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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
a DOZEN DEAD:
MILLIONS LOST
IN n. CAROLINA
Serious Conditions reported
In the Vicinity of
Asheville, \. G.
Il ------
FAMILY, CAUGHT IN
OWN HOME, DROWNED
Guests are Marooned on Sec
ond Floor Of Hotels--Lights
and Water Supply Cut of
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


AsheviIle, N: c., July 16.-Five are
known to be dead, property damage
estimated at from six to ten million
and hundreds are homeless as a re-
suit of the worst flood in the history
of North Carolina, which swept the
river section Of Asheville and tire
French broad. valley this morning and
tonight the Swannanoa and French
Broad rivers are reported ten feet
out Of their banks and the town of
Biltmore, laid out twenty-five years
ago by the late George w. Wander
bilt, is almost entirely under water.
The lower section on outskirts of
Asheville is flooded, including the
Southern Railway depot and Glenbeck
Hotel, with many guests marooned in
the hotel, where the water has reach
ed the second floor.
Reports from the towns in the
French Broad valley, covering all ter
ritory from the Lake Toxaway region
to Hot Springs, near the Tennessee
line, tell terrific damages as a result
Of six 10 eight inches Of rainfall,
which carried away dams at Lake 0s-
ceola, near Hendersonville, and Ka-
nuga lake at Kanuga.
All communication is difficult and
It is feared the town of Marshall is
flooded, and that dam at Lake Tox-
away has gone down. If tlas bursts,
wters would sweep down through
South Carolina.
Property loss, including that to in
dustrial plants throughout the section
is described as heavy, number of
mills being flooded, and homes Of
hundreds of mill people washed away.
Many Of the latter are being cared
for here.
Asheville tonight is without gas
and electricity as result of the
flooding of those plants, and the Citi-
zen, which depends, as do many other
plants, on electric power, is printing
q four page edition IN a job plant.
Whole Family Lost.
Captain ]. c. Lipe and his married
daughter, Mrs. Lee Mulholland, and
his single daughter, Nellie, were
caught in their home at Biltmore
and drowned while rescuers were try
ing to reach them. Three other wom-
en- were rescued near there.
While three men who leaped from
the top of house that was swirling
along the Swannanoa river and were
saved, two other death were Lennie
Trexler, laborer, and Luther Fraz,
Ter, negro, who were drowned while
trying to take food to guests maroon.
ed in the third and fsslrtb stories o.
the Glenrock Motel, in the outskirts
of Asheville.
The city proper is some three hun
dred feet higher than the section
where the Glenrock and Southern
hotels and the depot are located.
Late tonight a dam at Lake Tox
away was still holding and It wa
reported also that there I'd been n,
harm to some two hundred collegi
and school boys at the summer en-
campment, near Brevard.
Damage in Henderson county is Sc
we're and Hendersonville is cut off an,
without lights and water supply N,
trains are running into Henderson
vile or Asheville on account of wash
outs and bridges down.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
MILITIA HELD BACK
PENDING EQUIPMENT

Washington, July ,T6.---The war
department today ordered all depart
ment commanders to delay sending
to the border nation guard organiza-
tons until they are thoroughly equip
ped and organized. There are now
about a hundred thousand guards
men at the border and fifty thousand
regulars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
SEVENTEEN HELD
IN CONNECTION
WITH COPS DEATH
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Charleston, July 16.-Seventeen
persons, whites and negroes, were ar
rested today in connection with the
killing of james Duffey, a policeman,
who leaves q widow and two children.
The police say the cause of the shoot
ing is unknown, but they and the cor
oner are investigating.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
PREACHER FOR so
YEARS RESIGNS
FROM PASTORATE

Americas, Ga, July 16.--The Rev.
DR.. Lansing Burrows, president Of the
Southern Baptist convention and a
Baptist preached for fifty years, re-
signed his pastorate here today, be-
cause of health. The resignation was
accepted, but DIR. Burrows wi1l con-
tinue as head of the convention, and
keep up the Sunday School work and
writing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
STORM WARNING.


