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Although for the last ten days traff'c
managers have been able to reduce the
congestion, Il IA only In the last week that
trains have been moving In anything line
normal time.
Durine the tieup the roster Of men has
had to be kept full, idle or working. In
odder to handle the traffic as quickly as
LUs-}ble.
President L. F. Loree OF the Delaware
and hudson said yesterday that his road
had laid of no men. Because OF the un-
usual weather situation, he said, u
would b Impossible to tell for some time
10 what extent the reduced volume OF
business. the pillng up operating ex-
penses and the exactiors OF new legisla-
ton would result In forcing reductions.
lie intimated that getting blocked traii'c
out Of the way would keep all men on
the Delaware and Hudson ''usy for sew
eral weeks.
Leaders OF for Washington.
The seriousness Of the railroad situa-
ton was recognized In the financial dis
trict In the large number OF leading rail-
road officials who left for Washington to
be present at the hearings before the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-mor.
row and Tuesday. The commission In re-
sponae to the railroads request for fur
Their hearings appointed these two days
and April 20 and 81.
Among those who Will appear to-mor
row will be Daniel willard. president o.
the Baltimore and Ohio General Court
sei bond Of the Baltimore ana Ohio. Pres
idsnt Rea Of the Pennsylvania and VIE.
President williams Of the Delaware an
Hudson. They will have with them sta
tisticai men. who will present what the
railroads consider unanswerable argu-
ments OF falling revenues and the dscreas-
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PENNSYLVANIA FACES TIEUp
Pierce. shosmca's President. SAY.
General sssike 10 Near,

ALTOONA. Pa. March 2s.-w n. Pierc.
pr, sident OF the brotherhood OF Railroad
Shopn en-. announced to-day that a General
strike Of all organised employees OF m.
Pennsylvania Railroad will be called 4,
the next two weeks.
Mr.. Pierce declared that the rail,oss
ofhclals had ordered suspensions to 70,
rid OF the union men. OF the 1900 me,
susp, nded In this city. Mr.. Pierce s,ld
30 per cent. were union men and Social.
lists. A meeting OF the suspended me,
was held to-day and bitter feeling was
expressed
The situation in Altoona is regarded NJ
extremely grave. as the trainmen are in
censed At the action Of the officials IN
settling the strike on the Mononyahels dl.
viAion BY calling on union men TO TAX.
the strikers places. Mr.. Pierce declared
that the trainnen were with him to a
unit and that tho next fortnight would
bring about drastic changes.
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Boy seekins work Train Victim.

BAYoNNE. N. J.. March 2s.-Dewey Nc
Guire, 10 years old. OF Bedford and Com.
merce streets. New York city. was killed
by a Jersey Central train this afternoon
while ne was crossing the tracks lie and
three other boys had been at Piainneid 10
look for work
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~U.su bsidis~d" wsrehosses.

II -four or grain or hay or groceries
arrive In Philadelphia and delivery In
made on public train tracks or on pri-
vate side tracks at any one o. nine or
ten unsubsidzed warehouse companies
the Pennsylvania Railroad makes no pay
ment or allowance on account Of cost Of
unloading o. storage and the shippers who
90 receive their freight are clearly dis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
FINDS FAULT WITH
WIRELESS OUTFIT
German Minister Complains That Wire
less Is So Weak He Cannot Send Mes
Belgian Minister to Protest.

Washington, Au 2S-" just another
German atrocity," was the way Belgian
Minister Havenith here referred today
to the destruction of Louivain by Ger
man troops. He announced his inten-
tion of lodging another protest with the
state department against what he char
acterizes as "German's inhuman and
uncivilized warfare.
German Ambassador on Bernstorff
planned to leave for New York this aft
ernoon. He will return to Washington
in ample time to meet President Wilson
here Thursday and discuss the wireless
censorship situation. Won Bernstorff
complains that ne is able to receive
messages from the Sayville wireless sta
tior but says he cannot send any to
Berlin because the stations equipment
is too weak.
Won Benrstorff, in explaining report
ed Russian victories, said the ear:
troops had encountered only "open and
German scouts. He was confident the
Germans would be a9le to check thu
Russian advance wheh the czar's sol
diers attempt to carry the fortified
tiOns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
RUSSIANS HAVE
TWO BIG BATTLES
ON THEIR HANDS

