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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
By Ed L. Keen,

London, April 9.-Upon two great
battlefields seven hundred miles apart,
thp allied armies are cooperating in a
MIGHTY attempt to crush Austria and
force the aged Emperor Franz Josef to
sue for peace, All reports indicate
that Hungary is in q state Of terror
The great forces of Russians and
Aushians are now locked in a desper.
ate battle along the San river. 1t is
IN this region, northeast Of Vetlina,
that the heaviest fighting is reported.
The Austrians, supported by Ger
man forces Of considerable numbers,
are massed fifteen miles east of the
nilway running from Permysl to I'm.
gyar Hungary, Stubborn resistance
i being offered the Russians endeav.
orng to advance by way of the Uszok
pass, Pending the outcome of these
operations, there is lull at other
points along the battle line.
official and unofficial dispatches to,
Day indicate that the allies are slowly
working toward success, Through the
snow and lee of the Carpathians the
Russians are slowly but steadily ad-
aHcng into Hungary. The Austro.
German fcces, defending the ap.
proaehes to Hungary are in retreat at
'afy every point.
FIom Bucharest came reports today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09

were So representatives Of The associa
tions aud principals at this meeting
aud after the subject had been discuss.
ed ut considerable length, committee
Of tnlee, composed of X. A. Harris, rep.
resenting that part Of the city lying
north OF North Mill creek Mrs. G. II.
Jones. representing South Salem, ami
Mrs. W. NJ Smith. representing Cen.
trail and East Salem. was named 10
wait upon the cnncil TO ascertain what
prov sions can be made and what help
can be expected from that body in the
continuation Of the Fairgrounds move.
ment
Four or five years ago the play
grounds movement was launched as q
public proposition aud funds to the
amonnt of about $500 were raised by
public subscription with which com.
ploto Fairgrounds outfit was purcnas'
cd For two successive seasons public
Fairgrounds was maintained on the
Willamette university campus aud Il
proved very popular and successful.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
Oregon City Locks Are
Transferred to Government

Portland o~ April 9.-Thc papers
mastering the locks In the william.
,tie river NJ Oregon City TO tbo
united states government were op.
proved today by Attorney General
gg,Iegoy at Washington. secretary Of
VA, war Garrison Is expected to SIGN them
Inc government will pay the Port.
u0 aua Ea!!way Light and Power Com.
n nany ",5 1900 for Ehe locks. This INV.
, Ieu' will be made so that n celebro
. p WOn may he held at the same timo hat
4 .is.i,nIo NJ IifhIo canal near The Dalles is
Il IwTa,IIy w,a opened on MAY 5.
"A SI'h lhg official taking over of tbo
i.,,, IN toll Of fifty cents ton on on
n rSil sl' and ten cents per passenger
, ps,,es. pTs Aa, always been charged by tbs
A s"d @uand Railway Light and Power
tbo,IiIl y will be done away with and
Wy allowed to use the canal free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
sWoBoDA ASKS FOR EARLY
TRIAL-PRoTssTs INNOCENCE

Paris, April 9,--i'riends Of Raymond
Swoboda, now formally charged with
being a German spy as well as having
set fire to the French liner La Tn.
raine, today asked the authorities that
he be given an early trial They ex.
press complete confidence in Swoboda S
acquittal.
Swoboda proclaimed his innocence
during his preliminary examination yes.
terdly. He declared the charges
against him were ridiculous.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
TWO ARMIES ATTEMPT
To CRUSH AUS7R|ANS
Nehtv Forces Battle to Compel Emperor Franz Josef
To Sue For Peace--Russians Slowly Driving Austrians
Back Through PassesDeath Crappe Now On Between
Contending HOrdes On Hungarian BOrderand

against the German lines in the region
OF st. Mihiel, the French are sacrific-
ing the blood Of men like water in
repeated furious assaults So long as
this attack continues, Germany must
keep every available man in the west
to nOld her positions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

San Francisco, April s.--William w.
ard, 80, agent for the Pennsylvania
Mutual Life Insurance company Of
Philadelphia, blew out his brains in his
office in the Chronicle building here
today lie left note stating that be
was taking nis life because Of finan.
cial and mental troubles.
Esnrd and his wife were only re-.
Gently reconciled after a separation,
but IN the note the insurance agent
praised her highly and said be alone
was To blame for the tragedy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
LAssEN 6RUPTs AGAIN.

