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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1915)
r 5 rX t,! Today s News Printed Today v H 'A ; -. ' vvrAy i i IRTY-SEVENTH YEAR REPORTED B PARIS SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS vance Over Mile Within Lines of Germans In Champagne District BUN RFPftRTS THAT WH WERE REPULSED n Hindenburg's Drive To ?ard Warsaw Is Halted by Russian Defense oh thaws un irawa STANDS 1TVB OBHT GERMANY STARTS GREAT TASK OF STARVING ENGLAND OUT; MAP OF SUBMARINE DISTANCES (By Henry Wood.) bris, March 1. That i'riMich troops io ChampuiiH region have ndvnnc- Rlieir lines over a width of nearly V lo ami a half was the claim In' re jV of the war office. German conn attacks were said to have been re- I northwest of Perthes, where the h, it was stated, have captured trendies. Kreiuii continue to jjitin aromml it (Impi'lotte am! in the Vusges, it asserted. A scries of successful Irh charges on the heights of Vn- near areunes, also were claim- W lrlK&'P,''.i ' f-ifW ft m$mmw What a (front task the Germnna have undortiiken in endeavoring to smash (Irent Britain's sea trado is indicated in the above map showing tho islands' chief porta and their distances from German naval bases. The German sub- imiuriant developments were re- i mu probably will operate against the north English and Scottish trade l. ni-flu,!,... , rumen .irom iivigimuiii uuii v uxiiuvcii miu agumsi me ciiannoi una soum riiig umwiu re. hi.. I. a ri n..i..:., .. ...i .-i i 1 t... I hum Miiin iri tnii s,unui tiKl;", hid i.-i$;iuii (juri wilcre u iTl-ruiuu iiuvui uusn lias j boi.rt' established." Gerulany also has indicated that siio will place mines at tho I'm, via London. Miirch 1 Tho fa wore ilrsnerntely attempting to- in niiipinre liailinn $' reuiou, nn, , I "i me i it rum n )' 'su fur, howev pffinnl statement issued ttnlav bv Oermms Repulse French. lilt 'StS1"! TELLS HOUSE ' i) r oltirc here, h utt.,,.1,.. I,-..,. I rcpnlsc.1 hy the (iernians. Jve nttiirU , Va.ptois have been p'il, the statement said, "but lor tin is lointi'il continues. ,i he Krenrh snfleicl severe losses '"'e, nltiieU on Perthes. N" I lu eastern theatre the heaviest Irilur iu t . . . . 5 " '" l"R",9 northwest of the' ui iHtrnieiiKa. A heavy Rus- attach there was reimlseil ''' statement also declared that the "cie again resorting to gas "t a loiatioii iiniiaiiied. These it was fl.-iii I .1 it ""i'H' HII Hi- f K aspnyxiatiug gas when ex f1, f these shells, the pient saul, was invariablv followed fiiifantry atta,ks, l,t tip to date "ICMlOil of wailare it Willi otilt.t.l m Hindcnburg's Drive Halted. F"l!ni.l. .March 1. I'ield Marshal lllllileillllllir 's ill-ivn fnn-tir.1 tl.a P '-ting Warsaw and l'etro- ' ' " halted from the Nienien 0 Mlawa. in north l',.ln,l Ow office here inforreiiieiitH iu euornioiis n'unibers New Vtirk, March 1. The American! steaiiiHiiip New Vorli, carrying 221 pas-1 sengers, arrived here today alter having passed through the war .one. four tor- pl.'itcaii on which theil'i''!" bouts convoyed the liner from liivcipool in the darkness. When the war zone was cleared, the torpedo boats put back to Liverpool. PassiMigera on the New York stated that an unidentified steamship with all her uropellor blades missing, was seen lrifting iu the miU-Atltantic. The dis abled veRsel was thought to be the Tri- tonian, A wireless message from tne distressed steamer, howevor, said that all on board wro safe. ED they are rolling back the Germans along the entire Prussian front. The battle line is now 20 miles inside the Polish bonier. A violent engagement is still in prog ress west of Przasnysz ('allowing the re enpture of that city by the Russian forces. The war office admitted heavy losses, but it is asserted that the Genua u casualties make those of the Slavs seem Insignificant. States Further That Talk of Peace Is Idle Germany Is Determined As Ever WAS LINE UP. England Premier Asquith announced in house - of- com mons England decided issue em bargo on shipment of all com modities to and from Germany. Said England's war expenses to date $1,810,000,000, steadily increasing. By April Will be costing $8,500,000 daily. Turkey Allied fleet 16 miles inside Dardanelles, bombarding fortifications. Fort Kilid Bahr and lighthouse nearby wrecked. French monoplanes reconnoiter ing over field.' TurklBh troops engaging landing parties near Tomb of Achilles. Panic in Constantinople. Poland and Prussia Petro grad declares German drive against Warsaw Petrograd railroad halted. Russians heav ily reinforced. Prance Paris asserts French, in Champagne region advanced lines over mile and a half. German counter attack near Perthes repulsed. Successful French attacks ' on Vaqnois, near Varennes, are claimed by Paris and denied - In Berlin. American steamer Dacia towed into Brest. America "Washington prob ably will not protest proposed British blockade of Germany. L RELIEF ASSOCIATION IN RECEIVERS HANDS Court Appoints State Insur ance Commissioner Harvey Wells to Take Charge reached the Russian' forces, and tick Even a prepaid telegram noes on CIRCULATION FIGURES THAT ARE EXACT. Following is the correct statement of the actual circulation of the Daily Capital Journal of Salem, prcgon: .Total average dailv circulation for the 24 davs of 'ublication during the month ef Q2'7Q roruary, 1915 t-rv-r CHAS. H. FISHER, Publisher. