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. MEDFORD. OREGOX, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1917
NO. 156
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N 'AMERICA EXPOSED
BERNSTORFF
II $50,000
F0RINTRI6UE
Astounding Addition to Disclosures
of German Intrigues Made by State
Department Ambassador Asked
for $50,000 to Influence Congress
Thru Unnamed Organization Be
fore Break With America Advis
ed Declaration for Ireland.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Sucre
tary Lansing today mndo public as
an astounding addition to tho series
of diselosiircs of German intrigues in
Amcriou and lsewliero a message
sent by Count Von Bernstorff ill Jan
uary of (his year to the Hell in for
eign office requesting authority to
pay out $00, 000 to influenee congress
thru an unnamed organization, ap
parently kuo"wn to the Berlin author
ities. Count Von Bernstorff indicated in
his messago that money had been
paid this organization on former oe-j
casions to perioral the same work.
ilernslaorfPs Message.
The text of the message, made
public without comment, follows :
"I request authority to pay up to
$50,000 (fifty thousand dollars) in
order, as on former occasions, to in
fluence congress thru the organiza
tion you know of, which can perhaps
prevent war.
"I am beginning in the meantime
to act accordingly.
"In the. above circumstances a pub
lic official German declaration in
favor of Ireland is highly desirable,
in order to gain the support of Irish
influence here."
Whether the state department is in
possession of other evidence indicat
ing the ambassador's activities has
not been revealed, but the extraordi
nary disclosures already made have
fixed tho belief that agents of tin?
United States government have col
lected and compiled the entire story
of German duplicity and intrigue and
that additional chapters will be
added.
IIimI Prior Knowledge.
The reference to avoiding war is
taken lis an indication that. Ambus
Bador Von Bernstorff had prior
knowledge of his government s in
tention to proclaim a merciless wide
spread submarine warfare and that
he was equally confident that the
United States government could not
be easily pleased by mere promises.
The German announcement of its in
tention to expand its submarine ac
tivities was not public until Janu
ary 31, when the world was startled
not only by the determination to re
move all restrictions, but by the
statement that it would become ef
fective on the following day. Three
days later the United States govern
ment had expressed its disapproval
by severing relations with Germany.
8mall Sum ltepiotod.
That the German ambassador knew
of his government's intention was
assumed by some officials, allho at
the asme time he denied prior knowl
edge ami those in eloso touch with
the embassy were given to under
stand that he did not approve the
(Continued on page six. )
JURY UNABLE 10
AGREE, SEDITION CASE
SKATTUE, Sept. 21. After delib
erating for more than seventeen
hours, the jury in the seditions eon-
Maracy ease in the federal court re
jKirted to Judge Jeremiah Nelcrcr this
morning that it was unable to agree
upon a verdict as to Unlet XT. Wells,
former president" of the Seattle cen
tral labor council, and Sam Sadelr.
Aaron FUlcrmnn, the third defend
ant, was found not guilty.
DISCLOSURES
OF BERNSTORFF
IRES
Investigation Demanded to Clear
Good Names Some Members Un
der Suspicion of Receiving German
Money Whole Affair Likely to Be
Unravelled.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. lloprc-
scntativc Ileflin of Alabama snuf on
the floor of the house today that if
permitted he could name thirt'ei: or
fourteen members in the two branches
of congress who had "acted suspic
iously" and ought, to be investigated
as u result of the disclosure of Count
Bornstorft's .letter to Berlin asking
for money to influence congress.
An official investigation by con
gress was suggested by Senator Ov
erman of South Carolina, chairman
of the senate rules and lobby investi
gating committee. The latter is still
in existence and the senator said, is
in a position to act.
Want TIioi-o l'rolic.
"The whole affair ought to be nn
ravelled to the end," he declared. "It
is amazing and shows the despicable
ends Germany had gone to."
