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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
CHANGE IS MADE
IN APPLICATION Of
RATES FOR WATER
Commission MOdiGes Original
Order On Stipulation Of
City's Attorney and Co.

According 10 very recent order Of
the railroad commission, changing the
application Of the new rates fixed for
the Salem water company, IN order for
water users 10 get the benefit Of Il
whole years use OF water for irrigation
purposes lspruging Of lawns and
gardens) they must pay their water
hin on VI before the first Of January;
II paid at any other time during the
year, they are only allowed use Of water
for irrigation purposes for the remain.
der Of the "celcndar year. Also the
rrgular discount Of 10 per cent upon
bills pnid on or before the 10th of the
current month is not applicable 10 tho
rates for spriukling Of streets, lawns or
gardens, except, IN the case of lawns
and gnrdcus, by payment Of four
months In advance on or before June
no..
This change in the original order Of
the commission, dated August 10, 1913
was entered OF record by the rairond
commission as Of Tuesday Of this week
and wns made upon the stipulation OF
city Attorney Trindle, on behalf Of the
city, and Manager O. a. Park for tb,
salem Water company As originally
adopted the order affecting .priuklinl
VI lawns n0d gardens provided, paron
iheHcnly, thar Payment of foul
months IN advance allows use for Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
May Be Compelled
10 Resign Naval Ministry

ed when the first Dardanelles lombard.
ment began nine weeks ago. But II
may be caused By tAe secretly circulat'
ed knowledge that the British war Of.
flee is taking chances with an inferior
force Of men,
There have been 50 many disastrous
miscalculatious since August aud so fire.
quently has the power Of the enemy
been underestimated that a feeling
must prevail t0 some extent that the
latest land operations against the
Turks were undertaken too adyentur'
ously. II the British are still resolved
that the war shall not end until the
Germans nave been driven from France
and Belgium. the Constantinople cam
paign must be regarded doubtfully, as
dangerously weakening the allied Of
fonsiyc in the west.
But the British government itself
may have concluded that the Germans
will eventually abandon France aud
Belgium as ransom for their blockad.
ed foreign trade. Under this circum-
stance and this only viii enough troops
be sent 70 Turkey 10 make The fan of
Consiantiu0plc probable,
with the government keeping its
opinion secret. however. and with the
directors OF British public opinion az.
lacking Churchill. there Is uuquestion'
ably more anxiety in England now
than at any time since the war began
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
LOW WATER CAUSES
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
Steamers Will Traverse River
Only Twice a Week
Hereafter

Because of the extremely low stage
of the upper Willamette, and particu-
larly the small amount of water cover.
ing Eola bar the Oregon City Trans.
portation company is changing the
schedule Of its steamers by which there
will be only two round trips week
between Portland and Corvallis instead
of three, as heretofore. The Oregona
will be operated on the through run to
the head of navigation in place of the
Grahamona.
The 0regona will leave Portland on
Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6:4j a. M.
for Independence, Salem, Albany and
Corvallis. She will leave the latter
point ON the return trip Wednesdays
and Sundays at 10 O'Clock noon.
Captain A. b. Graham, as the head
Of the company, announced this morn
ing that the Grahamona will leave
Portland Mondays, Wednesdays ant
Fridays for Salem and way landings
She will return Tuesdays, Thursday
and SATURDAYS,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29

supplies of ammunition, the allies arc
taking advantage of the lull in the
enemy attack to feel out their line
everywhere for a weakspot. The
gains so far have been made on the
right bank Of the User canal Most
of the villages to the north fYpres
have been destroyed by the German
guns. Ypres, itself, is nothing moro
than a mass of smoking ruins. The
town was long ago practically depopu.
lated when the inhabitants fled far in.
side the allied lines.
French Recovering Lines,
Fighting continues In the Champagne
region where the French are slowly
recovering the lines Of trenches which
were lost during surprise attaekg de.
livered by the Germans in the region
Of Beauseiour. Losses on both sides
during this fighhn ghOve been ex.
tremely heavy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
|MSSTVE DECLARES TIME RIPE FOR
AN ALLIANCE" BETWEEN PROGRESSIVES
He Insists Wall Street Told Him A Panic Was Threatened
Unless Steel Trust Was A IOWed To Take Over Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company Attorney Fails To
Shake Testimony

