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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07
Extraordinary Optimist.

An inmate of a Canadian charity
home laughed himself to death over a
Joke. A man who can laugh himself
to death In the poorhouse Is a peculiar
sort of an optlnlst that this world
hasn't enough Of.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07
One OF HumanIty's FalIInus.

Somehow" said Uncle Eben, "de
man dat can't do much of anything al-
lus attaches de mos Importance to hls
opinion of how things ought to be
done."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07
ALL COMPANY c
BOYS O. K.--DWYER

A field card was received In Ottawa
last evening by W. J. Dwyer, from his
son, W. j. Dwyer Jr., a member Of
Company c. The card was sent from
the trenches on August 18th, and
stated all the boys In the Company
we're 20. X" ss
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07
w EAThER

Generally fair tonight
and Sunday. Not muet
change in temperature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07

Continued on Page s, Col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07

OTTAWA JOURNAL
estabiished 1850
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

ramento, decided not to make Il
turn trip to the south today.
The aviator made a trial trip Il
atmospheric conditions at noon, b.
turned to the golf links where h,
his machine. No time for dep:
las been announced.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

were both present last evening and
both were on the board 10 or Is years
ago when things were pretty lively. b.
]. Miles and Max o. Burcn. both for
mer directors we're also present. AL
spoke briefly, giving their personal sup.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06
DUX BAX Oil
SELBY SHOES
HANAN SHOES


Tho .-agsing Of the board of educa.
.ieM ming 90 name date for
/: :ahmiltin sae SCHOOL badge for sec
Cad elce .iaa was suggestive Of former
days, especially years ago when there
wSs gene al diseord in tie city S school
affairs. 4. y. Moores ana A. A. Lee
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06
COMING EVENTS

Dec. 16-2l-Fifth annual
Marion evounty corn show, l4l
North Commerc;a,
Dee. 16-23-Red Cross Mem
bership drive.
Dee. 30.-Seeond election on
school budget.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Semitic, WASH, Dee. 6-Lieutenant
A. T. Hogland, army aviator, blazer Of
the ar route between Seattle and Sac.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

The spaulding Logging CO. is in re-
ceipt Of official notice that all re-
strictions regarding building materials
have been removed and that hereafter
building may progress without any gov
record or government approx.
al, thus bringing the building condi-
tions back to those existing before the
government took control of lumber and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

The Charles R. Archard Implement
Co. now carry full line OF feed. 1918
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

High grade. genuine furs for Christ
mas gifts at special prices West Fur
Co., 217 South High st. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

port to the budget to be voted on Dec.
30.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Lunch counter opposite o. E. r. r.
depot. Good lunches, NJ. ]. b. coffee.
Lady waitress, Open from 6 a. m, to
l2 p, m. 1890
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Next dante of Monday Evening Dane
ing club will be held in Moose hall
next Monday evening, Dec. 9.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Five Salem boys and girls won prizes
on Poland China pigs IN the state wide
Pig club show at the 1918 oregon state
fair. The American Poland China Rec.
ord, paper devoted to swine interests.
offered prizes in the way Of war saw
ings and thrift stamps and have mail.
ca as follows to the winners, Jimmie
Muno, ] war saving stamp; Etha Mu.
no, Is thrift stamps Iva Muno, 10
thrift stamps; Vera Often, 8 thrift
stamps and Glenn Morris, 6 thrift
stamps
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

City Attorney Macy today filed ans
wers to the suits brought against the
city for warrants dated Nov. 26, 1912,
and assigned by the Clark & Henery
Construction company and owned by
Matte #. Beatty and J. G. Moore, each
for $1,000. The answer will be prae,
tically the same as that filed to the
suit of the Capital National bank
which holds $4,000 of the warrants.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

DR.. J. o. Mathis, associated with Dr..
Fl. J. Clements, office 40 Salem Bank
of Com. bllg. Office tel. 691; res. lT05
South Fir st. tel. 500. 1927
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

THE best 10 all you can 90 when
death comes. Call Webb & Clough Co.
Phone l2O. IT.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

The sales Of stamps at the Salem post
office for the month of November
to $6,644.9O. For second class
mail matter the receipts were $l67 and
for third and fourth class, without
stamps affixed, the amount was $500.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Attorney General George M. Brown
received a telegram today from l. H.
Van Wrinkle at Colorado City, Colorl-
do, stating that he is still confined
to the hospital but that he expected
within few days to start homeward
with the body of his wife, who died
last Saturday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

