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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916
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RUMANIA'S SITUATION
IS BECIING CRITICAL
... . O. .
Fart of Russian and fianian
Fleeing Over Brid destroying It After They Passed
Both Sides Rest at dun---Serbians and French Draw
ing Net Closer Abou onastir
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- Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, L. I., Oct. 26. Part of
the Russo-Rumanian Torce in Dobrudja escaped into old
Rumania by fleeing across the Cernavoda bridge before
the town was captured by Mackensen, the military critics
of the simi-official news agency reported today.
' "By the capture of Cernavoda, Field Marshal Mack
ensen's army completely turned the military situation in
Dubrudja in our" favor," he asserted.
"The flying Russians separated into two parts, those
who did not remain on the battlefield or were not cap
tured saving themselves by flight over the Danube bridge
at Cernavoda or to northern Dobrudja.
"After the capture of Cernavoda this famous Danube
bridge, the largest in Europe, was dominated by Mack
ensen's cannon.
"After the fall of the Constanza-Cernavoda line, the
transportation of provisions from Russia must now be
conducted on two minor and less efficient railroad lines
in Moldavia or via the Danube ports of Galatz and
Brailau, which cannot be compared with Constanza.
"Rumania's military situation during the last two
days has become much more critical, especially since the
Germans and Austro-Hungarians have already partly
conquered the Carpathian passes."
(United Press Staff Corespondent.)
London, Oct. 2(. The victorious
sweep of slackense" armies in Dobru
dja has been cheeked at least temporar
ily official-dispatches from Berlin,
JSofia, Petrograd and Bucharest indicat
ed this afternoou.
The Rumanians have blown' up the
, fourteen mile Danube bridge at Cer
navoda, the greatest bridge in Kurope.
thus blocking an immediate invasion of
dd Rumania. The German war office,
fciinounciug this tact this afternoon, de
clared it evidenced Rumania's fear of
German -sweep toward Bucharest.
The German statement declared fur
ther progress in the Dobrudja opera
, "lions, but mentioned no fresh captures.
It apparently corroborated the Petro
grad statement that Maekeusen'a of
iensive is slackening. A delaved offi
cial statement from the Bulgarian war
office announced the capture of a huge
amount of booty nt Constanza but claim
ed no further victories.
On the Transylvania front the Ru
manians have arrested the progress of
Jalkenhayne's armies at several points,
though yielding ground, in the Jiul val
ley and north of Sinnia, in which direc
tion the Germans made some progress.
In the house of commons this after
noon Premier Asquith gave further as
mirance that the allies were directing
therr anxious attention to the Rumanian
situation. He said thnt concerted ac
tion is being arranged and that France,
Russia and Italy, as well as England,
. fire taking every possible step to relieve
the Rumanians.
The last twenty-four hours of fight
ing on the Somme and Verdun fronts
liave left the situation practicullv un
changed. The German war office this
afternoon admitted the loss of Fort
.Douamont and Douamont village to the
French, but reported the repulse of vio
lent French attacks ngainst Fort Vauic
yesterday. Berlin also claimed the re
pulse of heavy Russian attacks on the
front west of Lutsk fortress.
tn Macedonia French and Serbian
Jfrs-Tipton Bud says it 's a good plan
never t' step foot in a automobile with
out a thorough understands ' with th'
driver that lie is not t' use th' rail
mad trnrk.4 when th' train wants 'em.
Who remembers when we used t' press
th' creases out o' readv made trous-
Armies Escaped Capture by
troops drove northward in a fresh vic
tory Tuesday, capturing two villages
and other German-Bulgarian positions.
;;" Not Negotiating Peace.
Rome, Oct. 2(1 The Vatican today em
phatically denied Swiss rumors "that
Pope Benedict was negotiating an early
pence between Austria and Russia.
Tho Month's Destruction.
Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, L. I.,
Oct. 20. During the month of Septem
ber, 141 enemy merchantmen of a total
tonnage of 182,000 were sunk by Austro
German submarines or mines, the admir
alty announced today.
