Full Leased Wire Dis tches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-S ENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS S?a5itoo3K J BRITISH ilRSHIP RAID IS BU OF TANGIBLE RESULT Dropped a Few Bombs and Got Away with Loss of Only Half the Airships AIRSHIPS USELESS EXCEPT FOR SCOUTING Fact that British Warships Passed Through Mines Safely Is Significant By J. W. T. Mason (l''nruior Loudon correspondent for the i niton rruas.) New York. Don. 28. Grout Itrilniii 'h aerial .attack on the German niivnl base f (uxhnvon creates a paradox. Tho itish should be satisfied with the raid's result because it seems til hnve been nttended by no serious damage to the enemy. If t lie aerial raiders liud succeeded in inflicting heavy losses upon tlie (lerniuns tliey would simply have demonstrated Kngland'a own in security. As it is, one more proof lias lieeu furnished of the fact that offensive air luetica need cause no present uneasi ness among the people of the Hrltish isles. The British navy so heavily out classes tlermany's that there is "no rea son why much anxiety should lie felt concerning the possibility of an in vasion by water. Of an attack on Eng lish soil by a big fjeet of hostile air ships there has long been considerable tear, however. This is why, by showing Mint sucu tears are groundless, the. in efiVctiviHiess of thsir nwu--iid on the Gorman coast should be a source of sat isfaction to the English. Conditions Favorable. The conditions under which the Cux- haven Point was undertaken were ideal for the working of most tremendous do Mruetion had such a tiling been possi bio for the airmen. The aviator wore ferried across the North sen by warships and apparently Mia not use tneir niacUiues until they wvro very close to the Herman coast. Thus they were quite fresh for their bomb throwing enterprise, having un dergone none of the nervous strain which would hnve been Incidental to a loan flight and suffered none of the benumbing effects of the present win ter temperature. Nevertheless, they appear to have done no damage of any consequence and ui'e of their own number was lost. The inevitable deduction from this lu lus out nil previous airship lessons of the war thus far: That aviation has not yet. reached a stage of development which it must achieve before it can figure on an im portant scale from an offensive stand point. The British light cruisers' success in venturing Into German waters and re turning unharmed is a tribute to the skill and daring of English seanieil. It was supposed that the North ea was heavily mined In Heligoland's vicinity. Yet the British vessels not only ventured within the dangerous urea but remained within it for Rome time, conducting the rapid maneuvers incidental to their errand. Gormons reared Trap, The inference is that the German e-pinnnge system Is not (lie only one to hive reached a high degree of ef ficiency, since the llritish admiralty must have been provided with accurate, charts of the (lernian mine field to have permitted the making of the raid in sn fetv. The kaiser's warships did not emerge from their fortified harbors to engage: the visitors fniling in this respect to make the effort to force n right, such ns the British at least snuiiht when the Hermans bombarded Hartlepool, Scar borough and Whitby. Distend, the Teutons contented themselves with futile submarine and aerial attacks. Their reluctance to send their surface sbipi against the enemy was probably due to the fear that a trap had been Inid for them. Another lul.ii whl, h the ra!d prcves is that the British spirit Is fully as h ih ns the one win I; inspired the Ger minis in their Ut'U 'lt on I hi English east roast, Berlin naturally emphasize (lie fact Hint Uttln damage was done by the hos tile airmen. Nevertheless, light British warships were able to make a temporary base of Heligoland waten for an air raid on the German fleet. This Is in principle, a "rlnui Mat ter. It proves that two can play Ihe aerial game and that (I rent Britain has menus of retaliation if air fighting should develop an offensive efficiency In (he near future. TROUBLE IN CHINA. Tokio, Dec. 21. Many arrests are lieing made In IVkln, according to ad vices received here today from the -Chinese capital in connection with nn alleged plot to upset