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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
TEN MILITARY COMMANDMENTS
OF MARSHAL FoCH.

| Marshal Foch seems to be a master OF
psychology as well as of strategy. While
playing the war-game on a gigantic
scale, he does not neglect small details
which help to promote colossal success
The needs of the rank and file are
always in his mind and he spurs them
to bravery and endurance like the fight
ing patriarchs of old. Aat any rate
he was imbued with some of the spirit
of Moses when he promulgated ten c,m-
mandments which have proved of meal
culaDle worth on many hard fought bat.
tie fields. Trench and Camp quotes
these inspiriting laws as follows:
Keep your eyes and ears ready
and your mouth in the safety-notch, fol
it is your soldierly duty to see and near
clearly, but as rule you shou". ~
heard mainly in the sentry challenges
or :he charging cheer.
2. Obey orders first, and, if stiA
alive, kick afterward if you have been
wronged.
8. Keep your arms and equipment
clean and in good order; treat your ami.
mails fairly and kindly and your motor
or other machine as tho it belonged to
you and was the only one in the world.
Do not waste your ammunition, your
gas, your food, your time, nor your op
portunity.
4. Never try to fire an empty gun
nor at an empty trench, but when yoa
shoot, shoot to XIII, and forget not tina.
at close quarters bayonet beats bull
let.
5. Tell the truth squarely, face the
music, and take your punishment like
a man; for a good soldier won't lie, ne
doesn t sulk, and is no squealer.
6. Be merciful to the women Of your
foe and shame them not, for you are a
man; pity and shield the chiiuren in
your captured territory, for you were
once helpless child.
7. Bear in mind that the enemy is
your enemy and the enemy of humanity
until he is killed or captured: then he ia
your dear brother or fellow soldier
beaten and ashamed whom you should
no further humiliate.
8. Do your best to keep your nend
clear and cool, your body clean and
comfortable, and your feet in good con.
dition; for you think with your head,
fight with your body, and march with
your feet.
8. Be of good cheer and high cour-
age; shirk neither work nor danger
suffer in silence, and cheer the com
rades at your side with smile.
10. Dread defeat, but not wounds;
fear dishonor, but not death, and die
game, and whatever the task, remem-
Der the motto Of the division, "It Shall
Be Done.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
DR. .Equi And Bryon Haveg'o
Unfriendy Encounter

Portland, Or, Dec. 31.-"N Now you
-, go out and frame up ON some
other woman"
That is what William r. Bryon, spe-
cial agent of the department of justice,
says DR.. Marie Equi told him as she
blocked his exit from the federal court
room today, following the passage of
a three year sentence upon her, besides
Il fine of $500.
The woman was convicted a few
weeks ago for violation of the espion-
age act, having been accused of se2i-
tious utterances and activities.
Bryon says DR.. Equi barred his pass
age through the courtroom door. As
he stepped to the right, she moved IN
front of him, and the same thing hap
pened when he sidestepped in the other
direction. He finally showed her aside,
causing her to stumble and fall
But that didn It give Bryon clear sail
ing, for woman friend of DR.. Eqai
rushed at the special agent. His shove
sent her to the floor. Court attaches
prevented further mixing.
DR.. Equi was given 80 days in whiea
to file notice of appeal, and is at lib.
erty under bonds.
United States ,llti orney Haney who
herded the excited women into an Of
flee at the court house, following their
encounter with Bryon, declared DIR.
Equi said her brother will be in Port
land soon to "kill Bryon on sight"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
RIPPING RHYMES
ByssWalt Mason
OF LOW ESTATE.

