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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
WOULD TURN PLANTS
OVER TO GOVERNMENT
Chicago Packers at Same
Time Say Meat Supply
Must Be Conserved

Washington, April 17.-Government
supervision at least during the war
of America g great meat packing in
dustries is expected to result from the
offer of the nation S packing kings to
turn their plants over to the govern
ment.
The packers who have rendered their
plants to the government represent a
combined industry of $1,000, 100000
They are:
Armour and company, Swift and
company, Cudahy and company, Viii
son and company, Nelson Morris Pack
ing company.
The packers warn that unless imme-
diate action is taken by the govern
ment to cooperate with the packers in
conserving the meat supply the nation
must soon go on meat picket system,
similar to the bread and meat card sys-
TEN now in vogue in heveral European
countries.
The Council Of National Defense
would supervise the work of conserva-
tion and dissemination. Julius Rosen-
wald, member of the advisory commits
sion of the council, and Secretary Of
Agriculture Houston, probably would
head the department in charge of this
important work.
BY the arrangement, the middleman
would be reduced to a nonenity inso-
far as a middleman S power to make
prices to the retailer in any way affect
distribution is concerned.
Conferences between Rosenwald and
the packers continued today. The ses-
sions are executive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
President invites Republican
Floor Leaders for a
Conference
SENATE Is SOLID BUT
HOUSE AFRAID OF IT
Secretary Of War Backed by
President Refuses Any
Compromises
By Robert j. Bender.
ted Press staff correspondent. }

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, April 17--Politics may
beat the conseription army plan.
Growing fear on the part of many
congressman that they could no longer
face their constituents with an 81 kept
you out of war; plea-should they vote
for conscription-made it appear inev-
liable today that the volunteer plan will
be given a trial first
The compromise which seems likely to
go through will be authorization for -
president to call for 100000 to 1000 zy0
volunteers Immediately, to be raised
within 80 days. At the same time, the
machinery for conseription will be au.
thorized and put into motion so that if
the volunteer system doesn t work with.
in 80 days conscription could be put into
effect Immediately thereafter.
This is the situation in the house. The
senate, on the other hand, appears more
favorably inclined to the conscription
plan. Senator Chamberlain believes
there is only one vote in the senate
military committee which favors a COM
promise Chamberlain feels there is suf-
ficient volunteer provision in the bill
as 1T stands to give that system thor
ough test while the actual work of pre-.
pairing FOR conscription-which admit
tedly will take two or three months
is being done.
Senate May Act First.
1t was indicated today that the SEN
ate committee will not wait for the
house committee IS action on the bill
much longer. The situation is better in
hand, from the administration IS view
point, in the senate than in the house
and it may be that the upper branch
will get the jump and pass the whole
back up to the house.
Unless President Wilson and Secre-
tary Baker weaken and accept trial
of the out-and out volunteer system. it
appears likely that there will be consid-
cradle debate on the army bill and it
probably won't become law for some
time.
A popular demand that Theodore
Roosevelt be permitted to lead di-
vision abroad as soon as he can raise it,
has sprung up all over the central west
ern part of the country, if a rush of
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

summoned German counter attacks
could not dislodge them from the
ground they gained,
London was thrilled today with the
actual start Of the greatest of Offens-
ives--the forward thrust for which ev-
cry man. woman and child in the Brit
ish empire mas peen working and sac
rificing for the last six months. At
least three million of frances and
England's best troops are probably
fighting along the gigantic front. More
guns than the world has ever known
before in one operation are belching
forth death over this stretch of l70
miles.
French Wedge Pounded In
1t was along the famous 'Aisne
line'' that the French made their great
est advances in the first blows struck
by General Nivelle. 1t was here that
the Germans stood firm after the re-
treat following the battle Of the Marine
The point of Nivelle s wedge was.
pushed into the German line at point
Iabout midway between scissors and
Rheims, with another smashing blow
struck coineidentally around Berry Au-
Bac, where the German line turns and
twists around Rheims Ten thousand
prisoners and a great quantity of sup
plies captured attcsted the irresistible
force of these two great blows.
Meantime, the British forces have
not stopped the force of their own
drive. Like skilled boxer, General
Haig was mixing" his blows today
on the entire British front Of fifty odd
miles. Battle front dispatches indi-
Gated the perfect coordination Of the
Franco British drive in the synehronous
attack Of both great armies. Haig was
smashing away with Lens almost in
his grasp; he smashed again nearer
Cambria; he pushed forward north OF
lSt. Quentin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

