davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1918-09-08
Kurds, Camped
on the Plain,
Waiting to
Waylay and
Massacre a
Party of
Christian
Refugees.

who had been tortured
into giving up their re-
ligion. This company was
from Keban-Maden, a city
thirty miles south. The
company arrived at the
han that morning, having
travelled. twenty miles the
day before.
The Zaptieths and SOL
diers who guarded our
party and the soldiers
who had come from Ke-
ban-Maden with the others
soon became friends and
talked earnestly with each
other. They had forbid
den us to 60 near to the
han, and we wondered
why the turned" Chris
tians were not to be seen.
Presently a slim young
girl crept out of the house
and, unseen by the SOL
diers, crawled along the
ground until she came to
the outskirts of our camp.
She was naked and her
feet were cut and bruised.
She was a bride, she
said, who had i" turned"
with her young husband,
The MutasSarif of Keban-
MAIDEN had promised all
the Armenians in his city
their lives would be saved
if they accepted Islam,
the child-bride said, and
more than four hundred
of them, mostly the
younger married people,
agreed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
STATUTES 70 ENABLE
HOOVER TO emf ORCE
FOOD REGULATIONS
MeatIeSs and WheatleSs Days
Must Be Observed or PEN
atty Will Follow

Washington, Jan. 15.-Administratio
bills empowering Herbert Hoover to en-
force wheatless and meatless days and
stipulate war bread, if necessary, have
been introduced.
AS drawn by Senator Pomerene and
Representative Lever at the suggestion
and with the aid Of Food Administrator
Hoover, the measures provide:
Authority to compel observation of
meatless and wheatless days; license ho-
tells and restaurants; control milling
concerns to increase the flour output;
power to enforce substitution of great
er quantities of rice flour and cornmeal
for wheat flour; authority to compel
use of locally manufactured products
with view to eliminating cross haul
ing-and other measures necessary for
gre eater food regulation.
While the administration declares the
new steps are vital to successfully feed
irS the allies and prosecuting the war
there will be violent, though probably
not prolonged fight against enactment
Of the Legislation in both houses The
cid cry of government usurpation of
power is expected and Senator Reed, or
iginal ti-Hooverite, has stated he will
have something to say on the legis-
lahon."
The senate commerce committee today
VIII hear William Denman, one of those
prominent in the recent Goethals-Den-
man shipping board dispute. Denman
wants to deny all blame for delaying
the shipbuilding program.
In both houses the railroad bill still
is in committee. 1t seems unlikely that
either committee will amend the bill as
the railroads desire-to make 1917 the
basis for computing payments to the
roads, instead Of the past three years.
The senate votes late today on the
Smith bill, putting production and dis
tributlon Of print paper under govern
ment control.
Meanwhile the senate is preparing
for another peace movement. Many sen
ators are writing speeches and preparing
resolutions.
These resolutions will express Amer
lea IS sympathy for Ireland, Greece, Po-
land, Lithuania, Russia, Serbia and any
other countries that occur to members
Of the senate.
Lithuania, Russia and Serbia are to
be sympathized with by Senators Knex
and Penrose, Pennsylvania, in which
state many naturalized Lithuanians,
Russians and Serbians live. Senator
Lewis, Illinois, and Senator Lodge,
are likely to discuss the
Irish uestion.
Either Senator Calder or Senator
New York win probably
cover the Greek situation.
A few senators also viii discuss Pres
1ent Wilson 3 recent war aims speech
and Senator Lewis resolution pledging
support to the president in
the achievement Of these aims.
The date for "peace day. is indef-
mite, because Of the great number Of
speeches being prepared.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
PITCHER c ALEXANDER
DRAFTED IN FIRST CLASS
Famous Twirler Mot Much Worried
Over Prospects of Army Since it
Was Doubtful if He Would
Have Played anyhow

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 15.-Grover Alex
ander has been drafted and placed il
the first class,
eyes sir, I'm drafted" said Alex
ander over the telephone this after
noon. ~ just got my card from ST.
Paul (Neb.) and I've been placed in
class cne, division Va Don t 4, know
when they will call me up for exam
ination, !"
Alexander has been spending the
winter in Omaha
''I wired Weeghman this afternoon
and haven t heard anything yet, so |
can't say what this will do with the
deal which transferred me from the
Phillies to Cubs.
II didn' t intend to play this sum
mer anyhow unless l got my part Of
the purchase money. l don't know
what my chances were for getting
money so L don't know what differ.
ence the draft will make
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
SWIFT RECEIVED BONUS
FOR ST. PAUL ENTERPRISE
Million Dollars and Complete Packing
Plant Was Price Paid to Secure
Location There Also Owns
Stock in Terminal Company

