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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
POSITIONS HELD FOR
EMPLOYEES At FRONT
Postal Department Will Give
Men Old Jobs On Their
Return

Washington, Aug. 16.-Positions of
men employed in the postal service who
went to the border with the militia will
be given them on their return, according
to announcement at the postoffice de-
partment today.
In denying report that militiamen
were being dropped permanently from
the rolls because of their absence due
to service on the border, Postmaster
General Burleson referred to an order
of June 20 last. This order specified
that "where it becomes necessary to
fill temporarily the position of any of
ficer or other employe who is absent on
such military or naval duty, the officer
or employe, will if necessary be dropped
from the rolls without prejudice, and
will be reinstated to his former position
and grade in accordance with civil ser.
vice rules and regulations.
The postmaster general said every
employe so dropped will be Immediately
given back his former position upon ex.'
piraticn of his military or naval service
without loss of rank or pay.
The order, it was emphasized, was ap.
proved by congress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16

Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, Aug. 16.-The problem of
averting q railroad strike that would
paralyze the traffic of the country still
rests with President Wilson.
The 600 district chairmen of the big
four brotherhoods representing the 400,-
900 trainmen today, accepted the presi-
dent IS invitation to confer with him in
Washington tomorrow No other de.
cision was reached at their meeting
here, however, and the situation con.
tinues deadlocked The committee chair.
men left for Washington this after.
noon with W. S. Carter, head of the
firemen's brotherhood, with their de-
mands for an eight hohr day and time
and a half overtime unamended and
backed up. by vote to strike if they
are refused.
Carter regarded the situation as Sc.
rious as at the opening of the negotia-
tions, but said there was still room for
hope" He explained that only the
chairmen had the power to agree to a
compromise such as was suggested by
President Wilson with the railroads
granting the eight hour day for a time
under the present system of overtime.
For this reason the presence of the 600
chairmen is necessary in Washington.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
By Henry Wood.
ted Press staff correspondent.

(Unlted Press staff correspondent.)
With the French Armies on the som.
me. Aug. 16.--A thirty mile horse shoe
of solid artillery fire, one of the most
terrific shell blastings in the history of
the world is drawing mile of flame
along the Somme battlefront.
The artillery reached its greatest in
tensity as l arrived at the highest point
on Dompierre plateau, southwest Of Pc
rome. The day before the French had
captured German third line positions
from Hardeeourt to Buscourt. At the
precise moment of my arrival the
French were employing all their great
artillery strength to protect their new
ly acquired positions. The Germans
were shelling even more desperately in
an effort to dislodge the French and
launch counter attacks.
The stupendousnes sof this great ar.
tillery struggle was indescribable. The
curving line of fire extended from the
French positions before Clery, north of
the Somme to st. Quentin, thence south
TO the region of Peronne and southwest
TO Barleux. Estrees and Soyeeourt.
shells of all calibres, both shrapneI and
high explosives, burst at every instant
at every point along the entire front
with rapidity which defied counting.
For one lone interval, by seemingly
miraculous Intervention. | was able 10
count off Is seconds when not a single
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Advance Is Steady
By Ed L. Keen
{ United Press staff correspondent

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Aug. l6.-A steady advance
by the Russians and an Italian victory
south of GOritZ, were announced in of
fical dispatches from allied capitals
today, while an almost complete calm
settled over the Angio French battle
front.
In southeastern Galicia the Russians
are forging westward and have cap.
.tured two villages besides other Aus.
trian positions, the Russian war office
announced. Only in the north, where
stubborn Austro.German resistance
west of the Zlota Lipa river has check
ed the czar s troops, is there any indi.
cation of slackening of the Russian
advances.
In ten weeks of General Brusiloff IS
great offensive, the Russians have tax.
en- 35S,602 prisoners and great q.
mount of booty, Petrograd announced.
The German war office counterod
upon the Russian claim Of further
gains with statement that Russian at.
tacks north of the Dniester were com.
pletely repulsed in yesterdays fight
ing. Delayed dispatches from the Aus.
trian war office, covering Sunday S
fighting, make similar claims.
The italian war office announced the
capture of Austrian trenches south and
east of Goritz.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
LONGSHOREMEN SAY
FIGHT WILL Be LONG
Says Men Are Embittered
Over Action Of Employers
Who Stand Pat

