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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
$4,000 PRISONERS
TAKEN IN ten day
|. DR|VEOF RUSSIANS
German Commander Deceived
Believing Russians
Unprepared
HINDENBURG FORCED
TO ACT ON WEST FRONT
This for Effect On German
People Who Are Growing
Daily More Restless

London, July 12.-Over more than
120 miles of front from Tarnopol to the
Carpathians, Russia 5 revived armies
were battling their way forward today.
In 40 days Of their offensive they have
penetrated the Austrian German line at
two places, have captured a score of
cities, towns and villages, crossed two
great rivers and taken close to 43 5000
prisoners with vast number of guns
and material. The Galician stronghold
Of lemberg is now directly menaced
The Toutons evidently regarded the
Brusiloff offensive disdainfully when
it started July 2. Dispatches from the
front today quoted Austrian prisoners
as declaring they had been assured by
their commanders that the Russians did
not have sufficient ammunition; that
their supplies were meager and that
the Russian troops could not be expect
ed to fight more than day or two.
The Russians have not followed this
German schedule, however, and by their
splendid fighting and complete CO.
ordination Of transport and food serv-
ice, have placed at least two large sec
tions Of the Teutonic line in grave jeop-
ardy. The Austrian forces around
Leinberg are imperiled by thanking
movement from Haicz North, around
Tarnopol, the breach in their lines is SO
wide that great retreat may have to
he made to save large forces.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Eugene Municipal
Plant Pays for Itself

Eugene, Ore, July 12,-The city of
Eugene, by a payment of $31, $50 today,
almost completed the purchase of the
Oregon Power company's distributing
system under contract entered int in
February, 1916, which gave the city a
municipal lighting monopoly. The pur-
chase price agreed upon was $l50,000,
of which $4,000 was paid in cash. The
balance. was made payable in amounts
Of not less than ST 1850 a month, the
payments to extend over period of
between seven and eight years, if de-
sired by the city. Extra payments have
wiped out the obligation, with the ex-
ception of $13,75O remaining, within 16
months.
The city has made the extra pay
ments from its sinking fund of the
water board. which draws bank inter
est at the rate of two per cent, while
the deferred payments ON the power sys-
tenn contract bear interest at the rate
of Give per cent, effecting q saving of
three per cent
When the last payment on the con-
tract is made the city will be relieved
of $4O0 a month which the contract
provided it should pay to the power
company for "stand by service during
vhe life Of the contract.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
MAXIMUM WAGE is
|. A NECESSITY SAY
MANUFACTURERS
Steel Men Wiling to Sacrifice
Profits In Interest Of
the Country
BUT ARE CONFRONTED
WITH MOUNTING WAGES
II Prices Are To Be Fixed
Wages Must Also Have
Limit Prescribed

Washington, July 12.-Steel makers
of the nation today promised to heed
President Wilson S warning against ex-
torting blood money in big profits on
their products. Meeting with govern
ment chiefs, representatives Of all the
steel interests offered to place their
plants at government disposal and ac-
cept price on their products to be
fixed later. This price will be in keep
ing with President Wilson 5 idea of q
patriotic margin.
This win insure reasonable profits and
will be based on the expanding needs
of this vital and fundamental industry.
Secretary of War Baker announced
the following version of the situation;
81 At the conference this morning be-
tween the committee of the American
iron and steel instatute and the secre-
tary of war, the secretary of the navy,
the chairman of the shipping board and
Bernard Baruch, further discussion was
had of the prospective demand upon
the steel industry Of the country for
supplies Of various steel products for
carrying on the war.
The steel men repeated their as
surance that their entire product would
be available fer the needs and tina:
thy were doing everything possible to
stimulate an increased production and
speed delivery. The price to be paid for
the iron and steel products was left to
be determined after the inquiry of the
federal trade commission is completed
with the understanding that the price.
when fixed, would insure reasonable
profit and be made with reference to
the expanding needs of the vital and
Fundamental industry.
"The representatives Of the govern
ment assured the committee Of the
steel institute that it was the intention
Of the government to distribute the war
over the entire iron and
steel producing capacities of the coun-
try. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
ROUND METAL BADGE
FOR THE REGISTERED
These VIII Be Given Out By
Exemption Boards, No
News As To Draft
BY wepb Miller

