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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
German Officer Predicts War
Will Last Long---Germany
Holds Fast All She Gained

was dangerous grounds no man IS
land, where no one was permitted to
enter. Towns near-about were in ruins.
In the distance Dead Man s hill was dis.
cernible--it's brownish summit flecked
by white puffs of shrapnel shells in the
blue sky. Through field glasses, dusty
burrows ploughed up the slope by
French artillery shells could be plainly
seen, the shells exploding after churn-
ing the ground in Irregular rows.
From Hill III we motored in round
about way behind the lines to Hill $40
which the French bombarded yesterday.
Fresh shell craters SCARED the daisy
and poppy field. Below spider web
of trenches led to Fort Souville Near.
by was another hill bombarded into
brownish mass of soil. Through glasses
the German lines near Forid, Terre and
Thiamont were dimly discernible, mark
ed more plainly by the line of exploding
shrapnel in the sky than on the EARTH
Later we visited the Argonne forest.
If the earth had been robbed of all
living things for 10 miles ON either side
of the trenches behind the lines, the ac.
tivitymakes up for it. Soldiers go to
and from the trenches in automobile
transports. Bodies of recruits maneuver
on hill sides being schooled in hand
grenade and other attacks from old line
trenches, captured long ago. Little
Serbian ponies, burdened under machine
guns scurry back and forth. French
women and children working in the
fialda or nla vino in tho atraats ara nv
erywhere seen. Here and there soldiers
are burying ammunition of building
store houses. Enormous supplies of
grain and foodstuffs are being stacked
in temporary shelters.
1t may be said that the Verdun op.
erations have gone through two stages
first everything above the ground in
front of the trenches was swept away,
second, German advances carried the
strongest points held by the French.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28

Chicago, July 2S.-Twenty six per-
sons died here during the night as n re-
suit of the terrific heat wave which
had been sweeping prairie states the
Last two weeks, reports to tne coro-
ner's office stated today. This brings
the total number OF dead in Chicago
as result Of the heat up to A within
the last "a hours.
The total number of victims was
swelled to AZ with reports from Min
neapolis, Rock Island and Phoenix,
Ariz., of one victim at each place,
AT the weather bureau tne predic-
ton for the middle west was "fair
and continued high temperature -
Storekeepers are planning to close
their stores an hour earlier. So in
tense was the heat today that contrac-
tors would not let laborers work for
fear of heat prostrations.
The health department issued bulle-
tins warning mothers to watch the
milk served their babies. Milk deal
ers were warned they would lose their
teurized. Thousands of tons of ice
were given away in the poor districts
here in an effort to bring relief.
At FL Paso, Texas. and Brownsville,
the Thermometer reoist red IS, and San
Antonio showed only Sc while at Free.
port, ILL.,, the mercury climbed to l0l
in the shade, beating heat records for
the last 25 years. At .,ew Orleans the
temperature was 30.
The lowest temperatures for fac day
were recorded at Boston and San Fran
cisco their thermometers registering
&C.
Las, night was Chieago's hottest in
its history, the weather bureau statec.
At | a. m. the mercury registered 20
degrees. Al och weather bu-
reau stated that Chicago, st. Louis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
Fighting Is Fierce

London, July 2S.-Until today Bri-
tish troops fighting to push through in
the Pozieres sector, have been thrust.
ing up hill Today they have the ad.
vantage of attacking an enemy unaid.
ed by natural cover and now ousted
from the permanent steel and concrete
constructed trenches, perfected in the
long months Of the deadlock in the
line.
Foremost among the disadvantages of
General Haig's position was the fact
that the kaiser is making superhuman
efforts to stem any further break in his
lines. Reserves have been stripped from
all along the remainder of the German
front to be massed against the British
or used in desperate attacks. Special
dispatches from Verdun say the German
attack there has waned into mere ordi.
nary assault instead of the holocaust
of flame from artillery with which the
French fortress has been deluged during
the last six months with practically no
concerted infantry attacks
Experts here agree that the kaiser
will make desperate attempts in con
certed counter attacks to win back the
ground wrung-ineh by inch almost
from his soldiers by the British. An
advance very much farther along the
froad from Pozieres> to Bapaume by the
British troops would menace the Ger
man forces further south
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
DESPERATE HAND
TO HAND FIGHTING
ONWESTERKF FRONT
English Advance Toward Lon
gueville Meets Strong
Resistance
BRITISH HAVE UPPER
HILLSIDEITO FIGHT FROM
Expected Kaiser Will Make
Desperate Attempt to Re-
gain Ground
By Ed. L. Keen.

