Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, November 16, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textft FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES pf sc sjc sjc sj Jc fc sfc sjc s(c )i CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY PRICE TWO CENTS EJSffiSFSS THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915 DEMANDS OF ALLIES REFUSED B ItGREEC o King Constantine Is Strongly Inclined Powers and Is Unyielding In His Pos pie Favor Entente Allies-Latter May : King May Be Uncrowned-Berlin Repds Clash Be tween French and Greeks at Salonika ard Central While Peo Force and GREEKS AND FRENCH CLASH Borlin, by wireless to Tuclcertun, Nov. 10 Greek and French forces have clashed nt Salonika, the point of debarkation for allied troops en route to Serbia, according to Vienna advices today. The French tried to occupy a Greek ammunition tower, but were fiercely prevented. Later the French authorities apologized. In their apology, tho French "pretended" that the affair was a mistake. sjc sc )( jjs sc sfc s(c IS Sent to Greece In Final Effort To Influence King Coa stantine's Course KLUCK INTERVIEWED IE! A 1A Paris, Nov. 10. Greece has refused demands which the allies insisted are essential to their safety, diplomatic of ficials admitted today. Moreover, the nllies are prepared to force compliance with these demands, while the central powers will help King Conslnntiue to insist. Allied diplomats insist that, inasmuch is former Premier Vcnizolos counten anced, and, in fact, invited landing of allied troops at Salonika, Greece has no right to threateu, as she has, that the allies, if forced to flee to Greece for after Balkan reverses, will be interned. ' If necessary, tho allies' fleets will be sent to Greece to insure non-interference by Greece with the Balkan plans, and, it is hinted, King Constantine may be uncrowned. At the samo time, the fleet is distinctly likely to meet strong resistance from Austro-Germnn under sea boats, known to bo heading for the Grecian vicinity. Meantime, the allies are bringing pressure to benr upon the king to force him to alter his attitude. He is being strongly reminded of his ties to the entente powers, and it is hoped in the allied capitals that ho will not defy these warnings. Germany, however, is trying to persuade Constantine that he will be protected if he joins the German forces. Denys Cochin, of the French cabinet, and Karl iKtchener, now in the Island of Yemnos, supposedly the allies' near eastern naval base, will see the king soon. The allies are convinced that the ma jority of Greeks favor the allies and honestly want to help Serbia against Bulgaria. At tho same time, Constan tino is pro-German. The entente powers had asked that he at least guarantee to give them a free haad in the Balkans. In answer, however, ho gave uo promise. The al lies are under the improssion that he actually intends to intern any of the invaders who may be driven out of Ser bia and Bulgaria into Greece. The pow ers feel that this course is unreason able in view of the fact that the expedi tion was undertaken nt Venizolos' iuvi- tation. They argue that, inasmuch as thev have been permitted to go to Sorbin via Salonika, they should be per mitted to use the same route out it cir cumstances compel. By J. W. T. Mason. (Written for the United Press.) Now York, Nov. 10. A sudden and unexpected development in the Balkans, to which Premier Ascpiith mysterious ly attributed Earl Kitchenor's trip, has been revealed as King Constantino's re solve to intern the allies if they re tire to Greece from the Balkan fronts. While Greece consented to tho land ings of allied forces at Salonika, she does not want Greece to become a bat tlefield. Apparently she has notified the belligerents that, if they carried tho fighting into Greece, they would be interned. 1 The situation thus developed is the result of unprincipled men trying to ruu alternately with the hare and the hounds. Greece at first desired the al lies' presence because she feared Bulgarian nttack. Yet now she wunts to keen out of war. Hence, both she and tho allies find themselves in a dilemma. Until doubts as to the benevolence of Greece are cleared away. Great dan ger will nttend the development ot any major offensive in the Balkans with Greece ns a permanent base. The allies cannot well rorce opera tions ou a big scale, running at the same time the chance of reverses which would turn them back to Greece and nt the same time face tho risk that, in so turning, they would be interned. Veteran German General Talks Upon Progress of , Great War CERTAIN TO CONTINUE UNTIL BRITISH GIVE UP NOT TO PLEAD GUILTY Alleged German Conspirator Says His Sentence Will Be Too Stiff American Amunition Alone Enable Allies to Oppose German Arms Kitchener at Mudros. London. Nov. 10. Milan press re ports today declared F.nrl Kitchener had arrived at Mudros island of Lem nos, in the Aegean sea. The story luck ed official confirmation here. SCARCITY OF GERMAN BLOOD REMEDY CAUSE OF NUMEROUS DEA THS