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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
ITALIANS HOLDING
PIAVE line But MAY
BE FORCED BACK
French and British Forces
Have Not Yet Been Brought
Into Action
BY John H. Hearley
-nited Pres staff correspondentl

\ OuIt6u L IOoS obdiI COII6SpOuutuLJ
Rome, Nov. 21,-Bccause of the dis
advantageous battle ground offered
along the Piave river, a further strate-
gic retirement of Italian forces may
be necessary, according to reliable in
formation today.
As yet none of the French and BRIT
ish reinforcements have gone into ac-
tion. The Italian troops single hand
edly are bearing the full burden of the
Teutonic assault. They are holding
firm are holding firm and inflieting
terrible casualties ON the enemy. Their
morale is the best probably it has ever
been.
So also is the spirit here in Rome.
The public supports the war as neter
before. All fruits of Italy's two years
of strife have now been swept away;
dread enemy reaches ever forward
seeking her most treasured possessions
of art and industry But the internal
6issension which Germany eraftily
hoped to start has never appeared.
The enemy won his first blow by
treachery in the army and in the civ
ilian population, hhen the sudden
overwhelming spectacle Of the perfect
" equipped Teutonie armies made the
Italian officers lose their heads. Ger
many played for a revolution in Italy
like that she aided in Russia. She will
never attain that hope.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
PAUL RINCLE WRITES
FROM LONG ISLAND
Salem Boy Likes Climate
Better As He Gets AC-
cuStOmed To It

Phil Ringle is one of the boys of
Company NJ at Camp Mills, who are
learning a lot about the real eastern
climate on Long Island. He writes
IN part to his folks in Salem as follows:
1t is somewhat warmer here and
we are getting somewhat aeelimated
so that we feel much better than when
We first arrived. So far I have not
been able to 60 to New York City
which is only "a miles away, but I
sure am going if I get a chance.
The San Diego is in the harbor
now and there are lot of Salem boys
on it. Henry Radcliffe, Clifford Smart,
Doc Mereer's son Ralph Mercer and
the two Hitchcock boys who used to
live in North Salem l got to see as
they came down to the camp. They are
all fine and expect to convoy troops
across in several days
''There is a Pingle in a company from
McMinnville and l can t help but
think he is some relation of ours. They
tell me he is Moose but so far 1 have
not looked him up.
Yes, l would like very much to get
the Capital journal and I know the
boys would surely enjoy it. I have re-
ceived a promotion to that of private
of the first class and viii draw So a
month more and get to have charge Of
the squad once in a while when the
corporal is away. You must address
my letters as ssprivate" as it is a
rocky stunt TO have "private first
class" smeared on the envelope
f'I am going to try and land cor
FFaeEalshiR sometime bat the the captain CT af5ttaiiiH
likes TO have them over twenty so it
viii be pretty hard.
Sergeant McInturff, Sergeant AL
ford and Sergeant Wallace were all pro
moted to Heutenants and they will be
fine Officers. We win have six Of
fieers now instead of three-one cap
tain, two first heutenanfs and three
second ieutenants for a company Of
20 men.
We are sure doing some tall drilling
new from until 1880 and from / IN
til 4.30, and ne are on the 50 all the
time you can bet. y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
By Lowell Mellett

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Nov. 21.-The allies should
not abandon their political offensive
against Germany, according to Arthur
--enderson, because in many respects
lit is the most dangerous offensive the
house of Hohenzollern has to face.
Henderson, as leader of the labor par
ty, has aligned with him some four
and half million voters, through the
new coalition of his party and the CO.
operative movement.
.FLook at this item in the paper,
said the labor leader.
The item reported the address of
the crown prince to the latest batch of
German boys brought to the western
front to join their fathers and broth
ers.
There are powers at work attempt
ing to sow discord between the Ger
man people and their sovereign, know
ing Germany otherwise is invinsible, "
said the crown prince. ut is your
work also to prevent this, and more
of the same.
"AOf course. Germany is not 10Th
erwise invincible, - said Henderson.
Z" The crown prince pretends not to
fear the allies military efforts, but
he shows great concern regarding
their ability to make a wide breach by
other means between the kaiser and
his people. The real position is that
the German kaiser and his high com
mand realize that their military plans
have failed. They are now at pains to
prevent their military failure leading
to a political upheaval at home.
" "Military victory is not the final
aim of the allies. 1t is means toSGn
end. 1t is ought in order to enable
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Arthur Henderson, Former
Labor Member of Cabinet
Tells War Aims of British

