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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
NEARING BAPAUME
Are Slowly Taking Possession
of Abandoned German
Trenches

London, Feb. 2S.-Field Marshal
Haig's troops are still closing in on
Bapaume. They are less than two
miles distant today.
The German retreat has apparently
slowed down considerably and dispatch
es from the front today indicate Strong
resistance was now being encountered
in the forward sweep of the British
troops.
The ground is q sea of mud in the
thaws of recent weeks and stretching
across this ocean of slime, are cris-
crossed miles upon miles of barbed wire.
Apparently the Germans counted on this
slippery footing and the barbed wire
obstacles greatly to hamper the British
advance after their retreat.
Patrols increasingly "feeling out ("
the ground in advance have not yet
found indications of the line selected
by the Germans in their retreat for the
next stand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
NEWSPAPER COMMENT
Continued from page one.)

yineing proof that the German govern
ment il putting undestricted submarine
warfare into operation. If the president
were surrounded by strong official ad-
visers, when the people could trust,
there would be less perturbation, but ne
thinks and acts alone and the past IS no
indication of infalhble wisdom"
st. Louis Republic: President Wll-
son should be free. Congress should give
him mower. We are, in short, in situa.
ton such that the executive branch OF
the government must be strengthened
A board Of managers may sail ship
in fair weather. but If they are wise
they will defer to the captain when a
storm threatens.
Kansas City Journal: "They (the
Germansl are liable to mistake discus
sion for weakness and lack of loyalty
Nothing could be further from the
| truth.'
Kansas City Star: Gin this crisis
there is no time for hesitation. Con
gress ought to go the limit in backing
the president in energetic steps for safe
guarding American rights"
Rocky Mountain News (Denver)
"Congress should give the president
every iota of power for which he ask
up to limits provided by the constitu
tion. But it is our hope that the presi
dent win also grant to congress its faiI
place in the task that the sinking of tn,
liner Laconia brings appreeiably neare
that he will call the new congress int
session that it may, with new blood AM
new ideas. overset the old inertia.o
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
By ALINR THOMPSON

Miss Arviila Morris to Rex A. Turner,
which was solemnized Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Morris is associated with the Sc
attic Post -lntelligencer.
Mrs. William II. Boot will entertain
informally on Thursday afternoon in
honor Of Mrs. Thomas A. Livesley Is
mother, Mrs. G. w. DeBeck Of Vancou-
ver, B. c., who during the Livesley Is
absence in southern California, is re-
manning in Salem with the children.
About dozen prominent matrons
have been asked to greet the visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds
(Frances Adams) left today for Sill
verton where they will make their
home.
AIRS. Henry Fawk asked several ma
trena to her home ON Mob Hill for an
informal afternoon on Saturday.
Tao guests included the members OF
the Samedi club of which Mrs. Fawb
a1sO is q member, and the Afternoon
was delightfully."- passed with sewing
and chatter. Early in the afternoon Q
short business session was held and
later refreshments were served,
Mrs. w. II. Cook entertained few
friends at an informal afternoon oil
Saturday at her home on North Twelfth
street.
The affair was planned as an atten
tioa to Mrs. A. NJ Reeves of Lebanon
who is here visiting her daughter, Mrs
Ray Smith.
The afternoon was pleasantly passed
with sewing and the rooms were adorn
ed with cyclamen, hyaeinths and DAT
fodils. suggestive of spring. The host
ess was assisted by Miss Alva Aitken
Mrs. Fred G.. Bechtel left Monday fo
Portland, where she will visit relative
and friends for several days.
She was accompanied by Mr.. Buch
tel who left later the same day for
business trip to eastern Oregon.
~
Mrs. Charles /. Morris of Seattle i
the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
i. Turner. Mrs. Morris came Sunda!
to attend the marriage of her daughter
4
Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Miller O
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

