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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANIES

Des Moines, Iowa, April IS. - The
status of German insurance companies
in this county was under discussion al
today's session of the National InsuP.
ance Commissioners convention. Presi.
dent J. s. Phillips, of New York, re.
called the recent proclamation by Presi.
dent Wilson authorizing German com
panies having branches in this country
to continue business, providing nc
funds were transferred outside the Uni
ted States or used as a basis Of credit
to the enemy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
HEAVY FIRING HEARD
THIS MORNING OFF
NEW ENGLAND COAST
Three Stations Make Same
RepOrt--- Indicates Fight
with Diver

Boston, Mass. April 1S.-Lieutenant
Edward G. Blakesley, U. S. N, com
munieation officer of the first district
at Charlestown navy yard, announced
today that heavy firing was reported
off Princetown, Mass, by three diff
ferent coast guard stations this morn
ing.
The reports were received by tele-
phone from station 80 at Race Point,
station "a at Peaked Bars Hills and
station 32 at Princetown. The three
stations are located about Princetown
bay and the firing was reported as
having occurred due north, which
would locate it approximately in the
middle of the entrance to the bay.
The firing was said to appear to be
from heavy guns. 1t was thought that
a patrol boat might have come into
conflict with q German submarine or
raider, but this was purely conjecture.
A wireless message with details Of
the firing is expected shortly at the
navy yard.
Firing for Some Minutes
! The first report was received at
1915 from coast guard patrol station
80, located at Provincetown Bay. This
station reported that they first heard
fifteen shots from heavy guns and af-
ter an interval of fifteen minutes, con
tinuous heavy firing was heard. They
reported the firing as due north.
| The second report arrived at $3.50
from coast guard station 33 at Race
/ Point and told Of hearing shots from
five or six guns and continuous firing
after an interval of fifteen minutes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
OFFICERS SAW IT

Washington, April Is. - All
doubt that a submarine actually
fired at the u. S. 5. destroyer
Smith was swept aside today
when report direct from the
Smith said the officers on
watch actually saw a periseope
four hundred yards from the
vessel.
The statement of the officer
was substantiated by the quar-
termaster and crew.
Up to today some navy men
had thought perhaps the Smith
was mistaken. The message said
in substance:
"Offieer on watch saw the
periscOpe four hundred yards
away. Submarine disappeared.
Wake of torpedo then crossed
starbOard bow. Quartermaster
and gun crew substantiated Of
fieer's statement.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
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AS GERMANY TELLS IT

Berlin, April ls.-via Lon
don.-"Our prisoners on the
Aisnc were increased today to
over 5000. - declared today,s
official statement.
The war office said that, fol
lowing a failure TO advance yes
terday, the French under the
effect of their heavy losses and
exhausted condition, did not
continue an attempt today, "the
object Of which was to pierce
our lines. -
Enemy attacks were repUlsed
az Legodam and Courcy, in the
Champagne, the statement con-
tinued. Portions of the wood be.
tween Moronvillers and Auber-
i've were wrested from the
French colored troops which had
already reached that place.
X X X x x X X X X X X X X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
TOOK OVER SHIPS

Buenos Aires, April l8.-Ar-
gentine formally took all Ger
man interned ships "'into Gus
tody" today.
The official explanation for
the action was to prevent Ger
man crews damaging their YES
sels.
Officially the government has
not yet announced its course on
the submarining of the Monte
Protegido.
A formal statement issued
today pointed out that all cas-
ualties in Saturdays rioting
were foreigners except the po-
liceman killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
FIGHTING IN MEXICO

FL Paso, Texas, April 1S.--
Fighting between Villistas and
General Murguia s government
forces is again in progress TO
day at FL Vale, according to
reports reaching here today.
American telegraph operators
returning from Juarez whore
they were suddenly relieved by
Mexican operators at their keys
declare that message from Mar
guia, asking for hospital accom-
modations for his wounded
were received at Juarez tele-
graph offices.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18
ONE HUNDRED. MILES
OF DESPERATE BATTLE

Continuous Stream Of PrisOn> Flows Back Through
British Lines-227 Guns and IA Men Taken In Drive
Tremendous British Shell f. NsWeakens German
Soldiers Nerves --Germanys Hold on French Territory
Almost Broken
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CONTINUED on page two.)
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Spy Bin Is Severe.

