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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
Presidents Appeal for Co.
operation Brings Conflict
to Every Citizen
DRAFT BILL
SEEMS LIKELY TO PASS
Allied High Commission VIII
Arrange For Full Co.
operation
By Carl D. Groat.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, April 16.-One of the
most eventful weeks in American his
tory lay before the United States to-
day.
With President Wilson appeal call.
ing for the cooperation of every man
and woman of the nation in waging a
successful war, bringing the conflict
home to every farm, factory and house
hold, events of the next few days will
move America rapidly forward to par
ticipation in the struggle with Ger
many.
Congress will put the war on a firm
footing this week.
At the same time, the allied high com
mission will probably be here. Such men
as Arthur j. Balfour; former Premier
Viviani of France, and other notables,
viii offer suggestions, make known the
peace terms Of the allies and clinch the
cooperation of this government.
The senate is expected to place an
unwavering approval upon the $7,000,-
100000 war bond issue bill by tomor-
row or Wednesday. Sshator LaFollette
however, may vote against it.
With the bond issue out of the way
both houses viii consider taxation prob
lens. Suggestions for raising nearly So,
000,000,000 about half the first year Is
war expenses--by added taxes, are form
ALLY before congress from Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo
The selective conscription bill is
1, II. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
An Artillerv Comhat.

Paris, April 16.-Violent artillery
firing along almost the whole of the
French front, with vigorous French of
fensive raids at half a dozen places
penetrating the German line in Alsace,
were reported in today's official state
ment.
The artillery combat was particularly
intense on the front from Scissors to
Rheims
All night between st. Quentin and
the Disc the French artillery poured a
destructive fire on German positions.
South of the Oise river the statement
said further progress was made to the
east by the French forces on Barisis
plateau and Quincy Bassee.
In the Champagne east of Aubriyes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

Quentin, they took the village of Trois-
sauvagcs.
Around three sides of Lens they were
fiersely fighting against German de-
Tenders and slowly encircEng the coal
city.
Again early today the Germans threw
two more strong attacks at British pc.
sitions at Monchy-Le-Preux. Both
failed. The British artillery .concen.
tratcd a devastating fire at the massed
attacks.
Another German attack-lkewise in
great fOrce-was made on both sides Of
the Bapaume- Cambria road against Her
bies, Noreuli and Lagnieourt. The BFi.
tish held at Hermies and Noreuli but
the enemy obtained foothold a spur
1000 yards to the north of Penebaling
and Lagnicourt. Immediately, however.
the British counter-attacked and swept
the enemy out The Germans lost heav'
lily in this attack and the subsequent
British counter-attack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
Country Divided In Sentiment
and Feeling Is Running
High
GERMAN BUILDINGS IN
CAPITAL ARE DAMAGED
BHenOS Aires PatrOIled and
All Rioters Promptly
Arrested
BY Charles P. Stewart.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Buenos Aires, April 16.-Argentine
seethed with war and anti-war demon
strations today.
In Buenos Aires paeifists in q we'll
organized group, had a pitched battle
with pro-war advocates-and won. 1t
was a fiercely fought melee for short
time Today the peace advocates were
planning a monster demonstration for
late this afternoon, under the leadership
of former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Zedballos.
Practically all Argentine provinces
reported disturbances ON Sunday, Great
ed by peace and war agitators. Police
in every section were dealing impartial
ly with the demonstrations.
A survey today of the damage done
to German property indicated there
might have been some lives lost, al
though the official government insisted
simply that many We're wounded, mostly
from sabers welded by the gendames.
A number Of Germans and several po-
licemen were injured There was un-
questionably some deaths.
The damaged buildings included the
German club, the Kaiserhof hotel, the
German consulate and officers Of Ger
man newspapers OF the latter, the
building occupied by La Union was the
most wrecked.
Great forces of guards patrolled the
city and the German property today and
the government has announced string
ent precautions to prevent further
Outbrpaks TT 10 understood Germany
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
WHAT PRESIDENT ASKS

