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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-14
House Bargain

$l,lO0 will buy a well built 7-room
house, only 3.blocks from business dis
trict. -Four years ago was offered
$4,000 for same place, house, has been
rented and in need of repair now, so
will sell at a sacrifice.
Another One.
Cozy broom cottage, large lot, paved
street, only blocks from Ladd & Bush
bank. Property is worth $500, but
owner is away and writes us to sell
for $1,000. Mr.. Home Seeker look
this up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-14
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BOWEN-In the city, July IA, 1916,
G. Z. Bowen, in his i0tn year.
No funeral arrangements have as yet
been announced
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-14
zAPAT1sTAs WIPED OUT

Washington, July l4.-Zapatistas
were practically annihilated in bat
tie with CarranEistas at Milpa Alta,
according to a report to the Mexican
embassy today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-14
Farm BARGAINS

The best farm bargain in the valley:
l5s acres, only sos per acre, including
crop, stock, II Jersey cows, l Jersey
bull, hogs, chickens, turkeys, horses,
harness, buggy, wagon, plows, NOW
er, rakes, in fact all farm implements.
Good buildings, spring and well water,
family orchard, about 80 acres of fine
timber; near good town. Mr., Farm
Buyer and Investor look this up at
once if you want to get the best buy
in the valley. See or write
|. BECHTEL & CO.
SAT State Street
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-14
IS YOUR HEALTH
WORTH $500?
Woman Tells How Lydia E.
Pmkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Restored Her
Health.

Lima, Ohio. --"I was all broken down
in health from a displacement. One of my
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-14

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The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
WILSON LAUDS
BIBLE SOCIETY
Says Gospel Is Slowly Weav-
ing Whole World Into
One Family.
SPEAKS AT CENTENNIAL
Five Thousand Attend Mass Meeting
on Steps of Capitol Presided
Over by Vice President.

With an inspiring address by President
Wilson, in which he extolled the prin-
ciples actuating the members OF the So
ciety, the centennial celebration OF the
American Bible Society was brought to
close at Memorial Continental Hall
yesterday. Preceding the exercises at D.
A. r. headquarters a mass meeting, at
tended by nearly 5000 persons. was held
at the Capitol under the auspices of the
society. The celebration will be con-
tinued today and tomorrow in New
York.
President Wilson said that he was
abashed in thinking OF the great theme
offered for discussion, but felt that the
representative OF a nation which has
been particularly blessed by the wide
spread illumination OF the word of God
was under special obligation to be pres
ent on such an occasion. Continuing, he
said:
We are celebrating the one hundredth
anniversary OF the American Bible So
ciety. Widespread. systematic mission
airy "Olk also is HloueTn as BauBed Dy
the measures of history. and It is with
sort OF feeling that we stand at the
youth. at the beginning Of the hope OF
what may be accomplished by these
means when we think Of its rapid prog
ress and spread.
Those who weave together the thought
and the ideals and the conceptions OF
mankind also weave together its action
They control the motive forces Of hu-
manity If they can control these things
One of the things-almost the only thing
that separate races and nations of men
from one another is difference of thought,
difference of point of view, prompted by
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
HIS CONSCIENCE DRIVES
ESCAPED CONVICT BACK
CBy the sun News servIee.)

New York. May Peter Cullen. the
Mutual Welfare Lacquer, who escaped
from Sing Sing prison with John Boris. a
fellow-prisoner. on April q, surrendered
himself to Warden Thomas Mott Osborne
at the Hotel Belmont this evening He
said he had felt miserable" over what
he had done. and believed it was only fair
to Mr.. Osborne, Dean Kirchway. the act
ing warden. and the boys" Of the
league, that he should go back to OssIn-
ing and take his medicine"
Accompanied by friend whom Mr.. Os-
borne did not know, and Harry Bolasky.
who Is in Mr.. Osborne's employ. Cullen
rode to Sing Sing in an automobile bor-
rowed by the warden and presented him
self to Dean Kirchway at the prison
about o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
OUTER TRENCHES TAKEN
Tremendous Bombardment
Precedes Series of Rapid
Attacks by Infantry.
HEAVY LOSSES ARE SUFFERED
French Make Valiant Defense and
Only Fall Back After Moving
Down Numbers of Enemy.
By the International News Service

