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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

CHEAP MY RESIDENCE ON
Thomaston road, also furniture and
about four tons of hay in barn. Apply to
E. A. Davidson Tailor shop, Nat Home.
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HACk.WtIH BOB RUNNERS FOB
less than the cost of the runners, is sold
at quick sale. Address Hack" care
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

$500 BUYS NEW FUR LINED
overcoat, size IS, or will exchange for
poultry. Peacock. Phone 80, Readfeld.
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Observation-Disclosures

SECOND hAND ROLL TOP DESK.
Address Desk care Journal Office.
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FOR SALE CHEAP! EVERYTHING

connected with good milk route. In,
cludes delivery wagon, pung, cans, bot
ties, etc. all in good condition. w. Cobb
4 Son, Winthrop, Me-, r. "a jan24d6t~
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TO THE HOME SEEkER-NoW IS

TO THE HOME SEEkER-NOW Is
the time to buy nice home. l have sew
eral good trades IN modern city proper
farms, some are all stocked. A few more
desirable house lots left at lower State
street. All property is sold for cash or
terms if you wish. See me at once. | can
save You money. +. F. Rice, Real Estate.
Tel. 1061-W Augusta. ian25d2yy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Had ~ quarts Of
I'd e. a dad" Booze
las so Days in Jail

Because he had 120 quarts of cold
Grandad" whiskey ii his possession in
his rooms in a Noodburn hotel yester-
day Wha4. District Attorney Gehlhar
made raid on the room, c. j. Thomas,
of Woodburn, is in the county Jail doing
a sixty day term. Besides this he was
fined $500. He pleaded guilty in the
justice court at Woodburn, and was
brought to this city and placed in
charge of Sheriff Needham.
Thomas Kennedy, also of Woodburn,
who is held as being implicated in the
smuggling of the liquor into the state,
was bound over yesterday to the grand
jury in the sum of 500, which he fur
nished. He pleaded not guilty to the
charge of unlawfully transporting liquor
When the room was raided ten cases
with a dozen bottles in each case was
found. The liquor came from Sisson, Cal
ifOrnia. According TO the story told
by the officers, it is believed that
Thomas arrived Thursday night from
California with the liquor and that Ken
nedy met him at Salem and went down
the line as far as Hubbard with him.
There they got off and were met by
an automobile and the goods taken to
WOodburn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
People Must War On Bakers
Trust to Secure Five Cent
War LOaveS
SIXTEEN OUNCE LOAF
AND PRICE EIGHT CENTS
Is the Most Consumers Can
Hope for Says Master
Baker Associations

Washington, Sept. 1.-The five cent
war loaf is up to the people.
They are forced to buck tremendous
organizations organized by the master
bakers. The people have experts ON
their side. The bakers appear to hove
the food administration on theirs.
But the food administration will help
to this extent" pitiless publicity" Of
actual costs of bread production. Bak-
ers profits are not to be fixed by Hoo
yer for the present, at least. The food
administration bakers committee has
announced that the best the housewife
can hope for is sixteen ounce loaf
for eight cents. Master bakers here, CON
ducting the fight against the cheaper
loaf, declare "thre is absolutely no
chance of five cent loaf with wheat
at $780,
Agricultural experts and consumers !
representatives on the wheat price fix
ing committee say that they agreed to
the 1920 price only upon assurance of
farmers representatives that IA ounce
loaf is practicable with wheat at that
figure. They were Joined by the two or
ganized labor representatives, who bat
tied against $3.50 price set by pro-
ducers.
It Was Assured.
The case of the five cent Ia ounce
loaf was fully discussed by the price
committee whose story is here told for
the first time. At the beginning of the
discussions, it developed that the $3.50
members were Charles j. Barrett of the
Farmers Union, Georgia; Edward F.
Ladd, president of the North Dakota
Agricultural college; ]. w. Shorthill,
secretary of the National Council of
Farmers Cooperative association, Ne
braska and N. J. Waters, president Kan
sas State Agricultural college.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
four DAYS GIVEN
OVERTOHONORINC
EMBRYO SOLDIERS
President Will March at Head
of Ranks In Parade at
Washington
LIBERTY BELL WAS RUNG
THIS TIME FOR WORLD
Cities and Hamlets Alike Are
Paying Homage While
Saying Good Bye

