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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
WAR OF LAGOONS IS
WAGED BY ITALIANS
TO PRESERVE VENICE

tilla and his Huns were checked the
Italian forces today are checking the
medern day Huns.
They are checking the enemy bv a
highly perfected land and water defense
which, when the conflict is over. will
form one of the mOst interesting chap
ters OF the whole history of the war.
Since November 10, ON which the
Austrians, in crossing the lower Piave
in their headlong rush to Venice, were
suddenly checked by the Italian lagoon
defenses, the entire gulf of Venice, with
its endless canals and marshes, with
islands disappearing and reappearine
with the tide, has been the scene of
a continuous naval lagoon battle. 1t was
still progressing today. The fighting is
absolutely without precedent.
The modern Huns arc desperately try
ing to turn the italian right wing by
progressing around the northern limits of
the Venetian gulf.
For the purpose of the lagoon bat
tie as well as for general defense, the
Italians inundated the section and seal
ed all Adriatic entrances into the gulf
by mine fields. The Venetian gulf there
fore was converted into an isolated sea.
Over this inland waterway the CON
fliet is raging bitterly. To lift their
purpose of defenses, the Italians have
developed a "lagoon fleet ranging
from the fleetest Of motor boats, armed
with machine guns, small cannon and
torpedo tubes, to huge, cumbersome,
flat -bottomed British monitors, mount
ing the biggest of marine guns.
All the Italian vessels navigate sec
ret channels dug in the bottom of the
shallow lagoons. Only the Italian war
pilots know these courses. Even Condo
las steering off the channels are in
stantly and hopelessly stranded.
Not only this, but since the muddy
flats and marshy islands do not permit
artillery emplaeements, the Italians
have developed an immense fleet Of
floating batteries. The guns range from
three inch field pieces to the great fif-
te n inch monsters. Each is camouf-
laged to represent a tiny island, 9 gar
den patch OF a housebOat.
Floating on the glass-like surface
of the lagoons, the guns fire a few shots
and then change positions-making it
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
PROHIBITION IN
Lower HOUSE OF
CONGRESS TODAY
Amendment, Approved by
Senate, Due to Pass Late
This Afternoon

Washington, Dec. 17.-With the air
tense, the house of representatives to-
day started debate on the national pro
hibition amendment approved by the
senate.
Final vote, scheduled for five p. ln.,
was confidently awaited by the anti
saloon forces. 1t was regarded by both
sides as the preliminary to the bigger
fight IN the forty eight state legisla-
lures approval of thirty six being nee
essary to make this a dry nation.
Bitterness over organized labor S
opposition to the amendment develop
ed in the opening speech for the drys
by Representative Webb, chairman of
the Judiciary committee and co-author
of the resolution.
Samuel Gompers never has and
dcas not represent organized labor on
this question.
Tie great body of American labor
realizes well. the great benefit to them
of this amendment, said Webb.
GOmpers, in full page advertise
ment in local papers, had addressed an
open letter to Webb in defense of
beers and light Wines
One democrat and one republican
from each side was selected to control
the division cf time in the debate;
Webb and Volstead for the drys and
Garde and Graham for the vets. This
plan WAS adopted after republicans
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
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By joseph slaplen


tunited Press starr correspondent)
Stockholm, Dec. l7.--Philip Scheide-
mann, leader Of the German maA)rity
socialists, is here today confernng
with Bolsheviki Minister Orlovsky on
peace between Germany and Russia.
am very sorry, but l cannot dis
cuss the nature of my conference with
M. Orlovsky,' Scheidemann told tae
United Press today
Odlovsky was equally retieent FROM
other sources, however, 1T was reported
that Scheidemann had been clothed
with full power by the German govern
ment, which had directed the peace
angling at Stockholm rather than at
Brest Eitovsk because proceedings at
the latter place were subject TO run
publicity by the Bolshevlkt
The Brest Litoysk conference OF com
missioners representing the armies OF
Germany and hussia Will presumably
continue, irrespective Of negotiations
at Stockholm.
The Bolsheyikl, 1T was reported, ilrst
suggested the conference with Seneide-
mann at the Swedish city IN the Deliet
that would kne up Schneldemanh
majority socialists against German I'M
Ipcrialism.
After four months eIIors' oeneius- a.
mann has finally managed to meet
with representative OF Russla 10 an
ole for peace.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
One Destroyer and Five Mer-
Chantnen Sunk by Ger
man Raiders
CONVOY OF SQUADRON
WAS CAUGHT MAPPING
Italians Assume Offensive and
Drive AustrO-GermanS
from Positions

