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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
RUSSIA IS ON VERGE
OF A CIVIL WAR is
POSITIVE STATEMENT
Chief Lieutenant Of Nicholas
Lenine, Speaks Before
Congress

Petrograd, Oct. 5.-Russia is def
nitely on the verge of civil war, Leo
Trotsky, chief lieutenant of Nicholas
Lenine, leader of the Bolsheviki, de-
clared in a speech today before the
democratic congress following its re-
lection of the plan for a new coalition
cabinet.
Trotsky is a bitter opponent of Ker-
ensky and his appearance before the
congress after the government threat
ened to arrest Lenine if he should ap-
pear in Petrograd created big sensa-
tion.
FCivil war now appears inevitable, "
Trotsky asserted "The proletariat is
definitely arrayed against the bourg-
eoise. l doubt only whether the as
sumption of full power by the council
of workmen and soldiers win 90 be.
yond organized forms or take the form
of sanguinary street fighting I prom
Use an the name of my party that il
will never attempt to seize the powers
of government forcibly but I warn
those who stand in the way of the com
plete triumph of the proletariat that
the masses will brook no interference
with their representatives, that they
will occupy the streets and arrest the
government, if their demands are re-
jected-"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
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five PER CENT MONEY
FOR FARMERS PLENTY
Government Has Enough For
AII---COOd Title the Main
Prerequisite

There is plenty of government five
per cent money to be had, according to
Raw L. Smith, secretary of the Marion
All that is necessary for the farmer
TO do who thinks he should have fair
allowance of this government money
is to see Mr.. Smith in the Salem Bank
of Commerce building and secure blanks
for an application for loan The local
committee passes on the application and
this with the abstract is sent to the
Federal board at Spokane.
The government land title examiner
is rather technical in his examinations
of titles and to secure his approval, 1t
must be full legal title. It often hap
pens that where quit claim deed IS
given, a warranty deed is required.
In general the farmers who have ap-
piled for loans have held the amount
asked for down to the so per cent Of ap-
praised valuation. The greatest delays
have been in securing title.
However, the government is still loan
ing and from what has been done the
farmer who can show a legal title, ana
who holds his application down to q
so per cent of real value has fair
chance Of getting the five per cent
money. And it only costs about $40 In
the way Of expenses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
PREPARE ROADS FOR
CARRYING VAST ARMY
AND WAR MUNITIONS

ally nothing would move but men and
materials for war.
Public travel would be vastly curtail-
ed and instead of making trips, busi-
ness men would manage their affairs
by mail, telephone or wire.
1t was learned today that complete
plans are in the hands of the war de-
partment for the turning of all freight,
flat and cattle cars into troop trains
and all day coaches and Pullmans into
hospital trains. The plan even includes
making hospital trains out of box ears
in emergency.
Another plan has been evolved
whereby every ton Of railroad equip
ment in the country would quickly be
turned into rolling stock to move un-
pr5eedented tons of war supplies sp5ed-
ilv to destinations anywhere in the
land. Every emergency has been pre-
pared for The war department has
kept constantly in mind the possibili-
ty that American really may have to
make war to the last man and the last
ton of material before the balance
against kaiserism is swung.
If this final effort becomes neces-
sarv. the American people will be call
ed upon to make sacrifices of personal
convenience they have not dreamed Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
SALEM LEADING IN
fruit EVAPORATING
CANNING and PACKING
Most Important Center for
Fruit and Vegetables In
Northwest

