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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26

Berlin, Dec 24-Chancelor Ebert fears the results
Of Polish aspirations in east Prussia it learned here
today He also fears that the French are planning on sez-
inc the left bank of the Rhine According to Count Kes
seu former minister who expelled from Warsaw says
that the trouble between Poland and Germany was started
Nv the Bolshevik
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
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RUSSIAN CITIES IN DANGER

Amsterdam Dec A-Riga and Mitau principal cit
les Of Russian CORTLAND threatened by the advance OF
four Bushevike divisions, according to Lithuanian advceS
received here today
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ST SHIPS ADDED

London, Dec 24-Five hundred and seventeen ships
have been added to the British navy since August 1914 it
was announced today. The number included seven battle
ships five battle cruisers 26 lighter crafts II monitors,
$50 destroyers and 232 mine sweepers and other special
crafts
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
OBJECTS TO OCCUPATION.

Berlin, Dec. 24-The Hungarian ministry was report
ed to have opposed the occupation Of their country by the
allies It is understood that they have asked the allies if
they intend to occupy the entire country They threatened
to quit in body if the answer is in the affirmative.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26

Vienna, AUSTRIA Dec. M-Many Austrians are dying
of starvation and will starve before the winter
Summer chief Of the British Red Cross mission to
Austria, it is reported today ~"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26

Paris, France, Dec. N.-President Wilson called upon
Premier Clemenceau this morning. apparently to clear up
some things before leaving for England.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26

Berlin, Dec 24-The former kasers chief supporters
of the military program like himself are all in exile Lu
dendorf is in Sweden, Won Trpiz said to have fled to
Switzerland Won Papen former military attache to the
German eassy in Washington is said to be in CONSTANT
nope and BoyEd former naval attache to the United
States is in the Balkan highlands.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26

Paris Dec 24-Colonel House decided this morning
that he would not accompany the president to England
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
LEAGUE OF NATIONS MORE IMPORTANT

London Dec 24-The formation OF league Of ma
tons more important than the actual signing of
the peace tearms, the opinion here today The i'm
pending arrival of President Wilson and suggestion by
Vscoun Grey former secretary Of state for foreign a
fairs has given fresh impetus to the subject It is said
by we'll informed persons that the allied leaders are al
ready discussing the subject but attempt at codca
ton of laws will take place till the signing of the peace
treaty has been disposed Of @>.S-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
. RELAXATION OF EXPORTS

Washington, Dec 24.-SWeeping relaxation Of ex-
ports such folders and feet to Latin America to-
day removed by the wa rtrade board Wheat and wheat
and cotton meal the only exports that remained on
tue War conservation list and certain quantities of these
may be obtained by request through official channels
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26

DAILY MARKET REPORT

South St. Paul, Dec. -Cattle-Receipts $500;
ket 25c higher; top price $13 bulk Of sales 81 to $1
HogsReceipts 4800 market unchanged; top price ST.
bulk of sales $500 to ST. Sheep-Receps 200 market
steady; top price $l375; bulk Of sales $11.
Minneapolis Grain Market-No. l Dark Northern
1924 IL; No. Northern $222 IL; yellow $47 to
49, white oats 65 IA to &c., rye $54 IL to $l55 bar
ley 88 to SO.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS

Anerongen, Holland Dec. 24:-The illness Of the for
er kaiserne not serious despite reports that she
IN critical condition, it was reported here today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
INTERN ATIONAI REVOLUTION is INEVITARIE

New York Dec: 24-Nkoli Lenine in letter address
ed othe Revolutionists Of America declared that an
international revolution inevitable. The letter was
published in the January number of the Liberator for
mery the Masses, and was written in Moscow last August
and recently admitted to the United States by the
The letter indicated that the Bo]shevi intended
carry their doctrines into all countries and not only
that has been upperost in their minds since their
luton in 1917. 49,,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-26
NONPARTTSAN LEADERS ASK FOR HEARING

