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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Haigis Official Report.

London, Nov. 2l-Field Marshal Haig
has broken te first defenses of the
Hindenburg line.
After smashing the first line of de,
fenses the British captured the second
more than a mile beyond
Describing this action, Haig's report
stated:
"Our infantry and tanks, in accord
ance with program, pressed forward and
captured the German second system,
more than a mile beyond the first. y
He reported today that his great blow
aimed suddenly yesterday on the Ar
ras-St. Quentin line, had gained this
great victory ssover the whole front. 2
British assaulting waves passed
through the German lines to depth Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
ITALIANS HOLD
CONTINUED from Page One.)

man and Austrian commands are pur-
suing today.
No attack is made except with over
whelming masses of troops. They are
likewise especially picked and trained
men and are perfectly equipped in
splendid condition. They are slaughter
ed by the italian defensive fire-but
always it seems there remain plenty
more to take their places
At one spot on the lower Piave, it
was estimated the German assaulting
wave outnumbered the Italian defend
ers by at least two to one in men and
four to one in guns But the Italians
drove them back. When the wave re-
ceded the enemy dead literally dam
med the river Further upstream, the
same terrible toll of life was taken in
another attempted crossing Of the
Piave.
Anticipating an allied drive when
French and British reinforcements
shall have gone into action, the eneny
/ is tremendously speeding upon rein
forcements in men and guns. italian
laviators report enormous movements
of troops and supplies, particularly on
both wings. The pressure on these two
ends of the line was likewise increas
ing perceptibly today-an attempt to
outflank the Italians.
/ Headquarters estimated today prob
ably two million refugees had been
transported from their homes in the
occupied portions of northern Italy or
from the war zone behind the Italian
lines.
Among the villas abandoned to the
enemy are those owned by John b.
Beach Of Boston and Signora de Zuli-
ami, formerly Miss Tess Davidson of
Sloux City.
The enemy now has four armies ON
the first line of the offensive and is
holding a fifth in reserve in the Ire
tino, from which it is constantly NOV
ing troops eastward.
Intense fighting was reported today
from around Monte Grappa and Fen
iera.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Drive for Five Miles.

London, Nov. 21.-Four or five miles
penetration of the German lines was at.
tanned by Field Marshal Haig in his
| great drive against Cambria, he re-
ported today.
"The enemy positions were broken
into to a depth of between four and
five miles over wide front, he said
Several thousand prisoners were TAX
en- and number of guns.'
=" The first defensive system Of the
Hindenburg line was broken on the
whole 'front.'" the British commander
in-chief reported.
| In many circles here today, the vic
tory was hailed as perhaps the most i'm
portant military stroke achieved by the
allies since the battle of the Marne.
Actual penetration of the Hindenburg
line, which Germany has boasted was
completely impregnable and which her
militarists haye led the people to be-
lieve would forever bar the allied pro-
gress, may be expected to have a pow
erful effect on German morale in the
field and at home.
Field Marshal Haig has not complete
ly and definitely located the driving
front, but the German official report
named it as centering over the Ba-
paume Cambria highway.
The Hindenburg line starts at Dro-
court, just northwest of Douai and runs
in fairly straight line down through
Vitry en- Artoria, Villiers, Cagnicourt,
to Queant and Pronville, thence on to
Boursies, Havrincourt, Gouzecout, Ep-
ehy and st. Quintin.
"Around Lavacquerc the formidable
defenses known as Welsh ridge and
Coutllet wood were captured,' the Brit
ish commander-in-chief reported.
"Flesquires was entered and the
grand ravine crossed.
"Havrincourt was captured.
After the capture of Havrincourt, -
the official statement continued, trap
id progress was made at all points.
"The Masnieres canal was crossed
and Marcoing, Neuf Wood, captured.
East Of the canal Du Nord, the vii
lagos of Graincourt and Anneaux were
stormed. West of the canal the whole
line north to the Bapaume to the Cam
brai road was stormed.
The enemy was completely surpris-
ed. Sir Julian Byng commanded the
British third army.
'Bonaires hamlet and Lateau wood
were captured after stiff fighting.
East of Epey, between Bullecourt
and Fontaine-lesCrois important
positions were captured. The total num-
ber of prisoners and guns and the guam
tity of material has not yet been esti-
mated''
Trench systems north of Havrin-
court and north of the west bank of
the Canal Du Nord were captured, y
Haig's report added.
The first, or upper section of the line
that from Droeourt to Queant-has
been named the "Wotan line" The
lower section is the Siegfried line. Both
together from the general scheme to the
Hindenburg front. The total length is
about forty miles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Italians Renort Gains

