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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
ENGLAND TREAD|NG
DANGEROUS GROUND
Intimates 1t viii Insist on
Right to Search Vessels
Flying American Flag

Washington, Sept. 27.-The status of
merchant vessels which change their
registry under recently enacted laws of
this country was occupying today the
attention of British and French ambas.
sadOrs to the United States, as well
of state department officials. The
question was brought to a head by the
transfer of the German steamer Sacra-
mentO at San Francisco from the Ger
man to the American flag.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British am
bassador, outlined the position of his
government. He said that the case of
each vessel which changes its registry
in war time will be treated separately
by the British government.
1.-THE duty will devOlve to the owner
to prove that the transfer from the flag
of belligerant to an American registry
is bona fide he said. "Neutral yes
sells flying the American flag or any
other are subject to capture and investi-
CATION by a prize court, if they are
suspected of carrying cOntraband cargo,
and under the same theory vessel
whose change of registry is not be-
lieved to be bona fide must establish
the validity of its transfer
The impression prevails among east
ern shipping men that the British gov
ernment really cares nothing for the
transfer of an isolated steamer or two,
or even more. What the British govern
ment is trying to do is to prevent the
transfer of great fleet of German
st tpamprs such or tho Ham hurc, A r,ar; IN .,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
ENGLAND UNFAIR IN
NEWS CENSORSHIP
TELLS BUT ONE SIDE
President of United Press
Says 1t Is Not Censorship
But Suppression
DOCTOR GERMAN NEWS
EVEN THAT BY MAIL
No Credence Should Be Giver
Stories of Atrocities Until
Other Side is Heard

New York, Sept. 25.-- Roy W.
Howard, president of the United Press
Association, returned today on the
liner Maurentania from Europe. He
visited England, France, Holland, Bel.
gian and Germany.
"Until the present British censor.
ship is altered" he said, cit will be
impossible for Americans to form an
unbiased opinion or judge fairly from
cable reports of day by day develop
ments of the war Eliminating CON
sideration of the international ques-
tions involved the fact remains that
the press censorship in London is at
variance with British ideas Of fair
play and the fact apparently is appre-
ciated and deplored by all Englishmen
save the few on the censorship desk.
Every cablegram to America passes
through the hands of the British or
allied censors. Admittedly the English
censorship dominates the French No
one can question the right of the
British to maintain a vigorous censor
ship but the present. organization does
not censor the news. 1t simply sup
presses it.
"The suppression of any and all
German news is now being extended in
London to the mails. Learning that
the United Press was sending German
news from The Hague to London for
re.sending to New York, the British
censor now opens every letter before
delivery to our London office. Some
of the censored letters are delivered,
some are not.
"Other American news agencies are
having the same experience, and as a
result the best German news reaching
the United States (excpnt that sent by
limited wireless accommodations is
matter now sent by courier via Hol-
land and then to the United States by
American ships. Consequently, in spite
of the best efforts of American news.
papers, the cable news reaching Amer.
lea filters through anti.German chan
nels
"It requires no partisan bias to force
one to conclude that Germany's side
of such matters as the reported afro
cities in Belgium mast be heard be.
fore fair judgment can be reached by
neutral Americans. Even though one
doubts Germany's ability to explain
away the charges made against her
troops, the spirit Of fairplay requires
a protest against cOndemning her un-
der the lynch law being practiced by
the British censOrs, which permits the
world to hear only the indictment aud
no word of defense from Germany.
"As bad as the situation has been
and is from the viewpoint of neutral
and disinterested news gatherers, there
is nothing to indicate that the attitude
of the censOrs is supported by the
British people The difficulty is one
primarily to England's unfamiliarity
with handling a censorship and the un-
fortunate selection of the men for the
work.
81 have every reason to believe that
a withholding of favorable public Opin-
ion by Americans, (and favorable opin-
ion is what both sides openly court
until the present condition is remedied,
will do more to correct the trouble
quickly than any other single thing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
THE ALLIES CLAIM
IMPORTANT GAINS
Fighting Is Constant, Artillery
Duels by Day, Fierce As
saults at Night

