Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, September 24, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmmm'!M-'i stfm oft -di?.. I ran leased wire DISPATCHES FORTIETH YEAR NO. 227 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS gSnrSI GERMAN SPY INTRIGUES ARE FULLY DISCLOSED Revelations by Secretary of State Are Being Made Daily Documentary Evidence Makes Fact Undeniable Even by German Government-Prominent Cologne Newspaper Says Disclosures Are of a "Most Disagreeable Char acter ingress May Not Act On Matter HIGHLY R , TTABLE SAYSi IAN PAPER ' Amsterdam; 24. "It is highly regri ,uio that the American government, God knows how, lias been able to ob tain apparently a whole collec tion of Herman diplomatic docu ments," -declared the Cologne Volks Zeitung today in com menting en the Bcrnstorff in triguo revealed by the state de partment at Washington. "If the affair Is true," the newspaper added, "it is of the most disagreeable character." (By Carl D. Groat) (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Sept. 24. Germany will be convicted further before tho world to stir up anti-American feeling in Japr an and anti-Japanese spirit' in this country. Viscount Ishii, now in the country with the Japanese commission, lias al- ready hinted at such intrigue. Senator King, who Saturday showed tho Aus trian euiuussy to De suosutmng some of the foreign language press, has data on the Japanese plot and will speak "by the book" wheu he does make his new exposure. The Von Igel Expose. Further disclosures of far-reachinc German propaganda, intrigues and plots ac i" this country prior to the- diplomatic oreaif witn uc-rmany were made yester day by ithe committee on public' infor mation. In a bulletin styled "Official Ex pose" the committee quotes numerous letters and extracts from letters seiz ed by the department of justice in April, 191G, in a raid upon tho New 'York office of Wolfe von Igol. more is ollicial confirmation from the Von Igel records, which would seem to indicate a suspicious and confident tial relation between the Holland Com- this week on charges of intrigues egainst the j)eaee of other nations. With the revelation over Sunday of Teuton bomb poison plots in Rumania, mission and the German diplomatic off i- 4,-oVernment authorities hinted that it cials accredited to this country, or iiiigui e iuu .icuiuua in ipossioiy a oeuer Dy tne uermaus that to spread disease in America as one of lior insidious means of hampering war work. The plot in Rumania showed the Teu tons planted, bombs in the German em bassy garden at Bucharest after the United States had taken chargo there, and also had left vials of germs to - poison horses. - - ' "" ' Protection Shamefully Abused. "Dr. "Bernhardt also stated that all these objects had been brought to the German legation after our legation had accepted the protection of German in terests, which agreed with tho state ment of the tervauts. A similar confes sion was made to' the minister by this man. ' ' The protection of the United States was in this manner shamefully abused and exploited. In this instance, at least, the German government cannot have recourse to its usual system of denial." Fifty-one boxes were taken from the ground in the garden. Fifty of them contained each a cartridge filled with trinitrotoluena saturated with mononi tiotoluene, among the most powerful explosives known, one-fifth of each of one being sufficient o tear up a rail load troi-K. ' Deadly Germs Secreted. In the otliei box were bottles of liquid found to be cultivations of the microbes of anthrax and glanders. It bore a seal allowing it ccme from the German Con sulate at Kronstadt, Hungary, and in side was found a typewritten note in German saying: they could not successfully get the mu nitions to tueir own country. "The message in code, with interlin car translation, is entered as "A2493" and headed, "German Embassy. Wash. ington, D. C, April 6, 1916," It runs as ronows: Steamers' Agents Become Soles. Telegram from Berlin by secret) round about way for Carl Heysen Consent sale Holland three hundred thousand chests (cartridges) and two hundred tons powder. Please get in touch with Holland Commission, Sender War Minister, Foreign Office, in repre sentation. HATZFELDT..' Prince Hatzfeldt was an official of the German embassy. The Hamburg-American Lino's bu reau of investigation, the committee states, an "innocent pretending agency," was at the outset the secret service of the Hamburg-American Steam ship Company. Under Paul Koenig, its manager, it became an adjunct of the German diplomatic secret service. A letter dated July 20, 1915, from "O. R." one of its operatives, to "7000" (characterized by the committee as Captain von I'apen, for German military attache), tells of the payment of $150 to an unnamed person, under peculiar precautions, after the recipient had made this statement. Bombs Look Like Coal. "In intend to cause serious damage to vessels of the allies leaving ports of the United States by placing bombs, which 1 am making myself, on board, These AMERICANS UNDER FIRE W LAST GREAT BRITISH OFFENSIVE WEST FRONT . .