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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
VILLA CAPTURED /
VAST QUANTITIES
OF VALUABLE LOOT
Five Modern Guns Renewed
and Three Others Put
Out Of Commission
SIXTY MACHINE GUNS
AND 1000 RIFLES TAKEN
Proceeding Leisurely Into
Mountains With Four Train
Loads Of Plunder
BY Webb Miller

Omitted Press staff correspondent)
FL Paso, Texas, Dee. AFTER sys-
tematically looting and evacuating
Chihuahua City, Villa is today march
ing westward toward the mountains of
western Chihuahua, carrying four train
loads Of loot and supplies. AT o clock
Saturday night Mexican government
troops re-oceupied the northern capital
without bloodshed.
In the first messages exchanged af.
ter the wires were reopened between
Chihuahua and the border, nothing was
said of the fate of the six Americans
who were known to have been in Chi
huahua City when it was attacked and
captured by Villistas a week ago. Rel
atlves OF the missing men and United
States department agents here at once
dispatched kilograms to the American
residents of Chihuahau City, bur carly
today no replies to these messages had
reached the border.
In Juarez today troop trains with
fresh supplies of ammunition were pre-
pairing to start south Unofficial ad-
vices stated that the relief columns of
General Murgia and the remnants Of
General Trevino s Command had march.
ed into chihuahua City from the south
and that the new artillery brought UP
by Murgia is being emplaced ON the
dominating hills of Santa Rosa. Every
preparation is being made to garrison
the city more heavily than heretofore.
A conservative estimate by Carranza
military authorities place the number
OF government troops now in the north
ern capital at 5000.
From unofficial sources it was learn.
ed that the loot gathered by the Vii
listas was enormous. The bandits car
ried everything of value in wagons to
trains at the Mexican Northwestern
station. Automobiles we're eommandeer
ed to haul Yillista Officers about the
streets while the sacking of the city
was in progress. More than two hun
dred thousand dollars worth of coin and
bullion was part of the booty taken by
the bandits, one account states. So
great was the. terror of the natives
that some even helped the bandits to
loot their own homes and helped carry
away the loot. From Tuesday until
Saturday the robbery went on.
five modern guns of 75 and 80 mil
limeter caliber were pulled down from
Santa Rosa hill by Villistas and taken
along, while the remaining three were
disabled. Mining men here declare they
have information that Villa captured
seven thousand rifles, sixty machine
guns and quantities of ammunition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
CONGRESS CONVENES
FOR SHORT SESSION
Has Great Amount Ct Work
Before It---Much Of Which
Will Go Over

Washington, Dee. 4-Congress con-
vened at noon today for hard three
months grind.
1t faced President Wilson s mandate
for completion of unfinished railroad
legislation, it had budgets of millions
upon millions for government expenses;
and it planned fight around food
price matters that may make for ale
Walton of housekecpers burdens,
The two chambers looked much like
old time week, or Ikea bunch of col.
legc boys back froDT summer vacation.
Everybody seemed eager for work,
knowing there is lot of it ahead.
Democrats greeted republicans as per
sOnal frlends-and then proceeded to
get out the political axes, for the com
ing months will doubtless witness
fights that will be historically import
ant.
Two subjects - railroad legisla ion
and the food price probem-sounded
out above the din Of the welcome home
squads.
President Wilson has secured the co.
operation of Speaker Clark and Ma
iorty Leader Kitchin in a plan to ex-
ltultt tOHAlutIulluH VI AHt idlil Jay
subject On this point, the labor ele-
ment plans TO stir up the lions by fight
ing the proposal for investigation of
labor troubles, with an automatic stop
strike pending such inquiry.
At the best. il probably viii be late
in the session before these measures
come up. for the routine business will
be long in the works.
Estimates for over a billion were to
90 in today. Congress will null over
these figures especially those affecting
public buildings and rivers and harbor,
for many weeks to come.
To expedite matters, congress will
work through Christmas holidays-un-
less majority rebel.
Most members were on hand today,
though many win not arrive until TO-
morrow in time to hear President VIII
sons message. This is understood to
make no recommendation about re-
lieying the high cost Of living. though
the president probably viii make that
the subject of another message soon.
if he does not mention il tomorrow.
Meantime, many members will shape
M legislation notably food embargo
proposals-to help ease the present
strain on poeketbooks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
81, 654, ,819, 654 WILL
BE NEEDED TO SETTLE
BILLSFOR TWO YEARS

