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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1914
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAIN) AND NEW
STANDS FIVE CENTS
GRtAi WAR HAS AGED GERMAN KAISER
SAYS CORRESPONDENT AT BATTLE FRONT
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FRENCH AND GERMAN
GERMAN GENERALS miUMm
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BIS RUSHING
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HO CHANGES
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Allies Intimate They Have
Made Yardage, But It Is
Immaterial
GERMANS CAPTURE
A FEW PRISONERS
Teuton Resistance Is Admitted
. To Be Becoming Stronger
Every Day
1'nris, Dec. 24. Effective mining of
the stunt duties nloug the J'.elginn coast
lias won further ullies ndnacos against
the Gi'rinnna in that region, according
to the daily war office statement isued
here this afternoon.
These gains were described n aav
iug been made between tin' North sen
and the lliver I.ya.
Progress was ulsn rlaimeii by the
' llelgitrtis on Hie light bunk of tlie Vser,
i-outli of Dixmude, and in the Argonne
i nd Woevre regions it was said the
.Trench hail luhuneed.
The official statement did not, how
'ver, speak of any sneh important gains
.jh were reported earlier in the week.
Everywhere, it wan ituled, German
erinnter attacks had been repulsed. .Such
encounters were inentiuned specifically
an iinving oernrred lit I.iinbaertzyde
Mid wurtelen und in the Aisne dis
trict the brilliant resistance made by
tho Zounvos was referred to na having
proved entirely successful. Another
German nttRek in the region of Villi'
Siir Toiirho, in tho Champagne district,
wns declnreil to hnve been repulsed ow
ing to the effectiveness of the French
artillery.
The report mnde it elear, however,
from the number of counter attacks un
dertaken by the (iermnns, that the lat
ter were putting up nn increasingly
vigorous resistance to the allies' gen
vol advance.
Operations were said to have been
slopped by fog in tiie Anas region, but
east and south of Amiens raiiuonading
was reported to be proceeding heavily.
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1MRIIIIAI1I I'RRRIIHil1!! M VV4VTfl Vltl
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Marshal Yon Hindenburg Says
Russians Fight Well but
Will Lose
MILLION AND HALF
RUSSIANS FACE HIM
Claims Russian Losses Are
Enormous, and 110,000
Prisoners Taken
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Th Oonuatt Story.
Ilerlin, by wireless to London, Dec.
Si. A continuation of tho (ieiinaa of
fensive In Poland and ti rather quiet
day in the western war stone were re
ported in the officinl government state,
went issued here this afternoon,
"It was quiet Wednesday nt .Vein
fort," said the communicnl ion, deal
ing first with operations in Uelgiiuu.
"December 'J2 we took L'.'IO prisoners
near llixschote,
" The enemy wns active Wednesday
ah ' halctns and we finally aliiiinlnncd
one position we had taken by a sacces
I'ul "ounter ultacli, because the trenches
wit. nearly leveled by the enemy's
fire. We took more than 100 pri-on-ers.
"tu the eastern tiieater of war we
nvunied the offensive nlcuig the ie
d.'iiburg Suldau line, repulsing the lias
sia ns.
"After several days' fighting, Mlnwn
is inns again. We look more than limn
prisoners there.
"The liussinns are losing licavlly
nking the ltrnra and Unwa rivers and
on the right bank ol the Pilica, where
their nttnclu have been repulsed,"
(Nolo .The following story of n per-1 everyone know where he is stopping -it
son.il view of the kaiser was written ! could not huve be lone more effec-
while his inn jest v wns still at (he finut tunlly t'oini by the number at seutrie'
before his recent Much.) land black and while stiiped sentry
! boxes which surround it.
(By Karl H. Von Wtcganrl.) (r the oilier end of the block live
(Iraud (ieneral Headquarters of the slpnil ,,f n,,, i,), (joveriuuent officials
Kaiser, France, Nov. Ul. (Hy courier ; Ilmj the block's middle is the lor
via Nnniii, l.iego, Aix l.a Chapelle, I'o- ,,,, office and the temporary home of
Ingno, Ilerlin, liotterihini nod by mail j H, imperial chancellor,
from London to New Vorli.) The wan All(l(hl,r itlt, ,,ri Vnt pnrk, with mi
has aged the kaiser, V! nicro'.is walks, en itpletelv shuts off
Mis hair is very white, lie has not fr()m , . ,,,,,.,; t;10 iUiser's
the appearance rn one who gloried on , ,. , ,,: i,.i,-es. an, I It is
took pleasure in the great Muropeun i(,v ()i,lf hu mn:v,ety lis ,iv
conflict. I strolls and saws wood.
