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&asB (ft im 'H (I If fl k'hbik FORTIETH YEAR NO. 225 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1917 TrTrr nrxTf pmimo on tkaijns ajnu i,wb x xvjau JCiiJ.O STANDS FIVE CENTS Professing Pro, il Friendship for This Country Repre sentative of German Kultur" Plots Against It-Asks Berlin for $50,000 To Be Used In "Influencing" Congress It Is Significant That There Was Strong Anti-War Sen timent Developed in Congress at That Time . Germany's Diplomatic Intrigue And Blunders, Germany, through the then Foreign Secretary Zimmerman, plotted to align Mexico and Japan in war against the United States. She sought to influence the congress of the United States against war by expending a sum up to $50,000. She used the Swedish minister at Buenos Aires as a .means of communicating Count Luxburg's insolent advice that all vessels be "spurlos versenkt." She used the Swedish Diplomat Cronholm, at Mexico City, as her active messenger and, accord ing to a letter in America's possession, also as a direct spy. She plotted, through her ally, Austria, for destruction of munition plants in the United States. She tried to stir up a revo ution in the Philip pines by promising the Filipinos white women in return for an uprising. sjc sc jjs sjs sc sc s( sjc sf ii s(c 5j c i 'S -flit J f I H" ( ;f P if TFLL UNCLt SAM I'M RfADY TOO. UNCLE DICK. Eemstorff 'g Message. Washington, Sept. 21. Former Ger man Ambassador Count Von Bernstorff was an active anti-American plotter while this nation anil the United States were friendly, and asked the i 'erlin foreign office January 22 for SViO.OOU to influence congress "as on former occasions. ' ' His activity was in the nature of in fluencing congress through an unnamed organization which he informed his fTivernmcnt could "perhaps prevent war. ' ' The state department made this faet public today in announcing the text nf a message he forwarded on that date. The state department announcement bii id: ' ' The secretary of state issues the fol foling message from Ambassador Von Jiornstorff to the Berlin foreign office dated January 22, 1917: " 'I request authority to pay out up to $50,000 in otcler as on former occas ions, to influence congress through the organization you know of, which can porn"?: prevent war. " I am beginning in the meantime to act accordingly. " 'In the above circumstances a pub lic official declaration in favor of Ire land ii highly desirable, in order to grin the support of Irish influence here.' " This Tevelation on thp heels of the German-Swedish Argentine - Mexican . ' ' : counr vof berns torff BERNSTORFF NOTE IS BOMBSHELL BURST AMONG CONGRESSMEN Some Admit Certain Members Are "Prosperous"Most Express Ignorance HE GUESSED EIGHT "I think it is very improb able that I shall return to America as it is unusual for a diplomat to be sent back to a post from wh'ch he has been recalled," Count Von Bern storff 's parting words as he left for home after conducting the intrigue in this country just exposed. Sjc 3fc SC 5C SC 5$C CHINA URGED TO SEND MORE FOOD PRODUCTS TO ALLIEDCOUNTRIES Oifers to Send 309,000 Men To Do Heavy Work Be hind the Trenches ARTILLERY DUEL FIERCEST OF WAR ON BRITISH FRONT Five Lines of Barrage fire Swept Back and Forth Over Germans REIGN OF TERROR PERIOD REACHED CRY IS FOR BLOOD Russian Pacifists Demand Wholesale Executions to Put End to Killing IT WAS "LOOM OF DEATH" AND SHUTTLE WAS BUSY Airplanes Swept Down and Poured Machine Gun Fire Into Infantry ifi jjfi sjc sjc jt sf sc st jjc sfc 5(c sfc sjs ifC fc ABE MARTIN B Washington, Sept. si. Determina tion to unearth the "organization" through which Former Ambassador Von Bernstorff worked in his efforts to prevent war, developed in congress to day. Senator Lewis, astonished at the spectacular anonunceiuent of Secretary Lansing, immediately demanded search ing inquiry. That en organization powerful and richly supplied was at Bernstorff 's command ia certain in light of Secre tary Lansing's expose, it was agreed "on the hill." But it operated with- $PJCj ' K k I'nited States 55? A 1 I verge of breal than ten dav (JlS into effect tl Philippine exposure and coupled with the Zimmerman Mexican-Japan plot note, clinches this government's con tention that Germany carried on active Jottings and propaganda all over the world. Wanted Irish Influence. This startling message, however, was the first positive evidence, made pub lie, that Bernstorff had personal guilty knowledge of the German intrigue in this nation. It has long been suspected that ho n n n 4),A ;i;i.a..t!r t, n n il nf mili.lmnn. can work and this government had . .von ?nstortf a(1 a 01g organ. proved that his colleague, the Austrian '"tion and an expensive one working ambassador, was conducting a vicious j 011 congress, said Representative Ad plot while the two countries were still an'90n of Georgia. "There were nil at peace. only telegram-sending agencies, but in Bernstorff 's advice concerning Ire-1 Washington hotels, I myself heard lrnd was apparently heeded, for in onemany be-jewelcd and be dizened women of her peace pronnnciamentos, Germany talking peace- I thought at the time made much of the fact that she wasjtlllT were German spies and later ny for home rule in Ireland and India, i suspicions were confirmed. The mat- The -Bernstorff note shows clearly j ter should be carefully investigated. " that the envoy had been intriguing fori There were those whose fommeuU