have my troubles like the rest, and anguish some
times rends my breast and then up and say "Of all my
blessings let me singl Pm glad wasn't born king
and had no ermine my back no scepter in my hand
lived in ancestral hail. and had no vassals at my CALL
and no surroundings grand And there were times when
was prone to look with envy on the throne that Kaiser
Bill held down; it made me sorer than boil that none
anonted me with oil, or handed me crown said at
is not right fair that one must use cane-seat chair
while other has throne; it's wrong that one has king
y sway while other has to work all day to earn patry
bone" But now when life seems flat and stale, when
am sick or cooped in JAIL for swping Goldfish balls say
I'm glad I'm not king So let me smile and dance and
sing whatever ill befalsp have my troubles day by day.
the speced hen has gone astray the muley COW is dry
need overcoa and shoe my aunt is sneezng with the
of grief and care greater than gent should bear
brace myself and say. LET all my tnhorn woes take
wing! am SO glad I'm not a king Geewhillkens!
Hoerayw
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
POLK BUDGET is 1856, ,o2O

Dallas, Or, Dee. 31.-The Polk coun-
ty court has passed the budget for g9lg
without a dissenting vote. A propos'
al to retain the county agricultural
agent lost. The court Immediately trans
ferred money, which would have been
set aside for the salary of the agent
to the road fund, and ordered that the
amount be spent Immediately in spread
ing gravel On the roads.
In the budget the total expenses of
tire county for the coming year are
placed at $256,020. AS the receipts will
be about $4,000, the amount to be rails
ed by taxation is $232,O2O. Special city
levies are as follows: Falls City, $S,-
800; West Salem, $2913,31; Independ-
ence, $9506.40, and Monmouth, $30SS.
The court ordered levy of 17.9 mills to
take care of the country's expenses, II
mills lower than the 1918 levy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

I and really would have aided Ruth to
divorce him, she felt it was wrong TO
hide the knowledge that he had son
from him; that Ruth was also wrong
| ing herself by doing so. Brian would
have real cause of complaint against
her.
| Mrs. Curtis had called one evening
and had quoted at length from letter
she had received from Mollie King.
Ruth was 50 glad she had acknowledged
that she knew Mollie and Brian saw
each other Thankful that she had not
evaded the issue when Mrs. Curtis
spoke of Mollie.
"It is good thing you aren't jeal-
Gus, Ruth. | should be, if it were my
husband and knew how intimate they
had been before Brian married. am
such goose where Mr.. Curtiss is con
cerned l honestly think it would kill
mo if he gave me any reason to be
jealous"
al am not of a jealous disposition, /"
Ruth returned calmly. She had deceiv-
cd even her aunt as to the feeling she
had about Mollie King.
'sBe thankful that you are not. 1t is
an awful feeling And woman is so
helpless A man has so many opportun-
tiles to deceive. He is away all day; his
time-if he is in business for himself
lis his own. How in the world is 4
woman to know he ISM spending it
with some other woman, il she doesn I
feel sure he knows no other intimately :
/ have always said that never would
give Mr.. Cirtiss chance. You see, your
being in business has given Brian all
sorts of excuses to do anything he
wanted to--men hate to be alone, yol
know"
"You certainly haven't very high
opinion Of men, ;" Mrs. Clayborne broke
in. 'sFor myself, l do not believe thai
any amount of espionage viii keep a
man straight if he wants to step aside.
With some men il simply urges them oa
to indiseretions they never would think
of committing if they were trusted.
People who aren't eongenial, aren I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
kANSLN FAILED TO
KNOW COUhTRYNAN
Tall Yankee Soldier Surprised
That He Didn't Recognize
American.

Paris, Dec. 10.-(By Mail.)-He was
a dark little man with impetuous man
ners, and great thicket of black mus
tache, from behind which strange ggt-
tural counds were coming. The tall pri-
vate from Kansas whom he had stop
ped upon the Paris street listened a
moment, then shook his head.
"Sorry l can't help you, old chap"
he said, "but just don t get you at all
Tell you what ii take you to the Y.
NJ. c. A. across the street. Some oas
viii help you out there" +"
He led the little man across the street
and up to one of the French Y. M. c.
A. helpers.
"Here's one of your little playmates
with something on his mind,'' A~ .ss-
nounced cheerfully. "Maybe you can
get it off" Then he stood listening,
while the Y. M. G. A. worker said some
thing to the little dark man in one
tongue and got an answer in another.
Wasn't French.
"Monsieur, he is no French" an
nounced the Y. M. G. A. worker after
minute.
"You don t say!" said the tall pri-
vate. "Where does he come from rnenY
The French Y M. G. A. worker said
something else, got another reply, and
appeared, at last, to understand.
"Monsieur, he is un Americaine!"
he announced dramatically.
"Well, III be darned" said the tall
private, putting out a hand, and wiring
ing that of the little dark man. "Ask
him where he comes from. s"
Another question followed, and an
other answer. The Frenchman turned
back to the Kansas private.
Gle is Monsieur, an American from
Argentine" he said.
"That IS all right" said the private.
shaking hands again with the littls
dark man. 'Tt's across the Same
ocean. ~ 55
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
MRS. CURTIS EXPoUNDs HER
VIEWS.
CHAPTER CXXIv.