At the same time the senate begaM
consideration Of the drastic spy bill
another vital war measure. The bill
provides the death penalty for viola
tions of the provision dealing with
transmission of military or naval infor-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-18

Continued on page four.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
STEPHEN DECATUR
A century ago the Maryland village

A century ago the Maryland village
u Bladenburg, near the city Of
Washington, had an unsavory reputa-
ton as the home Of the most famous
OF American due1ling fields. From the
time that Congressman Gerdenier, Of
New York, and Congressman Camp
bell, of Tennessee, fought their mem
orable duel at Bladenburg, in 1908.
until the bloodless meeting between
Congressman Bynum Of North Caro-
lima and Jenifer Of Maryland, in 1886,
the Maryland town was the favorite
resort Tor those statesmen and officers
whose honor demanded that they
resort to the bloody satisfaction Of the
duel1o. Most celebrated of those
Slain at Bladenburg was Stephen Dec
atnA the gallant naval officer who had
won 1aure1s In the Algerian war.
Couunodore Decatur had guarded
with Commodore James Barron, and
the latter demanded satisfaction.
1hey fought with pistols at eight pa
ces, and Decatur was fatally wounded
inai11e Barron also received serious
hsou1sd As they lay on the ground
16ter the duel each forgave the other.
AGassu oppressed the hope that in an
ioG11sr world they would be better
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

friends than they had in this, to
which Decatur replied: II have new
er been your enemy sir
Stephen Decatur, who met his tra-
gle and pitiful end in that duel Of
1920, was born 1873 years ago to-day,
Jan. 5, 1879, at Sinnepuxant, Nd, the
son of an officer who bore the same
name and held the same rank in the
infant navy of the United States. Dec
atur gained his greatest fame by his
exploit in destroying the frigate Phil
adelphia in the harbor Of Tripoli in
1904. The Philadelphia had been
captured by the Tripolites, and Deca-
tur led an expedition to destroy it. A
captured Tripolitan vessel, bound to
Constantinople with a cargo of fe-
male slaves. was utilized for this pur-
pose. On this ship Decatur and his
crew, by exercising great ingenuity,
managed to make their way into the
harbor and to set fire to the .Philadel-
phia, after which they escaped safe
ly although all the guns Of the bat
teries and cruisers were turned upon
them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

Levor (G.) & Co., GIoversville-
Bonuses ranging from IS to $1,000 for
| 275 workers. b@~ -
Lawyers Mortgage company-Bon-
us two weeks salary. - *"t'
Lehigh Coal Sales aCompany--Bon-
us Of 10 per cent OF wages gas
Lehigh Coke Company-Ten' per
cent. increase in wages, effective De-
cember 16 rs
Liberty National Bank-Ten per
cent. Christmas bonus and 10 per
cent. bonus to- meet increased living
costs. - 60.
Adds $3.50. 900 to Payroll
Long Bell Lumber Company-Grad-
uated increase in wages, adding yz5O,-
| 900 to annual payroll.
Long Island Safe Deposit Company
| Wage advance of from 10 to 20 per
cent.
Lyman Gun Sight Company, Mid
! dlefield, Conn.-Granted eight hour
day at same wages now paid for ten
hours.
Morgan. j. P. & Co. =. Bonus of
more than SO per cent. Of years sala-
ries. 81
Mutual Trust Company, Port Ches-
ter-Bonus Of 10 per cent. Of years
salaries.
Mellon National Bank, Pittsburg--
Bonus and wage increase.
Milwaukee Chemical Company.
Three increases Of 10 per cent. each
during year
Manville, H. w. Johns, Baltimore
Bonus of 10 per cent. of years SAL
aries to more than 1000 employees in
f1fty-four different branches.
McElwain, Morse & Rogers - Ten
per cent. bonus of salaries for last six
months.
Mallard, Henry & Co.-Five per cent
to employees of one year or more SER
vice and per cent. bonus to all less
than one years service.
Mechanics and Metals National
Bank-Bonus of s to Is per cent. on
annual salaries.
Mechanics Bank of Brooklyn--Bo-
nus and salary increase January /
to all employees. ~
Metropolitan Trust Company--Ten
per cent. bonus.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany-Sun Of $4,000 to be distribu-
ted among home office employees re-
ceiving $4,000 a year and less.
Metropolitan Museum Of Art-Five
per cent. bonus on annual salary to
those receiving $1,000 or less; 10 per
cent. monthly bonus in 1917 to meet
increased living cost. @ '2-N@
Michaelis & Co.-Fifteen per cent.
bonus for those in service six months;
20 per cent. for those in service longer.
Miller Bros-One hundred thous-
and dollars to be distributed in bo-
muses. to employees, OF which small
est Is $3.50.
Mohawk and Wolverine Mining Co.
Bonus of 25 cents a day, increased
to SO cents until July 1, 1917, and 10
per cent. premium for employees.
Morristown Trust Company, Nor
ristown, NJ Twenty per cent. boz
nus on salaries of clerks and 10 per
cent on salaries of officers. az ~
Nichols Copper Company-Three in
creases in pay of 1850 employees.
Union and New Haven Trust Com
pany, New Haven-Graduated salary
scale increase. & srT-9 ~
Mills Distribute $1O,OOO,OO0.
New England MilIsLTen per cent.
wage increases, aggregating 100000
900. In many cases this was the sec
onG and third pay advance OF the
year.
Newton Trust Company Newton, N.
J--Bonus of 0 per cent. of salaries.
National City Bank - Twenty per
cent bonus to all in banks employ
one year and who receive less than
$4,000, payable In three instruments,
to meet increased living cost,
National Bank Of Commsrce--Bo-
CONTINUED ON Page 16J
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

