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4 .. .. Si jm- . H FULL LEASED . A WIRE DISPATCHES :. M CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY n THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAYJANUARY 1, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TEATNB AND NBWi STANDS FIVB OEXTS S MY ft 0 t il FP COMPLICATE AW DISPUTE Oriental Liner Carrying Many Passenge . vent to Bottom by Submarine and Many Lives Lost- erican Consul ' R. N. McNeely and Charles Grant Ah merican, On Boaid Her Only Four Boat Loads Sa Probably 200 Drowned-Washington Officials Amazed Washington, Jan. 1. America was face to face today with a new and most serious submarine controversy by icasuii in uit; smiting oi me n,ngnsn aner rersia oy an un dersea boat. Coming hot on the heels of virtual settle ment of the Ancona case, news of her destruction, with Consul R. N. McNeely of Aden, Arabia, aboard, renewed the tension in official quarters. From Consul General Skinner at London came word of the Persia's destruction by a submarine as she neared Alexandria, but he reported, contrary to foreign indica tions, that nearly all were saved. His message said: "The liner Persia was sunk by a submarine as she was approaching Alexandria. Consul R. N. McNeely (recently appointed to the Aden post and en route to his duties) was a passenger. Nearly all aboard were saved." Officials Amazed at News. President Wilson at Hot Springs, Va., kept in close touch with the situation by long distance telephone, but he reserved comment. While officials were amazed at the torpedoing, in the wake of Austria's Ancona agreement, they were disposed not to discuss the case until full details arrived. They were especially interested to know the nationality of the attacking undersea boat, as to whether or not the Persia was given warning' and her passengers an opportunity to reach safety as America, insists must be done under the rules of international law and humanity. If the attacking vessel was Austrian it is expected that Austria will excuse the incident on the ground that her 7iew orders for conduct of submarine warfare had not yet reached the commander, inasmuch as the incident oc curred the day after the Ancona reply was handed to American Ambassador Penfield at Vienna. J ' Waiting Tor Details, Secretary Lansing said be ise reparation and punishment of the 1 1 I II.. T !- WOU1U i'v"t'"iiurr, unless wie JCI'SIU WHS III . i "uniting wain un nuuiu ...... ...j ..., . n'u imo tv- nwnit fuller official advices concern-jtomriting to escape. inH tlio Persia before taking any action They would not entertain the hypo but in the meantime would make spo- tliesiB that Austria was acting in "bad eiul efforts to learn if McNpolv ner- faith and sank the liner, dircctlv after nbed. The state department did not dis guise the fact that the news mav have tremendous importance as bearing on (submarine dispute with the central powers, which ha. I been thought to be practically settled, with receipt of the Austrian Ancona note, and with Ger many's pledge not to make unwarned ut ui'kb uu passenger snips London Tell the Story. London, Jan. 1. Between 73 and 200 persons, mnny of them helpless women and children, are believed to have per ished when a submarine sank the Pen insular and Oriental liner Persia south of Crete Thursday. Aboard her were east two Americans, Consul R. N. at If it Is proven tlint the Persia was! ''ely, on route to his new post at . n. nn n , I f l. 1 i . tlio victim Ol an unwarned attack. ",,u -' v.ruur. Mute department officials said that the unite ucpanmeni omcinis said that tile v"". '""r Boatloads of survivors administration would address to the of- wero reported to have cleared the sunk fending nation a note closer to an! 0,1 vessel, These landed at Alexandria ultimatum than any thus far sent to,,0(,n.v- Germany or Austria. The 7074-ton stenmer, third largest One official suid that if it Jprolop- English vessel to fall victim to sum ed the liner was not warned, the situ-i "'"rnie warfare, carried 2H1 passengers, ation would be graver than nnv inci-i including H't women and 23 children dent since the t.usil.win was torpedoed;1""' a e''w of over 100. A third Am with loss of many