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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
THE MAY BE FINED.

dozen or contractors furnishing raincoats
for the army have been arrested in New York for brb
cry and conspiracy The substance of the charges is that
the manufacturers conspred with certain quartemaster
officers to supply an inferior quality of raincoats the
officers passing them 1t claimed that these when used
in France went to pieces after few days and were no
protection whatever to the boys exposed in the trenches
1t will be worth while keeping eye on these cases to
discover what punishment is meted out in of convc
ton The courts following the usual American plan the
chances are will fne them This is practically no pun
ishment at all and is in fact nducement for others to
follow their example for if caught part of their goten
gains ar taken from them while If not either discover
ed or convicted they get away with the whole plunder
The punishment for all such offenses should be long
term in prison. since capital punishment is beyond the
courts to inct that there will be no nducement for
others to get rich by than theft and by exposing
the men who are fighting battles to rain and Storm
and approprang themselves the money put up by the
people for the boys for their If the courts do
not sufficiently punish this kind of Hunism there should
be enough redbooded in New York to attend to the
matter and place all that kind of profiteersmen in such
place that their legs would not reach from their bodies
to the ground.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
CONTRACTS SCRAPS OF PAPER" /"

The action of the Portland school board in remOv-
ing Superintendent Alderman from his position regard
less of his contract with the board under which he
to hold the position until july 1919 brings up rah
er interesting questions The action Of the board is in
an opinion by the district attorney of Mutnomah county,
upheld and the authority of the board to make the
oval asserted 1t is but short time since the school
boards were complaining because the teachers
der the law held not bound by any contract they might
make with the boards They could quit at almost any
time and the boards thought they badly used be-
cause Of this Under the ruling of the district attorney
alluded to- the shoe is the other foot and the
boards not bound by any contract they make but
can discharge any empoye at any time. 1t looks to
layman as though the law giving the school board the
right to set aside its contracts is violation of the
constitutional provision that mo state shall pass any law
impairng the obligation of contracts but the lawyers
e, identity see road around this. If person entering
into contract with school board to teach superin
tend schools be set at the job of superintendent OF
war work." why cannot he she be given job of curry
ing mules or sweeping the streets in lieu of it? We
not setting our opinion up against that of the Portland
xttorney but merely making suggestion. 1t strike,
the average that the law looks upon contract about
as the kaiser does on treaty Anyway the school board
is given powers of dctatoria nature in which the only
limit is the will If it is wrong to violate treaty when
it no longer satisfies of the parties who made it, why
is it right to violate contract under similar conditions
The two are the same thing in principle differing only
in name
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
Ripping Rhymes
SLACKERS.
by Walt Mason

The men are driven forth to work, to keep the pull
eys humming and any chap who tries to shk will surely
get what's coming. The lad who used to bask all day.
busy as gopher in times like these doesn't pay to show
up loafer Male iders find their day is oer if they
We kick they it, the man who has no useful chore
must hunt another planet But how about the dame Sc
rene through life so idly ambng who burns up tubs of
gasoline in vain and foolish rambling? Her thoughts are
still of tfng things of aces and of collars of bondned
hair and diamond rings and shoes at twenty dollars She
thinks the war hoid bore to which kings are addicted
her heart of ceuod soe that sugar restricted She
her loyal sisters strain and toll in useful service and
sights like this give her pan they make her tired and
nervous Oh let's dragoon the stalfed danes, say to
them, Work perish" and drag them from the silly
games that they gnoby cherish If Jack must use his
strength and skill to help preserve the nation it's only fair
that Sister Jill should work out her salvation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

ing to listen to her. But l soon left
her, and sent Annie to help her unpack
the small steamer trunk-the only lug
gage they had brought.
She 5 just lovely, Mary!" I said
to the cook, as | went into the kitchen
moment. Mary was still my confidant
in any household matters, altho l was
not SO in need of her as when l was
first married, or when | had been un-
happy.
"She looks nice,n Mary returned
by which [ knew she had been peeping
when my guest arrived. "She's old
tho. -
"No, not old, but of course older
than | am. l want everything partie'
ularly nice, every single meal, while
she is here. She has wonderful cook.
1 added, so putting Mary on her met
tie.
"Hugh ''-she shifted. "I guess we
can give her as good as she gets at
home"
smiled as l left the kitchen. 1
knew there. would be nothing served
to my guests which was not as perfect
as Mary could make it. A little flat
terry mixed with praise of some dinner
I had attended always brought the re-
sponse:
"I'll take a back seat for no one,
when it comes to cookin - Then she
would take particular pains.
Tomorrow-A delightful visit)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
Clippings From Home

