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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY ift jjt 3 )fl i( jff sft )t )Jt 3fE t 3 jjt 9 THIRTY-NINTH YEAR-NO. 263 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916 opipt? Tier rrwra on trains and nbwb a. &u.u A n w WUil XkJ RTAND8 TTTH rTT.VTSi Ok RUMANIANS RETREAT ENTIRE FRONT Teutons Press Forward and Occupy Two More Important Cities 106 Officers and 9,100 Men Captured Russian Troops Covered Left Flank. of Retreating Rumanians Oil and Machinery Destroyed and Grain Removed Be fore Bucharest Fell Petrograd, Dec. 7.Russian troops covered the left flank of the Rumanians in their retreat from Bucharest. The war office statement today announced the evacu ation of the Rumanian capital as having taken place at mid-day yesterday. "Our troops covering the left flank of the Rumanian southwards, retired also," the statement said. In the Trotush fighting in Wallachia the Rumanians retired eastward, the report said, under enemy pressure, their rear guard holding the Teutons. In the Transylvanian fighting around Shelvova, the enemy captured a small portion of the Russian positions, but was driven out by a counter attack. In the region of Carbuzov and Gunalovtze two enemy companies forced part of some demolished trenches. The Gunalovtze posi tion was later restored to Russian hands. Praises His Army. Borll ,-' finyville wireless, Dec. 7. Occupation of C'ampina und Sinaca, in audition to the Iimnaniuit capital of F. icharost, was announced a9 further advance made by German troops in to day's official statement. "The defeat ed enemy retreat along the whole front, "-the. statement de clared. A. major part of tlio statement was a laudation of the bravery, skill and speed of the Austro-lIuoguiiuu-German-Turkish troops who swept over liuman in, defeating the Rumanian army and the Russian rcinforeeiuents which were hurriedly summoned. The Ninth German nrmy reported capture of 100 officers and 0,100 men of other ranks yesterday, declaring that operations nnd engagements are con tinuing. "Yesterday powerful successes crowned the lnbor nnd fighting in which, tinder Field Marshal Von Mack enscn, troops of tho Ninth and Danube !i.inii-j, minor clear-sighted leadership, b.fented by quick strokes, the Ruman ian enemy and the summoned Rua.iinii Teiu'fnrcemputs, the statement said. "The commander nnd these troops re ceived the victory's reward Bucharest, capital of the country, which nt present is the last victim of the entente policy. Vloesti nnd Cnmpina nnd Sinueu' are also in our possession. ".Fighting courageously nnd tenac iously, with the will of victory, our troops stormed nnd conquered in nil ef forts asked of them. "Besides the Herman main forces, the brave Austro-IIungnrinii-Rulgurian nnil Turkish troops did splendid work." Romovcd All Oram. London, Pee. 7. Bucharest nnd Fine st i were evacuated by the allies in order to shorten the line in Wullnchin. Gen eral Maurice, director of nllied military operations, declared here today. "Oil and machinery were fairly well destroyed before tho Germans arrived," lie continued. "The grain was also re lieved." "The Tiunianinns were short on heavy amis, although amply supplied with linht artillery nnd dependent for am in inition on Russia. The retirement was! pi ineipnllc due to the railroads, which wro ample but unorganized. " Th' ole fashioned girl . In. tie o' v'mlet ink mi ' a pi gold pen, now has a dn us. th' corner drug stc had a irl handled j-hter who Why don't th' feller who speech maker let it go nt th V" ljnou?- lS UC fl HO it f "l -... I Germany Rejoices. Berlin, yiia Sayvillc wireless, Dee. 7. There wnV great rejoicing iu Berlin , yesterday evening when eottr.i editions . announced tho fall of Bucharest and tho conquest of Ploesti. Knormous : crowds assembled in the streets and . sang the national anthem. Editorially all newspapers today ex 1 pressed general satisfaction that a faithfuless ally received speedy ' pun ishment," and regret that lhatianu (Rumanian prime minister) and his "accomplices" wero not captured. 