American lives. I erican, Kdwnrd Hose, of Denver, book Officials believe, however, that the ''!1. ns a l"ls'0"Kei-, probubly quit the nation responsible perhaps even with-i J..,1 till"'nllnr out a protest from America, would i , 1 , ws that only four boatloads quickly disavow the torpedoing, prom-' tlle H'"P Utt of B,uvo casual 1 1 I tics grew apace. Whether the slilti on. I warned or whether she tried to flee I iu lint L iinu-ii l.i.t il.n C . ti - . lulr met mitt so lew riEST "DEY" ARREST Seattle, Wash., Jan. 1. The first arrests for violation of the dry law, which went into effect at midnight, was made here at 2:55 o'clock this morning when the owners or the Magno lia bar, Second avenue south, were charged with selling beer. Fred E. Wood, a bartender at the Buffet saloon, on First ave nue was arrested at 4:20 a. m. on a similar charge. In each caso, the front door was locked at midnight, but according to the officers, revelers inside were supplied with the prohibit ed wet goods. scssjs;i E Party Guarded by Police to Prevent Merry Makers Attacking Them By Charles P, Stewart. (United Press staff correspondent.) Copenhagen, Jan. 1. The Ford peace pilgrims wero virtually prisoners for several hours Inst night, guarded by policcto provent New Year's eve mer rymakers from attacking them. The party was "interned" following their attendance at a banquet of the Kovr' Shooting club, after which they were escorted to their hotels. Governor Haana, of North Dakota, is iu improved condition, though stil' quite ill. liev. Dr. Charles F. Aked, of San Francisco, went on the list of sufferers today for he is on the verge of a nerv ous collapse Moreover, many of the delegates aro suffering from "colds. Tweiity-thrco persons greeted the delegates upon their arrival here yes terday, but there was no formal recen- tion. Tho police have prohibited the party rrom noiding public meetings. Business Manager Plantiff threw a, new bomb of desp.n' into the expedi tion when ho ordered the dolegates to carry their own baggage. At Chris tiania and Stockholm it was carted at Ford 's expense. When Diplomats Quit SurgeonsBegin On Him Athens. Jan. 1. Ki will undergo nn operation cither today ui lumuirow. Dr. Strauss. dcrmim anAMbi:ut attended the king last summer and ac companied him to Esselbcrg, was ex- prcieu io arnvo touay to perform the operntion. Official announcement of these facts said that tho operation would be of a "minor nature" and flint tlm Hi,,, would be well shortly. A fortnight ago it was rumored that he was ill and would hn Itnnhln tn un. ticipato in affairs of state, for several OAR OF DYNAMITE EXPLODES Laredo, Texas, Jan. 1. Explosion of carload nf CnrrnnziHtna rli-mimitn and erenade nt Monterov wjih roi.nrt,1 today to havo killed 15 persons and in jured many others. El TWO-THIRDS ID AID DHTGOME "Die On the Job; the Allies Are Coming' -Was Order of Serbian General LITTLE ARMY OF 13,000 FACED HALF MILLION Defense Covers Serbian Army With GIory-Their Death Allies With Shame San Francisco, Jan. 1. "Die on tho job: the allies arc' coming." This was tho order of the Serbian general, Deptovoitch to his army of KI, 000 in Belgrade when nearly half a mil lion Germans hurlcij themselves against the city, according to Dr. S. O. llcnsi ley, prominent local doctor just back from Bed Cross service in Serbia. Two thirds of the Serbian soldiers obeyed the command and died. Tho allies didn't come and the rest is his tory. Beasley told how he and Dr. Edward Ryan, once a prisoner in Mexico, la bored with six other American physi cians in pools of blood for three days ..a to care for the Serb woun ded. He recounted, too, how 00,000 civilians fled the city only to be mis taken for soldiers and mowed down by hundreds before German artillery fire. In the course of his travels, licnsley was in Belgium where ho saw Queen Elizabeth in nurse's uniform, curing for the broken soldiers of Belgium. Kaiser Has Carbuncles. Amsterdam, Jan. 1. Berlin messages today repeated di jnictiug reports that the kaiser "1 snill'Tuffering with, viru lent carbuncles. 