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Ipft MEBFORB
1
GERMAN SECRETARY
ADMITS AUTHENTICITY
, OF MEXICAN PROPOSAL
Plot as Revealed Admitted by Author
Says He Cannot Understand How
Su-h a Conspiracy Was Inspired by
Unfriendliness on Germany's Part
Means Nothing But That Ma:le
Use of Means Universally Admitted
in War, in Case America Declared
War Condition Most Important.
LONDON. March 3. The
German press Iiub been ordered
not to publish a word regarding
the American-Mesiean revela
tions until , further notice, ac
cording to an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Exchange Tele
Kraph company. The dispatch
'T-ays that only a few circles are
aware of the intrigue and that
it is considered possible the re
sult of the affair will be the
resignation of Foreign Secre
tary Zimmcrmann and the end
ing of Count Von Bernstorff's
career as a diplomat.
DKliLlN', March II (by wireless to
S.'iyvillc). The following was ejcoii
out today by 'Ihe Overseas News
iiircnoy (the official (ierinnn news bu
reau) :
"Foreign Secretary Zinimerinnnn
was asked by a slul'Piuembcr of the
Overseas Ntws agency about the Kii--ish
report that a German plot bad
been revealed to jjet Mexico to de
clare war against the I'nited Staler
and to secure Japan's aid against the
failed States.
T Admits Conspiracy.
''Secretary Ziinmcrmnnn answered:
'"You undcr-taiid that it is im
possible for mi to discuss the 1'aols
of Ibis revealed plr! just at ibis mo
ment and under these circumstances.
I therefore may be allowed to limit
my answer to what is said in the Knir-
lish reports, which certainly are not
inspired by sympathy wilh Ocnnany.
The Knirlish report expressly -talcs
that (lerinanv expected and wished lo
remain on terms of friendship wilh
the 1'nited States, but lliat we hud
prepared measures of defense in case
the 1'iiited Slates declared war
nirain-l Germany. I fail lo see how
such a 'plot' is inspired by unfriend
liness on our part. II would mean
nothing lull that we made use of
means universally admitted in war, in
case the 1'nited Slates declared war.
" 'The most impurtanl part of the
alleged plot is iis condition and form.
The whole plot falls Hal to the ground
in case the Tinted Slates does not
di Vare war against us. And if we
really, as the report alleges, consid
ered the possibility of hostile acts of
the 1'nited States against us, then we
really bad reasons to do so.
Itch-nils His Action.
"'An Argentine newspaper a short
time ago really revealed a plot when
it told tlint the I nited States last year
suggested to other American repub
lics common action against Germany
and her nllies. This plot apparently
was not conditional in the least. .The
news as published Ijy J.a JYeiisn
llliicnos Aires) agrees well with the
(Continued on Page Two.)
GENERALLY FAIR FOR
WASHINGTON. March It. Weath
er predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, March 4, Issued by the
weather bureau loday, are:
"Pacific states: Generally fair, ex
cept frequent rain." are probable along
the nortli Pacific coast. Tempera
ture near normal."
Zimmermann Says' That It Was Not
Only Right, But Duty of Germany
to Take Precautions in Time in Or
der to Balance, If Possible, Adhes
ion of New Fees to Enemy Offer
of Triple Alliance to Be Made Only
in Case War Was Declared on Ger
many by the United States.
LONIiON. .March !. Foreign Sec
retary Ziinmermnnn's instructions to
the German minister to .Mexico, as
published in the 1'nlted Slates are ad
niittod in Horlin to have been correct
ly quoted, according to a dispatch to
Heuter's from the German capital by
way of Amsterdam.
. The dispatch quotes the following
telegram received in Amsterdam from
llerlin on Friday and which was ap
parently sent by the Wolff bureau,
the semi-official German news
agency:
Admit Instruct ions.
"The American press contains re
ports about instructions from the
ministry or foreign affairs to the Ger
man minister In .Mexico t'ity In the
event thai Germany, after the procla
mation of unrestricted submarine
warfare, failed to Keep the United
States neutral. These reports are
based on the following facts:
"After the decision had been taken
to begin unrestricted submarine war
fare on February 1 we had to reckon,
in view of the previous attitude of
the American government, witli the
possibility of conflict with the 1'nit
ed States. That this calculation was
right is proved by the fact that the
American government severed diplo
matic, relations with Germany soon
alter the proclamation of a barred
zone and asked other neutrals to fol
low her example.