Note-In the following remarkable
interview, setting forth British war
aims, Arthur Henderson, former labor
member of the Lloyd George cabinet,
and spokesman for British trades un-
ionism, emphasized a point generally
overlooked in this country. He reveals
the importance attaching in Europe
to the secondary offensive-the polit-
ical ffensive-lannched by President
Wilson against Hohenzollernism in his
war declaration speech. Dispatches
from France during the past few days
have revealed the extent to which the
campaign for the democratizatnon of
Germany is being pushed from that
angle and through Switzerland
(Signed) THE EDITOR.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
United Press Correspondent
Tells How SannlnieS Guard
Their Line
SHIPPING AND ARTILLERY
FIRING OCCUPIES TIME
Good Duck Pond Lies Midway
Across No Mans Land
Before Them
By J. w. Pegler

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the American lBattalions in
the Front Line Trenches, France, Nov.
2l.-A zig-zagging trench, walled i'll
with hand woven twigs, khaki clad
Sammies standing on the firing step
this is America s first line.
1t winds like brown scar across the
face of the hill. Sammies, peering eau
tiously over the parapet, have an un-
obstructed view across a valley to
where the Boehc is sulking in his own
front line trenches
America s front line in the land
branch of the battle for democracy
isn' t just a plain ditch To the unini-
tiated- it is a labyrinth of twists and
turns and holes and mounds But to
Sammy it is as simple as q Main street
back home" He knows every dugout,
every traverse, every listening post
Standing on the fire step at one
place in the trench beside a Nebraska
soldier, ] strained my eyes across
Death Valley, whore The enemy holds
forth. 1t was dank, tangled tarn.
Weeds run wild for three years lux
uriated there.
A battered village stands midway,
awaiting the day of reclamation. In
front of Ia smashed farmhouse one
(Continued on mage Sky
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

them to achieve the sort of peace
which they conceive to be essential to
prevent any future recurrence of the
present awful struggle and to secure
the end of the war for all time; a
peaee which will recognize the rights
of peoples to dispose Of themselves as
thew think best, and will make the
world safe for democracy. IA peace
which will solve all old grievances with
out creating new ones and which will
secure lust recompense for the inno.
cent victims of the foul wrongs pei-
petrated bv German militarism during
the war.
Tho.a aro broadly +ba a;ms of tho
me- 81 saon' ny that ~ s,,o. &
s'ia,s,4 80 sa;i;+ar,, affnr+ Nv +ho nolit;c-
e pie'em. l,,it ;r ordar ors su n,I;cpIy ~
"ah a. map oh on boaorabie ond las+;no
400 oae T-o1Id v not ~ weaken tba allies, no.
ptSon l,t;o, h,,t roNld strenat,,en II
" NV W. ~ a 49, ~ ,-ar With tbe kaiser ana
l;o;sa,;s ~ ~ narsonallr 7 IL MT
~ 80 soe a,,v naaea naoda viii lsais.
49,, msa.S " re ~ nasea r sat+Ien,ert i ~
9iisln' I 49, 'mv nyolndss poIS of dnrab;li+y. IT
Ilnst m% ha ~ ooda oSfo1 Win ~ Garman nsonIe
.iluI' ~. 30 ..r;th ~ ,a;sor ~
any uproSidon+ ,ro % Wilson who has a nro.
4o,,,d isan,rIoaaa of raaI nol;t;cs and
"Hos0 u'eci"ii0o9 e0A0
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Minneapolis Robbers
Make Rich Haul Today

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 21.-Three
unmasked men today entered Harry
Green's jewelry store, in the heart of
the downtown district, held two clerks
on duty at the point of revolvers, fell
ed by blows from a revolver two men
who came to the aid of the clerks. and
escaped with between $4,000 and $50,
900 worth Of diamonds and $212 in
cash.
Employees Of the iewelry firm and an
optical firm adjoining were forced in
TO a small room at the back of the
jewelry store, while tAe bandits work
ed on the safe. Robert Bettner, porter,
the store with two pals of
water, looked down the barrel of two
guns and q stuck ,em uD' so quickly
that the room was covered with water
from the pals. The bandits refused to
touch tray Of valuable sapphires, be-
cause they called them phoney
stuff -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

