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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
By Robert J. Bender

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent.)
Aboard President Wilson'S Train
Bound for Italy, Jan. 2.-Pursulas ,ne
same course he has followed in France
and England President Wilson will talk
diratly to the people Of Italy, as well
as confer with their leaders. He will
make every effort to cellar up amy pos.
sible Misunderstanding entertained by
the Italians concerning his pesce pro-
gram.
In summing up the presidents work
in Europe so far, it is evident he has
made the greatest progress toward lin
ing up the allied countries in favor Of
the league Of nations. His speeches
have emphasized the United Press fore
east that he intends the league shall be
the foremost subject of the peace con-
ference. He has made it clear that
America will refuse to join any combi-
nation except world league, oppose
any balance Of power" and insist up
OF peace Of justice The leaders Of
the associated nations, lie has declared,
viii sit IN the conferences as the peg
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
Late Reports Show That
Rescue Work Of Northern
Pacific Less Hazardous

Fire Island, Jan. With a sea
calmer making rescue work less haz-
ardous, six hundred wounded landed
'lBoq A9UoIl 10 suvom "a GIeyBs
Some Of the troops aboard the trans
port transferred to relief vessels stand
ing by. But they viii not attempt to
land bed.ridden soldiers unless forced
to by sudden change Of conditions
Twelve soldiers, five coas guards,
were thrown into the water when life
boat capsized as the result Of heavy
sea. Soldier guard en- shore swan 20
their rescue, dragging all of them to
safety. Some were half drowned, and
others were in semiconscious condi.
tion, but all were resusicitated.
Government destroyers arrived late
this afternoon and Immediately spread
oil around the transport so the rescue
work might be continued despite the
heavy sea. The trolley boat may con
tinue operations all night if roughness
of the sea prevents transferring of the
men to relief ships.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
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WORLD WAR COST AS
MUCH AS TOTAL WEALTH
OF AMERICAN NATION
fetal E1pnGtures Up Ts No
venber II, Aggregated Al
NEST ESQ BlEsn.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The world war
cost an amount almost equal 70 the en-
tire wealth Of the American nation. Fl
CURES svailable today revealed thai
when the armistiee was signed Novem-
Der IL, war expenditures aggregated ap.
proximately s249, 10000, 600. The
wealth of the United States is est,-
mated at $255, 100000, 900. Interest o,
this debt based on the latest reports
from European countries, will totsl near
ly s9o0,000,000 o year.
Americas share Of the cost when ac
tnal fighting ceased was $2l, ,000, 600.
900, but treasury officials said today
that figure reached 24,6So, ,o0o, 900
when the new year began.
Germany spent $47 500, 100000 direct.
ly on der military program reports from
German publicists show. OF this sum
she borrowed more than $3S, 200, ,00oY0oo
in long term loans. a
The expenditure of Austria Hungary,
Turkey and Bulgaria have never been
sepasated but treasury statisticians
place their war cost at 5000, ,0G0, 900.
While the figures given represent the
direct cost Of the world war, officials
explain thst no computation caa bs
n,ade, Of course, Of the economic loss
O the nations involyed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
POLISH Army Of 40 THOUSAND MEN
ARE MARCHING TOWARDBERUN-
ISNOW REPORTED WITHIN So NILES

diplomatic means then; the Russian
people put a stop to that. They plotted
in the Balkans, they bled themselves
while at Verdun. All was useless. And
all this time the people Of Germany
were suffering enormously. The new
chancellor began to realize it. Then
they made their last throw: the sub
marines And even in Germany itself
they have dared to announce publicly
that this weapon is ineffective. . ,
Then it is the endi Yes, it certainly
it the end
"Sinee the coming Of America into
the arena, the account of the Central
Powers has been definitely settled. In y
little while they will have to beg for
mercy. No doubt another winter will
meah great hardship to us. But seeing
the Importance of our goal we wish,
we Belgians, to suffer still, if neces-
sary in order that Right and Justics
shall triumph more completely, more
gloriously.
'sWhat the Allies know: That we do
not ask that consideration of our suf-
ferings should haste the end of the war
one single dayi"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
STATE HEALTH BOARD
WANTS MORE MONEY
Issues Leaflet Telling OF Need
For Better Protection OF
Public Health.