A few minutes later, the lightship, 25
miles off Sandy Hook, flashed back the
story to the New York yard, which at
once notified Balknap.
The marines efforts to sink the de-
stroyer were the first definite evidence
of the oft-repeated rumors that Ger.
man Uboats lurked off our coast.
The fact that the Fire Island light
ship conveyed the original information
led to the belief that the German was
not far distant from New York City,
inasmuch as the lightship is only 25
miles beyond Sandy Hook, the outer
portal of New York's harbor While,
for military reasons, the navy does not
say what is being done about hunting
the submarine, it is assumed that re-
doubled watch is being put into effect.
Reports to the Boston naval station
indicated that the submarine was hover
ing off the Jersey coast midway be-
tween Atlantic City and Asbury Park
and only a short distance below New
York City itself.
The navy has no way of knowing
whether the submarine has made the
Journey from Bremerhaven, intending
TO make a quick stroke and return, or
whether it has been lying of the Am
erican coast for some time getting its
supplies from hidden base on the
Mexican coast or elsewhere along the
Atlantic coast.
One of the numerous reports of sub
marines off our shores has been that a
group of them were harbored in Mexican
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
GERMANY WILL STATE
PEACE TERMS WHICH
CAN Be NE EGO1IATED
Sends Spy BernstOrf to
Sweden to Work for Peace
with Russia
BY William G. Shepherd.

(Umted Press starr correspondent
Christiania, April 17.-Germany is
shortly to issue to neutrals statement
of the terms ON which she considers
peace negotiable, according to rumors
in diplomatic circles today.
The reports came from sources known
to be closely identified with the Ger
man officials plans.
Those closest in touch with the Ger.
man movement here had not heard any
details of what Germany proposes to
offer. They did not believe, however,
that there would be many concessions
from the unofficial, but highly inspired,
outlines of Germany's demands given
out both at Washington and in Germany
at the time Of Won Bethmann Hollweg Is
famous peace tender last Decemberl
Scandinavia is the center Of Ger.
many's peace efforts, aimed at Russia
That the Teutonic officials are bending
every effort to realization of their hope
of separate peace with the new pro
visional government at Petrograd, is ap-
parent in every quarter here.
American diplomatic officials have
been formally advised that the German
government is behind the pseudo-social.
list movement for peace. 1t was the Ger
man government that apparently start.
ed the socialist propaganda work and
it was the German government that
pushed it by active support.
Count Won Bernstorff, prime apostle
of peace propaganda work, has been Sc
lected as German ambassador to Swed
en-, purely in line with this Russian eff
fort.
Meanwhile, German propagandists ot
lesser calibre spread reports of Ger
many's desire for peace carefully
avoiding, however, any statement Of
terms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
NEW YORK CITY NOW
WITHIN WAR ZONE
Germany Brings War to Sub
urbs Of Greatest City in
the World

New York, April 1.-THE greatest
city in the world is in the war zone this
afternoon.
The greatest secrecy is being main
tanned as to steps that are being taken
to protect the port, but with German
U-boat reported by the navy department
Immediately off the coast, the city was
admittedly renaced,
Late reports from the Boston naval
station Indicated the belief that the
submarine which attacked the IT, S. s.
Smith might be off the Jersey coast.
Fire Island, from which original re-
ports of the hostile ships presence
came, is only 35 miles from Sandy Hook,
the entrance TO New York bay.
If successful in eluding the Ameri-
can patrol ships, the submarine might
slip into Long Island sound and bonn.
bard outlying sections of the town.
New York harbor is guarded by sub
marine nets, it is known, but whatever
defenses there are is kept secret by the
navy department.
Coast Will Be Dark.
The navy yard in Brooklyn was closed
to every one this afternoon. Inquiries
by telephone brought only the curt re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
DESPERATE CHARACTERS

