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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

The Lusitania cloud submerged pOlt
zeal and congressional affairs for the
time being. White House engagements
have been cancelled, and President
Wilson had dropped his preparedness
work temporarily to plunge into an an
alysis of the German American situa
tiOn.
Moreover, the realization that Amer.
lea is nearer being embroiled in the
European quarrel than at any time
since the war started has aroused an
element of tension in official quarters
The point has been reached where
there must be n "show down, - it is
freely admitted. The administration
has it be known that, with certain de-
mands made upon Germany, this gov
ernment will not back down. On the
other hand, Germany had made it
known that she refuses the American
terms; this has been revealed in state.
ments, intended for both nations. an
nounclng that the Tcuton government
can yield no further.
Among officials here, Ambassador
Won Bernstorff stands alone in viewing
the situation optimistically. He insists
that matters are not as serious as the
Washington authorities regard them.
President Wilson and Secretary Lans.
ing, on the contrary, have let it become
known that thay consider q crisis in
German'American affairs has been
reached.
viii Confer Again.
A second conference between Won
ternstorff and Lansing was booked for
today but it is understood it has been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
Attempt to wreck Bridge.

Montreal, Feb. 5--Wdat is believed
TO have been an attempt to wreck the
big Victoria bridge was frustrated
early today by troops, They fired ON a
man, creeping along the ice TO the
bridge, and then when search-hght
had picked him out cleared, more shots
were fired but ae escaped He had APP
peared previously just before midnight,
but lied when challenged,
Tho bridge is one Of the largest ON
the continent. Spanning the ST. Lawr-
eneo river, il is used by IN Grand
Trunk railway, and by the street rail-
way and for general traffic. Since the
war started It has been closely guard
cd.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

Heavy artillery from Rumanian
Black sea ports is being rushed to the
Hungarian frontier, while at the same
time the Rumanians are fortifying the
Bulgar border, expecting that the Bull
garians win drive against it, if Ru-
mania attacks Hungary.
Several elements have tended to hast
en- Rumanian participation on the side
of the allies. First concentration OF
Russians in Galicia and BukowinA, and
the fact that the power of the Slav Of
fensive in Bessarabia has partly off
set the Russian retreat in May. And,
this has convinced the Rumanians that
the Slays are by no means "down and
out. "
Second, the arrival Of AnglO-Freneh
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
cause Of stronx,s Arrest.

Windsor, Ont, Feb. Discovery Of
picture of the Ottawa parliament
buildings in the effects Of Charles
Strony, director of French opera in the
Chicago Grand Opera Co., strengthened
officill suspicious today that ae was
connected with the fire that wrecked
the structure Thursday night.
Strony, who described himself as a
Belgian musician, 2s years old, is held
here incommunicado following his ar
rest last higat as he arrived from OF.
tawa on a Canadian Pacific train, en-
route TO Chicago.
The musician explained that he had
played before the Duke Of Conaught
Thursday night and had hurried out Of
Ottawa to reich Chicago Authorities
had word from the chief of the domin.
ion police that Strony was suspected,
and that ho had hast0ned in n taxieab
to the station only two hours after tne
big fire started.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

