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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
French Retake Position

Paris, July Sl.-French troops bril-
liantly retrieved a temporary German
footing obtained. around Monacu farm
according to today's communieue. The
enemy had taken a slight hold there,
but French counter attacks drove them
out and back.
Violent German attacks along the
Somme around Monacu and Hem wood
were checked with terrible losses to
the attackers, according to the off.
cial communique today.
French troops are consolidating and
strengthening positions which they
won yesterday north of the Somme in
a sweep forward which took German
positions along nearly a four mile
front.
The official statement detailed
numerous German counter attacks
against Hem wood and extremely VIC.
lent combats in that neighborhood in
which the Germans were repulsed.
In tine course of these attacks,
the statement asserted, "our left bank
batteries enfiladed the enemy, causing
heavy losses to them.
"Around Verdun German attacks on
Hill 304 were checked by French fire
In the region southwest of Fleury, the
French progressed further. A German
grenade attack west of Vauxchapel
was unsuccessful.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
PHOENIX MOSES"
ARRIVES IN ARIZONA

Phoenix, Ariz.. July 3l.-"Phoenix
Moses came to town and the curious for
miles around are wondering where from.
Two tanned ranchers, working an ir-
rigation ditch under the blazing sun this
morning few miles to the north Of
here, using mud spattered shovel as a
boat hook, pulled tiny boat to the
sandy bank of the ditch. 1t looked
like box some children might have
decorated with huge sun flowers. II
was gorgeously upholstered. The ranch
ers were mystified.
Under the canopy of flowers was a
week-old baby boy, daintily clothed and
asleep. Astonished, two pair of rugged
hands reached to lift the child from
its handsome throne.
essay, Pete, this is just like the
Bible" said one of the pair, both of
whom refused to give their names-said
they were Just ranch laborers-'' remem-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
WESTERN FRONT
SHOWS NO CHANGE;
TURKS ARE BEATEN
Russians Capture Many Pris-
oners In Campaign In
Galicia
GERMANS CLAIM GAINS
BUT THIS Is DENIED
British Make Small Advance
But No Important Gains
Are Made

Pctrograd, July 3l.-After fierce
Fighting around Brody, the Russian
forces have thrust their way forward
again, this time taking ground from
the Teutons up to the rivers Graberki
and Seret The war office statement
today made this announcement.
The war office asserted that in the
region of the Stockhod river the Rus
sian forces We're fighting their way
forward. At one point, among the
prisoners captured in this thrust was
the whole Thirty First Honved Aus.
trian Notwithstanding the comman-
der and his staff. At the other plac-
es along the Stockhod river, 935 Teu-
tons were captured with four machine
guns.
Northeast and southeast of Baran-
ovitcAi, the statement said, fierce ar.
tillery operations were in progress.
From the Caucasus, the Grand Duke
Nicholas reported further advance
from Erzingan and repulse of Turk
ish attack directed towards Mossul in
the region of Disygiaver.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
KNIGHTS Of PYTH|AS
CAPTURE PORTLAND
Coming by Hundreds Still
Supreme Lodge Convenes
Tomorrow

Portland, Ore, July 31.-Knights of
Pythias from all over the United
States took possession of Portland to-
day. Formal sessions of the supreme
lodge open tomorrow. The supreme
temple, Pythian Sisters, begin their pro-
ceedings with q memorial in the Elks
hall this afternoon. Delegates to the
grand lodge of Oregon, X. p, arrived on
every train this morning.
Sixty-five thousand dollars to pay
convention expenses was deposited at
the First National bank today by Thorn
as d. Meares, supreme master of the ex-
chequer.
Many prominent men are being boost.
ed for the office Of supreme vice-chan-
eellor. Seven candidates are actively
campaigning. John j. Brown, president
vice.chancellor, automatically advances
to the position of supreme chancellor
during this biennial
Among those in the race are Robert
Barns, of San Francisco; William La.
dew, of New York; C. S. Davis, of Den.
yer; William Broening, of Baltimore;
Richard S. White, of Milwaukee; F. NJ
Beckford, of Laconia, N. H., and Fred
G. Macarthur, Of Winnipeg, Man.
Atlantic Citys supporters are already
making the welding ring with their urg
ings that the next convention be h
there. A number of other cities are ac.
lively after this prize. Those making
the NEST aggressive fights at present
are Buffalo, Pittsburg, Norfolk, Rich
mond and Chicago.
All delegates to the supreme lodge
the Oregon grand lodge and the Pyth
ian Sisters supreme temple will meet
tonight at a reception in the Baker
theatre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
FIRE STILL RACES
DOZENS Of TOWNS
IN THE FIRE ZONE
1874 Lives Are Known To Be
Lost and List will Be
Much Larger
FATE OF zoo SETTLERS
in DISTRICT IS UNKNOWN
Driven by 40 Mile Cale---Fre
Raced Through Dry
Underbrush