St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. PA. G. Townley and Joseph
Gilbert officers of the nonpartisan league indicted in
jackson county for interference with the draft today ap
peaed to the Minnesota supreme court as to the validity
Of the indictment and their hearing set for March TO-
Gilbert specifically indicted as to breaking the state law
to prevent enlstments Townley and Gilbert indicted
on charge Of opposing the federal conscrpon act, it
is said in Jackson county that they sent speakers through
the country talking against CONSUMPTION.
WERE AGAINST GOVERNMENT WAR EFFORTS
Chicago Dec 24-That the socialists continued to op-
pose the government efforts while in jail
brought up in the trial of five socialist leaders here today
letter written by H. F. Harder of ST. Paul to j. L. Eng
DAHL editor of the American Socialist and of the de-
PENDANTS written while Harder serving sentence in
jail for failing to register read evidence The let
ter said "since have been confined here ten days have
converted all of the prisoners my cell block to socialists
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

regime of Russia considered itself in {
state of war with the allies
Il was explained to allied eonsuls in
Moscow the position of the Russians
however is purely one of defense
against invasion-and that the bolshe
wiki desire to remain in the same posi-.
tion toward the allies as the soviet now
is toward Germany.
In making public an official cable
message announcing the new tack TAX
en- by the bolsheviki toward those desir-
ing to help their peoples, the state de-
partment made no comment. Plans for
helping the Russian populace by way of
Vladivostok and Arehangel are going
forward without material change It is
not believed possible here that the So
Wet can organize the Russian people
against their allied friends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Finds One German He Is VIII.
ing To Treat, Or To Be
Treated By.

Copyright, 1918, By United Press)
With the American Airmen in France
July l0>-(By Mail There's eer-
tain German airmen ia ike to meet
after the war, if he lives and l do, y
said Lieutenant Eddie Riekenbaeker,
American ace, and former automobile
racer.
''If we meet in the states, I'll buy
him an ice cream soda and if its in
Germany, IN expect him to buy us
both beer. He flies M. 10 in a certain
German squadron His machine is an
observing and fighting type combined.
For German he is an exceptional
sort. We had four days successive rem
dezyOus together without result and it
was real fighting all the time.
"The first morning L hoped into
the can and went up to a pink tea,
looking for anything in general, and
nothing in particular, soon spotted No.
l6 and he spotted me. We iockeyed for
position, both of us trying to get the
blind spot in front of the sun.
"Finally j got under his tail, after
half and hour of maneuvering this way
and that and let him have it. The gun
fired two shots and jammed. There
was nothing to do but zeOm off home
which / did.
"Next morning I went up at the
same hour over the same spot.
''There was he in No. 16, escorted
by two German fighting planes. He
was higher than them but / was higher
than they, so ] jockeyed fer position.
Again the gun jammed and l fell into
a vrille to get out Of his range.
."When / zoomed away | got the
gun working again and joekeyed for
position with Heinie, whose two fight
ers had been driven off by other Ann
orleans by now. He began shooting out
Of his belly at me and / zig-zagged to
dodge his bullets, which were whiz-
zing by me.
''Then we began playing around and
kept it up for three quarters of an hour
each trying to get bead on the other.
Finally l got in the blind spot and
started down on him. Again my gun
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
To Irrigate Big Tract. .

Los Angeles, Aug. S.-0ne hundred
and fifty thousand acres of land in
the Colorado river Indian reservation
will be brought under irrigation soon,
it was announced here today by II. V.
Clotts, supervising engineer Of the
Indian service in the southwest, fol-
lowing a conference with local Indian
service officials. The land will be
titled by the Mojave and Chimeuvi
Indians, said to be skilled agricultur-
lists, 1t will be irrigated by a gravity
system.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Poets Divorced Wife
!. Suicides AT Oakland

Oakland, Cal. Aug. 9-The body of
Mrs Carrie E. Sterling, divorced wife
|of George Sterling, poet. was found
late yesterday, fully dressed, and lying
on a bed in her Piedmont home here.
Beside the bed was a glass containing
the dregs of some sort of poison.
A note attached to the door knob
and addressed to Mrs. Harry Maxwell,
Mrs. Sterling's sister, indicated that
the woman had carefully planned sur
eide following a long period of des-
pondeney. The note gave explicit in
structions as to the disposition of all
of Mrs. Sterling's property. Various
articles in the house had been tagged
with the names Of the relatives or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
FEDERAL RESERVE HEAD