Washington, Feb. 5.-Uncle Sam 8
next great land lottery-the first for
two years-will occur on March "a at
Alliance, Nebraska, according to an
nOuncement by Secretary of the Inter
ior Lane. On that date $4,000 acres of
irrigated lands on the North Platte ir-
rigatiOn project will be handed out in
40 and 80 acre homesteads to those
lucky in the drawing.
Tho North Platte project is one of
the oldest and most successful of the
governments land reclamations in the
arid west. Its great storage reservoir
is held behind the Pathfinder Dam in
Wyoming. The dam is of masonry, and
is one of the largest dams of this type
in the world. The more modern gov
eminent dams are built of concrete.
The dam stores 1,025,000 acre-feet of
water. An acre-foot is enough water
to cover one acre foot deep. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
More Incendiarisn.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 5.--While investi-
cation of the parliament building de-
struction by fire was under way, a new
blaze, believed to be incendiary, early
today destroyed the war supply plant
Of Grant, Holden and Graham company.
Thousands Of dollars worth Of clotn-
ing and hayersacks were ruined, but
the few men in the plant at the time
escaped safely.
The Waterman said he is convinced
that a firebug was responsible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
BY Henry Wood.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Rome Feb 5-Rumania hitherto aloof from the strug-
gle in the Balkans is reported in private advces today
to be ready to plunge into the fray the side of the
lilies
Her army under decree issued Thursday, calling the
class of 1896 to the colors in advance will bring her
mobilization up to ninetenths of full war strength More
than half million sturdy Rumanians are massed the
Bulgarian and Hungarian frontiers.
Already, Bulgaria has closed the Rumanian frontier,
except at the cities of Oporose and Pebruga as she mis-
trusts the intentions Of her neighbor Rmania In this
centrated on the Russian frontier lending color to the
reports that Rumania will link her cause with that Of
Russia and the entente
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
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DR.. Mohr was shot as he rode in an
automobile with Miss Emily Burger
near Providence in August, 1915
George Healis, negro chauffeur
claimed Mrs. Mohr engaged the negroe:
to slay the doctor. This, the defense
denied.
Efforts were made to furnish q
iealously motive through pieturing
Mohr's attentions TO other women
Then again, the state sought to show
that Mrs. Mohr was after the doctor :.
money.
The decision followed an apparent
deadlock during about seven hours 70.
day. Instructions were asked late thi.
afternoon, and then the jury soor
afterward brought in its findings.
Mrs. Mohr was overcome with joy al
the tidings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
WOMAN MURDERED
/. IN HER OWN HOME
BY unknown MAN
Mrs. J. R. Hinkle's Skull
Crushed In With Stick Of
Wood for Weapon

When J. r. Hinkle entered the rear
door of his home at 74O South 18th
street at about $3.50 last night he was
confronted by the body of his wife ly.
ing in the kitchen whore she nad been
killed by repeated blows on the head
with stick of stove wood. There was
a single small scratch on the face as
If from a finger nail but her face had
not ben cut to ribbons with knife as
was reported in sensational manner
by the morning papers. The scratch on
her face was in front Of her right ear
and was about two inches lorq and
barely through the skin.
A deep cut in the back Of her aead
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

North Platte is considerable river,
given to high water when the snow is
melting in the mountains. Yet the
Pathfinder Dam is large enough to
store over two-thirds of the entire an
nual run-off of the river.
During the freshet the excess water
runs down the river from which it is
diverted into the great canals by small
er concrete dams. Then waen the nor
NAL water supply fails the storage res
ervoir is opened up sending water down
the stream-bed to the diversion dams.
The main canal is $50 miles long and
is now irrigating about 100000 acres
In extent of irrigable lands the
North IPatte is the largest Of the gov
ernment reclamation projects. The flat
lands are now literally being irrigated
from horizon to horizon. As canals are
extended the government will have
nearly 10000 acres more to give out as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
RANKBR RBYNoLps man

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 5.-Suffering
from complication Of ailments, Geo.
NJ. Reynolds, president of the Contin.
entail and Commercial National Bank
Of Chicago, is dangerously i'll today at
the Alexandria hotel lie is afflicted
with Icnet dilation Of the heart, bron.
chial trouble and threatened with afa-
emic poisoning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

homesteads on this project in the flu.
ture. Including private lands, some
day l25,000 acres will be covered by
irrigation on the north side of the
North Platte river alone. On the soutl
side there are 100000 acres awaiting
irrigation which the government will
some day furnish
Settlers on the project have been
very successful in general farming, live
stock production and the growing of
potatoes, sugar beets and otaer yege.
labl"s. The climate is healthful and
the land easy to prepare. The govern.
meut ci,es the farms, but the holders
are required to pay their pro rata
share of the cost of the irrigation
works, 40 per acre, in equal payments
extending over twenty years time.
The second payment, however, is not
required until five years after making
entry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

