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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
Iowa Corn May Suffer.

Des Moines, Aug. 6.--With the aver
age thermometer readings throughout
Iowa at so degrees at s o clock, two de.
grees higher than yesterday, weather bu-
reau officials predicted another seorch-
er.
Yesterdays highest reading, 1O4, will
be overtaken before noon, they say.
Unless there is heavy rainfall throl-
ghout the seven corn belt states shortly
the damage to the corn crop will be tire.
mendous. This is the opinion of Henry
c. Wallace, Of Wallaee's Farmer, recog'
nized corn authority of the United Sta
ties.
The rainfall during june and July was
but SO inches, which is nearly two In
ches short of the necessary moisture.
Summing up reports from all sections
Of the corn belt, Wallace estimates the
corn crop yesterday at 1850, 900
bushels. The drought during the past
week has caused an estimated loss of
60,000,000 bushels during that period.
With continued hot and dry weather
the crop in all corn states and Iowa par.
ticularly, will be tremendously damaged
according to Wallace 's report.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
MIDWEST SWELTERS
IN TEMPERATURE
AROUND 100 MARK
Corn Crops In Iowa And Neb-
raska May Be Badly
Damaged

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The corn belt
smothered today in a heat wave. Hot
winds stole the moisture from growing
crops and left cities painting.
In Chicago, four deaths were laid to
the heat with score Of prostrations.
st. Louis reported four deaths and more
prostrations. Other cities suffered heat
casualties in smaller numbers.
With the mercury leaping two de-
grees per hour, Chicago's hot day re-
cord was expected to go today with a
temperature above 102, the previous
high mark. Extra policemen were EN-
ployed to handle the huge bathing beach
crowds. Milwaukee found a 97-degree
temperature hard to bear.
Nebraska corn was suffering under
temperatures ranging from 109 down
lowa's corn crop was reported by au
thoritics to have been lowered 60,000,
900 bushels in the past week.
A violent tropical hurricane to strike
somewhere between Galveston and New
Orleans was predicted by weather bu
reau officials to top off the heat wave
there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
''ilitary Leaders Have But
s One Gard Left to Play,
Says Simms
By William Philip simms

Omitted Press Staff COrrespondent.)
With the British Armies in France,
Aug. 6.-The German armies are at bay.
Their full retreat toward the Aisne has
forced them to abandon positions along
the Avre and Ancre rivers and near Gil
venchy. The Teuton hordes are face to
face with three rockbottOm facts-first
the German summer campaign so far is
a complete failure; second, their reserv-
es are badly used up; third, they are
equalled, if not outnumbered by eager
forces, which are being increased week
ly by tens of thousands of absolutely
fit Americans, who are fidgeting with
to get at the Germans.
Won Hindenburg and Won Ludendorff
the German leaders, have only one card
left to play and it is card of doubt
full value. 1t consists of a complete re-
Of the western front, suit
ing it to the altered conditions by short
ening the line and adopting a defens-
i've strategy behind the rivers and 9TH
er natural barriers.
This plan would involve the selection
of one spot, where remnants of the ar
mics from everywhere would be col
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
YANKEE SOLDIERS CUT
HAY FOR OLD WOMAN