"That is an insult to this govern
ment," Senator Stone, chairman of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, nngrily declared when he read
the Bernstorff messnge. "It is abso
lutely intolerable," ho sujd. -
" Senntor Stone said he had no
knowledge of any attempt to influ
ence congress as indicated by the
German message, but that he, like
many other congressmen, had receiv
ed stacks of propaganda telegrams.
Vieo President Talks.
In voicing thd general resentment
in congress over disclosures of
Count Von Bernstorff's messnge,
Vice-President Marshall today gave
out a statement declaring the dis
closure was proof of the German
government's effort to divide Amer
ica into factions by corrupt means,
if necessary.
"This ought to end forever any
doubt in the mind of any Americans
as to the justice and necessity for
this war. It proves that the German
government was seeking all along to
split us into factions by corrupt
means if necessary, and possibly
hoping in time to win the war in Eu
rope and then to humiliate and sub
jugate us. He who is now not whole
heartedly for the war runs n grave
risk of being suspected of getting
part of the German money.''
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Twenty
leading flag makers 111 different parts
of t lie country were formally charged
by tho federal trade commission to
day with making exorbitant profits
out of American patriotism by con
ccrted illegal action to raise flag
prices.
The complaint was tho result of
tho commission's recent Investigation
Into the sudden rise In flag prices
after the declaration of war, made at
the request of tho senate. The Inves
tigation showed that in some eases
300 percent profit was made. Hear
ing on the charges will be held No
vember 5.
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS
I'KTKlKiliAD. Sept. 21. With a
view to promotitng temperance wr
mnmnily the provisional government
has ordered that nil supplies ,,f al
cohol at di-tillcris and on licenced
pri'ini-es shall be used for the manu
facture of vinegar and mineral wut-
er-1. Thee products, it j scciticd.
shall not contain more than 1 per
cent nh-olml,
MEDIATORS OFF?
10 END STRIKES
PACIFIC COAST
Special Commission Appointed by
President Coming to Settle Ship
yard Strikes and Probe Conditions
Gavin McNab to Represent Ship
Board in Ironworkers' Strike.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Mem
bers of tho special commission ap
pointed by tho president, of which
Secretary Wilson Is the head, to In
vestigate labor troubles 111 tho west,
today were preparing to leave for tho
Pacific coast. In addition to the ship
yard strikes, the commission will In
clude in its inquiry recent deporta
tions of workers and charges of tho
American Federation of Labor that
Arizona employers subsidized I. W.
W. activities In order to discredit the
labor moveaieat. In announcing tho
appointment of the commissioners,
President Wilson declared he was
anxious to eliminate labor disputes
which are hindering-industry during
the war.
McXnb Representative.
. Gavin McNab. San Francisco law
yer, today waa appointed special rep
resentative of the federal shipping
board in negotiations looking to set
tlemcn of the strike of iron workers
In San Francisco shipyards.
Chairman Hurley of tlieT board con
ferred, today-wlth Seattle shipbuild
ers and representatives of striking
workmen there, but It Is understood
the discussion did not produce any
basis for negotiations. The men, it
was said, laslst on a- fifty percent
wage Increase and most of the build
ers protested that to pay such a rato
would eventually prevent the Pacific
coast from participating in tho gov
ernment shipping program under
competition of eastern yards.
Negotiations Fall.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. Ne
gotiations looking toward settlement
of a strike of 25,000 members of un
ions affiliated with the Iron Trades
council, who walked out a week ago
for higher wages, wore deadlocked
early today, after an all night con
ference between representatives of
the men, their employers and federal
mediators..
FRENCH DEPUTY
PARIS, Sept. 21. The report of
the apodal committee approving the
apeal for the authorization of legal
prooeerlingB against Deputy LouIh
Tunnel was adopted by the chamber
of deputies last night by a raising
of hands, without discussion and In
tho deepest silence. The resolution
authorizing the suspension of purlin'
mcntary Immunity was read by the
president of tho chamber, Paul Den
chanol.
