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iSX iillUll.lliilllllOfl'; Capita CHASLE3 H. nSHEB Editor and Publie ttonaii rage o our WEDNESDAY EVEMNO Jane 12. 1918 rrrmrrrrrrmrT . it .. u .i.t.!4,, .i,,ir mi.li. m tike s 1 S ' PTBLIRHED EVERT EVENING ESCEIT 6CKD4I, BiXEM, OREGON, BT Capital Journal Ptg. Co., nc. b. . BAKNEB, CHAS. II. FIK1IE0. Vlcr-1'raidrnt BUUSCItllTlON RATES Dally bj carrier, per yr ..50 Prr Month :...e IMIlj by Bull, per year s. vu rer muihu .85c FULL LEAKED WIKK TKLKUKAi'U UEPOUT D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. EASTEUS IIKl'KESBNTATHKS n. Stoekwell, People's Gat Building Tk Capital Journal rarrler boy are instructed to put tb paper on the porch. If the carrier doe not do this, inlaw you, or neglect getting the paper to you on time, kindly pbone tbe circulation maonger, aa this is the only way we can determine whether r not the carriers are following Instructions I'lione Main 81 before 7 :30 o'clock and a EM per will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier ha missed you. TUK DAILY CAPITAL JOl'ltNAL I the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation 1 guaranteed by the Audit bureau of Circulations, If the reports are not exaggerated the slaughter of the Germans on the west front is terrific. It is regretable that this slaughter must take place, but then it is forced mA C-BND.KL. "on mankind to protect itself and the priceless civilization tnat nas been .built up within the last 1,500 years. Amer icans entered the war not for dislike of the German peo ple but for horror at the methods used by them in their effort to enslave the world. We are not killing Germans from hatred, we are not killing Germans for the love of killing, for that is the thing furthest from our desires. We are killing Germans in France because the German people forced by their over-lords and misled by false education have run amuck on the world, and it is neces sary to kill them because they are a menace to all the balance of the world. ' , t The Woman Who Changed J AN UTTERLY SILLY MOVEMENT The people of the State of Oregon are patriotic. They are willing to make any sacrifice necessary to the winning of the war, to adding to the health and comfort of the boys on the battle front or to aid the allies. They will put up their last dollar and expend the last drop of their blood if necessary in order to defeat the Hun and keep civilization a boon for the world. It is because they are willing to do this that objection is made to the efforts of State Food Director Ayre to put the people of this state on a wheatless basis simply for his own aggrandizement itnd to get himself in the limelight. The State of Oregon has less than one per cent of the population of the United States, vet this trifling portion of the whole is to be put m a wheatless basis by this self-appointed dictator. If Mr. Hoover will ask the entire nation to go on a wheat less ration Oregon will comply cheerfully as will, no doubt, all the other states. Its citizens will cut their rations to the bone if needed, not only of wheat but meats, f ugar, anything, if that is what is asked of it along with the balance of the country. To select one person out 01 about 125, and ask that person to go on a wheatless ration while the other 124 do nothing of the kind, is as silly as it is discriminatory. The amount of wheat that could be saved by this state going wheatless for four months, or 120 days, would just equal the nation going wheatless one day. That is what the asinine food director of this state is asking of its people. He is asking Oregon to bear this deprivation in a vicariousway for four months to save the balance of the country depriving themselves for one day. There is something about Mr. Ayre's think box ihat needs fixing and Hoover should send him to the 'dry dock. He would achieve a little cheap notoriety at the expense of the people of the entire state. The country has too many of that kind of official patriots who place their little personal vanities over and above the rights of the balance of the people. ' i i NON-ESSENTIALS MUST GO When kaiser Bill threatened to punish Americans in Germany if a relative of his interned in this country was not exchanged, Secretary Lansing called his bluff by say ing there were more German citizens by far in this coun- i i.1 A ? ji iw i i.ry man Americans in uermany. ana ne noned beiore the ; German boss undertook anything of this kind to take into consideration that he might be doing something he later By JAXE PHELPS A CONTRETEMPS. would regret. .'" The war cost this year will be $24,000,000,000 according to the estimates of Secretary