New York, Sept. 1.-America today
began honoring her sons drafted for
the army of democracy.
For the next four days the nation will
Fay homage to the flower of her youth
called forth to battle under the select
i've service law. Celebrations of all
sorts, banquets, parades, patriotic meet
ings, will mark the "send off, day
in hundreds of cities, reports to the
United Press show. Many occurred to-
day. All will be concluded by Tuesday
at the latest.
President Wilson is to take his place
in the ranks of the new national army
men and march with them in Washing
ton. 1t was the president IS own idea of
the homage he should pay to the men
who will back his words with fighting.
In Philadelphia the Liberty Bell will
be taken briefly from its wrappings and
its ancient, hallowed metal tapped, that
an echo of the clang which once her
aided Amesica democracy, might once
again start parade symbolical that
America has not forgotten those ideals
It will give the signal for Philadelphia 8
marchers.
The City's Guests.
In New York, the greatest city's 49,
6al men of the draft army will be the
peoples guests. There will be par
ade, speeches, drills, entertainments
and every man of the national army
will find his insignia his admission to
baseball parks and many theatres. TINS
will be on Tuesday.
Throughout the nation, tomorrow VIII
be commemoration day. No religious or
ganizations suggested solemn eonsecra-
tion, but nevertheless churches IN every
city will offer special prayers for the
youth now called upon in the nation 8
cause.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Charged With Assault
With Deadly Weapon

William Bingo, charged with assault
with dangerous weapon against the
person of Charles NJ. Conrad, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon at Sydney
by Constable Yarney and is now in the
county jail His bail was set at $3.50
which he failed to furnish. The com
plant against Bingo was sworn out yes
terday morning and yesterday after
room the constable went out to Sydney.
Bingo pleaded not guilty to the charge.
1t is said the trouble began over the
delivery of wood. Conrad states that
when he attempted to prevent Bingo
from assaulting another man that Bingo
attacked him with pocket knife, and
that he slashed him so severely the ser
vices Of a physician were needed. His
wounds were not serious, however
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
TWO BOYS CONFESS
MURDER OF WOMAN
ChOked Her to Death. Threw
Body in Well and Then
Cooked Their Breakfast

Berkeley, Cal, Sept. Jimmy Fee,
ago IA, and Jeff Baker, age II, were
charged today with numbering the aged
Mrs. Emile Turner ON her lonely ranch
six miles from here.
The body Of Mrs. Turner was remev-
ed today from an old well, where, police
say the boys confessed they threw it
after choking their victim early Tues
day morning.
Two days the youths spent trying to
sell Mrs. Turner's eighteen head o.
cattle, Then, late yesterday, the police
got ON the trail when Baker and Fee
tried to sell the cattle to H. j. Haney,
who happened to hold mortgage ON
the cows.
Baker worked for Mrs. Turner. Wed.
nesday night, he told the police, he and
Jimmy Fee planned to murder Mrs. Tur.
ner, take what money she had and sell
the cattle.
"we got up at four O'clock" said
Baker IS statement to the police. 81 car
ried a lamp and told Jimmy to throw {
pillow over Mrs. Turner's face while
she was asleep. He did, but she woke
up and / began choking her with my
hands. She cried, but / soon made an
end Of her. Then we put the body in
bed quilt and took it to the well and
threw it in.
After that, said the youth, they got
breakfast, MIXED the cows and went to
town to sell the cattle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
fires AROUND HOOD
SEND EVERYBODY OUT
Ranchers and Campers Flee
for Safety--Fire Is Near
Government Camp

Portland, Or Sept. 1.-Menaeing fires
on the western slopes OF Mount hood
almost at the outskirts of Portland
today threaten a number OF the
coast IS best known mountain resorts.
Vacationists, homesteaders ard ranch
ers are fleeing from the woods. Parties
of rescuers are hunting for party of
nine men believed to be surrounded by
fire.
Reports early today said that one fire
had burned within 400 yards of Govern
ment Camp, high on the slopes OF the
mountain. Other resorts and hundreds
of summer cottages are threatened
City and county officials with
LARGE number of fire fighters rushed to
the district this morning. :,
One fire is headed toward the Bull
RIM reserve from which Portland gets
its water. Although the timber in the
water shed is not yet in danger, every
effort win be made to check this fire
at once. -
The principal fire burning in the
Mount Hood district was discovered last
SATURDAY. BY guide on the top OF the
,uouiftaf n 1t had burned over 5,0oO
acres of timber then. The fire as view
ed from the mountain today is SIX
souare miles of almost solid flame.
Three men who had been trapped IN
the blaze ana had cut their way thru
800 yards of blazing forest, reached
today. They are uninjured.
The forest fire situation elsewhere IN
the northwest today showed consider
able Improvement. Eastern oregon ilFes
are under control.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Predict the German Defeat
During Coming Year of War