| London, Dec. 17.-Four German de-
stroyers carried out successful raid
in British waters early Wednesday
morning sinking five merchantmen,
one British destroyer, five armed traw-
lers and damaging one other trawler.
The announcement of these losses
was made in the house of commons
late today by First Lord Of the Adj
miralty Geddes and DIR. Mcnamara, fl
nancial secretary to the admiralty.
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad-
miralty, said five neutral merchant
ships had been sunk and one British.
McNamara said two neutral mer-
chantmen had been sunk off the River
Tyne.
The British destroyer sunk was the
Partridge. The second British destroy
Ter, which formed an armed escort for
the convoy described by Sir Eric
Geddes. was the Pellew. The Pellew,
according to Geddes, had hole blown
in her hull but escaped. On board her
there were four British killed and two
wounded.
Geddes reported that there were fif-
ty survivors of the Partridge and the
IfaWlerS OF winch Ten were WOuuuSu
which had been picked up by the four
German destreyers who attacked and
taken to sKiel Eighty eight Scandina-
Wan citizens, of which two were wo-
men and ten British survivors were
rescued by destroyers Others reached
Norway in open boats.
Mcnamara s statement told Of the
sinking of one trawler, the damaging
of a second and the sinking of two neu
tral merchantmen before dawn eff the
River Tyne. Eight were dead.
These eight were believed to be civ
ilian casualties. With the total of nav
al dead reported by Sir Erie Geddes,
the total loss of life in the German
raiding activity would appear to be
twelve.
The River Tyne, mentioned in Dr.
Mcnamara s announcement, is in the
north of England and its most famous
city is New Castle.
The German raiding squadron of four
destroyers apparently encountered the
two conveys mentioned by Geddes and
Mcnamara at different points, sweep
ing up the coast in search of their prey
This is the second time that fast
German warships have successfully at
CONTINUED on page three)
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Continued on page three)
By Henry Wood.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the French Armies in Italy, Dec.
l7.-Italy is waging the war of lagoons
to save Venice-the strangest, half
aquatic, half-water and half land con
flict the history of war has ever known.
Centuries ago, Atilla and his origin
al Huns reached exactly the same spot
between the Piave and Sile rivers that
the modern Teutonic Huns have reached
today.
Fifteen. hundred years ago the origin
al inhabitants in this section fled from
the mainland and on the guIfs and flats
of the lagoons founded the island colon
les which eventually became Venice.
Over the same intervening canals,
marshes, lagoons and lakes by which At
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
Ordinance Chief, ~ sr,
Placed Chief Blame "a
Conditions On Congress-
CHAMBERLAIN TAKES \
ISSUE WITH WITNESS
Why Appropriation for Rifles
Was Diverted to Buy
Pistols for Army

Washington, Dec. 17.-Frankly admit
ting there is too much red tape in the
war government, Major General Crozier
chief of ordnance, today again placed
the bulk of the blame on congress.
A hot colloquy followed in the SEN
ate war probe committee, with members
taking Crozier to task for continually
blaming congress for Americas unpre-
paredness.
Senators Hitchcock and Chamberlain
forced him to admit-that when estimates
are made they must be approved by the
war college, then by the general staff,
and last by the Secretary of War, be-
fore congress sees them.
This process, Crozier insisted is un-
avoidable.
You have no idea, evidently, how
intricate the ordering of artillery is, ;"
he said.
What's intricate about ordering
gunsg" demanded Hitchcock.
You knew you would need a large
number of guns. Why didn't you go
ahead and order them2 If a business
man S place is burned he doesn't sit
down and figure out to the dollar what
he III need to spend to replace it; he
orders by telegraph what he knows
he IL need.''
Senator Chamberlaip said he couldn It
understand how congress tied things up
by delaying the appropriation until
June.
you had money appropriated in
1916 which you had not spent,'' said
Chamberlain. Things you could have
ordered You didn It order; you didn t
even contract for them.''
"We had to revise the program,
which was contemplated by the 1916 ap-
propriation," said Crozier. "It's true
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
WORKERSORIFEFOR
5000 MEMBERS BY
END OF THE WEEK
Over One Hundred Active Men
and Women Enlist In
Campaign Today

