Morning Oregonian., March 22, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

TWO GERMAN SPIES
ADMIT THEIR GUILT
Sander and Wunnenberg Plead
Guilty When Disguised
Letters Are Found.
CHEMICALS EXPOSE NOTES
Secret Writing' on What Appears
Blank Paper Discovered Follow
ing Raid on Offices Five
Others May Be Tried.
H"ETW TORKT, March 21. Two reasons
were aesigrned tonight by Government
officials for unexpected pleas of guilty
entered by Charles Wunnenberg and
Albert O. Sander, Indicted for engaging
in a military enterprise against a power
with which the United States is at
peace, in carrying on which they sent
epies to England to obtain informa
tion for Germany,
One of the causes, it was said, was
the raid on their offices yesterday.
When what appeared to be blank
paper were treated with chemical
tablets dissolved in vinegar, the
authorities found, they say. secret writ
ing in German.
Convicting; better Found.
The second cause wag believed to be
the fact that a letter which one of
the defendants sent to a friend admit
ting "they had him right," came Into
the possession of the Government.
While the decision of Wunnenberg
and Sander not to stand trial has
stopped for the time a full exposure of
their plot. It still is probable. It was
said, that some of their agents, who
are detained In neutral European coun
tries, may be sent back here for trial.
Two of these agents are In Holland and
a third In Denmark. Another is being
hunted for in Canada and a fifth Is
aboard a steamship now approaching
English waters.
It was charged by the Federal
authorities that Sander and Wunnen
berg engaged George Vaux Bacon, of
Kt. Louis, an American newspaperman,
to go to England in the role of a spy
snd that Bacon received money from
Wunnenberg to pay his expenses. It
was alleged also that the conspirators
furnished Bacon with quantities of in
visible or "sympathetic" Ink for use In
communication between them.
Men Long Active.
Bacon, who was arrestee? in Eng
land, was permitted to return here to
testify against Sander and Wunnen
berg before the grand Jury. This led,
it was said, to the two men pleading
guilty.
Secret service agents worked on the
case for months and the plot was ex
posed after Bacon was arrested and his
photograph sent here, as Federal au
thorities were able to connect him
with the operations of Sandier and
Wunnenberg. The activities of the in
dicted men extended back to May, 1916,
It was charged, during which period
Bander and Wunnenberg are alleged to
have sent no less than 15 so-called
newspapermen to England and Ireland.
Much valuable Information, It was al
leged, was received by Sander and
Wunnenberg through the mails or
brought here by on of the bogus
newspapermen traveling as an Amer
ican citizen.
Prisoner Is Newspaperman.
Sander is 35 years old and had been
connected with the German-American
literary defense committee. He was a
former employe of the New York
taats Zeltung and dramatlo editor of
the Deutsches Journal. Wunnenberg
says he was naturalized 25 years ago.
With Bacon they were Indicted on
March 3.
The pleas of guilty came as a sur
prise to Government attorneys, who
said they were of the opinion that
Sander and Wunnenberg took the step
to avert exposure of the conspiracy
in a way which might lead to arrests
of more commanding figures in the
plot. The maximum penalty to which
the prisoners are subject Is five years
in a Federal penitentiary.
SHIP SUNK; AMERICAN SAFE
Norwegian With Californlan in
I Crew Torpedoed March 14.
WASHINGTON, March Jl. Torpedo
ing of the Norwegian steamer Daven
j?er, with one American aboard, by a
German submarine on March 14 was
reported to the 6tate Department to
day by Vice-Consul Krogh at Rotter
dam. "The Norwegian steamer Davenger,
cf Bergen, Norway, New Tork to Rot
terdam, cargo barley, one American
aboard. Robert LeRoy Bragg. Angels
Camp. Cal., second eteward," the dis
patch said, "was stopped by' gun fire,
torpedoed and sunk by German subma
rine afternoon of March 14, North Sea,
SO miles from North Hinder lightship.
All officers and crew saved after 17
hours in lifeboats."
Only One "BBOMO QVTSTHK."
To ret the genuine, call for full name. LAXA
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Dandruff Soon
Ruins the Hair
Girls if you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy, etlky hair, do "toy all
means get rid of dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it If you
don't.
It doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve
it, then you destroy it entirely. -To do
this, get about four ounces of ordinary
liquid arvon: apply it at night when re
tiring; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it In gently with the finger
tips.
By morning most, if not all," of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications -will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the ecalp will stop, and
your hair will look and feel a hundred
times better. You can get liquid arvon
at any drug store. It Is inexpensive and
four ounces is all you will need, no
matter how much dandruff you have.
This simple remedy never falls Adv.
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it.25cat all druggists.J
GERMAN PLOTTERS WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGE OF SENDING
SPIES FROM AMERICA TO ENGLAND.
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CONGRESS IS CALLED
Declaration , of State of War
Expected at April 2 Session.
GERMANY MAY ACT "FIRST
Tense Situation Likely for Ten Days
With Possibility of War at Any
Time ' President Decides
Action' Is Only Course.