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. l5.-The st.
Paul Union Stockyards company gave
Swift and company $l,00O,000 in stock
in 1902 in addition to complete pack
ing plant to locate here, according to
the testimony today Of c. A. Nc
Keehnie, secretary of the stockyards
concern today, in the federal trade
commission IS investigation.
That L. f. Swift also owns three
fourths of the stock of the Terminal
Railroad serving the local stOckyards
was admitted by William Magivny,
president of the stockyards company.
Armour and company acquired stock
in a bank serving livestock men, ac-
cording to Magivny.
In his plan to show that the ''pack-
ers trust" owns practically every bus
mess connected with the packing in
dustry, Commissioner Joseph Davies
broupht out in testimony here that
Swift and company even control the
Union Rendering company and sets
the price paid farmers for animals
that die en- route here.
Magivny on the stand showed how
business men in various cities fairly
tumbled over themselves to provide
bonuses and valuable plants for the
packers.
monopoly is economy in opera
tion," Magivny testified.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
REPUBLICANS TO
HOLD CAUCUS ON
NUNITION CONTROL
Senate Is Flooded With Bills
To Render War Work
More Effective
CHAIRMAN CLIFFORD
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Backs Demand For Minister
Of War Industries to Speed
Up Work
By L. G. Martin,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 15.-While house
republicans today proposed to caucus
on the creation Of ministry of muni-
tions and other war efficiency meas
! ures, the senate was flooded with bills
to strengthen the military organization.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
the committee on military affairs, in
troduced a number of these measures,
bearing the approva1 of the war de
partment, while Senators Williams,
Jones Of Washington and Hitchcock
presented others.
Chief of Importance among tho
Chamberlain bills is one providing for
immediate registration of ell men who
have become q since June 5, 1917,
while another does away with the
basis of computing draft quotas on
the basis of citizens registered, about
which widespread complaint has come
from centers Of alien population.
At the same time, Walter S. Clifford,
director of the Council of National De
fense, was vigorously backing up the
demand for a director of war indus
tries to supervise war purchases,
variation of the ministry of munitions
idea contained in Senator Chamber
lain 3 bill and the recent speech of
Representative Medill Mccormick be-
fore the house
Clifford 3 testimony before the senate
military affairs committee agreed en-
tirely with that o. Daniel Willard and
Bernard Barueh, members of the eoun-
ell, who yesterday urged one man con
troll Of purchases for the army, navy,
shipping board and the allies.
Tht house caucus, called primarily
to consider war issues, vii consider
McCormick's munitions ministry plan
and modification Of the Wizard
Baruch-Gifford idea. Some republi-
cans favor appointment of a "super-
visor of purchases, ;" for the army and
navy.
Essentially this idea is the same as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
BY ]. W. T. Mason

New York, Jan. 15.-Reports that
the peace negotiations between Rus
sia and the central powers will be
transferred from Brest- -Litovsk to
Warsaw, indicate that Foreign Minis
ter Trotsky has won a half victory
over the kaiser's militarists
The menacing power of the German
army does not hang over Warsaw as
it does over Brest-Litovsk. Rather,
there is strong atmosphere of democ-
racy within Warsaw. AS the capital OF
Poland, it is to be liberated, in one
form or another, as the result of the
war, from the tyranny that formerly
governed there. Peace negotiations at
Warsaw will mean that the Russian
delegates will be emboldened to mako
demands in the name of democracy
that might not be so strongly felt if
uttered in city chiefly known as q
fortress captured by the Germans.
The initiative in the peace negotia-
tions is, therefore, once again passing
to Trotsky. 1t is the Germans WHO
must negotiate on the defensive Hav-
ing announced a policy of emo annex-
ations and no indemnities, = as a ba
sis for a general peace, it will be well
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
RIGHT Of Way FOR
COAL FOR SUFFERING
FAMILIES, INDUSTRIES
National Railroad Takes Ac-
lion to Relieve Situation
Which Is Now Critical

