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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

Thursday evening the officers of the
local Elks lodge an dother members of
the lodge viii drive to MeMinnville
Just for a friendly visit and to Incl
dentaly ask the boys over there not
to fail to attend Elks' day at the
state fair Thursday Sept. 26. The Off
GERS of the lodge are: Harry J. Wend-
eroth, exalted ruler; A. E. Huckestin,
esteemed leading knight; J. A. Benia.
min, esteemed loyal knight; A. L. Down
Ing, esteemed lecturing knight; H. J..
Wldmer, secretary; Chester G. Cox,
treasures; John W. Todd, chaplain; A..
l.. Fraser, tiler and A. l. Wallace, es-
quire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16
Two Salem boys have been given

Two Salem boys have been given
commissions as second lieutenants in
the cavalry, according to kilograms
received today from Ft. Bliss, Texas.
Morris E. Race who enlisted in the SER
vice in April 1917 is one of the men
given a commission. He is a son of
City Recorder Earl Race. He enlisted
in the signal corps and was first sent
to Ft. Ltavenworth and then to Ft.
Oglethorpe, Georgia. Later being as
the officers training school at Ft.
signed to the cavalry he was sent to
Bliss, Texas. The other Salem man to
be commissioned is Otto C Buffe He
is the son of Mrs. E. Buffe of this city
and a brother of Madam Buffe. He en-
listed from San Francisco and is 90
years old.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

Peach stones are wanted by the gov
ernment as there is a chemical in them
of value to the government in making
gas masks. In order that the citizens
of Salem and vicinity may share in
this patriotic cause, barrel has been
placed in Salem at the corner of State
and Liberty street for the collection
of pits of any kind.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

Choice eating apples. Cummings, s41
IL. 9-1-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

$50 THE best" is all you can 90 when
death comes. Call Webb & Clough Co.
Phone 100. tt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

Bigger and better. Wards Drug store.
New location, LIST door east of Grey
Belle confectionery. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

We will now have to break the sad
news to those who are getting ambi-
tious enough to buy new Ford. In
the language of the street, "there aint
no such animal" " The announcement
is made by Vick Bros. that no more
Fords will be made or received this
winter, excepting a few enclosed Sc
dams. Mr.. Ford is devoting the Ford
factory to making things the govern
ment wants. The Ford tractor is made
by the Fordson plant entirely separate
from the automobile plant. However, it
is an i'll wind that hows nobody good
and the man who now has Ford and
wants to sell it will find a ready mar
ket. Also other used ears are in de-
mand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

1.-THE funeral beautiful. -. Webb &
Clough Co. tt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16
Business men are requested to leave

Business men are requested to leave
some money at home, for tomorrow is
Tuesday and on that day the women
OF Salem, under the direction of Mrs.
John A. Carson will begin the cam
paign for raising $500 FOR the Saliva
tion army. If the business men Will
leave some money at home, the women
in charge will not canvass the down
town district, as it is the plan to So
lici otnly in the residence parts of the
city. Tuesday is the first day of the
campaign and half dozen or more
Salvation army kettles will beplaced
inthe business districts for contribu-
buttons. Mrs, Carson announces that as
yet she has not secured girls quar-
tette for singing in automobiles in diff
ferent parts of the city tomorrow az
ternoon. Those who are willing to help
in this way are asked to telephone Mrs
Carson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

DR.. Mendelshon Is back IN his office
and is at your service Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16
All Around Town


On account of the difficulty in Sc.
curing farm labor, many farmers will
put part Of their farms in grass this
year. One evidence of this is the unus-
ual amount of grass seed that is being
sold.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-16


