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V THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. ORE. SATURDAY. JULY 6. 1913. THREE 4 " 7i ft f HlrfUDKUMt, VAUDEVILLE ,' SUNDAY '.FLORENCE RANDALL CO. V In Their Comedy Scream "A TEMPERATE WOMAN" " DANNY SIMMONS . "THE RAW RECRUIT JOHNSON AND ARTHUR Comedy Magicians and Illusionists LOUISE LOVELY in "THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T QUITE" A Triangle . Full of Pep Hfn n UrflV THEATRE Superintendent Alderman Demoted by Scbol Board Portland, Or," July 6 FortJanS s bit tor school fight which has extended over a period of years apparently was ended today with the demotion of L. R. AMeraian, superintendent of schools and the reinstatement of Mrs. A. Alex ander as a school principal. ' . The' reduction of Mrs. Alexander from a principakhip soma years ago resulted in several court actions, with the board having a slight advantage. Charges were preferred against her and she was dismissed. Her ease has been an issue in every school election since then. Alderman . was made superintendent of war work in the schools. He may not accept this position. Alderman has won in every previous school election, but the recent one es tablished a board unfavorable to him. that the Italians had completed occu pation of the Have except for one small scic.tor three and a half miles by one and ono half miles in extent, near Grisolera- Today's Rome official state merit would! indicate that this ground had also been, taken.) ' TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY (Continued from page one) milo front, raking all 'but that small dolta. It is perfeetJ'.y ovudent that the de lay along the west front is preparatory to an essauit by the German high com mand in force. The German is filling up -hla ranks, getting "ready to try it a;;ain. We have embarked a million men and are now going after the sec ond million. Admits Loss of Hamel. London, July 6. The German war ffice has admitted the capture of Hamef which was taken by Australians, aided by Americans July 4. Berlin, kowever, claimed repulse of the Aus tralian attack north of the Sommo. Field Siarshal Haig's night state ment said the number of prisoners tak en in the Somme operations had in creased to 1500, The Italians continued successful local operations, both on the lower Piave and in the mountain region. ' "On the lower Piave," said the' statement, "our pressure continues to be firmly exerted. Yesterday wo broke up the enemy's stubborn defense and gained the rajjht bank of the new IM avo from, Grisolera to the mouth of the river. "Towards Chiesa Vuova a violent enamy 'attempt to resume the, offens ive was arrested. Violent enemy at tacks failed near Porte D'Isalton, "On the lower Piave two enemy aeroplanes were downed." (General March in his weekly state ment) at Washington today declared Address by Lloyd George. With the American Armies In France, July 5. (Night.) "We are fighting for the great principles enunciated by President Wilson; we stand at Arma geddon, fighting for the Lord,'' Prem ier Lloyi George declared today in ad dressing American troops, following, a review. "We are fighting for the world's liberties We are confident because we do not covet a single yard of German soil and have no desire to deprive any people of their legitimate rights. "Germany can have peace tomorrow if she will accept the conditions voiced yesterday by President Wilson, but the kaiser's advisers do not indicate they have any such intention." The premier declared that with the arrival of a million Americans in France, the kaiser is beginning to real ize that he is confronted by certain defeat. He paid great tribute to the fighting qualities of the Americans. Germans Repulsed. Paris, July 6. American troops on the Toul front and in the Vosges region repulsed German raids, the French war of ffice arnounced today. "In the American sector at Xivray (on the Tcul front) and in the Vosges, German raids were repulsed,'' the communique said. ''French detachments penetrated the German lines and took - prisoners in Lcchaume wood SENATOR PIERCf HAKESHEW SPECIAL SESSION 1 " i State Commission Has Power to Order Special Tax Levy : Voted by People 'A law put through the last legisla ture by Senator Walter M. rierte will probably obviate the necessity of call ing a specjal session of the legislature to submit to the voters an emergency war tax meaure. : This law, which is chapter 150, laws of 1917, gives the state tax commission authority to order an additional tax levy referred to the people, so if it is necessary to submit such a bill there will be no necessity for the legislature to meet to do it. - With business foresight, Senator Pierce introduced this measure in the last legislature for the purpose of meet ing jut such a emergency as now ap pears to confront the state, which is restricted by the 6 per cent tax limita tion in the amount of funds that may be raised for state purposes. Because of the failure of the state council cf defense- to complete the initiation of a bill to provide an emergency war fund, Governor Withy combe was considering the advisability of calling a special session of the legis lature when Attornoy General Brown yesterday afternoon pointed out to him 8 DO IT NOW! ' See our stock of outing Needs AND SUMMER FURNITURE WE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF THOSE FINE IVORY ROCKERS AND CHAIRS, IDEAL FOR PORCH USE. "-Only Artillery Fire. London, July 6. "Hostile artillery fire at Villers-Brctonneux" . was re ported by Field Marshal Haig today. " We took prisoners in a patrol en counter in the neighborhood of Ypres," the statement said. , Austrians Admit Betreat Vienna, via London, July 6. "At the nioUth, of the Piave the southern wing of the enemy pressed us back to positions occupied by our main body,' the war office announced today. Coolmor Porch Shades A1F sizes and sunfast colors, very durable and they sure make your porch a joy. We have a nice line of Hammocks priced from $1.50 up. See them. Special Discounts on All REFRIGERATORS All Kinds of Oil Stoves. Come in and let us show you what we have in Summer Furniture. 