Rome, Nov. 21.-An Italian counter
offensive in the Asiago region has
"gained several valuable positions and
taken numerous prisoners, the lIws-
paper Corriere Italia declared today
On the lower Piave, the newspaper
declared, the Italian forces had also
assumed the offensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Escaped Oregon Convict
Placed Under Arrest

San Francisco, Nov 21.-Alleged TO
have escaped from the Oregon state
penitentiary at Salem, Ralph dc Spain,
%, night clerk at the University club
here, was arrested today by city detect
ives. De Spain is said to have escaped
while serving sentence for burglary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Japan Will Stay In
Until Victory Comes

Portland, Or, Nov. 21.-Japan is in
the war to finish-fighting with the
United States until the enemy Is de-
feated.
This was the message delivered here
today by members of the Japanese
parliamentary party, who are just com
pleting a tour of the country. DR.. M.
Yamane and M, Mochizuki, both mem.
bers of parliament, head the mission.
They will leave for a Pacific port
tonight to sail for Japan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Berlin Admits Losses.

Berlin, via London, Nov. 21.-British
attacks gained some ground against
German lines in the Arras sector, to-
days official report asserted.
Between Fontaine-les- Croisilles and
Riencourt, the enemy was unable to ad-
vance beyond the foremost line," the
war office said.
GIN the main field attack the enemy
succeeded in gaining ground" the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
statement continued.

"Our reserves arrested their thrust at
our rear positions.
"Some villages in the fighting zone,
among them Graincourt and Marcoing,
were lost, portions being permanently
established and material lost.
'South of VendhuiAe an English
brigade s attack collapsed under heavy
losses. -.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

les which Pacific coast mills have quot
ed for delivery at eastern shipyards
average So per thousand less than
southern mills quoted on pine timbers
Of corresponding sizes f. 0. b. their
mills.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Honor Of RACING venice

\ London, Nov. 21-The honor Of oe-
le4.Fa4riraer Venice has heen reserved for
the Hungarians, according to the Lo-
kal Anzeiger, quoted in dispatchts re-
iceived here today Various dispatches
indicate that the Austrians have prom
Used to spare Venice if it is not de-
Tended and all authority is left in the
hands of the patriarch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

Amsterdam, Nov. 81. = Austria has
formally inquired of Italp, through neu
trail representatives, whether Venice is
fortified or not, according to Vienna
advices today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
General Pershing observer.

With the British Armies in France,
Nov, 21.-General Pershing, commander
in-ehief of the American expeditionary
forces, was an interested witness to
Field Marshal Haig's great victory.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
RAKER IN THE NAvv

Portland, Or, Nov. 21.-Delmar Ba-
kcr, Detroit catcher, and formerly a
member of the San Francisco Coast
league team, enlisted as seaman in tho
navy here today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21

Rome. Nov. 21-f' Intense artillery
ing" along the Piave front was re-
ported in today s official statement.
On the coast Italian and British
monitors were sheIling enemy positions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-21
Is Venice Fortified

Around Monte Pertica enemy at.
taeks were repulsed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els. and you have a we'll, playful child
again. When its little system is full
OF cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
@teaspoonful today saves q sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a So
cent bottle OF California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22

