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lie)!: . FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ' JL Sf J CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY . THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGONWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TKAUN8 AMI) JNBW3 STANDS FIW fKNT ALL ES W8 COUNCIL IS IN SESSiN AT LONDON Air is Filled With Rumon Jaim No Ultimatum Has Been Sent Greece Montenegro's Surrender Denied German Drive at Salonika is Lxpected Revolution in Greece That May Overthrow Constantine and Establish Republic a Possibility London, Jan. 19. When the war council of the allies met today, the air was full of rumors of important devel opments in the Balkans. Before the session, an official statement discredited the German report, however, that the allies had sent an ulti a turn to Greece demanding immediate withdrawal of the diplomats of the central powers. The announcement said that the report was "believed" to be untrue. At the same time, reports from Rotterdam and from German cities said a revolutionary movement is afoot in Greece to establish a republic. According to the stories, former Premier Venizelos would head the new regime; and King Constantine was said to be in danger of being shorn of his power at an early moment. From several sources came reports, too, of various landings of allied forces in Greece, together with stories indicating the pos sibility that the attack of the central powers on Salonika is about to begin. The war council was summoned suddenly, and the fii;st intimation that it had been called came with the arrival of Premier Briand of France. It was indicated that matters of the greatest political and military importance were to be discussed particularly as there has been no session since the December meeting in Paris, when it was decided to continue the Balkan campaign and to land more troops at Salonika. Inasmuch as the Salonika drive apparently looms nearer and the Grecian situation is troubled, and in view of Montenegro's withdrawal from the fighting the situation is such that the session may be fraught with especial importance. T'rPinior Asquitli, of KnclanJ ami I'riaml 'onti'inl the session, nonm Cniiie.l liy miliiary roi'iosi'iititivos hliortly nl'tor noon. The Athens censor litis ".inr.lly pa-soil any dUpaU'lios for three il.iys. This iaet is reRnrili'il ns ominous here, in view of reports of n possible revolu tion hen.UHl liy former l'reimer Veui y.los, conpleil with n doubt t'.mt ton Kt.mtino eoulil control the Creek army in n crisis. The censor. howevor, pnsseil n (lis-j-ntch to t iic Daily News, to en. I 'Mun scions rumors,' giving that tlrecco is uliout to declare marlial law. It had been ri'porteil recently that the Venizelos party might refuse to ac cept the result of the recent election in which they did not participate, thus precipitating a crisis when parliament meets Monday, Greeks To Withdraw. Athens, .T.in, 11). All (.'reek troops, except a batalion, will be withdrawn from the Bulgarian frontier, it was of ficially announced today, because of the difficulty of provisioning them. At tlio same time, it was announced t lint lingland has Agreed to export fiOOO tons of coal to Greece, thereby eliminating possibilities of a tieup of the railroads. A British steamer transport tilled with Serbian troops has reached Salon ilia from Albania to cooperato with the Anglo-French fjrees. It is possible tint reasons other than shortage of provisions actuated the 4C3((!K'c)C!4t!)(3C9j(!fc43)C)c I , Abe Martin 1 pj( Jt ft ft JJt ))t )J( ft )fc )t fc j)c )jc )(c llf ,y.t : i .a ..v i J .t'-i.-f "My sales nlivo, now I hate win fcrt A buddy kin lnrdly l.iy a cent n.iide fer th' the ater alter buyin' coal nn' things," said Mrs. Lib 1'ns'h, t 'day. Whoever nirries Pawn Lippineiit '11 git 1 practical wife. She makes her own Lits nn' shoots her own rabbits. P1M withdrawal, particularly in view of the tact that the allies recently urged the withdrawal from both the (Serbian and llulgnriaii frontiers. Eusdan Offensive Halted. Constantinople, Jan. 1!'