McAdoo. The total earnings of the nation is placed at $60,000,000,000. To meet the demands of the war will require a turning over to the government of 10 per cent of these entire earnings. For this reason it is held that we must get along without the non-essentials. We can quit buying many things that we are accustomed to having, and the government will prob ably curtail the manufacturing of many of these things. The auto production will be one of the first to feel the hand of authority. The conservation of coal is one of the great objects and the closing of factories making non essentials, no matter what, will follow to save fuel for the coming winter. It is expected that the taking of men from their ordinary pursuits for war purposes will in another year make labor so scarce that the making of non-essentials will be dropped voluntarily. Scarcity of money will also force the consumer to refuse to buy them. Someone back at Washington has seen a great light. Instead of penalizing the newspapers, it is now proposed to assist them in every way possible so that they will be able to do their part in sustaining the government and backing it with fullest advertisements as to its needs. It is suggested that advertising will decrease and that the newspapers will have to get more from their subscription lists and this means that they will have to increase the subscription price. They must do this if the prediction about the decrease in advertising proves true, or they must pocket their losses, if they can, and run in debt more and more until the war ends. 1 Porto Ricans do not take German atrocities as calmly as do Americans, and when the sinking of the Carolina was reported with the loss of several Porto Rican lives, the populace of San Juan stoned the houses of German residents and otherwise showed their resentment. Not being able to scotch the snake that bit them, they quite naturally took a club to the balance of the snake familv 1 .1 ., " V wnerever tney ran across them. The American people are fast arriving at the con clusion that no peace can be made with Prussia that dot not include payment in full for every shiD and everv car go sunk by the submarines, and this in addition to in demnity for those whose relatives were murdered in the sinking of the Lusitania and other vessels .which were sent down in violation of the rules of civilized warfare. '1 he submarines along the Atlantic coast are not reaping a very abundant harvest the last few days. It may be there are not so many ships afloat along the coast for them to sink, and it may be they have run the length of their string and are 'off for more supplies. It is pos sible also that they have taken the hunch that now is a pretty good time to duck and skip. ;A leading' German newspaper suggests that it is a proper time now to "offer" the allies peace. That is an idea the junkers want to get out of their minds. When the allies are ready to talk peace it will be when Germany "asks" for it and this with tears in her eyes. Germany can't offer the allies anything just now that they will accept. ' General Foch is continuing his policy of swapping with Hindenburg, trading ground for men. The question is has he ground enough to last until the Hun runs out. of trading material? The United States marines are always supposed to be located right where hades is most likely to erupt, and ihey seem to be making tradition good alone the famous liver Marne. Prussian leaders have told their soldiers the Americans would not fight. Now they have the opportunity, they should "tell it to the marines." Tomorrow is the one day on which the war will be for gotten for most of the day by the small boy at least, for the big circus will be here. Many of the old folks who are forced to attend to take care of little Johnny and Susie will also forget the dreadful sacrifices being made on the other side of the Atlantic, at least for a little while. LADD & BUSH, Bankers ALL THE THIRD LIBERTY BONDS ARE NOW HERE. THOSE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL AT THE BANK r ! Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason s rrsgliii,w f v I rv WRITE A LETTER Write a letter to a soldier when you haven't much to do; it will brace some homesick fellow who is feeling pretty blue. Oh, our boys are lion-hearted, and they'll whip their weight in snakes, but they have their lonesome moments when their hearts are full of aches; there are hours when they are longing for the homes so far away, and the girls they left behind them, and the parents old and gray; and a letter full of sunshine makes their melancholy shrink therefore get your pen in action, with a , , demijohn of ink. White a letter to a sol dier, full of cheerfulness and joy; let the sob stuff go to thunderit won't help a lonesome boy. Tell the soldier you are betting he will make the Teuton fly, tell him all is hunkydory, and the goose is hanging high. Tell him all his friends are banking on the big things hell achieve, let him know he's not forgotten since he took lis final leave. . Write a letter to a soldier ere you go to bed to night; some poor chap is tired of waiting for the letter you don't write. It will take you fifteen minutes such a letter to compose, and you'll hearten up a soldier when he's billed to face the foes. Make it bright and brave and breezy, full of courage, smiles and snap, show the confi dence you're feeling in the outcome of the scrap, and some soldier boy will bless" you as he takes his little gun, and prepares to shoot the gizzard from a lewd, immoral Hun. I received a Bote from Julia Collins. "1 am delighted that you aud George are to go wh.?n I do. I reallv dreaded going alone. Another one of those 'get ting old' signs you talk about, I suppose I shall try to run over and take tea with you some day while George is ab sent," and niuck more. In the note, sh.i had used "George" four times. Did she do it purposely, to annoy me ,or did she use it unconsciously? I showed the note to Mrs. Sexton and asked her the same question. "Give her the beacfit of the doubt", she told me. The day after receiving her note, Ce leste announced Morton Gray and Mrs. Collins at the same time. I couldn't un derstand. Had they come together! But 1 had no time to speculate. " When the cat's away, the mice will play!" Mrs. Collins said, after she had greeted ma and I had spoken to Merton. "Meaning . that because Gcorgo is away, Mr. Gray called?" I asked, rather putting her out of countenance. I sup pose she thought I would avoid the in uuendo. "I told Mr. Gray I wouldn't whisper it, so he could come right along with me. I ana very glad he came," I re plied calmly. Mm. Sexton Joins Us. "So am I!" Unpercelved by me Mrs. Sexton had come into the room. "How do you do, Julia f And I am very glad to se.9 you, Mr. Gray. I have something pleasant to tell you." "ludecdl 1 shall be delighted to lis ten," Merton replied. "Mrs. Howard's portrait has created a great furore. I have heard of at least two who will beg. for sittings, when they return in tbe fall, although as Mrs. Edgar said: 'they can't hope t have so lovely a portrait as that beautiful Mrs. Howard.' Don't blush, my dear! You aren't to blam.9 for being hand some." - "You shouldn't praise children. It makes them disagreeable." Julia CoIHug said. "At least, that is what I was taught." Were you praised?" I asked in pre tended innocence. Morton screamed with laughter. "Look out. Mrs. Collins! You havv met your match in Tepartee. I never knew anyono quicker to tako ona up, than is Mis. Howard. I speak from ex perience." Mrs. Sexton changed the suoject, ana for the rest of their call, everything was smooth and agreeable. When Mrs. Col lins rose to go, Merton said: "As we came here togehter, i win accompany you." Then he explained that they' had met in the lobby of the hotel. I "was (Wighted that it was 80 -that no prearranged engagement nad xisted. George Returns After an Accident. George w as coming the next day. Had it not be."n that Mm. Collins was going with us, I should have been delighted. But to have her as a companion was not alluring. It was time f Georgo to come. The train had been One some twenty min utes. Time, in plenty, for him t get to the hotel. I waited, looking from the window. But insttnd of my husband, 1 saw a messenger nurrving along tnc street. At once, 1 was seized with a premonition of trouble. "Celcst.?, Celeste!" I caled. "If that boy has a message for me, bring it hero at once! " "Oui, Madame!" As I feared, it was for m. Celeste brought it to me at once. "An accident to the train! Am un hurt. George.". The reaction was so great, I nearly fainted. Celesta brought me a glass of wine, and hung over me with so much solicitude that I finally succeeded in pulling myself together. I called downstairs to the hotel of fice to ask if they had hieard any de tails. "Several killed, many hurt," the clerk fold me. "1 hope Mr. Howard was not on tho train! " 'He was, but is unhurt. He wired me," then I added, "If you hear any thing further, pl.?aso let mo know." I wondered if George had told me the truth. If he really were unhurt, ot if he had sent the wire to keep me from worrying! Finally I determined to go down to the station and see what I could find out. Several peoplp were be fore trie. Among them I saw Julia Col lins. What