1 - One report said that the kaiser is abed and that his doctors had not suc ceeded in removing the danger of blood poisoning. It was said, thought, that ne still receives certain officials in his bed chamber, but he suspends all work in the evening because of fever. The kaiseria is personally nursinc . . a bun. A cold and inflamation of tho throat aggravates his suffering with carbun cles. .Special quiet is observed around the palace, aad the' people have been cautioned against making any demon stration, French Submarine Sunk. I Paris, Jaa. 1. Tho ministry of ma rine admitted today, as Berlin announc ed yesterday, that the French subma rine Monge had been sunk in the Ad riatic by an Austrian squadron. At tho same time it was announced that a French submarine sank enemy muni tion steamers in the Adriatic, "The submarine Monizc was sunk off Cattnro and a portion of her crew was saved, " saul tho statement. "Dur ing the action aa enemy hydroplane was destroyed, " According to tho records in office of tho county clerk, Daniel Cupid failed to keep up his business receipts in the only commodity that has not raised iu prices on account of tho war as only 3i0 mnrringe licenses were issued in Marion county in 1915 while 371 couples as sumed the cares of matrimony for better or worse in 1014. A glance at tho record, how ever, shows that the mythical dart thrower finished tho year with a sprint as there were 200 of the licenses issued during the lust six months of the year and but 110 had been is sued by July 1. Juno and November wero the two most prolific months with .18 mar riages each and September was one behind with 37. TO BE OPENED TODAY Sunshine and Fair Weather for Event in Racing World Other Sports San Diego, Cul.', Jan. 1. With a new track settled by recent rain, early morn ing promises of sunshine and prediction of "fair and cool" wenthor, every thing was iu readiness for tho opening this nftornoon of tho new race track of tho Lower California Jackey club at Ti Juana, Mexico, just across tho interna tional boundary. James V C'offorth, president of the club, will sprinklo tho contents of a bottle of wine on the track immediate ly iu front of the judges stand and for mally dedicate the course to the racing sport. Tho bugle will sound to call the ponies and Harry Morrisey will send them away in tho first contest of the winter meet of ll"1 days. Haces will be held daily except Mon days. The chief race on tho card to day was to W the exposition eitv 1inu- uicap of six furlongs, in 'which six horses were entered. C'offorth predicted a crowd of 20,000 tho first day. It May Be Moran. New Orleans, I,a., Jan. 1. -Frank Moran, of Pittsburg, will ho tho oppon ent of Champion Jess Willard hero on March 4 or (1, if he defents Jim Coffey in their bout at New York January 7. This was definitely established today whe Tommy Burns, promoter of the match, announced that Moran had ac cepted his offer for the bout. Burns did not state whether Fred Fulton would bo remntched with the champion in the event Mornu fails to vanquish Coffey. Owner Johnny Powers and Chance are attending tho races at Ti Juana today. No definite action is expected until their return early next week. LAST RITES BUT NO WAKE OVER 'RUMMY' DECEASED Lack of Stimulants Made His Passing Hours Quiet and Peace fulIn Portland Drunkenness Less Than Usual Wins Was a Mocker and Booze and Beer Was Limit of Choice Seattle, Denver and Other Cities Held a Wake, But ths "Potheen" Was In Limited Quantities Everywhere Portland, Or., Jan. 1. Astride the water wagon, little 1916 rumbled into Oregon with no more fuss than accom panies the usual New Year celebration. With her slate wiped clean of saloons, but ample stores of liquor in every cellar, Oregon awoke this morning and decided prohibition wasn't so awful after all. Last night's revelery was tame compared with what everybody expected and with what the officers were pre pared for. The throng on the streets of Portland wasn't as large as that whish ushered in 1915. The dismantled saloons were choked until midnight, but when they found themselves actually face to face with prohibition, the drinkers were sad rather than boisterous. The main difference was that the saloons closed an hour early than usual. Thus was a little added solemnity to the ceremony of the locking the doors, a slight disposition to buy big supplies at the