to the prosecution of big corporations,
which had contributed to his campaign
fund.- as well as the famous Tennessee
coal deal. The colonel insisted that
Wall Street authorities told him a
panic was inevitable unless the steel
trust was permitted to take over the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company. At
tTney WINS failed to shake him on
this point by asserting that the Stanley
steel investigation has SHOWN that dan.
ger of panic had passed when he con.
sented to the steel corporations taking
over of the smaller company. 1t was
planned to call State Senator Agnew
to the stand this afternoon.
Colonel Given Applause.
As the result of demonstration favor
able to Roosevelt when he first ap.
peared in court, Justice Andrews
! ordered the sheriff to clear the room
should it be repeated this afternoon.
wave of hand clapping swept the court
room when the colonel appeared for the
morning session,
Since he became governor Of New
York, Roosevelt said he had written
100000 letters, made 10000 appoint
ments, signed over 10000 laws, signed
appropriation bills aggregatng billion.
and delivered several thousand speeches
Rejected Advice, Sometimes.
Toward the. close Of Roosevelt 5 eX
animation the subject of his relation,
with the Senator Platt was again taker
up. The colonel admitted that whilt
governor he always consulted Platt n,
to state judicial appointments He de
clared, however, that he rejected Platt =
advice in larger percentage Of iudicio
appointments than in any other patron
\ age.
"While you were governor and presi
dent, was there any invisible govern
ment on your port3" the colonel wa,
asked.
Not one particle" he thundered.
Justice Andrews ruled out evidence
which was presented as to contributions
from insurance companies to the New
York republican state committee. TIL,
court held that nothing was shown othel
than a general knowledge on Barnes
part as to these contributions
The colonel was lead to further ex
plain his public attacks upon Barnes
and "Chief" Murphy Of Tammanl
Hall.
(which did you mean to be responsi
BILE. for the city government Of AL
bany?" he was asked.
Snaps Out Answer
"Barncs," came the prompt answer
ICnnIinmnd nm pnnn EiuhI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
VILLAGES NORTH OF YPRES ARE
REDUCED TO MASS OF SMOKING RUINS
Three Allied Warships Penetrate Gulf Of Smyrna Today
Loss Of Life On French Cruiser Leon Cambetta Be-
IeVed To Have Been 578 British Said To Be Holding
Positions In Turkey

Paris, April While the Germans
have brought up numerous additional
heavy guns and are shelling the entire
allied front in Flanders, the French
and British forces are cautiously, but
with great determination, developing
their offensive which is believed to be
destined to hurl back the enemy upon
his original line.
Situation Is Satisfactory.
The official communique today
merely announced that the general
situation was satisfactory. Reports
reaching headquarters, however, state
that lost ground is slowly being re.
covered while the power Of the allied
offensive is steadily increasing,
Despite the waning strength of the
German attack, it is not believed that
the kaisers commanders have aband
o2ed their new attempt to hack thci
way 10 the sea. German reinforce
ments are constantly being brought IN
aviatOrs have reported. The present
slatkening Of the German attack is be
ieyed to be due to Il lack Of ammuni
ion. The enemy's reserve supply OF
ammunition is believed to have beer
exhausted during the early rightiul
and that remaining must be husbandet
for defensive purposes while fresl
supplies are being brought up for tn,
renewed offensive.
Face Difficult Task
II is admitted that the French
British and Belgians face difficult
task in rcgaining all Of the grounC
lost to the Germans. At every POM
the Tcutons have dug themselves II
and with their heavy guns shellinl
the allied trenches are able to Offer
the most stubborn resistance. Th,
gains now being made by the Frcncl
are measured by feet and inches rathel
than by yards, French sappers are
active and by mining some of the ad
yancod German trenches have enableo
the French to make slight gains
While the Germans are forced to re
main on the defensive and more or lesi
inactive pending the arrival Of fresl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
WEIRD LAND OF BATTLEFIELD AND
TRENCHES IN FLANDERS VZSITED---
COOK IN KHAKI WHISTLES AT JOB