Paris, Sept. 25.-Gains by the allies
in the battle of the Aisne were claimed
today by military authorities here
The fighting, it was said was con
stant.-artillery dues by day; fierce
assaults ond counter assaults by night.
Tne following occifial statement was
issued:
The fighting on our left continues.
1t is marked by almost uninterrupted
artillery firing
"The allies have made another slight
gain.
"The engagement is very fierce on
the heights of the Meuse. The enemy
continues his bombardment Of the
Meuse forts, which are maintaining
their defense,
con tne whole, the situation shows
steady improvement from our stand
point.
'The enemy is most powerfully en-
trenehed but nowhere at our left or
center has be beer able TO resume the
offensive.
''The morale of our army is excel
lent. "
Experts said Indications were that
the Laon.Saine QuentinCambrai road
soon would be again the scene of the
supreme struggle.
Official reports emphasized the as
sertion that the landwehr and reserves
were now on the German firing line,
which was interpreted as meaning that
the first line had suffered so heavily
as to necesstate the bringing up Of re.
serves to fill the gaps.
1t was again raining and the battle
was progressing under conditions of the
greatest hardship.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
CANDIDATES WILL
Get NAMES ON BALLOTS

Yesterday was the last day for the
filing of statements by candidates to
be printed in the pamphlets which are
distributed among the voters of the
state. The following statements for
candidates of the republican party were
filed by G. b. Moores, chairman of the
state central committee:
G. N. Macarthur, for representative in
congress, Third congressional district
W. c. Hawley, for representative in
congress, First congressional district;
James Withycombe, for governor; Thos.
B. Kay, for state treasurer; Henry l..
Benson, for justice of tne supreme
court; Thos A. Mcbride for Justice of
the supreme court; Harry J. Bean, for
justice of the supreme court; Geo M.
Brown, for attorney general.
The democratic state central com.
mittee, by b. f. Haney, chairman, filed
separate statements of the following
candidates
George f. Chamberlain, for United
States senator; VIM, NJ Ramsey, for
Justice Of the supreme court VIM. Gal.
lOway, for justice of the supreme court;
John A. Jeffrey, for attorney general;
A. y. Flegel, for representative in CON
gress, Third congressional district; B.
Lee Paget, for state treasurer; G. j.
Smith, for governor; Frederick Hollis
ter, for representative in congress, First
congressional district; Jos. n. Scott, for
state senator, Nineteenth district
The progressive state central com
mittee, T. b. Neuhausen, chairman,
filed separate statements Of the follow
ing candidates:
William Hanley, for United States
senator; F. NJ. Gill, for governor; A. II.
Burton, for superintendent of public in
struction Arthur I. Mouton, for rep
resentative in congress, Third congress
sional district.
The Oregon prohibition state commit
tee, j. p. Newell, chairman, filed sepa.
rate statements of the following can.
didates:
George L. Cleaver, for representative
in congress, Second congressional dis
trict; Curtis P. Coe, Tor representative
in congress, First congressional district
A. w. Lafferty filed statement as
independent candidate for representa-.
tive in congress, Third congressional
district.
r. A. Booth filed statement as Re.
publican candidate for United States
senator.
Will f. Purdy filed statement a:
non-partisan candidate for governor
W. S. U'Ren filed statement as in
dependent candidate for governor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
French War Office Thinks
the German Defense Is
Weakening
GERMANS SAY FRENCH
ARE HARD PRESSED
Russians in Poland Are DriV-
ing the Germans Back
On Their Bases