Washington. Jar. l5.-Coal FOR sur
Il ring families and war utilities has tha
right of way over rho national railroad
today.
Priority orders Issued by Director
General ftcAdoo declare that fuel lnust
be supplied at critical points bc+,re
any other kin6 Of f.eight-foo |, muni-
tons or anything eise-is move /.
After the sirst vital needs for c;sal
have been suppiied. then, his order
states; food IS to lie given priority aud
thirdly, bunker coal = + 118 ships tied
up in New York Halbor by lack Vt fuel.
All state administrators were notified
by Fuel Administrator Garfield folay
that wherever sht riage in coal or
coke is found to exist for do ncsrie use,
ccal or coke may he diverted to tho
stricken districts, no matter what its
previous routing na.F have bea..
The action YVES deemed necessary ty
Directo, McAdo) in the face OF terrific
congestion and increased suffe-inS.
Freight traffic between Chi;ag'i aid
st. Paul and eastern points is practical
ly suspended AMI Passenger traffic ~
limited to the nosing IF stranded trains
into terminals aD,oftmg to wor from
CONTINUED on page twa)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
FOREIGN MINISTER TROTSkY
WINS HIS CONTENTION OVER
GERMAN JUNkERS PARTY

nigh impossible for the German dele-
gates to come to satisfactory agree
ment with the Russians alone. There
is much reason to believe that not only
Lenine and Trotslky will not agree to
a German imperialistic peace, but al
SO that if they did so they would be
repudiated by the Russian people.
To offer terms acceptable to the
Russians, the German delegates must
abandon any ambition for annexation
and under any form whatever of Rus
sian territory. 1t would be possible for
the Germans to aTee to non-annexa-
tion of Russian territory in exchange
for some of their colonies by the al
lies; but none of this colonial terri
tory is in Russian possession.
Russia cannot, therefore, make an
exchange, while IL the Germans restore
Russian territory without getting
back any Of Germany's best land, Ger
man militarism must confess itself bad
ly defeated In this situation the Ger
mans cannot come to a decision favor
able to all their Interests. she irr.-
attitudes of militarisrh and
democracy may, indeed, be so strong
ly developed at Warsaw as to exert 4
profound influence upon the internal
situation in Germany.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
By J. w. Pegler

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the American Army in France
Jan. 15.-How one American officer
was pursued by shrapnel and how
another lay prone in the mud fer an
hour while enemy machine gun fire
spatlered all around him was told here
TODAY on the return from certain
French sectors of number of visit
ing American Officers.
OF the group, three were at one
time walking in a shallow trench on a
low lying portion of the French line
wnere the boches occupy a high dOmi-
Mating position across the way.
The Germans spotted the American
party from their observation post
and Immediately hurled number of
trench bombs by way of greeting. One
of the missiles struck slightly in ad-
vance of the party, killing an accom-
panying French interpreter and wound
ing a poilu None of the Americans
were hurt.
Again, a certain tall American ma
ior was walking along another shallow
front line only 100 yards away from
the boche krenches. He ineautiously
stood up straight al one point In
stantly a machine gun spattered bul-
lets all around him, throwing snow and
mud in every direction. The major
promptly flopped face down full
hour while bullets sang and spat
around him every time he attempted
TO crawl away He finally escaped I'M
der cover Of darkness.
another young officer, a Texan,
was walking on high open ground
when he saw and heard shrapnel burst
over his head He dueked and ran.
The shrapnel bursts pursued him per
sisten 1y- They kept getting closer.
The Texan put on full steam, racing
for a half hidden dugout a half mile
distant He Just managed to keep an
average distance of fifty yards be-
tween himself and each Successive shell
That : the fastest half mile l ever
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
KAISER IS CONCERNED
OVER BABY CROP BUT
NOT ABOUT MOTHERS
Young People Urged to Mar
y, But Women Are Made
to Earn Scanty Pension
By George Martin

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 15.-The kaiser is
deeply concerned about the short Ger
man baby crop, according to official
government advices here today, but, ae-
eording to the same source, he doesn t
care much about what happens to the
mother after the babies get to growing
up and their daddies are fighting at
the front.
IT. this way;
Just before the recent holidays there
was a great hue and cry, kaiser-inspir-
ed, all over Germany and Austria, about
how much the fatherland was interested
in seeing its young folks happily mar
ried.
but" replied the young folks,
while it is possible for us to be mar
ried, how are we going to keep on be-
ing married with nothing to eati''
This gave the kaiser's brain depart
ment experts slight pause, but in hit
tie while they came back with the an
nouneement that 'the magistraey has
arranged to supply double food vouchers
for newly married persons. The first
fortnight of the honeymoon is thus tor
be glorified by their food rations be-
ing doubled. :"
And, one newspaper blandly added,
at is presumed that this measure will
stimulate the inhabitants desire to mar
ry."
But turning rapidly to the next page
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
Pope Is Informed
Peace Outlook Dark
By John b. Hearlez

