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Newspaper Page TextToday's News Printed Today Leased JVo j Dispatche THIRTY-SEVENTH Yl JL SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS "pntS ALLIES HAVE IDE GAIN OF TWO MILES ON BELGIUM FRONT After Shelling the Trenches Fierce Charge Forced Ger mans to Give Way FIGHTING SAID TO BE FIERCE AND BLOODY Claim They Have Retaken Trenches Taken from Them by the Germans Paris, Bee. 29. More than n two mile gain by the allies in Rclgiuin wni claimed ill the war office statement si sued here today. Their most important progress, il wns said, was in the vicinity of Nieu port, where it wns related that the Frnm-o-Anglo-Relgiiin fences charged. tiie wcrmun lines urrer the rrencli ar- tillerv had shelled them, and drove the , Teutons beyond Saint Georges. The! losses on both sides were reported as very heavy. The Germans, continue; the state ment, had been shelling the allies' ......lw.., i... 1...,. n T.... and Amiens, the villages of F.srlielie, I f' ,lu A""0,v Fri,l"'V aiit Stuurin, Quesnoy and Bonchir, which , 1 he lr0" v,m wl'"'h ,s now UC'"K """" were under fire for 21 hours, having 1 fnetured in great quantities by the been badly damaged. local foundry will be presented for The opinion was expressed that this' h'nvery. The word of the soldier will Immbnrdinent wns preliminary to on-1 he sufficient proof for his bravery and other German attempt at a 'drive to " further .evidence will be required, tha westward in the Rove-Amiens re p1"'11 tiiotn1f r of the company that " entdrs the contest will tell or the b . . . I u,...i i i.:..k i, ; . .... West of Apremeut, it ws stated, the allies hnd retaken the trenches from the Germans recently drove 1 wliieli jt. rfu. -.111.1 ! .1 i. x..e,n. i nc nu.ru .urccs ,-re ro ; .....,. , ..- ""."..-.... to regain this position, and the fight- me was dcrlnrea to nave been prolong- " anil 1)100(1. Allies Checked Twice. o.en coiupetition. The officers, on ae- The French artillery began the en- '-''omit of t"'ir vl, experience aro bnr gngement, shelling the kaiser's lines 1 r,'l tram competition for this prize, mercilessly. Then the allies churned. I 7 he" "'ere will be target matches, ,av to be checked bv the Germans' I deadly shrnpnel fire. After this had happened twice, the allied troop, resorted to the slowe lu t safer me hod of advancing Rr, dually digging themselves as they went, until ; within touch of the German front, ; when they poured a murderous hail of grenades and bombs into the enemy s trenches, killing hundreds. i So henvy were their losses that the i n11(1 tnB rilH1,t ti,nt ),,, throws them Germans finally gave way and retired. ! fr aH l0 cnn to hunt further for Kubstantiul French gains were claim-1 ,; own, ed nlso in upper Alsace, where it wns turkey dinner will follow the exer- cises and the evening will be closed (Continued on Page Six.) with a grnnil military ball. The Situation in Mexico As Outlined N'.'W York ,Dec. !. "Villa is sur- rounded by the military elemeuts who supported llnerta," anil "his triumph would be equivalent to a triumph f the ci.'iitiflcos.'1 Venustiano l'nrrniin. "I shall struggle without rest until T see the peace of Mexico realized nml t'.ie principles of the revolution estal) lisheil. r rancisco Villa. Tho almve are cxtrnrts from state' ineiits from the first chief of the Mex ican constitutionalists and his firmer adherent to the I'nited Press. These statements were sent in response to a the insurrection of tteiierul Villa, 1 prm request that the American people bejpose to dictate them now nnd soon to told exactly what the two rivals sought publish my political! program. For this to obtain for revolution-torn Mcxivo. I purpose 1 hope that the countiy will They nre as folliiws: sunn be convinced that a triumph by By Venustiano Carrauza. I Villa wnild be equivalent to a triumph T desire that the American people ' of the cientificos, supported by the fed should know the present situntiou in eral army commanded by General An Mexico. According to the agreement . geles. The Mexican people will then of tluaduloiipe, 1 um to continue in turn their sentiment toward tiie real chnrM! of the Mexican government nn-1 revolutionaries, and I hope that the til constitutional order is re established. bona fide npatistas will quickly nbaV lu September 1 culled together the mili-dou Villa. During the present struggle tit ry chiefs to approve a program of. It is more than ever necessity that reforms needed bv the couutrv. Mow- eier. Villa, bv pressure, succeeded having the convention in Ag:m Cal- ientes name Eulalio Gutierrez for presi- dent. The majority of the military chiefs ignored Gutierrez rraifirni,ii)g tne for tho office of first chief. 