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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
TO PUT NEUTRALS
ONSHORT RAT|ONS
And END LEAKAGE
Export Council Named by
Pre>a:' mt to Fix Amount
:, ch Can Buy
SUPPLY iH1ol 81 sRAsEP RAsEP On VAR
Americas & SIX OF Feeding
the WOrla forces Equit-
able Distribution

Washington, June 26.--Neutrals here
after will be on shorter rations than
they have been for recent months.
The exports council, designated by
President Wilson, will apportion sup
plies for them, subject to the presi-
dent s approval.
1t will determine what the neutral
needs are, scientifically as based on
import figures covering period of
years.
1t will do its utmost to see that there
is no surplus which could leak into Ger
many.
Those things were made perfectly
clear today by one of the members of
the new council. The neutrals also will
be told flatly that if they want food
they can send their own ships otter
it.
OF the new scheme Of things, Presi-
dent Wilson says:
''The whole object will be to direct
exports in such way that they will
go first and by preference where they
are most needed and most Immediately
needed, and temporarily to withhold
them, if necessary, where they can best
he spared.
MUST supply AlleS.
"Our primary duty in the matter of
foodstuffs and like necessaries is to see
Tc it that the peoples associated with
us in the war get as generous q pro-
portion as possible of our surplus, but
it will also be our wish and purpose to
supply the nations whose peoples de-
pend upon us for such supplies as near
iy in proportion to their needs as the.
amount to be divided permits"
The free play of trade will be lin
diligently and Systematically direct
Cd he said.
The following exports to European
neutrals, The Netherlands, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, Spain and Switzer-
lard. for the first 10 months of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1917, were
announced today by Herbert c. Hoover:
Wheat and wheat flour, 3S,9770 900
bushels, value 500, 9,641 900, averaget of.
$40 per bushel
Corn and cornmeal, 13,24S,000 bush
els, value 15,297 900, an average of
'$I.l5 per bushel.
Oats and oatmeal, 49,4l2,0O0 bushels,
value $2,957 900, an average of 60 cents
Ter bushel.
Barley, 4,914,0O0 bushels, value So
220 900, an average of $l.0S per bushel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
Favorable Weather
Cuts Wheat Prices

Chicago, June 26.-Heavy selling in.
fluenced by favorable weather condi-
tions over the corn belt, sent that grain
down ] Y to cents today. July open
ed 11@ at $1.59, but later dropped to
$I.56. September opened at $l47 "a,
off 7-S, later losing l Is. December
was half lower at the opening, later
losing l 3-S to $1.0S 3-S. The wheat
market was unusually duh. There were
no sales in July until an hour after the
opining, when it was quoted at So. 10,
the same as yesterday S close. 1t re-
mained at that figure. September open
ed unchanged at $l.s5, continuing at
that figure.
Oats was generally lower in sympa-
thy with corn. July opened is off at
62 3;4 but subsequently gained l-s.
September opened at 50, down is, later
losing " December opened Y off at
"a 5-S, later going TO SAY.
Provisions were lower ON dull and
lower hog market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
Rolling up a surnlns.

Washington, June 26-With the $780,
100000 goal passed, the country started
today to roll up an over-subscription in
the Red Cross war fund At noon re-
ports at headquarters showed 100000
900 with kilograms raining in from all
sections Of the country promising more,
although the campaign ended officially
last night.
Atlanta, despite its $5,000,000 loss by
fire recently, promised $250,000 for the
Red Cross. Baltimore, which raised
$424 900 in IA minutes yesterday, is ex-
pected to pledge nearly million more.
Cleveland, Ohio, which started out to
raise $2,0O0,000 and today reported 81
,576, wired "we are still going. Gin
the race with the Ohio metropolis, Chi
cago, led Cleveland today by bare
$153,O00.
New York, with $36,00O,O0O reported
here, was certain il would raise its
quota of $40,000,000.
ST. Louis, in q race with Cincinnati,
produced $1,902,624 against the Ohio
city, 3 81 ,400,0
Detroit has nearly doubled its orig.
inal quota of $1,50O,000 and Buffalo is
near the 100000 mark, nearly $780,.
600 above its original allotment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
By william q. shepherd.
United Press staff correspondent.l J