Iinnton are being showered with con
gratulati0ns upon the advent of a
daughter, born the latter part of last
week Mrs. Miller who formerly was
Miss Lesley Smith, popular belle of
Portland, has several friends in Salem
society.
A meeting Of the world wide guild
of the Baptist church will be held to-
night in the church at 7 clock.
Mrs. Kroyer, a missionary from south
ern California, win give an interesting
talk on her work in Cuba and Porto
Rico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L. Shields have
returned from Newport where they
passed the week end.
Mrs. David Bell Of Portland is visit
! ing at the home of her mother, Mrs. A.
NJ. Pape and will be here for several
days. Mrs Bell came Monday to attend
the funeral of her step father, Mr. Pape
which was held today.
! Another daughter, Mrs. Fred Seihten,
also of Portland, is very i'll in the hos
pital and was unable to attend the fu-
neral.
Mrs. George L. Gould was hostess
Monday afternoon at her home at 2055
Elm street, for a miscellaneous shower
complimenting Mrs. Victor L. Swartz,
The rooms were prettily adorned with
violets and masses of ivy combined
with dainty novelties suggestive of the
occasion, and the honor guest was the
recipient of many pretty gifts.
The hostess was assisted in serving
refreshments by Mrs. c. w. Craig.
Besides the honoree the guests were:
Mrs. ". F. Flynn, Mrs. Aggie Marin
Mrs. Geo. Stoner, Mrs. Adam Korb
Mrs Ellen Tucker, Mrs. Thomas Glib
son, Miss Marv Howell, Mrs. A. Propt
Mrs. Grant AlSire, Mrs. j. G. Swartz
Mrs. c. w. Craig, Mrs. Marion Deepen
Misses Ina Gibson, Grace Flynn, Bir
deem Gibson and Master Geo. Stonel
Jr., and Marvin Gould.
About 80 members Of the o. Il. s
social club gathered at the Masonic
Temple yesterday for an informal after
noon of sewing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

al military knowledge and it undesir-
able for the government to lose their
services in the military branches for
which they were trained, when another
man with business training alone could
do the buying as well, = he said.
Asked what were the plans Of the
! National Defense committee in iis ca
operation with the army quartermasters,
Little said, with emphasis, that the com
mittee Of five business men appointed
to "sit in" with quartermasters at the
would "seek not to interfere"
"We will appoint men familiar with
the industries of the various sections, -
he said. "They will act purely in an ad-
visory capacity. If we find we can u
be of any help-we will get out.
"The first thing to guard against is
La 'Krup interest in war--large amounts
of private capital invested in plants
which can only sell their product on a
war market" Little said, adding that
the natural aim of such capital would
be to create war market.
Government Owned Plants.
''The way to avoid this menace" he
said, "is to have goverRment.owned
plants manufacturing the specialized
government munitions, such as armor
plate and artillery, with capacity 20
produce, working one shift, about one.
third of the peace time requirements
This production could be more than
doubled in war by working three
shifts. -
I;+fl, so;l ~ = rro,,ox,, .,,..1 ,..,,,,l -,
pect private concerns to manufacture as
cheaply as government-owned pants
because they must provide not only q
profit, but higher rate of interest
on their capital, as wen as allow fol
depreciation and the risk of idle special
izcd equipment.
The porils of the munitions manafac
turer, Little pointed out, are many
largely because of the specialized equip
ment required, He said private eoncern
which took rifle orders for European
: countries at the outset of the war los
money and were unable to deliver il
quantity for two years because the,
were not equipped to make the special
ized army rifles He advocated tn
transformation of the Rock Islam,
Qllinois) arsenal into an enormous GOV
eminent rifle plant.
Factories now manufacturing mum
tons for the allies, Little said, woul,
be unable to throw their aid quiekl
to this government in case of war be
cause the United States munitions dii
fer in essential details from those O
any other country The time require
for adaptation would range from 3
days to two years, he said, with tn
average we'll over one year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
WOULD MAKE DIVORCE
MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
Judge Bingham Putting Up
J the Bars On Divorce
Proceedings