New York, Nov. 11. Scores of Am ericans are dying, thousands are suf fering untold agonies and millions of others are racked with anxiety because it is almost impossible to obtain the On man remedy, salvnrsnn, to battfe uiulent blood diseases. This became known today when it was learned the state department had begun negotiations in an effort to ob tain the allies' permission for Ger many to ship some of the remarkablo discovery. Congressman Metz of New oik, importer of this cure, ns well ns importer of various German dyestufN, ban been working for months to secure a supply. But the British blockade cut off the remedy which conies only from Germany. Since January 3, not a single gram has been received excepting a dinnll shipment which tho British per mitted to pass six weeks ago. This was quickly used. Unless relief is obtained within a few weeks, many deaths will result, accord ing to physicians, while thousands of Will Be Finished Thanksgiv ing and Will Be Delivered Personally jg jjg jg gjg jg Abe Martin eases in tho early stages will become aggravated. ' "Something must be done immedl ntelv, " said Dr. Paul Ilerzog who baud les the product in America. "There is no salvnrsnn in the United Slates ex cept a little in the hands of some physi cians.' On the doctor's desk aro stacks of letters and telegrams from .physicians and victims begging for a bit ot tlie remedy. "My son is in a very bad way,' wrote ono man. "We know your sur ply is very limited, but for God's sake send just a little. ' "Cases are desperate," and "pa tients are in agony," scores of doc tors reported, enclosing checks for the shipments. "But what can be done?" comment ed Ilerzog. "Letters cndi horrible stories arrive daily, but. we are helpless." After the war started, the allies can celled German patents on the product and turned to making it themselves. But under treaties with Germany, the United States could not use the al lied product even if it could be ob tained, and France said her supply is being used at home. Efforts thus far to get shipments pant the British blocknde have met with failure. If th women's clubs want t' reform this country they might begin on tieir own clothes. Pinky Kerr is not doin' anything now as lie has an assistant. Washington, Nov. IB. Working steadily at his message to congress, President Wilson plans to have it fin ished by Thnnksgiving and to deliver it personalty December 7 before a joint session of the house and senate. National defense, it is expected, will bo the mnin theme. In this connection the president will recommend tho five year schedule of strengthening the army and navy at a cost of $1,000,000, 000 giving tho nation nn army and nnvv second to nono "as a defensive institution." The president will not recommend presidential primaries, as ho abidcB by,' Senator l'omereno's opinion mat mere aro unconstitutional. Important subjects which he will dis cuss include: Urging of economiec in governmental expenditure; passage of conservation incisures; sweeping changes in the mining laws; trade ex punsion; establishment of co-operntivo selling agencies ubrond for American exporters; passage of "anti-dumping" legislation to prevent cheap foreign goods from flooding tlie American mar ket after the wnr;! increased taxes, lor liquor, tobacco and wool. BAM FOR IB Hundreds of District Conven tions Are Planning Campaign Winston Churchill Goes To Battle Front Only As Petty Officer London. Nov. 10. Winston Churchill, up to lost, week the most criticised ' egates to favor national suffrage public man in England, prepared to sail , planks in tlin party plntlorms, (By United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washiimton, D. C, Nov. Hi. In ev ery ono of tho hundreds of congression al districts in tiio United States today the women nro in convention framing their locnl fights to pledge democratic and republican national convention del- across the channel tomorrow to ,10111 his comrades of the Oxford Yeomanry, as a subordinate officer The erst whilo first lord of the admiralty sud denly became in his new role one of the most popular men of England, from his speech yesterday in commons, in which he bared the secrets of Knglish reverses and without excusing himself, showed that he hnd not hail enthus iastic support. Newspapers predicted that ho will soon return to the cabinet. His position of calm confidence in England's ultimate success; his exposi tion of the situation tinder which he labored gs director of Kngland'i naval affairs chanced his position with the I ltfjtiuli imlilif, nn.l naca liim n nnnnlnr. ity he had failed to have in his troubled place sa navy leader. These local conventions nro under the general national direction of Mjs. Medill McCormick of Chicago, nn offi cial of tho National American Woman Suffrage association. The suffragists in cnih district will pledge their sup port to pro-suffrage delgntcs. Much time will bo spent interviewing candi dates. In states where national party delegates nie chosen by stnto conven tion, the sufl'rngists will