Benjamin Femme formerly with
Adolph Bros. is now a soldier stationed
at Camp johnson, Florida In writing
to a brother Elk he notes the fact that
all the rich soldiers from the north and
west have pet allegators. Also that
when it rains in Florida it rains more
in one hour than it does in the viii
damette valley in ten.
%
The county has now completed all
its paving for the fall and is now
ready to turn the plant over. to the
city. At the meeting of the council this
evening the question viii come up as
to whether the plant is to remain in
Its present location near the fair
grounds or whether it shall be returned
to a location near the Southern Pacific
passenger depot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

that the conferees had exceeded their
authority.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, author of
the new Senate rule, and Senators Knox
of Pennsylvania, johnson of California,
Williams of Missouri, Republican Lead
err Gallinger and others also opposed the
conferees' tax limitation. 1t was de-
Tended by Senators Smith OF South Caro-
lima and Robinson of Arkansas.
The conferees' provision would abro-
gate CALIFORNIA; constitution, which gave
the legislature the right to increase rail
road taxes, declared Senator johnson
of California. Senator Gallinger assert
ed that it conficted with New Hamp-
shire's laws.
During the debate Senator Sherman
of Illinois charged that by imposition
of new switching and car "spotting'
charges amounting to Sl76,000,900 an
nually in Illinois alone, it was proposed
to bolster up federal control and arti
ficially increase railroad revenues. Upon
the suggestion of Majority Leader Mar
tin. consideration of the conference re-
port was temporarily laid aside, so GER
tain presidents involving this question
could be examined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
DEMANDS OF VAR
ARE NET BY TELE-
PHONE COMPANY
Enormous Expansion Effected in Record
Time, According to Annual
Report.

New York. March l2.-Ilow the Bell
telephone system met the emergency OF
an enormously expanded service after
the entry of the United States into the
war without disturbance to commercial
interests is shown in the annual report
of Theodore n. Vail, president of the
American Telephone & Telegraph com
pany and its associated companies.
Immediately upon the declaration of
war" President Vail saws. precedence
was established throughout the system
for all government service. and 1900
toll operators were speedily trained for
this work. Elaborate plans had been
worked out in advance, and work was
done in a few weeks that ordinarily
would have taken several months"
During the last year there has been a
tremendous increase in the telephone
service in Washington. TO handle which
Il has been necessary to enlarge the
switchboard FIVE times and 60 bring sew
eral hundred trained operators from
other cities
For use in the national service. l5.Oo0
miles Of telephone and 1000 miles Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
HONORS MEMORY
OF VON l.. MEYER
Secretary of the Navy Daniels Desig-
mates Admirals to Attend
Funeral

Washington. March l2-The memory
of George Won l.. Meyer. who died at
Boston Saturday, was honored yesterday
by the government
Secretary Daniels designated Rear Ad-
mIral Spencer 5. Wood. commandart of
the first naval district and Rear Admiral
Leigh c. Palmer, chief OF the bureau of
navigation. to represent the navy at the
funeral. The postoilice department flags
were ordered at half staff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

telegraph circuits have been taken from
commercial service.
Fourteen battalions of picked officers
and men, trained in the eompany's tele
graph and telephone work, have joined
the signal corps. The company is repre-
scented altogether by about 1900 EN-
ployes in the various government ac.
tivities incident to the war.
Total operating revenues in round fig
ures were 1927 100000, an increase OF
S30.300,000; total operating expenses
were S204, 100000 an increase of S2S.-
100000, leaving net operating revenues
of 500, 500,000.
The net earnings of the American Tee-
phone q Telegraph company, segregated
from those of the Bell system, are shown
to be S4s,940,000, which is 81, l97 900
more than for the previous year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
Senators Say Conferees In
serted Provisions in Rail
road Bill Not Warranted
PROHIBIT STATES
FROM TAXING R. RS
Attack Report on Railroad
Bill and May Send 1t
Back to Conference

Washington, March l2.-Provisions in
serted by Senate and House conferees in
the railroad control bin which would linn
it during the period of government oper-
alton the powers of the states to tax
railroads drew attacks from both sides
of the Senate chamber yesterday. Sena
tor frelinghuysen of New Jersey, citing
the new Senate rule adopted last week
prohibiting conferees from writing new
matter into bills. made a point Of order
against the tax provision, and demand
ed That the bin be returned TO have it
stricken out. He asserted that both the
Senate and the House had adopted a
clause providing that states taxing pow
ers should not be interfered with, and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
THE j. S. ASKS
GUARANTEES
Washington Is Said to De-
sire Them from
Japan
RETIREMENT
FROM SIBERIA
Is Wanted as Soon as Rus
sian Crisis Is Over,
Is Demand

