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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-06-14

Once more 5rouillard is
; tempted by Cartwright. II he
accepts cortwriaht's offer he
can make money and stand a
chance Of defeating the crooked
capitalists purposes in the long
run. ~ he refuses, he loses not
only his job but his savings.
What would you do--consider-
ing that acceptance is wrong7
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-06-14
HURLEY HEADS TRADE BOARD.
Chicago Member Is Elected Chairman
of Federal Commission.

Washington, June 9.-The federal
trade commission has voted to make
Commissioner Edward N. Hurley Of
Chicago chairman to succeed Joseph
E. Davies. He will assume the office
July /. The commission also adopted
the rotation system in the chairman
ship employed bs the interstate COM
merce commission.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-06-14
THREE KILLED BY TORNADO.
Church Is Demolished and Other Dam
age Is Reported.

Little Rock, Ark, June Three
persons were killed and heavy prop.
erty damage was caused by a tornado
that swept over Hot Spring, Ark, on
Monday. A church was demolished, a
skating rink blown down and the cleo
trio light plant was damaged. The city
Is without light or power.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
GERMANS FORCED BACK
TWO MILES, AT VERDUN
Unexpected Attack by s,nch CompeIs Crown Prince to
Call for Help--Troops ,gshed from Somme Arrive Too
Late to Save the Day krnans Capture Bridge Across
Danube Body Of Russian and Rumanian Troops Trap
ped---Esmate Russian Loss Since June at 1882

Paris Oct 25.-Two violent German counter attacks
delivered last night and this morning against the
positions the HaudromontD line northeast Of
Verdun by the French in yesterdays great assault
Both attacks failed the French maintaining all their
positions it officially announced today The French
spent the night cleaning up Fort Douaumon captured
from the Germans yesterday.
Among the three hundred prisoners is the German
commander of Fort Douaumont.
German reinfOrcements are being rushed up to the
Verdun front to meet the French offensive accord
ing to advces from the front today.
In response to the princes appeal for help the
Teutons shifting regiments back from the Somme to-
the Verdun front German units from the Somme battle
field arrived before Verdun yesterday while the French
smashing their way northward but too late to take
part in the days action
General Nvelles lightning stroke northwest of Yer
dun yesterday accomplished a two fold purpose. 1t
definitely removed the German menace to Verdun and it
Bapaume Peronne line for great counter attack the
SOmme
The German lines were thrown back two miles at the
point where they had made their nearest approach to
Verdun Fort Douaumont the village of Douaumont and
other positions captured The battered Fort Vaux
sunounting hill southeast of Douaumont is the only
important work the northeast front of Verdun re-
manning in German hands, terrific artillery duel east
of the Meuse gave Paris inking that important in
fantry actions approaching on the Verdun front
1t is believed here that the Germans mscalculated the
strength of General Niveles forces and stripped their
Verdun lines past the danger point to prepare for
counter attack on the Somme While the troop shifting
in progress, French guns began tuning up and
French infantry struck before the German regiments
could be recalled from the SOmme
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
FORD GIVES WOMEN
MINIMUM So WAGE
Manufacturer Says 1t Is Not
Charity But a Matter Of
Business

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 25.-Four humid
red women employees in the Ford Motor
company factory in Detroit and several
hundred others in branch factories and
offices. will benefit from the So mini
mum wage scale, announced yesterday
by Henry Ford following his conference
with President Wilson at Long Branch
Officials of the Ford company de
clared today that the new wage plan
affects all women employees of the com
pany in the United States who are more
than 2l years old. Women under 81
who have dependents will also share
in the higher wage schedule, it was
stated. The new scale became effective
October 10.
Ford officials emphasized today that
the decision to pay women on basis
of equality with men must not be re
garded as philanthropic project. They
expressed conviction that the princi
pie will be vindicated from an economic
standpoint and pointed to the last
annual statement of the Ford company
as absolute proof of the financial sue
cess of the $5 minimum plan, both tt
the company and its employees.
The financial statement, covering
the year ending July 81, showed profits
of approximately 00,000-by fal
the biggest year in the history Of the
Ford concern. OF total of 1850 EN-
ployes, the statement showed 36,326 re
ceived 50 or more per day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
NEWS WILL (
BUILD DREADNAUGHYS
Eastern Bids for Other Yes
sells Lower Than Those
Of Pacific Coast