Judge George Bingham, who is the
new member Of the circuit court for
Marion county and who took his seat
at. the first of the year, is tightening
up the machinery in the divorce mill
so that it will not be so easy for
divorces to be granted. All over the
country there has been gradual
loosening of the machinery so that
DEGREES have been able to slip through
that should never have been granted
In the opinion Of Judge Bingham,
who is formulating a policy of judicial
action, there has been altogether too
much ease in securing divorces, not
only in Marion county but every.
where. Since he took his seat on the
bench he has heard number Of
divorce cases and granted few separ-
ations.
Two cases he did not grant, and con
cerning them he makes the following
statements. The eases are Terwillinger
against Terwilfger, of Marion county,
and Perlich against Perlich, in linn
county.
Tn the acts Of cruelty complained
of by both plaintiff and defendant,
the testimony Of each is eontradieted
by the other, and there is no evidence
corroborating either.
Cruelty to authorize divorce is
such conduct on the part of the parties
as to endanger the physical safety or
health of the other. 1t is not every
threat uttered while smarting under
real or imaginary sights, or prompted
by pangs of Jealous rage, nor overt
acts of violenae even, committed in the
heat of passion, that constitutes cruel
| ty. There mast be an intent to worry
the other. cruelty is q question OF
intent--a mental purpose to wound the
feelings of the other party
"The palia7 ef the law is to uphold
| the mar1i&&a 3Qg. zion and courts vii
not lend theif aid to dissolve it un
less the proof be clear and satisfactory
of the truth of the charge preferred
The party setting up cruelty has th'
burden of proof, which must be sus
tanned by something more than thu
equally balanced testimony. Their
must be evidence corroborating thu
testimony of either of the parties, anc
a divorce viii not be granted on th'
evidence of one alone. The applicant
even in default cases, must prove full
and complete case. A divorce eanno
be granted without evidence of righ
thereto.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
ALLIES SAY THEY
Continued from page one.)

scare, although all passengers were Civ
en- their places in the lifehoats and drill
ed in the use of life preservers. The
ship, thcy said, made its way across the
Atlantic with lights burning brightly
at night aud with a searehligt turned
on the American flag.
Robert Wilson, of New York, and
James +, Egan, of Philadelphia, also
passengers on the Finland, declared they
were informed by steamship men in
England that all passenger service to
America from Great Britain was going
70 be stopped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OREGON-|DAHO Y.M.C.A.
VIII Be Held Here Saturday
Under Direction of
L.B. Rhodes

The annual convention Of the Ore
gon-Idaho Young Mems Christian asso-
Citations will be held Saturday at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building. The convention
is under the direction of /. B. Rhodes.
About 30 delegates are expected from
other city and college associations. The
preliminary program is as follows:
1000 a. m.-Seng service and devo-
tional exercises. Led by DIR. Carl G.
Doney, of Willamette university.
1880 a. m.-Business session. Report
of state executive committee. Reports
of local association. Summary, The
Trend of the Year IS Work.. w. Day.
1l:00 a. m.-Address by c. C. Robin
son Of the Boys Department of the
international committee, "The Associa-
tons Opportunity with the Working
Boy"
11:40 a. m.-Address, by DR.. Joshua
Stansfield, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church, Portland, Ore, "Jesus
Christ Needed by the Young Men of
Today"
1880 m.-Fellowship luncheon, w. L.
Staley, president Salem association pre-.
siding. Short talks by Governor Witty
comDe ana otherS.
las p. m.---Song service and devo-
tional exercises, Dr. Doney.
2:15 p. m.-Seetional conferences.
(a) Student Assoeiations.-Prof. H. L.
Bates, of Forest Grove, presiding Or
gaming the Cabinet and Committees,
$40 minutes), ]. d. Foster, University
of Oregon; Ross Miles, Pacific college.
Putting Across Bible Study Program,
$50 minutcs), c. G. Huffman, o. A. c.;
R. E. Elder, MeMinnville. Serving the
Boys of the Community, (45 minutes)
]. H. Rudd, state boys secretary; C.
c. Robinson.
2:15 p. M, Saturday--Sectiona con
ferences. (b) City Associations.-G. F
johnson, Portland, presiding. Cleaning
Up Our Indebtedness, go minutes). H
W. Stone, general secretary, Portland
association. Putting the &C" in the Y
NJ. G. A., (45 minutes); Sunday After
noon Meetings.. H. Campton, Salem,
Bible Study. B. Rhodes, state secre
tary; Personal Work.-Dr. Stansfield OF
Barclay Acheson; Enlsting the Volun,
teer, 80 minutes), Paul Wallace, Salem
Jno. A. Goodell, indrsr. secretary.
400 p. m-Business session. Election
of state executive committee. Action on
state committees report. Plans and
policies for the year.
$3.50 p. m.-The Call to Thrift.-Jno
A. Goodell
500 p. m.-Adiournment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
GREAT FEATURE COMING TO LIBERTY SUNDAY
MARION AND POLK
CONTINUED from page one.)