"Now over across this farm" says
the colonel, and we turn off the road
and follow broad, beaten path. This
path is going 10 be written down in his
tory some time. II was beaten down by
the feet Of the British soldiers who
marched to the trenches that night Of
March and waited until the signal
was given in the morning to rush the
trenches that spread before the village
Of Neuye Cbapelle.
stops To Make Sketches.
Frederic Villiers, who has drawn
sketches in sixteen wars and is now on
his Seventeenth stops to make a
sketch
1f you don't mind, - says the
colonel quietly, eve won't stop here.
There 5 house ahead Of MS there and
we can stop behind that
"Why are The Germans near herei'
says villiers
''They re right over there" says the
officer. But be doesn Z hurry us on.
He's used 10 IT, but irs hard to follow
his conversation He asks why the
American military attaches were with.
drawn from Germany. / have TO nsk
him TO repeat his question. can =
keen ms ewes off the trees a mile away,
and its bard to keep my mind on
American military attaches and those
problems. That house ahead viii hide
ns from the trees and there Is nothing
10 keep No. from running for il, except
that the colonel Is chatting very eooly
ana stndug along az an ordinary gait
Artillery Booms.
The trouble about this war is that
you never know you are on o battle
field until someone who knows about H.
tells you ao. The English ARTILLERY is
booming behind ns, the shells drill their
long. hollow rahoing tunnels through
ihc air. B1t in all the flat land around
us. broken only now aud then by the
wrecks OF .h,llel houses there is not q
sign OF human life except ourselves.
You ere not afraid Of the English guns
behind vow. and there is not the slight
est hgu ahead of you, just now, that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
''y o. W. 7 Mason, Former Europea,
manager Of the United press

Manager of the United pre,s.l
We" York. April 29.-simultaneouslv
wy 'p' opening of the land campaign
1'l. '',u'' 'onstantinople, determined
son1. Wa, .t oeen started in England TO
sriti sr.ts' lhc resignation of Winston
M. "'.l' W. iifst lord Of the admiralty.
M n. 'te''0le Of the naval attack on
|i6, "a r1IaI'anellcs is the ostensible reason
man. 1''s0ul s unpopularity, but as a
'htits VI Id'l the real cause is cumu.
loi,,r.lu' lu' relates to popular disap.
ejsr,. Us over many British naval ae
Ne,...a'I .a'Iiins the past nine months
|la,sr .'''''s' the fact that the news.
r sy D.,.l'. ot this precise moment.
|a,g publicly wont Engli,hmsn bave
trrl.G saving 10 private about
~. UT s Indicative OF n feeling of
|hti os .sarding the success of
|at ,'.''e, iu the Levant II an
asr, '''r hal been anticlpated. tho
al. tt'..a....f t..... o the admiralty would
~. Ai tU ,curn
s,'.,llp Oaapa.sn May Be Long
snr5 scarcely veiled. are an.
as,,s. 'a' British press that the
aW ,sl.a Ir 1mpaign win be long
ls ,,'.. aHl Us success uncertain.
a,.i of course, is partly ae.
r., f,5 fhe DISAPPOINTMENT
"'l 'hr expectations arous.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
FIRE DESTROYS BIG
VANCOUVER, B. C.,
BRIDGE EARLY TODAY
1t is Believed German Sympa-
thizers Set Structure
Ablaze
FEELING is STRONG
AGAINST The GERMANS
COnnaught Span Is Also Fired
But Little Damage
Is Done

Vancouver, b. c., April 29.--City and
provincial authorities today began an
investigation of the destruction by fire
Of the $500, 900 Connaught bridge, con.
Meeting the business and residential see.
tions Of the city at Gamble street, and
the attempted destruction of the Gran
vile Street bridge, million dollar
structure.
The fire at the COnnaught bridge
which started at 4;3O this morning,
during bowling windstorm, was
practically under control at noon. The
damage will be least half million
dollars.
Second Fire Breaks Out.
Fire broke out at the Granville
street bridge, mile away, about
o'clock, while all the fire apparatus
available was engaged in fighting the
flames at the Connaught bridge. The
second blaze was extinguished with lit
tie damage.
City officials blame German sympa
thi2ers for the two fires, which fol
'"''h N'NoNiN VI ti 'ONlnNihA bNNNih
ment's announcement that all Germans
Austrians aud Turks in British Coum
ba shall be detained in detention
camps until after the European war
The breadline which has been main
tained for the people was suspended
and an attempt was made to depor
them to the United States. The Unite,
States immigration authorities, how
ever, turned them back at the Washing
ton state line.
Sentiment Against Aliens Grows.
Public sentiment against these alien
was famed into a flame yesterday, fol
lowing a mass meeting Of German
Buesday night to celebrate the Germa
victory at Yprcs, in which hundreds o
Canadians were killed and wounded
The celebration was held at Point Grey
u suburb.
Streetcar service all over the cit
was suspended by this mornings fire,
Confined on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
Berlin Reports suceessea.