1 consider Gutierre, only a tool of: General Villa. Villa Is surrounded by xne military r rainu r. .o "IT- lluerla an, also by clent, icos and aaents of the foreign enoitnlists Inter- ested In preserving the plutocrntle re gime. Ziipatu united himself with the remainder of the lluertista army and continued tne rebellion in thl soiiin. W.th the Villa and Zapata nrm.ee ore to a great extent composed of t lie rem- onuts of the lluerta army ahd represent a reactionary movement. The military cnieis gronpen arounu 11m reiiresent tendencies nurelr revolu tionniv and radical. The tireserl strug gle ' a continuation erf the fight on Il'ierta. The movement of which 1 WOMAN ON THE BENCH. Loa Angeles, Cal., Dec. 29 The first woman jurist on tiie Pacific coast Mrs. Georgia P.ullock will continue to pass judgment on women offenders in the Los Angeles police court as the result of her first da 's experiences on the bench. Ob servers, including Police Judge Thomas White, for whom she sal, sealed the experiment with their approval. Miss Alary Saunders, accused of a technical violation of the liquor ordinance, was the first defendant to face Mrs. Hullock. She tearfully pleaded guilty and received, in addition to a whole some lecture, a 90-day suspended sentence. 3$C 5C 9C c Sj( s( 5(( 3C 3fC 3(C SjC E There Will Be Rivalry for the Iron Cross and Emulation cf Var Correspondents Although the U. 8. Army may be be hind the Kuropean nations in the mat ,Pr of mili,ur.v equipment its standing """' of eiti'.en soldiers will have the same opportunity to win medals and even the world lumous "lion t ross" will be bestowed at lh mutual high jinlis of Company M of this city to be . , . J ,i V i " t V'? ."'TV1, f'.'"' will b awarded tio "iron Crow.' Allot,, .,,, ,,, ,,,.,,,,, hv ,W rnilk aillj fii,, iH , ..r,i..B Medal.' T,,is ia n i.nutiflll creation of leather Mv ,, ilt wnU,h wiM be iv(1 t0 liirnt 1 in r In thn comimnv in l lll. rov""1' rnees in which the man dressing and shouldering his musket J!"1, I"?.', V11' wi" the, "": , b , d , n,, Bhllf n,,rt ,, iu tt ,lllrr,.. A mp tlni(1(1 tl,p bllr. ,,,,, on(1 (.tting l.is shoes on rirBt wiB. Sometimes a man gets hold of 1 1)0. wronB pnir of shoes and gets ,,1m on imf0re he notices his mistake by the Leaders the head being entirely revolutionary und there being concentrated in some cities a large number of conservative elements opposed to revolution, 1 pre fer in certnin cases to abandon these Imitilo cities to tho forcos of Villistas 1 i.patlstns, in order thn 1 1 lie true tendencies nnd tiie differences letwcen the ono and tho other movement may be kuo'vu. lu other cases cvacur.tiou is rqiiired for strategic reasons. .Not succeeding in dictating tne re j furins Mexico requires, on account of there should be absolutely uiicomprom luising policy tnwsrd the conservative element, which has not been sufficient ly chastised to obtain complete pneifi cntlon of the country, Kcgnrdiug the relntious between Mex Ico nnd the I'nited States, I shall show by deeds and not by mere word, thai t am nnim.,d by sentiments of cor v.mm.r u , ., eminent of the I n. ed States and hat t desire to nvoid nil eause for conflict, ! giving nil possible protection to such foreign Interests as have be mi justly acquired. . By uenerat rrancisco vina. 1 tnte to you In the most itciimte nnd categorical manner that I support, tnwK i,or (0 the floor. The blow bad anil shall support, with all the foroesno ,,no,Pr (Hpn than flic crsred man 1 or which I n.ny dispose, the govern mcni esianiisneu iiy ine convenuon 01 - 1 Annas Cnlientes and that I slnll Strug Ule without rest until I shall see the 1 pence of Mexico rcali.ed nnd the prin amjciples of tne revolution csUiblinied. ENGLAND IS TOLD SHE IST RESPECT NEUTRAL'S RIGHTS Must Stop Interference