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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES tiL fil (! i (i Iff (i Mill) iailSi lilt J ((ttirilM CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY ; THIRTY.EIGHTH YEAR ' SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER l,l5 PRICE TWO CENTS SJgTZgR i i i ' ' i i .. .- SERBS DISORGANIZED BUI STILL FIGHTING Pursuers Caught la Many i g dy Traps-Austrians Invad ing Montenegro Meetin f leroic Resistance-Germany and Austria Will Make r On Greece If She Grants Demands of Allies Au. i Forsees Fall of Goritz Report of Fall of Monai ; -. Is Unconfirmed KAI8EE WILL RECOVER in southern. Serbia by the WILL ATTACK GREECE. London, Doc. 1. Germany and Austria will make war on Greece, should she grant all the allies' demands and allow Sa lonika to become a permanent base of operations, according to press dispatches today, quot ing an Athens newspaper. Other press dispatches told of hasty preparations to meet an expected Russian attack at Rustehtik, Bulgaria on the Da nube border of Rumania. This town was reported a few days ago to be evacuated by civil ians under the order of military commanders. Strong Teuton reinforcements are said to be en routo thero. Monnstir Bulgars. aii indications have pointed to early surrender of the city, hence the reports are more or less credited here Greece Wants to Enow. .Loudon, Dec. 1. Greece has asked irom tlio allies a "definition of the military foaturcs of the allies' Mace donia requiromcuts." Officials bolievo tins request is only a play for time, and they are preparinfg au answer that will leave Greece n0 further alternative than defiance or acquiescence in the uiueu aemands, Swedish Steamer Sunk. Copenhagen, Dec. 1. The Swedish steamer Hnbrina has boen sunk bv submarine. Her crow was rescued ami ! taken to Kmden. Berlin, Dec. 1. To chock a junction with the southern forces, forces of the central powers nro pursuing the Serbs southward through tho Albanian moun tains. Meantime the Serb resistance has become disorganized, and the cen tral allies have repeatedly found them Helves trapped in bloody ambushes. While this chase is on, the Austrinns !.re pushing their invasion of Monte negro meeting with a heroic resistance from ranks of fiery Serb men, women una no.vs. Whether tho Bulgars have taken .Monnstir as reported, is uncertain Tho latest official news, howover, de clared me scrDB linve evacuated it and that ft commission of civilians had Htai'ted negotiations for surrender. Foresees Fail of Goritz. ' Vienna, Dee. l.The war office to day apparently saw tho handwriting on tiio wall, as far as Goritz struggle is concerned. Its latest official state ment declared significantly, "it be comes clearer that the Italians will, at :m costs, iorce a victory near (ioritz, ',41 lL J. 1. ll . !V1 . . ' i. n is nb uu pussiuio to QO SO. Victims of Submarine. T .1 T. , . i.uuuon, uec. i. rive or the crow of the British steamer Kingswav, sunk by a submarine, are missing. Twentv- two haye been landed. FORD CABLES THE POPE City Is In Ruins. Home, Dec. 1. Tho fall of Goritz is Hourly cxp cted. Screnming artillery xholls have about completed their work of devastation today's war office state ment indicated. For the past two days me uoniuunimeni nas Deen more con centrated than at any time iu the wecas since it began, and all reports i-iiuYv mm me accuracy or tuo Italian fire is crumbling each "day more build ings. Tho iiustrinns delivered strong coun ter attacks around Urssili and Vodil, lint were driven back again with losses. . King Staid to tlie Last. Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. I., Dec. 1. King Peter, of Serbia fled on horseback from Prisrend Sunday, the tlay before tho Bulgarians captured the town. Sofia reported today. His des tination was unknown. Prince Trou bctskoy, tho Russinn nmbassndor to Serbia accompanied him. The kin? and ambassador wero tin- intended Notifies His Holiness of the Coming of the Commission and Of Its Objects New York, Dec. 1. Fopo Benedict was told today of Henry Ford's pence congress plans. Tho message explained that from the delegates aboard the peace ship, des tined to Tho Hague, Ford hopes to form an international peace congress iu some neutral capital. This congress would then formulate definite proposuls and present them to the belligerents. ' In a cablegram made public at the Ford headquarters Ford notified his holiness: "Realizing the hi eh and holv- inw est which you as supreme pontiff of the church have taken toward ending cam- "s'i J- mmuuncc to you the peace mission on which wo are approaching: Europe f - B "Beliovine that a world alfiinf int. In which international forces must co-operate, exists, we have planned a con ference of neutrals to adopt means of action for ending the most frightful war in hiRtory. For 15 months the peoplo of the world have awaited for their governments to act, end have waited for them to bring Europe out of unspeakable agony and suffering and to prevent tho destruction of Europe." "Meanwhile millions of men nn th. battle fields nro dead. Htvnunitv owes it to millions more, who nre led like Ashland, Ore., Dec. l.The condition of Postmaster E. J. Kaiser, who was shot by Postal Clerk William. Greenfield yes- terday, was improved today. His recovery is expected. Two bullets took effect. , The body of Greenfield, who shot himself after wounding Aaiser, ana Uied two hours lat-' er, was being hold here awaiting instructions from his mother, Mrs. E. Greenfield, of New York City. IE PROSECUTION'S BEST WITNESS HPS DEFENSE Miss Nora Haley Testifying For Prosecution Explodes a Bomb SWEARS SIGNATURE IS NOTTHATOFMcNAMARA "Europe Acts the Rascal America Acts the FooF Portland. Or.. Dec. 1 "I am nnn ing that Europe will not pay too much attention to a hysterical American mil lionaire, a college sophomore and an old maid school teacher. It makes me boil to see how home times when Europe acta the rascal. America acts the fool." This characterization of Henry Ford's peace efforts by Rev. Frank L. Loveland, of the First Methodist church, created a great deal of com ment today. Rev. Loveland 's verbal broadside was fired dunnir an address last nignt. 0 A.C. Fl T Easterners March Down To Goal of Aggies Almost At Will Big Freighter Bound For Europe Now Headed For San Francisco San Francisco, Dec. 1 ner crew re-j Testimony Makes a Discrep ancy In Prosecution's Strongest Evidence Los Angeles, Cal Dec. 1. Miss Nora ported in mutiny after facing great Haley, a witness for the prosecution in danger in a storm that lashed her for tl10 M- A- Schmidt trial, proved the several days, the big Hill lino freight-! fl,1,r witness for the defense today er Minnesota is making for this port at top speed. 1 Ins information came by wireless- to local shipping men today but did not indicate what, caused tho mutiny. though authorities inclined to believe wnen she declared that Jnmos B. Mc Namara's signaturo in tho stute's evi dence to be bogus. A hotel register upon which McNa mara is alleged to have written the nc.no "J. B. Bivce" was introduce.! Nothing To Indicate Cause, But Today's Fire Awakens Suspicion it might have been because the men did na evidence by the prosocution on the not want, to go through tho war zone. 1 grounds that liryce was an alias ns The big ship left Seattle-more than' fumed by McNamara. Miss Hnlev tcsti- a week ago for London, carrying a war f'ed "nt sne knew the hiindwriting of .i. a. iicinmara. mi-go worth over 2,000,000. Boilers Out of Condition. Tneomn, 'Wash,. Dec. 1. Tlie for tho steamer Minnesota iniitlnor about and making for SaSn Francisco is stated by local shipping men today as likely to bo due to trouble with her Doners. When the Minnesota was recently hero taking on cargo for her trip around mo norn, water rront men sn d her in ers wero iu very poor shapo and ex pressed doubts as to the stimmr' ii unity to complete the long voyage to FOFAUSI It Is Surmised That Rumors of Austria Seeking Separ ate Peace the Cause Amsterdam, Dee, 1. The Anstrinn emperor has accepted the resignations of tho ministers of finance of state- prisoners. Claim Monasttr Has Fallen. London, Dec. 1. Unconfirmed Ath ens dispatches told today of capture of Abe Martin I J 'ihe figlit at PrisTend was short, nnd fl.n 1J. .!....,. ., 1 , (....l i. , . . .1..