For those who nave been closely
watching the affairs in the Russian en-
pire, the new revolution did not come
as a surprise. Since the defeat or the
Russian forces in the Mazurian lakes,
where the inability of the Russian gem
erals was demonstrated before the en-
tire world at such tremendous cost, a
silent and deadly struggle has been
going on between the democratic and
government forces.
The democratic Russia, led by such
men as Prof. Paul Milukoff- and Rodi-
chef, wa unwilling to lay aside its
arms until n complete victory is won
by the allied forces over Germany. But
every attempt of the zemstvos and
other industrial, and agricultural Rus
sian organizations to cooperate with
the government was frustrated by the
stupid measures of the high bureau
cratic officials. On the other hand, the
government, controlled by the auto
Gratis, lost it's footing. In it's eager de-
sire to maintain it's power at any price,
it has placed a number Of autocratic
leaders at the head of the government.
Industrial undertakings were para
LIKED by The multitudes Of big grafters
and petty officials.
In order to secure food for the city
the municipality Of Moscow had to APP
propriate 100, 900 rubles for the pur-
pose of bribing the railway officials
With immense stores of grain, scores
Of communities were left without any
food because of their failure to bride
the railways. The families of the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
GENERALS AID DuMA
in PLEAS TO Gar
Brussiloff Declares Doing It
His DUTY to Emperor
and Country"

London. March 1.-THE duma tele-
sraphed the principal generals at the
front to use their influence with EN-
peror Nicholas in support of the dumas
appeal for a popular government, says
Reuters Petrograd correspondent. Cen
eral Brusiloff, commander in chief of
the armies on the southwestern front,
replied:
your telegram received. l have full
filled my duty to my emperor and my
country"
Gen. Nicholas V. Ruzsky, member of
the supreme military council. replied:
II have carried out your request"
The following have been named AS
the staff of the temporary govern
ment:
Michael v. Rodziano. N. v. Nekra-
soft. A. 1. Konovaloff, L. l. Dmitru-
koff, A. T.. Kerensky, NJ. S. Pshkeidze,
V. V. Shulgin, S. l. Shidovsky, Paul N.
Miliuko, NJ. A. Makarauloff, Y. N.
Lvoff. V. A. Rjevsky, Colonel Engle-
hard.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
PLANS VAST
CHANGES IN
GOVERNMENT
Duma Calls Grand Duke Michael
to Throne as Regent Only
Temporarily, to Pre-
vent Anarchy.
TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION
Officials Take Offices Under
New Rule Only on Condi-
ton of Full Politi-
cal Amnesty.

Petrograd. March 16. Cvia London,
March 1D-The old regime of conser-
natives has been supplanted by liberals.
M. kerensky, h new minister OF JUS
portfolio on the stipulation that there
should be absolute freedom of speech
and Of the press and full political
amnesty. The cabinet has been chosen
exclusively from present and past
members of the duma. 1t was named
by the executive committee Of the duma
in conjunction with other deputies and
representatives OF the working men
and the soldiers which held an all night
session.
Determined to Gust Gar.
Prof. Paul Milukoff, the new foreign
minister, informed the Associated Press
that the new regime was determined
on the elimination Of Emperor Mich
olas INC the regency Of Grand Duke
Michael.
we shall not change these de-
mands,' he said. I'VE shall ave this
or fall. We can accept nothing less"
The new cabinet contains men who
led in the struggle against the old gov
eminent and enjoyed full confidence
of the country. Professor Milukoff and
NJ. Shingaroff. the new minister of as-
inent as champions of the rights of the
people. 1t is due to Professor Milu-
koff that revelations regarding the po-
litical intrigue and corruption of the
old rea%ctionary government We're
brought before the public.
Only Temporary Plan.
While the duma and the working
mems committee agreed upon the cab
met, they still remained somewhat a.
odds regarding the form the new gov
eminent shall ssum The working
mems deputies wished to leave this
question undecided until after The hold
ing of a constitutional assembly, which
would be charged with revising thu
| present constitution. desiring to cal
this assembly without delay. Thu
duma group, fearing dangers to thu
| country in the absence of a definite
government. suggested a~bdication o
/, the emperor and the regency of Gram
! Duke Michael. This would be a TEN
! porary arrangement pending the deci
sion Of the constitutional assembly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
Success of Reuo]t Means
Russia United for War;
Graftin Food Supply Ends

