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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13
Draft QuestiOnnaires
Will Be Mailed Out
Beginning Tomorrow

Portland, Or, Dec. 13.-The first OF
the new draft questionnaires will be
mailed by local boards to draft regis
trants this coming Saturday, Decem-
ber Is.
Five per cent of the questionnaires
will be sent out on December 10, and
five per cent each day thereafter, not
including Sundays, and legal holidays,
until all are mailed.
Draft registrants have just seven
days from the time their question
naires are mailed--not from the time
they are received, but from the time
they are mailed out by the local board
to fill in the answers and return
them to- the board
Failure to receive a questlonnalre
will not excuse registrant for not re-
turning it to his local board within
the seven day time limit. This should
be clearly understood.
If the questionnaire is no. back in
seven days, the registrant msy lose all
his rights to claim deferred cl1ssifca'
tion.
The great Importance Of seeing that
his local board has his correct address
should thus be plain to every dra y
registrant. If a registrant has moved,
he should see to it Immediately, in his
own interests, that his new address Is
received by hi local board, as every
days delay in the delivery of the
QUESTIONABLE counts against him in
the seven day time limit.
The questions in the questionable
and their correct answers are very i'm
portant, for on these answers, sup
ported by affidavits, will be based the
classification of all men registered fol
the draft and the order in which they
will be called up for military service
To answer the QUESTIONABLE will re
quire considerable study. In order to
assist every registrant who desires aid
as well as to safeguard his rights, the
government has arranged for free 10
cal advice for him.
Lawyers will be at the headquarters
of each local board to give this free ad
vice and assistance to registrants. If a
registrant olives SOME distance from
the headquarters of his local board
he can ask any lawyer near him for as
sistance, as all lawyers in the United
States have been asked to render this
patriotic service free Of charge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13

The following information on govern
ment war-savings stamps is of general
interest.
The war-savings Plan
Q. What is the war savings plant
A. 1t is a plan by which you can
lend small savings to your government
at per cent interest, compounded quar-
terly.
O. How may this be done?
A. By purchasing War-Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
Q. What is a War-Savings Stampa
A. 1t is stamp for which the gov
ernment viii pay you So on January l,
1928.
&. What does it costl
A. Between $4.l2 and $423 during
1918, depending upon the month in
which purchased.
Q. What is a Thrift Stamp2
A. It is a stamp costing 25 cents, to
be applied in payment for War-Say-
| ings Stamp. 1t does not earn interest.
The purpose Of its issue is to enable
people to accumulate in small sums the
amount necessary to pay for a War
Savings Stamp.
@. Where can I buy them?
A. At post offices, banks, and
authorized agencies.
Q. Why should / buy them9
A. Every dollar loaned to the gov
ernment helps to save the lives Of our
men at the front and to win the war.
Thrift Stamps and Thrift Cards.
Q. If do not have enough money
saved to buy a War-savings Stamp and
can only save in small amounts, what
should / dot
A. Buy a 25-eent Thrift Stamp at a
post office, bank or other authorized
agency and ask for Thrift Card, to
which you can attach your Thrift Stamp
Q. Is there any charge for a Thrift
Cardf
A. No. II is given you to hold Thrift
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13

Stamps and contains a place for yoar
name and address.
Q. How many Thrift Stamps will
this card holdg
A, Sixteen stamps, which repre-
sente a value of $4.
Exchanging Thrift Cards for War-sav-
ings Stamps.
@ When | have filled the Thrift
Card, what do dof
A. Take it to post office, bank, OF
other authorized agency, surrender the
card and pay in cash the few cents diff
ference between the $4 worth Of Thrift
Stamps and the price Of War-Savings
Stamp for the month in which the ex-
change is made. .~>--4-sl4-...
O. What do do nextY
*. You take the War-Savings Stamp
given you in exchange. for your Thrift
Gard, ask for a War-Savings Certificate,
if you haven t one already, and attach
the stamp to the certificate.
O. Should 1 continue to buy Thrift
Stampsf
A. Yes. Ask for new Thrift Gard
and begin again.
O. Do Thrift Stamps bear interest
A. No.
o. Then why are they issued9
A. To make it convenient for you
to save in small amounts so that you can
purchase a War-Savings Stamp which
does bear interest.
O. May I exchange Thrift Stamps
for War-Savings Stamps at any timsa
A. No; only on or before December
81, 1918.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13
War Savings Plan Is
Explained For Benefit
Of General Public

