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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
Capture 100000 Russians.

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NJ oi'.n, 49,, ooo 400 iasue, aug. t. e.
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gevnroI thorsond :nrUon inv hnvo ''T L ,n,
talfcn and onomab r;fIas bavo faIIo"
in tbe hands of The Tautonit oIlios 70
sunnlv several divjsions '''' W
In the onerotions resu,tino IN +bo
capture oF thn vaCt omonnt 64 bootv
The Slovs have beer driven bocl, wnr0
than 100 miles on +aeir nontor The
capture of Breat.Litovsk announced
Yesterday arouscd tho greotcst ontbns,
iasm in Berlin. and adyices today indi.
eotcd n steady nnrsni+ of tbo g,niJiy
,etreating Slay armies,
All of the first line fortresses and
fortified positions of +be enemy have
now been captured With the fall Of
Brest. .LitcOsl and Bielostok only tbo
fortress of Grodno. on the second line.
remains in the hands of Grand Duke
Nicholas. Grodno is expected TO fan
before the end of the week With the
evacuation of Bielostok. Immediately
eouth of Grodno. and the retreat of the
russians to the north. the fortress is
left all but isolated.
North of the fortress the Slavs are
hurrying in retreat upon wilma. There
are no indications that Grand Duke
Nicholas has any intention of attempt.
ing to make stand there. The city
has already been striped of everything
Of military value, except supplies nee.
assary for the troops in the vicinity.
All dispatches lead to the belief that
the Russians will continue to fall back
upon tine Dvinsk. .Pinsk line, counting
upon the swamps and forests which
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
SUBMARINES TO
SINK No VESSELS
WITHOUT WARMING
If Arabic Was Exception
Commander DisObeyed
Instructions
Won BERNSTORFF
GIVES SUCH ASSURANCE
Full Satisfaction viii Be Ac-
corded If This Point Is
Proven
By @. P. Stewart.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-lt was never
Germany's policy to torpedo passenger
carrying merchant ships without warn
ing.
Submarine commanders have always
been instructed to permit those on
board to escape before sinking such
vessels.
II any commanders did otherwise,
they acted contrary to orders. Suppos-
ing the contrary were true, why has
not the destruction of unarmed enemy
vessels been grcater-why have many
such craft which might have been sent
to the bottom been permitted to es-
capel
These representations, it was learn
ed on unquestionable though unofficial
authority today, will be included in
Berlin's showing to the United States
in connection with assurance understood
to be Forthcoming, or already submit
ted, in answer to the American demands
as to the methods employed in Ger
many's submarine warfare.
1t is practically certain that infor-
nation, at least in part TO this effect,
has reached the state department That
details are given is not so certain
With the situation growing out OF
the sinking of the liner Arabic greatly
cleared, however it was admitted at
the state department. that considerable
confidential information regarding
Germany's s submarine activities was be
ing received from Ambassador Gernr
The ambassadors formal report giving
the first outline of Germany s position
was received last night and advices
today were understood to give assur
ance that no wear need be entertained
for American lives owing to submarine
attacks.
II was naturally asked: In view Of
Germany's representations, If subma-
rne commanders were not ordered to
sink uparmed, passenger carrying ships
without warning, how II happened in q
numbers of cases not only the Lusi-
tan1a--that disasters occurred under
such circumstances. This question has
not yet been answered. The only OH
vious explanation is that the command
ers exceeded their authority. More
light is expected on this point from
more complete communications from
Berlin.
Ambassador voRBcrnstorff called at
the state department today and gave
assurances that "full satisfaction"
would be accorded the United States
thc submarine commander who tor
pedoed the Arabic exceeded his instruc-
iions. After giving Secretary of stat
Lansing this assurance the Ambassador
remarked that the offer was fNrthC
than Germany had hitherto gone. lie
plainly considered all danger Of friction
MS past and was extremely cheerful.
It is understood the proper prepara-
tion, no far as Americans nre concerned,
has also been promised for the torpedo
ing aud sinking Of the Lusitania.
The first communication forwarded
to Washington by Ambassador Gerard
regarding the Arabic, md received last
night, is understood to have contained
assurances made to the American am
bossador by Chancellor Won BethmannN
IIollweg, bearing out all statements as
to Gcrmanys position made by Won
Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27

