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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
WORKING HEROICALLY
IN HOPES OF SAVING
IMPRISONED MINERS
Seven Bodies Recovered.
Little Hope for the l2O
Sill in Burning Mine

Hastings, Colo, April %. - Rescue
parties, equipped with fire helmets, to-
day continues their efforts to reach
the raging fire which holds a hundred
and twenty miners imprisoned in the
bowels of the hillside under which the
Victor American mine runs back for a
mile.
Seven bodies had been recovered ear
ly today and workers, handicapped bv
smoke and flames and the dealy after
damp, were slowly progressing, with
little hope of rcscuing any Of the bal
ance Of the day crew.
National guardsmen guarded the en-
trance of the mine. Four crews OF ex-
pert helmet men worked in shifts, des-
perately striving to remove falls. -
The explosion, for which no cause has
yet been determined, occurred deep in
the hillside, near the spot where the
men were working, and its terrific
force demolished timbering, blocking
rescue efforts and making progress in
creasingly difficult.
The main shaft of the mine runs
back more than q mile into the earth
and the explosion was so muffled that
lit was scarcely heard outside,
Pitiful Scene at Entrance
Around the black cash in the hillside
marking the entrance to the shaft,
the most heart rending scenes were en-
acted. Three hundred women-wives,
mothers and sisters of the entombed
men--stood all night in binding snow
storm, waiting for word from those
"inside." Practically every family in
Hastings has representative down
there and the women--awed beyond
hysteria silently waiting, their
shawls flapping in the bitter wind, un-
conscious of the watching the
black hole into which their men went
yesterday morning with pick and shov-
el-perhaps never to return alive.
The snow has wrapped the hillsides
in a mantle of silent white-and the
ugly cash Of the tunnel entrance, thru
which the reseuers, half dazed by
smoke and gas, stumble for the outside
air-is the only suggestion that down
underneath the snow drifts fire is rag
ing through the mine-spreading de-
struetion and suffocation
No progress in determining the real
cause of the holocaust can be made un-
til the fire is extinguished. though sew
eral theories have been advanced by
mining men on the ground. 1t is sug-
gested that sudden temperature change,
causing spontaneous combustion, or a
fall - of rock on tram car rail, caus-
ing spark, may have ignited the gas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
Miss Rankin With Minority

