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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
DIES
IN AERIAL BATTLE
OVER OWN LINES
Daring Aviator Struck by
Machine Gun Bullet and
Falls to Ground
AMERICAN PRIVATES
PRAISED FOR COURAGE
Several Instances Of Desper-
ate Fighting Given BY
Official Report

Washington, May 20.-Quiet prevailed
along the American front except for
aerial activity yesterday. General Per-
shing reported today. Two enemy ma
chimes were brought down.
The statement follows:
"Seetion A--Aside from the activi-
ties Of the air forces on both sides
the day was quiet at all posnss cecu.
pied by our troops. Our aviators brought
down two hostile machines.
"Section B.--Rerorts m hand show
notable Instance of bravery and devo
tion shewu by two soldiers Of an Am
erican coloiad regiment operating in a
French sector. Before daylight ON May
10, Private Henry Johnson and Private
Roberts, while on sentry duty at some
distance from one another, were attack
ed by the German raiding party. es-
timatcd at twenty men, who advanced
in two groups attacking at once from
flank and rear.
'tBoth men fought bravelv in hana
to hand encounters, one resorting to
the use Of the bolo knife after his rifle
jammed and further fighting with bayo-
net and butt became impossible. There
is evidence that at least one and prob-
ably a second German was severely cut.
A third is known to have been shot.
Attention Is drawn to the face that
the two colored sentries were first at
tackled and continued fighting after
receiving wounds and despite tho uss
of grenades by superior force. They
should be given credit for preventing by
their bravery the capture Of any Of our
men. Three Of our men were wounded
two by grenades. All are recovering ard
the wounds in two cases were slight.
..eMajor .Lufberry was killed in flight
during which he had been in combat. He
was seen to fall from his machine, which
fell short distance from him. He was
possibly wounded or dead before he fell.
Earlier reports stated that he was, ut
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
SENATOR SMOOT NOT
|. ENT|RLY PLEASED BY
HUGHES SELECTION
Objects to Praise Of Investi-
gator Being Inserted In
Congressional Record

Washington, May 20.--New propos-
ais submitted today by members of the
senate military committee delayed fin
al action on the compromise in the
fight between administration forces
and advocates Of senate aircraft in
quiry.
Senator Thompson indicated the new
plan submitted was not entirely ac-
ceptable in view of the president s at
titude.
Thomas had brush with Senator
Smoot, republican, and member OF
Thompson s committee, over inserting
in the congressional record long ar
ticle praising Charles E. Hughes quail
ificatioms as an investigator Smoot
objected to inserting it.
"The senator's objection seems to
confirm reports that the appointment
of Judge Hughes does not meet with
the approval Of his republican friends
in the senate" said Thompson.
at was a very remarkable appoint
ment, replied Smott.
Thompson finally overrode Smott &
objection and the article on Hughes
went in.
Meantime a considerable shakeup, in
elading some suspensions in the aircraft
service, was understood to be in the
making at the war department.
The suspensions were reported to be
the result of plan to take the men
out while their records are being
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
DEPUTY WARDEN BURNS.
ASKED TO RESIGN JOB
Elmer White, Fearing Harm
From Conucts, Quits After
Ten Years Service

There is trouble brewing at the
state prison, and some Of it is so near
ly brewed that it is ON tap Warden
Murphy has requested the resignation
of Deputy Warden Burns. Burns re-
fuses to resign and threatents to re-
veal the conditions at the prison that
justify his refusal to remove. the gun
guards from the prison dining room.
1t seems there is q cage in the dining
room in which it was for years the Gus
tom to post an armed guard during
meal times. When Murphy became war
den he stopped this.
The prisoners are said to be in an
ugly mood since Baldwin s escape. and
while Warden Murphy was out on the
look out for him Burns put the guards
in the dining room cage ais of cid. 1t
is stated he had tip that the trou-
BILE which has been anticipated for
some time, would break in the dining
room and placed the armed guard as
precantion. When Murphy returned
from the hunt and learned Of Burns
action he called him on the carpet and
| finally demanded his resignation.
Burns refused to resign.
Thursday Elmer White, who has
been employed at the prison for 10
years. refused to stay inside the pris
on yard alone. E. A. Slower, former
chief of police Of Portland, had been
working with White in the inner yard
but he being sent away. and White be
ing ordered to serve alone inside the
yard. refused and handed over hi:
keys. 1t is expected that Slower, too
will quit, especially if he is ordered
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
MARCH FOR CHIEF
OF STAFF SUCCEEDS
GENERAL TIL. Bliss
Rise Of New Head Of Army
Organization Has Been
Most Remarkable
By Carr D. aroat
pital Journal Special Service,

