Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, March 06, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textm FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVEll 4300 DAILY 4 m $t a III. .4 1: i I;r . j i ' FORTIETH YEAR NO. 5G SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917 PRICE TWO CF!7Tn " TBAIK3 LKB KKW9 $ m i kit m ifir !J ifiiiramifir -'tmP' .-two ' more of in bfj11ist0rffs operations are uncovered when Fleers arrested Left Funds" for Stirring Revolt .dia Is Statement of Men Arrested In New York Othei iotters Admit They In tended To Blow Up Freight TerminalsAlso Planned To Blow Up Subway and Store of Munitions On Black Tom Peninsula New York, March 6.Four arrests of alleged German plotters within 24 hours have added startling revelations to the story of Teutonic activities in the United States, the first chapters of which were writtenby Boy-ed, Von Papen, Von Igel and Tauscher. Hoboken police this afternoon held Hans Schwarz, who, they claimed, admitted he was an accomplice of Fritz Kolb, arrested yesterday, following discovery of bombs and explosives in. his hotel room. Their plan, it is said, was to set bombs on Black Tom peninsula, the Lack awanna freight terminal which was devastated by ex plosion six months ago. Black Tom is now jammed with highly explosive munitions. While these two alleged plotters were held without bail for hearing in Hoboken tomorrow, having been sweated by police and federal agents for hours, two plot ters of a much higher order, whose scheme involved a re volt in India, were turned over to federal authorities in New York. Dr. C. Hanador Chakiaberty, a Hindu physician, who recently returned from a visit to Germany, and Dr. Ernest Sckunner, a German, were arrested today in their lavishly furnished Morningside apartment. Five hours of grilling by Deputy Com missioner Scull, it was said, brought J' nun them the admission that $00,000 of the German propnganda funeT left in this country when Count Von Berns torf'f. Von Igel and Hans Tauscher sail ed on the Frederick VIII was turned over to the pair to bo used in foment ing a revolt and plotting au invasion of II 1 1 I ! n through China. After examination at headquarters, the oriental and his more stolid Ger man companion were taken to the fed eral building this afternoon. The future disposal of the two men rests with the department of justice Would Stir Up India. Ni'' York, March 0. Dr. Chanader Cliiikiaberty, a Hindu prysieian and Dr. Tiniest Sckunner, a German, arc under arrest at New York police headquarters, i li:iigcd with " setting on foot a mili tary expedition against a friendly na tion." They will be arraigned today before federal authorities. The two admitted, after a grilliug lasiiug from 7 o'clock last night to 5 (i 'clock this morning, that thev had re ceived $00,000 from Wolff Von Igel, al b.'god German plotter. The object of the plot, according to the police, was to start a revolution in iwlia. The two men were tnken from a sump ti'uiisly furnished apartment at 301 Vt'cM 120th street, where, detectives suited, they found a quantity of mys terious chemicals, pamphlets for incit ing the Hindus to revolt, and a large aiii 'imt of aluminum caps, shaped like pill boxes. Hired by Von Igel. - rvknnnor's confession is said to have lovealed the plot. It is declared to have been corroborated by his Hindu com panion. He is said to have told the po lice that Chakiaberty went to Germany some time ago, traveling as a Persian under a false passport. si; ABE MARTIN ' tit cecur V:, fit " 'Squire Marsh Swallow wants it t' be known that he's now squarely 1ack o' IV'-si-lcut Wilson although he is abnor mally a republican. Th ' feller who vseel t' vote th' prohibition ticket jest t' ave our boys, now has his coat off win-kin' fer ration wide prohibition t' s-.iv - our women. V w. W. . V:' HI . fflU I ml i He returned with information, it is said, and reported to Von Igel in Wash ington. ., ' ... Voii Igol, it is said, gave the men I it 00,000 for carrying on their opera- I tions. The police declared other arrests arc expected. The connection of a Chinese, vho is said to have agreed to get muni tions into India from China, is being investigated. , Von If el is now on the Frederick VIII, homeward bound with Count Von Bernstorff, having had his $25,000 bond under a conspiracy indictment released the day before the ship sailed. He was held along with Hans Tanchcr, Krupp agent in the United states, in connec tion with the Wetland canal plot. Von Igel was given safe conduct as a mem ber of the German ambassador's party. Jt was indicated, when his bona was lifted, that the department of justice t Washington approved his release and return to Germany. Big Bomb Plot Indicated. Since the departure of Bernstorff there