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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
KAISER D|SM|SSES
CHIEF Of STAFF
AND 50 GENERALS
Field Marshal Won MaCkenson
to Command Austro-
German Armies
Won HINDENBURC GIVEN
FALKENHAYN'S POSITION
Germans Say Rumanians De-
d---Austrians Destroy
Tunnel

London, Aug. 30-Kaiser Wilhelm has
dismissed General Falkenhayn, chief of
the German general staff because Fal-
kenhayn was opposed to sending troops
to the eastern front to meet a Ruman-
ian invasion, according to The Hague
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph today.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg urged
that reinforcements be sent to Austria
and won the support of the kaiser with
the result that troop trains are now
rushing German soldiers to the defense
of Transylvania.
The change in the general staff
means the dismissal of 80 German gem
erals on both fronts, the most radical
shakeup in any army since the war he-
gan, the correspondent stated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
PUBLIC is WARNED TO
ARRANGE BUSINESS
FOR STRIKE MONDAY

Chicago, Aug. 30.-The travelling
public and shippers were warned by
western railroads today to prepare for
a strike Monday.
Shippers were notified today by a
dozen roads running out OF Chicago
that perishable freight that would not
arrive at its destination on or before
Saturday would not be accepted. The
Santa Fe mas already issued an order
to agents TO refuse shipments of per
ishables and livestock at once.
Other railroads taking as sweeping
an action, but setting their time limit
ahead to Saturday for freight deliver
les include: the Burlington, Northern
Pacific, Rock Island, Southern Pacif
ic, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, st.
Louis and San Francisco, Louisville
and Nashville and the Mobile and Ohio
Remaining roads are expected to
take similar action within twenty four
hours.
The Southern Pacific warned all
prospective travellers they might be
subjected to 'perplexing delays after
Sunday nigat." Other railroads no.
titled their agents to give the same
warning to travellers.
Strike in Chicago
A strike of 5000 freight handlers
in Chicago has been called for this
afternoon. The only way to avert it
is by submission of the roads to the
men S demands-the right for business
agents to collect dues from union mem
bers during certain hours of employent
at the freight warehouses. More than
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30

500 are out on three roads now. The
Burlington plans to fight the strike
and has prepared to hire strikebreakers
according to Thoas Pratt, special agent
of the road. If strike is called it
will tie up all Chicago freight ship
ments.
Chicago railroad heads, accompanied
by Louis w. Hill, president of the
Great Northern, arrived in Chicago to.
day from Washington. In the party
were +. p. Ripley of the Santa Fe,
Hale Holden of the Burlington, reeeiv-
er Jacob Dickinson of tine Rock Island
and A. j. Earlng of the Chicago, Mil.
waugee and st. Paul. They immediate.
ly began organizing their forces to
meet the impending strike
Chicago Has Food
There is enough meat, eggs and can
ned vegetables in cold storage here to
keep Chicagoans in food for q year in
case of strike. The only danger is
an ice and coal shortage. Coal dealers
say the present coal supply will be ex-
hausted within five days. With no
coal to generate cold air for refriger-
ating houses the food supplies stored
in these houses would quickly spoil.
Artificial ice plants would be compell-
ed TO close.
An order to quit work at six a. m.
Monday was given Rock Island en-
ployes at a meeting last night. En-
gineers were instructed to quit their
engines at terminals, or, if that course
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
Will Not Accept Perishable or
Livestock Shipments to
Coast Points
UNLESS DELIVERY CAN
Be MADE BY SEPTEMBER z
All Non Perishable Freight
will Be Received Subject
to Indefinite Delay" !

