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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
STEAMER TEXAS, STRUCK
AMIDSHlP, SENDS OUT A
WIRELESS CALL FOR HELP

An Atlantic Port, Jan. 14.-''W
were struck amidships. We are sinking.
Lowering lifeboats starboard side. Have
lost aft boat. Spilling oil on water. We
have forty three men. Now lowering
forward boats. Good bye. No more Tex
an"
This was the dramatic message flash
ed broadcast over the sea in s. O. S.
wireless calls early today by the Amer
lean Hawaiian tank steamship Texan.
The message, which was picked up here,
did not give the location of the Texan,
which is believed to have been col
ision.
Efforts to answer the vessel after her
wireless operator flashed goodbye, no
more brought no reply[Gnd it is not
known whether the ship was about to
take her final plunge when the calls
ceased.
Navy department advices confirmed
reports that the Texan was in distress
and that the big tanker was believed
to have been struck by another vessel
So far as is known there was no loss
of life.
Another message either to or from the
steamer Willamette was sent out immed-
lately after the S. o. S. calls were heard
1t ordered assistance rushed to the Tex
an
The Texan is large steel steamship,
8,615 tons. She is All feet
long and was build in 1902 by the New
York Shipbuilding company. She is reg
istered at New York.
The Texan, according to navy depart
ment advices, was struck amidships by
another vessel, but so far as is known
no lives were lost.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
From Pacific Waters.

San Francisco, Jan. 14.-The steam
ship Texan was commandeered by the
United States shipping board last Sep
tember and went at once to the Allan
tic coast.
She was taken to New York by Cap
tain Charles Knight, who for several
years had been master of the vessel The
crew now aboard the ship was picked
up in New York, it is understood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
Trawler Strikes R.ncl,

Washington, Jan. 14.-An American
trawler, operating in European waters,
struck a rock and was lost, but all
aboard are safe, the navy department
announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

Washington, Jan. IA new
ly enlisted private-Vieenceno
Ferrio-is held by military au-
thorities here for accidentally
starting the fire which gutted
the quartermaster Is storehouse
and post commissary building
at Washington barracks today
FeTtrio is charged with
gross 'carelessness, f" inquiry
having developed that the con
flagration was probably start
ed by a cigarette he dropped
in the building.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
GAS HORROR FOR
AMERICANS NEW
GERMAN THREAT
Released British Prisoners
Bring News Of Latest War
Invention
CANADIANS RAID
LINES AROUND LENS
Only Outpost Fighting Re-
ported From Principal
War Fronts

Rotterdam, Jan. 14.-Germany has
devised new gas horror for use espec-
tally against Americans, according to
released British prisoners here today
The new device has been tested out.
according to the information.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
German Attack Rreal,s

Paris, Jan. 14.-French fire broke
up German attack around Goose Hill,
on the left bank of the Meuse, today s
statement declared
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

United Press dispatches Saturday
from William Philip Simms, United
Press staff correspondent at the
british front, quoted German prisoners
as declaring that the Germans had de.
vised some new horror for use soon.
but did not state what it was. Prob.
ably it is the same report outlined
above.
Canadian Raid.
London, Jan. 14.-North of Lens
Canadian troops successfully raidea
enemy lines, taking eight prisoners anc
returning without casualty, Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
East of Mericourt he reported patrol
encounters in which the fighting result
ed in favor of the British
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
Mostly Artillerying.

Berlin, via London, AIN. 14.-fF Ar
tilleryng and reconnoitering on the
western front was all the war office
reported today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

Rome, Jan. 14.-Italan patrols oper-
ating east of Caposile and north of
Cortellazzo routed several enemy out
posts, the war office announced to-
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

Save your fats. A fat chance to dc
your "bit."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