There was no record vote. That will
come later. The house, when the vote
was taken, was in committee of the
whole. A roll call will come later in
the day.
Speaker Clark, firm to the last, voted
for the volunteer plan along with Miss
Jeanette Rankin
There was never q doubt of the vote
after Representative Saunders of Yir-
teinia, in the speakers chair as chair
man of the committee OF the whole,
announced vote would be taken on
the Kahn amendment and asked for
the ayes.
A tremendous shout arose.
A somewhat weaker shout greeted
Saunders request for ''noes.'
Chairman Dent asked for tellers-
the nearest to a roll vote that can be
obtained in 'session of the commit
tee of the whole state of the Union. =
A mob swirling and surging that
looked as if it included every congress
man and their clerks arose and joined
in a crush at the front of the cham
Der, ready to walk between Chairman
Dent and Representative Kahn, the
tellers, up the center aisle of the house
to show they were for che amendment.
When the record vote does come, many
members predicted that many of the
98 who voted against the draft plan
will have switched, thereby making
the vote against the volunteer plan
even greater than that recorded while
the body was acting in committee OF
the whole.
Debate in the Senate
The Roosevelt division plan overshad
owed all other issues in the senate to-
day as the conseription army bill near
ed vote.
In the last hours of the debate three
influential senators threw their influ-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
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Chicago, April 2S.-Strength display.
ed at Winnipeg today was the prime
factor in sending May wheat up to 49,.
70 3-4 per bushel, new high mark,
IL IA above yesterdays close. May
wheat opened up 6 IL cents, later going
up to $2.79 34, The market dropped
back to half cent below the opening
and closed at 1914 1-2. July opened
up IL cents, later declining cents
to 1926 September opened up 2 and
subsequently lost 3, closing at $1.l9.
Corn started out strong, the influence
of wheat and unfavorable weather con.
ditions over the corn belt causing buy.
ing. May opened up l Ia but later lost
2, closing at $1.50. July opened up |
and lost Ia, closing at $l.46. September
opened up / and declined 3-4, closing
at $l.37 IA.
Oats, influenced by the major grains
advanced sharply, but later lost heav'
ily. May opened up l 3.4, later declin.
ing 3 to 68 12, July opened up 7-8
subsequently declining 2 SIS to 65 3-S
September opened up l and declined 3-4
to 81 is at the close.
Provisions ruled slightly lower at the
close.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
BY William Philip sImms.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies Afield, April
2S.-British troops have turned the Ger
man "Wotan line.'
Half of the village of Oppy-believed
to be the northermost town of this Ger
man defense front-was captured today
in desperately hot fighting.
Arleux, a trifle further to the north,
also fell to the tremendous British as
sault
Information from other sections of
the British front reaching the spot from
which this dispatch is written detailed
fighting on a tremendous scale of inten-
sity.
Around Oppy and Arleux it was still
progressing after night of never ceas-
ing clashes.
The armies on both sides swayed back
and forth in the struggle. But the latest
report today showed the British in pos.
session of half of Oppy and all of Ar.
leux-and beating back desperate Ger.
man counter attacks.
German Losses Staggering
Around Gavreville's s Haig's offensive
was still gaining ground. A steady
stFeaH VI pflSonefS from TINS DDOdy
angle were being shifted back of the
lines.
To the south, as part of his gigantic
push, Haig 8 troops were thrown toward
Greenland Hill. Tney struck hard and
fast at massed German forces-and
swarmed over into German trench run
ming south Of the Scarpe.
There they stuck fast, despite ire.
mcndnns blows launched by fhe Ger
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
By J. p. YOder,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, April 28-The nation will raise it's army
by seective conscripton
The house voted just before today The senate
will vote likewise before midnight tonight, barring the
completely unexpected Antconscriptionists admit this
The house vote 29 90 in favor of the presidents
and the war colleges plan to raise at army of
5OOOOOfor service at some future date in Europe if
needed.
Miss jeanette Rankin, first woman to hold a seat in
congress, voted against conscrption
She cast her vote without comment
The house vote was on the Kahn amendment to the
mittee The Dent bill authorizes the president to first try
raising army in the old fashioned way by the volunteer
system.
Kahns amendment turned the bill into what President
Wilson and his heads wanted-a straight out and out
selective conscrpton method
The house cheered wildly as the affirmative vote was
announced When to the surprise of members, subse-
quent Of the negative vote showed but SO
for the volunteer pan the cheering and stamping
deafenng.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
No Reason For It.

Portland, Ore, April Character,
izing the market as "plumb crazy
with practically no justification for pre-.
vailing prices on either wheat or flour
theodore B. Wilcox, president Of the
Portland FIGURING Mills company and
the leading milling operator in the Pa
cific northwest, today absolutely set his
foot down on price advances.
~ have decided that there is nc
justification for any further advances
in either wheat or flour; in fact there
is no justification for even prevailing
prices on wheat, which set flour to such
an extremely high record" Wilcox
said.
GAS far as I am concerned there will
be no further advance in the price OF
flour at this time-and none in the fu
ture if | can help it. Prices are already
too high. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28

