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Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today 0BJSMI THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1915 ap iiiiiiMwliiil PRICE TWO PFNTQ ON TEAN8 JTO KEWi . , . ' BTAHUa - HVB CENTI 10 MB COM I BHBBB aSSSPi, nrnnnnrnm nmr.r . . . fcv 1 ATk . oUuliLOdtO Id nr i n rn s m .r a iw uirec- , H n a RKWists w.j i r p i i nr mnro Commissioner Ferguson Says Do Away Wiih One of County Officials SAYS WORK COULD BE HANDLED BY OTHERS Nine Counties Have Recorder at the Present Time In lln1 opinion of Insurance Coiumis (-ion -r Ferguson, the office of coun.y recorder, which is maintained in unlv nine of tiio .'14 counties of the Mine, "appears to lie unnecessary hihI ii bur lon to tlw taxpayers "u sort of vcri form .ii(i-itiit x to the office of conntv clerk, nil. I should he iih'islicd. Commissioner Ferguson 's deduction .'in' based ii'Oii the report of t lie ! i ouniaiicy department of his office, both founded upon h monthly ri'iurtH xi nt in to tl.i- department by the citinly clerks of the several counties urn I the I'-siilt of the experting of the books iiiol records of the several dem rtmeutH ol county government, in which it is e'.aiinecl tlnil all of tin' work that is new performed by the recorder's Hi'liec could lie very well ami onvenioiitly pel I'mnicd umler the jurisdiction of tin' eoiiiity clerk 's office nmi at least th" amount of the annual salary of the pieseut county recorder, IriMlii pel could thus be saveil to the taxpayers. Mr. Ferguson ulsn points out th ' practice of county clerks, generally, ol charging aiany items of expense to Lie "current expense" account, which, he states, is very unihiguous aa, covers an unlimited latitude, and this prac tice, ho recommend, should be aban doned and nil items of expense should be properly loented to certain s ific 1'i'iictinns of the county government. I:, (peaking of tiie matter, Commissionc I'V-ijIuson hii.vh : " Uecordini! of instruments is ilo.ic by 'oiinty clerk in all counties excep,' Jieiit.in, Clackamas, Jackson, Linn, Mar ion, Umatilla, Tnion, Washington and Yamhill, In these countu'S there is a rtqiaruto office known as eciintv re eorder, which appears to be unneces sary and a burden to the taxpayers of these counties. Ju comparing the cost ( county clerk 's office for nine months it should lie done by lidding the cost ' clerk's and recorder's offices which hhows as follows: "Itentoa, L,,(j..'in; Clackamas, .(',, Jackson, 7,ri-i;i.tl!l; ,iiin, i iti.oO ; Marion, $S,(JI)!i.(i2; I'matilla, il, '.i0.r,4; Union, ri.;-); WashiiiKton, c.,:;tS. , r ; Vamliill, :.7 1 S.47. Atten tion should alsa be culled to the con tinned practice of the county clerks cnnrsintj to "current expense" items that should be properly located to cer tain specific functions of the conntv government." Accordilllt to the statement itunn.l I,. ''ommissioner I''er(,'nsoii this inornini,' i.ie loin, expense of conductinK the af lairs of the. office of the ccr.iutv clerk lor Marion conntv fur H.. ,...i... I'i'riod prior to Hi'ptember M, l!l , was .-..-,,..1;, uiiii mat or the office of conn ty recorder :i,(l2lt.20, innkiiiK an amrre Kate of S,tlim.(i fur the two depart ments, which expense, if thev could be cou.'olidHted, he thinks, could be verv materially reduced. The cost of coii iliictmjr tiiee ilepartments, aepnratelv, Jiiiwever. Mr. IVrniiaim il,i,,Lu very tavorably with the cost in other eoimtiea of the state, and no criticism i mane at the manner of their con- loct with till' ercelllinn nf tk. ,.,....;.... ill chnrtiinif up the different items of expense in the clerk's department, re leired to above. The total cost of conducting the of fices of county clerk in the sever.il mties of the Btnto for the nine months' periul ending September MO, I'.MI, which was prior to the IncurriiiR nt the heavy expense incident to the lioldinir of the general election in No vember, win Hlii,,'ll7.fll, and for the nine counties which mnintain recorders' departments, L'l,U0.1.r, miikliiH Krnn, total of $S2,J:M(. Thin total cost. liKii.ed upon the basis ((f a population of about 7O0,l)()D fur the stale, repr ctits n per enpita cost of a littlo more than 211 cents for everv man, woman mid child in the state. Severe Storm Hit Lower Georgia Today AtlanU, Oa., Ja.n. 7. Dwith and destruction wr left 111 the wake