velopment $l6,600, 900 is asked The
greater portion of this is for aviation.
Tho estimate for supply, service and
TRANSFORMATION for the army is $79,-
74l, ,7S6.15.
A total of 100000 is asked for vo.
cational training in the army and for
ordnance, ordnance supplies and stores
$l4,3l5,000 is asked. For the manufac-
ture of arms $6,s05,000 is the estimated
need for the purchase of automatic
machine rifles $2,0S5,0O0; for armored
motor cars 81 l,50S,000. Civilian military
training camps require $3,59l 900.
among the estimates for the equip
ment of the national guard are;
Automatic machine rifles, S6,S6 5000
Field artillery, $l0,OOO6O0.
mmunition for field artillery, SlO,-
100000.
arms, uniforms, equipments, etc. $4,-
$4,000.
Sunnlying and exchanging infantry
equipment, 100000.
And for arming, training and equip
ming the national ouard $l2,727,000.
For Nquartermaster supplies, equip
ment etc, for reserve officers train
ing corps $4,3S5,000.
The war department asks for S56,-
909, ,4S1.21 for Notifications and other
works OF defense and S32, 1876, ,063.96
for rivers and harbOrs.
The interior department wants $S,-
283, 900 for the reclamation service AMI
the department of commerce asks 81
604,300 for light houses, beacons and
fog signals. Tht needs Of the coast
guard are estimated at $G,2SG,07l
For maintenance Of the interstate
commerce commission SJ,600OO0 is
needed.
The war department requires 1852,
800 for national cemeteries and S2l0,-
900 for artificial limbs, while the in
terror department wishes $l0,590,6I2,-
90 for the construction and operation
or the railroads in Alaska.
The expenses Of the United states
courts arc estimated at S7,7G9,736.
To pay the salary and mileage OF
senator's $77l000 is required and to
cover the same items for members OF
the house $3,479,5OO.
The general salary account of the
senate amounts to 1898, ,6s7,5O; of the
house $l,3l5, 5,750.25.
( A contribution toward the expenses
of the peace palace at The Hague am
ounting TO s1,O45,25 is listed among
! the items needed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
TO STATION FULL
ARMY DIVISION At
AMERICAN LAKE
This Provided Pierce Coun-
ty Donates Government
10000 Acres
MAY CALL ELECTION TO
VOTE $2,OOO,OOO BONDS
hiniInuln at Camp Would Be
$1,000 Men and 67O
Officers

Tacoma, Wash Dee 4.-Mayor Faw.
cett, head Of a committee of Picrrc
county citizens, today announced that
Newton ID. Baker, secretary of war. had
signed formal agreement that the
government will station q full division
of United States troops at American
Lake, near here and establish per
lnanent cantOnment mobilization and
training camp, provided Pierce county
viii donate TO the government 10000
acres of land.
A monster petition which has been
circulated quietly here for several
weeks, will be presented late today to
the board of county commissioners ask.
Iog tnat a special election be called for
January 6 to vote $2,000.O00 of bonds
fer the purchase of the desired tract.
The county commissioners, canvassed
IT. advance have agreed to submit the
question.
Secretary Bakers agreement eontem-
plates stationing minimum of $1,000
men and go Officers. including two
major generals and five brigadiers at
American Lake.
The government is thought likely to
eSPeud at once on temporary canton.
Idents, stOfehouses, hospitals, officers
qoarters, stables, garages and the like
S',5OO,0O0 for materials alone.
II the bond issue carries, it is pro-
posed to have the county condemn the
entire tract. War department officials
then will select and reject the various
prcels while the towns of Roy, Hill
hurst and Spanaway, which lie in the
tract, will be left in their present hands
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