Petrograd, Sept. 25.- The
Russians were assuming a Wig
orous aggressive all along their
line today.
1t was believed here that the
general advance westward had
begun.
That a winter march on Ber-
lin was planned was practically
admitted. Cold weather sup
plies were being rushed to the
front.
The number of troops in the
field was 2,350,000.
General Rennenkamp, in the
extreme north, was again push
ing across the frontier Of East
Prussia.
In Russian Poland the Ger
man invaders were being driven
back upon their bases.
In Galicia the cars advance
was being pressed, despite
heavy cold rains and almost bot
tomlessly muddy roads.
The line extended from the
Baltic along the East Prussian
frontier, then along a zig gag
front to the southwestward
through Russian Poland as far
as the Carpathian foothills and
back again to the southeastward
olong the Carpathians through
Galicia and Bukovina provinces
to the Rumanian frontier.
There were several armies
along this line but they were CO.
operating with one another and
from the general staff's stand
point really constituted a single
huge force.
The Germans evidently had
prepared to make their stand
along the fortified line on the
Vistula river, extending south
from Danzig.
1t was admitted by military
experts that it was hoped to
drive the Austrians into CracOw
and bottle them up, that the
Russians might be free to de-
vote practically their whole at
tention to the Germans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
BRITISH
ARMY LANDED To
REINFORCE FRENCH
These Will Join New French
Army Gathered From
the South
GENERAL BATTLE
OF GREAT VIOLENCE
In Progress Between Rivers
OiSe and SOmme, Is Of
fetal Statement
By Ed J.. Keen.

London, Sept 25,-That fresh Brit.
ish troops have landed at Ostend and
Boulogne to join new French army
from a mobilization center in the south
was learned here tonight
1t was believed the allies were de.
pending on this army to complete the
isolation of the German right and to
envelOp the forces under Generals Won
Kluk and Won BOehm.
There were signs of eager expectancy
at the war office, the end of the battle
of the Aisne evidently being considered
in sight.
TIE Dukes of Westminster and Mari.
borough, who have been in France, ar,
rived tonight with members of the
French general staff and important dis.
patches for War Minister Lord Kitch.
ener, who went into conference with
Premier Asquith Immediately after
reading the messages.
1t was said all reports indicated that
the Germans were planning a retire
ment from western Belgium. They had
already dynamited number of bridges
west of Liege.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25

along with the Pittsburg people on
this line.
"The Colorado Fuel and Iron com.
pany was wet this summer and mas now
gone dry because when the saloons were
closed by the troops their output in.
creased II per cent. This company is
owned by the Guggenheims and Rookie.
feller. Along with this company are
the Booth Kelly Lumber company of
Eugene, the Northwest Door company
of Portland, and the Baker White Pine
company
AS climax to his speech ne urged
the people of Salem to advertise it as
dry" as in that way it would at
tract hundreds of business men look.
ing for a saloonless town in which to
start factories and businesses. He said
that 5S5 business men of Portland arc
backing movement to advertise Ore.
gon as the driest state in the Union,
and that $50 business men of Eugene
pledged $1,000 to get the dry banner
for Lane county.
Mayor b. L. Sleeves presided at the
meeting, which was well attended by
representative citizens of the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
GET STRATEGIC Posi- I-IoNs.

Rome, Sept. 25.-Anglo French naval
forces today occupied the city of Lissa,
on LISA island, ia the Adriatic off the
Dalmatian coast
The capture by British and French
marines followed bombardment The
Austrian garrison was taken prisoner.
The occupation mad some Importance,
in that it gave the allies an Adriatic
naval base. 1t was expected the Aus.
trian fleet would attempt to recapture
the island, precipitating big naval
battle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
FLEW TO LOS ANGELES.

San Diego, Cal, Sept, 25.-Silas
ChristOfferson, driving his own aero
plane, with C. French as mechanician,
left here at 10 clock this morning for
Los Angeles, where he expects to have
his machine overhauled for the govern
ment contests at North Island in this
city next month. He carried Lieuten-
ant Morrow of the government aviation
school here as passenger on the Los
Angeles trip. They expected to reach
Los Angeles by noon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
That Russia Plans Winter
March on Berlin Is
Admitted
ATTEMPT TO BOTTLE
AUSTRIANS AT CRACOW
This Would Permit Russians
to Devote Entire Time to
the Germans

