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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
RIVER BOAT SERVICE
NEEDED BY VALLEY
Citizen Of St Paul Voices Sen
tilnent Prevalent Among
Willamette Residents
St. Paul, Or. May 10, 1918.


Editor Capital Journal; The Oregon
City Transportation Co. has taken dts
boats from the Willamette river and
one of our transportation lines is idle.
This Is great loss to the entire vai-
ley, as the river helps great deal to
control the railroads.
1t seems that the retiring company
took their boats from the river route
for the following reasons: lack of pat
ronage, scarcity of labor, high wages,
and the last year of idleness caused
by repairs on the locks at Oregon City.
It seems that the retiring company
is willing to lease it's yellow stack
boats to coed old Uncle Samuel. Why
not make move on Washington
Write to our very popular young Sen
ator McNary. See the chambers of
commerce, of the different cities along
the river, make a move to save the
river route and then let business men
patronize, year after year, farmers
and Others are tied up by scarcity OF
cars. The Willamette river route gives
us transportation independent Of the
railroads
The government spent large sum
of money last year for improvements
of the locks at Oregon City and it is a
pity not to use them.
Very truly yours,
JOHN +. THE0 b. BRENTANO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Southern Oregon Wreck
Delays Passenger Trains

Portland, Or, May 1l.--passenger
service on the Southern Pacific was
delayed again today by a freight
wreck.
Three merchandise ears of an ex.
ira freight were derailed crosswise of
the track at Rogue River, four miles
west of Grants Pass. Or. A broken
wheel was the caitsess 80
Passenger train numDer "a, due at
Portland at 1880 a. m, is expected to
arrive about 2 p m. and passenger
train number 16 due here at S:25,
probably will arrive about 2;l5 as a
result.
The same trains were delayed yes
terday when small wreck occurred
at Walker. One freight car was de-
rallied when a flange broke.
Railroad men are reported to be wor
ried by the prevalence of broken
flanges and broken wheels resulting
in wrecks which delay traffic and of
ten result In loss of life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
CRISIS HAS CLEARED
ASSfRTSLORD miner
Trouble Caused by Maurice
Charges Regarded As
Fully Settled

Paris, May IL. "Thc crisis has
cleared the atmosphere" Lord Miner.
the British war minister, is quoted as
saying in an interview with the Echo
De Paris correspondent in London, re-
garding the recent situation engender-
ed by General Maurice's charges
agains Premier Lloyd George.
"Smh events are comparable to
storms. They have a certain utility es-
pecially at a time like the present,
when the world is excessively tense.
It ended happily and the British gov
ernment may now pursue the only
task that understanding the war
with renewed wgor.
" France may be assured that Brit
ish efforts at the front, as we'll as be-
hind the lines, will be co-ordinated TO
the utmost. The nnshakIabie French
confidence during the past few days
has greatly eomforted US.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Captain HobsOn's S Opinion
British Raid On 0stend

San Francisco, May Il. Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson, pioneer in
the harbor blocllading business, be-
lieves a special type of submarine
should be constructed solely for the
purpose of blocking harbors.
Hobson is here on an anti-iquor
speech tour.
"The British were more successful
than /, said Hobson, referring to his
attempt to- sink the old Merrimac at
the entrance Of Santiago harbor
'They have hit on the best way to
combat the submarine and they ought
to keep trying / would advocate a
special 'blockading submarine cheap
ly constructed and filled with con.
crete. These could be taken into the
harbor and sunk scientifically, where
q surface boat would encounter moro
hostile gunfire. >
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11

26DEAD "a WOUNDED
AND FIVE MISSING
IS Days CASUALTIES
The Five Missing Are All Of
6cers--Eight Killed
In Action

