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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
.TEUTONS LOSING
GRASP ON ALL THE
WESTERN FRONTS
British Compelling Germans
to Loosen Long Grip
On Belgium
AUSTRIANS ARE FACING
DESPERATE SITUATION
Italians Fighting On Austrian
Soil and Trieste Is
In Danger
By Ed L. Keen.

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
London, June 12.-On every western
front today allied pressure was squeez-
ing the Teutonic grip with increasing
strength.
Field Marshal Haig, profiting by his
newly won and dominating positions on
the Wytschaete-Mes ridge, forced
REIMBURSEMENT by the enemy of an ad-
ditional patch of Belgian territory, just
west of Warneton, and, according to
front dispatches today, was gaining
elsewhere on this same general front.
To the south, the French pressure
on the base of the now badly battered
Hindenburg line was steadily increasing
in conflict marked by intense artillery,
ing.
At this particularly timely moment,
Italy is apparently started on another
offensive. This time the blow is in the
Trentino - adding another theatre of
active fighting to the great wars de-
velopment.
Austria Hand Forced.
Italy has just concluded the first
stage Of one highly successful offensive
in the Carso Austria must lsep great
forces constantly massed there to meet
| the menace of GHneral Cadorna ever
tightening grip on Trieste, now almos
! in sight Of the italian fighters. To
day she must likewise hurry reserves tC
the Trentino, in efforts to stop en-
croachment on her own territory.
| What makes the new Italian drive Of
particular interest is the fact that tht
fiphfing is over Teutonic ground. 1t il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
description of Bonds

Bearing the title "Liberty loan OF
1917" and printed on the best bond
paper obtainable, the liberty loan bonds
are described as the most artistic and
attractive ever issued by the govern.
ment
The face will be printed in black
with over printing Of the denomina-
tion.
The vignette of liberty from the
Statue of Liberty occupies q place on
the right hand and on the left there
win be portrait of one Of the presi-
dents of the United States, differing
with each denomination.
The denominations, portraits and
coiors are as follows:
50-Jefferson, blue.
Sl00-Jackson, blue.
Washington, orange.
51000-Lincoln, carmine.
5000 Monroe, green.
$40, Cleveland, blue.
$50,000-McKinley carmine.
sl00.000--Grant, orange.
The back of the coupon bond bears
the title, denomination, the vignette OF
the Goddess of Freedom from the fig
ure on the dome of the United States
capitol and an ornamental panel with
an eagle in the center. These backs will
vary in color as follows:
$50-Brown.
$100-Orange.
$500-Light blue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
Germany Losing Nerve.
BY william Philip SiInms.

TJnited Press staff correspondent
with the British Armies in the Field
June 12.-In the face of very heavy
artillerying, but with comparatively lit
tle infantry opposition, the British to-
dav were crossing by patrols well to
the east of positions in the recently
won battle of Messines ridge.
Since that b tile the Germans have
attempted only one heavy counter at
tack. Evidences at hand. such as obser
walton of aeroplanes and testimony OF
newly taken prisoners, would seem u
indicate that the Germans have not yet
reorganized after the staggering blow
General Plumer's second British army
delivered against them last Thursday.
The seven field guns reported by
Field Marshal Haig as taken yesterday
were captured by patrols. The German
ounners took fright at the first signi
Of the British approach and fled precipi
lately, evidently fearing another British
massed attack.
British positions were under vigorous
German shell fire today, but the pro
iectiIes were for the most part from
long range guns
Flefu .b1dIoDdl AAolS iooANN -
order Of the day, congratulating Gen
eral Plumer and the army under him 10
its success which he said, was " an earn
est. of an eventful victory victory fo
the allied cause.
ttThe full effect of the victory can
not yet be estimated, the British com
mander in chief declared, "but that !
will be great is certain. The British
losses from a battle of such magnitude
were gratifyingly light
(" Nothing can save the enemy from
complete defeat. Brave and tenacious
as the German troops are, it Is only
question Of how much longer they car
endure repetition of such blows.
Announcement was made today thai
the total number of prisoners taken il
the record day of last week by th'
Canadians was 100, including four of
fieers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
France Takes Control
Of Greece Food Affairs

