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' . THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OttF.r.nN Tlipsniv tav a ioic Capital Journal With Its United Press Service Gets Scoops on Morning Papers Emperors, statesmen, warriors and a ataff of newspaper correspondents cir cling the globe, have worked together in the columns of the Capital Journal during the last 12 months to make 1015 the most wonderful year for news in the history of journalism. Through the t'uited Press the Capital Journal has been enabled to tup the Xtaropean war areas, the orient and do mestic field for exclusive news throuph out the year. The list of correspon dents who have given the Capital Journal its brilliant stories of the war, is headed by Ed L. Keen, the European manager of the United Press. Among those associated with him have bees William G. Shepherd at various battle fronts; William Philip Simms in Paris, Carl V. Ackorman in Berlin, Henry Wood in Home and southeastern Eu rope, Wilbur S. Forrest in London, Charles P. Stewart with the Ford peace expedition and others. Starting ahead of all rivuls news re ports last New Year's day with the story of the destruction of the British Trattleship Formidable, the Capital Jour nal has received over the United Press wires during 1015 a continuous strcum of similarly exclusive stories. Great Events Told Rirrt. When the Russians were finally driv en out of East Prussia lust winter, it was the Cnpitul Journal and the United Press that hud the story of the titanic struggle 'n "10 northern snows. When Count Zeppelin felt the time hud come to defend his air raiding monsters, he did so through the Capita Journal and the United Press, Dr. Von Bcthmann Hollweg, the German chancellor, nmde the snme selection to announce to the world after the fail of Wnrsuw, what Germany was still fighting for. The prime minister of Bulgaria through the Capital Journal ami the Vnited Pres9 proclaimed Bulgaria's filial terms for intervention in the war just liefuro Ger mnn diplomacy won its victory ut Sofia. The fall of the French ministry, the finding of the body of Daniel Frohmau, the description of tho first Zeppelin raid over tho heart of London, the story of the war's first battle between submarines and tho Bulgarinn attack on the American flag nt Monastir are a few other events of tho last year the Capital Journnl through the United Press, was able to givo its renders in advance of its rivals. News From Orient First. Count Okumn, the Japanese premier, sent to the Cupital Journal over its United Press wire, exclusively its story of Japan's ultimntum to China concern ing the readjustment of international relations in the Orient. When Yuan Shi Kui was chosen em peror of China he too made sole use of the Capital Journal and tho United Press to anuouueo the reusons for his acceptance of tho office. Nearer home, John D. Rockefeller told of his objections to the Anglo French wnr lonn in an exclusivo United Press story to the Capital Journnl. Over the Washington wire of the United PreRs the Capital Journal was informed of William J. Bryan 's reasons for re signing as secretary of state long be fore the news was known elsewhere. So throughout the year the U. P. wires have brought to the Capital Journnl bent after beat and scoop suc ceeding scoop, among which have been the following: Long Series of Scoops, Jnnnary 1 Bent on the Kinking of 1he British battleship Formidable. January 5 Bent on the arrest by Germany- of Cardinal Merrier of Bel gium. January H Bent on resignation of Governor Blease, of Mouth, Carolina, February .'1 Exclusive story of first iippenl of Polish women for assistance for devastated Poland. February 0 Exclusive interview with Priuie Minister Pashitch, of Ner via, on conditions in his country. February 8 Exclusive interview with Count Zeppelin, defending his air raid ers. February 1.1 Beat on German Am bassador Von Bernstorl'f 's announce ment concerning Germany's submarine war zone. February 23 Exclusive interview with Lord Churles Beresford predicting that Germany would engage in no suli mnrinn nttaclts that might lead 'to wnr with America. February 2t First description of Russian defeat in the snows of East Prussia under the eyes of the kaiser. February 25 First interview granted by the French prime minister, M. Vi viani, sinco the beginning of the war. March 3 Exclusive interview with M. Augngnour, French minister of marine, declaring allies would prevent ill ships reaching Germany. aiiirm o Ahead nil duy on the fire "nru uio l.a Touraino, March 10 Ahead on tho sinking of ne wiiiinm P. rrye. Ahead on All Nsvil March 12 Ahead on the news of the oeath of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. March lft Exclusive story by Wil liam 1. Hhepherd on how Field Mar shal French won the hnttlc of Yprns, March 18 First of a series of ex- tr-'' " ''.'In ' .'