soon as the fire was discovered, but the
frame dwelling was quickly consumed.
The entire post also turned out to
fight the blaze.
Police and coroners deputies were de.
tailed to investigate the fire and three
members of the United States army
medical corps We're appointed to a
board of inquiry at the Preside. Those
who will make an investigation for the
army authorities are MdSor Howard,
FIRST United States cavalry, and Lieu
tenant Hartz.
Senator Warren's Daughter.
Mrs. Pershing was the daughter of
United States Senator Francis h. War
rem, of Wyoming. She married General
Pershing at Cheyenne, January 26,
1906
General Pershing has had one of the
most spectacular careers of any officer
in the United States army, He gradual
ed from the West Point military acad-
emy in 1886 and served through the
early Indian campaigns. During the
operations of the army in the Philip
pines he served as captain of the reg
ular army and as major of volun-
teers.
In 1906, while captain of the Fif-
teenth cavalry, President Roosevelt
jumped him over the heads of long
list of colonels to be brigadicr gen
eral He has served in the Philippines
several times since then, his most no
table recent achievement having been
his command of the operations against
the hostile Moros in Mindano which
terminated on June l2, 1913, in their
defeat.
Will Investigate.
Mayor II. II. Whitney, commanding
officer of the post, win order general
investigation today. When the alarm
of fire was turned in Major Whitney
took personal charsv Of the men at
tempting to fight the flames
The origin of the fire will probably
never be definitely known, as the house
was completely destroyed. 1t is be-
lieved however, that the open fire
places were responsible, There were
three Of these in the house and serv.
ants declared two contained fires last
night. II is believed live Goals rolled
out of one of the CRATES and fired the
building.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
Zeppelins Aid Turkey.

amsterdam. Aug. .s7.-A dozen Yep.
~lins have been employed to relieve
the shortage Of shells of Turkey. ac.
t,,ordiing to reports received here from
Berlin today.
With the attacks of tae allies becom.
'h" constantly more violent and the
need Of the Turks for ammunition TO
resist the attacks becoming more press.
mo Germany is declared to have re
sorted to her SQUADRON Of aerial cruisers
IN IN an effort to save the situation in
the Dnrdanelles.
UPWARDS Of 100 tons Of fine machin.
cry used in making shells are declared
70 nave been transported through the
llr by the zeppelins to Turkey. The
,nechinery was first taken to the Aus.
,tlan frontier. There the Zeppelins were
'oaded and taken to the big airshipE
whlch sailed across Serbia toward Con.
atontinople.
The trips are said to have been made
M night In order 10 escape detection
ov Bulgarian border guards aud also 10
AVOID AVOID protests against the violation OF
"u'garian territory, owing TO tho neces
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
OF GENERAL
PERSHING AND HER
DAUGHTERS ARE DEAD

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-Suffoeated
by thick smoke that poured into their
room rs they slept, Mrs. Frances Per-
shing, wife of Brigadier General John
j. Pershing and three of her children
perished when their home at the Pre-
sidio, was destroyed by fire here early
today.
The body of Mrs. Pershing was found
lying over the lifeless form of her
Youngest daughter Margaret, aged 3.
The other children to perish were also
girls, Helen, s, and Ann, 6,
Little Warren Pershing, 5. the only
son, was rescued by soldiers who
bravely forced their way into the burn
ing house and found him in rear room,
all but overcome.
The wife of Lieutenant Boswell,
house guest of Mrs. Pershing, escaped
with her two children, Jimmy, S, and
Billy, 2. She was aroused by the smoke
and endeavored to warn the general IS
wife. Mrs. Pershing's door was locked,
however, and the cries Of Mrs. Bos,
well brought no response.
Lieutenant Eugene Santchi and C. j..
Hazlett, an army truck driver, were the
first to reach the Pershing home. The
building was already half consumed.
Standing in the rear of the house they
found William j. Johnson, 35, colored
cook, in the Pershing home, wringing
his hands. He was fully dressed.
Lieutenant Santchi seized ladder
and mounted to second story window,
There he found little Warren, face
downward on the floor. Lifting him,
he passed the unconscious boy down to
Hazlett. Flames filled the rest of the
house.
Johnson, the cook, said he was in
the basement when the fire started,
Santchi and Hazlett declared He said
he had heard children Is footsteps above
and then smelled SMOKE, He ran from
the house. Asked if the family had
escaped, he said'
"No, they are all up there. ~
Mrs. Boswell and her children had
a narrow escape from death The lieu
tenants wife tossed the two littlc
ones from an upper story window into
the arms of waiting soldiers and ther
aeaped to the ground herself.
City and exposition fire departments
responded to the alarm turned in as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
GANG OF ARsoNIsTs.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 27..-Allcged by
the police to be members Of a gang Of
arsonists who have been working in
Oregon, Montana and California, San.
ford W. Curricr, his wife, Bertha Cur.
rier, and Grant Hawley were arrested
this afternoon.
The arrests followed several days In.
vcstigation by the arson squad Of the
Portland police department
Currier is charged with arson and
the other two arrested are held as wit.
nesscs.
It is said by the police that Currier 3
plan Of action was 10 furnish n rented
house, then destroy II and collect the
insurance on the contents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27

