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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
UNITED STATES PREPARES
TO DELIVER A KNOCKOUT
TO STAGGERING TEUTONS

this country and the allies is making
up for this cannot be accurately esti-
mated. But it is now deemed unlikely
America can contribute more than
three million tons this year, although
Chairman Hurley Of the shipping board
is still confident of five million tons.
The shipping lack, however, has com
PEELED sharp measures with neutrals.
Already Holland has agreed to turn
over q percentage of all her cargoes
to Belgian relief supplies, that other
ships may be released from this work.
Negotiations are pending with Spain to
insure safe shipment and delivery
across her borders Of other supplies
needed by the American. army in
France. Pending adjustment of this
Spanish ships continue held up in AM
erican harbors..
Embargo as Weapon
The American embargo will be en-
ployed ruthlessly when needed. The
great punch must be developed this
year, President Wilson says. America
will turn every weapon to accomplish
ment of this end. The allies are call
ing for moro troops. The last of the
first draft will be summoned to camp
by February Is, it is planned today,
and the next draft will be called when
facilities at the training camps are
such as to permit new influx-in 9th
er words, when the first men drafted
have been sent across in such numbers
as to permit the entrance of more.
Congress will be asked to turn a
a.. Of
strikes and riots in Germany when the
war appropriation bill comes up soon.
Kahn Is In Earnest
The measures that will provide the
vast amount of money needed for
America s war work during the next
fiscal year are being framed on the
basis of the war lasting six years,
Chairman Dent and Ranking Republic
can Member Rain of the house mill
tary affairs committee say.
{" No thought of an early peace can
be allowed to. cut down Americas war
preparations, said Kahn today. They
must be on an immense scale, for it is
our hope that the inimensity of these
preparations itself rill hasten peace.
This war is as much q war of morale
as of men, and the critical year of the
war is at hand, as President Wilson
said
I'VE must show Germany that we
are coming 00,000,000 strong with EN-
phasis on the strong and this should
have the psychological effect of bring
ing the German leaders to terms, but
if it fails. We will be much better pre-
pared to fight to the end.
No Let Up In Work
But a slackening up in the war
work, 50 easy to- come from the reports
of German revolts, or in any way cut |
ting down the war program would be
a most fatal mistake at this time It |
can mean nothing but lengthening the
war"
To help drive home to Germany the
that the United States is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
Men ARE CALLED
TO COLORS today
COMPLETE DRAFT
Seventy-TwO thousand Addi-
tiOnal Recruits Ordered to
Army Camps
MOVEMENT TO CONTINUE
FOR NEXT FIVE DAYS
AppOrtOnment to Various
Training Camps Announced
by Department

Washington, Feb. 4.-Another large
detachment of drafted Americans-74
500 men-will start into war training
i camps February 23. This will leave 70,
500 more in the first draft to be call
ed later, the provost marshal general
announced today.
The date of calling out of the remain
ling 72,500 has not yet been determined.
appointments for the movement
February % were made today by the
war department.
| States in which the 1880 troops to
be called out later are located include
New York, West Virginia (colored) all
New England states (colored only
Florida (colored only; North Carolina,
(colored only); Alabama (colored only ;
Georgia (colored only; Tennessee (col-
ored only); Louisiana (coioredl; Mis-
sissippi (eolored); North Dakota, Ari-
zona, Colorado, Missouri, (colored) /;
Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota,
Texas, (colored); Indiana, Kentucky,
(colored); Delaware and New Jersey.
Following are the states which will
have completed their full quotas under
the first draft when the February 23
movement is over:
Maryland, Idahe, Oregon, Wyoming,
Virginia, Montana, Utah, South Gallo
lima, California, Nevada, Washington,
Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma.
The last call on the first draft and
the first call under the second draft
will cSme it is stated, as soSh as the
soldiers now in training have been pro-
perly trained and sent across. This de-
pends largely upon supplies and tonnage.
The movement will continue for the
next five days, appointments to the var
ious camps being made as follows:
Camp Upton, $500, New York troops
formerly allotted to Camp Dix, 4,287;
other New York troops 3,213.
Camp Dix (7oO0), all from Camp
Jersey.
Camp Meade (6,O9O), Pennsylvania
1870 and West Virginia, 1890.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
FEATURE WEEK IN
CONGRESS PROMISED
ON WAR MEASURES
Fight Is Expected to Center
Around Senator Chamber
lain'S War Cabinet Bill