Washington, Dee. At will take
81 ,654 ,Sl9.03 to run the government of
the United States from June 80, 1917,
to June 80, 1918.
This is the estimate of the heads of
the various branches of the govern
ment of, the country submitted to con
gress today through Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo.
OF this grand total of more than n
billion and half dollars the various
establishments are set forth as follows:
Legislative $7,96l ,626.45.
Executive, $50, 1879, ,66j.00
judicial $l,39j, 10000
Department of agriculture $26,096,-
9O7OO.
Foreign intercourse, $500, ,G26.G6.
Military establishment, $300,069,-
6S4j2.
Naval establishment, $366,07O,6 O,65l.67,
Indian affairs, Sl2 2,230,356.67
Pensions, $l5j,560, 100000.
Panama canal, $25. 45,562.3j.
Public works, $l45.l S,394.46.
Postal service $32j,355, $4,000
Miscellaneous, $l06,9l4,73S.93.
Permanent annual ap'ns, $l43,sG4,'
S30.32.
The total estimate for the needs OF
the government during the next fiscal
year exceeds by ss7, 1877 ,j599s the am
cunt appropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1917.
With the exception of the postal ser
vice, the needs fir defense and prepar-
ednesa as shown in the report, consti'
ute the largest single items,
For the pay Of the navy $l023,776.-
l5 is required exclusive of that for
the marine corps which requires 81
1873. .OO2.7S. For the shipbuiiding pro.
gram for the year $9G G,962,20 is asked
and $j,l33.000 will be necessary for
extending the aviation branch OF the
service. For increase of navy hereto
fore authorized Slls,946,l55, it is esti-
mated, will be needed.
Provisions and clothing for the ma
rines il is estimated will cost s6,22j,-
1856 and provisions for the navy SlO,-
.l44.043. For ordnance and ordnance
stores $0A02, ,4S5 is required and for
organizing the naval reserve force and
schools and camps of instruction $780,
coo. a single item for bringing home
the remains of officers and men who
die abroad amounts to S32,55S. Needs
for pay and travelling and general eS
lpenses Of the army is listed at s9l,
79l 1856 and for signal service de
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
Wheat Opens Weak but
Goes Up Two Cents

Chicago, Dec 4.--Wheat had lower
opening today and declined slightly
under the depressing Influence of the
scarcity of ocean vessels to relieve the
congestion in eastern ports. Later news
was that shipping TO the east would be
resumed shortly Wheat rose with this
information, December going 81, points
above the opening at $l.67la; May up
3-4 at $l.74 and July up 5.S at Slab
is.
Corn was higher OH news that reserv-
es are as low now as they are ordinari-
~ in March December was up one at
Ss: May up one at 80 3-4 and July up
3-S at 90 So.
Oats also showed gains December
was up Is at 81 rs; May up Il at
So and July up l.S at - rs.
Provisions were higher.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
4 4 4 4 y i 4 = = = 4 = y
EGG BOYCOTT BEGINS

Portland, Ore, Dec. 4.-With
an egg boycott in full swing to-
day, housewives. of Portland be-
gan their first organized attack
on the high cost of living. Plans
for the boycott were laid at a
mass meeting, at which the
I" food barons" were scathingly
denounced.
The church is also taking a
hand in the fight. Father
Black, of st. Fral :; church, in
his sermon said: !GThere are
reasons to believ O lat wicked
men gather into 9bines from
time to time the Od stuffs of
: the country. Thi ~ serious and
: perhaps criminal :: ipess."
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
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By Ed 4. Keen.

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
London, Dec. 4.-England is prepar-
ing a" reconstruction. ~
Premier Asquith made formal an
nouncement in the house of commons
today that King George had rendered
his assent to the reconstruction of the
government" which statement yes.
terday had announced was in contem-
plation what course that reconstruc-
ton" will take was not made clear by
the premier, He suggested that all ques-
tions from members regarding the cab
met personnel be deferred and conclud-
ed with the request that when the house
adjourned today it not meet again until
Thursday. The announcement in com
mons followed lengthy conference
which Asquith had with the king today
and which it is assumed the whole plan
Of reconstruction was discussed.
Premier Asquith said, however, mat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
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DIVERS IN WEST INDIES

< Providence, h. l., Dee. A.
< The Providence Journal today
< declared it has authoritative in
+ formation that there are now
< two large German submarines
( in the West Indies and that two
Others having left Kiel, Novem-
: Der 5, escaped the British patrol
( and are on the way to the Unit
. ed States coast. The latter two
. were part of a fleet of four,
: two being captured by the Brit
ish, the Journal declares, add
: ing that the president, fully ad
vised of the facts, has made
strenuous representations to
: Ambassador Bernstorff on the
( subject.
< x x X X X X X X x X x X r.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