'The funeral beautiful. webb &
Iough Co. #
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06
willamette chapter Of the American

Willamette chapter Of the American
Red Cross calls for bids on the follow
ing articles, which will be sold if fair
prices can be obtained:
lO,SOO yards gauze
300 yards cut gauze
1S2 pounds non-absorbent cotton
3-4 case scottissue
400 kraft bags 25's
" case cut eellu cotton
Cali 1900 or call at Room 204 U. s.
National bank building. 1912
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Suckow on xlyophone, Warren Hunt,
drums. Let's go, Cotilhon hall.
D
Casseroles help to economize and
make better cooked food; they make
a sane Xmas gift. Gahlsdorf, store of
Housewares, 1876 N. Liberty st.
The Young Peoples Christian Eli
deavor society of the Bungalow Chris
tian church will hold its regular month
ly meeting at the church this evening
beginning at o. clock. After business
has been transacted, there will be
short program and this will include the
reading of the church paper named the
/" Bungalow Buzzer." A social hour
will be enjoyed and all young people
irrespective of ages are invited
. -
You will like the regular dance mus
ic Sat night at the cotillion hall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Suckow on xlyophone, Warren Hunt,
drums Let's go, Cotilhon hall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

In the county of Marion, sales of wsr
savings stamps for the month of No
vember amounted to $31 ,675.32 and
for thrift stamps, $619.75 The county
is considerably behind on its quota for
the year, something over 100000 but
it is thought that the Christmas giving
will materially reduce this shortage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Dance Sat. night Cotillion hall.
Hunts orchestra.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Although there is considerable talk
of influenza returning, DR., 0. B. Miles
says there is no special danger in the
city, although of course at this time of
year there are a few cases. In Silver
ton things have become rather alarm
ing and unless conditions improve with
in day or so, the schools will be clos
ed. Dallas closed its schools again sew
eral days ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

have moved my offices into more
pleasant and moro commodious quar-
ters on the third floor Of the U. s.
National bank building. DR.. 0. L. Scott
ChiropracticSpinologist 30S-213 U. s.
National bank bldg. tt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

Relax and rest in the dental chair.
DR.. Hartley fills and extracts teeth
pain and corrects diseased
gums. Moore bldg. Phone ia. If
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
BERLIN VIOLATING
TRUCE WITH RUSSIA
Washington Exposes Secret Trans
fer Of Men From the Eastern 70
Western Fighting Front.
y Associated Press to Every Evening
WASHINGTON. JAN 20

WASHINGTON, JAN ~.
Charges that Germany is violating the
terms of the Russian truce by withdraw
ing troops from the eastern front and
transferring them to the western battle
lines were mnde to-day by the War De
partment.
The War Department made this
statement
"The general staff of the United States
army announces that the German mili-
tary authorities are cvading those terms
Of the Russian truce which provided that
German troops were not to be withdrawn
from the eastern front for use in the west
during he peace negotiations.
German troops on the Russian front
are being allowed IN 60 home on furlongh
These soldiers arc then transferred ~
recruiting stations and sent TO the western
front.
The troops arc taken ln this way man
by man, for two reasOns--hTst, because
II deceives the Russians. and secondly,
because the eastern troops have been 50
influenced by the Russian revolutionary
propaganda that the German military
chiefs have decided 70 separate the men
and scatter them in unaffected western
regiments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
S250,00O "FLARES"
At CARNEY'S POINT
Approximately 100000 Pounds of
Powder Go. But Only One
Man IS Slightly Hurt

