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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
APPEALS FOR AID FOR
Gs3T|TUTE SERB|ANS
War Co : ,ondent Tells Of
FrightfA . 'OnditiOns In
Her M STONES
BY William G. Shepherd.

(Unlted Press staff correspondent
Salonika, Dec. 16.-A million Serbian
girls and women are facing terrible suf.
fering-and possibly death-for lack of
food and clothing, or fate worse than
death at the hands of rowing comitadjis
(irregulars) not yet entirely suppressed
by the invaders.
Well clothed and well fed allied sol
diers have suffered severely from the
cold in southern Serbia.
But what is happening to the women
of the Serbian army left behind the
world can only guess.
Serbia ordered her men and boys 10
leave the villages and join the retreat
ing army; she ordered the women to re-
main and care for the villages.
In other countries, women bade good.
bye their men and saw them 90 away
to war; but Serbia IS heroines said fare
well to their men and then waited for
the war to come to them with all its
horrors and outrages
1t is not the refugees who fled into
the SHOWS of Albania, who are suffering
the most. 1t is the helpless women
and girls in Serbia s nameless homes.
They are at the mercy of the winter
and the prey of guerillas. If they are
to be aided it must be by America, for
refugees said that America alone can
find out what is actually happening in
Serbia and send aid through Germany,
as in the case of Belgium.
The relief appeal made by Madame
Groytch through the United Press re.
Gently has proven effective. Particular.
ly strong was the relief sent by west.
ern and middle western American cities.
But the donations were msdirected
to American Consul John Kehl here.
With foodstuffs and 100000 in cash
telegraphed to him, he is puzzled to
know what to do with these supplies,
inasmuch as he cannot inaugurate relief
measures from here. Today he asked
the United Press to tell Americans that
Serbian relief must go through Ger.
many.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
GREEKS AID ALLIES IN
F0RT|FY|NG SALON|KA
Port Is Being Made Impregnable FOrtressRaiIway Over
Which Enemy Must Approach Is Mined Greeks Say
Not Bulgar Soldier viii Be Permitted On Greek Soil
General Haig Succeeds General Sir John French In
Command Of British On Western Frontier

Athens, Dec. 16-The allies are trans
forming Salonika into an almost inn
pregnable fortress in anticipation of
an attack from the central powers.
Gangs of Greek laborers are working
alongside of allied soldiers in throw.
ing up earthworks. On the heights
commanding approaches to the city,
the allies artillery has been stationed,
and the railway to the north has been
mined to prevent the central forces
from having a clear road. Three trans
ports debarked their forces yesterday.
The allies at Salonika have no doubt
that the central troops will invade
Greece in force within a few days.
Nevertheless Greeks here doubt that
the Teutons and their Bulgar cohorts
will attempt such q move Those hold
i~ this view say that the Germans
realize that an attempt to dislodge the
allies at Salonika would be hopeless.
The newspapers declare that not a
single Bulgar soldier will be allowed on
Greek soil.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
SENATOR PROPOSES A
RECLAMATION ARMY
Would Employ Men In Doing
Needed Work While Being
Drilled

