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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Russia and Japan
Had Secret Treaty
Concerning China

Petrograd, Dec. 21.-Text of secret
Russo-Japanese treaty dated March g.
1916, providing for an offensive alliance
of these two powers against any other
power attempting political supremacy
in China, was made public by the work
mems and soldiers soviet today. The
statement said it was believed this pact
referred to the United States.
The treaty was signed by Former For
eign Minister SazOnoff and Maron Mo-
tOno, Japanese minister to Russia, who
later became foreign minister. 1t expires
in July 1921.
A high foreign office leader today
declared that the peace literature circu-
lated by the soviet had "greatly in
fluenced Germans on the Russian front.
These Germans, it is declared, "no Ion
ger desire to fight on any front. -
The soviet has been revealing all see
ret treaties and agreements of former
Russian regimes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
For First Time In History
Two Armies VIII Observe
Christmas Together
BY william Phiup simn1s
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in The Field
Dec. 2l.-For the first time in history
British Tommies and American Sam
mics will celebrate Christmas together
Arrangements were being completed
today for whole series Of mutual holi.
day shindigs" and "blowouts -
circumstances permitting.
! The Americans are widely scattered
making gatherings difficult and in some
cases impossible-but some sort of a
celebration is to be held wherever Tom.
mics and Sammies meet.
Back behind the lines, in ruined vii.
lagos and camps, concerts and special
vaudeville performances have been ar
ranged as part of the British armies
celebration.
A canvass of the Tommies by their
commanding officers to find out just
what sort of "eats" they wanted for
this Christmas spread, has developed
some freal1ish appetites.
One captain asked his men whether
they wanted turkey or pork and beans
the latter piping hot, with strips of
bacon Drowned on the top. The pork
and beans won hands down.
There will be no fraternizing on the
British front. That much is certain.
Christmas Day in the trenches will
be just like any other war day-depend-
ent upon developments.
Today all the front was decorated in
mantle of snow foot deep. There has
seldom been more quiet landscape in
the war zone than the one seen all along
the line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
What FEDERAL FARM
LOAN BANKS ARE DOING
Application Made For $2l9,-
76O,74O, More Than 1900
Bureaus Formed

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Washington, Dee. 21.-The total loan
application received by the twelve fed
eral farm loan banks to December l,
according to report issued today, is
$2l9, 700, ,74O.
OF this sum $29, ,S24,655 actually has
been loaned and $1O5, 5,l36,529 approved.
The interest rate remains at five per
cent, but the new authorized rate of
5 1-2 per cent will apply on the remain
der.
More than 1880 federal farm loan
bureaus, through which all money is bor-
rowed from these banks, have been or
ganized
The Wichita district, number nine,
which includes Kansas, Oklahoma, Colo
rado and New Mexico, leads in the num-
ber of farm loan associations formed to
December l, reporting 344-with apph-
cations for $24, ,S91 $40 of which S12,-
335,S45 has been approved and $780,
900 actually has been loaned.
The Spokane district is second in
number of bureaus, with 259, but leads
in total of applications. In that district
S33, $50, ,053 has been applied for, $751;
9,l2O approved and $5,366,615 loaned.
Springfield, Mass, district number 1
is low, with only 80 organizations, So
080,6s3 applied for, $3,012,sSO approx
ed and s708, ass loaned.
The authorized capital stock of the
twelve farm loan banks is $500, 900; or
$3.50, 900 for each institution. During the
first six months of operation s20,O0O,-
600 more than the capital stock has ae
tually been paid out by the banks with
out one cent revenue being received.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
!, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917
Killed NightwatChman
While RObbing Car
Killed

Auburn, Wash, Dec. 21-Two men
were attempting to break into a
freight car in the railroad yards here
early yesterday morning shot and Kill
ed Night Watehman Applesteal The
men are said to have taken barrel of
whiskey from the freight house after
the murder, and to have escaped with
the liquor.
John Porria and A. L. Fowler were
arrested on suspicion of having commit
ted the crime.
The murderers made their escape
from the scene of the shooting in an
automobile. Deputy sheriffs declare
they traced Fowler and Porria to To-
cal garage, by the peculiar marking
of the tires on Fowler s automobile.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
England Asks Absolutely
Nothing for Herself In Way
Of Territory
DOES not WANT GERMAN
COLONIES IN AFRICA
PrOteCtOrate Over Holy Land
by Christian Powers
Approved
Ey Lowell Mollctt

