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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-14

Harley O. White has been one Of the hardest working
and most efficient members the school board has had
He is candidate for reelection against his wishes
because the district needs his services Chauncey Bishop
has also been drafted and only consented to because
the people most interested in good schools for Salem
urged him to take place the board Both these men
should be elected next Monday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-14
Rippling Rhymes
by Wall Mason
INDIGESTION

| hired Pete Dill to slay cat whose ways
were full of error; it howled weird songs
around my fat and made the night ter
ror | said, "exterminate the brute, and
here's silver quarter; | care not if you
drown or shoot, or bray him in a mortar"
Next night the cat was still on deck, with
songs of home and mother it made my
nerves so dire wreck, | knew not which
from t other. | hunted up old Peter Dill,
and said, "You are quitter Why don't
you hump yourself and kill that cheap, mis-
guided critter?" Il cannot quite make up
my mind he caid Whnm hnct To do it. / dnl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-14

not want to go it blind and botch the job beshrew it!
10 drown her where the pillows thought would
endeavor but then perchance she'd swim ashore and be
bad as ever thought I'd shoot her with gun, but
saw that improper the noise would stare every one
and maybe bring copper / thought I'd hang her to a
tree but that rather brutal the plans which have
occurred to me, far seem punk and futile" I is no
wonder Peter Dill said chat you are busted the way
you yaw and back and fill would make man dsgused
Your pants patched before behind your coat is all
in tatters because you can't make up your mind upon
the smallest matters I'll give the job to William Wax
I'll pay him half dollar and he will take the nearest ak
and croak that midnight squaller'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
THREE GOVERNORS III

Massachusetts,, New Hampshire and
Maine Executives Victims of Influenza
Boston, Dec. 30.-Governors Of
three New England states, Samuel w
Mccall Of Massachusetts, Henry w
Keyes Of New Hampshire and Carl E
Milliken, Of Maine, are confined to
their homes with influenza attacks
Governor Keyes Will be unable to
take part III the i-1au5uratiof OF his
uccessoc at Concord on Thu s ay
Whether the others viii! De in condi.
ton to attend the inaugura exercises
at their state c2pitols is uncertain.
Governor Milliken is the only one
who is to take office for another
term.
All three were reported today as
improving but still weak
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
H. :. NOT INTERESTED IN EUROPEAN POLITICS Bl
IN PARTNERSHIP OF RIGHT BETWEEN OLD AND NE
WORLD, PRESIDENT WILSON DECLARES TODA
AMERICAN TRANSPORT GOES
ON ROCKS TEN NILES FROM
FRENCH COAST; CREW SAVED

Central American and Cuban ports.
She last arrived here December II
with large consignment Of wounded
officers and men.
In addition the Tenadores had on
board six officers and 81 men of the
Italian army.
The ship was in charge of Com
nander J. u. Gilman, U. S. n, and
carried a crew of 305 men, all from
the navy department.. Cable advices
received by navy authorities here
from officers OF the Tenadores were
that the ship may be salvaged.
Washington. Dec. 30.-Navy tugs
have been sent tt the assistance of
the American transport Tenadores,
which went aground December 29,
north of the Isle of d'Yeu in the Bay
Of Biscay Reports received here to-
day said the vessel probably would
be t1oated. No troops were on board.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
POLISH RECRUITS LEAVE.
Twenty Yoln Men Start for Army
Training Camp in Canada To-day

Today 20 young Polish men left for
the Polish Army training camp in
Canada where they will go into train
ing for service with the Polish army
abroad Following is list of the new
recruits:
Frank Kobus, 265 High st; Martin
BeIza. II Miller St; Peter RuskoWskt,
Il LaSalle St. Vincent BoleWski, 80
Franklin So; Frank SakoWski. 132
Orange St; Leo Lej5ncr, 81 Grove st;
Joseph Rys2<e 28 Gold St; Peter
HaDer, Tore9tTille: Al irow Gor;lch,
AZ lroad st; Frank s,utGa1, 93 North
t.; Wojc ~2h Szgd,o 1875 Beaver st;
Noiciech dzi:.iak, AZ Broad St;
Lad slaus Suchcicki, II Silver St;
JOHN Borkowski, 181 Rhode St;
Joseph Wloszszyna, 106 Arch St; John
WojnorowicZ, Manchester; Joe
Sz1nit, Hartford; John Nadolny Ter
ryville: Michael Karpowski, Terry
Vile; Konstanty Korzeb. F'orestville.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
New Cabinet Members.