McfciHls Conspiracy.
"Anticipating these possibilities, it
was not only the right, but also the
duty of our government to take pre
cautions in time in the event of a
military conflict witli us in order to
balance, if possible, the adhesion to
our foes of a new enemy. The Ger
man minister at Mexico therefore was
instructed in the middle of January
that In the event of the United States
declaring war he should offer to the
Mexican government an alliance and
arrange further details. Those in
structions, by the way, expressly di
rerled the miuisler to make no ad
vances to the Mexican government, un
less ho knew for a certainty thai
America was going to declare war.
"Mow- Mm American government
received information of the instruc
tions sent by a secret way to .Mexico
is not known. It appears, however,
that the treachery anil it only must
have been treachery was committed
on German territory."
A Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam says the Berlin Telegraaf
report in regard to Secretary Zimnier
mann'a Instructions to the German
minister in Mexico is semi-official.
TACOMA, Wa-li., March 3. I'nta
loes Mini ocions were put on a contra
band li-t last niulit by the South Tn
coma Itiiostn-s' club. Ilcginning
March !.", the members voled to buy
no more of lii-tsc v.gelublcs. 1,'esolu
tiuns weic adopted scriiri' producers
and dealers who were declared lo
have stored large ipiunlitii-s of I'oud--luff-
in warehouses. Tlie club, which
phtys a prominent pari in the subnih
where the hi-.' Ninthi-rii I'm-ilio cor
-bop. an' located, invited all other
organizations to join I he boycott. A
tbe member, entered the ball In-t eve.
iiing. they were luimh'l a small poluio
eit'Ii. and nian more wore them on
their coat lapel, during the ineelin;.
CAPITAL GAILY
DECORATED FOR
INAUGURATION
President to Take Oath Sunday Pri
vately, and Publicly Atjain Monday
Chief Justice White to Adminis
ter It Inaugural Address to Deal
Largely With Foreign Situation.
WASHINGTON. March S. -Fair
and colder weather for the inaugura
tion ceremonies .Monday was predict
ed today by the weather bureau.
The capital, dressed. up In thous
ands of flags and tens of thousands
of yards of bunting looks like a young
belle caught in a thunder shower as
the result of almost a solid week of
rain and snow.
Today things began drying out as
the clouds cleared away.
Thousands of visitors are beginning
to pour into the city.
Takes Oath Sunday.
President Wilson will take the
oath of office for his second term
in his room at the capitol at noon
Sunday. It will be administered by
Chief Justice White of the supremo
court. -Mr. Wilson plans to go to the
capitol shortly before noon to sign
bills and therefore decided it would
be impracticable to take the oath of
office In the white house as was at
first contemplated.
While no special Invitation to the
ceremony at the capitol have been is
sued, members of Mr. Wilson's cabi
net will lie with him, advising him on
bills passed in t he closing hours of
congress.
Mr. Wilson has derided to take the
oath again on Monday in front of the
capitol just before he delivers his
inaugural address.
Inaugural Address.
Although the president has com
pleted his inaugural address, he may
decide lo make changes in it with
reference to the foreign situation
should developments warrant. The
address probably will not be issued
to the press unlit shortly before the
president begins his speech after tak
ing the oath of office Monday in
order tiiat lie may reflect the situa
tion as it stands at that lime.
I WARFARE
FAILS IN RESULTS
LONDON', Mimdi .!. (..nn.tnv
fiiilcd by slightly iiinn1 lliiin n .") per
cent miirii) lo mnko onnd her threjil
I.i sink 1,000,00(1 tons of mci-ch-int
-liiipinr during the t'iisl month nf .Hire.-1
riclcd .-nbniii ritie ws rt'.ire, nc--orl
i ntr to 1 inures in the ws
sossion of the AsMii'iiii.'d l'iv-s, the
ah-olute rcliiiltilil y of which i vouch
ed for here. Her Mihmiirine.s, the fig
ures show, f ti 1 v succeeded in scnditi.ir
to the lmttom ditriiii; the month of
l-'ehiiuiiy ill round numbers -l'HI.000
ton-;.
Tins li-.-tire only exceeds by !J0f
000 ton.-, it is declined, wlint the
ISntih iiuthorities expected would be
Mink during tlmt month, if ordinary
subniii line wnrfare hud continued. It
compare- with :t h(i."ili ton- -nnk dnr
in' December and 'A'2'iU7 tuns dtir
iti'r January.