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville,
April 90 Renewed assaults by the al.
lied forces north Of Ypres ON the west
bank Of the User canal have failed.
with this announcement in an official
statement from the war office today,
it was declared that the number OF
cannon captured from the enemy has
been increased to 90 and that tho
Germans continue to maintain their
position at the brdgehead on the west
bank Of the canal around which desper.
ate fighting is now centerod.
OF activities on other portions Of
the line, the statement declared:
EAST Of Verdm our troops ad.
yanced more than 100 meters. A mum.
bcr Of French were made prisoners.
They confessed, uemblingly, that their
officers had told them the Germans
XII led their prisoners
con the eastern front the Germans
occupied the village Of Kovale and tho
heights adjoining We also took a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
BY BOND P. EDDEs.

United Press Staff Correspondent }
Syracuse, n. Y, April 29,-Exploding
4 yeritable bomb in New York state
politics. Colonel Roosevelt scored heay-
ily acre today just before leaving the
witness stand in the trial of the $780,
OOO libel suit brought against him by
William Barnes, Jr., republican "boss -
of the state
Coup Is Sprung.
The coup sprung by the colonel and
IBIS attorneys was in the form of a
letter written by Charles S. Whitman,
Nov governor Of New York, in which
be expressed the belief that republicans
n bud progressiyes should form an al
\ lmce "tO rid the state of the kind of
3nty control responsible for tae cor
ROpt cNditions clearly shown in various
sexammatioos and Investigations. ,
4 " was generally admitted that by
tm' letter Roosevelt had ripped New
n v ork politics wide open and that il
might possibly have far.reachiug eff
rect even in national politics. The let
Ter was written when Whitman wa
ols,r'ct attorney IN New York IT sup
foI's Roosevelt 5 charges Of an al
'oDge between the Barnes republican
organization and Tammany Hail. An,
the colonel in testifying after portion
ya,i,I VI ,T' .. ig,,'t Aad heen read, said h,
,,i., ,g,t' upon tHe word Of the taen dis
tnet attorney when making his attack
aI6,Tl9 '"'"'' during the primaries o
MA m i,,,,.
u '"S GT,,yl ,y,l'[ wa, written by Whitman
", 7" ,Ga'I's IT, DuelI in. The colone
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
Continued on Page six,)

months in advance" This provision
was changed, under the new order as
per stipulation, to read after the first
word "adynnce" in the above quota.
tion, con or before June 10 allows use
for the remainder OF tho calendar year,
also entities customer TO discount Of 10
per cent.
The discount privilege for payment of
bills on or before the 10th Of the eur.
rent month, as provided in the original
order Of the commission, is embraced
in footnotc which reads; Rates in
schedule ! are subject to discount Of
10 per cent when paid on or before tne
10th Of the current month, provided the
customer is not at the time delinquent
In the payment Of such bin" Under
the new order Of the commission this
privilege is modified 30 as TO exclude
street sprnkling and the sprinkling Of
lawns and gardens from the 10 per cent
discount privilege by the insertion Of
pnrcnthetical clause Except sprinkling
rates.
Under this change the city is exempt.
ed from the 10 per cent discount privi.
lcRe in the payment Of bills for street
springling, but the private consumer
may avail himself Of the discount by
payment Of four months in advance, as
provided in the preceding clause, ex.
planned In the foregoing paragraphs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
By William @. Shepherd.

BY william u. Shepherd.
Copyright 1915 by the United Press;
copyright in Great Brittany
With the British Army in Northern
France April lG.-(By mail to New
York)--A mile back from Neuye Chap
ellie we got out of our automobile On
our left was farm house with the
roof blown off, on our right waysde
shrine, the floor covered with straw, on
which soldiers sleep at the foot Of the
altar
An English colonel takes the three Of
ms in tow.
oven 20 ia twos' he said. "Reep
YOUR distance apart They never shell
d couple Of men, but if they see four
Of us together. they might try to drop
o she'll ON MS.
We plunge along through the mud Of
the road.
"They shelled this building we are
passing half an hour ago, exelaims
the colonel The building in question
has been sheled daily for many days.
It's roof is almost gone. / hear a man
whisiliug IN The building
Cook Does Whistling
"That the cook SAYS the colonel.
'IIe's gone nto the Kitchen where
there o sink. 10 wash his dishes'
Sure enough. there stands the cook iu
Khaki. you can see him through o she'll
hole in the brick wall lle Is working
and whistliug the English Tommy 3
latest tune, "Good Bye Dolly ! Must
Leave You."
We pass three ruined farms ln the
yard OF one. hyneinths are blooming az
the doorway Of the roofless house.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
LINER ARRIVES SAFELY,

Liverpool, April 20,--Lincr Adriatic
arrived in the Mcrscy from New York
today. The voyage was made safely
and without incident, despite the Ger.
man submarine "blockude," In run.
ming throught the Irish sea last night,
all lights upon the Adriatic were ex'
tinguished and the liner put on top
speed, but no submarines were sighted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
ITALIo-FRANCo PACT.