(United Press staff correspondent
Washington. July ~. =" Exempted
U. s"
A small round metal badge bearing
these words win shield from public
cries of "slacker" those men freed by
exemption boards from the duty of
bearing arms.
Thousands of these little buttons
have been made and will be sent out
to the exemption boards, it was learn
ed today From several resigns stibmlt-
ted by artists, the war department Sc
iected one Of simple red, white and blue
with the exemption inscription within
a coneentric circle.
Meantime. thousands of inquiries are
coming into the department as to the
time, place and manner of the drawing
which is to determine the destinies of
hundreds of thousands of fighting men.
But aside from the general. belief
now that the lottery will take place
next week, nothing can be learned as
to details. The actual machinery is un-
announced.
Today it was announced by the war
department that former national guards
men of draft age discharged for physic-
al disability must go through hesmill
again. These men are liable to be drawn
in the lottery and if drawn must pre-
sent themselves the same as all others.
The same order applies to men who at
tempted to enlist in the regular army
but were refused for physical reasons.
In response to numerous questions
from many parts of the country about
the census estimates, General Crowder
today pointed out that the estimates
were made solely for use in apportion'
ing the draft quotas as states by the
United Press.
The census bureau based the esti-
mates partly upon the draft registra-
ton and took into consideration the
abnormal shiftings of population caus'
ed by war industries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
SUSPECT STRIFE is
ONLY GERMAN TRICK
Change Of Officials UniInport-
ant Indicating Nothing
Say Officials
By Carl D. Groat,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, July 12.-Germany, in
her apparent internal strife, may be
playing big peace game, officials and
diplomats warned today.
Following on the heels Of official re.
ports today that the kaisers cabinet
had undergone sweeping changes, the
state department cautioned again
against exaggerating the existing state
of affairs in Germany.
at is important that the meaning
of the present German political situa-
ton should not be exaggerated,p Act
ing Secretary of State Polk declared
today.
ssWe should await further facts be.
fore Judging its significance. One
thing is certain, however. The with
drawal of political offices is far less
important than the withdraway OF
military men, such as Hindenburp
would be. And there are no signs that
the military men are involved Ia this
present situation.O
Dispatches to the state department
and TO embassies here today showed
that Secretaries Zimmerman and
Helfferich had been dropped from the
cabinet, members of the Prussian diet
were to quit soon and that even
Chancellor Hollweg may have re-
signed. There were reports Of fiery
speeches in the reichstag against the
UlLoat warfare methods.
But officials and diplomats here
scent trickery. In both quarters it is
frankly stated that the kaiser may
have created the present turmoil him
self as the ground work for a peace
move that would fool his enemies into
believing peace was forced by internal
troubles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Seventeen Reported
Killed In Riots
Caused by Strike

Seattle, Wash, July l2,--Seventeer
men are reported to have been killed
in strike battle at Cordova, Alaska
mines, last Friday by Thomas Me
Carthy, a miner who reached Seattle
on the Alaska liner Alameda late yes
terday afternoon.
Mccarthy told his story to a news
paperman this morning.
al left Cordova last Friday on the
Alameda, and at Sgagway the next
day I heard the operator tell the cap.
tain Of the steamship that seventeen
men had been killed when new men
brought up from Seattle attempted to
take the places of miners in Cordova
also had struck for an increase in
pay,' said Mccarthy. He had no
further details.
Assistant Superintendent Joseph
Harris of the Alaska Steamship com
pany, operating the Alameda said he
had report of trouble at cordova but
thought it was among longshoremen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Wheat Down Two Cents
|. and Corn Down Five

Chicago, July 12.-The action of the
Chicago board of trade in restricting
trade in December and 1918 corn flu
lures together with rains in Oklahoma
and Kansas, sent corn down today from
u to 5 1-s below yesterday g close.
September corn opened u down at
1884,, holding at that figure. Deem
Der opened 2la lower at $1.l9 and sub
sequently dropped 5-s.
July wheat opened 2 lower at s2.05.
and held firm September opened y up
$I.92. Later trading ceased in this
future.
Oats were slightly lower in sympa-
thy with corn. July opened 3-S lower
at 6sA and later was up - higher.
September opened IL lower at 30 and
later was "a higher December open.
ed 3-S down at 81 5-8 and was l "a
lower later.
Provisions were slightly higher on a
strong and higher hog mtrket.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
SOCIALISTS THREATEN
UNPLEASANT MOVES
IF REFORMS NOT MADE

