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ft VflTL -Hi "A YKw Ml iW- (i IMlGfi) smmti I iiimiim ,1, ttttTj leased CIRCULATION IS OVER 3800 DAILY . WIRE DISPATCHES tit IHIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915 ON TRAINS AND NEWa PRICE TWO CENTS 8TANDS FTVT3 OENTt BREST-LITOVSK TIEN BY GERMAN INVADERS Objective of Field Marshal V on-Mackensen Is Attained By This Victory, According to Advices From Berlin-Great Raid Into Germany Made By Sixty French Aviators Who Drop 150 Bomhs Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, Aug.: 26. Brest-LitovBk, tbe main fortress base of t ho Russian field armies, has been captured, it was announced today. The Russian surrendered last night after part of their defensive works had been stormed. This official statement from the war office announcing the fall of the fortress said: "The fortress of Brest-Litovsk has been taken by German and Austro lliiiignrinn troops. . "Our forces stormed the works on the western and northwestern front and entered the centor fortress last night. The enemy thereupon surrcudrd." Hrst-Litovsk has been the objective of Field Marshal Von Mackensen since (he capture of Lemborg. It is 120 miles ast of Warsaw on the Bug river and is (lie junction point of several important railways. Tho town was strongly forti fied and was selected by the Russian general staff to sorve as the base for (he Slav armies when it became evident that the fall of Warsaw was inevitable.! Field Marshal Von Mackensen ad vanced from the south against Brest Litovsk. Ho declared northeastern Oalicin of the Russians, thrust them liack across the Polish border and then pressed on to Lublim. . With the cap lure of this point he advanced steadily upon Brest-Litovsk, though the move ment of the Austro-Germans in this re- fiion was without any support until nftor Warsaw was captured. Following this victory Prince Leopold ndvanced eastward through Praga, Novo Minsk and Siedlee and within the past week has been aiding Vou Mack ensen 's forces hi the nttaek upon Brest Litovsk by assaults from the west and north. xWltH the two forces oporating n gainst the fortros.i, it was practically enveloped. Having hackod his way, toward the railway through tho Russian rear guard, General Von Qallwitz was within eight miles of Biolostok early yesterday. The Mnvs were still offering stubborn re sistance to the Gorman advance when (he last official disnatciies They wore slowly withdrawing directly 1 L. - . 1 1 i - , . a ... . " iu me eust; instead or railing back upon (lie city, however. This was boliovcd lation is approximately 50,000. Vast sums of money were spent at Brest-I-iitovsk by the Russians, who re garded conquering of the fortress as practically impossible. The threat of the Austro-Germuns against it became really Bcrious oftor Warsaw was cap tured on August 5. Some military critics rated Brest Litovsk as of more strategic import ance than Warsaw. Its capture makes the surrender of the entire Kovno-Brest-Litovsk line imperative and the fall of the fortresses of Biolostok and Grodno is now expected at any time. The Russians who retreated from the fortress base are believed to be with drawing to the east and northeast. Their right wing is protected by forests on the north while their left is guarded by marshes and swamps which seriously delayed the. advance of . the Austro Germans. The easo with which Brest -Litovsk was captured caused the greatest sur prise. The direct attack against the fortress had been in progress only a few days. Although tho initial statement-from the war office made no an nouncement of the numbor of prisoners taken, it is beiieved several thousand must, have been capturod, as Russian strategy did not contemplate the sur render of the f ortross for at least a fortnight. The Slavs had firmly counted on Brest-Litovsk as thoir baso after "War saw fell, No other city possesses the railway and nr.tural advantages for an important base uoarer than. Moscow or Petrograd. It had the transportation ad vantages, not only of several railroads but of 'the Buj river, which is navig able. ..