Three tunnels In which military
smokeless powder was being dried and q
small building, known as q mechanical
scrap sorter, were destroyed by fire
late yesterday afternoon at the Carney's
Point plant Of the du I'ont Co Approx
Hlately 100000 pounds of powder were
consumed. No one was seriously hurt
II Osburn, the driver of car, was at the
mouth Of tunnel az the time the fire
started, but was able to get away with
only slight burns on the back of his head
After these were dressed he was able to
return TO work Four other men who
were working in the tunnels" heard the
alarm given by Osburn and had time
TO get out of danger
The FIRE started when Osburn drove
his ear over some loose powder on the
track near the entrance TO the tunnel" :"
igniting it. This in turn communicated
TO the powder drying in the tunnel"
and caused 1t to flare. Two other "tun-
nells" located nearby caught fire from
the first and they and their contents
together with the mechanical scrap sorter
were soon destroyed. As soon as Os-
burn discovered the fire he. cut loose the
horse drawing the car and shouted an
alarm The horse was so badly burned
that il was shot.
The tunnels are long, low, one-story
buildings, with a narrow track running
into them in which powder is placed 70
drv. The three tunnels" destroyed
were located at a distance of some Is
or 20 feet from one another They were
some distance from other units of the plant
The approximate loss, taking into ac-
count the plant damage, material con-
sumed. delay and other inconvenience
may reach $250,000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
SEEKS To CONTROL
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Hoover Says All Glasses and Local
tiles Should Fare Alike Aims
to Aid the Poor.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

WAsuiSoroS. JAN. 20.
Extension of the PROVISIONS of the
Lever act to include control of the d,s-
trihutiop. manufacture and preservation
of foodstuffs is advocated by Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover in letter tn Repre-
sentative Anderson of the House ARri-
cultural Committee made public today.
Mr.. Uoover's ideas Of legislation neces-
sarv To effect the food saving essential
to the proper rationing OF the Allies are
given in reply 10 proposals contained IN a
draft Of a food bill recently submitted
by MIR Anderson to the food administra-
tor. The extension Of the Lever act, MIR.
Hoover SAYS, should include:
Control Of distribution in order that
all classes and localities may fare alike
and that unnecessary consumption should
be prevented.
Control of use of foodstuffs IN food
manufacturers with q view to limiting
the less essential manufactures.
Control of commodities critically
necessary for the production and preserva-
ton Of foodstutts in order to prevent great
losses of military sacrifices.
MAY LICENSE EATING rLAcys.
In addition to the increasing of wheat
less and neatlcss days and reducing the
percent of wheat IN flour steps virtually
taken already by the Food Adminntra-
ton, Mr. Anderson's bill proposed l,cens-
ing of public eating places and the limit
ing OF food served in them In thus connec-
ton MIR. Hoover said:
while it is vitally necessary To regulate
the consumption Of food IN public eating
places. they consume on VARIOUS estimates,
from IL to 20 percent OF the local food
staitfs and If they were reduced out of oil
reason they would not solve the problem
1T appears to me that We should attack
the non essential uses of foodstuffs and
that we should attack the points of un-
necessary consumption of foodstuffs. BY
these means we can place the burden where
it belongs ON the luxurious and greedy,
not on the poor. This implies some
further measure of control in distribution
and in non essential use.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
ITALIANS LAUNCH
VIOLENT ATTACK
Berlin Announces Surprise Blow
Between Asiago Plateau and
the Brenta River.
ex Associated Press TO Every Evening

By Associated Press To Every Evening
Berlin, Jan. % (delayedl-( british
Admiralty per Wireless Press).
The Italians launched violent attack
on the northern mountain front, between
Asiago plateau and the Brenta river.
saws tho official statement ISSUED last
evening.
.talIan forces which attacked the
Teuton positions in the Col Del Rosso
region and between Frenzela ravlne and
the Brcnta river, on the northern Italian
front, were thrown back by the Austrian
troops the German official statement
announced today
The Italians gained a foothold on
Monte Dl Val Bella, the statement adds,
but the ground later was retaken In q
counter attack.
Berlin heralded the attack yesterday
In reporting the breaking out OF violent
artillery duel in the SettI-Communl region
the Asiago sector. Its force was
reported to have reached a clinax at
dawn Yesterday In the vicinity of Col.
Del Rosso which height stands about
midway between Asiago and the Brenta.
In the lack of more de mite news the
probability suggests itself that the Italian
effort is one somewhat similar TO that
of the French q few weeks ago east of
the Brenta which resulted in a penetra-
ton of the Austro-German line for q con-
siderable distance and the subsequent
withdrawal of the enemy from rather
extended area, improving the Entente
position notably.
Thus the Italians may now be endeavor-
ing to effect a recti. cation of their line
with a view to making more difficult any
future attempt of the enemy to advance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
CITY RECEIVERS
FROM THE STORM
Trolley Roads Open and Railroad
Lines More Successful In Main
tanning Their Schedules.
WHAT THE WEATHERMAN
SAYS ABOUT TOMORROW
Weather forecast for Delaware:
Fair and somewhat colder tonight:
"Wednesday fair; moderate north
west winds becoming variable.
.t.t..t.ttttttt.,tttttt.tttt.ttttt.

