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


London, Aug. 9. = The allies have
penetrated to an average depth of eight
miles on the whole 20 mile front.
French and Canadian troops advanc-
ed two miles this morning toward the
Montdidier- Chaulnes railway. The Ca
nadians captured Beaufort, four miles
south Of Rosieres.
Chaulnes is now known to be the al
lies objective. 1t is probable that Mont
didier soon will be evacuated.
The Amiens-St. Just-Paris main rail
way can now be used, as the result of
the allied offensive, it is learned. The
railway is in good condition and prob
ably already is working.
London, Aug. 9. - British troops,
while sweeping forward on their new
offensive front in Picardy, suddenly
advanced in Flanders today.
Initial progress of two miles on an
eight mile front along the southwest
ern portion of the Flanders salient was
Irepoted by the British war office, to-
gether with the capture of five vii
lagos.
In Pieardy, the capture of Morlan-
court and arrival of British cavalry at
Chaulnes Junction was reported in un-
official dispatches. The latter reports
an additional gain of about four miles
since yesterday and total penetration
of more than twelve miles. The Brit
ish war office reported $4,000 prisoners
taken.
More than $4,000 prisoners and an
enormous number of guns have been
) captured in the British drive in Picar.
dy, according to the latest reports re-
ceived today.
Haig's official report last night de
scribed the allied line as extending
; from Breaches, northeastward through
Plessier- Roseainvillers, Beaucourt ant
Walk, to Framerville, then northwest
ward through Chipilly to a point west
of Morlancourt.
(This is front of about twenty
miles)
Framerville, the apex of the allied
salient, is about nine miles east of Vii
lers-Bretonneux and represents an ad
vance of about eight miles. The highl.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

conjunction with Japan in the interven-
ton movement, the baron said that tho
recent Japan-China military agreement
is not in force on account of the nature
Of the present measure, but if the two
nations are seriously threatened, eth
er separately Or together from the out
side, they will ally themselves in ac'
! cordance with the defensive alliance.
/ suggested to Baron Cato that an
overthrow Of the Japanese ministry has
! just been averted. ff
"Woll, you never can tell when a
man is going to die, he said smilingly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
JAPANESE FOREIGN
Continued on page two)

and to make every endeavor to reassure
the Russian people.
"The world knows the purity Of Am
erican motives and may. be sure Of Jap
an cooperating with the same disinter-
estedness.
~ do not know how long the expe-
dition will remain in Siberia. ! am not
a military man. But certainly the co
operation of Japan and the United
States will strengthen the unity Of the
two countries in the prosecution Of the
war.
H. has not been finally decided yet,
he said, who will lead the entire allied
force. This is an important mattert
which must be settled. In all probabil-
ity the leader will be Japanese.
Asked what part China will play N
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

to dodge and turn faster than a man.
Operating over rough ground they ran
down enemy groups and individuals
flattening out machine gun nests, grind.
ing the crews into the mud and ter
rorizing whole sectors. | was told that
members of the tank staff kept in
touch with their machines from low.
flying airplanes, thus covering the whole
battlefield in few minutes and re
turning with first hand information re
garding the entire situation.
Rupprecht Unprepared.
Neither the tanks nor the troops en-
countered great deal Of barb wire OF
| trenches. Obviously Rupprecht either
over-e stimated himself or underrated hi
opponents. 1t is clear that he little ,ex
pected a serious allied offensive. Rath
ers he was aiming to push on himself
The present battle line is just soutl
of the old Somme shell-hole country
which Field Marshal Won Hindenbur,
laid waste in 1917 during his retreat. H
dynamited farms and villages, fellet
orchards and trees bordering roads an,
even cleared away the underbrush, Civ
ing as his excuse that he was preparin.
the ground for open warfare in the fu
ture, when the British would have th
desert at their backs and the dreaded
German "superman in front.
Today Won Hindenburg's legions ar,
being pressed back against the Hun
made waste, with scarcely one small tEe
or brush for protection. Marshals Focl
and Haig apparently have caught Voi
Hindenburg unawares. If he escapes
bitter drubbing, present signs are to
tally misleading.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

bridges across afterward so the artil-
lery could come up.
After the fall of Moreuil the Ger
mans became panicky and fell back
rapidly, the French taking Braches, La
Neuville and the heights north of it in
quick succession. Later they took
Villers-aux- Erables and carried their line
forward to lipe running through Mez-
ieres and the heights east Of La Neu-
vile, including Hill 102, making to-
tai advance of from six to seven kilo-
meters (three and three quarters to
four and a third miles.) na
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Threaten siberians

