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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26
100000 FROM JOHN D.

New York, May PA new dona
tion by John d. Rockefellas of $4,000
600 to the endowment of the Rockefel
Ter Foundation is announced by DR.
George E. Vincent, formerly president
of the University of Minnesota, who
assumed the presidency of the foun
dation at a meeting of the board OF
directors to-day. The new gift in
creases the resources of the founda
tion to $125, 900.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED
Was Chief of an American Corps on
Somme Front

Somme Front
Paris, May 24-Captain de Laage.
commanding the American Escadrille,
has been killed while flying near Ham.
on the Somme front. He set out in a
special machine of the climbing type
to attack German Mounting almost
perpendicularly he had reached a
considerable height when the engine
stopped abruptly. The machine drop
ped straight to the earth and de
Laage was crushed beneath the mo-
tor
Major Mitchell, an American aerial
expert and representatives of the
corps and of the embassy. will attend
the funeral tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26

OF course you needn't take our ad-
vice If you don't want to, but if you
live in a glass house you ought to build
a high board fence around it.-Dallas
News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26
UNITED y,<;s.Z![S
BOYS IN FInNl
ENGAGEMENT.
Baptism of Fire on AiSne Bat
tie Line
MOSTLY COLLEGE BOYS
Bear stars and Stripes on to Battle
field Under Hail of She'll
MOSTLY COLLEGE BOYS

Paris, May 25.-The first American
combatant corps went to the front yes
terday under Captain f. |. Tinkham
and Lieutenant Scully of Princeton.
Captain Tinkham won the War Cross
at Verdun.
1t was proud moment when the
first detachment of the American field
service, consisting mainly of Cornell
undergraduates departed for the
Aisne battlefield. They were armed
with carbines, attired in khaki uni
forms, and drove American five-ton
motor cars. AS they left the Stars
and Stripes, floating over the canton
ment in historic French forest
spread out in the breeze, and other
contingents cheered them on their
way. Clarence Mackay presented the
camp the American flag, which now
flies beside the Tricolor.
Paris. May 25.-The third military
transport section of the American
field service left yesterday for the
field service training camp at the
front under command OF Horton Ken
nedy of Hanover, N. H., last years
Dartmouth football manager, and f.
J. Dussessoia, who was captain of the
Dartmouth team. The section in
cludes twenty Dartmouth men, five
Harvard, four Yale, three Johns Hop
kins and two Chicago university men,
and one each from Columbia, Will
Jams and Michigan.
Raymond Harper of Princeton. John
Heilbuts of Paris, and James Austin
Liddell of Newton Center, Mass. be-
longing to the field service, have just
received the War Cross. Liddell was
cited for an act of bravery occurring
on the first day of his service at the
front. His GER was hit several times
and his uniform shot through While
he was taking wounded from the field
under heavy shelling. Heilbuts also,
according to the citation, stuck to his
work of getting the wounded off the
field while ne was under the fire OF
the enemys machine guns. Harper
was cited for the execution of a
perilous mission in December lst
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26

Queen Ranayalona has been living
in exile In Algiers since 1896, when
she was deposed by the French follow
ing anti-Chrstian outbreaks in NADIA
gascar, Queen Ranavalona succeeded
an aunt of the same name as ruler OF
Madagascar in July, 1883. The island
was at that time a French protecto-
rate, but the native government was
abolished by the French military au-
thorities after the uprising Of 1898. 1t
was during the French campaign in
Madagascar that Marshal Joffre laid
the foundations of his military repu-
tatiOn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York ana western
Vermont. probably rain late tonight
and Sunday. Warmer tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26

QUEEN RANAvALoNA DEAD
Ex-Ruler Of Madagascar Had Been
Living in Exile q Years

Algeiers, May 24.-Former Queen
Ranavalona OF Madagascar is dead at
her home here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
new GIANT U-BOATS
ROBD|NC FOOD SHIPS
~
German Divers Of Larger
Type Operate OF Beaten
Track Now

