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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30

When you hum over There" buy
war savings stamp to keep it over
there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Fear Effect Of Women
Working In Industries

Washington, Feb. 21.-Coming gener-
ations of Americans are endangered by
the indiscriminate rush of women into
industry. Women should enter only those
lines of work not injurious to their
health and morals. There are plenty of
men to take care of the manual labor
jobs-and when the supply fails men in
office and light" work positions
should be replaced by women.
This was the warning today of Mrs.
Hilda Mulhausen Richards, chief Of the
women's division of the labor depart
ment.
"Don t try to be conductresses or mu-
nitions workers because you think it ro-
mantic," Mrs. Richards said. "There
are plenty of floor walkers and ribbon
counter and office jobs which can be
handed over by their patent leathered
masculine possessors.
81 have just returned from New
York where | saw women running street
cars. found the picturesque conduct
resses working from IL to ID hours, un-
dergoing heavy strain and under very
rnfavorable moral conditions.
ether is no pressing need for wom-
eli rushing into such jobs now. Only
three per cent of the male labor supply
las been affected by the draft SO far'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
SANNIFS
ARE BURIED IN FRANCE
Little Cemetery Close Behind
Lines Growing With Wars
Daily Toll
BY Fred S. Ferguson

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the American Army in France
Feb, 19.-(Delayed)-In a little ceme-
terry Immediately behind the lines of
the American army where now twenty
four Americans lie buried, a funeral
service was interrupted by a German
.155 shell. Swishing in during the SER
vices, the shell burst within a few
yards of the burial party.
The roar Of American guns sounded
a requiem for those who have given
their lives in the cause of democracy.
A stone wall separated the American
plots from a cemetery used by the
French near a church.
A priest was praying when suddenly
a German shell exploded with terrific
violence Pieces flew against the stone
wall and flattened themselves.
None of the party was injured, but
the services were abandoned when the
prayer had been finished.
There has been heavy artillerying in
the American sector during the last SO
hours, as well as aerial activity. Ger
man airplanes have been driven back
after crossing the American lines. The
sky was illuminated at night by the
artillery fire, which continued through
the day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Austrian Foreign Minister
Must Answer Socialists

Washington, Feb. 21.-When Count
Czernin again answers President Viii
son S peace proposals in the Austrian
parliament, he will have a new force
to consider. This is the belief here to-
day following publication of United
Press dispatch from The Hague telling
OF socialist demand for considera-
tion in Austria of the American presi-
dent s proposals.
The feeling here is that the wedge
between Germany and Austria is slow
ly but surely being forced Whether it
eventually will lead to an actual
breach between the two nations is a
matter of conjecture, but in circles
close to the situation the belief is it
will not at this time. Military men
point out Austria cannot afford to
split with her powerful ally.
The demand of the socialists, how
ever, is a straw, bending to the cur
rent diplomats believe is forming in
Austria. 1t is an indication, they de-
clare, that President Wilon's state
ments are having the desired effect
How much power the group Of social
lists has to influence the government
is unknown here.
General WEAKNESS of the war, to-
gether with a growing dissatisfaction
with proposals that Austria join a new
drive on Russia, is believed to be re-
sponsible for the demands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
SCENES AT BREST-LITOVSK
WHERE PEACE NEGOTIATION
WERE FINALLY BROKEN Off

Trotsky, anticipating him, took the
floor and read the declaration, break
ing off the negotiations. There was
dead silence.
When Trotsky had concluded, Kuehl-
mann and General Hoffman sat appar-
emily stunned. Kuehlmann finally limited
it was "impossible to quit the war
cart without the proper ticket. f"
"You evidently are suggesting that
your guns are proper substitute for
proper judicial formula" said Trotsky.
Hoffman nodded affirmatively.
81 don t believe the peoples of Aus.
tria and Germany will permit you to
do that" continued the Russian minis
ter.
None of the central powers represen-
tatives replied.
Kuehlmann finally muttered that IL
was necessary to settle the diplomatic
details and suggested another session.
Trotsky refused, saying: "We must
return to Petrograd; we have no more
to say. If you have anything to say,
the radio is still working"
The Russian delegates departed with
out bidding farewell and refusing to
shake hands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
PRESIDENT WILL
BE GIVEN POWER
TO CONDUCT war
Bill Fathered by Administra-
tiOn Is FavOrably Re-
ported Today
ONLY MINOR CHANGES
MADE In ORIGINAL
Executive Given Broad Pow
ers For ReOrganizing
All Bureaus