. The Ilus sian offensive in the Caucasus has been halted by Turkish reinforcements, said the war office today claiming that the Slav attacks li.nl been repulsed with lie ivy enemy losses. "The general situation is favorable despite an eig'nt day offensive by su perior li'UHsiau forces." Russians Deny Story. retrogrnd, Jan. W Otticial denial that the Kussians had been defeated in liio Ciiunniis and in I'ersin wus made by the war office todav. "Contiwry to reports," said the statement, "our new offensive on both fronts is developing favorablv. We I have suffered only small losses mid I have made heavy captures. We have j annihilated wholn regiments." Peace Negotiations Off. j London, Jan. 1U. fence negotiations j between Austria and Montenegro have, been broken off, according to an mi j confirmed Home wireless message to jday. This .said that reports of the sur render or tlm Montenegrin army weie "premature," Though it is possible the Home re port is true, it was ac. epted here cau tiously ind reservedly in view of the confirmation of the 'Montenegrin sur render, by Montenegrin diplomats in Home and 1'aris. Germans Enormous Loss. London, .In n. ID. (leriuim casualties have mounted to the tremendous num ber of a.'iijJiW, under Secretary Ten nant linnoiinced today in the house of commons. In this number were CKI,0o'0 killed and 1, 51111,.") 1!) wounded. This left as missing. Bad Weather Checks Them. London, Jan. Ill u,.i,.f expedition Luxes boi'inl for Ktitel-amnia nuve been in. able to make further piogiejs because of "nlrncinns" iv-onllw.v ;S... rotary for India Chamberlain announc ed today in the house ol'conunons. Thy were List icported to be six miles away. Fouth Africans Arrive, rrctmiii, houth Africa, Jan. 13. T lie f'l-.t .South African brigades s1nt to K.'ypt have, arrived at their iKlina tion, it was officially nnnounccd lodav. This is the first lutim.ition that S,-nith Afiirnu forces have been sent into Kg,pt, presumably to meet tiio re- uited Viirko -German invasion. PROHIBITION KILLED HIM Oregon City, Dr., Jan. ill. Joe Sues ap, n Kli, kitut Indian, Is dead hero to day, the first victim of prohibition. A little exertion when he tried to carry in wood icsiilted in his death. I'hysi cinns said a drink of whiskey yester day would have saved him. isuesnp was .ilwnys a heavy drinker. in 1S7.1 Kuesnp was famous through out Oregon as a baseball player. PREPAREDNESS SW " f "Wf " V $ y- PRESIDENT WILSON "Y " Colonel, roosbvcl-t v j( w ,h " r r lv . -" Ux s A f - Mflf. fis ! , ' Si;v:--?a:fi:;!ia:' I', , I . . I . :m'im4 RfPfSESeAJTATIVE GARDNER -- SENATCf? CHAMOcR LAIN Washington, U. C., Jan. 10. (.Spe cial.) National preparedness has be coiuo tiio most vit.il issue before the American people. President Wilson is insisting that legislation must be en acted without delay to the attainment of this end. Many congressmen at their homes during the holiday season, learned how urdont is the sentiment of their constituents on this issue. Many plans have been proposed in congress, and tho debates will be most united and Interesting. The most radical view is that held by former President Roosevelt, who apparently believes that tho United t.Sates should be constantly kept on a war basis. His program contemplates a milit.iry estab lishment equal to that of the most pow erful nations of Europe. The colonel believes that in no other wny can we safeguard our tearritory and our na tional honor. Exports Want More. The program introduced in congress by President Wilson constitutes the dem.inds of tho administration. This program is a compromise between the various departments of the govern ment. However, it is clearly not ac ceptable to many of those who partici pated in its preparation. It was not accepted by tho war staff or (he war college and military experts believe that it falls short of the requirements of the present time. Tho plan for es tablishing a continental army has been particularly criticized, especially by POLITICAL DEBT Claims Governor Was After i His Scalp Ever Since His Appointment SAYS HE TOLD BOARD LEA WOULD GET PLACE Governor Objected to Prose- cuting Employes Saying 'You Must Hush It Up' Jn response to tho denial of Govern or Vitii.ycombo Hint the chief execu tive of the state lind any influenco in the ousting of W. Al Jones, ns secre tary of