already and he began cutting hay with
wide swinging strokes.
The old Frcnchwoman 3 apprehonsions
turned to joy and admiration.
" Vous etes un bon garcon,o she re.
peatcd, following him, and if the words
meant nothing to him, the tone Of her
toothless lisp meant much.
Down the field they went, the dough-
boy cutting, and the old woman follow
ing, carrying on q. conversation in
French, to which he always replied,
"Oui, oui." He knew that much of
French.
Near a tiny house on the edge Of the
village and at the end Of the fell, she
stopped him. "Wait a minute" /" she said
in French, until | get you something
to drink"
No Wine for Him.
When she came out Of the house with
glass and a bottle, he, was half way
down the field. She followed, and pour
ed out a glass Of wine.
He declined it with, "Pas bon," two
other words he knew.
The old woman was offended. "Not
good," " she said, cit is good wine and
old. 1t is good"
He understood that she was hurt, and
tried to make it clear he did not drink
wine and did not want it. She insisted
he take it.
You cannot do kindness in Franco
without having it returned, and this
doughboy understood it. Yet he iid not
want the wine. Also he was not cutting
hay while he was not protesting.
Then he had an idea. 81 haven u had
a glass Of milk to drink since / left
home, he said, "That' s II months. Give
me a glass Of milk, and I'll think l IN
home again with this hay to cut. "
"Comprends pas" she said Struggling
her shoulders.
Pointing Helps a Little.
He understood the words with shrug.
He pointed to a COW in the next pas
ture. "Milk, milk,'' he said, "you
know milk"
She understood something and buF-
ried in to the house. Presently she came
out with some cheese and bread. She
beamen with the prospects Of delighting
this young American.
Bon," he said real Frenehily, "But
can I have some milkR"
"Oui, oui, oui, F" she said. without un-
derstanding.
ooh, you don't understand. III show
you," he said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
By Lowell Mellet.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the French Armies in the
Field, Aug. 6.-(2:1O P. m.)-French
troops today maintained their bridge
heads across the Vesle river despite
two strong German counter-attacks. A
mill on the edge of the village of
Braisne, on the Vesle, six miles north
west of Fismes, were occupied by the
French during the night. Two bridges
in that region were also seized The
Germans are still holding out in
Braisne.
Machine gun emplaeements have been
established in Braisne and the enemy
is making heavy resistance there. Ar.
tillery of both armies is heavily shelf
ing along the Aisne, Vesle and Disc
rivers.
Further north of the French are
sOlidly established on the banks Of the
River Avre, north of Breaches and Neu'
vile wood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
FOCHPS STRATEGY
AGAIN APPARENT
IN VESLE SECTOR
Commander Of Allied Forces
Refuses To Be Drawn
Into Trap.
By j. w. T. Mason
tied Press war eXpert) J

Omitted Press war expert)
New York, Aug. 6.-General FOeh IS
high quality of patience is again con
trolling the allies strategy south of
the Aisne. Won Hindenburg' enties-
ment to the allies to overrun themselves
and fall into carefully prepared Ger
man pitfalls are having no more sue
cess now than at any time since tho
retreat from the Marne began.
The Germans are in strong defensive
positions north of the Vesle, They are
holding their line desperately for the
work of moving their guns across the
Aisne is slow and laborious process.
To drive the Germans back by frontal
attacks along the Vesle would exact a
heavy death toll from the allies, much
in excess of what the Germans them
selves would suffer.
General Foch has repeatedly shown
he will not engage in these short-sight-
ed tactics.
Artillery bombardments or threats to
encircle the Germans are the rightly
favored methods Of attack under pres.
ent conditions. 1t is not worth the heavy
cost of direct assaults ON present Ger
man positions to drive Won Hindenburg
beyond the Aisne more rapidly than he
must go eventually.
The time for the allies major offens-
i've has not yet come and the fewer cas-
ualties the allies suffer in the mean.
time, the more certain will the final
result Of the offensive be. 1t doesn 4
matter to General Foch whether Won
Hindenburg is compelled to shorten his
line now or later. The inevitable must
happen. Won Hindenburg, however
strongly desires General Foch to wy tC
force the inevitable before its time. II
Won Hindenburg can inveigle General
Foch into engaging in destructive min.
or offensives before Americas millions
are fully prepared, there remains a
chance that in the end the allies will
have whitfield away their new resources.
So, Won Hindenburg turns at bay and
invites the foremost units of General
Foeh's troops to engage in pitched bat
ties. But the trap is without avail. Gen
eral Foch is familiar with all the tricks
of the old fox. Inexorable as fate, the
American troops are filing into France.
Time, therefore, waits at FOch IS com
mand and the pause at the Vesle is an
integral part of the allies strategy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
HOLD FAST
ALONG VESLE BANK
TO COVER RETREAT
In Spite Of Desperate Resistance, However,, Allied Troops
Crcss River AT Various Points, American Cavalry Pat
rOls Esmes RegiOn.---Rain Falls And All Roads Are
Quagmnes, But Yankee Forces Still Manage to Keep In
Touch With Retiring Enemy.

