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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
Baker Does Not commant.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Secretary OF
War Baker declined to add any further
information to General Pershing's an.
nouncement of the presence of Amcri-
can troops in the first line trenches in
France.
Baker was manifestly a happy man,
however, at the realization that the Am
eriean army is now physically in the
fight.
Bakers last weekly war summary, it
will be recalled, intimated that the
American forces were about ready for
action. When other units of the Per
shing expedition will be added is mat
ter of military secrecy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

Military rules forbid even specula.
tion as to the various units now abroad
or as to their officers below the rank
of general. Military prudence also die
tates Withholding the exact number of
American soldiers who have been trans.
ported across the seas to wage Amer.
ica's fight "to make the world safe
for democracy"
American Sammies in France have
had the benefit of training under both
French and British veterans. The men
now in the trenches avu now serving
guns side by side with General Pc
tain IS Poilus probably do not feel un-
accustomed to conditions there. Every
effort has been made to make their
preparations for the actual fighting line
as realistic as possible. Trenches have
been dug; batteries have been constant
ly practicing-and it was under the in
struction of French and British soldiers
who have been "through the mill"
France and America alike will thrill
with the thought that American soldiers
are now actually where the bullets fly
beside French fighting men. 1t is Am
erica's repayment for the Marquis de
Lafayette and his brave Frenchmen who
unselfishly and courageously fought
shoulder to shoulder with Washington s
revolutionary warriors.
The United Press dispatch as receiv-
ed does not specify the exact date when
American soldiers actually went to the
fighting line and took their places ready
for fighting. 1t describes the usual
method of sending troops to trenches
under cover of night IN order that their
presence might not be made known to
the enemy. The rolling kitchen" men
TONED by Correspondent Pegler means
that the American battalions carried hot
food along with them direct to the
hne-as the other armies in the
world war are doing.
The language of the announcement of
American headquarters indicates that
the battalions' and batteries" are
in the actual fighting zone not SO much
to take part in fighting as simply to
gain, By actual first hand experience,
some of the knocks of the fighting un-
der fire, so that they, in turn, may
these tricks of the trade to /
other American troops thus undergoing
heir "battle baptism'', are fully pre-
pared to fight, however, and Judging |
rom German comment, they will exper-
ence some Hun starting either by |
hell fire or infantry charges the mo-
nent the presence of Americans in the
french trenches becomes known to tho
Terman general staff.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
TELEPHONE COMPANY
REFUSES RECOGNITION
and STRIKE Ger TAIN
Expected That Strike Order
Will Call for General Walk
Out at Midnight

San Francisco, Oct. PA general
lstnKe of. electrical workers employed
by the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph company appeared inevitable at
noon today when D. p. Fullerton, gem
Ieral manager of the company, an
nounced that his company would re-
fuse to recognize or negotiate with the
organized telephone girls.
Inasmuch as district officials of the
electrical workers union had declar-
ed recognition of the girls would be
made the vital issue of the controversy
between the company and union, the
STRIKE order will 90 out forthwith.
Fullerton issued the following state
ment:
In regard to the threatened strike
by certain employees of the Pacific
members of labor unions the eompanys
position is this:
"We have already made or offered
various substantial increases in the
paw of the operators and men concern
ed, amounting to over $2,500,000 and
the company is willing to negotiate an
agreement with the men providing for
increases in pay. But it is !
not willing to concede the demands |
for closed shop, and, on account Of
the bad effect upon the service and
The unusual requirement Of telephone /
operating, it is not willing to negoti-
ate an agreement with a union among 1
Lhe operators.
"The falling off IN the quality of
service to the public in cities where an
attempt to organize has been made has
been very marked. The majority Of our |
operators do not want unions, as is
evidenced by the fact that ever 65
per cent of the. operating force has
refused to join the union in spite of
lgitation. j
The company reels that the in
,rease in pay Of $1,000. 900 is all it /
'an do. and in the interest of public |
service it must refuse to may any agree (
nent with an operators union.
TT feels that no advantage should
1e taken Of the present abnormal con-
iitiOns, due to the war to force recog-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
BILLY SUNDAY PRAYS THAT
IRON CROSS MAY BE SUNK
FATHOMS DEEP IN HE'LL