Salem is the biggest fruit and vege
table products city in the northwest
With the number Of packing and evap
Grating plants here, the farmer is as
sured of market for everything he
can raise, whether it be a wagon load
or carload. The day of the ten and
twenty acre farmer is coming back to
stay.
This sizing up of the situation for
the small farmer is by Robert s. Pau
lus, manager of the Salem Fruit Union,
who is home from a business trip to
southern and central California, where
he went to study the general vegeta-
ple and fruit methods of the most ex-
pert fruit and vegetable associations in
the country.
In southtrn California, Mr.. Paulus
visited the famous bean country about
100 miles north of Los Angeles. The
big bean growers do not pull beans by
hand, but use a bean sled, which cuts
two rows at the roots at the same time,
stacking them in rows. This method
of handling beans is much more eco
nomical than hand pulling. The patent
ed bean sled costs about $35.
In the California bean section in
Ventura county, growers do not fertil-
ize the land as they claim bean growing
keeps the land in first class condition.
Only lima beans are grown in that sec
tioh of the state, Mr.. Paulus says, and
bean land is valued from 5000 to ST.
900 an acre. The acreage production
runs from 800 to 2500 pounds,
Lima bean straw is baled and sold
Tn m hI, 4 a Il. -.
bean is sold in wagon load lots as fer
tilizers. Near Oxnard beans are thresh-
ed somewhat on the plan of wheat
threshing and the charge is from 35
to so cents per 100 pounds. Mr.. Paul
bus thinks in time bean threshers could
be used to advantage in this valley.
At Watsonville, Cal, he visited the
apple drying section and noted several
improvements that can be made at the
Salem Fruit Union next year that will
make material saving in expense.
'SThe prune business in California
.is well in the hands of the California
association, said Mr. Paulus. "Not-
withstanding the fierce competition,
the existence of this association has
enabled the farmers to secure fair
prices, even with the crop of 100000
900 pounds.''
In California, prunes dry out one
and three quarters to two and one quar-
ter pounds green to one pound of dry.
They are dried in the sun on trays and
the cost is So ton green or about $40
ton dry. Prune land he says is valued
at $1,000 an acre and apricot land ST.
500. The average yield is two tons
dried prunes to the acre and in some
sections almost three times this amount
In investigating many packing
plants, Mr.. Paulus cot several labor
saving plans by which he will be able
to save money the coming year in the
operating of the Salem Fruit Union
plant. During his travels he met the
of the raisin associations, the
prominent bee men and also managers
of egg associations 1t seems that in
California every industry is organized
@ In fact" Mr.. Paulus said, "Califor-
MIA is the best organized state in the
union from the stand point of the far
mer and producer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
Employment Agency
for Women Farmers

Chicago, Oct. s. A free employment
agency for women farmers is the latest
war development.
Bureaus to educate women farmers,
which will be a clearing house for un-
employed women interested in farm Ia
Dor, will be fostered by the Women Is
National Farm and Garden association.
Mrs. j. F. Munson, Of Kankakee, ILL.,,
instructress of 1900 women farmers,
made an address to the association con-
ference today on what the move can ac-
complish, following which the associa-
ton advocated the plan. Mrs. nj. l..
Jennings, member of the party which
accompanied Ambassador Gerard from
Germany, addressed the women today
on the land in Belgium and Germany.
Chicken canning was advocated by
Mrs. Anthony Stocker, who claimed
"Chicken is one of the few things,
along with pineapple, better canned
than fresh''
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
VICTORY
| MOST IMPORTANT
OF ENTIRE WAR
all Gains Held Fast and Ger
man Attacks Repulsed With
Heavy Loss
ri' r
ENEMY DEMORALIZED
AND MANY SURRENDER
Unprecedented Curtain Of Fire
Made Early Progress
Less Difficult
(By william Philipp sirnms)

kUnlteu IfSsS NtaII COfreSpOnuent)
With the British Armies in the Field
Oct. 5.-The most important British
victory of the war was how Field ar
shal Haig's great stroke of yesterday
morning appeared today.
Latest reports at headquarters as this
is filed give every indication point.
ing to complete disorganization of the
enemy.
Special praise was given all the units
engaged. They were representatives of
all sections of the British empire. The
Ahzacs, English, Scottish, Irish and
Newfoundlanders all participated. They
can claim their share of achieving a
victory which as its magnitude appear
ed more clearly today, seem destined
to be one of the greatest marks of the
whole great war.
The British bulldog held fast today to
the great bite ON which his vise-like
jaws closed yesterday morning
to the vital center of Germany's posi-
tions in Belgium. German counter-at-
tacks failed. Hot fighting was still in
progress today as the Tommies consoli-
dated their victories on the main Pass
ehendaele ridge.
Every man in the unending stream Of
German prisoners which flowed back to
cages today vouched for the tremen-
dous losses suffered by the enemy in
Haig's latest and masterful stroke. No
such barrage as that which British guns
wove in front of the attacking Tom
mics has ever been seen in the war. 1t
was veritable cloudburst of steel rain.
1t melted enemy trench lines away, it
cleft whole lines of German troops.
1t was this unprecedented curtain of
fire which made the work of the troops
in reaching first objectives compare
lively easy. One position thus carried
contained a dismal remnant Of com
pany which had lost practically it whole
bayonet strength, All over the eight
mile front of the attack commanders re-
ported today that groups of Germans
and Bavarians came in, hands aloft and
shouting kamerad." " the first minute
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
TWO GERMAN SHIPS
ARE RA|DING IN THE
SOUTH SEA WATERS
Raiders Are Manned by Form
er Grew Of Seeadler, Noted
Commerce Pirate