Copenhagen, Dec. 3O.-The central
council of soldiers and workmen Of
Germany has appointed Herr Noske,
governor Of Kiel; Herr Loehe, editor
OF the Breslau Volkswacht, and Herr
Wissell, member Of the Reichstatg, as
cabinet members to replace Foreign
Minister Haase, minister Of social
policy Barth and demobiiization min
lister Dittmann who retired Saturday
night, according to Berlin advices re-
ceived here.
The new cabinet held its first sit
ting Sunday AFTERNOON. 1t was agreed,
according to reports from Berlin
that PhtIp G2hct2c'Hann 6 would take
over the secretary ship of foreign
affairs in succession to Hugo Haase.
Herr Noske will become head Of the
military department., and Herr Wissell
viii become minister Of social policy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
PRAISES VALOR Of
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
German Officer Who Shot Him
Down Tells Story Of Battle
ADMIRED HIS GAMENESS
American Lad Had Upper Hand
Three of -Four Times During Fatal
Combat But Lacked Experience of
His Opponent.

With the American Army of Occu-
patton, Dec. % (By the Associated
Press.) )-Christian Donhauser, the
young German aviator, who claims to
have shot down Quentin Roosevelt,
near Chambray, France, on July IA,
told the correspondent of the battle
which ended fatally for the son of the
former president of the United States.
He said:
Tells of Fatal Battle.
IT was one of a party of six Ger
mal aviators and on July IA sighted
six. American machines east of Fere-
en-Tardenois. One American, who,
learned later was Quentin Roosevelt,
was ahead of the rest of the squadron
and off to one side. He came straight
at me and I swooped down under his
machine. We see sawed back and
forth, peppering away, and each try
ing to gain the advantage by climbing
above each other.
Praises Rooseyelt's GameHess.
Roosevelt made several loops and
l admired his gameness. Once l
thought his machine gun was jammed
but a second later he began again to
shoot and / felt the bullets striking
my plane. Then l mounted above
him and sWOoped down to within ~
meters of him, firing all the time
Then l saw my opponent collapse and
his machine begin to fall
Fought High Up In Air.
Donhauser, who is q non-commls-
stoned officer, speaks English, has rel
atives living in Michigan. He was
credited with 80 aerial victories in the
fighting after July I, when he entered
the German air service.
The battle with Lieut. Roosevelt,
the German aviator said, was fought
at an altitude of between 1000 and
5000 meters. In the fight bullets
from Lieut.. Roosevelt's machine gun
pierced the German aviator's machine
il 20 places.
Donhauser said he realized soon
after the fight began that his oppon-
ent was not as experienced as some
Americans he had encountered, but
Lieut.. Roosevelt put up a pluclSy
fight to the end. Three or four times
during the fight, Do1hauser declared,
Roosevelt had the upper hand for
few seconds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Premier CIemenCeau Tells Depu.
ties His Attitude in This Matter
Had Approval Of President
Of United States
DOES not AGREE WITH
WILSON ON ALL POINTS