of a violent storm which hit lower Georgia and npper Florida early today. A woman and her ton were killed at Abbeyvllle and one pernon was killed at Quitman. Th damage to property and livestock waa estimated at 1500,000. Development la Two Direc tions Responsible for Tardiness By J. W. T. Masou, 1 Former London Correspondent for the I'nited l'reas.) New Vork, Jan. 7. Kussia 's cam paign against Hungary apparently is beinjj developed from two directions, which probably accounts for its slow progress thus far. Instead cif crossing the Carpal hians from the north alone, on their wav to Budapest, the Slavs appear to have undertaken a double advance from the north and east. The eastern movement is being de veloped in Itukovinu, the llungarian crown laud bordering on Huaiania. This district is already held by the l(Us sinus and they are reported to be con centrating tu.vnrd tho nniviiice ,.r Tiausylvaniu, which is in lindanes! direction. The presumption is that the delay in the general Slav's offensive is .In'.. t the strategic requirement that the move ment trom the north await furthei progress of tins eastern movement. I'lie czar uniinestimiahlv has counted on lliiniauiu to open uu eastern cam paign against liudapest but tiie indica tions lire that the Humanians are too much afraid i.f Hulgarin to move their own forces away from home. K'linaiiia is reaping now tiie result of its action in compelling Hulgarii, during the period of its prostration fol lowing the second llalkan war. to cede lo the former a slice (if its Hindi sen coast. Todav the .iiinaii'iaiis , r. ions to side with the allies, lherebv gaming I iiinsylvnnia but dare not do t le.-t the Bulgarians neize the minor- tunity for revenge. I'jr this reason Russia finds itself under the necessity of waging a double Hungarian campaign. It may be that the advance on Hilda pest. In. in the east will become the mud important part of this campaign, the v it i ii.i t liiiin movement being relegated to second place merely as protection for the eastern army's exposed right flunk. 'Die road to the Hungarian capital from the eastward, with the Russians 'loldiug Muliovinn, is an easier one than the route from the north. It. is longer though obstructed by no easily-defended' niouulain chain. I'lidoiibtedly the disposition of the Austrian force., will settle the question as to which shall be the more important operition. Of course it is possible' the Slavs will "H d tn advance from both dire.'- tions at once, hoping to catch the Aus trians in a vice and crush them. There are reports, however, that several Ger man corps are now hurrying to Hun gary, and with their arrivul such strat egic traps as the Russians might set for the purpose of enticing the Austrian to destruction will have far less chance of being sprung successfully. Appearance of Scouting Zep pelins Taken As Indicat ing Attack By Ed h. Keen. London, Jan. 7. Precautions military nulhorities wero takinir day indicated a belief that tho (lor minis were planning to attempt an iiiMiiii lum on a large scnie soon. Keialorcenients were being sent to all the const guard stations. Aeroirun i . . .. . .lens noui oeing sirengincneit. The police had orders to enforce rigidly ull lighting regulations. These steps followed the dlscoverv that. Zeppelins hnvo been cruising over the Dover strnlt, escorted by armed scribed by the feeble-minded youth in neroplunes. ' his confession, to satisfy himself who,- It wns believed they were Bent iipUher or not It could have been ncc.om for Information concerning air currents Ijilished in the time stated in the con- imiu uim-r ueiuua, preliminary to general attack, presumably on London I' rum uuniilrK Hie scouting Zep pelins, with their attendant aeroplanes were seen pininiy. The dirigible kept out of range of'...i.... .... .i i. ' L '"I1 r b",t ,llB """'""'"ilng that he did not know for certain nrJa- llC"!'!