Washington, Oct. 5.-Watchful ships
of the American and japanese Pacific
patrols are hunting today the two Ger
man raider pirates known to be cruising
the south seas.
The raiders are manned by ruthless
Teutons, who piloted the raider Seeadler
out of Germany under disguises as a
Norwegian sailing ship, swept her over
to the Atlantic and then around Cape
Horn to Mopeha island, where she
stranded and pounded to pieces after
she had rounded up twelve allied ships
in her earlier cruising and three Amer
lean schooners, Slade, Manila and A. b.
johnson, in the Pacific.
Some of the stranded Germans after
reaching Mopeha fitted out a motor
sloop on August 81, others seized the
French schooner Lutece when she put
into Mopeha and using the Seeadler IS
guns started out afresh.
Captain Smith of the Slade reports
that he and ether prisoners were dump
ed on a desolate island. They made
their way to Tutuila, Samoa,
Meanwhile, there is reason to believe
that the two raiders have continued
their operations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
Senator POmerene Of Ohio
VIII Head Probe
Committee
REPORT WILL BE READY
BY NEXT DECEMBER
Senator Stone, Of Missouri,
Makes Emphatic Defense
Against Charges

Washington, Oct. 5.--Charges of se-
ditious utterances lodged against SEN
ator La Toilette are to be investigated
by the senate. A subcommittee Of five
viii be named by Senator Pomerene,
Ohio, chairman of the election commit
tee, to first investigate the correctness
of reports of La Follette's speech ON
September 20 at st. Paul, Mimi, and
second, to inquire into the correctness
of his statements. 1t will then report
to full committee the first day of the
December session. Senator Pomerene
will head the subcommittee.
La Toilette has said that his speech
was "garbled' as it appeared In the
newspapers. The committe will ask La
Toilette whether he stated in his speech
that the sinking of the Lusitania and
other acts committed by Germany did
not provide sufficient cause for the
United States entering the war. IL viii
inquire as to whether he said the Lusi-
tania sailed in defiance Of American
laws by carrying ammunition and if he
said it, where he got his information.
The truth or falsity of this statement,
then will be ascertained if possible.
La Toilette refused to comment ON
the action Of the committee. Privately,
however, he told friends he wants full
investigation.
When Vice President Marshall learn
ed that Stone had criticised him for
laying before the senate the accusing
letter written by Stokes, he made a
brief statement to the senate, urging a
L, 1a oxrk
sion for handling such communications
Despite request Of Senator Stone
for an inquiry into his record, the COM
mittee will not comply, it was announce
ed.
The senate will be asked to pass a
resolution comforting general authority
on the subcommittee to investigate La
Toilette s utterances. The resolution is
to be presented today with request
for immediate action.
The subcommittee probably will hold
hearings, either. calling witnesses to
Washington, or going to st. Paul and
other Minnesota cities, as well as to
Wisconsin, to take testimony.
Stone Makes Defense
The committee received letter from
Senator Stone, who also was named IN
hundreds of the petitions presented to
it, After considering this letter the COM
mittee issued the following statement:
"Action having been requested by
Senator Stone on certain eommunlca-
tions in which he was assailed, it be-
ing charged therein that he had OBJ
structed the enactment of measures for
the prosecution of the war, the commit
tee finds that the charges make mem
ton of no facts warranting action by
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
SECRETARY OF WAR
SAYS UNITED STATES
IS MAKING PROGRESS
In Six Months More War Pre-
paredneSS Will AstOnish
World, He Says