North Bay, Ont, July 3l.-On hund-
red and eighty four lives have SO far
been reported lost in the greatest for
est fire northern Ontario has ever suf-
tered. idore than two million dollars
property damage has been done.
The fire district forms q strip of
territory shaped like the letter j vita
Bourkes forming the end of the base:
Cochran the junction with tne cross
bar and Hearst and Iroquois at either
end
The fire broke out at o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon and was reported SIM
ultaneously at several points forming
a semi-circle from Bourks to Hearst
over hundred mile frontage.
Driven by a. forty mile an hour wind
from the south, the flames rolled over
the countryside just like heavy
thunderstorm coming up ahead of "a
hurricane with everything as dry as
tinder there was never chance for
people to save anything.
The villages of Bourkes, Ramore,
Matheson, Mushka, Monteith, Kelso,
lroquois junction, all were completely
wiped off the map, the flames consum-
ing everything before them. Cochran
IL still burning but all the business
section of the mining town his gone,
while Iroquois Falls has disappeared
except the large pulp mills of the Abb
tibi Power and Pulp company.
A heavy rainstorm on Sunday provi-
dentially stopped further disaster.
The dead that have been recovered
SO far are as follows:
Ramore, Is; Matheson, "a; Nushka
and Monteith, 9s; Kelso, 2; Cochran,
20; Iroquois Falls, 10.
Most of the population are prospect
ors except at the larger towns such
as Iroquois Falls, where the mills pro-
vide employment and at Cochran where
there is u population of 1000. Matheson
has population of 800 as has also
Iroquois Falls while Iroquois Junction
has about 900 population and Kelso 200.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31

the railroad companies. Jersey City au-
thorities. the state and the federal gov
ernment. Agents of each were on the
scene and will remain until they have
gone into every phase of the case.
Estimates of the property damage
run all the way from 100000 900 to $780,
100000. The consensus of opinion
among Jersey City officials was that
the latter, figure would be nearer cor
rect, after complete tabulation had been
made of thousands upon thousands of
shattered windows and other similar
damage done in Jersey City, Brooklyn,
Manhattan and dozen smaller sur
rounding towns, cities and hamlets.
This one item of smashed glass alone
has been estimated at more than mil
lion and quarter dollars.
Only the facts that the two major
explosions occurred at the hour they did
-2:0S and 2:35 a. m.-and where they
did, undoubtedly prevented far greater
loss of life and vastly more property
damage. Black Tom is situated al the
bulging end of long peninsula that
juts about three miles off Communipaw,
slightly south of Jersewy City and south
of Ellis Island and the small plot of
land in New York harbor on which the
Statue of Liberty stands. Had the ex-
plosions occurred on the mainland of
either the New York or Jersey coasts,
the shock, officials said, would have
been much more violent.
It's Terrific Force.
As it was, the giant conclusion of the
explosions pushed in windows five and
six miles away and the shock that was
carried to Manhattan rocked giant sky
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
Prices We're Stronger
But Business Light

New York, July 3l.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
In a market made up almost wholly
of the operations of the professional
element, prices generally were stronger.
There was no evidence of pubic par
tcipation while the larger Wall Street
interests were not in evidence as mark
ct factors.
Transactions in the early trading
generally were light in volume on a
movement of prices that tended in the
direction OF higher levels in the greater
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
Cause Still Unknown.