Weather Bureau, Pensacola,
Tropical disturbance now ap-
parently central southeast of
Turks Island, moving northeast;
also some indications of another
disturbance south of Jamaica or
Haiti.
Further advices this evening.
FRANKENFIEID,
Supervising Forecaster.
Advisory warning received
from Washington, D. c., S:48 p.
m, July 16, 1916:
Advisory nine p. m. New re-
ports confirm indications Of Sun
day morning that a tropical dis
turbance has recurved to north
eastward passing east of Turks
Island.
No further signs now of second
disturbance south of Haiti.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
WATER SUPPLY OF
2 CHARLESTON CUT
OFF BY STORMS

Charleston, July 16.--Ninety per
cent of the Charleston water supply
was cut off by break in a aasn.
across Goose creek from Fridays
cloudburst, but while work is being
rushed to repair the damage, sea
water is being used as a fire protec-
ton and artesian water for domestic
purposes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
FLOODS TIE UP
RAILROAD TRAFFIC

Roanoke, Va, July 16.--AIl railway
traffic in southwest Virginia and east
ern West Virginia is tied up by
floods. There is a heavy crop and
property loss.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
CAVALRY CAPTAIN
COMMITS SUICIDE

Sanantonio, July 16.-Capt. Chris
tan BRAND, of the twelfth cavalry,
shot and killed himself today at
Hachita, New Mexico. It is beloved
he was mentally deranged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, IS degrees; low
est 70 degrees
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Market Opened Strong
Was Weak at Close

New York, Sept. 1.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
says:
Early advances in prices were gener.
al throughout the list with special i'm
provement reported in the steel and
copper shares and in some of the speci
alties, but the movement, which was
brief, did not accompany an active in.
quiry from the public or from i'm
portant Wall Street interests.
There was little public participation
in any department of the market.
Following the forenoon improvement
in market values, the whole list became
weak under the influence of selling by
the professional element, declines car
rying prices for the greater number OF
issues to points well under the early
high range and in most instances un'
der Thursdays closing.
United States Steel was Offered in
round amounts and active realizing
sales were made in the coppers while
Mercantile Marine preferred. which
had sold to a new high in the early
dealings, moved off slightly with the
general list.
The entire market was weak in the
late trading, especially in Studebaker
and some rails.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

One of the most attractive affairs
scheduled on the calendar this week
is the bridge party for which Mrs
John II. Albert will be hostess tomor'
row afternoon. About sixteen promi
nent matrons have been asked to make
up four tables of the game.
A group of young folks Of the Meth
odist Sunday school class enjoyed q
gay little picnic recently in Wilson
Park. The affair was planned as a
farewell attention to their teacher
Miss Alice Fields, who left the mid
die of the week for Portland, where
she has accepted position as teacher
in one of the public schools Of that
city.
Miss Ruth Fugate, charming bride
elect has returned from Portland, wher,
she has been the guest of Mrs. Leonard
Starr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chinook and
small daughter, Norma Elizabeth, have
returned from a few days motor tril
TO the Tillamook beaches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Three Are Killed
by Ammonia Fumes

Kansas City. No., Sept. L. Three
men were killed by ammonia fumes and
two others injured when caught today
by terrific explosion in the private
refrigerating plant at Neur Brothers
meat market. The five men were in
the basement engine room. High pres
sure caused the explosion which wreck
ed the plant. The dead:
G, w. Neur, one of proprietors.
AL Bergman, day engineer.
Michael Yehl night engineer.
The injured;
Ernest Neur, one of proprietors, con-
dition critical.
Tony Lasillo, elevator boy, injured
slight.
Twenty minutes after the explosion
firemen wearing gas helmets carried
three unconscious forms from the base
ment. They were strangled and burned
by the ammonia. A meat truck was
turned into an ambulance but Neur
and Yehl were dead when the hospital
was reached. Bergman lived short
time
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
BELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
provesit. 25cat all druggists.
< PERSONALS
x x 4 x y X 4. 4 4 = y y