CfiAPTER CNAIN,
Ruth was gone FOR two or three days
She had an interesting bit Of work to
do; and when she returned il was cas-.
lily to be seen it had done her good.
A few days after her return, another
letter came from Brian. In it he made
no mention of Mollie; but spoke of ex.
pecting soon to be ordered to the front.
He also told in a few simple words
that he was now a lieutenant, He said
nothing Of what had led to his promo.
tion, however; which was like him :
Ruth thought.
Someway, this letter made her even
more uneasy than had the other, but for
a widely different reason. She felt gull.
ty toward him in that she had allowed
her feelings to restrain her confession
concerning the baby. She wished she
had sent the letter she had destroyed.
The mails were so uncertain, so slow
What if something should happen IA
him and he would never know lie had
a hltle son She would feel guilty. az
her life.
So once moro she wrote OF her boy,
and this time she hurried out ond post.
ed it. She would give herself no dime
to change her mind, or to let thoughts
of Mollie King prevent her doing her
duty
"I have written Brian about baby, .
she said to her aunt.
81 am glad, dear. Your friends
would be shocked did they know you
had not.'
Even though she didn't like Brian,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
AFTER THOUGHTS.

After Yuletide days are o'er
With their unforgotten lore;
After all the merry chimes,
After gay, delightful times,
After hearts responding clear
To the merry Christmas cheer;
After dear ones, far and near
Gather meath the wonder-sphere,
After Santa S come and gone,
Left kind tokens one by one;
Not one home by him forgotten,
From eldest down to little tot.
After all the romps and plays,
After all these happy days,
We humbly come with this request:
Place all your trust in Him who bles
Little children when they came.
Teach them to revere His name.
May his dear words be ne 'er forgot:
"Come unto Me, forbid them not"
II. Z. BELL.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

well mated, are better off apart 1 feel
that it is more sinful to live togeth II
under such circumstances than it is to
separate. If one cannot trust, there can
be but little happiness"
"But men have so many tempta.
tions," Mrs. Curtiss resumed. eff q
man is good looking and attractive in
other ways, there is always some woman
trying to tempt him away from his al
Ilegiance--so it seems to me-"
'tNonsensel" Ruth exclaimed. "You
are too foolish to talk that way. Wom-
en- aren't 50 anxious to have other
women's husbands as you seem to
think = she felt that Mrs. Curtiss had
Mollie and Brian in mind. "Most girls
prefer to be first with q man. Then,
too, think most men are honorable. u
she flushed little, but went on: Hsand
if they are trusted, will not be un-
worthy"
EGO on believing that, but do not
agree with you. And l shall continue
to keep a close rein on Mr.. Curtiss.
That is why l never go anywhere with
out him when he is in town. He is
away or 1 shouldn't Il have been here
tonight.
After she left, Mrs Clayborne and
Ruth talked Of what she had said.
"I imagine she thinks she has some
reason to be jealous of Mr.. Curtiss to
talk as she did," Mrs. Clayborne re-
marked.
'.Or she was trying to make me feel
uneasy about Brian and Miss King"
Ruth replied in SO bitter tone it
gave her aunt a feeling that perhaps
Ruth WAS little jealous. But some
Laughing remark she Immediately made
dispelled the impression.
Rath Haekett was too proud 60 let
even her tunt know how she felt.
(Tomorrow-Ruth Is Disappointed Iu
Bian s Lester)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
Effective Methods OF
Fighting Fl" Epidemic
eugene Daily Guard.)