Redding, Cal, April 9.-Mount Las.
sen had registered lis s5th eruption to.
day At sunset yesterday ashes were
thrown up from two separate cratcrs,
the clouds uniting 1000 feet IN the air
and drifting northward. The action
lasted for about 10 minutes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
lBy William Philip simms.l J


Paris, April 9.-Captured trenches so
filled with the bodies of manged Ger.
mans that the French are unable to
occupy them and woods filled with
dead and dying men are described to-.
day in official dispatches telling of
the terrible fighting about Saint
Mihiel. So furious has the battle be-
com9 that neither side has time to
gather up the wounded or bury the
dead Along the slopes and in the val.
leys, soggy from recent rains, piles Of
bodies are declared to be actually
hampering operations. Advances must
be made over ground Uttered with dead
and manned and dying, The sides of
the Combres plateau and the Eparges
region, north Of st, Mihiel, are strewn
with the ghastly harvest Of the French
and German guns.
The havoc wrought by the French
artillery and shrapnel fire is evident in
every German trench which the French
have reached. Tnc trenches have sim.
| ply become the graves Of their defend
rs, Wounded and dead are piled to-
gothsr, filling the bitches.
The communique from the war Of.
flee today threw no light upon the
general progress of the French often
sive in the great battle region, Some
progress is reported at Epargos Coun
ter attacks Of the Germans were re-
pulsed in the ALLY woods, where six
machine guns and two mortars were
captlred There was no information
to indicate that the offensive was ap.
preaching the end, Despite the trcmcn-
dous losses Of both sides, the conflict
was renewed today with the utmost
ferocity at all points
Official recognition of the bravery
displayed by the British in rcpellng Il
determined night attack by the Ger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
IA WAS A LEAKY TRAP
WROTE HER COMMANDER
Chief Officer FOretOId Fate OF
III Fated Submarine AT
Pearl HarbOr

Los Angeles, Cab, April 0-That the
United States submarine ~ was ga
loaky trap" was the statement Of Lieu.
tenant Alfred l., EIDE, commander OF
the Inflated craft, which lies at the
bottom Of the entrance to Honolulu
harbor with 90 dead men aboard, In a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09

" However, much our hearts blood at
the sight Of so much suffering, we will
remain resolutc until the end'
The wife Of the man at the head Of
the French cabinet Ia one Of the hard
est toilers In France. Each day she
directs nursery she organized for tho
children Of the soldiers at the front.
She visits the hospitals, directs tho
work rooms for women, busies herself
with countless other activities in addi.
tion to presiding over her own house,
hold She Ia lndcfalbable. No task
seems too great for hor If Il aids to-
ward "the final victory"
When ! interviewed Madame Viyiani,
/ found her overseeing the nurseries
aud the school canteen located In the
famous hotel Biron In the middle Of a
green park In the heart Of Paris.
"YOu must excuse me if | don't
answer questions just as you might
wish them answered. sho said "nnt,
like other women Of France, have
given myself over completely to my
fTnutipuad nm paga EiveN A
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
carranzistas Retreat.

Washington, April 0.-DirectIy con.
tradicting the claims of sweeping vic.
tories made by the Carranzistas in Mex.
leo, advices TO the state department
this afternoon declare the Garranzis.
tas are retreating from Irapuato to.
ward Queretaro, and that they have
withdrawn from Guadalaiara.
A statement issued today from the
Carran2ista agency here declared, that
the Villisias lost about 1900 men in
killed, wounded and captured in the
fighting about Celaya, whore villa was
defeated
This is about one.third Of the entire
force, Prisoners taken by General
Obregon declared that General villa
himself was the first to flee when the
tide Of battle turned against his men.
the statement asserted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09

