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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
KERENSKY UTTER

ering the government to the workmen
and soldiers. The working men from
the great factories, all of whom had
arms in their homes, as Kerensky well
knew, made similar threats. Kerensky,
knowing that much of the army was
behind these men, refused.
On July Is, the machine gun men and
the working men went to the dancer s
palace where Lenine and Trotsky held
forth and demanded the right to go into
the streets and demonstrate. All that
day Lenine who was sick in bed, and
Trotsky, pleaded with the soldiers and
workingmen not to go into the streets.
During the day delegations passed back
and forth between the various barracks
and the dancers palsce. Lenine and
Trotsky were afraid. have had first
hand stories of the terrors that existed
in that palace that bloody day.
They sent word to Kerensky asking
him to temporize with the soldiers. Ker-
ensky stood pat. Unwilling to kill, an
adversary of the death sentence, he
was brave enough to risk death himself
and even brave enough TO permit kill
ings in the streets of Petrograd.
At IL O'Clock that night Lenine and
Trotsky lost control of the machine gun
men, FAlright,' they said to them.
ssmarch through the streets and run
around with your armored ears if you
wish to-, but don It shoot and return tO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
Damage IS Great

Amherst, N. s., Dec. 6.---Scores are
dead in Halifax, hundreds of buildings
are destroyed and sections Of the cAsg
are in flames as the result of COLI
sion between an American munitions
steamer and another ship in the mar
rows near the suburb of Richmond to-
day.
Warehouses along the water front
were partially demolished. firemen
were called from Amherst.
Reports received here could give no
definite estimate of the number killed
and injured.
The force of the explosion blew
freight cars off the track, partly de-
stroyed all the buildings from the
Queen hotel on Hollis street to the
North Street station, smashed the sta
ton roof and is believed to have bur-
led scores in the blazing debris.
The report of the blast was heard in
Truro A few minutes later wire was
received, asking that nurses, doctors,
firemen and food be rushed to the
stricken city.
Communication with Halifax is very
irregular For a time all wires into the
city were lost. Efforts are now being
made to get more information. One OF
the last messages to come through de-
clared the loss of life was appalling.
Richmond, near where the collision
occurred, is directly across the bay
from Halifax. Reports here said the
American munitions vessel was ram
med broadside by the other ship, scat
tering death and destruction broad
cast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
COLLISION CAUSED
Continued from page one)
Of the terrific blast.

Of the terrific blast.
/ There is no estimate of the number
injured.
1 Doctors and nurses, fire fighting
equipment and supplies are being rush
! ed to the Canadian naval port from
every town within so miles.
1 The northwestern portion of the city
J. IS burning. From messages received
I here, it is evident the explosion came
when an American munitions steamer
was rammed amidships by an incoming
vessel.
Buildings three miles from the scene
were damaged. The roof of the Halifax
railway station was torn off So ter
rifle was the explosion that the report
was plainly heard here, sixty miles
from Halifax. 1t probably will take
everal days to restore telegraphic com
munication.
Four hospital trains, with nurses,
surgeons and suls sjlies, are being rush
ed to Halifax and another is en- rouSe
there, carrying fire fighting equip
ment, an official of the Canadian gov
ernment railway declared this after
noon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
WARD SMITH WRITES
Continued from page onel

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would expect. II was the very kind Of
place 1 expected and think ! will
be satisfied as am not disappointed.
1t is awful hard to think of anything
to write as I am afraid of telling tales
out Of school. but you can read this
and imagine the rest.
''I suppose Earl is still there. If You
have any letters from him wish you
would send them to me as / win not be
able to write to him. The apples here
look more like our ounces.
" Have you sent my sweater and
those socks you were knitting yets ]
need them pretty badly. Things are
pretty high here. l may have to stop
that allotment as it is costing ME $500
per month for insurance, so that takes
away 1880 from my pay. But l will
try to do without so much money, then
if can / / win have TO step it.
The boys are pretty happy tonight.
They are singing, etc.
Under date of Nov. 5, he writes;
Have been around town a good deal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
Italians Forced Back.

