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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

1t is pretty difficult to get too much of good thing
and that is the many farmers are already wishing
for more rain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

when under fire of the enemy, left out
overnight Although there is no author
itative ruling which compels civilians
to lower the flag at sundown, good
taste should impel them to follow the
traditions of the army and navy in this
sundown ceremonial. Primarily the flag
is raised to be SEEN. and secondly, the
flag is something to be guarded, treas
ured, and SO tradition holds it shall
not be menaeed by the darkness. To
leave the flag out at night, unattend-
ed, Is proof of shiftlessness, or at least
earelessness.
On Memorial Day the flag should be
displayed at half mast from sunrise
until noon, and at the peak from noon
until sunset, 1t should on being retired
never be allowed to touch the ground.
When the 'sStar Spangled Banner
is played or sung, uncover, stand and
remain standing, in SILENCE, until it
is finished.
Applause at the conclusion Of the
"star SpaRgled Bannere Is ont Of
place.
Worn out and useless flags should be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
Ripping Rhymes
by Walt Mason
JULY HEAT.
by Wall Mason

My fat old form is willing in heat that does not cease
and I'm no longer lifting song of joy and peace I'm
groanng smoking phrases the censor says are wrong
the day is hot as bazes and seems fortnight long And
this is what yeaned for some six brief months ago It's
what my bosom burned for when we had wholesome
snow The sun grows hot and hotter it bisters and it
ans drink three kegs Of water and wear out pamleaf
FANS redhot wind is blowing, from some baked parbo
And this is what sighed for when winter was on deck
It's what walled and cried for until sprained my neck
cussed from to lizard the winds that used to blow
the stimulating blizzard the sweet refreshing snow Be-
cause my were frosted talked like one gone daft
the language exhausted denouncng winters graft The
worms and bugs confound me- the chiggers give me PAIN
the flies buzzng round me- swear at them in vain
1t is too hot for reading it is too hot to write bzzards
what I'm needing, and may it tonight The sun all
day peng my head with chunks of heat feel my sys
tenn melting and running down my feet And this is what
hoped for in CHEEKY winter days! It's what wept and
groaned for, this bath in solar raysl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
GOULD NOT START ENGINE.

B. N. writes: On a recent vary
soid morning, the engine of my light
six failed 10 start. although found
me Ignition TO be o. K, primed the
cylinders and turned the engine over
by pushing the car around. with the
gears in mesh. What was the mat
ter?
answer: If the engine did not
begin to fire after you primed the
cylinders properly. the trouble was
either that the priming was too cold
10 vaporize or that the ignition was
not so reliable as you believe IL was.
Try priming with ether and gasoline
mixture or with high test gasoline
Unless you were able to push the
car pretty fast, we doubt whether
yon turned over the engine as rapid
iy as ii could have been cranked.
II your trouble was that the enigma
while it started to run on the prim-
ing. failed to run on the mixture
furnished by the carburetor. Won
should choke the carburetor air more
esnarletely in order to draw a large
ssAA1,ttss- Of gasoline into the eylin-
eacssFons Of general interest to
column. space permitting. address A
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
FLAG ETIQUETTE.

(Prepared by the National Commit
tee Of Patriotic Societies, Washington
d. C.)
When the colors are passing, the spec
tator, If man, should halt If walk
ing arise II sitting and uncover, hold
ing the headdress opposite the left
shoulder with the right hand; If bare
headed, he should salute with the right
hand. A woman should stand at atten-
tion as the flag passes by.
When the flag is waving from a
stationary flagstaff or pole it is not
saluted with the hand.
In decorating, the flag should never
be festooned or draped Always hung
flat If hung with the stripes horizon
tai, Union should be in upper left hand
corner. Ii hung perpcrdicularly, Union
should be at the right
The law specifically forbids the use
of and representation of the flag in
any manner or in any connection with
merchandise for sale,
The flag should be raised at sunrise
and lowered at sunset It should not
be displayed on stormy days, or except
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

