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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10

Hindenburgs frenzied efforts to split the British line
in Flanders and roll the northern flank back the
North sea- opening the way channel ports had spread
into Belgium today, along 20 mile front
Hag reported the fighting which broke out early yes
terday continuing between the LaBassee canal and the
Lys river while the British positions far north as
Ypress- Confines canal under terrific lombard
ment The Belgian frontier the battle front at
sharp bend in the Lys about mile north of Armeneres
Between the LaBassee canal and Armentieres Halg
said the British holding the Lys and Lave rivers
The latter stream flowing northWard through Bethune
converges with the Lys at LaGorgue less than mile west
of Estares The Lys flows eastward in meandering
course through Armenteres British troops according
to their commander bitterly contestng the crossings
at Estares and Bac St. Maur three miles northeast OF
Estaires
Fighting already has broken out Arnentieres on
The front under bombardment, indicating the Ger
losing time in following up their cannonading
with infantry assaults. Thus the actual fighting has
been carried northward into Belgium, probably far
north as the famous town Of Plegsteert three miles
north of Anentieres. The towns made famous by the
war which probably will figure in this fighting are Hole
beke on the Ypres Confines canal and Messines midway
between Armentieres and Ypres.
The British not only holding the southern flank
of this 'front.' but recaptured Gvency two miles west Of
LaBassee the canal by counter attack taking $50
prisoners.
South Of the Somme Haig says there was only local
fighting on the British front.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
LIBERTY YLOAN is
CEARED ON HIGH
AND GAINS SPEED
kilograms From Every Fed
eral Reserve District Tell
Same Story
QUOTA LOST SIGHT OF
QUESTION is HOW MUCH
Oregon Had More Than $14.-
100000 Last Night Of Her
$lS,495,OOO

Washington, April 10.-The liberty
loan drive continued today at top
speed Any doubt that the $3,0O0,000,-
900 minimum would be oversubscribed
has vanished and the campaign has now
developed into run for maximum
sale.
Secretary McAdoo, speaking at
Raleigh urged the nation to triple or
quadruple the original $3,00o,000, 900
figure with twenty million individual
subscriptions.
kilograms arriving at the treasury
"from virtually every federal reserve
district" said that quotas chad been
lost sight of" and that efforts were
now for oversubscriptions.
Boston was to be canvassed today
by $500 liberty loan solicitors Seven
ty-one Canadian officers had been re.
leased by the British government to
stump the United States and 12O
American Officers loaned by the wal
department will do likewise.
Forty-five communities today were
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
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Raleigh, n. O., April 9.-Twenty mill
lion Americans buying three or four
times the minimum liberty bond quo
ia would deliver smashing blow at
German morale, Secretary McAdoo de-
clared today.
He warned against over-confidencc
and urged full speed ahead.
f'Let lis not stop when we have reach
ed our quota, the secretary said. Let
us go forward and make the subscrip-
tion three or four times as great, if it
is possible to do it. And LET us at the
same time make the number Of subscrib-
ers to these bonds three times as great
as it was before.
fThere is no answer that will carry
such Encouragement to the enemies Of
America and Of civilization as that 20,-
100000 American citizens had subscrib-
ed for liberty bonds. We can get the
20,000,000 subscribers il we stay in the
fight and make up our minds to do it. If
we do this it will mean that the loan
will be widely distributed, that it will
not drain the resources of the country
and it win mean, in addition, that we
shall not have $3,000,000,000, but a
great deal more, to help our gallant men
in this supreme test Of all times for the
liberty of the world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
ALLIED NAvIES MAY STRIKE
SOMETEUTONST NSTRON GHOLD
May Attack Zeebrugge or
Wilhemshafen, or Even
HeigOland