Capital Journal Special Service)
Washington, May 20. - President
Wilson this week win name Major
General Peyton G. March, a full gen
eral and chief Of staff.
General Tasler H.. Bliss, now chief
Of staff and American representative
on the Versailles council, will become
brevet general.
These important changes mean vast
w more than merely the honor TO
March of wearing the rare Insignia
four shoulder stars; they spell the re-
moval Of restrictions on him as acting
chief which he encountered because
some other major generals outrankea
him.
The change was decided today fol-
lowing Secretary Of War Bakers con-
sultation with senators Saturday, at
the war council session. Sounding OUT
their sentiments he found that Marehs
nomination will undoubtedly. pass the
senate quickly and without any oppo'
sition. ,
Baker was told the senate THINKS
very well Of March, who has demon
strated in his brief tenure as acting
chief that he is a olive wire, " win
no respect for red tape and with q
hearty hatred for delay or inaction'
For March the change is modnentous'
Coming in from his post OF aruheiy
cbieftain with General Pcrshing, nc
fonnd tbat he was balked-edther con
sciously or unconsciously - by tne
seniority rule and that major generals
who outranked him, some times stooo
in his path. -. .ors
told the United States that the slsua
tion thus created was impossible. Iney
predicted March would make good, pu.
said it could come about only II az
were given the full general 3 rank ano
the title Of chief Of staff instead OF
"acting. .t
March 3 record here Is one Of start
lEng arhIeyenAents, despite obstacles
To him. perhaps more than to any o!n
or single man. is due the eredit OF An an
creasing ship facilities so that W tn'
sneedinq up Of American troop move
ments could be accomplished. When NJ
rcturned from Europe, he called IN wa
LEADERS and read them the dietum ina
There must be more ships. Inspiring
them to great effort he also cast aoou
himself 70 Improve the situation. Ap
pointment Of Major General Goetnal
a. chief of transportation, supp,le
land traffic was an outcome OF w.
problem. and between the two mel
svstems of economy Of space were de
yeloped and ships were picked up iron
unexpected quarters Of the globe. zoe
thals and March are fast friends an
are working in the closest harmony
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
IRELAND QUIET
after ARREST OF
MANY AC|TATORS
Great Britain Nips In Bud by
Prompt Action Prefer
man Revolution
PROMINENT SINN FEINERS
ARE NOW IN PRISON
Scat Of Trouble Is Definitely
Located In Germany Where
Plot Was Financed

Dublin, May 2O.-Quict prevails
throughout ireland today.
With the exception of the shooting
of Ted O'Driseoll at Skibberea when
he resisted arrest Saturday, there has
been no bloodshed in connection with
tn suppression of the alleged Sinn Fein
revolutionary plot.
1t is estimated that $50 Sim Feiners
have been arrested.
-Four American labor delegates have
arrived here, including Z. o. McCor-
mick. Their visit will be short.
hTe people of Dublin went about their
work as usual today.
Saturday and Sunday were sunshiny
and trains were packed with golfers
and fishermen going to the country.
Field Marshal French, Lord Lieuten.
ant Of Ireland, opening the Whitsun-
tide fair, said it was too bad that il
could not be opened under the auspices
of an allied victory.
A Sim Fein committee named just
before Devalera' s arrest is now con.
trolling that organization. rhe body
calls itself "the suosn,uted connnt
tee"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
COMPLETE UNOFFICIAL
RETURNS FROM Marion
W. AL Jones and Louis Lach-
Mund Are Nominated
for State Senator's

Following is a summary of the COM
plete vote for Marion county:
County Ticket
State senatOr-Rrown 243S, Jones
1865, Lachmund 1858, LaFollett 2Sl0.
Representative - Dinwoodie 1892,
Hughes 1895, Jones 1882, Looney 1871,
Martin 3692, Riggs 1858, Weeks 37O5-
e County judge-Adams 2453, Bushey
1882
County commissioner-Fel ls43,
Goulet 2l73. Robertson l433.
Justice of the peace, Salem district
---Davey 1907, Unruh 1896.
Constable, Salem district-Acheson
52S, DeLong l409, Robertson $50,
Southwick 1886.
State Ticket
National committesyman = DENNIS
2l45, Williams Bell.
U. s. senator, short term-Burtsn
1881, Mulkey 1929, Schnabel SIG; long
term-MeNary $40. Stanfield ll74
Governor 23O, Harley $40
Moser 400, Olcott 1881, Simpson S26,
Withycombe. 2076.
Treasurer-Adams 249, Cusiek 1895,
Hoff 96l, Plummer III, Ryan 1870,
West 1894.
Justice supreme eourt-Coke 6ST
Johns s26, Kelly 4l44
Labor missioner-Dalziel 1928
Cram 1887. H0lston Ss3, Niekum 1874
Public service commissioner--Millei
342s, Williams 2069.
Superintendent of water division No
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20