ing the night in Jail here, venting his
Temperament, Charles Strony, Bel
gian, Chicago Grand Opera man, was
released shortly before noon today
from arrest on suspicion of firing the
Ottawa parliament buildings. A tele-
gram from the chief of dominion po-
lice sIid tne evidence against him was
not conclusive and that he had been
detained as foreigner in order that he
might explain his presence in Ottawa
when the fire was raging.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
Society Interested.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Theatrieal and So
ciety leaders today burned wires TO
Windsor, Ontario in efforts TO gain the
release Of CHARLES Strony, director of
French opera in the Chicago Grand OPP
era company held there on suspicion Of
being the frebug, who destroyed the
Ottawa parliament buildings.
His friends regard as ridiculous the
suspicious Of the dominion authorities.
In fact, they said, while Strony looks
like a German, he is Belgian, cherish
ing a sincere hatred for the Teutons.
His wife and children are believed to
be detained in Belgium by the Germans
so his friends declare he could not be
an anti-ally plotter.
Strony went from here to conduct
concerts in Montreal, Toronto, Quebec
and Ottawa. Because of close connec-
tions with the Chicago train at Ottawa
he sped to the depot in a taxieab when
tho parliament was ia its height. This
occurrence, IL is believed caused off
cials 10 feel that there was some utter
Tor motive for his haste.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
OVER LUS|TAN|A AFFAIR.

President Wilson and Secretary Lansing Will Hold Series
Of Very Important Conferences Germanys Refusal to
DisavOw TOrpedOing Of Liners Has Brought Matters to
the Breaking Point German Embassy, However, Takes
More Cheerful View of Situation and Believes That
Understanding VIII Be Reached
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
MRS. MOHR HELD
GUILTLESS OF HER
HUSBANDS DEATH
Jury Returns Verdict After
Several Hours Spent In
DeiberatiOn
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VERDICT NOT GUILTY

Providence, R. T., Feb. s.
The blood of DR.. c. Franklin
: Mohr is not upon the hands of
his widow.
After several hours of deliber.
alton, the jury in her trial ac.
quilted her of the charge of
numbering him; at the same
time, however, it held that
Victor Brown and Henry Spell
man, negroes, jointly accused
with her, were guilty Of
Mohr's murder
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

New York, Feb. 5.--Export and inn
port business between thsg United
States and South America tOtalled
s465,OOO,OOO last year, the National
City Bank estimates. Tais IS sas,OcO,-
600 beyond the best previous record.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
.RUMAN|A MAY ENTER|
WAR ON ALLIES SIDE

United Press Correspondent Asserts That Million Men Are
Now Under Arms and That Last Of Balkan Nations to
Become EmbrOled viii Be Actually Engaged Early In
March--Great Britain Purchases Friendship Of Rnlan-
ians By Large Purchases Of FOOdslufs Convinced
Also Of Strength Of Allies
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
Strony Released.

windsor Ont, Feb. 5'-Aftor spend
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Continued on Page Three.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