5The fato of Rumania can be con sidered ns sealed," the newspapers de clare, ''since what remains of the country can definitely be considered as Hussion territory." Fighting Desperately. ' Sofia, Dec. 7. Smashing of despor ato Rusao-Rumnnian attacks and oc cupancy of the bridgehead near Oup acnnistniVan was announced in today's , official statement. I Russians and Rumanian forces strove j desperately in attacks on the lower I course of the Arges river in Wallachia, but were beaten back. Many of the Arges bridges were : destroyed by the enemy, but Bulgarian forces forded the river near Copacenis- taivan and took, the bridgehead. Retired in Good Order. Paris, Dec. 7. The Uutuanians evacu ated Bucharest iu good order, saving their nrmy, it was authoritatively stat ed here today. The Humauian rear guard was forced to fight strenuously to cover the retreat. The above is the first admission from any allied source confirming the Ger man official statement late yesterday that Burhnrest had fallen into the Teu tou'3 hands. Russians Repulsed. Berlin, via Snyville wireless, Dec. 7. The Russian offensive in the wooded Carpathians is continuing with a tem porarily increasing fire in -Moldavia ami forefield skirmishes north of Doruava tra and in the Trotosul valley. All at tacks were repulsed. City Was Deserted. Amsterdam, Dec. 7. Bucharest was almost deserted of civilians as well as of soldiers when thcRuiuuniun capital city was captured by the Gcriunns. Re ports here today said theity was not demolished. A Surprise Attack. Paris, Dec. 7. Success of a French surprise attack east of Metzeral was an nounced in today's official statement. The French forces captured a number of prisoners. Blockade Greece Paris, Dee, 7. A blockade of Greece as a measure of reprisal for tiie riots iu Athens in which French marines were fired upon, will be officially announced tomorrow. Newspaperman Faces Trial for Murder Thompson Falls, Mont., Dee. 7. A. S. Ainsnorth, newspaper publisher, wns scheduled to come to tiiul today on a charge of urging Miss Kdith Coiby to kill A. B. Thomas, politicion. Alms ( olbv, who was convicted of j second degree murder, will be sentenced : Saturday, i tie jury fixed the penalty las 10 to 12 years. A formal motion for a ncw r'a' lc argued before the sentencing. After her conviction Hiss Colby said ! " 1 Tl , Klng 1 v"l'oa, , ...... ... - . fjt-l .-iu.uiu ; hoc to kill Thomas were also ailed. She blamed them for the whole trouble. BEEF $1.76 A POUND Chicago, Dec. 7. Tulk about the cost of high living. Beef on the hoof today sold at (1.7G a pound. It was the grand chain- pion steer of the International sjc Stock Show, California Favor- ite. Raisedby flie University i of California, it wcighod .1,120. pounds at 13 months and sold for $1,800. Clay. Itobin-sou Si Co., the owners, sold it to the Sullivan Packing company of Detroit. They will carve it into Christmas beef. A representative of tho buyers. said Henry Ford would get some of the beef. Those to whom he confided this, said they guessed sit he could afford it they couldn't. "" : POLITICAL BATTLE Attempt Being Made To Over throw Ministry Headed by Terauchi Tokio, N'ov. 20. (By mail) Charges that Field Marshal Count Terauchi is "an unconstitutional premier" are be ing hurled by Viscount Kato and his followers who are promoting a move ment to overthrow the new head of the Pnpanese government. The auti-gov-ernmcut campaign is expected to reach a climax when the imperial diet con venes December 25 and a series of stor my sessions is expected. Kato, former foreign minister, was rejected by the Oeiwo (elder statesmen) for premier at tho time Terauchi -was cnosen, lie is lender or the kensuikai, strongest political group in the house of representatives. iiis campaign was launched in a re cent speech at IScndui when he nttacked the Genro ns old men whose ideas dm not change to suit changed conditions. He asserted that PrUice Vainaguta, head of the Genro and "spiritual rath er of the Toxnuchi ministry" had told him: "1 know you are a fit person to. bo come premier and sooner or later you will. But today is not the time, because tho close of tho Kuiopenu war will bring about unexpected chauges in the world situation. Issues that may involve the rise or fall of our empire uiny bo the outgrowth of the conflict. Count Terauchi has no party connections S'-il therefore no political enemies. That is why he was chosen to head the new ministry." .This throws an interesting sidelight on the final selection of Terauchi, af ter it was generally expected Kato would bo chosen premier. Convict's Invention -Keeps Kaiser's Zepps and U-Boats Going (By Uuited Press ) Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 