CONTINUED on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14

Oregon: Tonight
and Tuesday rain
moderate south
westerly winds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02

walks and Greater Serbia. The accompanying
map gives an excellent idea OF the ethnographic
map the new Czecho- Slovak nation will .prnba-
bly, Include Bohemia, Moravia and perhaps a
Ruma m and Greater Serbia viii include Bos-
MIA. Crotia and Dalmatia with Montenegro. The
an ffse paTs Of Of WIN posy
Channel to the sea" andsa port on the Adrtatic.
possibly RUNE LAY WIZ ea the [ysg. anu
GLIDING that city. @
The remaining parts Of the "rarnshackle en-
20 to Poland will probably be organized into
the new state of Austria. German influence is
and sor IN sT tPe w
to a war for the defense OF the Fatheriand for
it would provide buffer state on the south OF
Germany to prevent an immediate invasion.
Such is the situation that is likely to evolve
Immediately from the chaos in the Dual King
nounced, they undoubtedly win call for COM
plete surrender and it is rapidly becoming i'm
That will mean, among other things, possession
of the railroads of Austria Hungary and the al
military occupation II it is necessary to carry on
the war against Germany. This will make
new German front on Germany,s southern bor-
available for operations This united force,
when it reaches the new front, VIII consist Of at
least 100000 highly effective troops, and Ger
many has absolutely no forces available To meet
them.
New Road Into Germany
1t may require month or even longer for
these armies to complete the work of occupation
and solve the actual physical difficulties of
transport which must precede the occupation OF
the new front but when. these have been solved
the road into Germany from the south is open,
and Germany in the meantime must organize a
defense with nothing but the uncertain Austrian
state from which to organize it,
Meanwhile General DiaZ and his Italian army
continues it's forward rush unchecked, and with
no thought Of the proposed arnistice. It is rap
idly clearing Italy OF the invaders, capturing i'm
mepse stores of supplies and countless thou-
sands of prisoners and freeing countless thou
sands of Italians, both soldiers and civilians.
ANY attempt at resistance appears to have
ceased and the effect of the victory will be cum
ulative The disorganization of the Austrtans will
increase, and there does not seem to be any
thing that can prevent an Italian advance just
as rapidly as the troops can go forward. Allied
patrols should be in Austria within few days,
perhaps hours and unless the victories to date
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02

hare been grossly exaggerated, the remaining
parts OF the Austrian army will be annihilated
The Allies can march to Vienna or Budapest
any time they want to.
Complete pehaee
Such is the debaele that has taken place DUR
ing the week on the German southern front. It
is complete and final. It has wholly segregated
Germany and left her with her back to the wall,
fighting hopeless battle.
Meanwhile Marshal Foch has resumed his at
tacis on the French front. The whole German
line is pivotlng on Metz. and trying to swing
backward out OF France and Belgium. Marshal
Fochs aim is to prevent an orderly retreat, pre-
to take just as great a toll as possible with min
irnum losses to himself. The breakdown OF
has to break the German lines in France. He
must merely keep the Germans holding them in
full force, while the invasion OF Germany from
the south is organized and carried out. He
afford merely to "sit tight and attack only
when he sees any signs of a withdrawal of Ger
complete control Of the air. he Is in position to
do this, and no great movement of troops can
army must hold its line in France with the
knowledge that an Allied force is preparing an
the German army was never driven out of
France and Belgium. 1t would like nothing bet
ter than to get out, new but 1t dare not. It can
be forced to surrender before 1t retreats much
further. Us
cut for several months yet The work of mop
ping up" in AustriaHungary will be slow, and
the Allies may not be ready for an attack in
this region for some time. Some sort of defense
may be organized by a withdrawal OF all
remaining German forces in Russia and an or
gauiZation Of Austrian troops. Moreover If the
German army can withdraw to shorter line
1t would be capable OF making strong stand
on its highly organized defense lines. But the
end is certain and inevitable. Nothing but ne
gotated peace save Germany now from sur
render as complete as that imposed upon Bull
garia The most that Germany can hope to do
is to carry the war into spring campaign and
win some concessions by threatening to sell her
gAlF TN he fvNya%H Az
counted on to accomplish this, and unless
signs are very misleading the German home
front is going to pieces far more rapidly than its
army. The next few weeks may see the Aus
trian collapse repeated In Germany.
Meanwhile OF course, 1t Is no time to 'Iet up
It's the time to fight harder and to guard against
anything short of unconditional surrender
The snake is scotched, but that is no reason for
withholding the blow that win crush i'll. g. r.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02