lettor made public here today by Ali.
son Eide, brother Of the dead naval Of
ficcr, The letter was written three
days before the last fatal trip of the
submarine.
al just camo back from Pearl har-
Dor whore we were for ten days, hav-
ing a new motor installed, !" wrote
Lieutenant Ede "Previous to that
time we had blowouts aud other trou.
blcs Take little thing like that
down at a depth Of so feet and no bot
tom below aud water trickling inl I
expect the whole thing to go up in
smoke any time.
Even more startling statements, IL is
believed are contained in the letter.
Allison Eide refused to allow n repre-
sentative Of the United Press to read
it, but had friend read marked ex-
cerpts from II To the newspaper man.
Perhaps once in pbout 1000 years
there is woman so much In love
t.ttlt "a t,uu thot aha p.tHpw nutUrarsfa 10
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
portnguese Barr Sunk.

Londm, April 9--The Portuguese
bark Dourc was torpcdocd and sunk
March 81, according to dispatch re.
ceivcd here tonight from Swansea. The
captain aud crew escaped and took ref
uge in the Lighthouse off Swansea.
They were rescued by a steamer today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09

ginccring corner. Bethlehem con.
tinued its erratic course today. II
opened at lO1 to 10 and climbed 10
ll5 before there was decline.
Heavy buying OF steel stock also
featured the market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09

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wisdom didn Z count for very much.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-09
TRENCHES FILLED WITH
MANGLED BODIES Of
DEAD AND DYING MEN
Heaps Of Dead Actually Hamper Operations Of Troops
Neither Side Halts To Bury Victims Srewn In CHASTITY
Harvest In St. Mhiel Woods Struggle Only Beginning
Yet TeutOnic Losses Are Placed AT 100000.

mans was given by the war office The
name ofsthe place AT which the attack
was 'epulsed was deleted by the cen.
sOr,
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
ERNEST EISENHOWER
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Fairfield Man Charged With Murder
of BOulware of Winnsboro Freed
by York County Jury.

York Special to The State, Dec. 10.
After being out one hour and
thirty minutes the jury in the Isen-
hover case brought in a verdict of
not guilty at $3.50 O'Clock this after
noon. The case went to the Jury at
l O'Clock, after which court was ad-
journed for the noon recess. Tue
verdict was returned immediately
after the convening of court for the
afternoon session. The result was
heard in silence by packed court
ro"m. there being no sign of demon
sirrticn of any kind.
Court convened this morning at
$3.50 O'Clock and preceding the con
Guiding arguments in the case Judge
Rice addressed a few remarks to the
audience in which he called atten-
ton to the solemnity of the occasion.
and gave warning that he would toll
crate no manifestation of approval or
the reverse by those in the court
room at any utterances of the attor-
neys in their arguments.
The first argument of the day and
the closing one for the defense was
made by G. l.. Blease, speaking a few
minutes over one hour.
Solicitor j. X. Henry made the
closing argument for the state
speaking little-iess than an hour.
Judge Rice delivered a clear and
comprehensive charge to the jury in
which the law applying to the case
was fully explained. Shortly after
the verdict had been returned by the
Jury court adjourned until Monday
when general sessions business will
be resumed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
ISSUES THE CALI
FOR CONVENTION
McCombs Summons the Democratic
Hosts to Meet-Committee is
Named