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Rome, AN. 15.-According to reliable
vatican information today, papal nun
clos to Austria and Germany have in.
formed Pope Benedict that there is no
encouragement for peace hopes at the
present time.
The pope, it was asserted, will sus
peEd Judgment on the peace situation
u til government pronouneements are
recei1 ed.
Presumably the nuncios reported on
the teaee "feelersN which United
P,css dispatches of a few days ago
reported as having been tentatively put
out by the vatican. At that time it was
reported the pope had called attention
Of Emperor Karl of Austria to the Am
eriean outline of peace aims as likely
te sfford possible basis of peace dis
eusolcn and had suggested that the Aus
trO Hungarian monarch take up the mat
ter with the kaiser.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
Trail Of Spy Leads Through
Social and Military Life
Of East Today
WEALTHY CITIZENS OF
2 BALTIMORE INVOLVED
TeutOn Agent Was Caught In
Act Of FIRING Magazine
In Naval Zone ~

Washington, Jan. 15.-The trail of
q beautiful woman believed to be the
chief accomplice of Walter Sporemann
alleged German spy lieutenant, NOW
under arrest, led government agents
through fields of social and military
life in the east today.
Of nine persons now held for exam
ination as possible accomplic 4, it is
known wealthy citizens of Baltimore
and other points are involved.
Sporemann himself, under federal
guard at Richmond, refused te' divulge
information about his friends" pre-
ferring to die rather than involve 9th
ers he said He will be sent to Balti-
more later for examination.
Government agents, under the navy
and justice departments, have already
followed for weeks the footsteps of al
legged intriguing leading up to Spore-
mann S arrest after an attempt, it is
charged, to fire magazine at the ar
my aviation field near Norfolk.
Today another name was added to
the growing list of those swept into
when Marius Aasch was arrested at
DdlIlmOI6.
Just what part the woman played
in Sporemann' s activities was kept a
secret by the government today. The
little information allowed to leak in
dicated that the government detect
ives originally learned of his alleged
spying as a result Of his association
with the woman. 1t was recalled that
former Ambassador Won BernstorIt
was known to have many women
friends upon whom he depended for
valuable information.
Sporeman, according to government
evidence was paid agent of Bern
storff IS friend and aide, Boy-ed.
Clad in American army uniform, he
visited important military places, at
tended social gatherings and finally in
vaded the naval district around Nor
folk, where, it is claimed, he got en-
ployment and tried to touch off maga
zine at the army aviation field near
Norfolk.
His brother Frederick was arrested
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
DEADLOCK AMONG
PEACE CONFEREES
REPORTED TODAY
Central Powers se to
Evacuate Russian sry
Now OccupieA ~
PEACE DISCUSSIONS (
NOT HARIWONIO
TrOtsky Demands That Repre-
Sentatives Of German PeO-
pie Attend Conference

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.-The Russo Ger
man peace negotiations are apparently
deadlocked again today, according to
dispatches received from Brest -Litovsk
via Berlin. The German delegates still
insist ON the Central Powers retaining
their grip on occupied territory i'll Rus
sid.
Following General Hoffman IS categor-
ical refusal for the Central Powers to
for technical administrative reasons,
The entire sitting adjourned. The date
for possible resumption fas not fix
ed
The discussions on Friday were close
to acrimonious. Russian Foreign Minis
ter Trotsky refused to admit as part of
the peace agreement the statements re-
solved, We will hereafter live in peace
and friendship"
The Germans declared that complete
evacuation by their troops could only
follow the Russian demobilization be
cause, owing to the changes in the Rus
sian governmental system, the Russians
might suddenly assume the offensive.
In addition, German Foreign Minis
ter Kuehlmann declared that the ques-
tion of evacuation applied only to re-
gions of Russia which are still part
of the states actually negotiating at
Brest-Litovsk, carrying out the previous
German stand as to Courland, Esthonia
Livonia and Poland.
Later in the proceedings Foreign Min
lister Trotsky demanded to know why
there were no representatives of the
people present and suggested they be
invited. Czernin and Kuehlmann post
poned discussion of the invitation until
later.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
KILLED IN WRECK

