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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
LOOKING FOR MECHANICS.

Pittsburgh, July 22.-Agents from several large electric companies in Chicago and other Western, cities have recently been busy in East Pittsburgh seeking the best electrical mechani- clans who are out on a strike at the Westinghouse plant, offering them better wages and working conditi ons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

An old fashioned rowboat will nev- CT be popular at the summer resort
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

until it will tip over as easily as a canoe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Havana has been officially declared free of bubonic plague.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

A haiIstorn in the v1cinitys of Ber- wick, N. D., destroyed thousands of acres Of grain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

In a collision between an express train from Bayonne and a local train near Toulouse. France. seven persons were killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
SALEM TOOK Nine
OUT OF FIFTEEN

Tho Salem Y. M. c. A. handball
sharks were victorious over the Albany
experts winning nine out Of the Is
games played at Albany yesterday aft,
ernoon and last night. The Salem play
ers wen nine games out of the Is single
but lost both Of the doubles.
The star contest of the evening was
that between o. B. Gingrich, physicol
of the Y. M. G. A. of this city,
aud Alb Minton, now an Albony attor
ney, but formerly q resident of this
city, This match required three games
to decide it. Gingrich won the first
easily, but Ninton spurted and took
the second by the close score of q to
20, The final game went to Gingrich
who made his 81 while MiDton was pill.
ing up is points
The Salon players expressed them.
selves as well pleased with their rccep-
ton in Albany and believe that such
tournaments will be.
come Il factor in cementing closer rela
iious with the ncighboring city. rha
Salem team went to Albany in two re
lays the first one leaving at 1855 to
begin the tournament at 0 clock, an |
the remainder getting in on the 6
o'clock train. All returned last night
The scores follow:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
LIVELY FIGHT OVER
TURNER CITY BONDS

An old.fashioned citizens mass meet
ing on the one side and council meet.
ing on the other, in which the latter
body failed in its efforts to induce the
former to meet with them and bring
the proceedings under the ruling Of
Mayor Booth, as president Of the eoun.
ell took place in Turner Friday evening
as result Of the controversy which
arose out Of the issuance Of $4,000
bonds and the awarding Of contract
for a municipal water works system
which has passed into the courts upon
the suing out Of an injunction on the
part Of the citizens restraining the
council from carrying out its contract
with the Dennis Constructing Company
Of Portland, TO construct the proposed
system.
There was something doing all the
time, according to the report Of those
from Salem in attendance at the meet.
ing, especially at the citizens meeting
which, under the Craftsmanship Of Rev,
Mickey refused to affiliate with the
city council in It's official capacity aud
held its proceedings separately and
aloof from those OF the city fathers.
At this meeting the council proceedings
were condemned generally In connec.
tion with the awarding of the contract
for the construction Of the water sys.
tenn and the whole matter has resolved
itself into q principal issue Of the com.
ing campaign with the progressive
citizenship" lined up on the one ide un.
der the leadership Of II. II. Crawford,
and the present mayor, and members of
the council on the other, who will come
out for reelection,
After the bond issue was voted the
plans and specifications for the water
system were prepared by Engineer
Stannard, Of Portland, aud bids were in
yited and the contract awarded to the
Dennis Construction company, Of Port.
land for 1910, II transpred that, on
account Of a defect the bond issue was
not floated aud the consracting firm
offered to take up the issue In security
for the amount Of the contract for n
premium Of 5000 above the amount Of
the bonds
It then transpired, Il is asserted, that
because the plans and specifications
for the water system were not filed
with the recorder as was stated at the
meeting, and access to them could not
be obtained that some Of the local con.
tracing firms were shut out from bid.
ding on the work and A. j. Anderson,
the well known contractor Of Salem
was present and testified that he had
made several efforts 10 secure the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
"WORLD AT5WAR" ATLAS