. By Miss Gladys Mcintyre.

written for the United Press.)
With the American Troops at the
| The Front, June 19-(By MaiD-One
of the pleasant SURPRISES we have had
since we arrived on the front are the
letters and clippings We receive from
home many of them from folks we never
knew. We had no idea when We came
over that the people would write to us
in such nice letters.
The boys in the regiment are just be-
ginning to get clippings and letters
about our experiences in Sieeheprey, and
they always bring them around. They
seem as tickled as we arcover these
clippings.
We have to admit to ourselves some
times, though we never do to anyone
else, that we get homesick so far over
here, and we feel lonesome, in spite of
all the kindnesses the boys show US. 1
guess it's just because we are girls,
and arGn't soldiers yet. But the letters
from home help out, even when they are
from someone we never have seen.
A 'FPeachy" one."
We got a peachy one yesterday from
an old soldier. Il was addressed to my
sister, just miss Irene Mcintyre, Some
Where In France, in care U. S. Salvation
Army. But it reached us. We thought
it was funny when we started to read
it, but when we were half way through,
We were pretty serious. As soon as we
finished, sat down and wrote the old
soldier long letter, and told him we
were going to adopt him for or grand
father. We haven't any grandfathers
except him.
"Misses Gladys and Irene McInty-
re:
g You may no doubt be surprised to re
ceive a letter from an old soldier you
never saw or heard of, but in my paper
I read about your brave and heroic SER
vice on the front, somewhere in France,
where you braved the gas and shells Of
the Huns to serve hot coffee, and dough-
nuts to the Yankee boys, for more than
a week, and then retired only upon or.
dars Of the commanding officer.
"You don know how proud I was
when I read that account! But I said.
That's American and those two girls
are of the true bloodl' l am an old sol
der of the war Of '61- '65. We didn Z /
have such brave girls as you to cheer
us on and serve us with hot coffee. We
had to do without until we could serve
ourselves.
1--WE Will Win"
Now, with such brave heroines in
our camps and in the trenches to cheer
ths boys on, we will win. l have one
son in the service, but be has not left
the states yet. He's a first lieutenant
in the s3Sth infantry, company I, loeat-
ed at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
There is only one thing I regret, and
that is that I am too old to 60 myself. |
But such brave boys and girls will never
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
Its Joy To Cook
For Yankee Lads
BY Miss Irene Mcintyre.

| (Wntten for the United Press.)
With the American Boys at the
Front, June 19.-(By Mail)-We are
grateful to be over here with our army
and feel we are having wonderful luck
to be able to make doughnuts and pies
for our bit in the war.
We had no idea at all what our work
would be when we first came but we
were quite prepared for anything. We
only feared that we would not be sent
to the front and would be doomed to
remain in the rear.
At Bordeau, when l landed and met
the colonel my first words were to ask
MN to send me as far forward as he
could. He smiled and said nothing,
so | waited in suspense.
Gladys, my sister, had come over
earlier, and was then somewhere in
France at the front. There was joy
for me when the colonel gave me orders
to go to the little village where my
sister was working, the most advanced
point at which women were allowed
In our army, and probably in any army,
Order Brings Joy.
l had anticipated a gradual advance
into the zone of the army from one
post to another and was trying hard
to keep from letting my eagerness
to go where they were thiekest from
getting the best of me. My delight
was all the greater on that account ana
little sister and l had a joyous re-
union.
There is no way to tell how happy
we are to be here. Our soldier boys
are the best in the world. Thew. ap-
|preciate the tiniest thing we do for
them and surprise us constantly with
greater kindnesses than we ever show
them. They are awfully good and gem
tie and thoughtful around us, in spite
of the strain they are under out here
in the trenches.
The other night during a heavy bar
rage from both sides, when shells were
breaking on the edge of our woods, a
.doughboy stood under our window to
reassure us if we became alarmed.
We did not learn of it until morning
when he asked us if we had been
scared. [ said, "Why, no. you didn't
hear us make sound, did you9"
He Was On Guard
No." he responded, "You didn't
say word for two hours but stayed
there because l knew you eouldn 1t be-
asleep and must be-frightened. If any
thing had happened, 1 might have
helped you. +"
At the time of the bombardment of
our kitchen in the Siecheprey battle,
when | was picking up a few things
In the hut preparatory to our enforced
departure by the general s orders, the
shells were bursting on all sides with
in few yards.
A camoufleur who had been very
good to us came in to help me, and as
the shells burst he said in such quiet
voice, 81 think we had better stand
against this wall for a few minutes.
If shell should strike in, the wall
would fall so here we will be safe
Then he went on talking quietly a
bout other things, and made me forget
to be afraid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