Deputy Turmel met with the spe
cial committee during the afternoon
nnd offered his explanations concern
Ing the finding of the Swiss lunik
noten In hltt locker room. Ile-couclud
ed by associating himself with the
demand for tho authorization of legal
proceedings.
MALI GOT FUNDS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. Ad
mission that he bad received Hums of
money at various times from "a de
fense league'' was mode by I'. K.
Kigali during his cross. examination
today in the trial of Frank C. Ox
iiiiiu, cliurjicd with having fought to
induce Kigali by bribery to testify
falsely nuuiust Thomas .1. Mooncy,
under sentence of death for one of
the liMiab murders here in lhly, 1010.
EX-AMBASSADOR INVOLV
I A
I Courtt J. H. voh Bernstorff ,
While America nnd Germany were still maintaining friendly relations,
Ambassador Bernstorff nsked bis government for $,(I,(I(I0 to be spent ill
influencing congress for peace1.
TROOPS ATTACK
THEIR ORGANIZER
PETftOGRAD, Sept. 21. -A small
riot occurred today in the ranks of
the women's batalllon drilling at
Moscow, and it resulted in an attack
by the girls upon-Vera liutclikareff,
the twice wounded girl officer who
initiated the woman suffrage soldlnr
organizations. According to the
Bourse Gazette, an Infantryman ros-
cuod Comandcr Butchkarcff after
some rough handling from the infurt
ated girls who resented some acts of
their leader not clearly defined.
As a result of the affair many of
the girls will be sent homo and only
250 will bo permitted to go to the
front.
A second riot of more serious con
sequences is reported to have fol
lowed an attempt by a crowd of wo
men to take away from one woman
a small quantity of cloth which sho
had purchased at tho market place.
Militiamen tried to defend the wo
man and they in turn wero assailed
Mounted militia and Cossacks dis
persed the rioters but not until they
had wrecked tho mllltla headquar
ters and had beaten to death a gov
ernment agent who had shot Into the
crowd.
CANADIAN IIKAIICJIIAIITKHS IK
FltANCE, Sept. 21. A captured let
ter, written by one Gorman soldier
to another, gives somn Indication of
what is happening In tho occupied tor
rltory. lie says:
"I am attached to the rcquisil ton
ing service in Fouolles district. We
take from the French population all
their lead, tin, copper, cork, oil, can
dlestirks, pots, and anything at all
like that goes off to Germany. It Is
not very nice often to havo to take
their wedding presents, but tho no
cessttles of war forces us to It. I had
a good haul tho other day with one
of my comrades. In a walled up room
we found 15 Instruments In copper.
These alone weighed 2," kilos. And
thero was a whole lot of stuff bosldes
You can Imagine what kind of a nolso
the old hag who owned them made
I Just laughed. Hhn deserved all sho
got. There was ten thousand marks
worth of stuff there, for I did not
count a lot of hales of pure wool and
lots of other things. The command
ant was very pleased, and we ought
to receive a reward."
ED IN NEW DISCLOSURES
I
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCIS, Sept. 21 (by the Associ
ated Press). The scene of the pres
ent British offensive includes ono of
the most imimrtunt nnd strongest
parts of the German line in this sec
tion nnd lias been mnrked by some
of the most hitler fighting of the
war since the nllies weeks ago be
gan their drivo which lias become
known ns the battle oT Flanders. Tho
wooded elevations enst and southeast
of Yprcs, among which arc such dom
inating positions as Glcneorso wood
nnd Invernea Copse, were the vital
ooiuls, ami the Germans had made
Iheir defense hero as nearly impreg
nable us they were able, being deler
mined lo retain them without, rgard
to the cost. The battles of tho past,
few weeks bear wilncsH to the
strength of Ilia defenses lit these
points.