Amsterdam, July 12.-Germany i
radicals will force a "peaeeful revolu-
tion" to achieve reform If they fail
in their purpose at this moment, they
will repeat their efforts in more Gun
pleasant" measure.
This was the sensationally frank dec
laration made in the Berlin socialist or.
gan Vorwaerts AS received here today.
1t was regarded as deeply significant
of the junkers' gradual reassumption
of control in the present crisis, but
likewise of close cooperation among
those seeking reforms in Germany which
may break forth at a later date in such
shape as to force real concessions from
the German autocracy.
Germany is en- route to peaceful
revolution the Vorwaerts declared.
stIt may take weeks or months, or it
may come suddenly in one blow. If
the present crisis does not lead to de.
cisive and positive events soon, it will
be repeated i'll sharper form and un-
der unpleasant circumstances.
Officialdom Tightens.
Germany's officialdom is steadily re-
gaining control of the political situa-
tion, but it has notyet succeeded in
bringing the centre-radical revolters to
the point where they are willing to APP
prove the vast budget for war expenses.
Dispatches from Berlin today varied in
the list of reported concessions which
it was said the autocratil leaders pro-
posed to make to the reformers de-
mands. 1t was rertain, however, that
there would be various cabinet changes
but without changing the junkers' com.
plete domination of all German govern
mental policies.
The main purpose of the reichstag
meeting, called on July 5, was to OBJ
tain that body,s approval of the new
budget. As far back as May, when the
reichstag adjourned, the government
evidently foresaw some sort of politi-
cal crisis. 1t was recalled here today
that announcement was then made that
the July session would continue "only
four or five days.
May Fight Over Budget.
There were immediate protests from
radicals who had hoped for receipt of
the constitution committee s recommen'
dations for government reform. and a
full and open debate on these sugges-
tions. So far the reichstag has been
in session only two full days and the
constitution committee has not yet re-
ported. AS it is completely in control
of the government, those in touch with
German affairs predicted today it would
not repoSt The government proposes to
put through the budget and then adj
iourn the reichstag.
The reichstag leaders mentioned in
dispatches as picked to re-
place Foreign Secretary Zimmerman,
Vice Chancellor and Home Secretary
Helfferich and other members of the
ministry, have not yet been limited at.
Some of the more optimistic accounts
of the Berlin situation inrGerman news
papers assert that there are to be four
new members of the cabinet and that
these are to constitute "war cabinet"
responsible to the reichstag and not to
the kaiser. Just how this change In
the German fundamental law is to be
is not clear. The same sources
declared replacement by liberals of the
five Prussian state ministers who have
resigned, will give that state equal male
suffrage and "thus abolish the junkers
CONTROL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Think Bomb Intended
for Wrecking Causeway

Galveston, Texas, July ia light
ed bomb, believed to be designed to
wreck Galveston's $2,O00,000 cause
way connecting the city with the main
land, was picked up and thrown into
the bay by wateh1nan early today
lust after northbound Missouris
Kansas and Texas freight train passed
over the structure. It is believed the
bomb was thrown from the train.
The train was held up on the main
land and search resulted In the arrest
of one man, authorities stated.
Destruction of Galveston IS causeway
would suspend the immense flow Of
munitions to the allies through this
port. :,
The man under arrest was formerly
a switchman and has lived in Galveston
several years. Officials refused to
give his name.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Their Answer is Labor