What can be done on short notice to
fight blizzard such as Yesterdays was
most successfully shown this morning when
the entire service Of the Philadelphia and
Wilmington Traction Company S lines
started into operation on schedule time.
The lines were virtually open by 4 o clock
yesterday afternoon but tirst-class
service could not well be expected. To
day. however. the wheels were turning
just as if nothing had happened.
Bad spots that gave the company a lot
of trouble were the Chester and New
Castle Delaware City lines. Working
energetically, however, the company got
things into good shape and today the
schedule is being maintained. Occasion
ally, truck or wagon gets on the tracks
and becomes stalled, impeding traffic more
or less, but these incidents are but minor
ones and to all intents and purposes the
lines were in complete operation from sun
up today.
The railroads still report 3 certain
amount of trouble. trains being uniformly
late, but extraordinary efforts arc being
made on both tho Maryland and D1la-
ware divisions to get back 10 normal
condition The Baltimore and Ohio
reports similar state Of affairs,
Navigation in the river continues most
difficult. both the Christisua and The
Delaware being chock-s-hlock with ice.
The Wilson Line freight service, however,
continues TO operate, the usual boat being
dispatched this morning.
The roads in and about the city are in
much better shape, traffic having more or
less packed the snow. Persons motoring
into town this morning reported that the
going was quite one hundred per cent
better than yesterday morning when
cars virtually had to pioneer q way through
the drifts
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
which Yesterday afternoon laid down an
embargo on the sale of tickets for points
west OF Altoona, this morning removed It,
showing that the lines west of Harrisburg
are able to take care of passenger business
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
Z AIR FLEETS RAID
LONDON, KILL Al
AND WOUND 1863
British Flyers Shoot Down German
Machine, Killing All Three
Members Of Tts Crew
FIGHT LASTS FIVE HOURS
~ sssocis,od Pres. 70 Every Eyonirg

NV AEsfTfht1d Press - kFoFF 2 VrnlFr
LovDog. Jan. -
FOrty-sevrn Irrsons we're killed and if0
injured IN lsst nights air raids. y 's an
noun cod officially
ADOut fifteen German aIrplnncs. ~
which four or five reached London t1ol
part in he first q two raids las' night Do
IL announced officially only one ~ iho
raiders engaged IN The second aftart peDe
trated as far ~ the city
Ono ~ the raiding aircraft w's brouEh'
down, falling IN flames from a height II
10000 fcct All three member ~ ffr
crew were burned - death an irdeciriv.
engagement was fought by . British pI'o'
with another raider over thc se1 'N ffr
British pilots returned safely
The anti-sircraft guns tired fr'crrr'i
tcntly fnr more than FIVE hours
The government announrernrnf follow
Tho latest information show 'h7f '-rr
groups ~ raiders crossed The itr-rr op1s'
and ono group the Kent ~oaFf prac'icail
rif1tIli lnconslv. at about s p m. The fWn
/ former dctachments proceeded toward
| London on parallN rorrpee arroes F.ssrv
| The capital was approachcd from PFC rse'
and rurfh boast shortly rf'sr
"Of tho machine which rrossnd fhc
! Kent coast two dropped bonnie n 'ne
| Isles ~ Ibanct and -hrpTev ! nc re-
mainder, crossing the Thames es'uar.
also approached cas' London through
! Essex
Apparently about IS marhines tnos
part IN those attacks IN Whieh f0ir "a
FIVE reached Tho capitq ? and dropped tor1h-
IN various Iig'rrta Fr'wccn Z aud IN
.. m
Sometime after 'hr first atfark had
terminated other enemy airplanas eroE-ed
the Essex ONLY one ~ those rrachef
London, which il entered frnm the north
bombs being droppcd between ~ l5 ~
NJ and - 30 ~
"a number ~ machInos ~ the Roval
Flying Corps went up. wo n our scouts
encountered an enemy airplans nvcr -
sex After brief ight a. ntnse range tho
raider took fre and fell 10 aafhrs to he
ground 10000 feet below fhrce
members of its crew wrr .0d -
death
Several other engagements with enrrnv
machines we're reported 1v oar pilots
ono of whom pursued raider acrlss the
coast and fought an indsciSive engage
nent over the sca. Al or pilots returned
satply
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
TROTZKY STILL HAS HOPES
OF MAKING SEPARATE PEACE