some time, because it pointed out that smacked of fire. the money would be paid out "as on 'I have heard," said Representative former occasions." I Heflin of Alabama, "that there is a The date of the communication was card gambling room in Washington, i at the time when Germany and the i conducted by Germans, whre members were directlv on the I of congress in favor of peace at anv breaking relations, and in less j price are extremely lucky when they later, the Teutons put i plav cards. " ATTORNEYS HOLD A.E.BRADLYSKOT IN SELFJEFENSE Killing of Fred Moore Brings Bradley Before Jury Tak ing of Testimony Began iliis Morning With Coroner Clough Gn the Stand Self defense is the plea of A. K. Brad ley who shot and instantly killed Fred Moore about three miles south of Tur ner the "night of August 22 when he found Moore taking bundles of oats from his field, according to the open ing statement of Attorney Trindle, who is one of thj three lawyers defending Bradley, this morning when the taking of testimony began. District Attorney Gehlhar opened the case for Hie state of Oregon and said he would attempt to prove that Bradley got his shotgun on the evening in question aud went out to get Moore, that in addition to tli China and the entente powers prob shotgun lirauJey carried a .4.) automatic ably ten years from next year, pistol, and that when he selected eart- j The immediate payment of $5,000,000 ridges for the gun he took those loaded' (gold) by Japan on behalf of tho In vith buck shot instead of other cart- j turnatioual Banking Group as an ad ridges loaded with smaller shot. vance on the proposed second reorgau- The district attorney declared nlsoiizatLou loan ot $50,000,000. that Bradley had gone out on two other May Send Troops, evenings with the intention of shooting! The contract for this initial advance Moore it lie caught him. These state-! from Japan has already been signed . kU0Wg By William Philip Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in the Field, Sept. 21. Behind an interno of bursting steel, British troops "carried on" still further today into German positions along the Vpres -Menin road. Probably the greatest artillery duol of the whole war raged last night over the eight miles on which Field Mar shal Haig's troops struck early yester day morning. The Germans poured a terrific barrage to cover their counter attacks and the British imposed a wall of shells before the enemy's advances, or ahead of their own troops. ohaken German prisoners examined today after, the first sweep of -the great offensive declared the British barrago fire heralding the infantry as sault was the most deadly in the his tory of the war. The first push carried the British forward nearly a mile. Tho British wero not content with a single wall of bursting shells ahead of their troops. Not even two; or three, or four walls were enough but actually five distinct lines of fire wero thrown to pulverize resistance. With almost superhuman ingenuity, the five lines of fire were made to merge in forward and backward and sideway sweeps. Air Clogged With Shells It was a veritable "loom of death" weaving its terrors further and fur ther into the enemy lines GERMAN PROPAGANDA IS GREATEST MENACE Kerensky Now Object of Cam paign of Vilification May Murder Him (By William 0. Shepherd) (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright "1917 by the United Press Stockholm, Sept. 21. Bussia hast reuchod tho leign of terror period. To day the cry is for blood for whole sale executions. Bolshevik! members in the Petrogra4 council of workmen and soldiors ar demanding the lives of Former Premier Paul N. Miliukoff, Michael Bodziauk president of the duuia, and twonty other duina members. Nothing could more strikingly show the horrible distortion of mental per spective developed by German propa ganda of incaluulnble strength, tiiaa this growth of guillotine spirit in Bus sia. The bolshevik! as pacifists; thuy demand universal brotherhood and an end to killing. To insure this, they de mand executions. Germany's propaganda more than Germany's aimics menaces the life of Kiissiau democracy today. The Teuton intrigue is reaching even into the Winter Palace to attempt Pre mier Kerensky 's life. It tempted Komiloff to revolt. It i spreading unbelievably scandalous stor ies of Russia's great leaders, to create dissension in the new demecracy. Hold Great Army at Bay. It had succeeded in befuddling ' the Russian public almost to the point of lino me enemy nncs. uiiimgui. - ,,, T i S )r passed through barrage until it seemed , ,, ,.r'thn ,nmntt ,TV ,- bIood. Russia's aimies are holding at bay especially the air was clogged wilh shells. M" " I": ..,.. .l l" In ninety and a half divisions of German. Iverness copse, Glenrorse wood, Xon no Itooscher wood and Oumbnrton lukes wero scenes of. particularly fierce The enemy was keenly alivo (By Balph H. Turner) (United Press Staff Correspondent) Tokio, Sept. 8. (By ail). China is to be rewarded for her participation in t lie war on the side of the allies, ac cording to advices received here from ; f ighting 1 ekiu today. While nothing has yet been ' said officially as to just what consid- (Continued on page three) erations will be pruuttl this country ior her declaration of war ugaintit the! Central Powers, it is generally under-1 stood here that ministers of the allied nations have promised to grant China tho following requests: The appointment of Chinese and al