- . -; Great French Aerial Said. Paris, Aug, 20. Sixty-two French aviators bombard od the Gorman muni tion factories at Dillingen, Bavaria, in the greatest aerial raid of the war, the war office announced today. The great flotilla of aeroplanes dropped 130 bomba upon the munition fae'orics, the cominuniquo stated. Of this number 35 wcro of 'large calibre nnd nvA hnlinvpfl tn nnvA Hnnn errant to indicate preparations have been made' damage. Tho aviators flew more than for tho evacuation of Binlnstnlr flnlll00 miles and return from their base that once the outer defenses of the citv are reached, it will bo taken with com paratively little fighting. With its capture, the Gormans will hold the en tire 110 milea of the Warsaw-Petrograd railway from the Polish capital to Biol ostok. A pnrt of this line is already in their hniuls. C ontinued sntinfaetory progress s be ing made on both extremes of the battle front, reports here today declared. Gen oral Von Kichorn is steadily pressing forward against Vilna, while Field Mar li.il Von Mackensen and the Bavarians of Prtnce Leopold are tightening their ring about Brest-Litovsk. The fortress of Brest-Litovsk is one of tuo greatest in Europe. It is at the confluence of tho Bug and Mukhovets fivers, 120 miles from Warsaw. Rail ways intersect there from Odessa, Kiev, Moscow, Vilna and east Prussia. Tt is one of the oldest cities of Russia, being '".'iiimiieri as early as lusu. The popu BAVARIAN FRINCE PLAYS EIG P ' T DRIVE ON RUSS . J-v l V9 XM'frv VftA :. A -...y 1.- In wake of Teutonic armies in I'olaiul; Prince Leopold of Bavaria (arrow) directing attack on Warsaw. 1 Prince Leopold of Bavaria is playing an important part in the great Russian campaign, though his general ship is outshone by that of von Hindenburg and von Mackensen. It was Leopold who led tho first German forces into Warsaw. The accompanying picture of him and of members of his staft waa taken just before Warsaw felL SERBIA 1 S WILLING IE? TERMS ill in the Vosges. Nover before have such a great number of aviators participated in a raid. Tho official statement today also con firmed the Berlin report of Offenburg having been attacked by a French avi ator. No mention was made, however, of tho result of thin raid. About Souchoi!, Neuville and Roye bomb fighting is still in progress, the statement added, but no important in fantry attacks have been made. In the Argonno operations are confined to bomb attacks. Dillingen is a town of 7000 popula tion, -8 miles northwest of Augsburg. German Aviators Attack French, Berlin, via wireless to London, Aug 20. Gorman aviators attacked the French aviation base of Nancy yester day. Four French aerial raiders were destroyed in the Saair valley the war office announced today. 1E0 SLAYER OF PMER FREE fieorgi ft I t m m e Schneider Keleased After Giving Explanation To Police fi!iy, lnd., Aug. 0. After belna into custody as a suspoet, Ooarge fi' linoider wr.i released by the police J'Pr" Mny and cleared of anv connec-. with the miirdor of Rev.' Kdmuml ivniscr, the Luthernn minister Blain in hl,,o Tuesday night. Schneider told " "traightforward story to the police, "fliivmcing them ho hud 110 knowledge of the crime. '''' of Poli(,c nntr- to'lny declar 1 ' K'a'Pf nd Schneldor were ri n U for the leadership of the German '"Jinny here. Schnolder's face is bruiv Ji nd scratched and Heint declared "' told relatives ho was in a fight Tuci "V; It was on Tuenlay nightJ'uat the minister's body was found. Tht'so cir fiiitnnces led to hi arrest. , woman tr whom Rev. Kaiser is said " hve ,a,j ,0,ns attention is to be "stioned by the police lnd fiMleral in- Viators here, hut it U n hallnvml J?at JlwrP were other causes back of slaying of tho minister tl.au his -in upression of svmiiathv for Ger- "Jndsomely, presnmablv from profits w mlM to Germans of loU arouud his """"J. lie is mid to have confided Note Replying To Proposals of Allies Said To Be High ly Satisfactory BRIDGEPORT IS IK GRIP OF STRIKING ABURERS m 1 to tho