Thirteen captains of enemy ships were
captured and three cannon taken. In the
same period 39 neutral merchantmen
of a total tonnngo of 72,000 carrying
contraband, were captured.
Mine Sweeper Sunk.
London, Oct. 2d. The Britiseh mine
sweeper Genista was torpedoed by an
enemy submnrino Monday and nil her of
ficers and 73 men of her crew lost, the
admiralty announced this afternoou.
Twelve men were saved.
Blew Up the Bridge.
London. Oct. 2(1. Rumanian trnnm
blew up the Cernavoda bridge, the
greatest in Kurope, following the evac
uation of the city, said n Rome wireless
dispatch todny, quotiug a Bucharest dis
patch received there.
The Cernavoda bridge was built in
lK!t(i at a cost of several million dol
lars nnd is the only bridge across the
Danube, both ends of which rest on Ru
manian soil. It spans the Danube and
adjacent marshes and is 14 miles long.
The Constaiizn-Bucharest railway cross
es the- structure.
Artillery Duel at Verdun.
Paris, Oct. 2d. Artillery bombard
ment continued throughout last nigjii on
the Vnux sector northenst of Verdun,
but the Germans made no new counter
attacks, it was officially announced to
day. Allies Gain at Mouastir.
Paris, Oct. 2ti. Serbian nnd French
troops scored several victories in the
fighting near Mnnnstir, it was officially
announced todny.
The Serbs cuptured a height along
the Cernn river and French cavalry oc
cupied tho bridges at Zwersda nnd the
villages of Ooldbnrd.n and Laisica,
southwest of Lake Presba.
French Attacks Repulsed.
Berlin, via wireless to Snyville, L. I.,
Oct. 20. The crown prince's troops
have repulsed violent French attacks
against Fort Vnux, northeast of Ver
dun, said an official statement this aft
ernoon, admitting the loss of Fort
Doauumont and the village of Douau
mont. Destroyed Bridge.
Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, L. I.,
Oct. 2(1. "Rumanian troops have
blown up the large bridge over the
Danube at Cernavoda," said an official
statement from the war office this aft
ernoou, nnnonncing further progress for
Maekeusen'a nruiy in Dobrudja nnd new
adnvnnces aguinst the Rumaniun on
the Transylvnnian front.
Bay Attacks Weaker.
Fetrogrnd, Oct. 20 Mackensen 's at
tacks ngainst the Russo-Rumauians in
Dobrudja have grown somewhat weak
er, it was officially announced today.
hyamforilson
By Jacob II. Schiff
Financier and Philanthropist.
Member of Kuhn, Loch
Co., New York Bankers.
President Wilson's administra
tion has been almost throughout a
constructive one. The enactment
of a new and just tariff law and
the establish
ing of the Fed
eral . Reserve
Bank system
are momentous
achievements,
from the bene
fit of which the
country should
profit after the
European war
is over even
more than at
present.
But what I
consider Presi
dent Wilson's
greatest ac
complishment ia that he has in a great measure
succeeded in bringing about a rap
prochement between the produc
ing and the consuming classes, so
that the great and hurtful an
tagonism which, before the pres
ent administration came into pow
er, had made itself felt almost in
every substantial interest, has
now almost ceased.
Tells Crowd He Got His Man
Because He Was Not Too
Proutl to Fight
By J. P. Yoder.
(United Press staff correspondent.).
Aboard Roosevelt's Train, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 20. This was Col
onel Roosevelt's first stop today as lie
sped to Chicago for the two big speeches
that will end his western speaking
dates. He had only time for a plutform
appearance here. He plnnncd to say
"horfdy do," shake hands and perhaps
make very brief talks at all division
stops toduy until he reaches Chicago at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
These short stops include Clinton, In.;
Sterling, Dixon and DoKalb, 111. Upon
reaching Chicago the colonel will go to
the Congress hotel, where he will con
fer with Alvin T. Hort, Chicago middle
western manager for the ' republicans,
and then rest for an hour before going
to the Auditorium to address the big
women's meeting at i o'clock. 'He will
spend the night in Chicago.