I ,aw It i in lodav. He looked fres.i . .
ami I., good health, but he was graver,! . , tn ."mm"'1
more earnest looking than the kaiser eld e,,s,o,u ol saw.ng wood . st a
I lnve seen In Ilerlin. His face is ". " ho" . '" 'l;,"
., ihin, He walk, as ereetlv n I'etsdam, and in II, devue park, n. Her-
Jill.
ever but when I saw him first lie was
looking downward, apparently in deep
IlimiL'M
It is forbidden to give the name of
Ihe iown in which his majesty has Ills
headquarters, but the place is less than
7.1 miles from the lieadipinrters of the
crown prince, where I spent throe days
this week.
T'le kaiser Is Ihlng temporarily in
that he saws for an hour or two every
day. lie thinks it the exercise which
keeps him ill the best physical trim.
Ai'ter cutting up a log, he sits down
and rests, smokes a cigaret, thinks and
then saws some more.
Although I w-as (old Ihe name of the
town in which his nin.iesty is staying
a beautiful little two and a half story j must not be mentioned, the l rencli, it
private house, lacing a small park, is generally understood, kniev exactly
If it were uetoiilly intended In let I where it is.
AN UNNECESSARY LAW.
PORTUGAL PREPARES.
Paris, Dee. 2.'). -Minister of Justice
llriniid iutrniluceil ill the chamber of,
deputies a bill milking trailing with'
llfi'inuus nn offense punishable bv five r
i i .... .. ., f.nn,
HHI in. o iH.WO. hMun In the Kiiropennjvar
Lisbon, Dec LM.- The Portuguese
linmber of deputies today voted in
or of preparations to .join dieat
Greatest Flood in History of
State Docs Damage Esti
mated at a Million
I'hoonlx, Ariz., Dee. 21. I'lood eou
dltioim in soulliern Arizona were little
improved today. A review of the sit
uation indiented that property damage
is heavier than at first ieporto.1, and
may aggregate f l.noii.onu.
Three persons were reported to have
lost their lives. An American cavalry
man wns suid to have been drowned nt
Nam, and two Mexicans nt Amn io.
Nogalea and feveinl ainaller bonier
towns remained Isolated. All wires to
tMigalos were prostrnled, ami Ihe town
was without rail communication.
Hundreds of rnncherit in the Santa
f'riiii river valley were rescued by a
special train that penetrated the valley
n fnr ns Its tracks were Intact. Prac
tically nil li ii it lost their homes n in I
much ef their stock.
National guardsmen Vrere guarding
liintiy threatened points to.iiiv.
We knew a woman once who ami'
ilenly returned a borrowed copy of
Alarlt Twnia because he fouai! It wns
liniuorous.
"WORLD AT WAR" ATLAS
(By Karl H. Von Wiegand.) .
(mud (Ieneral Headquarters of the
Kasterii German Army, Dee. IS. (Via
London, Dee. 2t. I'ield Marshal Von
Hindenburg gives his men eredit for
the victories he has won over the Htis
sians. . "With troops of the courage and en
durance n' my army," ho said today,
" I must succeed. Jt would lie untime
ly to say that the liussians nro eom-
telv beaten or bioken. They are
fialitiiiL' luavelv nnd well."
Marshal Von lliinlenburg and Gener
al H.idendorff, his chief of staff, have
no illusiunn concerning what is before
Hie ilerman army in Poland. Hoth de-clar-d
there would be much hard fight
ing in the canipn.igu against Warsaw
but they were confident of final fluc-
Ci'SS,
Throog'irnt the kaiser's troops' ad
vance in Poland, Marshal Aon Hindoo
burg's forces have been opposed by
vastly superior nnOiors of-, Itimsiiui'l.'
In'telling of the fighting which re
sulted In the Slavs' retirement before
Warmw, the marshal said:
"The railroads, which miilio quick
movement possible to the (Iermnns,
have been a factor in mv army's suc
cess against the liussinas' numerical
superiority, but my troops have shown
Ihe utmost courage nnd endurance in
battle and during their long marches.
"The llussinns have great numbers
of men.
"Considering their defective rail
roads, they have often made very
quick movements."
The (erinnns are constantly shifting
their forces to deliver new blows.
They forced the Slavs to retire 3fi
miles on the line running (run Lnwicz
a ml Lodz to Cracow'. The Hussiau po
sition is onlv 20 miles from Warsaw.
Marshal Von II ii.ilenbing said there
were .'W to 40 Russian nrmv corps
approximately 1,200.0Q to 1,i!(W,u0n
men opposing the tieruian nnd Aus
trian line, winch stretches over 2.i)
inilc'i.
Since November LI the (Iermnns
iinvo caplurcd 1 III, Olio Russians.