X Washington, April i6.-Here
i: are the high lights in Presi-
X dent Wilson's appeal to the
X country for each man and wo-
4 man to do his bit:
X 1--WE must supply abundant
X food for ourselves and
X for large part of the nations
X with whom we have now made
* common cause.
x ''We must supply ships by
X the hundreds.
X HThe industrial forces Of the
x country, men and women alike,
X will be great service army en-
4: gagged in the service of the ma
X tion and world, the efficient
X friends and saviors Of free men
X everywhere.
X "The importance of an ade-
!; quate food supply especially for
!; the present year is superlative.
!: "Upon the farmers of this
!; country in large measure rests
i; the fate of the war and the fate
X of the nations.
X 60 l call upon young men and
X old alike TO turn in hosts to the
X farms.
x 81 apcpal to farmers of the
x south to plant abundant food
X stuffs as well as cotton.
x "To the middleman of every
X sort: The eyes of the country
!; will be especially upon you. The
X country expects You as well as
4; others to forego unusual profits
!; "This is the time for Amer
I: lea to correct her objectionable
\ fault of wastefulness and ex-
* travagance.
X "These things we must DO
* and do well, besides fighting
4 the things without which mere
y fighting would be fruitless."
X
X X !; X x X x x 4; X 4; X x y 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
mexico IS NEUTRAL
|. CARRANzA MAKES
STATEMENT TO-DAY
Read His First Message Of
zoo Type Written Pages
to Congress
OUTLINES In DETAIL
POSITION OF MEXICO
For First Time In 30 Years
Senate Presided Over by !.
Vice President

Mexico City, April l6-Mexico is neu-
trail. The capitol today received with
satisfaction the long expected state
ment by President Carranza of the ma
tion's attitude toward the world war
since the United States is in.
The situation had grown tense No
body knew what stand Carranza would
take until he started to read his first
presidential message to the first con
stitutional congress Mexico has had in
three years.
Every chair in the diplomatic boxes
was filled when Carranza entered the
chamber and began TO speak. A hush
fell on the brilliant and lively scene.
He spoke for four hours, from two hum
dred typewritten pages of manuscript;
and the the diplomats listened careful
~ for some indication that the now fa-
nous Zimmerman note proposing war un
the United States by Mexico, Germany
and Japan, had borne fruit.
The first chief s speech was a detail
ed outline of his position with regard to
the United States dating back to the
usurpation Of power of Huerta.
In his lengthy recital Of Mexican
American relations, Cafranza took oeca-
sion to deny statements by Z. G. Knox,
formerly American secretary Of state,
that Carranza had once asked America 5
Intervention.
Members of Mexico s senate took the
oath of office last night, amid impress
sive ceremonies and under the new con
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
AND PARTY
ARRIVE AT NEW YORK
VIII Hold Conference With
President Wilson
Wednesday

Washington, April 16. The first
formal step in one Of the most import
ant international conferences of the
great war viii be taken Wednesday
when President Wilson viii receive
Arthur J. Balfour, foreign minister of
England and members Of the French
commission, now en- route to this coun-
try.
Balfour and his party together with
the French MISUNDERSTANDING for
mer Premier Viviani and General Jof.
FIRE, until recently commander in chief
Of the French armies, will be rendered
reception at the White House. This
formality disposed Of, questions which
may control the destinies of nations
win be taken up for discussion.
Americas part in the world war o.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
British Attacks Repulsed.

Berlin, via London, April l6-Repulse
Of three British attacks were announced
in todav's official statement.
E'The British were repulsed along the
northern bank of the Scarpe and north
east Of Crotssille," the war office de-
clared. "They were also driven back
at Lagnicourt and Boursies."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
Tha Morning Markat

Chicago, April l6.-With millers and
exporters alike bidding for cash wheat,
future months took tremendous jumps
today in the wheat pit. May closed at
$2.36, II cents bushel higher than
Saturdays close. July wheat was up
8 1-S over today's opening, and Sep
tember five cents.
Corn jumped rs cents for May to
$142 5-s Other months were up sharp
ly. Oats gained cent bushel.
The biggest gains, however, were in
cash grains. No. hard wheat was
quoted at $2.6S to 1914 a bushel at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
WINE FOR THE SEWER

!. Hillsboro, Or, April l6.-
Three thousand gallons of wine
confiscated at the Fred Stetler
winery will be poured into the
sewer today by the sheriff. He
win pile the fifty barrels into
pyramid in the street and
then knock out the bungs, max
ing aeseade that will be
worth, variously estimated,
from $4,000 to $4,000.
! X 4 X X X x x X x X X y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
EUGENE BOY KILLED