with Legitimate Foreign Trade of This Country NOTE IS ULTIMA1TJM TO FRENCH AS WELL Specific Cases of Seizures and Detentions Set Out and Protest Voiced Wu.'hington, Pec. 29. Ameiica in tends, after the present Kuropean war is over, to liii'd Kuglnnd to a strict monetary account fur violation of the rights of American shipping. This was made plain today by President Wilson in discussing the dispatch sent lo Kug hind by the I'nited States government insisting on au enrly improvement in the treat ment of American commerce by the llritish fleet. Financial restitution, the president declared, will be demanded. The note sent to England, he said, curried uo threat. It insisted merely tint l.ng land apply the same rules that Kng hind has heretofore iusisted on in time:, of war when her own trade wn- affected. President Wilson explained that the note summarized comparatively a series of complaints, though each individual case nas been the suojeet of a concrete protest. These prutots, he said, will tin in the basis for demands to' dam ages after the war. It was evidi lit from the president's explanation that wherever one govern ment wrongs the maritime rignts of a neutral nation the offending nation eventually must pay for trausgi-es.-dons. From his statement it was infencd that the I'nited Stutes intends tn c.sii mil lions ot dollars' repuratinn. America 't position, the president said, was :.ot de I in tal.lt. He asserted that I'liglnuri herself took a similar position i i formei wins. Expect Prompt Roiuonso. Washington, llec. Lit. A prompt and generous response was expoetod by I'resiilent Wilson anil his ndvisers ti the note dispnrcheil to Kngland yester day by the I'nited States government insisting on 11 n early improvement in the treatment of American commerce by the llritish fleet. Althuii-'h tin' document continued the st roil t'ft rep resentation on the subject yet mndi by the I'nited States to any o'f the Eu ropean belligereuts, high government officials professed today to believe that there was no serious danger of h breach us a result of the note. The nn'e was cnbled yesterday to Ambassador Page and he will present it to Sir l-;dwar. Grey, Hritish foreign secretary, probably today. Specific cases of detentions and seizures of car goes were set forth nnd un emphatic protest voiced. It nave warning that much feeling had been aroused in this country nnd that public criticism wns general over the "unwarranted inter ference with the legitimate foreign trade of the I nited States." Mtuvt Both Be Good. A high, government official here point, d out today that England was most nnxious to secure the moral sup port and friendship of the American people ami that the llritish government would Ink? steps to prevent- timber In- triiignnents. lie asserted thut tho no got ill! ions wcfild cover n coiisidernblc period of time and nlso predicted the nritisn lorelgn secreti.rv would consider the note at length before rer. lying. Ai nance lias adopted ura'ticallv the sr.ine decrees on contraband as has I'.iiLlnnd, the note wan virtually i state ment intended for all the members of the triple entente. The document end ed by pointing hi that complaints on every side and public criticism in the I nited states holds the Hritish policy as directly responsible for the depres sion in many American Industries, a situation the seriousness of which must be apparent to Great llrltaiii. INSANE A MOMENT KILLS HIS WIFE ,V, "ufS,. ,Z . ' f.t.1 In tJZ (j pm(.rK(,rv hospital, Murmo, !; ,,-,, ,,' ,,,, ,.., ,1,..,. ,... , from t,)(, ,,,.. hiiHul. . wh,r(, h( ,iai, ,l(,ln luii,llr (,orv,lliuD for Insanity. While Mrs. Marniol was preparing bieakfust this moruing, Mar t) ,H.,i,M1v hatchet and - , n.niup,! his sanity as suddenly as he hint lost it. - .li.nh fu,1i i.l n iwduhbor. saw Nfnr nlui Hirlkc Mrs. Marniol. Mnrmol ner - niiltrl Madrid to detain him until the police arrived. . THIS 8TOET IS GAUZY. Buffalo, X. Y, I)e.t. 29. Can adian militiamen who yester.lay shot and killed Walter Smith and seriously wounded Charles Dorsch, Americans today told American Consul J. B. Curtisa that t'uey were merely trying to frighten the two men and did not intend to kill them. Smith und Dorsch wero shot near Fort Erie after they had