Washington, Feb. 21.-The sub-com
mittee of the senate Judiciary commit
tee today voted, three to two, to re
port favorably the empowering bill
designed to give President Wilson au-
thority to slash red tape in the war
government.
Senators Overman Nelson and
Fletcher voted for the favorable re-
port, with Senators Reed and Dilling-
ham against it.
The committee amended the bill in
several particulars, but did not change
its purpose, that of giving the presi-
dent broad powers of reorganizting
governmental agencies in practically
any way he may see fit for more effect
i've prosecution of the war.
Only two amendments limit in any
way his power. One eliminates the au-
thority originally conferred for crea-
ton of new agencies without congress
ional action. The other provides that
appropriations heretofore made for
any executive department shall be
spent only for the purposes for which
appropriated and not made available
as a general fund for all departments
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
.ELIHU ROOT IN LETTER
ON NATIONAL SERVICE.
DISCOUNTS PEACE talk.
Taft and Other Leaders Join
In Urging Nation to Push
War Operations

Chicago, Feb. 2I-Urging America
not to be shaken from war prepara-
tions by peace talk and citing "poor
Russias $ presept condition" " as warn
ing, Elihu Root today addressed stir
ring letter to the Congress of National
Service, in opening session here.
"The Bolsheviki, " Root wrote,
were very eloquent about peace
without annexations and indemnities.
They filled the minds of tho Russian
peasants with these ideas to such an
extent that they stopped fighting and
stopped making munitions. When they
got to BrestiLitovsk they found that
Germany had no intention of making
such a peace.
'FShe wanted the Baltic provinces
of Russia, and she seized and purposes
to keep them.
"We must beware Of anything in
the remostest degree approaching
that"
Root s position as chairman of the
American commission sent to Russia
lent his warning added gravity in the
minds of the 1900 delegates today.
"Sincefe and constructive criticism
on the conduct of the war is q useful
thing" continued Root. "But we all
must be careful that neither short
comings nor criticisms tend in the
slightest degree to divert or decrease
the heartiness with which we all sup
port and reinforce the president and
his officers carrying on the war. +"
Urging a permanent policy Of uni
versal military training and definite
financial program for this war, Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden, of Illinois to.
day opened the session of the congress.
Adoption Of these two policies now
would "shatter the hope of the cen-
trail empires that we may become war
weary" Lowden said
Former President Taft and the gov
ernors of eight states are expected to
address the congress, whose 1900 dele
gates will formulate plans to educate
the American people concerning war
problems and the new. responsibilities
if citizenship.
Declaring that ''t' he war patty
which Matched this war half a cen
tury ago is now in supreme control of
Germany, Lowden said further:
elf our people understand the war S
meaning they will pay the price, what
ever it may be, for complete victory.
This is a war of democracy; but it
is something more. It is the eternal
war of good and evil. 1t is our second
war for independence. 1t is war be-
tween the spiritual and the material
forces of the universe for supremacy
in the world
Universal military training viii give
America security for the future, Low
den declared
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Canned Salmon Supply
Of Northwest Is Taken

Portland Or, Feb. 21.-The canned
salmon supply of the Pacific north
west was cOmmandeered today by the
government. Orders were sent to all
local packing companies by Salmon
Administrator Ed b. Deming for hold
ing all canned salmon for army and
navy use. Prices will be fixed later.
The order covers every size ease or
can Of salmon and all grades and va
rieties except the "chum " or poorest
grade. All northwest and Alaskan can
neries are affected.
Preceding the order, Deming sent
requests from Bellingham to all pack
ers and Gamers, asking an immediate
report on the amount of salmon on
hand, stating the government desired
1t TOR the army and navy. Shortly af-
ter the information was telegraphed,
the order was flashed from Bellingham
ordering all Salmon in the warehouses
Of Gamers and packers held for the
use of the fighting forces.
The method of price fixing has not
been outlined as yet by Deming.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Germans May Bend
But Cannot Break Lines