a few batteries out Of action. Then tho
infantry stormed the Others, fighting
partly through the streets which diyid-
ed the town.
Another smach threw the boehes com
pletely out of the city, except for tho
snipers.
just prior to the attack on Fismcs,
the Americans inflicted bloody losses ON
the enemy as the latter retreated down
the heights south and east of town. The
Americans reached the crest of the
heights as the boches were retiring
down the slopes. Our riflemen and ma
chine gunners opened up a deadly fire
and soon carpeted the hillside with Ger
man dead and wounded. Fismes was
held by German regiment with spec
ial machine gun detachment, which, ae-
cording to prisoners, formed part Of
the reserves of Crown Prince Ruppre-
chit s armies. The majority of prisoners
are between 10 and 30 years old. Their
best men have been killed and replace
ments have been made from young no.
serve divisions. Included among the
enemy divisions in this region, however,
are some Of tho crack guard regiments,
as well as other types of their best
troops.
The Americans are improving their
work of cleaning up machine positions
without heavy losses. Every day they
are encountering tricks new to them, but
are meeting them by springing new
tricks of their own. The boches strung
quantities Of barbed wire in the Vesle,
but did not retard the Americans cross
ing. Possibly due to the hasty nature
of their retreat, the enemy left none
Of the devlish devices behind that char
acterized their retreat before the Brit
ish on the Somme. Every grenade or
suspicious looking article found in any
of the houses is carefully handled.
In the meantime, careful search is
being made in all of the captured towns
for spies. The boches have a trick of
Leaving spy in French or American
uniform hidden in the town, to come out
after allied occupation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
Rickenbacker STORY Pleases

Portland, Or, Aug. 6.--Logsr.s usd
lumbermen of the northwest and soldiers
of the spruce division, U. s. A., who by
producing airplane lumber are making
possible a realization of Uncle Sam g
tremendous airship program, will read
in their own publication Of the exploits
of American airmen in Europe as told
in the Eddie Rickenbackcr series ap-
pearing in United Press papers.
TIE information section Of the spruce
division today asked the United Press
for permission to reprint the copyright
cd stories. This permission was readily
given.
The Riekenbacker stories will prove
an inspiration to the 100000 timber
workers Of the loyal legion Of loggers
ard iumbermen and the 10000 soldiers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
RESERVES
ARE BADLY USED UP
ANDPLANS COLLAPSE