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 16-J. A. Mad.
sen, district secrctary-treasurer of the
International Longshoremen IS associa-
tion, predicted today long struggle be-
fore the waterfront strike on the Pa
cific coast could be terminated, follow
ing the refusal of the employers here
yesterday to meet the Cancellation COM
mittee of organized labor.
Madsen said the longshoremen had
become embittered over the action of
the employers, though refusal had
been expected, and were more than ever
determined to adhere to their original
demands for better wages and working
conditions.
81 believe the action of the employ.
ers, he added, twill have beneficial
effect both ON the public and our as
soeiation. The public now has an op.
portunity of seeing the employers as we
have seen them all along, and under.
stood them.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
mrs. G|LMON SHOOTS
THE OTHER WOMAN
Had Sued for Divorce Naming
Her Victim As woman
In the Case"

Marysville, Mo-, Aug. l6-In crowd.
ed depot here, Mrs. q. A. Gilmore shot
and killed Mrs. Ella Ships as the lat.
ter, accompanied by her daughter, was
about to board train for Kansas City.
The slayer had sued for divorce. naming
the other woman. Mrs. Gilmore sur.
rendered to the sheriff.
Mrs. Ships had just stepped to the
baggage window to check her trunk
when Mrs. Gilmore pushed her way to.
ward the woman and fired four shots
Two struck Mrs. Ships in the back~and
two in her left side as she fell. Then
Mrs. Gilmore handed her smoking revol-
yer to an acquaintance and asked him to
take her to the sheriff IS office.
Mrs. Gilmore, aged 45 years, sued for
divorce last March, charging infidelity
and naming Mrs. Ships, divorcee. who
had been renting one of the Gilmore
houses. The Gilmores had been mar,
ried 2S years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Munitions FROM the East.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 10.-Charles T..
Hughes preached his doctrine of Gam
erica First and America Efficiency in
Oregon today-the state which, despite
his protest from the supreme bench, in
structed for him in the primaries He
was to make at least two speeches and
members of his party were authority
for the statement that he would cite
more concrete instances to support his
claim of democratic incapacity for ef-
ficient government
So far the republican aspirant for
presidential honors has cited instances
to support charges of payment of po-
lirical debts at the public expense, in
elusive and wordy" laws in the anti
dumping sections of the democratic tar
iff law and failure of the Wilson ad-
ministration to live up TO the platform
pledge of protection Of American citi-
zens and their property abroad. Yester-
day at Tacoma he added new charge
that it required republican emergency
currency measure to tide the democratic
party through the panicky days just
at the beginning of the Wilson admins
tration.
II is known the governor has recent
ly received great deal Of data from
headquarters of the national committee
in New York including one s75 tele-
gram. This is treasure house Of infor-
nation for his use. From now on in
every one of his big speeches, the can
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Thirty Mile Horseshoe of
Heavy Guns Rain Death on
German Trenches at Som,ne

shell exploded. Immediately thereaft-
er the fire was resumed with redoubled
intensity.
French Control Air.
Equally impressive as this 30 mile
unbroken semi-circle of artillery fire,
was the 80 mile horse shoe of French
observation sausage balloons overhang-
ing at great height the entire bat
tie front Their wireless instruments
were directing the French fire.
At the same time innumerable French
aeroplanes darted in and out among the
sausages, crossing and recrossing the
German lines every minute. From time
10 time as a daring aviator flew over
the German positions, half dozen
white puffs would suddenly appear with
startling distiictiveness silhouetted
against the clear blue sky. showing
where the German anti-aircraft gunners
had sought to encirele the aeroplanes
with sharpnel
Yet despite this great nctivity Of
frances air forces not u single German
aeroplane appeared either for the pur-
pose Of chasing back the French. at.
taeking the French sausages or for
reeonnoitering. Likewise not single
German sausage was visible to offset
the unbroken 30 mile semi-circle of 90
French sausages which / was able to
count. Nothing could give more vivid
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Steel Sells High and
Prices Rule Stronger