ence in favor of the Harding amend,
ment to permit Roosevelt to recruit a
volunteer division. They were Harding,
Lodge and John Sharp Williams.
Declaring this is not a party war, it
is an American war, Senator Lodge
made vigorous speech in favor of the
Roosevelt division
''For heaven s sake shouted the
veteran Massachusetts senator, "is
there any reason why he shoudn It be
.aaowed to offer his life for what he
believes most sacred?"
He declared Roosevelt was the only
man in the country who could raise a
division and that to let him do so would
not injure the principle of universal
service.
Lodge dwelt upon the moral effect
of former president leading American
troops in Europe.
Williams for Mason Against
Senator Williams, Mississippi, one
of the president S most loyal supporters
in either house, agreed with Lodge,
but asserted that while Roosevelt was
competent to command a regiment, he
was not fitted to lead division. Hard
ing pointed out that Roosevelt did not
necessarily desire to lead the division.
In scathing speech against pro-
Germanism, Williams declared there
are one million traitors in America.
81 want to weed 'em out, - he said.
" That 5 why | want conscription.
HOf the ten million German Ameri-
cans in this country, probably nine mil
lion are loyal
AS senate debating continued a sec
ond fight was precipitated when, as the
clerk commenced reading the rest of
the bill, Sears of Florida with the as.
sistanee of a fellow member, tried to
get recognition to make left over
speech. He was finally equelched.
In the house, Representative Moore,
Pennsylvania, presented an amendment
to make the conscrption a plain draft
proposition eliminating the select
i've" feature for fear of favoritism.
Representative Mason, Illinois, arous
ed the dormant volunteer proponents
when, discussing the amendment, he
said:
"This amendment removes the coat
'ol sugar from the bitter pill of the
draft servitude. Jesus of Nazareth on
the cross was a volunteer
The gentlemen on each side of Him
were cOnscripts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
British Troops Succeed in
Turning German "Wotan
Line" After ANMght Battle

mans. Not even literal melting away
of the steel curtain Of British artillery
stopped the desperate enemy counter at
tacks. The German losses are stagger-
ing in these attacks
At the present moment the most bit
ter fighting, however, is apparently in
progress in the woods to the west of
Roeux-just above the Scarpe. There
the forest was literally being moved
down by artillery fire and the moss
stained red with rivulets of blood as the
Germans madiy attacked, were locked
in bitter conflict, then thrown back
only to reform and attack again. Mean
while the British went further and
further forward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
Will Know Tonight

Washington, April 2s-Before con
gress adjourns tonight the nation will
know how its armies of defense are te
be raised.
The house will vote before sundown
The senate will probably vote around
nine or ten O'Clock tonight.
Barring the completely unexpected
the vote in both houses will be strong
ly for the president s and the general
staff's selective conscription measure
The volunteer system appears doomed
Debate continued in the senate to
day. Talk is over in the house, except
inc the amendments.
Chief among those who were to talk
in the senate today was Senator LaFol
lette, who is for selectiYe conscription
but who has several important amend
ments to urge. At one clock senate
debate was limited TO ten minute
speeches.
The war departments is ready the mo
ment the bill is written in the statutes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
Butter Drons z Gents.

Elgin. ILL.,, April 2S.--The bottom
dropped out Of the butter market here
today, the majority of sales being at
81 cents per pound, seven cents under
the majority sales of the week. This
is drop of nine cents in two weeks.
Sales today totaled rs tubs at 81 cents
and 55 tubs at 3S cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
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A STEADY DIET

Portland, Ore, April 2s.-The
high price Of potatoes is respon-
sible for a divorce suit on file
here today.
For 10 years, Mrs. Belle Rog-
ers charges in the suit, she had
nothing to eat but potatoes. But
when the humble spud became
the naughty potato at 81 sack.
her husband decided that pota.
toes were too rich for her. He
forbade their use. She says she
had nothing else to eat so cook
ed a few potatoes despite her
husbands ultimatum. He came
home, saw the potatoes and be-
came SO angry he threw the po-
tatoes on the floor and struck
her with the pot. She promptly
arranged for divorce suit.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
WILL GROW sPuDs

Walla Walla, Wash, April 2s.-Three
acres of close cropped lawn about the
walls of the Walla Walla penitentiary
will be plnted to potatoes and probably
other tracts, now laid in flower beds
end lawns, will be used to raise veget-
ables, pricon officials announced to-
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
WILL STRIKE MAY DAY