Washington, April l0.-Pressure for
a naval offensive to supplement the
costly battling ON the-west line is man
ifest anew in army and navy quarters.
There are those among the navy Of
ficials who predicted today that more
aggressive sea action will come before
July |, though they did not venture to
forecast its magnitude.
Such as entertained this view point
ed out that America has supplemented
the British navy with battleships, sub
marines, destroyers, and, in fact all
types Of naval craft. This to their
minds was significant Of plan for more
aggressive steps than simply wardfng
off the submarines after they got out
|of their German nests.
One official whose insight into naval
affairs is recognized as especially keen.
expressed the view that the allied ma
vies would attempt q stroke at Zee
brugge, Wilhelmshaven or perhaps, the
Teuton stronghold, Heligoland.
" Britain can It afford to make a big
gatnile. however, he declared ssShe
has kept the seas clear with her navy
and it is true that were it not for her
powerful naval forces, the German
would now be on the high seas. In such
circumstances, you can see that she can
mt risk her vessels. But 1 do believe
you can look for some action before
July ="
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt is known to be one Of those who
believes an aggressive rather than de-
fensive policy ON the seas is desirable.
Against this view is that of older
navy men who think the chance is too
great to take.
Meantime, Germany is apparently try
ing to augment her own naval strength
by getting Russian craft. All Of the lat
ter are powerful.
While the advocates Of an allied Of
fcnsiyc are active, there are some indi-
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
Farms, Mines, and All Indus.
tries Give Promise Of
Profitable Year

New York, April 6, 1918.
With the advent Of spring there are
increasing activities in all directions,
ESPECIALLY in pushing the war; and
preparations for more vigorous cam
lpaign are evident upon all sides. 1t is
now a year since we declared war
against Germany; and, despite the
shortcomings and mistakes which in
yoked a flood Of criticism, splendid
lprogress has been made 1t must be re-
Imembered that we entered this strug-
gle upon much larger scale at the
start than any other nation except
Germany. The allies entered more
lscals than ourselves. 1t may not be
advisable to give details, but it IS
we'll known that we nave trained and
equipped large army in an incredibly
short period, and have already trans
ported a large portion to the front
three thousand miles away. Our navy
has been immensely strengthened in
both numbers and efficiency. Our in
Idustries have been successfully mobil-
lied upon a war basis; and the coun-
try s energies have been concentrated
with gratifying speed and success up
on winning the war. The result of all
these preparatory efforts will soon be
much more apparent than now. 1t must
be remembered that this war is huge
job, for which we were not prepared,
either IN organization or plans. More
or less Sblundering and waste expendi-
ture were inevitable at the start. Our
army had to be gathered over a wide
ly scattered area; men and munitions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
FIXING ON COTTONS
MAY BE NEXT SAYS BARUC Gil

Prices on cotton fabrics and yarn
have been forced to unheard Of levels
by excessive demands of the army and
navy. Mills, worked to capacity are re-
calling statesmen and refusing contracts.
Outputs have been contracted for
months ahead, it is declared.
Government buyers want restricted
profits fixed on goods and manufacture
crs want help in expanding their over
taxed equipments. Looms are costing
three times pre-war prices. Labor is
scarce and wages have increased. There
is no shortage Of raw cotton, however.
Baruch is rapidly becoming convinc-
ed that price fixing must be resorted
to, all the way down the line, accord
ing to general belief here. Meat prices
may be fixed as a result Of the investi-
ga!ion of the meat industry now under
way at the request of President Wilson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
Bx william Phillip simms

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in France
April 10.--The first Americans have
arrived at the British front, they in
clude infantry, airmen and engineers
have seen the Americans, who are
the forerunners of many more, moving
to their places in the line-cheery and
full of ginger.
From the Labassee canal ITO the south
ward of Armentieres there was terriflc
lighting throughout last night. Today
ON the left sector, there was momen'
tarily no infantry fighting, but the ar
tiIIeries were mutually blazing away
in full chorus.
Tuesday afternoon and night there
was bloody hand to hand fighting
around Armentieres and on the high
ground about Givenchy and Bebhune
which was the immediate German OBJ
ieative. The enemy attacks failed IN
both places.
Ten fresh divisions 100000 men) Of
the best Bavarian troops were hurled
repeatedly against the British on the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
HINDENBURC CANNOT
PERMIT HIS ARMIES
70 REMAIN At REST
'Bafled He RACES Like Animal
In Cage Seeking Place to
Break Out
By J. W. T. Mason


