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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
Street CAR LINE TO
EXPOSITION OPENS
Great Crowds Line Streets as
First Car to Exposition
Grounds Passes

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-The Stock.
ton street municipal street railway line,
the shortest car route to the Panama.
Pacific Exposition grounds from the
downtown district, was formally opened
here shortly after noon today under the
auspices of the Downtown Merchants
association. Cars are now running over
the line under a three minute schedule.
Addresses were made at the songh
portal of the Stockton street tunnel by
Mayor Rolph and Horace II. Allen
president of the Downtown Merchants
association. The first trip over the
road was started at 1890 o'clock thit
afternoon. The first car carried city
officials and downtown and prominent
chinese merchants. The immens,
crowd which lined the street cheered al
the first ear got under way.
With the exception of the building o.
the Church street line which has beer
held up by wrangles, the completion o.
the Stockton street line fulfills Cit
Engineers O'Shaugbnessy's promise t,
complete the municipal railways befor,
the opening Of the exposition. It re
quired three years to build the Gear,
street line, at cost of $l,250,000. AL
the other municipal lines have bee
built within 16 months. at cost 0
$3,00O,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29

the mead being entirely revolutionary
and there being concentrated in some
cities large number Of conservative
elements opposed to revolution, ] pre-
fer in certain cases to abandon these
hottie cities to the forces Of Villistas
and Zapatstas, in order tina 1.-THE true
tendencies and the differences between
the one and the other movement may be
known. In other cases evacuation is
rquired for strategic reasons.
Not succeeding in debating the re-
forms Mexico requires, on account Of
the insurrection Of General villa, pro
pose to dictate them now and soon to
publish my politician program. For this
purpose hope that the country will
soon be convinced that a triumph by
villa wolld be equivalent to a triumph
Of the cientificos, supported by the fed.
eral army commanded by General An
geles. The Mexican people win then
turn their sentiment toward the real
reyoutionaries, aud | hope that the
bona fide Zapatistas will quickly abah'
don villa. During the present struggle
F, II is more than ever necessary that
there should be absolutely uncomprOm.
isng policy toward the conservative
element, which has not been sufficient
! ly chastised to obtain complete pacifi'
cation Of the country
Regarding the relations between Mex
leo and the United States, | shnll show
by deeds and not by mere words that
| am animated by sentiments of cor
diality toward tine people and the gov
ernment Of the United States aud that
| desire TO avoid all cause for conflict
giving all possible protection to sucl
foreign interests as have been justly
acquired.
BY General Francisco villa.
4 I state to you in the most defnit,
and categorical manner that I supper
and shall support, with all the force
Of which / may dispose, the govern
ment established by the convention o
Aguas Calicntes and that shall strug
gle without rest until ! shall see tn
peace Of Mexico realized and the priu
! ciples of the revolution established.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
CONTEST OVER THE
TURNER MAYORSHIP

Charging fraud in the city election
recently held in Turner NJ. A. Nicely
as taxpayer and voter has filed a
suit contesting the election Of G. F.
Booth as mayor of the city Of Turner,
The complaint contests Booth 3 elec'
tion on two points, alleged fraud in
the election board, and that he cannot
hold office as he has no property with
in the city Of Turner.
II. r. Crawford was the opponent of
G. +. Booth in the last city election
in Turner and, according to the elec'
tion board's report, Mr.. Booth was
elected by vote Of 72 to 70. This re-
port was returned "erroniously,
wrongfully, illegally and incorrectly
by the Judges and clerks of the cleo.
ton" according to the complaint OF
Mr.. Nicely. He further charges that
five votes which were for Mr., Crow.
ford were counted for Mr.. Booth and
that Mr.. Crawford should have been
elected by majority Of three or more.
The petition prays that Mr.. Crawford
may be held to be the legally elected
mayor Of the city Of Turner.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
TODAY'S WAR NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS IN
THE FIGHTING ZONES
Happenings Gathered From
The Reports From All the
Nations Capitals
ON OLA PODRDA OR
NEWSfArEk MULLlGAV
With a Little Of Everything to
Please All Classes Of
Journal Readers