(United Press Staff Correspondent
London, July S.-The same desperate
hand to hand fighting by which the
British wrested Pozieres from the Teu-
tons was proceeding today in the out
skirts of Longuepal and beyond the Del
vile woods northeast of that town, as
well as in the FPrueaux woods.
Gen. Haig reported that in one of
these clashes-alt Delville woods-his
troops had beea successful. The Ber-
lin statement insisted the fighting was
still in progress there and that the
British attempts had broken down. Be
forethe German positions.
Haig claimed "further progress I"
around Longueval and Pozieres. 3.
The British report had it that strong
German counter attacks, presumably di-
rected at trenches newly won by Kitch-
ener's men around these positions had
been beaten off with heavy loss to the
Teutons.
Elsewhere he reported artillery com.
bat-while the Berlin statement CON
formed with the additional information
that north of the Somme it increased
to "the highest strength Both Lon
don and Berlin Statements agreed on
German patrol engaging the British
lines in the Neuve Chapelle district;
the British admitted German temporary
occupancy of first line trenches at two
points but asserted they were elected
by counter attacks. Berlin made no
claim of German troops occupying any
ground, but spoke of booty in mems and
in guns and concluded wit hthe declar-
alton that the allies could not boast Of
any progress.
South Of the Somme official state
ments from both sides indicate heavy
artillery duels. The French statement
revealed first success Of the Russian
troops sent to fight on the Flanders
battle front in reconnoitering expedi-
tion at Aubervive. Berlin and Paris
reports agreed on fighting around Thia.
mont, both claiming repulse of attack.
Petrograd merely reported successful
advance of Russian troops both in the
sector around Brody and in the Caucas.
us. The Berlin version admitted con.
siderable ground gained by the czar s
forces in the northeast of Sviniuchy
but stated counted attacks were pro.
crossing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
Police Chief Matheson Says
Men He Wanted Are
Under Arrest
SAYS ANARCHISTS HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
Mrs. Smith Identifies Billings
As Man She Saw with
Suit Case

San Francisco, July 2S.-Chief of Po-
lice White, Captain Duncan Matheson
of the police bomb squad, and District
Attorney Fickert, announced today that
they believe they have in custody the
men who were responsible for Satur-
day s bomb outrage which cost the lives
of nine persons.
No names were mentioned by the of
ficers, and no indication was given as
to which one of the suspects now held is
believed to be the leader.
All three men agreed that the ex-
plosion was not the result of an anarch-
istic plot, saying anarchists had moth
ing to do with it.
Captain Matheson Indicated later that
while there might be more arrests, they
would probably be of minor Importance
and that all Of the men whom the po-
lice have been most anxious to take into
custody are now detained. He also hint
ed that he is in possession of import
ant evidence not yet made public.
A. T. Phillips, A. Il. Larke and J. G.
Brown, sailors from Goat Island, told
Captain Matheson today that they say
q wildly excited man after Saturdays
explosion running towards the Ferry
building. He was hatless, was mop
ping his brow, and appeared greatly
agitated, they said.
Writs of habeas corpus for the re-
lease of Ed Nolan and Isidor Weinberg,
two of the suspects under detention,
may be sworn out today unless some
formal charge is lodged against them.
Attorney William r. Haggerty, Nolan q
onauaal talJ No aao, that No nupook-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
Beat the Brandenburgers.