Washington. May FL = Capture OF
five American Officers was reported
in today 5 casualty list from General
Pershing.
The list, containing 60 names, also
included eight killed in action; four
dead of wounds; four Of disease; seven
Of accidents, three from other causes,
four wounded severely and thirty four
wounded slightly.
The Prisoners
Captain John +. Hardesty, Winfield,
Mo.
Lieutenant William H. Goruon, New
York
Lieutenant Thomas Benjamin Kern,
Bethlehem, Pa.
Lieutenant Frank X. Miller, Made
ra, Pa.
Lieutenant James e. Quigley, Ad.
rien, Pa.
Killed in Action
Iieutenanbs Adrienl G., Edwards, Car.
rollton, Ill.
Walter Cecil Fla.d New York.
Sergeant William F. Taylcr, Allo.
Scotland.
Corporal Alex Frazier Blevins, Ky.
Privates Charles Heckelman, Read.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
GOES after HEARST
IN HIS ANS WER
Will Garry His Fight On the
Government Into Senate
He Declares

New York, May 1l.-C0lonel Roose-
welt will carry to the senate his fight
against Postmaster General Burleson.
Today he was on record with "brief
preliminary statement" in which he
declared the government had shown fa-
voritisn in attacking Golfers, The Met
ropolitan Magazine and The New York
Tribune for criticisms of the administra-
tion, while the Hearst publications
which Roosevelt said had been helpful
to Germany-had not been intarferred
with. The colonel's next move is to
amplify theses charges in a letter to
some senator so they will appear per
manently in the official records.
Roosevelt S statement was a reply to
a charge from Burleson thar he name
the publications % which he had refer
enee when in an editorial, he accused
the government Of showing unjust dis
elimination in its dealings with certain
periodicals. Roosevelt said
"The prime example of failure by the
administration to proceed against news.
papers which opposed the war OF a tack
ed our allies, or directly or indirectly
aided Germany, is afforded by the fail.
ure Of the administration to deal with
Mr.. Hearst's papers as it has dealt with
certain other papers. Mr.. Hearst is a
very wealthy man, reputed to be much
more than millionaire, owning a dozen
newspapers, more or less, and a half
dozen magazines in differeni parts of
the country. AT the very beginning of
the war the government proceeded sue
eessfully against Tom Watson s publ.
cation in Georgia.
"Yct Tom Watson had done nothing
that was anything like as dangerous to
this country and our allies and as help
full 10 Germany as Mr.. Hearst had done.
I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Boys In Khaki March Through
Heart of London Into
Hearts of People

London. May Thousands bank
ed the streets and parks today along
the route taken by the American
troops in their parade through the
heart of London and the hearts Of Lon.
dcnerS.
The enthusiasm evinced everywhere
surpassed even that of the thrilling
days of 1914.
A staHwart American hand headed
the first battalion. Scots Guard band
the second, and an Irish regiment band
the third.
As they swung down the picturesque
Birdcage walk, between walis Of cheer
ing military and civilians, with flies
screaming and drums laundering these
Americans were reminiscent of Kitch
eners Mob. -
When the American sodiers dctrain-
ed they were cheefed by veteran Tom
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Plain Facts Reveal the Type
Of Petty Politics Played
With Great Industry

"It is a pleasure 10 sec the States.
man say that the state flax industry is
a financial success" said q citizen to
day, wien commenting upon the recent
editorial published by the morning pa
per IF dowrnor Withycombe would
admit as nrcn Il would be very en-
couraging indeed.
"The governor, Of course, is in a d.f-
ficult position" explained the citizen
"because if he admits what the States
MIR 80 proudly proelaims he will be in
horor bound to observe the conditions
Of the contract the state made with
Rol.ert Crawford, former manager Of the
flax plant
"That contract provided that il
Crawford should make a financial sue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Actual SEEING Of
Wheat by Government

Washington, May 11.-Actual seiz
ing of wheat boarded by farmers has
begun.
State food administrators, given
broad powers by Hoover, are requisi
tioning grain in several states. The
government is paying the regular mar
ket price with the expense of seizure
deducted.
Food Administrator Hoover has
again warned state officials that ev
cry bushel of wheat-cven that held
for seed--must be offered to keep the
allies from starving.
Less than 50,000,000 bushels Of
wheat were onlthe farms May /, off;
cials believe-most of this held fol-
seed purposes.
Selling of wheat began in Kansas
Indiana and other states May 1. Other
state administrators are using every eff
fort to induce farmers still holding
wheat to release it voluntarily.
Many states are taking a census OF
wheat still held in bins. This win be
seized Ss the government needs de
mand.
Indiana officials are registering all
unsold wheat in preparation for the
grain draft. In Chic, farmers are urg
ed 10 cooperate in spotting the grain
Stacker.
Moro than ninety per cent of farm
ers there have sold their wheat, off
cials state,
Food officials here say the nation !;
now living ON 80 to 40 per cent of its
normal food requirements, without
coiaptaiuf.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
AMERICAN SOLDIERS PARADE
THROUGH LONDON STREETS