New York. Aug. 16.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
says:
Announcement OF the financing here
of big British government loan, evi.
dence of participation in the opera
tions by substantial interests and
heavy buying of United States Steel
were effective factors today in at.
tracing active speculation for higher
prices in most departments Of the
market.
In the greater number of issues op.
ening prices were at small fractional
gains as compared with the closing of
the preceding day, notwithstanding the
disappointment in the street over the
continued deadlock in the Washington
railroad labor conference. Initial
trading was in good volume.
In the early afternoon q substantial
proportion of the business was provid-
ed by marine common, United States
Steel and Reading. the first named
making a newhigh and four points up
from Tuesday, while steel sold TO new
record for the year when 1t crossed
81. The best price ever quoted for
this stock was "a rs in 1909.
Strength in steel, which always has
been signal for rising prices in the
general market, offset as a market in
fluence the disappointment over the
postponement for another day of
further conferences on the railroad
labor situation and was effective in
creating decided bullishness in most
parts Of the list as the session
progressed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Soldiers Gathered Near Line
+ to Hear Regimental Band
Get Surprise
STAR SPANCLED BANNER
BRINGS THEM TO FEET
America and Dixie Follow
Best Of Feeling Exists
Between Armies

Headquarters Oregon National Guard
Calexico, Gal, Aug. 16.-No matter
how enervating and fierce the desert
sun gets here, it has failed utterly to
wilt ne guardsmen' enthusiasm. They
talked today of a similar demonstra,
tion on the part of hundred or more
northwestern guardsmen who lounged
under shade tres within few feet of
the international line listening to the
Twenty Fifth regiment Mexican band.
Within speaking distance lounged q
number of General Cantu S Mexican
troopers. A remarkable spirit of cor
diality exists between Mexican and
American soldiers here.
From the band in the "plaza Of the
heroes of Chapultepec, the Mexicali
park, strains of favorite Spanish OPP
eras rolled across the line to the Amer
lean listeners. Despite the sitting
heat, Oregon and Washington men re.
sponded generously. They used their
best newly acquired Spanish to shout
compliments, to which Cantu's troop
ers replied in Mexicsnized English.
These amicable exchanges were at
their height when unexpectedly the
Mexican band blared out an air that
fairly threw the Americans to their
feet Heels clicked, khaki clad forms
Strengthened up, and hands went to
salute and remained there.
The Mexicans were playing t'The
Star Spangled Banner"
The cheers that followed from the
north side of the line brought encores
of 90 Americn and HDiXipr and all
the while hands remained at salute,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Will Be Dramatic Scene.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Cne of the
most dramatic incidents in the history
of American labor will be enacted to-
morrow in the east room of the White
House. Six hundred railroad workers,
representing 100000 of their fellows,
will hear from President Wilson, his
reasons for believing they can settle the
differences with their employers with.
out using their threatened weapon-pa-
ralyzation of transportation
The men are coming to hear the ap-
peal the president has made to their
subcommittee. Word was conveyed to
the president at 1890 today that the
conference in New York between the
delegates of the general committee and
W. S. Carter of the subcommittee had
resulted in nothing definite beyond
agreement to hear him. Arrangements
were made Immediately at the White
House for the president to receive them
tomorrow.
With the agreement by the managers to
accept the basic principle of the eight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
HUGHES TALKS TO
PORTLAND AD MEN
ABOUT BUSINESS
Makes Startling Statement He
Is For Sound Business
Administration
SAYS THEY RECKON ILL
WHO LEAVE OUT OREGON
Says He Was Mandamused
Into Running by People Of
This State
Nv Perry Arnold