of the loan. Ii for five years, one.
fifth must be paid each year. If for
ten years, then one.tenth of the loan
must be paid yearly and if it is o 40
year loan, then the interest and one
fortieth of the principal must be paid
each year. But any loan can be paid
off at the end of five years.
The rate of interest has not been
definitely decided on by the govern
ment, although the assurance is given
that it will not exceed six per cent.
The directors of the Marion-Polk
county Farm Association are B. S.
Martin, L. A. Hopkins, j. +. Minker,
John Martin, DIR. w. G. Mott and Chas.
A. Muths, all of Salem; W. c. Gidley
and Thomas Winn of Marion. The
loan committee is composed of Chas.
A. Muths, j. F. Minker and Thomas
VIM.
Ray L. Smith, an attorney with Of
fees in the Salem Bank of Commerce
building was elected secretary and
treasurer. Mr.. Smith was instrumental
in the organization of the association.
Expects Blanks Soon.
On account of the delay of the gov
ernment in establishing the Federal
loan banks, very few farm loan associa'
tions have been formed. Mr.. Smith
states that he expects within a short
time to receive the application blanks
from the Federal banks at Spokane
but until these are received and ap'
plications for loans made and approved
no one will benefit from the passage
of the Rural Credits bill.
There seems to be some doubt as to
whether the members may come from
association must live in the same com
munity, which is the European plan, ol
whether the embers may come from
any part of the county or state. Vi
course, farm loan associations, wherein
it must be guaranteed that at Least
$40 900 will be borrowed, generally are
formed by committees and after a char
ter has been granted, no one can be
come member except on election by
| the board.
If enough farmers in a community
want to borrow, an association may bt
formed, directors elected, a loan com
mittee appointed, charter applied TO
and then as soon as the Federal banl
in Spokane is ready for business, tn
chances are that the long looked TO
government money may be available
But not until then.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
WOOdburn News
Capital Journal Special service.)

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Woodburn, Feb. 2S.-Miss Evelyn
Conkhn went to Portland Saturday to
purchase equipment for the dining
room of the domestic science depart
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Hendricks and
Mrs S. ]. Franklin made business
trip to Salem Saturday.
The Misses Olive Haskell and Gre
centia Glatt and the Messrs. Harold
Olson and Harold Miller motored to
Silverton aSturday night and attended
the dance there.
Miss Verna Lamb of Donald spent
Saturday with Ida Hendricks.
II. 0verton made business trip tC
Salem Saturday.
The basketball game between Silver
ton and Woodburn resulted in score
of 97-34 in favor of the visiting team
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

The forty minutes play ended in a
score of 30-30. Five minutes more was
given to play the tie off and ended with
the Iinal score.
The Martha Washington tea given by
the Woman g club in the Masonic Tenn
pie was we'll attended and the program
following proved to be excellent.
Mr.. MeShane of Hubbard was a
Woodburn visitor last Friday.
Miss Olive Haskell entertained few
of her girl friends Friday evening. The
girls made candy and played the uke-
lele. Those participating in the fun
were the Misses Ruth Austin, Jesse
dicks, Millie Bronigar, Ida Schermer,
Naomi hicks and Olive Haskell.
Miss Anna Simpson, teacher in the
Portland public schools, visited her
father, Allen Simpson, OF this city Sat
urday. Miss Simpson recently returned
from taking course in the Columbia
University, New York city.
Mrs. Carson, who has been visiting
at the home of J. B. Boland, left for
her home in Salem.
Mrs. j. f. Chrisholm and daughter,
Vanessa of Walla Walla, who have been
visiting Mrs. H. NJ. Caswell went to
Portland Tuesday.
P. Gibbons and family were week
end guests at the home of W. G. Glib
bons Of this city.
Mrs. Reiling of Mt. Angel is a guest
of Mrs. j. Nibler.
Mrs. V. Peno and daughter, Mrs.
Fannie Stack, visited friends in Silver
ton last Saturday.
Mrs. ]. s. Barton of Coquille who has
been visiting Mrs. H. L. Gill left for
Portland Tuesday.
! Miss Louisa Braman entertained a
few friends last Thursday evening
Games and music were enjoyed. Guests
were the Messrs. Stephen Seollard, Ell
mer Spencer, Wayne Gill and Raymond
Glatt and the Misses Daisy Mulkey
Myrtle Olson and Gladys Adams.
Mrs. Ray w. Glass of Philomath
spent the week end with his parents
Mar. and Mrs. Glass of this city.
Oscar Olson, Willamette University
student, spent the week end wi hi'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs M. j. Olson.
/ Dwight Parr left for Oregon CITY
Monday morning where he has 20
sition awaiting him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

were useless and only an operation
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham' 3
Vegetable Compound has proved it
otherwise. / am now perfectly well
and can do any kind of work. y Mrs.
NELLIE PHELPS, care of r.. A. Rider,
RID. No. S, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
ters written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
II you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to the
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
Are Chasing the Turks.

