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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-12

Mrs. Norman Courtney (Emmaline
Klein) started east today to join her
husband, Captain Courtney, for the win
ter Captain Courtney is stationed at
Newport News, Virginia, but will meet
his wife at Washington, L. G. Mrs
Courtney was accompanied as far as
Portland by her mother, Mrs. Anthony
Klein, both of them remaiuing to visit
friends in Portland until Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
War Has Cut Austria's
Birth Rate SO Per Cent
Total Weight of Population Is
Reduced One.third, Says
DIR. Piruuet

VIENNA, Dec. 8 (By The Associated
Press) The birth rate of the former
empire Of Austria Hungary fell so per
cent during the war, Dr. Clemens Won
Plrquet, a specialist on diseases of
children, said to-day in discussing re-
suits OF the war from the standpoint
OF food Dr. Won Pirquet formerly was
lecturer at John Hopkins University
IN the United States and is head of the
government institute for children in
Vienna.
The poor quality of the food" he
added, "cut the total weight of the
population one-third. 1t is common to
md that The weight of an average man
mas been reduced from ITO to 12O
pounds: It is doubtful if such a person
ever will fully recover.
The food of the wealthy classes was
not nourlshing. The quantity was suf-
hclent, but it was lacking in quality
The big mistake of the entire world
mas been to waste food by misunder
standing the values.
How the child population has been
anected is shown by the fact that out
of $4,000 poor boys and girls under
eight years old applying to the clinics
IN Vienna, who lost an average of ten
pounds in weight, there were only 4,5O0
VINO were suffering from malnutrition.
The rations provided by the food
cards permits the population to get
but one-third of the necessary nutri
ton. Only the rich have been able to
buy. W
During the war, all diseases have
increased, especially the lung diseases
which resemble a plague. The peculi-
arlty of the epidemic of grippe in
Vienna has been that it has carried
of young people between twenty and
thirty years of age, especially young
women about to become mothers or
those with small children"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Doughboys Drink
In Scenery as They
Gross Vineyards
B. Wilbur Forrest
NeW York Tri6uns
Special Gable Service
Copyright 1918. New York Tribune Inc-)

Copyright, 1913, New York Tribune lnc-)
TRENES, via Nancy, Dec 6.-The
American occupation of Germany con-
tinues peacefully. Our columns are
now marching through some Of the
most picturesque parts of Germany
the steep vineyard hills of the Mosele
Valley, where the Moselle widens and
flows through a curving bed with hills
or either side, whose lower slopes are
covered with orderly rows of grape
vines. This IS the home of Moselle
vine.
On the roads in the vicinity of Witt
Itch to-day | began passing the solid
lane Of our artillery, ten miles long,
going into the Moselle Valley and fol-
lowing through riverside roads toward
the Rhine. The same roads were filled
al day long with infantry units, every
ioughboy of which was drinking in the
scenery.
Il don't blame these Germans for
lighting for this country" I heard one
remark.
Carry Own Supplies
heuish Prussia is beginning to &C
custom itself to American occupation,
The word having been passed ahead of
tie troops into the towns and villages
that the Americans are mild, orderly
"mihtarists" who behave themselves
attend strictly to their own business
and pay for what they requisition.
1t is necessary, however, to depend
for very little on the countryside.
long American trains-American mo-
eul engines hauling American military
boz cars-are trailing the army closely
with everything it needs.
One Of these trains brought many
carloads Of chocolate cookies and
cigarettes for the Y NJ. c. A. to-day
m addition to ordinary necessities for
The troops
The Red Cross is establishing coffee,
not chocolate and sandwich canteens in
many places within twelve hours after
our troops enter, and the line of COM
municatIon from Hoboken to ST. Ma
zalre or Brest, thence across France,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