Washington, July Is-Big business,
struck by President Wilson s patriot
ism and profits Pronunciamento coun-
tered today with the plea of high cost
Of labor.
Some Of these men are ON committees
of the Council Of National Defense.
| President Wilson lashed those who
| take blood money out of the war and
castigated those who plead for usual
profit.
He pointed out ship owners of the
nation, who, he said, are doing their
utmost through exhorbitant rates to
make success against Germany at most
failure
To all of which big business today
complained that labor is getting such a
tremendous share of money nowadays
that more profits are required to meet
that drain, as well as others.
The big business folk Immediately de-
clarcd that maximum price for labor
must be set up if the price of other
commodities is to be arbitrarily fixed,
as President Wilson warned they would
be. The businessmen have the backing
I of some members Of congress in this.
The plea is that fierce bidding FOR
labor in certain industries has sent
wages t'clear out of sight For IL
stance, the shipbuilders protest that in
ter-yard competition is skyroeking the
cost of ship workings, while contractors
declare attractive wages on army can
tonment work are drawingmen away
from other lines. Mine operators, toe,
are complaining of the drain on their
men.
Let Contracts to Themselves
President Wilson S straight from
the shoulder appeal for business for
sacrifices is likely to bring to head
advisory committee. "Big business
members of the commission favor price
agreements insuring enough profits to
. stimulate the righest production
q victory at any cost" President VII
son holds that there need be no sst:;-
ficial stimulation TO make sacrifices,
entailing neither loss Of life nor actual
comforts
Other government departments, NOT
ably the navy department. favor prices
based on the cost plus percentage basis.
Wilson's pronunciamento probably
win tend to strengthen the govern
ment's demand upon steel men that
they radically clip their prices.
Meantime some congressman are stir
ring against the advisory commission
OF the Council Of National Defense on
the theory that some Of its big business
members are reaping or will reap big
profit from war work over which they
themselves have the contract letting
privilege. The federal trade commission
IS soon to report recommendation on
fair nrices for coai ell and Steel
Still other remedial measures are: :.
War department efforts to limit
wages on environments to the prevail
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Hindenburg Get1 Busy.
BY William Philip Stmms.

UNITED Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in the Field,
July 12,-Field Marshal Hindenburg is
evidently trying to stem dissatisfaction
ct home in Germany by big showing
on the western front.
Today the Prussian troops opposite
the whole of the British line were more
active than at any time during the past
year.
South Of the Scarpe the enemy retook
a portion of trench west of Vert wood
on Infantry Hill. In the Lombaryzyde
section there was great activity.
The German artillery concentration
in the vicinity of the sand dunes on the
Belgian coast was the biggest since the
German efforts at Verdun. Explosives
leveled the sand hills and the British
trenches. The lighthouse at the mouth
of the User and the life saving station
were reduced to ruins. Summer cottages
were smashed and everything leveled
before tn attack.
And among the attackers were the
German marines-Wilhelm's toughest
fighters. The Germans were caught un-
der the British artillery and machine
gun barrage and the attack localized
Between Lombartzyde creek and the
sea, being checked at the river.
Today the British were shelling the
newly occupied German position around
Lombartzyde.
To Quiet the People.
In the region of Lens the Germans
occupied a previously vacant trench
from which they unsuccessfully tried
to capture British outposts. The enemy
left number Of dead.
+ On Infantry Hill, south Of the Scarpe
the enemy artillery was very active.
All over the front German airmenI
swarmed in the sky, desperately trying
to cross the British lines. There were
innumerable aerial battles in the bright
sunshine.
All these activities of the German
fighting forces suggest to British of
fieers that Hindenburg has ordered all
branches Of his army to buck up for
effect back home. They decalled Hin
denburg's recent trip, to Berlin and
(Continuad on Pare Two1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Belgian Mission
Gets Royal Welcome

San Francisco, July l2-Cireeted with
greater military honors than have been
paid any visitor to San Francisco since
President Taft came here in 1909, the
Belgian war mission arrived in San
Francisco today.
A battalion Of infantry extended a
formal military welcome after which
the Twelfth infantry and battery of
the First battalion California field ar
tillery, formed a military escort FOR the
party to its hotel
A great outpouring is expected to-
night when Baron Moncheur and Lieu
tenant General Leclercq will tell an ou-
dience in the civic auditorium the true
story Of their country's . sufferings.
! A public reception at O'Clock was
the only activity scheduled for this
afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Think Man Arrested
Is Somewhat DeInented

