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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

New Fork, March 15.-(5:3O P. NJ
-" We are advised that the men on
certain railroads will be called out
March l7,' a sentence in a statement
by Elisha Lee, chairman of the rail
way managers committee TO Mayor
Mitchell furnished the first apparently
definite word this afternoon regarding
the status of the strike negotiations,
w. G. Lee, brotherhood chief, on
leaving the conference referred in
quiries to Elisha Lee, saying the con
ferences were over.
The managers chairman in reply to
plea by Mayor Mitchell that New
York Is food supplies be transported in
event of strike said he doubted if
this could be done as the trainmen
planned definitely to strike.
Mitchell had asked that in the event
of strike food trains be kept running.
Lee IS statement in reply said the pro-
posal was taken up by the botherhoods
and managers.
''Fog the railroads cf the country we
can say that the food and fuel supplies
will be protected rs far as can b.
done with, the men in the service,
The "big four" the chiefs. of the
great railroad brotherhoods, left the
conference room in which they met the
railway managers committee late this
afternoon. w. G.. Lee declared that
so far as the brotherhoods were con
cerned there would be no further con.
ferenees over the eight hour demand.
The brotherhoods evidently was left
an absolute ultimafum with the rail
roads.
"There will be no further meetings
so far as we are concerned" Lee said
FWhat does that mean?" he was
asked.
"You'll have to see Elisha Lee" he
said.
Elisha Lee. is chairman of the man
ayers committee, which remained in
session after the brotherhood ehiefs
left. The chiefs went to the Hote
BeBlmont, their headquarters and il
was understood the "break" one way
or another in the strike situation will
come when the conference committed
doors opened again to reveal what de
cision the 10 managers representing 25(
railroads had reached.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
THINK TROUBLE IN
CUBA NOT YET ENDED
Guerilla Warfare Continues
and Intervention Is a
Possibility

Washington, March 15.-Government
Officers do not consider the Cuban rev.
olution situation settled. While there
has been no definite talk of interven-
tion, it is positively known such a step
is within the bounds of possibility.
German plotting and sinister German
Influence in the island republic is not
broken. Capture of Jose Miguel Go
mez, insurgent leader, heralded at first
as smashing the German-conceived in
surrection, has failed to quell the trou'
BILE.
Official reports to Washington from
this government IS diplomatic, consular
and naval officials in Cuba, have con.
vinced Washington officials that chanc
es Of return to peace there still are
remote.
Guerilla warfare continues In some
sections it is spreading faster than il
| is being stamped out. Accompanying il
is more destruction of property than
government officials here win admit
Officials frankly admit that they are
helpless, to great extent in the mat
ter of running down German plotters
against the United States who have
their headquarters in Cuba.
Such plotters, it has been reported
here, have double purpose. One is tC
give the United States all the trouble
lpossible-to draw this government Z
attention away as far as possible from
Europe; the other is use Of Cuba as th'
most strategic point for secret wireless
stations. perhaps, and as the best stamI
ing ground for any Of the many moves
German spies and German military
workers might desire to make in th'
levent of hostilities between the Unit
led States and Germany.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

EX RA s!
Conference Fails to Agree
Strike Expected Next
Saturday

New York, March 15.-"The strike
is on" Elisha Lee, chairman Of the
railway managers committee an
nounced formally at 6:2o tonight, "the
men demanded hour day at a ten
hour rate of pay with pro rata for
overtime. This rejected and proposed
that tile Goethals Adamson law COM
mission mediate. the men refused and
this strike is on"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
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Now York, Mar. Directly op-
posite in moods-the brotherhood rep
resentatives ready to fight and the man
agers ready to offer compromises the
opposing factions in the grave crisis
confronting the railroads OF the country
went into conference at 1880 today.
The brotherhOods, it was declared, are
prepared to force the eight hour day rs
sue and call the first section of the
strike at 9 p. m. Saturday.
Realizing that the strength of the
combined brotherhoods must be shown
at this time, the representatives of the
"big four" marched into the confer
ence room at the Grand Central TeTnl-
inal today and presented to the railway
managers a resolution passed at re-
cent meeting in Chicago giving the
brotherhood chiefs the right to call a
strike. 1t reads as follows:
Resolved, That, should the supreme
court find the Adamson law as in vio-
lation of the constitution, this body 20
on record as authorizing the CHIEF ex-
ecutives of the four organizations rep
resented by this body to convene the
general committee on any railroad or
group of railroads or proceed as they
deem best, with full authority to call
all men represented by the four broth
erhoods, ON strike if necessary.
Four O'Clock Meeting.
At 1895 the meeting adjourned and
the conferring factions went out TO
lunch. w. G. Lee of the brotherhood
faction told newspaper men there will
L. IN ha MI Aft
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
PLACING EMBARGO ON
PER|SHABLE FREIGHT
Five Railroads Entering Chi
cagO Take Step As
PrecautiOn