TEUTONS IN RAID
If Kit MX, March .. An ctonsive
mid on Russian tif-iiehos west of
Lutsk in Volhynla was tarried out by
(Jcrmaii troops yesterday, army head
(piartfrrf flnnouned today. The Kus
tdan position was penetrated on a
front of more than a mile and a half
to a depth of nearly a mitp. The (ler
mans deMroyed tlin IIiiuhImii dutroutK
and returned wlih lj prisoner and
four muchine giuis.
ENGLAND'S "MAN OF HO
apt v
r .
Lloyd (icoi'e, premier of Orttaf H
unrd of honor, cni-l in1 of soldiers
the front.
STAFF DISMISSED
LOXDOX, March .. Kmperor
Charles of Austria lias dismissed Field
Marshal Conrad Von HoeUeiulorf.
Austrian chief of staff, according to
a Vienna dispatch to Router's by way
of Amsterdam. Haron St rauzenbor
succeeds Von lloet.oudorf.
Field Marshal Von I IneUondorf has
boon one of the leading military fig
ures of the dual Kingdom for a num
ber of years and lias played an im
portant part in almost all the major
operations of the Austrian-Hungarian
forces since the outbreak of the pres
ent war. He has heen credited with
being one of the few Austrian gen
erals who are held in favor in Merlin
and in May, Htl.".. was decorated wth
the order of I'onr !e Merite, by the
(lerntan emperor, lie Is also said to
be a bitter enemy of Italy, but a year
ao he was married to the divorced
wife of Huron Keiuanghaus, his bride
being of Italian descent ami known
as an ardent advoi ;iie of the return of
the "lost, provinces" lo Italy. Mar
shal Von I InetzeniloiT was credited
with the recapture of Lemherff from
the Russians and was promoted to be
field marshal for his services on the
Italian front. .
LONDON. March :i.- Thr German
imperial clothing cimmi-ion has is
sued a warning that styles in wom
en's clothe eamo'l be allowed to
change every six months, accurdiiiL'
to an Amsteidnni di-patrdi to the -x-chaiige
Telegraph company. The
commi inn wiv- lh:it women may
wear winter dre--cs throughout the
coming summer jmi int r without
di-grace and tlmt i?a-tie measures
will he taken a-'fiin-t a change in
fasJiinu nml the
materials.
in-C((iicnt waste of
FRANCE TO CEASE DAILY
REPORTS OF U-BOATS
I'AlfIS, Miii .-li :. - Tin- nilmiiiilty
li.is ,lc, !,!,., ii..t I" piilill-li ilnilv the
nmiii's nf ..-i.s. Tin Mii-
iiiiniici'iiii'iit siivs tlmt llii- imlilii'iiti'in
lllls .;ils,.,l "l;IM' llli-llll I'llil-lll'l'" llllfl
ii UTi-kly sIjiIi-miimI will lie issn,., i,t-
sli'liil. f.'ivill-. Mil' ntlllliilT I'C H'ssl'l-
nf ilii IVii'iil I'iiissi -, wliii h lime Im'I'Ii
mink,
1
Mil
w 1
UR" INSPECTING GUARD
"1 1 JWkJ,
Wf W
ji ni'"
if V:
liiain, is hero hown iu-peetim: the
who won fame by valiant .-en ice at
SENATORS 10 GET
Mayor C. K. (Jates today sent a
telegram to Senators Lane and
Chamberlain at Washington, I). ('..
urging them to gut behind the presi
dent and to show their patriotism by
giving him the authority to act as
circumstances may necessitate.
The telegram delivers a round rap
at the rlamorings of "Spineless
Americans,'' who demand peace at
any price.
The telegram in full Is as follows:
"Medtord. Ore., March ;;.
"To Senators Lane and Chamberlain,
Washington I). C:
"As the servant of 10, nun people,
f urge you to show jour patriotism
;at this time of impending crisis, by
supporting our president and nation.
Uiive him the authority due him to
'act as circumstances may necessitate.
ClatnoringH of 'Spineless Americans"
who are willing to sacrifice the long
cherished rights of Americans and the
Stars and Sirfpes to travel unmolest
ed, should be unheeded, linrhurlsm
and the violating of American rights
on the high seas should lie abolished.
Peace at any price and without honor
is an Insult to our fore-fathers and
the degrading ol Old Clory. lie oahu
in judgment and stern in actions, so
that your patriotism for this great
land of liberty will be un'piestioued.
"C. K. CATKS,
"Mayor."