St. Petersburg, Aug. 28.-Russian
troops were engaged today in two big
battles.
One was in east Prussia; the other In
Austrian Galicia. The former marked
a German attempt to check the Russian
advance on Konigsberg. The Russians
had already repulsed the kaiser s forces
ON the Alec river. The German army
corps was isolated at Allenstein.
In Austria Gen. Wanaff and 100000
Russians had attacked the enemy en-
trenched in positions in the Sereth and
Dniester river valleys. The Russian OBJ
iective was Lemberg.
Three Russian army corps were NOV
ing to Gen Wanaffs assistance from the
northeast. :,
Russian aeroplanes had already made
flights over Lemberg, spying out thu
Austrian positions.
It was understood that Vienna wa
being fortified, the official reason be
ING given that it made work for the un
employed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
DESERT LAND BOARD
HAS BUSY SESSION

At the meeting Of the desert land
board this morning, o. Lauergaard, the
engineer in charge of the Tumalo irri-
CATION project, reported progress to
date, and his report was found salts
factory by the board, which was of the
opinion that he should proceed with the
work. The settlers on the lands in the
project who "desire to have their mon
ey refunded viii be given new contracts
or will be paid in cash when such funds
are provided.
The forenoon was largely taken up
with discussion of the project and in
questioning Mr.. Lauergaard about the
work. He said that if the work were to
be stopped now that tne work already
done would deteriorate in value and
that 1t would cause al additional ex
penditure of about $4,000 to resume
work after it had beer stopped and u
organizey another worKing force will
the efficiency Of the present one.
! Claims for about $4,000 have al
ready been presented to the engineer II
charge, but these may be met by tn
sale OF lands at the disposal of tn
state.
| Colonel C. E. s. Wood, Of Portland
appeared on behalf Of the Northwest
ern Townsite company to ask for a.
extension of time in completing thei
project which was taken over from tn
Portland Irrigation company. The mat
ter. was still before the board at
, late hour this afternoon and the boar
| was still in session on routine matters
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
BELGIAN STORY OF
DESTROYING L0UVAlN
Burning of City With Its Priceless
Treasures An Act of wanton vandal-
ism and Absolutely Unprovoked.

London, Aug. 2S.-Denial of the Ger
man story that Louivain was destroyed
because citizens fired on the German
troops was issued this evening by the
Belgian legation here. The truth OF
the matter said the legation, was this:
On Tuesday night German corps op-
Grating between Louiyain and Antwerp
was completely routed by Belgian ex-
nedition and forced to retreat to Loui-
vain in disorder. Mistaking them in
the darkness as they approached, for
Belgians, the German garrison in the
city fired on them, killing and wound
ing many.
Realizing their error, the Germans ac-
cused the townspeople of Louivain OF
firing on them. This was impossible
As the people, including the police, had
disarmed at the burgomaster S order
when the city surrendered, hoping thus
to save their homes from destruction
Despite the protests of the Louivain
authorities, the Germans compelled all
the citizens to march to designated
spot outside the city and thea set the
city itself on fire, blowing up many
structures also with bombs and turning
their artillery on tine city hall and othel
public buildings.
'fThe German commander, y the lega
ton s statement declared, "refused t.
listen to denials of his accusation
against the townspeople before til
work of destruction was commenced
but declared the place would be destroy
ed Immediately and ordered severa
prominent men shot as an example
which was done.
"The soldiers were given hand gren
ades and directed to go to various part
. of the city and set it on fire.
"Among the first buildings destroy
ed was the Church Of st. Pierre, on
: of the most notable structures in Be
gium.
"Included also was the great unive
sity building with their vast scientific
establishment.
"Within a brief period the intellee
) ual metropolis of the Low Countri'
: for 10 centuries was given to the flame
and is now nothing but heap of ashe
"The men of the city were held ,
prisoners. The women and cnildrt
e were hastily loaded into trains and hu
e ried to unknown destinations.
~ EBelgium renews its protests to ne
!, trail nations, asserting that tne destru
= , tion Of Louivain was an act Of unpars
Il elled wantonness and monstr0us erin
i and descent to the methods Of q
r dark ages.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
ANGRY WOMEN WOULD
nORSEWHIP OFFICIAL
object to Activities of Secretary Of
Chamber of Commerce, and Only His
Speed Saved Hin Whipping.