CASTOR, Williams & Wigmore. Inc,
and Steamship Company-10 per cent.
bonus to all workers.
German Artistic Weaving Com
pany, Pompton Lake, N. J.-5 per
cent. wage increase on January 8,
following q 10 per cent increase in
June last.
Green Bay Specially Company,
Observation-Disclosures per cent. wage in
crease
Hamilton Trust Company-Bonus
of 10 per cent. of annual salaries and
pay increase Of to 20 per cent. of
majority of office force.
Hallgarten & Co.-Thanksgivine
bonus of one months wages, and
Christmas and January /, ex-
ira bonuses of one months salary.
Herman & Herman, Inc.-Bonus OF
10 per cent. of years salaries.
Heller-Hardt Hat Band Company
Five to 10 per cent. wage increases
and $40 gift to every employee.
Hamilton Shoe Company-Wage in
crease of s per cent. and reduction
Of working hours for 4,300 employees,
effective January i.
Hartman National Bank-Sixteen
per cent. bonus. for senior grade en-
L
to junior grade employees.
Hartman & Co.-Fifty per cent
bonus to all employees
Hornblower & Weeks-Christmas
bonus of SO 1-3 per cent Of annual
salaries, making distribution for year
As 1-3 per cent over payroll.
Hudson Trust Company-Bonus
formerly paid doubled.
Tn Hoppnoru
N. Y.-Ten per cent wage increase
to 1000 employees at Painted Post
and Athens, Pa.
pany-Five dollars bonus to en-
ployees receiving less than SIPS a
month.
International Paper Company. Wa
tertown-Ten per cent. increase Of
wages to 1000 employees from De-
cember Is. -
Johns-Manville Company-Bonus of
10 per cent. of yearly salaries to be
given January s. -
Steel Concerns Monthly Gifts
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Ten per cent. bonus on 1916 salaries
same bonus to be continued each
month in new year.
JACOBS, H., q CO.-Ien per cent
bonus to all employees.
Jones, Charles H, & Co.-Fifty per
cent. bonus to all employees.
Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne-Bonus
ranging from 10 to 25 per cent Of
annual salary to all employees.
Kohler & Campbell Piano Company
thousand dollars to be distri-
buted among all employees, bringing
fnfo oil of ~
above regular wages.
Kayser, Julius & Co.-Sixty thou
sand dollars cash bonuses distributed
among 5000 employees.
Kentucky-The following compa-
MES in Frankfort, employing 10000
men, have increased their wages 10
per cent: Ballard & Ballard, flour
manufacturers; Belknap Hardware
Company, Standard Manufacturing
Company, Standard Oil Company
Megel Box Company. McNeal Broth
ersa Coal Company, Big Sandy Valley
Coal Companies, and the coal COM
panies Of Perry and Harlan counties.
Keystone Tire and Rubber Com
pany, Inc.-New Years cash bonus
Of so per cent. of annual salaries.
knickerbOcker Hotel-Casn bon
uses and salary increases.
Lackawanna Railroad-Bonus of
from to 10 per cent. of years wages.
Lackawanna Leather Company
Hackettstown. N. J.-Five to 10 per
cent. wage Increases.
La Belle Iron Works Company,
Steubenville, Ohio-Ten per cent
wage increases to 5000 men,
Lawton Cotton Mills, Connecticut
Three wage increases during year, at
fecting 1000 persons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

