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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
BANDIT VILLA LOOMS Up
HUNDREDS FLOCK TO HIM
Uncon6rmed Report S He Is at the Head Of Band Of
1000, and Is Mel ! Ing Important Carrisons Held by
Cararza's Troops lexican Officials Say Report Is
Made by Those W ng intervention AT Same Time
United States Is Warned

Ri Paso, Texas, July 7--Vla again looms up in the
Mexican situation threatening Carranza's army in
northern Mexico. Unconmed reports to United States
officials here today declare the bandit leader himself is at
the head OF over men, in possession of Jminez and
menacng TOrreon Gomez Palacio and other cities now
held by small Carranza garrisons.
Defeating several detachments of de facto troops
south of Parra, the rebels have been leaving trail Of
death and destruction in their wake according to in
formation reaching state department agents.
AS the Villista army advances northward hundreds
of recruits said to be fockng to the bandit chiefs
standards If it be true that Villa once believed dead
has recovered from his wounds and is leading the rebels
officials fear that in short time he may again have
sufficient number of followers to challenge the large Car
ranzista army in Chihuahua state.
Government agents fear that Villa may soon approach
the American border.
However, in circles friendly to Carranza it was
charged today that the reported temperance of Villa
plot by interests who favor intervention and wish
keep the American punitive expedition in Mexico.
Mexican snipers secreted in clump of bushes the
opposite bank Of the Rio Grande yesterday fired on
Privates Bruchen and Worden mounted orderlies at
tached to the Massachusetts, infantry in camp here The
shots were not returned
The body of Captain Charles Boyd probably will be
shipped east this afternoon for burial in Arlington
terry at Washington. The remains of Lieutenant Henry
Adar and the negroes also exhumed from the Car
ri2a battlefield will be held for day two longer
pending adyices from relatives.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
AS Poems Tell Story
BY Webb G, Miller

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Columbus, n. NJ, July Declaring
that Villa is alive and desires a great
ermy to fall upon the gringoes and
drive them from Mexico. Yillista
agents are recruiting in villages south
of the American expeditions s advane.
ed base.
The agitators and recruiting agen-
cies have also been working among the
Carranzista troops at Villa Ahmuda
and other garrisons, encouraging de-
eertion to the bandit leaders army.
They used the argument that Carran.
"a is in league with the United States.
The Mexican natives who brought
this story to the American lines, ac-
cording to motor truck men arriving
here today, firmly believed Villa is
alive
The arrivals also reported that q de-
tachment of the Fifth United States
tavalrX narrowE escaped. q Carran-
zista trap in the village of San An
tonic, shortly after the Carrizal incl
dent The detachment had-been sent
after a large consignment of supplies
intended for General Pershing's s forces
which through design or mistake reach
ed San Antonio, south OF the American
line. Mexican soldiers hid in adobe
houses, covered the American troop
ers as the leaders of the two sides par
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
ALLIES CONTINUE TO !.
GAIN ON ALL FRONTS
,Austro-Hungary Hard Hit Be-
tween Russian and
Italian Drives
BY Ed L. Keen.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, July british troops re-
sumed their great offensive against the
Germans at dawn today, with stimuli
taneous smashes against the German
lines on wide front.
An official statement from General
Haig given out at GAS this afternoon,
announced striking British success
east of LeBoisclle, where 1000 yards of
German trenches were taken, and the
capture of several important tactical
positions.
The official statement from the Ger
man war office this afternoon reported
violent fighting on both banks of the
Somme, but contained no admission of
allied gains.
The Germans, however, admitted re-
tirement under heavy Russian attack
near Czartory, and announced that the
Russians delivered strong attacks
against Won Hindenburg's front in the
north. These attacks, however, were re-
pulsed.
The Italian war office reported anoth.
er victory for the great allied offensive
in the fighting on the Trentino front.
Italian troops captured two important
sections near Caserazebio and Malgapos-
sa, repulsing n violeHt counter attack
and driving back the Austrians with
heavy lesses. sE5t.
"This morning we resumed vigor-
GUS offensive at dawn" reported Cen
eral Haig
"The Germans simultaneously launch
ed heavy attacks against our new
trenches near the Ancre brook and
north of Fricourt, resulting in violent
fighting between the Ancre and Mon
tauban and in the vicinity of Ovillers
and LaBoiselle and Contalmaisou.
"Several important tatical successes
were gained. East of LaBoiselle severe
fighting occurred with heavy enemy
casualties We captured 1000 yards of
German trench.
Northwest OF Thiepval the enemy
temporarily regained two or three hun
dred yards Of lost ground.
"During last night the enemy heavily
bombarded our new positions in Ber-
nay wood, ut Montauban and near La
Boiselle, some times using lachrymos
shells
"At the Loos salient the enemy ar
tillery was particularly active and also
opposite Hulluch."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
MAY GET DISCHARGED
If Have Others Dependent On
Them Can Be Released
from Service