Toxic, Aug. 0. Czeeho-Slovaks in
Russia have found a copy of an order,
signed by Kaisers Wilhelm and Karl of
Germany and Austria Hungary, threat
ening dire punishment after the war to
former prisoners of war in Siberia who
support the allied cause, according to u
dispatch from Spask today.
The order says that $6O,0OO,0OO has
been set aside to reward those who ro-
main loyal to their former monarchs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

important railway and highway center
of Rosieres is menaced by the allies,
as the newly captured town of Caix is
only two miles to the westward.
In the region of Morlancourt, the
British were unable to maintain their
positions. The Chipilly spur, around the
foot of which flows the Somme, is the
scene Of very heavy fighting. The
Wurtemburgers there were ordered to
hold despite any losses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
COUNTER ATTACKS
CONTINUED from page one)

buried near Dormans (on the Marne).
1t had been stripped by the Huns and
the Identification tags were missing.
His cap concealed beneath his machine,
enabled the Americans to identify him.
| spent an hour tonight with some
boys from Michigan and Wisconsin who
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Tanks Do Good Work.

Every variety of the hundreds OF
tanks did good work. Some preceded
the infantry and acted as strong points
until the troops came up. Big tanks
surrounded by the little "whippetS' y
looked like dreadnaughts escorted by
destroyers. The "whippets" are able
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Rice Goes Higher

Toxic Aug. 9. 9.spot rice has reached
the record price Of four dollars pushcl
causing distress among the workers OF
Japan. Speculation is said to be respon-
sible for the increased price.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

tana few weeks ago and the court
ruled that where man registered and
did not rIaKe ploof that he was beyond
registration age until in the army, he
had lost his rights and was obliged to
continue in the service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

London, Aug. 9.-Q:33 p, m.)--Brit-
ish troops have captured Morlancourt,
the important town north of the SOM
me, where German resistance held up
the left wing of the allied advance
yesterday, it was learned today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
Bulletins from the Front.

London, Aug. &c p. m.)-Britsh
patrols have passed Foucacourt (four
miles north and west of Chaulnes),
it was learned this afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

London, Aug. 9.-1:33 p. m.)-Brit-
ish cavalry is near Chaulnes Junction,
four miles in advance Of the infantry
it was learned this afternoon.
(Chaulnes Junction is about a mile
south of the important city Of Chaulnes
and represents an advance Of more than
twelve miles from the original line at
Hangard, and an additional penetra-
tion of about four miles yesterday)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
COMPLETE SURPRISE OF
CONTINUED from page one)

boches to the rear, none of the unwound-
ed Tommies wishing to leave the fight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09

Paris, Aug. 9.-Q2:2O p. m.)-The
French war office announced today that
there was ono change" on the new
offensive front south Of the Somme.
"South of the Somme, there was no
change" the communique said.
"In the Champagne there was Ger
tain activity by the German artillery
in the Prosnes, Mont Sansnom and
Souain regions. German raids were
repulsed -
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
Hot Weather Hits US
Hardest in Stomach

Keep a close watch ON yourstom-
ach this summer. We need all our
fighting strength. War work
change of diet-will make Us all
easier prey to stomach and bowel
trouble than ever before. It is 30
easy to become overheated on a
.-!azing hot day, especially after
eating a hearty meal. And then
the excessive heat makes us food
our stomachs with all kinds of
cold drinks. That's bad at any
time; much worse-even danger
ous-when there is the slightest
feeling of stomach trouble.
Keep the stomach sweet and
cool and free from too much acid
that's about all that is neces-
sary. It's not 30 much the diet
as to keep the poison from start
ing trouble. You can easily do
this if you will just take a tablet or
two of EATONI0 after your meals.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25