-! !!T Tn Warden Lnwson had gone, but .. :,,e.''ii?.i! I U ' b,,tthut, If he hud, he wan Kind of it. as he it got nway, nevertheless. Both Zeppelins and aeroplanes car ried light machine guns. in t lie event or a raid on London or some British naval base, which also:,Bi""l"t ,hp tlnirity of Governor was deemed a possibility, the Bri tish j " l'"'' " understood, military authorities planned to under-! A" a "'"" of H"' conference last tnke a retaliatory expedition against night it was given out that young Cuxhaven, and an Knglish nerinl sound-i Merck denied that any force or other 1 ron, nriued with machine guns and bombs was held In readiness for the attempt, Penrose Inventlgatlou. Delayed. Washington. Jan. 7. The senate etec- lion committee stated today that maintains that his confession was tit further Investigation of the rharire that' terlv false nnd was manufactured for Boies Penrose, recently re elected sen- the 'purpose of saving the life of ,f. A. tor from Pennsylvania. pent 100,- p,.j,.r, who stands convicted of the uou in nis primary campaign, would not be ninde until Penrose recovers) from his present slight Illness, fat: , i'n 1 -i' A n-'i r,i-l lGKMAtl WAC AER0F1M1E DKAWIi The upper picture shows a flurman nrmy aeroplane being drawn by The lower one shows type of German trenches nt Huwnlki, Poland, Governor West Announces Matter Will Receive No Official Attention Insofar as he is personally and offi-1 cially concerned, the complete and un qualified repudiation of the confession of John (1, II. Niercks to the murder of Mrs. Daisy Welirninn and little son, Harold, in Columbia county, .Septem ber 4, llill, which was made yesterday, Governor West states that the investi-l . gution into the facts surrounding the j confession has ended, and unless Home-! Tiling Tllllgline can lie preseiiieu vo mm he will let the matter drop, At a conference held at the Insane asylum last night, however, between Kuseoe P. Hurst, of Portland, attor ney for young Hiercks: Warden B. K. I.iiwsou, of the penitentiary; Rev. Mac Luren, who was instrumental in pro curing the imbecile's confession, nnd District Attorney Dillnrd, of Columbia county, who prosecuted the case against Pender for the crime, (lustnv Siercks, father of the bov, and Superintendent Stelner, who was present and took i part In the conference in his official! caiincitv onlv as custodinn of the in-! sane youth, it was decided that tho In - vestigntion will be carried on semi - officially in order to establish whether or not It could have been possible for young niercKH to nnvo covered tnc Rrmiml nnd committed the crime in the i ............. i. a ....: i i.A ,i:.l i i.i- ....ir manner lie claimed he did In his self- repudiated confession. Col. I.awson, warden of the peniten- tinry, intends to go over the ground himself, covering the. same route do aires on. lint n tl nir n in will net In his privnte capacity only. He stated this morning that lie would leave nn the crrnnd as soon ns he could get away trom Ins duties ami will probably go I would like to have the mntter cleared up. The investigation, however, if made, will lie entirely independent and nieoas of coercion had been used in so- ji'uring his confession to the crime. He admits that he blamed Rev, MncLnrcn for exercising his Influence upon him in securing the confession, but he says' he whs not forced to do so. He still I crime. t Gnce a coward, always a, lair. , v 'Hita. r v x i nil i I 4i v ".-"f'v. law... m :1 STJUl BY MOTOR,. aGERMrtM TRENCHES a motor Kngltind. German aerial raid foreseen and precautionary measures taken; American steamship Denver, stopped by British cruiser and diverted to Orkneys, released before Wash ington lias time to file protest. France and Belgium. Two mile gain claimed for allies in Yscr region; Paris reports tell of progress elsewhere along the line; Germans attaching in Ar dennes. Aussia. Hlav assume offensive in Mluwa district; Poland cam paign elsewhere hampered by weather; Turks leported fleeing in Trutn-euiicasia. Austria. Russians' Hungar ian campaign lags in Carpath ians, pending development of similar movement from directly eastward. Germany. Continued lien vy fighting in Alsnep, ijbfcAjfcjfcJcJjJcjfcjfcatjtejfc Nuevo Laredo, Mex., Jan. 7. That Mexico's plight is more serious now than it lias bceu lit any time since the i.late President Francisco I. Mndero ! started his revolution ugainst Porfirio ! Diuz was the declaration here today of : General Martin Kspinozu, who has just , readied Ntievo l.ureiio trom .Mexico City. Kspinoza presided over the Zu-puta-Outicrie. convention for one day. Tlio convention wns a farce, Kspin oza declared, being controlled by Za- jpnta with ormed guards, while Genernl illu, General Angeles unci even Provi sional President Gutierrez himself were under