"They have suffered enorumnsly, "
said Marshal Von ltindenbnrg,, "In
killed, won ml ol nod enptured. The
heavy casualties they suffered in the
three bal ties of the last four weeks
resulted in the breaking of their of
fensive nnil of their resistance ulong
Ihe entire line."
The fiernuins are now on the offen
sive all ulong their trout. The Slavs
made two counter attacks toilav but
were repulsed.
Marshal Von Illmlenburg Is receiv
ing the nttenliiias waich nro showered
only on popular heroes. lie gets .'loo
lo 400 Villi's from ndmiiers daily.
Manv come from America bur many
more lire expressions of gratitude frirn
(erm.ius for his success in banishing
Ihe danger of a Itusiiiun Invasion of
Ihe Inlherlaiid. Presenls of everv de-
scripiion pour in upon him nnd his
men. Last week ."(mil bottles of beer
arrived nt uimv hednquai ters ns n
gift.
The Capital Journal has just received a new shipment
of the "World ut War" atlases. They are of a later and
revised edition, compared with those we have been Riving
away to our subscribers. Instead of 1G pages, they con
sist of 24 large, highly-illustrated pages, printed on heavy
enameled book.
The atlas contains splendid colored maps of all the
warring countries, with routes of travel and railroad
lines; many tables of army and navy and general statis
ticsin fact, the work is a complete ready-reference li
brary for students of the great war. It is a book which
would ordinarily. sell for $1.00 or $1.50, but we are having
them made up in large lots and buy them at a price which
allows us to give them away to subscribers on very easy
conditions.
All who pay three months subscription, old or new,
back subscription or in advance, in case their paper is de
livered by carrier, will receive one of these atlases free.
AH mail subscribers, old or new, who pay a year's sub
scription ($:,00), either back subscription or in advance,
will also be entitled to receive an atlas without extra
charge.
i This is the most liberal offer the Capital Journal has
lever made.
THE SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS.
Paiis, Dee. 24. Tho Tlriti-h trans
ports laden with holidav gifts for tin
troops in the field in Pclgium nn I
rrnnce reached Una side of Ihe chan
tied lodav,
Despite (he nppronch nf Christmas
busk righting was In pi ogress ut the
front.
The cannonading was e'peclall
heavy,
All potatoes left In the ground lit
Hood Itiver lire frozen nnd many up,
pic In unprotected pricking house arc
in the same fix.
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Cora HJKdsoii
Dolson
Copyright, 191, by American Preas Association
jpHE village lights are all aglow;
The Christmas chimes ring o'er the
snow;
The stockings hang upon the line,
The little ones by yours and mine,
And in the firelight flickering here
It almost seems small hands appear.
II, little feet that passed unshod
Up the long way that leads to God,
Your empty stocking of pink wool
My restless hands have crowded full
I could not let the night go by;
Tomorrow, husband, you and I
The useless, idle gifts will take
Somewhere and giye them for her sake.
TJER little hands, they were so free
Plenty for Bennie and for me.
Almost I hear her cheery voice
As she lets Bennig take his choice
Of the small gifts and sweetmeats we
Had handed from her Christmas tree. '
TUTHERIA, our wee snow white lamb!
Hark to that knocking! Dear, I am
So wrought with longings and with fears,
It seems a child voice strikes my ears.
It is a child voice! "Let me in!"
What if the Christ Child's feet should win
An entrance! Let us swing the door;
Bid a child welcome here once more.
How fair his face, how blue his eyes!
It is the Christ Child in disguise I
"DLEASE, I am Luther, from the home.
The matron said that I should come
To wish you merry Christmastide
'And, maybe, some sweet wish beside,
i Because my mother last year hung
Candies for me green boughs among,
But this year in God's heaven she
Holds some child there upon her knee
And sings the pretty Christ Child song
She sang to me one whole hour long
In our own warm fire's light last year,
And so, you see, tonight I'm here
Because the matron said that you
Needed a merry Christmas too.'
QH, child, come here! The door shall
close!
Your mother's breast my darling knows,
And mine shall take you, child, tonight,
While down from heaven a ray of light
Falls on us both, a ray divine,
Linking your mother's love with mine.
TD GliECK GERMANS
Admit German and Austrian
Advance Threatens Cracow
Army's Lines
LINE OF DEFENSE 20
MILES FROM WARSAW
Claim to Have Captured 96
Austrian Officers and
7,100 Men
retrograd, Dec. 4. Runnian troops
were being rushed today to the line
extending from Kielce to Radom, as "
well as to tho southward in nn effort
to checlt the tierninn advance whien
forced n Hlav retirement from tho
Cracow district Wednesday.
The war office admitted that (lei-man
and Austrian military movements in I ho
Pietrnkow region threatened tho t'ra
cow army's line of communications and
compelled its withdrawal.