CBy the international News Service
London. May THE Germans have
sized the offensive from, the hands of
the French and today delivered furious
attacks on the fften-mile front north of
Verdun, winning successes on both sides
of the Meuse.
On the entire ffty-mile fan-shaped
front around the great fortress the crown
prince has opened the most terrific battle
of the campaign. The bombsrdment has
Argonne to far in the woevre. At the st.
Mihiel salient the Germans are showing
signs OF great activity.
The gains registered today are the
greatest won by the Germans in the last
month. and the largest registered In
twenty-four hours since the first few
days OF battle.
East of HUI No. 3O4. the dominating
height west of the Meuse against which
the crown prince is concentrating his en-
tire energy in this region, the Germans
today took by storm sections of the
French communicating trenches.
The attack was launched after an artil-
lery bombardment continuing two days
with such violence that it changed the
contour of the whole sections of lands.
The German troops swept forward on a
wide front. stretching from Hill No. 3oi
as far as Deadman Hill
The French brought to bear a tre-
mendous artillery and machine gun
fire against the advancing ranks, in
flicting heavy losses and stemming the
attack on a great section of the front
Only in the sector east of hill No. 3O4
were the Germans able to gain a foot
ing. The crest of this hill. which is
still held by the French, is tonight
reported under a terrific fire and fresh
attacks are expected momentarily. The
crest commands a wide stretch of ter
ritory to the southward. reaching
down to the vital supply line of the
Verdun-Paris railway.
Simultaneous with the great drive
west of the Meuse, the Crown Prince
threw forward strong forces in a Sc
ries of rapid attacks on the opposite
bank of the river on the front betw cen
Haudromont farm and Fort Douau-
mont.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Colored Watchman Shoots
And Kills 14-Year-Old Bow

A revolver flourished carelessly re-
suited in the shooting and killing of
Earl Bayliss, "A years old, near Fifth
and Shepard streets northwest, late
Yesterday. Police are holding Calvin
Chase, a colored night watchman. on a
charge Of murder. The boy died twenty
minutes after he reached Garfield Hos
pital.
Young Bayliss. who lived at 42S
Shepard street, was with two playmates,
Ernest Carneal- and Clarence Niedoman-
ski. They were playing in a row of
houses nearing completion, which Chase
was employed to watch.
About O'Clock, Chase entered the
room in which they were romping. The
boys, Carneal and Niedomanski. say he
drew a revolver and flourising 1t cried:
This is how I'm going to shoot him"
meaning a man who owed him money. it
was said.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Girls at Chevy Chase Play
Leap Frog After Drilling

Ten hours hard work a day is
enough for some people, but not for
all of the supposed idle rich" who are
taking a course at the girls National
Service School out at Chevy Chase.
The other evening one of the girls
blew up to the captain of her company
Look here" she said, I'VE are not
getting enough exercise. We want to
do something: can't we get up some
foot races7"
The captain looked at the fresh
Young enthusiast. who had begun the
morning at 6:45 with a vlgorous>half-
hour of setting up exercises.
How about leap frog?" she asked
1t proved that leap frog was just what
they were looking for, and they played
1t for half an hour, as enthusiastically
as though they had been shut up in the
house all day.
Yesterday wes a holiday at the camp
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
AND HE'S STILL MAD.

Tenahy, n. J., May 7.-Howard ]. Mott,
New York broker, is going to press his
charge Of assault against Mrs. Julia War
den, TenaHy social leader, for the beating
she gave him yesterday afternoon while
he was experimenting work on a road
near his estate here.
A hearing is set on the case for tomor-
row. but 1t is not known If Mrs. Warden
will appear. since she is suffering from
nervous prostration as a result of her
strenuous attack.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08

The Bayliss boy fearfully protested
the demonstration of the watchman and
attempted to push the revolver from him
as the aim came toward him in the
watchman's brandishings. Chase, police
say, declares the shot was fired when
the boys fingers became entangled with
his own.
Mortally wounded. the boy staggered
twenty steps and collapsed. A passing
automobile, driven by an unknown man,
was stopped and the boy was rushed to
Garfield Hospital Chase went with the
machine. Twenty minutes after he was
placed on the operating table, the boy
died. The bullet struck the right side
of his chest.
Chase was arrested at the hospital
shortly afterward by Policeman Tucka'
Of the Tenth precinct, to whom he
surrendered himself and his revolver. A
coroner's inquest will be held today.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
TWO U-BOATS SIGHTED
NEAR COAST OF u. S