, (Continued From First Pafe.)
might even become an actual parti
cipant in the hostilities on the Euro
pean continent without becoming a po
litical ally of anypf the entente pow
ers, simply casting? its weight of men,
money and moral influence into the
battle against a common enemy.
Ports of the United States probably
will be opened to warships of the en
tente navies; credits from the vast
stocks .of gold, food, munitions and
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROCLAMATION CALLING CONGRESS
TO SPECIAL SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Following ia President Wilson's
proclamation calling Congress into special session:
"Whereas public interests require that the Congress of the United
States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock noon on the
second day of April, 1917, to receive a communication concerning
grave matters of National policy which should be taken immediately
under consideration; .
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraor
dinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene
in extra session at the Capitol in the city of Washington on the second
day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall
at that time be entitled to act as members thereof are hereby required
to take notice.
"Given under my hand and the seal of the United States of Amer
ica, the 21st day of March,-in the year of our Lord, one thousand,
nine hundred and seventeen, and of the independence of the United
States, the 141st." '
other materials might be extended to
all the entente powers. The American
Navy probably would co-operate with
the British and French navies in clear
ing submarines from the seas.
Hurried Calls Sent Out.
Hurry call3 for all party leaders in
Congress went out today as soon as
the President announced advancement
of the date of the extra session.
With the menace of war looming
close ahead, political differences began
to fade away. Some Congressmen al
ready here went so far as to suggest
that the fight for organization of the
House be postponed until after the in
ternational situation had been dealt
with.
In laying the whole situation before
Congress, the President is expected to
detail fully the warlike acts of Ger
many against the United States and
to pay particular attention to the
future of the American Government as
the great conflict draws to a close.
All May Be Left to Congress.
It is not Improbable that he will ask
Congress to declare a state of war ex
isting, although there is some Indica
tion that he may only outline the situa
tion fully and leave to Congress the
action which Is accepted as unavoid
able. So much can develop, however,
before Congress assembles that the
President is keeping his plans in a
tentative form. Germany, by her acts,
in the interim, may throw all the plans
awry and accept the onus of having
forced the war.
Meanwhile, every preparation for
putting the Nation's defenses in condi
tion to meet a state of war is going
forward..
Army Plans Indefinite.
The principal activities center in the
Navy, where far-reaching preparations
are being carried on t deal with the
submarine menace whether it is to be
met in the war zone about the British
coasts, or at the gates of American
cities.
The Army's plans are ia a ess def-
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lnlte state because of the uncertainties
as to what part it will be called upon
to play. General staff plans to fit sev
eral contingencies have been' 'Worked
out, however, and every step that can
be taken In the present situation has
been taken. Tonight, Secretary Baker
conferred with the President, but the
details they discussed" were not re
vealed. The possibility of Germany extend
ing submarine operations to the At
lantic seaboard has not been under
estimated, but it is recognised that
when she extends her warfare from the
comparatively limited barred sone to
the 30 CM) miles of broad Atlantic she
so effectively weakens her starvation
blockade of England that the an
nounced object of the campaign of
ruthlessness will be of necessity aban
doned. At the same time the sub
marine menace to shipping will com
paratively decrease.
Mattering of Revolt Heard.
Next to war, the attention of the
American Government is upon one
other object the internal situation in
Germany. With a military censor
ship screening the history-making
events transpiring within the German
empire and equally screening from
the German people the full meaning of
events in the world outside, the real
condition of affairs in that country,
guardedly reflected in dispatches from
abroad, commands close attention.
Murmurlngs of a. revolt against au
tocracy, emboldened by the revolution
in Russia; reports of food riots in
Berlin, which are said to have neces
sitated the withdrawal of troops from
the fighting lines; military successes
by the entente on the western front
and in Asia Minor: the submarine cam-
palgn operating far below the effici
ency predicted for it, lead to the be
lief among officials here that possibly
before Congress can assemble to meet
the situation the world may be con
fronted with an 'entirely different set
of conditions.
Aay Measures Possible.
While it Has been generally assumed
that any aggressive action by the
United States against Germany and in
op-operation with, the entente would
1 purely of a naval character, de
signed to aid in the extermination of
submarines and raiders preying upon
commerce. State Department officials
declared today that this country might
take any and all military measures
deemed necessary to make effective
US protest against Germany without
actually entering Into a formal politi
cal alliance. Even the sending of an
expeditionary force to Europe, It was
held, would not obligate this country
to all the details of the allied pro
gramme. - The possibility of a large bond Issue
to provide credit for some of the allies
who need It moet In their campaign
against Germany, was suggested at the
Capitol today in the conferences of
members of Congress still In the city.
It was pointed out that the allies
have plenty of equipment, men and mu
nitions now and that they want most
of all credit.
The armed neutrality status at pres
ent in force is held by the International
law experts to present many points of
weakness. Neither war nor peace, it
involves the country In continual mis
understanding with both sides. It is
said to leave open the door for unlim
ited litigation with Germany after the
war. In that status, the United States
is still technically neutral and might
be held responsible by Germany for any
unneutral acts committed here. With
an actual recognition of a state of war,
this difficulty would disappear.
