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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
entire COUNTRY is
FEELING COLD WAVE
Federal Weather Bueau Re-
ports No Immediate Re-
lief In Sight

Chicago, Dec. 10.-The entire eoun-
try was feeling the icy breath of Jack
Frost today-and there was no immed-
late relief in sight.
While the lowest temperatures pre-
vail east of the Mississippi river, the
frigid area extends clear to the Pacific
coast and into the British northwest.
Following its usual policy, the wealth
Ter bureau will not officially forecast
conditions more than a day ahead, but
the Chicago office admitted the mid
die west and east may look for sever
al days more of zero or near-zero tenn
peratures. Comparatively little snow has
accompanied the cold snap.
The zero zone s southern boundary
was in northern Oklahoma and southern
Missouri. The eastern gulf states report
ed record low temperatures. At Jackson
vile, Fla, it was 80 and at Miami it
was 3s, with heavy frost.
Enormous damage has been done
through freezing of foodstuffs. Rail
roads have been unable to maintain
their schedules because of inability to
keep steam up in locomotive boilers.
A gale continued to lash the lower
Great Lakes and fear was expressed for
several freighters which are reported
overdue.
The coolest spot in the United States
was DEVILS Lake, N. d., with tenn
perature Of 26 below zero. Williston, n.
D., reported % below; Huron, s. D.,
MooThead, Mimi, and Uierre, S. D., 20
below, and Charles City, Iowa, Havre
Mont, and Valentine, Neb., 16 below.
The warmest place was San Diego, Cal,
with 81 above.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

thousand B. c., down to the crusades
of the eleventh century.
British armies began their sweep up
the valley of Palestine from the Suez
canal early last spring. Almost un-
noted and oyershadowed by the terri
fic conflict on the west front, first
General Murray and later General AL
Ilenby, pushed steadily upward against
the Turks.
Jerusalem's fate was sealed when
this British expeditionary force on
November l captured GAIA, immedi.
ately after taking the ancient city of
Beersheba, General Allenby sent his
forces rapidly north and a fortnight
later they took Jaffa, the olden city
of Joppa, and seaport Of Jerusalem.
From Joppa the British began their
encircling movement around the holy
city itself, striking north and east. AT
latest reports, last week, they were
within about nine miles of the city.
Bethlehem, where the Savior was
born, lies a scant six miles due south
of Jerusalem, and is presumably also
no win British hands.
Jerusalem s fall will be a tremend-
Gus blow at Turkish morale. according
to the belief here today. Loss of this
shrine of christendom, possession of
which has been the boast of Moslems
for centuries, will have far reaching
effect throughout Turkey. Recent dis.
patches have indicated Enyer Pasha
Turkeys ambitious war minister and
the man who conceived the Turko Ger
man alliance, was tottering from his
place of power while British armies
were sweeping all before them in Me,
sopotamia and Palestine.
With the holy city in British hands,
it appeared certain today that one Of
the major peace terms which the allies
will insist upon when the time comes
for discussion of peace, is that Jerusa-
lem remain forever in christian control.
Fall of Jerusalem is one more bitter
reminder to Turkey of the uselessness
of an alliance with Germany and of
the utter lack of value of any of the
kaiser's promises.
Jerusalem is mentioned in Egyptian
records as early as l400 b. C. Four cen
turies later it was capital of the He
brew kingdom. When Solomon died it
became capital of Judea and in 858 B.
G. it was utterly destroyed by Neb-
uchadnezzar, king of Babylon. Some
years later the Jews were granted per
mission to rebuild the city under Per-
sian rule. The city in the next century
was suceessively under Macedonian,
Egyptian and Syrian domination, becom-
ing a separate Jewish kingdom again
i'll one and two B. G. Herod the Great
brought the city to great splendor when
Judea was under Rome S sway.
In A. d. 20 the city was destroyed
for the second time, the Rome legions
under Titus razing it. In II the Emperor
Hadrian founded the present city on
the ruins.
From 1929 to 1887 the city was a
Chri tian capital established by the cru
saders. In 1916 it fell back into the
hands of the Turks apain and has been
continuously under their domination
since.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