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, Dee. 21.--Great Britain is
in full accord with President Wilson S
outline of war aims that the fight of
the world S democracies to victory is
net toward realization Of selfish de.
sres.
Britain seeks no territorial extension
except that which an international
peace conference agrees is necessary to
future security.
The United Press is in a position to
state today that yd-George's S pledges
are those developed by practically un-
animous views of all government cir
cles.
OF all the ringing utterances of the
premier in his war aims speech of yes
terday, including the demand of restor-
alton and compensating for invaded ter
ritories-those which, in effect, pledged
adherence to President Wilson'S an
nounced principle that nationalities
should be permitted to work out their
own destinies, were regarded today as
most striking.
Details of Statement.
In thus putting England's s cards on
the table, the United Press is able to
pi Sotitl IAlh OuJIHe OF Gfeabf 3i1Valn IS
position from various high sources fol-
lowing the prime minister revolution
any announcement of England's S colon
ial policy. While the German colonies
are regarded as non-returnable, because
the peace conference must consider the
future security of the British Union of
South Africa, yet Britain actually is
not desirous of further territory there.
She demands only the elimination of the
standing menace of German military
outposts.
Britain is also not in sympathy with
the imperialistic demands attributed to
minorities in other allied countries. She
agrees that certain territorial read just
ments are necessary-but only for the
purpose of guaranteeing future security.
Alsace and Lorraine
Regarding Alsace-Lorraine, England
Continued on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Too Much Water But
Not Enough Milk

Portland, Or, Dec. 21.-High water
caused a milk shortage here today,
floods preventing shipments from out
side dairying points,many hotels and
restaurants were given a small portion
of their usual milk quota to insure a
supply for home delivery for the pro-
lection Of children. The condition may
continue another day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
German DapliCity and Plotting
Against Her by Luxburg
IKexcaSable
HAS 100000 TROOPS
AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE
Germany's Peace Moves, Be-
ing Seen Through, Are
Failing

Washington, Dec. 81. - Argentine s
only course is war with Germany, IN
the light of German duplicity within
her borders, as emphasized. by the lat
est Luxburg documents, authorities
here held today.
They anticipated that the "juvenile
committee mainly students of mill
tary age-would lead new demonstra-
items to force war and swerve the ma
ton from following its pro-German
president.
Involved in the prospects of such a
demonstration was a fear that railroad
property would be wrecked by the
German agents and grain destroyed to
keep it from allied hands.
Allied authorities are anxious that
Argentine should ally herself with the
cause of democracy. There is con-
stantly growing tendency toward war
among the Argentine populace.
While lacking transports, Argentina
has 100000 men she could send to
France quickly. She could raise many
more, in addition to being an extens-
i've granary and supply department for
the allies. Ambassador Nnon here took
the surprising course of writing a let
ter to a local editor, objecting to the
latter s reference to the clique
governing Argentina, and attacking
Argentina for shielding Luxburg, now
that his perfidy has been proved sew
eral times.
Peace Move Will Fail
Germany's peace maneuvers at this
time will fail, was the firm answer of
government authorities today, in view
of publication of reported Teuton
peace feelers. Moreover, there is some
prospect that Russia will awaken be-
fore it is too late and quit her peace
with the Germans.
No official indication nor outline of
Germany's peace proposals has reached
this government. What has been ad
vertised as Germany's feeler was
branded in official and diplomatic quar-
ters as pro-German propaganda, foster
ed by neutral legation and spread for
CONTINUED on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
9S QUESTIONARIES
Sent BY MAIL TODAY.
List Names Sent Out Today
These Must Answer With
in Seven Days