New York. July 31.-Mystery early
today still beclouded the real cause of
the explosion and fire which early sun
day morning occurred on Black Tom is
land. Whether fire, starting on the
barge loaded with nitro cellulose or ig-
milton of freight cars loaded with high
explosives was the cause, no one could
tell today. Perhaps the exact cause
never will be known.
The condition of the area of devasta,
tion made it impossible today to ex-
anime the scene of the first terrific i'm
pacts. At 8 o'clock flames were still
flaring high from wreckage of railroad
cars and warehouses and Black Tom,
which is really peninsula. At that
hour shrapnel and three inch shells
buried deep in the ruins were being ig-
nited occasionally by the heat, in q des-
ultory pop-pop that keep workmen and
crowds of spectators at respectable dis
tances.
Dead, missing and injured lists admit
tedly were mere estimates up to noon
today. The very nature and extent Of
the blast and fire made impossible thus
early anything like definite compilation
of life loss. Only visit TO the scene
can make one realize how difficult it
will be, even after several days of
search of ruins and records to tell the
exact loss.
Three Dead, 23 Missing.
Up to s o'clock only three known
dead were marked down. Twenty-three
others were missing and 10 were known
to have been injured. The list of in.
jured does not include those hurt miles
away from the fire by falling glass.
Investigations were started today by
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
Fate Of Many unknown

Toronto, Ont, July 3l.--The biggest
bush fire in history Of Ontario prov
incc was still raging today. Loss Of
200 lives is feared.
Already the fire has covered much
of the territory from Cochrane to
Hearst. Timber, valued at millions OF
dollars, is believed to have been con
sumed. A dozen towns and villages
are in the fire zone. Telegraphic com
municaton has been destroyed and it
is not known whether they were de-
stroyed or not. Fate of two hundred
settlers in the fire district is unknown.
The towns of Cochrane and Mathew
son are reported to have been destroy
ed. Between them lie the settlemnts
of lroquois Falls, Hushka, Watahbag
and Kelson-all in the district report
ed swept by the flames.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
MUNITIONS EXPLOSION |
WAS FE|f |NF|VE STATES
Roar Of Explosions s. Hurting Of Missiles Made 1t Like
European Battlefield Concussion Smashed In Windows
Five Miles Away--Ten Lives Lost and Damage May
Reach $4O,000,0OO-- Fire Started On Loaded Cars
X X X X X X x x X x x !: X \; X x X X X X !
THE BLACK TOM EXPLOSIONS EpIToMIzED


BLACK EXPLOSIONS EpIToM1zED ]
The caue-stl unknowM
Known deadtwo. Twenty five missing
The iniured-116. !
Destroyed by explosions fe7
bages tug boat IS freight them loaded with
tions.
Estimated Property Damage :.
On Black Tom peninsula: ,
National Storage plant and stores, $2000000
lehigh Valley railroad $1,25000
Central Railroad New Jersey
Ammunition in and barges $500000O
Moran Towing barges $60000
Other bages and 100000
Total $lS500000.
In Greater New York, (mosy plate glass; 100000
In Jersey City, (mostly windows) $250000
On Ellis Island, 100000.
Bedl0e Island,
New Jersey points outside City peninsula
$150OOO ,
Total damages $951OO0O
Responsibility Catastrophe J
-Four inquiries to fix responsibility
The (under
tion of exposives
Jersey City under municipal explosive reguatons) :
The railroads fix blame,
The police authorities around Bl ick ,
Arrests M :
Albert NJ Diclman Iehigh Valley railroad
Black Tom peninsula .
Alexander Davidson superintendent Storage
pany' property Black Tom peni 1su .
Warrant has been issued for Johnson president
johnson Iighterage :
All three charged with gross negligence
death of the known victims Z,
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
Der Moses and the bullrushesi"

The baby, well nourished, is very
beautiful with well defined aristocratic
features
The two ranchers drove to town on
a blackboard, one holding the tiny boat
across his knees.
Before delivering their precious
charge 10 the authorities the two god
fathers christened the child" Phoenix
Moses -
And today every woman in the whole
region is wondering who the mother Is
who win live quietly by and watch
Moses grow to manhood under some 9th
er mother 3 loving care.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
ALL STREET CAR
employees WILL
STRIKE TONIGHT

. New York, July 31.-William
B. Gitzgerald, national organ
izer for street railway employees,
announced late this afternoon
that all employees of the New
York Railways company had
been organized and strike
would be called tonight. He said
the strike will "stop every sur
face car in Greater New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
Emperor Catches Cold