President Yuan Shi Kara government and re establish the . monarchy on a constitutional linsis. TAKES LOOK AT JOB Plimpton Will Be Retained As Secretary Pending Action by Legislature When the new state printing law, en- ncted by the legislature ot iw.i, goes into effect it will dissolve the present state printing board and place the su pervision of the printing plant under the state board of control and, if a new law is to be enacted at the coming session of the legislature, an effort will be made to place the jurisdiction over the plant back where it is in order to preserve the harmoay and working sys tem that now prevails and the distinc tion which now exists between the board of control and the printing board. Some question has been raised ns to the nuthority of the bourd in retaining Mr. Plimpton ns secretary, there being no provision for such position made in the law which takes effect on the first of the year, but, inasmuch ns it will be necessary fur someone to be on hand who is experienced in the operution of the business end of the printing plant (luring the session and some remedial legislation is expected to lie enacted during the coming session, it was con sidered a matter of good business judg ment nnu economy to retain the serv ices of Xfr. Plimpton in his present ca pacity. , Artheur Lawrence, who was appoint ed state printer by the state- printing board, at a special meeting Saturday afternoon, came up to Salem this morn ing to consult with the members of the board and get a little advance insight into the duties which will devolve up on him after the first of the year. Be ing n practical printer of several years active experience, there will be noth ing new for him to learn concerning the mechanical end of the plant over which he will have supervision, but ho will endeavor to get in touch with whnt will lie expected of him during the heavy run 01 the legislative session. Crisis Approaching in Poland and Fierce Fighting in Western War Zone The European war raged most fierce ly in Russian-Poland today. The. Gorman army under Marshal Von Ilindenburg which sought, to reach Warsaw by advancing due east, was at a standstill. The kaiser's troops from the north, however, led by General Francois, were seriously threatening the Slavs' right flank. A crisis in this eastern campaign seemed near. In the west a hot fight was on be tween French nnd Oermans in the Vosges. The allies claimed gains in Belgium. The (lermans declared thev hail everywhere held their own or a little better in the western war zone The Austrlnns admitted a slight re treat before the Russians in the Car pathian and that Servians nnd Monte negrins still bold footholds in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia, The Turks were accused of perpetrat ing n horrible mnssacre at BiiHhknra, Armenia, when the Russians approached the town The (.'nnstnntinoiile account was that Turkish warships had beaten Russians In the Black sea everywhere except in 1 instnnces wnero ine itussinns riecj, Progress was also claimed by tho Ot toman forces in Trans-Cnnscasin thnt their Black sea wareraft. had bombard ed the Turks out of Trnnstenhovoch region, Turkish War Minister Enver Pasha had taken command of the sultan's forces in Asia Minor. The I'nlted States cruiser Tennessee was taking foreign refugees from thoj Turkish port of Jntln to Alexandria. Egypt. Knglnnd wns rejoicing nt the success ful British cruiser and airship rnid on tho German naval base of Cuxhavcn, where, however pppnrently tit t lo dam age wns done. A t'anndian patrol shot an American duck hunter nnd latnny wounded nn other in dominion water nenr Fottjjc Krie, presumably because they werejjjt suspected of attempting to smuggle arms. WOUNDED BY BUKOLAES. Riverside. Cal., Dec. 21. ('. K. Wnite, cashier of the Riverside Havings bank, and V. L. Vorls, his brother lii-law, are suffering today from bullet wounds re ceived when thev pursued a burglar from the Wulte home Into last night. The burglar fired ou them when he was nhojit to be overtaken and then escaped into the ISnntn Fe railroad yaids. Both I men will recover, RUSSIANS PREDICT CRUSHING DEFEAT Say German Advance on War saw from the West Has Been Checked SLAVS ARE WINNING OVER THE AUSTRIANS Are Hard Pressed Every where and Driven Back