i The epidemic of influenza in Eugene
seems to have been materially checked
during the past ten days, to such an ex.
tent that the board of health saw fit to
raise the ban on dances and other pub.
lie meetings. The quarantine method
seems to have been successful and most
people are inclined to believe that the
disease would have been stamped out
entirely by this time had the laws been
strictly obeyed. So far as possible tine
health board has seen to its enforce
ment but there are some who refused
to come within the mandates of the law.
There are others who have been credit
ed with suffering from influenza when
they had no symptoms of the disease.
Even some of the physicians have re-
fused to report cases of bad colds as
influenza and. thereby been criticised.
Others have given the benefit of the
doubt and failed to report some of the
cases. In fact it has been almost i'm
possible to get anything like ali s..ur-
ate report on the conditions. Even the
records of the board of health are dis
puted, and the newspapers have been
criticised for not making big stories
about the dreadfulness of the disease
and its contagion, as well as failing to
report each and every case, whether it
was la grippe, bad cold, influenza or
what not.
All in all there has been a good deal
hvs' eria about the conditions during the
past four weeks There has been severe
criticism of the moving picture theaters
for failing to close down and also foI
ropiag off every alternate row of seats
Portland newspapers have sneered ut
this method of checking the spread of
influenza, on the ground that in house
containing 200 people the germs will
have proportionally good opportunity to
experiment as in house of 400. DR..
Royal s. Copeland, health commissioner
Of New York City, state that the mo-
tion picture theaters of the city were
kept open to prevent the spread of pan
ic and hysteria and thus protect the
public from condition of mind which
would predispose it to physical ills.
II the motion picture houses are o
menace to the public health in time of
cpidemics, close them up. If the dance
halls are menace to public ealth, close
thop up. If any other public meeting
place IS menace to public health, close
it up. in fact, all public gatherings
should be treated alike. The disease
I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
FIGHTING THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

We do not doubt but the local health officers are sin
cerey trying to combat the 'flu' epidemic but we do
question their wisdom
Hundreds of towns and cities have found by exper-
ience that closing schools churches and public places of
all kinds failed to check the spread of the dread disease
1t is apparently very contagious and must be handled
just small pox, dpthera similar scourges have al
ways been---by strict quarantine.
case in point and know the facts to be as stat
ed from the University of Oregon where 300
cases developed early and almost without warning
among the S. A. T. G. members and other students.
Quickly the health committee of the faculty got busy and
fitted up hastily several nfirmaries and hospitals in
buildings that suitable and available and isolated
every quickly it developed Only two students
died. which was low percentage for the nufber of cases.
and when school dismissed for the holidays not sim
gle reported among the students DR. Bovard who
had charge of the work. reported officially to the faculty
that isolation of the they developed pro-
duced marked Improvement in conditions within few
days.
Army camps have been practically freed of the cpl
demic by similar methods. Many high medical author
tiles give nnocuation and isolation as the only effective
method Of fighting the epidemic but all not agreed
to the value Of innocuation.
The greatest objection to closing up town on this
account is that while it is ineffective it also tends to
frghten people generally and has the effect of exagger
ating bad conditions frightened community is always
difficult to control properly
strict quarantine plan in which physicians are held
responsible for failing to promptly report influenza cases.
and enforcement of penalties for violation of the quara
tine rules, would soon make marked improvement in
conditions here in any other community All other
methods seem futile and have cost many valuable lives
The usual newspaper jokes about those New Year
resolutions are now in order
New Years greeting to the secretary of the treas
ury---" "McAdieu"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
BOISE TO CHANGE TIME.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 31.--There is q
general expression of disgust here over
the change to Pacific time for this ter
ritory, which becomes effective Jan.
uary l. Under the change children will
leave school almost dark, as it is now
nearly dark here at five o'clock. In.
creased electric light bills are certain.
Commercial bodies protested in vain
to Washington against the change.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
LOCATION OF FIELD ARTILaERY.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The Hath
field artillery on November rs was at
st. Remy, attached to the 39rd divi.
sion. This division on~December was
moving into Luxemburg with the army
of occupation.
The Hath engineers on November %
had headquarters and company casuals
A, B, C, d, E and + in Froidos, near
Verdun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
Verdict OF Accident Given
Over Body OF Bayonetted Boy