The Capital Journal has just received new shipment
of the "World at War aliases They are of later and
revised edition. compared with those we have been giving
away to subscribers Instead of 6 pages they con-
sst of "a large hghyustrated pages printed on heavy
enameled book.
The atlas contains splendid colored maps Of all the
warning countries with routes Of travel and railroad
lines many tables of army and navy and general statis
tcs-in fact the work is complete ready-reference Ii
brary for students Of the great 1t is book which
would ordinarily sell for $10O or S15O but are having
them made up large lots and buy them at price which
allows us to give them away to subscribers on very easy
conditions.
All who pay three months subscription, old or new
back subscription in advance in their paper is de-
vered by carrier will receive Of these aliases free.
All mail subscribers old or new who pay years sub
scrpton $780, either back subscription or in advance,
will also be entitled to receive an atlas without extra
charge.
This is the most liberal offer the Capital Journal has
ever made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
HOwling Gale and Binding
Storm Of Sleet and Snow
Does Not Check Fighting
GERMANS CHANGE
METHOD OF ATTACK
Dig Their Way Forward and
Make Attack by the Use of
Hand Crenades

Paris Dec, 5.--Tn the midst of a
bowling gale and binding storm of
snow and sleet, fighting in northwest
ern Belgium was increasing in intensity
today.
The struggle still centercd about
Ypres.
Despite the return of bad weather
the Germans were given no chance for
rest They pushed their attack on the
allies lines determinedly. They suf.
fered severely, however, from the cold
and wet. So, indeed, did the French.
British and Bclgians. The number Of
their sick was increasing rapidly and
hospital accommodation were strained
TO care for them.
All along the line from the scene of
this conflict into Alsace, there was
sporadic fighting,
From Pctrograd came unofficial con.
firmation of the BouEse Gazette's story
that the Russians had won a brilliant
victory over the Germans at LODI. 1t
was asserted that the Slavs took many
prisoners and captured a large number
of cannon and machine guns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
STATE LAND BOARD
COMPLETES REPORT

The biennial report of the state land
board, made public this morning shows
that the total sales of school land dur
ing the last two years aggregated "a,
77S.26 acres and the amount received
as principal on these sales and on
tracts heretofore sold under certificate
Of sale aggregate $243,S4044.
The outstanding loans October /,
1912, from the common school fund
amounted to $3.50, ,764,O3; loans from
the common school fund have been
completed amounting to $l,505, ,S72 SO,
and the loans from this fund paid dur
ing the period covered by the report
amount to $l,470,532.66. The outstand.
ing loans on October |, 1914, amount
to $5,SS5,054 so that the net increase
amounts to $334,2S9.97. Cash in this
fund in the hands Of tire state treasurer
is $26,64S.37
On October /, 1912, the outstanding
loans from the agricultural college fund
principal amounted to $l93,6 3,69l,3S,
since which time loans have been com
pletod from this fund amounting to
$50,762, Loans paid during the two
year period amounted to $64,27G,01; the
outstanding loans to date amount to
$3.50, 9,176.47, showing a net increase Of
$i,514.01. Cash on hand in the treas
ury $l0,97752. The outstanding loans
in the university fund ON October /,
1914, amounted TO $l03141.52 and the
net increase over the previous two.year
period wRs $72563,
Owing to the fact that sales Of in
demnity school land, aggregating g.
Sl5.73 acres upon which certificates Of
sale or deeds have been issued by the
land board upon approval Of selections
by the local land office, having been
cancelled on account Of defective base
thereby rendering It impossible for the
state to convey clear title it is probable
that the state will have to make repay
ment Of $l2,O33,75 principal and inter
est. which has been collected on ac'
count Of such sales.
"While the minimum price Of schooI
lands has been maintained at $3.50 pei
acre." says the report, "in few cases
lesser price has been accepted by The
board after having satisfied themselves
that the price offered was reasonable
one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
ROAD TAKES VOTED.

sublimity district voted special
road tax Of 8 Minis at their meeting on
Wednesday, November 20. II is prob.
ablo that Supervisor Kintz will be re.
appointed. AT the meeting in Stayton
on Saturday, November 2s, 2.mill levy
was voted. The amount would prob.
ably have been much larger but for the
fact that although fully 80 per cent Of
the tux is raised in the city, all Of
the money must be spent outside oI
the incorporation, l., s. Lambert will
probably be supervisor
Az Fern Ridge levy Of 3 mills was
made, and Geo, Etzcl was recommend.
ed as supervisor.
Across the river the Kingston dis.
trict voted to raise j.mill tax aud
Raleigh Harold was nominated as su.
pervisu for lOl5.-Stayton Mail,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
Russians Claim Germans
Have Been Forced Back
at Least 20 Miles
BATTLE HAS REACHED
THE CRITICAL STAGE
All the Same Time II Is Admit
ted that Neither Side Has
Made Decisive Gains
(By Ed L, Keen.)