IS DEAD 20 WOUNDED
TODAY'S CASUALTIES,
ONE FROM SEATTLE
.
OF the 70 Wounded II Are
Classed As Severe and
Two Slight

Washington, May 20. - Forty five
casualties were reported by General
Pershing in a list made public today,
1t included seven killed in action; one
dead of wounds; one dead of accident;
seven from disease; twenty seven Sc
verely wounded and two slightly
wounded.
Killed in Action
Captain Harry D. Buckwalter, Roy
ersford, Pa.
Corporals George G. Burgess, York
Pa.
Hanford L. Melehi, Leo, Ind.
Privates James A. Blake, New York
city.
Peter Kurske, Dickinson, n. D.
Frederick W. Lsmpman, Red Oak
Iowa.
Allen R. Moore, Fitzdaie, vt.
Died Of wounds
Sergeant Gerald s. Patten, 1915
East Prospect street, Seattle. Wash.
Died From Accident
Private Zob;to Disearlo, Mount Car
mel, Pa.
Died Of Disease
Privatcs Walter Eginton, Lockport
N. Y.
Eugene Franchette, Santa Clara
Italy. 4,
Lester M. Glore, varysburg, N. Y.
Robert jackson, Rawinson, Ark.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
Says No Publication Inter.
fered with Except In Ex-
treIle Cases

Washington, May 20.-That the pub
lie has in some cases complained of
Colonel Roosevelt's s writings as alleged
violations Of the espionage act, was the
claim Of Postmaster General Burleson
in d statement published today.
lie added, however, that "no matter
published either by Mr.. Roosevelt OF
MIR. Hearst has come to my attention
which in my opinion warranted action
by the postoffice department under the
espionage act against either of them.
The complaints of the public against
Roosevelt have been perhaps more mum.
'erous than "against the Hearst news
papers" said the statement which was
brought forth by Colonel Roosevelt Is
failure to amplify preliminary
charges, I" made by him against the post
office department.
Following Colonel Roosevelt's charge
that Mr.. Burleson was using the sspion,
age act for political purposes by punish
ing certain papers, the postmaster gen
eral declares that an article in the Met
rOpoitan magazine entitled els Amer
lea Honest2" is being translated into
German, Spanish, Portuguese and the
Scandinavian languages and is being
spread broadcast throughout Mexico
South America and other countries.
Approved Only by Roosevelt
Mr.. Burleson says he has failed tC
learn of single patriotic reader, Gun
less it be Mr.. Roosevelt, +" who approx
ed the publication of the article.
The postmaster general gives LITTLE
heed to Mr.. Roosevelt IS cries against
the Hearst papers. He says no matter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
AMAZING CALM
ALONG WARFRONT
DULL AS WINJ'rRy yl
Aerial Activity Alone Mar !
Return Of Almost Perfect
Summer Weather
GERMAN MACHINES ARE
POORLY CONSTRUCTED
Australians Capture Village
of Vile-Sur-Ancre Taking
Many Prisoners
BY william Philip simms
United Press staff correspondent {

n1 20 q
W., '"os"'N
"i'n '"e DritlSh ARMIES IN france,
way iS'-Mlu summer neat shhimers
e'ols ,ne patvle lineS' where an amaz-
i oaln pfeVanis'
naVe seiu9h seen uuller uays, even
'uluns tne Si"s"y trehch WARFARE OF
"intcr 'iihe,
;S peSonu @ Ial's anu an occasional row
i",''u " .ne aIeii,ely AS thougn an
So a' oo,ue a"aheneu- soiuleFs
"PPeaI 10 DC naeiag a nonuay. -,
put war y'ailes are cohsVantiy "hirl'
!us oVer pne iihes ana tne ar 1lgntins
= uoaes' ue weeh ,otai Dag OF en-
dny c1alt ProDaoly VIII come near the
tecotS. '''. l near many enemy stories prov
Jug the statement niaue some months
so 'hao tne ueinia. Pahes are now
pauly eo',structed' captured Piio'
: ueciareu tnat ,ne niaterlai Is pad ootn
"ios anu VuoA"S oiOeh shappihg III
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
American Prisoners
In Austrian Camps