Portland. Ore, April 17.-Half the
night relief Of police and number of
militiamen turned out early today to
round up five suspicious characters lott
ering about the Hartman bridge across
the Willamette. After two races up
Third street and considerable hunting
under docks and warehouses along the
river the five were caught and taken
to the police headquarters. They were
students at the Oregon Agricultural
college and were attempting to "beat''
their way back to school.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
Driving Wedge In

London, April 17.-Field Marshal
Haig today jammed his British forces
mile closer to LeCatelet and the main
line Of German communication between
Cambrai and st. Quentin.
I'm the neighborhood Of Epehy, We
captured Tombois farm and at night
gained ground along the spur northeast
of Epehy station, taking few prison
ers,' - he reported today.
'The weatheh, cpntinues stormy,
the British commander in chief declar.
cd. "There are high winds and squalls
Of rain.
All the way from Fayet, scant two
miles north Of ST. Quentin, to Bpehy-
eleven miles north-the British now
are established within two miles OF
the st. Quentin Cambria high road. The
road is really the artery giving life to
the German forces at st. Quentin and
LaFere. Once it is cut, the cities be
low must fall.
British now hold Fayet, Fresnoy lie
Petit, Pontru, Leverguier, Villcrel
ground near Hardicourt, Ronssey, anC
today ground near Epehy. All are near
by equal distant from the "Hindenbus
Line" of Cambrai-St. Quentin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
Schwab Turns Down
Huge German Bribe

Boston, Mass, April 17.--Charles M.
Schwab, president of the Bethlehem
Steel company, was Offered 100000
600 by German emissary if he would
cease making munitions for the allies
This astonishing statement was made
by Mayor Curley, of Boston, at a big
patriotic gathering here Sunday.
Mayor Curley said he had received
this information from Mr.. Schwab
himself. Mr.. Schwab told him, the
mayor said, that the offer was made
two days before congress declared a
state of war with Germany.
"And this big American, who stood
for the great principles Of the repub-
lie, refused" added the mayor amid
applause.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
3 FRIDGE
DISPUTE
SETTLED

The bridge controversy between Ma
rion and Polk county is settled. Ma
rion county is now free to build a high
level deck steel bridge as recommend.
ed by the state highway commission on
January IL. Poll1 county will enter no
objections and the yexing question is
finally settled.
This was brought about today when
the Polk county court through its at
torneys offered to the Marion county
court through McNary and McNary to
pay its proportion of new bridge,
$4l ,270 and to also pay $4,000 towards
the maintenance Of the free ferry.
Polk county is to also pay 30 per cent
of the maintenance of the new bridge.
The new bridge will be of the high
level type according to the plans Of
the state highway commission. with q
first class woeden approach on the
Polk county side.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

Boston. April l7.-Official reports Of
an engagement between the L. S. S.
Smith, submarine chaser and an enemy
submarine were received at Charleston
navy yard today from the United
States scout cruiser Chester.
The message, which came from the
Fire Island and was relayed by the
Chester, read as follows:
"At $3.50 a. M, April II, apparent.
" sighted enemy submarine. she fired
torpedo. Missed u S. S. Smith &c
yards. Wake plainly seen crossing
bow.
Submarine disappeared.
The Chester is flagship of the Amer
lean patrol service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
RUSSIAN WOMEN TO VOTE

Petrograd, April ia con
gress of the council of the
workers and soldiers dele
gates today adopted a report
providing for election of a conf
stituent assembly for Russia as
soon as possible. The election,
according to the recommenda-
tion is to be held under the SUI
pervision of the duma council
and all above 90 years old will
have the privilege of voting
women included.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