soldiers sent to the front were left
without means, and the inefficient gov
rendered very little help to
them.
Join Conatitutionalists.
And in the chao of this struggle,
cabinets were created and deposed. men
sprang up over night to premiership. TO,
Danish on the next day. Sturmer was
deposed as prime minister and Prince
Golitzin, the least popular man in the
empire, but a thorough Russian, APP
pointed in his place. Rights OF the du,na
were completely ignored and new taxes
imposed without the. Saction of that
representative body.
Even men like Purishkewitc}l, the
blacklist and most reactionary member
OF the Russian duma, the man, who
supported the government for the last
10 years, broke his connection with tho
government n joined hands with tho
constitutionalists.
Conditions in Russia must have been
bad indeed il such conservative men
as M. Rodzianko, president Of the
| duma, have placed themselves at the
head of the revolutionary government.
But should the dispatch, from abroad
be true, that a new, representative and
! constitutional government has been Cs-t
tablished in Russia, then a new page in
the worlds history has been written. 1t
means new Russia, a united nation with
unlimited sources, ready to fight to the
last man for the cause OF the allies. 1t
means a new, r~eorganized army, with
a great united nation behind it, that is
bound to perform wonder on the bat
/ tie field. 1t may mean the bringing
nearer Of ultimate victory over the
Teutons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
GREEN'S August Flower. 1t has been
used for all ailments that are caused
by a d~isordered stomach and inactive
liver, such us sick headache, constipa.
ton, sour stomach, nervous indiges-
ton, fermentation of food, palpitation
Of the heart from gases created in
the stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is a gentle laxative,
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
ach and intestines, cleans and sweet
ems the stomach and whole alimentary
canal, and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and in all civilized countries.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
C0SSACKS FRIENDLY
WITH RUSSIAN CROWD
Authorities Fail to See Signifi-
canoe of Cheers Exchanged
by People and Soldiers.

London, March 16.-Further details
of the events preceding the revolution
ary coup in Petrograd are given IN 4
Reuter- dispatch from the Russian cap
ital.
The dispatch says hat the working
class has decided on peaceful street
demonstrations on Saturday. Early on
Saturday morning the police warned
the citizens not to leave their houses as
it was not safe. In other words, tho
food demonstrations were to be sup
pressed with an iron hand. Undeterred.
however, by this warning, the people
came out in such numbers that the
Nevsky prospect and other main thor
cughfares We're thronged. The crowds
were mostly from the middle classes as
the roads from the labor district were
barred. The people were so good
tured and jovial that the authorities
believed at first that the day would
pass in peace. Nevertheless they took
precautions by sending for reinforce
ments.
Patrol after patrol of Cossacks.
mounted and foot soldiers and police
lined the Nevsky prospect and the
courtyards of the houses will filled with
reserves. The crowd still good natured.
cheered the troops and Cossacks warm
ly as the soldiers Shove themselves
appreciative. There was an unpre-
cedented feeling of comraderie between
the populace and the troops. Cossacks
dotted their hats repeatedly to tho
cheerers and some groups OF soldiers
! cheered back at the crowds. 1t was q
sign of the times which the authorities
| have failed to read.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
WELL WORK."
RAIL MEN WIRE
Santa Fe Engineers Telegraph
Their Chief Refusal to
Obey Order to
Strike.

New York, March 17-Reports re-
ceived from various parts of the coun-
try by the railway managers indicated,
they declared, an organized withdrawal
by some of the roads employees from
the B~rotherhood's agreement to strike.
The managers were informed that the
engineers on the Santa Fe system had
wired their grand chief they had with
drawn, and would refuse to obey the
strike order.
The conductors and engineers on the
st. Louis & Southwestern have with
drawn, according to word reaching the
and on the Illinois Central,
the fireman have announced their in
tention to withdraw.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22

Boston, March 16-Two persons
were killed by an explosion in the
Suffolk county court house late
today. The explosion occurred in
q wash room on the second floor of
the building. A big hole was torn
in the floor. A police official said
it was the explosion of q bomb.
The two dead men were be-
lieved. from pieces of their cloth
ing picked up, to have been sol
diers. Their bodies were torn to
bits. Court Officer Richard Muir
ply, who was nearby, was struck
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
Holds sroomcorn Championship

=" Oklahoma raises more broomcorn
States combined. A shortage Of the
crop last year in other parts Of the
nation stimulated the farmers of Ok
lahOma to add a few acres to the area
Of 1916. The Lindsay district, in Car
win county, is the favored spot of the
state. From that section enough
brush was shipped last year to
make 100000 brooms.-Daily Okla.
homaD.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
NONCOMM|SSIONED
OFFICER DISAPPEARS
Secret Service Man at Ell Paso
Believes He Took Valu-
able Documents.