Chicago, Mar Is. = Five railroads
entering Chicago today placed embar
goes on livestock and perishable ship
ments which viii not reach their destin
ations before the time set for the
strike order TO go into effect.
The roads which have issued embar
goes, are the Baltimore & Ohio, South
ern railroad, Big Four lines, Illinois
Central and Frisco.
These roads have also put in force
the damage waiver" restriction on al
dead freight received by them. They
will not carry any freight unless ship
pers agree to waive possible damage
through delay or nondelivery.
The Rock Island viii issue no embar
go orders at this time, Superintendent
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
AMERICA CAN END
WAR FRANCES BELIEF
Say United States Lined Up
Against Germany Would
Mean Wars End
By W. s. Forrest

(United Press Staff c0rrespondent)
Paris, March l5.-France believes a
speedy decision in the war rests with
Washington.
If the United States, today at the
last line before war with Germany,
crosses that line, and joins forces with
the allies against Germany, it means
swift decision for the entente.
The ultimate victory of which
France is confident, will be fastened.
For this reason the French government
twenty four hours after the report
of the sinking of another American
steamer, is most anxiously waiting foI
Washington S word. 1t regards Amer,
lea Is entry into the war Of vastly more
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
DUNA now CONTROLS.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
Patriotism and Lesire To Get Rid of PrOCeman Officials
Cause Of Revolution Indications Are There Was
Severe Fighting In CaptaISOlders in Garrison Assist
ed In Carrying Out Dumas Plans a. New Government
More Strongly PrO-AIy Than the Old
By Ed L. Keen.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Mar. 15-Revolution has sue
ceeded in Russia. The ear may abdi-
cate.
The duma and the army-or at least
powerful elements in both groups =
have overthrow the government.
Their object was to drive out of pow
er forever the pro German officials who
since the start of the war have been
reported as hindering Russia S full par
ticipaton with the entente against Ger
many.
Three days Of intermittent fighting
preceded assumption of full control by
the revolutionists
Many houses were burned in Moscow
aud Petrograd in the fighting.
The principal clashes occurred in the
cities of Petrograd and Moscow. There
many houses were burned. Armed
forces were repeatedly in encounters
Dispatches from the Russian capital
today said the czar's ministers had
been captured including Premier Stur-
NEE and Minister of the Interior Pro
topopoff These two were later re-
leased
The provisional government, it was
said, had established governmental COM
mittees at petrograd and Moscow.
Army Is With Duma.
Ia petroprad at least the Russian
army garrison aided in the coup 'etat
by the revolutionists.
The new government in Russia is
pro.ally. 1t is likely TO be even more
pro ally than was the former bureau.
cratic Russian government
One of the main causes for the over
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
BRITISH TROOPS AT
GATES OF BAPAOME
Germans Retreating Make
Desperate Resistance at
Every Step

London, March 15.- British troops
are making their advance TO the very
gates of Bapaume in the face of a
binding downpour of rain and sea of
mud. Today military experts estimated
they must be fighting before the last
line of German defenses of the city.
Field Marshal Haig's report last night
placed them within a few hundred
yards of these positions, after a furth-
er advance on front of approximately
one and q half miles Immediately west
Of the city.
Dispatches from the front insisted
the German retirement was stiffening
and that for the most part what was
started as a pursuit by the British has
now developed into a British offensive
the enemy only leaving his positions
under the trrific score of British guns
instead of voluntarily evaeuating, as
has been the rule recently.
French War Minister Resigns.
Paris, March 15.-Resignation of
Minister of War Lyautey today brought
to head the cabinet crisis which has
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

Washington, Mar. 15.--President vii.
son was still in bed today but expected
to get up late this afternoon and pos
sibly receive Ambassador Gerard.
The president is much stronger and
his cold has almost entirely gone. He
plans to be at his desk by next Mon
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
Controls Gnuernment.

Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Mar, Is.
An executive committee of the Rus
sian duma has accomplished a success
full revolution in Russia, imprisoned all
the ministers and now controls the gov
enment, according to an "official
statement from Petrograd" issued by
the official press bureau today.
'.The duma declared that the min
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
$aoo,ooo,oo MORE

London, March 15.-Motion
for supplemental credit vote
Of sixty million pounds Gap
proximately 300,000,000) was
made in the house Of commons
this afternoon by Chancellor of
the Exchequer Bohar Law.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
RAILWAY STRIKE
SITUATION

The brotherhood and railway
< representatives meet today IN
< New York for eight hour day
< conference. Neither side gives
< any indication of yielding.
< The possibility of iRterven-
< tion by President Wilson to
( avert the strike is strong.
Brotherhoods now have a
( modified demand asking eight
K hour day and pro rata pay for
K overtime. The original demands,
4 made in March, 1919, called for
X time and o half for overtime.
X The proposed strike would
X start Saturday night in the
X east, working west by tying up
x freight lines and would involve
4 all traffic by next Wednesday
X at 6 p. nj. At that hour it would
< involve all passenger train
K men.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
French War Minister Resigns.
Continued on page four.)

isters and the cabinet do no longer eX-
ist," the statement said. "Today (the
statement was dated March 14) on the
third day of the revolution whereby
order has returned swiftly, the capital
is completely in the hands of the execu-
tive committee of the duma and of
troops which are garrisoned in Petro-
grad and which number more than 30
900, all of which support the revolu-
ton.
"Deputy Engelhard, colonel Of the
general staff, has been appointed com-
mander of Petrograd by the commit
tee.
Yesterday evening the committee
issued proclamations to the population
and to the troops, railroads and banks,
asking them to resume their regular
life. Deputy Gronski was charged by
the committee Professionally to manage
the Petrograd telegraphic agency"
The statement issued by the official
government press bureau began:
Claims Report "official.
"About the successful revolution the
following official report was issued
from Petersburg, March IA:
=" 'The population of Petersburg, in
creased by complete disorganization OF
transport service and of alimentaton
had been long irritated against the
government and had become restless.
The population held the government re-
sponsible for all its sufferings. The
government, expecting trouble, took
I measures on a large scale to maintain
order and among measures ordered dis
solution of the reichstag and the duma
1 The duma, however, on March II, decid
ed not to accept the imperial ukase
but to continue meetings The duma i'm
mediately instituted an executive com
mittee presided over by President Rod
Manko.
Z" That committee declared itself q:
provisional government and ISSUED
/ the following appeal:
| ." Considering the difficulties of in
terior order which we owe to the policy
OF the former government, the executive
committee of the duma feels obliged t
take public order in its own hands. Ful
| ly conscious of the responsibility aris
| ing from this decision, the committee
expressed the certainty that the popu
lation and the army win lend their ad
vice for the difficult task and create {
new government which accepts thG
wishes of the people and enjoys thC
people s confidence
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

Just how Berlin should receive can
official report" from Petrograd is not
made clear in the statement above. Lon
don dispatches recently have expressed
frank apprehension as to the exact ex-
tent of the recent disturbances in the
Russian capital, explained in Petrograd
dispatches as due solely to demonstra-
tions for better food supplying. The
Russian censorship is notoriously dras-
tie
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

"Women are jest like elephants t ;
me; like t. see 'em but [ wouldn t
want one, Z, said Tell Binllley, t'day.
Remember how your mother used t. dig
your ears out with rough towel when
you wuz Titles
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15

Oregon: To-
II j g h t fair
W est portion;
ri d ay fair.
westerly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
PRESIDENT STILL IN BED

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THE WEATHER

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(cOntinued on page three.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
MANAGERS AND MEN
IN FINAL MEETING
TO SETTLE STRIKE
BrOtherhOOds Modify Demand
Would Pro Rate
Over Time
POSSIBLE PRESIDENT
MAY TAKE PART I'm IT
Managers Would Raise Wages
Without Acting On Eight
Hour Day

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Chamber of Commerce.