7. Wtfuld Ger many's L'-bout campaign, Zeppelin raids and other aerial activities cease it it were not for an Ohio convict-inventor, Dr. Kmeriou V. Ritteit Dr. Hitter to day claimed they would "because my process for converting natural gas into gasoline is all that saves them." Dr. Ritter, imprisoned on a conspiracy charge, is the inventor of Germany's liquid fire. Both inventious mentioned aerial and undersea activities depend on and others he had perfected and prc- sented to Germnny from his cell iu state's prison here. "There is uo gasoline and Germany's my invention. The Dcutschluiid is fed with my product, made from the great gas fields belonging to former Ambas sador Dutubn in Austria. "I have planned 10 factories for j making my gasoline in this country when 1 am re' eased in January. .My wife is being puid if'tO n week by Ger many and our ancestral estates, con fiscated iu ISIS, will be returned to us when the war ends." Prison officials say Dr. Ritter reully is a genius with chemicals. Grocers to Combine to Fight Packers San Francisco, Dec. 7. The grocers of the I'nited States are going to coin bine to liuviiott food packers who raise their nhuli-Mile pi-ices, Ai.ciiriliii; toj. 1 rani; li. i nnnoiiy, secretary of the National Hetail Grocers association, to day. He left here tor Chicago this after noon to attend it meeting of the execu tive board on December 11. "Retail ifrocors don't want to in crease prices,'' lie said. "They increase I them only when forced to by whole-! sale advances, i will recommend to oar; .vcmi live lin'ir.l tlutt ortwir Iw.Vi'iitt I 'and ostracize wholesalers who increase prices without cause." MRS. EUTINGER CLEARED Newark, N. J., Dec. 7. Mrs. Mar garet Claire Beutinger was this after- : noon acquitted of the charge of murd"r. j The jury which tried her on a charge 'of murdering her husbaud brought in the verdict of not guilty after three . hours of deliberation. LABOR PARTY ID LLOYD GEORGE IN FORMING CABINET Much Bitterness In Evidence; Oyer Resignation of Asquith ALL FEEL NECESSITY OF N PLENARY WAR COUNCIL At Same Time France Is Seeking More Compact Organization LABOR PARTT TO AID ' London, Dec. 7. Tho labor party has agreed to participate in the new government now be ing formed by David Lloyd George, the press association an nounced officially today. The Central News declared Lloyd-George had offered the lubor party two cabinet plnces, one member of the war council and three under-sccretaryships. By Ed L. Keen, (United Press staff correspondent.) j London, Dec. 7. The supreme qucs-. liuii of the hour in Fngulnnd today was whether David Lloyd-George would sue-; ceed in forming a new cabinet. In his way stood the bitterness displayed by certain friends of the old regime and yestorduy'a formal refusal of other lib eral party ministers to. serve under An drew Bonar I w, .which menus now also under I.loyd-Oeorge, since Low is one of Lloyd-George's most wholehearted supporters. Hut those familiar with the courage. determination, resourcefulness, personal magnetism and- good luck of the late war minister were not entertaining se rious doubts today over his ability to surmount these obstacles. It was be lieved likely he will make a forceful appeal to all parties patriotically to sink their political differences iu the single purpose of waging an energetic and successful conduct of the war. Lloyd-George has plenty of excellent material from which to draw his cab inet. Among tho names which were most prominently mentioned today as possible ministers were: Bonar Law ( 1,'nionist) ; Lord Curzon, (Unionist); the Karl of Derby, (I'liiouist); Lord Milner, (Unionist): Winston Churchill, (Liberal); Lord Robert Cecil, blockade minister in the late cabinet, (Unionist); Arthur Henderson, minister of pensions (Continued on pn? ix ANARCHY AND CHAOS : REIGN AND RUMANIA IS WILD WITH TERROR By Carl W. Ackernian. ( United Press stuff correspondent.) Wit the German Army at General Von Fiilkeuhayu 's Headquarters in Rumania, Dec. 4. (Viu wireless to the United Press.) Kveiy hundred yurds there is something ileud or dying in Rumania. The country is mnd with terror. An nrcliy and chaos reigns everywhere and tlitt misery of the inhabitants is ter rible. Must of it is due to the" liuman ian government itself, which uidered all civilians to leave their homes us the German armies advanced with almost in credible