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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
AVIATION OFFICERS
EXPRESS NO DESIRE
FOR future FLYING
Declare That After War Ex-
periences Business OF Fly
ing Is Much Too Tame.
BY Webb Miller

UNITED Press staff corresI ondent)
With the American Army of 0ccu-
patton, Dec. &c. - The distribution
among officers Of questionnaires ask
ing whether they desire to remain in
the army or return to civil life, has
set thousands Of them to wondering
what they will do when there is no
longer use for them in the army.
A canvass among the men who have
led doughboys, artillerymen, flyers and
all other branches of the service, dis
closed that the great majority have
filled in their blanks with a desire to
return at once to civilian life. At least
80 per cent of these, it was declared,
will return to their homes, ready to
tackle some new pursuit. They regard
the war the turning point in their lives
offering the men an opportunity TO-
start anew.
Are Uncertain
Many are uncertain as to what oc-
equations they will select when they
get back to the states. Younger Off
GERS, as well as enlisted men who have
not had the advantage of college edu-
cations or who have not completed
courses, will go to school. Many others
are determined to go west or south
from eastern points.
This war will be athe cause of a
great shifting in occupation, especially
among the younger men. Approximately
one fourth Of the men questioned de-
clared an intention to make a change.
Every man Of the famous oath aero
squadron, comprising all American
aces, filled out blanks asking discharg
es. Captain Eddie Rickentaeker, ace
of aces, said he is uncertain what bus
mess he will have try at when he gets
back. Automobile racing will be pret
ty slow for me hereafter, he said
i"I may start an aviation school or in
terest myself in the manufacture Of
,airplanes.
Jimmie Meisner, Brooklyn, secont
) among American aces, and who inter
Irupted his college career to enter tn
army, probably will resume his studie
lin the junior year.
II Captain Douglas Campbell declares
things are uncertain with him as "cv
lerything looks tame now. -
, Not one of the score Of aviator
interviewed intends to pursue avia
: ton after the war as business.
, With regard to the aerial mail ser
$ vice, Meisner said:
e Il have not heard of a single flye
G intending to enter the mail service
There are only two kinds of flynn
!, worth while now--either war or pleas
S ure. Aerial mail service flying will b
2 merely high class ehauffeuring. It viii
e be monotonous life to fly back an
. forth between two points. There is lit
/. tie peril to pleasure flying after becom
ing accustomed to war flying. 1t !
0 less fun than automobile riding beesus
!, you can I see much"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
5000 us. TROOPS
HEARD ADDRESS OF
PRESIDENT WILSON
Told Boys That They Would
Get Kind OF Peace They
Fought For.
By Webb Miller

American Headquarters in France,
Dee. 25.-(By Courier to Nancy. IA
vast sea Of tin hats, wave on wave,
swept before President Wilson today
as he reviewed 5000 American troops
at Langres.
He told the soldiers they would get
the kind of peace they fought for; tnat
everybody at home was proud of them
just waiting the chance to acclaim them
as conquering heroes on their return.
The president addressed the troops
as "my fellow countrymen. He de
clared that America had charted the
plan for peace and that all the nations
concerned had accepted that chart max
| ing the process of settlement compare
lively simple.
Is Peoples Peace.
"And,r he said, everybody con
cerncd in the settlement knows that il
must be a peoples peace and that moth
| ing must be done in the settlement oi
the issues of the war which rs n,a :.
handsome as thegrea t achievements o.
the armies Of the United States and tn
allies"
After wishing the troops happ!
New Year, saying it was hard to BIZ
them Merry Christmas SO far from hom
the president dincd with the officers 0
the Goth division. All present wore dec
orations. Then there was long motto
trip in the rain, with occasional flur
ries of snow and flekers of sunshine
| Wilson visited the soldiers billet'
He was cheered all along the route b
the inhabitants. The party halted ono
when an old French woman appeared
carrying flowers for Mrs. Wilson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
UNITED STATES WILL
SOON BUILD SHIPS AS
CHEAPlY AS ENGLAND
Edward Hurley Declares Mer
chant Marine Flag Must
Fly In Every Port.

