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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
Northern France Asserts
Southern France Not Braue

fire. We did not have time to assemble,
to get our bearings, anything. We got
off the train to me shot down. Some.
body ran. Somebody followed. Two
more followed the first and the others
seeing some running away, followed
suit. 1t is a psychological fact that
this is what happens arways under these
circumstances.
"We should have been halted mile
to the rear, assembled and marched, in
orderly fashion, into the firing line.
In that way we would have had time
to look around, to see whore we were, to
catch courage one from another. Wake
the boldest man from heavy sleep, in
the dead of night, and let him have q
great danger to face. He win be afraid
providing he is not too stupid to have
any sensations at all. Wake him VI
and give him few minutes time tC
get himself together, then let him face
the danger and he will meet it as q
brave man should,
$50 it should have been with us. II
was bad leadership to precipitate mer
who had never been under fire, mer
! fresh from the arms of wife or sweet
heart or mother, into action in such sud
! den fashion. Men who have once faced
I bullets can be handled that way but moi
raw recruits"
The story that soldiers from the soutl
of France lack courage is no doubt
slander. General Joffre comes from
Rivesaltes, in the Pyrenees; Genera
Gallieni from Saint-Beat, also in thes,
mountains; General Foch from the vii
lage of Valentine, likewise Of the noun
tains between France and Spain; Will
General Castelnau calls Gurideeh hi
home, this little town being on tn
plains about Toulouse.
These soldiers have already wo
places in history by their iron coul
age; they are the men in whose hand
the fate of France rests; they are tn
commanders in chief Of all the Frenc
and thus far the whole world agree
they have accomplished wonders,
Yes, they are from the Midi.
The southern Frenchman does M
t lack courage. Nor does he lack pntrio
ism. lie is different, yes, from h
{ northern French brother, but he is Il
t there Just the same. He talks diffe
n entity, eats differently, thinks diffe
d emily, dresses differently, lives diffe
{ emily, SO why should he not fight di
e ferently and--in this great war-d
y differently.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
NO PASSENGER SAW
SUBMARINE BEFORE
TORPEDO WAS SHOT

which was floating nearby. and clung
to it until l was picked up. By that
time | was exhausted, l saw ten boats
pull away from the Arabic. One was
filled with water soon after clearing
the liner and sank.
"The sister Of the Arabic 3 surgeon
was thrown into the water when one
boat sank. A sailor swan toward her
and Captain French of the rescue ship
dived into the water and helped him.
1t was fine work."
Stella Carroll, a professional singer,
said the women aboard the Arabic were
particularly calm and displayed great
self control. Several were scantily
clad when they were forced to hurry on
deck and suffered severely from the
cold wind which was blowing Many
were still in their berths and were clad
only in their night clothing. They were
furnished with clothes upon reaching
Queenstown.
"There were four women and 90 mer
in our boat" said Mrs, Carroll. awe
got off safely and rowed away from
the Arabic as she was sinking. saw
Captain Finch dive as the ship settled
into the water The women were il
great distress owing to their lack Of
clothing and the cold, and to keep u
ther spirits sang 'Tipperary'." "
b, Curry, the assistant purser an,
several others corroborated the story o
Captain Finch himself, who said h
stood on the bridge of the Arabic unit
that structure began to go under.
81 was on the bridge at 9:l5 watch
ing the Dunsley which had apparentl
been torpedoed," " said the captain
Suddenly on our starboard side, / sa,
the wake Of torpedo. 1t was no
more than 80 yards away. | did not Sc
the submarine and had no warning o
the attack.
"The torpedo hit us to starboarC
Water spOuted up with the explosio
and some life boats were splntere,
The ship began to settle rapidly, bu
absolute order was maintained. Th
small boats had been previously swun
out, as / knew there were submarin,
in the vicinity. If two boats had NJ
capsi2ed there would have been scarce
any casualties.
81 stayed on the bridge until Il
water Tapped my feet. When I can
up my head was injured by hitting
piece Of wreckage, but was able
swim toward n raft There | helped
mother holding baby, Chamber on Il
raft, Twenty minutes later we we
4 rescued. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
GERMANS CAPTURE
STRONGHOLD WITH
MANY PRISONERS
NOvo Georgiewsk Falls With
Great Army and Stores
Of Munitions
OVER EIGHTY THOUSAND
PRISONERS ARE REPORTED
Russians Held Fortress In
Order To Cheek Pursuit
Of German Army