French Premier is Given Vote OF
Confidence By Overwhelming Ma
jority After He Explains Peace Sit
uation AS 1t Affects England,
France and the United Statcs-Wiu
Give Up Some Claims.
Paris, Dec. 30.-In addressing the
chamber of deputies last night, Pre-
mier CIemenceau made 1T plain 10
was his intention to support Great
Britain in the peace nego otiations on
the question Of the freedom OF the
seas, and he declared his attitude in
this matter was approved by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Gets Vote of Confidence.
The premier told the chamber that
now was the time to change pilots
but the deputies gave him a vote of
confidence by $50 to 1874. Premier
Clemenceau explained the peace sit
uation rs it concerned France, Great
Britain and the United States and his
explanations appeared fully to sat
isfy ali except the Unified Socialists,
who repeat edly interrupted him in a
manner which President Deschanel
characterized as Indecent
Not Entirely With Wilson.
Premier Clemenceau said his con-
versations with President Wilson had
been profitable although he added
"I should not be telling the truth if
I said I had always been in agree
ment with him Oh all points
In summing his argument for full
confidence and the exercise of pa
ticnce by the chamber, the premier
declared:
There will be claims to be set
forth and others which will have to
be given up. If I mounted the ros-
trum to elaborate the subject, I would
be the worst premier in Europe That
does not mean we are not working
hard to prepare q line Of action for
the peace congress-"
May Not Oppose League.
The premier earlier had expressed
the belief in the efficiency Of the old
system of alliances called "the bal
ance of power" but indicated that he
was not opposed to q league of ma
tions. Such a league. he said, might
be organized at about the time the
treaty OF peace was completed.
The morning newspapers except
the United Socialists and some rad
ical organs generally approve the
( premier's speech. -.....
1t is understood that it's text will
be telegrap phCd to President Wilson.
The chamber completed its consid-
Grafton of the budget at o'clock
this morning. passing it by an over
whel1ning majority after "a hours of
virtually continuous sitting. The dep
uties will meet again at o'clock
Tuesday morning to discuss the revi-
sion of the electoral lists preparatory
to a general election,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
INTERNED ALIENS
WILL BE- DEPORTED
Il Plan Recommended by Depart
meDt Of Justice Goes Through
NEEDS SPECIAL LEGISLATION
There Are Now Between 5000 and
4,G0O Interned Enemy Aliens in
Detention Camps-Somc Arc Harm
less. Others Are Trouble Makers.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Deportation
Of most of the 5000 or 1000 enemy
aliens now interned in the United
States will be recommended to con-
gress soon by the Department Of JUS
tice
Special legislation will be required
for the DECORATIONS, and it was
learned today that the department will
ask also for authority to prevent the
re-entry of these men into this coun-
try later.
Many Are Dangerous to Safety.
Some Of the interned aliens are not
considered dangerous now and no eff
fort will be made to deport them.
Careful invest lyation Of the records,
however, convinces Department OF
Justice officials that the majority of
those informed should not be left in
this country to foment future trouble.
5000 or 1000 Interned.
The department never has an
nounced how many enemy aliens are
held in internment camps in this
country, but the number is understood
to be between 900 and 1000 Most
Of them are Gernoa ans and q few are
women. About half are understood to
have served actively as German agents
in the Un +Hd States. receiving and ex-
ecuting orders directly from the Ger
man government or its representa-
tives. They included trained propa-
gand}sts, men involved IN bomb plots
early in the war and during America -
neutrality. some who plotted directly
against American shipping and the
transportation Of troops overseas.
There are also many men suspected Of
gathering information for transmits
sion to Germany after the United
States entered the war.
To Develop Plan Soon.
Department Of Justice representa-
tives expect to confer soon with the
Department of Labor to develop a
plan for administration OF deporta-
tions to be recommended to congress.
y bill providing for deportation Of in
termed aliens already is pending in
the house.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
MACHINE GUN FOR GREEN
Gov. T1olcornb Asks War Department
for t6S War Relics to Be Given to
Connecticut Towns and Cities.

Hartford, Dec. 30.-Governor Hol-
comb, through the Connecticut State
Council of Defense, sent today a re-
quest to the War department for ma
chine guns, one for each of the 16S
towns and cities in the state, to be
placed on town green's or other places
designated by local authorities as
trophies, the guns to be taken from
the large number which have been
surrendered by the Germans and
taken over by the Un ted States mill
tary authorities,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Il World Is to Be Body Of FriGnl
There Must Be Easy Method
Of Conference, President
Explains
LITTLE TROUBLES SHOULD
Be SETTLED QUICKI