London, Feb. 2S.--British forces are
giving the retreating Turks beyond
Kut- -El-Amara no chance to reform
their columns. The pursuit is continu-
ing and the retreating enemy forces are
being engaged on thsee sides.
An official Mesopotamia statement
revealed this additional chapter to Bri-
tish successes along the Tigris today.
pursuit of the enemy is being stead.
lily maintained," the statement said
."0n Monday our troops were engaging
the enemy from 8 sides. Thirty miles
west-northwest of Kut-El-Amara the en-.
emy abandoned quantities of equipment
and stores. The total of those taken
prisoner on Sunday has reached 800
The enemy threw his guns into the
Tigris river, including four 3.9 inch
howitzers.
"The British gunboat FREELY, lost
during the retreat from Otesiphon was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
GOVERNMENT MUST

chairman Of the National Defense CON-
mittee of the United States chamber of
commerce, which has been asked
through Secretary Of War Baker to CO.
operate with the army quartermasters
in the purchase of supplies.
Must Cooperate.
stUnless the government and private
industries get together-learn how to
co,operate--the government will enter
in1e threatened hostilities facing tire.
meadous handicap" said Little
sThe safety of the government les
in tho widest possible production of
inanitions in 'peaee-time product plans.
But this wide production cannot be had
il tho government pursues short sight
cd purchasing policy, which makes the
private production of munitions unde-
sirablo business. 1t must be made at
tractive business.
"The government should become the
mast valuable peaee-time customer OF
every plant that can be educated for
the national service in time of war. II
should realize that once these plants
have installed specialized equipment tt
produce munitions, this equipment mus
be kept employed at a sufficient profit
to depreciate the equipment. The gov
ernmcRt u alo0fness must be changed t
one Of friendly interest in the success.
of the producer. "
Little said he believed the first i'm
portant step TO this end would be tn,
establishment OF centralized purchas
ing department, entirely apart from tn,
administrative departments OF the arm,
and navy. He deplored the theory o
the present system of purchasing
through eighteen widely scattered OF
fiees.
Specialized Officers.
"The officers detailed for this sery
ice distasteful to them in many case
--sre men of highly specialized teehniC
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

< Washington, Feb. 2s.-The
( state department admitted this
< afternoon it is investigating un
4 official advices that three
K American eonsuls and two con
X sular clerks are being detained
< in Germany until Germany is as
X sured German Consul Mueller
X was not and is not now detained
X by order of this government at
X Havana, Cuba, while en- route to
X Quito, Ecuador.
X x x x x X x X x x X x x X x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
HOGS NEW RECORD

Chicago, Feb. 2s.-Hogs sold for
$13.55 per hundred on the local mar
ket here today. This is an advance of
twenty cents per hundred over yester-
days top and the highest price ever
paid on the Chicago market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
TO BUILD STEAMERS

Portland, Ore, Feb, 2s.--Two steel
stamers of $500 tons are to be built
here for the Cunard line, It was learned
today. Construction work win cost be.
tween $2,000,000 and $3,0O0,O00 The
contracts were obtained by j. r. Bowels,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
MONEY FOR INVESTIGATION

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The house to-
day passed the Borland amendment to
the sundry civil bill providing $780,
600 whcrewith the federal trade com
mission shall investigate enormous
food prices.
The vote on the amendment was 247
to 15S, and the sundry civil measure
itself passed without record vote.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

president Of the Northwest Steel com,
pany, now in New York. A Seattle
firm was to have built the ships, but
as the plant there is overcro, 'ded, it was
stated today that the work win be done
in Portland
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

EcCciNc IO DctlSlity
when so many have
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound d
viii make them
well For over q
year / suffered so
from female weak
ness ! could hardly
stand and was
afraid to go on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28

reeaptured, also one Turkish ship was
captured and one destroyed. Monday S
prisoners total up to the present 16l. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-28
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. = 'sWhy will women
pay out their money for treatment and