lected to try for decision. This bid for
victory, if made, must have the devil 5
luck, plus all possible aid from the Ger
man Gott, plus large element of the
miraculous. Without these conditions,
this bid must fail, after which the last
spark of Germany's hopes is gone for
ever.
Over the wreck of what was once the
world IS greatest offensive army hovers
today the oppressive shadow of defeat.
Prisoners admit there is spirit of hope
lessness in the German camp, which is
gradually spreading to all parts of the
army.
i have not spoken of pessimistic let
ters from Germans to their homes be-
cause 1 believed they did not represent
the general feeling. 1 am convinced,
however, that the following letter from
a soldier in the Marne operations to a
friend newly arrived at the British
front from Germany gives a fair idea
of the sentiment of large part of the
army:
"Iou should be a thick thinker. We
now shirk all We can, for we are only
fighting now for the big wigs. At the
Marne We did not get very far. Our
regiment was nearly wiped out.
"War is becoming the greatest mas
sacre that ever was. What is going to
happen don't know. Germany is slow
ly crumbling to pieces"
fCoDf;nuad IN mar +u,oN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
DRAFT EXEMPTION
WILL BE LIBERAL
SAYS GEN. CROWDER
No Boys VIII Be Sent to Fir
ing Line Before They
Are Fl Years Old
By L. G. Martin
nited Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 6.-There will
be liberal Interpretation of exemption
privileges under the new man power
bill, now hsfore congress.
General Crowder, who appeared be-
fore the senate military committee to.
day to discuss the measure, said that
the greatly increased number of men
affected under the new bill would
make it necessary to modify the pres
ent exemption programs.
General March will appear before
the committee tomorrow and Secretary
Baker will be called when he returns
from the west.
Inquiries regarding the purpose of
the great draft measure, its proposed
administration etc., are leading admin
istration advisers to recommend the is
suance of statement by Secretary
Baker explaining the aims Of the bill.
1t is probable among other things
that this statement will make it clear
that it is not the intention of the war
department. to send men to the firing
line before they are 2l.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
By Fred 5. Ferguson.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With The American Armies In France
Aug. 6,-German resistance continued to
day along the Vesle. Heavy fighting
is under way on the entire line. The
enemy is holding the heights along the
north bank of the river. His artillery
fire has increased, while his machine
guns sweep the river crossings and the
approaches to the heights. American
artillery is pounding the boche positions
Meantime, additional allied infantry
and otner units have crossed the river.
The situation in Fismes is peculiar
reminiscent of the days when the Am.
orleans occupied Vera Cruz. Although
the town is held by our troops, German
SLIPPERS are still concealed in buildings
and cellars. Americans on both sides Of
the Veslc arc mopping up these snipers
and stray machine guns.
Our advance forces are likely to con
tinue beyond Fismes and let the rear
elAmelts finish their mopping up opera
tious.
American cavalry is patrolling the
Fismes region. Rain is falling and all
roads are semi-rivers Fields are soft
under foot, men and horses sinking deep
in the mud at every step. The banks
OF the Vesle are more marshy than ever
operations slower on more diff.
ficult.
In spite of these handicaps, the AM
orleans continue to feel out the Ger.
man line, constantly pressing forward
The Vesle in this region is about IL
Mcters (abOut fifty feet) wide and is
swift and deep. Crossings were made
however, over partially wrecked bridges
the men climbing over the wreckagf
that still protruded above water.
Stiff fighting marked the taking Of
Fismes. Tho boches had extensive ma.
chine gun defenses and rather heavy
artillery concentrations.
Extended artillery preparation pre-
ceded the American attack, smashing
some of the machine nests and putting
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
Old French Woman Was AS
tOnished When DOughbOys
Harvested Crop.
BY Frank j. Taylor.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
With The American Forces In France
June 30.-(By Mail.)-she was little
stooped-ovcr woman, somebody's grand
mother.
With rather feeble strokes, but strong
ones considering her age, she was cut
ting hay with scythe in field whers
you could hear the guns rumble. She
would swing o few strokes and then
pause for breath.
The amount Of hay already cut was
far from encouraging, compared to the
uncut waves of it. But she kept brave
ly on, cutting and resting, cutting and
resting, and making the most of the
situation.
He was a doughboy from middle
western state, farmer lad whose tenn
porary profession was whipping the Ger
mans. His company was on rest, and hs
had a few days Of comparative liberty.
He used his spare hours to hike ''al0ng
the fields. lie said cit took him back
to the homestead" " to be where hay and
grain were growing.
He saw the old French woman cutting
hay, in one Of his travels, and his i'm
pulse was to jump over the fence and Of
fer his services. His forethought was
to keep on the road, because his French
vocabulary did not include the word
"bay" nor "scythe" nor enough gram
mar to e0ncoct the sentence, ''May l
help you by cutting some hay9"
His impulse won, and he hoped over
the fence to present his freckled honest
self before the French woman. Taking
the scythe from her hands, he said,
pointing at himself, the scythe and the
hay, "Me cut hay. Me tres strong far
mer boy"
VIII Good-French Bad.
He doubled up his fist and clenched
bis elbow to prove the latter.
Evidently his French mis-led him, for
the old farmeress protested, thinking he
wanted to borrow or eonfiscate her scy-
tho. II was her only-one, she explained.
More French made the situation more of
a dilemma.
A doughboy soon learns on the French
front that once you get into serape the
the best way out Of it is to use action,
not words. This doughboy had learned
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
CONV|CTS CAPTURED
BY A PRETTY GIRL
She Organized Posse And Sur
rounded Fugitives In De-
serted Cabin