New Bedford--Ten per cent. wage in
crease to $4,000 employees.
| Citizens Central National Bank
Ten per cent. bonus and increase in
salary for all employees.
Crane Valve Company, Bridgeport,
Conn.-Ten per cent. bonus to $500
employees. o.
Connecticut Brass Corporation
| Ten per cent. wage increase effective
January i.
Crane Company of Chicago-Ten
per cent. bonus. ga
Diamond Paper Company. Bloom
| field, N. J.-Ten to 25 per cent. wage
| increase.
Davey Cardboard Company, Bloom
| field, N. Twelve to .15 per cent
wage increase.
Doehler Die Casting Company.
Brooklyn-Three to 10 per cent. bon
us, according to length Of service.
| Du Pont Powder COMPATIBILITY
per cent. extra pay made part Of ex-
ira wages effective January 1. In
crease payable to between $4,000 and
| 900 men.
Du Pont de Nemours Company
Bonus to all employees equal to one
months wages -
ter-Graduated increase Of pay to all
employees receiveing less than $50
week.
Elk Tanning Companies cents a
day bonus to $4,000 employees.
Empire Trust Company-Special
bonus which with profit paying plan
makes total for year IL IL per cent.
of annual salary. m
Equitable Trust Company-25 per
cent. bonus to be added to monthly
salary Of each employee. and to in
clude October and November. Total
of $50 employees affected.
Equitable Life Assurance Society
10 per cent bonus for 500 employees
receiving less than $500 year.
Erie Railroad Company-One
months pay to all non-un1on en-
p1oyees.
Franklin Trust Company-Bonus
of Is per cent. Of salaries.
Fulton Trust Company-Bonus of
10 per cent. and increase in salaries
Fifth Avenue Coach Company-$5
gold pieces to every employee.
First National Bank-Bonus of 20
per cent. to all employees.
First National Bank of Brooklyn
10 per cent bonus.
Fidelity Trust Company of Newark
10 per cent bonus.
First Security Conpany-20 per
cent. bonus.
Ford (Edward) Plate Glass Com
pany--8 per cent. bonus to 1900 en-
ployees.
Fidelity Trust Company-Bonus Of
from to 10 per cent. Of annual
wages, according toelength Of service
and present salary.
Garfield National Bank-10 per
cent. bonus,
Germania Bank-1o per cent.
bonus.
General Chemical Company, Bay
onne---5 to II IL per cent. bonus.
Gift of General Electric Company
General Electric Company-10 per
cent. monthly bonus from December
to all receiving less than $4,000 a
year. Fifty thousand employees BEN
eft by distribution of which 5000
work in Newark, East Orange and
Harrison.
General Electric Company of Sche-
nectady-10 per cent. bonus. About
100000 to be distributed.
Glove Manufhcturers' Association,
Gloversville, N. Y.-Wage increase to
from l0O,OVV 10 COU,oO WOTKoTS.
Grant OR. M & Colo per cent
bonus.
Greenpoint National Bank-Wage
increase Of 10 to 20 per cent
Guarantee Trust Company-Sum of
100000 to be distributed among L.
900 employees as a bonus.
Gulf Refining Company-Bonus of
20 to 80 cents a day to aid $500 em-
ployees to meet increased living costs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

Gov. Whitman has set Jan. Is as
the date on which Fred Wenck, chair
man of the Boxing Commission, will
receive a hearing on the charge of
bribery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-20
NEWINDUSTRIES
IN THE SOUTH