New York, Dec. 11.-William F..
McCombs, chairman OF the Demo
cratic national committee, issued a
formal call today for the Democratic
national convention in st. Louis June
IA, 1916, and announced the per
sonnel of the committee on arrange
ments. The committee consists of
Clark Howell, Georgia.; Charles
Boeschenstein, Illinois; Thomas Tag
gart. Indiana; Wilbur w. Marsh,
Iowa; Robert Ewing, Louisiana; Ed
win o. Wood, Michigan; Edward F..
Goltra. Missouri; J. Bruce Kremer,
Montana; Eugene E. Reed, New
Hampshire; Robert s. Hudspeth, New
Jersey; Norman E. Mack, New York,
and E. Fl. Moore. Ohia, the chairman;
Homer S. Cummings. vice chairman;
Rolla Wells. treasurer, and Thomas
]. Pence. secretary, members ex-
officio.
The statement calls attention to
the plank in the party platform di-
recting that in each state where it is
not provided by law "all expressions
of preference for presidential candi-
dates shall be given and the selection
of delegates and alternates may be
through primary elections conducted
by the party organization in each
state"
Two delegates and two alternates
for every senator and two delegates
and two alternates, for every repre-
i'm Congress from, each
state. based on the congressional ap-
portfonment of the sixty-fourth Con
gress, and six delegates and six al
ternates, each from the District of
Columbia. Puerto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines are to be chosen.
Mr.. McCombs left tonight for st.
Louis to make preliminary arrange
ments for the convention.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
PROTEST WILDE
SENT TO FRANCE
French Cruiser Descartes, Stopped
and Searched Three Vessels of
New York and Porto Rico Line.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE state
department announced today the
stopping and searching of three yes
sells of the New York and Porto Rico
line by the French cruiser Descartes
would be made subject of diplomatic
representations to France. The de-
partment received official advices to-
day from San Juan of the incidents.
The note will contend that removal
of citizens of any nation from an
American vessel on the high seas is
without legal Justification 1t will as
sert, as was done year ago in 4
protest to France in the case of Au-
gust Piehenbrink, that the men re
moved were not embodied "in the
armed forces OF the enemy" in the
sense of that term in established IN
.ernational law"
The communication, it is under
stood, probably will declare also that
there is no justification for the re-
moval of an enemy subject from a
neutral vessel on the high seas bound
to neutral port, even if he could
properly be regarded as a military
person. The Trent case during the
Civil War probably will be cited as a
precedent.
The state department was not ad-
vised whether any of the Austrians or
Germans seized had declared their in
zens. Should it develop that such is
the case, the protest may be even
more firm.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
DENY CADET DIED
BECAUSE OF HAHN ).
Thurbur Sweet Succumbs to Paralysis
Due to Inflammation of Spinal
Cord-Said He Was HaZed.

Lexington, Va, Dec. 1.-Thurber
Sweet, a 17-year-old fourth classman
at the Virginia Military Institute and
son of Charles A. Sweet OF Chicago,
died here last night from paralysis
resulting from Inflammation of the
spinal cord, Supt. f. w. Nichols and
DR.. O. Hunter McClung, surgeon at
the institute, today denied reports
that paralysis resulted from injuries
which Sweet claimed to have received
in hazing by upper classmen early in
the session. The boys parents also
were said to put no credence in the
hazing reports.
Sweet entered the school early in
October. A few days later he ap-
peared at the home of Paul r. Scott
Of Washington and Lee University,
and was said to have exhibited
bruises on his back and cuts on his
hands, alleging that upper classmen
had beaten him with bayonets and
otherwise mistreated him. He re-
manned at the home of Mr.. Scott for
several days and in the meantime had
been posted at the institute and pa
trolls began search for him.
The cadets father came here when
notified that his son had disappeared,
located the boy and replaced him in
the institute. About the middle Of
October the student was stricken
with paralysis.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
TOWN DEMOCRATIC ELECTION

AS
is themselves
For Mayor-John T. Green Cha
FOR Adermen-E NJ Croxton, j.
gregory NJ E. Jordan, W.
Moore G. M Pyler,
D.
Out
S5, T.
NJ Croxn is leading
ing 112 in all about go
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
P. t. HILDERBRAND DEAD.
Solicitor Of First Circuit Passes
Away at Orangeburg.

Away at Orangeburg.
orangeburg. Special to The State.
Dec. LIP. It. Hflderbrand. ssolici-
tor of the first judicial circuit, died
at his in this city about 1880
o'clock this morning. Mrs Hilder-
brand had been In failing health for
some time, but had been i'll only a
short while. The funeral services are
to be conducted at st. Pauis Meth
odist church tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock. The funeral services will
be in charge of the Rev. w. 3. Dun
can, the Rev. George f. Davis and the
Rev. ID. d. Dantzler. The services at
the grave will be I'M charge of Orange
burg Commandery, knights Templar.
Burial will take place at Sunnysde
cemetery,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
OBSERVE EDUcaTION DAY.
Baptists OF State VIII End Conven-
tion Wednesday.