Thou knOwest, Lord, that the tidal
wave of sneering unbelief that has
blighted the faith of millions and de-
MED that Jesus is Thine only begotten
son came from the beer mugs of that
pretzel crowd across the sea. All this
together with the deluge of blood is
enough to make hell laugh and heayea
weep.
Lord, Thou hast never forsaken our
flag. 1t waves without stain. May il
lead every step of the way until the
iron cross is sunk fathoms in hell and
the world rests once more bathed in
the radiance Of the Cross of Christ.
All this we ask in the name of Jesus
Christ, Thy son, Our Savior, Amen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
Over Twelve thousand Pris-
Oners Taken In This
Weeks Great Drive
PERSONNEL OF CAPTURED
SHOW STRAITS OF ENEMY
Reserves Brought Up by Ger
many Were Composed Of
Scattered Units
By Henry Wood,

| Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the French Armies in the Field.
Oct. 27.-When General Petain rocked
the German line with his uppercut to
the jaw on the Chemin- des- Danes, tho
German command had to rake the whole
western front to assemble reinforce
ments and bolster up the tottering
sector.
census Of prisoners today revealed
that the reinforcements were collected
not in units of divisions, but in such
small military fragments as companies
and battalions. And those companies
and battalions were identified as OF
regiments widely scattered along the
whole western line. Plainly the German
high command, with its reserve forces
waning fast, was compelled hurriedly to
grab occasional units from everywhere
to create prop for its Chemind des-
Danes line
There was yet more emphatic evil
dence, as the United Press staff cor
respondent was permitted to view it
personally today, Of Germany's dwind
ling manpower. A tour through tho
prisoners cages showed majority of
those captured by the French wers
boys youths of the 1918 class.
They. were gaunt, under~fed looking
lot. But the hungriest of all the pris-
oners were those who were still being
hustled back of the lines today from
hooks and crannies Of the caves where
they had been cronching since last
Tuesday. Detailed explorations of the
ground over which was fought the bat
tie of the caverns revealed quito a
number of the enemy-but none Of
them had much fight left.
The total number captured reached
the 10000 mark today.
(Cnntinnad ON napa thraaA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 27.-That the
flag may wave "without stain until
the iron cross is sunk fathoms in hell
and Prussian militarism is swept off
the face Of the earth and the kaiser and
his cohorts have unpacked their trunks
on st. Helena s barron rocks" is
the prayer offered by Rev. "Billy"
Sunday, dynamic evangelist, through
the United Press. The prayer was his
observance OF the president s proclama-
tion designating tomorrow as nation
al day of prayer for the triumph Of
American arms.
The prayer follows:
By Billy Sunday.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we pray Thee that the war may con
tinue until Prussian militarism is swept
off the face of the earth, until the snake
of autocracy is crushed forever, until
democracy is unshackled, until justice
has a fair show, until the virtue of
women is sure of protection, until little
children no longer go hungry, until the
kaiser and his cohorts ave unpacked
their trunks on st. Helena 3 barren
rocks.
And in the meantime, give each one
of us the fighting spirit that led the
crusaders to victory. If we do not fight
with our hands in the trenches help
us to fight with sacrificing hearts at
home.
Thou knowest, Lord, we have not en-
tered this bloody war because of ayar-
ice or greed and we do not eovet Ger
many $ gold or land. We have drawn
the sword to defend our country against
the most infamous, blood-thirsty hords
of human harpies that ever disgraced
the earth. They respect neither law nor
religion, nothing is sacred if it stands in
their path.
Lord, bless the president, give him
wisdom, bless all the councils of state
and war. Keep us a united nation in
fact and spirit.
Bless the army and navy. Many of
our brave boys already sleep somewhere
in France or beneath the sea. ring vic
tory to our cause because we know it
is Your cause. We have joined our hands
and hopes and hearts with our noble
allies that this world may be q safe
place in which to live.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
Over Five Billion Now Con-
6dently Predicted by
Treasury Officials
MORE THAN TEN MILLION
!. SUBSCRIBERS TO ISSUE
All Federal Reserve Districts
Report Subscriptions Pour
ing In at Close