Washington, Oct. 25.-The Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock com
pany was the lowest of four bidders in
bids opened today by the navy depart
ment on four battleships.
Its bid on one electric driven bat
tleship was $10,470,000 and on two cleo
trio driven battleships $10,375,000 each.
On steam driven battleships it bid $10,-
100000 for one and $l0,S90,000 each on
two.
The one battleship is to be completed
in 80 months and where two are bid for
the second is to be completed in 45
months.
Conditional figures of the Fore River
company were lower, but they depended
on provision that the bids be in
creased or decreased according to the
price of labor and material as it rose
or fell. The company proposed that the
federal trade commission adjudicate
claims which would arise under this
proposal. Under the flat bid, such as
the others made, the Fore River com
pany bid, SIC, 0,S75,000 for electric driv-
en- and 1l,475,000 for steam driven
battleships.
The Cramp company, Philadelphia, in
letter said in view of the abnormal
labor and material conditions, they
were unable to bid
The Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine
presented the lowest bids on torpedo
boat destroyers.
The Bath company bid for two de-
stroyers, $l,lS5,000 each and for four,
81 $50 900 each. The Fore River com
pany agreed to construct six ships for
81 ,I65,OOO each and eight for $l,l6O,-
900 each.
The Seattle Construction and Dry
dock company offered to build one de-
stroyer for $l,3s6,000, or two for $1,-
$4,000 each.
The California Shipbuilding com
pany in letter to Secretary Daniels,
refusing to bid, said it was impossible
to compete against the proposals of
bodybuilding concerns which are lin
league with the large eastern steel and
machinery combinations. " They Of
fered, however, to turn their plant over
to the government for use in building
ships, asking only fair rental.
The Union Iron Works, San Fran.
cisco, bid on two destroyers, 81, $4,000
each; four at 81, 100000; for eight $l,'
10000 for the first six and $l,lS5,
LOCO for the last two.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25

railroad and an exceedingly important
success gained.
"On the east front, in.Transylvania,
the situation was unchanged by local
attacks. North of Campolung (Ruma-
nia) our attack progressed. Vulkan Pass
was taken by German and Austro. Hun
garian troops in storming attack with
hand to hand fighting
Loss of the Cernavoda, admitted by
the Russian war office is more serious
blow to the Rumanians from the mill
tary standpoint than the fall of Con.
stanza. 1t not only cuts off the retreat
of the Russo Rumanian armies driven
frcm the Constanza Cernavoda railway,
hut opens up the way for d drive on
Bucharest from the east, while Falken.
hayn's Austro-German armies are ad-
vancing from the west
The defeated Russo Rumanian armies,
driven northward from the railway, are
in a precarious position, the Russian Of
ficial statement indicates. There are
no other bridges across the Danube
north Of Cernavoda and it appears prob
able that upnless a large part of the
Russo Rumanian force escaped across
the bridge before Cernavoda was evacu-
ated they will be trapped east of the
Danube suffering the fate of the Ru-
manians at Tutrakan fortress
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Capture Big Bridge.

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, l.. T.,
Oct. 25.-Cernavoda, eastern terminus
of the great IA mile railway bridge
crossing the Danube into Rumania, was
captured by Field Marshal Maekensen IS
army this morning, it was officially an
nounced today.
The victory is regarded as of vastly
more Importance than the capture Of the
seaport of Constanza three DAYS ago.
Son account of the rainy weather on
the Somme sector activity diminished
yesterday, except that the artillery fire
temporarily increased. In the evening
hours French attacks from the line OF
Les Rouefs to Rancourt broke down be.
Tore our barricades without success. -
Cernavoda was captured this morn.
ing" said the war office statement
The details are not yet known. By
this the Ruma Russian army operat
ing in Dobrudja is deprived of its last
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Rumanians Retreating.