London, Dec. 5.-Desperate fighting
between Slavs and Germans was re-
ported on the main road from Eodz to
Lowicz in an official message received
here from Petrograd today.
This official account did not claim
a complete Russian victory, as the
Petrograd Bourse Gazette Friday. 1t
did assert, however, that the Germans
had been forced back 90 miles at one
important point on their main line Of
advance on Warsaw.
1t was stated also that $4,000 German
and Austrian prisoners reached Kieff
fortress Wednesday and that $500 Of
ficers of the two rationalities and l30,-
GOO soldiers had arrived at Eieff since
the war began. The fortress was said
to be packed with prisoners.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
Ailles Claim Gaing.

Paris Dec, 5.--"The allies have
made further advances, announced
the communication received today from
Che Bordeaux war office, Gin Belgium,
in northern France and in the Argonne
region, where desperate fighting is in
progress"
'We have made sensible progress
north OF the Lys", said the communi.
cation, "our infantry taking two lines
of German trenches in an attack al day.
light
Despite the enemy's artillery, we
have also taken and held the position
between Dixmude and Ypres, which
has been in dispute for n month.
Rheims was severely bombarded
yesterday,
"In the Argonne region the fighting
has been extremely hot. The French
took several trenches and maintained
all the points they had already won. -
Germans Claim Advance
Berlin, by wireless TO London, Dec.
b." French attacks on our forces
south Of the Lys,n proclaimed the Ger.
man war office today, "were repulsed
Friday.
"We have progressed about LaBasse,
in the Argonne region and southwest
Of Altkirch.
"The situation In the Mazurian Lake
region is favorable to US. We have
taken 1900 prisoners there.
eve have made normal progress in
Russian polnnd. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
BIG LOT OF BLASTING
POWDER EXPLODES
Stored in Building on Hughes Property
Which Was Totally Destroyed by
Fire Following the Explosion,

Blasting powder, in considerable
quantity which was stored in an empty
house about quarter Of u mile from
the state industrial school for boys,
was set off in some unknown manner
about 1880 this morning and caused
an explosion so terrific as to rattle the
windows in the reform school building
Nnd shake the neighborhood generally
for radius Of several miles. The
house, which was valued at about 49,.
600, was burned completely to the
ground but aside from that no dam
ago Nns done by the explosion and 50
far as is known nobody was injured
The house, which is situated upon
como nrlnertN known nA Tho Mnghea
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
May Join Huerta.

Washington, Dec. 5.--. Admiral
Howard, off Ma2atlan, Mexico, wired
the navy department today that Gem
eral Caranza was planning to leave
for Salina Cruz. This, government Of
ficials hero said, lends credenee to re-
ports that Garranza 10 planning to leave
Mexico.
The state department was advised to-
day by American Agent Carothers that
he and General Villa had visited Gem
eral Zapata at Cuernavaca near Mexico
City The message included no other
details.
Sir Cecil Spring.Rice, the British am
bassador, presented Secretary Of State
Bryan with reports that Carranza had
declared his Intention Of destroying
railroads owned by British interests.
Both roads, connecting Mexico City
and Vera Cruz, are controlled by British
subjects.
Unofficial advices received by con-
stitutinoalist agents here said General
Maytorena had offered TO surrender to
General Benjamin Hill at Naco, Sonora,
and stop all fighting there, Other ad-
vices declared the Carranza garrison at
Panuco hard revolted because the men
believed their commander was q Villa
sympathizer. IL was said, however,
that the revolt was suppressed.
General Villas force in Lower Cali
fornia, according to unofficial reports,
was surprised by Carranzistas and l50
Villstas killed and wounded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
Situation Unclaimed.