ItKRUX, March :!. There have
again been violent intanfrv engage
ments on both banks of the A acre
in northern Frame, lit war office
announced today. The UrilMi suf
j fered i be Ioph of sixty prisoners and
leight machine gnus in adillou to their
cnsualt if s.
I'AUIH, Mar.-h 8. riuei.wfiil r.
i onnoiti'l -In u .m'iIIIiiiik l.v l-'rcMi h
troop at kivcral imiiils nloiiK 111"'
front arn ri portnl In t li i - rift' rimnn's
war nfflri' sliili-mnnl wlilc h ri-mla:
"HiirliiL' I In- nluht our rii-niiiinllir-I)K
: r t i.-H c-inlc'il mil Fi'ViTnl Kill'.
rPKKhil smiirisi! utiinks iikiiIiiiI (Iit
iiiiin Iri'ii' h-M iii-iir Moiiliii-Soiis 'I'ihiI
fiit, iM,t nf lllll :ioi iVi-nhin rn
ylim) nnil in Airrnioiit fonst. 'i
look lirisonnra ami hiuK-iIuIh."
W
KAISERIiWAGES FI LI B U STE R
WAR ON WORLD ZZmn
mum y ,
. NH IDA TV
Connecticut Senator Asks If United
States Is Going to Lie Down and
Let Armed Frankenstein Trsmplo
Over It War Already Exists, Hav
ing Been Declared by Germany.
WASHINGTON, .March :t.-S(-nator
lirandegce, republican ol' Connecticut,
called the German prohibited one "an
nmhuh where Germany laid in wail
lo deal death," lo anyone who en
tered against her edict creating h.
ShaII we .-.it supinely and allow the
ukase of a foreign potentate to elear
the ocean of American shipping mid
bloekade our ports he a-ked. "Are
we obliged to wail lor the slaughter
lo he accomplished before we defend
oursehe? trust thai neither con-grc.-s
nor Ihe American people have
fallen to such depths of degradation
that they are willing to furl the Amer
ican flag and withdraw from the high
sens as tiie misguided hand of pa
cifists seem to wish. ,
"Are we going to lie down on our
backs ami let this monstrous I'ranken-
slein trample over us ruthlessly re
sumed Senator Hrnndegcc. "I am not
deceived by the cl'I'cci of this bill. The
effect will he that the next passenger
or freight ship wilh American gunners
aboard xvjiieh nltemnt:, tn enter .a
liiilish or ucnlral port in Ihe .one will
be attacked by a German submarine.
That means that there will he war if
this country is fit to live. If per
chance our defensive gunners should
sink a submarine, lhal Would mean
war."
Senator Urandcgee declared wilh
emphasis that a state of war already
ei-led and had existed be! ween the
I nited States nml Germany .since.
February I.
"Germany dcelnred war on the
whole world in inning thi-. proclama
tion," he a-serted. "No sell -respecting
nulh'ii regards il nny other way.
When .-he proclaimed slaughter in Un
barred stone -die declared war ugaiu-d
thi- nation."
WASHINGTON, March i. I,'. Vr
ence by Gentian Foreign Miuisler
Zimmermann to ihe existence of a
I'an-Amei ican "plot" i-, regarded as
a distorted and erroneous under
slandiiig cilher on Ihe part of the Ar
gentine news pa per or the ( Jerin an
foreign office of some tpi'itc proper
effort s ma lie du ring Sec eel a ly
liryan's incumbency to protect neu
tral commerce in Ihe western hemi
sphere. The members of the I'an-Amei'iean
council, which inecl-i in Washington,
appointed a special committee ooii
utter the outbreak of Ihe war to con
sider a plan Im- the declaration of a
zone about "''M miles wide nbuiLr the
American cnji-t from Cape Horn lo
Canada within which no belligerent
warships or submarines should be
permitted to interfere with mcvhnut
! ship-. No action was taken, how
ever.
(II AHAI.A.IAKA. Mi-.. Miin-h :!.
lii-nciiil ( jiniliii'i Auuiliir. tin- pin-.is-i"iuil
niini-lcr il hm-i'.'ii i rln t miii-, I ii
iliiy liiiniiillv ili-nieil lli.il I lie Mi-Menu
L'iMclliliH-liI li:nl In-i ll ii,ili,'n-li,-it hy
'i'-llililllV uitii till- obp-i't nl l"llllinu
mi nlliniii-i1 hi-liti In lite I iiilii!