Amsterdam, April 2s.-Direct-
ly contrary to the governments
appeals, the socialist minorities
in the reiehstag and the Prus-
sian landtag have adopted reso-
lutions favoring general strike
on May Day, according to Berlin
dispatches today.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28

Washington, April 2S.-Guate-
mala has broken relations with
Germany and handed the Ger
man minister his passports, it
was officially announced by the
state department today.
In announcing the break the
Guatemalan government offered
the United States "use of her
territorial waters, ports and rail
ways for use in common defense
and also all elements which may
be available for the same pur
pose"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28

Winnipeg, Man, April 2s.--
Wheat dropped 20 cents on the
exchange here today when three
eensors were placed on the floor
of the pit and the announce
ment was made that a censorship
would be put on all future trad
ing and no buying would be per-
mitted without the committee Is
sanction. Allied governments
have stopped buying.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
employees GET A RAISE

Portland, Ore, April 2S.-
Twelve hundred employees of the
Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er company have been granted
rise ct 3 cents an hour, it was
announced today. This increase,
granted after amicable negotia-
tions between the Brotherhood
of Electric Railway Employees
anas the company, adds more
than $4,000 to the company's
annual pay roll
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
GUARDSMAN WOUNDED

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 2S.
John P. Kalkhoven, guards
man, on sentry duty near large
grain elevator here, was shot
today when he attempted to
halt two strangers prowling near
the elevator.
The men fled when Kalhhoven
ordered them to halt and ran be-
hind a string of box cars, then
turned and fired. The guards
man was wounded in the left
leg.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 2s.--Cash
wheat sold in the Minnesota market to.
day at SO bushel Flour skyroeketed
to $14.60 a barrel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28

School boys of Burns, 200 in number,
have organized for drill, and to cult.
vate gardens. They are divided into
companies, and each has tract OF land
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
CONSCR|PT|ON BILL IS
SURE TOfifESS TONIGHT

House by Vote Of 279 to 9S Defe1 DENTS Amendment
to Try Volunteer System FirstWlld Cheering Greeted
Announcement of VOte--MasOn In Senate Said "Jesus
Was Volunteer, the Gentlemen On Either Side of Him,
COnscrps Both Houses Will Reach Final Vote Tonight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
Biggest Force of Men That
Ever Charged, and Great
est Artillery Fire
CONCERTED MOVEMENT
MADE BY ALLIED ARMIES
Part Of "WOtan Line" Cap
tured---DiScOntent Increases
in Germany
By Perry Arnold,

Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, April 2S.-Combincd as
sault of the biggest force of men that
probably ever charged forward, with
the greatest blast of artillery that the
world ever knew, was in progress today
on the western front w
London, Paris and Berlin official
statements all indicated resumption of
u joint, concerted movement by the
French and British armies. They told
of violently bitter fighting along al.
most all that great front. Both allied
commanders reported gains-and made
in face of the most tenaciously desper.
ate resistance from the enemy Berlin
insisted the attacks had been repulsed.
United Press front dispatches indi-
Gated by powerful thrusts around Oppy
the British had succeeded in turning the
so-called "Wotan line,' running from
Oppy southwark to Queant. This line
is supposed to be part of the prelimin-
ary defenses of the Hindenburg line it.
self and has been desperately defended
by great forces of the emmy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
Another Great Attack.