last minute and then the crowd? poured into the streets and waded through the dry snow which had fallen while they celebrated. (Continued ou Fago Nino.) Lawyer to Be Pitcher. l'ortland, Ore., Jan. 1. Junies Chirk, a lawyer of Everett, 'Wash,, today has among his legal papers a contract to pitch for tlio l'ortland Coast league (Coutinued on Pi;e 811.1 Sff I "' ..... .u.t Hint ou IVVY .persons nip known to have been saved jjindicnted that they had scant time to rencn places or ralety. The Persia wns nn rniitn fmm I nn. i dnn to ISonibny. Hhe was one of the ; Ale Martia t iliiiilij.j.j.j.j.xj.j. . -. t ... . t r jf. if. i . - ...... . ..... I i i , .-i . i . . , i nun vm'iiuu JICCI, Trailing imncin j'.ngmnu ami tnc lar east. Mil' it V Hllinller llinn tlio lfiilinn li. ,rWSI. er rtiiconn, recently torpedoed, she was fl AwUKlfAl 4 ",' 7'"' ,0,IS- 41111 f't lo"K with 0(i I'-&ilfft'i G; f""t ,siic wu" i,Mt ill -l!i0 nt U ni3 rK-lu W31 V . - '(irccnock. Her commander was 11. S. I ilrndshnw. She was the larcest liritish liner thnt has been sunk by a mihiuarine thus far with the exception of the Lusitauia and Arabic. Tlio Peninsular offices staled thev lllld linil tin ..-nr.l ....iw.i.ri, i n rr tltn tn.at.. I since Tuesday, except for n brief .lis- paicii unit sue nan occn sunn, prouao ly with large casualties. Nearly 400 Aboard. "The Persia carried ninny passeng ers and a large crew, but I don't know exactly how ninny now, " taid an of ficer ot the, line. ' Not more than 2"0 could leave in the four hont nnd officers said that prob- lllllv the llltuilmr nf alirv-ii'ni- witu In.u I tlinii "nil "The Persia was well equipped with bonis," said the speaker, "and the fact that only four of them ot nwnv indicates that she sank rnpidlv, and it apparently confirm dispatches indi cating large casualties; " We are hopeful, however that early CIRCULATION FIGURES THAT ARE EXACT PROVE THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL'S POPULARITY 1i UV R.l ft. .1 VW'H!ULilsttU . i IB ! Yin feflscV,VK?rr ,?w'',Wli'. but he lie ndwsed t CH j, ' Imupt bM advertised fer ,-r Jj a sack ,u,t nn - nn JSS1 tiff 11 r h to.' dcteet.ve j,, MM ,u, ,f (Continued on Page Six.) Following is the correct statement of the a final :: Capital Journal of Salem, Oregon: ': Total Averajre dailv circulation fnr flip 27 flava nf niiMirnf inn a - m tmm t during the month of December, 1915 .... ft X CHAS. II. FISHER, c , ... , Publisher, bubsenbed and sworn to before me this 1st day of January, 191(5. (Seal) DORA C. ANDRESEN, , ' Notary Public for Oregon. llie CirCUlatlOn Of the Dailv P.inirnl .Tfinvnnl fnv tVin mnnfVi nf Tin nftm Vrii nrna divided as follows: Average daily circulation in city of Salem, 2220; average daily circulation by mail 1957, total average daily circulation 4177. 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 cumulation 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 any respect. The Capital Journal believes that it has by far the largest circulation of any newspaper attempting to cover this field and it is a legitimate subscription not padded by fake voting contests or wholesale distribution of premiums. Further more, 95 per cent of this circulation is in Marion and Polk counties, directly tribu tary to the City of Salem. Whiskey Or Beer? "Whiskey or beer!" was the query of bartenders. Nothing else was to bo had. lly common consent tho suloonB stopped selling mixed drinks at Bix o'clock lust night. There was less drunkenness than on tircvioua i.ew Year's eves. Hcventy roystercrs awo..e iu tho city juil this morning and learned from the jailera that they had been drunk. .. There were few fights and no loot' ing. As a matter of fact there waB little to loot. The whiskey which re mained was the cheapest sort, the beer was all in kegs, and except in tho largo cafes there was no wine. Boon after midnight the crowd had melted away, for it was cold on tho streets. There was no wake over John Barleycorn. He breathed his last at midnight and an. hour later ho was for gotten. For 73 years old J. T). has maintained a home iu Oregon. He set up his first establishment)! hero in 1812 in ono of John Jacob Astor's trading posts. Last Sad Bites At Seattle. Reattle, Wash., Jan. 