which has been offered and sent from
SO many communities of our great kind.
red nation,'' his statement said.
Bodies have been brought to the gen
era1 morgue in blocks Of fifty and a
hundred at time. Some are being grad
ually identified.
With a warm rain slowly turning the
snow white streets into rivers Of sluch
and debris, sailors, soldiers and civil
ians today were still laboring in the
city of the dead as dawn broke.
The city is practically under martial
law, The night was spent in mowling
Eale that followed tine blizzard of Sat
urday. With it came rain that increas-
ed suffering as tents fell and the wet
cold was driven through improvised
shelters
Hundreds who mad found shelter in
tents were turned into the open again as
a fifty mile gale crushed the improvised
quarters.
Relief units from Massachusetts, and
Maine, which have arrived, have been
assigned quarters and are working hero
ically Bellevue, formerly the residence
of the British general commanding the
Halifax garrison before Canada took
over the defense of the dominion, has
been handed over to the Massachusetts,
Continued on page three)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
OSTOk is
LATEST REPUBLIC IN
WHAT WAS RUSSIA
Principal Asiatic Seaport Of
SIav Nation with Amur
Province In Revolt
BY Ralph II. Turner

United Press sia-ff feorrespondent)
Toxic, Dec. 1O-vladivostok, Rus
sia s principal Asiatic port and gate
way for the trans-Siberian railway,
with Amur province, have both declar-
ed their independence, according to re-
ports received here today
A. provisional government has been
established
A ministry for the new republic met
and sent notification Of the section I;
independence to other self. governing
districts of Russia, it was stated.
Official circles in Toxic had not re-
ceived any formal confirmatory advic-
es on the report, but it was generally
accepted as true here.
Loss of Vladivostok to the Bolshe-
wiki or to any other Russian faction
not representative of the whole nation,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

Portland, Or, Dee 10.-Elopement-
not a capsized fiehing boat washed
ashore along the Orqgon eoast-ex.
plains the disappearance of Mrs. w. A.
Graham and Il. X. Viers, according
to evidence collected by Graham, the
husband.
Graham obtained a confession from
a girl near the scene of the drown
ing" that she had written the farewell
note found on the beach. A jitney driv-
er was found who said he hauled Mrs.
Graham and Viers to Seaside.
Authorities are watching Graham S
revelations closely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

London, Dec. 10.---Jerusalem has fallen.
Capture of the holy city, chrisanitys most halowed
spot by General Aenbys British expedtonary forces
was announced here today.
Chancellor Of the Exechequer Bonar Law made the an
nouncement in the house Of commons late today
The spread like wldfire throughout London It's
fall was heraded as good omen The most cherished
Christmas gift which could be given the world of
democracy and the hosts fighting for christian justice and
peace and freedom is this gift of the holy city to world
christians again. after having been held by nfde hordes
for four centuries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
DO NOT
WANT full CONTROL
BY GOVERN NENT
Senator NewIands Will Pre-.
sent Their Case to Pres
ident Wilson Today

Washington, Dec. l0,-The railroads
laid their ease before President Wilson
today. Their plan to continue private
control with government aid rather
than pass under complete government
management for the war was present
ed through Senator Newlands of Ne
vada.
The railroads war board at a CON
ference with NewIands, furnished him
with statistics showing marked i'm
provements in the freight situation
since the operating committee of vice
presidents took hold a fortnight ago.
The board requested billion dollar
government loan or guarantee of rail
road credit, reduced passenger traffic
and higher freight rates.
Relief from wage problems through
a government wage fixing board and
prohibition Of strikes also was urged
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
BRITISH TROOPS HEROIC
BY william Philip Simms
fUnifed Press staff correspondent

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in the Field
Dec. 10.-One small group of British
Tommies held a whole German divis-
icn at bay in one twist of the. great
Cambria battle.
The story did not come out in its
fgll heroie details until today.
In the deep dry bed of the Nord ca
nal, east Of Mouevres, this little group
of British made one of the finel
stands Of the war. As the Germans
poured into this miniature Culebra cut,
the British surged forward around a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
Millionaire VIII Work
For Uncle Sam For ST

San Fancisco, Dec. 10.-Daniel G.
Jackling, millionaire copper king, head
of the Utah Consolidated Copper COM
pany, is going to work for Uncle Sam at
a salay of a dollar a year.
Jackling is enroute to Washington
whence he was called by government
chiefs. It is understood he win be given
entire charge of the manufacture Of
Trinitortoluol for the government. ri
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
Former Governor West
Visited Salem Boys Still
In Long Island Camp