Washington, Oct. 27.-In cyclone
finish the liberty loan campaign is sur
passing all previous records and prom
ises even to exceed expectations of q
billion dollar final day.
The latest official figures gave the
total reported to the federal reserve
banks as $2,750, 100000, with official
estimates that at least one billion dol
lars unreported has been subscribed.
The most gratifying phase of the race
down the home stretch today was the
large number of individual subscribers
of small means.
Thirteen million, five hundred thous.
and liberty bond buttons have already
been distributed and banks are clamor-
ing for more. Allowance for wastage,
This would indicate that the ten million
subscribers goal, as we'll as the $4,000
100000 subscription mark would be
reached by midnight tonight.
Final results in the campaign will
not be known with absolute accuracy
until November l, it was stated at the
treasury.
Banks have until that date to for
ward their money to federal reserve dis
trict headquarters.
Official totals by districts, revised
today, are:
Boston $330,i00,000.
New York $1,175,000,000.
Philadelphia, $a02,O26,000.
Cleveland, $326,000,O0O.
Richmond $114,470,000.
Atlanta $33 ,545,000.
Chicago s271 ,250,000.
st. Louis 500, 3,644 900.
Minneapolis 500, 250000.
Kansas City $57,9S0,000.
Dallas $37, ,105,000.
San Francisco $10S,535, 900.
Grand total $2,750, ,105, ,000.
Smashing ahead with unprecedented
the Cleveland district over
night jumped from $234,000,O00 to
$4,000, 900. Little doubt is felt that
The maximum mark of $500, 100000 viii
be reached before the campaign closes.
The Kansas City district is approach
ng its $120,0OO,000 minimum. BY
states, the districts figures are:
Missouri $25, 100000.
Nebraska $25, 100, 900.
Kansas 22,500,000.
Oklahoma 2O,000,OO0.
Colorado 81, 800, 900.
(Contfnued nm naOa fhraa1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
Plot to Poison Boys
of Oregon Regiment
Frustrated by Arrest

Portland, Or, Oct. 27.-What may
have been a plot to poison the com
panies of the Third Oregon regiment
now ON their way to an unannouneed
eastern Doint was believed to have
been frustrated today Oy the arrest Of
William Dolfen, chief cook, believed to
be a German agent
Dolfen was taken from the train
early today as it stopped at Pendleton
Or, on its way east This afternoon he
arrived at Portland IN the custody of
a United States deputy marshal.
Dolfen refused to make a statement
of any kind. He did not oven ask fed
eral authorities who examined him on
what charge be was arrested.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
SEEKS
TO RETAIN THE GOLD
IN THE UNITED STATES

The stock of gold in the United
States is greater than has ever been
held by any nation at any time in the
past. To conserve this gold and keep it
out of the Golfers of our enemies, the
government has forbidden its exporta7
tion. This has been effective, except
on the Pacific coast, because the cir
culation in the east is the paper cur
rency secured by this stock of gold,
but on the Pacific coast gold coin cir
culates freely, instead of the paper
currency secured by it. Consequently
large amounts are being filched from
our circulation, and carried away N
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

the pockets and suit cases, of depart
ing foreigners, including millions ship
ped through Mexico and Central Amer
lea, nearly all at the instigation of
the keiser s emissaries. To stop this
drain which is giving substantial aid
and comfort to the enemy, the treas
ury department asks the banks of the
Pacific coast to urge upon their Gus
toners the substitution, as far as pos
sible, the paper money, which is Sc
cured by the gold in the vaults of the
treasury and federal reserve banks,
available for the redemption of every
dollar of paper money outstanding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

the trenches side by side with French
Poilus, read-headed artillery captain
and his husky gunners will share the
fame of firing the first shell sent BY
an American battery in the fight for
democracy.
The captain gave the gunner a COM
mand-the gunner jerked the LANYARD
and America s first shot against Ger
man autocracy screamed toward q Ger
d1an battery. 1t was precisely at six
CLOCK. The morning was misty one.
The Americans infantry restlessly
waited during certain day while the
American gunners were at their part of
the work. They remained in their bill
lets behind the lines until evening. Then
they swung through the rainswept mud
dy streets of tiny village their shad-
oWy forms disappearing down the road
toward the trenches.
Some attempted to sing, "Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are March
ing" 1t was just starting when others
shouted:
"shut upl The Boches will hear
you'll"
The silence fell-except for the run
blng OF the rolling kitchen that kept
pace with the soft shuttle of the feet
Of the marching detachment.
The shell case of the first shot fired
for America in the world IS greatest war
is en- route to President Wilson TO-DAY.
Major General Sibert ordered that it
be preserved for him.
Just five civilians-al1 newspaper
correspondents-wit the first Am
erican troops marching to the trenches.
The first American troops arrived in
France during the first week in July
approximately four months after
President Wilson Is request for declara-
tion of state of war against Germany
had been approved by congress.
1t is now a little less than three
months since the "first American con-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
ANER|C!l'!y! TROOPS IN
FIRST LINZ trenches
ON WESTERN FRONT