In Manchester Speech Wilson sd
He Hopes the Whole Universe WI
Be Able to Enter Into Covenal
and Become Friends of Mankind
Not So Hopeful For Individr|
Claims.
Manchester Dec. 80 (By the AsA
ciated Press. )--America is not intA
ested in European politics, but sheR
Interested in q partnership of rftk
between America and Europe, II
clared President Wilson in receivH
the freedom of the city of Manchs
ter at the Free Trade hall here TODD
America is not interested merely
the peace of Europe but in the ped
Of the world, he added.
IF the future had nothing for
but new attempt to keep the woH
at the right poiso by a balance
power" the president added, "A
United States would take no interk
in it, because she will join no com
I1e1IiOll VI pOWGI "uICIl Is 4lOL q COIl#
nation of us all"
Friendship Between Nations.
There was a feeling of cord
fraternity and friendship betw
America and Great Britain, decla
the president, which was based on
principle Of friendship and pat
ism that led men to give more tl#
o,,+,, -I,f
interests which had attempted
government of the world had bro N
down, he said, as interest did not d
men together but separated tn q
Common devotion to the right "a
the only thing, he insisted, that CO..
bind men together.
Voice of Humanity Calls.
In the settlement just ahead soAA
thing more difficult than was ever III
tempted before had to be accompl M
ed-a genuine concert of mind 48
purpose, the president said, buE8
keen international conscientiousrN
would make it easy, There is a 81
voice of humanity abroad in
world (which he who cannot hea
deaf" he added.
I'VE are not obcying the mandM
of parties or politics." the presid3
continued; we are obeying the m 81
date of humanity" If the world Hin
remain a body Of friends, he Eli
there must be an easy and cons 3
method of conference so that t S
bles could be taken when they vk8
little and not allowed to grow pN
they were big. I
Wants World Wide League.
IT wish VIC could, for the w Ms
world, enter league and covenant
declare ourselves the friends of nd
kind" the president added. S
The president said he was 3
hopeful that the Individual items #8
the settlement which was about tM8
attempted would be altogether 8; ;@a
factory.
"One only has to apply his mi 3
he continued, 10 any one of 8
questions Of boundary, of alt M5
sovereignty, Of racial aspiration I'd #8
something more than conjecture
There is no man, no body of men M
knows just how they ought to be @a
tied; and yet if We are to make
isfactory settlements we must sci H
it that they are rendered more Ma
more satisfactory by subsequent 8a
justment which is made possible z
must provide the machinery for 3
adjustments in order that we M8
have the machinery of good will W
friendship" S
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
Camp Devcns Soldier Is Accused of
Stealing $4,000 of Hospital Funds,
of Which He Was Custodian.

Aver Mass, Dec. 3O.-Sergeant
Rob Jos,i3h Day dson, who has
been on du at the base hospital at
Camp Dcvuns was locked up in the
camp guard house today charged with
larceny of upward of $4,000. He is
accused Of having taken the money
from the hospital funds, Of which he
was custodian. He will be tried by
general court-martial. His home is in
Boston.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
$500 Per Year Increase in Resi-.
denCes- for Business Wires
POSTMASTER GEN. AGREES
Another Change Is That Bills VIII Be
Rendered Monthly Instead of Quar-
tcrIy-ToII Rates VIII Be Lowered
Soon, IT Is Announced.

The following statement was issued
by the local office of the Southern New
England Telephone company today:
announcement is made by The
Southern New England Telephone
company that rs q result Of large and
repeated increases in the costs OF labor
and mater. al 1t finally becomes neces-
sary to make a general increase of it's
exchange service rates throughout the
state. The rate changes, effective
January l, apply TO all exchange serv-
ice furn. shed on a fiat rate basis and
represent in general all increase Of 25
cents month for residence tele-
phones and so cents month for bus
mess telephones. In explaining the
necessity for this increase, the COM
pany points out that it's pre-war rates
have been continued for q substantial
period during which the rates and
prices for other services and commO-
ditieS have been materially advanced
and states that the amount of revenue
resulting from the rate increase will,
in fact, be somewhat less than the
amount If wage increases that have
been accorded to employees during the
past six months.
H.
The new scale Of rates was ap-
proved on December Fl by the post
maSter-general, under whose control
the telephone business in Connecticut
as elsewhere, has been operated since
August /. 1t is expected that the in
crease Will in all cases be permanent
since the present ex!gencies in the tel
ephone business, as in other business
are regarded as abnormal. It has al
ways been the policy of the company.
and it is the announced policy Of the
! postmaster general to modify and
standardize rates whenever possible
through reduced costs of operation.
and 1t is believed that opportunity for
the exercise Of this policy will in some
measure be afforded in the future, as
1t has been afforded in the past.
Bills Payable Monthly.
Coupled with the above announce
ment Is the further news that BEGIN
ming January l telephone bills will
cover exchange service for one month
only. This represents q departure
from the long established custom of
rendering bills for three months
service and is exp pected to be well
coined by the public as conforming
with regular commercial practice and
as simplify ng the checking and pay
nlent of bills. The bills of January |
will, of course, include toll charges
for the three months period ended
December 90. but Subsequent bills VIII
carry toll charges for one month only.
Charge in Installation P.ice.
AS already announced by the psf
master general, the charges for in
staling new telephones and for chang
ing the location Of existing telephones
have been materially reduced. The
former charges were five. ten or ff-
teen dollars, according to the rate pait,
(Continusd on Ninth Pages
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
INDEMNITIES FIXED
E1rzbcrger Claims War Damages Must
Be Borne by Each Nation, Huns to
Indemnify France and Belgium.