Paris, June l2.-France has taken
over control of food administration
throughout Greece, according to formal
announcement today General Jonnart
arrived at Athens and ordered the land
ing of French troops for duty at the
Greek capital to keep order. The al.
lies, it is announced, are buying the
Thessalonian crops to distribute to all
provinces Of Greece.
Allied posts have established control
Of the Corinthian isthmus. Troops were
landed yesterday without incident.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
By Herbert ouicr


written for the. United Press)
The trouble with lne American pco-
ple is that they think of this was as
being far off. II is not far off. If we
fail in raising the two billion dollars
called for in the liberty loan, the peo-
pie of the United States are a defeat
cd people in the first battle.
Failure in this loan might easily
mean the victory of Germany and what
does victory for Germany mean 20 usf
Ut means, perhaps, the transfer of the
Ifighcing front from Europe 10 the
United States before we can train an
army. How can this take placo9 II can
take place easily. England begins TO
starve in ninety days, after tho Ub0ats
have carried on, their sinkines while
longer
We speak Of the hcroism OF the Brit
Iish people, but d starved people cans
mot be q heroic people. Starvation
lmieht give the British navy TO Ger
many. With the British navy, the Ger
mans would command the seas. They
eould invade the United States, they
Ieould bring trained soldiers here faster
than we. could train them for ourselves
tThcy could win over Russia; they could
beat France to her knees
| Why should Germany wish 10 invade
the United States and to finish her
conquest of the world on American bat
( tie Iieldsl The answer is so plain as to
be obvious.
The Germans have declared for two
| years that they mean to make the
United States pay for the war
The failure of the liberty loan is do
feat in the first battle fought by the
United States in this war.
The failure of the liberty loan may
mean the collapse of all Germany .
Iring of enemies.
AL Depends on America
The failure of our people to. sub
scribe for two billions Of dollars at a
Igood rate of interest today, may mean
that we shall be forced to fight like
demons on our own soil for years az an
expense of hundred billions OF dollars,
or become slaves to-, Germany FOR
generation for the purpose Of paying
her loesses in this war, and TO increase
I her power beyond the widest dreams
of the kaiser or his advisers.
| We read eagerly of the advantage
gained by the British, the French ana
| Italians in the battles in Europe from
day to day, but the real war is on here
now and must be fought to a decision
leither glorious or disastrous in the next
seventy two hours.
This is what the American people
need to think Of at this time.
The war is not there today-lt IS
here.
Our brothers in arms are dying in tho
trenches for us.
Shall it ever be said Of America that
she refused TO put up her money against
their bloodl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
SALEM SCHOOL BOARD
/. MAKES fine SHOWING
$62,l4l Paid On Debt and
Buildings In Four Years
On Reduced Levy

School elections attract less atten-
tion than any other election and yet
when something, goes wrong with the
schools and everythingsis not up to the
highest western standard, the average
man is inclined to blame his neigh
Dor. This opinion was expressed by one
who has been familiar with school con-
ditions for several years.
AS the last legislature chang.5 the
school law regarding the election Of
school directors, just to help settle
scrap in Portland, two directors win be
elected next Monday, June IS, and here
after directors will hold their terms for
three years only.
A. A. Lee, who is completing his seq
ond term of five years declined to con.
tinue on the board as he felt he had
served his time. E. T. Barnes has serv-
ed four years and his term is made to
expire to comply with the new law. To
fill these two vacancies so far but two
candidates have been presented, Wal.
ter Winslow and Mr.. Barnes. The school
board has the legal right to determine
the last date in which candidate may
file.
Levy Drops Steadily.
According to figures obtained at the
court house, in 1912 with property
valuation in this district Of $13,099, ,434,
the levy for maintaining the schools was
SO mills. This heavy levy against a
big property valuation was necessary
to maintain the schools in 1919 and to
finis hpayments on the Richmond and
Highland schools.
/ During the next four years, although
1.-THE property valuation become gradual
ly less, the school board smanaged to
maintain the school, high standard on
less money each year. In 1913 the levy
was 7.3 mills; in 1914 it dropped TO
mills and in 1915 it was 81 mills and
the money received from this levy was
smaller
Some of Its Good Work.
! For the year 1916 the levy was again
reduced, this time to GA mills and the
property valuation against this levy was
only $124S9, ,219. Notwithstanding the
fact that the income from the levy was
growing smaller each year, the school
/ board maintained one of the best school
systems in the northwest and at the
same time bought the site and built the
Mckinley school at cost Of $3l,O4l
and also paid off the school s popular
loan notes amounting to $28, 1900 And
besides this, the board bought the Hol
man property just south of the high
school property for $2,400. In the foul
wears, while keeping up the standard OF
1.-THE school the board paid off $62, 2,14l, an
Iaveraqe Of something more than $15,500
a year.
/. According to the figures given by A,
A. Lee, the retiring chairman Of the
Isehool board, Salem has been giving its
high school pupils an education at cost
that will compare favorably with other
Ischools. The figures of the county su-
iperintendent's office show that while it
costs Salem $62.35 year for each Of its
thigh school students, Woodburn is pay
ing $6s.37, and Stayton $64.l9. And the
figures from Portland give the average
cost of each Portland high school stu
denf &7284
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
The west wakes Up