London. July 2s.-Britsh troopshave
driven the German Brandenburgers out
of Delville wood, according to General
Haig's report to the war office to.
day.
The British commuuique said: "The
Fifth Brandenburgers were the Teutonic
troops thus elected from the little area
northwest of Longueval- which has been
the scene of hand to hand fighting fer
the past week.
zone hundred and sixty-three prison.
ers were captured in Delville wood, the
whole of which is now ours" General
Haid reported. "Two German counter
attacks were beaten off with heavy
loss to the enemy"
Further progress at Longueval, y
was announced. by the British command.
er in chief, who also related gains near
Pozieres. 80 Near Neuve Chapelle," he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
PYTHIAN SISTERS GATHER

Portland, Ore, July 2s.-Pythian sis.
tiers from all parts of Oregon conven-
ed here today in their annual state gath.
ering at the Pythian Temple. This
eonelave is preliminary to the Supreme
Lodge Pythian meeting here next week.
when aelegates will come from all see.
tiens of the United States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
INDICTED ALL LOCATED

San Francisco, July 2S.-All eight of
the men indicted this week on Oregon
land frauds charges have been located,
according to the United States marsh.
al's office today. s. A. d. Puter and
his sons have all surrendered and have
been released on bail. Attorney Frank.
lin P. Bull surrenderer yesterday and
gave bonds and w. l.. Murray reached
New York from Montreal last night and
surrendered, furnishing bail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
SAYS BREMEN rs CAPTURED

Boston, Mass, July 2S.-Cap-
tain Frank B. Howarth, com ,
mander o fthe White Star liner
Cretic, which arrived today
from Mediterranean ports, stat
ed today from information
which ne had received from an
authoritative source, he under
stood that a merchant subma-
rine which preceded the
Deutschland, had been captured
and taken to England and that
the Br men was also at the
same place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
WINNEMUCCA. rs COLD

Chicago, July 2S.-While the
middle west sweltered under q
blazing sun today, residents at
Winnemueca, New, shivered in a
temperature Of 36. "The cool,
est spot IN the country" said
the weather bureaut.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
Ready for Bandits

FL Paso, Texas, July 2S.-"I If there
are any bandits planning raids on the
Big Bend country | hope they attack
now,' was the substance of a message
received here today from Col. Joseph
CASTOR, commander in the Big Bend
district. In reply to query whether
ne had sulhcient troops, Gastoa stat
ed that the border partol in tnat dis
trict was made up of the Sixth United
States cavalry, Fourth Texas infantry
a detachment of Texas cavalry, bat
talon of Tenth Pennsylvania infantry
and battalion of the Sixteenth Penn
sylvania infantry. For more than a
week reports have indicated Villistas
in the vicinity of Bouquillas, Mexico,
were planning to raid American towns
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Chicago 3 9 2
shawkey and Nunamaker; Williams,
Cicotte ana Schalk.
R. H. E.
Boston ................
Share and Cady; Gould and ONeill,
DAILY.
II. II. E.
Philadelphia ............. II D
st. Loms ..............
Sehtthan and Picnieh; Groom Koob
and Severoid.
R. II. E.
Washington ..........'..
Detroit .................. 3
Ayers, Dumont and Henry; Dubuc
and McKee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28

Constable Plum s brother died at tn ;
age o. ninety-eight Yesterday. If he'd
lived three months longer he'd o. had
enough coupons t git suit case. Some
fellers er like automobiles-th' cheaper
they er tn more noise they make.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28

fContinusd a. Daqe Three,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28

(Costinued on PAGE 5ir.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
THE WEATHER
4 X X 4 *** \ X 4 X i = .

Oregon: To-
night and Satur-
day fair; warmer
east portion Satur-
day; north e rly
winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
. TODAY'S BALL SCORES
National.

= 4 X + ~ X X X X X X n \ X r.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28

Chicago 3 6
shawkey and Nunamaker; Williams,
Cicotte ana Schalk.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
THE FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

Every day the Illinois free employ
ment bureau connects workers with
jobs, and nearly every day OF late 1t
has published a tale of places waiting
for men and women whose capital lies
in brain and muscle, rather than in
bank accounts. The latest call OF this
sort was for farm help, at wages run
ming from s95 to s45 per month. How
strange, by the way. tariff barons
must find it that American farmers,
though paying such wages, are still
able to sell their products in London
and Liverpool in competition with
crops grown by the "pauper labor" OF
less developed lands!
The record of the employment bu
reau shows that the state is prosper
Gus. Also, it gives some notion of the
enormous benefit which Gov. Dunno
conferred on workers when he secured
the creation of this bureau, whose
free and unselfsh service is saving
thousands OF men and women from
the extortons formerly practiced upon
them. The time has passed in Illinois
when a man wanting work has to pay
for a job.-Chicago Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
DINNER TO JUDGE sARAsA.