Berlin, via wireless to London, Aug.
20,-Novo Georgiewsk has fallen.
The capture Of the fortress to the
west of Warsaw was officially an
nounced today,
Novo Georgiewski is 20 miles west
Of Warsaw. AS the Germans advanced
upon the Polish capital the invading
armies went around the fortress and
with the fall Of Wan Novo Georgie-
wsk was isolated, The Russians decid-
ed to defend the fortress, however,
leaving a strong garrison to oppose the
Germans, The siege was in progress
for more than week and German pa
pers estimated yesterday that about
$4,000 Slavs would fall into the hands
Of the Teuton army with the capture Of
the fortress.
Novo Georgiewsk is the last Of the
Nistula fortresses to be held by the Rus
slams. The Germans have now made n
sweep Of the entire line, reducing
kOvnO, Ostr0lenka, Lomaz, Novo
Georgicwsk, IvNngorod and Lublin.
1t is believed that at least 10000
Russians were captured when Novo
! teofRleWsk was hccupleu uhu IL N alou
| likely numerous cannon were taken,
Tho first announcement from the war
office made no mention Of the number
of prisoners or cannon captured.
Kaiser Wilhelm, II was announced
departed from Novo Georgiewsk to
congratulate personally General Var
Bcscler upon the capture Of the fortress
Noyo Georgewsk has fortress OF
the first class and Of the greatest
strength, Napoleon erected the mair
dcfenscs in 1907 and the Russians i'm
proved them. The garrison which WA
left behind by Grand Duke Nicholai
to defend the fortress numbered be
tween 10000 and 10000 men, II wa
held for the purpose of blocking The
Toutonic advance after the fall of War
saw.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
BY William Philip Simms.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Paris, Aug. 3.-(By mail. Northern
France accuses Southern France of
lacking courafge grit dency, Use ,oin
lacking courage, of possessing yellow
streak, of talking whole lot and do.
ing little in the way of slaughtering
Germans.
Since the very commencement of the
the war stories have been going the
rounds concerning the behavior of GER.
tain regiments, said regiments being
recruits in the Midi.Southern France.
Boiled down these stories have il that
these regiments turned and fled in dis.
order Immediately they found them.
selves under fire, that this happened
more than once but that the guilty
regiments had been badly punished
Is it true that Frenchmen from South.
ern France make bad soldiersi To the
neutral observer this would not appear
true for four Of France s greatest gen
erals hail from that corner of the coun-
try. These are General Joffre, General
Gallieni, General Foch and General Cas-
telnau.
Between northern and southern
France there has always been feud
not unlike that which exists--Or did
exist-betwecn the north aud the south
in the United States, So far as outsiG
ers are concerned, France is France
without distinction as to the particulal
part of the country one claims as home
But among themselves the northernel
looks down on the southerner and vic,
versa; both claim to be the real OnC
true French, both the speakers of thu
purest language; both claim chivalr!
as their own particular birthright an,
so on up and down the line,
! asked highly educated soldie
belonging to one of the regiments whic
are said to have distinguished them
selves by bad morale under fire
what was in the story He replied;
"We are blamed for what has haT
pened in every war since wars began
we ran but we only did what the bes
soldiers in the world have done, an
would have done again under simila
circumstances
"Thc war broke out suddenly Almo'
without warning we were hustled OF
Of offices, from behind counters, fro
desks and studies into uniforms ar
rushed into trains Our trains we
directly upon the battlefield and y
were detrained actually under heaN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
nalvesion Is Game.

Galveston. Tcyas, Aug. 20.-Galves
ton today began a brave struggle TO-
recoyer from the devastating tropical
hurricane which swept the city and
southeastern Texas Late reports III.
dicate that between ii and 20 persons
perished here and upwards OF 2OO IN
the entire storm district, and wnllr
some towns and villages are still TO be
bcord from, tho.. which bore the brunt
.of tbe hurricane turned their attention
work of relief and reconstruction.
All food, fuuI, clothing and money
ia held in common by the people OF
Galveston. All places Of shelter have
also become common property. Private
houses have become miniature hotels,
AS persons Whose homes were destroyed
in tne storm are being taken IN and
cared for Change IL scarce and money
il being loaned 70 strangers. Supplies
oF clothing swept away when houses
,opnled over m the wind and we're ear.
ried away by the high waters ARE being
replenshed by arluaintances of the We
Tins
There is no danger Of actual starva
zion visiting Galveston before rail or
wooon communication with the city can
be restored, but The supply Of bread IN
the city ia lOw.
The Morgan line steamers III Siglo
and M VALID and the Mallory line shiT
| Concho are feared TO nave been lost
in the storm. They were due to arrive
from New York at the same time the
p.t,ih stnawpr Glcubridpe arrivef
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20