Prussians were thinking the same thing
. and sleeping soundly in their comfort
able dugouts, without the faintest sus-
picion that anything was browning
British army tanks, leading British in
fantry, rose up from the ground like
ground like magic and swung to the at
tack.
/ There was no artillery preparation.
The numbering tanks did the pulveriz-
ing Of the way. They blazed the trail,
their gigantieally ponderous paths Of
fering free entrance TO the infantry inn
mediately behind. They crashed over
wire entanglements, over artfully con-
cealed Chevaux de Frise, over trenches
themselves and the walking Tommies
followed.
Britain s victory came after pre-
liminary advance Tuesday morning. 1t
was then, under black skies, that the
tanks numbered forward as the new
barrage for the infantry. Wednesday
completed the triumph.
Prisoners pouring back of the lines
today were still dazed with the sur
prise of the attack.
Surprise Was Complete.
They are utterly flabbergasted. Not
an officer nor man had the slightest
idea the British could possibly strike
on their quiet sector at a time when it
was supposed every ounce Of Britain's
strength was concentrated in Flanders
Since the battle Of Arras, the Cam
brai sector has dozed in peace and quiet.
The line seemed impregnable. The Ger
mans had heard that SO often they were
certain of It. They were confident that
it would take weeks Of high explosives
shell preparation and wire cutting ex-
peditions, as well as unprecedented
barrages to do the trick.
So they dozed and slept and took
life easy in the German lines. There
was practically no artillery fire felt
from the British side the Engllscher
sehwein" " were too busy with their con-
eentrated guns at Passchendaele, and
besides they didn't have enough guns
to concentrate, so why worryi That
foont;oned an na0a fhreal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
3 ]. Z Z J. = Z Z : Z ! : = J
By william Phiiip sinms

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in the Field
Nov. 21.-The strangest battle in the
world s history was that by which the
British today smashed the Hindenburg
line.
There has been no other battle like
it in Mthe annals Of warfare. Only
the wooden horse Of Troy offers COM
parison with Haig s blow in tactical or
iginality.
General Pershing, eommander-in-chief
Of the American army in France, wit
messed this most staggering Of all the
blows which the British have launch
ed against the enemy.
At a moment when the world was
saying that surprise attacks in this wal
were no longer pOasibie-when the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Notice Sent to Socialist Con-
ventiOn In Session at
Dresden
TANGLE AT PETROCRAD
is WORSE THAN EVER
Socialists Refuse to Help
Form Government For Ex-
tremist Faction

Amsterdam, Nov. 21.-Formal propos-
ais of an international peace among
warning nations were made by the Rus
sian Bolshevilki representatives at
Stockholm in greetings sent socialist
mass meeting IN Dresden, according to
word received here today.
''The Russian workmen S and soldiers
council snatched power from those who
have been permitting peace revolutions
and social aims to lapse," the message
asserted.
We now propose immediate negotia-
tions for a peace without annexations
and without indemnities, on the basis
of the right of nations to decide their
own destiny.
g However, Russian capitalistic ior-
ces will oppose an international peace.
There is still long struggle, which can
only end victoriously by joint interna-
tional action of the proletariat ("
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Germans Attack in Masses

With the Italian Armies. Nov 21.--
All pre-eonceived ideas that the Teu-
tons are husbanding their resources Of
manpower are refuted in the great bat
tie along the Piave river.
The same tactics of seeking to smoth
er their objeetives in a flood Of pack
ed humanity, which Germany used ear
II IN the war, are those which the Ger
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Socialists Disagree.

Petrograd, Nov. 21.-Maximalist lead
ers today announced the rupture of me-
gotiations with the moderate socialists
party. 1t was reported a compromise
government was being negotiated be-
tween the Bolsheviki and the socialist
revolutionaries of the left wing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

fronts between Arras and st. Quentin.
That Haig should have been able to
mass sufficient troops and material be-
fore this German front to break the
Hindenburg line at various points
even to sweep over portions Of the sec
ond line defenses-Without the enemy
being aware of it, is almost a new
in the great war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
HAIG's POWERFUL STROKE

Field Marshal Haig's terrific
smash, breaking the linden
burg line, resulted in the cap
ture of four towns, two villages
a hamlet, an important ridge,
three woods, and the strong po-
sitions along the road from Ba-
paume to Cambrai. He also sent
his troops across the Masniers
canal.
Marcoing, Havrincourt, Fle-
squires, Laveequerc, towns;
Graincourt and Anneux, villages,
and the hamlet Of Bonaires are
now in British hands. The Welsh
ridge, formidably fortified, fell
and the Soutellet wood, Neuf
wood succumbed to the British
advance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Angling For Peace.