postmnster that he had been threatened because o charging one set tier more than another for lots. I?ev, Kaiser's murdorers plotted his death in a church yard within a stone's throw of the minister's homo, according to the storv told the police by a woman neighbor this afternoon She said she heard (wo men and a woman discussing plans fo: alnyinjf Kaistr while concealed behind n tombstone. A chauffeur reported to the police that he saw two men on the edge of the cemeterv answering the description given by the woman informant. Threatened Strike of Welsh Coal Miners Off After Leaders' Conference rardiff. Wales. Aue. 20. After a conference with Federation officials the 1,000 cool miners of Hafod who went on strike yesterday returned to work today. The mine operators declared all dnnger of a general strike such as was threatened several weeka ago had been averted. It is understood the federation of ficials advised the strikers to return pending a conference in London be tween union leoders and Minister of Munitions Lloyd-George. The men afniftk liecfluse thev alleged the agree- mnt under which they returned to work after the reccrft walkout was not being lived up to. Two Thousand Stnkt. Cardiff. Wales, Aug. 20. - Two thousand miners in tho Llunthllleth dis-.:-f;n,i tith the award In the iriri UIWHUOHf ...... - . .tr.ir trilled out today. The rrrviiip oh'm ,,-..- - - , . . employes In two other coiienes Hu ' the sum tim. 1 London, Aug. 20. Serbia has taken an important step toward securing tlie aid of other Balkan powers in an attack on Constantinople, it was widely report ed in diplomatic circles today, The Serbian note, replying to the proposals of the allies for concessions to Bulgaria, has reached the Italian for eign office, an J while it does not con tain an iuuualiiied agreement to cede Serbian Macedonia to Bulgaria, it pla cates Italy, according to usually well informed circles. This paves the way for a second step in the Ballina nego tiations through which tho allies hope to secure the aid of Bulgaria. It is understood Serbia has indicated in the note to the allies that the Nish government is not averse to making the desired concessions to Bulgaria, If some nssurnnces are given Serbia in return. The Serbian note is not believed to be final. It was pointed out that If the Nish government had made a definite answer to the proposals of tho allies, the reply would probablv have been sent simultaneously to all representa tives of tho quadruple entente. It was forwarded only to Italy. It is understood in Kome that Serbia is not disposed to combat Italy's claims in Alhnnia. There 11 lis been some trie tion between the two governments as a result of Serbia's occupation of Al banian territory, but with Nish recog nising Italian rights in that country, prospects were regarded as brighter tor Bulgaria and Serbia agreeing upon terms which will insure Bulgaria's yu tranco Into the war. There was no confirmation here to day of a report to the Times that Aus tria and Germany hnd notified Bulgaria they intended to traverse Bulgarian ter ritory in a new invasion or rvrtna. Washington Post: Our idea of American who Is slow to Me a bint is una that haog around ui.iil Villa orders jiim nut of Mtite. Tea Thousand Men and Wo men Walk Out 'Demand ing More Pay HAITI ACCEPTS TERMS. Washington, Aug. 2fl. That President Oartigtieiiave's Hal tien government will accede to the demands of the United States for tho estnblisiiment of protectorate in Haiti was re garded ns certain today. It was pointed nut Dartlgue nave could wereely refuse with out ending his regime inasmuch as the rebels would now rise up against him except for the pres ence of American marinas. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 20. Bridge port is strike bound today. Upwards of 10,000 men and women are out, practically all demanding in creased wages and an eight hour day and a half dozen industries of the city are all but tied up. Girls employed in three corset factor ies struck today. Kight thousand men employed in munition mnnufacturin'g plants arc out and a strike of 1,000 the department stores. In addition the employes of the New Haven railroad woaring dirty linen and growing whisk ers as tho result of a laundry workers and barbers strike. Twenty burlier shops in the city arc closed. Only four arrests have been made So far in tho various strikes. The men were taken into custody about tho Crane Valve company where a clash oc curred between strikers and patrol guards. Bricks were hurled in the fight but no one was reported seriously injured. The desire of the workers to share in the proserity which has come to Bridgeport ns the result of the muni tion manufacturing is attributed ns the cause of the strikes. Jitney bus drivers showed their sympathy with the strik ers toduy by refusing to carry non-union workers or strike nrenitcrs. ROYAL RECEPTION BELGIAN 1 TO ON FRENCH FRONT Trip of Inspection Along Bat tie Line Is Turned Into ' Real Ovation GERMANS DO NOT WANT AMERICA IN CONFLICT Request For Delay In Arabic Decision Taken To Mean That United States Will N?tBe Antagonized-Ambassa-dor Bernstorff Calls On Se cretary Lansing ' and Holds Conference-Statement From Berlin Not Yet Received ; By Charles P. Stewart. 1 answer no questions upon loaving the ur,':.,i t.. on n..,,v state department, but it was expected not want the United States drawn into he would see newspapermen later. . the war. Officialdom Is satisfied on' Secretary Lansing also declined to re that point, which was the outatauding veal tho nature, of the conference. He feature in the international situation "' ho did not, expect to see President tnii i Wilson to discuss Ins meeting with the IU I ! 1 I. kJInnJ thn Umnnn It was tacitly admitted it nad Dcon ..."-". feared Germany desired tho participa- ambassador merely followed up his ra tion of this country. If this was Gor- V the United States suspend ninny's desire, it would be hard for the American government to koop out. Tho reouest of Ambassador Von llern- stoiff, that the United States delay ac tion in the Arabic case until reports could bo received from Berlin largely removed thiB apprehension and tho con fercuce between Secretary ot ' I. ..I 1.. ttA ArnHit rniiA' TWimlillff jiiuKniiMtK tu i n receipt of roports from Berlin, by giv ing tho secretary of state yorbal assur ances of Germany's good intentions. Bernstorff g Assurance. Washington, Auir. 28. Tt wns reliably State ! reported this afternoon that in his con- Lansing and the Gorman ambassador to-jferenco with Secretary of State Lansing, dav is understood to have oliminated it Ambassador Von Bernstorff gave as entiiely. ""ranees that Germany will limit hor So far as tho situation growing outi sunmnruio acuvmea uuu piw;u..nj pledged thut no more Amoricans will be harmed in any circumstance. Germany'n Statement. , . By Carl W. Ackorinan. Berlin, via The Hague, Aug. 20 Ger many's position in the Arabic case, based on the facts so far received, waa lnid before tho state department in Washington today. It is belioved the cise for tho areatost diplomacy, It is ; first expression from the Imperial gov- n ttrnntii.nl nnrriiiTiT.v 11 win urn iii'UL Liuuuuii jiiuwa. of tho sinking of the Arahia is con cerned, it is not pretended that any nrocress was mndo today, as Germany does not know the details of tho destruc tion of the liner. There is uo longer any serious doubt felt by anyone, however, that a settle ment will be accomplished peaceably. Though tho incident may result in ex tended exchanges and can or tne exer accepted as not end in a fignt. The stato department had not ro coived up to noon today the report of Ambassador Gorard on hifl eonforence with Foreign Minister Von Jagow yea-1 terday. It is bouevcu mo amuuiwimur a report, cabled Inst night, may even go turtnor lowaru ciuunns ii( n will pave tho way for a settlement of the incident, Tho American ambassador filed a long code cable to Washington last night, following a conference with Foreign Ministor Von .Tugow. .Ho would not discuss tho contents of the mossage to th Washington government, but