X Washington, May 20.-The
I: royal Prussian war minister has
X reported an additional list Of
4 ten American prisoners of war
X interned at prison camps in
X Germany, the war department
X announced today.
n The ten are: Jaq De LaHar-
4 on, seaman, interned at Camp
4 Aachen. No emergency address.
!. Herschel MaKee, sergeant,
\. Indianapolis, Ind, interned at
ss Camp Landshut.
x Antoine Olsen, captain Of the
X ship Encore, Of 1880 Ocean
X avenue. Oakland. Cal, interned
II at Camp Karlsruhe, with the
X following:
X Hilmar r. Richardson, first
4. officer Of the Encore, Willapa,
X Wash; Second Mate Colstad, Of
X the ship John II. Kirby, New
X York; Edward Moore. chief Of
Il the John H. Kirby, Bearsport,
y Me-; Captain John Arnold
# Bloom Of the John II. Kirby,
X New York, and First Officer
X Matthew W. Buckard Of the
X Beluga Of San Francisco and
X Robert d. Tudgett, captain Of
X the winslow 1908 Willow street
4 Alameda, Cal, and at Camp
X Tuchel, West Prussia, Chris
4. tian Borensou, private, vero-
X ma, Mont.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
BILLY SUNDAY DONATES

Chicago. May 2O.-Billy Sunday ex-
pected today to hand a check for $685.
900 10 the Pacific Garden Mission
here. The sum was the free will offer
ing given him Sunday at the close Of
a ten weeks campaign. Sunday was
converted at the missicn twenty years
ago.
Billy's Chicago score stood: trail
hitters 1916; attendance, 100000;
expenses si35,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
WILSON RETURNS HOME

Washington, May 20. = President
wilson returned from New YORK tais
morning greatly rested BY the trip, %
thoroughly did the president enjoy nam
self that he has decided to take sew
eral more week end trips,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
Arrests Are .Numerous.

Iss Arre6tS Are NUMEROUS.
London, May 20.--With the number
of Sim Feiners under arrest in various
parts of ireland estimated at from 100
to 800 today and the situation appar.
emily weili in hand, it came to light that
the German government has intrigued
for an Irish rebellion ever since the wa,
began.
Even after failure of the plot insti-
gated by Sir Roger Easement, Chatter
ton Hill, renegade Irish editor fin
|anecd by Germany, published in Prussia
a magazine to aid propaganda for an
Irish republic.
st. John Gaffney, discharged United
States consul to Germany, is alleged to
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-20
GREAT GERMAN FORCES
By Henry Wood

VVvvVt
(United Press staff correspondent
With the French Armies in the Field
May 19.-(Night)- preparation for
resumption of their offensive, the Ger
mans have concentrated 140 of their
best divisions between the North and
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-18
Postmaster at Maurer
Succumbs TO Epidemic

Anton J.. Mikolajczak, postmaster
at the Maurer station, died at AIS
o'clock this morning at the City Hos
pitsl of pneumonia, following an at
tack Of Influenza. He was taken from
his home yesterday morning to the
hospital in a serious condition.
Mr.. Mikolajczak was thirty-nine
years old and had resided In this city
for a number of years. lie was an
inspector in the Health Department of
the city of Perth Amboy at one time
and a leader In the Democratic Polish
organizations of the city. He was q
member of the Perth Amboy State
Militia Reserve Band and the Perth
Amboy Polish Battery.
l. Mr.. MfkolaJczak has been postmast-
err of Maurer for the past -four year.
having been appointed by President
Wilson on May T., 1914. When his
term expired he was again named as
head of the ONCE and his commission
arrived on August 81 of this year for
another four year term.
Besides his widow he is survived by
six children, all daughters. They are
Clara. Martha, Annie. Josephine, Jen-
ME and Grace. Arrangements for the
funeral are being completed today by
the family.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-18
Nurse at Hospital Dies

Miss Christine Meinzer. assistant
superintendent of the Perth Amboy
City Hospital, died Wednesday night
at the hospital following ten days
illness.
Miss Meinzer was taken i'll Sunday
night, October 6, with a severe colo
which developed into influenza and
pneumonia. She had worked hard as
the many patients came to the hospi-
tai after the explosion and 1t Is be-
lieyed that she contracted the cold at
that time. -,
She was a graduate of the hospital
nurses class of June, 1917. and has
been at hat place ever since. Miss
Meinzer was twenty-three years ga
and was a daughter of Jacob Meinzer
of Matawan.
Her body was aiken to her home
yesterday from where the funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon. Inter-
ment will be in Rosehill cemetery,
Matawan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-18
Camp Dix Now Almost Free
From Grasp Of Grip Epidemic