London, Nov. 21.-Russia may be ang-
ling for peace, according to dispatches
received today from Scandinavian sour
ces. They reported the Bolsheviki Max
amilists, Minimalist, socialist and mod
crate parties of the nation almost united
in the belief that only complete with
drawal from the war and concentration
of all efforts on internal affairs can re-
store order in Russia.
The tangle still continued at Petro-
grad, according to latest advices. All
endeavors for a compromise or coalition
government have failed. Kerensky IS
whereabouts are still unknown.
Scores of reports were received at
Swedish cities about him-one that he
had committed suicide. None was auth
enticated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
BRITISH FORCES DRIVE
THROUGH GERMAN LINE
MORE THANFOURN NILES

Front Of About Eighteen Miles Gives Way Before Surprise
Attack and Thousands Of Prisoners With Vast Quantities
Of Munitions Are Captured Cambria Great Railroad
Center Almost Within Grasp Of British General Third
Army Under General Sir Julian Byng Breaks Hmdenhurg
Line-Ianks Prepare Way for Advancing Infantry
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
OVER 5000 PRISONERS.

London, Nov. 21.-Front dis
patches here this afternoon said
more than 5000 prisoners were
taken yesterday in Field Mar
shal Haig's great victory.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Control Second Army.

Petrograd, Nov. 21.-The Soviet IS
revolutionary committee today pro-
claimed its "control over the Russian
second army"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

The Russian second army was last
reported in the great Russian retreat
from around Tarnopol last summer. Its
panic and the wholesale desertions of
its soldiers started the retreat in this
section.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

to0ntinued on page thrssl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

Continued on page two.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

Oregon: Tonight
and Tn urs d a y
fair; gentle south
easterly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL
LEY NEWS SERVICE
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16
PAPER MAKERS COME
TO time WHEN THEY
FACE PROSECUTION
A Number of the Largest Manu-.
facturers Weaken When They
Hear Grand Jury Has Returned
Indictments Against Them.

Washington. Feb. lg.-It was au-
~thoritatively announced here today
that e. number of the largest print pa
Per manufacturers have submitted To
the federal trade commission a signed
statement proposing that the commits
sion take certain action which will be
81 the utmost importance - ncwspa-
FER publishers aud relieve the present
situation OF prohfbitive prices. An Of
ficial statement will be made later
today.
The action Of the manufacturers
follows two days OF conferences Win
the commission and the proposal was
submitted to Francis J Hcney. special
counsel for the commission In its print
paper investigation. The manufaC-
turers hurried here soon after II was
announced that M federal grand
jury In New YORK had been asked to
return indictments charging criminal
violations OF the antitrust laws.
The commissions report OF It's in
vcstigation Of the news print paper
industry Is about ready 10 be- presented
20 congress. No intimations OF It's
contents have been given but Il II un-
derstood To- show that there Is no real
shortage Of news aprint paper as the
manufacturers have cuntendcd and
that the paper mills ~ the country
are la position 10 meet all ordinary de-
mands.
soon after the commission reached
its conclusions and the department of
Justice began paving the way for
criminal prosecutions in the federal
courts. a movement began among the
manufacturers which eliminated In
the signed statement which nov Is be-
fore the trade commission.
When the official announcement Is
made, IL Is said that publishers VIII
find that a way has been found tn re-
lieye the disastrous situation which
has confronted them for many months.
There has been a strong intimatlon
that the manufacturers might be- Will
inE TO- put the whole problem Ia the
bands 81 the commission for solution
Some manufacturers the suEEcs-
ton that the commission dvtcrmiu,
an equitable price for their product
That would mean a compete Conocs-
sion by the manufacturers many ui
whom heretofore ave discouraged the
trade commissions efforts t. brine
manufacturers and publishers togcth'
or.
The effect Of a proposal OF this ~
tur" on the grand jury investigation
In New York IS not fully known bat
publishers generally are more keenl,
Interested in q reduction of pruhihitiv,
prices than In prosecutions.
The manufacturers are here. tt q
said, as individuals and cannot act fol
the entire news print industry but thei
represent u large share OF the papo
mil stock held iH this country anS
Canada aud II is believed other manu-
facturcry would hr forced to follow
their cXampl" Il they take the actor
Contemplated
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16
Recent Developments Show That
Protests Against the Proposed
Legislation Did Not Originate
at Toxic, but at State Capital.
SUPPORTERS ARE HOPEFUL
THAT BILL MAY BE PASSED
@. M. Booth, Attorney for Jap.
arese Association, Seems TO
Have Stirred Up Trouble Borah
May Withdraw Opposition.