ex pressed tho belief that the situation - following tno nnir nour . .".. . . ,. ,kit, nt th Ara between Lansing and Ambassador Von ; f ",:'. H,n. without a break Bernstorff it w, reported 0 noon that Germany had draftod a reply . t . , t ? t) . t of 80V. to the latest' American note regarding "''"' " ." ' V " irnla)ilv be .1 .!l..J 1 XT., n a Pi m .n fl 1 i t M ni- th HUH llonatD i T.110 ljllSllllHltl. lll tuiuiuiwHvii v..; , -.iT..l.:.. roport could bo obtained. Ambassador Calls. Washington, Aug. 20. Count Von forwarded to Washington regarding tho Arabic. Ambassador Gorard loft luncheon party to moot Von Jagow at the foreign offico yoBtorday and thia m I. .. 1 .1. UrinU.iini rt a conrorenco niaraeu ino wkiiu"s vl " MESSAGE IS RECEIVED. Washington, Aug. 2(1. A code cable wns received at the state department this afternoon from Ambassador Oernrd. It was be lieved to be the ambassador's report on his conference with Foreign Minister Von Jagow. THE WEATHER By William Phillip Sluims. (United Press stuff correspondent.) 1'aris, Aug. 20. King Albert, the Belgian's brave monurch, was accorded a remarknblo tribute by tho French Boldiers on his first trip of inspection along tho French front which just end ed. His two duys' tour from Arras to the Vosges wus a continued triumphal procession, amid tho cheers of the French fighters. King Albert returned tho visit of President Poincure to the Belgian lines. Ho motored first to Arms where ho was met by the president and Oenerul Jof fre. The monarch wus then escorted to tho French hendiunrtnrs whero decoru tion's wcro exchanged by the Belgian and French leaders. Tho first troops visited wcro those holding the line ulong the Aise. Five regiments were reviewed and in the presence of tho troops President Poin euro thanked the king of the Belgians for his visit to tho French lines. King Albert wns then tuken' to an observa tion post from where tt was possible to view tho French and German front fur miles. On Monday night, both tho presi dent and king took a train for the east ern enil of the. buttle lino and on Tues day King Albert reviewed the entire army corps between Nancy and I.une-ville. Tho king also visited the aviations e.nmiis and several observation points I between Nancy and UPont a-moussnn, i after which he departed for Dunkirk on ITuesdny night. King Albert expressed the greatest admiration for tho French army and its defense. t i...ve ii.a iin-moM fi Minn null i if if. i Riirii'H or inrormni uiscunniuiiB. called at tho stato department at 10:30 Germany bus not yet roc.oivod a re- today for a conference with Secretary port, from tho commander of the sub- Liimmig marine operating in Irish waters which The ambassador was closeted with is supposed to have torpodood the Ara- Lansing for half nn hour. He would blc. i Brokers Realizing On Favorable News Balkan People Pessimistic Over Dardanelles Campaign By nenry Wood. (United Press stuff correspondent.) Sophia, Bulgaria, July SO (By mail.) Governmental, diplomatic and mili tary circles generally throughout the Balkans have become pessimistic to an extreme degree regarding tho success of tho ullies' campaign against the Dar danelles. The almost unanimous verdict is that tho action' was both ill-advised and ill-plunned. In tho first plnco It is declared the ullies uiiiiiestionabl underestimated the strength of the Turks. They are de clared evidently to have taken into consideration only tho weakness shown of a lliissian army on the Black sen. const north of Constuntinoplo and tho capture of-that city from tho ('hntnl.jn lino in tho rear. But here nguin the luck of quick, energetic action on tho part of tho allies defeated this plan. With the arrival of German mile marines off Constantinople tho Turkish fleet is now almost equul to the nnvul strength which Hussiu has at her dis position in the Pluck sou. It is known' that for several months Kiissia has been holding an army va riously estimated from 200,000 to 400, 000 at Odessa for this descent on the Black sea coast worth of Constantinople. By