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r PAGE SIX STATE OFFICIALS T Tlift !)U'ml)i:r.s of Hie state irriga tion pnniiiiissioi) today mndo an in 6iootion of Hie rwuntly fonneil Tal ent irrigation i1ik lic-t, looking into its feasibility and the values of the land involved. Their report will not I)o filed with the seerelary Jf ulale until the suit now pending in court ntlaekinj; the validity of the proceed ing to form the district is decided. The incmhcrs of the commission Jire: Attorney General Oeoro M. Brown; John IF. Lewis, state engin eer, and 8. G. Bartent, stale hank examiner. They will return to Snlein this evening. 0. A. Manning, V. J. Hailzell and li. K. Hohinson, the di rectors of Iho Talent irrigation pro ject, and their attorney, ('. M. Tlioni a s, accompanied the state commis sion on its trip of inspection. The legislature of 1917 amended the irrigation district-law and incor porated in it that part of tho Cali fornia law relating to certificate!! of bonds of rrigating districts. The law provides that when n dis trict issues bonds mid desires to have them certified they sluill file their resolutions. Ther the state ir rigation commission must investi gate tho project and make n report; on its feasibility to the secretary of (stale. The members of the stale commis sion gave no hint of (heir impres sions or as to what report they would make. (Continued from T-atte Oo.) PORTLAND, Sopt. 21. Portland officials of unions of linemen and In side electricians of tho Pacific Tol cphono and Telegraph company, an nounced today that the inanition) In Portland and other Pacific coast cit ies will vote toniKht on the question of striking for more pay and shorter hours. They now recolvo 4 per day and want $5. BRITISH HOLD GAINS (Continued trom Pnge One.) during the night and our troops wore nhlo to consolldalo the positions un disturbed. "Our losses nro light. "In the courso of tho night small nostllo attacks woro driven off west of llavriucoiirt and wost of Lens." course and worked to secure modi fication. H has not been assumed that the ambassador actually atlemptcd to bribe or personally influence any member of congress nnd doubt that such was his purpose is supported to some extent by the comparatively small amount of money he nsked Fifty thousand dollars, it was point ed out, would go but n short way to wards buying the influence of nay congressman. Vor Paid Agents. Judiciously expended, however, it might do much in compensating paid agents, such as are now known to have belonged to the elaborate ma chine llenistorff had so carefully built up for the production of propa ganda and for purposes of espion age. Information in the possession of tho government, but not yet reveal ed, is said to show conclusively a more direct connection of the Ger Irish.ipicstion than that indicated in Count Von liernstorffs incssnge. The records at the department of justice are said to contain the names of men implicated in that phase of Germanic inlriirncs well known in America. Today's announcement by the state department is the first official utterance of the government with reference to (he German ambassa dor's active personal participation in the maze of plots and intrigues con ducted for Germany's benefit in this country since the beginning of the Kuropean war. Not tlio First Ilinie. The cvideneo of Count Von Item storl'f's personal activities in con nection wilh Germnn propaganda hero hears Iho dale of President Wilson's address to congress, Janu ary 22, reciting his appeal to the war ring nations to enter into pcaco nego tiations. At thesame linio the pres ident was addressing congress, ap parently, Count Von Hernstorff was appealing to his government for funds with which to influence con gressional action. It was not the first time, 'nppar ently, that Count ' Von Hernstorff had sought to influence congressional acliort, this being eloquently pro- Cieriiians Cliilm Victory. UKIiUX, via London, Sept. SI. Ilrilish troops at l'iisi'hendael anil Ghcluvclt on the llelgian front, at times yesterday pressed forward for n, distance of more than two-thirds of a mile, snvs the official slntciuciil issued today by the German general si a If. Wet of I'aschendacle the Ilrilish were pressed hack by a couu-ter-nltaik. North of the Mcnin Vpres road a portion of the terrain remained in the hands of the Itrilish. General Ludcudorf reports that in all Ihe other sectors the Knglish, sus taining heavy losses, were thrown buek