''The responsibility for the lives al.
ready sacrificed and the number that
VIII be sacrificed during tho next few
months because of insufficient health
protection cannot be placed upon the
board Of health" says a leaflet which
will soon be issued by the state board
of health in support Of its request for
an appropriation of $95,225 for the
next biennium.
"The responsibility rather lies with
the legislature since it makes the ap-
preparation and possibly in meas
ure with you, too. since you help elect
the legislators. If the appropriation is
insufficient the protection will be in
sufficient. Protection costs money; II
is not secured by waving a wand nor
in uttering incantations. On the con-
trary it takes a lot Of well directed
continuous hard work and work has
to be paid for with real money.
The board is asking for an appropria-
tion much larger than it was given by
the last legislature and is preparing TO
conduct an organized campaign TO
arouse sentiment throughout the state
in support Of its request. The last ap.
preparation was for $4,000, as against
the $95,900 now being sought.
Plans for the expenditure Of the
$95 900, if it is obtained, are outlined
by the board in the pamphlet now being
printed. The work Of the board will
be segregated into five divisions, as
follows:
Executive office, headed by the state
health officer at o salary of $24OO 4
year, total $7,l00 annually.
Bureau of vital statistics, headed BY
an assistant registrar at salary OF
$1,000 a year, total $4,000 annually
Bureau of preventable diseases, head.
ed by an epidemiologist at salary Of
$240O a year and including five dis.
trict health officers at $4,000 a year
each, total 10000 annually.
Bureau of hygiene and sanitation,
headed by sanitary engineer at .
salary of $2400 a year, total $4,000
annually.
Bureau Of laboratory work, headed
by bacteriologist at a salary OF $1,000
a year, total $4450 annually.
General expenses applicable to all
bureaus, $4,700 annually.
Permanent apparatus, $725.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
COOLIDGE BECOMES
BAY STATE GOVERNOR
Oath OF Office Administered
Before Legislature By Sen
atOr Mcknight.

Boston, Jan. 2.-Calvin Coolidge Of
Northampton lieutenant governor un
der Gov. Mccall, was inaugurated gov
ernor of Massachusetts today in the
presence Of both branches of the legis
lature. The oath Of office was admin.
istered by Sen. Edwin 7. Mcknight.
Coolidge, republican, succeeds Sam
uel w. Mccall of Winchester, who was
governor since 1916. Mccall is retir'
ing after 30 years of public life.
Charming II. Cox of Boston succeed:
Coolidge as lieutenant governor.
The new governor is a lawyer. He
was born in Plymouth, Vermont, in
July, 1872, and is a graduate from Am
herst college He served successfully
as city councillor, city solicitor, may
or of Northampton, and in both branch
es of the state legislature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
CERNANSke>E: HASTILY REARN|NC.
.DEM0b|uzED> 20OPS TO STEM
TIDE OF |NVAD|NI> I>s'ORDE OF MIN
Report Says That Polish Force Consists OF Infantry
Cavalry And Artillery, All Well Armed---Aleged To
Have Entered Posen And FrankfortO On The Oder,
Also Important Railway Station AT Banthen.

Geneva, Jan. "a Polish army Of 80,
600 to 10000 men striking toward Ber-
lin has captured Frankfort on the-uder,
only so miles from the German capital
The Polish agency in lausanne was no.
titled by telegraph from Posen today.
The Germans, the report said, are has
tily re-arming their demcbilized troops
10 an effort to stem the invasion.
The Polish force consists Of infan-
try, cavalry and artillery, all well arm
ed, the report said. Cavalry. moving
rapidly ahead of the main body, was
reported to have entered Posen and
Erankfort-on-th -the,Oder. The important
railway stations at Bauthen, Guessen
and Bromberg it was said, were occu-
pied with but slight resistance,
Baron Won 2u Belditz, friend of
the former crown prince, was reported
60 have gene to Germany to ask the
governments q permission for Frederick
Wilhelm to return to that country. The
baron, it is understood, will ask the
German authorities to assign the for.
uier crown prince to residence where
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
Obscure Shops Used

A few times obscure printing shops
in this city set up and printed the
little 4-page paper. For the most part,
however, the work was done in shops
elsewhere. Jourdain would appear by
night at the home of some small town
or city printer, always selecting one
for the moment free of German troops.
Next morning he would depart in his
automobile with the entire issue con
ceaed in the car. Distribution would
begin as far as possible from the place
where the printing was done.
In spite of the difficulties of publiea-
ton La Libre Belgique nearly always
was neat and attractive typographical
ly. Sometimes when the services Of Il
complete printing plant were obtain.
able, the first page would be bordered
in the national colors, red, yellow and
black. Editions, of course, were not
regular-regularly irregular" was the
papers own statement of its publica
tion dates, but Jourdain managed us
ually to issue one eaen month.
His Compensation.
Part compensation for his troubles
was found by the editor in such an
nouncements as these:
"Not submitted to any censor" "
Telegraph address, Commandatur,
Brussels"
1Offices: Not being able to establish
these in fixed place, they are install
ed in an automobile cellar.
Advertisements Business being nil
under the German domination, we have
suppressed the page of advertising, and
advise our readers to keep their money
for brighter days. +"
'Price per copy: Elastic, from zero
to the infinite. Please do not exceed
this limit.
A typical article from La Libre Bel
gique, printed on the Sd anniversary Of
the war, follows:
DAugust 4, 1914, Dame Germany
started off to war The plan is simple:
Belgium does not count. Paris taken in
6 weeks. Russia crushed before winter
England remaining alone, too small a
thing not to understand iha. nothing
is left but TO negotiate.
GIVE made the house of cards erum-
blel WEI After they decided to take
Calais, pass into England, etc, there
was the Yserl Still U.s.
London Suffered Little.
'Zeppelins were to destroy London.
London suffered little. the repntation
Of che Zeppelins suffered much. Mean
time they tried to finish Russia, by mill
itary means first; the coup failed; by
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
CAUCUS
TO Be HELD TONIGHT
City Police Matron And Other
interesting Things To Be
Definitely Decided. I