San Francisco, Aug. 30.-California
fruit intereses are threatened with Sc
rious losses as the result of an embargo
placed on perishable commodities and
live stock shipments by the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe railroads. The
orders, growing out of the threatened
railroad strike, are effective today, and
just in the heavy shipping season, the
fruit interests of the country find them
selves with no means Of handling their
rapidly ripening crops, which win be
ruined if relief is not Forthcoming
quickly.
Nor is the shipper the only one in
cenvenienced by the new peril. A mes
sage has been sent to all ticket agents
by Passenger Traffic Manager Charles
S. Fee, of the Southern Pacific, in
structing them to advise passengers that
they may experience delays unless they
can reach their destinations by Sunday
night.
The embargo order of the Southern
Pacific follows:
con account Of the impending strike,
all shipments Of non-perishable freight
for all destinations reached by this com
pany and its connections will only be
accepted subject to indefinite delay
The company cannot accept perishable
OF livestock shipments destined to Port
lGnd,. Ore, or FL Paso or points west
thereof, which cannot be reached by
regular freight train schedules by
a. M, Saturday, September 2, effec
tive Immediately"
With the grape harvest just starting
and the cattle raising sections just
rounding up stock for market shipments,
the order comes as q serious blow to
California farmers. 1t is expected to
cause trouble in supplying this city's
needs until water transportation is in
augurated sufficiently to handle the
needed commodities.
As result Of their strike prcpara-
tons, neither the Southern Pacific nor
the Santa Fe expects to cease passenger
train service if the strike is called Mon
day. Southern Pacific officials declare
former employees and those in the serv-
ice long enough to warrant pension in
a short time have been fully organ
lied for the impending crisis.
1t is not known what preparations
have been made by the Western Pa
cific to meet strike.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
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TWINKLE TROT TO BE
ALL RAGE THIS YEAR

Chicago. - The 4" twinkle
!: trot," "a dance similar to fox
trots, will be among the newest
: dances to become popular this
winter, it was decided Saturday
at the convention OF the Ameri-
!: can National Association of
Dancing Masters. The "Chinese
professional dance" and "gem
waltz" also will be among the
new novelties.
Social workers, pastors and
society women will have an OPP
portunity to express their views
on the latest dances.
awe want the ministers to
know what is going on in the
dancing world" said l.. p.
Christensen, an officer of the
association. "In that event they
probably would not be hostile to
the art.p
New classic dances were dem
onstrated at the convention Sat.
urday by Mrs. F. n. Spaeder, of
Cleveland. and Miss Lila Maple,
of San Francisco.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
INJUNCTION SUIT TO
PREVENT STRIKE
Union Pacific Conductor
Would Enjoin Strike Being
Ordered in Nebraska

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 3O.-Edward A.
Hamilton, Union Pacific conductor for
Is years, today obtained from District
Court Judge W. G. Sears, temporary
order restraining officials of the Order
of Railway Conductors from issuing q
strike order on the Union Pacific lines.
circulating any strike order or spend
ing any money for strike purposes.
Hearing on the petition for permanet in
junction was set for September 2. Ham.
llton named as defendants A. B. Gar .et.
son, president of the order, and includ.
ed the three divisions of the brother
hood, known as the Eastern, Southern
and Western associations, but the or.
der only is effective in Nebraska, the
limit of Sears Jurisdiction.
AS reason for asking the order, Ham.
ilton in his petition said that up to July
l the railroads were regarded as separ.
ate units in the brotherhoods but that
at that time the rules were amended
and it was provided that the vote of
all should rule the conductors on each
road, He claims this is illegal because
strike ballots were sent out June Is.
and that, he claims, the conductors of
the Union Pacific did not east a two.
thirds vote, authorizing the strike.
Hamilton asserts that if the strike
goes on he will lose his pension rights
If he strikes, or if he does not strike
he will lose his rights in the brother.
hood. and so brings the suit not only
for himself but all similarly affected.
Courts are trying to get service or
Garretson. who lives in Des Moines, ana
long string of other officials widely
separated.
Union Pacific railroad officials hero
today made statements claiming that
the sentiment of a majority of the Un.
ion Pacific employees were against n
strike order; and that Hamilton is ccr.
rect in claiming that the Union Pa.
cific employees should not be bound hy
the rules claimed to have been adopted
July l.
Hamilton denies that the railroads are
back of his suit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
ARE MAKING
FRANTIC EFFORTS TO
GET FOOD SUPPLIES