(Wntten for the United Press)
New York, April 10.-Capture of the
channel ports of Boulogne and Calais,
apparently forms the objective of Hin
demburg's restless series of new at
taeks against the British front that
centers on Armentieres.
This is the same area in which the
Germans attempted to break through
to the channel as an alternative pro-
gram early i'm the war when they fail
ed to capture Paris. Having failed now
to capture Amiens, second only to Paris
in Importance, the kaiser returns to
the scene of his former defeat for a
resumption of the dangerous adventure
A spirit of nervous activity is be-
ginning to reveal itself among the Ger
mans such as they have not exhibited
before; Hindenburg seems to realize
that he cannot permit his armies to re-
main at rest. There is evidence of
Precipitation at the meager value of the
German accomplishment during the
present drive compared with the colos-
sal casualties. Hasty assaults in unrelat-
ed sectors of the front are replacing
the former German persewance in the
face Of single objective.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
OUTLOOK is FLATTERING
FROM EVERY VIEW POINT

were transported over long distances;
while much delay and confusion wers
caused by the breakdown of transpor-
tation and the hardships of a severe
winter. With The disappearance of
these difficulties, there should develop
a hearty cooperative spirit from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Party politics
should be periodically repressed dur
ing the period of the war, and the ma
tional consciousness concentrated up
on one single object, that of winning
the war.
Germany Loses py Delay
When will Germany waken to tho
bitter consequences of adding the Unit
ed States to her long list of enemiesE
The longer Germany delays submission
and the more damage she infliets upon
others, the more severe will be tho
terms of settlement and the worse her
ultimate breakdown. Count Czernin 3
latest peace talk is merely eamouflage
intended to conceal the enemy's grow
ing anxiety for peace; the best answer
to which is the president IS call for adj
ditional men and the announcement in
Great Britain that the age limit OF
army service has been raised
The third liberty loan campaign Ia
now on. 1t should be pushed with ev-
cry energy. The lean can and viii be
easily floated. Three billions is much
smaller sum than expected. The higher
rate, 4A per cent and the short term
10 years, will tend to stabilize these
and previous liberty issues. Though not
convertible into higher rate issues they
NAV after six months ownership be
used in payment of inheritance taxes
at par. The income tax payable next
June may almost equal $3,0O0,O0o, 600;
but the country win have no troubls
about meeting this test of the war, as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
Prices Soaring Due To Gov.
ernInent Demand and
Labor Scarcity

Washington, April lO.--Fixing prices
on all cotton goods from army duck
down to the housewife Is calico apron
appeared likely as a result of confer.
ence today between cotton goods manu-.
factlrers at the price fixing commit.
tee of the war industries board.
Acute shortages in cotton products,
fast growing more desperate, have fore.
ed Chairman Baruch of the war indus.
tries board to take action to increase
manufacturing facilities and regulate
prices. Agreements with manufacturers
arc being sought.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10

General Pershing, ccnferring with
General Foch at the front March 28,
placing the entire American expedition
ary force at the disposal of the allies.
Threa days later, staff correspondents
with the American army on the Toul
FRONT reported great forces of all
branches of the service leaving that
sector for the Picardy front. All the
roads in that part of France were
blocked by moving men and equipment
lit was said
The arrival of the first of these men
at the British front, reported in the
above dispatch, is just eleven days af-
ter the movement began. 1t is assumed
these forces will be brigaded with the
British
The fact that these men have arrived
at the "British front" probably To-
Gates some place north of the Somme,
as the British and French forces are
supposed to converge at Hangard, five
miles south of that river. All that por-
ition Of the front from Hangard north
to Dixmude, in Belgium, is held by
Haig s troops.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
SOME HOT FIGHTING
By william Philip sinnms

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in France
April 9.-The Germans attacked vio-
lently the British and Portuguese posi-
tions from the LaBasse canal to .
point southwark of Armentieres at s
0 clock this morning.
They apparently gained a footing
east of BePlatin and Petition and at
Givenchy. On our left flank we appar-
emily are holding, Hot fighting is con
tinuing.
General Won Quast's attack this
morning followed violent lombard
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
BY I. Q. Martin