Washington, July Though having
no statistics on the number Of national
guardsmen with dependent families,
war department officials today esti-
mated not more than 1000 men will
be discharged under Secretary Baker s
permit to department commanders to
free such men from service.
Hundreds of letters asking release
of men with families have reached the
department, but many of these dupli-
Gated the same cases.
In freeing the men, the states will
give them an honorable discharge and
must tnen recruit others to fill their
places The guardsmen who wish to
escape service may make affidavit at
any time that his family is in need Of
his support and the department com
mander can free him without other
ceremony or formality.
The war department believes there
will be an extremely large number of
cases where men who have families will
not claim exemption, because there is
nest egg tucked away, in the bank
or other bread winners in the family.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
COLUMN
TO STAY IN MEXICO
May Join Carranza Forces In
Giving Battle to
villa
By Carl D. Groat.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, July 7.-General Perish.
ing's punitive column will not only
remain within Mexico "for the time
being" but it may even be further
south to take whack at the Villa band
reported to have practically annihilated
a Carranza garrison near Jiminez
Wednesday. This was learned on high
authority today following a formal no.
tification of the Villista success by
Mexican Ambassador Arredondo to the
state department.
Besides state department rumors Of
Villa and Villistas moving northward
in considerable force, Secretary Baker
said this afternoon he had heard sim
liar stories from border sources. He had
not, however, received Arredondo's re-
cital of the Corralito fight until he re.
turred from the cabinet meeting.
The cabinet determined that the
border situation does not yet warrant
Withholding any of the militia now in
state concentration camps or any pres.
ent proposal for replaying militia by an
increase of the regular army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
DISEASE SPREADS
. TO OTHER CITIES
is UNCONTROLLED
Health Officers Say Most
Drastic Remedies Have
No Effect
One DEAD AT CHICAGO
MANY CASES In ILLINOIS
Cleveland Reports Five Cases
and Philadelphia Stirred
By Two

New York, July z. - Overworked
board of health officials who have been
striving unsuceessfully to kin the in
fantile paralysis epidemic here, admit
ted today their belief that the seourge
probably would continue throughout the
sumner. So virulent has been the out
break that none of the drastic measures
heretofore. found effective in dealing
with it have served to check it's spread.
The mortality continues at about "a per
cent--higher than ever recorded in pre-
vious outbreaks here.
"We have. gone the limit in taking
every known precantion to prevent the
epidemic s spread,' said DR.. Emerson,
health commissioner, "aDd yet / have
no confidence that we are meeting with
success. I look to see the outbreak con-
tinue throughout the summer.n
Health board officials are anxiously
awaiting the. arrival here of federal pub
lie health service surgeons and empi-
demic experts whose aid was promised
yesterday by Secretary OF the Treas
nry McAdoo. ,,-,....-.s.
1t was estimated today that the total
number of cases has reached 75o. Since
the outbreak of the disease there have
been l65 daths. as.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
WOULD RATHER AID
THANMAKE WAROk
MEXICAN PEOPLE
Cabinet Discusses Plans to
Place Mexico On Firm
Footing
SlW,OOO,OOO WOULD BE
NEEDED FOR THIS WORK
Nothing Can Be Done How
ever Until Government
Shows II Is Stable
BY Robert j. Bender