Stockton, CAL, Aug. 2S.-The wives
of three local labor union men made
IN attempt last evening TO horsewhip
President c. L. Manthey, Of the Stock
ton Chamber of Commerce and prom
inent member of the M. NJ. 4 h., on
the street here, resulting in dentist s
office being wrecked and the entire po'
lice force being called out to rescue
Manthey from the mob that threatened
to lynch him.
Bystanders claimed that Manthey
struck two Of the women with his fists
AT any rate he ran from the women
seeking refuge in a dentist 8 office!
and crowd of men pursued him and
wrecked the office before the police
could run the block from the police sta
ton 10 the dentist s office.
The women--Mrs. Laura Palmer
Mrs. Gertrude Cottle and Mrs. Lult
Rhodes, as they signed their names t
affidavits telling of their former trou
BILE with Mdnthey-admitted that the!
had been "laying" for him with thei
vhips for two weeks and that last ev
ening was the first time they ha'
sscaught him without his bodyguard.
Mrs. Cottle stated that yesterday AFT
ernoon women attempted to horsewhi
John p. Irish, jr., secretary of tn
Chamber of Commerce, but he say
them first and ran into the Stockto
hotel.
Manthey, on being rescued by tn
police, was taken to his home in p'
lice automobile. Several hundred me
qathered and several of them shoute
Slynch him; lynch Manthey."
! Manthey is quoted as having sal
that he saw men running to the assis
ance Of the women and that he brol
away and ran. He admitted that
might have struck some of the wom'
in his haste to get away. q
Labor troubles are at the bottom
the affair.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
TO CLOSE POSTOFFICE
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS

About September l the post office at
the fairgrounds will be discontinued by
the government and that territory ser.y-
ed by the central office. When the
postoffice was installed at that place
several years ago it was outside the city
limits, but has come within the cor,
porate limits recently. As the postal
laws do not allow two salaried post
masters within the same municipality,
the one at the fairgrounds will be DIS
continued. When the office as .
postoffice is closed, only stamps WIZ
! be sold there and no mail handled
However, at the request of Frank Mere
dith, secretary of the board OF agricu.ll-
ture, Postmaster Huckestein has writ
ten to the postal department asking
permission to operate an office at tne
| fairgrounds for the benefit of the fan
people. He has not heard anything
from the postal authorities from thii
source as yet but believes he will b'
able to accommodate the people wnos'
mail will be addressed to that place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
MENACE TO AMERICA SEEN.

London, Aug 2S.--The Morning Post,
in an editorial on the neutral states,
speaks of the German treatment Of
Belgium:
ssIt is impossible to believe" says
the Post. "that these transactions can
have the sympathy Of the American
people. America looks not at senti-
ment, but at her own future. A We
torious Germany would control the
navies, as well as the armies OF Eu
rope. She would take the African anc
Asiatie possessions of England an.
France, if no one was strong enougl
to resist.
'sWould such Germany be willinl
to respect the Monroe doctrine, an
| would the United states be able to en-
force it against her3'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
NEGROES swIPED
BALL TEAMS OUTFIT

