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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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than ten dav
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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."