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
Portland, Ore, Aug. 16.--Greeted as
Charley" amid tempestuous cheers
and harmony quartet, republican nom
inee Hughes, speaking to the Portland
Ad club, today referred to the present
campaign as businessman struggle.
AS such he appealed for the business
mans support for republicanism.
I'm member Of the Republican Ad
club, y" ne began. "For the present m
spokesman. 1t was not always thus. A
short time ago l was long on silence
and short on speech; now IN long ON
speech and short on silence. The reas-
on is | was mandamused in Oregon.
was intent upon observing the strict
proprieties OF the position / held. 1t
was place of great distinction in
which l was content to remain. When
suggestions came from Oregon ttst
permit my name in the primaries, 1 c,-y
curtly refused. 1 had no desire to r,.I.
wanted to remain where / was. But
they reckon i'll who leave out Oregon.
For the first time in history a state
court mandamused federal judge
Continuing the republican nominee
discussed the tariff and urged business
like methods in government, particular
ly a systematic budget system.
= There is no private business in the
country that could exist as the gov
ernment does, without any proper or
ganization,' he declared. '"I m for
sound business like administration. If
we are to measure up the demands that
are before us and take our place wor.
thily among the nations of the earth,
then we must have ability to resist inn
portunity and the making of public Of
fices into public snaps. I'm against
that We must save every day-it win
not be conserved simply by indulging in
good wishes around the club tables. -
Hughes referred to the United States
system of government as organized
"like a watch-delicately adjusted and
recurring that it be kept in order."
He declared that the republican party
was the only one which could treat az
fairs properly as national or as local.
"We must build up" he said in con-
clusion. This afternoon Hughea was to
take an automobile ride up the Column
bia highway and to make an address
this evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Germany Did Not Want
Danish West Indies

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, L. l.,
Aug. l6.-Foreign Secretary Won ia.
gov today flatly denied that Germany
ever had any designs on the Danish
West Indies, in commenting on English
reports that it was feared that Ger.
many would buy the islands as the first
step in an assault on the Monroe doc
trine that inspired the United States
to negotiate for their purchase.
81 only know of these reports
through the newspapers, said the for
eign secretary, "but of one thing I
am absolutely certain, that is that Ger
many is antagonistic to nobody and has
no intention of disturbing the sovereign
rights of any power in that part of the
world.o
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
BY Carl w. Ackerman,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondents
Headquarters of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's Army, Aug. l6.- "The
worst of the Russian offensive is
over" one of the highest command
iEg officers on the eastern front told
the United Press today after tour of
inspection of the Austro-German lines.
Completely halted at the Stochod
river in their efforts to retake Kovel,
the Russians, undaunted by this fail
ure, have shifted their attacks south
ward, always striking against the
Austrans.
"The temporary successes of the
Russians in the southeast is desperate
strategy" said n German officer, be-
cause the faster they advance with
their left wing in the southeast, the
more they weaken the position of their
right wing along the Stochod. -
1t is admitted here that the Rus
slams caught the Austrians by surprise
at the beginning of the offensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
By Wilbur s. Forrest.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
British Base Hospital, Northern
Northern France, July 2l.-(By mail.)
--"The war will end early in 1917.
Which side will wins Germany will
win, of COURSE
A wounded officer of the noted Prus-
sian guard made this assertion TO the
United Press today. The words came be.
tween big bites of thick white bread
laid sandwich like over heavy spread
Of real butter and orange marmalade.
The officer was hungry. With about 200
comrades he had just arrived from the
scene of the big British offensive. He
had been nipped in the leg by shrapnel.
His wound did not deter him from YER
bal optimism. But he was greatly thank-
full for the neat hospital cot and the
treatment he was receiving.
"Why were you taken prisonerf" he
was asked.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
War viii End Early in 1917
Says Captured Officer and
GermanyWiN Win of Course

"The British had too much artillery
for u.s." was the reply. "Their fire
was stronger than ours and we were
cut off. We had plenty of food but no
water. We had to surrender
This officer spoke excellent Eng
lish. He learned it in German school.
He was under 30 and a perfect speci-
men of manhoord.
Proud Of Record.
Chow long have you been at the
frontf' he was asked.
"Twenty.two MONTHS" he replied
with pride. "I'v been in Poland, Ga.
lieia. Champagne, Verdun and at Con
talmaison and Mametz wood. was cap.
tured at Mametz wood. For five days
my division was cut off by the British
artillery fire. A trip to the rear for
water was death. Long range guns were
playing streams of steel on the lines be
fronttnuad IN paua Qavau
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Nullifies Concessions