(tnlted Press staff correspondent.)
Petrograd, May 1.--(By mail) The
whirlpool Of voting in Russia centers in
the old building in which the Duma,
now dispersed, used to meet. Folk of
almost every shade of opinion in Rus
sia have their headquarters there.
Votes, kilograms, letters, delegates,
pour in from the remotest corners of
Russia, from the edges of China and
Japan, from the Black sea aud the
Crimea. Here you see soldiers direct
from the trenches, who have been elect
ed as delegates TO the national commit
tee of soldiers at meetings held under
fire; farmers who have come as dele
gates to the peasants national commit
tee; workmen OF all trades; women Of
almost all occupations. Boy and gil
students, fired with the zeal of new
Russia throng the muddy floored build
ing after school hours, singing songs or
watching the various heroes of the reyo-
luton as they pass to and from their
offices.
At all the portals stand grim soldiers,
with bayonets fixed. You must have a
pass to enter the building.
"Why do you have passesa,' asked,
at the office of the commandant. "Isn t
Russia free country9"
"We don't want any ~rectionaries to
enter the building" was the reply.
My fourth tremendous impression,
after l had entered the old building
which is now the center of the People s
Russia, was that women, coatless, hat
less, were everywhere, working along
side the men at the various committee
headquarters.
"Do women vote as well as work :"
l asked Vladimir Perasitch, head of the
press bureau of the Soldiers and Work
men s union.
esAll over Russia, in all meetings, wo-
men are voting with men, he respond
cd. In the new Russia, they will vote
equally with men. :"
''That was the first real news of the
future / got after entering the famous
old duma building. But in the building,
amid all the mud, the dirty soldiers, the
hurrying men and women. I found
mines Of news, geysers of new thought
and floods of new theories for human
government.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
TRYING TO CLEAN UP
CRUGER GIRL MURDER
Father MorettO Admits COcchi
Confessed Murder to Him
Before Fleeing

New York, June 26.-The Ruth Cru.
ger murder mystery took a turn to-
day with the summon1ng before the
grand jury of Father Gaspar Moretto
italian priest, who early this morning
admitted to the authorities that AL
fredo cocchi confessed to him just be-
fore he escaped to Italy.
The trail to- Father Moretto was
opened by Bologna reports to local au-
thorities declaring Cocchi told the court
there that he stayed Eat priest Is
house in Charlton street lor two days
before he returned to Italy,
Three other significant facts came
to light in the various probes of po-
lice laxity and the mystery itself.
District Attorney Swami announced
that he expected to have definite evil
dence today that the police made de-
tcrmined effort "to shield Cocehi and
sidetraek the investigation
Miss Helen Cruger, 20 year old sis
ter Of the murdered high schol girl,
told Commissioner Walstein she called
at Chief Detective Inspector Faurot Is
office shortly after her sister disap-
peared and asked, without result, that
Faurot's office do something to help
find Ruth Cruger
Faurot, for his part, claimed to have
an important statement concerning an
international white slave ring from
Miss Consuelo Larue, a friend OF Mrs,
Grace Humiston, the woman who found
Ruth Cruger's s body.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
Cocchi a Degenerate

Rome, June 26.-Bologna authorities,
today gathering every possible bit or
evidence of Alfredo Coechi' 5 past life,
do not believe that part Of his confes,
sion +hnt Ruth Cruger died in fall
during the scuffle in Cocchi s shop on
l27th street, New York, in which she
repulsed the Italian g advances.
American Ambassador Page, who IS
formally demanding ,Cocehl > extradi-
tion to face murder charge in New
Y ork, is in close touch with the ltal-
ian investigation. Dispatches from Boz
lopna today asserted that close investi-
pation of letters received from Coeehi 8
wife by the authorities suggested
Cocchi was suffering from horrible
type of degeneraey, made manifest py
attacks on children.
The examination of the self confess
ed murderer has so far developed
number Of contradictions in his story.
The Italian authorities here regard II
as unsatisfactory. They hold it does
not clear up the exact details OF how
the year old girl met her death, II
Cocchi's condition permits it, he prob
ably will be re-examined and an effort
made to establish more fully some CT
the vague details Of Ruth Cruger's US
it to Cocch 8 shop and of Coeehi $
loose reference to his attempts to foree
his love on her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
( Z y x + \ = x \ \ 4 4 x \ <