been warn ed to stop sheeting ducks in Canadian waters, the duck sea son in Canada having closed on December 15, Smith and Dorsch ignored the warning. A written explanation of the affair was forwarded by Cur tiss to Secretary of State Bryan today. Canadian officials also forwarded a seuled report of the shroting to General Samuel Hughes, head of the Canadian militia. Smith's funeral will be held tomorrow. Dorch, it was said, will recover. British Say Everything Is At a Standstill While French Claim Gains Berlin, bv wireless to London, Dec 29. British French nnd German ac counts of developments in northern France and Belgium wero at bucIi vari ance today as to be almost funny. The Ifyilish version was that oper ations were nt a standstill owing to the frightful weather conditions. The French told of a two mile ad vance la the Nieuport region and of the recapture by the Gallic forces, after a bloody fight, of certain trenches near Apremonte, which the Germans had recently, wrested r from the French troops. These stories reached here Indirectly thrnuuh Enulish sources. What really happened, said the war office statement issued this afternoon, Wns this: The Germans gained somewhat In the Nieuport district, south and east of Ypres and northwest of St. Mouthold, determined French attacks being re milsed nnd about 200 Frenchmen cap tureJ. lu the Brnlee forest, west of Apre- mont the German forces captured a troneh in which wero three French machine guns. A French attack in the Sennlieim dis trict wns repulsed. In the enstern war zone, it wns stated, the situation wns unchanged. ONTEST OVER THE TURNER MAYORSHIP Charging fraud In the city election . . ... . n. Al A T:....l.. recently Hem in lurncr, m. . e.m.t, us n taxnaver and voter, has filed a suit contesting the election of 0. F. Hooth as mayor ot tne city or lurncr. The complaint contests Booth's elec tion on two points, alleged fraud in the election board, and that he cannot hold office as he hits no property with in Um eilv of Turner. If, It. Crawford wns we opponent- 01 n. V. Mouth in the last city election - 1 . . . . III Turner and, according to the elec tion board's report, Mr. Hooth was lee ted by n vote of 72 to 10. 1 nis re i.orr . wi.s returned erroniousiv, wrongfully, illegally and Incorrectly l.u- lild.res und clerks of the elec tion," nccording to the complaint of Mr. Nicely. He further charges tnai ciun uoics which were for Mr. Craw- fur. I wore counted for Mr. Hooth nnd that Mr. Crawford should have been elected bv a majority of three or more The petition prnvs thut Mr. Crawford may be held to be the legally elected mayor of the city of Turner. SEATTLE BUN BETS. Senttln. Wash., Dec. 2!). The Seattle Sun, In Its noon edition today, announced its retire ment, Today's Issue wns the last. The Sun has been in the hands of n receiver for it week. It was established ia February, l(l:i. nut there are times when it is better to leap before looking. The Weather Oregon: linin tonight nud Wed nesday, Increas ing southeasterly winds. TODAY'S WAR NEWS FROM ALL POINTS IN THEFI1I1ES Happenings Gathered From the Reports From All the Nations Capitals ON OLLA PODRIDA OR NEWSPAPER MULLIGAN With a Little of Everything to Please All Classes of Journal Readers The London foreign office said to day that the most careful considera tion would be given to the Washington administration's complaints concerning the treatment of American shipping by the British fleet. Indications were flint fair promises would be made and legitimate damage claims paid, but that no change of pot lev was likely. Stories of war developments varied according" to their sources. The French claimed a two-mile gain by tho allies ia the Nieuport, Belgium, region; the tiormuis said that in tins some region and elsewhere in the north of the war zone they had gained. The English version was that in this identical district operations were prac tically tied up by bad weather. West of Apremont, the French told of capturing a line of German trenches the Germans said they had captured tins same line from the French. The French declared General Vau was advancing in Alsace and had in vested Steinbnoh; the Germans that the French were making no progress in Alsace. .. The Germans announced