It was Maid the Teutonic, advance was
directed against the main railroad run
ning southwest from Ivangorod to
Miechow. -
The consequent redlsposition of forces
was described as having brought thi
Russians' main defense to within 21)
miles of Warsaw and straightened their
front, to the southward so that it pre
senled today an unbroken lino lilO
miles long.
(ieriunn attempts to force a crossing
of the llzura nnd Unwa rivors were do
clured to huvo been frustrated bv tho
deadly fire from tho Hlav artillery.
which constantly 'swept tho hanks of
the two streams wliorever Teuton oper
ations worn attempted,
According to the war office, fighting
was In progress on both bnnks of the
I'illea.
The Russians were said to be ad
vancing in the Opoc.uo and Tomaszow
regions.
In (Inlicin, the enpturo was claimed
of lit! Austrian officers and 5,000 men,
Operations by the .Slavs continued south
of the Vistula, It was stated.
The official statement added that Mi
officers ami 1..100 more Austrians fell
Into the Russians' hands in the Car
pathians December "'!.
ENGLAND IS AFTER
NORTHWEST LUMBER
T,.,n Wnsh . Dee. 24. Cut. off
from their normal source of supply by
ii... ,.i,,.;,r of the Baltic sea and (ler-
niun ports, Knglish lumber buyers, nnd
especinlly the railrniuls, ar turning to
the United Stales for their supply of
lumber, nnd one of the immediato re
sults is the call for bids by (I. Y. Nenmo
& Co., of London, through A. n. rem
kelh, their resident agent, for 20,011(1,-
r,.,.i i,f lies. Nenine li Co, are nnn
of the liugest purchasers and Import
ers of lumber III the mien rwnguoin.
The specifications allow either Doug
las fir or Southern (line, which will
necciisitule the manufacturers of thu
Northwest competing for the order
with the mills of the (lulf of Mexico
ilistrict. , m t,
u... I nl li,. i- linie Inuiiir es for r.ng-
lish buyers lire suid to be out, nnd in
dications point to a revival or tne lum
ber business of Ihe Northwest.
js ewcs"f"",s
The Weather
(Da t tools. '
i use
)
Oregon: (leiier
ully full' tonight
is ii I Friday; not
linn h change In
temperature; east
eilv winds.
SAYS STORY OF LOSS
IS EXAGGERATED
Vlemiii. via Ilerlin and London, Dee.
24. Foiniiil announcements of tho al
ready unofficially liunwn fact that
Archduke l-lugeiie, Kinperor Frnneis
Joseph's cousin, had succeeded (Ieneral
I'ntlorck III eoiumnnd of the Austrian
forces, recently driven fnsn Hervia,
wns issued here tmlny.
"After successful fighting." said
the statement, "the Austrian nine
lunnder decided, on account of the Im
mense difficulties he wns encountering,
to withdraw from Hervia.
"Our troops were neither broken
nor beaten, They are rmidy fur fur
ther fighting, but nntiiinlly their with-
ilrnwnl meant serious lo-srs of men nnd
I material.
"Hcrvluu reports it our loncs were
grea1 ly exaggerated, "
Inferring to the lunipalgii ngiiinsl
I the iiii'isiuns, today's official Austriiiii
i statement ssld:
; "Our operiilloiiH In Ihe Carpathians
'are taking their normal course. Wed
1 nesd iy we took IKMI prisoners ti ml press
ed forward in a northeasterly direction.
'Towards the Ludkow pssses our at
tacks gained some gnaniil for us.
I "stubborn lighting Is III progress
, neiir Krosnn, daslo and Tiu how, In
western (Inlicin, and along tho lower
j Donujoe river.
. "On Ihe Nldn, Itawn and lUurn rlv
' ers lighting emit limes,
j "fresh battles are occulting along
! the whole fiont."
T
Japanese Parliament Refused
to Stand for Proposed
Army Increase
T..LI.I lice "I The Okuin cabinet
wns dcleiiled III parliament today III lis
ellurt 10 puss IIIII llierei.'.inK i""
ipiiririiil'iiil lor military purposes as a
I necessary preliminary to Its program
for inlilllioiis to the army.
' As a coaseipieiice of this reverse,
,i i.miluincil Ihe administration
would dissolve parliament, trusting to
carry lis point nt a popular election.
There has been vigorous opKixilioii
among the lawmakers to the proposed
army Inerease on the ground that tho
.iir could not endure the added
rin-iiii iul harden and iecially in view
of Ihe four that the cabinet planned
lo cnd troops to humpc.
MAY HAVE A HCRAP."
Washington, Dee. 2:1. A detucliment
of Villlslas ("liny wns inrenteinug
Agun I'rleta, Mexico, Bccordlnn to ad
vices n-colvoil this ufternoon by thu
war department from Uoneral Pliss at
Ntico.