= New York City, Dec. 9.
To Capital Journal:
Have just visited the Salem
boys at Camp Mills, Long Is
land, and found them in good
health, good spirits, well fed and
well clothed. All are eager to
go abroad and will, no doubt,
soon have their wish realized.
OSWALD WEST.
4 < 4 !. 4 4 !. I. 4 4 x 4 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
JERUSALEM FALLEN
BRITISH FLAG WAVES
OVER THE HOLY CITY

Chancellor BOnar Law Makes Announcement In House Of
Commons and England Accepts Victory As Good Omen
Over Four Hundred Years of MOsIem Reign Ends When
General Allenby's Victorious Army Enters GyBriish
Have Pushed Steadily Forward From Coast Since Last
Spring, Pushing Back HOrdes Of Turkish Defenders
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
Control Of Railroad.

London, Dec. 10-The Bolsheviki
are gaining control of the Siberian rail.
way and are likely to reach Harbfh, &C.
cording to word reaching here today.
Control Of Harbin and Of the trans.
Siberian railroad system would open the
vast resources of anchuria and Siberia
to German influence in the event Of a
separate peace.
Hope Of an ironing out Of the Russian
situation in London IS view today rested
upon success Of the revolt raised by
Generals Kaledine and Korniloff, off.
cially reported in a proclamation of the
Bolsheviki here. The Trotsky-Lenine
government declared the two military
leaders were being assisted by the con-
democrats and the bourgeoise
((tontinund' IN naUa thranA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
STOLE STOCK OF GOODS.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-The cold snap
some thief to rob the cloth
ing store of David Klapson of $500
worth Ct goods, including 81 overcoass,
and les heavy shirts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

Capture of Jerusalem brings the
holy city under christian control again
for the first time in 401 wears. Dur
ing all that time it has been under
sway Of the Turks.
Since founding of the ancient city
about 400 B. c.. it has been fought
over, captured razed, rebuilt under
fire and the spoils of dozen armies,
in wars and struggles dating from one
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

: Two0b ,dirs Of British troops, Bonar
Law said surrounded the city and cut
it off fg.-u The Turkish general lines of
communication. Thereupon the city sur
rendered.
Bonar Law declared that ON Saturday
the British attacked Turkish lines south
west and northwest of the city and
drove the enemy from these positions
Jerusalem was thus isolated. The Turk
ish commander promptly surrendered.
General Allenby will make his formal
entry into the shrine of christendom to-
morrow.
Jerusalem fall is tremendous per-
sonal defeat for Kaiser Wilhelm. 1t
must inevitably lower his prestige
among the Turkish people They had
been led to believe on solemn royal
assurances that Jerusalem would be de-
Tended by as large a German army as
necessary to drive back the British and
protect the Moslems, to whom the kai-
ser has always appealed as their own
particular protector.
In 1898 the kaiser made a special
trip to Jerusalem specifically to an
nounce there that he was the protector
of the Moslem world Evidently the kai-
Z ser even then was dreaming of German
domination of Turkey-the same dom
ination which President Wilson in his
speech before the American Federation
of Labor last month declared must be
broken before there can be peace.
When Turkey joined the Central P,vy-
ers at the outbreak of the war, it was
after long and assiduous propaganda by
Germans attempting to make the kaiser
out a defender of the Moslems, the ae-
tual spiritual descendant of the, Mo
homet.
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Continued on page three)
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Oregon: Tonight
and Tuesday fair
cooler east por-
tion tonight; mod
er a te westerly
winds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-30
TEu10NS
FORCED TO.
TRE:Al
1000
Principal Fighting Toward
Passchendaele- Canadians
Make Spirited ] IS Stand.

London, Oct. 80. The
Germans have been driven
back in places to a depth of
nearly ! 900 yards in today's
British drive on the Ypres
front, Reuters correspondent
at British headquarters re-
ports.
The principal fighting is
taasing place towards the out
skirts 81 !Passch dae1r and
in the region Of Poel Cap
pelle. The British are report
ed-toahave fought their way
a@g several important
st3s Of the great system Of
ridges.
The Canadians quickly
gained a great part of their
objective. The fighting today
was on a more limited front
than the battle Of last Friday,
The weather was fine.
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Heir To Fortune
Prefers Army Life
To One OF Ease