concentrate upon pro-suffrage county delegates, "Suffragists is every stnto in the union," said Mrs. McCormick, "will make it n point to have big demonstra tions in the home town of every candi date for the house or the senate. This campaign launched todny is but the minor prelude to the big fight we are going into for national suffrage this winter." By Carl K. Ackerman. (United Press staff correspondent.) Berlin, Oct. 27. (By mail.) Anoth German offensive 011 the western front towards Paris is not oat of the question. A year ago General Von Kluck's army was threatening the French cap ital, loday it is still the nearest to Puns but the German offensive ecu ters in the Balkans. Later it may be nt tho Suez canal or in Egypt. By spring perhaps it will havo returned to tho well plowed battleline in Franco and uelgium. 1 talked with General Von Kluck to day concerning the whole wnr situation Ho was at his V ilmeredorf villa. His walk was firm, his thinking clear and spontaneous. From appearances ho huB recovered fully lrom the several shrap nel wounds no received six months ago. General," I asked, "how lone will me war lastT" We wero walking in his garden and he stopped to rcnlv. ''As long as Krigiand is able to fiirht and as long as America sends ammuni tion the war will continue. Tho un successful French nnd English offen sive this month was a question of am munition. This war has developed into a munition contest. It is the world 'b markets against the central powers." "Can tho western lino bo broken! "You see in the papers every day. said the general, "that the nllies are trying tho break our hue but they don't succeed. During their October offensive they lost 180,000... We lost about a fifth as many. Do you think any army can afford such losses to win a milo of landt" The general's five year old grand daughter accompanied us on our walk She clutched her grandfather's hand and trcqueutly interrupted tho conver sation with remarks concerning the general's pet black dog, Toddy. "Which is our popular nnme for one or our popular ex-presidents," I re marked. "You mean Roosevelt," said the general, "I thought ho was a great man. He was a good president, wasn't het But today 1 cannot under stand why ho takes such a determined stand against Germany. Surely no Am erican president ever tried so hard to make his country go to wnr. I am glad he did not succeed. I have many good rrienos in America mnny 1 do no know. At the beginning of the wnr roceived hundreds of letters froom Americans and still thev come, kuow personally a few of your army of ficers. Tliey are fine men. This week I had a letter from one of them, ask ing me for a photograph and a state meat for some army publication, I sent both and hope they reach him." Here we wore interrupted by nn or derly, who, saluting, said the little girl was wanted in the house. "Good bye, my dueling," said tho general, adding to me, "She is the daughter of my son who was killed in Franco, January 28." "Does tlie Serbiun enmpnign bring the war any nearer to an endf " 1 asked presently, "The war's duration depends on how long the English are able to fight and ou American ammmiinition," repented the general. "There is no doubt that American ammunition is prolonging It. And now the nllies are raising an en ormous loan In the United States. I sec no end to the fighting yet." "Slmll you return to the front t" I Inquired. "That depends on his majesty," said the general. But it is my Impression that it. de pends on whether or not the general staff decides on another drive to Paris. "Why," I ssked, "did tho Germans fail to capture Parist" "The French maintain," snld Von Kluck, "that it was doff re's strategy. When the war Is over , wo can discuss that but not during tho wnr." "One of Marshal Von Ilindetiburg's officers told me," I remarked, "that it was because the Russian Invasion of East Prussia calls so many men to the west." The general's reply I am not permit ted to give but I nm convinced that this In his opinion was tho correct ex planation. Gcner al Von Kluck does not look hi" 00 years mid reminds one of General Wood, except that he seems to have nn ample supply of patience. He fought In 1300 ngiiinst Austria nnd 111 the Frutico-PruHsiau war was twico wounded. Now York, Nov. 10. Counsel for Robert Fay, and Walter Scholz, alleged bomb plotters, demurred today to in dictments against the pair on the ground that statutes cited attempted to legislate regarding foreign ships at sea. - Fay, following his five hour confes sion of yesterday, announced that ho would not plead guilty, as ho under stood that he would only get two years' sentence if he confessed, where ho is now informed that he might get 12 years. Confession Typewritten. New York, Nov. 10 Officials had before them today a typewritten con fession, gathered in five hours' ques tioning yesterday of Robert Fay, con fessed bomb plotter. It was admittedly disappointing. It did not lead to any high German or Austrian diplomatic or consular officials as fellow plotters, nor did it