constant survelllnueo when they attended tlio gathering. Life in the capital hud become un bearable, L'spinoza said, and the city was practically depopulated as n re sult of Carranzistu withdrawing in fear of a Villlstu attack. Mix hundred refugees are here from Saltillo. WILL BEND REPRESENTATIVE, Copenhagen, Jan, 7. Japan baa agreed to send a diplomatic represen tative to the Vatican, it was stated in Berlin advices received hero today, The Weather Oregou: Ruin to day and Friday; sunt heastcrly winds, Vi.HM?r? 4, - ill IM 5UWALKI OI5TKHCT, POLArl D. in the Belgian-Franco territory. SAY JAPS BACK OF E Supporters of Yuan Shi Kai Lay Trouble to Nippon Government Hhanghai, Jan. 7. .Supporters here of President Yuan Hhi Kai aro openly, -i though not officially, licensing the I Japanese of being behind much of the native dissatistuction with the present renin regime. , Yuan, they say, l.i disliked at Tokio ; because he seems likely to establish too fr i strong a government for the Mikado to 1 dominate They point out that such ! men as Dr. Hun Vat Hen, when driven into exile for conspiring against the i v i '-H ' president thev have invarinblv been welcomed in Japan despite the fact i that their views are such as the Jap anese authorities will not tolerate, if i they know of them, among tho Jap ' aneso themselves. Not only this, it is asserted, but they have been allowed to continue their plotting in safe refuges in Tokio, Kobe, Nagasaki and elsewhere, nil pro tests from Pekin that Japan is being used by agitators against the Chiiuisu government for the development of their plnns meeting with nothing but bland disregard, Aside from protection nnd moral support Tokio officialdom is declared in all probability to be lending finan cial assistance to the revolutionists nhere It. seems necessary. If outside conditions don't render such action undesirable, Yuan 'a friends )ti i I Ii t ii I ii that Japan will be extremely likely to attempt securing a further grip nn China by actual Intervention in the event of another revolutionary struggle. Should it appear that oilier powers would not countenance this, It Is predicted thut the Japanese govern ment will do its utmost to substitute for President Vuau's strong rule n regimn thev themselves will be able to mil n age. Han Krnnclsco, .Inn. 7. Three vic tim of yesterday's elevator accident in the Cnlifoinia Pacifie building hero were at the point of death today. 1 hey were Karl Pressv of Berkeley, Harold II. Kitting of Alameda and Chester Htnhr of Han Francisco. As a result, of yesterday's accident Chief of Police White ordered an In- vestigntion of the elevator at the Haii of Justice, lie found that the prison! elevator which has been in constant use hours a day for more than three years, had not been inspected since it wns installed. ne careful how you drop remarks; they may hit tlio wring chap, Reservists Warned to Be Prepared For a Call to Colors Soon Bucharest, Itumiinin. via Petroirmd. Ian 7. Rumanian reservists ImviiiLi beon warned to prepare for a call tu the colors, tho feeling was one of un cortainty throughout the country today that tho nation win soon bo actively en gaged in the European war. Tiicro is no question that the develop ment will be popular. Even at the ryal palace, it is snid thero is no such op position to joining tho allies as existed before the death of tho Into Kim; Charles, who was thoroughly Gorman in sympathy. Officialdom, aside from roy alty, is as strongly for participation in uio conflict, on tlio allies' side as are tiie masses of the people. It cannot honestly bo said that any vory bitter hatred is felt for tho Teu tonic combination as is felt between Gormnny and Kngland, for instance. iiatner, Humanians think their country 1ms an opportunity to achieve an im portant place in Kuropo and it is am bition which is rosnoiisiblo for their losiro ta tuko a hand in tho nendiiiL' conflict. It was taken everywhere as a fore gone conclusion today that it wis against Austria that Riimunia would be pitted and tho expectation was that there would bo nn immediate invasion of tiio former country following a dec laration of hostilities. There was much Hiieciilatiua concern ing Bulgaria's attitude but the general judgment was that some agreement had been reached between the Bucharest and Sofia governments by which the Bul garians