New York, Feb. 21.-Tbe Germans
may bend our lines in some places, but
they can never break it, was the mes
sage brought back to America by Ma
jor General H. A. Greene, today. Greene
is commanding the national army div
isian at Camp Lewis.
f'The British will stop any drive
made against them and so will the
French" he said. AS for the Amer
leans, it goes without saying they will
bring to a halt any thrust made at
them by the enemy
General Greene saw Major General
Wood in Paris and stated that he was
rapidly recovering from the wounds he
received while at the French front.
Other returning commanders were Ma
jor General d. T. Allen, commanding the
national army of the southwest, and
Harry c. Dale, who command comes
from Kentucky and Indiana.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Fast Passenger Trains
Taken Off by McAdOO

Washington, Feb. 2l-Through pas
senger service between New York and
Chicago will soon be limited to one fast
train each way, day and night, it was
officially stated today at the railroad
administration offices here.
This marks the Inauguration of a ma
tion-wide clipping of fast passenger
service between practically all the big
cities of the country.
Surveys were being made today by the
railroad administrator to determine ex-
act passenger conditions at all points,
what service may be Topped, what con
ditions must first be altered to permit
Of the sweeping eurtailments which
eventually will come.
What line win be used for the reduc-
ed New Chicago service has been
left to Regional Director Smith at New
York, it was stated Fourteen fast thru
trains now run between the two cities;
four leaving terminals at the same time.
None, according to Director MeAdoo
carried a full complement of passengers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Mrs. Vernon Castle viii
Wear Ordinary Mourning

New York, Feb. 21-Those who have
been anxiously awaiting the appear
Ianee of Mrs Vernon Castle, anticipat-
ed something new in mourning styles,
viii be doomed to disappointment
At her home here today the widow
of the aviatOr-dancer declared that the
customary mourning attire would be in
order
Glothesl" she qIeried in a re-
proaebful tone when asked what style
Of mourning she would wear Why, I
haven t but one dress to my back. -
The thought of taking occasion to ere
ate new style because of her husband 5
Heath was decidedly distasteful to
Mrs Castle. Only the simplest creation
in the ordinary black crepe win be
wore. OF course, the attire viii be
made along the distinct Castle lines,
il was stated at the home.
Mrs. Castle leaves Saturday for Gu
ba. where, upon the accommodation Of
her physician, she will take q long rest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
By L. G. Martin

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington Feb. 21-Congress to-
day put the finishing touches on the
railroad control bill-the first big
win the war; measure to be passed
at this session.
The senate began voting on amend
ments with strong hope OF getting a
final vote on the bill itself tonight.
From two p m. today debate will be
limited. Senator Lewis, Illinois, is the
only senator with a set speech to make.
Debate and disposition of the large
number of amendments will take many
hours, with five and ten minute speech
es on each.
Senator Cummins has nearly a doz-
on amendments, designed to reduce
compensation to the roads, and to de-
fine governmental powers more spe-
officially than the committee bill. Sen
ator Townsend of Michigan has offer
ed complete substitute bill, while a
score of other changes will be sought.
There is no doubt the bill will he
passed and Senator Smith of South
Carolina, who has charge of it, pre-
dicted today it will not be greatly
amended.
The house will end general debate on
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Murdered Ills Wife
and Shot Himself

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 21.-Don Van
Duson, 20, travelling salesman, today
shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Anna
Van Dusen, %, in the heart of the city
and then killed himself.
Two men, II. p. jackson, and j. R.
Minter, saw the tragedy.
They were approaching street cor
ner when they saw Van Dusen raise
the gun and fire five shots point blank
at his wife. She fell to the sidewalk,
dead, bullet through her heart.
jackson and Minter started in pur-
suit of Van Dusen who ran block
through the drizzling rain, as they were
about to overtake him, Van Dusen lift
ed the revolver to his head and pulled
the trigger. He fell dead.
Police are attempting to establish
a motive for the tragedy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
AERIAL CAVALRY is BUSY
ABOVE BFLLIGERFNT LINES
BEFORE COMING OFFENSIVE