have been reports of a $2,OU(),000 propaganda fund left here, to be used by German agents working for some unknown new chief. The arrest of the two alleged plot ters today was made by Captain Tun uey, police bomb expert, who was sent to Hoboken yesterday afternoon when Deputy Police Commissioner Scull re ceived word of the arrest of Fitz Kolb. The connection between the two cases vas not apparent, but Chief of Police Mayes, of Hoboken, was quoted today as predicting six more arrests would follow from the arrest of Kolb, in whose room were found bombs and explosives. Two possible new angels of tho re ported wholesale plot developed today when the detective department sent men to every subway station in the city on hearing of a plan to blow up the sub way and Jesey City authorities report ed munition shipments yesterday put a greater supply of high explosives on Black Tom peninsula than the great freight terminal has ever known be fore. The detective bureau refused to dis cuss the tip with them to take precau tionary measures in the subway. The new shipments of munitions for the al lies to the scene of the great devastat ing explosion six months ago made it a great prize for a bomb squad, if such is now plotting destruction of munitions plants, as scratching of the surface of the Kolb case seems to indicate. Increased Demand Sends Wheat Up Again Chicago, March 6. Increased de mand for American wheat by both the United Kingdom and the continent, to gether with high offerings, caused wheat to gain several points today. Cash wheat continued firm. May wheat I opened up half, later gaining 2K to jfrl.Hl 3-S. July opened up haflf, later gaining 1 S S. to 1.00 3-8; September opened up ',4 and gained I1,, goin to 147 1-8. Corn opened strong, the feature of the pit being the smallness of the of ferings. May corn opened up 3-8, later gaining 2 cents to $1.08 7-8. July open ed up 3-8 and gained 1V4 to $1.07 7-S. September opened up and gained 1 cent to 1.0fl 5-8. Oats ruled' stendv. Mav opened up 3-8, later gaining 3-9 to COVi. July also showed gain, opening up 3-S and later gaining half to 58 1-8. BRITISH ADVANCE MENACES BAPAUME, KEY TO THE GERMAN SOMME POSITIONS 1 1 'BRITISH SOLDIEfZS.ON wfly.ro RING Line. Under cover of fog and mist the Germans carried out the greatest retire ment they have made on tho western front in the past two years, and the British swept into possession of Pys, Serro, Miraumont and Petit Mirauinont including the famous Butte de War lencourt, which has been the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the wnr and in places is deep with the bones of dead men. Tho exact extent of the German re tirement approaches a depth Of three miles at some points. British patrols are out in all directions harassing the Germans and keeping in touch with their movements. It can bo stated that chc British now or soon will be in a position possibly to force tho evneuation of Bapaume, which has been the key to the German position since the beginning of the bat tle of the Somme. The points which al ready have fallen iuto their hands have stood out m the history ot light ing on this front and hnd been most stubbornly defended. Only a few days ago when the British attacked on a two mile front east and south ot Mirau mont and Pys tho German resistance was bitter, and the high ground desir ed was won only after desperate hand to hand encounters and the taking of more than 800 German prisoners. PRESIDENT SETS TO msjoimi Has Inaugural Address Cabled To Ail Foreign Governments SENATE IS WORKING TO PROVIDE FOR CLOTURE Rule They Are Trying To Change May Preveni This him Done Washington, March C To "set Eu rope right" on the position of the Uni ted States in the international situation, today President- Wilson has instructed that copies of his inaugural address be brought to the attention of all foreign governments as "information." Out of the rapid succession of devel opments in the past few days expos ures of plots against this country, dila tory tactics and non-action by congress and the armed ship situation it is the official belief here that misinformation might easily be going abroad. Danger of false reports, misconstruc tion of the president's words or activ ities, has been pointed out before and it is understood the president's address yesterday had for one purpose putting of this country as well as the whole world on the right track as to his aims. It was pointed out that the president has warned of the fact that the United States is armed and may, if necessary, be drawn "to a more active assertion of our rights" and possibly "a more im mediate association" with the war it self. On the other hand, the president em phasized that America's was thp "part of those who mean to indicate to forti- (Cont'mucd ot