al n,ntA
Nl,:N pol
"aSh'hs.oh' July !-rresideht VIII
son proposes to allow General Carran-
"a himself to suggest the best means
bv which +bis conntrv oon ola MI
70 solve ber d;ffcn,t;os nh;s !. -n,,s
stated today is tbe most ;mnortont
feature of The nots from Saeratarr. @
Lansing IN Mexican Eors;an Seeretary
Apu;Jar accent;ng tho lottar, = nronos.
eI for a;rect neuaf;at;ons r0'
The note. in comnletad form wos
gone over bv tbeT pres;5ant ana b;s
cabinet in n lone sess;on todav II
was exnected IN he fnrworaa5 10 Mox.
leo civ bv Ambassador Arredonao
before mont " ''''
The session was exnectad m morl
the second sten bv t;s nres;Jent in
working ont the Mex;ean Question
Primarily the cabinet had For con.
s;daration Saeratarv T,one;na,s forma /,
renlv to Saeretary A@n;Iar,s noa;f;e
note This formally aecants tba ;aeo
of d;ract nagot;ot;ons ana - Il ~.
;ndicates the w;il;nonass Of
this government 70 90 n lone wav in
beIn;ng restore tho sbatterea ren,b,ic
0tber problems az 4nrime imnnrtanee
before the cabinet were:
49," ~ ~ ~ N""e i"O"'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Would Remove Present
: And Preuent Any Future
Causes of Border Trouble

scribe q note addressed to me by the
secretary of foreign relations of your
government, and to request that you
transmit to him the following reply:
Mr.. Secretary: have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your court
eous note transmitted to me by Senor
Arredoudo on the fourth instant, in
which you refer to my note of june 20
and June 25, and to assure you of the
sincere qualification Of my government
that the frank statement of the diff
culties which have unfortunately arisen
in our relations along the international
boundary and the unreserved expression
Of the desire Of your government to
reach an adjustment OF these Difficult
ties on broad and amicable basis. The
same spirit of friendship and of solici
tude for the continuance of cordial re-
latiOns between our two countries in
spired my government which equally
desires an immediate solution of the diff
frences which have long vexed both
governments
"'It is especially pleasing to my
government that the de facto govern
ment of Mexico is disposed to give quick
as well as practical consideration in a
spirit Of concord to the remedies which
may be applied to the existing condi-
tions. Reciprocating the same desire,
the government OF the United States
is prepared Immediately to exchange
views as to practical plan to re-
move finally and prevent recurrence
Of the difficulties which have been the
source Of controversy
"fAccept, Mr.. Secretary, the renew
ed assurance of my highest considera-
tion.
"I am, sir.
''Yours very sincerely.
"ROBERT LANSING
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
By Robert ]. Bender.

UNITED Press staff coYespondent)
Washington, July 7.-Declaring "the
government of the United States is pre-
pared Immediately to exchange views as
to practical plan to remove finally
and prevent recurrence of the diff
culties which have been the cause of
controversy, Secretary of State Lans-
ing dispatched to Mexican Ambassador
Arredondo today a reply to General
Carranza s note of July 4.
The American government comments
favorably in the note of the "frank
statement Of the difficulties which
have unfortunately arisen," and ex.
pressed qualification over the "unre.
served expression of the desire Of your
government to reach an adjustment.
Arredondo win Immediately telegraph
the note to the Mexican foreign office
and it is expected that he will at once
be instructed to begin the desired ne.
gotiations with the state department,
Acting Secretary of State Polk will
conduct the negotiations for the depart.
ment in the absence of Secretary Lans.
ing, who leaves on his vacation this aft
ernoon.
1t is understood that a practical plan
already considered favorably by repre-
sentatives Of the two governments in
advance of the drafting of today's note,
is for commission to study the whole
problem and make recommendation to
the heads of the two countries.
Text Of Note.
The note delivered today by Secretary
Lansing to Ambassador Arredondo in re-
ply TO that received Tuesday from For
eign Secretary Aguilar, follows:
"Sir: l have the honor to acknow-
ledge the receipt Of your communica
tion Of July A, 1916, in which you sub
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Militia Put at Work.