-V' ' . 1 Maty Pirkford In "Madam Buttwfly." Grand Theatre today, Wednesday and Thursday, January 4, 8, fl. . elusive stories by Phil Rader describ- fL '" th? trnrh" wi the rrench foreign legion. -unrcn au-Ahead all day on the loss American submarine F-4 off Hono- March 37 P,.i w . elusive story from Berlin announcing .nuure or. uoiouel House's peace mission to Europe. April 5 Beat on description and re sult of Johnson-Willard fight. jvorn u exclusive interview with the crown prince of Servia. ADril 22 VnOnyi.. ... t 'i, ,,, .7 ""' " " view witn Vt. Helfferich, German finance min- April 2fi-Fi,st of William G. 8hep herd s telegraphic eye-witness stories of the fighting in Flanders. This wus the first time any foreign correspondent had been allowed to telegraph from the British front during a battle's pro gress. 1 United Press Plrst. April 28 Beat on sinking of French battleship Gambetta in the Adriatic. May G Bent on Japan's- ultimatum to China. May 8 Exclusive statement by Jap anese Premier Cojnt Okumn, on China Japniieso situation. May 10 Beat on Germany's expres sion of regret over tho sinking of the LiiKitunin. May 12 Henry Wood's exclusive in terview with King Constantino of Greece. May ,11 Ackerninn's exclusivo inter view with Herr Von Jugow, German foreign minister. June 7 Wood's exclusivo interview with Enver Pasha, the Turkish dicta tor. Juno 9 Beat on Willinm J. Brvnn's reasons for resigning us secretary of state. June 17 Exclusive story on Austrian submarine sinking Italian submarine in the Adriatic. Juno 21 Scoop. on Germany's inten tion to make concessions concerning the Lusitniu. July :i Led nil dny on the attempt to assassinate J. P. Morgan. July 14 Ahead on jury verdict de clining Harry Thaw suiie. July lij Ahead on judge's decision declaring Hurry K. Thaw sune. July .'10 Ahead on the settlement of the Cardiff conl strike in Wales. July 28 Exclusive statement by Lord Xorthcliffo on war conditions. ' News Is Exclusive. August '! Wood's exclusive inter view with Marshal Von Dcr Goltz, Ger mun reorgnnizer of the Turkish army. August 9 Exclusive statement by the Germnn Chancellor Dr. Von Beth-mnnn-Holhveg, replying on behalf of tho kaiser, concerning Germany's at titude toward peace after tho 'fall of Warsaw. August 10 Wood's exclusive inter view with Bulgarian Prime Minister announcing Bulgaria's interventionist terms. August 20 Exclusive descriptions by survivors of sinking of Arabic. September 2 Exclusive statement of pence terms by German embassy nt Washington, September fl Exclusive interview with Senor Mnrconi on Zcppcline raid over henrt of London. September 11 W. G. Shepherd's first intimnte description of Zeppelin uir rnid over heart of London, to be passed by British censor. September 17 Exclusive interview with J. D. Rockefeller, opposing Anglo French wnr loan. October 1 Simms' exclusive inter view with French ex-Foreign Minister Pichon announcing for the first time that allies' offensive in Champagne and Artuis wns a major attempt to break German Much. October 8 Opening of Philadelphia Boston world series, throughout which we were ahead. First to TeU of Serbs. October II Inclusive, interview with Count Julius Andinssy, lender of Hun gitriun opinion, on the Balkan cam paign, October 2 Bcut on the resignation of the French ministry. November ll Ahead on reasons for Lord Kitchener's departure for the Near East. November .10 Ahead on the execu tion of Jon Hillstrom, at Snlt Lake City. November 211 First descriptive story of the terrible plight of the Serbs flee ing from the Teutons and Bulgarians, l)iwini)iii- 9 l-'!iu, ut,..-.. ..tf .V.t't'..