a HE TIRE CHAIN necessary evil" appears necessary
81 effective substitute
IA all right but
there
Necaue the
produces especially
he evil which of
to have been give traction
such service the relatively soft ndenng
the osclans and the links
OF chains have
there their chf function is the ddg
conditions the links harshy
the roadway rapidly grinds
chains undng pretty
treads and should be avoided far possible
done distribute tread the wear
Ing action of the links creepn
the chain
much better tolerate wearing than to have
through in places jngling cns
and the possibility of their striking the guards tendency
among motorists attach them the wheels very tightly even to w
them to the spoke This action and the cross
remain
until they finally injuries
erate despite the noise
bred that they
ddng commences themselves around h
ares IN posion In which they can successfully resist slip
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
Notice To BritOns and Canadians In the United States

On July 31st the recruiting Convention be-
tween Great Britain and the United States will
in to force and the period for voluntary enlist
ment terminates on September 28th. During this
period Of sixty days, all Britons and Canadians be-
tween the ages of twenty and forty-four both in
elusive, have an opportunity of offering their
vices to their own countries at time when the
vices of every man are urgently needed. For sixty
days all British subjects between the above ages
will be exempt from the American draft and can en-
list at any recruiting depot of the British CanadiAt
Recruiting Mission regardless of the fact that they
may have taken out first United States citizenship
oapers or have been classified in Class l. During
this period of sixty days all Britons and Canadians
of twenty years of age and those between the ages
of thirtyone and forty-four inclusive will be re-
quired to register on date fixed by proclamation
by the president and thirty days after registration
men of these ages will be liable to the American
draft
On September 28th, the period within which
you can volunteer expires and thereafter you will
be liable to draft into the United States army.
For information as to rates of pay separation
allowance etc., apply to the British Canadian Re-
cruiting Mission named below.
w. W. WHITE, Brig General
British-Canadian Recruiting Mission
lis James st. Seattle, Wash
Grand Trunk Bldg Sd and Washington Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

e&cNons general interest be anspered in t
soa space PERMITTING address Caoh care of this once
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
TOMORROW THE BIG DAY.

The celebration tomorrow marks new era for Sa-
lem and Marion county The completion of the inter
county bridge the third is unique that the bridge viii
be paid for when completed We have built two others
and they still unpaid for though of them wash
ed away long ago that only the older citizens have any
remembrance Of it. The present structure whose COM
petion are to celebrate should last for many years
and prove of nestmabe benefit not only to Salem but
to the public at large and especially to Marion and Polk
counties 1t brings large section in touch with the city
that for than year has been less cut off
from it. and it much in the way of trade and of
markets With the canneries and other plants for pre-
serving fruits and vegetables here at Salem the bridge
makes certain to the residents of Polk county their ab
ty to reach these markets at all times That the event
will bring to the city the largest crowd gathered
here is expected and Salem in honor of the occasion will
close all its business houses and devote the day to enter
tanning her guests and celebrating the great occasion
The feature of the day is that it is to be made an aid
the Red Cross which has charge of the many things that
will be made to contribute to the through amuse
ments and the sale of articles needed on the day. Saem
latch string is out and the visitors that pull it the
greater will be the satisfaction of the dweers within the
capital city. See to it that you are one of them
"
Between the Bolshevik and their own Stiffness the
Russian people have been brought to the verge of tra
on The chdishly Ignorant peasants had idea that
that mysterious thing called government" could feed
everybody without any labor being expended any eff
fort the part of the individual This has proved the
ndong Of the and at the time it has prov
ed hard blow to the Germans The dispatches from Pet
rogred show that city is the verge of famine and at
the same time the Germans taking every pound of
grain they lay their hands on leaving those who grew
it scarcely enough for their subsistence This
the part of the Germans before long so solid
y resistance against them to destroy their influence
in Russia, and this means much to the allies especially
after the war; when German propaganda will exert itself
to Germanize that country
Nothing has been given out as to what steps will be
taken by this country in cooperation with Japan toward
helping Russia but it is stated the plans have been agreed
upon, and that action will be taken quickly Apparently
it will be first the sending of troops to Siberia to aid the
CzechoSovaks and the Russians in setting up stable
government there
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

