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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

to limit the time within which consti-
tutional amendments shall be ratified.
The constitution does not limit the
time, )" said Borah. States may ratify
any time they see fit. The result of this
provision, in my opinion, would be that
the courts would hold it invalidated the
submission of the amendments.
When other amendments are
brought up, we could say they must
be adopted IN year, or six months, or
leave twenty years for their adoption.
Congress can t do this, in my opin-
ion, without endangering the submission
of this important question:
Senator Sheppard, author Of the reso-
luton said congress had fought this
question out thoroughly and decided it
has the right to limit the time.
Borah Indicated that an early effort
will be made to have the courts decide
whether congress has the right to put
the seven year limitation on ratifica
ton.
Only handful Of dry workers
saw the final chapter written by con-
gress to this legislation. There was no
shouting no uproar such as featured the
house vote yesterday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

Meanwhile, the Bolsheviki are desper-
ately trying to coax over to their camp
some of the old revolutionary leaders
Vladimir Bourtseff,, custodian of the
people S archives under Kerensky, and
a veteran of early revolutionary activi
ties, and George Plechanoff, another
social revolutionary, both of whom are
now confined in st. Peter and Paul fort
ress because of their supPoyc or Keren-
sky, were offered their liberty under
certain conditions which would make ii
appear they supported the Maximalists
Both refused. The provinces of Bessar-
abba, Viatka, Kaluga, Costroma, Novgo-
rod, Nizhni- Novgorod, Orenburg, Orloff
Riazian, Simbirk, Smolensk, Tauris
Tver, Tobolsk, Tula and Cherson and
the territories of Trans-Baikail, Semis-
etch, Ural, Yakulsk, Kutano, Amuri
Vladivostok, Ekaterincslav, Samara and
Kursk, have refused to acknowledge
the Bolsheviki authority.
The Maximalists, it was stated here
today, have dissolved the entire Red
Cross and medical service on the north
ern front.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
PROHIBITION NOW
CONTINUED from page one

fights in Ohio, Missouri, Massachusetts
and Kentucky, now wet states. Much
territory, in all of them, it was pointed
out, has long been forbidden ground
for John Barleycorn. About 50 per cent
of Massachusetts is dry, under option.
Representative Webb, who engineered
the amendment through its legislative
pitfalls to success, announced he and
other leaders win stump wet states dur
ing the summer vacations until the re-
uired 36' rubber stamp their approval.
Senator Borah, Idaho, made a brief
but vigorous fight again the provision
requiring ratification of the dry amend
ment within seven years by three
fourths of the states.
Borah declared congress had no right
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
American Forces May
Have Shifted Position
By J. W. Pegler

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the American Armies in France
Dec. IA German cOmmunique re-
Gently claimed capture of French Of
fieer and As men in trench raid in
the Bures sector on a position where
they previously took eleven Americans
as prisoners.
The above dispatch may indicate
that the Americans in the front line
trenches have been shifted and that
French troops have replaced them
there. On the other hand, it may simp-
ly show the inaecuraey Of German Of
fieial statements in claiming capture
Of French soldiers in section where
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old-fashioned mustard-plaster
burned and bIistered while it acted Get
the relief and help that mustard
plasters gave, without the plaster and
without the blister
Musterole does it. 1t is a clean, white
ointment, made with oil of mustard. It is
scientifically prepared, so that it works
wonders, and yet does not blisteE the
tenderest skin.
lust massage Musterole in with the fin
per-tips gently. See how quickly it brings
relief-how speedily the pain disappears.
Use MusteroIe for sore throat bron-
chitis. tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma,
neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches Of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
3Oc and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
U. S. GRANT OF DALLAS
rs ELECTED PRESIDENT

Dallas, Or, Dec. 17.--U. s. Grant, An
CORA goat breeder Of this city, receiv-
ed telegram from Ell Paso, Tex, Thurs
day evening stating that he had been
elected president of the National Mo.
hair Growers association at a meeting
held there. This is the ninth time Mr.
Grant has been elected to that post, and
he has been in attendance at all of the
meetings but two. He was unable to at
tend this year on account of the serious
illness of his wife.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
PRO-GERMAN RULE
Continued from page one)

Komisaroff, Ortoff and Uritski are now
Bolsheviki police chiefs. The notorious
pro-German agent, Scheur was present
at Mohileff on the day General Dukho-
min was murdered and in Petrograd the
anti-Bolsheviki forces whisper that it
was Scheur who engineered the assassin
alton.
Kerensky had been chosen a member
of the constituent assembly not only
from Samara, but as a delegate repre-
senting the entire southwestern army.
Mass meetings in denunciation of the
Bolsheviki rule are becoming frequent
in Petrograd.
Workmen and soldiers held one there
last week at which the labor leader,
Beretelli, angrily warned the Bolsheviki
that they must not dissolve the assem-
bly,.
Leading educational, technical and
journalistic institutions have issued sim
liar proclamations defying the Lenine-
Trotsky combination thus to defeat the
people, S will.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
Mob Tried to Break
Into Billings Jail