Walker as he came to third. ONE
RUN, TWO HITS. NO ERRORS.
Sixth Inning.
OOKLYN-Gardner tossed Out
Daubert at first. STENCIL struck out
Janvrin tossed ont Wheat. NO
RUNS. NO HITS. no ERRORS.
BOSTON-Olson fumbled Gardeners
grounder and the batter was safe at
first. 1t was an attempt at the hit
and-run play, Scott forced Gardner,
Mowrey to Cutshaw, Scott easily
making first. Scott went to second
on passed ball Cady walked. 1t
was the third time he got a base on
balls. Shore popped to Daubert.
Hooper pepper TO Olson. NO RUNS,
no HITS. ONE ERROR.
Seventh Inning.
RROOKLYN-Janvrin threw out
Cutshaw after fumbling his lnfleld
grounder. Mowrey singled to right
Olson hit into a double play, Gardner
to Jarvin to Hoblitzel. NO RUNS,
ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
BOSTON-Janvrin sot a double
past Mowrey Olson fumbled Walk
er's grounder and the batter was safe,
Janvrin going to third. Janvrin
scored when Cutshaw made bobble Of
Hoblitzels grounder, the batter being
safe at first and Walker going to sec
ond. Lewis sacrificed, Daubert to
Cutshaw, Walker going to third and
Hoblitzel to second. Cutshaw took
Gardeners grounder. but threw to the
plate too late to catch Walker. Hob
litzel went to third. Hoblitzel scored
on SCOTS sacrifice fly to Stengel,
Gardner remaining on first. Cut
shaw threw out Cady. THREE RUNS,
ONE HIT, TWO ERRORS.
Eighth Inning.
BROOKLYN-Scott threw out Mey-
ers. Johnson, batting in place of
Marquard, singled over Janvrin's
head. A double play followed, Mey-
ers' grounder being DETECTED by
Shore to Scott, who tossed to Janvrin,
who then threw out Myers at first
NO RUNS. ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
BOSTON - Pfeffer pitching for
Brooklyn. Shore flied out to Whea.
Hooper walked On the hit-and-run
play Panvrin singled, Hooper going
to third and when Stengel threw
wildly past second, Hooper scored
Janvrin going to second. walker
walked. Hoblitzel flied out to
Wheat, Janvrin holding second. Lewis
forced Walker, Olson to CutshaW
ONE RUN, ONE HIT ONE ERROR.
Ninth Inning.
BROOKLYN - Daubert walked
Stengel singled to right, Daubert go
ing to second. Wheat forced Daubert
Ehore to Gardner, Stengel going to
second. Cutshaw hit by pitched
ball and bases filled. Stengel and
Wheat scored when Janvrin fumbled
Wowrey's grounder, Cutshaw moving
to second Olson got an lnfieid MT
filling the bases. Meyers fouled OUT
to Hoblitzel. Merkle battle Tor
Pfeffer, and walked, Cutshaw scoring.
Shore was taken from the box, Mays
taking his place Thomas went in to
catch for Cady. Mowrey scoreA
when Myers scratched an infield hit
Olson moved to third and Merkle TO
second. Scott threw out DauDert.
FOUR RUNS, THREE HITS, ONE
ERROR.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

front, near the Cenra river. the Serbs
have debouched from Caimackalar
plateau, and advanced detachments
have reached the Vela-Voda river, Il
miles east Of Monastir.
French troops have occupied the
town Of Derman, on the eastern shore
of Lake Presba, near the western enc
of the entente line.
In the region of Lake Butkova, neal
the Belaschitza plateau, Italian
troops have advanced.
taken ground from Won Mackensen's
forces in Dobrudja. The Russians
have occupied two villages and have
repealed attacks Advancing on the
right flank, the Rumanians have oc-
cupied some trenches and repulsed
attacks in the center.
Uncontirmed wireless 4 messages
from Rome received in London say
another Rumanian expedition is re-
ported to have crossed the Danube in
to Bulgaria, apparently behind Won
,Mackensen's line. Bucharest officially
says there have been artillery duels
along the Danube, but does not specl-
fy in which sectors.
No other change is reported on
eastern and western fronts.
Petrograd reports fighting in Vol
hynia and Galicia. 1t claims the re-
pulse of Austro-German attacks in
these fields.
In Transylvania, the Austro-German
troops continue to advance. human
ians who had retreated across the Alt
river are being pursued thru the
Bolster forest, Berlin reports. Buch-
Arrest mentions little activity in this
section, but says Rumanians have re-
turned to activity near Petronsky.
Grand Duke Nicholas reports the
capture of the Petra-kala 1ortlhca-
tons from the Turks.
Constantinople claims the repulse
of Russian attacks along the forts and
y Turk advance in the Ocnott sector
to the south.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