Pctograd, Dec. 5.-No reference was
contained in today's official account
Of the wars progress to the victory
which the Boursc Gazette claimed
Friday for the Russians over the Ger
man forces at LODI. If the Slavs really
had won at the point referred TO, il
was generally considered that the war
office would have been only too glad
to mention it,
"0n the left bank Of the Vistula, +"
said the statement "there was obsti.
nate fighting December g. The conflict
ragged along the Glovno-Ldwicz front
and on the western roads towards LODI
and Pietrokow.
"On the northern and southern fronts
the situation is unchanged"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
Convention Of Leaders to
Decide Whether Gutierrez
Shall Hold Office
ZAPATA in FAVOR
OF EMILIO GOMEZ
Carranza's Movements Indi-
cate He Is Getting Ready
to Leave

FL Paso, Texas, Dec 5.--A convention
Of generals was expected to meet today
in Mexico City and decide whether
General Eulalio Gutierrez shall continue
as provisional president, according to
advices received here. General Aapa-
Ia s delegates will oppose the reelection
Of Gutierrez and will support the can
didacy Of Emilio Yasquez Gomez, who
assisted Zapata with funds and arms at
the beginning Of his revolt.
If Gutierrez cannot be reelected, the
Villistas will suggest General Angeles
or Dr. Miguel Silva as compromise can
didates After deciding the provisional
presidency, the convention will formu-
late platform, based on General zapa-
ta's "plan of Ayala,"
Provisional President Gutierrez has
appointed General Miguel Robles mill
tary commandant Of Mexico City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
Polls Omen 8 A M. to 8 p. M.

At 3 O'Clock Monday morning the
polls in the seven wards Of the city will
open for the general city election and
will remain open until 8 o clock in the
evening for the election Of city
marshal and city treasurer, and one
alderman in the seventh ward for the
short term Of one year; to vote upon
the adoption or rejection Of n dog.
license ordinance which was adopted
by the city council, June /, 1914, and
referred by petition TO vote of the
people, and to vote upon q proposed
amendment authorizing the city to do
all Of its street improvement work
without asking for competitive bids and
charter amendment providing for a
nagercommission form Of govern
ment,
That Dog License Ordinance.
The dog.license ordinance which was
referred TO a vote Of the people after
It's adoption by the city council, pro.
vides for an annual license fee of So
upoO all male dogs kept or maintained
in the city limits and $40 for every
female dog, and regulating the keep.
ing, running at large, impounding,
killing and selling Of dogs found at
large on the public streets and repeal.
ing all other dog license ordinances on
the city statutes. The dog.licenso ordi.
nance now in effect provides for an
annual license Of $3 for male dogs and
$5 for females, which will remain in
effect in the event Of the failure Of
the new ordinance to receive the ap.
proval Of the people. The referendum
was invoked upon the new ordnnace on
the ground that the license fees i'm.
posed are unreasonable excessive and
conflscatory.
City It's Own Street. Builder.
The initiative amendment providing
that the city may do all OF lis street
improvement work without entering in.
TO contract or asking for competitive
bids, purchase its own machinery, ap.
paptus, supplies and hire its own
labor and create n bureau Of street i'm.
proyement, also provides that " tho
city council 80 elects, II may proceed
to improve It's streets under the con.
tract system, advertise for bids and
award the contracts in the same man.
ncr az Is now provided In the city
charter. II also provides that in every
instance Of improvement being made
by the city 20 per cent Of the total
cost Of all contemplated improvements
shall be added and set aside TO cover
cost Of maintenance depreciation, etc,
Charter Question Well Understood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
An Underground Fight.