In to Mountain Passes Pctrograd, Dec. 28. Xows of another crushing defeat of the (lermans in Po land was hourly expected here today, The kaiser's main nttack on Warsaw from the west was said to have been decisively checked. After suffering neavny in tne course of their operations along the B.ura and Rawa rivers, the Germans were reported to bo confining tneir activity mainly to a heavy artil lery tire. The war office admitted, however, that the situation in northern Poland was becoming threatening. General Francois' army was believed to have been strengthened by withdrawals from the western war zone. The Pctrograd government owned officially that the invaders had recaptured Mlawa. Bolh armies were described as using sledges for the transportation of sup plies. On the Pilica river, it was stated, hard fighting was in progress, but that the Slavs were holding their own in that quarter was asserted. la recent fighting with the Austrians the Russians were said to have g-ijp.pd decided advantages. The opinion was expressed t li nt the former were on the verge of a heavy defeat everywhere. Not only were they declared to be hard pressed in the Nida and Donaiec valleys but they were reported to have been driven from .laslow toward Sanok and to have been repelled into the Carpathian mountain passes. Another Russian invasion of Hungary was expected. In the past few days fighting the Slavs were said to have takea more t li nil M.UIM) prisoners. The czar wns at CI rand Duke Nich olas' headquarters. As Austrians Tell It, Vienna, via Berlin and London, Dec. 28. The fullest statement the Vicuna war office has yet issued concerning conditions in Austria-Hungary was given to the public here today. It wns hopeful in tone but did not seek to conceal that there were places where the enemy had gained and held ground agiiiust tiie Hnpsburg forces. "The situation in the Carpathians," it nnnouuceil, "is unchanged. Our troops have been compelled to withdraw a little before Russian attacks between Rymanow and tlio Tuchow, in the Oalicinii mountain. "Slav attacks nlong the lower Dona joe and the lower Nlda livers have failed, however. "Battles in the neighborhood of Tomnsnw nre still in progress. "Our territories in me Balkans, with the exception of certain unimportant regions on the frontiers of the provinces of Bosnia nud Herzegovina ana in southern Dnlinntin nre. clear of in vaders. "The nnrrow strip of land known as Snizzn Hudun is occupied by Monte negrin forces but they Have held if since the bouinniniz of the war. "Montcticoriu attacks on Cattnro havo failed completely. The French nnvnl bombardment of the same port has failed also. The harbor is securely In our hands. "There, are certain Montenegrin divisions in Herzegovina ami some Servians In Bosnia and northern Herzf ffnvlnn between Fotche and Vishogrnd These were not ciisiougcd even miring our offensive in scrvui. HIS TRIAL SET. Sail Francisco, Dec. 28. The trial of Joseph I.ococo, Itiilinn laborer, for tne murder of George Gray, wealthy tractor, was set tulay lor Junuary 20. TURKISH ATROCITIES. Petrogvnd, Dec 2S. That the Turkish militnry commander at Bushkaia, Armenia, ordered a massacre of the town's civilian population when the Russians approached wns charged uy fugitives from the scene of the alleged slaughter today. liven aged men, women and children, it wns asserted, were butchered, ami it was said the hitues of Christians were luvad- ed even where nnd louted, while their occupants were thrown through the windows Into the streets. According to advices received here, onlv M men escaped. OF KAISER S FORCES State Printing Board Compromises-Plimpton Re mains Secretary At a meeting called for the purpose at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon the state printing bonrd appointed Arthur Lawrence, of Portland, stato printer to succeed R. A. Harris whose term ex pires on the first of January at which time the new law enacted by the lcigs lative assembly of 1913 goes into effect. The new law provides a salary of $1,800 per year for the state printer, whereas, under the law at present in force his salary is $4,000 per year. This action on the part of the state printing board was brought about by the protest of the printers' fraternity against the temporary appointment of