pending forlorn hope, the air is filled
with the throbbing of motors, the faint
patter of machine guns and the thunder
of air bombs exploding in towns and
villages behind the firing lines.
The British airmen have dropped huge
quantities of explosives ON billets, am
munition dumps, railway stations and
aerodomes in northern France. They at
tackled enemy quarters from just above
the roofs, machine gunned march col
umns, disrupted transport trains and
wrecked big gun pits. The fine, freez-
ing weather has aided them greatly.
Meantime, British troops are busy
raiding and repulsing raids. Short sharp
clashes are constantly occurring on the
frozen earth of No Mans Land. The
ice in shell holes is sufficiently strong
to support the death graphing men.
The Britishers are in fine fettle, not
nervous and ready whenever linden
burg starts. While this may happen any
day, the Germans may try to surprise
the allies by a sudden shift, or may
attempt to produce a state of "nerves" !"
by further delay.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
A NY RESISTANCE
TO GERMAN ADVANCE
WAS NOT EXPECTED
If Capital Is Defended linden
burg's Plans May Be Badly
GSarTanged
By J. w. II. Mason

written for the United Press)
New York, Feb. 21.-Germany 3 mil
itary advance upon Petrograd is slim
ulating the Russians to a resistance
that may have important consequences
for the future of events in the east
Won Hindemburg ordered an easy pa
rade into Petrograd and it is obvious
that his plans have been disarranged
by the spontaneous demand among the
Russians for proper defense of their
heel-clicking march in the true spirit
of German ruthlessness, Won linden
burg has checked all attempts at speed
records and is sending detachments
ahead of his army to try to argue the
Russians into non-resistance.r
This policy, so contrary to the Won
Hindenburg militaristic ideal, reveals
the fact that the Germans know they
cannot afford heavy casualty list on
the eastern front. A determined show
of Russian resistance at this time, in
volving the killing and wounding of a
large number of Germans, would un-
doubtedly cause a renewal of unrest
within Germany Even if Won linden
burg were to reach Petrograd, series
of heavy battles would exact from him
a greater price than he knows he ought
to pay for the city's capture.
1t is impossible to determine in ad-
vance how serious and how prolonged
will be the resistance of the Russian
army Bue new facts are coming to
light concerning events in Petrograd
that suggest the existence of a strong
offensive spirit. The Willingness of
the Bolsheviki ministry to sign Ger
man peace was carried by a vote of
only five to four. This represents a ser
ious division of opinion ON so import
ant a matter and means the Germans
are far from having the game in their
hands The adoption of new fight
ing policy might easily result in Petro-
grad, if Russia's new revolutionary ar
my imposes no more than a temporary
check on Won Hindenburg's new Of
fensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
General BOnchbruyeVitCh Is
Placed In Command Of
Defending Armies
LEIHNE is FOR PEACE
BUT COUNCIL OPPOSES
Berlin Reports Steady ADJ
vance Along FOur-Hundred
Mile Front \
By Joseph shapIeu

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, Feb. 19.-( Delayed The
Russian armies are concentrating at
Vitebsk, under General Bonchbruyevitch
to halt the German invaders.
(Vitcbsk, is a Russian province, bor-
dering on Courland and Livonia. It's
capital of the same name lies about
25O miles east of Riga and 300 miles
south of Petrograd)
Commanders of the Russian army ON
the whole front have ordered demobiI-
ization halted and wired the soldiers in
Petrograd:
DO your duty; defend the revolu-
tion."
By an overwhelming majority the Boil
sheviki and revolutionary socialists of
the left in the central executive com
mittee voted to defend Petrograd at all
costs. A mobilization of all workers is
being considered.
The information flashed to the SmoI-
NY Institute that if the majority So
cialists do not break with the German
government the independent socialists
will start a civil war.
The Germans have occupied HapsaI
Ga seaport on the Gulf of Finland 50
miles southwest Of Reval) and arrested
all the officials and members of the
soviet.
From Dvinsk (125 miles east of Ri
ga) the enemy is advancing toward
Pskoff Gan important railroad center
about 100 miles northeast Of Dvinsk and
175 miles southwest of Petrograd.
The Austro-Germans are concentrate
ing along the southwestern front while
forces of the Ukraine Rada are con-
centrating at Brest Litovsk under Ger
man generals.
A report was received from Kieff to-
day that the Rada had proclaimed ac-
ceptanee of the Austro-Hungarian pro-
tectorate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Man Power at Premium
Says General W. A. White