Answer: This supposed danger Is
hardly worth considering. Yearx
ago. with the metals theii in use. It
was pretty generally believed that
vehicle parts subject to heavy un-
cushaoned shocks, such as locomo-
i've axles, were particularly likely
to fail in intensely cold weather. Au-
tomobiie running gear parts are con-
strncted OF greatly superior materials
and, being carried on pneumatic or
other resilient tires, are not subject
to sharp shocks. So far as we know,
experience indicates they are n
more likely to fail In cold than h
warm weather.
motorists DiR be aassUered In tzi6
hos II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

destroyed by burning.
A flag torn or frayed by the wind
and weather should never again be
hoistea until it has been repaired. This
is a regulation of both the army and
navy and should also be followed BY
all civilians.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
DOES COLD PREDISPOsE TO
BREAKAGES?

g. r.. asks: Is it true that auto
parts, such as springs and axles. are
specially likely to break in extreme
iy cold weather? 1 have been told
that this is the case.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29

ders.' Try pouring enough hot wa
ter over the carburetor and intalxs
piping to thoroughly warm it, before
trying to start.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-29
Hints for the Motorist
By Albert L. Clough 1s'Gs ass1sr Motor Ct nss.r. sss
Concerning Tire Chains.

congrioht, 1917 tg Thc International syns.cate
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
HOPES
 END OF STRIKE
 MAY BE IN SIGHT

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4-The Berlin Tageblatt says that a new strike move ment has begun at Jena, in the grand duchy of Saxe-Weimar. About one third of the women are on strike Jena's population is about 21,O00.
 The official statement issued from Berlin predicts the end of the strike, and says the strike is waning every where. Many factories are working full staffs. The strike is expected to end today.
 AMSTERDAM, Feb. With the ex- ception of the trouble at Jena, the German strikes seem to have come to an end. Threats of executions for the men who refused to return to work were the effective means used to quell the industrial upheaval
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
HEAVY BLIZZARD RACES
 ALONG RAILROAD ROUTE

A severe snOwstOrm and blizzard hit the Interior north of Mile 51 early yesterday afternoon and at noon today is still raging, says the Seward Gate way of January 28. The storm swept along the divide from the Prince Will jam sound region and hit along the railroad at Mile 51, continuing through to Anchorage and directly into the Interior The snow is wet and heavy.
 The party of Alaskan engineering commission men headed by F. H. Han sen was ten hours with four dog team making it from Mile T to Mile 68 At the latter place there was Hull in the storm and the party headed for Mile 54, reaching there early this morning. At 10 o'clock this morning the party left Mile 54 for Mile 52, and then started from the latter place to the special train waiting to bring them into Seward.
 The special train, consisting of a locomotive and the private car, had a hard time with the snowdrifts, but made the distance finally and picked up the railroad party this forenoon and started toward Seward, bucking the drifts successfully. The special is eX- pected here this afternoon, landing the Anchorage party in time to catch the Alaska for the south.
 The storm in the Interior was not felt in Seward.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
ROAD ID LAKE TAHOE
 IMPROVED BY CONNECTS

PLACERVILLE, Calf, Feb. 4.-The state highway commission is rushing work of closing the ten mile gap on the -Placerville highway between Shingle- Springs and White rock A force of over eighty men, about three-fourths of them convicts from Folsom prison. are employed and over a half mile of grade already has been completed. The new road will eliminate the Clarksville grade, con- sidered a hindrance to travel since the early day
 With the completion of this stretch of road, sometime next summer, there will be 50 miles of paved highway leading from Sacramento in the di rectiOn of Lake Tahoe.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
CLUBMEN
 GETTING INTO GAME

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-Many of the older members of the Olympic club of this city who have never been seen except in evening business or even. ing suits by their fellow members now are regularly donning jerseys and running drawers and taking a sys- tematic course of training in the club gymnasium under instructors.
 With the formation of a regiment of home guards, scores of club mem. bers, too old for active duty at the front, enrolled in the guard and their gymnasium work is supplemental to their regular pupils in the armory. In the event that it becomes necessary to call them out for service in the state, the men not only want to have military knowledge but be physical ly prepared as we'll.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
POLITICIANS MIXING DOPE
 FOR DIVISION