Washington. March l2--The United
States demands from Japan guarantee,
that. il she enters Serbia, she will with
draw her troops as soon as the Russian
crisis is over. This is the statement
made in dispatch from Washington t.
the Mainichi III Osaka. Japan.
All is not yet peaceful in Russian and
former Russian territories now supposed
TO be under the pacifying influence OF
Germany. Stockholm hears of heavy
fighting in Finland between Finnish
white guardsmcm and Russian rcd guard
forces There has been sanguinary fight
ing near Satkunta. Savslako and Ahvols
At the last named point. the Russians
kept throwing in fresh troops despite
enormous losses.
Reports TO Washington are that the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

Swedes regard with concern German oc-
cupation of the Aland islands by Ger
mans, notwithstanding assurance that
the occupation was at Finnish request.
The German motive for Intervention in
Finland is given as desire to supervise
evacuation of the country by Russian
Bolshevik troops. 1t is said that the
Bolsheviki agreed to withdraw. Though
no word has reached Washington since
March from Ambassador Francis it is
not believed that the Bolsheviki are de-
tanning him and the japanese ambassa-
dor al Vologda.
Washington hears from Teheran that
small Russian red guard detachments
have invaded Persia and seem to be plan
ming an advance on Tehersn with 400
men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
BIG REQUEST AVAILABLE.
Was Bequeathed for Educational Pur-
poses in Ukraine.

Amsterdam. Netherlands. March r.
\ million ruble bequest made 80 years
ago for educational purposes by Count
ess Branitza, member of one of the
wealthiest land-owning families in the
Ukraine. has just been turned over. with
accumulated interest. to the new krain-
ian government These funds had lain
sequestraied under the former Russian
regime. which, as the Berlin Norwserts
observes, never favored any outside en-
coursgement Of public instruction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
A Single Application
Banishes Every Hair
Tho Modern Beauty

Here is how any woman can easily and
quickly remove objectionable. hairy
growths without possible injury 10 the
skin: Make = paste with some powdered
delatoue and water. apply TO hairy sur
face and after ~ minutes rub of.
wash the skin. and the hairs are gone.
This Is a painless. inexpensive method
and. excepting where the growth l. un-
usually thick = single application =
enough. You should. however. l.e careful
to get genuine delatone.-Ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
Tentative Acceptance.

Washington, March l2.-The Senate
tentatively accepted yesterday without a
record vote an amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill authorizing President Will
son to acquire title to docks and piers
owned by the North German Lloyd COM
pany and the Hamburg American com
pany at Hoboken, \. J.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

patriotic duty promptly to file their
income tax return and pay their taxes
The period for filing ends April |. Tax
payers have seventeen days, not count
ting Sundays, in which to comply with
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
FILE YOUR TAX RETURN.
Only " Days Left in Which to Comply
With Federal Law.

Washington. March l2.-Twenty- FIVE
thousand four minute men started out
yesterday on q nationwide campaign To
impress upon the American public their
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

this provision of the law. The penalty
for failure is fine of not less than $40
nor more than $1,000, and an additional
assessment of so per cent of the amount
due.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
Looking Inside the Walls of the Fene Store in Boston,

enes easy of In the of the city, the store
is reached direct by eecrcs subway from either North
South Stations
For those who cannot to Boston, Fene Mail Service
will bring the facilities Of the store right into their homes
fortypage book showing spring styles for Women and
Children will be sent free request.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

economy prevails with full force in each of these shops
Every convenience and comfort provided for the stranger
in Boston The Restaurant Rest Rooms Personal Service and
Information Bureaus make Fiene headquarters for the
days trip Below the regular store the Automatic Bargain
Basemenwhere dependable merchandise is sold at less than
market prices
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12

visit to Fienes than shopping in ordi
nary store This famous speciaizes in things
for Men, Women and Children By it's system of individual
shops well Illustrated above extra value given both in
merchandise and service
The usual Fene policy of giving the utmost for every dollar
effectively combats the steadily mounting cost of living War
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-07
German Armistice Offer Is Not Satisfactory
When Peace Can Come
Unconditional surrender!