- ences among the members of the ullies' mir council 111 runs concerning me Balkan campaign. December 13 Exclusive statement by Yuan Shi Kui on his acceptance of the I.IIIIIC8U wirouc, December 20 Scoop on Bulgarinn at tnck on American Red Cross headquar ters at MonnHir. December 21 Exclusive interview with Count Tiszn, Hungarian premier, declaring Aiicona incident would be set tled satisfactorily. December 22 Exclusive interview with Ilungnriaii opposition lender Count Apponyi stating Hungary's willingness to guarantee Russia nn open port through the Dardanelles in return for tha destruction of Russian influence on the Balkans. PERFECTLY CLEAR 101 COURT HOUSE NEWS : Giant Oil Merger Taking Jn 175 Companies Being Per fected In California Sfltt Francisco .Ion A T?o,lf;rt rt the coat oi production, transportation and refining of oil in California is in prospect through a giaut oil merger now being negotiated in New York, it -r-.uinv Aiiuma litre loua". Bern an! Runn-h tha uru .iMA4 , w rai aticcu Alii" ancier, is financing the merger, which m being promoted by Mark L. Requa. Combining of the following California oil companies ia proposed. Associated Oil company, Union Oil company, Cieneral Petroleum company, California Petroleum company, and the independent Oil Producers' agency, representing 175 oil companies. The merged companies will be known as the Pau-American Petroleum and Transportation company. With this merger, the oil industry here would be controlled by three great corporations: Standard Oil, Shell and Pan-American Petroleum companies. Tho $40,000 damage suit against the Southern Pacific Company, brought by Mrs. Dorothea Stool, of Turner, was called in department number 1 of the circuit court this morning and the ex amination of the jurors began. It is probable thnt the jury will not be selected until a late hour this evening as both the Southern Pacific attorneys and the attorneys for the plaintiff are making a painstaking examination of the prospective jurors. Each one is sounded as to his feelings for corpor ations and for widows and it is pos sible that the entire panel of 21 jurors will be exhausted before the jury is finally selected. The case is brought . by Mrs. Stool as administrator of the estate of Oluf Olson Stool, a section laborer who was killed at Turner October 7, 1913, when he was run down by a work train on the main line in the Turner yards. The plnitil'f asks $20,000 damages for the suffering and pniu of the deceased after the accident and the further sum of $20,000 for the loss of the support of her husband upon whom she and her 13-year-old son were dependent. Ocorge 0. Bingham and John F. Beilly repre sent the S. P. Co. and Bennett and (Jul loway aro appearing for tho plaintiffs. A marriage license was issued today to Joseph Schnider, a farmer of Salem, and Miss Barbara Burkhart, of Sublimity. The jury in the suit of the Kohler Chase company against J. F. and L. . Savage returned a verdict this morning in favor of the plaintiff awarding the compnny a judgment in the sum ot 3!)2.tlj with ") attornoy fees against Mr. Savage and his son. This was an action brought by the Kohler-Chase company to collect on a promissory note which wns for $(150 but part had been paid. Mr, Savage alleged that he was forced to sign the note through threats of ptosecution of his son. C. M, liiniiin represented the plaintiff and Charles H. McXary and B. S. Martin appeared for the defendatns. A suit was filed in the circuit court this morning by Juhanna Fuchs against E. P. DeBord and J. A. Dellord, his wife, to collect money alleged due on a promissory note for $1342.80 and se cured by a mortgage on Lot 4 Wood burn Fruit Farms. The plaintiff seehs a judgment and foreclosure with $150 attorney 's fees. Persia Turns Turtle Death250 to 300 (Continued from page one.') Ethyl alcohol.the only kind of alcohol thnt can be legally Hold by druggists in Oregon, is defined by Webster as follows; "A univalent hydro-carbon radical, two parts carbon, five parts hydrogen, of which ethane U the hydride, ordinnry alcohol the hydroxide, ordinary ether the oxide, etc." Now you know all about it. Tell your neignnor 01 m t Infliction or reaaaug wi t ltal journal, Consul General Skinner, of London. He said the admiralty's lists of survivors did not include McNeely, though it did include Chniles H. Grunt, of Boston. Seven Hindu members of the crew, clinging to an overturned boat were rescued by the steamer Hing Chow. Survivors declared that the attnclt upon tho Persia wns without warning, Skinner suid. Gopher Hunters and Scalps To Pose for Motion Picture Man Tho business in gopher and mole scalps still keeps up at the county clerks office and bv the time the of fice close tonight a total of at least 2:1,000 scalps will have been cashed. Vcstcrday ncnrlv 20,000 were taken in nnd over 200 had been presented at three o'clock this afternoon. This will exhaust about one half of the fund of $4,242 that was provided by a one mill tax by the bill of Representative Thom.a Brown, of Marion county, thei man who put the "go" in (jopher. j Mr. Brown is well pleased with, the success of his bounty law which he en-, gineered through the last legislature; and reports from all over tie county