Inspired with patriotism and enthus-
iasm and backed by Mayor Keyes
proclamation that every man and wo-
man in Salem should become a mem
Der of the American Red Cross, up
wards of one hundred Red Cross work.
ers began the "drivev this morning
which is expected to net some 5000 new
members within the city by the end Of
the week.
something over 300 more earnest and
to secure another 5000 new Red Cross
workers before the end of the week.
Twelve thousand new members to
the Red Cross is the goal set for Ma
rion county by Rcv. Robert S. Gill,
manager of the drive within the coun-
ty, and his corps Of coworkers. OF this
amount it is expected that one half
viii be secured within the city Of Sa-
lem and one half from the balance Of
the county.
Salem has far less members at pres
ent according to population than any
ether place in the county, according to
estimates made at campaign headquar-
ters. In general the ratio of member
ship to population throughout the coun-
ty is one TO six plus. In Hubbard the
ratio of membership to population is
about one to two, and in Silverton it
is one to three plus. In Salem the mem
bership ratio is only about one to
twelve. 1t is estimated that should Us
many new members be secured whhin
the city in proportion to population
as now exist in some points in the
county, Salem would have a member
ship of close to 10000. Three thousand
is the total of members now enrolled.
City Districted
Mrs. z. f. Fisher, who is manager
of the campaign within the city, in
addition to dividing the city into 90
districts each of which will be can
vassed by an auxiliary. has arranged
for eight booths at various points in
the city in order to catch those who
cannot be seen at their residences oe
are visitors in the city. These booths
are in charge of Miss Mabel Witty
eombe and are located at the follow
ing plaees-Salem Bank of Commerce,
Capital National bank, q. s. National
bank, Barnes. Stockton 3, Bishops
Meyers and post office.
The 90 districts into which the city
has been divided and the auxiliary in
charge of each are as follows, the
boundaries named being north. south,
east, west, respectively, in each case:
City limits South street, High
street, river. Highland auxiliary.
2-Highland avenue, Madison street,
lcontipued on page tKol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
Germany to Transmit
Peace Terms to Allies

: Amsterdam, Dec. IL Ger
; many will shortly transmit
peace terms to the allies through
/: neutrals and under pledge of
secrecy, according to word from
: Berlin today.
Reports declared the peace
; terms would assert 'Germany's
political disinterestedness as to
|; Belgium, but would not men
tion Alsace-L Lorraine. - Whether
; they would cover the German
: colonies or future disarmament
and future iRdemnities for dam
; ages in Belgium and northern
y France was not known here.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
kerr MAKES WEAK
ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN
FAKE KANSAS STORY
Lays Blame for Circulation
of $4,000 Offer to Stories
Printed In His Absence
portland Telegram. Dec. Is,

Topeka, Kan, Dee. 14.-The report
from Portland, Oregon, that W. j.
Kerr, president of the Oregon Agrieul-
tural college, had been offered the
presidency of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college and had declined the
position, was denied here last night by
former Governor Z. W. Hoeh, chairman
of the beard of administration. Mr.
Hoeh stated that the presidency of the
Kansas school was not even mentioned
to DR.. Kerr while the board was in
Washington recently, and that the
Oregon man had never been considered
for the position.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
q. Kerr hlakes Statement.

Corvallis, Ore, Dee. 15.---President
W. ]. Kerr, of the Oregon Agricultural
college. when informed of the dispatch
from Topeka, Kansas, dictated the
following statement:
'sThe whole situation is one Of great
embarrassment to me. These things
ordinarily are settled without publicity.
All the agitation here was based on a
newspaper story of which knew moth.
ing until my return (frOm Washington
about 10 days later.
While under the circumstances I
dislike to discuss the matter, the fact
Is that 1 was requested and urged to
consider the position. That was a
matter Of common knowledge, not only
among my friends in Washington but
Il KInsas as well.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17

Petrograd, Dec. 17.-Bolshe-
wiki regiments were defeated
by Ukrainian troops Saturday
at Odessa, according to word
received today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17

Only five more days.
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Continued on page six)
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CONTINUED on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17

Oregon: Tonight
and Tuesday prob
ably rain; colder
east portion to-
night; moderate
westerly winds,
shifting to south
erly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-17
Philip SChudeman, Majority,
Leader Of Party Now
In Stockholm
.CONFERS WITH DELEGATE
OF PRO GERMAN RUSSIANS
German Socialist Leader Is
Strong Supporter Of Kaiser's
AutOcratic Program


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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
HOLLAND.