CAMP DIX. Oct. 1s:-For the sec
ond successive day, deaths and new
cases OF influenza were almost negli-
gible at DIX IN the past twenty-four
hoars. Four deaths and seven new
cases are reported. As yesterday,
there were no New Jersey men among
those who died.
Pneumonia developed In thirty cases
of men already I'll of influenza. The
development of this complication,
however, Is considered Inevitable in q
certain proportion Of cases, and the
number is slowly decreasing. The
epidemic is definitely under control
here, and only the ''mopping up" of
the stragglers of the germ inoursion
remains to be done.
Major General Hugh l.. Scott, camp
commander. has issued the following
statement of the camps appreciation
of volunteer aid and contributions:
ION behalf OF the men of this COM
mand, I desire to express my thanks
and appreciation TO the many COM
munities and individuals who 30 pa
triotically donated their services and
~delicacies during the recent epidemic
of influenza at this camp"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-18
Woman Who Died at
HOSPITAL Identified

Identification of~the young woman
who died at the City Hospital on
Monday following the explosion was
made yesterday at the morgue of
Michael Zylka in State street by a
brother and sister of the woman.
She was Jennie Krolak, twenty-five
years old, of South Amboy, who fed
from that city the night of the ex-
plosion n came to this city. She
was Ill al the time and she made her
way to the City Hospital where she
was taken In. She became worse and
before any Information could be OBJ
tanned by the hospital nurses the
young woman died.
Her body was taken to Michael
Zylka's morgue where Ii was en-
balmed by the undertaken. Efforts
to find her relatives were without
avail until an account of her death
was inserted in the EVENING NEWS.
Friends told the brother and sister
OF the account in the paper a day or
two ago and they came to the morgue
to look at the body.
Arrangements are now being made
for the funeral. Mr.. Zylka was about
to bury the body in Potter's Field
when her relatives called.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-18
BIG DECREASE IN DEATHS
FROM INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
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N~1on0nueQ IEOm pdke IL
the mayor hat he win do all he can
toward supplying additional doctors.
1t vas reported hat one new
doctor arrived here last night.
A case of ~pro1teering by a certain
doctor in the city was also reported.
It was said hat this doctor charged
81 for each visit and for each person
he examined. One case was stated
where he was called into a certain
home where a woman and two chill
dren were sick. He treated the wom-
an and one child but as she only had
- refused to attend the other child.
This report was placed In the hands
of the profteering committee for IN
yestigation. The committee will re-
port on the conditions at the meeting
tomorrow morning.
A report was also received to the
effect that conditions were not as
they should be at the largest rooming
or boarding house in the city. The
chief complaints from this source
were that the rooms were not proper
ly heated and there is profiteering OF
rents for rooms. 1t was reported
hat about a week a woman wes
removed from this institution ana
placed in a hospital, where she died
from pneumonia brought on through
the faCL tnAt bue Uuttdth
heated. The rents were reported as
having been advanced o considerable
amount.
Chairman Ramsay, who IL also
county and city fuel administrators,
said that he had notified the people
in charge that the building must be
heated and kept at at least seventy
degrees or It will be closed up. Health
Oficer willsey was instructed to In
vestigate and see that Mr.. Ramsays
orders are carried out.
Cooks are badly needed at the
temporary hospitals. Many of those
now doing the cooking nave worn
themselyes completely out, having
volunteered for the work when the
institutions we're first opened. A spe-
cial committee consisting OF Miss
Harriet l.. Fraser. chairman; !. z.
| Madsen, G.. G. Baldwin and A.
Clark was appointed to take up the
matter OF supplying new cooks Tor
these places.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-18
Reckless Auto Driver
Gets WoTkhOuse Sentence
Thirty Days I'm Counfy's Care for
Elmer brown |

Thirty Days I'm Counfy's Care Tor
Elmer Brown
Elmer Brown, Of South Amboy,
who, as told In the EVENING NEWS
yesterday, was arrested by Patrolman
Jorgenson on a charge of driving an
automobile while drunk and in a
reckless manner, after his al had hit
a pole at Smith and State streets and
injured two friends who were with
him in the car, was again arraigned
before Recorder Pickersgill last night
and sentenced to thirty days in the
county workhouse. His license was
also taken up and will be sent to the
commissioner of motor vehicles at
Trenton today.
When first arraigned before the re-
corder yesterday morning Brown was
remanded to await the result of the
injuries to his friends who had been
taken to the City Hospital and were
reported to be in a serious condition.
Last night. however. Chief Burke re-
ceived word from the hospital au-
thorities that the men were out of
danger and would soon be discharged.
Brown was thereafter re~arreigned
and denied having been drunk at the
time of the accident. Proof to the
contrary was In evidence and as q re-
suit the sentence of thirty days was
Imposed.