Other detachments had cleverly worked
their way around the confagration and
stationed themselves near supplies of
water. and it was evident that the fire.
men deemed the time had arrived to
make bold stand to stop the progress
of the flames.
A hundred yards away singing fire.
men stretched long bamboo ladder to
the roof of an untouched house and
nimbly clambered thereon, dragging
after them huge triangular block Of
wood, painted white and bearing the
name of a fire company, the block rest
ing on long shaft of wood to which
streamers of cloth we're attached.
This shaft the firemen proceeded to
plant firmly on the roof of the house.
and two men stood there holding it in
place, as soldiers stand guard over a
planted standard Of battle Men and
shaft stood out in striking silhouette
against the flames, motionless and
thrilling to look upon
"Nan desu ka!" (What is it y asked
the correspondent.
Thus Far and No Further
THAT" replied the Japanese com
panlon, lis one of the ancient poesy of
our fighters of fire In word. it
r..
ing up to it has cost the life of many
man. 1t means that the fire brigade
in charge of this flank Of the fire
stakes it's reputation that the flames
will be checked at this spot There
have been many cases where color
bearers have persisted rather than
abandon this sphinxlike clasp of the
emblem that incarnates the honor of
their brigade"
Right in front where the street made
a sharp turn and telegraph poles were
burning fercely, threatening to col
lapse under their weight of wires,
nimble fireman made his way to the
crumhling roof of a half-consumed
dwelling and wrenched off several
shutters that hindered the effective
ness of the streams of water. His life
was clearly in danger, but he moved
about the flames with great GOODNESS,
jumping easily to safety just before
the roof fell into the pit of fire.
courageous" / remarked.
Eyes" was the answer, at is a mat
ter of honor with them. You know in
Japan tiremen are born, rather than
made. A family is frmen for genera
tons. The youngsters learn the first
lessons in boyhood, and then it be-
comes life's work, as we'll as a pas
sion, for them"
Houses Pulled Down
Suddenly squads of soldiers ar
rived from nearby barracks. While
in the United States dynamite is used
to stop the course of confagrations, in
Japan the method is more simple, but
equally effective and nicely adapted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Germans Fear
Allies w ill
Occupy Berlin
r.hiuet Meets to Discuss
Possible Punishment for
Failure TO Fulfil Pledge
British Enter Cologne
Americans Will Control the
Bridgehead at Coblenz
During the Peace Talk

LONDON. Dee. An extraordinary
,ssting of the German Cabinet was
summoned tt Berlin Thursday evening
% discuss the possibility of the Allies
occupying Berlin. owing to Germanq's
alleged inability TO carry out the terms
Of the armistice, according to Amster-
am advices to The Express
Field Marshal Haig, in his official
.eport tonight on the movements of
the British army in Germany, says:
Cologne was entered last night by
our advanced troops
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 7.--British forces
entered Cologne at O'Clock Friday at
ternoon.
The troops we're English lancers and
armored motor car detachments.
Three bridgeheads along the Rhine
will be occupied by Allied forces. That
al Cologne will be held by the Brit
ISL and Mainz will be occupied by the
French. American troops will garrison
the brdgehead at Coblenz, between Co.
losne and Mainz.
WASHINGTON. Dec. T. General
Pcrshng's report for Friday on the
advance OF the American army of oc-
cupation into Germany follows:
THE Third American Army, advanc-
ing along the entire army front, to-
day reached the general line Udel-
hoven Docweller Laubach Dresch-
Todanroth- Ndr Worresbach"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