The following information on govern
ment war-savings stamps is of general
interest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13
Germany Made Peace
Move In September

London, Dec. 1l.-Germany made a
move for peace through some neutral
government last September, according
to an announcement in the house Of
commons today by Foreign Minister
Balfour.
Discussing the incident, Balfour said
that q communication was received
through neutral government in which
Germany stated that it would be glad
to communicate relative peace terms.
The British government replied that
it was prepared to receive such COM
munication and would inform the 9TH
er allies, including America.
There has been no further official
communication from Germany, Balfour
said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13
President Expends Money
For Secret Service

Washington, Dec. ID" For secret
service and confidential use abroad''
President Wilson has spent $1,679,O6e
of the $1OO,OoO,0OO general fund voted
him at the last session Of congress.
Figures made public also showed $31,
737T84 expended under the head
''for national security of defense"
The president asked for an extension
Of time and authority to spend the bal
ance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13
Salem AStOIiShed
by Merchants StOrV

A merchant relates the following
"For years l could not sleep without
turning every hour. Whatever l ate
caused gas and sourness. Also had
stomach catarrh ONE SPOONFUL
buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as mix
ed in Adler-i-ka relieved me INSTANT
.LY. Because Adler-i-ka finishes the
ENTIRE alimentary tract it relieves
ANY CASE constipation, sour stomach
or gas and prevents appendicitis. II
has QUICKEST action of anything we
ever sold. j. G. Perry, druggist
citation IS service flag, showing 12 stars
for its first dozen members serving at
the front.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13

"Dad, if you are asked for $50 for
the Red Cross or Y. M G. A. come
across" This was the message sent to
Councilman E. J. Murphy of Pendle-
ton by his son Tom, who is in France
with the hospital corps organized at La
Grande, and who is thus quoted with
approval by the East Oregonian.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13

From Washington we learn that the
navy is going to police the seas after
the war, and the pirates will doubtless
be taken to the lookup in patrol boats.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13

and
Chambers
4O7 COURT STREET

Some time ago we bought
a very large quantity Of Life
Time Aluminium Ware in sets
Of seven pieces, intending to
put them on the market at
$l2OO per set, one dollar
down and one dollar per
week. We have since decided
to sell for cash. This Alum
innIn Ware is now in our
store and we are offering the
set at the remarkable price
Of $9.S5, Notwithstanding the
price on this set has ad-
vanced two dollars and FIVE
cents since we bought them
direct from the factory.
The set consists off,
One PerCOIatOr
One Sauce Pan
One TeakettIe and inset
One Preserve Kettle
One Berlin Kettle
One Soup Strainer
This ware is positively
guaranteed for twenty years,
and should any piece prove
unsatisfactory a new piece
will be given you or your
money refunded without a
word. Do NOT buy Aluminium
Ware before seeing this Life
Time assortment. A splendid
Christmas present for Che
housewife.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
INDIANA SUFFRAGE LAW
HELD Invalid BY COURT

INDIANAPOLIS. October 2s.-The
Indiana woman suffrage law was
held to be unconstitutional by the In
diana supreme court today. AS a re-
suit. thousands of women who expect
ed to vote at the municipal elections to
,be held next month will not be per-
United to do so.
The supreme court held that under
the present Indiana constitution, which
defines voters as male citizens" the
legislature did not have the authority
TO confer the right Of franchise on
women. as it attempted to do when in
session in 1917. The court held the
question before 1t to be constitutional
only and did not take up the conten-
ttons Of the interests attacking the
law that to permit women to vote
would cause great additional expense
and much confusion.
In its decision the court said tho
right of suffrage was not a natural or
inherent right, but purely a political
privilege, and was a matter for the
people to decide in their capacity as
creators OF the constitution or organic
law. Discussing the argument OF the
lawyers for the women that the Iegis-
lature could give women the privilege
81 voting regardless of the provision of
the constitution that electors must be
male" citizens twenty-one years Old
OF more. the court said if the conten-
eion was correct the Legislature could
pass law permitting persons less than
twenty-one years old to vote.
The suit was filed several months apo
In a Marion county court by w. w.
Knight, local business man. The lower
court held the law to be unconstitutional
tion officials of indianapolis, forbiddins
them to permit women to vote.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
ANOTHER BRAZILIAN SHIP
IS TORPEDOED BY U-B0AT