Washington, Oct. 10. = Germany IS
giant pirate U-boats are now robbing
food ships of their cargoes, slowing
these within the submarine hold and
then sinking the unfortunate victims
-spurlos versenkt.
That is the newest development of
ruthless undersea warfare, according
to confidential embassy reports today.
Using new 1900 ton vessels, in pairs,
the Germans are operating off the beat
EN- track, apparently several hundred
miles outside the old danger zone
around Great Britain and France.
The newer submarine boats are suf-
ficiently large to permit of a great
portion of a captured cargo being TAX
EN- on board. Because of this greater
capacity the war board has been par
ticularly loath to ship out cargoes for
European ports. This also explains why
merchant ships now require heavy con-
voys for protection.
These conveys are causing much of
the apparent difficulty Germany and
Austria are having with their subma-
rine fleets. The two mutinies report
ed yesterday indicate Teuton seamen,
despite iron discipline, are unnerved by
the anti-submarine work of the allies
ard America.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
GERMANY SPENDING
MONEY FREELY TO
INFLUENCE NEUTRA[S
Newspapers Of Many Nations
Are Subsidized or InAu-
enced with Money
(By Webb Miller)

(Unlted Press Staff Correspondent
London, Oct. 19.-Germany today is
pouring vast amounts of money into
neutral countries for propaganda design
ed to sway public opinion. According to
authoritative information her expendi-
lures for this work will total more than
$S0,O00,000 on the present scale of
lavishness.
Much of the money is spent in subsi-
dizing and influencing newspapers. In
number of cases Germans bought
newspapers outright and managed them
from behind the scenes. Large amounts
are also being paid agents to keep peace
agitation going.
1t was learned today that on one
occasion the German minister to Mex
leo, Won Eckhardt, subsidized Mexi.
can newspaper by furnishing it news
print paper and securing for it tolls
free the German communique and other
German made news"
In return, this newspaper was to fea-
ture the German communique on the
first page and to bury the allied Off
cial reports inconspicuously on an in
side page. German made editorials were
also to be carried.
| In the year before China entered the
war, authoritative information is that
Germany spent 100000 in that coun-
try through her agents, seeking to in
fluence the Chinese public against Jap
an and the allies. One of the mistakes
made was the blundering translations
into Chinese of pamphlet designed to
promote anti-ally feeling. The clumsy
wording of the pamphlet aroused in
dignation of the Chinese.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
GERMANY'S POLITICAL
!. row not IMPORTANT
London Opinion Attaches Lit
tie significance to Cur
rent Events
Bx Arthur E. Mann

Omitted Press staff cOrrespondept9
London, Oct. 19.-Germany pros
ent political crisis is due to a purely
political squabbie and has no signifi'
cance from the standpoint Of peace
according to belief expressed in best
informed quarters today.
Socialistic activity in Germany, II
was declared, Es due principally to
the fact that the radicals have been
stung into energetic measures by at
tacks on them by the conservatives
and the pan-Germans have been fight
ing hard for control after having tried
Michaelis as chancellor and found him
wanting.
British observers today pointed out
that repeated mention of Prince Won
Buelow and Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann as successors to Michaelif
as chancellor might be regarded rs
convincing proof that the kaiser does
does not intend to form "peace gov
ernment.'
The war lord knows that men of the
type of Buelow and Kuehlmann could
never conduct negotiations with Eng
land because England would be Twill
ing to deal with such men, whose rec
ords have been shown up and who
stand as much discredited with Eng
land as Won Berns storff now stands
with the United States.
The feeling here today is that there
is not the slightest chance for peace
before another spring and summer can
paign-with America 3 might added
However, England expects Germany tC
make her most desperate drive for
German peace this winter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
.F|TzS|NNONS FIGHTS
LAST CANE BATTLE
Refuses to Quit Until He's
Counted Out, and the Crowd
Is with Him