swiftness. It is to bring order out of this chuos that General Von Tulff, former mili tary administrator to Poland, before Warsaw 's fall has been iiniucd German governor-general of Rumania. He in, uow en route here w ith two geueruls j aiid an entire stair. (It muy be noted tl.ut Ackcrmiui story wus filed on Monday before the German army captured Bucharest and Ploesci.) Roads Are Clogged. The Rumanians, ordered from their j homes by their government clogged the roads, most of them with u few belong iugs packed on small oxen carts. Tho ndvaucing Germans overtook these refu- gees. Then they turned back toward their homes onlv to find in thousands of instances llmt cvcivthiuif thev had left behind had been plundered bv other Rumanians. As we rode through Hum - nncu and Wulkia the wildest anarch v provuilcd. The streets were littered with household sum s. Tinners, window curtains, dead horses and dogs Mean-j while lit General Von Krafft's head while bands of Rumanian gypsies went quarters I met n German major assigned from house to house nnd simp to shop, .to tune charge ot mc numuniaii iruns smashing windows and ngaiu plundering! portntion system. the homes ulreadv half destroyed. These i Plunderem Everywhere. plundering bands men, women audi children piled whut they could not car - ry on their own bucks on stoleu horses STEAMER ARABIA IS CONSIDERED -TROOP TRANSPORT Germany Frankly Admits, Sinking, and Gives the Reasons WAS NOT ON ROUTE USED BY PASSENGER STEAMERS At Same Time Will Make Amends for a Regrettable Mistake By Carl D. Groat, (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Dec. 7. Germany set up the contention that the steamer Arabia was a troop transport and admitted she had sunk it under that impression, in 1 her answer to American inquiries mnde public by the state department today. At the -same time Germany agreed to "promptly draw appropriate conse-j quences" if the United States showed! the vessel was an ordinary passenger liner rather than a transport. The text of the message said the fol lowing results were shown by the Ger man investigation; "On the morning of November 6, the German submarine encountered a large steamer coming from the Cergi straits, 100 nautical miles west of the Island of Cerigo. "The steamer was painted black and had black superstructure and not, as is otherwise tho case with the P. & O. line superstructure in light color. .. "The steamer which wns identical with the Arabia was not traveling on the route regulnrly used by the passen ger steamers between Port Said and Malta, as is made plain on the enclosed map, but was taking a zig-zag course toward the west 120 nautical miles north of that course, this course in which the submarine had passed three similar steamers nt the same snot on the same morning, lends from the Aegeun to Malta, so that the Arabia was mov ing on the Pnrigo-.Malta transport route used solely for war purposes, according to the experiences until now. "The commander of the submarine further' ascertained that there were large numbers of Chinese and other col ored persons in their national costume on board tho steamer; he considered them to be workmen soldiers such ns are used in great numbers behind tho front by the enemies of Germany. .In spi.e of the clear weather a"ni careful observation the commander did not per ceive any women and children. "In these circumstnnres, the com mander of the submarine wns convinced that in the ease of this steamer he was (Continued on page tw.) or cow s. It w as I he same sight we en countered in scores of other Rumanian villages. Meanwhile the fleeing families are returning an. I en route buck they are stealing cuttle, liberated at the first word of the German ndvum-e. Many Children Die. Because of derivations and the roam ing (if the muddy, cold Ituuinaian roads, the mortality of children among these miserable refugees has been very high. In Alexandria the plundering henched such a height that a few educated fam ilies which remained behind formed a civilian force to protect their property. These are few of the conditions which face the new governor-general, Von Tulff. Not onlv will he seek to restore order, but it is tilso his task to organize the forwarding to Germany of the vast surplus stores of grain, cuttle and petro- ileum which nave tiil'en into tno invnd ers' hands. Alexandria alone posseses a million dollars worth of