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- - V-. ditorial Page of The Capital Journal CHARI.E3 H. JTSHJES Editor tad Pabliake? WEDNESDAY EVENING August 14, 1918 JUj PUBLISHED EVEBY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. U & BARXF. Pridnt CHAS. D. flSFTER. Vice-President. DORA C. ANDHFSFN, 8. and Treas. (Hilly by carrier, per rear fiaiiy by Mil, pr year .. t( BSCKIlf ION MATHS $3.Uti Pr Month 3.0H I'rr Muotb 4r,c 30e SWEDEN WOULD GRAB: M Vll.L LKASEI) WIRK TEl.KOKAt'H KKPOKT KASlTEK.N KKl'KKSK.SiAI'lVES W. D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. Finland assumes a high tone toward Sweden, insist-t T 1 Hfl ft . IW H H" IH. ! witnout foundation, and asserting she will never give;j them up unless through war or the decision of the allies." From this is looks as though Sweden will have to fight if she gets possession of the islands, for with Sweden's By JANE PHELPS -'strong pro-German sympathies, it is not likely she will 11 II k!tiw.bll lnnla'a (lata Uniltii Th cpitni j.mmai mrri boys are inot'nKtVn to pot the paper. the porcn. lr.fce given anything after the war. as a reward for her h mrripr-rhwn n..t do this, misses you. or neglect nvttina- (he paper to you on time, . . ., . '. t - - . kiudiy phone the circulation nr.ani.aer. as this is the only way we can determine whether , laitllleSSneSS tO tile demOCraCV 01 the WOnd. t inland. On or nut the carriers are following Instruction I'Bone Main 81 before 7 :.W o clock and a , , , , . , . , . ... ' IMiper will be ent you by special inrasentter l( the carrier baa glased you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL la the only newspaper In Salem whose rlmilntlon la fuaranteed by the Audit Bureau ot Circulation RUSSIAN SITUATION BRIGHTENS. The Russian situation, thanks to Prussian arrogance is becoming more favorable to the allies, and this rapidly. In Ukraine the peasants, driven to desperation by the takinp of their grain by the Germans, the overrunning of their country by Prussian soldiers, and the shooting down of all who resist German authority, are resorting ;to retaliation and resistance. Although practically un armed they have bested the Germans in many small en counters, and have wreaked terrible vengeance on them whenever possible. The Germans despite the "solemn treaty" of Brest-Litovsk have sent their armies through Ukraine territory and have taken possession of it. They announced but recently that German safety and the sta bility of the government required the disarming of all the inhabitants. This course with a country with which they had just made a treaty of peace shows what other countries can expect and it shows also what tactless mas ters the Germans are. They do not know how to concil iate, to make friends, but rely on brute force, and deceit instead. . In Russia proper the conditions are about the same a3 in Ukraine, with a new government rapidly in the mak ing. The western and northern provinces are getting to gether, having had a sufficiency of Lenine and Trotsky and the bolsheviki, and are preparing to again turn their strength against the Prussian. They have found as have the Ukrainians, that a German promise is like a German treaty, absolutely worthless. They see plainly that they must either get from under German domination, or be come in time a German state. The provinces of Archan gel, Vologda and some others have given notice that they will welcome allied aid and the help of allied armies on Russian soil. This will greatly simplify matters as here tofore the allies have 'been afraid of arousing the enmity of the Russians by sending troops to aid them. German propaganda has instilled into some Russian minds that once the allies got into Russia they could never be got out, and that they would simply own and control Russia. These ;tTnirlprl nnpa are avvakeninsr to the fact that the con ditions described are following German help, that their country is being taken possession 01 oy uermany, unu m. even now to take her grip from the Russian throat will require the aid of these same allies. It is possible by next year Russia will be back in the fighting again at least enough to compel Germany to maintain a large army on the 'eastern front. If this is done the task of trouncing the kaiser next spring will be made much easier. The dispatches today state that Ukraine is preparing for desperate resistance, and already an army of 800,000 men is available as soon as it can be armed. The German press recognizes the gravity of the situation, saying the Ukraine government has become reliant enough to tear up the Brest-Litovsk treaty, and intimates that another declaration of war against the