tanned their unyielding and defiant at
tltude OF opposition to enlightened pub
lie opinion of the entire nation had
they not been bulwarked by the ma
terial and moral power welded by the
largest private fortune in the world.
Rockefeller Letters.
During all the seven tragic and
bitter months that preceded Ludlow,
Mr.. Rockefeller wrote letter after let
ter in praise of men whose acts during
this period had precipitated reign
of terror and bloodshed. 1t was only
when the Ludlow massacre filled the
press of the nation with the editorial
denunciation, when mourners in black
silently paraded in front of his New
York office, when cartoons in the press
pilCried him and his father before an
angry public, that at last complacency
gave way to concern in mis- letters and
kilograms to Denver
Workers Driven to Revolt.
When the economic, social and po-
litical domination of the coal compa-
MES finally drove the workers to re-
volt, the report declared the owners not
only refused to admit the possibility of
any grievance, "but at time when
they could have prevented strike by
merely granting a conference to the
union officials, they chose instead to
refuse the conference and in doing so
made themselves responsible for the
disasters ana tragedy that followed -
Attacking Governor Carlson and At
M O., h..
ed law and order policy" whca was
marked by the LawsCn trial and indict-
ments against numerous other unial
men, the report said:
"The same authorities who conduct
ed this and other successful prosecu-
tions of strikers have taken no steps
to prosecute Lieutenant X. Il. Linder-
felt, Of the Colorado National Guard,
or other members of the guard who took
part in the wanton slaughter by three
unarmed strikers held prisoner at Lud-
low, and in the burning of the Ludlow
tent colony which resulted in the death
by suffUation of ID women and chill
dren.
Correspondence was submitted Outlin,
ing the pressure that was brought to
bear on Governor Ammons and which
resulted in the latter issuing an order
permitting the militia to escort strike
breakers and put the state s armed
forces on tine side of the operators.
The publicity campaign started by
Rockefeller in his "union education
campaign" in behalf of the operators
was again outlined and its purpose EN-,
phasized.
Storm Of Public Wrath.
Prior to the massacre at Ludlow,
the letters proved quite sufficient for
Mr.. Rockefeller purpose, the report
said. But the storm of popular wrath
that rose after Ludlow demanded more
active participation, 1t was then tnat
Mr.. Rockefeller initiated the nation
wide publicity campaign by which he
hoped to convince the country that the
strikers and not his company's mine
guard militiamen were responsible for
the death of 10 women and children and
that the strike itself, instead of strug-
gle for freedom, was a revolt by blood
thirsty and anarchistic foreigners led
by men who obtained huge incomes
from organized agitation and lawless-
ness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
OuTA FORTRESS
NOW OCCUPIED BY
GERMAN ARMY
Last of Two Important Rus
sian Strongholds Is
Captured
WARSAW -PETROGRAD
ROAD IN GERMAN GRIP
Over Two Hundred Thousand
Russians Taken Since
Warsaw's Fall

Berlin, via wireless to London, Aug
27.-The fortress of Olita, ome of the
last of the two strongholds defending
the Warsaw-Petrograd railway, has
been occupied by the Germans. This
announcement was made by the war of.
flee today.
Grodno is now the only Slav fortress
ho'ding out.
Olita is midway between Kovno, the
fortress recently captured by Field
Marshal Won Mackenscn, and Grodno.
1t is 30 miles north of the latter fort
ress, which is now expected to fall at
any time.
The railway to Petrograd, running
through Wilma, is but 2S miles east OF
Olita and Wilma is but So miles to the
northeast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27