Where two or three Democrats are gathered together in this division there also shall there be a pow-wow on terri torial politics, as the "unterrified" feel
 that it is incumbent upon them to name a ticket for the primaries to be held on the first Tuesday of April .The "lseders,,' are busy selecting the, rmen HFon whom the {henors are. to be conferred, and while the entire slafes has not as yet been completed, a mum Der of patriots have been chosen to answer the call of their party The machine has been we'll oiled and is in perfect working order, ex- cepting possibly as far as Seward is concerned. where there has not as yet been any concerted action But the powers that be" recognize that Seward is a thriving town and entitled to recognition AS a consequence two candidates for the legislature are to be allotted to the westward town, but the local committeeman and federal officials over there have not as yet decided whom they will launch as the candidates of the people.
 Anchorage is to be appeased with two names on the ticket Our former townsman, Tom c. Price. is to be the senatorial candidate, and A. A. Shon- beck will run for the legislature.
 Valdez is to have a member of the divisional road commission, in the per son of James A. Wilson, the incum- bent. William Patterson of the GGa- cier city will also be legislative nomI- nee.
 Cordova and the Copper river valley are to have one candidate for the iegis- lature on the ticket, in the person Of William Ray.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
 OCCUPY LORRAINE FRONT

WASHINGTON, Feb, 4-Secretary of War Bakers weekly review of the war, issued today, makes the official announcement that the American troops are now occupying a portion of the actual battle front A despatch says that the Americans are on the Lorraine front.
 Secretary Baker warns the. nations not to let the reports of strikes and other internal disturbances in Ger. many slacken American war prepar. edness.
 For the first time, he says, it is fully believed that the allies have a preponderance of men and guns on the western front, despite the fact that the Germans have strengthened their lines with troops from the Rus sian front.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
AMERICANS UNDER FIRE
 EFFICIENT AND PROMPT
Accuracy of Artillery Fire Shown by Demoli- ton of Dugouts and Harrassing
 of Enemy Transport

WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI- TIONARY ARMY, Feb "A German barrage at sundown Friday night opened the heaviest bombardment in many days along the American sec tor. The American artillery replied shell for shell. The firing spread along several kilometers. Two Americans were killed, nine were wounded, and one suffered from shell shock
 The censor permits the announce ment that the American forces are occupying a sector of ,ne Lorraine front
 Correspondents permanently accred- ited to the American army have been informed that they may proceed to virtually any point within the firing zone, except the trenches, without es cOrt and without special permission They must wear gas masks when nee. essary at the front.
 The whole American sector re.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
ATTACKS STATEMENTS
 OF SECRETARY BAKER
Senator Hitchcock Says His Predictions as to Dispatch of Men to France Are Pre-
 posterous and Misleading

ments to the effect that America would have half a million men in France early this year." and that ships would be ready to carry a mill ion more," was absolutely preposter- ous. The statements were so exag- gerater, continued the senator, as to convey an entirely false impression as to what we can do and are doing.
 President Did Not Know.
 Secretary Baker doubtless was sin cere, said Senator Hitchcock, but he was misled by lack of information re- garding the scarcity of ships into making too sanguine predictions. He said that President Wilson also was in ignorance of the real situation, and cited this as an example of the ab- sence of government coordination.
 The speech was made in support of the munitions director and war cabinet measures.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
ALASKA SAILED SUNDAY
 WITH MANY PASSENGERS