Washington, April l7.-Presi-
dent Wilson has pardoned
Thomas r. Sheridan, president
of the First National bank of
Roseburg, Ore, who was SEN
fenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary for Withdrawing funds
of depositors, according to SEN
ator Phelan, California, today.
Sheridan eontendd he had
written consent of certain de.
positors to withdraw their
funds. His case was recently
brought before the United
States supreme court.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
WANT TO FIGHT Us

Ell Uaso, Texas, April IL
Only eight deputies of the entire
membership of the Mexican
house of deputies favor Carran-
za's plan of neutrality, as an
nouneed in his message Sunday,
according to word received here
today from Mexico City.
1t is reported in unofficial ad-
vices reaching here that scenes
of widest disorder occurred
when discussion of Carranza IS
address commenced, and that
several deputies yesterday spoke
from the floor, openly advoeat-
ing an alliance with Germany
against the United States.
Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
DIVER SENDS TORPEDO
At DESTROYER SMITH

Submarine Sent Torpedo at American Destroyer Smith, But
Missed Her-DestrOyer Gave Chase But U-bOat Sub
merged and Escaped-Attack Is Made Within Short Dis
lance Of New York HarbOr-Has Base Supposedly
in Mexico
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
CALLED IN BANKERS

Washington, April l7.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo to-
day called upon the big banking
interests of the country, includ-
ing j. p. Morgan & Co., for sug-
gestions as to floating the 81
900, 100000 bond issue.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

The Soissons.t to- Rheims battlefront
selected by the French staff as the spot
in which to strike is ideal for offensive
fighting. 1t is slightly rolling coun-
try permitting the operation of vast
forces and sufficiently clear to enable
best maneuvering. Moreover, aside
from the. favorable nature of the coun-
try itself, the spot is strategically well
situated, since every blow there is q
jar to the German line northwest to
the channel. The German line makes a
vast blunt angle around LaFere, head.
ing on an almost straight line around
70 Verdun. The base of this angle-on
the new Hindenburg line--is Laon
The French blow is directly against
this point.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

Harrisburg, Pa, April H.
; By vote of 101 to "a, the house
ssof representatives today defeat
; ed proposed constitutional
; amendment establishing equal
: suffrage. To pass the bill 104
; votes were required.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
French still Gain

Paris, April l7.--Still driving ahead
French forces today organized the po-
sitions they conquered in the first
smash of their offensive today's Off
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

The Girls Honor Guard of Astoria
has leased tract of filled in land an
will plant it with potatoes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

Levi Hurlburt, aged 81, died Sunday
morning at the home Of his SON, John
Hurlburt, OF Albany.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
FIVE KEY POINTS MAY
GIVE WAY At ANY HOUR

Lens, La Fere and 81. Quentin Almost Within Grasp Of
British While Cambria and LaOn Are Menaced- d-Cermans
Make Desperate Struggle to Check Forward Rush Of
French But 1t Is Vain--May Cut Main Supply Road
at Any Minute
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
BULGARIA AND TURKEY

Zurich, April IA report
received here today declared
that Turkey and Bulgaria have
formally broken off relations
with the United States.
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BANKER PARDoNED

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-25
THE NAMESAkES
OF THE TRAWLERS