| Chicago, June 12.-The west was
struggling today to throw off the in
cubus of lethargy which has character
lied its attitude toward the $4,000, ,000,-
900 liberty loan.
| In some Of the western federal re-
serve districts this struggle was sue
ceeding, while in others it was frankly
admitted that after the first squirt at
the opening of Liberty loan week =
the people had fallen into apathy.
Chicago had mapped out million dol
lars an hour campaign, and was main
tanning that pace, which, if continued,
will result in this district having sub
seribed its minimum allotment of $3.50,
100000 when the time limit on the is
sue expires Friday noon.
The district, to date, had taken
slightly more than sixty per cent of
its allotment
The Kansas City district reported a
noticeable apathy on the part of its
eitizens, with its appcrtionment more
than $50.000,000 short. Various organ
tizations, However, were vigorously push
ing the campaign.
These over Subscribed
st. Paul and Minneapolis were over
Subscribed. but the st. Paul district
was still below its quota. Montana had
raised $l0,500 600.
Milwaukee lacked $3,990,550 of its
allotment OF $14,0O0,000. A factory
campaign was under way today.
Figures were unavailable for the
whole Denver district, but the city
itself had raised $9,500.000 Utah had
raised 81, 100000 of its $6.500,o00.
/ San Francisco residents had sub
iscribed $30.000,000 of the city s quota
iof $42, 100000. OF this, $4,000,000 was
iraised yesterday.
The Dallas district was still short
}$i5.000,000 of its apportionment Of
$40, 100000
Total individual subscriptions In ST
Louis were $2l,s97, ESQ. The clearing
house was reported to have underwrit
ten $50. 100000 in bonds for the St
Louis district Boy scouts were making
"a house to house canvass to raise 81,
900. 900.
Des Moines reported the campaign
"sloWed up after the initial squirt.
The city had, taken sl,750,000 Of its
iss, 100000.
The farming districts have shown
comparatively little interest in the is
sue to date.
Morgan Makes Appeal
III Nav York I,,np 70 IL y Moroau z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
( \ \ \ I I ! ! = ! ! I
OREGON WILL BUY HERS

Portland, Or, June 12.-It is
evident here today that Oregon
viii buy its allotted share of lib
erty loan bonds, although the
campaign here closes tomorrow
night.
Portland S subscriptions to the
fund now totals So, ,604, $50, and
those of the state outside ST.
7l5,750-a grand total for the
state at large of $7,31s,100.
The state 5 apportionment is $8,
100000.
Portland steel shipbuilding
interests bought $l,5O0,000
worth Of bonds.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
WENT THROUGH CAR WINDOW

Oregon City, Ore June l2--Author-
tiles Of two counties today are hunting
w. /. Doyle, alias W. D. Kennedy, who
escaped from Deputy Sheriff Fred -
TTlen. Of Weiser, Idaho, leaping from
the window Of Southern Pacifie train
near here last night.
The train was travelling over - mlles
an hour and Doyle was hanhcufted
when he made his sensational jump
Ulen was taking Doyle from Reno, New
10 Weiser TO face forgery charge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
AMERICAS FIRST
FIGHT IN THE WAR
Being WAGED now
imperative Need Of Supplying
Allies With Food Is
Pointed Out
GERMANS INTEND TO
MAKE US PAY FOR WAR
If Allies Fail Germany viii
Be In Possession Of Eng
lands War Ships