V. M. Plimpton present secretary of the board, to serve through the coming session of the legislature on the ground of his inability to qualify under the terms of the constitution, but Mr. Plimpton will continue to net as secre tary of the board until the legislature disposes of the state printing plnnt, question and provides a workable law for its regulation. Tho selection of Mr. Lawrence, who is a practical printer and was a mem ber of the last session of the legislature from Multnomah countv, came in the nature of a compromise. Governor West favored the retention of R. A. Harris in tho office and Secretary of State Olcott was Inclined to favor him but when it wns found that the aelec t ion of Harris was so distasteful to State Treasurer Kay nnd would promote discord among the members of the state board uudor the new administration that Secretary of State Olcott proposed Mr. Lawrence and he was elected. Mr. Lawrence is well qualified to fill the position of state printer and it is un derstood thnt all concerned aro per fectly satisfied with the settlement of the question that has been pending be fore the board for several weeks. Poverty may makci a poor mont. be a virtue, but it C'hriittmus tree or.na- Men Killed Were Shooting Ducks and Refused to Obey Petty Official's Order Buffalo, Dec. 28. From reports re ceived here this afternoon, Provincial Police Officer Thomas Delnuey culled to Smith nnd Dorse h to stop shooting ducks, explaining that the season clos ed December 15. hmitli anil Uorscli dc c.linod, the report suid, and continued to shoot. Deluney is then reported to hnve called upon n corporal nud two privates of the 41th battalion of Cana dian militia to shout the men. Several shots were fired while the two Americans tried to row to the Am erican shore. Both dropped to the bot toms of their boats, and the craft drift ed down the stream until they were stopped by fishermen. Captain Norman Fite, who is in charge of the militia detachment at Brldgeburg, declined to discuss tlm shooting. A statement of the affair has been forwarded to the state deportment ut Washington by .'nit ml Htutes Vice Con sul .1. 11. Curtis nt Fort Krie. Curtis said the matter would be handled through diplomats In Washington it nd nut through his office. ELECTION SCANDAL STIRS TERRE HAUTE Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 28. The mu nicipal affairs of this city wero de moralized today as a result of the ar rest of Edwin Holler, chief of police here, City Comptroller E. K. Tnlbott. Wesley Godfrey, three policemen and jievorul other minor nfficinls, on con spiracy charges in connection with the ,elcction here November .1. All busi 'ne" of the city wns practically at a stundstill, Tnlbott gave bonds and wns acting today as niuvor. His plans for reor ganizing tho city government wero not known. The Weather Oregon: Gener ally fair tonight and Tuesday; sou t iij-w e s t e rly winds. You bwt WW, FOR. CONDITIONS A HIE ALL DESCRIPTION Trenches Are Filled With Water and Many of Them Have Caved In SOLDIERS GUNS ARE OUT OF COMMISSION English Eye Witness- Sees Many Things Probably Through English Glasses London, Dec. 2,8. The 'terrible dif ficulties encountered by the troops in the western war zone as a result of weather conditions just befora Christ mas were vividly (lescrii)cu in an "eye witness' "'oment made public by the oiricini iniormation bureau hero. Prom December !21 to December 21 operations on both sides were greatly hampered hy cold rains, according to the statement. The trenches were so filled with water, said the story, that the men could not occupy them, and many caved in, rendering them perma nently useless. The troops too, were dcclnrcd to have had the utmost trouble in keeping their rifles serviceable, tho mud some times so completely choking the barrels that "'e only way they could be handled was as clubs. The German regiments opposed to the British forces were reported great ly reduced in strength, many of them apparently being down to a quarter tneir normal complements. Describing an encounter between a German.' a-nd a BriiLli aviator at a height of 500 feet from the ground, the statement said: "The Englishman emptied his pistol ineffectually. He was practically at his foe's mercy when suddenly he lifted a small camera