Berlin. Oct 25.-The Rumanian force
that evacuated Constanza has retreated
nearly 90 miles and is falling back
steadily toward the Danube.
Official dispatches indicate that the
Rumanians are forming their lines in q
semi-circle, the ends resting on the
Danube, for stubborn defense of the
Cernavoda bridgehead. The whole Black
sea front north of Constanza is being
evacuated by the enemy.
Interest is divided here between
Mackensen's decisive victory in Dobr.
udja and Falkenhayn's new success in
the invasion of Rumania from the west
The Austro-Germans are now attacking
violently, following up their success al
Predeal and are pushing on toward
Sinaia.
Full details have not been received
here, the war office announced. but it i.
believed that considerable Russian ant
Rumanian troops have been trapped cas-
of the Danube, in Dobrudia. and are il
very precarious position.
On the Transylvanian frontier Fal
kenhayn's Austro-German armies hav,
won another great victory, capturin,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Cotton Above 20 Cents
First Time Since War

New York, Oct. 25.-For the first
time since the civil war, cotton crossed
twenty cents. May options sold at Pool
up 90 points before 1890 a. m. The cot
ton ginning report was a bull factor in
the advance.
The twenty cent mark was reached
after several days of steady advances,
which caused an excited market yester-
day when cotton shot forward 50 bale
and again this morning early gains
were more than 81 on the bale.
Covering by shorts who had sold on
belief that the crest would be reached
before cotton sold at 20 cents contrib
uted to the advance. Government gin
ming figures were half a million bales
below private figures and this brought
heavy buying into the market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Explosion Shakes
Up New York Traffic

New York, Oct. 25.-An explosion in
the subway at Lenox avenue and lllth
street early today missed crowded
train by two minutes, injured two men,
ratified and broke windows at some dis
tance, and blocked traffic.
Two employees were thrown a great
distance, but were not badly injured
Stores on the street above were shaken
and in two instances robberies were
committed after the windows had been
blasted.
The explosion created panic. Men
and women scantily dressed, rushed out
to learn the cause while fire engines
responded to frightened calls.
Inspector Egan of the bureau of com,
bustibles, investigated q report that
a bomb had been set.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
No Hope From Argentine.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 25. A severe
drought that threatens severe damage
to the Argentine wheat crop has boosted
wheat prices out of sight and has killed
all chances that the United States may
obtain relief from rising flour prices
from Argentine shipments.
Wheat sold at Is pesos per hundred
kilos yesterday, a new record on the
Buenos Aires market. Exporters say
that prolongation of the present
drought for a fortnight will destroy
three-quarters of the crop. Thousands
of cattle are dying for lack of fodder.
Little wheat was shipped to the Uni
ted States from Argentine. The Argen-
tine surplus was sold largely in Eu-
ropeon countries which must make larg-
er acquisitions upon the United States
if the Argentine surplus is wiped out by
the drought.
Record in Portland.
Portland, Ore, Oct. 25.-Wheat hit
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
BREAD UP ONE CENT

San Francisco, Oct. 25.-The
price of bread will be raised to
six cents a loaf or higher this
afternoon at a meeting of the
California Master Baker assoei-
alton.
With the price of wheat touch
ing such high figure, having
risen 80 cents a barrel in a
week, the bakers declare it is
impossible for them to sell
12 ounce loaf for five cents
and make profit. The law
sets the weight of a five cent
loaf at IL ounces so the bak-
ers propose to meet the situa-
tion by selling slightly larg
or loaf for higher figure.
X X X X X X X X X * X i.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
MAY SAVE THE BEAR

San Francisco, Oct. 25.--Although eff
forts to float the liner Bear, which was
wrecked on the Humboldt coast in
June, have been abandoned, she may be
saved by being dragged ashore.
A local firm has proposed TO jack up
the steamer and drag her up a runway
to the beach before the winter storms
set in. If this can be accomplished, II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
WHEAT. SMASHES
RECORDS MADE IN
LETTER CORNER
Price Jumps to $l.S6 But
Drops Back to $l.82 As
Market Closed
BROKERS WENT CRAZY
AND PIT WAS in TURMOIL
Coast Prices Jump in SYM
pathy and Potatoes Get
on Aeroplane

Chicago, Oct. 25-Wheat continued
its climb toward the expected SO mark
when the Chicago grain market opened
today, amid scenes of excitement com
pared only to grain conditions during
some of the historic corners.
Brokers were bidding wildly Tor grain
and the pit was in turmoil. Heavy
demand from milers and exporters,
which has already caused some select
ed grades of cash wheat to sell for So,
seemed to craze the market. 1t was al
most impossible to buy either December
or May except in small quantities and
MT a startling advance.
December opened up rs over the close
yesterday. May was up l 1-s, within
half an hour December had jumped
3 l-2 to $lS3 12 and May was up IA
to $1.S3 IA over the high opening.
Fortunes are being made in wheat.
One dealer holds million bushels
bought at $106.
Grain men reported that the Armour
Grain company, and "wheat king" Jim
Patten were heavy holders of futures.
Recent cables from Argentine indi-
eating that South America will not be
able to export anything like the normal
amount helped the advance here today.
Just before noon, the market had ad.
vanced to 1S4 3-S for December and ST..
S3 3.4 for May; approaching the maxi
mum of $l.S5 during the Letter corner
in 1898.
AT one time during trading December
wheat went to $l.S6 and May to $lS5
December exceeding and May equalling
the high figure set during the famous
Letter corner in 1898.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
DUG THE PANAMA CANAL
JUST BETWEEN STUNTS
Calls Of I'VE Want Teddy
Forced Mrs. Robins to
Cut Her Speech
BY j. P. Yoder.
UNITED Press staff correspondents }