That the battle of the Aisne
was drawing to a close, with
signs of a German retirement
from western Belgium, seemed
20 be the opinion at the British
war office today.
The German war office ap-
peared to think otherwise, how
ever, declaring the kaiser's right
was holding its own and that
the French center was hard
pressed.
The French war office, taking
its ally's view, professed to see
indications of a weakening in
the German defense.
Generals Won Kluk and Won
Boehm had been heavily rein.
forced, at any rate, and were
maintaining their position at
the angle of the Rivers Disc and
Aisne.
British troops had landed at
BoulOgne and Ostend to join a
new French army in attempting
to isolate Won Kluk and Won
Boehm.
The French declared their
center was advancing.
The Germans, however, con-
tinued their bombardment of
the French Notifications from
Verdun to Toul and declared
they had repulsed all French
attacks.
There was not much change
in conditions in Lorraine and
the Vosges, fighting having
been nearly suspended in the
latter region on account of the
SHOWS.
The Russians were showing
increasing activity all the way
from the Baltic to Austria's
southern frontier.
They were said to have 1885,
900 troops in the field.
They were advancing against
East Prussia.
In Russian Poland they were
driving the Germans up on their
bases.
In Galicia, according to Petrograd
accounts, they continued to close in on
Cracow
This the Austrians denied, saying
they had been successful everywhere
in Galicia.
Preparations were being made for a
winter march by the Russians on Ber
lin.
The Seryians reported repulsing an
Austrian attempt to cross the Danube
at Belgrade.
The British, fearing a Zeppelin raid
on Ostend Thursday foreshadowed a
similar attack on London, were said to
have a biplane fleet ready at Ostend
to resist it,
Belgium was reported to have re
fused a German peace offer.
Charges and counter charges Of
atrocities by the fighting armies wer,
made on both sides and on both side:
denied.
Bad weather was hampering opera
tions in all quarters and greatly add
ing to the soldiers sufferings.
Some anxiety was shown concerning
the kaiser's cold, contracted while His
Majesty was standing in a wet trench
japanese Red Cross nurses were pre-
pairing to leave Toxic for the German
frontier to care for wounded Russians
At Sea.
An Anglo.Freneh fleet seized Lissa
on the Austrian Island of Lissa giving
the allies an Adriatic naval base.
The Austrian navy seized Frederic
Wilhelm, capital of Kaiserwilhelmsans
German New Guinea.
--S-o-s-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
WILL HOLD UP BILL.

Washington, Sept 25-Because of re-
ports indicating the possibility of the
defeat of both the rule and the bill, the
democratic members of the house rules
committee secretly agreed this after
noon to hold up temporarily the franz
ing Of the rule for the passage of the
ship purchase bill.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
BRIEF ANALYSIS
OF THE SITUATION
Expert Points Out Effects Of
Movement and Objects
Sought By Them
BY j. w. T. Mason, former London Cor.
respondent Of the United Press.

New York, Sept. 25.-The Franco
British allies evidently were engaged
today in testing the new German front
which was formerly General Won
Kluk's famous right wing
The fighting in this Urea undoubtedly
consists of a series of recOnnaissances
to determine the strength of the Ger
man lines running along the Rivers Disc
and Aisne back into Belgium.
Should these tests reveal any weak
ness, presumably a sudden concentra.
tiOn Of the allied forces will be brought
to bear at that point in an effort to
break the kaisers S western front.
PerOnne, which the allies occupied
Thursday, is half way along this fight
ing line. 1t commands important high
ways leading from several directions
leading to the German positions. 1t is
also one of the keys to the heights of
the River SOmme, along which extends
a continuation of the Rheims, ,Laon-La
Fere line of Notifications now in the
Germans possession.
A successful drive through the Ger.
man lines from PerOnne would cut Gen.
eral Won Kluk S and General Won
BOehm s armies in two, but this pos.
sibility is now remote on account of
he strength of the German field de-
| fenses.
Rather, it may be the allies strategy
to move large force into Belgium and
seek to crush Won Boehm s front at an
angle wnere it swings through Belgian
territory to the eastward.
This operation would be a duplea-
tiOn at the German square s northwest.
ern corner of the sledge hammer blows
which Won Kluk has thus far success
fully resisted at the southwestern cor.
ner.
Won BOehm S angle probably is not
far from Brussels and for this reason
the vicinity Of Waterloo may, after all.
see the decisive battle of the German
invasion Of Belgium and France, with
Belgian troops again playing an inn
portant part in tne field operations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
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MEXICO "cUT OUT"