though seas roared wide between them
the Boy Willie.
Others were biblical: the Susanna
and the Bathsheba were so named,
think, only for their prowess in the
water. but the Ruth had all the old
clinging sorrow OF those eStranged by
distance, not by lack of love. Chanel
bells in lonely valleys, lost among in
land firwoods, called to the Ebenezer:
called also to the David and Jonathan.
and the names had more Significance
for the crews than would be
The skipper of h Mizpah was asked
If he attached any particular meanins
to h name of his vessel. and he re-
piled, simply and gravely: 1T means
May the Lore be between you and M.
when We are parted. one from an
other"
There were many Scottish names. ia
nous in ballad and song / saw the
kilfneny gliding through the dusk, like
a ghost, and the beat of our own en-
glnes, borrowing a refrain from the
Ettrick Sheppard. TOLD me her tale
anew:
Dark dark lay the drifters against the
red west.
AS they ran their long meshes OF
steel oversize,
And the oily green waters were rockine
to rest
When kilmeny went out. at the turn
OF the tide;
And nobody knew where that Iass;s
would roam,
For the magic that called her was
tapping unseen.
1t was we'll nigh d week ere kiinenS
am home.
And nobody knew where kiluaen,
had been.
With a gun at her bow that was New
castles best,
And a gun at her stern that wa.
fresh from the Clyde,
And a secret her skipper had never
confessed,
Not even at dawn. to his newly wed
bride:
And a wireless that whispered above
like a gnoue.
The laughter of London. the boasts
OF Berlin;
Or it may have been mernnaids that
lured her from home.
But nobody knew where kiineny had
been.
1t was dark when Kilmeny came homs
from her quest,
with a bridge dabbled red where her
skipper had died.
But she moved like a bride with a rose
at her breast,
And Well. done, kilmeny." the ad-
miral cried.
Now. from 81 fathoms a conger NAV
come.
And tell you his tale Of a drowned
submarine:
But-late in the evening kilmeny came
home.
And nobody knew where Kilmeny had
been.
There's a wandering shadow that stares
at the foam.
Though they sing all the night to old
England-their queen
Late, late in the evening, kilmeny came
home.
And nobody knew where Kilmeny had
been.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-25
A State Owned a Slave.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

AS- O. SoESAtEt9UH- s
The state of Georgia was at one time
the owner of a slave. Whether or not
any other state ever owned a slave or
slaves IS not known, but certainly it is
highly probable that no other state ever
owned a siave and a railroad at the
same time and worked then. together,
as was the case with the slave owned
by Georgia
The Negroes name was Ransom, later
called Ransom Montgomery by reason
of the fact that before he was acquired
by the state he was owned by a me-
named H 3. 7. Montgomery. He was
purchased outright by the state through
an act Of thel legislature of 184e for hav-
ing saved the Western & Atlantic rail-
bridge ever the Chattah oochee
river from destruction by fire, and later
was placed upon a salary under the
supervision OF the principal engineer
OF the Western & Atlantic railroad.
Subsequently, when the civil war was
over, Ransom, now a free man, was
again remembered by the state. Al
though the state was practically bank
rupt, an act of the general assembly.
approved August 3, 1858. authorized the
superintendent of the state road to pay
to Ransom from the treasury of the
road the sum of $562.50 and also to pro-
vide him with a home during the rest
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-25
GIRLS! GIRLS!TRYI II.
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make II Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur
liant and Remove DandruH-ReaI
Surprise for You.

Your hair. becomes light, wavy. hut-
~, abundant and appears as soft, lus-
trous and beautiful as a young girls
after a "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten a cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This win cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once.
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, p~urifes and invig.
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch.
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when YOU
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at frst-yes-hut; really new
ha~ir-growing all oven the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
OF it, surely get a Is cent bottle OF
Knowlton's Danderine from any store
and Just try it. Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-25

field with orders to make ready to at
tack a village. In open line we marched
forward, SO as not to give a French
battery. which was posted not 1000
yards away. too big a target. We
dashed forward to drive the French out
Of the village, but we had TO reckon
with gallant men, who stood like rocks.
The French artillery sent a hail Of
shrapnel into US, doing great damage in
u ranks. Around US we heard groan-
ing and crying for help, but we could
do nothing. Onward we had to go, with
shells from French and German guns,
because our own batteries had to shoot
over u heads-some falling short
trying to silence the French batteries.
Our second line had come up and for
ward we rushed, assisted by our ar
tillery, which had already fired into
the village with igniting shells, putting
many houses in flames. In spite Of the
hellish fire, the French stood their
ground, fighting like ions. Outnum-
bered by our troops, they had to give
way, %retreating through the burning
village to a safe distance.