Washington, June l2.-FaiIurc Of the
liberty loan means possibility that tho
war in all its bloody horrors might be
brought to Americas Herbert Quick, OF
the federal farm loan board, declared
TODAY. in statement to the nation,
urging subscriptions to the loan. Quicks
statement follows;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
TO INVEST ToR INDIANS

washingtG3, June 12-The senate
has passed a resolution permitting the
secretary Of the interior to invest mon
ey belonging to Indians in liberty bonds
Approximately 81 100000 Of such
money is available.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
ONLY VULNERABLE SPOT
in GERMANY'S DEFENSE
Control Of the Air Will Com
pei German Guns to
Fire Blindly
TO MAKE AN AVIATOR

A man preferably between
the ages Of is and 25.
A man intelligent enough to
make military observations and
calculate situations carefully
and quickly.
A man of honor and infegri.
ty above reproach, because of
the responsibility reposed in
him.
A man, preferably not long
out Of college, who is quick
witted, resoureeful, daring; yet
cautious.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK

Washington, June IL. The
American steamer Petrolite has
been sunk by a German subma-
rine, the state department was
advised today in consular tele
egram-
A boat in charge of the third
mate with the chief engineer
and eight men, has reached
shore. Two boats are missing.
State department adyices do
not say how many men were in
the missing boats.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12

$1O0o-Green.
$5000-Red.
0O0-Brown.
S50O00-Olive.
500, ,000-Dark blue.
The coupon bonds will bear sixty
coupons for interest payments every
six months for thirty years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
Artillery Fire Only.

Paris, june 12.-Active artillery fire
from German guns at several points and
repulse of enemy raids was all the fight
ing activity in today's official state
ment.,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
S2,S93 A SECOND Until
FRIDAY NOON REQUIRED

This Means $l66,666 Minute, $lOOOO0OO An Hour
Seven Hundred Million Needed to Complete Subscription
to Liberty Bonds and II Is Believed This Will Be Secured
--PeIa eva, With 1921 inhabitants, Leads Country
with Subs option EqualIng $4,000 for Each Family
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12
hforpan hrakaa Anneal

New York, June 12.-J. p. Morgan 8
first personal public appeal for the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12

Continued on Page Two.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-12

Oregon. fSR
tonight, heavy
frost cast por-
tion; wednesday
fair with rising
temper a Z res
light variable
winds <RHaN
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-06
WAUSAU'S FIRST ROAD

The Stevens Point Gazette publishes
in its last issue ali interesting ac-
count of the first road laid out from
Big Bull Falls to Fort Winnebago, in
1874. The account was found in an
old record i'm the Portage county
court house. The book contains the
official proceedings of the board of
commissioners for the year 1884. The
commissioners were Matthias Nit
chell, Benjamin F. Berry and Luther
Houghton. The territory included
what is now Columbia county, the
county seat of which is Portage, on
the south and runs clear through to
Lake Superior, and had a population
of about 1000. Portage was then Fort
Winnebago; Mosinee, Little Bull Falls,
and Wausau, Big Bull Falls. John B.
Duboy and VIM. H. Tanner were ap-
pointed to pick out the most practical
BILE route for road between the two
points, They made their report on
the, 9th day of July, 1874.
Clark Whitney, county surveyor,
laid out the road and presented his
bill Oct. 23, 1884, which was $126.75.
The distance was 126s4 miles.
There is quite a difference in the
cost of laying out in, those pioneer
times and the present day. Just think
of a road being laid out for one dollar
mile.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-06
DOLNGS OF THE LEGISLATURE