page two.) P. i ' L ,' . ; AMERICAN PRESS EUROPE RIGHT AS TMiEPyAud' ' jSi ii i . - - A T V A ' ' POUCHAVESNE9" ..f -a """""SSi 5IN? -v f J ' .11 . E2nn The space inclosed within tho heavy black lines on the accompanying map shows the recent British advance, and SUFFSAGETTES DISAPPEAR Washington, March 0. For the first time in w-eeks the pur ple and orange banners of the Congressional Union Suffrag-ettoi- were absent today from the gates of the White House. "Picketing the president" has been temporarily abandon ed for new courses, to be made public, soon, of pursuing the elusive ballot. El HERE INTERESTS LiE Premier Says Ii Would Be Madness To Violate Faith WithMies By Ralph H. Turner. (United Press staff correspondent.). Tokio, March 0 Japan knows fully well where her true interests lie and would be "committing an act of sheer madness if she attempted to violate ! her plighted faith with tho allies,"; Field Marshal Count Seiki Terauchi, ; premier of Japan, told the United Press in an exclusive interview today. His statement follows: "By Field Marshal Seiki Terauchi, ! "Premier of Japan. j ' ' The report of Germany 's latest move towards a combination of. Japan and Mexico aj;ainst the United States j reveals the persistence with "VHie.h the; Germans are exerting themselves to r:r-' tran go Japan from the United States and at the ."time time shows their com (Continued on page six. A SOLID BED OF COAL Rio De Janeira, March 0. On his return from a trip to the in terior today the Brazilian min ister of industries declared that the state of Minas Geraes (about the size of California) is practi cally one solid bed of e" Im ported bituminous coal (the only available kind) is selling in this city for it'ia a ton. ale' '"W ' the photograph is that of British diers advancing to the battlo j. through a ruined village. sol line ! STEP NECESSARY AND JUSTIFIABLE Is Not Sorry Instructions Be came Known Regarding Japan MISFORTUNE WAS THAT LETTER Count Von Revcntlow Assails Him for Solidifying American People Amsterdam, March 0- Foreign Sec retary Zimmerman's second defense of his action in seeking to align Japan; and Mexico with Germany against erica, was that criticism 'from certain Germans of such a course illfitted p.v ious complaints that Germany wasn't doing enough to acquire new allies. Much an explanation, according to Berlin dispatches received hero today, wan Zimmerman's answer to socialist"! queries in the main committee of the reichstag at its meeting late yesterday The secretary laid particular 8tres on tho fact that his instructions to Minis ter Kckhurdt at Mexico City were based only on the United States entering the war. "America is not justified in becoming excited," Zimmerman was quoted as de daring, "I nuppose our step made a particularly deep impression abroad- "It was a national and a justifiable precaution. I am not sorry the instruc tions became known regarding Japan. A secure way was chosen to send in structions. It wa a misfortune, how ever, that the American government ob tained them but that does not alter the fact that the step we took was neces sary." Newspaper comment from all over (Continued on page three.) ERMAI SAYS AUSTRIA HAS QUALIFIED HER IHDKEHBIT OF HWS SIHHIHG MERCHAHT SHIPS In Note Received by State Unnot live Up Her Right To Sink 'Enem? Herc&arf-men-But Evidently Places Neutral Ships In Separate ClassThis Government Not Disposed To Break Over A Theory, But Will Await Actions Washington. March 6. Austria fvannnt oi nn Vict- right to sink 'enemy merchantmen," she declares in her reply to the American aide memoire received at the state department. Austria does not, however, include neutral merchant ships under this right Hence, authorities are inclined to xeei mat sne nas strexenea American effort to avoid a ihe government, upon first reading of the reply, was inclined to wait for acts by Austria. Her words, officials said, indicated a desire on Austria's part to avoid a break with the United States, even though she supports the "theory" of Germany's unlimited submarine warfare. More significant still is the fact that Austria ap parently has no submarines of her own where witlh to carry out even her threat against enemy merchantmen. Authorities feel that in view of Austria's effort to pre vent a break, it would be advisable at this time to await developments to see if she carries out submarine warfare against vessels other than enemy merchantmen. The government is not inclined to break over endorse ment of a "theory." Austria's reply is far less conclusive than her original note sent shortly after Germany's barred zone decree, and in which sue upueiu strongly "For more than two years the cen tral powerB hesitated, and only then, after carefully considering the pros and cons did they begin to