New York, May Two German sub.
marines Of the latest type, conveyed by
two armed artillery cruisers. are within
striking distance of the American coast.
On April % this fleet attacked the
French liner Venezia when about TO-
miles southeast Of Cape Race. approx
mately 1900 miles from New York in a
direct line.
The German fleet at that time was
headed due west.
The Venezia, which escaped by skillful
maneuvering. arrived here today Capt.
Boniface declined absolutely to discuss
the affair. From various men Of the
crew. however, the story was gradually
obtained
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
TO SUPPLANT DEVIL"
WITH "SIN" IN SERVICE

Saratoga, N. Y, May IA proposition
to eliminate the word "devil' from the
service Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and to substitute the word sin"
is embodied in a proposed new ritual to
be presented to the general conference
tomorrow for adoption.
The ritual has been revised by a spe-
cial committee appointed in 1912. Other
changes of form are recommended. in
tended to shorten the ceremonies and to
bring the language up-to-date.
TIE proposal IS also made to add a
special service for the burial Of chill
dren and for receiving them into the
church.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Late Report Gives Names
of Troopers Reported Slain

A late dispatch from Gen.
Funston last night stated that
three American troopers are
known definitely to have been
killed and a number wounded
in the fight at Glenn Springs,
Tex.
Their names are:
KilIed-Stephen J. Coloc,
nearest relative, father, ad-
dress, 33I East Thirty-ninth
street, New York City; Will
lam Cohen, nearest relative,
mother, 22o East Ninety
eighth street, New York City;
Lawrence K. Rogers, Danville,
KY.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
FOURTEEN PAIR WE'D
BY SAME CEREMONY
CBy the sun News service.> J

New York, May The priests Of the
Russian Greek Catholic Church in East
Seventh street had a busy Sunday today
performing marriage ceremonies and
christening babies.
The record for the day was twenty-four
weddings a nd nineteen christenlnge.
The rush was due to the fact that It was
the first Sunday after Lent on which
marriages could be performed.
So many couples We're waiting at one
time to get married that the Rev. Nicholas
Pidhorecki, the rector. and Rev. wolncs,
his assistant, Joined in matrimony four
teen pairs at once.
Christenings took place between we'd
dings
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
RAID AROUSES ANGER
Members of Both Houses De-
clare More Vigorous Ac-
ton Must Be Taken.
BATTLE CRIES CAUSE COMMENT
Reports that Bandits Yelled Viva
Carranza" During Invasion Of Texas
Held by Many as Significant.

A storm of Indignation was aroused
in Washington yesterday afternoon by
the report of the raid on Glenn Springs
Tex. which in many respects exceeded
In bOldness the attack on Columbus, and
in which three American troopers were
killed and a number of civilians report
ed missing.
Members of Congress last night were
demanding more vigorous action and n
sisting that whatever may be the terms
Of the Scott-Obregon agreement the
American troops shall not be withdrawn
from Mexico.
There also was a strong demand, which
may be heard on the floor of the House
and Senate today. that the President call
out the National Guard for service on
the border
The seriousness OF the situation is in
creased, it was declared last night, by
the fact that during the fight the raiders
were shouting first Viva Villa" and
then Viva Carranza"
New Expedition Favored.
Although the White House refused
to make any comment on the latest
outrage. officers of the War Depart
ment are understood to be in favor Of
utilizing the opportunity to send a new
expedition across the line, thus giving
General Pershing an opportunity to
shorten his line of communications.
Senator Sheppard. Of Texas, received
number of kilograms from Texans
living in the Big Bend country. where
the raid occurred. appealing for more
troops.
The effect of the latest raid, it was
predicted, would be to postpone mater
rally the date of the withdrawal of
the American expedition; although it
was suggested in Mexican quarters
that General Carranza might suggest
that the American forces could do bet
ter il they would confine their opera
tions to defending the American bor-
der from the American side.
The first news Of the attacks on
Glenn Springs and Boquillas reached
the Treasury Department yesterday
afternoon in the shape of a brief dis
patch from the collector of customs at
Eagle Pass. At o'clock the War De-
partment got a report from General
Funston, which as announced by Major
General Tasker H. Bliss. assistant
Chief of Staff of the army, placed the
number of Villistas at so and indicated
that the same band attacked both
places.
Vulnerable Point for Raid.
officers at the War Department de-
clared last night that the Mexicans Sc
lected a vulnerable point for the raid.
The lower tip of the Big Bend country
is sparsely populated. and for that rea-
son few American troops have been kept
there, most of them being stationed
about fifty miles north of the border in
this section along the line Of the South
ern Pacific Rsilroad.
Strong apprehensions are expressed
here over the fate of the soldiers and
civilians reported missing 1t is feared
that il they were captured by the ban
tits they probably have been put to
death
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08