The steamer Alaska sailed Sunday morning, with the following passen. gers from Cordova:
 M. Ryan, P. M Nickcoff, w B. Barb, NJ. w. Brown, A. Miller, M E. Hofseth, A. Nelson, A. Barbetina, V. s. Schofseth, Mrs. F. Cunningham, Mrs Weatherby, E. F. Moore, Bert Johnson, MT. and Mrs. H. Hawes,, Miss Rhea Fenton, Mrs Sadie Mcclellan, M, Bloom, Mrs J. c. Funk, w. V. Davis, H. D. Foster, Sam Eloff, Dan Mckay, Mrs. Silverberg, Roy Gotney, Mrs. and Mrs. H. Holmes, MT and Mrs. o. w Holmes, Mrs. Mahoney, N Bickford, N. Chilligross. c. Nystrum, E. L. liar wood, R. E. Capers
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Congress ional leaders plan to speed up work this week, as but little of the long and growing program of war legislation has been enacted since congress con. vened, two months ago.
 Important railroad and financial measures will be brought before the senate this week by the committee on military affairs.
 The military affairs committee cd the senate began today the fight for the measures creating a war cabinet with a munitions director, against President Wilson's opposition. Ad- vocates of the measure already have begun what they term a campaign of education"
 Bakers Statement "Preposterous."
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ad dressing the senate today, said that Secretary of War Bakers recent state
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
GUNNER CROWELL
 GIVEN PROMOTION

Gunner H. A. Crowell, United States navy officer in charge of the radio stations at Cordova, has just received orders from Washington, D. C., plac ing him as district communication sup erintendent of radio in Alaska. The navy stations now under his charge include those at Ketchikan, Juneau Sitka, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, St. Paul, Seward, St. George and two at Cor. dova. MT. Crowell will have his head quarters at the radio station at Mile Seven, along the Copper River & Northwestern railway, where the dis trict superintendent's headquarters have been constructed.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04

sounds with the fire of guns and bombs from enemy airmen and snip CTS. Two Americans were slightly wounded Saturday.
 The American '75s are harrassing traffic behind the enemy trenches, and the Germans are confining their fire largely to the American trenches
 Americans Prompt and Effective.
 The American officers are elated over the results of the artillery dueE with the Germans, which followed the preliminary smelling of the American trenches by the Germans.
 The official reports of the infantry commanders paid a tribute to the promptness with which the artillery responded to the call for barrage firey and the effectiveness of their gunfirg. Aerial reconnOisances showed that the American fire had very destructive effect It is known that three enemy dugouts were demolished.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
DOC FANCIERS MEET
 FOR ANNUAL SPEED EVENTS

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Fef. 4-The. Pacific Coast Field Trials club which is holding it's annual trials here to day claims the distinction of being the oldest organization of its kind in the country. The present meet, which be- gan yesterday and ends tomorrow will be the thirty sixth consecutive event of it's kind held by the club. Dogs from all portions of the Pacific coast are entered, the Northwest be- ing particularly we'll represented.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
BLOODY RIOTS IN FAR STRIKE
 AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4-Three men were shot in ktrike riots yesterday. Traffic is at aSstandstill The board of di. rectors of the United Railroads com pany declares that the strike was in stigated by persons outside of St. Louis, tb hinder the manufacture of war equipment.
 The company refuses to recognize the new union. The employment of women as street car conductors is one of the causes of the strike.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
WAR COUNCIL UNANIMOUS FOR
 VIGOROUS WAR

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The supreme allied war council, which met at Yer sailIes. finds no approximation in the German chancellor's and Austrian for. eign minister's speeches to the terms of the entente, and decided to con tinue a vigorous prosecution of the war until peace can be obtained on the basis of the principles of free dom, justice and respect for interna tional law The allies are in full ac cord.
 The Havas News Agency says that the conference adopted measures which are likely to exert great in fIuence on the future of Austria.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
NEW DECORATIONS FUR
 SUBMARINE HEROES"

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4.-Kaiser Wilhelm has created a special decora- tion for the crews of the submarines, to mark the anniversary of the ruth. less campaign, as recognition for "meritorious work" The decoration will be available for officers and men after three voyages.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
 SUSTAINs SEVERE LOSS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 4.-Dana Hall, one of the oldest buildings in the Quadrangle of Harvard university, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Thirty thousand rounds of ammuni- tion which were in the basement were
 removed before the fire reached them.