- wiMKtiia uui'iurcu npnunis oi iu,t.uu lu me snnmoies, to prevent their SIHUgllTCr. "If tho Christianity of our boasted civilization stands for tho principle.' the great prince of peace enunciated, this cun Tie accomplished. "There is no nntion that has not de clared it does not want this war We believe there is no nation that docs not at heart ardently lone for pence. But the belligerents cannot find it. Neutrals must nrrango the wny. "For this undertaking, most holv father, wo bespeak your good will and co-operation." The remainder of the message dealt with the plans for crention of the in ternational congress.. Tho pope has not yet replied. The copy of the cablegram ?ivon out here showed it to be addressed to Pope Benedict VIT. Pope Benedict VII died in (Wit. Tiio present pope's name is Benedict XV. . Alton B. Parker, once presidential candidate, today ridiculed tho pence voyage, callen Ford a strutting clown and declared the government ought to revoko the -nssports of the voyagers. Colonel E. M. House, Louis Brnndcls. Senator LaFollette. and Dr. Anna How ard Shaw declined Ford's invitation and Luther Burbank wns silent. ! according to ntonor and commerce V lenna advices today. Hie resignations are nssoclnted with reports that Austria is seeking a sep arate peace. It is believed that these ministers favored such a step and were overruled. Tho minister of finance is supposed to have quit because of inability to raise money to continue the struggle; while the minister of interior retired because lie could not organize the gov- "Is this signature written in the handwriting of J. B. McNamara?" ask ed Chief Defense Counsel McKcnzio. "It is not," tho young woman re plied. According to Schmidt's lawyers, Miss Haley's testimony shows a discrepancy in the prosecution's strongest evidence. Captain J. B. Hunter, head of the dis trict, attorney's secret service, iden tified a tolegrnm as having been writ ten by Schmidt after his arrest in Iew York. ciition win ns a s- role Schmidt's handwriting when experts tostiry as to sclimidt'B signature on hotel registers. It wns presented to tno jurors ror tneir inspection Wilmington, Del., Dec. 1. While searchers still hunted for the gruesome remains of victims of the Dupont Pow der company explosion, the officials to day throw about tho plant a double gunra as protection against possible bomb plots. Meantime, investigations sought to ascertain tho cause of the explosion which Killed 31 persons and fatally iu jured six others. Only ruins mark the crater of the packing houso whorein tho explosion started. It was reported that the allies' em bassies at Washington inquired as to tho cause, being interested because the compnny is engaged on allied war con tracts. Meantime, the police held the theory that pro-Uorman agents were responsible for the blast though the company suggostod merely that the causo may nover bo known. Searchers told horriblo stories today of finding shreds of flesh impaled or limbs of trees some distance from the THE IJNE-UP O. A. C. Position Syracuse. Moist L. E. R Travis Smyth L. T. R.... Johnson Anderson... L. G. R White Bissott C. .. McDonough Cole R. G. L..8chlachter Laythe R. T. L Cobh Billie R. E. L Dumoe Abraham.. '.L.'H. Q.,..Moehan Allen R. H Rafter Alworth....L. F. L Rose Locoy R. F..F.. Wilkinson Officials: Varnell, Spokaao, referee; Stott, Portland, um pire; Francis, Portland, head linesman. FIN AI-SYRACUSE 28, 0. A. C. 0, Portland Ore., Dec. 1. Arjnroximato- ly 10,000 peoplo crowded the grand stand and bleachers this afternoon when Syracuso university and 0. A. C. clashed in the first game betweon far eastern and tar western football teams in many years. Iho weather was ideal. It was cloudy, but a wintry tang in the air p.?sago(Ta lively game. Syracuse chose tho south goal. Tho wind was from the west. Colo kicked off to Syracuse's 30 yard line with-a seven yard return. Rose made three yards through left tnckle. 