Langford Foster, the negro lad who
was arrested yesterday for burglarizing
the house of w. A. West, was given a
hearing this morning by Justice Web
ster. He waived examination and was
remanded to Jail to await the action Of
the grand jury. He admitted that the
goods found on him when arrested were
stolen by him. 1t was through Foster
that two other negroes, Harry Smith
and General Allen {" Jineral Allen,
suh," proudly were arrested on the
circus grounds and found to have sto-
len goods on them also. In their pos
session were found baseball suit of
the B. 2. o. Il. of Albany, N. ", q
ball suit from Seattle, and other goods.
Chief of Police Shedeck telephoned
to the chief of police Of Seattle and
the later said that he would send a
man here Immediately for the two me-
groes, as they were wanted there for
raiding bali park and stealing II ball
suits, bats mitts and practically every
thing the Everett team had. On ques-
tioning they admitted they caught the
circus at Kansas City and had been fol-
lowing it ever since, keeping in close
touch with Langford Foster and his
partner, who has not yet been caught.
Chief Shedeck was working all yester-
day afternoon on the case and il was
I, through his endeavors that it was
, found that the stolen ball suit came
from Albany, N. Y. 1t is believed by
: the police that had not Foster beer
captured that there would have beer
several other robberies reported.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
French Fortifying Paris in
Furious Haste Show Fear
Of Result
VIENNA, LIKE PARIS,
PREPARES FOR SIEGE
Hope Of Allies Is That Kaiser
May Have to Recall Troops
to Save Berlin

On French eastern frontier
the war situation looked increas-
ingly serious today for the
Franco-B British allies.
The Germans had captured
Longwy and were pushing
through the gap there in the
French line of Notifications.
They had taken many other
frontier towns.
To the northwestward they
had pushed into French territory
nearly to Cambria.
To the southwark they claimed
advantages from Luxembourg to
the Vosges mountains, though in
this locality the French claimed
advantages, too.
In general however 1t was
clear the Germans were advanc-
ing and the allies falling back.
Paris was fortifying furiously.
Yet, speaking for the allies,
Herbert H. Asquith, the British
premier, declared the situation
was satisfactory.
One theory that he believed
the Germans have lost too heav-
lily to follow up the advantage
they unquestionably had gained.
: Another was that he thought
they would have to turn soon to
, face the Russians.
I The latter were pouring into
East Germany and Austria in
hundreds of thousands.
In east Prussia they had beat.
!, en- the kaiser's forces on the
> river ALE and were advancing or
! his main line of fortifications
!. !. where a general battle was ex'
/ pected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
ITALIAN GARDENER
VICTIM OF SHARKS

Portland, Ore, Aug. 2S.-When Array
one Giovonni, an Italian gardener Of
Spokane, opened his safety deposit box
in the Chamber of Commerce building
today, expecting to find $4,000 he sup
posed was there, he found pair of
old shoes and flatiron bringing home
the knowledge that ne had been swim
died out of $4,000.
The money was supposed to have been
placed in the box ten days ago for safe
keeping until land deal could be con-
summated
Giovonni told the police that two
strange countrymen in Spokane induced
him to put $4,000 in box with the un-
derstanding that they would augment
it by $4,000, the money to be invested
in manner that would Aring fabulous
| returns.
The box was brought to Portland by
one of the strangers and Giovonni- and
supposed placed in the safety deposit
vault, but instead another box wa
substituted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
HIS sALARY's LOUD CALL.

Washington, Aug. 28.-The sergeant
alarms Of the House has been advised
oy representative Lafferty, of the
third Oregon district, taat the latter
viii return to duty at once.
It is believed here that Lafferty I
returning without delay will exempt
him from the order docking his pay
Ihe House was compelled recently 4
threaten to make deductions from ths
salaries Of absent members in order t.
preserve quorum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
WAR STOPS APPLE SALES.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 28.-The vital
bearing of the war on the Northwest
apple crop, necessitating the most con
servative action by growers and Great
ing the need for extensive storage at
eastern markets, was brought out fore.
ibly in the meeting of the board OF
trustees Of the North Pacific Fruit Dis
tributors, which concluded today.
Estimates indicate that the CROP
amounts to only 1850 cars, more than
50 per cent of which is controlled by
the distributors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
The Allied Forces May Take
the Offensive Again
Through Lorraine
WHILE GERMAN ARMY
LAYS SIEGE TO PARIS
The Russian Hordes Sweep
Down on and Surround
City Of Berlin
By J. W. t. Mason.
(Former London Correspondent Of the
United Press.)