into Ihe crater field. All the villages in the fighting zone are de clared to he in German possession. German troops, it is announced, suc cessfully withstood the lirst day of the third balllc ,.!' riauders. . So far this morning, (lie statement says, Ihi' English have not resumed the balllc. The sinP'nient aKo said that af ter fluid anting t'liiliim TO HELP YOUNG GIRLS A Mother Wants Her Letter Published. Eaton, III ."I wish you would pub lish this letter for the benefit of younpr ?irls. My daughter Buffered greatly rom female trouble with cramps, and headache, and backache most of the time. She never felt like working and it seemed as though she was sick all tha time. 1 decided to try Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and it has helped her in evcrv way, in fact it haa really cured her, for sho no longer has periodic pains, and no more headaches or backnrhe, Bnd I want all young girls who autTer as she did to know about it," Mrs. Alma Mills, Eaton, 111. claimed by his reference to "former occasions," "The name of the organization thru which the German government had sought to influence congressional action, the manner in which the money used for thifi purpose was ex oended. the nreviotis instances und tho individuals enrrving on the prop aganda, altho not disclosed, presum ably are known to the slate depart ment nnd to the department of jus tice, whose bureau of investigation for more than three years has been conducting n rieid surveillance of German activities in this country Itecnrds Aro Plentiful. ficcords of the department of jus tice are overflowine with reports f'om hundreds of ni?ents concerning Gennnn intrigues here, mnnv of which led to the Germnn embassy nnd some of which resulted in thc.ro- 1. at, Presiden Wilson's request. of Captains Boy-Ed and Von Pnnen, the German naval nd military nides. Up to this lime Poy-Ed and Von Pnoeii had nnpenred as the master snints of German nropaeanda here. Intimations that Germnn plots and inlriirues were directed, not bv them. but bv Count Von Ttemstorff. with tho full nnnrovnl of HcWin. hereto, fore hud ''"on met by officials with ilcnee. For months past, however. there hnve ).( many indications Hint the A"nean rnvomment had esfnhlislio.J P--nstorff s direct con nection w"li German serct work co' . here, nnd that there was nmnle for a request for lo's recal ,"" before the diplomatic break with Gennnn v. liernstorffs Activity. ', Up to the time of Boy-Ed's and Von Papon's recall, Von Hernstorff apparently, for diplomatic reasons, hud sought to remain clear person ally of connection with the great volume of pro-German activities con tacted here by his attaches. From disclosures coneerniner Mov-Ed's and Von Papon's manifold activities offi cials apparently obtained tho impres sion that Von Hernstorff in most in stances had left the conduct of Ger man propaganda in tho hands of his subordinates, with only casual super vision of their activities, if uny. Intimations have been more or less frequent, however, ut trials and other proceedings instituted against pro-German agents in this country that Von Hernstorff hud, ut least, a general knowledge of the work they were conducting. In most instances this knowledge would appear to be only of a general nature. In a few cases lends pointing toward his per sonal knowledge of specific instances of German violations of American neutrality were not publicly divulged. The government s purpose in not following these leads with public disclosure was to permit of closer examinntion into tho ambassador's actual participation in them. The suggestion wns made that by "organization" the ambassador mieht have meant any one of the different so-called peace societies that were active ut that time, but it was learned thut stale department officials do not know what the am bassador did mean. Perhaps Pacifists, It was assumed, however, that ho referred to an organization ho had set up, ultho some officials were in clined to believe thut the method of influencing wus the using of pacifists to rake out the chestnuts rather than to any direct subornation of con gressmen. At least one of the most active or ganizntions flooded Washington with telegrams jus't prior to tho war and during tho days immediately follow ing the brcuk in relations, calculated to influence congressmen to vote against any message looking' to war with Germany. It always has been assumed that Teutonic agents were largely responsible for these activ ities. Secretary Lansing adhered to his determination not to discuss this lat est disclosure nnd refused to reveal the manner in which tho message to Berlin came into the hands of the government. While the United States was one of the neutrals, certain priv itecos hnd been extended to the Ger man embassy in the transmission of messages, but only utter their con tents hud been made known. tnnslng Silent. "No, this wus not one that passed thru this government's channels of communication," wns the smiling re ply of an official at the state depart ment when it wns suggested thnt Am bassador Bernstorff might hnve add ed to his duplicity tho irony of using the United States as n transmitter of the message. It is known that the message reached Berlin, but whether tho German foreign office cvor wns able to get a reply to America is not known. It was indicated that it came into possession of the state depart ment some time after it was sent, perhaps after the break in relations, and possibly after the declaration of war. It was pointed out thnt knowl edge of the ambassador's action nt the time it was taken would have pre cipitated more immediate action, but the suggestion wns answered bv the intimation thnt the mass of evidence being gathered then wns of such n character thnt it might not linvc been considered necessary or oppor tune to give undue importance then to n knowlcdgo of the ambassador's duplicity. BRITISH SEIZE POSITIONS (Continued trom' page 1.) stormed the place with bombs until Its occupants raised the white flag. Similar tactics resulted In the fall of another great stronghold north east' of Westhoek. Casualties Light. The British casualties so far re ported are exceptionally light, the majority being, due to machine gun fire. British airplanes again domi nated the air. .They were thick over the line of the British advance and carried on a vigorous warfare back of the German positions where tons of high explosive bombs were dropped. German machines were far less active. A large number of prisoners already have been brougt hack, but It Is Im possible to give an accurate estimate of the total. Heavy fighting along this front '"I,, ANftA 1 1 AlltAM expected; to follow today's attack, nianTSllIUlll6IS because it Is certain thnt the Germans will not relinquish these positions f hOUSanOS testily without a bitter struggle. Air pilots ' report that the roads back of the Ger- Wm f I I I C K S man lines are filled with troops be- 5? JL i Ing rushed up for a counter-attack. Til Original but this is a pleasing feature to the mm I A1! I If British artillerymen, who express the Iff CI I ICQ Iflllli desire for nothing better than to get Upbuilds and sustains the body as many Germans as possible out in No Cooking or Milk required the open where their shells will reach Used for Yz of a Century them. Substitutes Cost YOU Saira Price THE TORCH PASSION IN THE PALACE OP HATE HERBERT BRENON'S Production of "The Eternal Sin" is a Masterpiece of Beauty. Starring that Inimitable Emotional Actress FLORENCE REED as "LUCRETIA BORGIA AN ASTOUNDING ADAPTATION OF VICTOR HUGO'S IMMORTAL MASTERPIECE Tonight and Tomorrow Only Regular Prices Sunday "The Show Down," with Myrtle Gonzalez MAHj UK.DE.RS PROMPTLY. FILLED ;'- - - -;:.;. MAIL OR EXPRESS PREPAID l.angeinari'k nnd llollcbcke the Ilril ish are able lo advance lor a depth of two-lhirds of a mile. Another Girl's Experience. New Castle, Ind. "From the time I was eleven years old until I was seven teen I suffered ench month so I had to bo in bed. I hnd hoodacho, backache and such pains I would cramp double every month. I did not know what it wns to be easy a minute. My health was all run down and the doctors did not do me any good. A neighbor told my mother about l.ytlia K. I'inkham'a Vegetable Comiwuiiil and I took it, and now I feel liko a new person. I don't suffer any more and I am regular every month.'' Mrs. IIAzki. Hamm. bet ween f0". 22 South lfith St.. Newcastle, lnd. iiina wno are trmiMm as these young women were, should immediately seek restoration to health by taking Lydia E. I'inkham'a Vegetable Compound. tiffV- mil' rK ntiiHii i ? ill If-P1 lit nun r CAPITAL $100,000. A SPLENDID INVESTMENT rT HE WAR BONDS Issued under the name of the Liberty Loan are backed by the tremendous resources of the United States Government. As they may be purchased as one saves, a sale, econ omical, prof itahle and permanent Invest ment Is afforded. 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