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, April 10.-Charging that
government officials have "misrepre-
sented the progress of the aviation pro-
gram" and "misled the public" the
senate military affairs committee today
demanded the aircraft production be
taken out of the hands Of the signal
corps and given to Gone executive off
Ger appointed by the president and re-
sponsible to him."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
AIR CRAFT PRODUCTION IS
FAR FROM SATISFACTORY
Senate Committee Recommends 1t Be Taken From Signal
Corps Urges Other Changes and the Encouraging of
Aircraft InyentiOn--Lberty Motors Not All That Is
Claimed For Them---Many Suggestions Made

The committee, through Senator
Chamberlain, its chairman, today filed
with the senate report on it's recent
searching investigation of tho whole
aviation program. Its recommendation
in brief are:
Take aircraft production out of the
hands of the signal corps and give it
to one man.
Surround this man with "corps Of
the best aircraft engineers, both Eu-
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10

high ground around Givenchy last
night. Twice they captured the town
and twice the British flung them back
in the pitch black darkness-wielding
bayonets, clubs and fists until the
remnants of the German stormers re-
tired beaten.
At the bridgehead of the Lys near
Bac ST. Maur, which the Germans held,
there was similar fighting.
At sundown the enemy pressed us
back to LaCroix- -Du-Back Gone mile
north of the river), but the British
counter attacked heavily and drove
them back
A big concentration of German guns
was freely used in the forward and
back areas as probable preparation for
German attacks between Armentieres
and Messines. There are no details re-
garding this activity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
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GERMAN TROOPS MUTINY

Amsterdam, April 1O.-An
extensive mutiny occurred Mon
day in the German military
camp at Beverloo, according
to reports received here today
from the Belgian front. Ger
man soldiers are said to have
fired upon their officers, kill
ing three and wounding many.
Seventeen soldiers have been
arrested.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
ALLIES WILL MEET
FOES CHALLENGE
TO STAKE IT ALL
Kaiser Is Stalking His Whole
Pile On Victory On West
ern Front
TROOP SHIPMENT is
GEARED TO HIGHEST
Ireland Demanding Freedom
Is Invited To Help World
Maintain 1t
By Robert J. Bender

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, April 10.--With Ger
manv stalking her all on the western
offensive, the allies and America have
answered that they, too, will stake al
and do it now.
That was the view Washington tocli
taday of Lloyd-George's 8 address, fol
lowing President Wilson, s "forcen ad-
dress and his pledge to double quick
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
Wants 2O,OOO,OOO
to Buy Bonds Just
for Effect On Kaiser
+ y !; X \ X x i* 4 X
KAISER BUYS BONDS.

Washington, April 9.-Ger-
man properties taken over by the
United States win take up a
large slice Of the third liberty
loan.
A Mitchell Palmer, alien en-
envy property custodian, today
instructed all directors Of such
properties either to invest avail
able surplus funds or declare
immediate dividends to be put to
such use.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10

What S become o tn ole crouch that
didn 4 take no newspapers an jest
knowed what he knewed9 Ever once in
while some feller gifts so rich that
he says he'd like t be poor again an
Eyip upstairs over hardware store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
H|NDENBURG S1HlKES
ON BELGIAN FRO I But
IS CHECKED BY BRITISH

Makes Desperate Attempt To Break Through Flanders To
Channel POrts-Hot Fighting On French Front But Neither
Side Gains-First Americans Reach British Front
100000 Picked Bavarian Troops Hurled Backby British
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-02
Mexican Petroleum.