Queenstown, Aug 20.-Not a single
survivor from the Arabic interviewed
here today saw the submarine which
sent the White Star liner to the bot
tom. Several saw the U boat which
torpedoed the British steamer Dunsley
nearby and they believe the same vessel
dealt the Arabic her death blow, but all
agreed that the first warning Of their
own impending disaster was the sight
ing Of white streak in the water,
marking the track Of the torpedo which
struck the big ship.
The calm which prevailed and the
order maintained by Captain Finch and
his crew impressed all passengers of
the Arabic, especially several who had
been in other disasters and saw lives
lost owing to panic. The passengers
and members of the crew who were
drowned were said today to have been
in two boats which capsi2ed immediate.
ly upon striking the water. Some of
the crew are also believed to have been
blown to pieces by the explosion of the
torpedo. They were men in the engine
room and some passengers said they
saw pieces Of their bodies blown out
upon the water when great hole was
torn in the side of the liner.
Joseph O, DcLorrimer, n lawyer OF
Montreal, and son in.law of the Canad
ian minister Of marine told a thrilling
story of the Arabic rolling over on the
last boat that was launched from hei
and throwing The occupants into the
water.
"Most of the passengers were OF
deck or at breakfast when the Arabic
was HIT" said DeIIOrrimer. "Possibly
80 were still in their berths About {
o clock we saw submarine approach
ing a vessel which we found out after
wards was the Dunsley, There was /;
faint sound of an explosion and we tool
it for granted the Dunsley had beer
torpedoed, About IS minutes we haC
our own explosion. The Arabic stopped
almost Immediately. The ship rookie,
and then began to keel over. Most o
the passengers and crew took to tn
boats speedily and without any shoy
Of panic.
IT was among thr last to enter on
Of the boats. 1t had not cleared tn
side of the Arabic when the vessC
rolled over. She struck us and we wer
thrown into the water.
"I thought all was over. I do no
know what happened to the others VIII
were in the boat, but when I came u
some one in sinking life boat thre,
me a hawser. | tied it around raj
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
MAY MOVE CAPITAL.

London, Aug, 20-The Russian gov
ernmont Is considering moving the cap
ital from Petrograd TO Moscow, accord
ing 10 the Potrograd correspondent Of
the Morning Post today. The move is
being considered because Moscow IS
more ideally situated and not on ac-
count of the advance Of the German
armies upon Russian soil, the CORE
spondent said
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
Loss Of LIFE IS
GROWING HEAVIER
IN GULF REGION
Property Damage Thought To
Exceed Fifty Millions
Of Dollars
GALVESTON UNDER
MARTIAL LAW TODAY
Governed Issues Statement
That Outside Help Is
Not Needed