The crucial sector may be said lo
begin with Hie ridgo known ns Anzne,
which lies about n mile southwest of
Sonnobeke. Southwest of Anzne is
Nun's wood, nnd ,iust cast of this is
the famous forest known ns Polygon
wood. When the British ill August
fought their way forward to the
Polygon wood they found Nun's wood
so flooded that thev were forced lo
go around it, nnd the ground here
still presents great difficulties lo the
movement of troops because of ils
swampy condition.
Nun's wood merges into Glencorsr
wood on the south and n little further
down and astride the Ypres-Menin
highwav is Inverness. Here the Ger
mans had built, great steel and con
crete redoubts whose machine guns
dominated the southern part of Glen
corse wooil and the northern scclioi
of Inverness.
HURLED TO DEATH
HKATTl.E. Sept. 21. I.ouls Mc
Carrell, a barber, aged 2, was killed
about dnyllglil this morning when he
foil or was thrown from a second
story window of a hotel on Wostlakc
avenue to thn sidewalk below. Mrs.
Clnudln lloyd, aged 2.1; Mrs. Teddy
Martin, ased 27, and W. E. Welhorn,
an electrician, aged 22, havo been
arrested 111 connection with the case.
Passers who saw McCnrrell fall said
they thought a bundle of clothes was
dropping. Tho prisoners said that
they had returned from a dance.
FROM OPEN WINDOW m MMmT
BRITISH SEIZE
VITAL POSITIONS
1 1A
Rapid Program Made in Great Of
fensive on the Ypres Salient
Strongholds Captured and Heavy
Fighting Continues Airship Su
periority Gives British Advantage
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 20. (Dolnyed.).-
By tho Associated Press. The Brit
ish offensive which bogan t dawn
ovor a wide front east of tho Ypres
sallont, found the attacking forces
Into today holding many positions
of vital Importance and continuing
tho fight In German torrltory tlong
a lino which In many places repre
sented an average gain of a uillo In
depth.
Such strongholds as Nun's wood,
Gloncourso wood, Invornes copse and
Shrewsbury forest .which have with
stood numorous force assaults ro
cently, wero entirely overrun by tho
British who reached points wot be
yond thorn. Heavy fighting is con
tinuing at close range at various
points and the Germans wore mass
ing troops with the evident Intention
of delivering a counter-attack.
Kay of (ircnt Success.
It has beon a day of great success
for the British arms, for tho possess
ion of wooded heights which they
captured cast of Ypres unquestion
ably Is of crucial Importance since
thoso dominating positions form tho
keystone of tho Gorman structure of
defonso In tills sector. The greatest
gains havo been mado between St.
.Itilln and Hollenbeko, which was as
had been planned, for within thlH
stretch of country Ho tho important
defensos Just mentioned.
Tho troops that went out to the at
tack represented some of tho finest
men In the llrltlsh army. They en
tered the conflict In high spirits and
oagor for tho fray. Their advance
was preceded by ono of tho most per
foct and heaviest barrage fires yol
attomptod. Tho men went ovor tho
top stripped light nnd as a result of
this, coupled with tho artillery sup
port, they wero enabled to negotiate
tho first stages of tho difficult ground
rapidly. They had swept thru Glon
sourso wood, Invornes copso nnd tho
enstorn part of Shrewsbury forest by
8 o'clock, two hours and twonty min
utes nftnr tho nltack began, nnd other
advanced positlonswcro reached with
equal rapidity, which is a remarkable
achievement In view of the marshy
nature of tho ground duo to heavy
rains.
Fortified Farms Attacked.
On tho left of tho lino attacked
heavy fighting developed on tho high
ground on cither sldo of tho Sonnn-
bnkc I.nugcmarck rond. A number
of strongly fortified farms woro en
countered in this region nnd bombed
Into sbiimlsslon. Among these was
Schuyler farm, a short distance
southeast of St. .Inllen. Schuylor farm
held out long against tho attacks and
continued to play on tho British with
mnchlno guns until it wns taken.