Billings, Mont. Dec. 1s.-A heavy
patrol is being maintained at the county
Jail as the result Of an attempt of a mob
to enter the Jail and seize Juan Juarra,
who shot and killed Enos Nelson, pat
rolman early today. Enraged, 100 or
more men battered in the front door
of the Jail.
Sheriff Matlock and his deputies
maintained a barrage with their guns
holding the mob from the Jail interior
until police reserves arrived and dispers-
ed the gathering.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
Kaiser Predicted War
In Interview-l9OS

K New York, Dec. 17.-Declar-
( ations that the German kaiser,
< as far back as 1908, predicted
< the present war in an interview
< with an American newspaper
< man, then caused the interview
( to be suppressed after it had
< been printed in the Century
< Magazine and was ready for dis
< tribution, were made here today
K by the Tribune.
K The interview, it was said,
K was given out aboard the kai-
K ser's yacht, the Hohenzollern,
k off Norway, following a dinner
< at which the kaiser had eaten
< well but unwisely.
K The Century Magazine accept
K ed it, paying $1,000, but consent
< ed to its destruction when told
< publication might mean war.
K The printed magazines were
K stripped of the story, the Tri-
< bune says, ana the Objectionable
k matter loaded into boxes and
k placed upon a German cruiser
< which unexpectedly paid visit
< to America.
!. The boxes were first thrown
K overheard from the cruiser, but
< which when they floated were
K recovered and burned.
K One copy of the interN lew, it
< was stated, still remains.
< The interview charged Eng
K land with trying to neutralize
< Germany growing power, de-
< picted her as decadent nation
K charged non-christianity in an
!. alliance with Japan, reeked with
K abuse of King Edward, predict
. ed the world war, slandered the
i: Catholic church in Germany and
/: elsewhere, and characterized
. Archbishop Ireland as an enemy
K of the United States.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
Rejected As Soldiers
Boys Driven Insane

MeMinnville, Or, Dec. 1s.-Worry
over their rejection when they sought
to join the army so preyed on tho
minds of John and Charles Parker, re-
siding in a nearby farming district,
that they ran amuck with knives and
a loaded gun, terrorizing neighbor-
hoods. Officers overpowered them, and
yesterday they were committed to the
state asylum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

must have cars to transport that food
to our seaports. Lack of cars may be
the means of losing this war.
We trust that you will fully realize
the seriousness of the car situation and
will appreciate that strict observ-
ance of the demurrage rules is of vital
Very Respectfully,
II. III. COREY,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
there are Americans.
American killed

Ottawa, Ont, Dee. 1.-THE follow
ing Americans are mentioned in to
day s casualty list:
Killed in action:
J. Smith, Gennessee, Idaho.
Prisoner of war:
F. vogeli, Glendale, Mont.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

Chicago.-A number of policemen who
had surrounded an Afro crap shooting
joint were to break in at the signal
"gol" One of the players got excited
and unconsciously gave the signal. The
cops arrested seven out of eleven.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

New York.-Speaking at Red Cross
rally, William H. Taft declared an in
conclusive peace was the greatest dan
ger facing America.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

vember, it was estimated today.
New York.-Undertaker wagons
shifted from bier to beed here today.
Following brewery drivers strike here
several sombre black funeral cars were
pressed into service.
New York.-A local paper charges A;
Mitchell Palmer with violating the CEN
sorship at Oklahoma City and deleted
the figures Palmer mentioned as the
number of Americans now in France.
New York.-Grace M. Trankla wants
$12,500 for having successfully prayed
for Clarence 9. Burger, who, she says,
put over a. 81 100000 mining deal with
the aid of her supplications. She now
prays that court collect for her.
Chicago.-Alderman Fisher suggests
that every church bell in the city be
rung al four o clock Christmas morning,
and thst every person join in singing
" America
Chicago.-In sentencing Edmund Wal
ter, veteran cyclist, to nine months for
burglary, Judge McGoorty advanced the
theory that the whirling life of the six
day bicyclist had tendency to unbal-
ance his mind and directed psyco-
pathic examination.
Cedar Rapids" On account of the
war;, lawyers will charge $50 instead
of $52 for putting through divorce pc
titions.
Camp Dodge.-Wantedl A freezing
temperature to harden the roads out Of
Iowa to Illinois, Minnesota and North
Dakota. Scores of selective service men
and their Officers are getting autos to
drive home for the holidays. The roads
are soggy and make driving hard.
Portland, Or.-The army is still en-
listing men of draft age here. The last
week IS rush of recruits was so heavy
that only half of the applicants appear
ing by the 18th have been examined
and enlisted to date.
Portland, Or.-Tomcods and sardines.
may soon be attacking whales off the
Oregon coast. A carload or "bust-
head quality of liquor, seized in raids
and rejected as not medicinal by the
Red Cross and army hospitals, is to be
dumped into the river.
London.-Several thousand coal min
ers at Blaneven struck recently because
company official used bad language
to a woman employed at the furnaces.
He had to apologize before the strikers
returned.
New York, Paul Kulikoff, Russian,
hissed movies of Russian victories and
cheered German advances. Thirty days.
New York.-New York IS first "light-
less night" discovered one rebel adver-
tising sign on the great white way that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