Eugene, Or, April l6.-A
snag falling from the top OF a
tall tree struck Sidney Leroy
Barnes, age Is, with sufficient
force TO fracture practically
every bone in his head and
many in his body and kin him
instantly yesterday. He was
walking through a forest, pick
ing flowers with a girl com
panion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
Germans Fight Desperately.
BY William Phillip Simms,

(United Press staff correspondents
With the British Armies Afield, April
16.-British troops fought their way
forward in the outskirts of st. Quentin
and Lens today. just north of ST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
Scripps Stands Solid
Behind President

sar Diego, Cal, April l6.-E. W.
Scripps, newspaper publisher, today de-
MED thai the American committee for
war finance, which is conducting a
campaign for a 'pay-as-you-go" sys
TEN Of war financing, had any anthori
zation for placing him on record as op-
posing a government bond issue.
''The use Of my name by any per-
son as opposing a bond issue to meet
the urgent financial needs of the allies
or the United States is unauthorized. y
said Scripps.
3" Not only am / not opposed to such
bond issue, but ] strongly favor it..
/ also strongly favor the levying Of
an income tax, particularly on the in
comes Of the rich, to pay off these
bonds and to pay future war expenses;
and also favor good pay for our sol
diers.
~ have every confidence in the
president and his plans for diree ting
the nation in the war with Germany
and believe that it is the patriotic
duty of every citizen in or out of Of
flee to stand by the president
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
PORTLAND is LEADING

Portland, Or, April 16.-The
naval recruiting district Of
which Portland is the center
will probably lead the entire
country in the number of men
enlisted for naval service in
the twenty day period ending
next Friday.
The Portland station easily
leads all others in the western
district, and is the only office
in the country that is maintain.
ing the quota of enlistments
prescribed by the navy when
the call for recruits went out
on April first,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

Kansas City At Chicago no high grade
was in the market No A red brought
$2.44 and No. hard S2.45.
Corn crossed the $3.50 mark, No.
white selling at $I.52h per bushcI.
Barley went to $l5l and rye to $1.9l.
Standard oats sold at I'm.
Flour followed wheat up today Best
grades Of spring wheat flour jumped
40 cents per barrel to 1920; the high
est price since the civil war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16
HAIC DRIVES WEDGE
DEEPER ON LENS front.

Another Wedge Is Driven Also at St. Quentin Booty
Is Captured Of Prisoners Taken Are BaVar-
iansCermans COunter-Attacking Between Lens and St.
Quentin---Germans Prepare to Eyacuate Both Points
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

Continued on page twe.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

Oregon: Tonight
and Tues d y
showers west, oe-
casional rain or
snow east portion,
freezing tempera-
lures tonight east
portion; variable
inds mostly south
W in 4 s m s t ~
southerly. /.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

CONTINUED on page twO.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

< X y = * 4 !. = y i; !, x 4 !.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-16

Continued on page two.)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
MAJOR LEAGUES WANT
SHORTER SCHEDULES

New York, Oct 23 With the an.
nual meeting Of the major leagues
only "A few weeks away and little hope
hcId forth for the ending Of the war
before the autumn Of 1918. baseball
men are today planning wholesale re.
trenchments.
President tlempstead of the Giants.
sounded the keynote of sentiment TO.
day by advocating "A shorter playing
season next year and it is said that
both major leagues viii adopt this
plan, shortening their schedule to lao
games
Fewer players are to be taken on
the training trips next spring and the
soJoun OF the teams in the south.
land will be much shorter than usual
Players whose contracts expired this
Tall will be offered new contracts al
greatly reduced salaries il Is said
while many Of he ve,t MS may be
given their outright releases.
That the retrel hment policy will
be carried out to the fullest extent
by the minor leagues which attemp:
10 operate in 1918 IL a certainty. Sec.
rotary John n. Farrell. of the Nation.
al Association. has issued call Tor
The annual meeting of the minor
i"henn bndy. fse
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
A PAT OF BUTTER.