was she doing there! Sud denly, I heard her say: HUGE GERMAN LOSSES SINCE OFFENSIVE BEGUN Military Experts Calculate . that 660,000 Are Out of Action By Henry Wood . (United Press staff correspondent) With the French Armies in the Field. June 12 German casualties in the big offensive to date, awarding to scientific military calculations, to tal at least 606.000. Having engaged 60 divisions in the original Picardy-Flanders offensive, 53 idiivisions in the Marne drive and twenty so far between Montdidier and Xoyon, tho Germans hve thus employ ed "a total of 333 divisions (3,!yo,000 men) since March 21. Military ex perts estimato the average enemy loss at least 2000 men to a division. With a maximum of 210 divisions (2,320,000 men) on the west front, tho above total means that a great number of divisions have been engaged two or three times, while the Germans still possess more than thirty fresh divis ions (360,000 men) which have not yet been used. Under the present organization of the German army in the west, th cream of the army, both officers and men. is concentrated in Von Hutier's "shock army." This army is counted upon to deliver initial bliws with ir resistible force, iermitting less abla troops to pass through the breach thus created. Th "shock army" consisted origin ally of 25 divisions (300,000 men.) It opened .the drives against Amdens and Chateau-Thierry with heavy losses. It has encountered even more terrifie losses in tho present drive, five divis ions (60,000 men) being replaced on the first day alone. Since the beginning of the war the consumption of German man power has never been so great as it has been ia the last few months: Recent terrifitf tosses have already precipitated a crisij in German effectives. They are filling up their depleted ranks from auxiliary; troops which heretofore had been ex- empted cn account of age or wounds. TELL HOME FOLKS THEY WILL NEVER BF ASHAMED OF US Message Sent Back From France by Soldier Boys at the Front "Georse Howard is on that train! I came to hear if he had been injured. He is a very old friend, you know." I turned and raced back to the hotel. What riR"t had she to go to look after my husband! What right had Rhfl to know on what train he was expected. (Tomorrow A Widening Eift) Riot Call June 14 ' Will Rouse Home Guards At 7 o'clock Friday evening, Juno U, the riot call will be given, the fire whistle Willi blow for three minutes and three hundred or more members ot the Oregon Guard will respond to the call for protecting the city. Regardless as to where they may be, members.of the Oregon Guard will rush to tbe armory, don their equipment and uniforms and be assigned to Special duty in the city, just as they would be expected to do if the enemy was at the city gates. These orders come from the military authorities and are part -of the regula tion drill of the three companies of the Second battalion ia Salem. St. Paul, Minn., June 12. "Tell the folks at hame that they never will be ashamed of us." This wag the message eiven bv Am erican soldiers in France to members of the American Federation of Labor mission ' which has just returned from Europe. Tho report of tlfat mission was road before the dsth annual convention nf the American 1'edcration of Labor yestorday. Mothers of America need feel no worry as to watchful care being taken (it thrar boys," the report said. High praise was directed at tho miorautv and morale of the American soldiers over there. "American soldiers aro as sanitary engineers, sent to France to rid tho country of pestilence," tho report con tinued. "They are thoroughly capable of doing what they are there to do. Wo Jeft the American army with con-' nuence and pTidO( "Germany's greatest antagonist is tho determination of a free people fo remain free. There is a grim and un yielding determination on the part of all people to win. These soldiers feel that war is (their job. They may be slaiu but they never will be crushed into defeat. "America's food restrictions are minor and trifling compared to re strictions dn England and 1'rance. It is the duty of every American to con serve as much as possible, so the food sinpply for ur brave soldiers can bo as generous as possible." The reading of the Tcport of a con gratulatory telegram from President Wilson and messages from W. F. Clif ford and many other officers of the national council of defense occupied the morning sessio.i. President Wilson's telegram eolm nieudcd the federation's support of the administration "not only on the battle fields but in the factories and shipyards." Tho message said that "no intrigues of the enemy will be able to divido our loyalty in