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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
Recent Fighting May Be But
Prelude To General
Engagement
GERMANS CLAIM ALLIES
HAVE LOST HEAVILY
French Make Slight Progress
Russians Take City
Of HilingfOrs

London, Mar. 2O.-The German re-
treat on the western front slowed up
pereeptibly today.
Dispatches from the press headquar-
ters at the British front said this might
possibly be attributed to stormy wealth
er. It was also possible it might mean
the Germans were now reaching the
line of their long prepared positions.
Despite the weather and slowing ap
of the German fight, the British never
theless, progressed considerably, the
dispatches said.
The Paris official statement of to.
day indicated a similar slowing up be-
tween Avre and the Disc OF the Ger
man retreat and likewise remarked on
the bad weather The Berlin statement
revealed number of engagements
along the whole of this front and like.
wise gave indication of the new charac-
ter of the fighting developed there, aft.
er two and half years of trench war
| fare.
| The forces engaged IN this theatre
of the war are now fighting in oper
ranks. The maneuvering is swiftly
done. Cavalry has been called into us,
hefe for the first time in concentrated
attack since the early days of the war
Military experts have been predict
ing for some days slowing up in th'
German flight, due to the approach o.
the retreating troops to the new "Hin
denburg lne," where positions have
been prepared for months. 1t may bt
that the present fighting is merely the
prelude to general engagement along
this front. Such an engagement, due tt
the length of the front, the prepara
tions made by all belligerents and thu
approach of warmer weather will bring
the greatest battle in the world s his
tory
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
TO ASK CONGRESS
TO INCREASE ALL
FREIGHT RATES
Commission Can Only Decide
As To Extra Cost To
Railroads
SUPREME COURT SAYS
IT ALONE CAN Do THIS
Railroads Say Increase In
Passenger Rates VIII Be
Necessary

Washington, Mar. 20.-Congress. at
the coming extra session, will be ask
ed to pass law granting increased
freight and passenger rates to the
railroads to reimburse them for in
creased wages they will be compelled
to pay under the Adamson eight hour
law, prominent railroad heads and Of
/ ficials of the interstate commerce COM
mission told the United Press today.
"Sinee the supreme court has de-
cided that congress has the plenary
lpower to fix wages for the trainmen,
then applying the same rule, it has the
right to legislate railroad rates, a
prominent government official said
| The fact that congress can dispose
of the increased rate problem in a
more speedy and satisfactory manner
| than the interstate commerce commits
sion is said to be the reason why the
matter will be put up tue congress.
The eight hour commission created
! by the Adamson act to investigate the
effect of the eight hour law on the
railroads is powerless to grant increas
ed rates. The only power this commits
sion has is to determine how much the
railroads will have to pay out in in
creased wages and the general effect
that it will have on the roads,
This commission, consisting of Gen
eral Goethals, George b. Rublee anC
Edgar f. Clark, the latter member Of
the interstate commerce commission
has been actively at work since The
first of January, when the Adamsor
law became effective, but as operation
of the law was interfered with as 8
result of the injunction the commits
sion was not able to gather such infor
nation regarding the effect of thu
law. Now, they have laid their plans 81
that they will be able to begin worl
at once.
The preliminary plans have been MAJ
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
CITY WILL PAY S. DAY
TOWARD FREE FERRY
$1,000 Taken From Fire
Fund and $3.50 From Band
for This Use

A free ferry, city band and the
question of reducing the pay of the
assistant city engineer were the prob
lens that occupied the attention of
the council at its regular meeting last
night and resulted in some pepper be-
ing scattered about somewhat promis-
Icuously.
The free ferry was the first brought
up when the courtesy of the floor was
granted to D. J. Fry, who spoke on
the progress of the matter.He said that
at the meeting of the Commercial club
a short time ago about 200 business
men attended and discussed the mat
ter. At that time, committee com
posed of +. G. Deckebach, Fred Steus-
loft and D. j. Fry was appointed to
interview the Polk county court con
cerning the installation Of free fer
| ry.
Mr.. Fry said they visited the Polk
county court, which promised $3.50 a
month or $5 day. The committee in
teryiewed the manager of the Salem
ferry regarding purchase or lease OF
! the equipment but had nothing def.
mite to report as yet. He said Marion
county was willing to do its share and
he asked the city to appropriate funds
! to help.
Expense 500 q Day
Councilman Jones asked Mr.. Fry tf
state the probable cost of operating
and Mr.. Fry replied that the county
lengineer had figured it out at about
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
Broke Everything Breakable