Dispatches received by the United
Press today from Carl w. Ackermanr
with Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
army said the German force attacking
Bucharest was within 10 miles of that
city Friday. The Russian official state
ment today located the German army at
city about IL miles to the south Of the
capital. Heavy field guns, such as the
Germans made use Oh in operations
early in the war against iiege, and
more lately against Verdun, are fully
capable Of firing shell this distance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

London, Dec. 4.-Premier AS
quith announced in commons to-
day that King George had APP
proved plans for a reeonstruc-
tion of the government.
The prime minister followed
this statement with the sugges-
ton that all questions regard
ing the cabinet be postponed
until Thursday, to which date he
suggested the house of commons
adjourn after today's meeting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

Petrograd, Dec. 4.-Under uniterrupt-
cd pressure by the enemy, the Ruman-
ian forces are retiring around Pitese.
and Torgovistaja, the war office stated
today. In the Oituz regian enemy at
tacks were repulsed.
In the wooden Carpathans tho state
ment said there were number Of bat
Ties for individual heights Russian
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
MILITIA BILL UP AGAIN

Washington, Dec. 4.-RepeaI Of those
sections of the army reorganization
bill dealing with the national guard
will be asked in bill which Senator
Borah of Idaho will introduce tomOr-
row
"'The time has come" said Borah,
''to find out if we are satisfied with
the national guard after the experience
on the border.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04


The above dispatch was dated Friday
and puts the German forces encircling
Bucharest closer TO their mark on FRI
day than had been even limited at in ths
official statements
Ackerman' s dispatch was written De-
cember l. Since that time Russian Of
fieial statements have detailed "a siren
uous effort by Russian forces to stem
the tide of this advance. The point of
greatest menace to Bucharest was to the
southland this is probably the section
where Ackerman's dispatch puts the
German forces within 10 miles of tho
capital.
The Russian statement of last night
claimed retirement of the German Bull
garian forces in this section after de-
feat and capture by the allied forces of
prisoners and booty, including at least
26 guns.
In the light of Ackerman Is dispatch,
indicating that the German advanced
skirmishers were pursuing the Ruman-
ians so hotly that they had lost con-
tact with the infantry forces backing
them up, tho Russian victory becomes
more apparent
Presumably it was this advances
skirmish guard upon which Russian and
Rumanian troops inflicted defeat, prob
ably because of the very fact that they,
lacked infantry backing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
LONG pistance Fighting.

Copenhagen, Dee. 4-German artillery
has already begun bombardment of Bu-
charest from n range of IL miles, the
National Tidendes declared
IN dispatch from Berlin today.
The dispatch asserts the German guns
opened their fire upon the Rumanian
eapital Sunday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

Switzerland well deserves its eminen-
ee in the production Of cheese, the little
republic boasting over 2lOO cheese fac
tories.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

!; Washington, Dee. 4.-Motion
I; by the government to advance
!; the Adamson eight hour test
!; suit before the supreme court
I; viii be made Solicitor General
I; Davis upon the convening of the
I; court today, it was announced
/; at the department of justice.
< The motion is the result of
+. an agreement between the gov
!; ernment and the coalition com
/; mittee of raiEOad attorneys to-
I; ward speedy decision by the
!: court.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
GERMANS begin
FIRING SHELLS
into BUCHAREST
We're Reported Within Ten
Miles Of the Capital City
Friday
RUSSIANS CLAIM TO
HAVE CHECKED ADVANCE
Germans Claim Rumanians
Demoralized by Many
Defeats
BY Carl w. Ackerman.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Headquarters of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, so kilometers from Buch-
Arrest, Dec. l.-(Vio Berlin and SayviIle
wireless, Dec. 4.)--German troops today
were within 10 miles of Bucharest. The
Rumanian retreat is SO precipitate that
German advance columns ON Thursday
and Friday, hotly pursuing them, lost
touch with the German infantry, back
ing them up. The slower moving in
fantry was unable to keep up with the
advance column in pursuit.
Officers all declare the moral OF the
Rumanians is completely broken 1t ir
not expected they will be able seriously
to defend their capital.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen and
General Won Falkenhayn, however, are
taking no chances. Every road leading
toward Bucharest from the south, the
west and the north is packed with Ger
man, Austrian, Hungarian and Turkish
troops, carrying all equipment necessary
for siege of the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