Washington, Sept. 25.-Secre.
tary of War Garrison cablcl
General Funston at Vera Cruz
today that it would be impos-
sible for American troops to
withdraw from Mexico within
the next ten days.
Despite the announcement at
the White House that the Amer.
lean evacuation of Vera Cruz
. would not be delayed, it was
: learned from an authoritative
source today that the departure
of the troops probably will be
; indefinitely suspended on the
; pretext of civil and diplomatic
; difficulties, pending tne out.
come of the break between Pres
ident Carranza and General
Villa. 1t was known, however,
: that seven transports were load.
ing military supplies at Vera
; Cruz.
Communication between Wash
; ington and Mexico City was
; cut this afternoon. Following
; the receipt of General Fun.
Ston S report that the wires
were cut west of Vera Cruz,
General Bliss at I'll Paso wired
that sll wires were down south
Of Laredo, Eagle Pass and
. Iuaraz
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
AusrRIANs REPu1.sEn.

Nish. Servia, Sept. 25.-The repulse
of another Austrian attempt to cross
the Dannbe at Belgrade was announced
today by the war office here. Before
the attempt was made, it was stated,
the city was bOmbarded for five hours.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
WEATHER GETS BUSY.

4 the Hague, Sept 25,-Mili.
4 tary operations in nearly all
( fields were much hampered to-
X day by increasingly bad weather.
X After a short lull rains had
4 again commenced in northeast.
4 ern France. There were SHOWS
!; in the Vosges. In East Prussia
X heavy downpour continued.
< Sleet and rain were falling in
X Galieia.
X The troops not only suffered
4 untold discomforts, but out
x breaks of disease were threat
x ened among them as result of
X their hardsaips. Artillery ma
4 neuvering was greatly handi.
4 capped.
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AFRAID OF INSANITY

+ Oakland, Cal, Sept. 25.-Al-
4 len NJ, Ripley, cashier for the
K Santa Fe railroad at the San
=" pablo street station, committed
o 1uicide this morning by shoot
Tin himself in the mouth with
%sA, q. because he believed
4 the p as seoming insane.
!; His b, :pund by his
!: wife ON e.. J urn from the
!; station whet> she had gone at
y his request to report that he
4 was too i'll to work. When she
4 returned home she found the
4 following note beside Ripley's
x body:
\; Dearest don I like to do
X this, sweetheart, but | am los.
1: ing my mind and rather than
4 be burden to you, | will, God
y bless you, dearest, is my last
!; wish.
X "Yours forever, Allen"
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
SWITZERLAND REFUSED.

Rome, Sept. 25.-Switzerland has re-
fused a German request that three
corps of the kaiser's 8 troops be passed
through Swiss territory, according to
Basel dispatch to the Giornale D Italia
today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
PASSED WAR TAX BILL

Washington, Sept. 25.-Rep.
resentative Paynes motion to
reeommit the war tax bill was
defeated in the house this after.
noon without a roll call. A roll
call was then begun on the final
passage of the bill. 1t passed
by a vote of 234 to 1876.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
BELGIUM SAYS NO.

Antwerp, Sept. 25.-That Germany
had made a peace offer to Belgium and
that King Albert had refused it was
asserted today by the foreign office
here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-25
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-22
PARAMOUNT" PICTURES
AT ROYAL DRAWING IMMENSE
CROWDS

Seats at the Royal Theatre on
Tuesdays and Fridays are at prem
ium. The undisputed supremacy of
Paramount" pictures over all others
is the magnet that is drawing the
most appreciative audiences that ever
greeted a screen production in Ard
more's history.
The opportunity to see pictures
known all over the world doesn't come
every day. and the Royal manage
ment is to be congratulated on Sc
curing these artists for their patrons.
These photoplays will be a regular
part of their program each week, and
will be shown on Tuesdays and Fri
days.
This weeks program is the climax
in feature production in a single
week. as the following will show:
Tuesday, Nov. 24-"The Valley of
the Moon" a Paramount" production
in Z parts, filmed from Jack London's
famous story in Cosmopolitan"
Thursday, Thanksgiving day-"The