San Francisco, Aug Ex-Governor Jas
X. Lynch of the federal reserve bank
addressed a conference of bankers OF
tho twelfth federal reserve district rcft
today concerning the necessity of then
taking up the treasury certificates OF
Indebtedness and otherwise aiding in
the matter Of war finances.
Representatives from Nevada, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and California were
present.
The purpose of the conference is to
secure the cooperation of the bankers
in orier to insure the success Of the
new loan drive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
EDDIE RICKENBACKER
TELLS STORY OF LIFE

jammed and of course he had the edge
on me.
Instead of running, which would
have been more dangerous since he had
the altitude after l dived past him.
again iOekeyed for position, though /
knew my gun wouldn t shoot. l wanted
to fox him and make him think l was
still in the fight.
f.It worked for after few minutes
more of maneuvering he decided ii was
enough for the day, since neither of us
could get position. So ne fired two
shots wild as a good bye, waved his
hand and went home.' 1t was a good
thing for me, because my motor went
cuckoo a minute later and l struggled
home On a glide, barely making it over
the lines.
"fhe boys had seen me come down
and my mechanics were beginning to
figure their Eskimo wasn't coming
when l finally got in, travelling most
Of the way in an ambulance.
"Next morning / had to borrow a
plane, since mine wasn't repaired vet.
1 went out looking for Heinie No. 16.
He was there at the given spot, but
very very high. maneuvered for all
1 was worth bat couldn t make my
plane reach him. 1t was out of the
question for l had one with two guns
and the weight kept it down.
"Heinie had an exceptionally good
plane, and l saw him directly above
me several times. But he didn t shoot
that is, with his gun. saw him take
ia picture of me with his camera, and
finally went off while l tried TO get
position close enough to shoot.
"Next morning | again borrowed a
machine and went after him, with two
guns. He was there, taking pictures,
We began maneuvering for position
and finally got it and let him have
it. Then one gun iammed. Before
could get bead on him with the other
he was letting me have it. / vrilled and
came back at him still higher.
"Finally, both of our guns iammed
and both of us knew the other couldn't
shoot, though we tried to repair the
guns. But no luck. So we wobbled each
other good eye with our flappers and
both departed. Next day 1 was sent
away for few days and the boys
said Heinie No. 16 WASH t there either.
Some day We II settle it and lot of
bets that were placed on us by the
mechanics"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Seattle Attorney
Attacks Charles NJ. Schwab

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 9.-James W
Reynolds, seattle attorney, in an ad'
dress before the Young Mems Republi-
can club here today, denounced Charles
M. Schwab, chief of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, as one of the United
States greatest profiteers.
"The profits of Schwab IS Bethlehem
Steel corporation were $43,, $4,000 in
1916, compared with $3,075,000, in
1913," he said.
Reynolds, in his address on "patriots
and profitaers declared that 4S big
profitccring companies have representa-
tives on the presidents IS national council
Of defense.
"Thcy advise the president not to in
torfere with business as it would dis.
turb conditions. and they then go bacl,
to their offices and raise the prices of
the goods they manufacture, he de-
elared.
eff the level-headed citizens of the
United States don't settle the profiteer-
ing problom, it will be settled for us
after the war by the bolsheviki in this
country Reynolds warned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Captain Mcclure Is
Over Gas Attack

Eugene, Or, Aug, 9.-Captain Walter
Mcclure, former University Of Oregon
track star and graduate of the state in
stitution in 1918, who for the past sew
eral months has been commander of
company M, Twenty sixth infantry, in
France, was gassed recently and has
just been discharged from the hospital
according to letter received by his
mother, Mrs. 0. Bennett, of this city.
Mcclure was one Of the first Ameri-
cans to see active fighting on the west
front and already has several notches on
his pistol handle, testifying for some of
the ''good boches" the Yankees have
made. He states that he is back at his
old job Of training troops behind the
lines now,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Two Men Were Killed
When Boiler Explodes