| (unlted Press staff correspondent.)
Denver, Colo, Oct. 25-Colonel Roose.
Welt started tbe last ,ac of b;s U,obos, +,
campaiqn tour today with ono moro
scheduled speeeb on his nrooram--on
address that he has labelled his .s1OO
per cent Americanism message. AS he
went, 10 days ago. into Willesborre -
Pennsylvania 3 greatest labor center
to denounce the Adamson law 90 bo
turned Chicapoward today to denonnce
| in the midwestern metronol;s-com.
prisinp perhaps America 3 mont nolvolor
population. d5O.50 alleoiancev to fbe
stars and stripes
The colonel left Denver today ot o
| o clock over tbe Tnion pac;f;c With
auto horns honk;np and Denver,s wbis.
ties tied down. II was n second t.Ted.
dy day.D the enthusiasm being peculiar.
ly Rooseveltian. as il was ot vester.
dav' IS two meetings when RooseveIt ad.
dressed an audience of 900 in tbe aft.
ernoon and 10000 in the evening at the
Auditorium.
Roosevelt was never in better form
than at tbese two meet;nas 10 nos
admittedly glad of the opportunity
which placed him in Denver at the same
time that the Hughes women campaign.
ers arrived here, for he had previously
expressed a desire to meet the Hughes
woman s special TO ioin with them in
their efforts for the republican eandi.
date. And what he enioyed as much as
meeting the women campaipners was
the heckling which greeted him at the
start of his speech last NIGHT.
| The Colonel BraRs.
When shouts of "throw him ont ,,
greeted questions of "Wbnt would Won
| have done9O Roosevelt. looking toward
the gallery where policemen were hust.
ling out the interruptors. shouted :.
"Don't put him out. Let me answer
him. hi tell him what / did. At the
first sign of trouble with Germany and
at the first sign of trouble with Japan.
when l was president. put tbe Init.
ed States navy in first place among the
worlds nayies in point of efficiency.
Then / sent the battleship fleet around
the world-and / dug the Panama canal
in between times.D
"Eat 'em up, Teddy.n shouted sew.
cral.
"I think have Thoroughly masticat.
ed that gentleman.,, replied tbe col.
onel, his teeth literally snappinp and
his face beaminp ut the verbal combat
Roosevelt interpolated much into the
speech not prepared in advance. When
he turned TO the Mexican issue he drew
from his pockets n score of n;ctpres
which friend had given him yester.
day. They are pictures of rayaped
towns: one was tbe picture of several
hundred bodies of Mexicans niled in n
heap.
Colonel Gets Angry.
az wish I could show these nictpres
TO Won all.U he said. "But thew arc
TOO horrible. They show the kind of
peaee that Is now raging as furinousIv
as ever in Mexico While our govern.
ment in washington prattles on about
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
NO STRIKE IN CANADA

Winnepeg, Man, Oct. 25.-
Canadian Pacific railroad Off
cials announced this afternoon
that there will be no strike of
trainmen on Canadian lines at
five o'clock this afternoon, as
scheduled in the railway broth
erhood strike call.
The men win a wage increase
of two cents per hour.
The formal order calling off
the strike was sent out this af-
ternoon.
Although details of the con-
ference at which the strike
was averted were not given
out, it was said strike recall
order would be sent by the la
Dor leaders.
- Il y u y Il L - 4. y - -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Closes Around S1.82.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-After thrilling
session in the grain pits today in whicl
December wheat went to $1.S6, ont
point higher than the mark set in tn,
famous Letter corner in 1898, the price
fell back to around $l.S2. May reached
$l.S5, but also declined. Alarming
Argentine crop reports were an import
ant factor in the new advance today
and big grain men were buying heavily
December was up 2 IA cents over to
days high opening at $l.S2 ii. May
up cents at $l.S2.
Corn was relatively steady, despit,
the violent fluctuations in wheat. De
cember showed the wheat change be
ing down is at SS 3S and May up Is
at 80 5-S.
Oats were steady with December un
changed at So; May down half a
So 3-S.
Provisions were steady after heavy
gains yesterday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Hop Market Has Slowed Down