London, April 2s.--Field Marshal
Haig struck another tremendous blow at
the German lines today in a powerfully
revived offensive over a front of sew.
eral mines north of the River Scarpe.
Early this morning we attacked on
a front of several miles north of the
Scarpe," he reported, Injecting con.
siderable opposition, but making good
progress. "
Battlefront dispatches indicated vic.
lent fighting still in progress during the
day along the whole line of this great
drive.
Germany is draining her empire of
men to throw against the on-rushing
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-28
WHEAT NEARLY $3.50,
MINNEAPOLIS $500
Flour Jumps to $l4.6O---
Portland Miller Says mo
Further Advance
THE WAY TO DO TT

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-25

The United States agricultural de-
partment is trying to throw another
scare into the farmers of Kansas. This
time the bugaboo is the Hessian fly.
It has issued a bulletin which says:
ITO save the wheat crop next year
from serious and possibly complete
loss by Hessian flies, farmers of east
ern Kansas are urged to take imme-
date measures against this pest. Re-
ports reaching the department from
eastern Kansas indicate that the next
wheat crop in that region is in seri-
GUS danger because of the abundance
of flies now in the wheat stubble."
How much wheat stubble is there in
eastern Kansas, where the harvest has
not even started?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-25

Encouragement in connection with
the traffic situation is found in the
announcement of the American Rail-
way association that the shortage of
freight cars in the United States was
reduced during the month of May
from 14s,627 to 1O5,127 cars-almost
one-third. This marked reduction in
one month. following four months of
rapid increase, is attributed TO the
prompt response on the part of both
81 ippers and railroads to the specific
suggestions which have been made by
the railroads war board as to how to
secure more effective uses of existing
freight equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-25
GLOBE SIGHTS
GFrom the Atchison G1obe.1

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
An old proverb says more girls get
married out of curiosity than for love.
Every woman is more or less moody.
Most of the white slaves are content
to be white slaves.
There never was a good war or a
bad peace.-Franklin
Bright Williams is the name of
an Atchison colored man.
Usually when you do give you get
roasted for not giving more.
In time of war the devil makes more
room in hell.-German proverb.
Aside from talk, the chewing gum
habit probably represents the great
est waste of energy.
Perhaps some men become hermits
and recluses because there is no other
way to dodge the bores.
Alb Adkins said he once knew a man
so grouchy he quarreled with himself
when no other opponent was handy
Jules Verne told some large lies in
his time, most of which have come
true since.
What has become of the old-fash-
with clothes on?
phrase so often heard when two girls
fali out.
AS a matter of fact most married
folks don't get along very well; they
are simply making the best of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
How to Avoid Impure Milk.

Much has been said and much has
been done to see that the milk deal
ers give the consumer pure milk, yet
little has been said and less has been
done to see that Mr.. Consumer keeps
it pure and clean The dairyman is
share tc eliminate unc1eanliness and
disease, but he can't do it all; the
housewife must do her share.
The health department rules in
sist that milk must be pure, clean,
cold and unauthorized when it is
placed at the consumers door, but it
only makes suggestions to the house
wife how to care for it after she re-
ceives it. Milk that is delivered in
first-clasS condition can soon spoil if
not cared for properly.
How many housewives are careful
to put the milk Immediately upon
the ice?
and collects germs just as quickly.
These may not produce disease, tho
they frequently do, but it is almost
sure to produce digestive disturbances
when fed to babies. Summer diar-
rhea is very common among
infants and this is frequently blamed
to the teeth. yet most often it is due
to their food.
AS soon as the milk is delivered at
the door it should be taken in, the
cap removed, the bottle wiped and a
tumbler placed over the top of the
bottle before it is placed in the spot
lessly clean refrigerator. When re-
moving the cap never push it in with
the finger, but lift up with a regular
milk bottle opener or a sharp tined
fork. Keep the milk in the regular
bottle until used.
Sour-Crcam Doughnuts.
One cupful sugar.
One egg.
One-half cupful sour cream.
One-half cupful sour milk
Five tablespoonful sweet milk.
One teaspoonful salt.
One teaspoonful soda.
One-half teaspoonful nutmeg
About four cupfuls nutmeg.
Beat the egg, add the sugar, then
the cream and milk: sift salt and soda
with part of the flour; add enough
more flour to make mixture as soft as
can be handled; roll out on Toured
board; cut with doughnut cutter and
fry in deep fat. turning often enough
to prevent breaking.