The London foreign office said to-
day that the most careful considera-
tion would be given to the Washington
administration complaints concerning
the treatment Of American shipping by
the British fleet.
Indications were that fair promises
would be made and legitimate damage
claims paid, but that no change of pol
icy was likely.
Stories of war developments varied
according to their sources.
The French claimed a two-mile gain
by the allies in the Nieuport, Belgium,
region; the Germans said that in this
same region and elsewhere in the north
of the war zone they had gained,
The English version was that in this
identical district operations were prac.
tically tied up by bad weather.
West of Apremont, the French told
of capturing line of German trenches;
the Germans said they had captured
this same line from the French.
The French declared General Pau
was advancing in Alsace and had in
vested Steinbach; the Germans that
the French were making no progress il
Alsace.
The Germans announced they hat
gained in Russian Poland--only lit
tie, the weather was 80 bad-and tina
important pro.German developments
were imminent in the campaign against
| Warsaw.
The Russians related that Warsaw
was no longer in danger, that thei
forces were engaged in an offenmv
which the Germans were powerless Il
check and that the Austro.Germal
right wing was imperilled.
! Austrian reports spoke of hard fight
ing in Galicia, without importan
changes, and of renewed skirmishinl
on the Austro.Servian frontier.
Lord Northcliffe the great Englis
editor, gave an interview to the Unite
Press, in which he said substantially
That the Germans really were beate
already.
That they might continue fightin
for years, however.
That he thought England would f
nolly have to resort to conscription.
And that the British would nevC
make peace until German militarisl
was effectually crushed.
1t was believed the British nav
was about to strike
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
TWO STORIES TOLD
AND FAIL TO AGREE
British Say Everything Is At
a StandSilI While French
Claim Gains

Berlin, by wireless to London, Dee.
29.--British French and German ac-
counts Of developments in northern
France and Belgium were at such yari-
ance today as to be almost funny.
The British version was that oper-
ations were at a standstill owing to the
frightful weather conditions.
The French told of u two mile ad
vance in the Nieuport region and of tie
recapture by the Gallic forces, after a
bloody fight, of certain trenches neal
Apremonte, which ;he Germans had
recently wrested from the FreneF
troops.
These stories reached here indirectly
through English sources,
What really happened said the wal
office statement issued this afternoon
was this;
The Germans gained somewhat II
the Nieuport district, south and eas
Of Ypres and northwest of st, Mouthold
determined French attacks being re
pulsed and about 200 Frenchmen cap
tured.
In the Rmlee forest, west Of Apre
mont the German forces captured
trench in which were three Frenel
machine guns.
A French attack in the sennheim dis
trict was repulsed
In the eastern war zone. it was stated
the situation was unchanged.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
INSANE A MOMENT
KILLS HIS WIFE

San Francisco, Dec. 20.-rn a moment
Of violent insanity today, Jose Ruiz
Marmol, aged 80 years, struck his wife
ON the head with n hatchet crushing
her skull and inflieting fatal in
jury. The woman is dying at the Mis-,
sion emergency hospital
Marmol g mind has been crratic for a
year Only week ago he was re-
leased from the detention hospital
where he had been under observation
for insanity. While Mrs. Marmol was
preparing breakfast this morning, Mar
mol suddenly seized hntchet and
struck her to the floor, aThe blow had
no sooner fallen than the crazed mar
regained his sanity as suddenly as h'
had lost Il.
Joseph Madrid, a neighbor, saw Mar
mol strike Mrs. Marmol. Marmo per
mitted Madrid 70 deiain him until thl
police arrived.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
ENGLAND IS TOLD
. SHE MUST RESPECT
NEUTRAIS rights
Must Stop Interference with
Legitimate Foreign Trade
Of This Country
NOTE IS ULTTMATUM
TO FRENCH AS WELL
Specific Cases Of Seizures ant
DetentiOnS Set Out and
Protest Voiced