Columbus, Ca, May 19.-The In
dustrial Index says in its issue for
this week:
"The realization that war condi-
tons will bring about the expenditure
of many millions more of dollars in
this country with resultant increase
in business volume is following the
first natural uneasiness.
"A golden stream is being poured
out of the national treasury and,
while primarily it is for the use of
foreign governments, all but . small
percentage of it will be used in buy
ing PRODUCTS of fields and factories
in this country. On its own account,
our government will add vastly to the
amount of money in circulation in
every section.
agricultural products are in
Greater demand and are bringing
higher prices than farmers of today
have ever received before.
"In the southeast, business is pro-
ceeding as usual, with evidences of
a determination to realize to a full
extent upon the business possibilities
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pleasure Of the young boys of Bay
county. The boys were mustered in
b. Col. Harrison, of Atlanta, Ga, only
thirteen being absent and eighty-five
present. Cake and lemonade was
served. The hall was decorated with
flags, and music was given by Vests
orchestra.
The school exercise given bv the
Milhvlle high school was known as
the best in Bay county. There was
not standing room in the tabernacle.
Supt. Douglas presented the diplomas
to the graduates of the eighth grade.
Those receiving diplomas were Misses
Leah Gaines. Mildred Bannerman,
Eloise Brigham, Ma.vena Sims, Katie
Gainey, Claudia Boyett, Messrs.
Delbert Davis, Lafton Laird, p. d.
Bricker, Burge Shockney, Carman
Shockney, Mitchell Daffin, Floyd
Brigham. Mr., Douglas made a short
talk at the end of the commence
ment.
Miss Ruby Pickens is making Miss
Annie May Clark a short visit, Miss
Clarke recently moving to Panama
City.
The boys are being drilled every
night by Officer Marting and expect
to enter the training camps next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Hinrichs are
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that are afforded. More and more
construction plans are being an
nounced. New manufacturing plants
are being established steadily and
each week sees the formation of new
business enterprises.
"Tallapoosa county, Alabama, has
voted the issuance of $245,00 of road
constructions bonds,
"a company has been formed with
capital stock of 100000 to mine
graphite in Clay county, Alabama.
"a courthouse will be erected by
Pinellas county, Florida.
"Twentytwo corporations have
been formed in the week with mini
mum capital stocks aggregating
$1,O83 800.
Among the items of construction
work to be done, as reported this
week, are:
apartment house. Albany, Ga,
bridge, Kershaw county, South Caro-
lima; church buildings cambridge
and Mjiiedgeville, Ga, and Sumner
S. c.: passenger station, Tybee, Ga;
paving, Atlanta, Ga, Enterprise
Ala, and St. Petersburg, Fla; roads
Broward county, Florida, and Maren-
go county, Alabama; sewers, Leland
Miss; telephone buildings, Gains
vile, Ga, and Montgomery, Ala.
Construction contracts have beer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-20
MILLVILLE.

Millville, May ia very quiet
wedding took place Sunday afternoon
when Miss Verna Porter became the
bride of Mr. Selvania Singletary.
The young couple will make their
future home at Millville.
Willie Powell was a visitor to Pan
ANA City, Sunday.
The Canning Club girls will hold a
short session at Panama City next
Thursday and ending Saturday. May
"a to 26. Everyone is welcome to
attend; instructions will be given 20
the girls how to can and dry vege-
tables.
A large crowd attended the Ep-
worth League last Sunday night. The
leader was Miss Flora Anderson.
A large crowd attended the sup
per given at the w. O. W. hall for the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-20
JEWISH FESTIVAL
Of SHABUOTH ON
NEXT SUNDAY

shabuoth or the Festival of Weeks
falls this year on Sunday, May
9th. Its name is derived from the
fact that the Mosaic legislation does
not prescribe the date of this festi-
val as being definitely on such and
such a day, or such and such a
month, which is the case with the
other festivals, but instead simply
states that seven full weeks are to
be counted from the time the Omer
Ia measure of grain as an offering)
is brought. Hence, the name "the
Festival of Weeks" and also the
name "Pentecost," meaning 'fiftieth"
since the festival is seven weeks or
the fiftieth day after the second day
of Passover, so fixed by Rabbinic
tradition.
Like the other two so-called Pill
grimage Festivals, Passover and
Tabernacles, the Festival of Weeks
was originally related to the agricul-
tural life of ancient Israel. It's des-
ignation sometimes as the Feast of
First Fruits" as we'll as some Of
the features of its celebration is de-
scribed in the Bible, and the further
fact that the Book of Ruth, with its
harvest scenes, is designated as the
special scroll for reading on Shah
o uoth indicate clearly the agricultural
character of the festival
However, this aspect Of the festi-
val has become altogether secondary
to its historical significance, since
tradition makes Shabuoth the ami
versary of the Revelation at Sinai
when Israel assumed his sacred mis-
sion as the priest-people and holy
nation. In keeping with this deeper
meaning of the festival, Shabuoth has
been chosen by the modern Ameri-
can Synagog as the most appropriate
occasion for the impressive cere-
monial of Confirmation whereby the
boys and girls in Israel renew the
vow of Horeb- and pledge their love
and loyalty to the covenant of THEN
fathers.
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