Washington Dec. 16--An army edu
Gated in engineering and hardened to
the rights Of campaigning through the
task Of reclaiming deserts, reforesting
large western tracts and protecting the
Mississippi valley from floods was ad-
vocated by Senator Works of Calfor-
mia, today, in the senate.
Such an army, he said would dissi
pate the evils Of unpreparedness and
forever obviate the danger Of creating
n military caste. 1t would provide, too,
an army Of soldiers engaged in useful
work instead Of in becoming idlers.
The government could spend $50,O00-
600 year thus that really would cost
it "nothing, " he suggested, at the same
time proposing paying the soldiers with
tracts Of the public lands their labors
improved.
"Because the greater part Of the re-
clnmation work naturally falls in the
western states, " lhe said, "and he.
cause the west is in the greatest danger
Of invasion from the japanese, who
have more veteran soldiers on the Pa
cific coast than are in our standing
army, this force would do most Of its
work in the west But where work is
needed in the east, the army should be
employed there. have no sectional
plans.
"Such mn army would open vast
tracts and help to empty the city slums.
II would be better force to defend US
than 100000 paid idlers."
Works. address incidentally contain.
ed an attack on the Vera Cruz expedi'
tion as hasty and unwarranted, and 1t
denounced what he termed the Amer
lean soldiers "thralldom. He cited
the case Of q private, tried and disci-
plined for entering and remaining in n
saloon where there was also nm officer.
Such n spirit Of caste he held to be
more dangerous than any foreign in
vader now In sight.
Works introduced bill for an army
Of 100000, recruited voluntarily, to be
used 10 or II months annually under the
secretary Of interior, and the remainder
of the year under the secretary Of war,
This provided that they be given "ren'
sonnble pay and lease TO hold five
acres Of public lands with water
rights" The bill would appropriate
s50 900 900 annually for the reclama'
tion work Of which he spoke in his ad'
dress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
AUSTRIA FAILS TO
MEET DEMANDS OF
THEUN|TEDSTATES
Says Facts Do Not Warrant
Conclusion As To Austria's
CulpabiEty
AMERICA MUST SET OUT
FULL BASIS OF CLAIMS
Will Not Consider Request to,
Punish Commander Of
Submarine

Washington, Dee 16.-Austria must
directly comply with or refuse Ameri-
cand demands in every respect, in tne
Ancona torpedoing cose.
With reports all indicating that Aus.
trla S reply, now en- route here, is mere
ly play for time, the above is the ad.
ministration S attitude according to an
official today who has conferred with
Secretary Of State Lansing on every
step Of the case.
This means that the administration
is tired of temporizing, that it will not
brook the dilatory tactics which Ger
many followed in her submarine nego.
tiations.
1t is pointed out tnat Austria has ad.
mitted she torpedoed the Ancona while
the vessel was standing still. Only the
most positive assurance that this re.
port was a mistake will be accepted as
a basis for delay.
During the day, Charge zwiedinels
personally assured Secretary Lansing
that the foreign office was not respon.
sible for the admiralty's statements
in the morning papers
In this, the admiralty was quoted as
saying that under the dangerous cir.
cumstances in which the submarine
commander found himself, his course
could not be disapproved and more
over that if he had not done as he did
he would have failed to perform his
duty
In some circles, there was the belief
that Vienna cannot insist on America
furnishing details as to her protest
particularly if Austria regards as iusti.
fled her course toward Serbia, which
caused the war. In this matter, Aus.
tria refused to accept Serbia y profes,
sion Of ignorance as to anti. i.Austrian
propaganda in Serbia and answered Ser.
bia s demands for information with the
statement that Serbia showed she was
unwilling to comply seriously with Aus
tria 3 demands. At the same time,
Vienna flatly refused to engage in n
controversy with Belgrade. Some Of.
ficials regarded the cases as more or
less parallel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
American Doctor Is
HOnOred For Bravery
By Wilburn s. Forrest.

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
London, Dec. 1G-Back from the Ser.
bian "trail Of horrors" Lady Sybil
Finlay today related a story of bravery
on the part of Dr. Richard Jett, Amer.
lean physician and Matron Anna Dull
when Pirot, Serbia, was under fire.
1T seemed as though the hospital in
which they were would be blown to
pieces" she said, "for the Bulgar gun.
ners made buildings nearby their spe.
cial target But the two refused to
leave their charges. Even when the
city was evacuated, the two insisted on
remaining even if alone to care for the
more desperately wounded. But the au.
thorities insisted that they leave. They
were under fire for several hours while
the wounded were being removed to a
train bound for Nish. =" .
From Nish, the party again had to
flee. Finally, they hit the "trail Of
horrors" and Lady FinlOy came here
from Salonika.
For his bravery, DR.. Jett has been
made captain in the Serbian army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Supplies for serbians.