London, Dec. g. Abandonment by
the Germans In the western war theatre
of the method Of assault for slower
but less costly attempt to advance their
lines by siege operations was reported
today by Colonel Swintou, the official
military information bureau s "eye
witness at the front, in a communi.
cation dated November 29
"The noise Of cannonading, said
the colonel, speaking of conditions to.
ward the northern extremity of the Oh.
posing fronts, "has decreased Moth.
ing has been heard for hours. The
scene is almost peaceful.
"The Germans, endeavoring to
progress by the slower method of siege
warfare, are pushing their saps to-
ward the allies trenches and concen.
trating for rushes.
"Their system Of earthworks is com.
plicated, Special earth borers are used.
After the last section Of the saps are
exploded storming parties proceed to
shower our trenches with hand gren.
AIDES. The artillery is unable to fire,
owing to the closeness Of the combat.
ants.
'The fighting of this nature is of
the deadliest
''The last three days have been the
quietest in weeks The Germans have
been pressing our lines in only one
quarter, against the Indians, south of
the Lys There was some shelling of
the trenches.
"Thero is little doubt that the Ger.
mans are employing civilians digging
their trenches.
"Capbired Ge9man officers admit
the failure Of their strategy. They arc
very gloomy but there Is no definite
indications Of lack Of morals among
their troops"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05

place, which was sold to n man by tho
name Of Cook, who now lives in Ili-
nois, u few years ago, has not been 90.
eupied for some time and has been us
ed by the industrial school employees,
who haze been engaged in clearing
land, for storing their blasting powder.
The exact quantity Of powder stored
there is not known, but that II must
have been considerable Is evidenced by
the power Of the explosion IL produced.
No theory is advanced as to how the
explosion could have happened unlesb
It was set off by tramps, but II that
was the case, there is no evidence o.
IL in the vicinity
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
DROP A FEW RnMRs.

Berlin, by wireless TO London, Dec
5.-lIostile aviators, whose nationality
was not mentioned, have dropped four
bombs IN the neighborhood Of Freiburg,
according to message received from
Karlsruhe today The extent oi the
damage done was not stated
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
RosEBURe COMPANY WINS SHOOT

Rosebug, Ore, Dec. 5,-Officials of
the Roseburg company Of the Cnst
artillery nave received official notice
that the company won the competitive
shoot, conducted this fall, scoring the
highest-377 out Of a possible lO0 Tho
individual trophy was won by Sergeant
Harry b. Conn, cf Cottage Grove, Ser.
geant Wolford, Of Roseburg, made the
highest score, but was barred because
he held the meLal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05

specifications in order to bid upon the
job but had failed and that he was
willing to construct the system for
$4,000 Feeling Is running pretty high
over the issue, IL il stated, aud Il is
expected that the coming city election
campaign win be warm one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
Results In Doubt.

Berlin, via The Hague, Dec. 5.-
Fighting in Russian Poland was gener.
ally believed here today to have reached
critical stage, but reports did not in.
dicate that either side had gained any
decisive advantage.
1t has been expected all along that
the eastern campaign would be Of con.
siderable duration but confidence was
expressed by everyone Of ultimate
success.
1t was officially stated that in the
western fighting zone there had been
no material changes,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
on tllo ground that tho OId law pro

On the ground that the old law pre-.
scribing the death penalty for first
degree murder had been nullified by
the adoption and proclamation of the
constitutional amendment abolishing
capital punishment in this state, Attor.
ney VIM. Z. Lord this morning petition.
cd the supreme court fer writ of ha.
bcas corpus in the ease Of John Shing
alias Louie Hing, who was indicted for
first degree murder under the old law
Shing stands indicted for tho murder
of Lun Fong during the Chinese tong
war in Portland early in tae year. This
win be the first case to have arisen as
a result Of the adoption Of the capital
punishment abolshmont amendment,
and II the court issues the writ, his
counsel claims, It win have the effect
Of freeing his client since he cannot
be indicted twice, under the constitu.
tion on the same charge, his life having
been once in ieopadry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
PORTUGUESE CABINET
QUITS,

K Lisbon Dee. 5,-'rhc Portu-
4 guoso cabinet resigned bodily
K today,
K Premier Machado was the
K only minister present when par.
4 lament convened,
4 In announcing the retirement
K Of himself and his colleagues,
K nc said their reason for surren.
K dcrng office was the manner
X In which the Lawmakers had
4 questioned them concerning the
\ Portuguese army mobilization.
X He denied that Germany had
X offered an explanation Of It's
X troops invasion OF Portugal's
X African possession Of Angola