- -.- - -v . . KflFICU) SVNOtCATC folT. JUDAS ' J By William Pailip Slmms . . (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies' in the Field Sept. 24. American troops for the first time are under Gorman fire in Franco Two American soldiers have been slightly wounded. Ther were oruek by fragments of a bursting shell. A certain contingent of the Ameri can army is now located direetly be hind the British lines, well within ransre of the enemy uns. The two wounded men are the proud est members of this contingent, which I visued Sunday. safeguard by which the pill box zone can be navigated. Sims First Witti tho News Washington, Sept. 24. First news that two Americans were injured while their contingent was under German fire in France was conveyed to the war de partment in United Press dispatches from William Philip. Simms today. The news sent a thrill of anticipation through military olficiais hero and was taken to indicate that before snow flies American forces bearing tho stars and stripes may be "going over tho top" with the Tommies and Poilus. Some days ago Simms cabled the first American casualty list from the Inclosed four phials for horses and i,omi,s resembled ordinary lumps of coal lour for cattle. To De cmpioyeu as ror merly arranged. Each phial is sufficient for 200 head. To be introduced, if pos sible, directly into the animal's throats; if not, into their fodder. Please make and I am planning to have them con cealed in the coal to bo laden on steam ers of the al'ies" Money apparently went from German sources in te.e Lnitea states tnrougn little report on the success obtained embassy channels to Sir Roger Case there; in cas3 of good results the pros- mfnt( the Irishman executed in London, once of Mr. Kostoff for one day here "Several l'nes of communication be w""ld be desirable." Itween the German diplomatic service Similarly, the Teutons may have ' alia tne Iiisn revolutionary movement Kp.t-au tue germs of lockjaw in court 1 are indicated in the captured docu plasters recently found in the United jments," the statement continues. Ktntes to be infected. "John Devoy, of New York, now-odi- Whether or not such a plot is dis- tor of the Gaelic American, a violently closed, the senate is promised an expose ! anti-British paper, was one -of the ac ,of treacherous German work in trying tive agents in this connection. Signifi- : leant entries rppear here and there; ref- ! erences to messages from the German ABE MARTIN c .MTRIt-Ut K .., ,J J s embassv at Washington and the Ger- I man consulate at New York; mention of a secret code to be employed in com- i muuieating with him and of a "ipher ' decoy"; also a notation, the details of which remain undiscovered, concern ing "communication re manufacture hand grenades." New York Justice Quoted. The followiug reference to Supreme Court Justice Daniel E. Cohalan, of New York, is contained the committee states, in a letter found in the Von Igle papers in cipher, with interlinear trans lation, dated New York, April 17, 1916, numbered 333-18, and Inscribed at the top "Very secret." "Judge Cohalan requests the trans mission of the following remarks: 'The revolution in Ireland can only be suc cessful if supported from Germany, otherwise England will be able to sup press it, even though it be only after hard struggles. Thereiore help is neces sary. This should consist primarily of aerial attack in England and a diver sion of the fleet simultaneously with Irish revolution. Then if possible a land ing of troops, arms and ammunition in Ireland and possibly some officers from Zeppelins. This would enable the Irish iorts to be elosed against England and ' ..... ... . r v. Who remembers when we nsed t' sail -the establishment of stations for sub lark on pork chops when money got ' marines on the Irish coast and the cut tight? Mrs. Lafe Bud is spendin' th' ting off of the supply of food for Eng day with her folks where she wiu so j 1-3 pr an' so single. (Continued on page three) I visited the camp today. Neither of f.ront. giving the names of the four AuiciLiaiia njacu much iiiu iisivkki and St. Louis units were bombarded by German aviators. Arguing Bradley