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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
By Joseph ShaDlen.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd Feb 22.-- (Afternoon)---A high defense
council has been formed, composed of Premier Lenine
Foreign Minister Trotsky, Stalm Prosham and Karen
The city has been placed under martial law.
The Petrograd soviet and the Pan-soviet executive
council have endorsed the peoples commissares policy
regarding peace probably refers to the mnisrys eff
forts to sign seperae peace if Germany will permit
and to fight, if Germany continues the nvason) The
workmen are eagerly preparing to fight The soldiers
are hestatng. Hurried preparations for defense are
marked by confusion and desperation.
Petrograd Feb 22---( (Evenng. )---Men, women and
prisoners of rayng to the defense of the
Russian revolution.
thousand women have offered themselves for the
army
Fifty thousand \workmen soon will be ready to take
their places in the battle line, it is declared.
Even thousands of war prisoners in Petrograd and
Moscow-mosty Austro- -Hungarians and Slavs, but in
Bolshevik assert.
kilograms received from Sovies in all parts of Russia
urge fight to the finish.
Petrograd, February 21.- (Night) 1.-The peoples
missaTes in favor of the Russian armies rereating
until they make a stand before Petrograd. This is
especially true of the workmens representatives.
Officials opposing this plan point out that evacuation
of Ukraine means northern Russia will starve
Lettsh riflemen have announced they will go to the
front to fight for the freedom Of Lhuania and Esthonia
The bourgeoisie in Petrograd seem to be waiting the
coming of the Germans geefuly hoping they will be able
to save the property they held before the revolution
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
CONTROL
VLADIVOSTOK PORT
Squadron Of Warships In
HarbOr Has Had Quieting
Effect There

Toxic, Feb. 1.-(By mail, Presence
of squadron of Japanese warships in
the harbor of Vladivostok has been
successful in restoring quiet and main.
tanning order at the Russian port ac-
corhng to all reports sent here. Since
the squadron arrived conditions have
returned nearly to the normal and al
though factions of Russian revolution
lists are said to be decidedly covetous
of millions of dollars worth of muni-
,tions and railroad equipment shipped
to Vladivostok by the allies, it has not
been molested.
Lieutenant Colonel Araki of the Jap
anese general staff who has been in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
BIG DRAFT
WILL CONE IN june
is LATEST REPORT
Number To Be Included In
Call Is Yet To Be
Determined

Washington, Feb. 23.-The second big
draft will be made in June, according
to present plans, it was learned from
authoritative sources at the provost
marshal generals office today.
The number to be included in the call
and mobilization planned is to be de.
termined by the war council of the
war department, it was STATED.
Unless some great emergency arises,
no nationwide calls of men will be made
under the second draft. The present plan
provides for continuous stream Of men
moving from civilian life to army camps
and from the camps to France. Compar-
atively small numbers of men will be
ordered from certain districts to camps
just as rapidly as men now there start
across the sea.
The formal call authorizing some def
mite number will bt made merely for
the purpose of allocating the district
quotas.
Many more special and industrial
calls, such as the recent ones for brick
layers and accountants with Pershing's IS
forces, will be made under the second
draft, it is believed. For this purpose
an elaborate card index system, show
ing the occupations of all registered
men, is being compiled.
Commencing today, about $4,000 men
of the first draft will begin moving to
the training camps. This mobilization
will be completed within five days. On
March 8 about ten thousand more will
be sent and this will leave only about
six per cent-approximately forty thou
sand-of the first draft who have not
been inducted into service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
Heads Of Food and TranspOr-
tatiOn Bureaus Clash
Over Existing Crisis
AINTCABLE AGREEMENT
SEEMS TO BE PENDING
international Pantry Is Re-
guired and Hoover VIII Be
In Charge Of Supplies
By Robert J. Bender