The hop market has quieted down
lat all points on the coast. A small a.
mount of business was reported yester-
day in Oregon at 6 to IL cents, accord
ing to quality.
The Kentish Observer says of the
English hop market:
"Trade during the past week has
been fairly steady; a demand has de
veloped for eoloury samples of new
England hops, which are not so plenti
full as desired, and sales have been eff
fected at improving prices, ranging
from 120s to 140s per cwt. The lower
grades have been freely offered al
90s to loss per cwt., but buyers are al
present slow to accept them. In IN,
American and Belgian sections ther,
is no change to report, the attention
of buyers being centered on the new
Home produce.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
Wheat Makes New High
Record In Northwest

Wheat bids in the country markets
were raised 2 to cents on the aver
age yesterday, but as was the case on
Monday, when there was similar lift
ing of prices, the advance made no
marked impression on farmers, the sell
ing, in fact, being lighter as the price
moves upward.
At the Merchants Exchange blue
stem bids were raised cents to $l.54@
l.56, and offers for other kinds of
wheat were to 9 cents higher than
Monday, but sellers kept well above
the bids and no deals were closed.
The top price offered for bluestem
brought the local market within 3 cents
of the record quotation established last
year, but at some points in the country
business was put through at prices far
in excess of any quotation heretofore
known in the northwest.
James A: Patton is quoted in an
eastern paper as saying that while he
is not holding any wheat, the pros
poets are for a price close to So per
bushel this season. Mr.. Patton says that
the exportable surplus of the country
has been eaten into quicker than gen
orally supposed-also that high prices
for wheat would be the best thing, Just
now, as economy would be forced, and
sup lies would be made to go longer
way. The opinion is further expressed
that this last big advance was caused
almost entirely by the heavy export
buying. Chicago interests had compar.
atively little long wheat, and they were
rather unprepaEed for what transpired.
Mr.. Patton believes that corn will sell
higher; he states that the amount al
ready sold for export is heavy, and
prospects are for continuance Of the
foreign buying of corn. Italy is said
to be among the heaviest buyers, and,
according to the information Mr.. Pat.
ton has, the country in many cases is
feeding upon corn, instead of wheat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25

Helmets for aviators have been in.
vented with wireless receiving tele
phones built into the ear flaps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25

is proposed to repair --er as she rests
on the beach and then to skid her into
deep water next spring.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
VILLA IS TAKING
T ARMY AWAY FROM
CITY OF CHIHUAHUA
Heavy Outposts Left, De-
ceived Officers As To His
Movements
GENERAL TREVINO SAID
TO BE SHY OF MUNITIONS
AT the Same Time No More
Is Sent Him for Fear
Villa Gets 1t

FL Paso, Texas, Oct 25.-The main
body of Villistas are voluntarily retir-
in today in the direction of San Ysi-
dro, west of Chihuahua City, pursued
by Mexican de facto troops, according
to reports made to United States au
thorties by refugees arriving here to-
day. - (.
The ,illista withdrawal began yes
terday, hut heavy outposts were left
entrenched about five miles out of the
city until today. Shots were exchanged
yesterday between Carranzistas and the
bandit outposts. Today outposts and the
rearguard of the Villistas have with
drawn to Palomas, 20 miles west of the
capital, while the main body of bandits
are continuing westward.
Until the bandit outposts marched
away the de facto military authorities
believed Villa IS entire forces were out
side the city and that the city was
virtually in state of siege.
Villa failure to attack Chihuahua
City when within striking distance was
due to fear that the American expedi-
tionary forces would move against him,
according to information given United
States agents here by refugees.
Eleven trains, many of them carrying
quantities of supply and equipment,
are now in possession of Villa. These
trains were abandoned by General
Ozuna, following his defeat at Palomas
last Saturday, according to refugees.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25

Constable Plum says some folks eat a
roastin ear like ther wuz q valuable
prize waitin' fer 'em at tn other end.
Why don't some one design q different
lookin' trophy cups