1. oeattle and tho state of Washington, bid goodbye to J. Uiuieycorn last night in a listloss, passionless manner. There was little disorder aside from tho traditional New Years cvo cafe congestion, color and noise. Many of tho m loons closed their doors in the afternoon. Promptly at midnight, the doors of saloons ami cafes wero lockod. Per sons insido cafes at that hour were per mitted to romnin. They drank all night. It might havo been a wilder good night to boo.o anil welcomo to tho dry year had it not been for the snow tbut blnnketed Heattle New Year's cvo. llarrooms were packed. They dis pensed beer and whiskey with spoed and ntiuudou. Anyone who hml tho nerve to ask for a mixed drink was ignored. Tho, snow was strong competition. About 2,500 medium drunks deserted! the saloons as early as it o'clock and equipped thcniolves with boards ripped from packing cases and went coasting on tho cross town hills. Groat crowds watched the sport. Th celclirators demonstrated no wwnys of skiddimt on tho car, eye, nose and neck. I'Wying in snow, which Is novelty in Bbattle, was more excitement tha: tearing up tho towu oil the last night of the open saloon. k About 101) oi the 31 5 saloons in oc attlo locked their doors Friday after noon. Most of them anticipated a stormy night and sought to prevent possiblo dumago to furniture and fix tures. Others were short of liquor. And somo had been busy packing their holdings which will he stored or ship ped out of the state, mainly to Cali fornia. Denver Held a Wake. Denver, Colo., Jan. 1. Colonel Joha Barleycorn, pioneer In these parts, U dead hero today from an illness in duced by the stnte wido prohibitioa law that went into effect at midnight. W. U. T. U. members and Anti-Saloon Leaguers wero guy at his wake; the hearse that born him away was strangely fashioned like a water wngon. Rome of the mourners stumbl ed boarding it. Thousands of grieviu- comrades wer with the colonel when the end came at midnight: today their grief partook of tho nature of enlarged heads, an over whelming thirst, and a deep, darS brown tasto iu the mouth. Tho colonel bequeathed to his heirs $3,000,000 iu filled bottles, stored in private collars. Tho coroners jury, all white ribbon ers said the colonel came to his death from natural causes. G IS I Chinese Revolutionists Name Provisional President and 'Prepare to Fight f-iiii Krnniisro, Jan. 1. Kxcltcinont prevailed in Chinatown here today over the announcement that Sham (hung lluen, former viceroy of Canton during Urn reign of the Maiirliu dynasty, has been appointed provisional president of China by tho revolutionists. This Information wns contained in cables to the newspaper ''Young China." According to dispatches, Clovernor Wong Clio Tung of Hie province of (juong Se was imprisoned after ho had iNsued a proclamation to the people of his province to stop their disorder nnd remain loyal to tno emperor. A suc cessor favoring the opponents of Yuan was named. It is said Yuan has sent Chung King Yoo, one of his most powerful generals to Mock Chow, an Important strategic point, in an effort to stem tho tldo of rebellion. SAN DIEGO OPENED NEW FAIIMST NIGHT Thousands Assembled To Christen the Extension of 1915 Expositions One trouble with Austria's arbitra tion plan Is that arbitration of a con tinuing offense is a forcgouo victory for the offender. Pan Diego, Cul., Jun. 1 The Panuma Culifornia International 1010 Exposi tion is open today. It opened on tho stroko of midnight, ns tho Panama-California 1915 Exposi tion died. ,, Thousands of Sun Dicgnns, nnd thous amis of visitors helped to christen the now fair. It was a rollicking, happy crowd that jammed tho down-town streets, flocked through the exposition gates in great crowds and packed cafes to the doors. Sirens shrieked, aerial bombs roared, anil eheers rose in a mighty awcll as tho New Year en tered. flan' Dingo was "wide open" for tho night. Tho lid was kicked clear off and forgotten. As a result most of Ran Diego Blept Into today slept al most until the tlmo for the bugle to cnll the ponies to the barrier at TI Juana this afternoon. If yon really intend to keep those good resolutions, it mav be well to pat tern tiiem after your staying qualities.