- q W.
Boise. Feb. i6.-The a%nti-nlien land
ownership law. rejected by the lcgisla-
turc a few weeks y at the request OF
the state department sitter representa-
tons from the japanese embassy. may
yet become a law, IL Is believed here
today 10y It's supporters. Their hopes
have been revived by the publication
to-day in the Idaho Daily Statesman Of
a special dispatch from Washington
which says %affiduvi's nave been filed
with the state department showing the
protests against te proposed legislation
originated, not al Toxic but at Boise.
Idaho. with the attorney for the Jap
ancse association.
The bin. Withdrawn at the request,
OF United states Senator norah. was
admittedly aimed at japanese expan-
sion I'm beet growing In Idaho.
According to the dispatch G. NJ. Booth.
attorney for the Japanese association.
is quoted la the affidavit as saying
the japanese ambassador knew moth
ing Of the pending legislation until
Booth. through Washington connec
tions, called II , the ambassadors
attention.
senator Borah, when shown the affi-
davits. according Ia the dispatches said
he would withdraw his opposition and
hoped Secretary Lansing would inter-
pose no further objections Ia the pass
age of the arti-aiien legislation.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16
in Contempt for
Failure to Provide
Quarters for Steno

W ANHNhNaNhN fNNHH
Denver, Feb. 10 Dewey g. Ba,isy.
commissioner 81 safety aud city At
torney Marsh were taken by one 90
Bailcy's under officers before Disirict
Judge Mullins TODAY ON "A charg, Of
contempt 81 court Tor refusing 10 nro-
vide quarters for Judge Mullins stcnog-
raphcr az the cour; house.
Judge Mullins refused 90 let tiie men
filo q brief and gave them until ~
O'Clock tomorrow mornins 20 proyiie
quarters for the stenographer Mean
while. both are technically undcf ar
rest.
lcnSh Of the district judges 10 a.
lowed q room at The court house ion
the use ~ his stcnographer In the
case ~ Judge Mullins. tho r"ota which
should be- provided for his stenogfaph.
er " used FOR storing bootleg whisky
confisontcd by the state
city Attorney Marsh commended that
the commissioner 81 safety has no
Jurisdiction over the court house ~
that he could not he forced 90 provide
quarters for the iudge's stcnosrapher
for that reason. Afr. Bailey acting an
instructions from the city attorney. re.
fused a. comply with the courts re-
quest and his arrest followed
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16
BONE DRY LAWS TO
Be REINFORCED BY
KENYON AMENDMENT
Declares That the Reed Provision
Shall MOI Authorize Shipment
into State When Laws Of Such
States Prohibit Such Shipments.

by Atsutthieu Greth.
Washington, Feb. 10. Senators
iavoring prohibition failed today
In an effort TO reverse the action
OF the senate yesterday By eliminating
from the postal bill the Reed amend.
mcnt TO makc II a crime To- Import
liquor into states which prohibit it,
manufacture and sale. By "a vOt OF IS
to 3s a motion OF Senator Kenyon 20
throw Out the Reed amendment was
defeated.
An amendment TO the Reed provis-
ion by senator Kenyon. which was
adopted without objection. provides for
full observance OF laws Of states which
vote "bone dry The Kenyon amend
ment declares that the Reed provision
shall not authorize shipment vt liquor
into a state when laws OF such states
prohibit the shipment. This would re-
inforoe "bone dry" laws. prohibiting
liquor shipment, even for sacramento.
scientific or other purposes. II the
state has such laws.
When consideration OF this subject
had been concluded the 1enate finally
agreed 10 the original Jones amendment
to close the mails 20 newspapers or
other publications containing liquor
advertisements IN states which have
laws against such advertising