The German war office continues to tell the German
people that everything is lovely the Marne and that
the allies are repused at all points The present retreat
is called victory and the assertion made that the OBJ
ecves sought by the Germans in crossing the Marine
were all accomplished If this is the case the only object
they had in crossing to give the allies the pleasure
of driving them back again. Sometime in the course of
years the German people will begin to doubt the veracity
of their leaders.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
: ! The Woman Who Changed !
+ By JANE PHELPS i
X X 4 b X X X = 4 X X 4 X \
MIR AND MPG PApNnnK ARpTxTr
MR.. AND MRS. BABcoeK ARRIVE.
By JANE PHELPS
CHAPTER CXXXVII.


The morning we expected them, our
guests arrived. Their train got into
Moreland very early, so dressed to
meet Mrs. Babcoek before l went down
to breakfast. Then, after we finished,
l ran up to the guest room, arranged
the treshly-eut flowers which had just
been delivered, and hurried down TO
go to the station.
10 my surprise, George was waiting
for me.
You have been so thoughtful, L
rather imagined you might hke me 70
ride to the station with you, he sad
when l expressed my surprise.
Indeed l SHALL 1t Will be ever SO
much nicer, told him. L knew IL
was my reward Tor dong what pleased
hlm. That was his way.
We ehatted quite gayly, on our way,
but as we neared the station some OF
my Old fears as TO my AFFINITY 70 play
hostess arose. gave them uterance,
and, to my surprise, george oniy
laughed at me.
" Nonsnsel you VIII carry II OF al
right, he said Just as we reached
our destination. we had scarcely no
wait at all, and before L had time to
worry or think any more about my
own shortcomings, the tram was IN,
and we were welcoming them.
AN APPRECIATIVE GUEST.
"This is so kind of you," Mrs. Bah
cock said, regarding my meeting her.
$50 early, too. / surely did not ex-
peet such consideration.
George heard, and fairly beamed.
Altho he rarely praised me himself,
had noticed that he was pleased
when others did.
Mr.. Babcoel went directly to the
office with George; Mrs. Babcock and
/ drove home, altho l had told the
chauffeur to take us thru the prettiest
part of the town. There were some
beautiful homes in Moreland, and as
it was a lovely bright day, they showed
to good advantage.
"What charming place" Mrs.
Babcoek said in her low, cultivated
voice, a voice that Geoge had said was
like music.
les, II Is pfeVty PidcVt ~
piled, then mentioned the names of
some of the residents who occupied
the handsomest places. Some of them
were familiar to her, and she asked
several questions, showing her interest.
She wasn't going to be bit hard to
entertain, l thought, as we reached the
house.
1 went upstairs with her, altho' An
nie was to wait upon her while she
was with us. She was so pleased with
my little preparations for her comfort,
and seemed to know that l had at
tended to them myself, for she said'
"This is eharming and you have
made it so homelike. I am going to
kiss you, my dear, may III We have
talked a great deal of you, since you
were in Chicago. You are very like
our darling girl. "
81 am so glad" replied as
raised my face for a kiss I" And
am also happy that you and Mr.. Bah
cock like me am young-and make
many mistakes, but | want to please.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