Paris, Dee, 26.- American mer-
chant marine flag must fly, in every
port in the world, Edward N. Hurley,
chairman Of the shipping board, declar-
cd in an interview with the United
Press today. He announced that the
United States will soon be able 70 build
ships as cheaply as England.
In this connection it was learned
from other sources that the help Of
America 3 vast new system Of ship
yards in constructing merchantmen for
England, France and the other allied
nations, lis expected to depend abso-
lutely upon the solution of the prob
lem Of freedom Of the seas. If it is not
solved and the lid on cooperation is
taken off, America is believed ready
throw all its resources into building
the worlds greatest fleet, thus becom-
ing predominant in world trade.
"It is intended that the American
flag shall fly into every port Of the
world,'' said Hurley. "There is no in
tention, however, TO utilize American
ships only for American cargoes We
want our vessels to carry the cargoes
| OF other nations and we also want the
ships of other nations to carry our ear
goes. =
Fine Living Quarters
"Every American ship win have fine
living quarters. Seamen Of the mer-
chant marine will be unif fo,med The
-hn1o .arv,aa - IN ha an attraetiv0
that all seamen will be enthusiastic to
| get into it and become statesmen OF Am
eriean products throughout the world
Hurley was not worried about Amer
lea 's ability to compete with any ma
ton in world trade competition after
the war. He said there would be plen-
ty of trade for all and that wages
would be similar in all the nations.
While England can produce ships at
/
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
IN HORSE AND MULE BUSINESS

Washington, Dec. 26.--Unele Sam is
IN the horse and mule business again
this time rs a seller. Nearly $4,000
"surplus" horses and mules will be
auctioned in camps and cantonments on
the fourth Tuesday in January. This
ahorse power" rehabilitation is ex
pected 10 help the spring plowing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
PACKAGE CAUSES FIRE

Eureka, Cal, Dec. 26.--An inflamma.
BILE package in the Christmas mail today
was believed to have been the cause oil
a fire which last night destroyed the
postoffice and general store at Dyfe
vile. The loss was more than $l2,
900.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
CHEERING THOUSANDS ON HAND TO
WELCOME SEADOGS HOME TODAY
viii Exonuate District
Attorney Fickert---Report

( San Francisco Dec. 26.-Dis-
K trict, Attorney Fiekert will be
< exonerated Of charges in j. B.
( Densmore's dictaphone expose
< when the grand jury meets on
< Monday night, according to per-
( sistent reports at the hall Of
< justice today.
( Because Of Secretary Will
k, sons refusal to allow Densmore
4 or any Of Densmore aides to
4 testify, the grand jury has been
1 unable to substantiate any of
( the charges in the report
K Some members of the grand
i jury are said to favor formal
4 condemnation of the govern
K ments practice Of wire tapping.
X X < X X y X X X X, X X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
sAxoNLA ARRIVES.

New York, Dee. 26.-The British
steamship Saxonia with 1347 wounded
American soldiers aboard, arrived here
today from Liverpool.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26

Miss Fawn Lippincut, who pinned
her name in a pair o Red Cross socks
last winter, got letter from Ukrain-
ian moujik t'day, an is havin' 1t
translated by civil engineer. Who
remembers when a woman never ap.
peared. seantiiy clad unless her house
nus afire
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26

Blood serum of recovered Influenza
patients Is recommended for treatl-sas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26

Continued on page three,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26
Weather Report

Oregon, Tonight rain west,
fair east portion, warmer; Fri
xHy ssin wssl, rain es snou east
portion; increasing southerly
wsp5.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26

DlSPATCHES
SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAIL l
!: LEY NEWS SERVICE
( X X X y X X + + < : = 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-26

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
Beals,narckais

Miss Elizabeth s.. Kite discovered in
1905. while attending the lectures of
DIR. Emil Reich in Ibndon, that Beau
marchais was the first person to in
terest the French king in the cause Of
the American colonies. 1t was news to
her. as.it still is to hundreds of thou
sands of other Americans She forthwith
set out to learn all there was to be
known on the subject. She embodied the
results Of her research in a book, which
has just been published, But the book is
much more than the story Of the great
Frenchmans interest In America. 1t is
a fascinating biography Of man who.
James M. Beck says in his appreciative
introduction. was an eighteenth century
reincarnation of Benvenuto Cellini One
might say that Miss Kite has done little
more than compile her story from the
books of previous biographers. but that
would be unjust. even though she makes
copious extracts from those who have
written before her. She has brought to-
gether the facts In the romantic career
of the watchmaker's son who rose to be
the confdant of kings. and has told in
detail what he did for America. exhibit
ing clearly the breadth OF craftsmanship
which impelled him TO advise the French
king to help us. 1t is book that de-
serves the attention OF the public.
Bl1AUAgARcHAIs and the War Of Ameri-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
Secretary Baker abroad