There are increasing evidences Of a
growing belief among close observers
of the war situation that Germany can
be defeated before the end of 1918,
provided America puts the full power
ofits strength into the conflict. A few
view the matter pessimistically and still
maintain that Germany will prove in
vincible on their own soil. These evil
IDENTIFY overlook the steady advance of
the allies on the western front, having
in a number of instances taken posi-
tions that were deemed by the Ger
maas tc be absolutely impregnable. 1t
las thus been demonstrated that Ger
many is no mcIu invincible in military
matters than it is inddstIially or com
mercially. How the latter misconcep-
tions have ben wiped out was shown in
an article from the Popular Mechanics
magazine quoted in these columns a few
days ago.
Secretary of War Baker asserts that
officers reporting to him have not been
most optimistic and believe that the
German lines can be not only bent, but
broken. The success of Field Marshal
Haig's drives in Flanders convince oh.
servers ON both sides of the water that
the British forces have a definite su-
periority over the enemy they face. Vic
tory, says the editor of the London
Post, is certain, because scientific
preparation, wonderful staff work,
great artillery predominance, and an in
comparable infantry enable us to con-
template without fear the undertaking
of any enterprise Sir William Rob
ertson, Chief Of the British General
Staff, reminded a New York Times in
terviewer recently of the difference be-
tween 1914 and 1917. Instead Of being
en- the defensive within few miles of
Paris, the allies, now millions where
before they were thousands, have been
driving the Germans before them. As
he said: "We have taken positions that
they regarded as matters of life and
death, and our guns are hammering
them now as they have never been ham
mered before. /" As General Maurice, the
spokesman for the British war office,
has put it:
"Germany, whose whole military gos'
pei was to prosecute a vigorous often
sive, is reduced TO a pitiful state Of
military helplessness in which she is
barely able to hang on, in the hope that
her submarines will force the people of
the entente powers to demand peace at
time when Germany has the big
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01

pawns with which to make bargain. -
In a published letter to Secretary
Baker the French High Commissioner,
Andrie Harden, 8 that France has
100000 men .at A.s1 front, an increase
Of a million *. 6tthe war began, that
reserve resources are sufficient to en-
eble her ''to maintain that number up
to it's present level for a long time to
come," and that the percentage of
casualties is constantly decreasing.
French troops, we learn, hold 1888 miles
ON the western front to 80 held by the
British and 27 by the BoIgians. At the
beginning of the war r.a.ioe had 300
heavy guns; it now mas 900. Ihe mu-
nitions output in August, 1914, was ar
ranged for $4,000 shots cf "ijs" per
day; 'fit is now arranged for 100000
shots of 75s and 100,00 heavy
guns" Besides thus providing for her
own forces, France, according to Mr..
Tardieu, completely re-equilped and
re.armed the Belgian and
Greek armies" and gave more than
800 heavy guns to her aiies. All this re-
quired the making over # v,d a4d the
creating of new industrie- aAu ,.o ex-
penditure Of more than 9iy,vvJ, 100000
in three years. While Ameriean s oilers
will help to strike the last blow at the
adversary, they viii find in france "a
country which today, as well as du-irg
the last three years, bears the principal
maximum of her power, without nesIta-
tion and without weakness, her strength
her means, and her will. Sc
we're was the ordeal; stronger is the ma
tional energy"
This assures the New York Times ex-
pert military writer that @ France is not
yet exhausted, or anything like it. ~ He
observes that "the number of men hold
ing the French front in the west is al
most as great as is the entire German
force on that front. - The size Of the
British force at the front has not been
given out, but it is generally under
stood that Britain has under arms, in
eluding reserves, 100000 men.
Recent figures given out in Washing.
ton show that our regular army has been
recruited up to its full war strength of
300, 900 men, and the 100000 men of the
rational guard regiments are being mo-
bilized. As the Brooklyn Citizen notes;
"Here we have 100000 soldiers, ex-
elusive Of the 6s7, 600 called to the col
ors by the first draft. OF these 100000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Denied Meeting Place In
Three States 1t Lighted
Finally in Chicago
POLICE TOOK CHARGE
ON GOVERNORS ORDERS
Sole Business Was Election
Of Committee to Elect
Another One