EATONIC is the wonderful new
compound that absorbs the harm
full gases and juices and almost
instantly drives away stomach
misery. c7
Instead of sudden and painful
attacks of indigestion, after You
begin using EATONIC you'll for
get you have stomach. And there
will be no more heartburn, food
repeating, sour stomach. gas pains.
or that lumpy, blbeted feeling you have
70 often experienced after eating. Then
your appetite-you know how hard it
is to satisfy in hot weather-eat one or
two EATONIC Tablets a half hour be-
fore meals-and you will enjoy the re-
suits and feel better in every way.
These n a few reasons why you
should start using EATONIC today and
fortify your stomach against the chance
trouble this summer. It costs only SOC
sor a big package. Your druggist whom
you know and can trust, will promptly
refund your money If you are not
more than satisfied.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
Save the Babies

INFANT MORTALITY is something frightful We can hardly realize that
l OF all the children born In civilized countries. TWENTY-FIVE pr cent.
. OF nearly one-quarter, ne before they reach one year; thrty.seven
they are ffMeni
We do not hesitate to say that q timely use of Castoria would save
many OF these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many
Drops. tnctures and soothing syrups sold for chndrens complaints contain
deadly SI poi;;On:. Len any quantity, they stupsfy retsrd circulation and lead
toria fit bears the signature of Chas. Il. Fletcher
as 1t contains no opates o n narcotics of any kind. ~ //Cl-S
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature OF
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
(Continued Next Weekly

British Columbia produces each year
;S15. 600. 001 worth OF fish (of Which
,tw0-thifds Is salmoQ) n has begun
TO q herring TOR a1ny supplies.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25

similarly Situated.
, "Our boys at the front do not find
fife a bed Of roses" II don't know
beds Of roses are usually mud"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25

His Enemy.
"You ought to do something for that
cold" "What! After the way 1t has
treated me?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
THE TIRED I. w. W.
l Everybody's Magazine.

\ TOIH EveTypouy MdSdAlHc.
 At a recent meeting of horticultural ists in California, the question of the scarcity of labor in harvest time came up for discussion. One of the growers related his experience with number Of I. w. W.s q was in need of help to harvest my prune crop." said the grower, land 1 went to saloon in nearby city. On entering the place I accosted the bar keeper and asked him if any of the men lounging about the place cared for em- ployment at good wages
 VI. dunno said the mixer, yer better ask 'em, Any of you men want to go to work?' said. "There was a dead silence for a eew moments when one of the loafers spoke up and qucried. What doing and what do yer pay?'
 Picking prunes. replied, 'and pay ss day and board
 What lshld of q place is it.: asked the garrulous one.
 aIt is an attractive rolling orchard 1 answered.
 "The I. w. w. spokesman rose from his chair. yawned. stretched himself, ana said. Well. roll her In here and let's see her, and we'll tell yer if we wants the | job"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12

for highway construction, not pro- viding money for upkeep. The result is that large percentage of the roads that were once good are now badly out of repair.
 A new good roads movement is in order and feature of it must be provision for maintenance as well as initial cost of building. As every highway engineer is pointing out to- day, money spent for making a good road is money wasted unless there be ample provision for keeping it up.
 The coming of the motor truck has made another demand on county, state and the United States govern ment that must be met, namely, the building of permanent highways of the most approved type. The cost will be higher, but the larger expendi- ture will pay in the end. In this wartime every road should be at once a military road and a freight traffic road that will relieve railway congestion.
 All these questions should be dis cussed in a broad way at the forth coming meetings. The talk of better roads must be more than talk. It must be translated into action, and quick action at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
JUNGLE REMus9 LETTER