1t must be admitted that the proper
person to recount the details of Secre-
tary Bakers visit to France is his own
private secretary who accompanied him
on his first trip to the front. Ralph
A. Hayes, that selfsame secretary. re-
signed his position to enter the service
and now writes from the wealth OF
notes he assembled during that jour
ney which had, as its very fruitful out
come>Nhe Incorporation at a moment Of
grave import, Of the American troops in
France into the strategic reserve of the
Allies and the appointment of General
Foch as commander -in-chief of all Allied
troops
The author records the tedious de-
tails OF Secretary Bakers journey with
untiring faithfulness employing a vein
that lightens his own task as well as
the readers. And that it needs light
ening Is indicated by MIR. Bakers sched-
ule for a single day. which comprised
seven conferences. two visits paid and
a dinner and luncheon
SECRETARY BAKER AT THE FRONT By
Ralph A. Hayes Mr.. Bakers private Sec
retary. New York. The Century Com
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
Dr.. Con,UeU on Soldiers

In the last analysis it is as an inspirer
that Or. Russell II. Conwell has en-
deared himself to so many thousands of
Americans. II Is a wonderful gift, this
ability to urge others on to heights they
have never dreamed Of: and in its pos
session the eminent Philadelphia is
rich. indeed. Never content to remain
In idleness. he has added one more to
the many services rendered to young
americans. this time in the form of an
inspiriting volume for the encourage
ment Of the young men now serving our
country. In the friendliest manner.
speaking from his own personal expert
ences gained during the Civil War. and
supported by the experiences of many
other men which he cites. Doctor Con-
well tells How a Soldier May Succeed
After the War He urges the men In
the ranks not to fritter away their leis-
ure hours. but rather through study to
prepare themselves for their second
great struggle, that in civil life after the
war In Doctor Conwells own words
his book is based upon that best of all
arsuments-facts: for IT is based upon
the writer's personal knowledge OF what
soldiers. by study while in service. have
actually achieved"
HOW A SOLDIER MAY SUCCEED AFTER
THE WAR. by DR.. Russell H. Conwcli
New York: Harper & Brothers. 80 cents
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
Studies in the Jungle

a revolution of hitherto unknown life
will be made to many readers OF jungle
Peace In it he will be the close COM
panion of William Beebe, curator of
birds. New York Geological Park, as he
studies the multitudinous life Of the
tropic ocean from the bow of the
steamer, and wanders through the
forests of British Guiana. Marvellous
are his descriptions of the myriad ants
observed, their intelligence and tenacity
of life. while one is amazed at the mag
nitude OF the bird life in the jungle
During a few hours spent in its study
under single tree he identified
seventy-six different kinds" His account
Of his many experiences is not always
easy reading to any but the scientific
expert. He appears occasionally to coin
words to suit his descriptions, as for
instance he tells of the "superformicine"
exertions of an ant.
JUNGLE PEACE: BY william Beebe. cura-
tor Of birds, New York geological Park
9nd and, director Of tropical research station.
Henry Holt Co. $1.75.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
JUST A WOMAN
WHO RAN AWAY
Louis Dodge's Norel about
Her n Most Fascindt-
ing Tale