Chicago, Oct. ia nation watched
today while the greatest of modern glad
lators fought game battle with the
champion of all time-death.
Weakened and suffering, with all
hope abandoned by friends and physi-
clans, Fighting Bob" Fitzsimmons
called into play the wonderful stamina
and courage that carried him to the
pinnacle of pugilistic fame and refus-
ed to quit.
"I'm not going to give up until
I'm counted out" he painted. ~ never
have quit and 1 never will"
About the whitesheeted "arena, ("
in Michael Reese hospital, were gather
ed his advisers and seconds,'5 num-
bering among them the greatest talent
in the country.
Fitz, his hitherto impregnable body
wracked by the suffocating pain Of
pneumonia, wore a grim smile and tried
to instill into the hearts of his wife
and other watchers the faith that he
felt.
Hundreds of kilograms of encourage
ment were received from all parts of
the country.
HWe re with you, Bob, " was the bur
den of their text.
And the game old warrior, where ply
steal prowess made him an internation-
al figure, knots that he "has the crowd
with him.
They expect game fight. He won t
disappoint them.
AT l O'Clock this afternoon Fitzsim
mons was still conscious but visibly
weaker and Mrs. Fitzsimmons stated he
was "not expected to live through the
day.
She had not left his side since he
was taken to the hospital and is on
the verge of a nervous collapse.
Physicians at the hospital declared
today that both Of Fitz' s lungs and his
heart are affected and that he has
but a few hours tn live. His children,
Robert, Jr., Martin and Rosalie, have
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
'HOOverizing" Turkey Meat
Is Latest Proposition

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 19.-Turkey meat
is being Hooverized. -
With the supply of turkeys less than
. year ago, the 1917 Thanksgiving
price shouldt be actually a few cents
less per pound than in 1916, wholesale
dealers declared here today, explain
inr that the demand is not going to
be so great,
'The demand will be proportionate-
ly less than the supply is smaller, ~
dealers said, "and consequently the
price should be slightly lower than a
year ago"
And its all on account Of the war
and Food Administrator Hoover 3
pleas to "eonserve and help over
throw the kaiser" it was said.
"It's like this, " one dealer explain
ed, = the American housewife is being
taught to substitute cheaper foods for
who in 1916 had turkey for Thanks
giving dinner will this year eat some
less expensive meat. The American
housewife has learned to feed her FAM
lily just as well-on substitutes.
There is just one elf" attached to
this, another dealer said.
eff the American turkey tradition
lis too strong and the housewife for
gets to ubstitute-turkeys will be
higher than a year ago." he prophe-
sled.
Turkeys are selling here today at IS
cents a pound, with likelihood of 60
ing to 25 cents by Thanksgiving, some
what less than the 1916 price, dealers
said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
HIGH COST OF LIVING
mot so BAD AFTER ALL

IF the high school cafeteria and
those of the three junior high schools
can serve q luncheon to the pupils for
from IL TO 16 cents, can the average
honsekeeper do as well or even beat
that figure2
A prominent grocery man who mas
kept pretty close tab on hundreds OF
families for the past five years in Sa-
lem, is of the opinion that very few
families average even the IL cents
meal for each one in the family.
If the laborer with wife and two
children happens to be earning on an
average, say $75 month, this grocer
places that man s monthly budget
about as follows: Rent, $l5; clothes,
SIS; grocery bill and meat market bill
$25; drugs, doctor and dentist, $40;
amusement and church, $5. According
to these figures, that would leave him
$5 of his monthly salary for general
incidentals.
The proposition as to the expense OF
food for the family of four was figur-
ed out by the groeeryman as follows:
With 80 days in the month, that
would mean the serving of 80 family
meals. If there are four in the family,
this would figure out the serving Of a
total of IL meals each day, with to-
tal for the month of $50 meals. That
would figure out within a fraction Of
seven cents a meal, if the budget calls
for $25 month for table expenses.
The grocer who knows pretty well
the average table expense OF hundreds
of Salem families says this budget is
not far from correct and that the sev-
en- cents meal for each one in the
family is a fair and conservative fig
ure as the actual cost Of q meal.
The figures are submitted for con
alteration
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
SECOND LIBERTY
LOAN WILl BE A
GREAT SUCCESS
Only Third Subscribed But
Momentum Is Gaining
Rapidly
SMALL INVESTORS ARE
NOW RESPONDING TO CALL
Detroit First Large City to
Near Its Allotted Goal and
Going Strong