Portland, Ore, Aug. 6.-Three crest
fallen convicts who were returned to
the state penitentiary at Salem today
must admire the pluck of Miss Dorothy
Byron, blond headed girl, who recog-
nized them, followed them in an auto
mobile and then forced party Of
"uninterested" men 10 take them cap.
tiYes.
Dorothy once visited the state prison
There she saw one Of these convicts
and when she saw him trudging up the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
timber WORKERS MEET
AND ENDORSE DISQUE
Select Head Of Spruce Divis-
ion As Final Arbiter OF
All Disputes

Portland Or, Aug. 6.-Fifteen humid
red representatives of the timber work
ers of the northwest, coast division, to-
day inspected the cut-up plant at Van
couver, Wash, seeing what became of
.th.eir timber after it left their hands.
They will return tonight to their va.
rious locals west of the Cascades and
report that they agreed to the arbitra-
tion plan which Colonel Disque of the
spruce division, United States army,
first submitted to the employers and
then to the timbermen.
In the convention late yesterday the
mcmbc"s Of the Loyal Legion of Log
gers ami Lumbermen voted entire conf
dence in Colonel Disque and thanked
him for what he has done for the log
Igcrs and the logging industry.
They asked Colonel Disque to act as
final arbiter and agreed to abide by his
decisions on all labor questions.
A similar convention will be held in
Spokane August IL to cover the same
ground for tIhbermen east Of the Cas-
cadcs.
The employc members of the district
committees, in the eight groups west OF
the Cascades, were chosen yesterday.
as follows:
District Committees Named
District No. tCoos Bay)-J. Il. Rior-
dan, North Bend, Or, chairman; George
Yourg, Vending, Or, Henry Beard
Mill City, Or.
District No. ? (Tillamook) )-Charles
Nelson, Black Rock, Or. chairman; W
II. Kent, Mohler, Or, L. E. Hanley
Wheeler, Or.
District No. Columbia River )-T
Hudson, Portland chairman; s. r
Neon Knappa, Or, H. Kirbyson, Ray
mond, Wash.
District No. 4 (Willapa Harbor)-J
L. Hudson, Mccormick, Wash, chairman
R. H. Stollard, Raymond, Wash, Ii. c
Harrison, Onalagka, Wash.
District No. ,Grays Harbor) 81. M.
Bevis, White. Wash, chairman; JaeR
Collier, Aberdeen, Wash, G. F. Rich
ardson, Aberdeen, Wash.
District No. toouth Sound)-J. H
Dobsrn, Shelton WASH, chairman; G
E. Ardery, Union Mills, Wash, P. Par
sons, Tacoma, Wash.
District No. 7 Central Sound )-R
| IO'Brien, Port Angeles, Wash, chair
man; R. A. Carter, Seattle, Wash, A. d
Chisholm, snoqualmie, Wash.
District No. North Sound)-W. 7
Linahan, Everett, Wash, Chairman
c. w. Davis, Clear Lake. Wash, Charles
Etnibbs, Bellingham, Wash.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
"&nll nf Nn1tnr''
"From Over There
General Pershing's Official Report