Not to waste any words on II, "A
Runaway Woman" is emphatically,
worth reading. And what, TO some Is
more to the point, ii is worth dollar
and fifty cents, even TO the chronicaliy I'M
poverished II that sum cannot be raised
II is respectfully suggested that the book
may be borrowed. or even flched; for
it is also worth that blot on the soul OF
a sinner
story sunny as June field, ana
sweet without a touch Of saccharine' 1t
is a small masterpiece. and is worthy OF
a permanent nook in the library OF the
most epicurean of readers. II is much
too nice to deserve compression into
sort of predigestcd tabloid here. 1t Is
impossible to transfer the delicate water
color sketches of scenes. to trace the
simple, graceful outline OF the theme, or
to give you Susan-Susan who runs
away. Susan Is ininitable--a character
wholly new in the gallery of modern ftc-
ton heroines. Susan is good and great
and absurd--exquisitely simple of sour.
serious and honest. with the worldly
wisdom of a puppy. and the mild, golden
wisdom of an inspired child.
The tile is misleading. suggesting the
New Woman, ingrowing emotions. and
volcanic revolution. against the bonds
Of convention. Or. perhaps, II does so
only to the reader who has assimilated y
diet of modern literary propaganda Ano
then. when he has read ten pages
of Louis Dodge's book. If he has any
proper feelings. he Is. and should be,
overwhelmed with shame at harboring
such thoughts.
Susan runs away from q little room
above dingy city street, and the light
housekeeping plan, and Herkimer, her
husband. who doesn't need her particu-
larly, and wouldn't like the country any
way The way it was, she saw pic
ture--a country scene. with very green
trees and a veryS blue sky with pillowy
clouds, and hill and dale. and church
spire in uncertain perspective. 1t was
very beautiful and alluring and utterly
different from Pleasant Lane. Once she
thought of asking Herkimer to run away
with her. but decided that he probably
wouldn't like the idea. So she takes
to the open road alone. like truane
schoolboy. and many things happen TO
her. But that is the story
There is % suggestion. vague and pleas
ant, OF William J. Locke in his mellow
mood and Whit. too. of Jeffery Far
nols beloved Broad Highway" The
tranquil narrative flows through scenes
pleasant and unpleasant. rises to a pitch
OF mild complication. and carries Susan
back again to Pleasant Lane to make
the tragically simple sacrifice of trying
once more to fit Herkimer because she
thinks he needs her now. and the little
room, after she has grown far, faf above
her old life. But it ends, happily, quite
naturally. because it lis a happy boob
from the roots, and the clear, sunny AT.
mosphere of Susan and her unconven-
tional journey does not fade when the
final page is turned.
hONAWAY WOMAN. BY Louis Dodge
we" YORK: Charles Scribners Sons Sl 5O
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
The Farce of the Reichstag

If any one wishes to know what the
German Reichstag is like, he should read
the book about Il which the Able f.
Wetterie. who occupied a seat in it for
Alsace for sixteen years. has written.
1t is the mere creature of the Cen
trail Government, according to the abbe.
There are lot of parties in 1t, but
the members of the parties have nothing
to say about what is done. The party
issue orders and the members obey
And the leaders dicker with the Chan
cellor and agree on a course of action.
When bill Is introduced there Is n
great buster of opposition. in order to
create the impression that the Reichstag
really amounts to something. But all
the members know that this bluster is
merely play-acting, as it has been ar
ranged that the bill is to go through.
and it does go through on third reading
as smoothly as though the members
had not tried to act as il they had
something to say about its fate. The
farce of the whole proceeding Is recog
nized The rules of the body provide
for debate on one day week on bills
that have already been passed. in order
to let the men who wanted to speak
have an opportunity to air their views
These speeches made when the bill is
a law have just as much effect on its
fate as the speeches made while it was
awaiting third reading.
The abbe's book is valuable also just
now because of the estimates of the
parliamentary leaders which it contains.
leaders whd are now active in it's coun-
sells. Several pages are given TO Err
berger, the Center leader, who has a
seat in Prince Maximilian's new cabinet.
He began his political career as rabid
anti-clerical, but he turned his coat oyer
night because he thought the prospects
of getting on were better with the cleri-
Gals than opposed to them. No book
has appeared which reveals the farce Of
German parlamentarism more COM
pletely.
BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE REICHS-
TAG. BY the Abbe f. Wetterlc. New
York: George H. Doran Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
Mterned in Germany