tolerate almost any degree Of ineficiency
in government enterprises.
The Forum deprecates the huge profits
that were made by some Of the companies,
even though these profits are partly ex-
eusable on the ground that the business was
temporary and therefore highly specular
tive, and though the greater part Of these
profits was reached by war taxes; but The
Forum depreeates still more the millions
that were thrown away by sheer ineffici-
ency and costly experiments with worth
less types Of planes that were later dis
carded. These experiments could have
been avoided by sticking to accepted types
of planes until better ones were developed.
This money is gone completely. War prof
iteering is bad enough, but sheer bungling
is worse, for it is generally more costly and
not even the profteers"beneft.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
In The Open Forum

The Dakota State Journal addresses this barb
ed shaft at United States Attorney Htldreth:
We are not surprised that United States
Attorney Hfldrefh failed to convict Job Wells
Brinton In the sedttion case at Bismarck, and
that he has woefully fallen down on num-
Der OF other prosecutions against ST. Louis
platform Socialists. The developments in the
Patterson letter case at Fargo have shown
that he is very ehumny with the Socialists
and Socialists press OF the state. According
to the Socialist daily at Fargo the Courier
News Of Sunday United States Attorney Hill
dreth in the Patterson case. permitted the
Courier News to examine confidential nles
and communications in his Office, which We're
sent to him as a federal oficer, and according
to the same paper he permitted the Socialist
daily to use these confidential government
dIes for political purposes We can never
hope for any real effective prosecution or
pro German propasandists in this state as long
as the government keeps Hildreth as its pro-
scouting attorney. Kate Richards 0Hares
eulogy Of Mr.. Hildreth after her trial at Bis
marck must have hit his vanity in the right
spot. It is no wonder her wiles Tor years
have overwhelmed the masses"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
THE HUGHES REPORT.

The Hughes report on the aircraft in.
vestigation but reflects the easy tolerance
with which Americans view governmental
Incompetence
There is no organized graft revealed,
although several indictments are recon-
1nended. But the report shows the usual
careless acceptance of incompetence, delays,
extravaganza, and sheer wastefulness
which are so frequently expected and con-
doned in the expenditure of public funds.
II viii be unfortunate if the Hughes re-
port does nothing but create a political con
troyersy. It should stir the anger of voters
against extravaganza and inehiciency,
whether tits by Republicans or Democrats
The report isn't an Indictment merely Of
certain men who controlled the aircraft
program; it is an indictment of our whole
national psychology; Of inertia that will
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
THE DAILY ROMANCE.

Nothing but the tremendous and grow.
ing pressure on newspaper space caused
by government regulations, and the almost
prohibitive cost of paper prevents The
Forum, and doubtless many other news
papers, publishing the daily citations
which are now an appendix of the casualty
lists.
They would provide daily column Of
thrills such as no romance could hope to
equal.
For example, yesterday came the story,
told in a few brief official paragraphs, of
the American observer who made himself
a part of his machine and saved himself
and his pilot One of the vital parts of the
plane was shot away, but the observer
turned himself into human brace, and
with bullets flying about him held on
while the pilot brought the machine safely
to earth.
Or again, this is very fair sample of
the exploits that are described daily in the
citations:
Corporal Frank Smith, Co. X, 1ssth in
fantry, for extraordinary heroisrn in action
near ST. Baussant northeast of ST. Mihfel
France, Sept. 18th, 1918. While advancing in
open fire with machine gun, which would
have taken In enflade his entire platoon. He
killed the German with single rife shot
The other three Of the machine gun crew
fed but he pursued them alone, cut them off
from the rear and captured all three. Later,
in the same village he captured single hand
ed, Is OF the enemy in one group. His quick
decision, excellent marRsnnanship and abso-
lutte fearlessness were OF the greatest value in
overcoming the enenly's resistance. Home
address, William p, Smith, father, Gate City.
Kan.
The Frank Smiths and the John Browns
and the Tom Taylors of America are per-
forming deeds these days that the famous
heroes of history and romance have never
surpassed. He may be a drygoods store
clerk from Kansas City, or a farm boy
from Dakota, or newspaper reporter
from Chicago, or an iron moulder from
Pittsburgh, or soda fountain tender from
Denver. 1t doesn't seem to make any diff
ference what his former occupation or stat
ion in life may have been. When the big
moment comes, he rises to the emergency
with all the heroisrn, initiative, promptness
of decision, and resourcefulness of John
Paul Jones, or Nelson, or a D'Artagnan
There s material for score of novels of
adventure in every list OF citations issued
by the war department.
q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02