indicate that the crops of field and I garden peete i rapidly being thinned i out. Thia is not to be wondered at, however, since over 65,000 have been i slain since toe law was passed. I The Pntho Weekly man, w. A. Van of Portland, bw gated County Clerk Gehlhnr to line up a- few of the record gopher killers for a moving pic ture to be made at the court house at 0 o'clock tomorrow aiming. The huge of senilis will be shown and alio the traps, gnus, and other device that were used to snaro tno nxienin. .... T Tnat nieieea arucis dui b money to jon through, the Mew Today column. The Capital Journal's Great Clubbing Offer With Premier Farm Paper I ; Each and every reader of any per ', ! iodical or newspaper has chosen in bin or her own mind a periodical or ; ; paper that was considered better ". '. than all the rest; If you pick up that article yon. know exactly where to ' I look for the news you want. Upon a . . daily sheet the front page ia reserved for the ripe news of the world. Fur ; ther on you find that gleaned, from the separate localities surrounding the ' ' news office. Othet space ia reserved '. ', for the advertising, maritime, society, - editorial and other news. Just so ; ; tuna the paper of your choice. Tfou. . . consider the writers, of that paper just a little better than those of the other papers or you wouldn't have the pa- per. Yon consider the make np and ; general character of that special sheet '. ', also of a better grade. Now we, The Daily Capital Journal, ; J have been in the position of a subscrib er in regard to agricultural papers. - We have tried to select that ', ', periodical which to uur notion, stands at the zenith in the nature of a farm " paper. We have held a clubbing arrange ment with the Western Farmer for some time past. Since we accepted the clubbing offer the Western Fanner has so far exceeded our expectations, and continued to grurf better, that we I are proud to still continue to offer it to . . our subscribers. Remember, a copy of the Daily ', Capital Journal and the semi-monthly Western Farmer for the price of the ; ; single subscription to the Duily Cap '. ! ital Journal. This offer applies to old and new subscribers alike. ' The price of the Daily Capital Jour ', . nnl is $3.00 per year by mail. That of the Western Farmer is $1.00 per year. The two papers may be had for the single price of $3.00. ; Remember also, this is not where ne ', are going to give you something for nothing. No mnn or firm on earth could ; do that and stay with it any length of ' ', time. Bur, we have set aside a certnin sum from the subscription price that ' sum goes to the clubbing arrange . . ment. ; We believe that the readers of the .. Daily Capital Journal are interested in ' farm matters, also that if they pick up ' a farm paper they want to learn some thing. The staff upon the Western ; Farmer are considered experts in their ! line. These nre the kind of men from whom we caro to learn. ;;' If you want to get out of the old rut . . and learn other experienced men's views on fruit, dairying, farming, ; I gurdening, poultry nnd berry raising besides other items of general interest in agriculture, then you want a paper 1 like the Western Farmer in your . . home. In the Duily Cnpitul Journnl the sub scriber will receive a daily newspaper that is without a peer. The Capital Journal covers all the nows of Marion and Polk counties, having the largest number and'hest collection of country correspondents of any newspaper in this section. The correspondents send in tbo items from your own neighborhood. The news of the city and of the county court house is gathered and carefully and accurately compiled, so that the subscriber receives each day, in addi tion to tha telegraphic country news, a complete resume of the county seat hap penings. Editor E. E. Faville of the Western Farmer is secretary of the Washington Pure Bred Livestock Association, aud also secretary of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana Swin Breeders' As sociation. With a complete daily paper and a farm periodical in your homo the home is complete. Consider the mutter. Send in your subscription. , Many. Dollars Worth of Farm Knowledge for You in Every Issue of if PIM i THE FARMER'S FRIEND For the past sixteen years the Western Farmer has been fighting the battles of the Pacific Northwest Farmer from its very inception its advice and counsel has proven the short cut to profits for its readers and the exten sion of its influence is shown by the fact that Western Farmer is Read in More Than 60,000 of the Best