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day if March. 1915. Seal) DORA C. ANDRESEN, Notary Public for Oregon. London, March 1. Premier Asquith nsked the house of commons today to vote the government a credit of $185,-, 000,000 to cover the war measures for the remainder of flio poriod ending March 31. This makes a total war ap propriation by Great Britain to date of $1,10,000,000. Asquith said the war was now cost ing England $7,1500,000 a day. He add ed that England was so situated fin ancially that the drain could continue for years without causing an actual crisis. "Not since tho war started," he said, "has the government been so con i f ident of victory as now. And when j victory comes, it will bo lasting and i durnble. " I The premier said as the roault of a ; recent conference at Paris, Oreat Brlt I nin probably would advance more funds ! to Belgium and Servia for tho defense jof these two countries. I Premier Asquith told parliament that i hope for enrly peaco was idle, Germany, S he said, was as determined as ever and the allies had agreed not to end the war until German militarism had been crushed. The government believes that the' new decree will awing the tido strongly In tnvor oi the allies immediately. Com menting on the reasons tor tho em bargo, Premier Asquith suid: "The German fleet hns been sighted at sea onlv twice. Both times it was bent on wholesulo murder und tho de' struetion of unfortified cities. "We were driven to frame retali atory measures." The actual circulation of The Daily Capital Journal s in excess of the average number for the month of ifi'bruary, as given in the affidavit printed above, ov Saturday, February 27, it was 3777. t The Capital Journal's circulation is far in excess i that of any other daily newspaper circulating in Wion and Polk counties, and, more than this, 97 r cent of its circulation is in this immediate ter- tory. .,.'... ' ..- - , Republicans Block Action On Ship Purchase Bill Again Thff affairs ot.'.lw Horticultural Fire Kelhf of Oregon ' were placed in the hands of a receiver today and Harvey Wells, state insurance commissioner, was appointed by the court to take the handling of the company's business. The board of trustees of the company met last week and after hearing the re port of an expert accountant, who went over the company books, decided to plncj the company under the direction of tne state insurance commission. According to the report tit- the expert accountant the appnrent excess of lia bilities over the assets of the company is $08,194.10. . The Insurance commis- sinner will also handle the affairs of the Pacific and the Oregon Merchants' Mutual companies. These two latter were smaller companies, whose policies were purchased by the Horticultural Fire Relief and absorbed by the larger company. A number of policies still running under the names of these conv panics are existaut but the greater vol ume of business or the smaller com penies has been takeu over by the Hor ticultural Fire Keliet of Oregon. Tho city of Salem held two policies in the Horticultural Fire lielief, cm the city hall and contents, but as these nol icies were to expire Uftring the mouth of March the assessments were paid last December. Innurance Commissioner Wells esti mated that not over 40 per cent of the liabilities of the companies would be paid. Tho total insurance of the Horticul tural Fire Relief association in force December 31 was $ii,0:i0,!0il, of the Merchants Mutual, $11,808,000, ami the Pacific Home, $l,UiU,UU0. . Bill To Repeal Prohibition Before Wash't'n Legislature Olvmpia, Wash., March 1. The twin liquor measures, repealing prohl bition in the state and substituting an excise tax will be favorably reported out of the house morals committee to morrow. "I see no reason why action should not be taken, in view of . statements made at the hearing," said Frank Manogue of Seattle, chairman of that body, today. "My opinion is the com mittee will be unanimous in favor of passage." The "dry" claim B votes assured in the legislature against- the measure, 49 being all that are necessary to cause defeat. The liquor adhcrentB arc conceded 42 votes. A measure appropriating $1,050,000 from tho public highway fund for maintenance, survey, construction of primary and secondary roads was in troduced in fhc house today under a suspension of the rules. AT El R. A. Booth, Personal Repre sentative of Governor, De livers Address of Day San Francisco. March 1. The state of Oregon occupied the spotlight at the Panama Pacitic International exposi tion today. With Governor Johnson Ot Calilor- nia, Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, and President C, U. Moore of tne exposi tion company iu attendance the Ore gonians this afternoon dedicated their handsome state buildnig with great ceremony. Judge Wolverton presided over tne exiercises which began at 2 o 'dock this