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Feb. 23.-The food crisis
facing the allies has developed a sharp
dispute between the railroad and food
administrations.
Herbert Hoover, having announced
that the next sixty days will be critical
ones and everything depends on the
ability of the railroads to move food,
Director General McAdoo win send his
railroad after it. McAdoo added long
statement to show he is working hard
and moving much food.
Whereupon the food administration
said McAdoo, obviously appreciatinG
the danger, apparently can be counted
on to do everything possible to alleviate
it.
Meantime, behind these frontal move
ments, there is much fast skirmishing
between the reserve forces of tn two adj
ministrations. The first assistants, rear
guard and others have entered into a
lively discussion, with the tendency
of both sides being to pass the buck"
ESQ far as transportation is concern
|ed'' says MeAdoo's reply to Hoover,
"there is no danger Of food shortage
again in the eastern part of the coun-
try"
He further adds to Hoover, as "sol6
purchaser Of supplies in this country for
the allied governments, that "if you
will notify me from time to time Of
the location of specific supplies and
the port or ports to which you wish
such supplies transported. will guaran-
tee the necessary transportation, sub
iect alone to blizzards and floods.
Hoover, being out of the city when
McAdoo's misive arrived, food admin
istration officials poHdered over 1T and
then countered with:
"Mr. McAdoo IS statement is very re-
assuring since it indicates further cars
will be furnished western terminals and
the shortage fro mthese terminals 10
eastern territory now will be overcome.
AS the railroad directorates are evident
lv alive to the situation, they will no
doubt take all necessary steps"
While the verbal swords of these Of
ficials clanked merrily on, the house
AGRICULTURAL committee today completed
its report on the compulsory meatless
and wheatless day bill and declared as
tbe allied food situation "is becoming
seriously criticalO Hoover must have
broader powers at once.
At the food administration it was
stated today that the inter-allied food
problem is developing need for an in
ternational pantry with Hoover as the
steward, to equitably portion its limit
ed contents. Hoover only awaits passage
Of the compulsory rationing measures
to start his gigantic task. Wheatless
and meatless weeks are ahead, officials
here believe, until the present chaos is
relieved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
First Time Sens Of Father Of
Democracy Serving On
Foreign Battlefield
By Fred S. Ferguson

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 22.-(Delayed) Standing on fire
steps, crOuehing in listening posts and
machine gun positions, or concealed in
dugouts where telephones and other war
instruments are hidden, American sol
diers observed Washington S birthday.
1t was the first time the sons of
the father of democracy had spent that
day in a European battle line, to save
the principles he represented.
Every man in the front line trenches
had a turkey dinner in honor IF the oe-
easion.
German shells were whistling by anu
shrapnel was bursting overhead as the
anniversary was ushered in at midnight.
A cold, brilliant moon lighted up the
trenches and No Man s Land almost
like day.
The knife-like temperature cut thru
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
ALIEN ENEMIES Being
WEEDED OUT At CAMP
LEWIS---D|SCHARCED
Four Austrians Are Under Ar
rest and Face, Court Martial
and Death Penalty

Camp Lewis, WASH, Feb. 2S.--A to-
tai of 200 alien enemies have been
weeded out and discharged from the
service of the national army at this
cantonment, it was announced today
Thirty four were Invested of their uni
forms and released yesterday.
Four Austrians, now held under
guard as result of alleged threats to
shoot their officers and turn over their
comrades to the enemy at the first op-
portunity when the troops should reach
the fighting front, may be court mar
tialed and shot, it is declared. Evl-
dence Of the alleged reasonable ut
terances of these men, whose names
are withheld, is now in the hands OF
the division judge advocate.
Adviees from Washington received
here quote the judge advocate gener-
al Is office as saying that any national
army soldier charged with plotting
treason would be court martialed and
if found guilty, would be liable TO the
death penalty. This ruling would APP
pear to apply to- the Austrians IN ques-
tion. - /,
Mike Bellan, an Austrian drafted
from Butte, who is said to have declar-
ed that "Americans are fools +" and ex-
pressed the hope that the GermanA
would give this country "a good whip
ping has been arrested on presii-
Dental warrant and will be lnterneo'
Thomas Helmuth Ritter, sergeant ma
Tor arrested some time ago, foliowlhg
disappearance of important military doc
uments from the office of the adJutaint
general here, has been dishonorably
discharged from the service. it is re-
ported and will be interned for the du-
ration of the war. No direct evidence
that would be sufficient to convict MI
ter of espionage was produced
oborged from the 9lst division were
not accused of serious offenses, but
were simply dropped because of ques,
tion as to their entire loyalty to the
United States
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
CONTROL BILL
ARMS DIRECTOR M'ADOO
WITH BROAD LEGAL POWER