From the Red cross MaSdzlne.
 Joel Chandler Harris was great lover of children His letters to his daughters at school are delightful whimsicalities worthy of the creator of the immortal Uncle Remus The Red Cross Magazine daughters. For example:
 for April, 1918, contains a selection or heretofore unpublished letters to his
 16 September, 1897.
 My Dearest Tommy: As I was passing through the backyardt yesterday after noon, I heard considerable noise at the Guinea pig pen. I thought. at first the young ones were sauealing for some thing to eat, but whenfI crept nearer I found that the little white one was talk ing. At first couldn't understand what he was saving, but after listening awhile managed to catch some of the words, and presently had no difficulty in un- derstanding what was said. The young ones caught sight of me, and one of the brown ones started to run. What do you want to run for?" said old ssWhitey.'' 'Why, pa, there's that old man watching us. What is he going to do?" Just what he does every day. I'm not afraid of him. ''Well, I am, pa--he looks so big and rough." That's s because he's man. my daughter. I'm not so smooth myself" "Oh, look at him, pa. What is he doing now?" cried another of the brown ones. Taking a chew of tobacco, my son. I'd like to have some myself" Then the little white one began to talk. as if in answer to a question didn't hear. That great, big girl that used to come here and kick up such racket? Well, heard somebody say she'd gone off to school. Goodness knows I hope she'll learn not to tickle my nose with straw" ''She never tick led my nose,' said one of the little brown ones, but I remember she flung an ap- pie at our house and it nearly scared me to death" why she didn't throw the lapple.'' explained the old white one, .i, dropped from the tree.' "Pa, what does dropped from the tree mean?" asked the brown one. 'Oh, don't ask such foolish questions; go to bed" exclaimed the old white one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12

A prominent socialist would have us believe Grand Duke Nicholas was greatly overrated as a soldier. The Austrians and Germans found him a pretty tough customer at one time.
 # # *
 A palpitating Chicago reporter says Sarah Bernhardt is "wonderful.~ Some of these days a reporter is going to create a sensation by applying brand new adjective to Sarah. safe for democracy, but it's going to be made so safe some day that Il only autocrats left will be janitors ard head walters. Hollands trade in spirits has been hard hit by the war. Is there anything Hollanders are particularly interested in that hasn't been hard hit by the war?
  Celebrating the German drive IS a dangerous indoor sport as number of German sympathizers in eastern cities have learned to their sorrow. x # # Judging from the Louisville Courier Journals description of the super New York" leg, it isn't the sort that 1 justifies wearing short skirt. x :. x ] You will sleep safely tonight, with no danger of bomb dropping on your roof. You may not always be able to do tfat. Buy a Liberty Bond 2. # < | We don't take much stock in what the Kaiser says, but old John Barley corn can truthfully say that he's fight ing a defensive war. 1 # * j; mean a great deal to the family of that Swiss diplomat killed in the lombard ment of Paris.
 x # #
 In years to come bumper crops will be grown on French soil fertilized by the blood and bones of the Kaiser's shock troops.
 x x #
 It must be very discouraging for a town to be so small and poor that it can't make a bid for the Willard-Fu ton bout.
 General Pershings troops are re- ceiving, along with their baptism ot fre,o considerable quantity of gas.
 * # < l Free Russia" is once more in a posi- ton to take nip of vodka now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
F + ' Improvement ill Farm Animals

Ml{THILE the high average of the
 w condition of winter wheat In Alabama is heartening to the grower the most significant fact in connec- tion with the recent report of Field Agent F. w. Gist of Auburn IS that which relates to live stock.
 The good condition of wheat IS due cbieflv to nature. The weather has been favorable, but the falling oil m the death rate of farm animals Tn this state, fin spite of the hard Win ter, can be attributed positively to the plentiful supply of feedstuffs, the gradual elimination of ticks and cholera and the better care given to the animals"
 In other words, the farmers, by their industry and progressive meth ods. have wrought a change in live stock conditions that means wonder full possibilities for the future of Ala bama's agricultural interests.
 <. Out of each. 1000 cattle, 20 dled during last winter, as compared with 25 per thousand in the winter of 1s16-17, and 23 for the 1o-year aver age. The average death rate in the Tinted States was 16.5, and the steady improvement in Alabama justifies the belief that the rate here will make, an equally favorable showing.
 The loss of hogs in Alabama was only AS per thousand during the win ter, compared with a 10-year average of 68 and loss in the winter of f916-17 of 70 per thousand.
 It is up to the Alabama farmer to make this not only the banner az rficultural state of the south, but to place it abreast of the most prosper ohs farming sections of the middle vest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Monkey Crop short