afternoon. He delivered a brief address, eulogizing the state and in' troduced R. A. Booth, personal repre' sentative of Governor Withycombe, who presented the greetings of the. chief executive and the people of Ore gon. He pointed out during bis ad dress that everything in the Oregon building, including the timbers used in its construction, had . come from Oregon. Even the nails used by the carpenters were shipped here while all the turnisnings used in me interior were made by stuilMntB of the adv anced educational institutions of the state. When Booth had concluded, Presi dent Moore made formal presentation of the commemorating explosition plaque. William B. Lamar, cnairman or tne United States cxpositioa commission, discussed the future of the fair and of the state of Oregon. He was fol lowed by Governor Johnson and Mayor Kolpn, wno spoKo Driciiy. nag rais ing ceremonies during which the en tire assemblage rose, uncovered ami sang Tne tar npangiea Banner, closed the cclehrntion. In the culinary department of the Oregon building the young women are from the economics department of the schools in the principal cities of the state. They prepare all the medals served in tlie building. Tho official guides are Oregon school boys who are working in relays of two weeks. ENGLAND PUTS EMBARGO ON ALL SHIPMENTS TO OR EROM GERMAN PORTS Move Is Made In Retaliation for Submarine Attacks on English Merchantmen-Both French and English Am bassadors Call Upon President Wilson Explain Move to Secretary of State Bryan Also London, March 1. An embargo against shipments of all commodities to and from Germany has been decided on by the British government, Premier As- quitti announced in tne house of com mons this afternoon. He said tho em bargo was in retaliation for the Ger man Biibmnrine attacks on British merchantmen. Note announcing tho blockade were transmitted to the diplomatic represen tatives of neutial countries at the same time the premier made his statement in tho commons. Asquith said tho expen ditures as the result of the war were steadily increasing, and that by April the conflict would be costing England $8,500,000 a day. Beginning in April, said premier, na val expenditures alone will total $2,000, 000 a day. He added that the coming war demands were the largest ever made upon the nation. "But after Beven months of war," he added, "the whole ompiro is every whit as good as it was at the outset." GREAT FLEET IS SIXTEEN MILES PAST Is Still Hammering Away and Slowly Destroying Forts Protecting Constantinople Move Explained to Wilson. Washington, March 1. The French and British ambassadors called today on Secretary of State Bryan to acquaint him with the details of the plan of the European allies to blockade Germany, The call was a matter of international courtesy. It is expected that as soon as Secre tary Bryan has been informed, Premier Asquith will announce the blockade plans in the house of commons. State department experts expressed the opinion today that the United States must submit to the proposed British blockade of Germany. This opinion is based on unofficnl reports. Official ad. vices regarding England's attitude have not yet arrived. One prominent official snid the pro posed blockado would not work any ex treme hardships on American commerce. He stuted that he did not see on the surface any reasons for negotiations with England regarding the matter. Notes Are Withheld, Washington, March 1. Secretary of State Bryan announced this afternoon that he had received identical com. munications from the British and the. French ambassadors, bearing, it is as sumed, on tho proposed blockade of Germany by the allies. The secretary would not say whether Russia had joined in the note. . The contents were withheld under an agreement made In London providing for publication by morning papers. Premier Asquith Announced That Protests From Neu tral of No Effect London, March 1. France will join England in enforcing the blockade, it was announced. Premier Asquith warned noutral na tions thnt the allies would not be di- E LATE PASSPORT FRAUDS If German Officials Have Im posed Upon United States Germany Will Know Washington, March 1. President Wilson will pass personally upon thi allegations that officials of theicrman embassy here have violated diplomatic! verted by protests that tho embargo ethics and the neutrality of the United Washington, March 1. A re publican coup blocked action In the house today on the com promise government ship pur chase bill. The administration leaders of the house were pre pared for hasty approval of the conference report on the bill when a filibuster developed, cou fusing the democrats and forcing postponement o" con sideration of the report) prob ably until tomorrow. . . . The Weather London, March 1. The greatest fleet ever assembled during the bombard ment of forts or a city ia 10 miles in aiHa flm entrance of the Dardanelles to- day smashing the fortifications which stand between the Angio-rrencn war uliin.i ml nosBesslon of Constantinople The liihthouse south of Fort Kilid Bahr, on the European side of the strait, has been completely