stores. Other cities ure almost equally well stocked. : Wallachia is u fond paradise I Because the Riimaiiions destroyed ninny of tho railroad bridges the entire Germon campaign in Rumania wns made in wagons over the ordinary highways. One seen thousands of columns of these with ammunition, food, weapons and I military supplies. Although the Git i mans have had control of western Jill mania onlv a few ilnvs, laborers tire al readv clearing the railroads and assemb- 1 ling freight cars, engines nnd materials i which the fleeing liuinanians lett. 1 1 saw two long stretches of railroad over which trains were iu operation, ami One ironical incident connected with i (Continued on page six.) COMING AFTER WHEAT Portland, Or., Dee. 7. A floet of British merchantment will soon call at Portland to carry away every bushel of wheat available for sale in the Pa- cific northwest, according to . private advices received by dealers today,' According to this information British agents in the I'nited States who draw on tho board of exchange for all purchases have been holding off hoping that the price of wheat would decline. The time to buv hcavi- ly is near, it is believed, Vessels will be sent hero to take grain directly to Europe, as transportation lines across , tho continent arc so congested that the shipments could move very slowly if. forwarded by rail. ' sjc s(c sjc sjc sjc ifc sjc sjc sjc jc sjc sjc sjc sjc AGIST USE OF THUGS IN LABORDISPUTES Labor Commissioner Says Their Use Is a Menace to Nation Washington, Doc. 7. Marshaling of "armod thugs to quell labor disputes" was denounced as a menace to the na tion' industrial peace and prosperity, in thoreport of the department of labor submitted to congress today. If local and state forces cannot cope with strike outrages, call in the federal government, advised the report. Labor organization is indespensauic to attainment of economie independence the report said. Secretary Wilson ex pressed satisfaction over the "general disposition of employers to recognize workmen's right to bargain collectively for better wages." lie said investiga tion proves that fair relations are main tained under such circumstances and thnt unionization of laborers hastened to raise the standards of citizenship. Tho report emphasized tho good ro sults that havo been accomplished through mediation in settlement of ln bor disputes. The report cites 115 cases out of 103 controversies being Bolved by medintion during the past year. Secretary Wilson panned out tne de fects in our naturalization laws which allows orientuls in the United States to have the privileges of citizenship despite tho fact that their fumilics and interests are ubroad, while foreign Horn mon who cherish Ainericnn principles are barred from citizenship because of accident of birth, lie scored state laws which permit aliens to vote for major ity of offices in some states at'fer only two years of residence. Tho secretary urges public homestead lands bo denlt out to men out of work and renews his recommendutinn that a lurger employment bureau be establish ed under control of the department. Polk County Court Sets Aside $41,270, for Building Salem Bridge The county court yesterday com pleted its annual budget for the year 11117 and lias estimated that it will require a "2.0 mill levy to conduct the finiinciul nffuirs of Polk county during tho next twelve-month. The court litis called a public meeting at the court house on Friday, December 20th at 10 o clock a. in., when tax payers will be given opportunity to di rect arguments fur or iigninst the pro posed levy. The amount thnt must be raised by tho county to meet its needs next year is $;i(l(l,2(l2.ti2. Of this amount the probable receipts from other sources than direct taxation is estimated nt tr,3L'5.21. which leaves $jli(i,877.3S to bo raised by direct tuxntioii upon per sonal and real property. The total of the general fund is if2(i5,022.S4, and of the roads nnd highways fund is $lnl,17.UH. --"Provision is made for tho alem bridge to the umount of (41,870.71); the state tax is 5.I,I00; the county school fund is (15,070 "S; fund foi2 improvement and nininteii- unco of roads nnd salaries of super- visors . (:I0,!I.IS. IS, bridge and ferry fund including bridge and mad con struction nnd maintenance (25,OHI.K5. (2,(100 has also been set aside for the Polk county tnir, including school ex hibit, the Land