Rome. Dee. 6.--Under tremendous
pressure from great masses of the enemy
italian troops strongly defended posi-
tions around Melette until the order
came to retire, today's official state
ment declared Fighting ON scale of
almost unprecedented violence was re-
ported as attending the renewed German
Austrian drive.
''From the slopes to south of Monte
Castellgomberto and Foza Spur there
was fierce fighting the war office
asserted. " Around Melette, a strong
point was defended until orders to re-
tire for garrisoning of the rear line of
defense.
s'Around Monte Flor and Castellgom-
berto some of our Alpinia were isolated.
They preferred glorious sacrifice to
surrender and fought to the bitter end.
''0n the upper Brenta the principal
enemy attempt was repulsed with heavy
losses to the attackers,
The war office described the retreat
around Melette as being made literally
foot BY foot.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
City Reported on Fire

Toronto, Ont, Dec. O." Halifax city
is on fire. said a message received
this afternoon by J. d. Reid, minister
of railways, from Divisional Superin.
teident Hayes Of the Intercolonial
Railway at Moncton.
The fire is spreading declarGd
the dispatch. "We are sending special
trains out of Moncton and every city
with fire apparatus is also being used
We are also picking up fire apparatus
between Mencton and Sydney, ane
rushing it to Halifax. Situation bad
Another message received by Reid
said:
'Every building north of the Queens
hotel is totally wrecked. North Street
station is in ruins, as well as ouI
plant at Willow Park and there is ONT
mass of fire wreckage and dead bodies
in the north end Of the city. Specia
trains from Sydney with doctors, nurs
es and hospital supplies are ON theil
way Am also arranging for food sup
plies and to send coaches to Halifas
to take people away
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
Eighteen Dollars Reelected
President Wilson, She Says

New York, Dec. 6.-Eighteen dollars
with which she rented hall in Long
Beach, Cal, resulted in the reelection
of President Wilson, was the claim here
today of Mrs. Nellie Fl. Root, of Long
Beach She declared the town normally
boasted seven hundred enrolled demo-
Gratis out of a population of 10000, She
talked to the women about it and they
cast more than six thousand votes for
the president.
''If we hadn t carried Long Beach
by that figure, she said, Hughes
would have carried California by one
thousand votes. !"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
ITALIAN ARMY

informing them of Americas decision.
A notable celebration is being plan
ned at Milan to mark that city's graft
tude to America. Rome was also plan
ming a demonstration of students and
civilians today.
1t has already been decided here to
serenade American Ambassador Page
Americas decision to make war on
Germany's chief ally was hailed by
Officials as certain vigorously to Inn
prove the morale Of the Italian armies
and strengthen immeasurably Amer
iean-Italian understanding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
British Lines Advance.

London, Dec. 6.-Bri' ish lines south.
west of Lavaequerie were "advanced
slightly, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
The British commander-in-ch an
nounced another withdrawal =" for a
short distance" of British troops from
"a salient in the neighborhood of Roy
elles Surlescat and Bourbon wood. The
move was accomplished without inter
ference from the enemy. Until late yes
terday, Haig said the Germans were not
awar of the withdrawal. Prior to this
readjustment of the British lines, the
enemy's field works area was system
atically destroye |.
In the neighborhood of Lavac-
querie,n Haig continued, "further hos,
tile attacks yesterday evening were
repulsed and there was local fighting
there at night.
In his regular interview granted Am
erican newspapermei yesterday, the
British general, f. D. Maurice, director
of operators, announced the likelihood
that British forces around CamDral
would be forced to make certain read
justments in their lines. Presumably
Field Marshal Haig is following this
plan out in the operations noted above
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
ENGINEERS FROM THE
CONTINUED from page one)

entrench their camp and the engineers
went Justify to work. By six O'Clock
Friday evening they had finished a
four foot trench. Then the detachment
was withdrawn again to the base and
held there to man British trenches.
An American brigadier general visit
ed the engineers camp today and paid
generous tribute to their courage, quick
initiative and GOODNESS in working un-
der heavy fire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
REPORT
FOR SALEM