After passing>~up their meetings
during the hot months. the Leon
Chamber of Commerce held meet
ing Monday evening. A dandy fried
chicken supper was served by the
ladies of the Civic League, and then
a three hour business session follow
ed at which a number of things for
the good of Leon were taken up and
discussed, among them the placing
of signboards on the Jefferson High
way and other trails leading to Leon,
a committee was appointed to try
and secure good machine shop for
Leo and a general committee to ar
range for a reception for the next
quota of soldier boys when they are
called, it being decided to invite DR..
Medbury, of Des MOines, to make a
patriotic address at that time. A
resolution was adopted highly COM
mending the efficient work of county
engineer Frank G. Mallette, who has
been called to the defense of his
country. Arrangements were made
erssl hold meeting at the. court house
last evening in the interest of getting
the farmers to select their seed corn
early this year, Mr.. Clarence Pick
ard, government representative
being present and explaining what
was hoped to be accomplished. Sew,
eral other matters were discussed
from which good will come in the
near future, and Judge H. X. Evans
made a few remarks. From now on
the Chamber of Commerce. will have
a meeting each month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Two Decatur County Men in Illinois
Wreck.

G.. C. Redman, Of northwest of
Leon, and Henry Schmitt of Van
Weon, were both in the big wreck on
the Burlington near Earlville, Ill.
last week, in which seven stock men
from southern Iowa, were killed:
Both Mr.. Redman and Mr.. Schmitt
were in the coach ahead of the ca
boose, and we're asleep when the
conductor rushed into the car and
called out, "For Gods sake get out
Of here, we are going to be hit.
Both the Decatur county men man
aged to get out of the coach before
the engine of the secon' trcin crash
ed into them, Mr. Redman being the
last man to leave the coach. Neither
of them were injured aside from a
few scratches resulting from coming
in contact with barbed wire fence,
and they assisted in getting the dead
and wounded men out of the wreck.
Floyd Twombley, OF Osceola. who
was quite badly injured, to his home
at Osceola. George savs it Is the
closest call for his life he ever .ex-
poets to experience, for had he been
a few seconds later in leaving the
coach he would have been killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
George V. Dengler Will BE Married
Saturday.

Leon friends of Mr.. George V.
Dengler, who until few months ago ,.
was a resident Of Leon, will be lnter, II,
ested in the following item taken
from from the Des Moines Evening Tri-
bune of Sept. 24th: n, =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Drake OF
Fifty-eighth street. announce the en-,
gagement of their daughter, gnng g,er Mystle son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Dengler, Of La,
fayette, ia Ind. The wedding will take e
place Saturday, Sept. 29th. Whlen ~ is $
also the wedding "a anniyersaGTs u ReT Gsopfe OF the
brides parents. The Key: por GeeTgH Gn,Iere r,
viii Wn1 oficiate. Miss Drake was sec
retarv for the C. l.. Percival Com
pany. ts1 and Mr.. Dengler is travelling
salesman for the BroTn-Camp II, hahd q
bride will be at home in the Field
apartments, Thirty-fourth street and
Ingersoll avenue, after Oct. 10Th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Program for Van Vert Home Com
ing, Oct. 4 and ;.

The following is the program for
the two days of the Van Vert Home
Coming, Thursday and Friday, Oct.
4th and 5th:
- THURSDAY
Temperance and Grain Day
+ 9:30-Band concert.
1O:3O-Lectures and demonstra-
tiOn on canning, storing and caring
for fruit, grain and vegetables by
competent specialists from Ames.s
12-Dinner.
1:OO-Band concert.
2:OO-Speaking and lectures un-
der the management of the Prohi-
bition Amendment Committee from
~ Fruit, grain and vegetable judg-
ing at the exhibition tent, by Ames
7:OO-Band concert.
8:00-Speaking by specialists
from Ames on agricultural subjects.
Free acts interspersed during the
day and evening.
w. FRIDAY
Patriotic and Stock Day
9:30-Band concert.
I 1O:3O-Lectures and demonstra-
tions on gathering grain and stock
raising by specialists from Ames
Judging at exhibition tent.
12:00-Dinner.
1:3O-Band concert.
| 2.S0-Patriotic speeches by com
petent men of state wide reputation.
Stock and grain judging by Ames
( 7:OO-Band concert.
from Ames on agricultural subjects.
Free acts interspersed during the
day and evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
STRICKEN IN AUTO.
A. p. Ellis Is Stricken by Apoplexy,
Falls Unconscious In His Auto,
Dying in Few Minutes.