Strong reststanfo was encountered
on a redoubt on tho Yprcs-ltoulcrs
railway weHt of Honnebeko. This re
doubt Is a nuisftivo concrelo steel
structure nnd withstood all of tho
shell flro poured against It. The
Itiltlah advanced on two sides and
(Continued on Page Bli.)
STOCKHOLM Sept. 21.- Ills
patches from Berlin say that the
newspaper Germanla has been sup
pressed by tho German authorities
until further notice. Gernuiuln wns
thn leading organ of tho Catholic
center and flood midway between
the nnexatloiilst wing represented by
the Cologne Volkct Zcltiing and the
Erzberger school. It represented
such a powerful Influence that the
fiermnn censor decided to snpress It
Kinr-n m nnnr nr r a ( Continued on i.aae six.)
i in 1 1 ii ii n i 1 1 1 ii in 1 1
I VMIIIWklW WIIUI III
BRITISH HOLD
fillS WE
IN BIG DRIVE
Valuable Ground Won Consolidated
Mile Advance on Eight-Mile
Front Counter-Attacks Repulsed
With Heavy Loss Towns of Vold
hoek, Zevenkote and Numerous
Important Strategic and Fortified
Farms and Tracts Captured.
By Associated Press, Sept. 21.
Today found the British in Flanders
holding all the vnltinble ground they
gained in their nttack of yesterday,
when they surged forward on an
eight-mile front on both sides of the.
Yprcs-.Menin rond, penetrating the
German lines more than a mile in
places mid enpluring prisoners in ex
cess of 2000.
All the reports emphnsize the com
pleteness of tho success the British
troops achieved. They hold Veld
hock, Zovcnkoto nnd numerous strat
egically important furins und wooded
tracts which hud been heavily forti
fied by tho Germans, but which wero
captured in tho resistless British
sweep. '
Counter Attacks Full.
Tho Germans attempted to conn;
tor-utlaok Into yesterday, but every
thrust wns effectively dealt with by
the British guns, which wiped out the
ndvnncing lines of German infantry.
Tho heavy disunities HUstnined in
Iheso fruitless nltncks, evidently im
pelled the German command to order
their cessation, for I hero wero no
rcpclilions of them during tho night
nnd the llrilish were nblo to consol
idate (heir new won ground without
disturbnnec.
LONDON, Sept. 21. Field Marshal
Halg In later reports regarding the
British offensive on the Belgian front
to the east of Yprcs yesterday when
the British troops pushod thru the
German lines for a distance of more
than a mllo, says that tho complete
ness of tho British success is con
firmed by detniled accounts of the
battlo. Tho British war office aftor
tho receipt of Field Marshal Haig'g
report today Issued thlB bulletin:
Success Complete.
"Moro detailed accounts of yes
terday's battlo confirm thn complete
ness of our success. During the
ovnnlng local attacks delivered by us
In tho neighborhood of Tower ham
lets and northeast of I.nncmarck
cleared up a number of strong points
and completed thn capture of our ob
now established that In tho many
counter-attacks delivered by consid
erable, forces of tho enemy during tho
afternoon and evening his casualties
"Tho clear light of tho lattor part
of the day enabled our troops to ob
tain warning of tho Impending at
tacks and In every case tho advanc
ing Hues of Gorman Infantry wore
destroyed by the eoncontrntod fire
from our rifles, machine guns and
artillery.
"Tho obstinacy with which tho
enemy constantly repeated his attacks
only added to his losses without re
covering for hhn nny of tho valuablo
ground which we had won.
"Exhausted by his previous efforts
the enemy made no counter-attacks
CALLED TO FRANCE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 1. Tho
American Red Cross announced today
that Dr. Charles L. Mooro of Port
land. Ore., with sixteen specially
trained nurses had been sent to
Franco to reinforce, tho Infant wel
fare unit now working there In Bn
effort to reduce tho high death rata
among children under two years of
age.