divulge any "higher ups" as financial backers of Fay's plan to destroy munitions ships, bound for tho allies. Fay, however, stands ready to plead guilty and to start his sentence at once. Meantime officials are investigating further stories that have tended to im plicate hieli foreign government of ficers in plans to check American prod uction of munitions for the enemies of tho central powers. DEADLY FIGHT 11 GERMAN ADVANCE SLOW THOUGH SERBS CRUSHED Natural Difficulties of Country Render Rapid Progress Im possibleRussians Report Gains Against Germans While Austrians Report Successes-Deep Snow In Caucasus Mountains Puts Stop To Military Operations Persia In Turmoil Two Saloon Hold-Up Men Pursued By Posse of San Jose Officers ' San Jose, Cab, Nov. 10. Two un known men, who early today held up tlie bar of the Swiss American hotel, robbing four pntrons and the till, were overetaken by a posse at Mountain Viow, 12 mileB from here, and in an en suing battle ono of the bandits was killed and the other wounded by a charge of buckshot in the leg. None of tho officers was killed, al though the robbers fired a dozen shots from automatic pistols. The wounded man who waB brought here by train refused to divulgo his identity, but said ho was a Sun Francisco tailor, and that tho dead man was his partner. Both men were well dressed, but no marks which would lend to an identifi cation were found on their clothing. After robbing the bar, the buudits arc believed to have hidden in the lo cal freight yards until a freight pulled out. They then commandeered it at the point of pistols. Conductor J. O. Phelps dropped off unseen u tew minutes later, and notified the local police. The sheriff, organizing a posse, start ed out to head off the train at Moun tain View. Traveling in automobile nt tho rato of 00 miles an hour, they ar rived at Mountain View just a few minutes nhead of tho train. As the freight Blowed down, the officers threw searchlights on tho bandits, who wero entrenched in a pile of machinery on a flat car. Tho bandits answered the command to surrender with a ruin of lead. The eldei of the two men was struck down with a charge of buckshot and three pistol bullets aftetr he had fired several wild shuts nt the posse. Une or the bullets carried nwuy his trigger finger. When the posse reached li i ill he was dead, , The other bandit leaped from the cn ns ho saw his partner fall. A charge of buckshot struck him as he landed on the ground, but he continued to fire us he ran, dropping 50 yards from the train, An examination of his pistol showed that a shell had jammed it. The local posse, augmented by Con st'iblo Peterson nnd Town Marshal But ler, wero grouped together less than feit from the ear when the bandits opc d fire, but escaped injury. Berlin, Nov. 10. Terrible natural difficulties of the country rather than resistance of tho enemy, is slowing up tho contral allies in central Serbia. Yet, with growing numbers of Serbs captured daily, and with the Gomians pushing their way, undnuntcd, there are good prospects that the main army of the Serbians will be aurrounded soon. They are being driven gradual ly westward, while at tho same time the Austriuns are closing in from the north nnd west. The Austrian forces are Blowly, but surely, crushing the resistance of tho Montenegrins in the west. In southern Sorbin, tho Bulgarians are combatting tho enemy vigorously. The situation at Tetovo is in doubt, that place having changed hands sev eral times. The Bulgnrs nre massing heavy forces around Velos, the point for which there has been strong battling during the past wcok with varying fortunes. Russians Make Gains. Petrogrnd, Nov. 10. Vigorously nressinir their advantage, Russian forces on the Riga front swopt the Germnns back three to four miles in tho strugglo north of Knnger, the war office claimed today. Above Riga on the Dvina, advance guard engage ments continue. In the Illoukst district, tho Slavs riimed awnv the German entanglo nients, and occupied a portion of the Illoukst cemetery. Admission that tho Germans hnd shelled the Cznrtorysk region and advanced cast of Poilgacie was made by tho war office. As to tho victory, claimed uy ucriin, In the Slvr river section, the official announcement" said merely that the Imt.tln for tho crossings continues, witn calm marking the rear of tho Galician front. Nearly 50,000 men and moro than huu officers, along with considerable munitions and guns, wore captured during the past month by tho Slavs, THE WEATHER UHLVER. SAW 'it So Muooj Jk Perala In Turmoil. Petrograd, Nov. 10. Fearful that the plots.of the central powers and tho entente allies will end in bloodshed nt Teheran, the shah of Persia and nis ministers left there Monday. Their ex t was a virtual tugnr.. n was understood they sought refugo at Ishpahan. At the samo timo, it was unuursuiuu, the Germans and Turks aro preparing to follow the shah's suito. The allied diplomats aro expected to overtake tho Persian government mem bers if indeed they hnvo not already i1rm so. Thev have long