N When Hen Boggs goes to war he wants
~ De a cavalryman. Hen denies that he
likes this part of the service because il
would enable his to make a quick getaway
from the enemy
he Is sincere negro. and asserts that
moobed onla by de highist princibils !"
xn order to qualify for the cavalry Boggs
- practicing nightly or his mule Dennis,
aNnough the latter is not In sympathy with
rae idea. The Indifference of Dennis Is not
aue TO lack Of patriotism. He probably be-
heves that working twelve hours day
votmg a rag wagon Is all that any normal
mule can be expected to do. So he cannot
eee this preparedness idea.
But Hen didn't consult Dennis as to his
personal feelings in the matter After Civ
1ng the mule his rations he yanked him out
y the street every night and put him
ehrough drill that lasted two or three
hpurs. But the mule mutnied This
aroused the wrath of Boggs and he told
Dennis what he thought of him. At which
Dennis gave him the hee-haw
While Hen was arguing with his balky
eteed Joe Green passed the scene of the
quarrel, at Forty-eighth and Spruce streets,
and told Hen what he thought of him. Hen
and Joe clashed. While they were locked
- each others arms q cop arrived and en-
1Qrced peace. Hen WIS peeved when he ex-
y14ined matters. to Magistrate Harris The
Judge" made him promise to take his cav
airy practice in some other form. and he
vas discharged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-12

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at two ,,,. funerai d ceremonies rem A''''ss
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srs sss sorsSs ssSeS eaSd.s By both
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big o' might With eminent
tss srae sh ssnes high st. e VIII
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didates. ''efa' can
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9on and rS0R Sy sPss Tods.
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davenport and STAFF Of Pii Henry psston a9fiss issi.
the The honor Of using the new piano for the arsi
Who furnished the m music during Glenn the Msns
ceremony An ample feed was provided n
The thf oceps s'tpf ot hs
and Of Bustleton Lodge. '''s'
Sloan Encampment, No. II. held ,ts sura,,
seryee IN the odd Fellows. Home. 7 The hsufRSsy ReS.
ssd & p!
tse s,Sts seryIsa MIeafRRogg Robert egSs sSs
in behalf Of Sloan Encampment. "o"e''
The Sunday services in the ODD Fe,,ov,,
GDrphanage Were were under tho joint auspices q
plan. No. 1187 lodges Of the Seventeenth III.
trict; The exercises were conducted BY B. 81
@. NJ. Leroy D.. Blew. who welcomed the lars:
ccongregation. The, sermon was preached ~ X
the Rey. George Gilworth pastor OF Proyidspt
Methodist Episcopal Church Front street ana
Allegheny avenue. The music consisted Of Easter ter
and orchestra President Richardson and eIolGs cSsls
man Love gave short talks. N"""'
The usual Easter exercises wero held by IN.
boys and girls in the morning. They wers
each presented with dyed and chocolate eFrs
and on the breakfast table was n chocolate er:
Lodge, No. ia. 'N