To date 493 names have been sent
out to registrants and the list below
contains the names of those sent out
today Registrants in this list have
seven days to answer, or until Friday
evening of next week. The office OF
the board cf legal advisers is now
crowded with work and to prevent con-
gestion and Consequent DELAY regis
trants should report as soon as posi-
BILE after receiving their questionnaires
The list tomorrow will contain the or
der numbers of all between 592 and
70l, drawing numbers today are:
49HPercy Macarthur Varney
495-Artie Brown
496-George Henry Marlatt
497-Walter Eugene Bushby
498-William Henry Propst
499-John Van Lydegraf
500-William Franklin Mosher
501-Bob Mravicieh
502-Chester Huffman
503-Filliam Gustkieper
504EJaui Julius Vedder
505-John J. Moe
506-Roy Wolf
507-James Luther Spence
50S-George Loui Pro
50x-Merl Everett Jones
5I0-Frank Paul William Hack
5I1-Frederick William Schwab
512--Louis Dalrymple Griffith
513-Roy w. Porter
514-Joseph John Doerfler
515-Orville C. Stubs
516-Joseph Harry Haines
517-John William Sutherland
51S-James John Blum
5I9-Harry Calvin Whitman
520-William NJ. Murphy
521-Louis Fred Cornu
522-Earl Thomas Parkinson
523-John Robert Mills
525-Elmer Claussen Mckinley
525-Ralph Russell MeAdam
526-James William Thomas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
would End civil War.

Petrograd, Dec. 2l-Proposals for
cessation of civil war, but with the en-
phatic demand that the Bolshevih not
interfere with affairs in the Don region
and that a new national government be
Immediately formed, were made in
communication received today from
General Kaledines, hetman of the Don
Cossacks.
Smolny institute, headquarters of the
Bolshevik government, made the mes
sage public without comment.
(The Don region presumably means
the province of the Don Cossacks, IN
the southeast part of Russia.)
The newspaper Isyiestia today, pub
Hshed letters from Kaiser Wilhelm to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
CHRISTMAS DINNERS SAFE.
By ]. w. Pegler

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
American Field Headquarters, Dec. 81
An unsuccessful attempt by a Ger
man submarine to attack a supply ship
laden with Christmas food, was respon-
themselves today on the verge of Christ
mas without Christmas food cheer.
The vessel, it was stated, had been
turned back to America following the
submarine Is unsuccessful attack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
WHITE SLAYER FREE.

San Francisco, Dec. 21.--Maury 1.
Diggs, convicted several years ago with
f. Drew Caminetti of violating the
Mann law, has been released from Nc
Neils Island prison, according to ad-
vices received here today. He is report
cd to have left Tacoma for California
today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
FLOOD DANGER OVER

Portland, Or, Dec. 21.-Lack
of rain yesterday and freezing
weather in the mountains for
two nights has brought de-
cided improvement in the flood
situation, northwestern dis
tricts report today. The Co
lumbia and Willamette are
both receding, the latter from
1917 feet, although the weather
bureau insists it will reach 21
tonight. Other rivers in Ore
gon and Washington that have
inundated property, damaged
bridges or caused apprehension
are also reported as dropping,
and some interrupted railroad
service has been resumed.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
FORTY SIX ARE KILLED british TONNES And
and SEVENTY INJURED AMERICAN SANNIES TO
i'm A BIG Train WRECK HAVE A joint HOLIDAY
Through Train Crashes Into
Local, and PIOws Clear
Through 1t