Washington, Feb. 4.-The battle
around the Chamberlain "war cabinet
bill promised to feature week in the
senate and house with vastly important
war measures playing role as yet un-
determined.
There is much work to be done, but
whether the battle between factions
in congress and the administration over
the ''war cabinet bill will reach such
proportions as to make action impos-
sible, remains to be seen. Following
Hickcokc, Senators Wadsworth and
Weeks threaten to speak and in the
house Representative Glass is preparing
the opening gun of what promises to be
a lively skirmish.
Administration senators have planned
to obey the White House request for as
much silence as possible on the Cham
berlain bill and as much action as pos
sible on other war measures. But they
are training their guns for spirited re-
ply if the opposition fire becomes too
hot.
Tomorrow Secretary of War Baker
will again appear before the senate mil
itary committee for direct questioning
in his sweeping statements recently
covering Americas work in war.
Betime, here is the real business the
senate will take up between oratorical
outbursts.
Railroad control legislation as com
pleted by the interstate commerce com
mittee.
Legislation to create a war finance
corporation to direct the use of the ma
tion IS credit during the war.
Authorization to the president to call
into military service skilled workmen
and agriculturists.
Coal and sugar reports from investi-
eating committees.
And in the house the following will
be under consideration.
The railroad bill.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
Daylight saving bill.
War finance corporation bill.
The Hoover compulsory wheatless and
meatless and price fixing bills.
Personal Feeling High.
Behind bitter and dramatic debate on
the senate floor today over the Cham
berlain "war cabinet" bill, the gov
ernment went rapidly ahead with its
for a great stroke against
Germany in 1918.
Sweeping aside the request of Pres
ident Wilson to cease discussion of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
AMERICA MUST NOT
SLACKEN WAR WORK
SAYS SECRETARY WAR
Rslmored Troubles In Ger.
many at This Time Are
Not Taken Seriously

Washington, Feb. 3.-America must
quicken its army preparations
slacken them-in the face of the report
ed labor disturbances in the central
powers, Secretary of War Baker declar-
ed today.
In his weekly war review he said,
"while dissatisfaction is no doubt rife
in Germany and strikes of increasing
seriousness have occurred, we must not
allow any reported disturbances to af-
feet the effectiveness or speed of our
armed preparations.
Baker warned that despite her troub-
les, Germany is stripping all other
fronts for the coming struggle in the
west. .
In the face of this crisis, the allies
are preparing, he said, "having mum
erieal superiority, both in men and
guns -
Complete and close cooperation be-
tween the allies and ourselves, he ad-
ded, "and harmonious understanding
supreme commands of all the forces en-
gagged promises to show positive re-
suits. Unity of purpose on all fronts
viii thus be obtained.
"Our patrols have been active in no
man 5 land, - he said, commenting on
American activities in front line
trenches. fOur scouts have made them
selves familiar with the details of the
hostile positions opposite them.
The operations in which our troops
have so far been engaged were of a
minor character. Around January 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
By Robert J. Bender

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Feb. 4. = The United
States today is developing its great
est punch of the world war.
| Americans are now pitted, man to
man, against the Germans along a
section of the Lorraine front, meet
ing steel with steel.
The allied council at Versailles has
rounded out a definite plan of cooper
alton by which the American and al
lied war chiefs will meet Won Hert-
ling's "peace camouflage' with the
! thunder of increasing guns.
| Today throughout the nation this
government lis registering aliens
names, ancestry, business, thumb prints
etc.-as precautionary measure pre-
liminary to what is to be the crucial
effort in the great war
No Halfway Measures
There are to be no half way meas
ures. The president decided that on
which ever side the greatest effort is
made this year victory will fall. Neu-
trails may expect sharp measures when
they are deemed vital to this country s
success.
New evidence of grim determination
to end the struggle in 1918 or soon af-
ter by making ~ herculean effort this
year, is manifest on all sides. Once
more it is felt the developments have
swung back out of the hands of diplo-
mats and into the hands of the mill
tary.
Answer to Hertling
The allied war council has said in
answer to Hertling:
Until you come from behind your
mask we must go ahead.
And working to that end, complete
agreement is reported on plans for the
conduct of the war. The military chiefs
of the United States and the allies will
be given wide authority to act with
out delaying any vital move for refer
,ence to and approval by home govern
ments.
The casualty lists of Americans dy-
ing on the field of battle in almost
daily, clashes with the Germans has
brought home to this country the real
ization that our participation in the
war is now in deadly earnest, More
and more men are to be sent across
the seas, And while thus far Fortune
has remained at the side of the trans
ports officials point out that any day
may see one lost, the victim of a u
boat that has eluded the American
guard.
The kaiser's papers have scoffed at
the American soldier. They have laugh
ed at our Officers, men upon whom,
they say, Secretary Baker "has sew
ed epaulets'' But these men, after
months of patient training, are ans
wering the German fire in recent line
trenches with great American gums
today.
Ships Are Pressing Need
Ships continue a pressing need. The
Germans are sinking vessels on an av-
erage of over four million tons a year,
according to figures compiled here.
How closely the shipping program of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
.HITCHCOCK,NIEDRASKAS'
COPPsesHEAD SENATOR
Backs CHAMBERLAIN
Makes All In Speech To-
day On sybOdy Con-
nected W WAR Work