The wife OF a merchant had stomach
trouble So bad she could cat nothing
hut toast, fruit and hot water. Every
thing else would sour and ferment.
ONE SPOONFUL buekthorn mark,
alvcerine. etc. as mixed in Adler-i-ka
benefited her INSTANTLY. Because
Adler-i-ka flushes the ENTlRE ali.
1nentary tract it relieves ANY CASE
constipation, sour stomach or gas and
prevents appendicitis It has QUICK
EST action Of anything we ever sold
J. c. Perry, druggist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

now and found things clear out or reaeh,
so will enlarge my allotment next month
aud want you to send me 10 cans Of
Prince Albert tobacco and books ct
wheatstraw cigarette papers each
month, because tobacco is SO awful high
here and l donSt like the taste on It
very well. We have been having q pret'
tv good time, but / can't learn to count
this money.
Can use All Woo,ens
"We walked out in the country yes
terday and stopped at a small farm
house to get drink 1t was nice cold
water and everything around the house
was swell. All pretty little gardens and
walks about the house and everything
very clean. Tell Wilher | would like to
send him some radishes, they are about
the size of Dudling cherry and have
tops like potato vine. They ought
to make good greens without any eN-
aggeration. The wild blackherries here
are about the size of black-eap aud
the bushes are altogether different
from ours.
"a few of us boys are sitting here
writing and trying to think what to say,
for we have to take more care what
we say than when we were there, etc.
Nov. 10th, he wrote: I've are IN
camp now aud am feeiing well as usual,
but il is very cold here. l don't know
what to write but thought I would let
YOU know how feel aud how glad | viii
be TO get those socks. There ism I any
thing here to spend money for but
drink, 50 / think | win add $40 to ny
allotment tomorrow, and want you 10
send me tobacco every month, as | said
in my other letter, aud | would like to
have some real heavy underwear, too.
~ want you to use what You need
and all you need out of my allotment
and save the rest for me, so when ]
come back to the states win have
some money. With love, etc. etc,
Ward. 2
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
Officials are Inquiring

Washington, Dec. 6.-The war de.
partment is making inquiries and en-
deavoring to get information as to- the
explosion at Halifax Before noon moth
ing had been received aside from press
dispatches.
All inquiries by the department are
being made by cable. Wireless will
not be called into play unless this is
found to be the only means Of com
munication, owing to the desire of keep
/ ing any information that might be OF
value to the Germans out of the air
where it might be picked up,
The shipping board intimated that
several American munition ships have
recently left United States ports for
Italy, France and England. Until the
name of the Halifax vessel is learned,
the board said it could not give details
If crew, cargo and destination.
Presumably the destroyed ship car
ried the usual naval gun crew guard
who probably lost their lives.
Failing to get immediate response to
its inquiries by cable, the navy de
lpartment tried to get into touch with
Canadian Officials by long distance
telephone this afternoon. Navy Off
cials displayed concern over the fatq
Of the American munitions vessel asai
were extremely anxious to obtain fuu
details of the collision.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
AEROPLANES RAID
Continued from page one)

ed that England proposed to adopt an
"eye for eye and tooth for tooth
policy of reprisals-dropping bomb
for bomb over German towns
The enemy raiders came early in the
morning, according to an official state
ment issued by Lord French, comman-
der in chief Of home forces. The aero
planes were all clearly audible. A
heavy barrage was put up over Lcndon
against them.
/ Two and half hours elapsed be-
tween the first warning and the "atl
clear" signal announcing the end Of
the raid.
According to the official statement,
the first group of the sky killers was
sighted over Kent at ] 80 this morn'
ing. Bombs were dropped by these ma
chimes at various places.
The second group put in an appear
ance at 3 a. m. and proceeded up TIE
river Thames, also into Kent. Between
four and 430 clock two more groups
crossed Essex. These joined with the
three groups which had passed over
Kent and the machines, in converg
ing column, started toward London.
Lord French announced that the cap
tured crews Of the two German ma
chimes brought down included three
men for each plane.
Casualties announced by Lord French
late today were three dead and ten in
iured in London and four dead and
eleven injured elsewhere over the raid
ell area.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
your barracks at midnight. y