Sacramento. Cal, July Authori-
ties expressed the belief today that ).
KozioWski, a Russian, arrested near
Weediand yesterday on suspicion Of be
ing connected with the explosion az
Mare Island, is not the man sought BY
the government. Sheriff Monroe said
today that he il of the opinion that the
man is in no way connected with the
explosion. He says the man appears to
be demented. thus accounting for his
peculiar actions which led TO his ar
rest.
The sheriff saws he will be held for
a few DAYS and if the federal authori-
ties do not take charge Of him he win
be released.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
RUSSIA WILL FIGHT
UNTIL GERMANY IS
UTTERL Y BEATEN
This Is the Message From
General Scott One Of Com
missiOners to Russia
RUSSELL'S WAR SPE =
CHEERED BY SOCA p S
Continuing Victories He, e
POpulace and Greatly | :
crease War Spirit :
By william G. Shepherd

UulUeu EreSS SCaII correspondent
Petrograd, July 12.--'Tell Ameri-
cans we have found the heart of Rus
sia sound; we have found the army s
heart sound at the core. L believe in
new Russia. She will fight desperately
to help us to rout the Germans.
The words are those of Major General
Hugh L. Scott of the American commits
sion to Russia. He spoke them to the
United Press today as message to be
sent "baek home, Z now that the Am
erican mission has concluded its visit
to the newest republic.
General Scott was the happiest mem.
Der of the American commission today
with the announcement of the Russian
victory at Halicz. He felt he had prov
ed a good mascot to the Russian troops
Exhibiting his pleasure in every ges-
ture and word the army chief of staff
explained today how Minister Of For
eign Affairs Tereschenko in bidding
him farewell. had notified Scott that
the Russian troops on the Halicz front
had selected him their mascot.
1.-THE drive started by General Bru
siloft substantiates by prediction that
the Russians would fight valiantly.'
Break Enemy Lines
General Scott asserted sfin ten days
they have taken as prisoners third
as many as the British and French have
taken in three months. Also they have
broken the enemy's lines. Remember
this is the first enemy line broken in
long time.
stThe Russians have repeatedly got
ten behind the Austrians' cavalry. They
are now advancing RAPIDLY
"The whole thing now depends on
how strongly and effectively the great
Russian offensive breaks the enemy up.
Heavy pressure on the breach line
must be constant and increasing.
Former Senator Root Is final word
from Petrograd to his fellow citizens
in the United States was:
Americans, whoop Ter up for Rus,
sial''
Rewards for Soldiers
All of Fetrograd was celebrating cap
ture of Halicz today. The city deeorat-
ed and crowds in the Nevski Prospekt
paraded and cheered the army. Hun
dreds of citizens are sending their jew
els and money to the battatons OF
July 1.-THE troops specially awarded
that name by Minister of War Keren-
sky because they began Brusiloff's
great offensive. Nor are other troops
now in action being forgotten.
Minister Kerensky is receiving med
ais and precious metal to be melted
up for the soldiers from all over Rus
sia.
The public is delight at the commi-
ques One which caused laughter ana
cheers for whole day related how the
wind blew back on the German trenches
asphixiating gas released against the
Russians. The public slogan nowadays
is I" luck is with US. -
Charles Erward Russell s concluding
speech was before a group of intellect
ual socialists headed by Plehhanoff.
He vigorously urged unremitting war
activity and was roundly cheered. the
only man not aplauding being certain
American pacifist socialist now here.
All opposition to the war has sub
sided here and apparently throughout
RHssia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-12
Germany's Foreign
Minister zimmerman
Accused Of Conspiracy

San Francisco, July l2.-Revealing
the strong official backing which Ger
many gave to the Hindu revolution
plots for which over 100 persons are
under Indictment here, it became
known today that no less a person than
DR.. Alfred Zimmerman, the kaiser s
foreign minister, is one Of those for
mally charged.
+ The federal dragnet now Is steadily
rounding up the men accused of con-
spirscy. Arrests yesterday were made
in San Francisco and in New York and
at Ogden. Utah. Among those taken in
to custody yesterday was g. B. Lal, lee
turer in Hindu literature at the Uni
sersity of California. He was suTren-
dered by his attorney and released on
five thousand bail.