Unconditional surrender!
This be the peace proposal of Germany to which
W give
Anything less than that means a compromise with the
evil that has brought this and which would be ready
to bring another
We must lose sight of this. Chancellor Maxi
miian's latest peace venture must not beguile u.s.
sincere acceptance of President Wilson's terms
the end Of the Hohenzolen regime II means the
evacuation of PROSTATE Belgium and other countries suffer
ing from Prissian domination condition precedent to
armstice.
Today. Kaiser Wilhelm is still supreme ruler Of Ger
and Belgium and other lands still under the Prs
sian heel. Today. the Hun is OFFERING peace. not
ASKING it.
s. long as this condition exists there can be no peace
But the day of peace is drawing and nearer,
in spite Of the kaiser We are soon et u hcpe 70 meet
at ne psses tsb but thers azs esrn things we CANNOT
We do not want to sit at the peace table and trade
colonies privileges to the Huns for Begiums freedom
Serbas Rumania's. Frances. Italys Russas. Monte
negros
We do not want to talk then about the restoration
of lands devastated by the Huns.
That is not the time to barter with Germany over
her paying the price for the she started that price
being reparation to the peoples she has harmed for the
damage she did them
We do not want 10 have to TREAT with Germany
the subject of German mitarsm and Hun power lust
And If we fight until the Huns surrender UNCONDI-
TIONALLY We will not have to do those things.
We can bury German militarism and greed without
asking the kaisers permission.
We can compel Germany to free all soil she has taken
by conquest and all people she has enslaved.
When Germany surrenders Internationally the peoples
racy who respect the rights of other peoples other
nations will write the terms of and will dictate the
things Germany must do and must not do.
If the allies are unable to do this. the will have
to be fought all again All the lives which have
sacrificed will have been given in vain All that we have
done our children will have to do-and more. e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-07
ACCEPT,
FRENCH STAND

PARIS. Oct. 7.--Germany does not
accept the Wilson terms for peace in
Prince Max's speech to the reich
stag; she merely says the II and
four points form basis for nego-
uation."
Therefore. there can be no peace
until Germany makes full reparation
and gives guarantees that will insure
the future.
This is the stand in Paris and all
OF France on the peace statements
coming from Germany.
As stated in the French press.
there can be no consideration of the
proposal in it's present form. There
must be concurrence. IL Is declared,
In the evacuation OF Belgium and
France. and suitable guarantees be-
fore there can be talk. An armistice
would give beaten enemy n chance
To reform his shattered armies and
improve his disastrous military stu.
alton.
Ono newspaper declares II Is
n despairing trick TO cheat the allies,
avoid the penalty OF infamy and pre-
vent the devastation OF Germany.
Germany leans upon principles
which would only make the arms fall
from our hands" Lc Temps said.
Then. when the fighting has ceased.
the German troops have regained
their breath and the imperial gov
ernmcnt Is popular and strong. the
German plenipotenuaries would
knock down one after the other the
pretended bases for negotiations.
we would have to re-begin the
war or sign for a peace that would
not last long"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-07
AUSTRIAN INVASION
IS DRAWING Nearer
By J. w. T. Mason
Famous War Expert

NEW YORK. Oct Allied opera.
tons In Serbia are being resumed
against the Austrian and German
troops who still hold about half OF
the Serbian territory.
The Abandonment by the Austro
HungIians Of Albania. which Dor.
dcrs Serbia on the west. has undoubt.
cdly. been undertaken for the purpose
Of reinforcing tho Teutonic line in
Northern Serbia
Dramatic action by the allies n
probable IN this sector. and might
lead 70 an invasion Of Hungary. The
fact that the allies have secured full
use OF bulgarian territory for mill
tary purposes brings them within 35
miles OF Hungary. Mt the southwest.
crn corner OF Bulgaria
THREATEN Grain Area
This intervening area is thru Serb
ian territory, leading TO the famous
Iron Gate, which marks the passage.
way over the Danube into Hungary.
A movement by the allies thru the
Iron Gate would compel the Ger.
mans and Austro Hungarians to
evacuate Ru.nan!a and concentrate
for defense OF tho Hungarian grain
and cattle lands.
These are the principal sources of
food supply for the Hapsburg empire
and have also been drawn upon to
feed the Germans.
a threat by the allies to Eastern
Hungary would result. and for this
reason is a situation of the utmost
danger TO the central powers
Actual starvation would overtake
Austria-Hungary IL tho allies could
reach the Magyar plains.
The unconditional surrender Of the
Hapsburgs might even be brought
about by the development OF a seri.
GUS threat against the wheat lands.
without the actual accomplishment
cf conquest.
{ The reported capture Of Nish b
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-07
WILSON PREPARING Note
KAISER AND
CHANCELLOR
OFFER PEACE