The French made gain of two miles at one point
yesterday capturing 1900 prisoners and at another point
800 prisoners taken and substantial gains in ter
ritOry were made This nibbing is making the slice of
bread look pretty small especially to the Germans, who
in this case represent the bread
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

short time ago the Huns were denying there were
million Americans in France and placed the number at
twenty thousand Since the allies began their offensive
The Germans have changed their opinion and now assert
there ten millions of them there Evidently they have
been given object lesson that was convincing Any
way it shows great change in the estimates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

Now it is the Persians who are starving and appeal
ing to the United States to send them food which it will
do The old boast that america feeds the world" has
proved not idle On for without the foodstuffs of
this country fr the past four years Europe would have
starvedto DEATH
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

Hoover says the food crisis is past and the submarine
menace longer feared We have built ships enough to
carry foodsuffs to the allies and supply our own boys
with everything needed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

Instead of being at each others throats as the kaiser
would have had them Americans and Japanese will per-
haps soon be shoulder to- shoulder driving the kaisers
troops out of Siberia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

Now it is proposed to launch one hundred ships on
Labor Day. That should make splash that would be
heard even in Berlin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24
POLK CROP is PROMISING

Rfckreall, Or, July "a. - A survey
completed in Polk county with respect
to the fruit crop this season shows
that the county has a prospect of har-
vesting crop of $3.50, 900 pounds of
PFunes this season. The survey was
made by a committee from the CONNER
eial club at Dallas. There are now 1853
acres of prune trees in the county.
Last year the Armsby packing plant
at Dallas handled 100000 pounds Of
prunes. Plants at Monmouth and Dallas
will operate this fall, and there are
several other smaller and individual
driers over the county, owned by the
growers themselves.
Many thousands of dollars will ac-
erue to the growers as the result of
the fall harvest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-24

let that grand old flag that we preserv-
ed in the CO.'S, trail in the dust.
"May God S protecting hand save you
from all harm is my prayer.
"Jesse Z. Pauley,
"Soldiers Home,
Danville, ILL.,"
P. S.--If this letter reaches you and
it is possible for you to answer it,
want you to tell me all about yourself
YES, and all the news you can tell with
out violating the rules Of the censor"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
FINDS SON AMONG WOUNDED
New York Woman in Paris Voluntarily
Aiding Nurses Discovers
Own Boy.

Paris.-A New York woman attached
to the American Red Cross happened
to be in Paris and volunteered to help
in caring for the wounded coming in
from the battle field. She was work
ing busily when. startled by loud cry
of Mother"
Turning, she saw her own son, a
young lieutenant in the American
army. He had been wounded in the
leg by shrapnel. The first news she
had had that her son was engaged in
the battle was when she heard his cry.
She obtained permission to accompany
her son to hospital. After seeing
that he was attended to, she went back
to the station to cheer, as she said,
the boys who had no hope of finding
a mother to welcome them.
The mother is a prominent social
worker in New York, and has been
doing Red Cross relief work among the
refugees in France. Her work usu-
ally keeps her in the south Of France
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
U-BOATS USE OIL CAMOUFLAGE
Submarine Commanders Try a New
Trick, but Twas Quickly
Found Out.

London. - Tricky German U-boat
commanders have conceived new plan
designated to deceive crews Of the al
lied submarine destroyers in the game
Of hide and seek in European waters.
When a depth bomb is discharged and
does not cripple or destroy the Ger
man undersea boat, as sometimes hap
pens, a quantity Of Oil is released by
some device Of the submersible and
quickly rises to the waters surface.
The hope Of the German U-boat cap
tain Is that the commander Of the de-
stroyer will see the Oil, believe that the
submarine has been wrecked and drop
no more depth charges. Meantime, the
German Is endeavoring to escape.
American and British commanders Of
destroyers and submarine chasers dis
covered the scheme of the Germans
some time ago and since then have
been dropping depth bombs In greater
numbers than previously, using the oil
as a guide to the general location Of
their target "Oil camouf1age" the
American and British navy men call
this latest German submarine trick.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
FEW VIOLATE "GAS" ORDER
Drive to Church in Horse Drawn
Carriage on Sunday.