tho statn fair board, M. Jones, in un interview today, sUtecl that the governor not only was responsible for the recent action but had attempted to control tho Bctions of the board for the list year. Mr. Jones staled tliut the governor lind also tried to hush up the lute fair gate ticket scandal, nnd falling in this had tried to "get Jones' sculp" through his Influence with tho mem bers of tho board. As for his success or, A. H. Lea, Jones says that this man was named by the governor to pay off W. Al. JONES SAYS (Continued on Tajo l'ivc.) NOW STANDS OUT AS those who believe in rendering nioro ef ficient the militia of the various states. Congressman Augustus 1'. Gardner, of Mass icisusetts, is' considered the author of the present movement for na tional preparedness, lie was the first man in congress to agitato tho issue and to call attention directly to our daiigi'roiis conditfrjii of n.'ilitnry unpre paredness and naval inefficiency Gard ner's program is declared to be un scientific, but it is at least interesting and suggestive. General Wood, chief of staff of the army, has given particular attention to the more technical and scientific questions involved. Tho American people have never been instinctively a military class, but Wood hns insist ed that they should at least know tho salient features of the military art. I'pon him will devolve the duty of do veloping the practical ends of such a program as congress may adopt. Chamberlain Is Emphatic. Ser.alor George K. Chamborlain of Oregon, is chairman of the sennto com mittee on military affairs, nnd will have charge of the administration measures in tiio senate. IIo is essen tially in i 1 it ii it t and believes in main taining our position regnrdless of de velopments. One of the most notable advocates of a rational system of national pre paredness is Theodoro ISiuton, former senator from lliio, who advocates a Governor Denies That He Directed Actions Of State Fair Board "I told the members of the fair board yesterday," said the governor, "Unit. i the chousing of their secretary rested entirely with thcni and that it was up to them to worii out their own problems. Not one of them was offered any in 'duccments by me to vote any way what soever, nor were threnls made." The foregoing, which appeared in tho morning papers wns the denial that caused Neerediry V. Al. Jones to givo out his interview toduv. The governor's statement was given out nft-er the resig nations of X. K. West anil J. 11. Jtoothl fas a protest against tho ousting of W. Al Jones lind been tendered to tne gov ernor, I In (he place of N. K. West, of T,a Grand", Governor Withycombo has ap pointed J. K. Iinynolds, also of La Grande, a prominent stock mnn and randier. Succeeding J, JI. liooth, of Itoseburg, the governor hns appointed A. (.'. Minsters, ulso of Koseburg, who owns a Lirge stork fnrm in Douglas county and also one In Klamath coun ty, being heavily interested in sheep and cattle, lie is also president of the Itoseburg National blink, Jtoth of tho new appointees are republicans. "I am sincerely sorry that Mr. Booth and Mr. West saw fit to resign," said the governor, "as 1 have a high respect for both. Ifowcvor, as they Insisted there was no course open other thnn ac cept their resignations. Mr. Mnrstors niiil Mr. Reynolds are men of exception al ability and will, I am sure, lend great strength to tho fair board. Their ap pointment gives the same representation to southern and eastern Oregon as here tofore existed." When a man breathes ho uses his mtisculur strength to ilrnw in the air, and it is afterward forced out auto matically. With insects, as a (iermnn investigator hns just discovered, this process is just reversed. MOST VITAL ISSUE pgllplg General ooo i constructive policy, perhaps typical of average sentiment, midway between the extremo tendencies of those who would plnco us on a war footing and tho advocates of peace nt any price. Senator Burton has no sympathy with preparation for offeusivo warfare. He believes in such a degree of prepared ness as is -essential to our-nntiouul de fense, and opposes tho creation of a military spirit which shall dominate all the affairs of our national life. He ad vocates