return like for like in attacking the enemy on the seas," tho note asserted. Continuing, the government expressed its "pain" that Knglnnd, under "law of tho hour" violated tho freedom of tho seas. "Although tho central powers do not desire to beg for allies, yet they bcliovo they are entitled to look to neutrals for appreciation of their efforts to revive in the interest of all the principles of international law and those equal rights of nations," the note continued. Continuing, the note declared that America's note on the Ancona case "re served the right later to bring up dif ficult international questions in connec tion with the submarine warfare." "Tho government," Jt said, "desires to show America that it adheres strict ly to the assurances given and that it will endeavor to clcarup all disputed points, in order to avoid misunderstand ings." The note also expressed Austria's in ability to' surrender her right to at tack enemy merchantmen carrying con traband to the enemy, without warning, but the note specifically holds noutral merchantmen as of another classifica tion. The reply is tho most lengthy diplo matic note received nt tho state depart ment in a long time. It covcrB about 20 typewritten pages. Officials who had made a brief study cf it this forenoon all agree that it tended to cive coincessions to tho Am erican position mid all felt it would servo to avert a break. Approves German Theory. Amsterdam, March 6. Austro-IIun- gnry supports the theory of unrestricted submarine warfare. Approval of Ger many's course was reiterated by the Viennese government in a note handed American Ambassador I'enfield today, recording to dispatches here- The note was in formal answer to America's re quest, through I'enfield, for an explana tion whether A ustiia-Hungary 'b pledges in the Ancona and 1'ersia submarining still hold, or whether she, liko Germany, supported tho unlimited use of subma rines. A summary of the noto received hero asserts that, while Austria supports rue essential beliefs of the American gov ernment, as to protection to bo afford ed nrulrals' lives, nevertheless, neutrals have had full and complete warning not to penctrato the central powers' "bar red zone" and if they do so they are responsible, themselves, for any losses. "This step was taken," tho noto de clared, "from tho convention that it would help make the principle of the freedom of the seas victorious. Tho sub marines (n ising around Englnnd an nounce to tuo peoples who need the sea that the d-i.v is not far off when the flags of a'.l states can freely fly over tho seas." Denounces Allies. Th greater part of the noto was de voted to the denunciation of the entente powers find particularly England, for their "illegal methods of sea blockad ing and violation of international law" in interfering with neutral commerce to the central powers. Tho note "cherishes the hopo that the submarine announcement will find an echo everywhere that neutrals live" and that it will be "especially under- Department, Ausiria Says a point m order to meet the break. me uerman intention. stood by the gfent people of the United States, whose most illustrious represen tative during the war defended with flaming swords tho freedom of the seas, and their use as a highway for all na tions." "The Austro-Hungarian government has carefully studied the legal qnostion.i involved, and has been unable to reach' the conclusion that neutrals arc entitled to travel without molestation on enemy vessels. , ' ' A belligerent is released from all consideration of human life if its oppon ent sinks merchantmen without warning as in tho Klcktra, Dubrobnik and Zagreb cases. "Austria-Hungary believes it is per missible to destroy a ship without rescu ing those aboard if those aboard refuse to enter boats." i - U. S. Supreme Court Holds Neutrality Violated Many Other Opinions Washington, March 0. Lieutenant Hans Berg's heroic trip across the At lantic with tho British steamer Appam, captured by tho German raider Mocwo, proved futile today when the supremo court awarded the vessel to her British, owners. Justico Day, reading the opinion, said tho Appam 'b use of a I'nited Htatea port in tho circumstances when she eould have touched at a Kuropean neutral port and saved o,(IOO miles of its jour ney, was a clear violation of neutral rights of the United States. The courts of the United States, ho said, cannot bo used by belligerents as arbiters. Home Must Stand Trial. Washington, March ( Werner Home, alleged German army officer, charged with responsibility for a plot to blow" up tho Canadian Pacific railroad brido crossing tho Canadian border at Vancc- ( Continued on page three.) THE WEATHER t ;;: V Oregon: Fair . tonight, cooler west p o rtiou with frost; Wednesday fair, easterly winds.