and leveled it at the German. The latter had .just fired his last shot, and believing he was con fronted by a fresh pistol flew away. Thus the Briton was saved." Another story wns as follows: "A French dispatch bearer, coming unexpectedly upon a band of SO Ger mans in a trench, shouted to them to throw down their rifles and surrender, at the same time waving for imaginary companies of French troops to advance. "The Oermans, deceived surren dered." THE WARLINEUP Russia. (lermans' due-eastward drive against Warsaw nt standstill, but Russians' right wing threatened; cam paign reaching critical stage. Austria. Slight retirement admitted before Russians in ( arpathiuus; gov ernment also owns to Servians' and Montenegrins' presence on Austrian soil, France nnd Belgium. Big but lie rag ing in the Vosges; Allies claim further gains in extreme north, Germany, War office denies allies' claim of advances in western war .one; eastern situation declared unchanged. P.nglanil. Ol'fiiinh assert British raid cin ( u.xhaven wns answer to Ger man Marino Minister Von Tirpitz's threat on suhmnrine campaign against nglish merchantmen. Turkey. War .Minister F.uver Pusha taken cnmmniiil of Ottoman forces in Asia Minor; Turks claim victories over Russians ou land and sea; Moslem sol diers accused of mnssnero at Biishluitu, Asia Minor; American cruiser Tennes see takes refugees lioui Jaffa to Alex andria. THE WOMAN IN THE CASE. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 28. Search was being mado toduy lor a young wo man who, the police say, accompanied Mrs, I'll n In Murquez from her lnrne on the night thut she was murdered on Lnltren rancho, near- tho I city limits. Identification n Mm Mn.- l.no l.nn .nn, i ii i 'iiin linn iivi-ii iiiiiiii-, iu nn- entire satisfaction of the police, who believe tho young woman for wlurn they nre searching can give them vul unble information. GERMANS CHECKED. London, Dec. 'Js. Fighting in the north of Russian Poland had renched a highly Important uiul critical stnge today. The Germans' new offensive under General Francois wns threatening the Hlnvs' right flank. Advices from Pctrograd did not try to conceal the fact thnt the situation wns serious. After three days of desperate conflict on the Biiia and Rawa I I FRONT ARE BEYOND river banks Marshal Von lliu on urn- deiiburg's advance nn Warsaw directly from the west wns pre.- ticallv at a standstill, however. It was believed Von Ilindenburg was awaiting reinforcements. Is Taking Refugees Mostly British and French from the Danger Zone Washington, Dee. 28.- Captain Deck er, of the United States cruiser Ten nessee,', cabled Secretary of tho Navy Daniels today that ho waB transporting 500 refugees of different nationalities from Jaffa to Alexandria. No mention was made by Captain Decker of a ro port that an American cruiser had threatened to bombard the port of Tri poli, Syria. Captain Decker's cablegram was sent from Jaffa Inst night. It said the Tennessee wns en route to Alexandria with the refugees. The nationalities of the rofugces were not given, but they were believed to bo mostly British and French.. The mcssago said the refugees wero unable to get pasBago from Jaffa in any other way. "I ncted," suid Decker, "in accord ance with instructions from Washing ton and responded to tho appeals for transportation. All foreign consuls also requested mo to tnko nction." Captain Decker said that United States Ambassador Morgonthau at Con stantinople approved his action, nnd that the commission to remove the refu- the encounter, a French aviator mads gees was obtuincd from tho Turkish a flight across the Mulhansen region, government. I informed himself accurately concern- A repetition of the Tftmpico (Mexi- ing the positions occupied by the kai co) incident will not be permitted ini'scr's artillery and signalled the rang Turkish waters. It was learned today to the Gallic, gunners, who, it wns do that Secretary Daniels had instructed clnrcd, wero dropping shells among naval commanders in the Orient to ex-'the enemy with deadly effect, erciso the utmost discretion. They I A dispatch from Berne suid the can were informed that only the most ser- nnnnding had been heard in Switzcr- ious situation would warrant, gun fire except under orders from Washington. The navy department