1t would be impossible to find in all
literature, ancient CT modern, an eX-
perience similar to that described by
Henry c. MahOney, in "Interned in Ger
many" unless in the story of the ex-
periences of another man in similar con-
ditions in Germany Twelve months
were spent by him as a prisoner in the
Ruhleben internment camp, a racecourse
near Berlin. His fellow-prisorers, 1000
In number. were Of every grade. from
the millionaire to the pauper. residents
and tourists. and all were treated alike
The brighter side OF the account of
his experience is the description Of the
various ways in which the time was
passed to make life bearable. IAN au-
tonomous government" was established
In which he served as police officer
and says. IT certainly derived distinct
pleasure from serving" A Church of
England service was held on Sundays
and "thrived and grew amazingly. The
most impressive success was education"
in every field of which experts were
found. and classes were kept going at
full pressure from early morning until
late at night"
The dark side of their life is almost
inconceivable. They were herded and
treated like cattle. They had little
rood. and II was often almost un-
ea,able. "The sanitary conditions were
chastity" and "only the incessant ham
mering OF the American Ambassador
brought about any Improvement" There
was only one "split in the camp" the
presence of three or four hundred Eng
lish residents, who. instead Of being
ccmpatriots. were race apart they
were Germans in everything but birth
and names" They even celebrated the
anniversary of the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. A remarkable fact. bearing in
mind the cosmopolitan character of the
four or Ave thousand prisoners. drawn
from every conceivable class OF society,""
10 that "crime was unknown in Ruhle-
ben." We may, en- the whole, readily
believe his statement that had "the at
mosphere within the barracks been less
of sewer. life in Ruhleben
would have been comparatively happy"
lNTERNED IN GERMANY. BY Henry G.
Mahoney New York: Robert NJ Mcbride
& Co. So.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02

When Ruth Plumly Thompson's de-
lightful verses about the Perhappsy
Chaps were running on the children's
page of the Public Ledger little seven
year-old girl always asked her father
to read them to her before anything else
on the page. One day the father asked
the child why she liked the chaps "lt is
because they are always doing kind
things for people, she replied. And
they are. Miss Thompson's verses have
now been gathered into volume. illus
trated in colors by Arthur Henderson,
the same man who drew the pictures for
them in the Public ledger. The book
ought to interest thousands of children
who got acquainted with the Perhappsy
Chaps when they were first invented, and
thousands more who will hear of them
for the first time when they see the at
tractive book.
THE PERHAPPSY CHAPS. BY Ruth Plum
ly THOMPSON, Illustrated by Arthur Hen
derson. Chicago: r, F. Volland Com
pany.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
Letter Writing

To the great army of women and men
who look upon writing social letters as
bugbear Elizabeth Meyers's new little
volume, "The Social Letter." will prove
an inestimable boon.
The little book is a radical departure
from the "letter-writer" Of yore. Miss
Meyers recognizes the danger of the set
phrase. SO. instead. supplies the reader
with accepted types for formal notes
that can be fexibly altered. But the
chief charm of this small volume is not
confined to notes of an obligatory ma
ture. Miss Meyers tells how to impart
grace and atmosphere to all letters. A
glance through the chapters shows THE
Letter Of Thanks" Christmas Gifts, -
"A Birthday Letter. weddings" THE
Letter Of Congratulation." THE Letter
Of Coincidence" and many other sub
heals that speak Tor themselves.
E17n n0pIAL LQIyDR. = IleHk BOOK ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
My Friend
The Eneny

They had been friends-closer than
brothers. Each would have given
his life for the other. But one day
they met in bitter hatred. II was
all one woman's doing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02

The time elapsed since the author has returned
from the fields, Of France has given him much
more accurate perspective than he could have
had while the disturbances Of war were stll
racking him. He sess it al more a. q whole
now; and he has had time to think through, and
to feel through. many an idea, many picture
that before were but blurred and flying fragments
from time Of cataclysm. AZ IN author Mr..
Empey hks dsepened and melowsd; his humor
has grown richer, and his amAsing vitality 10 ~
fresh and exhilarating % ever. Tales from
Dusout 10 - cheering ~ bulletin of victory.
EmDey has gone over again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
,y ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Author Of lover the Top"

1HHE book 10 made up q . group Of battle
~ front sketches and short-stories. They
are fiction founded on the experiences Of the
author At the front during a critical time Of the
war; a. such, they reproduce, not real names
and dates, which are important chiefly in direc-
tories and records. but that tremendous reality.
the spirit Of the men who are engaged in this
modern crusade against the Hun. In the book
the reader feels the invincble Allied viii to win.
the unconquerable saiety and good humor Of
vest bodies of men fighting and working to-
gsther. the thrills Of physical contests on scale
nsver before known TO the world.