regulations, to lend money, buy seeuri-
ties; in short, to do anything he deems
necessary through the director general
to make government control success.
The utter rout Of forces opposing the
administration 8 wishes with regard to
basis of compensation, power to make
rates, length of government control and
other points, was expected to be fol-
lowed by a similar victory in the house.
The chief of provisions of the sen.
ate bill follow;
Empowers the president to make
agreements with railroad for payment
of ALI annual return equivalent of the
average operating income for the years
1915, 1916 and 1917.
Provides appeal to the court Of claims
to settle disputes on compensation.
Authorizes the president to lend rail-
roads money for improvements and
equipment.
Provides $5OO,OOO,OOo for this pur-
Jose.
Authorizes government purchase Of
railroad securities.
Provides the president may initiate
rates and make them effective immed-
lately, subject to revision by the inter-
stat commerce commission.
Includes every short line competitive
railroad in the country under federal
control, whether designated by the di-
rector general or not.
Terminates government control eight
cen months after the end Of the war,
but gives the president power to termin-
ate it at any time he may deem advis-
able.
Gives the president full power to set
aside existing laws that hamper effec-
tive government control.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
WASHiINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
is OBSERVED BY AMERICAN
SOLDIERS ON FRONT LINE

the heavily bundled men standing rig
idly in the trenches, watching for some
boehe movement. The Sammies "tin
hats" surmounted wool helmets which
were drawn up to their eyes. They
kicked their feet softly against the side
of the trench in. an effort to warm
them.
Then came the "life savers" Men
from the rear brought up steaming hot
coffee, carrying the huge cans through
the twisting communication trenches.
Every man got big cup. 1t was not
only hot, but good coffee.
Meantime, a boehe or American ma
chine gun or automatic rifle would rat
tie; a grenade explode; and then the
German artillery would open up with
a brief chorus. The shells would swish
and scream over the trenches, bursting
far in the rear.
German bullets would whine closer
overhead as the American sentries cut
loose with their rifles at suspicious OBJ
jeets in No Man 8 Land, In the artil-
lery's telephone dugout were two boys
from Chicago. two from Boston and one
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
Former Ambassador
Gerard Is Recovering

New York, Feb. 23.--James w. Ger
ard, former ambassador to Germany is
ill at his hotel here today, recovering
from an operation performed for an alb
seess in the nasal organs, contracted
during one of his visits to German pri-
son camps.
DIR. Lee NJ. Hurd, his physician, de-
elared that while his condition had been
critical he had passed the danger point
and his temperature and pulse were nor
NAL this morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
HINDENDURG'S Army
EVIDENTLY NOT LARGE
And ADVANCE SLOW
Quite Likely That Possibility
I Of Resistance Is Causing
Some Anxiety
By J. w. T. Mason
written for United Press)

New York, Feb. 23.-It is improbable
that Won Hindenburg has more than
fifty thousand men engaged actively at
all points in the German forward move
ment into Russia.
The slowness of the Teuton advance,
in view of the absence of opposition has
now undoubtedly become influenced by
the increasing possibility that the Rus.
SLAMS may organize trap for the num-
erically weak invaders. Hindenburg is
taking no risk of suffering heavy cas-
ualties and causing renewed unrest
within Germany. The bulk of the Ger
man troops ON the Russian front are
quiet. For the first time the German
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23

Berlin, via London, Feb. 23.@'We
are proceeding eastward in Estlonia
and have occupied Tekraine in Livon-
ia" the German war office announced
today.
"Dubno has been reached.
"Our prisoners altogether include two
generals, two colonels, 443 other Off
GERS and S.770 men,
Dubno is in Volhynia, fifty miles
west of Rovno, city already reported
to have beeneentered by the Austrians.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
.Haue Fnll Power