Columbus, N. NJ, July 7.-Militiamen
from Western Massachusetts, have been
assigned to outpost duty in the base
camp here. One battalion under Major
II. II. Warren took up their lonely posts
Columbus. The men remain on duty
for two hours, are relieved for the next
four hours and so alternate for "a hours.
The outposts were ordered to chal-
lcnge any moving object and to shoot
ii no answer came or they suspected
anything. Shortly after midnight SEN
try on the post south of camp toward
the Mexican line notimed moving OBJ
iect in the mesquite bushes. He chal-
lenged and, receiving no reply leveled
his rifle to fire. A burrow saved its
life by walking up to the militiaman
and muzzling in his pockets.
With the approach of the rainy season
cool winds have somewhat moderated
the heat. Most of the militiamen, TAX.
ing tip from regular enlisted men,
have had their hair clipped short in
approved typhus hair cut style, making
easy the removal of alkah dust. Prac.
tieally every down-east guardsman has
been equipped with hideous goggles of
amber celluloid that cover the upper
half Of the face. When a sand storm
comes up the militiamen put handker-
chiefs over their nostrils and mouths.
The militiamen have already acquired
coast of tan and are hardly dis
from the regulars. One in
genious Yankee guardsman solved the
problem Of eating in the high wind by
putting molasses on his knife and stick
ing the beans to it. Many of the Mas.
sachusetts men came here without forks
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Department Of Safety
FOrbids Bare Knees

Atlantic City, N. j., July 7.-Summer
maids, with dimpled knees, must stop
parading the beach in chorus girl aqua
tic costumes. This was the order hand
ed down, the first reform edict of the
season, and today the macintosh man
is saving the modesty of the conserva-
tive.
Daily professions of pretty girls in
abbreviated "surf attire' have been
stopped and blushing cops have been ap-
pointed censors of beach raniment. Com
ing from the department of public safe.
ty, the order is regardedras sinister
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Ten Deaths in chicago.

Chicago, July THE death of one
child from infantile paralysis and dis
covery of several cases here prompted
health authorities today to take steps to
prevent the epidemic assuming proper
tions similar to the wave of disease in
New York.
Several cases were reported down
state. Ten deaths from infantile pa
ralysis have occurred in Chicago since
January l, 1916, about the average for
the disease here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Russia and Japan
Form New Alliance

London, July 7.-The new Russo.
japanese treaty provides that Russia
and Japan shall confer with tae object
of defending their territorial or spe.
cial interests in the Far East by joint
action, according to a summary pub
lished here today.
Mutual consultation measures will
be taken with a view to support and
cooperation in the mutual safeguarding
and defense of those rights and inter
ests," the summary stated.
The treaty further provides that
neither Japan nor Russia shall be a
party to any political arrangement or
combination against the other. The
purposes of the agreement, it is stat
ed, are to maintain lasting peace in the
Ear EnSt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
GULF STATES ARE
HIT By HURRICANE
DAMAGE IS GREAT
Details Are Meager--As Wires
Are Down Yet in Many
Places
ESTIMATE SAY Loss OF
LIFE IS ABOUT EIGHTY
Big Bridge at Pensacola De-
stroyed---Loss will Run
Into Millions
Gale 104 Miles An Hour

Jacksonville, Fla, July -Four
prominent citizens of st. Augustine
are dead today as result of tae tor
rental rains and heavy wind of yes
terday. Whipped by the tail of the
tornado that struck Mobile and Pen
sacola, the rain blinded Z. p. Coe,
wealthy turpentine manufacturer who
was driving an automobile in which II.
B. Paris, John Newcup and John f.
Quigley were riding. All were killed
when the ear skidded into q freight
train near Elkton.
Reports so far received have filtered
in over shaky wires. 80 far as could
be learned today, no lives nave been
lost in Pensacola although it was there
that the full brunt Of the gale broke.
1t is feared property damage at Pen.
sacola will greatly exceed that of Mo
bile.
Some reports, still unconfirmed, said
government property at Pensacola, in
cluding flying apparatus and buildings
suffered heavy damage. Nearly all the
government buildings are located on
the water front which the last COM
munication from Pensacola, over 4S
hours ago, said was being furiously
lashed' by giant seas and wind.
Wind velocity at some points was
said to have reached l0i miles an aour
Wednesday afternoon.
Crop damage about Tallahassee and
in southern Alabama will be heavy.
Some crops for acres were totally de-
stroyed. sf
Railroads in the same section also
were hard hit. In many places it will
require much time to repair damage
before even temporary service can be
resumed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
FUEL OIL HIGHER

San Francisco, July 7.-The price of
fuel oil is increased five cents parrcl
today by the Standard Oil company of
California. A barrel of AZ gallons now
costs 95 cents. Producers of this oil,
it was announced, will receive an ad-
vance OF five cents for every barrel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
california Is Careful.

