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FIVE. WEDNESDAY ; SPi Soldiers In Trenches Will Cel New Umbrellas THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY, DEC. 21, 1915. ECIAL ft IN OUR 5c, 10c and 15c BASEMENT 15 Umbrellas sold at 10 :00 A. M. 1& Umbrellas sold at 2:00 P. M. 18 Umbrellas sold at 4:30 P. ML (ONLY ONE TO AN INDIVIDUAL) , 'if w. : . , - ' . '' I I I ? t . lJ,?'T.j 1 - " tl .' t , r jnt ) -! 3 ( ' i ! , " I..L.J FOBBES-HOBEKTSON'S FAREWELL In tho public oyo, actors, Hko bless ings, brighten ns thoy tnko their flight.1 Already Hir Johnston Forbes-Kobcrtson, who appears at tho Grnnd theutre Fri day, December 24, has said farewell to the London; and now lie iH hiking leave of the American theatre For 30 years lie hiiK been one of the most eminent eaters in England; for 10 years be has by common agreement been tho fore most actor of the- English-speaking stage. Forbos-fiobortson has paid ninny vis its to America. America has generous ly received him. Thirty years ago ho came to this country ns lending mnn far Mary Anderson. Wince thon he has been seen, horo iu many of his most famous roles. His farewell in New York crowded the thentro for 100 nights. Ilia Inst night in New York rivalled bis Inst night in London. It is given to a few players to find such If You and a Sound Digestion do not allow your digestive organs to get out of order. Many ilia start from the stomach. Indigestion and biliousness quickly result in headache, nervousness, loss of sleep and other weakening ailments. Unless prompt attention is given to an upset stomach and a torpid liver, serious illness may follow. Be on your guard.. Relieve these conditions, at once, by taking awaken the ac WMXM PUttOMMUtMa try salem FIRST 4LIM COMMERCIAL CLUU ready and roynl success in tho English speaking cities of tho world. The public seems to- reulizo all that Forbes-Robertson's farewell menus. As ho goes playgoers have seemed with one accord to feel the loss of his leavo tnking will create. The abilities Forbes Robertson brought to the theatre, the achievements with which he filled it, the devotion which he gnvo to it, the histrionic standard that he set for it; these are the things that come to mind with tho farewell appearance of the foremost living actor. Too Many Clothes Fcr Our Children," Says Q&cial (United I'ross correspondence.) Chicago, Dec. 21. Childhood of today is being buried under the same aval anche of greed fur stylo and clothes that is swamping the grown-ups, ac cording to Mrs. Jano Barnard, juvenile probation officer at the court of domes tic relations. Mrs. Barnard drew on Tennyson to put it this- way: "Cursed be tho social wants that sin against tho strength of youth." "Nowadays, " said Mrs. Barnard, "childron are dressed for school as they used, to dross only for parties. ' Huudiiy-go-to-moetin' clothes are unknown. Ev ery day is Hundny in children's cloth ing. Childron aro hooted bv their play mates if they wear clothing like their parents wore, nnd ono of childhood's greatest tragedies is the contempt their playmates hold for them if they, aro not dressed 'in style.' It iu no better at Sunday school. Children not dresHed right up to tho minute are not only hooted by their school mutes, but are received in a patronizing supercilious manner by tho adults. This is the reason so many men come to me and say they cannot support their families." WOULD W1 THEM OUT (levcland, Ohio, Dee. 21. Because Friday night duncoc leave them in no shape to take .Saturday examinations. Case students, have asked the faculty to eliminate them thut is, the tests, Want a Clear .which promptly tone the stomach, improve the digestion and regulate the liver. The kidneys are benefited by their use, and the bowels become active and regular. Beechum's Pills appetite and put indigestion to rout the breath, clear the brain, purify the blood,, brighten the eyes, regulate the liverr tone the ner.ves and produce restfuL sleep. Beecham's Pills banish a sallow skin and bring a healthy tint to the cheeks. Whenever you feel run-down, or are troubled with indigestion or biliousness, these famous pills Are the Medicine You Need' and What You Ought to Take At An Druggists, 10c, 25c ' The Largest SaU of Any Medicin in the World.' Directum