Case Before Jury Today In the Bradley murder case now on trial before a .jury in Judge Kelly's court, the testimony of all witnesses was in by Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Court was then adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. In the argument before tho jury, James G. ileltzel spoke the two American soldiers were badly enough hurt to earn gold medals. They were the heroes of the camp, however, and the most envied of all the Sam mies. The eyes of this American contingent arc turned longingly toward the Brit ish line, so near to them that the Am ericans are now within enemy range. Tho Sammies work with the boom of cannon always in their ears. They are great pals of the Tommies and lis ten enviously to stories of "going over Ihe top. So eager are the Sammies to fight that the strictest regulations, imposing severe punishment, have been neces sary to prevent them sneaking off to Hie front under the chaperonage ot Tommies. A group of officers sat today before a table on which reposed a great dish of Boston baked beans, roofed with browned bacon and toasted in cocoa the day when they should follow the stars and stripes, then fluttering over head, behind a barrage. This was their answer to the kaiser's offer of an iron cross, 300 marks and a fortnight's leave for the first American, dead or alive. And after the toast the officers rolled cigarettes to ward off their im patience to get into action. Jt was the first performance of this kind seen in this part of the world. American officers admire the British achievements, especially after a glimpse of the difficulties of" their war mak ing. The Americans admit they have much to learn and many illusions to be shatered. They say no amount of pic tures or lectures or theoretical prac tice can prepare the mind for the act ual fighting. Officers must see the real thing to understand the task. Ameriea had no idea that fighting methods in the great war were contin ually changing these officers explain ed. Folks "back home" have believed the present fighting -strictly warfare from trenches but as a matter of fact the actual fighting is now over prac tically a trenchlcss country, tne enemy occupying concrete . reinforced shell holes," with steel and concrete "pill boxes" scattered over an area two thirds of a mile wide. The American trenches are only nsed to the rear of these defenses and are manned by re serves instead of by continuously fight ing forces. The new British barrage fire is the objeet of the Americans' profound ad miration. They regard it u the only 8IEH FEEDS FIRST TOIMD.0F Hffl ON WAY TO CAMP Train Due at 7, Did Not Arrive Until 3:30 But Every thing Was Ready WORKERS IGNORE WILSON REQUEST TO DEIAYSTRII(E This Despite His Promise Men Should Have Fair Play 90 Per Cent Were Out 5,500 IN STEEL PLANTS JOINED STRIKE TODAY PART OF THE MENU 10 gallons cream 125 gallons coffee 57 pounds creamery butter. 650 pieces apple pio 220 loaves bread. Eleven Ships On Ways of One Company 14,000 at Sat tle Will Sjrike Portland, Or.. Sent. 24. StHko. day brought shipbuilding on the Wil- lumuue ana Columbia rivers to a stand still. A week ago ninety per cent of the workers in the wooden yards went out. Today 5500 emnlnvps nf th fylants struck, declaring that their em ployers naa not treated them fairly in their efforts to mediate tho issues. The men leaving their work ignored a telegram from President Wilson to Portland union leaders asking that the strike be postponed, assuring them that the men would get fair play. Three big plants, the Al'biua Engine and Machine Works, the Northwest Steel company and tne Columbia River Ship Building Corporation were affect ed by today's strike. Eleven ships are on their ways. The strike order also included the Willamette Iron and Steel Works, but only a few n?en left that plant. The Willamette jlaut is run on tho open shop policy. Union leaders announced at noon to day that, while they were opposed to violence, they would, use every means within their power to wiu the strike. They immediately prepared to call out men working -tor mmpauies which sup ply ship building plants with mater ials. Police reserves were held in readi ness all day for threatened troublo and extra patrolmen were assigned to the water front beats. Wooden ship building plants, closed for a week, today made an unsuccess ful attempt to resume operations. A few men showed up for work at the var fajus plants. At Astoria, Ore., today 100 house car penters went on strike in sympathy with the striking tlnp builders. The strike situation here is more ser ious today than it has been since ship yards strikes were