Washington, Dec. 29.-America in.
tends, after the present European war
is over, to hold England to strict
monetary account for violation of the
rights of American shipping. This was
made plain today by President Wilson
in discussing the dispatch sent 10 Eng
land by the United States government
insisting OH an early improvement in
the treatment of American commerce
by the British fleet.
Financial restitution, the president
declared, will be demanded. The note
sent to England, he said, carried no
threat. 1t insisted merely that Eng,
land apply the same rules that Eng
land nas heretofore insisted on in
times OF war when her own trade was
affected.
President Wilson explained that the
note summarized comparatively series
of complaints, though each individual
case mas been the subject Of concrete
protest. These protests, he said, will
form the basis for demands for dam
ages after the war.
1t was evident from the president I,
explanation that wherever one govern
ment wrongs the maritime rights of 0
neutral nation the offending natioi
eventually must pay for transgressons
From his statement it was inferred thai
the United States intends to ask mil
lions Of dollars reparation America I
position, the president said, was bot de
batable He asserted that Englan,
herself took n similar position ia forme
wars,
Expect Ptompt Resuonse
Washington, Dec. 29.--A prompt an,
generous response was expected b,
President Wilson and his advisers 4
the note dispatched TO England yester
day by the United States poycrnmeni
insisting ON an early Improvement i
! the treatment of American commerc
by the British fleet. Althouph IA
document contained the stron rest re,
rcsentation on the subject vet mad
by the United States TO any Of the Ei
ropean belligereuts, high poyernmep
officials proftssed TO-DAY TO believe tina
, there was no serious dancer of a breoc
as result of the note.
The noe was cabled Yesterday /
Ambassador Page and he will preser
it to Sir Edward Grey, British foreip
secretary, probably TODAY Specif
cases of detentions and seizure, of on
goes were set forth and an erphat
protest voiced. II gave warning m,
muca feeling had been oronsed IN IN
country and that publie criticism w,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
WARSAW No LONGER
|. IS MENACED SAYS
RUSSIAN REPORT
Admit Germans and Austrians
Are Making Most Stub
born Defence
But INSIST THERE
Is NO HOPE FOR THEM
Germans Intimate There Is a
Trap to Be Sprung Soon
On the Russians

Petrograd, Dec. Warsaw is no
longer menaced, the war office unquali-
fiedly announced here today.
The Germans were said to have at
tempted at many places along the long
battle front in Poland to check the
Russians, but everywhere, it was de-
clared, they had failed.
That the German and Austrian
forces were putting up stubborn de-
Tense was acknowledged.
Their right wing, however, it was
stated, was in danger of being crushed
by thanking attack delivered by the
czar's Cracow army.
The Austrians, in cooperation with
German maneuvering farther to the
northward, were said to have attempt
ed thanking movement of their own
north of Tarnow, but the Russian air
men reported to the Slav commander
what was ON foot and body of l00,-
600 Russians, attacking the enemy, di-
vided his forces.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
The Situation in Mexico
AS Outlined by the Leaders

New York Dec. 29.-"Vina is sur.
rounded by the military elements who
supported IIuerta, and "his triumph
would be equivalent TO a triumph of the
cicntificos. '--Venustiano Carran2a.
~ shall struggle without rest until
! see the peace Of Mexico realized and
tae principles OF the revolution estab'
lshed, francisco Villa.
The above are extracts from state.
ments from the first chief Of the Mex
lean cOnstitutionalsts and his fCmer
adherent to the United Press, These
statements were sent in response to d
request that the American people be
told exactly what the two rivals sought
to obtain for revolution.tom Mexico.
They are as follows;
BY Venustiano Carransa.
desire that the American people
should know the present situation IN
Mexico. According to the agreement
of Guadaloupe, | am to continue In
charge Of the Mexican government un'
til constitutional order is re-established
In September | called together the mill
tary chiefs to approve a program OF
reforms needed by the country. How
ever, villa, by pressure, succeeded II
having the convention in Agaas Cal
ientes name Eulalio Gutierrez for pres
dent. The majority of the military
chiefs ignored Gutierrez confirming mt
For the office Of first chief.
/ consider Gutierrez only a tool o
General villa. villa Is surrounded b,
the military elements who supporte,
Huerta and also by cientificos au'
agents Of the foreign capitalists inter
ested In preserving the plutocratic re
eime. lapata united himself with tn
remainder Of the IIuertista army an,
continued the rebellion in the south
Both the villa aud 2apata armies or
to great extent composed OF the rem
nants of the Huerta army and rcpresen
reactionary movement
The military chiefs grouped aroun
me represent tendencies purely reyolu
tionary aud radical. The present strul
gle IS continuation Of the fight o
Huerta. The movement Of which | ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
COMPANY M. WILL
HAVE HIGH links
There Will Be Rivalry for the
Iron CrOsS---and Emulation
Of War Correspondents