Most of the Christmas visitors have
returned home.
Leonard McElroy and Miss Lucy
McCary were married by Rev. A. &.
Duran last Thursday. Mr.. McElroy
is one of our most promising young
farmers and Miss McCarty was one
of our promising young ladies'. We
all wish them much happiness.
William Carter, Jr., and son of
Cedar Creek are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William Carter, Sr., of this
place.
j. B. Fleming and son visited at
Springfield the past week.
Prof. C. L. Bryant has returned to
Goodwin where he is teaching school.
The young people enjoyed a we'd
ding party at VIM. Carriers Thursday
night, a musical at Tom Gist's Fri
day night and an entertainment at
John McGaha's Saturday night.
Alvie Gibbs has purchased new
Ford.
j. D. Surratt is building a new
house for j. A. Land.
Ralph Reedy, formerly of Union
Valley, has moved to this place. He
will be member of our basket ball
team.
J. D. Surratt of Needs Creek will
move here soon.
Miss Jewel Gibbs gave New
Years party Monday night
Miss Irma Bryant left Monday to
re-enter the State Normal.
Miss Eula Wilkerson returned to
her home at Mt. Olive after a Christ
mas visit at the home of j. N. Nc
Elroy's.
The three basket ball teams of
Black Fork school will play the Hol-
land teams here Saturday.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
GREENBRIER.

The year 1916 is a thing of the
past, and we hope many good resolu-
tions have been made to be kept dur
ing the year 1917.
School opened Monday morning
with new interest and quite number
of new pupils.
A few of the good people of Green
brier gave Bro. Robertson and family
a pounding" Saturday night.
After spending the holidays with
home folks most of the boys and
girls have returned to Conway to the
different colleges which they are at
tending.
Uncle" Jim Glenn and wife of
Conway visited relatives and friends
here from Saturday to Monday.
The young people enjoyed quite a
number of singings during the hoh-
days.
Prof. Butler and wife visited at
Quitman during the holidays.
Mrs. j. A. Pearce spent Christmas
with home folks near Damascus.
l.. r. Butler and wife of Quitman
visited their son, Prof. Butler, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Wednesday, after spending Christ
mas with friends in Greenbrier.
Frank Tanner of Guy entered
school here Monday.
Walter Butler and Buren, Kuyken-
dali spent the holidays with home
folks.
Miss Minnie Finton returned from
Republican, where she spent Christ
mas with her parents.
T. f. Wotford and wife spent New
Years day with relatives at Guy.
T. L. Waddle, J. O. Cantrell, H. E.
Mayhem and Sheriff. Benton motored
to Little Rock Saturday afternoon.
Robert Matthews left for the City
of Roses, where he will spend few
days visiting relatives.
January 3.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
WOOSTER.

Arthur and Arlin Hankins visited
relatives near Blackwell last week.
Work began again here on the new
church Monday.
Christmas passed off quietly here.
Frank Faux went to Little Rock
Sunday.
Let us all strive to make 1877 year
of better stock-growing, as we now
have stock law and chance for a
tick eradication, and with these two
we will have less opposition and bet
ter stock.
J. w. Cantrell, who has been con-
fined to his room for several weeks,
is out again.
w. J. King is erecting a new shop
building here.
Our school began again Monday,
after weeks holiday vacation.
J. c. Williams and family of Nal
lettown were visiting relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Teely is visiting rela-
tives here now. She is from Okla
homa.
Nick Walden of Oklahoma visited
his sister, Mrs. Y. J. Pearson during
the holidays.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
MARTINVILLE.

School opened Monday morning
after weeks vacation.
Miss Jess Williamson, who is
working in Little Rock, spent a few
days during Christmas with home
folks. Her sister, Miss Jean, return
ed with her to visit a few days.
Our primary teacher, Miss Melton,
spent the holidays with home folks
at Conway.
There has been quite lot of NOV
ing and changing around lately.
Hamp Martin and others of Con-
way were here bird hunting New
Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Martin and
Herbert Martin attended the funeral
of Robert Wilbanks at Plumervile
last Saturday.
j. W. Spires, accompanied by his
wife and step-son, Tom Dunlap, cele-
brated his siXty-ninth birthday with
his daughter, Mrs. Will Martin, New
Years day.
Mrs. jim Vineyard and children
spent last week at Morganton with
her father, who is very i'll.
Robert Martin and II. Cossey are
enjoying riding in their new Ford
cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cossey's baby
died last Thursday evening of mem
braneOus Group.
Tom Fulkerson, who has been in
i'll health for so long, is very low at
this writing.
Frank Smith and Miss Ona May
Lucas were married at the home of
the brides mother by Justice Robert
Martin Christmas day. Quite a num-
Der of their friends were present
News reached here last Thursday
OF the death of Bill Nickler of
Wynnewood, Okla. His home was
here at Martinville till few years
ago. He leaves a wife, six children
and host of friends. We wish to
extend our sincere sympathy to the
bereaved.
January 8.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
ROUND MOUNTAIN.