Farm Homes This 60,000 circulation is more than double that of any other farm paper in the Pacific Northwest F Join the ranks of the progressive farmers in this territory. Become a subscriber to Western Farmer now and read the 1916 articles by Western Farmer s special staff of writers pertaining to every branch of farming. You can get Western Farmer for a whole year, two issues each month, by taking advantage of our special clubbing offer with the DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL Call at the office of the Daily Capital Journal and learn how to secure both of these splendid pa persThe Daily Capital Journal which is Salem and Marion Coun ty's foremost newspaper and the WESTERN FARMER the best edited and most practical farm papers of the Pacific North west, at a special clubbing price, or send $3.00 direct to CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon Market Not Affected By Austrian Situation (Copyright 1916 by the Nek York Evening Poit.) Xew York, Jan. 4. In spite oi vig orous selling at midday, there was a general undertone of strength in the market todny, and it closed with a number of ' advances. The market opened with a display of confident buying that many traders felt was out of keeping with the unreBt over the outcome of tho Persia case. The advance, however, did not ex tend far; it encountered selling pres sure from tho bears and other nervous tension from the Washington statement concerning the gravity with which the international situation is viewed. Trading was active at times, partic ularly when prices were moving up ward. Sules did not reach tho million share mark of yesterday. Apparently the street shared only a little of the concern felt elsewhere over the interna tional situation. WAE NEWS OF ONE YEAB AGO TODAY Grand Duke Nicholas an- nounced that Russians captured 120,000 Turkish troops in the Caucasus and that 200,000 Rus- sians marched on Budapest. It- aly's entrance into the war on the side of the allies wn ex- pected momentarily. Today and Tomorrow Holbrook Blinn and Vivian Marth "A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL" A Thrllim Drama, of Matri monial Strife ' IS FIVB BEELS Produced by the Great Direc tor, Maurice Toumeur. A SHU BERT FEATURE- PATHE WEEKLY EXCLUSIVE 8HOWIN0 Our featurei ara tha beet and highest priced on tha market, but we nerer raisa tha ad mis don price. YE LIBERTY Alwraji 10c, nerer more. EOF ALLIES M FIGHTING Fleet of 30 Troop Laden Transports On Agean Sea Gains In Galicia Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. I., .Ian. 3. "On the north road from Ln liassee to Bethuue, " said tho war of fice today, "our blaHting ha been completely successful. The enemy 's righting and reserve trenches were completely successful. The enemy's righting and reserve trenches were com pletely buried. Hurvivors fleeing from them wore cut down by rit'lo and ma chine gun fire. iSiimiltuneously a gen eral artillery attack on a broud front was started, surprising the enemy in the trenches, who hurriedly fled." Russians' Loss Hoary, ii'nna, .fun. .')." Kxtraordinari l.v grert" losses for the Kussiaim in re sum ition of their iicsKarubiuu oi'l'en- ive wua claimed by the war office to day. Three thousand prisoners were taken in East Galicia in one week, the of fice statement declared, tempts were repelled with serious loss es for tho Teutons. A Fleet of Transports. Tyondon, Jun. 3. Unconfirmed re ports today said 30 troop laden trans ports had arrived in tlio Gulf of Ur fano, an arm of the Aegean sea. Why ara we popular? Be- cause we tell you every day, the news of the world. Journal New Today Ads de- liver the goods. R GRAND TODAY Wednesday and Thursday Daniel Frohman Presents MARY . PICKFORD In an Exquisite Picturlzatlou, of MADAM BUTTERFLY By John Luther Long. One ut the tendercut charac ter creation ever produced. Also South American Travel Bones. Special Orchestra Music PRICES Matinee loc; 'Evenings 104 Coming, "An Alien," with George Beban, to catch tears. Tha play that makea dim pels IE Thurs FrL and Sat. AUDREY MTJNSON Tho Famous N. Y. Model. The Modem Venus. Tho Woman with a Perfect Form. Most Daring of all Photoplays. "INSPIRATION" 10c YE LIBERTY 10c We don't raise on Big features 2fc TODAY AND TOMORROW "A ROSE AMONGST THE BRIARS A Beautiful Three Reel Fea ture in Natural Colors NEAL OF THE NAVY "The Suu Worshippers' ' AND A One -Reel Grouch Chasing Comedy 10c Today 10c BLIGH THEATRE n 33 fcW- V L---M K...- "A BUTTERFLY CStr. i. . .-.. -- l r I ON THE WHEEL V( At Ye Liberty Today and Wednesday, Matinee and Evening