One pat or serving OF butter is a lit
tie thing are about 81 of them
in a pound.
In many households the butter left
on the plates probably would equal
one pat or IA OF an ounce daily
scraped off into the garbage pail or
washed off in the dish pan.
But If every one of our 10000 900
householders should waste IL OF an
ounce of butter daily. ON the average.
it would mean 312 500 pounds a day
lli,o62,5O pounds year 3
To make this butter would take
o65,a61 500 gallons of milk-or the pro.
duet OF over half a million cows.
But, butter isn't eaten or wasted in
every home, some one objects. Very
we'll. Say only one in 100 homes
wastes pat of butter a day-over l..
10000 pounds wasted Still intolera.
bic when butter is so valuable a food
and every bit of butter left on a plate
is so useful in cookery.
The IT, s. Department Of Agricul.
ture, Washington, ID. C., or your State
Agricultural college will tell you how
10 use every bit of butter in cookery
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
SEES MOUSE IN BEARD
OF MAN IN CHURCH.
Little Rodent Meets Death Between
CoYers Of HYMN anok

FLOWER. ~ Y.-Sunday morning
Lucius Gimer entered The church
here and took his accustomed seat, 4
few minutes later MIR and Mrs. De-
los Quimby entered and seated them.
selves beside Gilmer.
During the services Mrs. Quimby
observed peculiar movement in Mr.
Gilmers long, reddish beard. A few
minutes later she noticed mouse
partly emerge from the mans whs.
kers and quickly withdraw into it's
nest"
She told her husband what she had
seen, but he only laughed at her as
sertion. However, during the closing
hymn the mouse jumped from GIL
mer's beard into the open hymn book
he held in his hands He quickly
brought the covers Of the book togelh-
er, killing the mouse.
Gilmore says the mouse must have
entered his beard while he was sleep
ing. II was too sleek and fat to be a
church mouse
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
DO WTH0UT-AND DO
BY WILBUR D. NESslT.

great many millions Of people in
other lands have been lhinSiug about
US for the past three Years.
They have thought that we were II
spineleSS nation. that we could be
slapped in the face and kicked for
good measure
They have thought that we were So
afraid of trouble that We world stand
for anything rather thnn tackle It If
1t came our way
To-day they are changing their minds.
We are giving The world demon.
stfaiioh of what the underlNin. prin.
ctples of This country are
We are showing The world that we
haN" heNcr had The slightest idea of
spelling American with any other
than Il capital A.
Doing THIS costs money.
" IS easy enough to wave IA. and
cheer the soldiers, It Is easy enough
7" crate patriotic things and praise
the names of Washington and Lincoln
But the acid test of war IL siftin.
citizenship. II is making rs realize
that we cannot have national strength
without something To back il M.
That's WHY HE SECOND Liberty loan
Is announced
We might as well get used to sap.
porting Liberty loans.
You can't do your Bit" by wearing
II button for one hond We've got 10
pay for that Americnni>m of which
We have been ~ proud. If we expect
70 Keep on being proud Of II.
II means sacrifices. II means each Of
us has got TO do the biggest things he
can do for his country.
If II million. or two million. men can
stand behind us and the hell that was
made of Belgium and northern France.
Illcn We can stand back of those men
and pay for the guns and ammunition
and clothing and food they have To
have.
Suppose Won did buy one Liberty
h"nd. suppose you bought II ihuuSAul
dollars worth, or ~ hundred thousand
dollars worth.
Buy another. Double your invest
lncnt.
Can't afford W
We have to AFFORD II This time. and
the next. and the next. and every time
until the war is won.
Wen have la do without something,
u that IL the onlN way we can do
Somethin. for our country.
n you have ~ ~ tilhon, Il lr"ss
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Pains and Aches
Caused by Kidneys

Many women attribute ailments
and suffering to some disease pecu-
liar to their sex, when often tho
pain and misery is caused by weak
g. deranged kidneys, Homework.
tfice work or factory work may
start the trouble, and dizzy spells.
ppflincss under eyes. sore muscles.
stiff joints. discolored or scanty urine.
sleep disturbing bladder ailments,
rheumatism or diabetes may result.
When the kidneys are strong and
healthy they filter out from the blood
the poisonous waste matter. When
they are sluggish or overworked they
need a medicine to clean them ou.
and invigorate action. Foley Kidney
Pills are prepared expressly for the
purpose Of dissolving all poisonous
substances and uric acid that lodge
In the joints aud muscles and to
cleanse and strengthen stopped-up,
inactive kidneys, Thousands of men
and women in all parts of the county
testify to the wonderfully satisfac-
tory results they have had from TAX.
Ing Foley kidney Pills.
4 -" sale by w. u. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
DIME CREEK CAMP
SC0RhS ALL lids
ALL DOORS WIDE OPEN LIKE
ALASKA OF OLD.
One Place In NorthIsnd Where Gold.
seeker Can Tear Loose and
Whoop 'er Up.