to conditions The little Japanese
houses are pulled down, the debris
carried away and thus is a circular
zone created around the fire wherein
is nothing upon which it can feed.
The arriving soldiers were armed
with stout, long poles, and they at
once charged line Of dwellings pre-
viously evacuated and empticd of its
furnshings-and these pretty little
places crumbled swiftly like toy houses
before the adroit destroyers. The fra
gile fabric of lattice walls disinte-
grated under powerful blows, sagged
and fell, carrying tiled roofs with them,
and were swiftly borne away. Thus
was cheated Fudo, the Japanese god of
fire.
The crowd found time to stare in
polite curiosity at the foreigner. al
hope you will notice." said the Japa-
nese, chow orderly this crowd is. Per
haps little unpresentable, jostlne
now and then, but no trouble. l hope
you feel perfectly safe-as safe as you
would in New York or London or Paris.
"The real danger, after all,' ram.
bled on the friend, ais from pickpock-
cts, or rather from petty burglars. You
see, when the fire comes the people
rush out to watch it, and the burglar
taking advantage, runs in to steal
Still, with the improvement of the
police system this form of crime is de-
creasing.
II suppose this is small blaze ?"
Small, indeed, though hard on the
poor people whose homes have gone
You know in earlier days, in the Shog-
unate days, the fires of Toxic were
known as The Flowers of Edo, be-
l.
tul--4O,O00 houses, 10000 sometimes ,
Edo is the ancient Shogunate name
of Toxic.
Fire Brigade Reorganized
"Latterly," my friend went on, with
the introduction of modern western
methods of fire fighting we have done
better both in prevention and sub
DUNG Our fire brigade has been re-
modelled after the West, but, of
course, it is still in very Juvenile con-
dition compared with the other great
capitals Of the world. Toxic is be-
coming more and more the concentra-
ton point of the industrial classes of
the empire and the population is ex-
banding, more especially in the out
skirts.
eve have six fire brigades in Toxic
cach brigade having two or three sub
stations. In addition to the regular
stations special branch Headquarters
are established in the thckly populated
sections of the city from November to
May. The total number of fircmen on
duty day and night is 1000. You may
perhaps have noticed the tall observa-
tory structures which, like miniature
Eiffcl towers, dominate the city at fire.
qucnt intervals Of space. They are the
fire stations of TOXIC, whose eternal
watchers, peering in all points of the
compass, give the alarm at the first
sign of flames.
owe have thirty fire engines. drawr
by horses, and as many hose reels, but
the number will probably be increased
next year. The authorities have also
purchased number Of automobile fire
ladder trucks, their use being necessi /
tated by the gradual increase in the
erection of skyscrapers in the bushes!
centre of Toxic.
Fire Ladies' Heroic
at must be evident to you that while
we continue to erect our buildings il
wood the scourge of fire is always ;
possibility, but | think we are doins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

very we'll, and the fact that there has
been no great catastrophe for many
years is proof. fancy, that our ne
rroIc fire ladies have not lost their old
Samurai spirit of victory"
The fire was now under control and
even subsiding And SO, joining the
retreatlng procession Of exquisite
swinging lanterns, the long lane of
human firefies, we went back to Amer
lea land and to dreamland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Jewish Women Ask Wilson
To Intervene i'm Poland

AMSTERDAM, Dec. THE Jewish
Woman's Council of Frankfort Ger
many, which represents $4,000 Ger
man Jewish women, has sent a wire
less telegram to President Wilson ap-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

pealing to him to intervene In Poland
on behalf of the Jews
The telegram says that horrible
massacres have occurred at many
places in Poland, especially Lemberg
and that the Jews in Poland are under
going medieval fortunes for the sake
of their faith.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
Wilton Boy Killed
With Army In France

Washington, Feb. 5.-Private Lewis
ousley, infantry, was reported today
by General Pershing as killed in ac-
ton on February 2. His home address
is Wilton, N. d.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
ADMINISTRATION
WORKERS TO GIVE
LECTURES in CITY

Daniel Reed, United States food
commissioner of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. Basil Clark, also connected
with the food administration, will
lecture in Grand Forks on Thursday
afternoon n evening, February %.
Mr.. Reed was graduated from the
college of law at Cornell in 80 and
practiced law for five years prior to
his joining the staff of the American
Cities bureau, where he has gained
national reputation in field or COM
munity betterment.
Mrs. Clark has travelled extensively
in Europe and was in Belgium at the
time the Germans entered that coun-
try. She is familiar with many con-
ditions common to the allies, which
h will relate in her talk.
The food conditions are those most
vitality important n both speakers,
through their actual experiences and
study of the situations, are in a posi-
ton to give a very interesting and in
structive talk. Mrs. Clark relates the
scenes in Belgium and Brussels when
the Germans made their entrance, as
only an eye witness of these events
can do.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05