Next Sunday evening. Dec. II, a
testimonial dinner will be given by
the Italians of Illinois to Bernard p.
Barasa, Judge of the Municipal Court
at seven o'clock in the Louis XVI
ballroom of the Hotel Sherman. Re-
ception at $3.50 p. m. The banquet
committee is composed of DR.. Giu
seppe Monaco, chairman: Francis y
Allegretti and John RodighierO, sec
retaries; Frank Cuneo, Andrea Russo
DR.. A. Lagorio, John G.. Garibaldi
John L. Rigali, Joseph Celia, DR.. G
Volini, James Ozello, Frank De Bar
tolo. Rev. L. Ricciardelli.
Judge Bernard p. Barasa is one OF
only three Italians to be elected d
Judge i'm the United States. there
being two others, one In New York
and one in San Francisco. Judge
Barasa established West Side night
court I'm the Maxwell street police
station in order that day laborers
who are the usual ltigants. will not
lose any money by appearing In the
morning.
Judge Barasa was born at Negaunee
Marquette County, Michigan. He was
educated In the Negaunee high school
University of Michigan and Chicago
Kent College of Law. He Is a mem
Der of the Hamilton Club, Press Club
Chicago Assn of Commerce, National
Security League. Royal League. Roya
Arcanum. National Union, Maccabees
Columbian Knights, Modern Woodmer
of America, Woodmen of the World
Knights of Columbus, G. o. of f., l.
o. of Moose. +. o. of Eagles. o. o.
Owls, Chicago, Illinois and American
Bar Assn, Chicago Law Institute
Lawyers Assn of ILL.,, Children's Da!
Assn and Michigan Society of Chi
cago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
new EMPEROR DEMOCRATIC

Charles. the new emperor Of Aus
tria and king of Hungary. was not
brought up ns probable ruler Of
the most aristOcrntic and precedent
governed court In Europe. lie Is
only grnndncphcw Of the late Franz
Josef, and In his youth there were
several lives between him and the
imperial crown. For this reason he
was educated much more informally
than II the chance of his succession
to the throne had been stronger.
lie attended public school for n
time. and lmblbed n strong liking for
democracy, which never has left him,
He has the reputation of being the
best 'mlXer" Europe has known
among her modern mOnarchs, with
the possible exception Of the late King
Leopold Of Belgium.
Emperor Charles speaks English
as though 1t We're his native tongue.
Once he said to Ambassador Penfield :
"You want to know how l learned
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
"ANGEL OF THE BLIND"

Happy to have helped, ms she eX-
pressed 1t, in making life lighter for
the soldiers blinded in the war, Miss
Winifred Holt, head of the Light
house, as the New York Home for the
Blind Is called, and organizer of the
"Phare" in Paris, arrived In this
country for short vacation, recently.
Miss Holt, who Is known through
out France as "the angel of the blind
spent more than II year and n half
conducting the work ut the Phare, ii
Rue Daru, Paris. In that time, she
says, more than 300 men blinded In
battle were taught useful occupations
through funds raised In the United
States.
Furthermore, Miss Holt assisted
in first aid to the injured work In the
first line trenches on the Somme
front.
~ saw one SHE'LL she said, burst
short distance In front of me, KILL
ing a score of soldiers. ! believe am
the only woman who has been allowed
IL
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1e, 1916.
OPPOSE CITY SUPERVISION OF
PRIVATE BANKS.