Stales.
Till' slnlellii Ml uiveli nut I,y Mil
.Me.ie;iH liiri-i'N III III !s e- . ;l - :
"Till1 -J" eilillielll nl' Meie.l li;is ,.
reecneil in td-hnli' nl' the j:n I'l'imieiit
ol' lieriMiihy nny prini-nl I ir nn ntli
nnee liMfkin l.iwnl-il Mir Willi llie
Cinli-d SUiUs."
iiluiuhlim
' i . i:
Senators Stone anil La Follette Talk
ing Against Time to Prevent Auth
orization of President to Use Arm
ed Forces to Protect American
Rights Much Legislation Sacri
ficed and Extra Session of Con
gress Likely to Be Forced.
WASHINGTON, .Mnrcli 3. Senator
Stone ulill held tho rioor tit .1 o'clock
In the nrmoil neutrality ilelmta after
talking for more than three hours.
He apparently hail .concluded bin
argument, hut Hiipplemented It with
Ions exlnicts from authorities and
printed speeches of others on various
subjects relatiiiK to the war. His
course appeared to tiilte on the ap
pearance of a filibuster.
VASIIINXIT(INr, .MiiivIi X The
anneil iu-iiI ia I i I y hill was running n
nei-li-nnil-ncek nice with lime in eon'-i-ess
tuiliiy. Deinoi'iiitie lenders vera
iiitiiiiijr In jjet it thrnuuh sonielinw.he.
Iiirc Hie M'ssinn ,ies at noon lomor
riiw, lull were nut entirely sure of (ho
linsitiiii' ol' ji.s iiinisiliiin. ......
1 1 Urn. senate, where the liillSvaR
liciii;e ilelialeil, I here were sumo Ions'
iiiiiisilii,n specehes nlieail. AllhotiKli
a ureal ninjiiiily id' Ihe republicans
uracil ils imssime, llie leaders were
mil sure where ihe last mnment would
liml Senium- l.n Kullelle, tind llie
.strain was drnnii mil hy Senalnr
Slime's iri'erin!r of . amendments
which lire ilisareealilr to the presi'
deiil. Il was evident Mint the situation
hud lnn-eil other Icejslat inn into nn
eleven III hour jnm where much of it
would he sacrificed.
-o Intention of War.
I'li'sidi-nt Wilson has nu iiileiition
nl' Inking ni-liiiu lhal would lirin' war
viilh (leiiiinnv unless congress is
siimiiioiied in exlra session. This was
eiiliiliiiiiiicatcd In senate leaders today
by leiircseiilnliM's ol' tlie president,,
who lakes Ihe po-ilimi that it' no ex
I inn riliimi v i'i-i-is arises it will not ho
ncecs-iiry I" call an exlia session be
fore laic in Ihe spline,, mid (hen only
lo pass any appiopriiiliou bilks tvhieli
may fail nl Ihe prescnl session.
Senalnr Sli.ne offered his amend
ment In ireveiit prnleetimi and arm-'
iimciif of uiiinitiiius ships. The
course Ihe president has pui'sued with
Mexico and diiriui: the Kui-oicun war
was iiniiileil lo b Sennlor Stone as
proof of his desire In keep the tuition
out of war.
"Ilespite ihe clamor, ihe itdrie-ue.
the siilileil'iiires," lie said, "lo entrap
him iulo an ai t of war aeainst nu
l-nii-opi-iiu power, he has stiinil firm us
a rock. I would therefore rather
I rust him t fin i nil the official weak
lings ii In it 1 1 him who daily fly their
kites to s,.,. which wav Ihe wind
l.lllW-.
"If I. IlioiiLiht this iiiestiiu here to
day were one only of failh and trust
in him. I wmilil nut hesitate.
Violation of Constitution.
"lint this is the first time the pres
ident mid I have not been utile to
I'eeiiiieile our differences. I heliece
the bill to be not only violative of llie
i'"iisitaiiui, but destructive of one of
liie most iinpnitniit putters vested in
(Continued on Pag Six.)
SPEED TRIAL.CREW LOST
I.ONHOX, March 3. A new Zeppe.
lin, on speed trials at Ghent, caught
(Ire on Monday and was completely
dcslro) cd, iiccordiiiK to reports from
Herlln received bv the K.vi-hiiuRe Tele
lirapli compuny liv way of Copinlia
fieii. The dispatch says that the crew
of the Zeppelin perished with their
airship.
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rv,
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