Shepherdsville, KY, Dec. 21.-Forty
three persons are dead andsabout sew
erty injured as the result of Louis
vile and Nashville passenger train
crashing into a Bardstown, Louisville
and Springfield accommodation train near
here last night.
The injured have been taken to Louis
vile on a relief train. Officials are in.
vestigating the cause of the wreck.
Nineteen women are among those
killed. The entire family of Marshal
John Philip Of Bardstown, KY, his wife
and child, were killed. Others killed
were Rev. Father Eugene Bertello, Cha
Pare, Ky, and Nat Muir, president of
the Wilson Muir bank at Bardstown,
Ky, his wife and Mrs. Emily Sturgeon
of Zanesvilel, Ohio.
Several of those killed were so badly
disfigured that it was impossible to
identify them. Two children, thrown
into snowdrift when the crash came,
were found alive and were cared for by
people here. One of them, an II year
old girl, was so stunned by the shock
Of the collision that she has lost her
memory, The other, four year old
girl, was asleep in the snow when pick
ed up.
Louisville, KY, Dee. 21.-Thirty
eight persons are reported killed and,
forty injured, several probably fatally,
in a rear end collision between two
passenger trains at Shepherdsville, KY.
90 miles south of here, last night.
Louisville and Nashville passenger
train number Cincinnati to New Or
leans, crashed into the rear of the
Bardstown, Louisville and Springfield
accommodation train just south of the
Shepherdsville station. All those aboard
the accommodation train are reported
either killed or injured.
No one aboard the passenger train,
made up of steel coaches, is believed to
have been injured. The accommodation
train consisted of two wooden passen-
ger coaches. Both were splintered. The
locomotive Of the passenger was de-
molished and the steel coaches thrown
from the track.
The wreck occurred shortly after the
accommodation train left the depot at
Shepherdsville. The passenger train,
which makes no stop at Shepherdsville,
hove in sight and tried to stop when it
saw a train ahead, but its efforts were
futile. 1t tore right through the accomo-
dation train.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
BOLSHEvlKI PRE- ARES
'RUNY CONVENTION IN
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
viii Attempt to Control As
sembIy In Spite Of Adverse
Election Result
By Joseph SAaplen
lited Press staff correspondent

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Stockholm, Dec. 21.-1he Bolsheviki
are preparing trump" convention
to replace the constituent assembly
where they are a minority, according
to word from Petrograd today.
The Swedish Maximalist leader, Dr.
Hoglund, wired here today tho sub
stance of an interview which he had
with M. Uritsky, prominent Bolshe-
Wiki in PetrograI.
Uritsky, he said, denied that the fin
al result Of the Russian constituent as
sembly elections had become known.
He declared the assembly would be
opened within five or six days and pre-
dicteo the likelihood Of the democratic
parties there in splitting with the left
or Bolsheviki wing
Are Clever Schemers
The Bolsheviki, it was asserted,
would then form an assembly of their
own, in conjunction with the Trotsky
Lenine ring.
Uritsky was quoted as declaring the
Bolsheviki might not even appear in
the assembly, on account of their mi
nority.
The government was understood TO
be discussing anew the question of dis
solving the whole assembly.
"The situation is very complicated
Hoglund wired. "It is impossible to
foretell the outcome. Much depends
upon the attitude of the garrison and
the proletariat of Petrograd. They can
force an open conflict between the as
sembly and the Bolsheviki
Only a few cadet deputies have been
arrested, he added. The Bolsheyiki gen
eral peace endeavors, he held, depend
ed ON the attitude Of the Central Pow
ers.
Opposition Growing
The Stockholm Social Demokraten
today declared it was definitely in
formed from Germany of the strong
growth of an anti-separate peace move
ment there. The Russian German en-
deavors to this end, the newspaper as
serted, cannOtssucceed without tho sup
port Of the entente socialists and the
laborites and "it was absurd to think
that the latter would support the Boil
sheviki, when the real socialists Of
Russia accused them Of being traitors
and destroycrs Of the Russian revolu-
ton"
The Social Demokraten joined with
the Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung and Leip-
ziger VOlkszeitung in urging an i'm
mediate Stockholm conference under
the auspices Of the international So
cialist bureau.
American Minister Morris was in
formed today that Bolsheviki decree
prohibits the carrying cut Of Russia
of all -Bolsheviki newspapers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Thinks He Has Russians So
Weakened He Can ExtOrt
Concessions
QUITS WAGCING TAIL
SHOWS TEETH INSTEAD
Will Not Resume HOStiIitieS
for HOnth Under Agree
ment In Force