Washington, Oct. 19.-The second lib
erty loan is developing the momentum
necessary for smashing success
Although only one-third of the $4,000
100000 maximum has been subscribed,
the nation can reach this stupendous
goal if it keeps on accelerating its
pace as in the past few days.
Flying squadrons are preaching lib
erty loan purchases to the small inves-
tor throughout the land. Officials be-
lieve that numbers of subscribers will
be amazingly large and they are now
driving at swelling the bulk of the sub
scribers, as well as the subscriptions.
Detroit was up to 80 per cent of its
quota today and still plugging.
The pro-German effort to hamstring
the loan is dwindling under the gov
ernment Is threat of prosecution.
The middle west, where this plot cen
tered, is in fact turning to heavy pur.
ehases. From all centers come reports
that citizens of Teuton origin are EDO
ing their bit"
Natlonai army ana natlonal guard SOL
diers have already subscribed 19,S00,-
900 and these men are boosting the
bonds wherever they 60.
The unofficial totals wired today
from federal reserve district headquar-
ters are:
New York, $560,OOo,O0O; Chicago,
$500, 900; Cleveland, $4,000, 900;
Boston SI10,OOO,OO0; st. Louis, 80 ,OOO,-
600; Richmond, $75,0O0,000; Kansas
City, 100000 San Francisco, $780,
100000; Minneapolis, s45,0OO,0 900; At
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
Mutiny In Austrian
Navy Is Latest Report

Washington, Oct. 19.-News of a Sc
we're mutiny in the Austrian navy and
a clash between Austrian sailors and
German submarine crews at the Aus
trian naval base at Pola, received yes
Aterday at Rome from Berne, reached
he Italian embassy.
a The cables stated the German sub
q rine flotilla had been removed from
-. to Cattaro, down the Adriatic, as
eA 'ult of the clash in which there
\ several casualties on both sides.
x Caproni airplane was lost when
TIVE 2 ian Caproni squadrons bombed
Pola u erday. A similar raid was con
ducte ainst Cattaro.
The IN aviators destroyed their
machint and succeeded in reaching
the Italian lines after working their
way through the Austrian eneampment
about Trieste.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
Postmaster at Hubbard
Under Civil ServiCq

For those who would like the job of
serving the government as postmaster
at Hubbard, opportunity beekons: The
United States civil service commission
announces examination to be held at
Salem, Nov. IA for the purpose of es-
tablishing register Of persons ehgi-
Bile for appointment as postmaster az
Hubbard.
To be eligible to appointment after
the examination, the applicant must
have resided in the delivery district
of Hubbard at the time the vacancy
occurred. Applicants must submit 70
the examiner a photograph taken with
in the past two years and the age linn
it is between 81 and 65 years. The ex-
animation will be on the following sub
jects: Arithmetic and accounts, 30 per
cent; penmanship, 10; letter writing,
25; business training and experience
35
The examination will be held at the
civil service rooms Of the Salem post
oIIice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
COAL SHORTAGE
CROWS SERIOUS
REPORTS SHG$s;
F'agssasssa ~ a2a. 7
Thousands Of Homes Through.
out East May Not Be
Warmed
MANY HOUSE OWNERS
ALREADY WITHOUT COAL
Supply Is Decreasing Every
where and Prices Are
Steadily Rising

New York, oct. 19.-Unless some
step is taken at once to relieve what
amounts to a nation wide shortage of
coal, thousands of homes win not have
heat to ward off winters chill and the
wheels of industry may be slowed.
A canvass of the situation conducted
today by the United Press revealed
this grave situation almost everywhere
in the country. An acute shortage is
expected within the next two weeks.
Detailed reports follow:
New York-All dealers report short
age; prices increasing, fuel administra-
ton named a special agent to devise
means of ameliorating Many apart
ment house owners declare they are
completely without coal.
Cleyeland-Shortage expected to be
temporarily relieved as result of an or
der holding 20 per cent Of all Ohio
mined coal on one day for use of Ohio
consumers. Many factories working OH
q day to day fuel basis.
Boston-Manufactu aroused by
increasing shortage and may cut fac
tory hours in an effort to conserve the
supply.
New England s shortage by January
j, predicted to be 6,000,000 tons.
Detroit-Eactorie hard hit by in
creasing inability to get even small
amounts of coal. Forty thousand homes
without coal, Mayor received petitions
from 10000 citizens asking for aid
Some coal for heating distributed.
st. Louis-Estimat present supply
of coal sufficient for only three days
If strike of southern Illinois miners
continues beyond that time much suf
fering is feared here. -4h st. Louis sup
ply comes from the Illinois fields.
Chieago-Sudden cold wave caused
intense suffering due to gravely ser
ious shortage of fuel. Shortage already
estimated at 1,250,000 tons. Even hos
pitfalls keeping warm only day by day
acquisitions for coal.
Atlanta-Fifty thousand tons need
ed at once to supply immediate de-
mands. Only few shipments received
ct. Acute shortage feared within a few
weeks.
Dallas, Tex-But little shortage
felt yet, but dealers predict scarcity
"We are just betting by" was one
dealer s comment.
Richmond, Va, and Philadelphia
were among the few cities of the ma
ton which report "no shortage"
Kansas City likewise reported emo
serious shortage" except in semi-an.
thracite, which is practically unesti-
mable.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
Oregon Liberty Bond
Subscription Grows