Judge H. Hewitt, of Albany, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. l. l.. Still, Of Grants Pass, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Gardner are home
from visit to the coast.
C. C. Graham and wife are home from
six weeks stay in Portland.
Frank Ballard, of Nevada, No., is in
the city visiting his brother.
Prof. d. Riley of Mt. Angel was reg
istered at the Blight yesterday.
Rev. E. B. Lockhart and daughter
Beatrice, are here from Stayton.
Mrs. Sarah II. Robinson returned aft
er an outing at Tillamook beach,
A. H.. Lea, secretary of the state
fair board, was in Chehalis yesterday.
G. o. Ladd and wife of Raymond,
Wash, were Salem visitors Thursday.
Miss Hazel Todhunter returned yes
terday from two weeks visit at New
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. John. of Coos
Bay, registered yesterday at the Capital
hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Kinney will leave
for Newport tomorrow to spend the
winter.
W. F. Drager is in Portland attend
ing to business for the Drager Fruit
company.
Miss Mabel Robertson was in Port
land yesterday, registered at the Sew;
ard hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Purdy returned
last evening from two weeks visit
at Tillamook beach.
F. d. Weber, electrical inspector of
the Underwriters Equitable Rating Bu-
reau, of Portland, is in the city.
T. G. Albert and daughter, Miss
Clara Albert, are home from a three
weeks visit at the Tillamook beach.
H. L. Lucas, foreman of the Dragef
Fruit company plant, of Salem, is home
from summer spent in Saskatchewan.
DR.. Richard Cartwright and daugh-
ter, Florence, came in this morning from
Stayton, having enjoyed an outing at
Mehama.
l. L. Patterson, president of the Polk
County Fair, was in the city yesterday
announcing the dates as September 49,
90 and 81.
Mrs George M. Post retuprned yes
terday from three months visit in
Connecticut and stay of two weeks
at Union, Oregon.
R. NJ. Hofer and wife and L. F,
Hofer and wine of Salem, arrived here
last evening by automobile and spent
the night at a local hotel They are
en- route south.-Roseburg Review.
Mrs. f. NJ. Vandervort and Mrs. Ly-
dia Lehman go to Stayton Sunday where
they take part in temperance program
at the Methodist Episcopal church in
the evening. H. H. Vandervort will take
them over in his auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Hull of Pleasant
Hill, left yesterday for Salem, where
they will make their residence. Mr..
Hull has disposed of his grocery store
at Pleasant Hill, which he has operated
for a number of years. He is former
Eugene druggist,-Eugene Register.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Livesley News

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Livesley, Ore, Sept. l.-Mr. and Mrs,
d. Setchfield and children, who were
visiting at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
.C. d. Query. left for their home in
Olympia, Wash, last week, the jour
uey being made in their autos. Mrs.
Setchfield is a sister of Mr.. Query.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Halstead and fam
lily returned Sunday after spending a
few days in Portland.
Miss Myrtle Burns, of Lents, Oregon,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. II. B. Car
penter.
t. L. Holley has recently purchased
an auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mayes, of Portland
were weekend guests at the C. d.
Query home.
Mrs. H. b. Carpenter, who has beer
in the Willamette sanitarium, cam,
home Tuesday much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Query, Mr.. an,
airs. d. Setehfield and Mrs. J. Watson
with their children, made delightful
auto trip last Wednesday via Monmouth
and Dallas, returning home by way o
Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. L. Holley and sol
Mrs. G. W. Coolidge, Mr.. and Mrs. {
d. Query and family, motored 20 Silve
Creek Falls Sunday.
! Hop picking commences in the Live,
ley yard Monday and in the Zielke var
Thursday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Germans Get Brttisth Trench.

Lendon, Sept. 1.-The Germans de-
livered their heaviest counter attack
against the British lines last night since
the Somme offensive began, making an
onslaught on front of nearly two
miles, General Haig reported this after
noon.
Five separate attacks were launched
against the British positions on 300
yard front in the region of Ginchy anu
High wood, after terrific lombard
ment. Large German forces were EN-.
ployed but four attacks was repulsed
with heavy loss.
The fifth German onslaught carried
the Teutons into an advanced British
trench at two points on small front
age.
British gunners successfully silenced
several hostile batteries east of Beau
rains, causing big explosion. A Bri-
tish gas attack in the Ypres salient
had satisfactory results.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
SOCIET Y
BY ALINE THOMPSON