Washington, Aug. 6.-Four hundred
and ninety eight American casualties
were reported back from the Franco
American drive in five lists made pub
lie today. They included 35S army
troops and l40 marines. American cas-
ualties thus far announced from the
Franco-American push total 1914. As
rapidly as they can be compiled at the
war department they are being given
out and more probably will be announc-
ed today.
The army list was divided as fol-
ows
Killed in action 81; died of wounds
6; wounded severely 313; wounded, de-
gree undetermined 7; prisoners l.
The marine list was divided as fol-
lows.
Killed in action 7; died of wounds
33; wounded severely Is; wounded, de-
gree undetermined Ill; wounded slight
ly l.
The army list follows
Killed in Action
Sergeant G. A. Stephenson, Ander'
son, s. G.
Corporals-
M. K. Crabtree, Toppenish, Wash.
E. H. Jelly, Woodhaven, N. Y.
B. Walters, Thealka, Ky.
Mechanic 7. S. Price, st. Louis, MINI
Privates-
T. Albino, Brooklyn, N. Y.
p Altobell. Berlin. N. H.
f. F. Bowman, Wheeling, w. Va.
S. F. Briot, Tonasket, Wash.
F. X. Conley, Philadelphia
j. H. Cottrell, Sonol Glen, Cal.
A. L. Esslinger, Danville, Ill.
w. A. Guin, Ink, Ark.
Z. G. Hartman, San Francisco
S. J. johnson, Jr., Cooperstown, NY
A. s. Johnston, Homer City, Pa.
NJ. B. Katz, Worcester, Mass.
J. Kelley, Detroit, Mich.
R. E. Kelley, Flandreau, s. D.
B. Korasciewiecz, Borea, s. G.
F. w. Martin, Onaga, Kan.
M. J. Nee, Shrewsbury, Mass.
J. Nemchick, South Bethlehem, Pa.
r. Parr, Encampment, Wyo.
M Polenski, Philadelphia
H. Rhodes, Reading, Pa.
f. Sager, st. Paul, MINI.
w. G.. Schafelke, Appleton, Wis.
D. K. Shedd, Manchester, N. H.
J. H. Tatro, Harrisville, R. l.
j. w. Williams, Bang, Me.
Died from Wounds
Corporal H. E. Simmons, Worcester
Mass.
G. Colvin, Keril, Ky.
P. NJ. Brothers, Randolph Center, vt
w. L. Chamberlain, Griswoldville
Mass
J. Seraphim, Hartford, Conn.
J. Weir, Litchfield, Conn
Wounded Severely
Captain A. Nathness, Menomonie
Wis.
Lieutenants-
P. H. Broekman, weiser, Idaho
H. L. Weymann, Caledonia, Miss.
w. w. Wicoff, st. Charles, MINI.
Sergeants-
H. Ollie, Columbus, Ohio
H. Franklin, Pendleton, Oregon
E. J. Kasel, Toledo, Ohio
F. King, Oshkosh, Wis.
8. Kopinski, South Bend, Ind.
E. H. Prettyman, Huff, Pa.
Corporals-
R. J. cambridge, Edmonton, Okla.
R. w. Colflesh. Des Moines, Iowa
S. Donnelly, Amber, Pa.
Wagner W. 2. Eglitz, Chicago
Privates-
L. T. Akers, Columbia Ky.
J. Asien, Chicago
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
Nebraska swelters

Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 6.--Nebraska is
being subjected to one Of the worst heat
waves in years. Hot winds from the
south are burning the corn to crisp
Although the last two days have not
equalled Sunday Is record Of 109 degrees
tIlerc is no indication of a let-up. All
corn except the early crop is practically
gone.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06

Paris, Aug, 6.-The long-range bom-
bardment of Paris was resumed today.
There weue some victims and some ma
terial damage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-06
FIERCE RESISTANCE.
BY John De Gandt.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Paris, Aug. 6.-(4:00 p. m)-With
the Germans resisting fiercely along
the Vesle, French heavy artillery on
the south bank of the river this after
noon laid down terrific fire on the
table land between the Veslo and the
Aisne. The crossings of the Aisne
were also heavily shelled. Simultan-
eously Franco American aviators flew