Salina, Kan, Jan. 15.-Three or more
were killed and IS injured when a
passenger train on the Beloit branch
of the Union Pacific went through a
bridge over Plum creek two miles east
of Beloit today.
A loose rail caused the wreck. The
engine passed safely over the bridge,
but the passenger coaches were derail-
ed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
Too Many Troops for
Comfort at Vancouver

Vancouver, Wash, Jan. 16-Troops
are arriving so rapidly at Vancouver
barracks that all barracks are crowded
end tents are being erected to house the
men. These have stoves and are arrang
ed for sanitation. The new arrivals are
largely lumbermen to work in spruce
production. and are from every sectina
Of the United States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
"BLITIY" FOR SAGdBTIES
BY j. w. Pegler
lUnited Pres staff correspcmdentl

(United Press staff cOrrespmdent)
With the American Army in France
Jan. ia general order issued today
creates "blithy" for America s Sam
mics.
1t announces the grant of a week s
leave to every soldier for each four
month s service at the front. These
Gays are to be spent in special recrea-
tion centers now being established
- somewhere in France" These are
being built solely with the idea of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
CATTLE PRICE BOOSTED.

Portland, Or, Jan. 16.-A sud
den rush Of butchering houses
for beef cattle that showed the
price of the best of the mediocre
steers available up to $10.75 in
carload lots was the first notice
able effect of the removal of the
beef-mutton restrictions today.
Mutton prices are also stronger.
X X X x i: X X X X X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
ARREST ALIEN ENEMY

An alien enemy has been ar
rested at Silverton whose name
is unknown at the sheriff's Of
flee, but as Deputy Sheriff
Oscar Bowers went after him
this morning. 1t win be
known before night. He is ae-
cused of not registering, and
also it is alleged has declared
he would like to go to Ger
many and fight for the kaiser.
He is also an ]. w. w. and it
may be other disreputable traits
may be discovered when he is
examined here. It is stated he
has been pretty loud in his
criticisms of America and all
things American, and this is
one of the cases where good
will be returned for evil, for
the government viii probably
present him with free board
and lodging during the con-
tinuanee of the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
NARROW ESCAPE EXPERIENCE
or AMERICAN OFFICERS IN
SHALLOW TRENCH AT FRONT

ran-I got away faster than the
shells, he pantingly explained to the
occupants of the dugout.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
Germany Denies Report.

Copenhagen, Jan. 15.-Formal denial
that Germany intends to treat American
prisoners of war Gin a more severe
manner than any other prisoners, was
received here in Berlin dispatches today.
The German general staff asserted
that the United States seemed to de-
rive its information from irresponsible
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-02

Stroehcr, John II: Brooklyn. ~ r
swanson, George c.; Chicago. III.
Ticrney, Frank; West Haven, Conn
Topping, Eugene; Lawrence. Mass.
Tudury. Henry j.: s.. Louis. Miss
Tuerkc, Rienhart H.; Austin. Tcx
Lrdang. Harry: New York. y. Y
Vance. Arthur V; rcrrc IIaute Ind
Van Evercn. Horace b.: Cambridge Mass
MN,nisor' Earle Emerson; Bayberry Point,
NNerhanr. abraham; Grand Rapids. Mich
Marr:ll Virgin; Muncie, Ind.
MiEsins, Heurd; Comccvillc, Ala.
NILSSON, Charles Christ: Pittsburgh, Pa
Wilson, James s.; Grccnbr!cr Okla
Wunchcll Lewis: Wall Lake. Iowa
ncddo, Fred j.; Springfield. Mass.
zimmerman. Char L.: Newark N J.
oundcd tdcgrcc undetermined, previous
y reported missing Ia action: Privatcs
TONER a.. eagle Milstcad, Ga; Barnie ].
Dean: II. IF. d s., OZARK, Ala. William j,
a,I; Kouic = Narncl. Ga; Willie PORTER.
wounded slightly previously reported
Tupcio, Miss.
Returned to duty previously reported
missing missing in action: Sergeant William q.
!Sailcy Douglas, Ca: privatcs Milton Il.
E Fisher. rrattrilis; Ala. Arthur Parnell,
Choudrnnt. La: Charles Wolf. 1902 Terpsl-
chorc street, Now Orleans.