they had gained in Hussinn Poland only a lit tle, the weather was so bad nnd that important pro-German developments were imminent in the campaign against Warsaw. The Kussians related thnt Warsaw was no longer in danger, that their forces were engaged in an offensive which the Germans were powerless to check and that the Austro-Germnn right wing wns imperilled. Austrian reports spoke of hard fight ing in Unlicia, without important changes, and of renewed skirmishing on the Austro-Servian frontier. Lord Northcliffc, the great Knglish editor, gave an Interview to the United 1'ress, in which ho said, substantially That the Germans really wero beaten already, That thev might continue fighting for years, however. Thut he thought England would fi mill y have to resort to conscription. And thnt the British would never mnke pence until German militarism wns effectually crushed. It was believed the British nnvy wns ubout to strike. BOARD DISCUSSES NEW SCHOOL AND SITE Aside front discussing and accepting the report of the school cciisub of the Salem district for the year 1014 as pub lished in the Journal of yesterday, the principal part ot last evening s nd jniirued meeting of the board of school directors was devoted to an informal discussion of tho plans nnd specif lea tious of the propoed new school build ing for South Salem, the employment of an architect to draft the plans and supervise the const ruction of the build ing, and the further considernt ion of the details Involved in thn deal for the purchase of the site for tho building, There are still some mutters regard ing the title to some of the parcels of property embraced In the tract over which the board Is not entirely satis fied and this matter will probably be In shape for closing up tho deal at the next meeting. Thf matter of deciding upon plnns an, I specifications for the new building was made a speclnl order of business nt the regular meeting of the board, next Monday evening. There are numerous applications on file for the job ns architect for the new build ing Including the two local firms and two of Portland, hut the bonrd has not given this question mature considera tion as yet. HER LE08 OUT OFF. Pendleton, Ore., Dec. 211. While at tempting to crawl under a freight train in the ynnls nt Echo, near here today, Mrs. I..' B. Ashbiiiigh wns so badly In jured that she died un hour after be inff brought to a Fendleton hospital. Both of her legs were severed wnen the train sturted. THE ARMY BILL. Washington, Dec. 211. The army ap propriution bill, carrying nn aggregate of ll4,12l,mill, wns introduced in the house this afternoon. As it now stands, the bill provides :i0(),(100 for the pur chase of scroplunca and triOWIO for armored motors. WOMAN AUTO BANDIT. STREET CAR UNE TO Great Crowds Line Streets as First Car to Expositon Grounds Passes Sua Francisco, Dec, 29. The Stock, ton stroot municipal street railway Hue the shortest car route to the Panama- Pacific Exposition grounds from the downtown district, wns formally opened here shortly aftor noon today under the auspices of the Downtown Merchants association. Cars aro now running over the line under a three tninuto schedule. Addresses wore nindo nt the soitih portal of the Stockton street tunnel by Mayor Rolph and Iloraco II. Alloa, president of the Downtown Merchants association. Tho first trip over the road wiib started at 12.!I0 o'clock this afternoon. Tho first car carried city officials and downtown and prominent chineso merchants. The immense crowd which lined tho stroot choercd as the first ear got nnikr way. , . With tho exception of the building of the Church street lino which has been held up by wrangles, the completion of the Stockton street lino fulfills City Engineers O'ShaugUnessy 's promise to complete tho municipal railway before the opening ot tne exposition, it re quired three years to build the vleary street lino, at a cost of 1,2.'0,000. All the other municipal linos have been built within l(i months lit a cost of 3,000,000. POST OFFICE SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL GAINS An increase of .'1I0 ia the post office receipts for the 10 davs prior to Christ mas day, in 1 4, over the some period or Inst year or at the rate of W4 per day, certainly