In these great holes tumbled the
principle buildings of the city The
magnificent town hall with score of
others is mass of ruins. The quick
arrival of the French enabled cutting
of wires connecting mines. which had
been laid under whole streets of the
citv, so that some buildings were saw
ed
At the moment of their departure
the Germans wreaked final vengeance
on the city by entering houses and
smashing the furniture, dishes-cvery,
thing breakablc.
The invaders had Germanized the
eitv during their occupancy-or, at
least had attempted it. All the streets
had been renamed after such army he
roes and generals as Hindenburg, Mack
cnsen and Others
But the townspeoplc themselves were
far from Germanized. Twenty four
hours after the Germans evacuated
Roye the eight hundred remaining of
the city s civil population had unearth-
cd long hidden French flags. The tri-
color was waving everywhere when the
French troops entered.
Destruction Everywhere
From Roye to Nestle there is destruc
tion everywhere. Aviators report whole
towns and villages burning.
The rapid French advance has now
changed the entire aspect of the war
For two years the troops have been
TALL but immovable in trenches Now
this inaction has magically disappear.
cd. The troops are pressing forward
hurriedly French cavalry, infantry, ar.
tillery and aviation squads in harrass
! ing and pursuing the enemy. The en-
tire territory behind the fleeing Ger
mans is filled with an endless steady
advance of columns of infantry, ar
Itillery, cavalry. Huge military camps
bloom on the devastated fields; bloom
for few hours and then disappear as
| the troops move forward.
! All Is movement--and yet SO meth
odieally it is executed that beyond
Roye the Partisan newspapers are be
ing distributed to the soldiers today
with the same regularity as in Paris
itself.
!. Throughout the German evacuation
and the French occupation of Royc
| CONTINUED on page thYee.l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
DECISION PERMITS
GOVERNMENT TO
PREVENT Strikes
Claim Made by Railroad
Managers Decision Makes
This Plain
PRESIDENT STATED
THIS VIEW IN SPEECH
One Effect Of Law VIII Be
Speeding Up Of All
Freight Trains

New York, Mar. 20.-The Adamson
law decision clearly establishes the
right of the government to prevent
strikes, railroad managers contend, in a
statement issued today. A sharp cleav-
age of opinion has developed over this
question, brotherhood chiefs contending
that the ruling of the supreme court
does not give the government such
power.
The Switehmen s Union of North
America, which was awarded 10 hour
pay for a nine hour day by an arbitra-
ton board recently, win be taken
care of - when their present contract,
signed for one year, expires, according
to another statement from the manag-
ers office
The managers office authorized the
following statement in regard to the
strike issue:
THE chief thing that the company
has gained out of this decision is that
| it establishes beyond doubt that the
government, through congress, has full
power to prevent railroad strikes. The
opinion as read by Chief Justice White
makes it plain that employees of inter
state carriers, because of the public
character of the railroads. are affected
with public interest that they have
no more right to strike and tie up the
commerce of the country than have sol
diers and sailors.
'tThis same opinion was recently ex-
pressed by Judge Clements, member of
the interstate commerce commission,
when he said that railroad employees are
affected with a public interest that
they can no more ignore than can the
carriers.
Wilson Suggested 1t.
"The same idea was expressed by
President Wilson in speech made at
Shadow Lawn during the campaign, in
(which he said;
" America is never going to say to
its individuals you must work whether
you want to or not, but il is privileged
to say to an organization of persons,
you must not interrupt the national life
without consulting us. -
One part of the law specifically
states the right possessed by employees
of ga business charged with a public
interest, and as to which the power to
regulate commerce by congress, an
piled" is necessarily subject to hmi-
tations. -
William G.. Lee, trainmen chief, de-.
clared he does not believe this section
prohibits strikes
"We are public seryants,' he said
"But we arc government employees.
Therefore, ! sec nothing in the supreme
courts decision that would prevent
striking
Eight hundred separate agreements
are to be effected today. The brother
hood chiefs are to meet the railway
managers conference committee in
Grand Central Terminal today to take
up this work.
W. S. Carter, head of the fiFemen,
lis en- route back to ST. Louis, where
he left his dying daughter to attend
the conferences here. A telegram late
last night summoned him back
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
WARM FIGHT STARTS
OVER CITY ENGINEER
After An Acrimonious Debate
No Important Change
Made

fight involving the city engineer
and the assistant city engineer was
precipitated in the council last night
when resolution was read reducing
the salary of the assistant engineer
from $ll5 to 500 a month was read.
Councilman Jones moved to amend so
as to make it 500 month.
This brought up the question of the
hiring of supervising engineer for
laying the street paving this summer.
Councilman Unruh declared he was in
favor of increasing the salary of the
engineer from 500 to $50 month and
making him supervise the paving and
thus do away with a third engineer.
He opposed the amendment. He believ-
ed the assistant engineer was the back
bone of the engineering department.
Mayor Keyes, who had called Coun-
Gilman Elliott to the chair, said that
if Councilman Unruh was correct as
to the backbone of the engineer S de-
partment, then the assistant should
be made chief and vice versa, he said
lat first it was thought the city en-
gineer would do the work of supervis.
ihS Jul lC oGid tiiC NuSlHCCl ndlu
be could not supervise it. Ii that is
the case he thought the salary should
be cut down to $50 a month.
Cheap Man Not Wanted
Councilman MeClelland declared that
it was possible to get too cheap man
he said Rogers knows the city by heart
and this reduction in salary is an at.
tempt to get rid of him and get a
ch aDer man. Who this cheaper man
is, he declared they all knew as he
has been loafing about the engineer s
office and learning all he can there
He declared this man was not able to
run line correctly. With the present
man in charge, he said il would be easy
to save his salary in the work he did
He said. Rogers was not liked by the
contractors because he made them
teome exactly to the specifications. He
I did not think it was possible to get
Rogers for $50. He said it was impos
sihle, to get first class engineer fol
less than $3.50 month. He stated
Rogers. was just as good as the engin
(
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
French Gains Slight.

Paris, Mar. 90" Slight progress" I"
despite bad weather and destruction OF
all means of communication, was re.
ported by the French official statement
today in the Avre ?Aisne district.
French troops were in contact with
the enemy throughout this district. The
difficulties Of the advance are grow.
ing, the statement said.
Around Verdun the war office re.
ported repulse with heavy losses to the
enemy Of German attacks launched sew
eral times between Avancourt wood and
Hill 304.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
MAIL SACKS SEARCHED

New York, Mar. 2O.-"Twenty-six
mail-filled sacks aboard the Sunard lin
er Saxonia, which reached here today
from Liverpool, were slit open and their
contents searched some time last Thurs
day. The pouches contained mail for
the British embassy and for the Amer.
lean government. Captain Benson re-
ported by wireless and postal inspect.
ors boarded the ship at quarantine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
1t Increases Wages.