After an absence for some time
we come again with the happenings
of Round Mountain.
Born, December II, to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Barley, fine girl.
L. c. Sewer and family of Wilder
visited his parents here during the
holidays.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
Chrouch on December %, a fine boy.
Kelce Higgs, who has been visiting
his father and brothers, left Friday
for his home in Oklahoma.
J. M. Hardin and family of Dew
drop visited J. H. Wright and family
last week.
Mrs. Emma Cureton and daughters
Of Conway visited here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hardin of
Dewdrop visited relatives here last
week
Dave Higgs arrived here Saturday
from Oklahoma, to visit his father
and brothers.
Prof. R. F. Adams has bought 100
acres of land on the east side of the
mountain from Tom Dolan, q railroad
man; consideration. $1,000.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
CENTERVILLE.

We are back again after few
weeks absence.
School has opened again, with a
high spirit of learning.
Misses Tattie Henderson and Lin
ME Hardy, who have been going to
school at Greenbrier, have come home
and entered school here.
Earl Newman of Tucker school
house is in our midst.
DR.. H. B. Hardy went to Little
Rock last week to attend the legisla-
ture
The Centerville "Banties" have
been winning some more games since
our last writing. The second team
won one game from Happy Valley
December rs, with a score of 10 to
4. The first team beat Guy last Fri
day by hard fighting from beginning
to end. The score was q to 20.
There will be about three games here
next Saturday. Everybody come.
Misses Ada and Carrie Woolly of
Oklahoma are visiting friends and
relatives in this community.
Miss Aletha Blythe went back to
the Normal Monday morning.
Charley Woodward is moving in
this community.
Herschel Johnson, one of the star
guards of the "Banties," is on the
sick list.
H. A. Gray visited Jess Wilson at
Beckett Mountain last week.
January 3.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
DAMASCUS.

Rev. ]. F. Sims children returned
to their respective places on the rail-
road yesterday-some of them to Con-
way and other to Plumerville and
Morrilton. Arlie and Miss Rosa
Pierce also returned yesterday to
Conway, after spending the holidays
with relatives and friends here.
Clyde Hutto returned to Conway
yesterday, where he is attending the
James Business College.
The three-year-old child of Joe
Cossey and wife died last Thursday
night of Group, after an illness of
four days.
j. A. Tindall and family are the
happy parents of a nine pound boy,
which arrived last Friday.
Verna Bonds and family are back
from Oklahoma again and are now
domiciled in John Rollins property,
one mile east of town.
There are several from Damascus
now living on the railroad, most of
them at Conway, others at Plumer-
vile and Morrilton.
Walter Crownover began turning
land yesterday morning, January /,
1917, preparatory to making another
crop.
There has been considerable moving
among the people of this community
in the last month.
The third teacher was installed in
the Damascus high school January l,
1917, Miss Olive Cantrell filling the
place. There are 100 students in
daily attendance at this writing, 35 in
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-01-04
CANEY.

Christmas has come and gone, and
a new year is here.
Rev. Hugh Flippen, from Conway,
preached very interesting sermon
at Caney Sunday evening.
We are losing several of our
neighbors. J. r. Paul is moving on
Nal Jones' place and J. B. Crook is
moving on Kirby Jones place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Atwater and
family from Mayfower are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. C. |. Atwater.
Little Gladys Phillips is very sick
at this writing.
W. A. Phillips made a trip to
Wooster last Saturday and purchased
a fine Poland China pig.
January 8.
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the primary, As in the intermediate
and four in the high school depart
ments.
Everybody is back from their holi-
day visits and have gone to work in
earnest, from all appearance.
Harry Sims has moved back to
Damascus from Caney Valley, Con-
way county.
w. T. Fulkerson is still reported
very low at this time.
January 3.