At the afternoon meeting Roosevelt
intends to repeat in great part the
speech he delivered to the women in
Denver at the Auditorium there Tues
day afternoon, when he declared un
equivocally tor a federal amendment
enfranchising women, and for whole
hearted allegiance to the flag from all
citizens regardless of place of birth and
antecedents.
At tonight's meeting at the stock
yards pavilion the colonel plans to de
nounce the Adnmson law in much the
same terms he used in hi Wilkesbarre
speech two weeks ago. The colonel had
another reminder of his old days when
his trnin stopped Into yesterday at
Julesburg, Colo.
As Roosevelt finished telling an oft
told ancedote of his plains days whn
he was a sheriff, a man in the crowd
spoke up "I'm the sheriff here, col
onel," and he turned back his coat to
show a soup plutn badge.
"I'm Sheriff Huberstone." .
Roosevelt just then was told the name
of the town. He had been sent down
there, he said, about 30 years ago as a
deputy by "Hell Roaring" Bill Jones,
the sheriff, after some horse thieves.
"I got by man, too," he said, "be
cause I wasn't too proud to fight."
Want to Limit Hours of
Women's Work In Oregon
Portland, Ore., Oct. 20. Providing
that women may not work for wages
more than 4H hours a week, a bill will
be introduced at the next session of the
Oregon legislature by the Consumers'
league, it was announced toduy follow
ing that organization's regular annual
meeting. After its Introduction, mem
bers of the league will work for the
measure until it comes to a vote.
The act is similar to the law now in
force in California, except thnt it does
not limit the hours of lnbor to eight a
day. It U so worded that women may
be obliged to work over eight hours five
days a week, and get a half holiday on
Saturdav.
On tho Austro-Germnn front small
forces attacked near Zlochof, in the re
gion of Zyvjen, but were repulred. In
the wooded Carpathians two enemy com
panies attacked west of Mount Kapul
and were arrested by Russian fire.
And when a man's down he think
it is ell up with him.
CINCINNATI GIVES
PRESIDENT MOST
HOI WELCOME
Notable Feature Was Pres
ence of Germans on Every
Committee
GERMAN POPULATION
APPARENTLY ALL OUT
Greeted and Cheered by Great
Crowds at Points AH
Along Route
By Robert J. Bender.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 20, To em
phasize the necessity for all people in
this country to unite in their allegiance
to America, the nation of nations, Presi
dent Wilson came to Cincinnati todny.
lie arrived at 11:30 and received a tre
mendous reception. Hamilton county,
whose German population is such that
no election was ever won by her with
out the support of the German vote, put
pnrty lines and personal feelings aside
to tender the executive one of the
greatest demonstrations he has receiv
ed. Germans were on all the committees,
their presepee was marked in the
crowds, and there was every evidence
of their intention to give the president
a clear impression that his was to be a
fair hearing in a community reported
hostile to him.
The president made his way through
crowded streets to a hotel for a brief
rest previous to starting out on a busy
day. He was welcomed officially to tho
city by Mayor George Puchtn, republi
can. William B.TVlih, republican lead
er, president of the Chamber of Com
merce, and-Judge Howard Hollister, life
long republican, joined in the ceremony
of welcome. t
The president was in fine fettle after
a trip through West Virginia and Ohio
marked by enthusiastic welcomes from
the townspeople at every point- He
made no speeches, confining himself to
expressions of appreciation for the dem
onstrations and hopes that "I have done
my work well," when enthusiasts shout
ed "Wo are for you, Woody," and
"You have kept the country out of war,
God bless you."
The Chamber oifc Commerce hall was
jammed to the doors when the president
arrived to be officially welcomed by
.(Continued on page eight.)
Battling in Rain French
Sweep Germans Back and
Retake
By Henry Wood.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Verdun, via Chantilly, Oct. 2(1. Bat
tling in rain mists and clouds of smoke,
the French recaptured Fort Douamont
in less than three hours in the brilliant
offensive that swept the crown prince
back from Verdun.
The entire operation was witnessed by
General Joffre, commander in chief of
France's armies.