Russias is imminent, and apparently unavoidable. Germany has called on Austria for help on her west ern front. This shows the weight of the blow that has, landed on her, and also her inability to further increase her own armies. Austria is a weak reed to lean on, and if such weight is placed on it it will break. With troubles of her own in Italy, and an ever increasing menace from the revived Russia, the possibilities of aid from her for Germany are limited. It will require all her men and aid from Germany besides if she is to meet a new enemy along her own frontier. the other hand, is showing her sympathies are with the allies and is trying to play fair. She can snap her fingers witn impunity at bweden, for the latter has shown by her tame submission to German ruthlessness that there is no fight in her. More than half her merchant marine has been sunk by the German submarines and she sub mits to it like a slave to his master. Time was when Sweden knew how to resent an insult and to avenge an in jury, but that was years ago," and she has apparently for gotten that there is such a thing as self defense, and that it is better to suffer defeat rather than ignomy. WThat Sweden will get from the powers she can nut in her eve and suffer no pain thereby. At last it looks as though the criminal career of Wil liam D. Haywood was to come to an end. For years he has been in the limelight, and always in connection with something oi a criminal character. There is little doubt in the minds of those who followed his trial for the mur der of Governor Stuenenberg, that he was guilty of the crime, though the jury found otherwise. Since that he has been connected with many things for their object the defiance of the law, and the destruction of the govern ment. In his present trial the evidence is such that he apparently cannot avoid its effects and stands a more than good chance of getting inside some prison, a place he is eminently qualified to adorn. When he arrives there it will be time to put out the light for the vilest sin ner will have returned to the place that should be his permanent home. THE WEDDING DAY. CHAPTER V. The day Ruth and Brian were mar ried dawned bright and beautiful. Atvake with the first peep of day, Ruth raa to the window, and, lean ing out, said happily: "Happy U the bride the bub shines on!" then called Alamuiv to draw her bath. "What for yo all tip go early!" thi "lil woman grumbled, coming in with, her eap all awry. "I don -thought y was sick, calling me befo I had my eap era.'' "No Rachel! I'm not sick, I'm go ing to be married to the man I love and I am very happy! I want to get dressed quickly and get out of door. I never woukl get married in any month but October! See the Bun on the golden trees, Rachel, isn't it loye ly?'r "What you call them trees gold for! They; aih't no Kold. Tihoy is just gittin ready to die, them leaves is, jest like old Rachel will when her baby goes away." "Nonsense! Hasn t Brian said I could send for you, soonf Come, don't look so distressed. One would think vntt were novae vomer i.n see tna no-ninl " The consolidation commission has reported, and on the face of its report has done little except to change the form of government without reducing the commissions and offices. The governor is given more powers, which at present is a sad mistake. In fact the situation seems to be that the commission to consolidate the commissions and offices has simply traded off the old dog for two pups. LADD & BUSH, Bankers ALL TIIE THIRD LIBERTY BONDS ARE NOW HERE. THOSE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL AT THE BANK The German restaurant keeper of Portland, who threw a bucket of water on a lot of newsboys because they cried their papers in front of his place, announcing a Ger man defeat, certainly gave no aid or comfort to the en emy but he showed where his sympathies lie. His act will have about as much to do with winning the war for Germany as that of those pro-Germans who carry their leenngs to the extent of refusing to turn their clocks ahead to correspond with the time adopted by the country. It shows great love for the Fatherland, and an astonish ing deficiency of common sense. The United States has served notice on Lenine and his fellow Germans in the bolsheviki government that they must explain their recent actions in threatening war and in arresting the American consuls. It is not at all im probable that a state of war may be declared to exist be tween this government and the bolsheviki rule in Russia. One of the really amusing things of the war is Turkey and Bulgaria quarreling over territory promised each by Germany, as a bribe for entering the