General Pershng Officially Reports His Infantry Forces
Engaged In Action Backed by American ArtiIery--Ony
Newspaper Correspondents Witnessed Sammies March
to Front For Their Position In Battle Line Case Of First
Shell Fired Into German Trenches by American Artillery,
Is Being Sent to President Wilson by General Sbert
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
By ]. w. PegIer.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
American Field Headquarters France Oct 27---Amer-
lean troops in the front line trenches and American
artillery is behind them Official announcement of this
TACT was made in the following statement from head
quarters today:
In continuation of their training as nucleus for the
instruction of later conngents some battaons of our
1rst contingent in association with veteran French bat
taons in the first line trenches Of quiet sector of
the French front
They supported by batteries of our artillery
In association with veteran French batteries.
The sector remains normal Our men have ADAPTED
themselves to actual trench conditions in most salts
factory manner"
With American Sammies fighting tgnt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

"Our burden" observes the Baker
Herald, "seems heavy, but it is really
light as compared to that of England,
which plans to conscript 10 per cent Of
the nation 8 wealth. Food conservation
and buying Liberty bonds seems a mere
pastime compared to this drastic ac-
tom.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
MASS GREAT ARMY
BY Ed L. Keen.
Sixty Thousand Prisoners.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, Oct. 27.-General Mackensen
has massed 100000 of his German
troops bare two miles from the Italian
border, holding them in the hope of
striking battering ram blow that will
pierce the Italian lines and force the
fighting on the italian plains.
According to this information, which
reached here today, all these troops are
from the Russian front To gather
Continued on Page Seven.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
GERMAN TROOPS
CROSSING BORDER
NEAR MOUNT CANY
Attempt Being Made TO Garry
War Into Plains Of Italy,
Rome States
GERMANS TAKE SIXTY
THOUSAND PRISONERS
Haig Still Pushing His Ad-
vance Through Flanders In
Spite Of Floods

nome, Oct. Sf.-German troops have
crossed the Austro-Italian boundary
line between Mount Cany and the head
Of the Judric valley, today's war of
flee statement announced. The enemy
forces are attempting to reach an open
ing to the Italian plains beyond.
On the Carso front the official state
mtnt reported an increase in the en-
emy's offensive strength in the Ger
man attempt to break through. One
very heavy such attack was repulsed.
Sixty Thousand Prisoners.
Berlin, Via London, Oct. 27.-Sixty
Thousand italian prisoners have been
captured in the German drive against
General Cadorna IS army, the war office
announced today.
H'The Stol mountain ridge and the
summit of Mount Katajur were captured
Thursday Afternoon" the statement
said.
''We are pressing through the spurs
of the Julian alps"
In their sweep forward the Teutons
have Seized 450 guns, the statement de-
clared. Twenty-six aeroplanes were driv-
en- down or destroyed. The attack has
shaken the Italian front as far as Wip-
nae --ss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

Oregon: Tonight
Sunday fair, , cold.
er except near the
coast; killing
frost in interior
morning; moderate
n orth westerly
winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-29
COMMERC|ALISM
CAUSE OF WAR
MRS. JULIET STRAUSS