New York, Aug. 30.-First effects of
the impending nationwide strike, which
will tie up the commerce of the country
were being felt today-four days be-
fore the walkout of the 100000 mem
bers of the big four brotherhoods is
scheduled.
Probably never in the history of rail.
roading have the big lines of the coun-
try faced such situation as is now
presented. Many lines have already
put an embargo on all freight which
cannot be delivered before September
4. Shippers and buyers are making
frantic efforts to move goods, or lay in
an extraordinary supply.
Thousands of persons, on vacations,
or away from home on business, are
cutting their trips short.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad was the first to declare
an embargo on freight in the eastern
district The New York Central, Penn.
sylvania, Lackawanna, Erie and New
pected to follow suit. No attempt is
made ythe roads to minimize the prob
able effect of strike on passenger
traffic.
Railroads Flooded.
Not only are the railroads feeling the
effect of the impending strike, but
hanks are also being flooded with de-
mands from big business houses, en-
deavoring to purchase supplies in
trainload lots. " This means more than
trebling their usual orders in most
cases. and consequent hurried arrange
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30

ments for financing the deals.
Owing to the heavy traffic and car
shortage under normal conditions, it is
realized that the railroads may not be
able to handle any more freight than is
now actually on hand. This would mean
business houses which failed to get in
their extra orders prior to this week,
will probably be caught short.
All produce houses and other firms
dealing in perishable goods were max
ing frantic efforts to get shipments
now Ell route delivered, Once the strike
is in effect, the food supply in the
large cities OF the country will prob
ably not hold out more than week, un-
less some way is found of getting food
stuffs to them.
Appeal TO Employers.
In the meantime all eastern roads are
making preparations for the strike, en-
deavoring to arrange for men to operate
trains. All workers not affiliated with
the brotherhoods are called upon to
stand by the companies. The Erie has
issued notice that employees remain
ing loyal will be regarded as senior
employees Of the company. Warning is
also given that men joining the strike
leave the service of the company and
lose all rights and privileges.
Despite the orders of the four brother
hoods that all employees must avoid tres
pass and interference with proptrey in
the strike, the New Haven has asked
sheriffs and police officials in towns
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
White SLAVE TRAFFIC
REACHES TO ORIENT
District Attorney Of New York
Uncovers Things to Shock
Uppertendom

New York, Aug. 30.-The tenacles of
New York's great white slave traffic
reaches into the Orient for victims, ac-
cording to the belief of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smith who is today in
vestigating the arrest of Lee Lai, a
Chinese woman.
The arrest, the district attorney be-
lieves, may uncover great traffic in
women of the Orient brought here
through Canada for immoral purposes.
Evidence that Chinese women are won
and lost daily at gambling tables has
been unearthed by immigration offic-
ials.
Indictments have been found against
IS men for trafficking in women. Po-
lice officials believe that at least
twenty more men soon will be under in
dietment. sa,.-
Social circles may get a shock before
the investigation is over. The district
attorneys office is today investigating
the operations of man OF social
standing, who is claimed to furnish
women for rich men.
A thirty page affidavit in the hands
of the district attorney discloses fea.
lures of dinner orgy given by mil
lionaire artist, which may lead to ar.
rests. The affidavit made by one of
the women entertainers shows that
a "September Morn" tabeleaux was
one of the bits of diversion Other dis
closures made are said to be the most
startling heard in the criminal courts
building since Evelyn Thaw barred her
relations with Stanford White, to save
the life of her husband, Harry Thaw.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
BY ]. ?. Yoder.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Aug. 30.-The first for.
NAL effort of congress to rush through
legislation to prevent the strike of 400,.
900 railroad employees set for Monday
morning, ended temporarily in a quar-.
rel today when bitter charges were
made. that certain senators are cat
tempting to make political capital out
of disastrous situation.'
The charges were made by Senator
Robinson. Arkansas. They followed a
statement in committee by Senator Cum.
Minis and other republicans. These SEN
ators, it was stated, declared that since
the date had been set and that a strike
apepars to be inevitable, there is no
need to rush through hasty legislation
that might afterwards prove inadequate
to hold for all time as law.
"The strike is not inevitable, " Rob
inson was quoted as saying. at seems
to me that at time like this when the
nation is facing the most disastrous
industrial situation in our history, mem.
bers of all parties should stand togeth-
er regardless of party or personal ambi.
tions."
Meeting Was Stormy.
The meeting grew so stormy that the
committee adjourned the session after
passing a resolution agreeing to hear
the employees, the railroad managers and
the shipptrs in the senate office build.
ing tomorrow. Just before adjournment,
however, the committee decided to meet
again this afternoon.
The first legislative step on the floor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
Railway Mail Service
will Be Paralyzed