Editors Note:-The article Mr. Bakemore re-
fers to was distributed from the Nonpartisan
league headquarters on Wednesday evening. 1t
bears the names of VIM. Lemke, Robert B.
BIakemore, DR.. E. r. Windsor, Roy Files and
Herbert Hard, as signers, and is an appeal for
the passage OF all the constitutional amend
ments being supported by the Nonpartisan
league, t.F
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
WOMEN HOLD THE POWER.

! The women of North Dakota have great
responsibility next Tuesday when the state
selects a superintendent Of public instruc-
tion for the coming two years.
The incumbent, N. G. Macdonald, asks
reelection, and it is fair to study his rec
ord. It discloses that he has permitted the
schools to become an instrument for the
furtherance of Socialism, and that all the
ground gained since statehood in the mat
ter Of removing the schools from the .bane
of politics, has been lost
Miss Minnie j. Nelson has gone before
the people with straightforward appeal
for support. She is bound to no political
clique. She sees in the office of superinten-
dent of public instruction an opportunity
for real service to the people. Her cam.
palgn has been free from personalities, and
has been conducted on high plane.
Against Miss Nelson there has been con-
Quoted vicious campaign founded on
deceit. Miss Nelson's greatest sin is, in
the eyes of the Socialist opposition, that she
is woman. She has been subjected to
insult and ridicule from the platform and
the Socialist press, because of her, sex.
The attempt to question her qualifca-
tons for office has fallen fat, and has acted
as boomerang, for their own attorney
general has clearly ruled as to her legal
qualifications
Women have a vote on the superinten-
deney, and for any woman to fail to 90 to
the polling place in her precinct next
Tuesday is failure to discharge a sacred
duty. The obligation lies with the women,
and in their hands is the power to rid the
state educational system of the obnoxious
Red Card doctrine that now permeates it,
from the top down. .~l.>
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02

While he is so busy telling about the
prominent eastern railroad attorneys"
who are supposed to have given their o. X. to
the constitution, Mr.. Townley contributes
this gem in his personal letter to the vot-
ers": 81 cannot discuss here, in deteil,
these amendments. assure you they have
been most carefully drawn by thoroughly
competent lawyers. 3" 80
These Thoroughly competent lawyers,
whose identity DIR. Towpley has frequently
been asked to disclose, still remain in
seclusion, but it is fair to suppose that the
amendments are the work of Fellow
Worker" Arthur LIE Sueur. Probably Hay
wood s comrade is interested in the well
fare of North Dakota farmers, while Hay
wood breaches that John Farmer with
his little 160 acres looks just the same to
us as Miller & Lux Of the 101 ranch, with
their million and quarter of land, and
that lone has no more right to the land
than the other and we are out to get it and
turn it over to the only people who pro
duce anything. That is the doctrine
preached by Haywood at the I. W. W.
convention in Minneapolis in 1916.
So today, while the people of North Da-
kota have placed their whole energy to
the winning of the war; while $4,000 Of her
sons are fighting Germans instead of fight
ing the Indians referred to by Comrade
ToWnley, these Socialist politicians are
seeking to destroy the present constitution
and substitute one of their own liking
" drawn by thoroughly competent lawy-
ers''
Probably Mr.. Townley thought the PEG.
pie of North Dakota were too busy fighting
the Huns to think much about what the
politicians are doing, while he went about
the task of incorporating public debt with
out limit, single tax and the multitude of
other Socialist doctrine into the constitu-
ton. He has also overlooked the fact that
busy as we were fighting Indians" the
present constitution was discussed for IS
days in open convention by some of the
most splendid men who ever drove pillow
in North Dakota soil
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
THETR EAGERNEss EXCLAIMED.