Petrograd, Jan . delayed. Leon
Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign minister.
and VI kameneff lcf petrograd today
for BreSt Litovsk 10 resume the peace
negotiations with the Central Powers.
The Congress Of the Councils 81 Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates, while
deploring the Inperlailstc tenor OF the
German peace terms. approved al the
actions OF the Russian delegation and
charged the government 10 continue the
negotiations.
The congress adopted 2 resolution 70
this effect after the minority, made Up
of AIinimallsts and Social RevolutIonIsts
OF the Right. had sought valnly TO per-
suade the adoption Of policydatly against
a separate peace. During the debate
Foreign Minister Trotz',y declared he
could not give guarantee that he would
not sign a separate peace, saying.
TO call separate peace disgrace Is
blasphemy IN the sight Of blood-covered
! Europe.
NJ Trotzky, addressing the Congress,
Saturday night, declared that the Ger
mans had masked their real intentions
with fine words, but were in reality de-
manding all they could get
They thought Russia needed peace
at any price, Trotzky SAID They were
mistaken This Is not the position Of the
Workmen's and Soldiers government
We still insist on a democratic peace.
'When the nation has become ey-
hausted and when all the efforts that
have been made have proved unsuc-
cesSful then it might be possible for the
! nation to conclude an undemocratic
! peace, but the present government has
! not vet reached that position If under
| force of circumstances, it would bc forced
to sign an undemocratic peace, it would
never tell the people that 1t was a dem
oeratic peace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
ALLIED COUNCIL MEETS
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss Represents L. 5. IN
Session al Paris to Plan Campaign.
A PraSs N EAnrN ENPutnG


Versailles, France. Jan. 29-Great
Britain, France, Italy and the United
States were represented at the session of
the Supreme War Council which was con-
vened here today, presided over by
Georges Clemenceau, the French premier.
The meeting Is regarded as one OF extraor--
binary importance because the plan OF
operations during the coming campaign
is expected to come before it for deter
mination.
The United States was represented by
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, chief of staff of the
American army. Arthur Hugh Frazier,
secretary of the American embassy at
Paris, attends as 8 diplomatic officer to
report the proceedings, but not TO par
ticipate otherwise The other participants
in the conference are:
For Great Britain, Premier Lloyd
George and Maj Gen. Sir Henry Hughes
Wilson, sub. chief of the British general
staff for Italy, Premier Orlando, Baron
Sonnino, the foreign minister, and Gen.
Cadorna; for France, stephen Pichon,
The foreign minister, Gen. Ferdinand
Fcch, chief of staff Of the ministry of war,
and Gen. Maxirno Weygand.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
AIR RAID STRIKES TERROR
British Bombing of Mannheim
Leads Crowds TO Cry Down
With the War
BY Associstod Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every fVenlng
London, Jan. 2o--'I'he Geneva CORE
spondent Of The Daily Express tele-
graphs
"The British air raid on Mannheim
Thursday night gave the German people
hint Of the penalties they may have 70
suffer for attacks on open towns IN
England Several travellers in hot flight
from Mannheim, including one injured
German who arrived al Basic, state
that il WAS night Of terror Panic
stricken people, in spite of police IN.
stnIctions. rushed into the streets bali
clothed Ono bomb fell directly on q
barracks The raid lasted barely ten
minutes.
When the British alrmcn departed
an angry crowd shouting Down with
the war; Give us peace gathered IN
the principal streets The local news
papers were forbidden to publish ac-
counts Of the raid
1T may be mentioned that after the
last raid the Mannheim authorities sent
petition to the government demand
ing greater protection from air raids
or the abandonment of attacks on un-
fortified towns, in order 10 prevent re-
prisals"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-29
BOLSHEVIkI REPORTED SPLIT
OVER GERMAN PEACE TERMS

London, Jan % The Bolshevlki have
spht ON the question Of peace, majority
being against the conclusion of peace on
the German terms and in favor Of holy
war, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd says As the present
government is unable 10 carry on war,
the formation OF a coalition government
Of all Socialist factions was proposed