New York, Dec. 16.--Crushed and
starving Serbia will have at least some
of the food and clothing she so badly
needs, for the "Christmas ship" the
Greek liner Frixos today busily took
aboard tons of both these kinds of sup.
plies. About the dock, there was a
feverish activity.
The New York Red Cross chapter
reserved space aboard her for 400 tons
of supplies purchased with $4,000
given by the Rockefeller foundation
and $4,000 additional contributed as
a result of Madame Grouitch s appeal
through William G. Shepherd, United
Press staff correspondent, recently.
The ship plans to reach southern
Serbia via Durazzo. Red Cross officials
suggested that the public not burden
eonsuls but send relief to the American
Red Cross.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16

London, Dec. 16.-With Sir John
French no longer commanding British
forces on the western battle front and
General Sir DOUGLAS Haig named to
succeed him, the changes in the Brit
ish forces have only started, it was
limited today.
Sir John French retired at his own
request, and will be commander OF
forces in the United Kingrom.
While there will probably be no VIC
lent shakeup, gradual replacing Of
field commanders is apparently slated
before the expected spring offensive
starts. Those responsible for the fail
1re before Loos in the "big drive y
last September will be transferred ia
less important posts,
The appointment of Haig to the
chief command in France and Flanders
was hailed enthusiastically oy the pub.
tic today. The change came as no sur.
prise, for the wave Of criticism that
had been directed against Earl Kit
chener turned toward General French
after the Loos combat. Sir John, how
ever, retains the friendship of the pub
lie even though he does not hold its
confidence.
Haig is a Scotchman 81 years old
with record behind him for service in
Africa the Sudan and India. In the
present operations ne has been men
toned in praise by Field Marshal
French several times.
French is past 60, and his record, too
is excellent, though Of late stories had
circulated that he had men upon his
staff who were unqualified for prefer
ment,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
FROM THE DEEP
BELONGING TO JONES
ADVISES PRESIDENT

S. S. Oscar II, Radio via Cape Race,
AT a mass meeting held aboard Henry
Ford Is Peace Ship, Tuesday evening
December 7th, S. S. Mcclure, the EN-.
inent magazine publisher and publicst,
read important extracts from President
Wilson S message, an advanced copy
of which Mr.. Mcclure had obtained
before sailing. After the readings, Mr..
Ellis o. Jones, one Of the delegates
spoke as follows:
| certainly do not believe this mes.
sage should be received in silence by
this assemblage. This is reactionary
message; this message come to us at a
time when we cannot keep silent; we
must speak out; we are going. abroad
now, on mission to stop a terrible
war among nations, everyone of which
is prepared in military way-pre.
pared for war. This is no time to dis.
turb American Traditions and prepare
us for war, member of this delegation
said tonight, that, preparation in the
military sense is only century old,
but this is not correct. Preparation in
the military sense is many centuries
old, the ancient histories are full of
it; preparation in peace sense, how
ever, preparation in civil sense is not
so old. | call your attention to the
preparation for peace, that now exists
in the United States and Canada.
Where there are no forts, where there
are no soldiers, where there are no
trenches or guns, that is preparation
for peace, and that is about a century
old. A preparation for peace exists
between Norway and Sweden. There is
no fort between their frontiers, and
that is the kind of preparation we
need now. America is in danger, but
of what is she in danger. The president
does not say in his message of what
America is in danger. At this time
the president does not mention a single
nation that he dares to say is an en-.
emy of the United States of America,
but the United States of America is in
danger none the less. 1t is in danger
of enemies from within and they are
not naturalized enemies either they
are the men, who are building battle.
ships at tremendous profits; men who
are trying now, to add to the burden
of taxation of the United States of
America and to mortgage posterity, for
yearsito come, To fasten this dreadful
military burden upon us, they are tell.
ing us that we want to ehinafy Am
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
To Make New Demand.

Washington, Dec. l6.-Another and
more peremptory demand for disavowal
of the Austrian torpedOing Of the Ital.
ian linef Ancona vas under considera.
tion by the administration today Out
lines Of Austria Is reply to the first
strong demand were pronounced eyosiye
and unsatisfactory.
The new note will curtly insist upon
an immediate compliance with Amer.
lea 's demands.
This will cite the Austrian admiralty
admission that the ship was deliberate.
ly sunk while passengers were aboard
aud the debarking passengers were
shelled with sufficient evidence sustain
ing Americas position. The reply was
regarded as play for more time.
An unofficial report at the state de-
partment today said that the Austrian
reply had been cablcd to Berne last
night for forwarding today. 1t is cx'
pected here tonight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16