Mrs. Juliet Strauss, the Country
Contributor, told large audience OF
women Tuesday afternoon what she
believed was wrong with modern civil
ization.
We had gotten far from the "old-
fashioned" standards of simplicity and
democracy, said the speaker, and If
the war had not wakened America,
something else would have done so.
Commercialism was called the great
evil of American life. Mrs. Staruss be-
lieves that women need the ballot, but
not as much as the ballot needs wom-
en-, and she said there was no such
thing as a double standard, as women
would be what men wanted them to
be.
Her own life-story of struggle to be-
come a writer and to find self-expres-
sion was used by the speaker as an in
PRODUCTION to her lecture.
After she had finished, many women
crowded to meet her, and she held an
informal reception in the rear of the
big tent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-29
PLAYERS TO GIVE
|''DAv|D CARR|CK"

700 p. m.-Concert, Hawaiian Sing.
ers.
500 p. m.-Clifton Mallory Players,
in David Garrick."
Thursday, August 80.
1000 a. m.-Miss Mary e. Reynolds.
200 p. MFRS. Frederick Blaine
Clarke, Keeping Up with Suffrage"
800 p. m.-Concert, Chicago Oper-
attic Co.
700 p. m.-Prelude, Chicago Oper-
attic Co.
500 p. m.-Lecture, Arthur Walwyn
Evans, 1.-THE Language of Liberty
The Clifton Mallory players, who
gave '"The Hazard" in the afternoon,
are again the feature for Wednesday
evening in David Garrick.'
Mrs Frederick Blaine Clarke, noted
suffragist, with her lecture, "Keepin\
Up With Suffrage; and Arthur Wal
wyn Evans, Welch speaker, are the
lecturers for Thursday.
Lovers Of music will welcome the
Chicago operate company, who come
Thursday afternoon for a concert,
Thursday night for prelude, and
twice Friday.
They are the g,:,st finished company
to appear since the Boston Sextette,
and are expected to be fully up to the
standard of the Boston musicians.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-29
POTATO PRICES
may FALL SOON

Prices Of potatoes are expected to
fall as low as seventy-five cents a
bushel when the potatoes from Wis
consin and Michigan begin arriving
here, Richmond dealers said Wednes-
day.
The yield of potatoes in Michigan
and Wisconsin this year is expected to
be forty percent greater than last year,
and as soon as they mature the prices
are expected to fall, the dealers said.
Potato prices in Richmond have been
forty cents per peck for the last two
years and no immediate change is ex-
pected. The potatoes being sold now
have been grown within a radius Of
five miles of here.
With the season on most vegetables
rapidly drawing to close no change
in prices are expected. Cabbage is
still selling at three cents a pound.
A large supply of fruits is expected
and peaches now selling at $3.50 to 81
bushel are expected to fall to $3.50
and 50. Prospects for an unusual sup
of Michigan peaches are very bright
according to advices received here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-29
STORES TO CLOSE
DURING BALL GAME

Stores of the following merchants
and business men will be closed on
Thursday afternoon during the exhi
bition game with the Chicago Cubs
and the Richmond Central league
team:
Herbert Hull, w C. Piehl George
Brehm, A. M. Weiss, Charles Krei
meier, Ben Mag, jr., Star Furniture
company, Druitt Brothers. Model
Clothing Co, John Zwissler Reed Fur.
niture store, Chauncey Cleaning Co.,
George Guyer, Phoenix grocery, Ell,
liott's grocery. Lemons Flower shop,
Eggemeyer's stores, Robbins, Keller
and Robbins, Harter's Barber shop,
John Thompson, Ed Ackerson, ]. A.
Bone, Conkey Drug Co.. Ed N. Wilson,
Guy Bull George Martin, Westcott
Pharmacy, Schaefer's grocery, B. Sost-
meyer, N. F. Stegall. Richmond Art
store, Ed. R. Berheide. E. H Stegman,
H. H. Stegman, Feinning and Notes
grocery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-29
Rain SCARES
FAINT-HEARTS

Little things like rain and cold
weather can't upset Chautauqua dwell
ers.
OF course, the camp bore the appear
ance Of a deserted village for a while
Wednesday morning, jewellers staying
inside, and rush orders were sent to
town for coal-oil stoves and comforts,
but almost everybody stuck.
A few faint-hearted souls wssat to
town temporarily, but they'd be back
Wednesday afternoon, they said.
Portable stoves were popular. The
rain penetrated a few tents and forced
people to get up about eight O'Clock,
and the streets were a trifle muddy,
but splendid conditions were promised
for the afternoon and evening when
the sun shone about noon.