mics, Jocks, Maple Leafers. Anzacs
and civilians bound for work, early
this morning as they marched across
Westminster bridge to their temporary
barracks.
From there the Americans started
the parade through the principal
streets to the American embassy and
Buckingham Palace, where they were
reviewed by King George.
Press is Jubilant
Secretary Bakers announcement
that 100000 American troops are in
France, adds to the heartiness with
which American soldiers, marching be
fore King George today, will be greet
ed, the London press declares,
"rhis represents really great
achievement, the Mail said, regard
ing Bakers statement. America has
had immense difficulties. While it has
not overcome all, it is rapidly doing
this. .
"There need be no half hearted en-
thusiasm about the fruits of the Am
erican alliance, said the Express,
"Their work begins to tell, . said
the Times GAS their numbers grow, il
will tell more and more. >
Letter From King
The king addressed the following
letter to the American soldiers in Eng
land;
"The British people welcome you on
your way to take your stand beside
the armies Of the many nations now
fighting the great ba.tls for human
freedom. The allies will gain new heart
and spirit in your company.
81 wish l could shake the hand o.
each of you and bid you God speed on
your mission. y
Copies of the letter win be handed
to every American soldier in England
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Non-P Partisan. Manager
) Must Go To Prison

Red Wing, Mimi, May 1l.-Joseph
Gilbert, manager of the national non
partisan league, political organiza-
tion which claims 100000 farmer mem
bers in twcnty states, was guilty Of
disloyal ,tterances, a jury here to-day
had decided.
Gilbert was sentenced to one year
in prison and fined $500 A stay OF
sixty days in execution Of sentence
was granted, with the proyiso that he
forgo league activities in Goodhue
county during that time His attor'
neys stated they would appeal for a
new trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Sufficient Artillery
for American Army

X Washington, May 11.-Suffi
X eiena supplies of artillery
X Frcnch rs and 155 millimeters
X and heavy American railway
\; artillery-are already in France
\; to meet the demands of our ar
X my, the ordnance department
* announced today.
:. Sufficient machine guns are
!: also available for immediate
X use for the American army.
X The department has mei every
i: demand for ovrseas shipment of
X troops. Every infantryman who
4: has gone abroad has been sup
X piled with full equipment.
y The senate military sub-com-
X mittee investigating ordnance,
X however, is not satisfied with re-
i; suits obtained thus far in pro-
y duction and is planning to make
X a tour Of inspection of ordnance
\: plants "to see just what is go.
4; ing on"
x X x x * 4 Y X 4 X x X y X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
LACK OF FOODSTUFFS
ISFORCINC GERMANS
TO RUTHLESS POLICY
Peasants of Ukraine Are Not
Submitting Peacefully to
Yoke Imposed On Them
By ]. w. T. Mason



New York, May 1l.-Faeed by the
pressing necessity of securing more food
to lessen dangerous unrest at home, Ger.
many is enforcing new policy of ruth
lessness in Ukrania which may drive the
Ukrainian republic in.o an alliance with
Russia for mutual resistance against
the Hohenzollerns.
The kaiser S principal purpose in ere.
ating the independent republic OF Uk-
raine was to put und2r the control Of
Germany the principal food supply re-
gion of Russia. The Germans believed
that both on he score of gratitude and
comparative ease of dominating the
new Ukraine government, there would
be no difficulty in obtaining immense
stores of foodstuffs from the sou ii Rus
sia area.
But the Ukrainian peasants are de.
yeloping spirit of bitter hostility to-
wards the militaristic arrogance of their
German task masters. The Ukrainians
are now beginning to realize tina, Ger
many desires to make their republic a
vassal Teutonie state, kept in poverty
so that the urgent food demands of the
central empires may be met. This stu
alton is even worse than thaa suffered
by Ukraine under the rule of the car.
At least the Romanoff rule permitted
the Ukrainians to feed themselves while
German militarism is insisting that Uk-
rainian hunger does not matter in com
parison with the food requirements of
Germany and Austria Hungary.
The conditions that are thus develop.
ing have already become highly dan
gerous to Germany. 1t is probable that
German military operations may even
be resumed along the east front as a
punishment to be inflicted by Won Hin
denburg on the Ukrainians.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Ultinatum Issued
to Bolsheyik Faction