New York, Feb. 21.--FRight now.
when the man power is at its highest
premium, the American public has the
power 70 actually create additional
forces for the fight to save civilian
ton" said Brigadier General w. A..
White, head of the British and Cana
dian recruiting missioh in an inter
view with the Mnited Press.
"Under the new convention agreed
to by Great Britain and the United
States, all British subjects subject to
service, now residing in the United
States will be allowed sixty days in
which to enlist under the British flag.
If they do not take advantage of this
opportunity they will become subject
to draft into the United States army.
"Thus every man who enlists during
these sixty days actually adds one in
dividual INIT to the fighting forces
AGAINST the kaiser,' explained General
White "The United States viii raise
an army of a certain size anyway. IF
a British subject remains here and is
classified under the draft, he will not
add to the size ,of the Aueriean army.
But if he Joins the British forces he
adds one individual to the man power
of the allies.
cit is also a fact that we are in
position to train men much more rap
idly than is the United States army.
This is very natural for we have been
in this war now for almost four years.
Our machinery for developing soldiers
is complete. Therefore, man Joining
our forces becomes an actual fighting
unit on the western front much sooner
than if he goes into the American
army.
Now we arc launching a national
campaign to enlist as many as possi-
bic during the next sixty days, before
they become subject to the United
States draft In this work we ask the
of the American, public
everywhere in urging our citizens to
come forward and join the colors. Ev-
cry American who helps in this recruit
ing win actually increase the forces
upon whom has fallen the task of saw
ing civilization and making the world
a decent place in which to live''
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
Thirty-Five German Planes
Destroyed In Past Three
Days by British
By william Philip simms

IUnlted Press btafI CorrespondentJ
With the British Armies in The Field,
Feb. 21.-Aerial cavalry has been sue
cessfully and extremely busy during the
past few gorgeous days in the high,
freezing, sun-filled heaven.
The kaiser's aerial Uhlans continue
to battle Britain IS cloud -hurdling Ian
GERS, which are daily observing prepar-
ations for the German offensive.
Thirty five German planes have been
destroyed in the past three days and
nineteen driven earthward, uncontrol-
led-a total of 81 "quietused" by. the
Britishers, of whom only ten are miss
ing, despite the severest and almost un-
ending fighting, day and night.
While Hindenburg and Ludendorff
are poring over the details of their i'm
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
by Joseph shaplen

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, Feb. 16.- (Delayed) The
central powers delegates refused the
proposal of Foreign Minister Trotsky
to send a German officer to Kieff to
prove that the Ukraine Rada govern
ing body did not exist.
The following day the tenth plenary
session of the peace conference was
called.
Foreign Minister Kuehlmann, flushed
with his diplomatic victory over the
Ukraine, arose to present General Lu-
dendorff's ultimatum, directed at the
Bolsheviki.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
COAL SHIPMENTS CONTROLLED.

Washington, Feb. 21.-An embargo
against lake shipment Of bituminous
coal to North and South Dakota, except
for public utility requirements, is be-
ing prepared, the fuel administration
announced today. BY shutting off lake
shipments, the Dakotas viii be requir-
ed to draw on the surplus from Montana
and Wyoming, thus releasing the dock
supply for Illinois and eastern eenters.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21

Washington, Feb. 81. = Ad-'
ministration forces today won
the first skirmish on the rail
road control bill in the senate
By vote of 50 to 23, Senator
Clmmins - amendment reduc-
ing by $2OO,OOO,OOO the com
pensation to be paid the rail
roads was rejected.
Washington, Feb. 21.-Here
are the outstanding features
of the railroad bill now the
center of congressional atten-
ton:
The supreme rate making
power given to the president
by the house bill and to the in
terstate commerce commission
by the senate measure.
Limitation of federal control
to- two years after the war
by the house bill and 10
months by the senate.
Compensation on the basis of
the net operating income of
the last three years.
A revolving fund of $780,
100000, to increase facilities.
Roads to be taxed as hereto
fore. Not exempt from excess
profits tax.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-21
CHAMBERLAIN IMPROVES.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Cham
berlain. Oregon. operated upon for ap-
peBdieitis, continued to improve today.
His physicians consider his progress to-
ward recovery satisfactory.