Washington, Oct. 5.-"We are well
on the way to the battle 'front.'" Secre-
tary Baker declared today, in an au-
thorized summary for the United Press
of the war department Is accomplish
ments in the first six months of war.
cat the end of another six months
it is safe to predict that the United
States will show a record of prepared
ness and achievement that will chal-
lenge the world IS admiration.
"The. Transformation from nation
of peace to one of war is gradually,
but surely, and efficiently going on.
Today half million men of the nation
al army are in training camps cr prac-
tically en- route thereto. A great army
is in the making.
F'The quartermaster' department is
spending more than $3,OoO,J00, 900 in
the equipment and maintenance of our
new army. Shortages at any camp are
temporary and American industry is
responding as rapidly as possible to the
demands incident to the clothing, feed
ing and equipping of big army.
"The ordinance bureau, likewise, is
expending more than $4,000 900 for
arms and ammunition for the new
army. 1t is promised there will be a
rifle and ample ammunition for each
soldier when ready for active service
and the ordinance situation in its larg-
er aspects is well in hard.
development of the liberty motor
has been one of the remarkable achieve
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
MARVELLOUS RECORDS
Of frs. SIX MONTHS
MADE b.. ..ylS NATION
Over One Million Men Under Arms Naval and Aircraft
Camps Numerous and Busy-Ocean and Railroad Ship
ping Organized-Vast Sums Voted and Expenditures Two
Million An HOur--LegislatOn for War Purposes

rapidly being put into service. Plans
have been completed for three steel
fabricating plants, to cost $30,000,000
An operating department has been ere
ated sufficient to run 1000 to 1900
ships. Responding to international ap-
peals for speedy ship construction on
American ways it is planned to build
approximately six million tons within
the next eighteen months and thereafter
at least six million tons year.
The railroads are operating as one
great system.
With ships and troops moving steadily
from this side to France, the United
States in the last six months also has
saved the financia life of her allies in
tremendous loans. Since April 6, she has
advanced $2,518, 100000. Great Britain
received, 81 100000; France $780,
100000; Russia $275,OO0, 900; Italy 1855
000,000; Belgium $55, 100000, and Ser.
bia $4,000, ,000-a total which amounts to
loans at the rate of nearly $14,000,000
q day.
Spending Vast Sums.
AiiIo Nouiltig tOhdg 10 ap
proximately $2,000,O00 an hour in all
war expenditures.
To meet these vast expenditures, con.
gress has authorized by tax and bond
measures the raising of 100000, 100000
The treasury department successfully
floated first liberty loan of $4,000,
100000 and has just launched the sec
ond for $4,000, 100000
While these great movements were
going on, congress placed in the presi-
dent s hands authority such as it not
possessed by any king or potentate
April "a, eighteen days after the wal
was declared, congress had passed and
the president signed the $1,000 100000
bond billl simultaneously $100,000,000
was placed in the president S power for
emergency use. Early in ay congress
passed bill permitting the allies to
recruit their citizens in this country.
May 12, the president signed bill
authorizing seizure of Teuton ships. The
first big appropriation for the army
$273, ,046, ,322-was promptly passed by
congress and signed by the president
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
(By Robert ]. Benderl

(Unlted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Oct. 5.-America, round
ing out its first. six months in the world
war today, has made marvellous records.
From a nation of peace and unprepar-
edness, the country in six months has
developed into powerful fighting ma
chine-the greatest factor in the war.
Congress, on the eve of adjournment
of its war session, has completed pro-
gram which for magnitude and money,
has no equal in the history of the
worlds parliaments.
On April 6-the day President Wilson
signed the declaration of war-the Am
Crican army was small and rnsupplied.
The navy was not fully manned. The
railroads, under-equipped, were unable
to move their vast freight shipments,
much less to handle gigantic troop move
ments. America IS merchant marine was
q joke among nations. The army had
less than a dozen aeroplanes. No laws
existed for the development of an army
and navy such as the emergency re-
quired, no money was at hand for the
unprecedented expenditures necessitat'
ed and no authority vested for carrying
out the war talk.
Million Men Under Arms.
Today after six months, more than
a million men are under arms. Millions
more are registered for service subject
to call. Sixteen cantonment camps
cities each capable of housing 10000
men--have been built at a cost of $780,
100000. Billions have ben loaned the
allies. Billions have been appropriated
for equipping and supplying the soldiers
and sailors. There are now three times
as many vessels in the navy as six
months ago. The enlisted strength of the
navy has increased from $4,000 to over
143,000 and other branches have in
creased from 300 to 500 per cent in
personnel.
Naval And Aircraft Camps.
Twenty naval training camps have
been established and aircraft and pro-
jectile factories are being built. The air
plane construction program assures the
presence of thousands of American avia-
tors on European fronts soon.
Shipping and Railroads.
The shipping board has contracted for
433 ships already. Seized vessels are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
Germans Stir Trouble
In TampicO Oil Fields