The new city council for next year
will hold its first official meeting this
evening to hold the customary caucus
to decide as to who shall hold various
city offices that sre not voted on by
the people.
For the first time in many years, ac-
cording to the generally accepted opin.
ion, the new city council is new in the
game Of politics. Neither the incoming
mayor, O. e. Albin, nor any Of tho new
aldermen have ever played the game
nor arc they supposed to have sny po-
litical aspirations. To use well known
expression, "politics is adjou.n -
while the new council holds down the
city affairs.
However, notwithstanding the fact
that the new mayor and new aldermen
ere beginners as far as politics is con-
cerned and it is thought there will be
none, in order that certain city Off.
cials may be quickly elected, the eau
Gus will be held this evening and every
thing decided except the formal voting
of the first meeting of the city council
aext Monday evening.
According to general information and
the opinion of the wise political boys,
there is some doubt as to who will be
named city attorney. The present in
cumbcnt, Bert w Macy, is a candidate
for reelection and also Elmo s. White.
1t is also said that John Carson is in
a receptive mood and has been spoken
of most fayors bly,. Anyhow, i.ie best
guessers on political matters are up in
the air.
As for police matron, there appears
to be feeling that the public has
caught up on the emphatic competition
between Mrs. M ,ry Shank and Mrs. Le-
liza Lynch. The various women S clubs
have recently taken an interest in the
police matroI proposition and it is pos
sible that the wishes of the women will
have som influence with the aldermen.
One Of the candidates already has the
endorsement of some club of women.
There is also a chance for the naming
Of q dark horsc-if this political term
may be applied to the selection .,
city police matron. From the express
sion of various aldermen in past coun-
ellis since the time Dr. B. l.. Sleeves
was mayor, the city matron muddle has
been the cause of considerable grief.
II is probable that G. B. Roberts will
be elected as alderman from the sixth
ward. Merlin Harding was elected 3D.
derman last fall but has since moved
out of thu ward. 1t is now up TO the
council to elect and as Mr.. Roberts has
been on the council for the past tive
years. his election by his fellow coun-
cilmen is assured.
According to the political wise men,
DR.. Rsy Pemberton will be electedscity
physician. It is understood that Dr. O.
B Miles was not a candidates although
he has held the office for number of
years.
The work Of Walt s. Low as street
commissioner has met with the approv-
al of the 1918 council and the forecast
is made that he will be elected without
much opposition. City Engineer Skel-
ton will also succeed himself
As to who will be elected to assist
Chief Of Police Varney in maintaining
order for the community, the wise ones
have not even a guess or at least arc
not making their inside information
public.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-02
Secret OF Mystery Paper
OF Belgium Is Repealed
Germans Arrested Every Possible Editor Of Patriotic
Paper Except Victor Jourdain, Who Was Real Editor.
HE Used Printing Shops In Towns That Hun Troops
For Time Being Were Not Occupying.

Brussels, Dec. l5.-(By Mail)-With
the coming of liberty to Belgium, LA
Jibre Belgiquc has departed, and The
Patriot has re appeared. 1t is now
possible to tell that the most remark
eble of wartime newspapers, La Libre
Belgique, which successfully defied
German efforts to suppress it for 4
years, was The Patriot long -estab-
Iished Catholic weekly, in disguise.
Victor Jourdain, aged editor of The
Patriot, likewise edited the will-othe-
wisp sheet which kept German Off
eials in a constant state of irritation
during their occupation Of his country
end helped to keep the spirit of the
Belgian people steadfast.
He died few weeks ago, just too
soon to see his city of Brussels liber-
ated
Patriot Suppressed.
The Patriot was suppressed by Ger
snan. order at the outset of the war.
A few weeks later copies of new
paper began to fall into the hands OF
the German officials and army off
GERS. Tt did not prove popular with
the latter. Gen. Won Bissing, military
governor offered $4,000 francs reward
for the name of the editor and promis.
ed one years Imprisonment to any
Eelgian found reading it. There were
arrests in great number of persons sus-
pected of the edtorship but no con
victions. 1t seemed that almost every
body who could possibly have been
guilty was arrested at one time OF
auo everybody except Jourdain.
One man was held by the Germans to
Rave been proved sufficiently guilty to
warrant a 0ne-year sentence, but Bel
gians in the secret say he was inno-
cent.
Germans Kept Busy.
The baffled German police were kept
snsy running down false clues. Given
tine tip that tine printing plant would
be found at such-and-such street they
would rush thiiher only to find va
cant lot or an empty house. Told that
psman of certain name was the ac-
taal editor they would comb Brussels
for him, learning eventually he WIS NOT
ia the city and never had been.
While the police hunted, Victor Jour
dain prepared copy He pointed out in
territorial errors in the German official
communique, he gave the Belgian pe3-
gle the latest news Of the Belgian army
pad the Allied armies, he ridieuled and
impooned the German officials, and
generally kept alive the peoples faith
in a better day to come.