This community was greatly
shocked Saturday evening when il
was learned that A. E. GERM Ellis
was dead, and many could hardly
been in Leon late that afternoon.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis had taken supper at the home
OF their daughter, Mrs. q. D. Tul-
Ter, two mlles west of Leon, and af-
ter eating hearty meal, they got
in their car and started for home,
short distance, west of the Tuller
Ellis did not> talk on the way home,
and was driving with one hand, but
thought he was doing it to scare her,
as he liked to jolly her in this way.
She got out of the car at the house
and Mr.. Ellis drove the car down
and into the barn. She heard the
car running for several minutes, and
to the barn, but the car stopped run
ming before she reached it, and she
was Mortified to find Mr.. Ellis un-
conscious, having fallen forward
across the steering wheel. Physicians
were summoned, but he died in a
few minutes, his death having been
caused from a ruptured blood vessel
in the brain, and he was probably
from the home of his daughter.
Mr.. Ellis was a very prominent
farmer and stock buyer, having
bought and shipped stock for more
than twenty-five years. He was a
very popular man, and he will be
sadly missed in the community. He
is survived by his wife and three
children, two sons and daughter.
Funeral services were held at the
home MONDAY afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
under the auspices of the 1. o. o. F.
lodge of which he had been men,
Der for many years, interment be-
ing in the Leon cemetery. An un-
usually large concourse of sorro.wing
tributes testified-to the high esteem
in which he was held.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Auto Plunged Down Thirty Foot
Embankment.

Friday evening, Ford touring
cd down a thirty foot embankment
near the home of WSlter Smith,
three miles east of Leon, but for
tunately none of the five occupants
were seriously injured, Mrs. Biggs
sustaining a badly bruised hip, and
the other four occupants escaped
with slight bruises: They were ere b;}1 gE11
ing east and in geingf3 f3n down nome sne Mra nlal
Riges lost control of the car, which
comnmenced comm weaving on the road,
and finally plunged down the thirty
foot embankment, and stopped with
it's nose in the bank at the bottom.
The car was only slightly damaged.
The other occupants of the car We're
Ralph and Edna nn.r biggss Ma'V DeaN-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
items Taken from the files of The
Reporter Published Quarter
of a Century Ago. )

Jefferson Cook, living south OF
Leon, died Monday afternoon and
was buried in the Bethel cemetery
The The following marriage licenses
Jos1ph P. Hardin % to Ida l..
VIM. M. Miles 2s to Mrs. NJ. B.
+; L; Madison 21 to Grace e.
G: R. Long 40 /, to a Ar5lda ida Riggs So 2s 9
:, Byr9a ), On G. Bay Ss to Flora A. Brad
b. ]. Hullinger SO to Mrs. Hannah
> Thomas Iss3,;,ss; ; 4; . eloekler q to Lizzie
Mrs. Margaret Clark, of Davis
City, came up Sunday to visit J hef lsr
Davis City for more than twenty
Sheriff Geo. w. LaFolette return
ed Sunday from his trip to the Ma
tional G.. A. r. Encampment at
Washington, D. c., and reports haV-
ing had fine time.
Mrs. Samuel Farquhar started on on
visit with relatives. sam.
daughter went to Farnhamville,
Iowa, Thursday to visit her sister,
Mrs. o. E. Bassett. y
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J: Darr LETT Tues. m g..
day for Huron, S; ~, ~, ct',nn to visit their
Millard F. Stookey, editor of the
Bethany Republican,, visited with
friends in Leon over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs A.. MerWin and
son started Tuesday for visit with
relatives in Nebraska.
The second annual exhibltlon ~
FRIDAY. and was a grand success, the
receipts being more than sufficient to
pay all premiums and expenses and
leaving a snug sum in the treasury