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 30- "Uncle
Sans railway mail service will be
paralyzed on the instant the country
wide strike orders goes into effect"
This statement was made here this
afternoon by Edward Hooker, manager
of the publicity bureau of the four
brotherhoods. He declared that when
the order becomes effective, all mail
trains will be halted at the first sta
ton where engines are usually changed
and those awaiting in terminals will be
held ND,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
BY Robert J. Bender.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Aug. 30.-President Will
son today was exerting every effort to
secure from the railroad brotherh ood
leaders withdrawal of their strike or.
der, effective September 4.
Believing that congress is. certain to
pass legislation such as the brother.
'houds are demanding, administration
officials have pointed out the train
men would have nothing to gain by
striking and everything to lose. In
fact they say, if the men carry out
their strike orders while congress is ac-
tually debating on measures favorable
to labor, there would be tremendous
reaction in the country against the un-
ion men that might turn the entire
trend of events.
Thus far, however, the brotherhoods
have indicated no intention of reseind.
lug their strike orders.
1t is the hope and belief of admins.
tration officials that, following the
presidents action of yesterday, there
will be an imemdiate response from the
country, urging delay of any strike ac.
ton by the employees until congress has
had time to pass the legislation before
it,
The railroad strike. tying up every
piece of rolling stock in the country,
will be in effect Monday, brotherhood
men said today. The order includes
every brotherhood man in the United
States-both in passenger and in freight
traffic.
While the freight men are the only
oues making demands, the passenger
men are included in the strike order.
The reason that they also did not
make demands is that the eight hour
day now applies to passenger service,
while the pay is based on mileage, or,
on the slow trains, on a monthly guar
antee.
The unions have decided formally
that President Wilson Is legislative pro.
gram will not alter their determination
to strike; prominent brotherhood men
reiterated today that only railroad ac-
ceptance of the eight hour day. 10 hour
pay proposal, can head off the tie
up.
Asked today if he had been directly
requested to postpone the strike, A. r.
Garretson, head of the trainmen re-.
piled "we have not' and gave the same
answer to question as to whether he
h postponed the strike.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
ONLY RAILROADS CAN
PREVENT THE STRIKE
Leader Carretson Says Post
ponement Is Not Under
Consideration

Washington, Aug. 30.-"No power
under heaven, short of a satisfactory
settlement by the railroads can prevent
the railroad men from striking Labor
Day w. G. Lee, trainmen leader, de-
clared this afternoon after talking with
Secretary of Labor Wilson.
His colleague, A. B. Garretson, the
official spokesman, though more tenn
perate in his remarks, stated positive
ly that postponement of the, strike is
not even under consideration vi
Slipping out of the National hotel
headquarters early in the forenoon
the leaders went to congress and con-
ferred with members who had asked
to see them. They were closeted with
Secretary Wilson for nearly an hour,
getting advices from him, as former
labor leader, but refused to reveal the
nature of it.
Judge Bears strike injunction is
sued in Omaha today doesn't worry
brotherhoods in the least, they say.
Gle is way late" said one of them
this afternoon. gr
"Of course, we are law abiding cit
liens, and we shall put the matter in
our attorneys hands, but the strike
orders were all mailed out from here
Sunday. An injunction is not retro
active so this can have no effect as
the orders already have been distrib-
uted.'
Members of congress today declared
that no judge could legally issue re-
straining orders to prevent the threat
ened strike. The Clayton antitrust
act, they pointed out, especially ex-
empts labor unions from the operation
of the Sherman act,
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COMMISSION SUSPENDS
TRANSCONTINENTAL RATES