Mr.. and Mrs. John II. McNary re-
turned last week from delightful out
ing at Cascadia.
Mrs. Charles Gray went to Portland
today for brief visit.
DIR. and Mrs. Mark Skiff returned
Wednesday from sojourn at Brieten
bush Spring,
A motor party composed of Mrs. L.
X. Page, Mrs. II. b. Fleming and Mrs
Scott Page and children spent the day
Wednesday at the Page ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Brant have a.
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy, Mrs
Robinson and Thomas Albert of Twin
Rocks.
Mrs. II. Dayton has as her guest hei
daughter, Mrs. John Robertson (Adf
Dayton) Of Moro, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 4. Watson of Fair
mount Hill, have visiting them Mrs
Levi 4. Steidenger and daughter, Mil
icent, Of Forest Hill, Ill. Mrs. Steid
enger was formerly Miss Evelyn Star
key of this city.
Miss Mary Eckerlin and Miss Name,
Skaife left this morning for Astoria
where Miss Eckerlin will be one Of tn,
maids to the Queen at the Regetta be
ing held in that city.
Miss Clayte Burrows of Rosehurg
who has been the house guest of Mrs
n. II. Houston for few days, left thi
morning for Portland, where she is ;
teacher in one of the public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Martin an,
eaildren returned Thursday from Bel
knap Springs, where they have beei
enjoying an outing.
Mrs. Ivan Bellinger Of Sweet Hom
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. an'
Mrs. W. Cook.
Mrs. w. p. Lord and Miss Elizabetl
Lord spent Thursday in Portland.
Friends Of Mrs. Henry Iisherwood
who has been i'll, will rejoice to know
that she is rapidly recovering,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
HAS PAID THE PENALTY

Folsom Prison, Cal, Sept. I.-kosta
Kromphold, aged 81, Russian, went to
his death on the Folsom prison scat
fold at 1905 today, paying the pen
atty for the murder of John Sperbeck,
an officer in Marysville, when Sperbeek
attempted to place him under arrest
for robbery. The murder occurred a
year ago.
Kromphold went to his death without
a tremor. He told Warden Smith
Thursday night he would have NO
statement to make before his death ant
he held to his plan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
ANOTHER SLIDE IN CANAL
Businessmen Forced
to Abandon Camp

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. because of
the unexpected early arrival of the sec
ond Washington infantry at the Amer
lean Lake mobilization camp near here,
orders were issued today to transfer
the business mems military training
corps to Fort Lawton, Seattle.
The business men soldiers, under di-
rection of Colonel McAlexander, in
charge of the camp, Immediately be-
gan the work of packing and were
ready to break camp by noon. The
Washington troops are expected to en-
train at Calexico tonight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
RUSH FOR HOP PIcKBRs

Portland, Or, Sept. i.-Ranchers to-
day rushed efforts to get hop pickers
into the Willamette valley fields before
Saturday, lest a railroad strike halt
transportation. Owing to the lack Of
unemployed, great difficulty is being
experienced in getting hands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
JAP CoNsULs ORDERED HOME

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 1.-Japanese
consuls at Seattle, Portland and Van
couver, B. c., have been ordered to re
turn to Tokyo Immediately, Seichi Ia
kahashi, imperial consul here for the
past five years, has today announced
that there is no particular significance
in the order, as far as ne knows. Ia
kashi will sail for Japan Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Are Taking Transylvania.

Bucharest, Sept. 1.-The Rumanians
are continuing their advance in Tran
sylvania on the northern and north
western fronts with successes in all di-
rections, it was officially announced to-
day.
Rumanian armies have occupied Tar
lunge valley and the industrial center
of Petrossam with slight losses.
On the Bulgarian frontier, Austrian
gun boats and monitors operating on
the Danube have bombarded Turnu Ma
gurele and Ziminica.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
NO GASOLINE FAMINE

Portland, Or, Sept, l.-Strike or no
strike, there will be no gasoline fam
inc in the northwest, This was the
assertion of dealers today. There is
month S supply in Portland, and
more can be brought by boat from San
Francisco, where large reserve sup
ply is maintained.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Rumania Sewers Relations.