Fort Sheridan Ill, Oct. 3O.-A
student officer in the Third reRi-,
ment here, whose name is with-
held, has refused legacy Of $780,
900, the acceptance of which would
neceesitate leaving the training
camp, 1t became known today.
Two weeks ago he received word
his uncle in Colorado had died and
left him business property valued
at $50, 900 with the proviso that he
should continue tho business. The
young man was undecided until
word came that American troops.
were in the trenches in France.
He telegraphed his refusal OF the
money and continued his work for
a commission. .5 tiI..ss,: ..l,.;ass:.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-30
lSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER
SCORNS SEPARATE PEACE
Defense Of Territory Declar-
ed one Of Fundamental
Needs Of SlavsNo indie
penvdIesnce vIs for courland, 'lF ,.
Poland or Lithuania.

Petrograd, Oct: 30.-Foreign Min
lister Terestchenko,tain- addressing the
parliament today. said a
separate peace wal impossible and
that defense Of Russian territory was
one Of the fundamental needs.
The announcements follows:
"At 6:45, o'clock this morning we
attacked north ofTthe Ypres- Roulers
railroad. Our troops are reported to
be making good progress"
The foreign minister said the alb
solute Independence Of Courland and
perhaps Of Poland and Lithuania was
impossible. as 1t would mean that
Russia would return to the days be-
fore Peter. He also asserted COM
plete demobilization and 4.disarma-
ment and naturalization Of canals and
straits were impossible.
Foreign Policy unchanged.
Russia's foreigns policy had not
changed. the minister continued, since
the first statement enunciating the
principles;i0 no esipdemnities, no an
lions 3 S.and the right Of nations to
THE people: must dbdsrsssnd stnas
the war ID being carried on, not by
governments, but by nations." ;" he add.
ed. AZ the, nations began the fight
Ing SO they must end it. Russia and
France first held back the foes, and
so they must continue to So"
M. Terestchenko declared the offers
for q separate peace and the senti-
rnent in favor Of them were strongest
last May. when they we're followed by
the Russian offensive.
There is a rumor that the allies
wished to leave Russia to her fate, y
the foreign minister continued. "but
state offlcially that it is untrue.
German Plans Fail.
"Germany's aim is to separate Rus
sia from the allies and II possible to
do this by peaceful means, in order to
use Russia. economically afterward
While the other nations at war are
unable to continue civil industry. Ger
many has been so we'll organized from
the heginning that she has been able
to continue her efforts to carry on
trades. She looks upon Russia as her
market. Therefore the defense OF
Russian territory is one Of the funda-
mental needs now. for II Germany
gets into Russia commercially after
the war we shall have no self defini-
ton afterward,"
In regard to the Forthcoming con-
ference Of the allies at Paris, M. Ter
estchenko said It must be remembered
that Russia should forget politics
there and be represented as a nation
He characterised some points Of the
peace terms Of the soldiers and work
mems delegates Jas impossible; saying
they could nottbe defended as the ma.
tions terms It was in this connection
that he made his reference to Cour.
land. Poland and Lithuania and TO the
limpossibility Of neutralizing canals
and straits ana disarming complete.
Peace Talk Prevalent.
There never has been more peace
talk in Germany and Austria thar
now" said the minister. II am con
f1dent Germany was insincere in lth,
reported recent offer for the freedom
Of Beleium. without the freedom O
ace-Lorraine. and in the intima
tion that this would be her last offer
i'She will make more. % n ~. - ss>y2s.
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MONTH"; ] |. ! DOES. !.
n i OPEN { p l q CHANGE
Reason is that Several Brok-
ers Are in Danger of
Ruin.

Montreal, Dot. so.-The Montreal
stock exchange failed to open this
morning. The unofficial explanation
was made that the exchange was clos
ed because a number Of brokers are
in danger of ruin on account of their
heavy holdings, which they had been
unable to dispose of in the unfavor-
able markets Of recent days.
3, 1T was decided to open the market
at II o'clock. with minimum prices
established similar to those introduce
ed when the exchange was re-opened
In 1915 after it had closed because
Of the war.
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I.lsas 70 :. W
s'Italia11s Facing He'll =
SATISFIED With Pro,nises.