Washington, Feb. 23.-Authorities at IT
Camp Lewis, Washington, have full
power to act in the cases of four ma
tional army soldiers charged with
treason, the Judge advocate general $
office said today. No report has been
received of the arrest of the men; and
none is expected until after they have
been court martialed. If the court mar
tial finds them guilty, the verdict must
be reviewed and approved in Washing
ton
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
HIGH DElySE council
FORMED N PETROGRAD
TO RESIST INVADERS

Premier Lenine and FOreOn Minister TrOtskv at Head
Martial Law Is Proclaimed --WOrkmen Are Eager to
Fight But Soldiers Hesitate Thousand Women In PetrO
grad Offer Services-BerEn Officially Reports That Ad
vance Is Proceeding Eastward Meeting Little Resistance
About Nine Thousand Prisoners Have Been Taken
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23
Headquarters Moved.

Petrograd, Feb. 22.-Delayed) THE
Russian western front military head
quarters has been hastily moved TO
Smolensk (fifty miles east of Vitebsk,
five hundred miles south of Petrograd
and 250 miles west of Moscow 1t was
lost touch with the separate armies.
The Germans in Livonia have seized
a hundred railway engines and thous.
ands of cars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23

What's become o. tn country rela-
tives that allus brought a suitcase full
o. provisions when they dropped in on
you7 Tn way most girls wear ther hair
they couldn't hear a feller if he did
propose. -
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-23

Oregon: Rain to-
night or Sunday
west; rain or
snow tonight or
Sunday east por-
tion; moderate
south westerly
winds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-21
british launch BIG OFFENSIVE ON \
WIDE FRONT AND ARE FORCING
THE ENEMY BACK, TAKING TOWNS, I
FIELD GUNS AND PRISONERS

any other factor of life:' Did you give
me the milk which the good God gave
with every mother, or did you rob me
Of my birthright?'
It is not, according to DR.. King,
the poor and ignorant who fail most
in parental duties. He adds:
THE burden of bearing children 49,
for the most part, taken up by peo-
pie who have the least means and, IN
a large proportion Of cases, they set
an example as regards natural nars'
ing and personal care-in two words
complete motherhood-which is so Of
ten shirked by those Of ample means
and leisure. Civilized nations are re
cruiting their populations from par
ents who, relatively speaking, navs
failed in the battle Of life from on
cause or another, and not from thoss
who have succeeded"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-21
attack MADE
without ANY
PREPARATION
FRENCH ALSO CONTINUED TO AD'
VANCE ALONG THE WHOl
FRONT
(By Associated Press.)

London, Aug. 21.-The British have
cautured Courcelles and Achlet-le-
petit and have reached Moyenvllle
and Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre in this
mornings drive, according to advlces
from the front.
Some German field guns and two
hundred prisoners were taken at an
early hour. The attack which was
made by the Third Army under Gen
eral Byng, was made without artll-
lery preparation and was compie'ely
successful. Although the prisoners
taken said the attack had been ex,
rocted for a week, it was tactical
surnrise The tank infantry advanced
through the heaviest Of fire in ths
gray morning light.
Only feeble resistance was encoun
tered by the British at first on incl
front southwark from MoyenneVille
Fifty minutes later the front WIdehe'
southward until it extended all Tn
wav to Anre. The Germans seem 7
he keeping the bulk of their force
we'll to the rear. Heavier fighting
expected.
1t is reported the British advance
two to three miles along the front
this mornings attack.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-21
LEGAL DlcTUM OF
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
(By Associated Press.)