Washington, Feb. 4.-Declaring that
the war department is 'better equipped
with brakes than with motive power,
and that chaos alone has resulted from
other departmental work, Senator Hitch.
cock, Nebraska, today resumed demands
in the senate for further coordination
of the nation g war efforts.
Hitchcock IS attack came in the face
of personal and urgent demands by
President Wilson for less discussion of
the war cabinet bill and more action on
vital legislation. 1t marked the opening
of spirited discussion in the senate and
house over the Chamberlain measures.
Hitchcock charged specifically that:
The war department has fallen down
in most of its important functions.
Secretary Bakers efforts to correct
defects in his department would be fu-
tile.
The transportation system has fall
en- down and is gigantic wreck"
There is no power to coordinate trans
portation across Atlantic and production
here.
Lack of proper directing authority
has resulted in the present fuel situa-
tion. The present condition of our ship
building is nothing less than shock
ing".
efforts to move food for our allies
and ourselves have miscarried.
The Nebraska senator asserted that
this situation was due to the failure to
make the various departments work to-
gether and coordinate their efforts.
"The president is quoted as object
ing to any change in the law on the
ground that he is responsible for the
conduct of the war;" Hitchcock said.
1T would be a monstrous wrong to
hold him responsible for the many short
comings because nothing by the geniul
of perfection and the power of omni.
scence could enable one man to look
after these vast interests.
"He cannot at one time design and
conduct our difficult foreign policy, per-
form the duties of commander in chief
of the army and navy, act as his own
prime minister, design all legislation for
congress to pass, dictate all industrial,
and political activities of the
country and look after the expenditure
OF $25,000,000 week. 1t is out of the
question and out of reason.
Taking up the failures of the war
Hitchcock declared the
affairs committee, after con
the revelations made at its in
vestigation, decided it will serve no pur-
pose to make scapegoats of a few
"It decided it would perform its
highest duty by recommending to the
senate such a change in the law as
would give the executive an up-to-date
war making organization, he said.
He declared that the present system
is obsolete and cumbersome, so that ef-
ficiency is well nigh impossible.
owe found provisions for checks,
cautions, delays, debates and disagree
ments, but little or no provision for
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
CAR NICHOLAS PRISON LIFE
is DEPICTED BY A SIBERIAN
MEMBER OF NEW ASSEMBLY

greatly improved Romanoff physically.
His wife prays frequently, but she is
also very adept at cards and plays in
the evenings.
"Nicholas is busy in his spare time
teaching his little son history.
"1Under his father s instruction the
ex-tzarevitch has become very familiar
with all the big episodes of history. all
of course, from the Romanoff view
point.' IA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Feb. 4.-German militarism
faced it's supreme test within its own
borders today. The common people,
whose general strike to enforce de-
mands for food and consideration Of
peace negotiations reached its climax
in rioting and bloodshed last week,
had the alternative Of returning to
work or paying the extreme penalty
death by the firing squad.
Tho fate of Ger1nany-and in les
ser degree, the whole world-depends
upon the strikers decision.
If they submit to the supreme COM
mands ultimatum, it will mean that
German militarism has won another
victory apd that the central powers
mn-- again concentrate their efforts in
preparing for the spring drive against
the allies.
If they do not submit, bloody civil
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
MASSES OF men
ON WEST FRONT
FOR SPRING drive
Over TWenty-Seven Hundred
Thousand German Sol
! dierS There
ONLY WORN OUT TROOPS
LEFT ON EASTERN FRONT
Little Actual Fighting Beyond
Trench Raid Is Reported
Late Today
By Henry Wood

. Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the French Armies in Field, Feb
4.-The Germans to date have concen.
trated between $50 and 100 divisions
(2,700,00 to 2,85O,O0 men) on the west
ern front in preparation for their ex
pected spring offensive.
Since the allies drive last April the
maximum of German concentration on
the western front consisted of only 155
divisions, until the Russian armistice
permitted the increase to the present
strength.
One hundred and fifteen divisions are
already ON the lines, while the remain
ing 65 to rs are held in reserve, presum.
ably for the purpose of rushing into a
surprise offensive or checking the al
lies, should the Germans leave to then
the initiative of the spring offensive
The Germans still have sixty divisions
on the Russian front, consisting of
worn out, decimated units, from which
the best soldiers have been transferred
to the western theatre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04

Amsterdam, Feb. 4. = Fifty
German strike demonstrators
were gathered on a corner in
Moabit, the Deutsche Zeitung
relates, when a policeman ask
ed them to move along.
"Excuse me, said one, "but
/ am Deputy Scheidemann of
the reichstag."
The policeman pointed out
that Scheidemann was not
there in his capacity as mem
ber of the reichstag, but as
demonstrators.
Scheidemann moved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
LOAN TO BELGIUM

Washington, Feb. A new loan of
$3.500,0 900 to Belgium was announced
by the treasury department today.
This brings the Belgian total to $50,
100000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
Calais Was Rnmhed

Paris, Feb. 4.-Calais was bombed by
enemy airplanes of the Gotha type, it
was officially announced today. "There
were no victims and no material dam
age" the statement asserted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
Only Artillery DueIs

Berlin, via London, Feb. 4.-Artillery
duels and reconnoitering expeditions
were described in today's official state
ment issued by the war office
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
British Troops Raid.