Although the U. S. Army may be be.
hind the European nations in the mat
ter of military equipment its standing
army of citizen soldiers will have the
same opportunity to win medals and
even the world famous "lron Cross -
will be bestowed at the annual high
jinks of Company NJ of this city to be
pulled off at the Armory Friday night,
The iron cross which is now being manu-.
factured in great quantities by the
local foundry will be presented for
bravery. The word Of the soldier will
be sufficient proof for his bravery and
no further evidence will be required.
Each member of the company that
enters the contest will tell Of the
bravest deed in which he figured as the
hero and those who in the minds OF
the judges showed the greatest courage
will be awarded the "lron Cross
Another medal much coveted by the
rank and file is the "Liar's Medal. y
This is a beautiful creation Of leather
silver and gilt which will be given 10
the biggest liar in the company il
open competition. The officers, on ac
count Of their vast experience are bar.
red from competition for this prize
Then there will be target matches
drills, reveille races in which the mar
dressing and shouldering his muske
the quickest will win the prize. Tn,
"shoe grab is a contest in which tn,
shoes Of the entrants are tied togethe
in pairs and shuffled up in a barrel
! All are then turned loose on the bar
rel and the one getting his shoes OF
/ first wins. Sometimes a man gets holt
Of the wrong pair Of shoes and get
them on before he notices his mist0k,
and the result is that he throws then
as far as he can to hunt further 70
his own.
A turkey dinner will follow the cxer
cises and the evening will be close
with a grand military ball.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
POST OFFICE SHOWS
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS

An increase of $40 in the post office
receipts for the 10 days prior to Christ
mas day, 1914, over the same period Of
last year or at the rate Of 1874 per day,
certainly does not look very much like
"hard times" for Salem and the sur.
rounding country. The figures which
were compiled for Postmaster lluclSe-
stein by the first assistant, John Far
rar, for the 10 days prior to December
25 1914, show that the total receipts
or cancellations Of postage stamps in
the office amounted to $3,6l5.30 az
compared to $3,27711 for the same
period last year, or an increase, to be
exact, Of $338.20. No attempt was
made to segregate the quantity Of pack
ages handled by the local post office
during the holiday rush, as this woult
entail great amount of extra work
but under the decreased rate Of postag,
under the parcel post system over last
year, the increased receipts would show
tremendous increase in the volume oI
business transacted il indicated II
pounds and numbers Of packages.
Q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
The German Version.

Berlin, via The Hague, Dec. &c.
German gains in Russian Poland were
claimed in the war office Is report is
sued here today but It was admitted
they were small ones. This was attri-
buted to weather conditions, which it
was said were most unfavorable for
military operations and rendered rip
id progress impossible.
II was intimated, however, that an
other important movement was immi-
nent in the eastern war zone. just
what was being planned the statement
naturally did not say, but the impress
sion was given that some sort of trap
was about to be sprung and the gem
eral surmise was that the result would
be important in connection with the
Teuton attempt to take Warsaw.
The gains referred to were said to
have been made at various points on
the lower Vistula, between the upper
Vistula and the Pilica and southeast Of
Skierniewicz
The situation in the west, said the
statement, was unchanged,
Here, too, the weather was blamed
for the Germans failure to progress,
recent warm doyS II was explained
having converted the fighting area in
to vast, practically impossible bog.
Despite these conditions, the French
were reported to have made attacks on
the German lines in the vicinity Of Ar
ras and also near Verdun, and to have
been repulsed in both these fields with
enormous losses,
In Alsace, II was stated that the Gal
lie forces had likewise continued theil
efforts to advance on Mulhausen, bul
! without success.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
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WOMAN AUTO BANDIT,

( Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 90
X After successfully robbing an
X other motorist Of 5000, woman
X auto bandit is at large hero to-
K day in spite of vigorous search
X made by the police soon after
X the robbery!
4 j. Barnhart was the woman's
X victim. He halted mis- automo-
* bile on a dark spot of the We
X nice boulevard last evening to
X aid a woman motorist in dis.
X tress. While he bent over her
X she covered him with a revolver
X and took his wallet from his
X pocket,
X Now, let's go, Tom,' she
4 cried to a man who sat at the
X wheel of her machine, and the
x couple sped away, leaving
X Barnhart staring after them.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
HER LEGS CUT OFF.