tho enlargement of a. regular army and tho reorganization and de velopment of the national guard as an effective adjunct to our regular mili tary establishment. lie also lays stress upon tho need for available officers, thoroughly trained in tho theory and tactics of warfare. For tills reasoijhc ajlvocates enlarging the military and naval academies at Annapolis nnj West I'oint, although there is much opposi tion to such a course. JSiirton's uttitude is of particular in terest because ho is preisdent of the American Pence society. While he ad vocates a proper system of prepared ness, ho has not lost sight of the ulti mate idea in tho settlement of inter national disputes by judicial methods. Hut however varied tho views of pre paredness leaders, none have lost sight of the moro practical question that the United Htntes must be prepared to de fend itsetf against aggression from any source. L E Carranza's Order to Show No Mercy Strikes Terror to Hearts of Guerrillas FEAR OF FIRING SQUAD DRIVES GANG TO HILLS Enrique Cisneros Will Be Shot and Body Exposed With Other Dead Ones KI Push, Texas, Jan. 10. rarranzistn orders to show no mercy t Villistn murderers, has struck terror to the henrts of tho bandits. However, dis play of tho torn corjiHes of Generals itodrigiiei! and Hucn nllcs lit thu Juu rex customs house as a winning to their companions in rnplno and bloodshed has served the salutary purpose of driv ing them farther into tho mountains. Meunwhile, Carran.istii authorities aro confident that the campaign of ex termination against Villistus will sat isfactorily avenge the murders of IS Americans nt Hnnta Ysnbel. Knriipie Cisneros, captured with finca Valles Is slated an tho next vic tim of the Cnrraiizistn gunmen, and his BAIT HUNT T EP VILLA I CORPS HEAVY RAINS LODDS IN Streams That Were Falling Are Again Rising Rapidly Breaking Dams Add to Flood's Destructiveness Jail at San Bernardino Topples Into Stream With 150 Inmates Natural Gas Supply Shut Off-Silt Builds Bank Arcand Boats in Harbor. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 19. Patrols in the flood zone to day kept watch for the bodies of more possible victims of the southern California storm. Latest revised figures showed five persons positively known to be dead, with four more reported dead. ... Owing to the great number of ranches devastated, it was believed likely that unreported deaths had occurred. A number cf new fatalities were rumored this morning, but none confirmed. Doubt was thrown on the drowning of three, a man, wo man and child between Anaheim and Fullerton yesterday. Thorough search for their bodies failed, although a dead horse and smashed buggy, said to be theirs was found. The orange county sheriff's office believed the trio had been, rescued. No trace was discovered of the man seen struggling in the tide near the Orange county hospital yesterday after noon. He is still believed to have perished. The bodies of the following drowned victims have been recovered: John Higginson, H. Nichoshea, Fred Smith and Alfonso Rivere, all, ranchers. Carl Thockmorton was electrocuted. Despite the fact that, hundreds of homes have been abandoned and some actually swept away by the torrents, there was little suffering on that account. Neighbors cared for many of the homeless, and Los Angeles orphan ages and other charitable institutions looked out for the f Mexicans left without shelter. The damage, taking everything into consideration, is figured at $:5,000,000. San $1,000,000 damage. Los Angeles, f'al., Jan. 1!). Five hnown deud and inunv fatalities mm- ored, thousands homeless, ami inorol fl,i, 4:11000 0110 .luourn 1,U Itntm Inne ai a result of tho rain storm whicu hualdykca to try and savo their homes. teluged southern Lulitornia lor n") ,lnv Itain poured with increasing violence today. Flood waters, which hu l beguu ti recciio slightly, rose rapidly. Collapsing dykes and dams released wall of water in the Toniona district. At t'larcmont an all night fight was made to savo the Pomona college build ings. Many orange groves were wash ed away. In the middle of the dclugo at Hell Htation tho family of John (liir.ell iB st.irving, while rescue parties risk thoir lives in repented efforts to get a skiff out to the marooned ranch house. Occasionally the vktlmr, wig wag distress signal? f.