The bill to give grocery stores and
butcher shops the privilege of doing
business on Sunday and the bill for
the taxation of church property have
been killed.
The bill giving the cities the right
to furnish ice, fuel aud heat has
been amended limiting the provisions
to fuel and ice. The bill was en-
crossed by a vote of 60 to %.
The senate has adopted a memorial
to congress for enactment of legis-
lation to protect migratory birds.
A bill has been introduced providing
a standard for marketing apples and
grading the apple output.
A plan has been introduced to vote
all of the rural districts dry by a leg
islative act, without a referendum.
The measure, if passed, would take eff
feet June 80, 1917.
There is a measure before the leg
islature which, if passed, will permit
county boards to issue bonds for the
development of natural resources. The
idea of the measure is to give county
boards an opportunity to develop
WdICl pOM Sl % anu II 10 SclQ JIldJ IL LllC
measure becomes a law there are
quite number of counties in the nor
thern part of the state in which these
powers will be developed, and the
county will sell the power thus devel-
oped to farmers.
The assembly committee on print
ing reported for indefinite postpone
ment the Miller bill prohibiting anony
nous communications to the news
papers and the Hansen bill to repeal
the law requiring political candidates
to state on their advertisement who
pays for it and how much.
The question of the divorce of
breweries and wholesale liquor deal
ers from any ownership in a retail liq
uor business which has been before
previous legislatures, will be one of
the excise questions which will attract
attention in this legislature before the
session is concluded. 1t is the claim
of the saloon keepers that great
many of the objections to the liquor
traffic will be done away with if
brewery control of saloons is ended.
The great fight over the prohibition
question has formally begun in Wis
consin, and the first official hearing
before the legislature was held on
Wednesday afternoon on the question
as to whether or not Wisconsin shall
be given an opportunity to become a
| dry state.
President Wilson has sent his
thanks to the members of the legisla-
ture for the support which 1t accorded
| in this international crisis. A letter
from President Wilson was read in
the senate and the assembly as fol-
| lows:
White House, Washington, D. c.,
Feb "a, 1917.
My dear Mr.. Speaker. l thank you
and everyone concerned for the gen
eroas assurance expressed il the res
olution adopted by the Wisconsin leg
islature and l beg that you will tell
/ the members of the two houses how
grateful / am for their appreciation
and their pledge of support.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-06
DEDICATION EXERCISES

Last Friday evening the new school
house in district No. 4, town of Maine,
was dedicated with proper ceremonies.
A large number were present at the
dedication and among those giving ad-
dresses were ]. E. Giessel, Marathon
county superintendent, c. B. Stanley,
principal of the Training school at
New London, /. c. Painter, principal
of the Wausau High school, Randall
johnson, principal of the Marathon
County Training school, Miss Minnie
Thompson, a faculty member of the
Training school here, c. G. Kruger
and Edward Gensmann. The senior
class of the Training school enter
tanned the gathering with songs. The
teacher of this school, Miss Agnes Lii
jeqvist, had arranged an interesting
program for the occasion, which was
creditably rendered by the children.
The evenings program closed by all
singing America" The school build
ing was then inspected and found to
be a model structure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-06
LAND CLEARING CAMPAIGN

That upper Wisconsin needs more
COWS will be agreed to by everyone
That result will follow the speeding
up of land clearing in the northern
counties. No other result is possible
Cows mean prosperity and that is
what the 1917 land clearing cam
paign means. The campaign for more
and better COWS is a grand one, but
behind it there is an overwhelming
necessity for more cleared acres Let's
have speeding up of land clearing.
The conspiracy against stumps that
IS involved in the land clearing cam
paign for 1917 is generally looked up
on from a strict dollars and cents
standpoint 1t means more than that
although that would be enough. 1t
means that land clearing is to be made
easier as we'll as cheaper. The mod
ern stump pullers and pliers and the
proper use of dynamite removes heavy
work. 1t is no longer "backbreaking
work." but it is as pleasant and
healthful as any outdoor labor-as
easy as operating a cleared farm. Let
everyone spread this information and
upper Wisconsin will speedily come
into its own.
An acre of potatoes next fall will
pay for the material required to clear
several acres of stumps, but the thing
just now is to plan to clear the land.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-06
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT

On Monday, Feb. 26th, John Zim-
mermann, Jr., aged % years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zimmerman of
the town of Plover, met with an ac-
cident which caused the loss of his
right arm betW cen the wrist and the
elbow. He was cutting feed in
power cutter when his hand was
caught between the rollers and before
the machine could be stopped he was
injured as stated. His father, mother
and brother were at hand, and the
men stopped the machine as quickly
as possible, while the young mans
mother caught him about the waist
and kept his arm from beng drawn
in further. DR.. Baker and an assist
ing surgeon were called from Birnam-
wood and the arm dressed as soon as
it was possible for them to get there
and he is getting along as well as
can be expected. The young man is
very popular in the town of Plover
and his many friends hope for his
early recovery.