London, Aug. 2O.-ln the course Oh
n hearing In the Prize Court yester-
day, Sir Samuel Evans drew the at
tention of the Attorney General to a
legal dictum of President Lincoln.
Sir Samuel, examining law BOOK
same across a manuscrit not and
said. 81 see I have here a note from
President Lincoln's lost speech. Pres
ident Lincoln was not only Ameri'
can President, he was also a lawyer
He stated:
1T is, | believe, principle OF law
that when one party TO a CONTRACT
violates it so grossly as to destroy
the object for which 1t is made, th'
other party may rescind it.
"The speech was made in 1856 ant
is called the lost speech
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-21
Bows Between Is and 20
To Be Called After All
Men From 20 to IS
Have Been Taken

,dented magnitude Of such mAtary
movement, across the ocean, IN the
face of submarines, that has thrilled
the allied world and broken the spirl'
Of the adversary.
II was a stirring scene in the har-
Dor the morning following as the
transports unloaded their $4,000 men,
The sky had cleared and the huge
hulls Of the transports loomed out OF
the mist, their tunnels putting blacK
smoke; their sides painted with fan
|tastic camouflage, and their decks ris-
ing like terraces crowded with khaki
clad Americans in their broad
brimmed sombrerros. The 'destroyers
had drawn off and were lying punched
ten across. They looked diminutive
besides the big ships, but their power
showed in the CLINT of guns and the
long, lean build like a greyhound
lstretched FOR aCtlOn ruIthet VAIN
we've the French warships.
All about were innumerable small
craft, army and navy tugs, lighters
launches and fiotilla of fishing craft
with their nets hanging to dry like
huge sails OF lace. Back OF this water
scene stretched the huge American
warehouses, sprung up like mush'
, rooms, until the whole front was
black with buildings and the Hkele
, tons of more buildings. Already th'
lighters were alongside and the sol
, diers came tramping down the gang
o ways to go ashore.
r The Americans found this port with
: out any system of big docks. A feS
g of the smaller ships can come to tn
n docks, but most of the unloading from
II the deep-draught ships must be D.
g lighters. The American commander
e are planning to change all THIS. an
soon the long breakwater Will D
d linked to the land by bridges. thu
g creating at a stroke a huge docKin
,e system by which the American troop
in will march straight ashore from Tn
ID ships.
of A lighter was now pushing off, wit
rs 500 troops packed on it like the crow
at a holiday procession. The me
he were feeling gay, for they were abo'
he to step on solid ground again, and
as have their first look at France: al
In besides they had the regimental oar
ux which was sending the Star Spangi'
S. Banner yechoing over the water. u
,se ery head was barred as the strains
on the anthem went up. Over the mi
nv fIoated a huge dirigible balloon poir
In ing out to sea in quest OF subm
he rfne. The soldiers gazed at 1t
ZEN the first sign of warfare. After 1t re
the two hydroplanes like monster beet
and Joined in the search for subn
ord .rines.
Iau Now the lighters were at the DO
ing and with the tide out the men clint
,ce,up 20 feet TO the wharves. As th'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-21
WORLDS MOST SUCCESSFUL
BABY SAVER IN LONDON
(By Associated Press.)

London, Aug 20.-The man reputed
to be the worlds most successful
baby-saver has come to London to
save lives for the British Empire and
thereby replenish wars ravages. He
is DR.. TRULY King, founder OF the
Royal New Zealand Society for the
Health of Women and Children, an
organization that has reduced the IN
fantile death rate in New Zealand
from about IS in 1000 to As. The
New Zealand govern nent has lent
him for year to the mother country
to teach women here how to care for
their young.
every mother" he says, Ought te
be told the full extent Of materia
responsibility and privilege. Tht
child may we'll ask Of his mother
when he comes to know what makes
or mars human being more tnai
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-21
Submarines ARE PLAYING
HAyOC With FLEET Of FISHING
VESSELS ON GRAND BANKS:
DESTR0yERS HAVE been SENT

This interview, as was given In evil
dence, cause local hostility against
the sergeant, because it was an un-
kind aspersion on the Germans
whom the Irish neighbors of O'Reilly
described as decent people. The
indignation resulted in the burning
the sergeant's dwelling house ana
furniture and the case came before
the Court to assess damages for ma
licious injury. Judge Gibson award
cd sixty pounds remarking: THE
burning was cowardly and treach
erous act, and 1t makes me sick to
think that persons calling themselves
Jrishmen would be guilty Of It."