the freedom of the seas, and says that
it is fit subject for diplomatic nego.
tlations. This is the biggest step to-
ward securing peace England has taken.
Grey links the demand regarding the
freedom Of the seas with counter de.
mand regarding a limitation Of arma-
ment. Germany must abandon any ef.
fort to collect indemnity from the al
lies, and must not impose her will o
the world-whieh means, in all proba-
bility, that peace terms cannot be die.
tated by Germany, but must be made
in general agreement
While it was not reiterated by Grey,
England will require the evacuation Of
Belgium as u part of the price for
peace; but the future status Of Alsaee-
Lorraine must be a secondary matter
for Britain. If France cannot recover
the lost provinces through her own eff
forts England scarcely is justified in
killing off her own male population to
make territorial gift TO the French
Premief Viviani's answer, as IL
touches con Alsaee.Lorraine, is not, in
all probability, arousing much interest
at Berlin. His speech was delivered
to the French deputies rather than to.
ward the German foreign office Grey $
answer is n reply to the address made
by the German chancellor.
Unquestonably it cnn be said that
the first informal peace negotiations
are under way. Instead of being con
ducted through Intermediates, they are
taking the form Of public statements by
the ministry. Each is cautiously
sounding the other. An armistice may
be revealed as suddenly as the var
clouds gathered last summer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
Jennings Bryan,
Negro, Is In Trouble

Eureka, Cal, Aug. 27.-Charged with
an offense against William Benjamin,
Jr., aged 10, of Ferndale, William Jen-
nings Bryan, negro, connected with
a travelling road show, IL In the county
Jail today. He was arrested near Ar.
cata
Benjamin alleges he was lured by tho
negro to a deserted mill building. Bry-
an says he had been drinking heavily
and has no recollection Of what hap.
pened.
Ferndale is excited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
OIL KING IS SCORED
IN VESTS REPORT
ON COLORADO STRIKE

Chicago, Aug. 27-0ne of the most
severe arraignments of individuals and
their methods ever included in a com
munication to national investigating
body, marks the report of George P
West to the industrial relations com.
mission, placing responsibility for the
bloody. Colorado coal strike at the door
Iof John ID. Rockefeller and his son
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.
The report, made public here today
charged Rockefeller, Jr., with approv
ing measures to .coerce the Colorado
state government and with flomting the
will of President Wilson.
Rockefeller Responsibility.
"Mr. Rockefeller s responsibility mas
a significance beyond even the sinister
results of mis- policy in Colorado" the
report said. "The perversion of and
contempt for government, the disregard
of public welfare and the defiance of
public opinion during the Colorado
strike must be considered as only one
manifestation of the autocratic and
anti-social spirit of man whose enr-
nous wealth gives aim infinite oppor-
tunity to act in similar fashion in
broader fields. -
The trial and conviction of John of
John r. Lawson, the Colorado labor
leader, on a charge of murder was de.
nounced as anarchism stripped of ev-
cry pretense of even that c1imerical
idealism that fires the unbalanced mind
of tine bomb-thrower. The report de-
clared Lawson was believed to be a
man of exceptionally high character
and "gool citizen in every sense of
the term" After reciting that Lawson
was tried by Judge appointed by Gov
ernOr Carlson after serving as attorney
for the Colorado Fuel & Iron company,
and giving other details of the case,
it said:
Lawson Conviction Scored.
"The prosecution and conviction of
Mr.. Lawson under these circumstances
and his sentence to life imprisonment
at hard labor, marked the lowest steps
of the prostitution of Colorado IS gov
ernment to the will of the Colorado
Fuel 4 Iron company and its associates.
1t is the crowning infamy of all the in
famous records in Colorado of Ameri-
can institutions perverted and debaueh-
ed by selfish interests 1t is anarchsm
stripped of every pretense Of even that
chimerical idealism that fires the un.
balanced mind of the bomb-thrower. 1t
is anarchism for profits and revenge,
and it menaces the security and integ-
rity of American institutions as they
seldom have been menaced before.
With the statement that the Colorado
strike was n revolt by whole commun-
tiles against arbitrary economic, polit-
zeal and social domination by the Colo.
rado Fuel & Iron company and smaller
companies, following its lead, the re-
port declared:
"The policies and acts of the execu.
tive officials Of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company, and the other companies
that acted with them, had the hearty
support and endorsement of the great.
est and most powerful financial inter.
est in America, that Of John d. Rookie
feller and his son, JOnn d. Rockefeller,
Jr,, who controlled the company
through the ownership Of approximately
40 per cent Of its stocks and bonds
''lt is greatly to be doubted if the
Colorado operators could have main
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
pisobeyed Instructions.