0. A. C. penalized five yards for offsido. Rose S. P. PREPARED TO nus ONOJC. LAI Railroad Company Still Ad heres to Every Single Point Gained In Court OFFICIALS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE COMPROMISE Assistant General Manager lampbell Has Power To Settle Controversy .Tiado threo yards nround right end. A packing houso, while othors reported This telegram the titoc- T 8 , " , e fire today did slight damage at tin company's blending mill at Carney 't Point but resulted in no casualties. After discovery of tho first fire to day, a second small one was found in the Hagley plant. Officials scouted tho idea, however, that oither was connect ed with yesterday's tragedy. Only 12 of tho 30 known dead have been iden tified. Arrangomonts are under way for a penoral funornl. In connection with warnings to th company, it hud refused for a long tire to employ any Austro-Gornmn laborers. Workmen believe that an autside age caused the explosion inasmuch as there genorally was nothing within the pin ing houso that could have caused t' explosion. ernmentnl distribution of food nnd cope wit n popular discontent over tho food situation, iho ministor of commerce presumably agreed with the other two, though these suggestions -are merely surmises. Vienna offered no explanation of tho retirements. THE WEATHER 0 lOregon: Tonight ond Thursday, in west, rain; rain or snow enst por tion; southeaster ly winds, increas ing to gale force along the coast. Berlin Exchange Is At Lowest Point York (Copyright 1915 by tho New Evening Post.) New York, Dec. 1. Prices on tho stock exchange vniicd fractionally to- Iny with a few scarcely noticed sharp advances and declines in minor indus trial issues. Tho market weakened dur ing the closing hour under professionni pressure, London exchange reached ikt.71 1-8, 1 tho highest mark sinco October 4. CIRCULATION FIGURES THAT ARE EXACT Following is the correct statement of the actual circulation of the Daily Capital Journal of Salem, Oregon: , ' If you pay cash Christmui won't roll uround so fast. We've all grown so tillous rendin' war casualties that it 'is hard t' git enough folks interested in a funeral t' give a pe-rado. Ford Joins Tomorrow. New York, Dec. 1. Henry Ford and his family will arrive here tomorrow, ready to embark on the peaco ship Oscar II. en routo to the Ford peace congress. Former Secretary of State Bryan is expected to come, too, frrm Florida, but ho will n t sail, though he admittedly sympathizes with the Ford plans. Re-decoratlon of the pence ship start ed today. This included removal of militaristic books unceremoniously from the ship library. Total Average daily circulation for the 26 days of pub lication during the month of November, 1915 4073 CHAS. H. FISHER, Publisher. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of December, 1915. C1 , DORA C. ANDRESEN, (Seal) Notary Public for Oregon. The circulation of the Daily Capital Journal for the month of November was divided as follows: Average daily circulation in city of Salem, 2161; average daily circulation by mail 1912; total average daily circulation 4073. This circulation statement is printed because the publishers of the Capital Journal believe that businessmen have a right to know what they are paying for when they buy advertising space in a newspaper. We make no circulation claims simply a statement of circulation facts, which any advertiser is at liberty to in vestigate for himself. . Our mailing lists, carrier lists and press run figures are at his service. We have no circulation secrets because we have" no cause to be ashamed of our subscription list, and no good reason for misrepresenting it in I any respect. The Capital Journal believes that it has by far the largest circulation of anv newspaper attempting to cover this field and it is a legitimate subscription not padded by fake voting contests 'or wholesale distribution . of premiums. Furthermore, 97 per cent of this circulation is in Marion and Polk