Pendleton, Ore, Dee. 20.--Whle at.
tempting to crawl under q freight train
in the yards at Echo, near here today
Mrs. l.. b. Ashbaugh was so badly In
iured that she died an hour after be
ing brought TO Pendleton hospital
Both Of her legs were severed when
the train started.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
THE ARMY BILL.

Washington, Dec. 20-The army ap-
preparation BILL carrying an aggregate
of sl0i,12i,000, was introduced in the
house this afternoon, As II now stands,
the bill provides 100000 for the pur'
chase Of oeroplanes and $4,000 for
urmored motors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
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THIS STORY is GAuzy.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dee. 29.-Can-
adian militiamen who yester lay
shot and killed Walter Smith
and seriously wounded Charles
Dorsch, Americans, today told
American Consul }. B. Curtiss
that they were merely trying
|: to frighten the two men and did
not intend to kill them. Smith
; and Dorsch were shot near Fort
: Erie after they had been warn
; ed to stop shooting ducks in
; Canadian waters, the duck sea
: son in Canada having closed on
: December Is. Smith and Dorseh
; ignored the warning.
: A written explanation Of the
: affair was forwarded by Cur
. tiss to Secretary of State Bryan
today. Canadian officials also
forwarded sealed report of
the shooting to General Samuel
Hughes, head Of tae Canadian
militia.
< Smith S funeral will be held
tomorrow. Dorch, it was said,
will recover.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29

klamath Falls Herald; The plaster
ing is finished the heating plant is in
stalled, the painter is getting in his
licks and carpenters uro busy hanging
doors, placing fixtures, etc.--in short,
the new city hall is just about finished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
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WOMAN ON THE BENCH.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20
The first woman jurist on the
Pacific coast-Mrs Georgia
Bullock-will continue to PASS
Judgment on women offenders
in the Los Angeles police court
as the result of her first LAY S
experiences on the bench. OBJ
servers, including Police Judge
Thomas White, for whom she
sat, sealed the experiment with
their approval.
Miss Mary Saunders, accused
of a technical violation of the
liquor ordinance, was the first
defendant to face Mrs. Bullock.
She tearfully pleaded guilty and
received, in addition to a whole.
some lecture, 9O-day suspended
sentence.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
SEATTLE SUN SETS.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 20--The
Seattle Sun, in It's noon edition
today, announced Its retire
ment. Today's issue was the
last.
The Sun has been in the
hands Of receiver for week
It was established in February
1913.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29

But there are times when It Is better
to leap before looking
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Continued on Page Six
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-12

New York, aug l2-Attacdne
Great Britain as the fomenter OF the
strife now emhroiling European
aowers. and accusing John Redmond
/ Of treasonous utterances in parlia-
m-nt. irish volunteers and some other
residents Of New York City at q
meeting in Celtic park today adoprel
O resolution condemnlng Great
Britain and pledeing sympathy 70
Germany
The Restitution likewise condemnei
Ncw York newspapers as The willinc
ally Or Great Britain and accus
them Of monstrous unfairness. The
resolution n-ays for the success Of
German arms. Because Il would
mean the liberation Of Ireland. P1-
land. Finland. Ind.a and Egypt from
British rule
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-12
MINING NORTH SEA

Washington, Aug 12-Nining the
North sea. as part OF the plan Of The
European war, not only may close
most of the northern European ports
to navigation but the gold-laden
cruiser Tennessee, the cruiser North
Carolina and neutral passenger yes
sells bearing Americans from Europe
will be confronted with new dangers
The American government was adj
yised formally during the day by the
British embassy here that inasmuch
as Germany had been scattering
mines indi-criminately Great Britain
no longer could refrain from plantine
mines near her own ports