Berlin, Sept. l. - Rumania severed
diplomatic relations with Bulgaria at
$3.50 last night, according to dispatch
received by the Bulgarian legation to-
day.
A telegram from Sofia said that the
Rumanian minister asked for his pass
ports at that hour. The telegram add
ed that diplomatic relations on the Ru-
manian side were broken last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
TRIED TO EscAPE-pEAp

Centralia, WASH, Sept. l.--Shots in.
flicted by Police Chief Miles McGrail
caused the death today OF Allen j. Mar
tin, alleged forger from Everett, Wash.
MeGrail fired on Martin when his pris'
oner made sudden break for liberty
through downtown streets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Serbs to Aid Rumanians

London, Sept. IA Serbian force
commanded by General Gadidteh has
entered Rumania to cooperate with the
Rumanians ald Russians and was en-.
Enthusiastically received, according to dis
patches received here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Captured Some Ground.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-German troops re.
captured from the British ground lost
near Longueval and Delville wood in
heavy fighting on the Somme front last
night, it was officially announced this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
5000 Russian Prisoners.

Berlin, Sept. l.-More than 5000 Rus.
sian prisoners were captured by Tur-
kish force which completely routed two
and half divisions of the enemy oper-
ating ON the Turkish left wing in the
Caucasus, said Turkish official state
ment received here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Bulgaria Declares War.

Salonika, Sept. Bulgaria has de-
clared war on Rumania, it was official
ly announced here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

Similar reports have come from Paris
and Amsterdam in the last three days
hut thus far have not been confirmed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
RUMAN|ANS USING
Continued From Page One.)

the Sonme district, two in the Cham
eagpe and one in the Disc region.
The eannonade- in the Balkans is
continuing but no new infantry en-
gagsments have occurred.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
Russians Take 10000 Prisoners.

Petrograd, Sept. Russian troops
captured 2S9 officers and l5,50l men
in a resumption of the fighting on the
eastern front yesterday, it was official
ly announced today The captured booty
includes six cannon and 30 machine
guns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

Draped turbans are all the ego" The
top hat is draped OF drak green velvet
with hen pheasant breast used as a
band. Tricorns are always chic, and
this black satin one takes fluting of
white grain ribbon around the top
and flat bow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

To collect $l,992.52 claimed as still
due on a promissory note for $2,O23.33,
E. R. Taylor, Toupeka, Kansas, busi-
ness man, has brought suit against L.
w. Settlemier in the circuit court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

A marriage license has been issued to
Charles Floyd Horton, of Orcutt, Cal,
and Mary Ruth Liesy, of Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
McLoUGHLIN ELIMINATED.

Forest Hills, l.. l., Sept. l.-George
NJ. Church of Tenafly, N. j., eliminated
Maurice Mclaughlin from the national
championships here this afternoon in
four sets, 81, 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
afternoon.
Turkey Declares V

Berlin, Sept. l. - Tur s
declaration of war on Run fs,
lvered to the Rumanian minister
Constantinople at s O'Clock ai i-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

The state industrial accident commits
sion has brought suit in the circuit
court of Douglas county to recover
$13S.55 from +. F. Patterson, a Rose
burg contractor. The complaint charges
that Patterson signified an intention
of accepting the provisions of the work
man compensation act and that neith'
err the defendant nor his workmen serv-
ed notice on the commission that they
did not intend to contribute to the in
dustrial accident fund. The sum ask
ed by the commission based on per-
eentage of the wages paid by him to
his workmen between July l, 1914, and
July l, 1916.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
X X X X X X x x * * X X X X *
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X X X X X X x X X X X X x X X

Eighth grade examinations are being
held at the office of County Superin-
tt 1ont Smith Examinations vera
+ .. hv the following:
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
STATE HOUSE NEWS
X X X X X X X X X x X x x X

The hearing of Marion county's appli-
cation for permission to construct a
grade crossing over the tracks of the
Oregon Electric at Fargo station will
be held at the station September by
the public service commission. The ap-
pication of the Harney valley & Siletz
railroad company for grade crossings in
Polk county has been set for Septem-
ber s at Independence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01

Governor Withycombe is in attend
ance at the Astoria regatta, and will at
tend w. C. T. U, meeting at Portland
tomorrow.