came to this country and Schmidt
opened negotiations with him. The
same month the Germans established
2 credit of. 1925. 900 in the STANDARD
bank of South Africa, Ltd. at East
London. the credit to be drawn. on
through the London branch of tina.
Guaranty Trust company. This was.
in payment for wool which was ships
ped to- New York to the Fortsmann.
Hoffman company, and subsequently
t~ransshfpped to q Scandinavian port.
American, Wool Bought. ( 4;
] In January, 1915. the papers show
consignment of American wool
worth $1,000 went Forward via the
Luckenbach line, consigned to a firm
in a neutral Europeanscountry. An
other shipment. made early in 1915.
which was of Cape wool. was. insured
in New York for $55O,OOO.l
The papers show how other pur-
chases,. including great quantities 0.
cotton, were made and devious n. eth.
DDS employed to make the transact
tons look neutral and thus get the
! goods past the British blockade.
There was some difficulty In get
ting jute from Calcutta, but through
the employment, Of an American firm
this also was accomplished.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
Secret Foe Organization S muugglless
Raw Material From u. s., Using
Neutrals; American Wool to Germanu

fa 900 at H7 Ht.-N
The result. vas the formation Of a
great secret organization, principally
of banks, to go out into the worlds
markets and buy these materials and
then get them into Germany. !
The men charged with obtaining
the raw materials were told to 60
into all countries. enemy as we'll as
neutral. and buy everything in si.ht.
Agent in T.. S. Interned.
For two years the plan worked,
and it might never have been discoy-
cred except for the arrest of Bolo
Pasha, the Investigation inSNew York
and the seizure here Of papers in the
safe Of Hugo Schmidt, the agent in
New York of the Deutsche bank.
Schmidt is now interned.
These papers show that in 1914
Eugene Schwerdt. agent in Belgium
Of a wool exporter Of South Africa.
New York, Feb. Sir. the first few
weeks of the European war the
German government realized that as
the war progressed and the British,
blockade was frightened, it was going
to need all the wool. cotton, jute, res
in and other raw materials it could
possibly smuggle past the allied ma
vies. : 50
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
CARNEY CONTEST
PROMISES TO BE
VERY INTERESTING

The Carney Song Contest to be
staged, at the university of Monday
evening, February IL, promises to be
unusually interesting as a result Of
untiring efforts on the part of the
students to bring forth the very best
rendering possible of the songs which
each class has been required to write
themselves andsrender along with the
Alma Mater Of the university.
E. c. Carney, a former university
student, is the doner of a fifty dol
lar prize which he gives annually to
the class which shows the best work
in the writing and singing ON songs.
To add to the interest of the affair,
Prof. Dykema, head Of the depart
ment of Community Music of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin,, and one of the
most eminent authorities on the sub
ject of community singing in the
country, will be here to judge the
contest. During his stay in the city,
Prof. Dykema will conduct several
musical affairs and will make ad-
dresses on the subject Of Music.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
MRS. WILSON AND ANNA HOWARD
SHAW JOIN IN AN OPEN LETTER TO
WOMEN OF ALL ALLIED NATIONS
Women are Urged to Join To-
gether to Conserve the Moral
Forces of Society and Protect
Young Men and Women of all
!. Countries at War With Gen.
trail Powers.

Washington. deb. 5.-Mrs. Wilson,
the presidents wife. n DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw, chairman of the wom-
ms committee of the council of MAJ
tional defense, have Joined in an open
letter to the women of the allied
countries which will be distributed
through American diplomats in those
countries. 1t says:
Dear Friends. OF W.. . ~.
1.-THE unparalleled struggle for de-
mocracy n permanent peace which
binds our nation in cooperative serv-
ice is shared by men agd women
alike. In the yearning Of the mother
heart Of the world for the highest
moral and spiritual welfare of chit.
dren there is a deeper and nor
subtle bond which makes all women
akin.
"Out o fthe mutual agony and love
of the mothers Of America. this mes
sage is sent to our allied sisters il
Europe, faithfully '%pledging our inter-
est and cooperation in the protection
of our sons and daughters at this
time of unequaled temptation n
danger.
"In all our countries. mothers are
willing and proud to give their sons
to defend the ideals, which uaierlie
this supreme sacrifice which their
SVVcEilIlcHl ueuldlUS u luSIl duu ~
accept, with fortitude and callnness
their death. But they shrink from
the greater sorrow which comes from
the loss or moral fbre that robs them
of health and manly. VigOr.
ut is no wonder hat their hearts
fail them when they realize the temp
tatios which beset their sons. remov-
ed from homes and family ties living
the unnatural life of the camp eN-
~--~l - 49, --,~-k 49, o,,o
passions of conflict; all OF which I'M
pair their powers to resist tempta-,
tions that under happier and more
healthful circumstances would easily
"The same is true Of their daugh-
tiers who are thrust out of the home
into world service. with the glamour
of war and emotional phases Of so
ciety which war tends to foster and
restraints that have hitherto been
their safeguards.
Chose abnormal conditions place
upon all women tremendous respon-
sibilities and urge the closest union
in an effort to the riOyal
forces of society, to protect Dur
men and women that they
may be kept pure and chivalrous, so
that after the conflict Is. ended We
may look with hope to the future
home life of peoples, for thai
health of body and mind, that purity
and nobility of individual character
and that Righteousness in government
which alone can insure permanent
peace and prosperity to any nation
"If we fail in this then have ou-
struggles and sacrifices been in vain
and future generations will ) rightly
charge the women Of U time with
q - 1,yrr - $500 f<Ia4 rvnnok Is wnrso@noS
|bility which must always rest with.
lthe mothers Of the race"
DIR. Shaw also has written to tha
queen. of Italy the same letter she
wrote to the queen of Belgium. which
previously has been published.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05