371 Court Street YOU GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY AT MOORE'S Phone 893 This confirms tie announcement of the Kalian war office that Italian tropips had gained the right bank of the Piave at the mouth of the river. Taka More Prisoners Washington, July 6. "Our patrols again took prisoners in the Chateau Thierry region Friday," eadd the Am erican communique today. "In Picar dy, Chateau-Thierry region and in the Vosges there was brisk artillery fight ing. In the. Vosges a hostile raiding j party and two patrols, attempting to reach our linos, wero driven oil." U- 1.. .3 V ll- - V 1 1 1 i I nit? iw iaesru uy me luet legislature and suggested that it would obviate the necessity of calling a special session. Governor Withycombe said today he will call a meeting of the state tax commission next week for a prelimin ary discussion of the situation The tax commission, under the Pierce law, has authority to decide on the amount of money that may be needed over and abovo tho sum which can bo raised by the usual tax levy and certify the amount to the secretary of state, who certifies it to the county clerks to be placed on 'the ballot for the people to vote on the question of whether the levy shall be made. The bi'l which the state council of defense started to initiate provided for a one mill tax levy each year. This would hare produced approximately $1,000,000 a year. The governor said todny ho did not believe it would be necessary to raiso such a large sum for emergency war purposes. He said he thought tho state should share in the cost of maintaining at least 5,000 trained men in the military organizations within the state, as a nucleus for an army to resist invasion in the cvtnt of an attack He is also considering the question of building hospitals in Oregon for the care of wounded soldiers, he said, and this will have a bearing on the amount of funds which ought to be raised by a special tax levy. Another question he said ho was con sidering is the extent the state should provide for supporting the war meas ures which come within the scope of ac tivities of the state council of defense. BWANSON SUCCEEDS TILLMAN. Washington, July 6. Senator Swan son,' Virginia, today was appointed chairman of the senate naval affairs committee, succeeding the luto Senator Tillman. Swauson, ranking member of tho com mittee has been acting chairman for many months because of Senator Till man's illness. BEEWEES TO MEET. San Francisco, July 6, Mt'inhers of tho Brewers Protective association to day arranged a meeting for next Thurs day to consider tho order just issued by State Fuel Adinistrator Schwnbacher , cutting the fuel allotment to breweries fifty per cent. The reduced allowance is effective for one year beginning July 1. I fS1: '"' ..-' v . Pfe 1 irV' XYW-j :J firs 'i 'Tflv r- 1 1 rCitai- Jr-?rv '''till-' hi ;V V"K V ' ,x , ,iV'' 7UthEWARHAS MADE NEW YORK'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT flV',' ft i ' T ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Vtt iV MONEY CENTRE OF THE RLrMD HAS 6lN ' V ? V C ' ' i VCS 'X f'.V.V 7 ffl AMERICA A DOMINANT POSITION 1 -"A, it'1 , J ' " 1 V - :h k CJ OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 'JzA iYj I t ', WV yA - - rcyj.' inc. . ! SUPPLY OP RAW MATE Pi At wwirw WILL BE OF THE UTMOST VALUE AMER THE WAR. j, By FRANCIS H. SISSON, Vie President Guaranty Trust Com- pany of New York, f In the chaos of war there Is both m and good. At drat sight the evil kt war is so manifest that talk of beoe Ixs seems sheet Irony. In money the vw has already cost st least hun dred billions, Millions of lives have keen lost or rendered economically wetess. Entire countries have boen aid waste. The paraphernalia of busl smh has been scrapped. Normal trade ,wn hare been abandoned, and new ones, to aint temporary needs, have xea estaliUxhed. RawtbsUss. there are certain ad vwtaxM m which are seeds of restora tion end eren greater fa tare prosperi ty. Xlrt ry t 'Irtven IndlrUlusls Snd oansn to oimlin)j deveinp , kaot 4tt 0amoai ini eoihfvi fcEYASTATED PRES -THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CITIES DESTROYED BY WAR WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE TASKS OF PEACE resonreet never before known. Lux ury and ease-loving peoples have be come frugal and Industrious. Uni versal thrift has become a necessity. Neutral countries, no longer able to Import necessities, are developing their own fields and mines. They are Increasing their manufactures and de veloping their foreign trade. We are entering upon an nge of enterprise and preparation, not unlike that of the Renaissance, at the close of the Middle Ages. The first peace task will be the de mobilization of the vast war machines ur1 tne rearrangement of society on a yKK-r, baud wblch the war, whatever Its outcome, will have unavoidably made different from the old pre-war standard. How great Is this problem of read justment Is