that is, there were no classes or drills
or duties except those of tidying up camp
and looking out for the visitors. Every
one was free to go to church in the
morning, and the majority Of the stu
dents took advantage of the privilege.
Many went to the churches at Chevy
Chase. but big crowd distributed itself
over the city.
I'VE wanted them to get away for
awhile from the routine and restraint"
said Mrs Scott. But no one showed any
desire to stay away. They were all back
for dinner and all buobling over with
enthusiasm.
In honor OF the day, a new order went
into effect Brown was taboo. The off,
cial costume was a white shirtwaist and
skirt, with white shoes and the regula-
ton campaign hat, The camp had on
"its Sunday clothes" Tomorrow It is
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO,
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
WOMAN REVOLT LEADER
IS GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
Death Penalty for Countess Market.
wicz Changed by Order of
English Officials.
(By the InternatIonal News servIce.l

(By the International News servIce.)
London. May 7.-Gen. Sir John French.
commander-in-chief Of the home forces,
announced in an official statement today
that the Countess Markeiwicz had been
sentenced to death but that later the
sentence had been commuted to life
Rervitude.
The official statement adds:
Death sentence was passed on satur-
day on eighteen rebels, but sentence was
commuted to various terms Of penal
strvitude.
Henry O'Harrahan was sentenced to
life Imprisonment. George and John
Plunkett, and James Hughes were SEN
fenced to ten years, Philip Cosgrave to
five years, and thirteen others to three
years each. Two others were sentenced
to serve one years Imprisonment at hard
labor"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
RICH WOMAN PLANTER
FOUND SLAIN ON PORCH
CBy the Sun News service.l !

Georgetown. Ga. May Miss Julia
CatchlRgs. 66 years old. the weaIthiest
woman planter in Georgia, and proprie-
tor of the most magnificent plantation In
Quitman County, was murdered during
last night.
Her body was found this morning on
the front porch Of her home.
Rich Henderson, a negro employe, has
been arrested. A health ring worn by
the negro was found clutched in the
hands Of the dead woman. and the cor
oner thinks she tore this from his hand
in a struggle.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
SAYS VILLA ORDERED RAID.

Mexico City. May 1T was officially
declared today that Pablo Lopez was
given a hearing at Chhauhau City, and
that he declared that he attacked Column
bus on Villas orders, and he himself
was wounded in one Of the barracks
where the Americans were quartered.
Lopez declares he heard Villa swear
never to let Americans capture him, as
he had determined to use his last car
fridge on himself II his escape is cut of.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Strike Farley Still On.

New York. May &c. W. w. Hanger,
United States mediator, has announced
that the conferences for the prevention OF
a general strike Of railroad telegraphers
and sig.Ialmen were being continued but
that the negotiations between the New
York Central Railroad and the Brother
hood Of Railroad Telegraphers had reach
ed a stage which would not allow a dsf-
mite announcement
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Indiana Gives Allies Ambulance,

Indianapolis, May 7.-sixteen Indian
RpoIis citizens have subscribed $3.50 to
be used in the purchase, equipment and
maintenance Of an American ambulance
with the allied armies in France. uc-
cording to announcement made today.
This sum, 1t is understood. will buy a
motor ambulance and maintain 1t for six
monthk
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
POSSE GOES AFTER RAIDERS.
Fifty Texans Leave Marathon to
Pursue Mexican Bandits.