NOME, Alaska. The only Wild,
open camp IN Alaska just now is Dime
Greek. Rceklng with consolidated
drunkenness. gambling ana dance
halls the new camp has dug itself a
nice little ulcer on the tributary Of
the Kay okuh.
A little log cabin shelters the game
sters. where the gamblers have a high
old time and rakeotfs mount ms hiSh
as three hundred "A night CURRENCY
runs short and checks mudstamed
and tobacco odored-indorsed by a
dozen different people pass for the
chips when the gold and silver fail
Pangiggi, black jack. poker or such
other games as separate a man play
fully from his money. are To he had
for the asking. The camp is without
a deputy. and when The commissioner
shows up III the vicinity everything
is innocent looking. But that isn't all
OF course, Dime Creek has a dance
hall. II is popularity known as the
Monte Carlo, where a couple of high
stepping ladies have initiated the
leading lights OF Dime into the terpsi-
chorean and other baCchanalian mys-
teries that may be referred 10 only As
cancellations. Here the willing lvro
reaches that stage OF sociabiitN
wherein he is willing to whoop il up.
and who0p ii up he does with the help
of the steersman who later guides him
to the cabin where the real games are
played
The delightful condition of things
has raised the mischief with the camp.
but some of the sharks are a lot rich
er by their visits and it is pretty
prosperous field
No gold mines along the deposits of I
Dime Creek have produced the wealth F
that the little log cabin has returned F
10 those who have operated the games.
and the figures are prodigous as to
he limits played 1t is evidently no +
place for pikers. In single sitting
me man lost as high as fourteen hun
lred, another couple OF hundred II
his keeps mp the owners of the green
10th will be able to buy steam yachts
nd buzz wagons &c. too. with the
ancing ladies. A. recent fair one from
he direction of ST Michaels is said
} have amassed fortune in the
ance hall, and her diamonds and gay |
'ggery put her sisterhood from 9TH
where's in the Cheap John class.
Yes, Dime Creek is a. pretty easy
amp with the lid off and the limit
lrown into the creek. That's the 4.
Iatement' OF fact which returning
'imcitcs bring TO Nome.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Homo Card


,,e prooicm ..cd oo , -r''a 7"m as much
space rhs.e pr'.< ''t agar
have a,,...t.ge. .'f. ".~s If "p t'ds
Bread ~hea'iss m'a' f fse corn
rye sffrs and re1 " p" of white
A. ~ .A White oaher ordi LAY ~ ed
needs Cur tho loaf on ~" table
Ma; n,,r, Yoat, rabbits especially food
q o,t ehr beet mu'ttt pot
H "a, 'ra 'hcp se soare portions rr all leftover
meat ~ De- $50 y
nearly
-tsr ~ the lnr ,thr hae
thtnse There N>,t 81 food bv
ectese cheese tse tu'cuiM cheese
% especially
= Reduce
.j fats t ot.
crubhms
p and localities tho
Use esssu in tea and
Zee is
t1i in place Of butter
"r@ca''' and frns--We have -
p'he "a" vegetables They Of
pea" 't3 trapoily keep generously
ir 'cal q RAILWAY taclti.e
ed f0 "r purposes barn fewer fires If
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Scheme to Raise Money.

Pitt had Just as difficult task in
raising money a. we have today and
In sheer despair about finding any
thing fresh to tax he wrote to a friend
in Somerset for suggestion. Back
came the reply: TAX umbrellas: and
order the bishops to have prayer for
rain In all the churches till the end Of
the war; If that would not work,
what would?--Tit Bits.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Arc ''9'ncn Naturally :ipc ~,c-t7

Arc ''o'ncn Naturally :spc ~tc-t7
While there are women who seem
always dependent and depressed and
expecting misfortune. that is not WON.
ans natural condition. Such un.
IortunatCS suffer from ill-hcalth An
abnormal condition of the system OK.
presses Itself in nervousness. sleep.
lcssncss baclachcS. headaches and
GcspCnAenc.
II all ailing women would make
faithful use Of that grand remedy for
woman's ills, Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, there would be
little occasion to ask If dcspondcncy
Is natural to woman