Washington, Aug. 3O.-The
interstate commerce commits
sion today suspended increased
( transeontinental rates, recent
: ly proposed by coast to coast
carriers.
: The proposed schedules are
: suspended to December 80, be-
: cause "the rights and privi-
: leges of the public appear to be
: injuriously affected" by the
. increases.
During the period of suspen-
: sion the commission will con-
: duet a thorough investigation
of the proposed rates.
The suspension followed hear
; ings before the suspension
: board of the commission in
: which more than 600 transcon-
tinental shippers were repre-
|; sented.
The proposed increase in
rates grew out of the recent
: decision of the commission in
; the intermountain rate case,
removing certain "extra' re-
; lief from the long and short
haul provision, following the
: disappearance of water compe-
tition by way of the Panama
canal.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
$4,000 Veterans in
Last Grand Review

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3O.-
Heads high, with a light in
their eyes that never dies
twelve thousand veterans this
morning swung into Grand ave-
nue. with slow step on what
may be the last grand review
of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Scattered through the thinned
ranks of blue lwere eighteen
bands and five fife and drum
corps. Their martial music
lent strength to feeble legs that
carried many a veteran the full
fourteen blocks on sheer de-
termination alone. Cool wealth
er undoubtedly prevented many
postrations.
Thousands iammed the streets
along the line of march, marked
by riot of flags and bunting.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
Uncle Sam Lays in
Big Supply for Army

FL Paso, Texas, Aug. 30.-In antici-
patton of nationwide strike, the quar-
termaster's department of the army is
rushing vast amounts of supplies here to
form reserve for the United States
troops and national guardsmen now mo-
bilized in this district. Several hun
dred carloads of rations and supplies
are now en- route and will reach here
before the date set for the strike to
begin. H..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
Admiral Clarke Wrecks
Twenty Lives Lost

New Orleans, La, Aug. 30.--Twenty
lives were lost when the steamer Adj
miral Clarke was destroyed in the Car
ribean sea. August 16. Six survivors
arrived here late today on the bark
Tana.
The Admiral Clarke entered hur
ricane at s a. m. on August l6 and
three hours later the ship foundered
and went to the bottom. All lifeboats
were crushed to bits.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
Prepare in Seattle

Seattle, WASH, Aug. 30.-Transcon-
tinental railroad companies running Out
of Seattle, including the Great North.
ern, Northern Pacific, Chicago, Mil
waulSee and st. Paul and Burlington to-
day discontinued accepting perishable
freight and livestock shipments, that
would not reach their destination be-
fore September 2, because of the i'm
pending strike.
No restrictions on passenger traffic,
however, had been issued. Through
tickets are being sold, and no local
officials were able TO predict what
move would be made to handle the
public in case of the strike being cali
ed Monday.
All short haul shipments of perish
able freight were being accepted, and
it was predicted, will continue to be
taken, even though the strike is call
ed
"There is no doubt but tnat all
railroads will make a desperate effort
to keep things moving said high
Great Northern official this morning.
Most of the freight refusais, it was
are being made east of the
Cascade mountains and apply to long
hauls across the continent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
JOHNSON LEADS BY 10000

San Francisco, aug. 3U.-Sevehty'
three per cent of the total vote cast at
yesterdays primaries had been counted
at 2:45 O'Clock this afternoon and it
gave Governor Hiram W. johnson ma
iority of l0,995 over Willis Booth, of
Los Angeles, for the republican sena-
torial nomination.
Returns from all but l,465 precincts
have been received and these give Booth
122,404 and johnson 1873 1899.
Booth g majority in southern Califor'
mia was $4,000.