lied officials to investigate the customs tariff for future revision purposes. The postponement of the payment of the Boxer indemnities for a certain i umber of years to be fixed later by .Inonnl. Q...I n,n,.liinn ui, emn!., cn- I 1 roups J ,.)J1,0"U men ..no uu..7 moats of concrete which had survived concentrates on her intrigue. Bussiaa the terrific barrage fire. The enemy's army officers nro keeping together guns retaliated heavilv in spots, es-1 enough of their forces to stop the Ger- ipcc nl v on the Anzncs. to the riiflit of :'"'' ar muenme. i ncj u.u tho attacking center. heroes. At home, Premier Kerensky is an open target for a concentrated cam paign of malignant villification, scan dal, intrigue, and even attempted assas- fContinued on pace fx-) Every Man Is Given Chance to Send Good Cheer to the Soldier Boys Now in France ments practically summed up the situa tion for the prosecution and the hear- out the legislators' knowledge of its ing of te9tiln'ony to prove thcm con ....... ....... ucviaiLU, loll lit.. a...t.'a ou Say Moore Was "Gun Man" Attorney Trindle said the defense would attempt to prove that Moore was Many of ti e boys in France when know that we all proposo to do what they are handed a 'package of tobacco 'we can in crushing the eomniou enemy i containing a card with your name and ol all mankind. j address will remember 'the day when i Clip tho coupon from The Capital "back home" thev were treated by Journal tonight. Give a quarter, B dol somc other good fellow. It make a no dif-jbir, or $10, if you can afford it. Deny ference whether the soldier in Franco yourself, it you will, a few smokes vol tiT tint tlio rriiitiitlirfinrA that vou uinv show the bovs m France here, with the stipulation that the j f rom a fl f(now j America is go-' that there are still good fellows at hom money must be used for administrative , j,,- to ,.arrv witl, it a deeper feeling ' and that America is thinking of her purposes. . than did the presentation of cigars in ; lighting men in lurn, me aiues nave expresscu , f ormcr dav when wer(J nlan.to. some desires which are not published, man (Continued on page three) Th' more darin th. thin spaced their unwarned submarine decree. th' styles th' braver j Was Afraid of America. girl becomes. Some-i It is significant also that during this 'm5 a f.dier gits so pop'lar with him lf that th' barbers bankrupt him. (Continued on page six.) Many Are "Prosperous." "Representative Howard, Georgia, stated: "This money was not all used for telegrams. Some was used directly (Continued on page three) 3 THE WEATHER J Oregon: Tonight, and Saturday fair except probably rain .northeast portion; gentle winds, mostly southerly. 2t but are understood to urge more strict control of enemy subjects in China, in creased exportation of agricultural pro ducts to tio allied countries and the dispatch of Chinese troops to Europe. A foreign army officer in l'ekin is For every 5 cents contributed, tobac co having a ictail value of 50 cents in the United States will be delivered to the soldiers abroad. Tho distribution will be as general as funds will per- Tonight when you are sitting in ynur easy chair, smoking cigar or pipe, think i of the times when vou have been a ' irood fellow at home:'think of the man i niit. Each package of tobacco will eon- near the battle line; think of the sit-1 tain a return postal card, ready for imtiiiii ir!m :irerspd. l'ictnre yourself i limiUllL'. L'iviilL' the name of the COn- quoted as suggesting that Chine send ; yollr mry's service aud liow vou I tributor, so that the soldier may send 3U0,000 troops to work behind thewou,j jiko t nave smeone just when 'his message of acknowledgement home, trenches on the western front, but i you were "dicing for a smoke" pres- Secretary of Commerce Redficld hat is conjectural whether this proposal will ! enJ you w;tn a package of tobacco. ! added his indorsement to Smoke Fund be carried out as opinion in Clnna a Think how it would be to feel that it Han for iirovidine tobacco for the boys was from "the boys back home." There in the trenches. He said: would be a bit of very deep sentiment " I am suro the American people in the situation. You could not help will be glad to add to the personal com but know that the men of your coun- J forts of our toys who are fighting their try were wit.i vou heart and soul. That i rattle. v.ar committee aitfers on tne subject. One section favors the project but the other is opposed, saying that if Chi nese soldiers, most of whom are illiter ate, are dispatched to work beside the French and English in a foreign land, they may be infected with radical revo lutionary ideas, which upon their re turn home, might eause an internal sit uation such at exists in Bussia today. The "Liberty motor" will make the kaiser hate the very name of liberty or would, if he didn't hate it already. i the way teneral Pershing has an nounced that he wants his men to feel. He has appealed to the American peo ple to bring to the soldiers the con fidence of tho support of a united na tion. The "Tobacco for the Soldiers" fund to be rrijed by tTie Capital Jour nal is a part of a nation-wide move ment to let the men who maa our gum It is our fight you know the causa of every one of us. "Let the boys have their smokes and have them generously. "Let them feel that we are all be hind them, and that we think and care, for them. "So shall we add at onee to their comfort and their fighting power."