f iptM flu tt mm mm mry ebrate "Peace (ht Earth" During Holidays By Philip Kfirbj. (United 1'ressr stuff correspondent.) With the French Army at tHe Ftont, via I'aris, Dec. 21. The shrill whistle of bullets overhead and the roar of artillery in the dis'.Rnce effectually dis sipate all. tltu Christmas, spirit in the first liuo trenches ot .the western bat tlo front. It is easy to understand why men do not wish to observe the festival of "peace on earth, good will to men." "It would only make them more homesick,."' an. officer told mo today. "This is a war to the death. We are not like the armies of old which pro claimed' an armistica- for Christmas. It is necessary to forgot the noma festival nnd reserve tho celebration, until vic tory comes to ns." YetL there'll ba Christmas in rim trenches, for tho mails for months have 1 been jammed with presents for Hie-mem j These havo been piled' in bomb, proofs, J and will not bo oponod, by common oon- I sent, until 'Christmas morning; Thon. an officer in each section will: piny Hiintu llaus and' distribute them. Back of tho lines though,, it seems like Christmas back, homo, though its a Christmas season with .a tug at tile heart strings. Many churches behind the trenches, though pnrtly in ruins, are decorating with flags, evergreen, holly and mistlotooi At midnight on Christmas eve,, tho solitary nguro of 1'itrUinnl Lucon will enter the liheims cathedral and pray for the success of tho French arms anil for the rest of the souls of the men who have falley in the defense of their country. Regularly twico a week, he prays in a hole in (he untouched wing of tno ruined church; but he cannot cele brate mass inside the cathedral so com pletely wrecked is it. Solemn high mass will be sung Christ mas evo and several ether services will bo held Chiistmns Jay in the sacristy of mi; .-vuiisuns caineorai. mere n t nv light is burning continuously before tho i Binall altar. j "Although the cnemv, for no reason, I destroyed tho outer shell of the House j of (rod, this light, typifying eternal j faith in the heart, burns forovor," said the priest in charge. i At Eperjiay and Cateau Thierrv. close to the front, Christmas shopping goes on as in pence times only there are many crepe clad' women, with perhnps less money than before, who buy tho gifts. . In addition to appropriate gifts for the mon in tho trenches, the shops dis play things suitable for tho homo folks. Thero nro toys, sweet moats, sewing bags, toilet sets, and. inexpensive jow elrv. Back in, the trenches, tho men aro not depressed. They aro remarkably com-fVirtablo- in their, new war dugouts and bomb proofs despita cold and snow. Rats and vermin have been largely eliminated. The civilian is surprised at tho seem ing emptiiioss of the first linos. It is impossible to believe that the enemy is only a few yards distant. Of course, men nro there, but thoy. are out of sight in the dugouts. The only visible sign of alertness is that sentinels aro eon coaled in advance poBts ready to give the alarm. Tlio mon aro in fine physical condi tion, and tho sickness rate ib loss thnn in peace times. Seventeen months of war seemingly has been, only so much physical training. The Christmas spirit isn't what Am erica would know ns Christmas Bpirit but in its place is a confidence in vic tory, a firm belief that when tho time of "peace on earth, good will to men" again rolls around; the Germans will bo broken, and French families will be re united! Head they sweeten far HAMMOND 167 North nlii-iiai AMERICAN MADE FIRST SUBMARINE IN 1777, WAS ONE-MAN BOA T The submarine is nltnost universally looked upon as of modern invention, which in its present form, it is. The idea, however, is fur from being new. The following story of the first nub marine is- told In TJrettfe Kvonts in tho History ot North and Houth America," a work compiled, by Charles A, Cloud! rich and published: in 1H01: The Way It Was Mado. During the year 1777,. David Bush noil, a native of Connecticut made sovenil attempts to blow up the shijis of tho enemy, by means ot turpedoes.. This mode of warfare had employed, his. thoughts during, his collegiate course,, so that on graduating in 177.1, his plana Were in a good degree ma tured. An account of some of his early plans ho