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The Peoples Peace
Councils conference was broken up by
the police at o o'clock this afternoon.
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Westbrook, followed by two dozen po-
licemen, marched down the aisle to the
platform of the West Side auditorium
and declared "that acting on orders
of Governor Lowden, am requested to
tell you to disperse."
They dispersed.
Seymour Stedman, general counsl of
the socialistic party, acting as tempor-
ary chairman, was in the chair when
Westbrook entered.
AS Westbrook was making his state
ment, dispensing the meeting. Stedman
interrupted with "just a minute, please,
I'd like to make motion to adjourn. -
You IL do nothing" shouted West
brook.
"But--'
"Another word out of you and you IL
be under arrest.
Stedman subsided and the delegates
filed out of the hall.
Before the meeting was stopped, Sted-
man was made permanent chairman
and Louis p. Lochner, permanent sec
retary. A committee Of nine was ap-
pointed to nominate eleven members for
permanent executive committee.
No Publicity.
Several of the delegates insisted after
the meeting dispersed, on being arrest
ted "to make test caseo, but West
brook wouldn't permit it.
"Leave 'em alone, don't give 'em
any publicity" he directed.
"But 1 insist on being arrested" !"
cried Miss Rebecca Shelley, of Chesan-
ing, Mich.
:" IN sorry madame, but it can It be
done," declared huge sergeant.
Stedman also tried to force himself
into Jail as did Miss Sarah Bard Field
of San Francisco.
Stedman was so insistent that po-
liceman obligingly called a patrol wag-
on, but Westbrook arrived in time to
prevent it.
The nominating committee which will
select permanent executive committee,
will meet with Stedman and Lochner
at the Fort Dearborn hotel this after
noon. 1t comprises: Clore Warne, st.
Louis; Miss Field Emily G. Balch, Wei
lesley College; Florence Stevens, Ar
den, Del; Victor Berger, Milwaukee; L.
San Antonio, Texas; j. A.
Salutsky, New York; Mary Windsor,
and Dean R. M. Lovett,
of Chicago.
A resolution was hurriedly introduc-
ed, and as hurriedly adopted, declaring
that f'should this meeting be dissolv-
ed, prohibited, interrupted or abandon
ed as the result of action by the au-
thorities, then the chairman, secretary
and organizing committee shall consti-
tute an executive committee with full
power to act.
Stedman read to the meeting Unit
ed Press dispatch from Springfield that
Governor Lowden had stated he would
stop the meeting and "would call out
troops to do it, if necessary.
"This means we IL have to act
fast, he shouted.
A. w. Kicker, of New York, publish
er of Pearson S Magazine, Immediate
ly offered a resolution: "That the con
ference remain in continuous session
until we are put out or are ready to get
out.'' 1t was adopted unanimously.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
EIGHTY PER CENT
AMENDMENT LOST
VOTE WAS TO62
This Indicates Finance Com
nittee Has Support Of
F. Southern Members
FIGHT HOWEVER IS ONLY
In ITS FIRST STAGES
Amendments VIII Be Offered
in Turn Down to Minimum
Of so Per Cent

Washington, Sept. Wealth con
scription forces lost their first big bat
tie in the senate today. An amendment
by Senator johnson, California, to the
revenue bill, providing an eighty per-
cent tax on war profits, was defeated
IL to 62e
The fight, however, has only begun.
The determined group is intent upon
making the rich pay their fair dues in
the war. There still remain amendments
scaling down to fifty per cent of war
profits to be fought for by johnson.
The small vote following johnson in
dicates the success of the finance com
mittee in ranging behind it many of the
southern senators who oppose the COM
1nittee bill, but are afraid of the wealth
cOnscriptionists.
Those voting for the big profits tax
were:
Ashurst, Borah, Brady, Gore, Gronna,
Hollis, Husting, johnson, California,
johnson, South Dakota; Jones, Wash
ington; Kenyon, Kirby, LaFollette, Nc
Nary Norris, Thompson and Vardaman.
After defeat of johnson s amend
ment, Senator Kenyon OF Iowa, said: 3
Did Not Expect to Win.
we did as well as we expected ON
the eighty percent amendment. We
will go ahead plugging away with other
amendments providing somewhat lower
rates. No matter whether these are ad-
opted or not, we have forced the finance
committee to increase profits taxes half
{. billion dollars"
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, de-
Tended the finance committee s amend
ment.
cit did not result from yielding to
stump speakers, campaign orators or
radical enthusiasts, he said. "It was
the result of calm and deliberate inves-
tigation and appreciation of the situa-
ton
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts said:
elf we hit business any harder in this
bill, we IL find it necessary next year
to raise billion dollars in consumption
taxes. My only aim is to keep business
active and progressive, We must do that
and at the same time get the largest
possible amount of taxation and keep
On getting it.
I'VE can t do anything to impair the
credit of the United States which is the
mightiest single weapon in the war"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
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MAJOR ROBERTS SUICIDES