Every successful man who has come
up from the ranks Of the lowly knows
and appreciates the value of thrift.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
TWO THOUSAND
CONTINUED from page one)

ficiently high to make-storage in cars
unprOfitable. We find flagrant abuse
of these rules
Shippers should realize that we must
have food to feed our army and we
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

Chicago Policemen thought Maazer
age SO, janitor of an apartment build
ing, was a burglar. H9/thought the po-
licemen were burglars and fled to the
roof, slipped and fell four stories to
instant death. a.
Great Lakes, Ill. - There are $3.50
jackies at the naval training station
here, the largest number ever gathered
under a single command for instruction.
-Four thousand of these arrived within
the last three days.
Chicago.-The Twentieth Centeury
Limited arrived here from New York
three hours late and the Red Cross net
ted $434. Practically all of the passen-
gers donated their dollar-an-hour rebate
to the fund.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
TELEGRAPH TABLOIDS

New York, New York theatre goers
paid $500,000 in war taxes during No
vember, it was estimated today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

blazed when all others were dim. 1t will
be suppressed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

New York.-Undertaker wagons
shifted from bier to beed here today.
Following brewery drivers strike here
several sombre black funeral cars were
pressed into service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

New York.-A local paper charges A;
Mitchell Palmer with violating the cen
sorship at Oklahoma City and deleted
the figures Palmer mentioned as the
number of Americans now in France.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

Chicago.-Joseph Praddy, age II, is
alleged to have confessed to more than
fifty burglaries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

New York.-Grace M. Trankla wants
$12,500 for having successfully prayed
for Clarence 9. Burger, who, she says,
put over a. 81 100000 mining deal with
the aid of her supplications. She now
prays that court collect for her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

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The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-27
NEW YORK HAS
 MURDER MYSTERY
WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM WITH HER JEWELRY
 MISSING.

New York. March 6-Testimying today at coroners inquest into the death of Mrs. Elsie Lee Hilair who was murdered in a hotel here March 15, bell boy who showed her to her ro2D) after she registered under the name of Florence Gray Boston, :" said he noticed that her hands were pretty we'll covered with rings" When Mrs. Hildirs body was found her jew ehy was missing.
 A maid told of Mrs. Hilair going out soon after she had engaged the room and returning later flushed and excited"
 Another maid who discovered the tragedy next morning said she found i'i room on the opposite side of the hallway that had been occupied by two men a letter signed Florence
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-27
MORGAN OFFERS TO ADVANCE
 MONEY TO COVE RNME ENT

New York. March 2G.-J F. Morgan & Co.. it was announced tonight, have agreed to advance an amount up to $l 100000 without interest to relieve possible embarrassment of the depot quartermaster of the war department in the purchase of army supplies. Re gently the Quartermaster department was compelled to stop payment for supplies because of the exhaustion of funds owing to the failure of congress to pass the army deficiency bill. One firm has refused to honor a requisi- tion for flour, saying, I've will do no more business with the government; until it pays it's bills"
 A committee appointed by the chamber of commerce of the United States consulted with Mir. Morgan, after which he wrote Colonel ]. M. Carson, depot quartermaster, that his firm would be glad to shoulder the obligations to the amount mentioned.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-27
TWO ESCAPED GERMAN
 SAILORS REACH MEXICO
MILITARY AUTHoRl- TIES HAVE TAKEN THE MAT TER UP WITH MEXICAN
 OFFICIALS.