London, Dec. 21.-An Exchange TeIe-
graph dispatch from Petrograd ASSERT
led it was unofficially reported that
tho Germans had resSlsed the Russian
peace terms and that the Bolsheviki
delegation has been recalled to Petro-
grad.
The decision, if accurately reported.
does not mean resumption Of hostilities
on the Russian front at once, as COM
plete stoppage of all fighting for a
month has already been agreed upon
by terms of the armistice.
If the Germans have refused to agree
to the Bolshevild terms, it was believed
here they did so in full consciousness Of
their strength with which to extort en-
ormous concessions from the Russians.
The original Bolsheviki requests were
for German withdrawal from occupied
islands in Riga bay and relinquishment
of other Russian territory held by the
Teutons.
Ukraine viii Fight.
Petrograd, Dec. 21.-The province of
Ukraine today formally rejected the
Bolsheviki ultimatum and in return
demanded recognition of Ukraine 3 in
Bolshevid representatives it was
stated, declared an agreement was pos
sible provided Ukrain declared her in
tention not to lend aid to General Kale-
dimes and his Cossack revolt.
Troops ON both sides are massing for
an impending battle. The Ukrainian
forces are composed of Cossacks under
General Skerbatskeff. Boisheviki troops
arc being lined up three vests distant
from the Cossack front. (Three vests is
slightly under two miles.)
Ukrainian leaders, not only demanded
full recognition of republic of Uk-
rainian by the Bolsheviki, with full
rights and non-interference from Petro-
grad, but also Ukrainia Is right to man
agement of the Ukrainian, southwestern
and Rumanian fronts, participation in
all peace efforts and certain food regu-
lations. Among the last named measures
the Ukrainians insisted that the federal
government not allow the transport OF
food before payment of two thirds In
paper money and third in gold.
Much casual fighting was reported
from the south between Bolshevih and
Ukrainian irregular forces.
Bolgrad "a town in Messarabia) was
reported in flames.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

POcahontas, Iowa.-Ten bushels of
potatoes was the contribution of a far
mer, who drove in today when asked
for a Red Cross contribution. He said
he didn I have his poeketbook, 50 he
split his load of spuds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
GROUND GLASS IN FOOD

Los Angeles, Cal, Dee. 21.-
Repeated reports of ground glass
in food, chewing tobacco and
candy have swept aside official
skepticism that an enemy cam
paign of terrorism is being at
tempted in southern California.
Glass in ground beef was re-
ported from Long Beach by a
number ef persons. Today Ar
thur Curd reported ground glass
in plug tobacco he had purchas-
ed, and turned it over to the
police. Breakfast food, candy
and dried beef have likewise
been "planted" with glass, ae-
eording to official reports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

If you can't shop early shop as early
as you can.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

oregon: Tonight
and Saturday rain
fire s h easterly
winds increasing
in force.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-04

tor trip through the city and the sur
rounding country, there were evidences
that both were losing their former Ger
talnty that the brown-haired baby
would return safely to them.
Il do not know where to 20 and how
to continue the search" he said today.
There is no trip | would not make
and nothing that ! would not sacrifice
to find Lloyd. But our search thus far
has led us up to nothing"
Dozens OF clues and possibilities have
been run down, searchers say and the
efforts to find the baby have no, been
diminished in the slightest The belief
cf many that the baby was being held
somewhere in the nearby Ozark noun
tains-filled with out ut-of-the-way and
almost inaccessible hiding places OF
mountaineer shacks. caves and unex-
plored hills and valleys-seemed to be
changing today to the theory that the
abductorS had taken the child to some
larger city where risk OF discovery
would be lessened. Another theory was
that the longer the child was kept the
larger the ransom money would be.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-04
TREASON CHARGE
MADE At LAWT0N
F FederaI Agents Stop Activities
Of Agitator,

LAYTON, Okla, June 4--(SpeciaD
A D. Engle, formerly clerk III a
store at Chattanooga, Okla, was ar
rected late Saturday by agents OF the
federal department Of justice, on a
charge OF treason.
More May Be Arrested.
When arrested Engie was boaStill
and arrogant, but later, according to
federal authorities, admitted the truth
OF the accusations and implicated 9th
ers Other arrests may follow. Enge
is being held in Jail to await prelimi-
nary hearing before United States Com
missioner Blanding.
Engle is accused OF having eircu-
lated seditious literature; OF defaming
the government. and OF attempting TO
influence men 10 resist the selective
draft by force IL necessary.
Agitation Reported.
Reports have been received here that
in country districts in Cotton and Co.
manohe counties, particularly near
Temple, men Of the registration age are
being urged in speeches TO resist. Fed.
eral authorities seem to have the sit.
uation well in hand