Dallas, Texas, Aug 20.-With the uc.
tual recovery of scores of bodies and
unNenTed reports of others being
found in addition to persons who are
known to be missing, Indications today
were that the Texas storm toll would
exceed 200.
Estimates as to the property damage
done by the terrific hurricane and
floods are largely speculative, but it
is believed the loss will amount to more
than $50,000,000 for the entire storm
area.
Reports here today established that
l0l persons are known to have pcrished
nj the storm There are 1855 missing and
it is feared that half Of these are dead
With the complete abatement Of the
storm, relief measures are being push.
ed to the utmost and drinking water
one of the most urgent needs of Gal.
weston, will now reach the island city
soon
Trains from Houston are en- route to
Texas City today. carrying water, food,
clothing and other supplies, From Texas
City the supplies win be taken to Gal
weston on barges.
1t will require three weeks to com
plete the wooden trestlc which is to be
built to temporarily take the place OF
the causeway which connected Calves
ton with the mainland Work is to bC
started as soon as men and materials
can reach the scene, but until the trestlO
is complete Galveston will be cut of
: from rail communication as result o.
the destruction Of a large section o
the causeway.
The loss Of life in Galveston was to
day placed at from fourteen to TWEEN
ty' At Texas City thirty'two are de
: clared to have pcrshed and nnetee
! are reported dead at Surfside Thes
are the heaviest losses of indiyiduu
points, though more than a score o
towns report from one to six deatht
4 Galveston is still under martial lU'
with armed soldiers on duty in th
streets and about public buildings an
hotels. Eight bodies are said to haV
been sighted in The bay there. Th
destruction Of the light house at Sur
side fifty miles from Galveston, ho
been confirmed. All Of the ninetce
Il persons reported to have perished
Surfside met their death when the ligl
house collapsed under the batterin
- Of the high sea and wind.
II From Houston, where he has gone I
: aid relief work Governor Ferguson i
i sued statement stating that outsid
y assistance would not be needed, STh
y governor said HIS information VIZ
that the loss Of life was not great
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
BERLIN FEARS EFFECT

London, Aug. 90 Berlin newspapers
have been ordered TO withhold tho
news Of the sinking Of tho liner Arabic
until further notice from the govern
ment, according TO Amsterdam dis
patches here this afternoon.
1T is evident that Berlin Is nervous
and fears serious differences one dis
nnNrh Rnlh
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
No Doubt of Her Death.

Queenstown, Aug. 2O--Mrs. Josephine
Bmguiere, widow Of Emil Bruguiere,
San Francisco millionaire, pershed
when the White Star liner Arabic was
trpedoed by German submarine yes.
terday
The death Of Mrs. Bruguiere was
confirmed today bv her son. Louis, who
was with her. and told Of his mother 8
struggles ia the water after the Arabic
went down
Mother and ! were among the last
to leave the promenade deck after tne
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
SOUTHERN PACIFIC DENIES.

Sacramento. Cal, Aug. 2O,-Southern
Pacific officinls denied that the com.
pany was sending letters to former
workmen, who went out on strike, ask
ing them to return to work. The South
ern Pacific saws il has all the employees
IL needs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
(By g. P. stewart.)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.) |
Washington Aug. 20.--The admins
tration is keeping an open mind with
regard to the sinking Of the liner Ar
able by German submarine
Nothing will be said or done Off
cially, it was stated today, until all the
facts are in and the best possible in
formation as to the circumstances sur
rounding the torpedCdng Of the liner isl
IN the hands of the state department.
Everything possible is being done to-
hasten the receipt Of details official re-
ports from Ambassador Page, but even
when these reports are in, explanations
may be forthcoming watch will have
material bearing on the situation
The outlook was deemed extremely
serious today. Personally, officials
said, they had no doubt 50 far as re-.
ports now indicate, that the sinking Of
the Arabic with Americans aboard
could only be deemed as deliberately
unfriendly" in accordance with the
warning given Germany in the last note
forwarded to Berlin.
The fact that two Americans are
missing and presumably perished was
''.N " 'hlN AAldNfu " ~ hAuhnN lhbilN bllh
ion as to embarrass the administration :
policy Of co9lness and deiberation This
ls not saying that the British version
If the attack, in the report that the
Arabic was torpedoed without warning,
will he acceped. II was remarked that
the administration preferred the testi-
mony Of Americans, though stories from
The latter so far also agree that the
liner was not warned.
II was suggested today that Captain
Finch might have attempted to escape
after seeing tine torpedo attack made
nron the Dunsley, which was near the
Arabic, and in this ease justification
might be offered for the sinking Of
'he White Star liner.
Attack Answer TO Note
II was admitted that The adminstra
tom win be glad to accept any explana
'on which does not involve a "delib
"ately unfriendly' Interpretation o
ihe incident. Those who view the sink
ing of the Arabic with pessimsm dc
jared the attack upon the liner wa
800 answer to the last American note i
which warning was given Of the atti
'Ule this government would be force
.' take If German naval commander
repeated their acts in contraventim o
American rights.
ON the other hand the optimist
pointed out the spreading Of Gcrma
.oyaganda In an effort to gain th
good will Of Americans. They said the
1id not believe Germany would delil
eratcly commit an unfriendly act aftC
irving. to get public sympathy.
The disposition in official circles 4
1ay was to deprecate suggestions ths
Nt the worst the incident means wa
was conceded that il looks like
break in diplomatic relations might r
Nllt but this would mean war only
Germany so interpreted the severan,
Of relations, Certainly, the admin
'ation will do everything possible
avoid trouble The tendency towai
war will be resisted. II IL not believe
Ve nation is favorable to war
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
FELL TO HIS DEATH.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug 20.--G. F. ORD,
wav. prominent citizen Of Boston, fell
TO his death on Mount Rainier, in the
vicinity of the Bee Hive Thursday aft
crnoon While descending from the peak
Menger information given out at Long
mire Springs this morning stated tna'
Mr.. ordway fell about % feet, frae
turing his skull. -.
coma.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
1.erntlon Thinks II possible.