Mexican Petroleum's future is a fer
tile topic OF discussion in financial cir
cles and an analysis OF the company's
outlook by a prominent Broadway house
is OF special interest. There are very
interesting deductions TO be made from
the annual reports of the Mexican
Petroleum Company and the Pan Amer
lean Petroleum and Transport Company,
the latter owning over 50 per cent OF
the total stock of the former" this firm
says. First the careful reader of the
reports will form the conclusion that for
post bellum increase OF profits with the
return OF normal shipping conditions and
fair attitude of the Mexican Govern
ment the Mexican Petroleum Company
will be among the most favored con-
Germs with which New York Is familiar
Second, one gets the idea that in max
ing up its income account for
1917, charging directly to operat-
ing expense instead of to surplus
sums equal 10 some . per cent
on Mexican Petroleum common stock.
the officers were lelning over backward
In an effort not TO give the stockholders
any exaggerated idea OF the earning
power Of their property. II would seem
to have been more fair to have allowed
these charges OF an exceptional nature.
which are prob bly, made In anticipa-
ton of some features OF the new rev.
enue bill. to be made to the surplus
account just as were in the 1917 re-
port the deferred charges for these
same items for the year 1915, which
amount to'about "a per cent, OH Mex
lean Petroleum common stock"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-02
US. TRADE DEMANDS
EXCEED PRODUCTION
Pierre Jay Says Less Essential
Industries Are Forced to Re-
adjust Themselves.
ALL MATERIALS SCARCE
Textile Business in Unsettled
Statc-Awaits Government
Price Fixing.
ALL MATERIALS SCARCE

Pierre Jay, chairman Of the Federal
Reserve Bank OF New York. in a review
of trade conditions. declares the increas-
ing needs Of the Government are exceed
ing production, SO that the less essential
industries are of necessity being forced
to adjust themselves to the scarcity OF
steel and similar fundamental materials.
Mr.. Jay says only approximately per
cent. of the total supply OF copper is said
to be available for other than war pur-
poses and that tin Is at almos, prohibi-
tive prices.
Discussing the textile business, Mr..
Jay says:
THE industry IL in an unsettled state
with somewhat opposite conditions OBJ
tanning as to supply Of raw materials In
the wool and cotton trades tendency
appears to exist among manufacturers
and distributors. to await full issue Of
Government price regulations before de-
termning trade policy. With importa-
tion Of wool. exclusively on Government
account, II seems not improbable that
the supply will he inadequate TO permit
the manufacture OF pure wool fabrics for
civilian trade. but as sufficient STOCKS
Of cloth for the near future are In the
hands or merchants, tney hesitate I"
contract for mixed goods. Trading in
cotton goods is also light, owing to UNI
certainty as to how Government estab-
lished prices for certain classes Of goods
affect the prices Of others. and to expec-
tations on the part of buyers, of lower
prices. and to preference. by the mills,
for large scale Government orders for
goods of homogeneous character
Mr. Jay says unskilled labor is re-
ported to be slightly less acute, and the
turnover diminished. largely as result
of Federal supervision of employment,
| but that the demand for labor above the
completely unskilled grade and especially
for men with some training along me-
chanical lines. is very keen.
Collections in the Second Federal Re-
serve district are declared by Mr.. Jay
| to be uniformly good.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-02
GOVERNMENT SEEKS TYPIsTs.
Typewriter Companies TO Lend
Employment Facilities.

At meeting in this city between rep
resentatives Of the Department of Labor
and the various typewriilng companies
on Saturday It was arranged that the
entire employment facilities OF the COM
panies would be turned over to Uncle
Sam to meet Government requirements.
Virtually the entire output OF the big
typewriter manufacturers already has
been comma ndeered by the Government.
and the use OF the employment service
machinery Of the companies will make
It possible to supply the various depart
ments at Washington with the thousands
OF additional girls required to do clerical
work
Although $4,000 typists and stenog-
raphers have been furnished Washington
in the past year and a half. there is at
present a registered shortage OF more
than 5000 typists and stenographers at
the capital. The Government Is now
building large dormitories In which to
house additional girls who are being
called into the service.
The most urgent demand made upon
New York and vicinity at present Is for
900 girls to write allowance checks for
the wives and children OF the men of
the army. navy and marines, In order
to supply this demand at o.ce. every
employmnt agency OF the various type
writer companies will give simple tipping
tests at IL rs. 12:l5 and ! :l5 daily on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Each girl passing these tests viii at
once receive card which will be ek
changed at the Hall OF Records for a
certificate OF employment. without add
tionsl examination. All girls accepted