erica, that we are all mollycoddles. 1t
may be true, that every mollyeoddle is
a pacifist, but, it is not true, that ev-
cry pacifist is a mollycoddle and this,
we are going to show President Wilson
and the Armament trusts of the United
States of America, before we are
through. (Applause.) 1t is not true
perhaps, that everyone, who favors pre-
pafedness in the United States is a
CRATER, but nothing can be truer than,
that every CRATER in the United States
is in favor of preparedness; every cor
poratiOn lawyer in the United States
is in favor Of preparedness. Joseph H.
Choate, the other day, had the super
lative impertinence to say that he had
considered this matter, that he had got
ten the facts from military authorities
and had found that America was not
prepared in any single respect or in
any particular. Was ever there more
absurd statement made by any man
than this one, from great Interna-
tional lawyera America is prepared
now if you want military prepared
ness it is very, very simple. These
men do not want a military prepared
ness, what they want is great mill
tary profit (Applause.) If we want
to prepare ourselves, it is the simplest
thing in the world. Germany has spent
a great amount of money upon its
fleet, its wonderful navy. Now how
does it go about to protect that fleet ?
BY the very very simple provision of
having mined the harbor, very simple
and inexpensive matter, but mines in
the harbor offer very little profit to
the steel trust, very little profit too, in
deed. There is vastly more money N
battleships, ! do not want to take too
much of your time, am about through,
but ! feel this matter deeply and be-
fore am through, I want to say, that
we, this body of earnest unselfish men
and women should speak in no uncer-
tain terms about this message. We are,
as President Wilson said, "for nation
al efficiency and security but tnat is
not the way to go about to get that;
by turning our best energies to the
making of murderous instruments Of
destruction; by sending our hest meE
into vile barracks and muddy trenches
and by turning over the public treas
ury to lot Of profit mongers, who are
not actuated by the slightest patriotic
impulse whatsoever. (Applause)
HENRY FORD.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Tries TO Link Schmidt.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 16.-District
Attorney Woolwine, opened his fight
today positively to link M. A. Schmidt
with the alleged dynamiting of the
Times building.
Evidence heretofore presented to the
jury in the Schmidt murder jury mas
tended to prove, the state claims that
there existed national dynamite con.
spiracy to destroy non.union "jobs"
and institutions.
Through the testimony Of NJ. V. Gil.
more and Bruce Mccall, employees Of
the Giant Powder company, both
Schmidt and his alleged aceomplice,
David Caplan, have been identified as
the men who purchased explosives at
Giant, California, and removed them In
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
This Lets Rumania Out.

Zurich, Dec. 16.-The allies retreat
from Serbia has killed all prospects of
Rumania joining them, according to
Bucharest advices today. Where few
weeks ago, there seemed q strong pro.
test of their aligning with the entente
powers, conservative leader was re-.
ported now to have suggested in audi
enee with the king that the time is now
ripe for Rumania to join the central
powers and invade Bessarabia, which
Rumania covets.
These dispatches suggested that the
Russian concentration on the Rumanian
border is to offset a possible invasion
by Rumanians rather than for the pur-
pose of invading Bulgaria themselves.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
NO CHANCE THIS SESSION

Washington, Dec. l6. - Chairman
Webb of the house judiciary committee
today informed suffragists appearing
before that body that there Is no
chance of the suffrage constitutional
amendment being acted on this session
because congressional union members
eampaigned against democratic mem,
bers who blocked its submission last
session. Members Of the committee in.
timoted that an investigation of the un.
IONS lobbying has been seriously dis.
cussed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Kfnk To Go To Rome.

Rome, Dec. licking Peter of Ser
bia viii arrive here in a few days from
Scutari. King Victor Emmanuel has
placed the royal villa at Caserta at mis-
disposal and is also preparing to re-
ceive the MOntenegrin royal family in
case the Austrians overrun Montene-
gro. The Itaian queen is a daughter
of King Nicholas Of Montenegro.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Italians Tn Aid sArhin.