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 31.-A YER
diet of accidental was rendered by the
coroner's jury at the inquest over tho
body of Ezekiel Trens, bayonetted by
a guard at the Liberty Fair.
Private W. M. Young is now held on
the charge of murder as result of the
death. 1t is charged he bayonetted the
boy as he attempted to clomb the fence
into the fair.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

Premier Clemenceau's intmaton in the chamber Of
deputies that France will rely in the future the protec
tive value of the British fleet carries the vastly import
ant meaning that the allies not prepared to support
balance of power. The huge majority by which the
chamber voted to sustain Cemenceau after his decara
on indicates that this question the French government
has the support of the French nation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
RECORD COLD AT PORTLAND

Portland, Or, Dec. 31.-Nineteen
eighteen is telling its Portland friends
adieu today in the coldest weather of
the winter.
The mercury dropped to the low rec
ord of 26 above last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

Senator Chamberlain is out cunning for the de-
partment again. AS usual, following the cue given him
few days ago by Roosevelt he brings up lot Of qub
bes, but presents no constructive criticism. He
planned that rehabilitation too slow, but when Sen
ator Williams asked him if he thought the army should be
German soldiers facing them who might be re-mobized
in forty hours the Oregon senator qualified his remarks
by admitting that while rehabilitation was proceeding
rapidly enough it not being done accordance with
any Scientific plan" The senator may have changed
but no one in Oregon has noticed anything very
scientific in any of his actions nclnations except his
methods in gathering in votes when he candidate
He has certainly been scientific vote getter in the past
but of late to be overworkng the science Of play
ing to the galleries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
THOSE CAPTURED SHIPS.

The reported intention of the Allies to dispose of the
German warshps by the simple process of sinking them
was without foundation 1t is announced that the British
government has made such decision and representa-
tves of the United States government have not asked
for it.
Opinion here and abroad has naturally been divided
as to the proprey Of any such action There those
who maintain rather pausiby, that it would not only
save any jealous disputes among the Allies but would
point good moral lesson, if the warshps which have
been the instruments of much crime were sent to the
bottom OF the The Germans very likely would see
the point of that 1t would be spectacular lesson to
nations tempted to misuse their sea power
1t appears however that the majority of the people
in Allied countries will hardly tolerate such sacrifice
Of valuable property cost many millions to build those
ships they argue 1t will cost the Allies millions to build
additional ships for their navies if big navies
to be continued Why not these instead of throwing
them away?
The problem at present is merely an academic one.
Contrary to the general impression, Germany has not
surrendered" her war-feet-that is, not technically
She has only handed the ships over to the Allies for m
ernment in compliance with the armstice terms. No
need entertain any fear though that Germany will
get them back The peace conference will undoubtedly
declare hem all forfeited and proceed to dispose of them
according to plan which will be fair to all the Allies
whether by distribution destruction or some method
not yet determined
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

Professional politicians who fired gun of any
kind are the most effusve in their euoges of the soldier
George Chamberlain is pretty fair sample Of this type
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

Judging from accounts Of Englands welcome for
President Wilson, those sefcontained Britshers in
danger of becoming really demonstratve if they don't
look out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

The surgeon general reports that in
fluenza is definitely on the decline in
army camps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

Nine thousand tons of rice are on the
way to Seattle, the first importation
allowed since the American food re-
strictions cut down rice imports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31
7HEWLFE
BY Jane Phelps.

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

The usual newspaper jokes about those M
are now in order
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-31

A New Years greeting to the secretary of tn
ury---" "McAdieu."