At ambridge-Harvard 8, Tufts Z
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81,
Franklin and Marshall 0.
At Champaign-Illinois 30, Kansas
%.
At acknowledgements SO, Drake 0.
At Lafayette, 1nd.-Perdue 13, Du-
Paw O.
At Hamilton-Colgate %, Univers-
ity of Maine 0.
At Princeton-Princeton 20, North
Carolina O..
At Observation-Disclosures A. & M.
90, Alva Normal 0.
At Fort Worth-Texas Christian 20,
Austin College 2.
At Austin, University of Texas 16,
Rice Institute 2.
At Norman-Oklahoma University
14S, Southwestern Normal O..
At Oxford-University of Missis-
sippi 20, Jonesboro A. & M. 0.
At Nashville-Vanderbilt AZ, Tran
sylvania 0.
At Anderson-Georgia 26, Glenn
son 0.
At Acknowledgment Technical 222,
Cumberland 0.
At Birmingham-Auburn 25, Birm-
ingham College 0.
At Observation-Disclosures 80, South
ern 0.
At Knoxville-Tennessee 80, Mary
vile 0.
At Columbia-Newberry 10, South
Carolina 0.
At Chattanooga Uni
versity 40, Mercer O.
At Baton Rouge-Louisiana State
University SO; jefferson 0.
At Sewanee-Sewanee 70, Morgan
School 0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
HAYS INCLUDES CALL
FOR JUDICIAL ELECTION
Order for Special ELECTION to Fill Va
cancy in Senate, Includes Call to
Elect Circuit Judge.

The special election call issued by
Governor Hays, to fill the vacancy in
the United States senate, also includ-
ed a call to elect circuit judge to
fill out the vacancy created by the
demise of Judge A. B. Grace. in this
judicial circuit.
Judge w. B. Sorrells was appointed
by Gov. Hays to fill out the uneXpired
term, and later was nominated at the
Democratic primary for the office.
AS Judge Sorrells' name appears on
the ticket. it was not thought neces-
sary to call a special election, but it
is said the governors action was in
spired by a desire to be on the SAFE
side
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

third, before he could get his hand
on it. The effort caused him to sill
to sitting position, out he was NJ
like a flash and while still rising
hurled the ball straight as a bullet t.
Cady. The latter slammed it or
Wheat's ankle as he reached for thu
plate with his foot with a perfec
hook slide
Attendance and Receipts.
This thrilling catch and throw
and the ninth inning rally of the van.
pushed Brooklyn team were the out
standing features of the first game
of the series, which attracted 36,11l
persons and paid into the Golfers OF
the worlds series fund $76,4S9.50.
Neither attendance nor receipts
equalled the record dag of year ago
when 42,30O spectators witnessed
virtually the same team defeat the
Philadelphia Nationals. to /, in the
third game of that series. But to-
night, the players are richer by $41,-
30433. while the clubs each have $13,-
76S.11 and the National commission
$7.64S95, to add to their several bank
accounts.
There was little reason for this
slight falling off in attendance, for
the setting for the game was up to
the standard of past series. The day
was clear, with just touch of au-
tum, and the breeze came out of the
northwest without enough force to
interfere with the fielding of long
high-hit balls. The sun, however,
bothered the outfielders, AID several
hits we're lost which otherwise would
have gone as outs.
SOx Have Advantage Now.
Keen critics Of the game think to-
night that Carrigan scored in his
first battle of wits with Manager
Robinson of the Brooklyn club. for
the former, by sending Shore. to the
mound against Vanguard, saved his
best left handlers, Ruth and Leonard,
for the games to follow.
Marquard was considered by many
to be Robinson's best card, and the
fact that he was defeated gives Car
rigan the whip hand. so far as pitch
ers go. for the next game Or two.
1t was a narrow squeak. however,
for the Red Sox. and the Brooklyn
players are far from being downcast
tonight. They proclaim boldly that
they will not wait until the final in
ming to go after their opponents on
Monday, and once they unlimber
their bats, there will be no question
regarding the winner. all of which
apparently fails to make any impress
sion on the Red Sox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
CADETS ARE VICTORS.

West Point, Oct. THE army foot
ball team defeated Washington and
Lee today, IA to Z. The cadets out
played the Virginia ccllegians from
the start, excelling particularly in the
running game. with Oliphant, Blake
and Vidal as stars.
The soldiers launched only three
forward passes, all Of which failed,
while Washington and Lee tried
twelve times, five times being sue
cessful for a total of Is yards gain.
The visitors were unable to do any
thing to the army line, however.