FL Paso. Tex, March IA noncom-
missioned officer of the United States
quartermasters' DRIP disappeared
from here on March Z, and secret serv-
ice agents are making an investigation
of n possible connection he may have
had with the German government. AL
though enlisted under AN American
name, he "a said to have had the ap-
p%earance Of a German, speaking Eng
lish with a German accent.
His uniform was left behind, but
every letter. paper and other document
In his possession, was destroyed. He
had more than $500 in the bank here.
Officers say they believe he fled to
Mexico.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22

Petrograd. March 16 (via Lon
dom, March 1.-THE members
Of the new national cabinet L
announced as follows:
Premier, president of the coun-
Gil and minister of the interior,
Prince Georges E. Lvoff.
Foreign minister, Prof. Paul
N. Milukoff.
Minister Of public Instruction,
Professor Manuiloff, Of Moscow
university.
Minister of war and navy, ad
; interim, A. J. Guchkoff, formerly
!, president of the duma.
Minister Of agriculture, NJ.
Ichingareff, deputy from Petro-
grad.
Minister OF finance, NJ. Ter
eschtenko, deputy from Kiev.
Minister of justice, Deputy
Kerenslsi, of Saratoff.
; Minister of communications, N.
v. Nekrasoff, vice president Of
the dIma.
Controller of state, NJ. GodneT,
deputy from KaZanu.
: Minister OF trade commerce,
a. 1. Konovaloff.
Procurator general OF the holy
synod, NJ. Lvoff.
Prince Lvoff. the new premier,
!, is president OF the central COM
; mittec OF all Russian zemstvo
; unions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
STONE W|THORAWS
COLOMBIA TREATY
Strength of Opposition Makes
Certain Effort to Frame New
Pact With Small
... Neighbor.

Washington. D. c.. March 1.-THE
treaty with Colombia to pay $25, 1000, 900
for the partition Of Panama, was with
drawn from the Senate today on motion
of Chairman Stone of the foreign rela-
tons committee and will not be acted
upon at the present special Senate ses-
sion.
Senator stones action was taken to
foreshadow further diplomatic negotia-
tons with Colombia for a new treaty
which would not be received with such
strong objections. An effort to frame
a more acceptable treaty is expected
before the congress which in
special session April 16. has adjourned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
Frederick the Great.

Does your wife e pay you any
complimentsT' asked Frederick Jim
son of his friend Benderley.
Never replied Benderley.
"Well, mine does; she flatters me-"
"Often?"
ooh, yes, frequently-particularly In
winter" replied Frederick.
"Why does she fatter you so much
in winter?"
whenever the coal fire needs re-
plenishing she points to the fireplace,
and says, "Frederick, the CRATE"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22
PREMATURE BLAST KILLS
men WHO TOOK BOMBS
into BOSTON COURTHOUSE

by flying metal, but was not dan
gcrously injured.
Judge Loring "a holding a
session Of the superior court in a
room adjoining that in which the
explosion occurred.
The police admitted that their
present theory was that there had
been a premature explosion OF a
bomb or bombs in the hands OF
two men who e carrying them
to the court with murderous in
tent. This theory would place the
responsibility on the men who
YER killed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22

FL Paso, Tex, March 16--villa de-
cisiyely defeated Gen. Francisco Muir
guia's command at the second battle
of Rosario Durango. Saturday, accord
ing to information received here today
by government agents. After leading
the de facto troops into an ambush.
Villa succeeded in capturing Of
the three troop trains and killed and
wounded 500 OF the Carranxa troops
according to this report