tiemousnen, aim the fort itself badly damaged. Fighting on land between landing parties and the Turkish troops is de clarad to be proceeding within a niilo of tho tomb of Achilles. ' Coal Miners Confer With President Wilson Today Washineton. March 1. Representa tives of striking coal miners in eastern Ohio will confer with President Wilson here this afternoon. Congressman Francis told the president that the situation in Ohio was becoming ulmost as serious as that existing in Colorado during the life of tho coal strike there. Representatives of both the miners and operators were here. President Wilson agreed to receive each faction, but suggested thnt they also call on Secretary of Labor Wil son. L. A. Davis, who lately sold his farm In Polk county, hnB moved to the city to make his home here and has rented a house at 801' North 21 street. Thirty Killed When Ship Is Exploded By bomb was playing havoc with commerce. "The blockade," he said, "will bo enforced in strict accordance with the dictates of humanity, it is not intend ed, however, that our efforts shall be strangled by judicial niceties. If neu tral nations suffer, it is, of course, to be regretted; but let them remember that this sort of warfaro was neither in stigated nor encouraged by England." Premier Asquith ridiculed the sug gestion that a German blockade of .British ports already existed. He said reprisals were necessary because Uer many had "substituted indiscriminate destruction of British merchantmen for capture in violation of international law." In rcBtionso to a .question, Premier Asquith resented the insinuation that tne western ncct nau oecn wenaenea by the dispatch of warships to bombard the Dnrdoncllcs. He Buid the bombard ment was progressing methodicnlly, and that tho capture of Constantinople would bo a triumph, not only from a naval and military standpoint but also f;or its economic and political effect, " England," said tne premier, "is acting in self defense. It in not pro- Oregon: Rain or snow east, gener ally fair west por tion tonight and Tuesday; variable winds. States by trying to obtain by fraud American passports for use by German spies in England. ThiB was decided today by high of ficals of the administration. It is do nied, however, that there is any inten tion to make an issue with Germany out of any of the charges which hava resulted from the arrest in New York of Richard Steglcr, who confessed pass port frauds and asserted that Captain Boyed, German naval attache, had em ployed him as a spy. If it should he shown that any Ger man diplomatic official or attaches have abused the hospitality of the Unit ed States, the facts will be presented to tho German government which will decide for itself what it wants to do. The recnll of officials who offended will not be nsked, posed to assassinate seamen by thous ands nnd to confiscate cargoes, but it is intended to see that no commodities enter Germnny," It is better to have loved and 1ot I than to pay alimony after winning. Effect of Dreadnought' s Guns on Dardanelles Forts Great Puzzle Galveston, Texas, March 1. Thirty persons, including five women, were killed when the Mexican gunboat Progress was blown up In the harbor of Pro gress, Mexico, acocrdtng to an nouncement today hy the Car ranxitU consul here. He de--dared a bomb was smuggled on board the vessel with a ship ment of Ice. New Vork, March 1. What the et-j power. They do little daruago if they feet the guns of tho supcrilreadnnught explode alongside a fast moving wur ,. ..." , ... . ship. Thev must enter the steel armor Qucoi. Elizabeth produced on the Dur-, ,M,iB,lin(! tll(,ir purl,r))e, ilnnelleB forts is tho predominant qucB- Ability to penetrate has not the sam9 tiou lor the allied governments who are result against land defenses as against anxiously awaiting the result of the ex-1 ship? at sea, for a hole pierced in a periuient for forcing the waterway to fort 1b not a serious mutter in itself. Constantinople. Tho Queen Elizabeth's guns can pen- There is nn previous data on wntcli etrate inches ot ham steel at juuu to base predictions of the power of the ''yards. Hut she is capable of this nioxl- (jiicn Elizabeths rifles when pitted mum damage only against a warship. auamst land fortifications. Fifteen-, Tne vessel is not as heavily armoreu io inch naval guns are as new as the Ger- withstand the Turkish fire as the nama man 42-eentimeters. What they can ac complish will not be known until tho Dardanelles test is completed. They ought not to be capable of the sam relative dnmage as the 42-centi-meters. The latter are designed largly for surface explosion. They can de tonate outside of a turrent and shove it from its base. Naval shells, however, are made especially ifor penetrating suiierilreadnatight suggests. The British, naval constructors put their faith more) in offensive than in defensive strength. The Queen Elizabeth representing th latest superdreadiiaught class has only one inch thicker armor than the last pre-dreadnaught battleships. Therefor it Is subjected to about the same dan ger, when once within range of thai forts, as the less powerful battleships.