With reports in state of relative
chaos, some incomplete, and some from
teams and points in the county entirely
missing, round numbers are about all
that are avallable as touching final
figures for the Red Gross. was fund
campaign i-s.esss ~
The county will top $4,000 on the
basis of figures available today. The
point probably to be reached by the
city Of Salem, with the r. F. D. routes
running out of it will 90 over $4,000.
Territory contiguous to Salem will ag-
gregate $4,000 it is believed.
With reports from three of the teams
entirely missing since Saturday at noon,
and with most of the others not com
plete, Salem 3 total according to a
compilation made this morning is $685..
.286.82. Louis Lachmund's team turned
in the biggest amount, $539.l5, so far
reported from the teams. The Evanses
turned in $394.70s Galloway, $4aS25;
Hamilton, $1S0.24; Livesley, $l0S, and
Buren, $2l9.25. Page crew has about
$500.
Salem contiguous reports $9,362, with
Mil City excluded, that city being
partly in Marion and partly in Linn
counties, and the amount from there,
$l,400, subject to split. Woodburn has
reported to date $2,339 but probably
has more by this time. Silverton has
reported $1,000 including $400 from
SCOTS Mills.
A donation of 81 900 from the Pull
man company helped swell the total.
This company has spread its contribu'
tion over the several states 81, 1000 be.
ing apportioned to Oregon. 1t comes to
Salem on instruction from Governor
Withycombe, Salem being the states
capital city.
The three theatre benefits staged this
week are still to be heard from. Last
evening the gross receipts at the Blgh
were turned over to the Red Cross. We'd
nesday the receipts at the Ye Liberty
will 60 to the cause, and Thursday the
receipts at the Oregon. These returns
will materially benefit the fund.
Voluntary contributions still turn up
at headquarters, so the campaign
though in its last stages is not over
as yet. Campaign workers are tired
but happy. A windup feed is slated
for tomorrow evening with the possibil-
ity of having Henry II. Corbett. of
Portland, in attendance. A general in
vitation is issued to the workers in the
surrounding towns to come in and par
ticipate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
TO INVESTIGATE FIRE

Portland. Ore, june 2G.-Federal au-
thorities today are expected to take a
hand in investigating the origin of a
fire which last night destroyed the steel
lfeboat plant of wynkoop Brothers
here. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
but the rapidity with which il spread
indicated gasoline was used to aid com
bustiOn.
wynkoop Brothers started to rebuild
their factory this morning. The loss
was about 81 500.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
Ex-COnVict Ashurv
Shot in Revolver Duel

Portland, Ore, June 26.-Clarenee l..
Asbury, ex-convict, clerk in the office
of the Portland Employers association,
is near death today after midnight re-
volver duel with E. w. Hobak in the
rear of the Hobak residence in South
Portland. Hcbak was slightly wound
ed
Asbury said today he was sent into
South Portland to find bootleggers. Ho-
bak, hearing Asbury in his back yard,
started to investigate and soon the bat
tie between the two men was on.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
X X x x 1; 4 X x x x x y
vEN1zELos GREEK PEIAuER

K Athens, June 26.-King Alex.
X ander formally announced to-
4 day he had entrusted former
4 Premier Elutherios Yenizelos
X with the task Of forming a new
!; casinet.
< Venizelos, who left Athens
< and founded provisional gov
X ernment for Greece at Salon
K ika after the former King Con-
4 stantinc had refused to carry
X out the policies demanded by
4 the Greek people, was expect
X ed to reach Athens shortly.
K His selection as premier is ex-
X pccted to bring to gether all
K elements in Greece and to sig
( nalizc the institution Of imme :
< diate reforms.
< X X X X X X x X x i. X x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
Appreciate Capital
Journals Good Work

( Editor Capital Journal,
I Dear Sir: Please accept my
( hearty thanks for the manner
! in which your paper cooperat-
I ed in the work Of publicity in
! connection with the drive for
I the Red Gross war fund.
( Records show that the Capt.
! tai journal published, between
: June IL aud june 20, including
! the issues Of both dates, total
! Of 55l inches, and eighty sepa'
/ rate articles and editorials, con-
I eerning this campaign, exclus-
I i've Of other matter pertaining
! To the Red Cross. This is not
! a complete record, as consider
I ably more will likely be given
. publicity this week.
I This assistance 50 generous
I " and literally rendered by the
! nress Is literally invaluable TO
: such a campaign, and is given
! without a cent of cost either d.
I rect or indirect. Publicity de-
I partments for these campaigns
. either local or national are well
! nioht helpless. without the hear
( tv cooperation of the press. and
I the nation as well as the local
I ity owes its press cordial sup
I mort. We therefore beg you to
( accept our thanks.
1 ROBERT s. GILL,
/ Chairman publicity commit
( tee Red Cross war fund.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
MAY TIE UP sHIPYARDs

