Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-26

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X French but attack by Bntish
X on superior force fails. =
X Russian forces in field report <
x ed TO be S,000,0OO and attack =
X on Berlin believed possible
X German steamship Wilhelm x
x der Crosse sunk by British <
x cruiser High Flyer. x
x Austria announces victory x
X over Russians near Krasnik aft x
X er three days battle, five Rus =
X sian corps spread over 80 miles x
K being defeated and compelled x
x to flee tOwerd Lubln. x
x x
x x X x x X x X 4 4 4 4 = x 4 x
satisfactory market. Already the farm
ers warehouse, Ferry and Front streets,
has stored 10000 bushels and expects
within a week or two to have fully
$4,000 bushels.
j. A. Bishop, who lives at the corner
Of South Commercial and Judson
streets, went to Portland yesterday to
undergo serious operation.
A deed was filed yesterday on which
the revenue amounted to Sl5. The Cor
wallis & Eastern Railway company con
veyed its right of way to the Southern
Pacific company, the consideration be-
ing $l4,500.
The remonstrance against the pro-
posed paving of the fair grounds road
has been signed by several Of the prop
erty owners interested, but as yet has
not been filed with the county record
er, awaiting further de ,ciopments.
Mrs. G. K. Spaulding and daughter,
Miss Tia, will return tomorrow from
Newport, where they have been spend
ing several weeks. Accompanied by
Mrs. Walter l.. Spaulding, they will
leave next week for visit to the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition.
The six hop houses belonging to
Frank Matomi that were burned sew
eral weeks ago at independence, have
all been replaced by new and up-to-date
houses. The furnaces have been placed
this week and everything will be ready
for the hop season by Saturday night
The United Artisans will hold one of
their enjoyable picnics this evening, to
which not only members Of the lodge
but their friends az well are invited
The South Salem street ear will take
the picnickers towards Halls Grove
where the evenings program will begin
with a luncheon at $3.50 o'clock.
Charles Hebel 2lO5 Center street
director of Hebel's Cherry Bud band
was given surprise party by his bani
of little musicians last evening Th
Cherry Bud band made their first pub
lie appearance during the Cherry fui
in Salem on July 3, appearing in uni
form and making very favorable in
preston.
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About 5000 square yards of COZ
crete walk will be laid in Wilson par
within the next week. The board wal
Leading directly west from the stat
house past the Waite memorial fom
tain to Cottage street, will be cemontet
and also crosswalk between State an
Court streets, Otis c. Kennon has tn
contract
The Salem Military band will pos
pone its regular Friday evening concel
this week, on account of the crcl
being in town and other attraction
Friday night, Next Tuesday evening
special program will be given, and Il
concert viii take place from the ne
band stand. For this special eveniu
Tom Ordcman will sing several sclc
tions, aud the band will render populi
music especially arranged by Direct,
Stoudenmeyer
The public utilities commission toda
set saturday August 2S, as the dat
for the hearing of the petition of G
/ Williams and others against the p
cific Railway and Navigation compar
and southern Pacific at Tillamook. 1t
stated IN the petition that u spur ira,
takes up the largest part of &C" sire
IN Tillamook along tho bay and that /
safeguards have been placed to pr
vent pedestrians from walking off in
the bay,
Frank Meredith, former secretary
the state fair board and n wcll know
eX'Salcmitc paid u flying visit TO h
numerous friends in this city toda
/ Mr. Meredith is now secretary Of Il
Washington state fair board and is st
toned at North Yakima. A businc
trip brought him to Portland aud
improved the opportunity by coming
to salem for the ooy. Mr.. Mcredi
says the Washington state fair promis
to be fine one this year and that
rs now aochmotcd aud likes his II,
home
An answer received this m0rni
from the Spokane, Portland 4 Scat
Railway company in the matter of 4
petition of the Portland Chamber
Commerce against the Oregon Elecu
southern Pacific, o. W. X, 4 n. n
United Railways company. The pc
tion asked that ,he rate ON large Il
bulky packages OF those too long 20
loaded az the side doors of freight CO
be lowered. The cnswcr states that
d such shipmcuts th2 extra time requir
for loading and the expense off sets u
extra charges that ne made for sh
mcntS.
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Z. II. Rathbun, OF Lebanon, Is In I
! salem hospital today, with hrok
|, arm and leo frnn, iptnr,,s s,,statna1 4,