Hopes that this Government will be
able to take a leading .part in the ulti
mate peace conference as a neutral
have vanished, and the belief is grow
ing that only as an active participant
will America be heard on the great
question of guaranteeing future peace.
OREGONTAIT. TTTTTR ST) AT,
FEDERAL WAR RISK
INSURANCE RAISED
Rate on Ships Bound for Eu
rope Is Increased to 3
PerCent.
PROTECTION IS EXTENDED
Charges on Vessels Plying Along
Atlantic Coast Are Twice as High
as for Services Between
Ports on Pacific Side.
WASHINGTON. March 21. A com
plete readjustment of rates charged by
the Federal war risk insurance bu
reau for insurance of American vessels
and cargoes, including an Increase to
3 per cent on all ships passing through
the war sone, was announced tonight.
The changes follow the extension of
Insurance to many . classes of contra
band not heretofore Insured, and are
accepted as a recognition of the prac
tical state of war. with Germany and of
the additional risks incurred by Amer
ican merchantmen.
Until now the rates on vessels bound
for European ports through the war
zone have varied up to a maximum of
2 per cent. Early in the war a much
lower maximum was maintained, the
first important Increase coming after
the announcement of Germany's sub
marine blockade. The new schedule
makes the flat rate 3 per cent, ap
plicable to all vessels and cargoes that
must pass through the submarine sone,
whether bound for belligerent or neu
tral ports.
In the readjustment, the rates be
tween Atlantic Coast ports are made
twice those that apply between Paclfio
Coast ports. Those between the Atlan
tic Coast and the West Indies are twice
those on Atlantic coastwise trade, and
those to South America are greater in
about the same proportion.
New Schedule Detailed.
Details of the new schedule, arranged
for war aone traffic, follow:
Between Pacific Coast ports. H of 1
per cent; between Paclfio ports and
Hawaii, ii of 1 per cent; between Pa
cific ports and the Far East or the
West Coast of South America. Vt of 1
per cent; between Paclfio ports and
the Panama Canal, of 1 per cent; be
tween Pacific Coast ports and Atlantic
Coast of the United States, 1 per cent;
between Pacific ports and the West
Coast of Mexico, or Central America.
H of 1 per cent; Northern Atlantic
Coast ports, of 1 per cent; between
Atlantic Coast ports and Central Amer
ica East Coast ports, of 1 per cent;
between Atlantic norta And thn Was?
Indies. of 1 per cent; between At
lantic ports and the East Coaet of
South America, 1H per cent; between
Atlantic ports and Cuba, H of 1 per
cent; between Atlantic Coast and Mex
ico Gulf ports, of 1 per cent; be
tween Atlantio ports and the Panama
Canal, of 1 per cent; between Atlan
tic ports and United States ports on
the Gulf of Mexico. V4 of 1 per cent;
between Atlantio ports and ports in
the Far East. Australia or the East
Coast of Africa, by way of Panama.
Vt per- cent; by way of Magellan or
Cape Good Hope, 2& per cent.
Southern Ports favored.
Between Australian Coast and the
West Coast of South America, of 1
per cent.
Between United States Gulf ports and
Mexican Gulf ports, V of 1 per cent;
Between united states Gulf ports and
Central American East Coast ports, Vt
or i per cent.
Between United States Atlantic ports
and all other Western Hemisphere
ports than those named above, 1 per
cent; between all American ports and
the West and Couth coasts of Africa,
1H per cent.
The new rates, notwithstanding the
increases, are considerably below the
rates charged by many private com
panies, the latter In some instances
going as high sit 8 per cent.
TEXAS HAS BONE-DRY ACT
Legislature Adjourns After Passing
County Option Bill.
AUSTIN. Texas.- March 21. The S5th
Texas Legislature adjourned tonight
after a renewed unsuccessful attack on
the "bone-dry" county, option bill
passed by both houses earlier in the
day.
The bill prohibits manufacture in
ny "dry'r county of intoxicating Honors
for sale, for any purpose whatever, in
prohibition territory in the state.
CONSULAR AGENT OUSTED
Representative In Sweden Accused
of Re-exporting Pork.
LONDON, March 21. Joseph Wester
borg, American Consul at Malmoe, Swe
den, who recently was adjudged liable
for a penalty of 119,000 crowns in a
civil action, is reported in a Malmoe
dispatch to the Politiken, of Copen
hagen, as quoted in an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch, to have been dismissed.
Mr. Westerborg, the American Con
sular agent at Malmoe, lost a suit
brought by a Copenhagen concern to
recover double damages under a' con
tract. It was alleged that in breach
of an agreement he re-exported a quan-
GREATNESS
While bread is seemingly
a common food, it becomes
great in importance when
made under the standard
that merits the .name
HOLSUM
Your grocer, knows the
greatness of this health
food when he sends you
Ilolsum, when you merely "
ask for "bread." -
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Baking Co.
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ported to Sweden through the company dered his resignation so that he can n record as favoring the principle of
which brought the suft. enlist in the overseas forces. u,n,vr,,ari mlntarf training and peti-
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bring it about was adopted by the as-
HlgU, Official Quits to Enlist. Universal Training Favored. sembly today by a vote of 133 to 8.
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