Within fifteen minutes the sounds of
rifle shooting were filling the city and
men, women and children were dying in
the streets. Kerensky. dashing down to
the Nicholai station in an automobile
got onto a special train and was beyond
the outskirts of the city when band
of men came to the depot, seeking to
arrest him. For three days the terror
reigned and then subsided.
Kerensky came back as the hero and
ordered the arrest of Lenine ana Trot.
sky. The former "escaped'; that is
no one ever tried to find him. Trotsky
was found and jailed but Kerensky par
doned him. And thus laid the trap in
which he was later caught and ruined.
NoTE.-The third article, published
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
service Flag TO BID pa9played.
TWO MORE, AMERICAN
private BENJAMIN II. Love, infantry,

Private Benjamin II. Love, infantry,
Nov. Is. Brandenburg, Ky.
Private Paul Crabtree, infantry,
NOV. H. Portsmouth, Ohio.
Priyate Andrew j, IIensley, infantry,
nov. l3. Raspberry, Ark
Private Lester Ritehey, infantry,
Nov. Is, Salem, Ohio.
Slightly wounded:
Corporal Gus Pardue, infantry, Nov
10, New Boston, Ill.
Private David Saunders, infantry,
Nov. l6, Chicago
Private Mark G. Dufenback, infan'
try, Nov. II, Huntingburg, Ind
Corporal Harvey 0. Hall, infantry,
Nov. 1S, Savannah, N. Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
Germans Lose Cruiser.

Copenhagen, Dec. "a large German
auxiliary cruiser, probably the Russian
steamer Bothnia, which was seized and
armed By the Germans was blown up
in the sound, according to word received
here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

Toronto, Ont, Dee. 6.---Adviees here
today said there were no Canadian
military units for embarkation in Hal
flax today. Neither, it is believed, were
there any on transports Certain sig
Mailing units which left recently are
believed to have already sailed, whiie
an Ottawa and Kingston unit which
was expected to be in Halifax is still
at Windsor, NJ S.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

If the German claims are borne out
by the facts, the British have apparent
ly suffered crushing reverse on the
southern half of the arc pushed for
ward around Cambria by General
Byng's gerat surprise attack. In some
places, the Germans, according to their
own claims, have advanced more near
ly three miles into the British-held
. -ound than the two they mention.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

tomorrow, will tell of the Korniloff re-
volt, the second Kerensky crisis and
how Kerensky failed in settling it pro-
perly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
Not Troon Transport

Washington, Dee. 6.-The navy de-
partment stated this afternoon that as
Tar as it knows, no American troop
transport was damaged in the Halifax
explosion. The department has been
unable up to mid afternoon, however
to gather any details. American tSop
ships carry no explosives except ant
munition for the naval gun crews on
guard, it was stated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
PRESSURE ON
Continued from page onel
elarnd.

elared.
"South of Moeuvres, English trenches
were stormed, the war office con-
tinued. e'Between Moeuvres and Mar
Going, the enemy withdrew from the
heights to the north to east of Flies.
quiries.
In the Cambria area, our prisoners
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
For Italian Drive.

With the Italian Armies, Dec. g.
Fifteen thousand Teutonic guns con
eentrated over front of fifty miles
and enormous movements of enemy
troops all gave indication today that
the Austro-German army was preparing
its biggest push agGinst the Piave line,
Great guns have been moved up to
strategic points in the line, Italian air
men reported. Some of these are already
in action. All along the artillery is in
creasing its roar. The enemy is mix
ing gas shells with heavy explosive
missiles.
The enormous concentration of re-
serves reported by aviators indicated
the enemy is about to exert his supreme
strength in another drive before win
ter slows up the fighting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

Three men for each machine would
indicate the Germans came in the lat
est type of Gotha bombing and gener-
al utility biplanes. These are giant
spee1sters, mounting one gun in front,
one behind and third operated
through q sort of tunnel in the tail
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

were increased to more than 5000 men,
las guns and ZIG machine guns.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

bombed Sparappelhoek and dropped ex
plosives on train leaving there q
British admiralty statement announc-
I'd today. Eugel ammunition dump was
also hit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

British Airmen Raid
London, Dec. 6. - British airplanes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06

NoTE.-The third article, published
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-02-10
What Does 1t Cost To Liue /?