Chicago bankers oppose the pro-
posed ordinance now before the coun.
ell for city supervision of private
banks.
The reasons advanced against the
passage of the ordinance are as fol.
lows:
/. Unprecedented.
.. Questionable constitutionality.
3. Would provide another excuse
for blocking proposed state legisla'
ton.
T. Would not provide for regulation
OF downstate private banks.
5. Very little or no time would be
gained II legislature does act this ses.
sion.
6. Incorporation under the banking
laws of this state Is essential to sue
cessful modern banking:
(a)-In order to provide definite
capital and liability.
(b)-In order to provide double liza
bility.
(c)-In order to distribute response
bility for ownership, control, direc
llOU anu management.
(d)-In order to permit satisfactory
auditing.
(e)-In order to provide for proper
supervision and regulation.
OD-ln order to prevent Interrupt
ton OF business upon death of princi
pal.
GIN order to separate bank In
vestments from those of principal.
Z. Confusion of public over still an
other class of bank created by ordi
nance.
s. Certainty of public mistakini
license by the city for endorsement
of the city.
9. Necessity of private banks hay
ing to adjust their affairs twice whel
state enacts law.
10. Might increase number of pr
vate bank failures If not given ampl
time TO convert assets in order tina
they might comply.
II. City probably would not dc
post own funds in "city banks"
~. City comptroller not equippe
to perform highly technical and e,
pert duties provided by ordinance.
l3. Some existing state banks wit
100000 capital might surrende
charters and become city banks"
A. Effect would be similar to tina
OF branch banking.
10. Public menace If many "cit
banks" are established.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CON-
vENTiON.

Illinois needs a new constitution.
The Citizens Association Of Chicago,
in its forty.first annual report, has the
following to say on the subject, which
voices the sentiments of many good
citizens:
Greatly to our regret the General
Assembly failed to submit to the PEG.
pie Of the state the question Of hold.
ing constitutional convention. The
convention Joint resolution introduced
by Senator Edward c. Curtis was
adopted by the Senate on March 18th
by an almost unanimous vote. But
when the matter came to a vote In
the House on March 31st. the vote on
the Joint resolution was 92 in favor
and 80 opposed, with 20 members alb.
sent or not voting. Thus the meas
ure failed by the narrow margin Of ten
votes to receive the 102 votes con-
shutting the two.thirds required by
law.
1--WE are informed by the officers of
the Constitutional Convention League,
which had the convention campaign
In hand, that the league had received
| assurances from 105 members of the
House that they favored the submis'
sion Of the convention question to the
people; and that most of these were
In the form of written pledges to vote
for the necessary Joint resolution. Ac'
cording to the league, II representa-
tives who had given such assurances
either opposed the resolution or failed
to vote on 1t. Fourteen Of these, nine
Of whom represent Cook county dis
tricts, had given unqualified written
pledges.
"Sur belief in the necessity Of hold
ing constitutional convention has
not been shaken by this temporary de-
feat. Sooner or later-and certainly
before very long-the small minority
Of the legislature which has had the
temerity to refuse to allow the PEG
pie Of Illinois to decide whether they
desired a constitutional convention
will have to give way.
I'VE shall continue to do our ut
most to bring about the calling OF 9
constitutional convention because VIC
are convinced that the convention
plan affords the most practicable
means of securing shorter ballot;
better and more economical local gov
eminent through needed consolidation
OF the city, county, Sanitary Distric
and other taxing bodies of Cook coun
ty; and broader charter powers FOL
Chicago that are necessary to the
city's welfare"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-16
WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS,

The business interests of the coun.
try are tired of these conditions:
Tariff tinkering for political ends.
Five tariff reyisions in twenty.three
years.
Confidence shaken.
Business demoralized.
Huge money losses.
Millions of workers unemployed.
What the people demand is:
4 sane and permanent tariff policy.
4 scientific adjustment.
More common sense, less politics.
All the facts brought out.
The way to get these reforms is to:
Establish a permanent Tariff Com
mission,
Make II non'partisan,
Give II broad powers.
Give It an ample appropriation.
Have everybody represented.
Put the professional politicians off
the Job.
Stop lobbying and log-rolling.
Bring out all the facts.
Reduce unemployment.
Establish confidence.
Stabilize business.