Washington, Aug. 27.--Consideroble
"coufldcntial information" from Ann
bassador Gerard is rooching the state
department today, Secretary Of state
lansing admitted.
The adviccs from Gerard are under.
stood TO be in the form Of assurances
Tint Americans need have no fear of
further submarine attacks endangcring
their lives
Secretary Lansing said he had no
further conferences scheduled with AM
bassador Won Bernstorff after today,
giving the impression that they had
disposed Of all official conversations
until the Arabic report arrives from
Berlin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
LEWIS RELIEVED Of
ALL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Commission Accepts State En-
giner's Proposal to With
draw From Work

The state highway commission held q
meeting at O'Clock this afternoon
with the last communication Of state
Engineer John II. LOWS az the principal
topic of discussion. The board adopted
Mr. Lewis suggestion that he be reliev-
ed from further responsibility for all
highway work and passed resolution
TO this effect. In the future Chief
tDenuty Cantine will have complete
charge Of all highway work and will
report directly to the board. Mr.. Lewis
bond Of $4,000 which has not been
approved will be returned to him and
the board will accept bond in sim
liar amount for Mr.. Cantine.
Az the meeting it was stated that the
board considered that it was acting In
accordance with the law and that since
Mr. Lewis now c0ncurrcd In tho opinion
Of the majority Of the board that there
would be no necessity Of establishing
the authority Of the board or the state
engineer in the courts. The board has
maintained throughout the controversy
that it has had the authority to direct
the work and that II will do 30 absolute
ly in the future.
The controversy is now closed incl.
dent and the controversy which in the
beginning promised to assume large pro
portions has dissolved Az the start Mr.
Lewis maintained that he had authority
to supervise and direct the work Of Mr.
Cantine. The board held that II hat
sole authority over the actions Of th,
chief deputy and the clash Of authority
took on various aspects until II wal
decided TO try the matter out in tbl
courts. The recent action Of Mr.. Levitt
in Withdrawing has removed the pos
sibility Of taking the matter to thu
onu.t. aud audnd Cha nuiI,hIa
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27

sity Of making part Of the journey
across this country.
Each Zeppelin carried from three to
four tons of machinery at time, and
bv repeated trips, the entire supply OF
machinery which will enable the Turks
TO manufacture n great supply of smells
Is declared TO have been transported to
Constantinople.
Olita was evacuated without any
show of resistance, the official state
ment said. and the Russians withdrew
to the east.
simultaneously detachment of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's army de.
feated the enemy in an engagement
south of Kovno. East Of Ossowetz and
southeast of Mitau, fighting is now in
progress.
Prince Leopold's Bavarian forces are
advancing rapidly upon the railway
from Brest .Ltovsk TO Minsk, It was
stated. They have reached a position
northeast of Kamenez Litovsk, less
than 90 miles from the railroad.
Further south Field Marshal Won
Mackensen drove the Slavs back across
the Ryta river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
sntlafnotIon wan Be alyen.

Washington, Aug. Elf the sub
marine commander who torpedoed the
Arabic--assuming that the liner was so
destroyed exceeded his instructions,
"ful satisfaction" win be accorded
the United States.
The formal presentation Of this as.
surancc from Germany was the mission
OF Ambassador Won Bernstorff to the
state department today, II was learned
nt the German embassy,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
ENGLAND BIDS FOR
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Willing to Submit Cermany's
Contention Of Free Seas
to Arbitration
(By j. w. T. Mason.)


IWrlttpn Tor Tle UnIttu FTtss.T
New York, Aug. 21.-Premier Viyiani
cf France and Sir Edward Grey, Brit
ish foreign minister, have answered in
entirely different moods the tentative
peace suggestions made by Germany.
Viyan S reply was vague refer
ence to frances determination to figat
until Belgium has been freed and Al.
co.Lorraine has been reeonquered.
Grey goes further than this patriotic
generality. With high statesmanship
he discusses the German demand for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27

st. L0nis ........................n". j
Harper and Williams; Loudermilk
and Seyeroid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-27
American.

Gregg and Cady; McIiell and O'Neill.
Mays replaced Gregg, Jones replaced
Mitchell, Thomas replaced Cady, CARR.
ann ronlared ThOmaa