Greenville. Dec. 13.--Election day
was observed by the Baptists here
today in state convention and from
the reports from the various Baptist
institutions over South Carolina it is
indicated that more attention is being
paid to education now than ever be-
fore in the history OF the Baptist or
ganization.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
Planter Shot to Death

Clarksvilie, Texas. Dec. ia. F..
Schrader, SO, owner of one OF tho lar
gest plantations on Red Rivers was
shot to death mysteriously to-day.
BIoodhounds have been taken to the
scene.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
Compulsory Training Urged in Bill in
Senate.

Washington. Dec. 13.-Compu,-
sorry military training for Americans
between IL and 2S years old is pre-
posed in a bill introduced today b.
Chairman Chamberlain. of the senat,
military committee. The bill is
modification of the Swiss plan.
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
WEATHER

Fair and colder
Tuesday; We'd
nesday fair.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
YUAN SRI KA| ACCEPTS
THE THRONE OF CHINA
President of Chinese Republic
rendered Crown by the
Council of State.
VOTE ALMOST UNANIMOUS.
Yuan Said to Have Declined on First
Offer, But Accepted When Urged
a Second Time.


Peking, Dec. 11.-Yuan Shi Kai,
President of the Chinese republic,
has accepted the throne of China,
rendered to him by the Council of
State
Acting as Parliament, the coun-
Gil OF state today canyassed the vote
on the question of a change in the
form of the government of China to
monarchy, and found that the votes
OF 1898 Representatives out of 2,O43
qualified to vote on the proposition
were favorable to the change.
The council OF state Immediately
sent to Yuan Shi Kai petition urg-
ing him to accept the throne He
declined at first, but when the peti-
tion was forwarded second time he
accepted, with the proviso that he
would continue to act as President
until a convenient time for the coro-
nation
|, THREE YEARS \ REPUBLIC.
China, for centuries under the
Manchu rule. became republic on
February -, 1912, after the revolu-
uon OF 1911. Yuan Shi INai was
elected President on October 6, 1913,
and was inaugurated four days later.
Indications of plans to revert to the
monarchIcal system were first APP
parent last August, with the publi-
cation OF accounts OF meeting OF
prominent men in Picking, who form
ed an association to discuss whether
monarchy was not the best form or
government Tor emma.
me march OF events followed fast.
me machinery Tor obtaining an eX-
preston OF the nation opinion of
inc proposed change having been put
mo operation II was announced in
sN'hs elShteeh provinces mad voted
~ idE"r Oh monarchy. Meanwhile
"'teeh OF ths powers made represen-
'aII"HS 10 Feklhg regarding the pro-
poS"l 10 upset the Fepu0lcah gov
eIuh'eht' 1t was pointed out TO
0h'ila lRat such step IN the midst
Oh 'he european war was not desir-
"p'S' Japan LOOK Ieaulhs part IN
INC ie9eH 'dt'oiiS'
'hilla' however was not moved
ny the dttltuue Oh the powers, an
s"ei'hs 'henh WIN uecllhauoh TO
p'S'polic 'he uecIsloh ana assuring
'neln tia' 'he government hau oeeh
aoEiseo ny 'ne provincial oncials
'"a' 'ney "ouiu oe aoie 10 MAINTAIN
'i"iq uin'y IL ever hloharchy was
es'" DiiSiieu,
Ssa'iSiao'ioh ol 'he powers with
,"a iepiy mas oeeh maze mani
'e''' anu ieoehe caoies ana cores
ponuen'e from Fehihs nave oeen con-
"i''iis III 'he speculation as 10
ne.nei INC inoharchy "ouiu De es-
~ - 'ne near iu'ure OF IN
oeni'e,y oeiaSeu'
ooa, naiua'e ua'eu NoVem-
upon tue representa-
'n ioie'en po"ers III con-
oN ~ WIN INC hoharchicai gov
''ou III view iorR
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