Portland, Or, Oct. l9.-Oregon s
subscription passed the $7,000,000
mark this afternoon with today's sub
scriptions, which totalled over million
dollars.
Since noon Max Houser, grain dealer,
announced he would buy $250,000 and
Peter Kerr 100000 worth Of bonds.
These big subscriptions gave new
life to the campaign and Oregon is ex-
pected to pass the $S,250,000 mark
half of her quota-within the next "a
hours.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
AMERICAN TRANSPORT
SUHK----LOSS 70
Ward Liner Antilles Return.
ing Home Was Struck
by Torpedo

Washington, Oct. 19.-The Ward liner
Antilles, an army transport, was tor
pedoed, October II, with about 20 men
missing and 1877 saved.
This was officially announced tonight
by the committee on public information.
The statement follows:
"Secretary Daniels authorizes the
following:
"The navy department is in receipt
of message from Vice Admiral Sims,
which states that the Antilles, an Am
erican transport, was torpedoed on Oc-
tober IL, while returning to this conn-
| try from foreign service. The vessel
was under convoy of American patrol
vessels at the time.
"The torpedo which struck the An
titles was not seen nor was the sub
marine which fired it,
''The torpedo hit abreast of the
engine room bulkhead and the ship
sank within five minutes.
HOne hundred and sixty seven per.
sons out of 237 aboard the Antilles were
saved.
/ s.About seventy men are missing
Tan the naval officers who were OF
aboard at tsy time were saved, as were
the officers of the ship, with the ex
lception of the following:
H--Walker, third engineer officer
"Boyle, Junior engineer officer
60 'Rouke, Junior engineer off
Ger.
"The Following enlisted personnel
were lost:
efE. L. Kinsey, seaman, second class
next of kin, Thomas M. Kinsey, faith
er, Water Valley, Miss.
!" J. w, Hunt, seaman, second class
next of kin, Isaac Hunt, father, Noun
tain Grove, Mo-, rural route No. z
box A.
&C. L. Ausburn, radio electrician
first class; next of kin, R. Ausburn, bro
ther, $500 Louisiana avenue, New Or
leans, La.
"H. F. Watson, radio electrician
third class; next of kin, Mrs. W. Il
Segar, mother, Rutland, Mass.
There were about thirty-three OF tho
army enlisted personnel on board Of
whom seventeen were saved. The names
Of the missing Of the army enlisted per
sonnel and of the merchant crew OF
the ship cannot be given until the mus
ter roll in France of those on board ha'
been consulted.
GAS soon as the department is IL
receipt of further details concerninl
the casualties, they will be made pub
lie Immediately.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19

There is one good story that has
never yet been written-that of the
military despot, telling the story of his
life, and telling all the truth. Napoleon
was great man, but not great enough
for that. What would the kaiser s auto
biographer, checked up by the record
ing angel, not be worth to the worldi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19

England, the air-raided, is compelled
regretfully to state that if the kaiser
can t understand her language she must
needs proceed to learn the starfe dia-
leet,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
MAJOR KNAPP DIES.

Portland, Or, Oct. 19.-Major
Lawrence H. Knapp, 4s, ranking
officer of the Oregon national
guard, died here today following
an operation for appendicitis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
Rsvel Is Evacuated.

Petrograd, Oct. 19.-Evaeuation by
the Russians of the naval base Of ReveL
was begun Tuesday, the Novoe Vremva
declared today.
The withdrawal On RUSSIAN forces
from the naval depot has been made
necessary by operations of Germany 9
great fleet now operating off the CUR
Of Riga and threatening a further naval
program against the Gulf of Finland
Evacuation Of Revel, If confirmed,
would appear to indscate even greater
menace to Russia by the German Baltic
fleet than its victories so far reported
have indicated. Revel is the first OK
tho naval bases which hostile fleets
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19

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