Rome, April 29.-Rumors that
Italy and France have reached
an agreement on all particulars
should the Italian government
decide to enter the war con
tinued to be widely circulated
here today.
The Italian ambassador to
France held an extended confer.
ence with King Victor Emman,
uel and Premier Salandra today.
Following the conference the
ambassador announced that
would return to Paris tomor-
row. The foreign office would
make no comment as to the visit
of the ambassador to Rome.
X X X X X X X X X X X X X \;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
SCHOONER MAY BE LOST.

San Francisco, April 29.-Feors were
expressed here today that the American
schooner Emma, with her captain, Geo.
Clark, five seamen and two Mexican
custom officers had been lost off San
Jose De Caho, near La Paz, Mexico.
The crew of the schooner Bernardo
Reyes, in here today from the south,
reported that the Emma sailed to load
guano ON an island twenty-five miles
from San jose Soon after she left Il
terrific squall blew up and it is feared
she was unable to weather the wind.
Nothing has been heard from her since.
He who adyertises for a wife may
get what he advertists fer, but he sci
dom gets what he wanted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29

This is the second Of the stories in
the Shepherd series, the first Of which
appeared yesterday. william G. Shep.
herd, United Prss staff correspondent,
is the only American representing an
individual American press organization,
now at the British front under official
credentials. A third story by him will
anpenr tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
EXCESSIVE DRINKING
SERIOUSLY AFFECTS
OUTPUT Of MUNITIONS
Lloyd George Says English
Nation Should Subordinate
Everything

London, April 29.-The long.expected
government bill designed to restrict the
sale and use of intoxicants was intro.
duced in the house of commons today
by David Lloyd-George, chancellor OF
the exchequor. The chancellor insisted
that excessive drinking by employees in
the navy yards and ammunition fac.
tories were seriously affecting the out.
put Of war munitions so badly needed
at the front.
The measure doubles the present tax
on all spirits and imposes sur.tax on
all beer containing more than 7 pei
cent proof in spirits,
"The English nation should subor
dinate everything to the present strug
gle so we may win, declared Lloyd
George, in presenting the measure
Z" Out of 5000 men in one plant alone
1900 workers failed to resume wWl
after their Easter holiday, This alon,
proves the absolute need of Legislation
for the restriction of the liquor traf
fic. "
The chancellor declared that ta,
slackness of some shipyards due to tn,
workers losing time through drink wa
causing the gravest anxiety amonI
those in command of Great Britain
! battle fleet.
Believed Bill Will Pass,
1t is accepted that parliament will
speedily pass the measure presented b.
the chancellor which makes the Ia
upon wines and intoxiconts all but Pre-
hibitive. The tax on all liquors wa
raised at the outbreak of the war an
increases now sought are based upo
the present tax.
All factions are pledger to the SUI
port of Lloyd.George In an effort I
bring about u greater production q
p war munitions. The amount Of liqut
, consumed has greatly decreased sin,
= the first agitation against liquor tra
fic. Although some factions Of the Il
. Dor element resented the charge thu
e intemperance was responsible for th
, shortage Of production labor leaders
general assured the government Of the
support. 1t is admitted that the lack {
h ammunition is n grave problem both
= the army and navy, although the pr,
duction has been greatly increased sine
the opening months Of the war
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29

u makes some men almost as mad
to have people tell lies abou, them as
il does II they tell the truth,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
OFFENSIVE OF ALLIES MAY TURN
ATTEMPT Of GERMANS TO HACK WAY
TO THE SEA THROUGH FLANDERS

Enemy May Be Hurled Back Upon Original Line With the
Advance Of English, French, and BeIgians--Lack Of
Ammunition Believed To Be Cause Of Teuton's Les
sening Attack
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-29
The Weather

Oreponi Fair TO.
night and Friday;
cooler tonight
east portiOnj
westerly wiads,
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