losing, however, tho littlo naval su- ' ' . l .1 ! il... 11I....I. during tho two Hi Iknn wars aril to have pren.ucy s.io at ' overlooked entirely the regeneration , p thi. now b" " Zln "le and re-nrgnnmition which has tuken i mpossible. Will o y m"v place in Turkey since the Young Turks! t might P;'W 4 " t. secured full control of tho govern-, o. -t ""in 'tho second place the lack of ,p,ic'k, "ould keep open the lin, of u"ie vigorous, effective action ! the execu- tlon, especially against tho submarines, tion . the plan of attack is roundly ; nm ary to insure the continuance of iticised If on tno day tho allies, the operations. Only a prepon, orating THIS tS) Oregon: Tonight and Friday 1 fair east, partly cloudy nd ' occasionally u n e 1 1 led west portion westerly winds. fConvriiht. Illl.1). by tho New York Evening Post.) New York, Aug. 2(1. During most of today's trading On the stock ex change, prices were somewhnt of the character trnditloniilly known as "real izing on favorablo news." Thorn were iiiimcroris inrincr u vanccs in speculative Issues, but stand ard investment shnres hardly maintain ed their earlier high lovel, and tho latter movement, even In the apnnuU (ivc part of tho mnrket, was Irregular, though with the usual demonstration In a few of tho most erratic stocks. Jt was evident In bsnKlng rirciei that pressure drafts on London were umn exceed inn mo cspbcut ur mi. bombarded the Dardanelles fortifica tions for the first time, the fleet bus been sent through the straits regard less of cost, It is the general Iniiucs sion hero the Diiidunelles would have been forced. Now the forcing of the straits by (lie fleet Is regarded as nn absolute Im possibility, tho Turks havoing had am ple time to prepare defenses of the iiii.it nimliirn iind iiileuuuto kind. also (evened naval supremacy such as the allies hare in the Mediterranean' could do thut. In general, Kngland, and especially Churchill, nro blamed hnro both fur the underestimation of the Turkish strength and for (he luck of effectivo action. Tho Hulknns, however, are unanimous In the belief that the whole campuign could be turned from a iiimiewhut doubt ful one into one of certainty by the Intervention of Bulgaria on behalf of the allies. Tho whole of the Turkish nmiiiitr cuui'inni in i .... it.. against the land action on t o peninsula s rang n , my " ' . 11(1 IflU HMirBI oiii v nf (iiillii.dil. Nut only di .1 I . 1 .1. .. linderesliiuato greatly trie iirrngin oi (he Turks but they allowed ampin time for tho latter to make up ull of the weaknesses and defects In their defense that would have been open to bind attack made siinuKnrn-mis with the first bombardment of (he straits lust Feb ruary Instead of two months luter. Wliiln it Is not estimated here that the final rapture of Constantinople by the land side of Gnllipoll Is utterly Im possible it Is nevertheless the general opinion that now that the attack has been reduced to a basis of trench war fare and can only be accomplished after in caiwciiy ur "-,--- ... .. linifnesi of the market to absorb-not ionK cmmP-.K ... ... .. an unnatural resin existing. iii.n.r 'HK 4.; -., ,K (hn nr.l nlan of hc- she Ion ,ZTg by the . me. tolled for the "la-dlnof h It, when previously gfound will be fiercely contested, were aggravated In No secret Is msde In tho Balk a ns of liimli. I'urt of the cannon that are now known to fuirly bristlo along the entire peninsula of (lullipoli are to be found a goodly portion of tho artillery thut formerly figured in tho defenses of Adrlaiioplo and the Chatal.ja line. The entire province of Thrace from tho Bulgaria frontier to the gates of Con stuntinoplo is declared to have been al most denuded of defense 111 order to withstand tho attack at tho straits. That Turkey could not resist still anoth er nttuc.k on her rear Is ovory where cunceilitl hero. Unfortunately for the allies, however, German dililoinucy has so far been sue cessfut In keeping Bulgaria from muk ing a decision In their Tavor. wnemer she will be ablo to do this till tbe enl war rcinuins to bv soon.