Washington, Aug. 20-rhough with.
out official advices, the Bulgarian lie.
cation here today did not discredit the
report that Bulgaria would soon join
the allies.
at is not impossible" said First
Secretary Pileti
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
LABoREE sU1c1DED.

pctland, Ore, Ahg. 20.-Said to
nave been despondent because Of a ser.
le' of quarrels with his wife. Ed Har-
per, aged 20, a laborer, drank carbolic
acid and died in the hospital today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20

Boston Globe, The idea Of Boles
Peurbso In the role Of a rcformer
seems strange, until ,ou find that "
ia tariff reformer,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
GERMAN SUBMARINE
VICTIMS

Since the German submarine
war began last February L136
non.combutnnts, including IFS
Americans have been killed as
the result of the operations of
the undcrscu boats,
Between $50 and 400 ships Of
all nationulities and all classes
have been sunk
The last official estimate by
the British press bureau was
e. made on July - II stated that
: ll2 British merchantmen and
, 1863 fishing vessels had been
, sent 10 the bottom, Possibly
, 50 bclligcrcnt vessels have sunk
!, since then, but the strict British
, censorship makes it impossible
( to get nm accurate estimate
( About ~ neutral ships have
< been torpedocd since the Ger.
K man order took effect
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20

London. Aug. 20.-On the heels Of the
torpedong aud sinking Of the While
Star liner Arabic Yesterday, German
submarines have displayed almost nm.
precedcnted activity during tae past *
hours,
Reports Of five vessels being sunk
and one damaged reached here today,
and six, In addition to the Arabic, were
announced as having been sent to the
bottom yesterday,
The largest ship TO be reported torpe'
doed and sunk today was the White
Star freighter Bowie, a vessel OF Oo5'
tons. Although II was the biggest shil
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20

Amstcrdam. Aug 2O.--The
kniser has conferred the order
Of pour lc merit upon Grand
Admiral Won Tlrpitz because
of Increasing submarine sue.
cessrs. according 10 Berlin
dispatches here today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-20
WITHOUT WARNING
ARABIC WAS SENT
TOlFATAL PLUNGE
Stories Told By Survivors
Agree That Blow Came
Unexpectedly

X X x X X X 4 X x 4 X X 4 X 4 y
X y
X American survivors on Ar, \
X able: y
X A. Heillc Ncbker, Logan, \
X Utah \
\ james Oulhan, philadelphia. \
X Thomas Elmorc New York !
X Rev. y. A. McAllister, Cham Z
X bcrgsburg Pa. J
X james 4. Rowley, Chicago.
X 'Mr and Mrs, Della Coying !
X ton New York. !
X John Olsen, San Francisco.
X Louis Bruferc, New York
X Mr. and Mrs Phillip Collier J
x Buffalo
X Miss Sadie Shrimpton, Syra !
X cuse, N, Y
X Claude Roodc, schenectady
X Ny
X John Nolan, Trenton, N j.
X John OlschcwsId,
X Christopher McTamlcy Trcn.
X ton, n, j.
X Mr. and Mrs. FRED Burgess.
X Mr. and Mrs james Calmon,
X Leopold Moore,
X John Dolnn
X w. !. Ramsdell,
X william Hughes
y j. Kellctt
X Fred Martin, Wunstonsncm,
X N, c.
X John +. Day.
X Miss l.. q. NJ Day
X Missing
X Mrs. Josephine Brugiere San
X Francisco.
X Dr. Edmund Woods, james
X Vile, Wis.
IL
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