war. As there is not the slightest chance of either ever getting it, the friends of freedom can sit back and smile while the dupes of the kaiser get at each others throats over the plunder. Kutn replied -aavlv, eivine Rachel a hng and a resounding. kiss befora she go into the bath prepared for her. "I want my coffee quick! I want to have an hour out of door befora breakfast." "All right, honey, it'll bo ready when yo is," and the old woruait hus tled away too quickly to hear Ruth say: "I wonder if I will have to get my own eoffee, or go without?" then, "1 most ask cook to tell me how." ' "isn't he handsome, Rachel?" she asked as she sipped her eoffee. "Who, missy Ruthf" "Why Brian, of course. Who else could I meanf Ruth had had scarce ly thought she had not shared with her old mammy. It was perfectly natural that she should talk over her lover with her. "Beauty's only skin deep, go missy Crairbon' say once " "But he IS handsome, isn't he!" persisted Ruth. Yes, missy, he mighty handsome fer a man. Vo all gwan to niak. a mighty fine lookin' couple, I reckon." 1 only wish I was as handsome as ho is." (Jo long wid' you, honej- y is mighty purty. Yo ain't no wax doll .il-ili Tl.t. 'l'"'bFl 1UH butt. MUHUU Kttl VV1U UVI and, taking hold of the nurse Ruth .al, har and b , ha, danced her around thf room until she v Pri4T ,t ,', ' ma 6 BCU-ANS Hot water Sure Relief RELL-ANS laFOR INDIGESTION ji Rippling Rhymes -4 by Walt Mason THE KAISER. was out of breath, "Bar. chile! what yo all tryia' to do! Kill yo olo mammy!" "No, make you stop grumbling so that I can have my bath." Kachel went into the bathroom to prepare everything for her young mistress' morning bath, as she had ever since Ruth, a child of ten, had come to "The Terrace " (as the place was named) to live. The running water drowned her grumbling, but it could not prevent her giving her thoughts expression: FOR THE LAiST TIME. "Wh gwan to git her bath ready, lak I does? She ain't no call to go away up thar along with him wid out me, that she ain't. What he thinkin' of, anyway. Thar ain't no niggers np thar, only poor white trash niggers. Theyin't worth noth in', them kind. 1 reckon she'll be sendin' fer old Rachel mighty soon when she gets one of them a waitin' on her." Then, "Come, missy Ruth, yo bath am ready. ' ' All right!" the clear . voice an swered, "Are you good-natured again. Mammy f If you're not, I'll .put you in with all your clothes on, you seo if I don't." "Yes, Iso' good-natured. I was jes thinkin' about them pore white trash kind of niggers yo will get up north to wait on yo all. Yo will. Do a sendin' fer old Rachel mighty soon, so you needn't be makin' threats to throw me in dat tub." "It isn't a threat, it's a promise!" de REAL look, yo has, DEW AND BREAMS. "There! now get me my cape. I won't be cold if 1 take that." She had seen disapproval in Rachel's eyes. "Be Bure yo wears it," the nursa said as sHc gavw it to her young mistress, Ruth had a way of roam ing around the gardens in the early morning, gathering flowers or, now that most of the flowers were gone, great sprays of autumn leaves with which sho decorated the breakfast ta ble. "It is necessary that the table where ono cats, be artistic, pleasing to tho oye, if the food is to taste good," she often said, when reproved by Rachel for getting her feet -wet In the early dew. This morning, the morning of A? wedding day, she -went About her task with a gay, lilting song npon her lips. She sang for pure happiness. But so had she sung many other mornings before she knew Bian Hackett. Why shouldn't she I Loved, indulged, che had evcythirig to make her, hftppy, nothing to make hor unhappy. . "I wonder if wa will have a gar den," she said aloud, as she turned toward the house, her arms filled with leaves of red and brown and gold. "Of course we won't!", she langhed qnickly, "we are going to live. in an apartment for a little while " But she held the leaves a little closer and, before she arranged them, she buried her, face in their fresh, dewy beauty, and sighed ever so little. Tomorrow Oood-Bycs. HENRY CLEWS REJOICES OVER GOOD WAR NEWS The kaiser makes me wear old duds, and drink the cheaper grade of suds, and smoke punk torches that, afire, taste liks a shoe or rubber tire. Oh, once I always bought the best; I had an ample treasure chest;. I drew on Cuba for cheroots, and sent to Lunnon for my boots; a Paris triumph was my hat; the kaiser put a stop to that'. I buy my things in pawnshops now; a battered derby shades my brow; a suit of mohair drapes my frame the hanged old war lord is to blame. I used to scan the bill of fare and choose the richest viands there; a big planked steak