From an observation post in one of
the Verdun forts the correspondent
watched the French infantry launch the
attack at 11:40 Tuesday morning aft
er three days of unprecedented atrillery
preparation. The rain, the fog and the
constant explosion of sheila hid men
from sight, but it was possible to follow
the French advance by the shifting of
the barrage fire, especially that of the
Germans, which first came from Froide
Terre, and then was forced to shorten
upon Tbiaumont and then Douamont in
which the French swept all before them-
Telephone calls from other . French
forts, kept us informed of the French
advance. First, at 12:30 Holly Ravine
was captured, the voice over the tele
phone brought word of the capture of
the Vaux pond.
It was 3 o'clock when Fort Souville
telephoned that the French had reached
Fort Douaumout and were fighting
about its entrance. French officers
waited with cool confidence for the
next word.
"We have surrounded Fort Douau
mont," came a message at S o'clock.
The Fort Captured.
For an hour we peered out over the
distance battlefield, on the alert at the
same time for some news from the tele
phone. Suddenly sharp gusts of wind lifted
the mists and the smoke clouds reveal
ing the tri-color of France flodting at
the summit of Douaumont At the same
moment Fort Souville flanhed the word
that Douaumout had been captured. It
was then 0 o'clock.
With their Somme offensive perman
ently established, the French launched
this supplementary offensive at Ver
L STORY OF
LIFE WITH BRUTE
IS TOLD BY WIFE
Women with Downcast Eyes
Lays Bare Incidents of
Married Life
HUSBAND'S INSTINCTS
WERE THOSE. OF ANIMAL
His Abuse and Constant Fear
, of Him Caused Her to '
Take His Life
By Carl D. Groat.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Newark, N..J., Oct. 20. Blushing
deeply and with eyes downcast to escape
the stares of a curious court room
crowd, Mrs. Margaret Beutinger 'today
told in dramatic fashion why she shot
and killed her husband, Christopher
Beutinger, a wealthy coal broker, aftr
he had forced his way into her bed
room. ..,'.
"He wns a most brutal man when
amoroUB," she testified. "From the
time I married him until the night I
shot him he continually made demands
upon me that were impossible for me
to fulfill. When I refused he would
threnten to kill me."
The jurors cast sympathetic glnnces
at the pretty little woman in the wit
ness box as she continued her story.
"Ho was built like Jack Johnson,"
she continued. "He' was a huge man
physically. He weighed about 2S0
pounds and of course I was afraid of
him."
Frequently Mrs. Beutinger paused in
her recital to send a reassuring smile
to ber five little children, the white
haired' little Billy Beutinger chewing
gum vigorously and his pretty little sis
ters, grouped about her sister, Mrs. Her
ron, a few feet from the witness chair.
Prompted by Attorney McCarter, the
woman on trial for her life gave the
jury a story of a married life full of
horror from the time when she left her
home on the Island of Jamaica to marry
Beutinger, then a quartermaster's clerk
in the war department at Washington.:
- "He beat me when we were in Wash
ington," she said. "En route to the
Philippines we stopped in Chicago. He
made me get out or bed one night there
because my physical condition made it
impossible for me to yield to him.
"In the Philippines he was very
(Continued ou Pifge 8.)
Fort Douamont
dun on October 21, eight months to (he
day after the beginning of the crown
prince's great effort. Within six
hours they had recaptured all the im
portant positions east of the Meuse ex
cepting Vaux, which it hud cost the Ger
mans six months ami terrible toll in
human lives to conquer.
Tho French chose the moment when
the Germans were weakest through the
transfer of troops and cannon to" the
Homme and because of the unrelenting
work of destruction wrought by French
guns. French aviators had established
the fact that many German batteries of
the Verdun front consisted of a single
; gun and others of only two or three.
I Since the inauguration of the allies'
Somme offensive the only German rein
forcements sent to that battlefield were
: drawn from Verdun. This last source of
supply has now been cut off, in the
, opinion of French officers.
Offense Well Organized.
! The French Verdun offensive ia back
led with more organization and prepara
tion than precede. I the Somme offensive.
Both offensives, proceeding simultane
ously, are ralculutcd to crumple the en
tire German front.