The Hague, July 3l.-Emperor
Franz Josef caught a severe cold while
inspecting troops at Schoonburn Fri
day and is now confined TO his bed
according TO advices received here to-
day from Vienna.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
COOLER WEATHER
DUE IN CHICAGO;
WAVE MOVES EAST
Death Toll Sunday Was III,
Making 244 In Four
Days
MERCURY PREACHED l0l
AT CHICAGO YESTERDAY
Gary, Indiana, Had Heat
Record ll6, and With 1t
Three Deaths

Chicago, July 31--Cooler weather was
in sight for the middle west today,
after day of record heat. A cool wave
according to the weather forecaster, will
hit this section tonight. Today it will
be cooler than yesterday, but still hot.
Deaths toll in Chicago yesterday
from the heat was H. This makes a
total of 264 deaths in Chicago in the
last four days as result of the heat.
Ninety nine babies have died since Fri
day night. The number of deaths in 9th
er cities throughout the middle west as
a result of the heat were not obtainable.
1t was estimated, however, that they
would add at least $50 to the list. Mil
waukee alone reported 90 dead for yes
terday. Sunday was Milwaukee s hot
test day in AS years. 1t was 102 de-
grees by the government thermometer.
Heat records for Chicago were smashed
as far back as 1901. A temperature of
1O1 was recorded. In July, 1901, the
mercury registered 102 degrees.
So great was the jam at bathing
beaches here that police reserves were
called to clear the streets leading to
the beaches,
Gary, Ind, was The hottest place on
the map with -116. Three died from the
heat there. Ia was comparatively cool
along the Mexican border Ell Paso and
San Antonio registering SS. 5
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
!: !: \ \ 4 \ \ X x \ K X \
EXPLOSION KILLS SIX
NEAR ST. HELENS

st. Helens, Ore, July 31.-Six
men were killed today by an ex-
plosion on the Deer Island road.
A powder house blew up.
The dead:
George Hammer.
Herman Voss.
Guy Lewis and son.
Joe Kellan.
One, unidentified.
All the victims were terribly
mangled. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown.
X X X X !. X X X X x X x X
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East viii Get It.

Washington, July 3l.-Cool high
winds, sweeping out of the northwest,
will bring relief from the hot wave in
the lake region and the country between
the lakes and the Rockies the weather
bureau said today. ., ..,
The east is to get its share of warm
weather at once. 1t warmed up today
and will get warmer it was said. The
prediction held good for the east, south,
Ohio valley and extreme west. In the
Rockies, it is to be normal.
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Continued on Page Thres.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-31
It's Terrific Force.

As it was, the giant coneussion Of the
explosions pushed in windows five and
six miles away and the shock that was
carried to Manhattan rocked giant sky
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-25

preaching at New Hope Sunday.
OEland Eggleson and wife and
little daughter Of Johnstown,
Earl Osborne and family and Viii
lie Simpson and wife spent Sum
day at Mat Simpsons.
Jack Skaggs and family and
John Heinz and Miss Hazel Board
and Miss Daisy Finn and Miss
Broyles spent Sunday at John
Phelps.
j. w. Jones and family and Al
bert Linendoll and Frank Bowles
visited at Henry Charts Sunday.
Ike Kelley received letter
from Fred Medley stating that
their little son, Lester, was able to
be up some.
Bud Berry and family visited
Sunday at Harve Morris.
Mrs. Frank Miller and children
visited Monday with her mother,
Mrs. Lamasters.
/ Mrs. Willie Simpson spent Mon
day with her sister, Mrs. Jess
Fleming.
Miss Thelma Richmond spent
Sunday night with Miss Nellie
Skaggs. kt
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We had q fine rain Saturday
night It came at the right time
and was the right kind.
The home coming week at
Double Branches waa well attend
ed.
w. "A. Baker was q business Wis
itor at Maryville last week, re-
turning Saturday night.
B. NJ. Wix and Claude Baker
went on business mission to
Rich Hill and also Butler last
Wednesday.
Cal Beshore and daughters
spent Saturday evening in Adrian,
I. N. Carson will teach the
Scifers school.
J.. G. Nafus Of Butler was at
Double Branches Sunday.
j. F. Dillon and family of Par.
sons, Kas., are here visiting rel
atives.
Mrs. G. F. Beard of Parsons
Kas., is here visiting relatives.
Mrs. w. A. Bakers sister o1
Harwood, Mo-, is spending few
days with her.
Mr.. Will Nuckols and wife are
the proud parents Of a new boy
born Sunday, May 81. All par
ties doing well.
Claude Baker went to Rockville
Monday.
Flowing corn is almost the or
der of the day.
PIONEER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-25
North New Home.