this cri sis." Four delegates who voted against the adoption of the labor mission's re port, were energetically hissed. "Does President Gomperg know whether these four men ever uttered sentiments in accord with the princi ples of the American Federation of Labort" Delegate Dobon shouted as the four dissenting votes were cart. j Delegate ochlessinger, rew York, WONDERFUL RECOVERY FROM INDIGESTION Port Townsemd Man Could Not Eat Musn. Now Eats Hot Bread, Clams or Anything He Wants Port Townsend, Wash. Hundreds of people know how Charles Witte used to suffer from indigestion, yet today he can, to nse his own words, "Digest anything an ostrich can digest." Mr. Witte says. "I tried all kinds of med icines for indigestion without obtain ing relief. I heard of Bl-nesia and ' bought a 50e bottle and it gave me re- lief right away. I felt a great deal bet ter. It is the only thing that hag dona mo any good and I cannot praise it too righly. Before I began using Bi-nesia I could not digest niusm; mow I digest hot bread, clams or any kind of food; in fact, anything that an msfrirh ia highly. Before I began usinsr Bi-nesia, misery after every meal; now I do not have any ipain and I feel fine. I want to say to all sufferers from indiges tion: Just try Bi-nesia and I am sure that you will never regret it, I know -what it has done tor me and I know, it will do the same for you."' . Bi-nesia, the remark ablo preparation which lias done so much for Mr. Witto and thousands of others ig obtainable ot leading druggists everywhere in both powder and tablet form at 50 and each package contains a binding guarantee of satisfaction or money back. In fact, your own druggist, a man whom you personally know, stands back of that guarantee and is author ized to say to you: "Eat a hearty meal of the pood thine, you like then take - Bi-nesia. If it fails yon can have your nwney flack and the trial will cost you nothing." Don't wait, don't delay. Get Bi-nesia today and experience as did Mr. Witto the pleasure of eatinir without fear of pain and suffering to I01lOW " Writes From Prince Albert; . bay Irop Prospects Good The city of Prince Albert, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, ex perienced a rather chilly month of May, according to W. O. Badkev in a lotter to the Capital Journal. H writes that the country experienced a snow fall of six inches on May 24 with the ground freezing an inch deep one night, and a minimum temperature of 24 above. Eegarding crop prospects and fool conservation in the province of Saskat chewan he write: Prospects for a gooi crop are fine. The only garden vege tables coming up as late as June 4 era onions. The only restrictions on wheat flour here are in hotels and restaurants where no more than two ounces. of wheat products may be ecrved at on meal to each person. In Drivatc hnmea. there is no reRfrirtinn nn urliAof flr.n led the opposition to the adoption of except you cannot purchase more than the report. - two weeks ahead of your actual needs. vi-icgau-g iran uiu as workers nun cugTir ine same no restrictions OB oil wnrkAra nf Dn itnrnin. TrOtm thp mpal " Georgia Federation of Labor and for the United Trades Labor assembly of Louisville, were seated, after protests were overruled. Resolutions condemning profiteer ing in essentials' during the war were introduced today. A financial report showed that the federation has bovght $30,000 in lib erty bonds and $10,000 in Canadian victory bonds. Anthony McAndrews re ported that $2,510.64 has been collected to send tobacco tearing the union la bel to American soldiers in Trance. Praised by Wilson Washington, June 12. Lauding the noble part the American workman is playing in "the exuc.ial months of the struggle" and declaring that industrial disputes "may now jeopardize the very life of the nation" President Wil son wired congratulations to the 38th, annual convention oi thd America Federation of Labor and American A Wanes for Labor and Democracy Tbe telegram to Samuel Gomperg read: "Please convey to the 38th annual convention of the American Federa tion of Labor my congratulations npoa the patriotic support which the mem bers of your organization have give " to the war program of the nation in the past year, not only in the trenches and on the battle fields where many of our younger men are mow ia uniform, but equally in the factories and shipyards or workshops of the, country, where the army is supported and supplied by the loyal industry af your akilled eraftsmen." Sae Zforl.'lFiIITSii!iVAUDS ASE FOR and GET 1 f 1 1C lous Diseatibla For Infi.nts.!nvatids .nd Growing Chlldrtn. 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