does not look very much like "hard times" for Salem and tho sur rounding country. Tho figures which wore compiled for Postmaster llnclie stein bv the first assistant, John Far rar, for the 10 days prior to December 2.1 11114, show that tho total receipts or cancellations of postage stamps in tho office amounted to :l,fi 1 S..I0. ns enmpnrcd to :i,2T7.ll for tho same period last year, or an increase, to be exact, of iXIH.2fl. No attempt was made to segregato the quantify of pack ages handled by lite local post office during the holiday rush, as this would entail a great amount, of extra work, but under the tlecrcttsed rate of postage under fhn parcel post system over Inst year, the increased receipts would show a tremendous increase in the volume of business transacted if Indicated In pounds nnd numbers of packages. Usually tho neighbors think the sad look on u married woman's face Is due to the actiii'is of her husband. "WORLD AT4WAR" ATLAS 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 been giving 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 ot 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 rcaay-reierence li brary for students of the great war. It is a book whjch 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. ' 1 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 pay a year's sub scription ($3.00), either back subscription or in advance, will also De enutieu to receive an anas wiiuuui t-Air charge. This is the most liberal offer the Capital Journal haa jvermade. 1 :.nTl VARSAW NO LONGER nil IS Admit Germans and Austrians Are Making Most Stub born Defence BUT INSIST THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THEM Germans Intimate There Is a Trap to Be Sprung Soon On the Russians Pctrograd, Dec. 29. Warsaw ia no longer menaced, the war office unquali fiedly announced here today. Tho Germans wero said to have at tempted at many places along the long battle front in Poland to check the Russians, but everywhere, it was do ctored, they had failed. That tho German Bad Austrian forces were putting up a stubborn de fense was acknowledged. Their right wing, however, it was stated, was la danger of being crushed by a flanking attack delivered by the czar's Crncow army. Tho Austrians, in co operation with German maneuvering farther to the northward, wero said to have attempt ed a flanking movement of their own north of 1 11 mow, hut the Kusmnn air men reported to tho Slav commander what, wus 011 foot and a body of 100, 000 Russians, attacking the enemy, di vided his forces. The German Version. Berlin, via The Hague, J. 29. German gains in Russian Poland worn ' claimed in the war office's report is sued hero today but it was admitted they were small ones. Thia was attri buted to weather conditions, which it wns said were most unfavorable for military operations and rendered rny- id progress impossible. It wns intimated, however, thnt an other important movement wus immi nent in the eastern war zone. Just what was being planned the statement naturally did not say, but the impres sion wus given that some sort of a trnp was about to bo sprung and the gen eral surmise wns that the result would be important in connection with the Teuton attempt to take Warsaw. The gains referred to wore said to have been mnde nt various points ou tho lower Vistula, between tho upper Vistula and the Pilica and southeast of Skierniewicz. Tho sitnntion In the weHt, said the statement, wns unchanged. Here, ton, tho weather was blamed for the Germuns' fuiluro to progress, recent warm days, it was explained, hnving converted the fighting area in to a vast, practically impnssuuio Bog. Despite theso conditions, the rrenca were reported to have made nttneks on the German lines in the vicinity of Ar ras and also near Verdun, and to hav been repulsed in both these fields with enormous losses, In Alsace, it wns stated that tho Gal lic, forces had likewise continued their efforts to advnnco on Mulhuuwn, but without success. Klumiith Fulls Herald: The poster ing is finished, the heating plant is in stalled, the painter Is getting in his liclis und carpenters ure busy hanging; doors, placing fixtures, etc In short, the new city hall Is just about finished. MENACED SAYS RUSSIAN REPORT