Mexico City, Oct. 5.-The hand Of
German agents was seen today in labor
troubles in the Tampico oil fields, which
furnish fuel for British war vessels. Six
hundred employees of the Aguila Oil
company are out demanding a so per
cent wage increase. The government to.
day instructed Governor General Ricaut
to take precautions to avoid disorders.
and will send committee to adjust the
strike.
The 1. W. W. is reported active here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
What Gerard Thinks.

San Francisco, Oct. 5.-Germany' ,.
attempts to embroil Mexico and Japan
against the United States is but one
phase of Berlin's plans for waging com
morcial war after the sword has been
saeathed, according to James Gerard
former ambassador to Germany, in San
Francisco today.
He declares German interests have ac-
CURED vast properties in Mexico and
now are building a fleet of merchant
ships in preparation for commercial
war
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
M,K1NLEY MEMORIAL

Youngstown, o., Oct. 5.-william
Howard Taft arrived here this morning
speak at the dedication Of the half
million dollar Mckinley memorial at
Niles, Mckinley birthplace Miss
Helen Mckinley, a sister, viii unveil
the Mckinley statue.
George B. Cortelyou, memoer Of Me-
Kinley s second cabinet; former AM
bassador Herrick, and Joseph Mitchell
Chapelle, editor of the National Maya
zine, viii also speak.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
Some Possible Victims.

San Francisco, Oct. 5.--Nine vessels
plying in the Pacific which have been
long overdue may have fallen victim
to the German raiders, reported to be
operating in the south Pacific, shipping
men here believe.
In addition to the schooners Manila,
A. B. johnson and r G. Slade, officially
reported in Washington to have been
sunk by the raider, the following YES
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
By George Martin
ted Press staff correspondent

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Oct. 5.-Foreseeing pos
sibiIity of a desperate conflict before
the war is ended, the war department
today is preparing the railroads for
transportation of millions more men
and billions of dollars worth more Of
munitions and supplies.
In pinch the normal freight and
passenger traffic of the nation would
be reduced to a minimum and practic-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05
HE ApoLoarzEp

London, Sept. 7.-(By mail) - 4
apologize to the lady, = was all William
Mailer, charged with attempting to
murder a young stenographer, had to
say when arraigned in court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05

rs. Tilford MoOts' nephew writes
from tn army trainin camp that tn ,
beds are hard, but that tn vaccinations
are all that could be desired. Ever
girl you meet these days looks like she d
Jest stepped out o comic opera chorus.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-05

Oregon: Tonight
and Saturday fair
moderate easterly
winds.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-13
~" MANY S0'f n YOUR FEET

Most likely, don't you know Few
people do, and It Is usually a sur
prise to learn that there are so many
and that the foot is about the most
complicated and delicately construct
ed part of the body. That is, per-
haps, the reason why at least rs per
cent of all adults have some kind 81
foot trouble.
DR.. VIM. M. Scholl, of Chicago,
perhaps the greatest living authority
on foot troubles and their mechan-
ical correction, says that not one
adult in one hundred has feet that
are completely free from defects. He
has made a life study Of the sub
ject and has patented a great num-
Der of>appliances for correcting de-
fective conditions and giving COM
fort.
One of Dr. Scholl's personally train
ed assistants is to be in this city Mon
day and Tuesday, Oct. Is and Is,
and will conduct a demonstration
of the Scholl appliances in Knapp's
Shoe Store each day while here He
will examine feet and give expert
advice without charge. Tell your
foot troubles to the expert! I'd 1913