DO you wonder that Bulargia, Turkey
and Austria-H Hungary were willing to ac-
cept any terms to avoid an invasion by
hostile armies9
Perhaps some revelations Of the treat
ment of prisoners and inhabitants Of oe-
cupied territories will give you the answer.
5 Outside Sofa, prison camp for Serbians
has been found. In muddy compound of
few acres, more than 100000 Serbian
prisoners Of war were kept. For three
years they have lived in this compound,
sleeping outdoors in rain and wind, winter
and summer, without blankets or protection
of any kind. Their food consisted Of one
pound of soggy black bread daily. One
small tap furnished the drinking and wash
! ing water for 100000 men. The latrines
were open holes beside which the men slept
and ate. The prisoners died by the hun
dreds ard thousands of starvation and dis
ease.
This camp was within SIGHT of the Bulgar
capital and the responsibility for the ter
.rible conditions must rest directly on the
Bulgarian government.
Similar conditions are being revealed in
Austria-Hungary, and the tales told by the
srepatriated Italians who have lived under
Austrian masters in conquered territory,
have enraged the Italian troops to point
where it might be difficult to restrain them
if they ever had an opportunity for re,
venge. Bulgaria, Turkey and Austro-Hun-
gary knew what was in store for them.
They feared above all else an invasion by
troops from countries they had despoiled,
and they had good cause to do so.
But there is a better way than blind
vengeance on those who may or may not be
guilty. There should be a cold-blooded, de-
,termined effort to bring those responsible
for such atrocities to JUSTICE.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
INDIANS AND "HUNs"; THEN AND
NOW

Il have heard said that before the people
were permitted to vote upon 1t (the state
constitution the old constitution was taken
TO prominent eastern railroad attorneys for
approval. In 1889 folks were so busy fighting
Indians and getting q start that they didn't
were doing c. TnWnIeY - -
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-16
CANTONlkENT TYPES
TME 6CORER

cardboard the o
w at and your gun are thoa
the shooting as 49,
unable appreciate any gooo
haveb eenb o. miss
philosophy and his work grim nemesis s ~reat
and yet what emDooimene
military training To secure the greatest oh
prepaaon-of f0od OF guns Ok o'
transports Results results resuits' nh
settled down 10 tae
angled poorly
OF metai
i6ng broken!
But did the piece OF steer 81
interested he
the failure to PUNK the k
Critic VINO
and scores N performance
Something against
argument combination Of words potent a you ME-
watching
those tiny squares o. n inc nrss
and last one-6
What though the handicap
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-16

Before studying in detail the diff
ferent branches Of service in the
French army. it is indispensable to
make O rapid analysis of modern war
fare In order to understand the in
PRODUCTION Of appliances and methods
previously unknown. Fighting to-
day owes its characteristics (1) TO
the perfecting of war material and
ornaments dating from before the
war; (2) to all the inventions which
have sprung up in the actual course
Of this war.
(1) The considerable progress in
ornaments since the War of Seces-
sion has profoundly changed the
style of fighting on account Of the
increase in range, in power and in
rapidly OF fire. The increase in
range, especially for artillery, causes
the engagement to begin from a
greater distance, say 5000 meters,
farther back than formerly, and there
results an increase in the length OF
battles. There may also be an in
crease in the spacing of the fighting
units, without preventing their mu-
tual aid, and so the width of the
fighting front may be extended.
The increase In power and rapidity
is such that every objective within
sight Is Immediately destroyed OF
rendered harmless, and the battle
field is thus cleared To go for
ward, one in obliged to avoid the ex-
posed spots and to utilize narrow
paths of advance; frontal attack theE
becomes difficult and armies rely on
enyeloping movements. Rapid FIRE
however. consumes such a quantity Of
munitions that 1t cannot be kept ur
without intervals. so the firing l.
done by bursts which are extremely
violent bat of limited duration and
separated by periods of relative calm
| In order to advance, it is necessary
to reduce the fire Of the enemy an(
attain superiority over him
which is called preparing the attack
To-day every attack which is mo-
prepared for by artillery is doomet
to defeat. That is, the artillery mus
attack everything that would pre-