gave to tho world himself. Tho following is a description of his cele brated torpedo: "It horo n rosem blnuco to two upper tortoise shells of equal sizes, placed in- contact, leaving at that nnrt which- representa the head of tho animal, a flue or opening suffi ciently capacious to contain, tiio oper ator, ami air to support him thirty min utes. At the bottom, opposite to the entrance, waH placed a quantity of lead for. ballast. Tho operator sat up right, and held an oar for rowing for ward or baekwnrd). and was furnished with a rudder for steering. An aper ture at the bottom with its valves ad mitted water for the purpose of de scending and two brass forcing pumps served to eject the wntur within, when neccssnr- for ascending. Tho vessel was made completely water-tight, fur nished with glass windows for the ad mianion of light,, with ventilators and nir-pipes, and was so ballasted with lend fixed on the-bottom as to render it solid, nnd obviute all danger, of over setting! behind the null-marine vessel was a place above tho rudder for carry ing a Inrge powder magazine; tills wus made of two pieces of oak timber, largo enough, whon. hallowed out, to contain one hundred nnd fifty pounds of powder, with tho apparatus used for firing it, and. was secured in its place by a screw- turned, by tho operator. It was lighter than water, no that he might rise against the object to which it was intended to bo fnstoiiedl IU Fin. Try-Out. "Within tho uuiKUzino wan an1 ap paratus constructed to run nay pro posed period under twelve hours; when it had run out its time, it unpinionel a strong lock, resembling a gun-lock, which gnvo firo to tho powder. This apparatus was so pinioned, that it could not possibly move, until,, by past ing off tho magazine from tun vessel, it was sen In motion. The skillful op erator could swim so low on, tho sur face of tho water, ns to approach very near tho ship lu the night, without fear of being discovered, and might, if ho choso, approach toe stem or stern abov. water, with very li I tlo danger. Ho could sink very quickly, keep lit any necessary depth, and row great distance In, any direction ho desired, without oomiifg to tho surface. When he rose to the top, ho could soon ob tain nt fresh supply of air, nnd; if nec essary, descend again- and pursue bis course." (TTTWE WILL OPEN TOMORROW oJal 12:30 and will dispose of our entire stock at once. Every thing must go some goods are damaged by smoke and some by water. Clothing. Shoes, Hats, Furnishings, Traveling Bags, etc. at enormous reductions, and 1ING THE TOGGERY Commercial Street ' --r V With' a torpedo of tho above eon' structioii) Bushncll nmdo an experi ment on the Kagle, a sixty-gar. ship, jthen- lying in the harbor of New Tork, nnd' under command of Lord Howe. A sergeant of one of tho Connecticut regiments, conducted tiio operation, (ienernl I'utiiam, standing on tho wharf was a witness the proceeding. Tho- Torpedo Worked. The sergeant; having under cover of night proceeded to the ship, attempted to fasten the torpedo' to her bottom by means of a screw; But in this- he foiled, striking; ns ho supposed, a bar or bolt of iron, wlnclt resisted tho cre,w. In. attempting to movo to an other place, iio passed from undor the ship, and soon rose to tho surface By thi tiinn, daylight had so far advanced as to make any further experiments luiKnrdous, Ho therefore concluded to return to. New York. On passing (lov ernor's Island, supposing himself dis covered, by tho British sUitioned thorn, he caNt ott. his inaua.inn, and proceeded without it. Tlio internal apparatus was pet to run ono hour; nt the expiration of which, it blew up, in n tromenduous oxplosic.ii, throwing u vast column of water to a groat height, to tho no small, wonder of tho enemy. This experiment was followed In the courso of the year by nn attempt from a whaling-boat nvniiiHt the frigato Cer elms, off New London. Tho oxpedient adopted in this case wan to draw a machine, loiduil with powder, against her side by means of a line, to he ex ploded1 ny n won lock. But failing to attach itself as intended, agninst the frigate, it becamo attached to a schoon er, at anchor astern of tho frigate, which, on exploding, it demolished. Commadoro Tolls of It's Work. In a letter addressed