An into the of living in
of act toc
As usual this investigation being TO of
especial
pokng their the
charwOmcn
where the family spent year
They how hfoodt the family
much paid
and how much he whether
thing and if
The authorizing he
cstgation through
of the poo who constantly
They in
how much he needs to make him efficient
This investigation, like other is
has been out o them.
What society investigation of living of
We need find is ed in the homes
OF the
with us i'm spite of prosperity.
We the 2 pcopIc who own
go the the other
9S
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-02-10
ANTI-STRIKE SOPHISTS
DON'T FOOL UNIONISTS

Trinidad Coo.-Editor O'Nell of the
Trinidad Free Press hits straight from
the shoulder in discussing legislation in
tended to prohibit strikes Newspapers
have charged President Gompers with
using the term involuntary servitude,"
in his opposition to this legislation, for
the effect its meaning will convey to the
minds of men and women to whom slav-
cry is repulsive.
To these newspapers Editor O'Neill
says:
with all the cunning genius and fall
lacious sophistry utilized by the scrib-
bing defenders of compulsory arbitra-
ton, the fact cannot be hidden that
workers who are compelled by law to
submit their case to an investigation
conducted by board of arbitration ere
they can use the weapons of resistance
against the economic czar, are slaves,
and no juggling of words in clouding
the issue can remove the fact that the
man who is compelled by law to remain
at work against his will, is nothing more
or less than a victim of Involuntary ser
vtudc.
"NIr GomperS, as well as other of
ticals OF the labor movement, together
with scores of labor editors. have strip
ped compulsory arbitration to its naked
ness and demonstrated by unanswcrablc
argument and logic to the laboring mil
lions of this country that any law that
wrests the strike from the hand of the
worker leaves labor not only bercft of
its most powerful weapon, but places
capital in fortress that is practically
impregnabc so far as organized labor
is concerned
"Thc labor union, robbed of its most
powerful weapon to combat the opprcS-
sion of master class, has but little
reason for existence, for if labor must
succrmb to laws that are but chains and
Shackles to hold labor in Subjcction, then
the right of labor to organize has but
an empty sound and has little meaning
to the man or woman whose spirit rebels
against the wrongs of exploitation.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-02-10
'MOLDING" PUBLIC OPINION.

New ork-ln opposing cant
strike law before the senate committee
ON interstate commerce, recently, Presi-
dent Gompers declared that it was i'm
possible to develop a correct public
opinion on questions directly affecting
workers because newspapers and other
sources OF information are controlled
by opponents Of the workers.
During the past week the New York
World and the New York Times have
Endorsed this position by their attitude
on compulsion i'll strike times and on
labor injunctions, both subjects being
discussed by these "moldcrs" of public
opinion without regard for the prnci-
pies involved.
The World has this to say of cant
strike legislation, now pending in
Washington;
What organized labor insists upon
here is Il continued license to maltreat,
starvc and ruin the public wherever by
so doing IT believes it can coercc its
employers.
Not to be outdonc by its contempo-
rary, the Times has this to say of an
anti-injunction bill, similar to the Clay
ton law, that has been introduced in
the New York legislatures
Every citizen who approves of set
Ting labor disputes by the general
strike, the boycott, allowing only Fed
crationists CA. +, OF L.) to work, and
to work only on Federation terms, Of
making and breaking contracts for
work and wages at will and according
to the interest of the moment, ought t.
write to his representatives at Albany
URGING the massage of this hill If is
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-02-10
11-HOUR DAY CAUSES STRIKE.

Charlottesville, Ind.-Girs employed
i'll the packing department of the In
diana Match company suspended work
when they were called upon to accept
an ll-hour work day. Alter four days
the company agreed to rc-cstablish the
lO-hour day and abandon overtime two
days i week.
Last October the girls were forced to
work two days week for - hours.
Later this was increased to three nights
week and before Christmas the girls
were working 10 hours four nights a
week,
1t is claimed that the work OF pack
cr is the hardest in the plant and that 10
hours work wears the girls out. They
have no chance to rest because of the
speed of the machine that brings the
matches to them.
Local unionistS are urging the girls
to organize