counties, directly tributary to the City of Salem. ttM forward pass, Mcehan to Rafter, netted Syracuse zl yards. O. A. C. ngnin pen nlized five yards. Rafter, Wilkinson, on rivo plunges made lis yards. Wilkin sou then went over for a touchdown after six minutes of play. Wilkinson, kicked goal. Score; Syracuso, 7; 0, A u., u. Colo kicked off -10 yards with a 14 yard return. Syracuse penalized five yards, otrisde. Wilkinson wbb caught holding and Hyrncuse penulized l!i yards more. Wilkinson mado threo yards through center, and on a fako punt formation Mcehan ran 35 yards. Syracuse then gained seven yards on a criss cross. Wilkinson, on four plunges mndo Heven yards through the lino. Wilkinson punted to Meehnn on 25 yard line in front of goal and he went over tor the second touchdown. Wilkinson kicked goal, wcoro: Hyrucuso, 14; 0 A. C, 0. The first quarter ended here. In the second quarter noithor side was ublo to score, although tho ball was in O. A. 0. territory most of the time. Syracuse was playing a wonder fully bruiny game, seeming to know whut to do under all circumstunccs. Penalties for offsido wero administer ed to both teams in tho second quarter. Syracuse also penulized 15 yurds for holding. Hyrncuse completed two for ward passes for II) yards, but Abraham for O. A. C, spoiled two that -wero at tempted. X)rcgon attempted two for wurd passes, both of which failed of completion. The half ended: Syracuso, 11; O. A. C 0. Third quarter; Rose kicked off 40 yards with eight yards return. 0. A. C. lost the bull on a fumble. Wilkinson and lioso hit the lino for 10 yards. On fivo plunges Wilkinson made 27 yards. Ball on O. A. C. one ynrd lino. On fourth down Wilkinson went over for touchdown. Wilkinson kjeked goal. Score: Hyrncuse, 21; O. A. C, 0. lioso kicked off fivo yards. Abraham ran ball back 20 yards. Alworth hit center for eight yards. Hoerline replaced Moist. O. A. ('. lust the ball on a funiblo on 30 ynrd lino. Rose and Wilkinson mndo three yards through center. Meehnn got away for a touchdown on a criss cross for 22 ynrds. Wilkinson kicked goal. Score: Syracuse, 28; 0. (,'., 0. Laythe kicked off Howards with an eight yard return. Hal'tei and Wilkin son hit the lino fur six ynrds, A for ward pass, Meehnn to Kiiftor netted ten ynrds. Median, Wilkinson and Hose hit the line for six yards. Wil kinson hurdled the line fur ten yards. Wilkinson punted over tho goal lino. '). A. I', ball on own 20 yard lino. Hil lie punted HO yards. Syracuso failed to completed a forward pass. Another Syracuse forward pass intercepted. Hull on Syracuse's J" yurd line, ilofer re lieved Hissctt. Newman relieved Kllis. Abraham downed iu trucks. ). A. C. failed to complete a forward pass. Syracuse ball on their own H5 yard line, Wilkinson on two plunges mude six yards through center. Knd third quarter score, Hyrncuse, 2S; 0. A. C, 0. Fourth quarter: On a puss Ilufter made 10 yards. Hose made 7 through center. Rafter hit the line for ten yards. Rose made 5 through left win ter.. Itul'tcr made 4 through the line. Hose fumbled, the Aggieij recovoring. Smythe made .'1 yards on a fake punt. Itiliio punted 15 ynrds. Wilkinson, Ruf ter und Rose made 10 yurds through the line. Wilkinson punted out (if bounds on (). A. 0. 30 yard line. A forward pass netted 0, A. C. 0 yards. Brown replaced Wilkinson, Meehnn intercep ted Smythe 's forward pass for 0 yards gain. Forward pans failed, Another forward puss netted seven yards for Syracuse, Rafter made twelve ynrds on a criss cross. Ihe ball on ). A. (.. In yard line. Ahruhnm intercepted forward pnss. Ab raham made 12 yards on tho forward pass. A forward pass, Newman to Ilo fer netted eight yards. Alworth made yardage, Abraham made 3 yards through center. A forward pass, Ab- y'riiham to Billie was incomplete. An- .il M I II . I . , Tho representative!! nf th s,,(i, Pacific came to the second meeting of the land grant committne dowed with authority to treat finally with the committee in behalf of the railroad relativo to the final disposi tion of tho 0. & C. lands. Attorney Ralph Moody, Assistant