7 Linlie Ehart caught three young
wolves one day last week.
Friday was the last day of Miss
Maggie McCann's school. The
patrons of the school came in and
surprised Miss McCann with a big
dinner. N. NJ. Nestlerode took
their pictures.
Albert Linendoll and Frank
Boules attended band concert at
Butler Friday night.
Jim Herrell and wife, Mrs. l..
w. Keele Of Butler attended
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-25

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the nj thCd diSt q luNtch. u B evSry body
! cordially invite '
Dr. Lusk lost y Gov ~ light
ming. 81 & III
John d. Hedger, wife and
daughter, Judith Dug Browning,
wife and two sons Richard and
John, visited at Judge Hedger's !
Sunday.
Mr. Ralph Hughes, wife and
daughter, Mildred, visited at Ed
Barnes Sunday.
Quite d nice crowd attended
I Sunday school st the Crooks
school house Sunday afternoon.
Come everybody.
Cyrus Nestlerode was q county
seat visitor Monday.
Frank Jones has q bad case Of
the measles.
Mrs. Ike Dawson is making gar
den at the Crooks place.
Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Hockett
were shopping in Amsterdam
Monday.
(Cricket). Frank Hedger, Mar
ion Hedger, Edith and Ruby
Walker, Hazel Mcclure and Miss
Mauger joined the Christian
Church Sunday and were baptised
Sunday afternoon.
Cyrus Nestlerode' team ran
away in Amsterdam. Very little
damage was done.
Ed Bailey has q new Ford and it
is chugging right along.
Pete Peterson lost a good mare
one day last week.
The neighbors Of Frank Jones
came in and put in his crops Tues
day. Frank has a bad case Of the
measles, ss s
Earnest Lihn came in for q
short visit with Pete Peterson
Tuesday.
Ed Barns il doing msimprov-
rL. a
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|ins q his NJ slssrins ths
1ence r5yv III 4 s,st lli s. q
Ralph Hugllsls went u Alnster-
Edal1 M edne1 1day. 1t q ,.s
Sweet pota tato plants Tor sale.
26c pr hundred. i See Cyrus Mes
t1erode ss
Chas. Weist Of Nyhart wants :
blacksmith. He will furnish .
shop and house for the work he
has to do.
Black kanith tools for sale at a
bargain. See j. Fl. Pyle, 10 South
Delaware Street, Butler, Mo.
Rev. u. Nv. Keele preached two
good sermons at New Hope church
May a.
Chas. Weist wants . man by the
month on his farm. Single or
married man.
Nell Campbell, the wide awake
merchant Of Nyhart is at his post
with an up-to-date line Of grocer
les and hardware.
Miss Maggie McCann closed her
school last Friday with big din
ner and one Of the best programs
You ever listened to.
Father and Mother Sellers are
very feeble.
Childrens Day at New Hope the
first Sunday in June.
+ Mat Hinson has II head Of fat
cattle on full feed since the ninth
Of March to sell June /. He also
has 20 head Of 2-year-old steers
on grass to put on full feed this
fall. They are fine ones.
n. M. N.
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Bids for School House.

Sealed bids for the construction
of school building at CORTLAND,
School District SO, will be received
by H. O. Maxey at the circuit
clerks office in Butler where
plans and specifications are on
file, up to Saturday, June 3, 1916,
at IL o 'clock m. ~
w. O. Morrison,
School Board }J. j. Nichols,
32-2t Gus Soderstrom.
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= Col. Harlan Porter, the live wire
auctioneer Of Western Bates was
in the city Wednesday making ar
rangements to hold a big Holstein-
Freisian cattle sale in this city in
the near future.
The cattle. about 25 in number,
are from the well known herd Of
A. j. King of Kansas City, who
has big stock farm adjoining
Longview, the R. A. Long farm
near Kansas City. .,,.3s,. ,,sa
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