< Vancouver, Wash, Sept. L.
< The body of Major Henry A.
4 Roberts, age 80, stationed here
< with the Fourth regiment, Unit
< ed States engineers, was found
in his room at the barracks here
< today. He had shot himself
< with his service revolver and
evidently died instantly.
K Roberts came here a week
ago from Fort Riley, Kansas.
K his suicide is attributed to i'll
health. Fellow officers said
k this afternoon that Roberts
had been mentally despondent
< since his arrival.
< Mrs. Roberts accompanied her
< husband to the coast from Kan
< sas and is now visiting her par
< ents at The Dalles, Or.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Bad In Washington.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. WARNER
weather and a brisk northeasterly wind
in the eastern part of the state made
fire fighters redouble their efforts last
night to subdue numerous fires whlcg
ere burning in logged-off lands and
in commercial timber.
Chief Fire Warden G. S. JOY, Of the
state Forest Fire association said today
tbat the situation was more serious now
than it had been in several weeks and
that he feared that before Sunday some
Of the fires which were announced un-
der control several days ago would
break out again. =,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Johnson's s Big Fight.

Washington, Sept. LIN a scathing
attack ON the senate finance committee
Senator johnson, California, today de-
clared plans of computing war profits
win put premium on the ability of
great corporations to hoodwink and ex-
plot the government" !"
He spoke on his amendment taxing
war profits so per cent.
"The committee has said to us wait,
pause, hesitate, before taking so much
of the war profits of the country s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
T1,lx 27. 600 Prisoners

Rome, hep- 1.-The Italians have
taken more nan $4,000 prisoners since
The beginning cf their big offensive
along lho on...e Autrian front, the war
ottica -luC ! today. The prioners
inciade - Officers and 26,5S1 men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
LINER SUNK IN COLLISION

Marseilles, Sept. 1.-The liner Natal
was sunk IN a collision today. Five
hundred and twenty persons from the
vessel have been safely landed. There
was no panic when the vessel eollided
with another ship and went down.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Fighting South of Lens

London, Sept. 1.-South of Lens and
in the eighborhood of the coast the
enemy S artillery was active during
he nigh.,' Field Marshal Haig report
ed 44o4I ing British front today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
The German Version

Berlin, via London, Sept. 1.-Strong
French attacks near Hurtebise farm
along the Chemin Des Danes were re-
ported by the war office today, The
French were thrown back by counter
attacks, the statement said. Desperate
fighting continued throughout the
night A number of prisoners were
taken,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
Frenca Make Gains

Paris, Sept. 1.-French attacks on
the Aisne, along the Chemin Des Danes
carried all objectives on one mile
front, today's official statement said.
The attack was made after a heavy
bombardment. Violent counter attacks
were repulsed. French aviators cooper
ated brilliantly, irving low and rak-
inc the enemy trench batteries with
machine gun fire.
Only artillery exchanges were re-
ported in Belgium.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
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MADE RED CROSS OFFICIAL

: Washington, Sept. THE ap-
pointment of Edgar H. Wells,
Cleveland, formerly dean of
Harvard college, as deputy Red
Cross commissioner for Europe,
was announced today by Hen
ry Dawson, chairman of the
Red Cross war council. Wells
will be stationed in London for
the present.
:. X X X x X X X x x !: x X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01

Deer appear to be numerous near the
town Of Gardner, and the Courier has
heard of three bucks being killed by
lucky hunters almost in sight of the
town