Product shows lit Port land and Seattle nnd the Corn Show ut Independence. To raiso these moneys levies, ht.vc been matin a follows: 15 mills for general fund, including stnte tax; 3 mills for general road funds: 3.4 mills for common school fund and 1.2 mills for high school library fund. The total assessed valuation of the county will be about (KI.:i(MI,(l(IU. The complete budget In detail will be found on another page of this issue. Dallas Observer. WRECKAGE COME3 ASHORE Wheeler, Ore-, Dec. 7. Wreckage lit tered this section of the coast today. Apparently the debris was port of the steiuu schooner Santa llnrlmru's deck load. A life preserver marked "Santa Barbara" was found. It is believed the recent southerly gale swoid nwny a por tion of the stcumer's cargo and smashed her house VILLA BANDITS TORTURE AND HANG it MIR Refugees Tell Story of Death Following Taking of Parral STORY IS CONFIRMED BY MESSAGE FROM MINE Many Houses Were Burned and Several Chinese Murdered By Webb Miller. (United Press staff correspondent,) . El Paso, Texas, Dec. 7 Howard Gray, an American employe of the Alvsuado. Mining company, was tortured nnd hanged .until he- was dead by Villista when tho bandits entered - Parral a mouth ago, according to word brought here by two mining men. While the two mining men were) tell ing their story of the death of Gray, in the offices of the Alvarado company here, a telegram from the native fore man of the company's mines at Parral reached the'officc. The message cud: "Everything safe except Gray. He is dead " .Mining company officials ac cepted it as authentic and aa corrobor ating tho refugees' story. Oray was acting foreman of tho Am erican owned Alvarado properties. Fonr of the Alvarado employes escaped be fore the attack npon Parral and escaped across, tho Hierras. Gray, with about six other Americans, vtayed behind. It was inferred from the telegram that tho other Americans wero safe. The two mining men who Tracked here today wero Hpanish refugees, from Parral, who crossed the continental di vide and name by railroad up tho west cnust of Mexico. Word of tho death of Oray was the first information obtained of him since Villa entered Parral in November, lie was about SO years vf age. ... Still Hold Parral. Villistos were still in possession of Parrnl a woek ago when the Hporish refugees left there, a garrison ot sev eral hundred bandits under Colonel Be tran holding the town. They may have evacuated since, it was indicated by the telegram received today from Psrrul, dated yesterduy. . The message also brought news of the safety of the two Germans, Koch and Hoemuller. "Gray wns at a ranch house a few miles outside Parral," the refugee told mining members. "He wns eating sup per when a hand of Villistos sent to get him approached and rapped on tho door. As he opened the door a olley of shots literally riddled him. There was still life, so the bandits took tho body, hanged it and mutilated it. "All other Americans including Dr. Flunnignn, .Take Meyer and W. A. ticott arc safe. They were hidden and could not be found by the bandits. A looting party sacked Scott's house nnd threw Scott's wife, u Mexican woman, and bis children into the street. "The houses of nome foreigners, most Syrians and Chinese were burned to the ground. Every store und nearly every house in the town was looted and a number of Chinese slaughtered. "When Villa, who was in personal command of tho bnndits left the city he had three trains loaded with loot and trooW. lie left a garrison behind in command of Colonel Hcltrnn." Villa nt San Andrea. El Paso, Texas, Dee. 7. After re eipiipping his nrmy with supplies tukru from Chihuahua City, Villa is moving again according lo report made to Uni ted States authorities hero today. In official circles here it is believed tho bandit chief is making his own head quarters at San Andres from which point ho is scattering his forces in small bands nnd directing their operations. In the pnst three days u rear guard action between Villistas and govern ment troops took place south of Fresno, eight miles southwest of Chihuahua, City. The movements of government ... .,.,. limn in-re, I bv lack of rail way equipment as u loos, wnn practically every avnilable piece of roll- (Cnntiiiued on page six.) THE WEATHES Oregon: To night und Fri day fair east, ruin southwest and rain or snow northwest por tiou; southerly winds. J