Moscow, May 11.-Count Won Mir
bach, German ambassador to Russia,
has issued an ultimatum to the bolshe-
vi1 government demanding that it
sop arming troops and disband those
already armed. He also declared the
question of transporting German pris'
oners of war back home must be set
tied quickly.
The ambassador mentioned possible
German occupation of Moscow as an
alternative.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Socialists Receive No
Answer From Rulers

Amsterdam. May ll.--Dufing q meet
ing Of the main committee Of the
reichstag, socialists and eentrists quiz
zed the government concerning
Ukraine, Finland and Russia, but re-
received no answers, according to adj
vices from German sources received
here today.
Herr Noske, socialist asked II the
candidacy Of the Duke Of Meckienburg-
Sehwerin for king Of Finland was be-
ing officially pushed.
Members of the committee pro-
tested that the policy being pursued in
Ukraine was not that of the reiehstag-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
HOW OREGON'S GOVERNOR
JUGGLEO FLAX EXPERIMENT

ctss If ihe plant, even to showing one
'.cliar OF piofit, the state would pay
I'm in add .;on to his salary of 5000
m5utb, n tW as Of $50 a month. The
governor discharged Crawford and when
doing 50 insisted he had made failure
and was not entitled to the bonus stipu-
lated in the contract. He refused to pay
the bonus. So it must be embarrassing
to the governor to have the Statesman
which is supporting him, say now that
the industry is financial success and
the governor, when he told Crawford
he had made a failure, did not know
wha he was talking about
The flax incident merely reveals the
lengths to which man, who is other
wise honorable, wal 60 when he gets tc
playing petty politics with public busi
ness.
Governor Said Failure
All along the real friends Of the flax
industry in the Willamette valley have
insisted thai a financial profit would
be made from the 1916 crop, which was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
LOWER LIVING STANDARDS {

Rochester, N, Y, May 1.-Declaring
lower living standards are inevitable
if the war continues Secretary of La
Dor W. B. Wilson, addressing the En-
ployment Managers association here
today, called for cooperation between
labor and capital to stavc off the fate
full hour.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Brazil RECOGNIZED
BY GREAT BRIT AIN,
FIRST CLASS POWER
Minister viii Be Replaced by
Ambassador Newspapers
Are Pleased

Rio De Janeiro, May 1.-THE an
nouncement thai Great Britain contem-
plates raising its Rie legation to the
rank Of an embassy, coupled with pub
lication in the interview of President
elect Rodriguez Alves, outlining the for
eign policy he will pursue, together fur
nished the Rio newspapers with series
Of national sensations.
When President Veneeslaus Gomez re-
ceived the special British embassy
which has arrived in Rio, he was inform
ed of England Is intentions to make the
legation here an embassy. The president
replied that, in that event, Brazil viii
raise its London legation to an embas-
81.
Rodriguez Alves' unqualification in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
USED
|. TOSNASHATTACK
IN TOUL SECTOR
American Gunners Out-Guess
Enemy Massing For
Offensive
In MEANTIME FRENCH
MAKE LIGHTNING RAID
American Guns Are Also Busy
al Other Points ShelIing
German Reserves
BY Frank j. Taylor