AMSTERDAM. oe. l. Inc
1At OF tne notf ~. 'n." S"'.oe
iAhd py rse MAhiniinh OF cer-
"Aahy 10 Trcsent sNmson' ASKING
Ps.sse h's ctAS"s. 'onows
me "cfAn government re
quests thc prs~hh1't OF the lnifed
StAos 10 tAAe IN nnA.n 'ne res'c'
a"n oi peace arqnAant AL tne oci.
.'see"s se~'es VI WIS rot ~"
ns,se .0n 70 so p.nponn
t Ics he pufposc Oh oPonns
nGossAAsoAs.
scoaph me proeAm -
bo0n ny tsse pteHent OF uhe umt
% StAS@ IN ms rse 70 cum
ktues on sAssy - Ann q, nis ~
= eeo~ sesesaAsy has
' psesnner 81 - . eess
t@ pnce ns!ohsssonA
WIN , vsew 70 asosnzn& Iur'
uH ssooosneu. tnc omnn ~
onm0it roeu0ss pne nnns1eAAse
codcaussn os an ArmnsSce On hnnn
ma wsaer ana N sne M
WAohaaNu1VN' O01.-eAassR
wilSosm has tsken hss,d IN tne
OosmAnic ps~re campaign In
procaannA1son 70 tne herman army
ss,d navy. accoruing 10 . dispesch
irUn tsrtfn VIA Swtszersasn. no
stated tssaa hc had dscsdsd again
y" oHee peace 70 Inc encmy.
Ills proclamation iotiows
For months past the enemy,
win cnrrfous exeTtions and ai-
most WITHOUT pause In the Tight
ing. mas storrned against your
ines. IN weeks of the struggle.
often without purpose. you have
mad 10 IFrscsere and resist . nu-
rncncniy Tar superior enemy.
1herein lies the greatness OF Inc
task which has been set Tor You.
and which you are fulfilltng.
Troops OF all the German states
are doing their par1 and are hero
icaliy defending the fatheriand on
fcrcign soil hArd Is the task
MY navy Is holding It's own
against the united enemy naval
forces, and Is unwascrtngly sup
porting the army In It's difficut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-07
FIRES RAGE
IN REAR OF
BOCHE Line
Great Evacuation Seems
Near as Huns Make
Use OF Torch
RHEIMS ENTIRELY FREE

The German retirement north Of
Rheims. which freed that city
from ARTILLERY domination for the
first time in four years In expected
TO b followed soon by . general
retreat along the whole iins from
that region nosthvArd into F1and-
crA
unefflciai rspcrss ;seAfs ~ en-
emy hae est eSre - ~e6e1eo anA
vilisges bshssA ehssr uDsD sbruous
this ARA. Forstxn military sxpsrss
declare this pr~saees = retrogradc
movement by the Germans.
The present fighting. which L.
said to be tho heavierf OF tho war.
is regarded as q gigantic rear
guard action TO protect tho retr~a,
to new defensss not yet completed
The allied armies are making
their own answer 10 0ernany's
psaco drive by attacking furousiy
AZ every point on the from, In an
effort TO throw the Germans into
confusion and turn their expected
retirement into a great disaster.
Meanwhile the allies are press
irg forward In Serbia and Albania.
defeating Austro-German reinforce
men,s In the former country and
-haras.inE the Austrian retirement
In the latter.
Capture Of Dchra by tho Scrbtans
seriously menaces the east flank
Of the Austrians This place is cas-,
and slightly north OF Duraxxo.
which the Austrsans are no, yet
officially reported. 10 have reached