Illustrated by tlie estimate that 35,000,000 men are under aims or directly connected with military and nnvnl sen-Ice. How many more, In cluding women, are engaged exclusive ly In war work It Is Impossible to esti mate. Then there are the millions whose energies are directed towards supplying goods and services needed only because, so many men and womeu have been withdrawn from production and distribution. So while the demobilization of the At this time, when all the nations of the world are giving thought to their commercial, financial and Industrial conditions after the war. It behsoves the United States also to taka stock of the future. Whether peace Is one year or Ave years away. It must coma eventually. Business, however, will probably never again conform to pre-war etandards. Whether the United States Is to be a well integrated part of the newly organized economic body depends almost entirely upon the steps which we now take to prepare for the adjustment of our business to the conditions that will prevail after the war. To assist in focusing public attention upon the very pressing and Immediate need for giving serious thought to our economic future, this newspaper has arranged with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York for the publication of a series of authoritative articles on tha conditions brought about by the war in this and other countries, and the steps which are being taken to meet them, and to prepare for the future. TUB KDITOH. actual fighters Is a huge problem, the demobilization of the war Industries Is an even greater one, which will de mand all the wisdom of mankind. Moreover, for Europe especially, must come the period of rebuilding and re- 6PEAT NPUSTRIES AT WILU.BE, LEAST ' nTiAl t V DEMOBILIZED AfTtR. THE YVWC equipping the industries of peace. The needs of every European country along these lines must be studied. Hut with this period of reorganiza tion successfully passed, the nations affected by the war foresee a new era of prosperity. Countries heavily In debt are planning to reduce their ob ligations and eventnally capture the balance of trade. They are planning Intensive cultivation of the soil, en largement of Industry, development of their merchant marine. While America's rebuilding and de mobilization problems will be compara tively light, and she will accordingly have an Important advantage over bcr rivals, European nations will also have certain material advantages. One of these will be the Impetus given by their colossal national debts, which will spur tliem to redoubled efforts toward a quick upbuilding of their foreign trade. They will have colonies rich In raw materials, which have developed during the last three years a higher de gree of productive efficiency. They, will , have an Intimate acquaintance with, the conduct of foreign trado and at least a framework of an organiza tion for perfecting It They will have a system of foreign banks with staffs of trained men. They will have a de gree of governmental assistance and support, hitherto, at least, unknown to American traders. . e . But America has certain other ad vantages over them. ' She has a hugo gold reserve on which to build credit, sufllcient not only for our own enter prises, but also to give foreign aid.: We have a banking system character-.; Ized by some of our rival nations as Ideal, a system lending Itself to the extension of American llnanclal houses! abroad. In this a beginning has been: nindc, not only by sotting up branch! banks and foreign odlccs, but also byj organizing commercial banks. , Then, too, America has a form ofi government In which her citizens be Move. Other nations generally uude-; stand that she hns no territorial am bitions. Finally, this country Is not! likely to be cursed with tho' class; BtnigRle. - , Economically, her position Is solid. . With nn immense and varied popula tion, she Is assured of a richness and variety of productive efforts thut. rlKlitly directed, should give her pre- , eminence. Sho 1ms an nbundance of; untllled farm land; Inexhaustible mines, rich forests and ample water supply. Our Inventive .genius Is pro verbial. And wo shall have at the close of the war a merchant marine., such us America or any other nutlon has never beforo known. And yet, while every other great na tion Is attacking' Its future prepara tions under carefully organized gov ernmental direction, we In the United States are lagging behind.- There has been so far no organized undertaking of the problem of reconstruction ns a whole on tho part of the (lovernmetit. While It may be fairly assumed that such departments as those of the Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, Cora merce and Labor are devoting much of their time to reconstruction measures, there Is as yet no agency for the co ordination of their findings and the suggestion of general policies, unless it be Congress Itself, a purely political body. " While up to the present time Individ uals, corporations and associations have done a great deal In the desulto ry, detached sort of way, no medium for the interchange of opinion or for co-operative effort has been created. This country seems not yet to have sensed the fact that the day of Indi vidual efforts and purposes, os distin guished from co-operation and public service, has passed; that the war has established not only the Interdepen dence of nations, but also the Interde pendence of Individuals and classes, and that common understanding, coun sel and co-operation uru to be the watchwords of the future.