expected a full report today from the commander of tho United States cruiser North Caro lina, who, it was reported threatened mi iiwmuiiru iripoii. in tne meniinme officials here wero inclined to believe that if" any such threat wero made it was intended only as a bluff, POLITICAL FIGHT TO Cabinet Says Troops Will Not Be Sent to EuropeMasses Bitterly Oppose It Tokio, Dec. 28, Tho Okiima cabinet has launched a vigorous campnign in the interests of a parliament of its own political complexion as a sequel to the national election to bo hold, probably in March next, year. in nn attempt to allay anxiety con cerning the report thnt tho administra tion wants to increase tho army's size for he purpose of sonding-troops to Kn rcipe, Foreign Minister Baron Knto has announced that tho government does nnt recognize tho necessity or siu li a step, milling: "Japan iins not yet been asked by any F.uropcnn government to reinforce its allies nt the front," Tho fear that the country mny be drugged into hostilities in the Occident unqucslionnbly will havo much tn dol with shaping the political fight, how - I 'v,'rj probably will furnish tho cub- met s opponents with n strong rally - ing cry, participation by the Japanese in fiiither hostilities nt present indls- piitaldy being extremely unpopular with tne masses. "WORLD AT The Capital Journal has just received a new shipment of the "World at War" atlases. They are of a later and revised edition, compared with those we have bee'n civinir Los Angeies! away to our subscribers. Instead of 16 pages, they con nade,',to'ti,'e'lsist of 2 i ,aru highly-illustrated pages, printed on heavy . , ! enameled DOOK, 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 ceneral statis- tics in fact, the work is a complete ready-reference li J brary for students of the great war. It is a book which would ordinanly.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. All mail subscribers, old or new, who pav a vear's ruH. n,C!,l.;nfiri fti on nitu. av V "ici imvh tSUOHCnpilOH 01' in aOVanCC, will also be entitled to receive an atlas without pxtra U ,,. i uv lAUO ilejLnaige. This 18 the niOSt liberal Offer tho P.-rm'tnl .Tmixnot kn. ever made. TERRIFIC BATTLE IS ARTILLERY DUEL Battle Begins When French Aviator Signals Location of German Batteries HEAVY CANNONADING IN OTHER DISTRICTS French Claim Small Yardage, But Germans Say All At tacks Repulsed Paris, Dec. 28. A terrific battle be tween French and Germans hoe been raging for two days along the Vosgen front, it wns admitted today at mili tary headquarters here. Just beforo the engagement opened1, according to news from the scene of land Binco Iridny. Claim 600-yard Gain. Paris, Dec. 28 "The nllies' advnnc in Belgium," nnnoiinccd the war office , Htntpmnt mcA hero today, "con tinues ns far north as the sand dune uliing the North sea coast. "The Germans hnve established a. now' lino aon of VpTes. "Near Hollcbeko we havo lost a ieo tion of trenches. "In tho I.ens region, however, th French havo captured 600 yards of trenches from tho Germans. "In tho Aisno nnd Champagne dis tricts there is terriFro artillory firing. "About Rhoims and Perthes our troops have mado a little progress1 along their entire line. "The Germans nre bombarding Rnint Dicu." Ail Oermans Tell It Berlin, by wireless to London, Dee. 28. Hot, fighting in which tho Ger mans held their own was described by the war offico todny in a report deni ing with the situation in the western urea of hostilities. "The enemy," said the statement, "unsuccessfully -renewed his attack on our lines from Nieuport, supported by a warship fire which killed severul In habitants of Westende. "An attack by the allies on the ham let of Saint George also fulled. " South of Ypres wo captured a trench and took some dozens of pris- loners, "Violent ussnults on us northwest of Arras were likewise repelled. "Attacks by the French southwest of Verdun nnd west of Zeenhcim re sulted similnrly." Turning to the custom field Of op- i ..!. ,i,e communication snid nn.,. nffiv,i nn the left hank nt 1 ,il(1 Vistula is develoniiiir. On the rieht 'mn, , elsewhere the situation is nn- ,.i,nnn,t - . Ho many of us imagine thnt. we mnd j our first mistake in the selection of our parents. WAR" ATLAS !i.! . r .... VVU1UU1 11 11.3 ., filial