The Aggregate Penalty
THE buildings and real estate of
the brewery are sold: $125,OO worth
Of property was practically destroyed;
1T sold for $500 last October. and
all of the manufactured product was
run into the river, while Mr.. McIner-
me- has been compelled to take his
wife away for medical treatment be-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05

cause of the failure Of her health
through these prosecutions. Mrs. Nc
Inerney was one of the defendants
in the federal court as was also Mrs.
White on charges the aggregate max
imum penalty of which was ten years
in the penitentiary and q fine of 800
I'm addition. t46 complaints were
filed in North Dakota on which the
and as years in the ~penitentiary, and
Of these cases.. 80 have been prose-
cuted into the district court. Ona
has been tried and the defendant has
been acquitted, and the application
by the state is for q change to arr
other county as the place for trial OF
the remaining 20 cases, on the
ground that the judge is biased, and
the mass Of the people here so preju-
trial.
Practice Was Stopped.
1T remains only to be said that
everybody knows that prior to July !,
1917, the law permitted deliveries OF
beer in North Dakota, and these pros-
ecutions are based on ransac'iolts
charged to have been committed ~
some of Air. Mc1nerney's employees
while he himself a personally M
California. :
IF there were n such deliveries.
as the state claims there We're. made
during Mr.. McInerney's absence. and
the practice was Immediately stopped
as soon as the claim that it was ille-
gal was called to his attention by the
states attorney. This was some time
in March. 1917, and it is admitted
that no deliveries were made in North
Dakota after the first time the states
attorney called its alleged illegality To
the attention of Mr.. McInerney,' who
was then in California, and had been
since the November preceding. "
81 think, taken all in all, that no
really is necessary. The
mere recital Of naked facts is quite
sufficient" N;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
CUSTOM CUTTERS MEET.

Cleveland, Feb. 5.-The I~nterna-
ional Custom Cutters association OPP
ened a four days convention here to-
day. More than 500 tailors from the
United States and Canada are ir at
tendance. They meet Il set styles in
mems clothing for the e four sea-
sons.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16
Millinery Opening.

The finest and biggest millinery
display ever shown in Winslow
will be thrown open for inspec-
ton next week beginning We'd
nesday, August 21st. New York
pattern hats, including hat and
hand bag sets, which are the
latest in millinery art; also some
very handsome stoles and neck
pieces. You are cordially invited
to come to the opening.
Mrs. w. 7. BUTLER,
PIP Kinsley Avenue.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16
Prodigals Returned.

With the cool days upon us the
Winslow people who have beer
visiting in California are rapidly
returning to our ideal climate.
Those returning this week are
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Harmon, Mr..
and Mrs. John Robe, Mrs. Red.
man and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Won Achen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Hammond.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16
Winslow Properly Represented

On the first registration day of
the Flagstaff normal twenty-one
Winslow boys and girls were in
cluded in the enrolment. This
would seem to indicate that the
parents of these scholars were
not convinced the school would
close up when DR.. Blome retired
as president.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

Mrs. J. E. Kleindient enter
tanned small dinner party last
Tuesday evening in honor of
Harold Proctor, who left the day
following to join the navy.