Approaching erdun Sunday, on the
i,tnnit ilnt- n'F flm nrtillori- ttrj.rtnrn-
j tiou we reached Sonill.v. A moment
1 later a bugler sounded the alarm. Two
; Qermnn aeroplanes, flying nt invisible
j altitudes, had succeeded in crossing the
French lines.
The streets were filled with girls
Idresesd in white and white ribboned
j boys, going to their first communion,
j They scurried into cellars until French
I planes appeared nnd drove the Germans
back over their own lines.
Kn route from Souilly to Verdun, the
roar of French artillery preparation in
creased steadily. Tim aeriul activity
assumed proportions I had not witness
ed before, even on the Somme front.
German anti-aircraft guns kept the
entire sky throughout the day flecked
with white shrapnel and the puffs from
black, high explosive shells, executing
(Continued on page six.)
P
BKYAN GETS OVATION
,
Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 26. Two
Lands and 5,000 people greeted
William Jennings Bryan hero
last night when he came to urge
the re-olection of President Wil-
son. Only 1000 people could bo
packed into the opera house for
the main address, but Bryan
spoke to 1000 outside the build-.
innr and several thousand others
met him at the train and lined
the streets on the way to the
opera house.
Bryan speaks today at Applc-
ton and Fon Du Lac and Mil-
waukee tonight.
350 In Building Find Fire
Escapes Blocked Children
Jump From Windows
Fnrnham, Que., Oct. 20. At 1 o'clock
today it was reported that at least 27
lives had been lost in the fire which had
destroyed the Roman Catholic hospitul
at St. Elizabeth hull and stables during
me nigui.
'twenty persons were iniurcd in lump
ing from the upper stories, about a doz
en of them children. The fact that sur
vivors are srattcred in homes all over
the town makes tho work of compiling a
iisi or rue missing airricuit.
I When tho fire broke out thcro were
1 318 persons in the building, tho major
ity or wnom were children. They were
saved by heroic work on the part of the
firemen and citizens.
Yesterday morning firemen were call
ed to the same institution when a fire
! broke out in the basement. It is now
I thought this must have broken out again
last evening with such disastrous re-
suits.
The loss is estimated at $250,000 with
about $30,0u0 insurance.
The Earlier Story
Farnham, ljue., Oct. 2(1. Five persons
are known to be dead and fifteen oth
ers are missing as the result of a tire
which destroyed St. Elizabeths hospitul
and laundry during the night.
Twenty five or more children wero
injured by jumping from windows.
Three hundred nnd fifty inmates were
asleep in the milling when the flic
broke out and many of these are unac
counted for.
Several other dwellings adjacent were
badly damaged by .water and Biuoke.
About twenty five children are lying
badly injured through jumping to the
stone pavement from the third story
windows.
The fire is believed to have started
from a defective chimney. It spread
so Bwiftly that the 350 inmates were
unable to reach' safety before many of
them were marooned by tho flames.
Patients nnd employes fought in wild
attempts to gain exits from the build
ing. Startling revelations are promised
when an investigation is begun, for the
fire escapes are said to have always
proved defective in emergencies and
many of the deaths and injuries are
attributed to the fact that these aven
ues of escape were quickly blocked.
The twenty five or more children
who were injured flung themselves
from the third story windows to the
pavement below when it was found no
stairway was availablo for their de
scent. Nearly all inmates of the building
were asleep on the third floor.
WASHINGTON TO TRY
FOR NON-PARTISAN LAW
Petition Will Be Filed Today
Abolishing Partisan
Elections
Seattle. Wash., Oct. 20. 'Tlicrc has
never been n time when the voter hns
realized the foolishness and the dunger
of blind partisanship as he docs today."
So declared Councilman Oliver 1.
Krickson this morning beforo he left
for Olvmpin to file an initiative peti
tion abolishing partisan elections from
governor down.
Krickson, immediately upon nis re
turn will organize volunteor worlierB
throughout the state to circulate the
petitions for non-purtisanship on elec
tion day.