Berlin, Dec. 80 (By The Associated
Press. )-The question of indemnities
has been settled between Germany,
the United States and the Allies, and
German delegates signed the armi-
stice on condition that there should
be restrictions 20 indcmnities, accord
ing to Matthias Erzberger, speaking
here today.
War damages and war costs, he
said, must be borne by each nation
itself unless expressly ment' oned in
tn ro5es which We're exchanged, Ger
many Hc'ng OBJ god % indemnify Q S.
tr'o+s eh" occUp'> ! in France and Bel
g'l',1 md 20 p"y ali lo"G0s Inflicted on
the civ an populations.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
MAURITANIA BR .NGS HOME
$500 AMERICAN SOLDIERS
AFTER STRVICE OVERSEAS

state bank commissioner, charged
with maiefeasance III office in failing
to report his findings in connection
with his auditing Of the accounts or
Governor Horace +. Graham, while
the latter was state auditor, and with
failing to make an annual audit, be-
gan here today. An extra panel from
which to select Il jury was called.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Arrived Last Night.

Manchester, Dec. 30.-P resi-
Wilson, who arrived here last aYl
found the atmosphere of this cid
ferent from that Of Londoa.
his time necessarily was ahsorlyh
formalitles and official funcI
Here also formal events haze y
place but w tn q more democrati,
and en- moe democratic S
Here he found a hospitality W
could not be wa mer tha1 tha
London but which brought him G.
to the people.
There is a strong civic pride in.
metropolis which is in the great i
<ror+;,,yA5 ~, N~ir%%- p, ~ \
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Miners and Soldiers Clash.

Amsterdam, Dec. 30.-Strikipg
miners in the Dusseldorf district have
fought pitched battle with the SOL
diers protecting the mine, according
to adVices received here. The en-
counter resulted in several persons
being killed and wounded before the
troops finally surrounded and ar
rested the miners.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Stranded in Bay OF Biscay.

New York, Dec. 30.-Isle d'Yeu,
where the American transport Tena-
dores stranded, is 10 miles from the
French coast and about 28 miles
northwest of Les Sables d'Olonne. The
island is a mass of granite and has
one town, Yeu, which has a popula-
ton of about 5000.
The Tcnadores is a passenger ves-
sci of 7,782 tons gross register, own
ed by the Uaited Fruit company and
prior to being requisitioned by the
war department as a troop transport
was in service between New oYrk and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
CABLE CONTROL NOT
NECESSARY MEASURE
Sen. Hitchcock Scores POStmas-
Ter Gen. for Taking Over Wires
AFTER SIGNING OF ARMISTICE
Asserts That This Action Comes Very
Near Breaking Faith With Congress,
Even Though Order Was Signed
on Nov. 2.

Washington, Dec. Boy taking
over control Of the cables after the
armistice was signed, Postmaster
Gen. Burleson OF Nebraska, chairman
Of the senate fore gn relations COM
mittee, declared in the senate today
in commenting on a letter received
from the postmaster general explain
ing his action.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Action is Ruled Legal.

In his letter. which Senator Hitch
cock put into the record. the post
master general expla ned that the
order providing for the taking over of
control of the cables and signed on
November 2, was based upon a ruling
of the attorney general that such ac-
ton was legal.
Senator Hitchcock declared that
while the order might have been
signed by the president on that date,
it had not been countersiGned by the
secretary of state, while announce
ment Of such intention had been
suppressed tho country not knowing
anything of it."
Outsteps His Authority.
THE postmaster general, the sena-
tor added did something that was
entirely outside of the authority con-
gress intended to give him. ard by
taking such action even after the war
had ended, he came very close to
breaking faith with congress-"
II don't beIieve' he added, that
any intelligent persons will support
the postmaster general in the claim
that because the order was signed on
November 2 he was justified in TAX
ing over the cables.'
Even with the attorney generals
ruling, Postmaster Gen. Burleson
was mot Wind Gated" Senator Kellogg
Of Minncsota declared. He added
that Mr.. Bur1eson had violated the
good. faith of congress-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

London, Dec. 3O.-The American
transport Tenadores, which left New
York for Brest on December Is, was
stranded on the rocks near the Isle
d'Yeu, il the Bay OF Biscay, on Sat-
urday Advices state that those on
board are being rescued.