was just my size, topped off with divers kinds of pies. Now to a chophouse I repair, and eat the cheapest victuals there; they will not let me have a steak, they have no flour to make a cake, they dole out sugar with a spoon, and cut in halves the luscious prune. The kaiser's hand is every where; it even grips the bill of fare. The kaiser's landed on our shore, his shadow darkens every door. Your every care and every ill you may charge up to Kaiser Bill. And hell o'ershadow every heart until we wipe him off the chart; all other chores we must eschew until that mighty task s put through. Government Wants repairmen, molorcyelWs. motor me chanicians and cabinet makers. Men of One Thousand Men i tlraf ' 8se on wUI u ec,i,u"1 A,li- canta Having the fundamental training in any of the above named trades will be inducted into the acrvics through their draft board a after making appli cation and taking the required ciamin New York, August 10, 1918. Good, in marshalling and utilizing the eovtn news comes from the front. The war try's credit facilities. Money and tide is rising rapidly in our favor every credit, like other commodities, will day and is as rapidly fulling against -probably rule high for some time to the enemy. Tho morale of the enemy Uome; but the process of equalizatioa is now lower than at any time of the , operates constantly and tends to equal war, while with the allies the contrary iw mtters. There is also compensa is conspicuously true. Apparently tho j tion in tne fa,,t that near all of tio British and ireneh have launched ft money required to be raised by tut new offensive with special success, (government will bo spent in the United Germany ha made three stupendous j states, stimulating war industries be drives on the west, all of which havo Jyond the most sanguine expectations, been flat failures, accomplishing noth-j Hoat, vacations and war activities ing but grasping sections of- territory intensified the inertia prevailing in which she cannot hold and will be of the financial district, in addition, no permanent advantage. American l tlio Street feels the nhsn V 1 .1 ,3 - - 1 .J!J . .. .. . J uuuys uuo ain-nuy iiiuuo a spiuumu : active and able personalities who for oxhibirton of" fighting qualities, and lmerly infused varying degrees of life Germany will goon realize what to ex- jnto the stock market, but who have pect when our millions of ardent and patriotically gone to the war or are fearless young soldiers reach the front I otherwise engaged in helping their in .larger force The German high j country. It is universally anticipated command had hoped to obtain a de- that with the coming of peace there cision before their arrival, but failed, ( will be a great revival of activity in and today victory for the allies is not ;tho financial district in the way of so very far distant. Our government i launching new enterprises, that were is wisely making full preparations for inccssarily postponed, and in the new an army of immense size, five million adjustments and work of reconstruction or more. This is the kind of argnment tha't will place heavy demands upon which Germany best understands and industry and finance for years to come, which is sure to hasten allied victory, present inertia in the stock market is There is no need for special anxiotyaso muca inca,(,d by the scarcity of about tho monetary outlook. All that time money and restraints upon specu is necessary -is to understand the situa- 'lation imposed by the banks which tion and then make necessary adjust-jare aireadv beginning to husband their menU. Tho nation ha. one groat pur- resource, for the next loan which is pose in view, winning the war, and but a few weeks distant. Activity was every energy must be turned in that 'father restricted br disposition to direction. The truth is, thera is 'await moro definite information con tremendous pressure for credit upon tho Iteming the new revenue bill, which banks. High prices for commodities, !; now beig drafted by the house ways labor, etc., fully tax their resources, an(1 mPans committee and is likely to and tho expansion of credit has bcen,mp,.t wi,h not a few ehanges in the very considerable. Crop are moving Senate. Delay in the new contract be faster than usual-, and with fixed price tween the government and the rail there are no inducements for farmers roadg waa another cautionary influence, to hold their gram. Bumnese Tequiro- It ig believed that a contract dealing monts are unusually heavy; and the;firw with investor, win nitim.iv Linterior banks are well loaned up. It. bfl reached; for the administration has is self-evident, therefore, that there v.,,. -n, liheml in