The Brazilian embassy today issued
the following dispatch from the foreign
office at Rio de Janeiro:
The President of Brazil sent today
a message to congress informing 1t that
another Brazilian ship, the Macao, was
torpedoed by German submarine on
the coast of Spain and her CAPTAIN
made prisoner. In the message the
president points out that state of war
is imposed upon us by Germany and
asks authorization to take reprisals Of
open belligerency by Selling a German
warship anchored at Bahia, making
prisoners her garrison and interning
the German crews Of the merchant
ships already seized. In that way Bra
ternational politics in response to the
aggressions against its national SOW
ereignty."
Brazil revoked her decree of neutral
ity in the war between the entente al
lies and Germany In June. The Brazil
ian government had previously re-
voked its policy of aloofness SO far as
it affected hosttl.ties between the
United States and Germany The trou-
BILE between Brazil and Germany
reached climax in April. when the
Brazilian steamer Parana was torpe-
doed The German minister received
his passports and anti-German riots
broke out in several cities. A large
number of German ships in Brazilian
ports were seized.
Recent dispatches from Buenos Aires
reported disclosures of German in
trigues to bring about a conflict be-
tween Brazil. Argentina and Uruguay.
Evening star., 1917-10-26

1t is declared that shipbuilding Of
the United States has been Increased
twelvefold in year and still going
up. There are about $50 ships building
or under contract. and increasing
numbers in prospect Vessels are BEING
and diverted from lake
and coastwise service as rapidly as
possible.
Of the friction in the shipping board
existing prior to the reorganization.
Rear admiral Capps, the general man
aser of the emergency fleet corpora
tSon an element Of the Shipping board.
has asked for the appointment OF as
sistants to relieve him of noun
tain Of detail work, and he will be
given it. He has been working from
I o'clock in the morning until mid
Evening star., 1917-10-26
Candidacy Approved by German.

COPENHAGEN. October 26.-The War.
saw newspaper Dziennik states tbat
the German authorities have approved
the candidacy Of Count Adam Tarnow-
ski Won Tarnow. former Austro-Hun-
garian ambassador to the United st.t.s
for the post of prime minister of po.
land. The Germans hitherto have oh.
jected to the appointment Of Count
Tarnowski Won Tarnow as constituting
too great an extension Of Austrian II.
nuencs In Poland At the expense Of
Germany
Evening star., 1917-10-26
GERMANS NOT FOUND
AS RUSS PRESS SOUTH
Teuton Withdrawal Toward Riga
=. Continues, Slavs Having Lost
Contact With Enemy.
nv the Associated Press.


PETROGRAD, October 26.-The Rus
sian troops on the northern end of the
front, following the Germans In their
withdrawal in that sector, have ad-
vanced as far as the Riga-Orel railway
without discovering the enemy. the war
office reports.
Part of the German naval squadron.
including some dreadnaughts. the state
ment adds, is anchored in Kuivast bay.
on the eastern side of Moon Island. In
the Gulf of Riga.
It is considered In well informed mill
ttary circles here that the object Of the
German withdrawal beyond the Dvina
is so to consolidate the defense of Riga
as to make Its recapture impossible.
The enemy also is shortening his Baltic
front by about thirty miles. rendering
useless positions of the Russian army
on which much work had been e1pend-
ed and necessitating the establishment
of other positions closer to the enemy's
new line.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
ONLY TWO DAYS REMAIN
TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS

Only today and tomorrow remain which subscribe
to the liberty loan
The total subscriptions in Washington date
$14seeo5o. The total number of subscribers is 1867
Washingtons allotment the basis of $5oooooo,ooo
$ao,oooooo Every citizen much $50
who can save that amount should be subscriber.
What are you doing to help your country win the war7
you haven't the money any banks will be glad to
lend it to you to make your subscription The banks will
Evening star., 1917-10-26

night for weeks. and must be given
assistance. it is said.
The emergency fleet corporation has
two lines of work: First, the compile
ton of Communicated ships taken
over by the government under the au-
thority of the act of Congress, and,
second, the building of new ships.
Rear Admiral Capps is a ship con-
structor and desires to devote all his
time to that branch of work. He has
asked that the business and administra-
tive end of the corporation be turned
over to assistants, with other details.
The shipping board has overseership
of the entire merchant marine of the
country, and its functions are working
out, 1T is said, in correlation with the
fleet corporation and not in conflict. 1t
is declared that there is the utmost
harmony among members of the board
and the officials Of the emergency fleet
corporation.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
u. S. ST1IpBUuDING INCREASES
TWELVEFOLD IN SINGLE YEAR
Progress Upon Creation of Carrying Marine
Regarded Favorable Shipping Board and
Fleet Corporation Cooperating.

Progress upon the carrying classd in
circles favorable all things considered reports the
from disappointed and dgrunted pbuders
contrary Notwithstanding Even Lord Norhcs halfveled
expressions discounted and felt his ipa
may due this communicating of the British
ships American shpways for Americas first
Evening star., 1917-10-26
FRENCH GUNS EFFECTIVE
o. s. Officers Impressed by Strength
Of Artillery at Front.
By the Associated Press

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP TN,
FRANCE. Thursday. October Ok
Maj. Gen. sibert. returning from
around scissors. where he Witnessed
part of the French offensive on tb.
Aisne front. said that the French
losses had been extremely small be-
cause OF the effectiveness Of the artil-
lery preparation. He and the other
american officers were enthusfa stjc
over the Importance of the French Vic
tory. especially as to the amount NJ
material and number Of prisoners
taken.
The American onicers were impre..-
Cd greatly with the preponderance OF
the rrencn artNlery over the German.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
$4,000 ITALIANS
: MADE PRISONERS,
BERL|NRE REPORTS
Germans and Austrians Force
Enemy Withdrawal to Bor-
der at One Point.
CADORNA MAY GIVE UP
BAlNSIZZA PLATEAU
Utmost Resistance Necessary if Teu-
tonic Forces Are to Be
Checked.

Though Gen. Cadorna, commander-ln
chief of the italian armies, is fighting
bravely on the Isonzo front, the German
and Austrian armies, which have COM
bined against him, continue to score sue
cesses, Berlin today announcing that
10000 Italians have been captured in
the two-day drive.
The official report from Rome today
intimates that the Italians have with
drawn to the Izonzo border. and. fur
thermore. are planning to evacuate the
Bainsizza plateau. which was one of the
chief fruits of their recent offensive.
Though every confidence is expressed
in Gen. Cadorna. his position is dan
gerous and will require utmost resist
ance IL the combined Teutonic armies
are to be held in check.
Rome's Report Of Battle.
BY the Associated Press.
ROME, october 26.-Under the Aus
tro-German pressure on the Isonzo
front the Italians have withdrawn their
lines to the border in one sector and are
preparing for the evacuation of the
Bainsizza plateau. the war Office an
nounced today. The text of the state
ment reads:
''The hostile offensive against our left
wing on the Julian front continued
Wednesday night and yesterday, con-
Quoted by powerful forces
From Montemaggiore to the west of
Auxza we have withdrawn on our boun-
dairy line. in consequence of which we
had to provide for the evacuation of tho
Bainsizza plateau.
East of Gorizia and on the Carso
the situation is unchanged.
Ten enemy airp1anes were brought
down or forced to land by our aviators
yesterday"
$4,000 Men, 800 Guns Taken.
BERLIN. October rs, via London
The Austro-Germans in their offensive
on the Isonxo front have captured moro
than 10000 Italians. the German war
office announced today. More than 800
guns also were taken.
The statement says the northern wing
Of the second Italian army has been de-
feated and is retiring. German divisions
are advancing beyond Karfreit and Rom
mana (Both towns are west of the
1sonzo)
In the first rush Of the attacking forces,
adds the statement, strong Italian posi-
lions barring the way to the valleys Of
run Steep mountain slopes were scaled
and an italian point of support which
crowned the heights was stormed
The Italians fought desperately and
nard battling was necessary to break
their resistance at many points.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
Potash Plant Destroyed by Fire,