FL Paso, Texas, Aug, l6,-The de
facto government has declared null the
concessions held by Americans for q
projected railway between Salina Cruz
and Acapulco, Mexico, according to
Carranza officials at Juarez. The rea
sons given were that conditions were
onerous, contained clauses preiudicial
to the de facto government, and that
the contract was made with former
Dictator Huerta.
At the same time preparations are
being made to confiscate mining prop
cries held by Americans who do not pay
all back taxes with an additional pen
atty of 20 per cent before September
|, under pronouncement issued by
First Chief Carranza.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
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SAN FRANCISCO TO
SEND DELEGATION
TO MARSHFIELD

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-In
the first chamber of commerce
trade extension excursion out
of California more than 100 To-
cal business houses will be rep
resented on the trip to Marsh
field, Oregon. The excursion
leaves by train Saturday night
and after a stop at Eugene, the
trip to the Coos Bay metropo-
lis will be made over tae new
railroad. Coos Bay towns have
arranged extensive entertain
ment for their gusts.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
MAY RENEW STRIKE

New York, Aug. 16-A renew
al of the street car strike that
badly crippled New York g sur
face lines last week appeared
certain today unless the New
York railways reinstate 25 union
conductors and motormen dis
charged after the strike.
Union officials charged today
that the managing heads of the
railways deliberately violated
the agreement Under which the
men returned to work, in dis
charging these men. Further
more they quoted Vice-Presi-
dent Hedley as having promised
better wages to men who refrain
from joining the union.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
600 TRA|NMEN To
HEAR PRESIDENT
EAl. y TOMORROW
Agree :, to Try Out Sug-
ge So ) for Six Months
N iy Be Reached
MANAGERS WILL AGREE
TO AN EIGHT HOUR DAY
mo Further Action will Be
Taken Until President
Is Heard
TO SUBMIT PROPOSITION

Washington, Aug. 1G.-Presi.
dent Wilson will put concrete
proposition before the 600 men
of the railway employees general
committee. when he meets them
tomorrow in the East room of
the White House. This was an
nOunced by w. L. Chambers of
the United States Board of Ne
diation and Conciliation. The
session tomorrow will begin at 8
O'Clock he said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16

Sixteen days were required FOR the
Deutschland to cross the Atlantic on
her trip to Baltimore. Part of that
time she spent in dodging hostile war
ships. Actually she could have made
the voyage in much shorter time. The
fact that Ia days have elapsed and she
has not been heard from indicated that
she has been compelled to take q round
about course on the.return also, to avoid
British and French warships, if she has
not met with mishap. The Deutsch-
land is equipped with a high power
wireless apparatus, but probably would
not communicate with German station
while in British waters, fearing detec-
tion and pursuit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
GERMANS CERTAIN
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
IS NEARLY ENDED
Admit Austrians Were Taken
by Surprise at Beginning
Of Drive
new FORCES AT LEMBERC
WILL STOP SLAV ARMIES
General Brusilof Captures
358,6O2 Prisoners Since
June Fourth
RESULT OF CAMPAIGN

Petrograd, Aug. 16.-Russian
armies under General Brusiloff
from June 4 to August 13, cap
tured 35S,602 Austro- German
prisoners and 405 cannon, it
was officially announced today.
Other booty included 1926
machine guns, 1913 mine and
bomb throwers and 292 powder
carts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
Critical Stage Passed

San Diego, Cal, Aug. l6.-That the
Mexican situation has passed the
critical stage is Indicated in orders re-
ceived by number of the vessels of
the United States Pacific fleet now on
patrol duty in southern waters to return
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
DEUTSCHLAND ABOUT
DUE AT HOME PORT
Has Evidently Taken Round
about Course to Avoid
Her Enemies

Berlin, Aug. 16.-The German sub,
marine Deutschland has not been heard
from since she cleared the Virginia
capes on the night of August 2. the
United Press learned from reliable
sources today.
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