-'n, n,.er v;n lows. The water is rising fnst. One hundred nnd fu'ty prisoner in the Han llernnrdino county jail narrow- iy csi-.iiieu iiciiui wirjii inu jmou cuij away the juil foundations, causing. their steel cage to topple in. As tho ivnler roared over it, turnkeys unlock- ed the doors and the pri-ioners scram-l bled to safety. Many had to swim for uieir uvcr. j srore were jn, uruti, When they got to safety they wero(C j ,,t , , , rounded up by armed gu.irds nod wei'O " ening Post iii I,,l 1 H, U.,.ll.la r.u,.r, Miles of ranch ami orange lands, dnt-L Nuw Hr,l '" Afk'r ted with settlements, will bo smti.died imt' t uncertain fluctuation today, bv water if the Ilcmet dam in tho 8an''''h the prices of several industrial Lv Jacinto mountains breaks. At ln.ft to-' Hues again showing weakness, a Balling ports it w.is weakening, I Los Angeles Isolated, In the towns around Mount llaldy the daniiige is conservatively estimat ed at $1,(1(1(1,0011. The isolation of T.os Angeles wns practically completed today when tho Long lieacii tracks of the 1'iciric Klec tric were washed out near Cato Hta tion. This cut six more towns off from Los Angeles. Passengers who want to tnke the risk lire allowed to cross the washout on a rickvty bridge, but fow chance it. A gas f. inline In the city wns narrow ly averted when the natural gas mains snapped, liy the use of old apparatus the Los Angeles Gas nnd Kleclrie com pany ininiedinlcly commencing niniili f u'tiiiing enough artificial gas to sup ply the ordinary demand. Manager McCullocii and campers at ( amp Utility are out of touch with the world. The trail leading to tho re sort has been obliterated by av.iluncli es. Food is known to be at a low ebb at Italdy. Hilt streaming Into the in ner liatiior hns imbedded the steam schooner Prentiss in a mud bank. Dredging operations to clear out tho debrce clinking the cluniiel will cost nearly hall' a million dollars. Han llernnrdino is cut off from tho norld, only one long distnncc telephone linn remaining, Ketween PommiR and Lordsburg scon's of telegraph poles nro down. Itedlnnds Is marooned, with no light nnd power .ind fond Is running low there. Iordsbnrg ranchers were forc ed to flee from their homes. Lnko Lee, near Corona, bursts Its banks, Inundat ing tho valley to a depth of four feet. SWELLING CALIFORNIA Bernardino alone reported .A wall of water rushed through Tcm- csc.al canon, doing great dumige. Hanchors near San Gabriel chopped :lnnn vnlnnM,. ,-,il,inf t,-i,t nit.l K,,;lh . Oil Companlos Hard Hit. Fullerton, Cal., Jan, I!) Heavy dam age may bo done to tho oil fields heco if tho rain continues. It was appar ent today that operators faced in actu al calamity. Hoi 1 erosioa hag exposed many pipo lines, some of them sagging dangorously over gullies. If these mains break tiie pumping phots must bo temporarily closed. Damage Over Million. Ilnkorsficld, Cal.. Jan, 19. Damage to the west side oil fields was eftimat--d nt $l,2o0,0()ll today as A rosult of tho gulo which swept this region 43 hours ago. In Tuft the loss was $!fiO, 0(10 and in the McKittrick field .r00,. 000. Hiir builders will bn broufrht. hor from Texas to repair thu 483 wr6fkl dorrichs and pumps, i j p, 1 It 1 . tir 1 1 II SlOCK MarKCt VlCaK and ' ' n T 1 n . fiflCCS IXM UOWnWaril Xew York EV "K !".; movement began, made up of concerted. professional operations for a decline. Pressure converged on war stocks, but it caused a general weakness, Tho da dines were irregulnr. Tho market closed unsettled, thougfl with Homo recovery from its lowest -point. Helling was not heavy in tne railroad quarter, and as throughout tho week thcr was no news to provoko tho move ment. Iinilroad weekly gross earning! showed an increase except in tho south ern district. Ponds continued a steady, substantial, 'well distributed business, and wcro Btill Indifferent to the huge mass of realizing sales from Kurope, Rags aro going up In price, Vint no body il wearing them blatantly. t THE WEATHER J Oregon: Tonight and Tliiimlsy g o n e r a 11 fair, continued cold; variable winds. (Continued oo l'aico till.)