Sacramento, CAL, July 7.-Beheving
that the one chance Of the inYantile
paralysis epidemic reaching California
lies In the transportation Of an afflict-
ed person across the boundary, State
Health Officer w. A. Sawyer, has to-
day sent communication to Surgeon
General Rupert Blue Of the United
States public health service request
ing cooperation in preventing the pas
sage OF dangerous persons into Califor-
MIA. While 1t is not possible to. es-
tablish a quarantine, close surveil-
lance will be kept along the bound
ary.
Two cases of infantile paralysis were
reported in California during May and
three during June. This is not out of
the ordinary. The last big epidemic or
poliomyelitis in this state was in Los
Angeles in 1912, when there were 500
cases reported and 121 deaths.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
One Case in Kansas.

Topeka, Kans., July IA case OF in
fantile paralysis in Cowley county was
reported this morning to DR.. $. J. Crum-
bine, secretary of the state board of
health. There were large number Of
exposures to the case and some fear is
entertained that an epidemic may re-
suit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Five Gases In Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, July THE fifth
case of infantlle paralysis was reported
to the health officials today. No deaths
have occurred but city officials arc
planning a more rigid campaign against
flies and dirt. All babies arriving
from New York are examined.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
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ARRANGE TO EXCHANGE
CIVILIAN PRISONERS

Copenhagen, July Eng
land and Germany nave agreed
to an exchange of civilian pris-
oners, according to information
received by Americans here to-
day. The exchange will affect
many thousand Germans who
were interned in England af-
ter the Lusitania sinking and
a large number Of English civ
ilians in German internment
camps.
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Eighty Persons Missing

New Orleans, La, July 7.-More
than eighty persons are missing, ac-
cordng to reports reaching here at
seven o clock this morning from vari-
ous sources. The radio to Mobile and
Pensacola was working fairly well at
this nour and it is thought the loss
from Thursdays hurricane will be
known some time this afternoon.
Manv ships are missing The Frieda
Captain Wick, with crew of twenty
one, New Orleans TO Progreso, Mexi.
co, is two days overdue and it is fear
ed she went down. :. schooner with
sixteen aboard, which left Gulfort
Thursday afternoon is still unheard
from.
Reports from Chandler, Miss, said
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
TWO Gases in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, July THE discovery
of two cases of infantile paralysis in
this city has led to drastic action to-
day by health authorities to prevent q
repetition here of the New York epi-
demic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Berlin's Version Of 1t.
By Carl w, Ackerman.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Berlin, July IA severe check has
been administered to the British army
in the combined Anglo o-French offensive
according to reports received here today
and the British have suffered unusual
ly heavy losses.
Since the opening day of the British
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07

leyed in the outskirts The Carran-
zista commander ordered the troopers
to fall back Immediately and not to
enter the village, according TO tie
truckmen. An agreement was finally
reached for a motor train, unguarded,
to transfer the supplies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-07
Carranza Plays Fair.

Washington, July Mexican Am
bassador Arredondo, acting upon in
structions from Mexico City, today no
titled the state department that large
band Of Villistas attacked the Car
rama garrison at Corralitos. near jim
inez, state of Chihuahua, Wednesday,
almost destroying it.
Fearing the bands might take to the
desert, Carranza has asked the state
department to have the American bord-
er watched on the American side be-
tween Boquillas and Ojinaga, to pre-
vent raid. Carranza has promised to
do his utmost on the American side to
intercept such an attempt if made.
in order to avoid delay, the embassy
telepkoned the information to the state
department as soon as it was received
and shortily afterward formal written
communication was sent.
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