San Francisco, Mar. 20.-That tho
Adamson law win NOT effect to any
marked degree trainmen on passenger
runs or valley freight runs of the trans
continental lines but that its main IN
flucnce win be on the freight runs over
mountain divisions is the statement Of
railroad officials here. They say that
the passenger trainmen now are on a
five hour basis and the valley trainmen
on eight hour time.
One effect Of the law, it was pointed
out may be speeding mp of freight
trains to 12 IL miles an hour in order
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
INVENTS AUToMA-
TIC TORPEDO

Williston, N. D., Mar. 90
Charles j. Field, grandson of
Cyrus X. Field. >the man who
laid the first transatlantic
cable and turned it over to the
American government, has in
vented torpedo, designed to
guide itself on a magnetic con
troll, into the bowels of enemy
vessels. The torpedo attaches it.
self to the ship by magnetism
and remains there until its ex-
plosion, which is controlled by
$ q timing device. Government
tests credit the torpedo with
seven out of eight perfect ex-
plosions.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
FLAG STILL FLIES

Fort Wayne, Ind, Mar. 20.-The Am
erican flag still flies in the window Of
the Allen county court house here to
day, even though it may "offend some
onen by 50 doing. Recorder E. H
BookwalteF continued today to defy the
order of William Schweir, county com
missioner, that the flag come down.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
ORDERED go SUBMARINES

Washington, Mar. 20. = Secretary
Daniels yesterday afternoon directed
the New York navy yard to proceed at
once with the construction of go sub
marine chasers.
They will cost $4,000 each complete
except machinery. The yard can lay
down 40 at once.
Delivery will begin in from 90 to so
days at the rate of one boat every three
days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
HelsineYors Taken

Stockholm, Mar. .--Helsingfors
city, Finland, is in the hands Of Russian
troops, following a week end of riots.
Admiral Njoeton was shot and ii Of.
ficers aboard warships in the harbor
were killed, according to information
reaching here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
Denmark Reports 1t.

New York, March 90 The
Evening Sun this afternoon
published the following dis
patch from London:
"RepOrts from a Danish news
paper state that q revolution
= has broken out in Hamburg,
Germany. No confirmation of
the rumor can be obtained here.
Official adviees are lacking" "
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20

New York, March 20.--A new French
loan of $100,0O0,OOO in two year notes
to be floated in this country was an
nounced by j. P. Morgan and company
this afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20

ancial circles here TINS afuer-
noon of a revolution in Ger
many.
The same rumor Of a revolu-
tioR in Germany has been per
sistently in circulation in the
Unit States for the past two
d. 2 Today il went so far as
to Nv the suggestion that
som "a had happened to the
Non, 9. the rumors could be
traced q definite source, but
all were rently founded on
recent rel indicating unrest
in German. y the possibility
that the sue of the demo
cratic moven in Russia re-
Gently might in German
democrats oyt Arowing the
autocratie German military aris.
toeracy.
The United Press received in
quiries concerning various rum
ors about German revolution
from such widely separated
cities as Philadelphia, Cleve-
land. Montreal and Chicago.
The rumors were spread, like
those reported in London, in
financial circles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
Wide Spread RumOrs
Of German Revolution

London, Mar. 90.-An uneon-
firmed rumor was spread in fin
aneial circles here this after
noon of a revolution in Ger
many.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
Expense $50 q Day

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20

Oregon: To-
night and We'd
nesday occasion
al rain west.
partly cloudy
east pOvtions
S 0 u { b e r y
winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-20
"A NEW FRENCH LOAN

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15
First Number of
Prison Paper Is
Off the Press

The first issue 81 the paper pub
lishcd by the inmate 81 the Ncw
Mexico state prison il out. 1t has
been yhrlstrncd The Forward" II
is strictly q product of the prisoner.
aud for the initial effort IL is 70 very
crrditahlr ONE,
The prison population for the
week ending June ~ was 4 :. lail
prisoners a. T.. :. prisoners, =.
county jail prisoners. .. state prison
crs. IoS In addition to these there
were 20 ON Moriarity farm. % ON
Chama farm, . on santa Fe farm aud
on Pojaque farm.
Appropriate arrangements have
been made To- celebrate July Fourth.
In the morning there will DE an ath-
letic contest, consisting or three
legged races. 1oO yard dash. sack
race. potato r.ec shot put, running
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15

broad jump, standing broad jump.
running bases and throwing ball. \
prize for each event will be given the
winners. There viii also be music by
the prison orchestra n quartet.
Special attention will be given 90
the preparation Of dinner a. that
day. The menu viii consist of roas;
beef. mashed potatoes. dressing. gravy
green onions. iced tea. pie and lemon
ade.
In the afternoon there will be a
BASEBALL game between the first ana
second prison teams. Warden Thomas
Hughes Will umpire. The winning
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15
Refuses TiIankiess Post.