nnnrlir all i must be some curtailment of credit, I arrangements with capital; and there vapccmi.r in, .,,..u.cuUi , reaon ,ntme that it Will preparations for the next liberty loan. b, otherwise in the case of the rail- Chirago, Aug. 14. One thousand men are wanted by the government for the air aervice department of armv for work as airplane mechanics, carpen-ationa. coppersmith, electricians fabric tors, workers, instrument repairmen magneto I Journal Want Ads Pay ments. Our industrial shares continue to be market leaders, especially the steels, though the uncertainty as t new taxes is a general handicap te speculative operations. Trice fixing of commodities also acts as a deterrent. Copper wa fixed at 26e nntil Novem ber 1; a price that is generally Drofii- able to producers except the high coat concerns. Here the government as sumed a-liberal course of action. Cot ton manufacturers are now eominir mora closely under the price fixing regime iu siHpies. Iho August government crop report was in some respects a disappointment owing to the July damage resulting from drouth and other unfavorable conditions. But July and Ausust are usually months of deterioration an! further damage might occur, except tt wheat, the harvest for which will soom be ended. The government figures for thig year's crop aro 878,000,000 bashed of wheat, compared with 650,000,OOa last year and 2,908,000,000 bushels of corn, compared with 3,159,000,000 bush els a year ago. While these fiuuree havo fallen below early expectations, they are still much above the average Pur the present at least f inaiwial opera tions should bo conducted unon strictly conservative lines. This is a time te strengthen resources and "hold fast" until approach of the new fiscal move ment that must inevitably eome with the now dawn. Much depends upc war news which at thig writing Is io eidedlv encouraging. HENRY CLEWa. Business License Tax Adopted By Committee Washington. Aug. 14. The house ways and means committee was trying to come to some compromise with the treasury plan for an 80 por cent war profit rate, leaving excess profit rate as they aro. The majority of the committee i ia favor of raising excess profit rate Secretary McAdoo may eome before th whole committeo to explain his posi tion, but it is more likely that th'e dif ferences will be throshed out in con ference with Chairman Kitchin. Tho committee ale adopted a bnsr ness licenso tax- Retail establish ments doing more than 20O0 wortfc of business a year must pay a ta of $10 annually all professional men, ex cept preachers and teachers, are als taxed $10 a year, and wholesale estab lishments doing a business of more than $200,000 year will bear a tax of $23 -annually. An additional 10 per cent is levieS on all jewelry made in whole or it part of platinum. The other jewelry tax is 10 per cent. Mediation Committee For Garment Workers Washington, Aug. 14. Secretary Ba ker has appointed thtdi referees ia the dispute between the cloak, ekirt and dress manufacturers and the Inter-" national Garment Workers union, at the request of both parties. Baker has sent a communication te the president of the nnion requesting that their differences be submitted te ft board of referees for final settle ment. Among conditions imposed by the sccrotary were: The workers now on strike should re tnrn to duty; referees shall have n power to make any changes in the metli ods of manufacture; wages shall be fix ed for a period of eight months; the award shall date back to August 1 ani thero shall be no further stfiko or lockouts. During the new fiscal year the govern ment will require immense quantities road. That several of the large rail road systems phould twrntnone action of money; one-third from taxes, and p0n agenda, not earned in tie last two-thirds in bonds or other obliga- jqimrteTl ig evidence of prudence rather turns. Such huge demands will, of than distrust. In this connection, it is worth noting that the British rail- course, impose additional burdens up on the banks and the money market. Our banks are ia sound position; our bauking. resources are quite equal to the enormous strain, and behind all we have the federal reserve system, which hag almost accomplished miracles roads, which like our ewn were taken over from their owner by the govern ment, are reporting good earnings and increasing their dividends; the Mid land. Great Eastern and other com panies, having increased their pay- A VACATION FROCK OF NATTBAL COLORED LINEX-When mother chooe es a frock for little eiss, her choie falls upon this natural colored linen one with hand crochet in brown on waist cuff and collar. , Copyright, Underwood & Vnderwool