'We expect to get KW.uou signatures
to this petition," Krickson said. "The
dav has come to throw off the shackles
of political slavery and Washington
will be the first state in the union to
lead the progressive march."
It will require only 32,000 signatures
in the stnto to Initiate the measure. It
will then be presented to the legisla
ture, which, under the law, must cither
accept it, or refer It to the peoplo's
vote.
Fifty vocations are taught in the Uni
ted States Navy.
VILLA WILL LEAD
FIELD FORCES OF
EW
REVOLUTION
Legalistas .Will Furnish the
Money jjjb Troops Can Be
Paid In Silver -
EXPATRIATED MEXICANS
WOULD OUST CARRANZA
Only Hope They Have of Re
covering Confiscated Lands
Is His Downfall
By Webb Miller.
(United Press staif correspondent.)
El Pnso, Texas, Oct. 2(i. Emissaries
from Pancho Villa have been in this
city in conference with members of tho
junta of the new Mexican revolution
ary party of Legalistas, according to
representatives of the United tStutea
department agents here- At least one
Villista is known to hnve come overland
on horsoback, crossing the Rio Grands
river below Jaurez.
At this mcetuig, tho United States
authorities believe, an agreement has
been perfected for the bandit leader to
act as commander in chief of the field
forces under the direction of tho junta
of the new movement. Several United
States secret aervico men have already-
reported tnat such an ngrcemcnt is bow
in effect. In return, the Legalistas are
to furnish money in order that the army
can be pnid in silver.
rarty Has Newspaper.
The new revolutionary party, in its
official newspaper here,- til Legalists,
avows that the object of its formation
is to achieve tho downfall of D Facto
President Currnnzu. Some members
known to the authorities hero are weal
thy land owners in the southern repub
lic, driven out of the country by the
new regime, and their property confis
cated. Some of these members are still
wealthy and able to furnish financial
backing for the new movement.
Department agents here have under
surveillance an American filibusterer,
forraorly with Villa, who is suspected
of having taken medical and surgical
supplies to Villa lately.
Villa s mam forces today are con
tinuing their leisurely retiring move
ment westward in the Santa Ysubel dis
trict, carrying a great quantity of equip
ment and supplies, according to incom
ing natives leaving Chiahuahoa City
yesterday, interviewed by United Statrs
government agents today. .
Don't want To Catch mm. V
Desultory skirmishing between tka
slowly retiring Villistas rear guard and
the detachments sent out by General
Trevino was in progress late yesterday,
but refugees believe the pursuit is but
a half hearted oae, the Carroazistaa
dreading another Villa trap.
Withdrawal from the vicinity of Chia-
huahua City by Villa is looked upon by
United States authorities here as part
of a strategic plan.
"He realises, said one official who
acted as a military observer during
villa's former campaign, "that the eity
would be untenable at present. Huviug
captured plenty of supplies, there was
no neen or anotner raid even lanugo
Villa bad reached the outskirts of the
City. So he draws back into his old
stamping ground and will force tho
('arranzistas to come to him in his own
stronghold. Another reason is that
Villa fears to attempt to hold the city
because of the nearness of the Pershing
Expedition."
Boasts that he "would control no
entire stnto of Chiahunhuu a month af
ter the American expedition leaves,",
have been mude by the bandit chief.
Villa Easily Found
V- I'aso. Texas. Oct. 20. Pancho
Villi, ItiiB nstnhlislieil hendnimrters at t
Santa Ysaliel, about 'M miles southwest
of the (tnhuuhua capital, an official
bulletin from the CarraiiJiista authori
ties at Chihuahua City announced to
iluy. The bulletin, which was given out
if .Tmrpy. HniiicM TennrtM that General
Trevino is short ammunition and is
havlnir trouble in uettinir more from
Secretary of War Obregon. i
"Trevino is well supplied with every
thing needed for the present campaign
tho bulletin stated. "Delay of action
(Continued on page eight.)
THE WEATHER :
O rego n: To
night and Friday
fair except unset
tled, probably oc
casional rain ex
treme northwest
portion, warmer
tonight southwest
portion; wind
mostly southerly.
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