Paris, Dec. 16--That Italian troops
and munitions have landed in Albania
and are moving to the relief of the
Serbians was indicated today in a
Rome dispatch admitting destruction
of the italian destroyer Tntrepido and
the transport Remberto by drifting
mines in the Adriatic. The message
stated that AZ perished, and declared
the losses were so light because ship
loads of men and material had already
reached their destination unharmed.
From this, it was taken that the des.
tination was Albania.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16

Albians nave come to the aid of the
Austrians in their Montenegrin opera
tions, the~war office revealed today.
The official statement claimed capture
of the enemy's positions south of Vran-
agora, and the scattering of a battalion
near Clibasc,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Turks Sank q Monitor.

Constantnople, Dec. 16--Turkish ar.
tillery, said an official statement to-
day, sank British monitor in the I'll.
girls and forced another to flee. Houses
held by the British, on the outskirts of
Kut-el-amara were stormed and cap.
tured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Think Note ALI Right.

Geneva, Dee. l6.--Austrian officials
believe that the foreign office reply to
the American Ancona note will be sat
isfactory to Washington and that II
will result In further exchanges and q
settlement Of the case, according to
Vienna dispatches today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
AFTER THE MILITANTs.

London, Dec. l6,-Pollcc today
swooped down upon the Pankhurst mil.
liant suffragsts' headquarters and
seized the type used in publishing Brit
tania, formerly the Suffragette.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Austria Docs MOT Answer.

Amsterdam, Dec. 16. - Austria has
failedto meet the American demand for
disavowal Of the sinking by an Aus.
trian submarine of the Italian liner An.
coma with loss Of American lives. Wen.
ma dispatches today said that the reply
was handed to Ambassador Pcnfield
yesterday asking further time and
more negotiations. II was reported,
too, that Austria did not reply to the
request for punishment Of the attacking
submarine commander md asserted il
would never do this.
The tone Of the note, however, is
conciliatory It desires an exchange
Of views with the idea Of arriving at an
amicable settlement, and expresses re-
gret that American lives were sacri'
ficed. In this connection, the message
suggests that the indemnity question
can be easily settled after an agreement
is reached on the principal issues
A clearer statement Of reasons for
questioning the submarine commander 3
acts Is suggested. Moreovcr, dispatches
declare, the foreign office said that, in
view Of the firmness with which Amer.
leu voiced her demands, she must have
actual facts concerning the torpedoing
which she did not set forth in detail
in the original note; therefore, she re-
quests the United States to present
them in another note.
Believes Her Officers
She assures America that Austria will
accept in q judicial spirit any evidence
in the Washington governments g hands,
but that the facts now in Ausiria's pos
session do not warrant Americas con-
clusions as to Austria q culpability.
Press dispatches quoted the note as
saying: GAS can be easily recognized,
the representation Of the circumstances
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
Bulgars Nav Enter areece.

Berlin, by wireless to Sayyille, L. l.,
Dec. 16. - That the Bulgarian troops
may continue their pursuit of the allies
into Greece was indicated today by
Sofia s official statement. This said the
Bulgarians had temporarily" stopped
at the border.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16

The ole time beau who used t. set
patiently thro' q few verses o % In
th Gloamin' " now has son who has
I squirm an yawn thro' stack o.
phonergraf records as high as tn cell.
ia'. Some women don't only make
good wives but purity fair fataers, too.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
STORM IN ILLINOIS.

Chicago, Dec. l6-TSe second
sleet storm this week again
paralyzed wires in central II.
linois today, and extended as
far west as Kansas City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
SAN DIEGO GETS EXHIBITS

Washington, Dec. 16-Thc senate
today unanimously adopted the resolu.
ton of Senator MARITIME, of New Jer.
sey, that the San Diego exposition get
Immediately all the San Francisco eK.
position exhibits II desires.
the launch Peerless shortly before the
Times building was blown up.
Woolwne, through his witnesses to-
day, sought to trace the movements Of
this launch 10 Los Angeles and show
that Schmidt wa implicated In that
voyage, and in the transfer OF the
dynamite to the Times building, where
j. b. Mcnamara confessed TO setting
off the bomb October !, 1910.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16

These Helping Austrians.
Vienna, Dec. 16.-Mohammedans and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16

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