Brownsville, Texas, March =6.-Two escaped sailors from the .interned crews of two German auxiliary cruis- CTS at the Philadelphia navy yard crossed the Rio Grande two miles be- low Brownsville Sunday and are now in Matamoros, Mexico, opposite here, according to information received at military headquarters at Fort Brown here tonight. American military au. thorities have taken the matter up with Mexican officials in Matamoros.
 The two men, according to military information. were members of the crews of the German ships Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz 1Eitol Friedrich and escaped at Philadelphia last week. They swan the river Sunday evening, it is stated. What action Mexican authorities would take >a5 unknown tonight.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-27
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED FOR POLICE SERVICE

that 1t would be to the countrys dis advantage. Partisan affairs should have no place in the incoming house, he said, and whether the country is Go have peace or war. it is essential that all parties unite at once to ex- pedite important public business.
 Democratic plans, it appears, are to force the organization fight to vic. tory, if possible. Some of the party spokesmen tonight predicted that the entire organization will be complet. ed within a few hours after congress convenes nert Monday.
 A tentative arrangement contem- plated the remaining for the purpose of making committee nominations, the ten members of the ways and
 means committee of the last con gress who return to the coming con gress. The custom heretofore has been for the ways and means com mittee to make the formal nomina- tions for both sides, although the Ee- publican floor leader in reality has named the Republicans. Most of the Democrats now here are hopeful that their plan will be acceptable to the dissatisfied anti-prohibitionist an1. the Northern Democrats who have threatened q fight against Southern chairmen Practically all Of the new committee assignments are expected to go to these clements
 Republican organization plans have not yet been perfected and probably will not be before Saturday.
 Confidence is expressed among both Democrats and Republicans that the house will work harmoniously after the brush over organization. The al most universal opinion among leaders today was that the president would not ask congress 10 consider any question that might result in partisan fights The opinion is general that the session will not last more than, two months.
 A conference on measures to be in- troduced by the foreign affairs com mittee during the coming congress was held today between Secretary Lansing and Chairman Flood, Re2re- Harrison of Mississippi and Representative Ragsdale of South Carolina of the committed.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-27
RED CROSS GAINS
 MANY NEW MEMBE IS.

New York. Marcn ZG.--Sinee the break in diplomatic relations between the United tSates and Germany more than l50,000 new members have been enrolled in the Atlantic division of the American Red Cross, it was an nounced here tonight, The total mem bership of this division, which sin cludes the states of New York New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware, now is approximately 310,- coo, or more than half the entire Red Cross enrolment in the United States.
 In Russia, Germany, England and Japan there are more than million members in the Red Cross, it was rointed out. and the American Red Cross is seeking a membership equal ly as large 10 meet any emergency,
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-27
THE WAR IN BRIEF

Three additional villages have fallen into the hands of the British and French troops operating against the Germans between Arras and Soissons in France. One village was taken by the British and two were captured by the French
 Iagnicourt, situated about six miles northwest Of Bapaume. fell into the hands of the British, and Folembray and La Feuillee, in the Bassee Foret de Coucy region at the base of the salient that has been driven into the Ge rman line at La Fere, now are in the hands of General Neyille's forces.
 The French also have gained some additional terrain northeast of Sols- sons, but no important changes in pO- sition have occurred in the St. Quen- tin sector, where the Germans ap- parently are stiffening their line. Paris reports the disposal of German assemblages in this district by the ar- lery fire of the French, however.
 Trench raiding and bombing opera tions continue on the remainder of the front, although there have been vio- lent artillery duels on various sectors, especially east of Dixmude and Steen- straete, in Belgium.
 Considerable aerial activity is in progress between the British and Ger mans. London reports the forcing down by British armen O. five Ger man airplanes east of Neuville St. Vaast and Armentieres. but says that seven British machines nave failed to return to their bases.
 The Germans, who are reported to be in force or the north Russian front, are again becoming active. South of .Dyinsk. in the region of Postavy, 'after having loosed gas waves against the Russians. the German essayed an advance, but according to PetrOgrad they were repulsed. East of Barono- vitchi another Teuton attack was put down by the Russian artillery fire. The Russian war minister has arrived
 m Riga, probably Co consider the site- 'ation created by the arrival of Ger man endorsements.
 S,ill another crossing of the Per sian frontier into Turkey has been effected by the Russians, who nave entered the villayet of Mosul through which flows the Tigris river, along which the British are still in pursuit of the Turks retreating from Bagdad. On the Turco-Persian frontier near Khanikan the Russians have captured Turkish Qualifications at Kalaichahin, thereby placing a further menace ir the way Of th~ Turks making their way up the Diali river before the British.
 The German field marshal Won Mackensen, who has been in command of the Teutonic allied forces in Ru- mama, is reported to have arrived in Constantinople with the purpose of re- organizing the Ottoman forces.
 In the Austro-Italian and Mace douian theaters the situation is l~> changed