London, Oct. 30.-Satisfaction with
the decision of Great Britain and
France to help the Italians is express
ed by most Of the morning newspa-
pers which again urge that whatever
assistance is possible must be given
without delay. There is of course, no
certain indication Of the exact form
this help will take, but the general
assumption seems to be that concrete
reinforcements contributed by Great
Britain and France will appear on the
Italian front
The Morning Post, however, con-
tends that the best way Of helping
Italy is to keep hammering the Ger
mans on the western 'front.' It adds:
"A German victory over the Ital-
ians will not help them IL we keen
striking hard in Flanders. 1t is q
maxim in war never to allow the
strategy to be- diverted to the enemy
and every move of our enemy now
Is to attempt to create diversion
from the western 'front.'"
Taking the view that the German
success is due partly to treachery and
that the Germans are using the same
tools in Italy as those with which the
=
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CANADIANS MAKE
STAND.

British Front in Belgium,
Oct 80. the Associated
Press. AT an early hour to-
day the Canadians had taken
a stand in the reighborhood
Of the famous. Crest farm,
only four hundred yards
from the heart Of the town
Of Passchendaele.
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NO DAMAGE Done
BY GERMAN RAID
No Casualties Reported al
Result of Air Attack on,
England.

London, Oct. so.-Lord French.
today announced that the German
airpianee which last night attempted
to carry out a raid on the southeast
counties of. England did no damage
and caused no casualties.
All the British machines which
went up to engage the raiders landed:
safely. ~
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(By Associated Press.)

General Cadorna is bending every effort to retard the
forcefu German advance the 1sonzo front while
he effects retirement the strong line of the Tagane
the enemy who has been further hapered in this forward
movement by the strong resistance of the Italian rear
guards and the destruction o the Bridges the 1sonzo
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American wounded In the
trenches arrived today at base
hospital He is lieutenant Of tho
signal corps. He was hit in the
leg by shell splinter.
Copenhagen. Oct. 30-The flrst Of
ficial report from the American ex-
peditionary forces in France is print
ed In the German newspapers with
any comment, although occasionally
sarcastic emphasis Is placed in the
headlines on the reference to- IA quiet
sector" of the front
The American official dispatch iss az
q rule, not included by the newspa-
pers In the general column Of enemy
war reports. most Of the journals en-
deavoring to adhere to the fiction that
the United States is not regarded aa
Hostile to. the central potwefs.r
7- l-.-ss y y s;'sys-.z i,
Must Reckon, With. q. s. 80
London, Oct. S0.-Commenting on
the advent Of American soldiers in
the trenches, the Post says:
Were the German success in Italy
or in other theaters to become much
greater than the allies consider prob
able, the Germans would still have to
reckon with the fresh, eager, stern
forces of America It would seem
that Germany is putting forth her ut
most efforts during the interval which
must elapse before the weight Of the
United States can be brought to bear
upon her decimated battalions.
IF we assume for the sake of ar
gument that Germany can conclude
a peace advantageous to herself be-
| fore the United States can intervene
It is still to be rem embered that
America Is pledged to break the mill.
tary power Of Germany and make nc
peace with the Hohenzollerns."
The Chronicle infers- that Genera,
Cadorna has decided to abandon
Udine and withdraw to the line Of the
Tagliamento river. 1t says:
1T is a decision of bold prudence
which ought to have its reward. -
The enemy's advance will be handi.
capped in a manner, which will be
felt before long. On the other hand |,
!, is to be feared the German claim
that the whole Isonzo front has col
lapsed is to great extent we'll found
ed. When whole, front falls te
pieces in the manner witnessed or
the lsonZo it Is very difficult to re-
constitute it in the face of pressing
pursuit on n great scale.
There can be no question that the
whole mountain front in Carna may
soon be imperiled. In short the al
| lies are confronted with a very dan
| gerous situation, Of which we ma.
be seeing only the beginning"
1
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TEN MILLION
MORE TO FRANCE
Allies Now in Debt to Unit.
ed States for Total Of Il
$2,88e, 400, 900.

washington, Oct. s0.-Ten million
dollars moro was advanced to France
today by the government, bringing
credits to the allies to the total Of $2.-
1856 400. .00O NJ ,.
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COMMITTEE FOR DEFENSE
OF. PETROGRAD BEING NORMEI

Petrogral,. Oct. 30.-The defense Of
Petrograd against possible attack de-
wolves upon Joint military commit
tee embracing the Soldiers and
Workmen's delegates and all the mil
itary and political elements. Such q
committee is in process of formation.
according to the war ministry.