London, June l5.-Some 81 the
morning papers say that Lord Roth
crmere. brother Of Lord Northclime.
has refused the food controllershlp.
Lord Ruthermcrc was the fourth pcr-
son to De offered this difficult and
thanklsss post.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15

Although Uruguay dcCrod it, neu-
~ #itN ir tho wan between The lnltDI
states ana Germany b "Npr"ssc
sympathy with .ht action Of the
United State WlishIps rated a-
noiiiEcrouts would Doe permitted To- re-
main tu port only twenty four hours
and would lc limited ls 10 the sup
r'h.~ which they might take on.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15
AN AMERICAN TANKER
LOSES IN FIGHT WITH
A TEUToNIc SUBMARINE


Washington. June lj-The Amerl-
can tank steamer Morcni was sunk
b va German submarine on June ~,
after a running fight of two hours.
-Four Of the crew lost their lives.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15
u. S. WARSHIPS CLASSED
AS NON BELLIGERENTs
BY URUGUAYAN SENATE

MuutcNidco Uruguay. june To-
The senate decided today that l'
American War~htps visit I~juguaNIn
.4E,I'utr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-15
PRISONERS AXE IN
EASTER SUNDAY REVOLT
ARE TO BE RELEASED

London June l5.-lt was an
nouuccd in Inc house Of commons to-
day that the government had decided
to release 900 the prisoners taken In
the Irish rebellion at Easter sunday,
a wear ago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-11
WHAT EDITORS SAY
Relative Prices.

The price OF wheat has scared more rapidly than the
OF production and average condition is better
than ever before can well remember, no Longer ago
than 1909 when | bought S-oot binder for Sloo and
sold the wheat harvested with for s. cents bushcl To-
day tha, same binder costs SOS while can sell the wheat
for $l9O per buShc In other words, while the price OF
the binder has climbed IS percent the price o wheat has
risen SS percent Costs OF all sort have almost on, at
sight and some o us actually scared when we think
of the of production today and then think ot what It
may be II these costs continue o cImh indefinitely
Thus far however assured that the prices OF farm
products have climbed not only proportion hut IN
greater proportion that chance for profit from
farming operations IS really greater today than II ever
was before
No, only that hut We are IN a lair way TO get of
the objects Tor which have fought through many long
weary ycarSthc end o speculative control Of prices
happened To be IN Chicago when the wheat pit closed
fate August Tor the duration OF the 1t closed
as the result OF government order There was gen
cral feeling the part u the SPECTATORS, many OF
whom talked that day, that the game would never be re
opened tina, before the end OF the the wheat trade of
the country will have adjusted itself the new conditions
to such an extent that the old methods will never reap
pear II no other results than this of the
war am almost inclined to say that It will he worth all
it costs Who knows how many billions oi dollars have
been squeezed oi the pockets o American farmers IL,
the last fifty years through market manipulation which
would have been impossible except or the machinery used
! by the gambler IN wheat iuNrcN'
Months ago the speculative element was largely squeezed
ont ot Cotton through the cotton future The corn cN
change unless | am wrong, viii bc affected next We
have all said that these things should have been done Nv
the government long ago They not done because in
the ordinary OF peaceful times hg business controlled
the deliberations OF congress II took jar the >pc,
uatre machine loose from It's hold on the folks H. when
the war over and the world once more begins to settle
into It's normal groove that machine is permitted o get a
new hold II will largely he our own fault There never
was time when the voice OF the loyal American pcopl,
was heard plainly listened carefully at Wash
iugton now Carl Williams in The Oklahoma Farmer.
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