to Hir 1'eter ,1'arker, by Commodore Himmons, at tho time of the ox plosion on board tho I 'cr etins, he gave an account of this singu lar disaster. Being at anchor to tho westward of tho town with a schooner which he had taken, about eleven o' clock in tho evening ho discovered a lino towing astern from tho bows. Ho believed some person had been veered nway by it, and immediately began to haul in. A sailor belonging to the srhooncr biking it for a fishing lino, laid hold of it, nnd drew it in about fifteen, fathoms. It was buoyed up by small pieces tied' to it at regular dis tances. At tlio ond of tho rope a ma chine was fastened, too heavy for ono man to pull up, for it oxenodud one hundred pounds in weight. Tiio oilier peoplo of the schooner coming to his assistance, they drew it upon tlio deck. While tho mon, to gratify their curios ity, were examining the innehino, it ex ploded, blew- tho vessel into pieces andj set her on fire. Three men wero killed, and a fourth blown into tho water, very, much injured. On subsequent ex amination, tho other part of the llnej was' tllscovereil hiioyod up in tlio same mnnner j this tlio enmmnilnra ordered to bo instantly cut away, for fear (as ho termed It) of hauling up another of the "infernnlsIC ' The above mode of warfnro cannot but be considered too- shocking and In human to be encouraged by civilized k .. . j, : , RESERV FU1 t in ml i'ii rumiiilninni Mini frim -'-'-ini nations, nn I we do not; regret that tho experiment of itushncll, and the mon recent experiments of Fulton, fnilcft. But it is said, that the failure of his ef forts caist a deep and permanent glouiu over tho mind oft Hiishnell. SEATTLE'S DEATH RATE LOW. - Seattle, Wash., Dec. 21. Seattle has broken its own. low death rato record, according to Health Commissioner Me-1 Bride, who is making ready his unniiul report for 1915. Tho healthiest spot in tho United states for several years, the coinmis-1 sioner says tho-death rate for tho cur rent year will toll below 8.0 por thousand. Last year it established tho record of H.l per oenh, That "Avenging' Conscience," the D, W. Griffith wonder picturo which opened at the Oregon theatre last night is- tho most costly photo-play which lias over boen seen in lialoin, is declared by (lnnlror Dnniulson. "Avenging Conscience" Is declared bv Mr. Griffith to bo a greater picture that "Tho Birth, of a Nation." Grif fith says: " It is my supremo achieve ment and is- two-years ahead of tho art of motion picturo photography." M.if. .mlv m. fhna In tlwi .mat nf "Avenging Conscienoo" every stur np-1 pouring in "Tho Mirth, of a Nation,"! but .MIks Zlancho Hwoet will bo seen in nun 1 1 inn. This remarkable photo play Is a pic-tiii-iiratimi of Edgar Allen I'no's hooks and poems, particularly "Tho Telltale Heart" and ''Annabel Lea." Not only vlidi Avenging Conscience break attendanco records at tiio lleillg theatre, Portland, where it ran a full week, but at the Molborno theatre, Ho attic, whero larger crowds saw it than witnessed "The Birth of a Nation." At the Htrand thentro, Now York, it ranfor weeks, nt prices ranging from $'1 down. Baltimore paid il.'ii) to see it, Chicago audi many other eastern cities the snme num. The ftato rights are owned by Orton 15. Goodwin and Hid Itiiuin, who are as serted to havo paid a tremendous prico for tiio picture, The cast of stars- Includes: ITenry B. Walthall, Blancho Hweot, Muo Marsh, Ralph Lewisf Hubert Harroa, Josephine Crowcll, George riicginiiu and HpotlrV woude Aitken. OP CO. GRAND 2SEu1 FRIDAY MALL ORDERS NOW Farewell of FORBES ROBERTSON The. 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Both parents, at tempted to bent out the fliiims but failed; Thoy were unaware that' tho firo had reached tho uppor portion of tho house, but when they attempted to got their child they wero driven back by tho heat. Kcvcral times they tried unsuccessfully to get through tho wall' of flame. Tho hoaso stood in a thickly populated district and a storm of pro test, was raised becuuso of tho absence of firo plugs near enough to the hoaso to be of material use. ik $ Don't malta Junk of It, if use- ful try Journal New Today. IN PASSING OF THE THIRD FLOOR BACK Over 5000 times In England and America Most remark able riuy of this generation..