San Francisco, Dec. 4.--0fficers of
the chamber of commerce traffic bu-
reau, which has been fighting for some
time 10 keep freight rates to terminal
points lower than the rate to inland
cities, declared today that the Wash
ington decision means that the battle
is won.
For several years inland cities on the
coast, have made against "back haul "
charges, while coast cities have held
that a lower rate to them was neces-
sarv in order to permit them to meet
waaer competition. If the rate to sea-
port cities should be raised it would
mean that the railroads could not com
peto with steamship lines and mer-
chants would spend thousands more
than before, it was held.
Interior cities have protested against
paying rate to terminal points and
then a second charge for "back haul. F"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
Are Getting Ready
for ihe Third Trial

san Francisco, Dec. 4.--Attorneys in
the Oregon land fraud cases prepared
today for third trial 10 decide the in
uocence Of three men in whose case a
jury in Federal Judge Dooling's court
disagreed Sunday.
The new trial was set for March 12.
IN the first installmont Of its verdict,
returned yesterday afternoon, the jury
Lad found W. B. DeGarmo guilty of con
spiraey and Sidney /. Sperry and A. $.
Nicholson not guilty.
It was indicated that the date Of the
new trial may be advanced provided
another judge can be found to hear
DooIing's calendar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

lContinued on page SD
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

introduced resolution asking the see
retary Of agriculture to report on the
adyisabiIity Of a wheat embargo and up
on the possibility Of reducing the living
cost hy reducing eAfiain railroad rates
ON food shipments.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
COAST TERMINALS
MAY HAVE LOW RATES
Supreme Court Holds 1t Law
full to Make Discrilnina-
{ tory Rates

Washington, Dee. 4.-The supreme
court today held the interstate com
merce commission had the right to per-
nit railroads TO charge less ON freight
to the Pacific coast than they charge
inland cities along the coast. This dis
poses of the famous Pacific Terminals
case.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04

CONTINUED on page two.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-04
TO ADVANCE CASE

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The sun., 1916-09-15
Record Prices.

New high record prices were the order
OF the day. United States Steel common
touched lo7. the highest price of all
time. bethlehem Steel sold at $50. the
highest this year and within 90 points OF
its record high. Other which hsttcrcd
all previous high levels were Central
Leather at 6%A. International Mercau-
tile Marine common at sos. Republic
Iron and Steel at 6sS4. Utah Copper at
s9as and Reading At lt4h. The most
active issues which mado a new level
for the veal were American Can NJ 66s
Colorado Fuel at SIS, Maxwell Motor a.
90L, United states Rubber AT 81 -,
Railway Steel Spring at sra. and iulf
States steel. common AMI first preferred.
at o6 and 9S respectively. Yesterday
was tho second consecutive day N which
a new high level for tho year was shown
in THE EVENING SuN's daily table ~
averages. which comprises twenty-five
representative issues. If which nftecn
are rails and ten industrlals This level
was 100 e7. against O0.3l tho day he
fore.
The sun., 1916-09-15
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The sun., 1916-09-15

General Motors common established n
record all It's own Early In the session
II reached $50. In one sense this was
the highest price at which any stock
ever sold on the stock Exchange, It
Is true that Northern Pacific shares sold
at 1000 In the MAY Ninth" panic. that
Is to say. back In 1901. when there was
"A fight between James J.. lin and Ed
ward II. Hartman for control. but q *
recorded that all shares which sold
above 200 were for cash and not In TN"
regular way. Accordingly. General
Motors sales yesterday. regular way. at
$50 have no counterpart IN the history
Of the exchange. the nearest in recent
years being Rethlehcm steel IN i's flight
last year to 500. Out on tho curb the
rev stock of tho company. "whoo. as
and n issued" went up as high as $50.
which represents an advance on the day
Of IA points and a gain OF ~ points
from the low of Monday last when trad
ing in II began.