Hunnrnl Man ager Campbell from the headquarters office at San Francisco, aud Tax Agent McAllister represented tho rnilmn j Governor Withycombe, Secretary of State Olcott, State Treasurer Kay and Siioi Garland of the committee, appear- uiutobib or me state. While Mr. Campbell was prepared to accept or reject any proposition that might ba mndo for a compromise it was evident thnt tho railroad would re cood from none of tho points adhered to ia the first conference nnd any com promise would bo made by the state's representatives. Attorney Moody be gan tho conference by atating the stand of tho railroad in tho matter of the O. & C. lands. He said in substance that tho railroad would adhere to the terms of tho decision of the U. 8. su promo court which stnted that the fee simplo title to tho land was vested in tho railroad company nnd that the lr 1 should be in private ownership no tl ' it would bo on tho tax roll and in fol lowing closely the statements mado in the address by Attorney Dunne he drew tho conclusion thnt the railroad contil chooso its own sweet time to disnnsn nf the lnnd. The final decision in the mnttor, he recalled, must bo in the hands of con gress and it was not within tho power of congress to force the immediate snl of tho lands. Tho disposition to actuat sottlors he snid was impracticable as such a small part of tho land was suit able for agriculture. He hold that, th" $2.50 an acre provision was simply a restrictive clause and was not directory and thnt, tho only possible jntereats of tho slate in the lands was as regards general welfnro and tho tax roll. Th remarks of. Mr. Moody plainly Indicat ed that tho railroad would consider any compromise that regarded the rights the state as entirely outside of any legal clnim. Governor Withycombe Baid thet whilo tho state might be shy of a legal right to tho land it has a moral rieht since the development of the stnto has mado tho lnnd increase in value from 2.50 at tho time of tho grant to SO an aero in some instances today. He agreed that it was not fair to limit the rail road to an equity of i'2f() an acre in tho land and thnt the railroad should be recouped for its Iosscb In transport ing troops. Ho slnted that the tVibo lund should bo sold at its commercial value and that the agricultural lands should be sold at $2.50 an acre and that tho surplus wns iu tho timbor now on tho lands. Stnto Treasurer Kay said that the government granted tho lnnd to the railroad and that the government hail no further interest in tho land but since the stale was responsible for t'" increase in value that the stnto should hnve the benefit of this increasn ns th railroad did not comply with the torma of the grant and thnt tho tillable land should be sold at 2.5(1 an acre and that the railroad should be paid some thing above 2.50 an aero to repay them for their losses in transporting troops nnd other losses of tho company rclntivo to the lands. Governor Withycombe stated thnt ac cording (o his information there wern 1,000,000 ncrcs of tho land thnt could bo used for agriculture but Kay dis agreed with tho governor and Olcott ' opinion wns in occordaneo with tho views of Kay. In the statement of Mr. Olcott he agreed in tho main with th views of Mr. Kny that tho land should bo sold to nctunl settlers at the actual value and thut tho timber should b sold at Its actual commercial value. Both were desirous of kcoping tho land out of a forest reserve as was the op inion of the wnnindor of the oommit tee. This shadow of a forest reserve ap pears to bo one of tho main considera tions of the railroad company and about the only element to be feared by tho corporation. At a late hour the committee hail reached no definito agrcemont in th mnttor nnd tho discussion was resumed this afternoon nfter the adjournment for lunch nt 12::t0. was incomplete. Billie punted 80 yard to Rafter. A forward pass was com plete. Mcehan puntod 25 yards to Ab raham. Aftor several forward paiwi by O. A n rnimn nniliwl with liall An Mvp. .other forward pass, Kmythe to Dillio cu'so' 35 yard lino.