Washington, Aug. 9.-Two men were
killed and three others seriously in
Jured when the boiler of the U. s. s
Nopatkin blew up August 7 in foreign
waters, the navy department annOune'
ed today.
The dead are:
Thomas w. Benham, fireman, Free
port Long Island,
Roger Hackett, fireman, New Haven,
Conn.
The injured are:
Ernest F. Adams, fireman, Westbrook,
Mass.
Gottfried Chahrent, fireman, Bayou
Labart, Ala.
Percy Crawford, water tender, An
napolis, Nd.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Cernan-American
Publisher Under Arrest

Los Angeles, Aug. Edward Steutz
editor of the Los Angeles Deutsehe
Press, a German weekly, was at liber-
ty on $4,000 bonws today following his
arrest for alleged seditious publications
in his paper. Steutz was arrested Oh
complaint of G. L. Keep, department
of Justice agent.
The article on which the charge is
based was published July 26, being a
quotation from dispatch sent out by
the Wolff News bureau, the official
German press service. Steutz declared it
was translated into German for his pa
per from the report of a press assoeia-
ton and was published in at least ore
local morning paper.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
TO INVESTIGATE TEACHERS

Seattle, Aug. 9.-The record of all for
eign language instructors in the Seat
tie school will be investigated following
a decision by the school board.
Judge Thomas Burke, mover of the
investigation, limited at propaganda
when he said that Germany had spent
millions in the schools of foEeign lands
anc that it was unfair to have teachers
who formerly instructed in German, now
teaching Seattle youths Spanish ol
French.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
PAPERS INDISPENSABLE

Washington. Aug. 9.-Seeretary Bak-
er, commenting upon the order of the
Waterloo draft board ordering newspa'
per fcportcrs to get into other work or
join the ar:ny, said that the newspaper
busiaess is an Indispensable, industry in
his opinion. Individual eases however,
will be decided on their merits, Baker in
dicated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
TO OVERCOME REDNEsS.
TAN, FRECKLES, BLOTCHES
X x \ x x X < \ x x X X x

If your skin is unduly redened, tan.
ned or freckled, just dab little pure
mercolized wax on the face and allow
it to remain over night. When you wash
off the wax in the morning, fine
lflaky, almost invisible particles of GU
Iticle come with it. Repeating this daily
the entire outer skin is absorbed, but
80 gradually and gently, there's not
the slightest hurt or inconvenience
Even the stubbornest freckles are af-
feeted. The underlying skin which
forms the new complexion is so clear,
fresh and youthful looking, you'll mar
vel at the Transformation. It's the on
lly thing known to actually discard an
aged, faded, muddy or blotchy com
lplexion. One ounce of mercolzed wax
Iproeurable at any drug store, is suffi'
eient in NEST cases.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

friends to whom Mrs. Sterling wished
them to be given.
Three years ago Mrs. Sterling was
divorced from her poet husband ON
grounds of "incompatibility.' Since
then she has lived at her Piedmont
home practically in seclusioD. The
Sterlings were married in 1896.
Sterling left San Francisco month
ago and is now said to be living at
the Lambs Club, New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

rible cramps every
month so | was un-
able to do anything.
| had tried every
doctor in w est
Plains, also every
remedyI think
of, without relief.
One day when / was
suffering greatly a
friend was at my
hous e an d said,
Why don't you try
Lydia z. Pinkham $
VonnAok1n E1r.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
THEY'RE ON THEIR
HEADS

This is a useful hint for Gamers.
There's bookful Of instructions for
Gamers and dryers in our free book.
Write for your copy, addressing Ma
tional War Garden Commission,
Washington, D. c.. and enclosing
two cents for postage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
BOLSHEVIkI NOW
IN DEFENSIVE WAR
ON GERMAN SIDE
Premier Lenine Explains
That No Offensive Steps
VIII Be Understaken