London, Feb. 4.-British troops raid
ed enemy trenches east of Havrieourt
early last night, Field Marshal Haig
reported today.
In the neighborhood of Lens and
northeast of Cavrelle there was "some
hostile activity"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04
Enemy Repulsed.

Paris, Feb. A strong attempted
enemy raid failed northwest of Coucy
lie Chateau in the sector west of Fres-
mes last night, the official communique
stated today.
There was mutual artillerying along
the right bank of the Meuse.
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MILITARY POWER
OF EMPIRE FACES
REAL TEST TODAY
Death Threat VIII Probably
Force Striking MObs Into
Submission
RESPITE WILL BE BRIEF
is GENERAL OPINION
News Filtering Out Of Ger
many to Effect That Strike
Is Breaking Down
SOCIALIST MOVED

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-04

Oregon: Tonight
and Tuesday rain
cooler tonight
southwest portion
moderate souther-
Iy gale interior.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
STEALING FARM LABOR.

From all sections Of the country come complaints
that the farms are being drained of their labor, just
when they need it most. 1t isn't so much the selective
draft that is taking the farmers helpers. It's me fac
tories and mines, particularly the munition factories.
The farmers cannot stand the competition. They ex-
plain:
"A man on a farm gets $50 to $50 per month
and has practically no expenses. is better off
at the end of the year than the city employe.
But the lure Of So or Sc a day is too strong
for country people who have no conception of
the cost and discomfort of city life"
They are drawn away by thousands through the
medium of attractive advertisements for factory labor.
The farmers complain that such appeals are unfair TO
them. as well as harmful TO the best interests of the
nation. And the farmers are right about it.
Food is more vital than anything else, even fuel o.
munitions. American farming is more important now
than any other American industry except possibly
shipbuilding. Nothing should be allowed to interfere
with it. There must be some system worked out where
by, through federal and state cooperation, the farms
can be properly supplied With labor and made fully
productive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

by larger profits and higher wages. enough coal would
have moved meet every demand"
That is probably true. Speaking from a strictly
economic point Of view. II may be unwise TO interfere
with these natural processes. Interference does. temper
arny at least, lessen the production, whereas the IN
regulated desire FOR profit would increase the pro-
duction.
It may be argued, too. hat during the period Ct
adjustment we could better afford to pay twice as
much for coal than to go without it."
Nevertheless. the Post Is not so rash as to urge
the abolition Of government control in this and other
matters. theoretically it may be wrong, but practically
we've got TO have it. Such a situation cannot be treat
ed simply as an economic problem. II is also a human
problem; a political problem.
The public would never endure the high prices
that would be charged for coal. sugar, -four. etc. while
the scarcity lasted. 1t would not sanction excessive
profits made by any industary even if it realized that
those same prices would bring on a natural and in
evitable correction. The public insists on prompt arti-
fetal action, refusing TO wait for the slow operation
Of natural laws. even if it does cost a little more in
the long run.
And perhaps the public is right about it. Life IS
more than economics. It's worth paying a little extra,
if we have TO. for the feeling that vital industries are
our servants rather than our masters, and for the sat
isfaction Of knowing that nobody is making out Of Is
any more profit than he deserves.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
ONCE-OVERS
JOBS YOU HAVE AND MAY HAVE


Wages are so big in certain lines
at the present time that you are dis
satisfied with your position and
think of resigning.
If YOU have a good position with
q reliable firm where there is chance
of advancement you had better stick
where you are.
In your contemplated change.
consider the p-ermanency OF tho
place where YOU are in comparison
with the uncertainty of the one YOU
covet.
You must know that the big wages
are resultant from rush orders i'm
enormous quantity and when the de
mand is satisfied the wages will drop
correspondingly.
Then what would become of YOU
should the business slump sudden
.ly?
You may see an opportunity O.
better yourself now. but III not per
manently. you are foolish 10 give up
a good. fair. steady job.
Better look at the matter from it,
many sides before you make a move
that you may regret. ~
1t has taken YOU a long time e.
reach the place OF trust you now en-
JOY and you get good wages with
hope Of a comfortable nest egg by
saving a little every day. So stick
10 the steady Job.
Copyright. 1879