Marathon. Tex, May Nv. Kellis,
heading posse Of fifty Texans. started
from here this afternoon to pursue the
Mexicans who raided Glenn Springs and
Boquillas Friday night and Saturday
morning. Every member Of the posse is
familiar with the topography Of the Biz
Bend country and is expert with both
rife and revolver.
The Mexicans are said to be canped on
this side Of the river between Boquillas
and BoquiIlas Del Carmen.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
SMOKE SCREENS U. S. TROOPERS

Probably every man in the detachment
would have been killed had the Mexicans
not set fire to the frame shacks OF the
Hidden by the smoke, the uninjured and
the wounded who were able TO drag
themselves along, escaped to cover OF
rocks and brush, and did such effective
work with their rifles that the MeMcans
quit the fight after a three hours bat
tie. None of the reports state how many
Of the bandits were killed and wounded
Sergt. Smith and his men had to take
to cover so quickly that there was no
time to save sidearms. All they could
rifles and ammunition belts. After the
bandits rode off with the cavalry horses,
Sergt. Smith, himself wounded, managed
to put two OF the wounded troopers upon
a motor truck and drive it TO Marathon
the nearest settlement to the north. But
it appears from all reports that the
bandits captured several of the soldiers
Gen. Funston says that two are unac-
counted for. Other reports say four.
Burn Wax Factory.
After burning the few houses in Glenn
Springs and destroying the cavalry camp,
the Mexicans attacked the Ellis & Wood
wax manufacturing plant several miles
from Glenn Springs, which is Just east
OF the settlement and around a noun
tain. The wax plant was burned TO the
ground, and the bandits shot the 10
year-oId son Of o. G. Compton, an en-
ploye of the plants owners, one Of whom,
Woods, is a veteran OF the Philippine
lighting and had served under Funston.
Finishing with the plant, the raiders
turned south to BoQuillas, which is one
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Nude Man Seeks Millionaire.

New York. May while women on
board a nearby ferrybOat fed a man. en-
urely nude. climbed from the East River
70 the New York Yacht Club landing AZ
Twenty-third street and inquired for
William X. Vanderbilt The man was In
vited into a wsiting-roon, clad in Jur,-
ferred to the psychopathic ward OF Belle
yue HospltaL
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
Officers Killed in Auto,

a dispatch to the War Department last
night reported the deaths OF Lieut.. Ed
ward E. Pritchett and Lieut.. Harold F.
Naylor, both of the Seventh Field ArtlI-
lery, IN an automobile accident at Fort
5IIl, Okla.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08
HARCoURT SUCCEEDS BIRRELL,

London. May 7.-Lewis Harcourt, an
Irish Independent, has been appointed
secretary of state for Ireland. succeeding
Augustine BirrelI, 1t is announced to-
night.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-08

OF the two most important settlements
along the Texas-Mexican border in
what is known as the Big Bend coun-
try, vast and thinly settled region
north Of a great crook in the Rio
Gr8nde, and which has always been q
resort for smUgglers, a hunting ground
for cattle thieves and bandits. and a
fighting ground for the Texas Rangers
and United States csvsIrymen.
stores Are Looted.
The bandits rode boldly into BoquiI-
las, looted the stores and set fire TO
all OF the buildings and then turned
toward Deemer's Store. general sup
plies headquarters, two end a half
miles east OF the settlement Taking
eYersxhing OF value that could be car
ried. ANsy, they cleaned out Deemer.s
place burned it and carried Off the
proprietor.
Champ Wood. a son Of J. B. Wood
superintendent Of the international
Mining Co, which operates seven miles
south Of BOQuillas, in Mexico. was Al
Deemers when the bandits rode up.
but managed to escape TO the Noris
ranch three miles north. It was young
Wood who sent the first news Of the
raid to Marathon. from which II reach
ed Alpine, and this city.
Governor Ferguson ordered a de-
taehment Of the rangers south from
Maria this afternoon 70 investigate the
situation. Fifty armed citizens left
Marathon this afternoon also. a mes
sage to this city stated, with the pur-
pose Of pursing the bandits and OF pro-
tecting the distressed ranchers ana
small settlements.