would keep their hands off, perh-ips in return for tho territory they wero compelled to surrender to Rumania at the end of the Balkan war n sacri fice tho Rumanians can well afford 'o make if they gain what they hope from Austria. Many rumors wero also current of n i-uaipi' itli Iti'y by which thy coun try will become Rumania's ally. Report of Commission Shows That Officers Permitted Outrages Havre, Jan. 7. That almrut unbe lievablo crimes have been proven is asserted in the report of the commission hended by George I'nyelle, first presi dent of the court of accounts, which bus been investigating charges of Ger man atrocities in Belgium, it was stat ed here today. Tlio complete report, it was added, wouid bo published tomornnv. H .s about 2U,()UU words nnd usserts that, the investigators saw positive proof of the horrible things related. Outrages against women were admit ted to have been perpetrated mostly by privato individuals, but "this wns not. tho case," adds the report, "in connec tion with the recc.nl of pillage, burn ings and executions presented to us. "The latter occurred in neaiiy every instance in the presence of responsible officers, wiio not inf reipinntly assisted in the work, "The pillaging of buildings was or ganized and methodical. L'verything was taken, even to women's clothing I and babies' toys. "WORLD AT The Capital Journal has just received a new shipment of the "World at War" atlases. They arc of a later and revised edition, compared with those we have been giving away to our subscribers. Instead of 10 pages, they con sist of 24 large, highly-illustrated pages, printed on heavy enameled book. Tho 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 tics in 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- UVerCU Dy Carrier, Will IfUUlVC unc ui uiuiv; imuow " vv. An maji subscribers, old or new, who pay a year s sub- . .. nj nn .ta.. Ub nhnn!ni:nn n. In on'viinea will also be entitled to receive an atlas without extra charge. This is the most liberal offer the Capital Journal haa ever made. German Attack 0a Allies' Ammunition Bases Easily Repulsed GERMAN BATTERIES NEAR RIVER LYS SILENCED French Are Making Steady Progress In Face of Enemy at Alsace Taris Jan. 7. Uninterrupted suc cesses by the allies everywhere thev were in contact with the kaiser's force were claimed today by both official and unofficial advices received from the western war zone. Among other claims wns the repulse of a German aerial attack on Dunkirk and the alliiw' ammunition supply buset in its vicinity. The hostile ttvintorn were said to have bcea driven away by the nccurate fire from the French Hero guns. Between the North sea and the River Lys, it was deelnrcd the French artillery had silenced a number of tho Germans main batteries. Thera had been no Infantry engagements in this district, it was stated, on account of the continued ruins and floods. Desperate fighting was said to havo occurred Wednesday night and to bo still in progress today in the vicinity Lille. The Germans, attacking under cover of mine thrower and artillery, drove the French from one of their trenches, it wns admitted, hut later it was dwlnred the Gallic troops were reinforced and recaptured tho position. The German advance cast of Rheims was reported checked, as were a Riiults at Watwiller, Kolschlag and in the Woevre region. The French it was asserted, wero holding the woods threo miles west of Altkirch and making steady progress in tho rest of the fighting in Alaace, Decisive Battle to Be Fought Near Vera Cruz Washington, Jan. 7. Villistn and Cnrriinzistas were preparing today for a decisive battle to be fought between Vera Cruz nnd Mexico City, according to ndvices received at the state de partment. Tho dispatches Indicated that the battle may he the final reckon ing between the two faction Hevernl additional carload of wound ed soldiers reached Vera Cruz today from Puebla recently captured by Cur rnazistaa from the Villistn garrison. It was also reported that black small pox was spreading rapidly in Vera Cruz. GERMANS DENY THAT MERCIER WAS ARRESTED London, Jan. 7. From Berlin a wireless message was received today denying Wednesday ' re port that 4 'n vl i mil Mercier had been arrested by the Germans in Belgium for telling the Bel gians that they were not morally bound to respect Herman or deis, & WAR" ATLAS