 This war has made a scarcity of many things in this country, but few people know that the United States is short In its monkey crop" said Lee Mcclellan.
 T have charge of the monkey speed way for the city at East Lake park. and thought it would be an easy matter to get hold of some of Mir Darwin's friends. Consequently. I did not rush matters. Imagine my surprise, however. when learned that owing to shipping facilities and the demand upon all available ton mage for war supplies and the like, prac- tically no monkeys had been imported into this country in sometime.
 T have had merry chase of it for the past week or so trying to buy a shipment of monkeys for East Lake park. Some dealers have gone out of business and other animal dealers are unable to supply the demand After a consistent search, however, | found a dealer in New York. who agreed 10 get me six monkeys in Birmingham by May 1.
 If he fails to deliver the goods, how ever, the kids, who always take spe- 'cial delight in an attraction of this kind, will have to save their peanuts and pop corn until the city can SCOUT the tropics for a half dozen members of the chim- panzee family"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12

was also glad that pr. Barnwell was unable to follow President Wilson, who differentiated between the Kaiser and the people of his empire. Having lived among them. I. while back. wrote re- spectfully differing with even so great a stetesman as our great leader has shown himself to be, for I felt that he had failed to get the atmosphere in, which the German lived and moved and had his being-an atmosphere filled with incense for the Emperor who ruled them a blind faith in his claim of ruling by divine right.
 | In his reply to the pope's peace note, the President said:
 '"The object of this war is to deliver the free peoples of the world from the menace and the actual power of a vast military establishment. controlled by an
 Irresponsible government. This power is not from the German people. It is the ruthless master of the German peo- think it is also provable that the Ger mans are not only submissive. but like the chains which bind them to their Ho henxollern overlord l am glad, however, that our discern ling President did ring this clear note t his famous reply to the vatican: 1 Tt is no business of ours how thu great people came under it's control q submitted with temporary zest tcs domination of it's purpose, but at HS a'sl business to see to it that ths n'st ,assss
 the rest of the world is no iengHf M
 to it's handling
 1 This is why I. along with huAeEed z others. made the welkin ring as the fer, young servant of the Lord gathered into
 his mouth words with all the force Q
 tho imprecatory Psalms and hurled then Into our teeth to set them on edge. s' that nothing made in Germany" wSul' ever taste good to us again until We hat
 risen in our wrath and snote them hil
 ana thigh.
 4sThey shall not pass" was the higl
 watchword Of the sallant French at Ve1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
For the Promotion
 of Better Roads

,glf7 HREE important meetings for A the promotion of better high ways in the south will be held shortly, and each of them should be worth while in its practical aspects.
 Two of the meetings will take place in Little Rock, that of the United States Good Roads association, April S15-17, and that of the Bankhead High way association, April 1S-19. The third meeting referred to will be that of the Alabama Good Roads asso- ciation in Mobile sometime in May. -. Various road organizations have done valuable educational work Twenty years ago virtually no inter- est was manifested in road improve ment in the south, but the advocates of good roads were tireless in theii 3fforts to create strong sentiment .8
 which would mean actual road build ing. They succeeded in inauguratine ' movement that became far-reachinl in its effect.
 In the south thousands of miles o1 road have been improved and muci of the mileage has been macadam Here in Alabama there was notable progress in road-making, but in thi' state, as in most of the other south ern states and in many of the north .ern states, the mistake was made D. Sounties voting liberal bond issue'