Washington, Sept. 2-President
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson went back a
generation on Sunday to the horse
drawn carriage to conserve gasoline
in compliance with the fuel admins
trsition's request to omit motoring on
Sundays. The presidents action and
conditions in the capital and reports
from all over the country east of the
Mississippi river, the territory affect
ed by the request, was indicative of
the nations response to Il patriotic
appeal. Beginning early Sunday morn
ing With emergence from the White
House grounds of an old-fashioned Vic
toria drawn by two horses With coach
men and footmen carrying President
trail Presbyterian church, and through
out the rest of the day when Wash
ington's streets were bare of automo-
biles, it was apparent the fuel admin
istration would save it's estimated
100000 gallons Of gasoline for over
seas
Chicago, Sept. 2.-Chicago's miles
upon miles of boulevards, ordinarily
solid streams of automobiles loaded
with pleasure seekers, stood absolute
ly bare Sunday-the citys answer to
the governmental request for gasoline
conservation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
26 MISSING FROM u. S. SHIP
Steamer Omega Tor pedoed in War
Zone-Twenty-Se Seven Are
Rescued.

A British Port, Sept. 3.-The Ameri-
can steamship Anega has been torpe-
doed. Twenty-Five persons were
saved. TWenty-six are missing. Many
bodies have been washed ashore. The
captain Of the Omega was drowned.
His body has been landed.
st. Johns, N. S., Sept. 3.-Twenty
men of the crew Of the schooner Elsie
Porter of Lunenburg, n. S., and five
Of the ship Potentate of La Havre
were landed here. They said their
vessels had been sunk by a German
submarine. The captain Of the Porter
was a prisoner on the submarine.
A Canadian Atlantic Port, Sept. s.
The British steamship Esorick, 4,151
tons, from Bordeaux to Montreal,
was torpedoed about 500 miles off the
French coast. Thirteen survivors Of
the crew Of thirty-seven have arrived
here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
WOMEN HANDLE BIG SHELLS
Young British Mother Settles Cues.
ton of Their Physical
Fitness to Do So.

Liverpool, Eng-When women first
were put to work In shell factories here
they handled only the light field-gun
shells. Later it became necessary for
them to turn out larger shells, and
doubts We're raised as to whether the
women were strong enough to handle
them. A young mother settled the
question.
"Let me heft the SHE'LL" she said
picking one up from the floor. aye"
she commented. "this shell is mite
heavy, It's true, but it's not so heavy
as my baby"
There is a she'll factory in this dis
trict operated almost exclusively by
the daughters of business and profess
sional men. Many are young girls
who had never done any kind Of work
other than needle work and cooking
The heavy work Of the establishment
is performed by the wives of sailors.
This is a nonprofit making factory
and it is the reply Of the Cunard COM
pany to the Germans for the sinking
of the Lusitania.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
THE NEWS BRIEFLY. TOLD

A bronze statue of the late James
A. Garfield, the martyred president,
was unveiled at Long Branch, n. J., by
his granddaughter, Miss Lucretia Gar
field, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Harry
A. Garfield, at the New Jersey-OhiO
day celebration.
The opera block at Casselton, y. D.,
was destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin, entailing a loss estimated at
$4,000.
Labors army, nearly 10000 strong,
tramped the streets Of New York
Monday with a slogan that was
echoed by the thousands of spectators
win the war for freedom"
Announcement was made at Camp
Dodge, Ia, Of the arrival there of the
Second United States infantry, COM
prising 1.4O0 officers and men, under
ment has been stationed in Honolulu
since 1910.
Walter H. Calaski twenty-four, Of
Rochester, \. Y, a student flyer sta
toned at the naval aviation training
station at Baysboro, n. Y, was killed
when his hydroplane fell into the wa
tiers of Great South bay.
Six German balloons were set afre
and 13 hostile airplanes were brought
down by the British, says the British
war office statement on aviation. The
British lost nine machines. Thirty
four tons Of bombs were dropped on
various German targets.
Customs Officer Fred Tates was shot
and instantly killed by alleged Next
can smugglers on the main road two
miles north of Brownsville, Tex.