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, October 26-
FIRE of mysterious origin destroyed
the large potash plant of the Mineral
Products Corporation at Alunite, five
miles southwest of Maysville. Utah, last
night. causing a loss estimated at $780,
900 and the possible loss or one life. The
Are originated in the coal drier and was
nreceded< by an explosion
Evening star., 1917-10-26
ADVERTISERS
PLEASE NOTICE

Owing to the unprece-
dented pressure upon the
advertising columns of
The Sunday Star it is
necessary that all adver-
tising copy reach the Of
fee Of The Star as early
as possible.
Display copy is espe-
cially requested this even
ing. Under no circum-
stances can copy for The
Sunday Star be accepted
and insertion guaranteed
after S PM. Saturday.
The full cooperation of
all advertisers is essen
tial under present condi-
tions.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
GEN. JOHN B|DDLE MAY
BECOME CHIEF OF STAFF
Former Commissioner Thought to Be
Choice for Assistant-Promo-
tion Expected.

Gen. John BiddIe, at one time En-
gfneer Commissioner of the District
OF Columbia, and later superintendent
OF the United States Military Academy,
IS reported to have been selected by
Secretary Baker as assistant chief of
stan OF the Army, with a view to his
ultimate appointment as chief Of stan.
the military head of the Army. The
once OF assistant chief of star has
been vacant since September 90. when
Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, who then
held that Office, was appointed chief
OF stan to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement Of Mai. Gen. Hugh T.
Scott
Gen. Bliss will retire for age De-
cember 81. and the Office OF chief Of
staff again will become vacant. The
impression prevails in military circles
that the ofhcer now selected as as
chief of staff when that Office becomes
vacant.
Choice of Three Officers.
According to Army gossip. the choice
lies between Gems. Hunter LigEett.
John F. Morrison and John Biddle. who
rank in the order named, with the
chances largely in favor of the selec-
tion of Gen. Biddle. All three officers
have been in France making obserya-
tions on the war situation. and each is
said to be specially well equipped for
the duties Of chief of stafr-the CHIEF
military adviser of the President and
Secretary of War.
That Gen. Bidd1e stands high in the
estimation of the authorities is shown
by the fact that since April last he has
been promoted from colonelcy to his
present rank of brigadier general in
the regular Army and that of ma ior
general in the National Army, as well
as by the important character of his
assignments. There is at present ",
cancy in the list of major generals in
the regular establishment, resultin1
from the retirement of Gen. Scott. and
II Is assumed that 1t is being held oman
for the officer to be detailed as assist-
ant chief of STAFF.
hank of Full General.
During the war the officer ho,d,n. ~.
office OF chief Of staff has tho ,anL No.,
ana perqulsites OF full general, so it is
easy to understand the great interest
taken In Army circles in tho matter Of tho
selection Of the successor of Gen. R,;ss
although there is no certainty that Cen
Blddle, II appointed assistant chic, ~
stah; with the rank of major general of
regulars, Will be made chief OF at. fr ~
Decemoer, ~ on the retirement Of Gen. Bliss
all signs point in that direction A'es'
He is from Michigan and was s.
graduate at the Military Academy n tha
class OF 1881. Before his prorootinn 10
brigade rank his service was IN the an
eineer department Of the Army.
Evening star., 1917-10-26
Two Distinct Attacks 4
Delivered by British;
Fight on Wide Fron1

By the Associated Press.
BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM. o.
tober 26.-Fieid Marshal Haig's force
this morning made two separate attaaaa
on the German positions north and sa6&
Of Ypres The first was from = point naa1