accused tho central ullles of trying to corrupt tho Persian officials. German Official Report. TWlin. Nov. 10. One thousand nddi tlmuil Serbians have fallen into mo bitches of tho Teuton invaders, it was officially announced today. "Pursuit of the Serbians continues vi,mrmislv." Sli d tllO Ot flCIIll StlltO- ment detailing the Monday capture. Concerning the renowed violent oper ations In tho past two days along the western front, the statement added: "Three French attempts to recap ture the Ecurie trenches failed. "The enemy's bombardment of Lens) the past fortnight has killed 33 civil ians and wounded 55, but has done na military damage." Oorlta Buffers Severely. Vienna, via bayville, It. I., Nov. 16.' That Goritz has suffered heavily from bombardment was officially admitted today. Fifty soldiers have been wound ed 'and 58 civilians Killed in us iar, while 300 buildings, largely churches! and convents, have been badly dam aged. Less violence on the Isonzo front wa reported. In the Monte San Michela region, the Itnliniis, it was admitted, penetrated an Austrian position after clearing tho way with artillery fire. Bulgarg Pressing French. Athens, Nov. 18. Strongly rein forced by frcBh relays, the Bulgars hav compelled the French to retreat at tww , points on the Tzerna lino. At th same time, they aro smashing nt the Serbs in the Tetovo district, -where th French have come up to the aid of tho defenders. If tho Bulgnr lines are pierced, Prilep, and ultimately Monastir, will be opened to the French. Austrian Drive Slavs Back. Vienna, Nov. 16. "Four weeks of tenacious and glorious fighting," in tho Czartorysk region, the war office said today, has caused the Russians to retreat to their original positions. Confirming the Berlin announcement of yesterday, tlie office said the Slave were driven hastily across the Styr, setting firo to abandoned positions be fore they quit them. German Crew Lost. Copenhogen, Nov. 10. It was feared here today that the crew of the Ger man steamer nermania nam iinen ion, after their ship was sunk by a British, submarine. This fenr was strength ened when empty lifeboats were found along the northern coast of Swoden. Official registries do not record the Ilormanin. Snows Hold Russians. Petrogrnd, Nov. 10. A foe, more formidable than cannon, faces tho Rusr siun Caucasus troops. Snow, lying 20 feet deep at points combined with bit terly cold weather has forced the Rusr sians to limit their battling to skirm ishes, It was officially stated today. Italian City Burned. Borlin, by wireless to Tuckerton, N. J., Nov. 10. Damage of $1,000,000 re sulted from a firo at Rivarolo, Italy, which destroyed the docks and is still burning, according to arfvices roceived hero tmlay. Liner Has Arrived. Bordeaux, Nov. 10. Tho linor Hoch ttinheau, afire a few days ago at sea, arrived here safely today. Captain .liiham expressed himself ns undecided over the cause of tho blaze. Pioneer Railroad Man Died Because Troubles Had Broken His Heart Oregon: To night ami Wed ne.mlnv occasion al iniii west, fair east portion; southwe s t o r 1 y winds. rorllnnd, Ore., Nov. 10. Tliero wns mnurninir in Portland today over tho death of .lames N, Sutton, one of the oblest and most popular railroad men in the northwest. "Jim," as ho was affectionately known, died in u jitney Into yesterday while en route to his rooming house. Although the coroner Biiid that Sut ton's dentil was caused by hardening of the arteries, combined with high blood pressure, lie told his landlady only a week ngo that he was dying of a brok en heart. When he left his office yesterday he lind n premonition of dentil and told his associates that he was not coming buck. In recent years Sutton's life has been filled with misfortune, In 111(17 his son, Lieutenant James N. Sutton, Jr., died mysteriously at the Annapolis naval academy, A government Investigation held (hat he had committed suicide, but his relatives contended that ho wn murdered. Knrly this year Sutton's wifo secured a divorce and a few months later an other sou, Lieutenant It. U. Sutton, of thn Aerial corps United Stutes army, fell from an aeroplane at Fort Sill, Oklu. A companion was killed and he was seriously injured. Sutton was joint frelfjht agent of the Southern Pacific und O. W. R. & N. ot the Portland cast sidu station nt tho timo of his death, Seventy-five Miners Are Reported Entombed In Northwestern Mine Real tie, Wash., Nov. 10. Hevonty- fyo miners nro believed to have been ( buried in an explosion lato this after noon in the workings of the Northwest ern Improvement company's coal mint at linvenndiile, 3,"i miles from Scuttle. No word has been heard in more than un hour from thn buried men. A miners' first aid crew has been sum moned from Black Diamond and is ex pected to arrive in a few minutes. Superintendent K. II. Scott and 25 American workmen nro among the en tombed miners. MITCHELL RESTING WELL. Now York, Nov. 10. Mayor Mitchell, who Into yesterday suddenly under wont bii appendicitis operation, was re ported rusting well today. j t f