Omitted Press SQff Oorrespondent)
With the American Army in Lorraine,
May lO.-Ameriean artillery in the see
tor northwest of Toul uutguessed the
Germans this morning, frustrating an
attack on the American lines and ere.
ating diversion that permitted the
French in the adjacent sector to exc
cute a lightning-like raid.
The boches, contemplating the execu-
tion of new trick, established gas
protector layout opposite the poins
where the Americans left wing joins
with the French. 1t was planned TO fire
the whole concentration simultaneously
at one point in the allied lines enveI.
oping the objective in gas before he
men could don their masks.
The layout was almost ready for the
signal when the American artillery, re-
ceiving information regarding the con.
centration, subjected it TO terrific
shell fire, completely destroying il.
The boches thought the bombardment
was the barrage for an American at
tack and directed all their artillery
OH the American left wing In a eoun-
ter barrage.
The French right wing, immediately
to he west, was untouched by tho
enemy fire and executed a lightning
raid into the German trenches, taking
over twenty prisoners, who verified tho
enemy's plans, hinging on the opera
tion Of the protector concentration.
On the right wing of the Toul see or
an American patrol encountered Ger
man patrol and forced them to flee. The
German artillery, getting busy, compeli-
ed the American patrol, in turn, to re-
tire.
Elstwhere the American front was
quici
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
Austrian Hopes For
Peace Negotiations

Amsterdam. Nav 11.-Baron
Burian, Austro-H Hungarian for.
eign minister. declared in a
speech that he hoped general :
peace negotiations would fol-
low the Rumanian peace, ac-
eordinp to a dispatch from
Budapest today.
Emperor Karl has exploit
ed every possibility Of peace,
the foreign minister said. "He
still wishes that no opportunity
shall be missed to conclude an
honest and durable peace. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11

There's lot of patriotic horse sense
in the suggestion that you invest the
interest from your Liberty bonds in War
Servings Stamps. Thus your interest will
lie earning interest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11

"A natural fog reduced the visibil
ity to about $50 yards and made oul
task most difficult" said an officer
Of the Vindictive.
"For twenty minutes we were repeat
edly struck by four, six and clever
inch shells, while seeking ingress to the
harbor. When we at last located it, tht
enemy's shelling and machine gun fire
compelled me to seek refuge in the con
ming tower.
~ ran the Vindictive against the
pier and went above for a better view
leaving the engines working. Ascertain
ing hat we had grounded, I had the
engine room cleared and the charges
blown up at 2:30."
A sailor said that Vice Admira
Esyes remained on the bridge of the
Warwick throughout the raid.
The destroyers Warwick, Teaser, Fo1
Terrier and Mascot Barked and friskad
about during the battle.
A tcflnic shell fire was directed
against she Vindic sve's personnel.
Most of our casualties were sustain
cd lille we WerA boarding the war
wick from the launches" said a mem
her of the Vindictive's crew. "Wound
Cd men wer treated aboard the ship
and taken to hospital after we land
cd
Mentors which shollcd the shore bat
ieries with hea gun were unhit, de-
spite the terrific arn fire.
By Henry Wood
With the French Armies in the Field
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
British Casualties
for Week Are 4O,0O4

London, May ll.-British casualties
officially published durirIg the past
week total 40,O04. They were divided
as follows:
Killed Wounded Missing Total
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
DORCLUM DECLARES
CHARGES AGAINST HUN
HAVE been FRAMED
|Discredited Investigator As.
serts Dodge Motor Of
6cials Are Brazen Liars

New York, May l1.--Gutzon Borg
lum, the sculptor, today issued a new
statement in which he branded as a
frameup the charges that he had been
by a desire financially to
benefit himself through his investiga-
zion OF the aircraft situation.
He counter charged that the accu.
sations made against him in the SEN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
EFFECTIVE ! OCkADE Of
GERMAN NAVAL BASE IS
OFFICIAL BRITISH CLAIM

Commodore Lines Declares That Recent Raid Was Entirely
Successful GermanAushian Press Makes Inspired An
nOuncement Pending Offensive On Italian FrOnt--Bul-
garians Now Holding Macedonian Front Alone Only
Artillery Duels and Raids On West Front
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-11
HEAVY ARIiLLERT BUSY
BY Fred s. Ferguson

BJ 7 kVV1 = = u oes"VH
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
With the Americans il Picardy, May
1O.-( Evening" American heavy artll-
lery fiercely shelled the German reserve
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By Henry Wood

BY Henry Wood
With the French Armies in the Field
May 10.--News from the Italian front
(suo sS1d mo1y p9uunuoO)
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