( New York, June 26.-Despite
< the shipping crisis in the Unit
< ed States, 81 of the largest
< eastern ship yards viii be tied
( up Saturday by strike OF
< their 10000 employees, if the
employers do not give them SO
< more a week.
< Secretary of Labor Wilson,
< after pleading with the build
K ers for days, announced that his
< effor to get bosses and men to-
< oether for a conference had fail
( ed. The wrangle began a year
< ago. The men, all employed in
< New York and New Jersey
< yards, say they will not com
promise.
( X X X X X x X X X x x X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
IN RUSSIA
VOTING ALL THE TINE
Stream of Returns on All Sub
jects POurs In From
Every Section

(NOte:-This is the third installment
Of graphic picture story of conditions
in Russia today, just received by mail
from William G.. Shepherd, United
Press staff correspondent in Petrograd.
The fourth installment win be publish
ed tomorrow.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
war NAV End in 191s.

Petrograd, June 26.I-If every aIlied
Government and every allied people
turns itself fully over to the business OF
making war, victory viii came by 1918,
in the opinion of Elihu Root, chairman
az tho American mission. He made the
prediction at Moscow, where the Amer
leans were being entertained today, IN
tbe course Of an interview with news
paper correspondents.
q Americans accept all interpreta-
tions Of Russia's formula of peace
without annexations and without con.
but we feel protounoiy tnas
the German empire in a most outrage
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
French Take Trenches.

Paris, June 90. Suddenly assuming
the offensive over wide Front nofth-
west Of Hurtebise, Ffench forces last
night captured front line Gerrnan
trenches and completely attained all
obiectivs, the war office announced to-
day.
f'on Monday evening, following a
short period of artillery preparation
northwest Of Hurtebise, the French brill
liantly attacked on a strongly organized
front and took all detectives almost in
stantly,S the official statement assert
ed. 'tThe first line of the enemy was
completely captured.
'sThe enemy, surprised at the rapid
ity of our attack. lost heavily. Three
hundred prisoners, including 10 Officers
were captured.
"The' counter attacks, following an
intense bombardment Of the two fianks
on this. front, were stopped by our
fire.
The French coup was executed OF one
extremity of front on which the Ger
mans up until Sunday had for five days
been waging tremendous counter OF
fensive movement. Hurtebise res on
the Chemin Dcs Danes southeast OF
I.aon and verv close to Craonne me
dominating positions along this high-
way were taken by the French IN thelr
great offensive drive of April and be-
cause Of the constant menace OF fufth-
or French progress, which would very
soon close around Laon, the defmanS
have striven desperately to recapture
them. Laon is one Of the base cities
in the several times revamped linden
burg line and much further progress by
French forces against it would mean
the Germans would have to CONSIDER
retirement all along the line north to
the sea.
The victory today was all the more
remarkable since it came at a time
when the enemy was known to have
concentrated vast reserves in almost the
same region for the German counter Of
fensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26

Portland, Ore, June 26.-Ore-
gon has given over a million.
n Surprising even the most
hopeful of the eompaigners, Ore
gon 5 Red Cross contribution at
noon today was well above the
81 ,000,0 ,000--and the money. still
is coming.
According to totals compiled
at noon today Portland has
raised $405,000 - more than
twice her allotment Of $780,
000-and the state outside Of
Portland 100000.
Oregon s subscription will
probably total $1,025,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-26
French CAPTURE
PORTION OF FIRST
|. line OF TRENCHES
Suddenly Assuming Offensive
Germans Are Taken by
Surprise
ATTACK is MADE WHERE
GERMANS MOST ACTIVE
Naval Planes Beat OF Air
Victory in 1918
Says EEhu Root
By william Philip sinms.

United Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in the Field,
june 26.-Slowly but surely today the
British grip on Lens, France IS coal me-
'tropolis, tightened.
AS this cable is dispatched, British
patrols have pushed forward toward
Mertconrt, south of Lens, forcing back
the Prussians. After Sundays capture
of Fosse (Ravine) aud three German
trenches west of Hill So the patrols to-
day found the enemy had abandoned
the hill as well as number OF trenches
in that neighborhood south Of the
Souchez river The British outpos.s
were pushing farther.
Near Reservoir Hill, almost in the
suburbs of Lens itself, the British are
advancing eastward, driving the enemy
ahead OF them.
North Of Lens, where yesterday and
Saturday the British raided German
lines almost necessarily, the army is
extraordinarily nervous. Apparently
they are expecting British attack in
force at any minute.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
REBELS LOSING GROUND
United States Not Likely to Intervene
In Cuban Muddle

Washington, Feb. 20. Reports oi
progress by President MenocaPs
forces against insurgent hands in
Cuba increased the hopes of admins
tration officials that peace may be re-
established in tire island without
American intervention.
1t has been made plain that the full
moral support of the United States
States government will he given to
the Menocal adm nistration, and 1t
was said that no additional steps were
in contemplation for the present.
The rebels appear to have made no
marked progress, according to OIL
cial reports, which added that some
OF the reGuIar army which had gone
over to the revolutionary party in the
earlier days Of the revolt had rejoincd
the government force.
The suggestion that state depart
ment commission be sent to Cuba to
review the election returns still Ia un-
der consideration, but 1t appears
probable that decision on the propo-
sition will not be fastened.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
CQIIapsaS From Acute Indiges-
tiOn, In Texas Hotel
WAS GREAT MILITARY FIGURE
Funston Won Fame by Daring Acts In
Philippines and Capture OF kguin-
aIdo--Did His Duty by Shortest Cut
That Would Guarantee Its Being
Done In Best Possible Manner

San Antonio, Tex. Feb. 20.-Ma-
jor General Frederick Funston. com
manding the southern department OF
the United States army and one or
the leading figures in the countrv's
military history since his capture OF
Aglnnaldo while commanding Kan
sas volunteer regiment in the Philip
pines, died OF acute indigestion last
night in a hotel soon after dining with
friends. He was 81 years old.
Funston was at his Office yesterday
with no sign OF ill-health. During
dinner he seemed in his usual good
spirits, and after the meal began TO
play with child of one Of the guests.
He suddenly fell over unconscious be-
fore anyone could reach him. Ills
death was immediate and without
pain.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
GREAT BOOST IN SUGAR
Prices In Some Bay State Cities Jump
to IS Cents a Pound

Boston, FEB. 20.-Sugar prices in
few hours jumped from 715 or y
cents a pound to 20 or % cents in
many Massachusetts, cities, and a
number of stores in Boston as well as
In outlying municipalities have i'm
posed stringent restrictions on pur-
chasers.
Strike rumors, the Cuban revolt,
FREIGHT CONGESTION and other troubles
are responsible for the sudden in
crease, and the failure of supplies. In
some stores sugar stocks are practi-
cally exhausted and in Others only one
or two pounds will be sold to each
customer.
Rayerhill was first to feel the pinch.
Lawrence. Lowell and Woburn peo-
pie are likewise paying high prices
for sugar. The retail cost in those
places ranges from 20 to rs cents a
pound.
Men who are prominent in the GU
gar market expect the situation to be
only temporary and predict that the
end Of the week will show big
clearing up in the situation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
THOUGHT TO Be N0vICES
Two Men XIII Manager Of Boston
Store While Committing Robbery

Boston, Feb. 10. .-Beginners in
crime, friehtened into shooting by the
UNEXPECTED apl roach of possible aid
for the victim, ere now thought 10
have been the murderers OF Edward
T. Foley, who was shot down in the
store of which he was manager. Sat
urday night.
The police Lase this belief on the
weapon used, which Medical Examin-
er Leary's autopsy showed to have
been an old-fashioned Colts a.
Two men entered the store Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea company,
fired one shot that struck Foley in the
stomach, and while the other two
clerks and customer were cowed by
the weapon, robbed the cash register
Of 5000 and made their escape.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
new ENGLAND PAYS
MORE THAN BERLIN
Price Of Potatoes Scars 10 ST
a Peck at Portland

Boston, Feb. 19.-Potatoes have
advanced to 81 peck at Portland. t.
Me-, and 1t is expected the same
price will prevail in Boston this week.
This is 2S cents a peck higher than
was quoted In Berlin the day James
W. Gerard left there. For q week
the Boston retail price has been be-
tween rs and so cents.
Potatoes reached the top notch
price of the season when a deal was
closed at Caribou, Me-. +, for 5000 bar
rels at IS. 40 barrel for March and
April delivery.
Last year at this date the price was
81. rs and in 1915 they were moving
slowly at SIS cents barrel.