(Former London Correspondent Of the
United Press.)
New York, Aug, S.-Franco- British
and German operations on the western
Belgian frontier were yelled in the
deepest mystery today.
The French announced that Belgian
events had not interfered with their
arrangements on the Lorraine border
The British reported that their forces
had been compelled to retire slightly
in the face of greatly superior num-
bers, but that conditions were salts.
factory.
The Germans claimed to have sur
rounded the allies in the north and
isolated the enemy's positions about
Namur.
Indications were that the invaders
had succeeded in throwing such over
whelming forces against the frontier
that they had compelled the allies to
fight series of retreating actions.
Lille in German Hands.
The German advance upon Lille also
appeared to have succeeded, but it was
presumably subordinate to mail
4 movement in. the Namur district.
That the kaiser's troops actually naC
surrounded the allies seemed unbelieye
able, unless the latter had committed
, disastrous error. t
They were fighting with their rea
protected by the LaFere-Laon- -Rheim
line of Notifications and the assertion
that the Germans had approached 81
astonishing an enterprise as cuttinl
them off from it was to be aecepte'
l with reserve.
1t appeared possible, however, tina
the invading forces had the French an
British within three sides Of a squar
and were backing them away fror
Belgium to the southwark.
Q May Force Way to Paris.
y This would mean that the square
# fourth side was the Notifications lin
e rs miles from Paris, and assuming tai
l. supposition to be correct, the inves
ment of Paris itself would be probabl
N before long.
e. Such may be the explanation of I'll
4 French official statement that 1event
in the north have neither imperilled nj
10 modified arrangements made in view
d future developments in the region b
n tween the city Of Nancy and the depar
ut ment Of the Vosges.
ID There is possibility that this Gu
US ious phrase hides the meaning that Il
Germans are expected to arrive befo
~ Paris soon and that when they do y
i'd allies will reform and try again q
,it offensive movement between Meiz al
as Strassburg, recently so abruptly aba
doned.
Three Cornered Fight.
The war, therefore, may shortly ia
- on this triple aspect;
81 Paris withstanding siege.
ne The Franco.British forces taking 7
nd offensive through Lorraine.
re- The Russians moving on Berlin. !,
he Admitting the truth of this hypotl
er- sis and assuming that Paris holds
to until the Russians reach the Germ
nd capital, the latter would move sou
in ward to meet French and British,
ter the war would not last much longer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
SALMON CATCHES ARE BIG.

Astoria, Ore, Aug. 2s.--Fully 80
boats were outside the mouth of the
river yesterday trolling for salmon and
all did well. The average catch is re-
ported to be about 500 pounds to the
boat, and comprised chinooks, silver
sides and sockeyes. The fish appear to
be waiting outside in vast schools and
probably viii not enter the river in
any considerable quantities until after
the first good rain.
As the demand for canned salmon is
strong and increasing, quite number
Of the canning plants will operate dur
ing the fall season, which viii opeI
September 10.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
TWO BOLD BURGLARS.

Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 2S.--Two
masked robbers, armed with revolvers
and carrying dynamite and fuse, enter
ed the room of Miss Georgia A. Baker,
proprietor of the Fairfield hotel here,
early today. They forced the woman
to sit in chair while they ransacked
the apartment, securing $500 worth of
Jewelry. After an unsuccessful attempt
to blow the safe, they backed out Of
the hotel and escaped. The police have
a good description of the robbers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
COCOA COLA TAXED.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-Tae house
WAYS and means committed tentatively
decided this afternoon to place a war
tax on cocoa cola pepsin cola, wine,
beer and baseball and theater tickets.
II was said there was no present intnen-
tiOn of taxing whiskey and tobacco.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
win Resist stubbornly.

Berlin via Rome, Aug. 2S.-Tele-
graphic orders were received from the
Kaiser today that the Germans driven
from their homes by the Russian in
vasion of east Prussia be cared for with
in the German lines, "until the in
vasion has been checked and it is pos
sible to return them.
Steps were also being taken to meet
the Russians. Additional reserves were
beiug rushed toward the eastern from
tier and instructions were sent to com
manders of the Notifications to resist
the enemy's advance desperately.
A general battle was expected as sooI .,s
as the Russians come into contact witt
the first line of forts.