Washington, Aug. 9.-Russian events
took a new and sensational turn today
when the american government was of
ficially informed that the bolsheviki
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
GET READY FOR HIM

Don't let the Harvest Moon catch
you unprepared for the winter. Stock
yourselves by canning and drying.
Free book of instructions ON canning
and drying may be had from the Ma
,ional War Garden Commission,
Washington, d. c., for two cents to
pay postage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

X X X 4 x X X 4 X X = = = = 4 \
The committee of the Belgian Re
lief commission which viii have charge
of the Belgian Fete to be given Au-
lgust l6 at Wilson park, are busy with
their preparations. Many unique fea-
lures are being planned to make the
affair successful.
Miss Bertha Gale has returned from
her vacation after spending a month in
San Francisco visiting her sister and
brother-in-law, DIR. and Mrs. George
Rubenstein. DIR. 'Rubenstein is field
secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A. at the
Preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hoff are expect
ing Miss Jean Alexander from Port
land to visit them next week. While
she is here they are planning to take
several motoring trips. Miss Alexan-
der win remain for several weeks.
Mrs. L. S. Geer, 765 Marion street,
is spending Few days in Portland.
Little Miss Nancy Hunt, of Seattle,
has been spending the most of the sum
mer with her aunt, Mrs. Clark on
Chemeketa street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Brown of COS
North Summer street and Mrs. d. W..
Matthews will leave tomorrow for Har-
risburg, where they will visit for a
few days. with Mrs Gertrude Shisler.
Mrs. Shisler is niece of the Browns
and a granddaughter of Mrs, Mat
thews.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard n. Avison and
daughter, Genevieve, have returned
from a vacation at the coast. They
were eneottaged at Newport.
Miss Mary Ellen Benson of Cottage
Grove is spending a fortnight with
Miss Gertrude Aldrich, daughter of
Rev, and Mrs II. N. Aldrich, 34S My
ers street. She was school friend of
Miss Adrich when the Aldrieh family
lived in Cottage Grove.
y
DR.. and Mrs. f. l.. Utter of 244 North
18th street, are spending their vacation
at one of the TillamOok beaches, where
they have IA cottage. They left Sunday
and are planning to remain about a
lmOnth. DIR. Utter has returned for q
few days but will join his family again
the first. part of the week.
Mrs. Alpheus Gillette of Sherwood,
Oregon, is spending a few days in Sa-
lem visiting friends.
Mrs. Anna Read, teacher Of Port
land, who is spending the summer with
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Hoff at their home
296 North 18th street, is spending the
week end in Portland
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
WOMAN SAVED
MUCH SUFFERING
Bytaking Friends Adviceand
Lydia E. Pinkharn's Veg
etable Compound.

West Plains, Mo. -"I was all run
down in health, had indigestion and ter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hoff are expect
ing Miss Jean Alexander from Port
land to visit them next week. While
she is here they are planning to take
several motoring trips Miss Alexan-
der will remain for several weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Miss Bertha Gale has returned from
her vacation after spending a month in
San Francisco visiting her sister and
brother-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. George
Rubenstein. DR.. 'Rubenstein is field
secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A. at the
Preside.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Mrs. L. S. Geer, 765 Marion street,
is spending a Few days in Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
SOCIETY
BY MABEL GARRETT

*&**& ****
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Little Miss Nancy Hunt, of Seattle,
has been spending the most of the sum
mer with her aunt, Mrs Clark, on
Chemeketa street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Miss Mary Ellen Benson of Cottage
Grove is spending fortnight with
Miss Gertrude Aldrich, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. II. N. Aldrich, 34S My
ers street. She was a school friend of
Miss Aldrich when the Aldrieh family
lived in Cottage Grove.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Mrs. Alpheus Gillette of Sherwood,
Oregon, is spending a few days in Sa-
lem visiting friends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Rev. and Mrs. Richard n. AvisOn and
daughter, Genevieve, have returned
from vacation at the coast They
were eneottaged at Newport.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Mrs. Anna Read, teacher of Port
land, who is spending the summer with
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Hoff at their home
296 North 18th street is spending the
week end in Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

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