first threatened sev eral mouths ago. Union leaders are said STATE! AIR OPEN THIRD REGIMENT GUEST OF HONOR Hammers Putting On Finish ing Touches Via With ; Barkers CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT WAS FIRST ONE READY first for the prosecution, stating the case in a talk tjmej according to E. E. Stead, dining Salem and the Red Cross of Salem did itself proud Sunday in entertaining at dinner the Liberty boys from south ern California who were on their way to American Lake. Not only were the boys ffiven the best .meal that had been served since thev had started on their way north, but the general service and spirit shown by the city was so different. In Salem the Liberty boys were given a genuine ovation and the continued "rrah, rah, rah for Salem" during the serving of the meal showed the deep appreciation of California boys. for the tirst time, the boys were all seated in the same room at the same of 45 minutes- He was followed by Wm. H, Trindle, attorney for tho de fense, in an address of three quarters of an hour. Walter Winslow appeared for the defense at the convening of eourt in the afternoon, and was follow ed bv Max Gehlhar, district attorney, for the prosecution. The case will go to the jury this evening, following the instructions of .Tofiff Kelly. NO TRADING WITH ENEMT Washington, Sept. 24. The senate this afternoon adopted the conference rejort on the trading with the enemy act by a vote of 41? to 6. Speedy adop tion of the report by the house is pre dicted. ' The grocers of Enterprise planned to have only two deliveries per day after this week. Hitherto there have been four each day. (Continued on page- eight.) MUNICH NEWSPAPER RAPS KAISER'S REPLY TOPOPE'SPEACENOTE Says Reply Lacks Cleverness and Does Not State Facts As They Really Are Pavillion Will Be In Full Bloom by Night Attendance for Opening Day Good The fifty sixth Oregon state fair is on in full swing. Bands are playing, barkers are "spieling," hammers are busy and by tonight everything will be in shapo for the five days of celebration Many feature attractions are sched uled, one or more for each day. Today master demonstration in hon or of the Third Oregon will be a real ity if the boys arrive in time. The Scandinavian celebration was success as a "curtain raiser." Tonight Madame Alma Webster Powell, who sang yesterday for the second time in. Salem, will give a recital, the pro ceeds to be given to the War Library fund. An admission of 25 cents wilt be charged. - Madame Powell expects to leave for the front at an early date. She has been engaged to sing for the soldiers in hospitals and elsewhere. The majority of exhibits in the new pavillion are still in course of eompb tion. Chief among the one ready fo exhibition is the Marion county oxhib- lt. Several interesting reftturos of tni exhibit commend it to the passerby chiefly, the picture made of grain and alialta, the work of three young ladie of Marion county. In the children's exhibit, special credit should be given the School chil dren whose department was entirely finished by 10 a. ni. The only depart ment on - tho grounds entitled to this distinction. The children from the different counties have interested themselves in farming this year as never before, but to Master Andrew Stevens of Phenir, is given the distinction of presenting the most "definite results. Mastet Stevens harvested 20 sacks of pota toes which he sold at 3 cents a pound and has spent the money at the fair. Tomorrow is woman's state prepar edness day- The speakers are to be Mrsv George McMath, president of the Motb ers' Congress, who will speak at 10:30 m. At 3 p. m. Mrs- Minis B. xrum- (Continued on Page S.) USH PASTURE DEED WILL BE SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL TONIGHT J THE WEATHER J Oregon: Tonight fair, cpoler east portion; Tuesday fair, except rain northwestern por tion; moderate southerly winds. those fM54 Vans arescne car inspector or Wan rrancisco, who traveled with the train. And for the first time, they were served so liber ally that many of the men could not re frain from juHt wrapping up the big piece of pie, just for future retcrence. The fifteen coaches, the largest troop train that has come north in cluded 134 men from Ventura. 109 from Santa Barbara, 47 from San Louis Obispo, 104 from Salinas, 41 from Hoi lister, 37 from Santa Cruz and 69 from Palo Alto. That the general population of southern California is different from Oregon was shown in the number of Mexicans, Indians, Hawaiians, Portu gese and Italians. On account of the several delays and the three hours stop at Redding, tho hve ! train scheduled to arrive at 7 o 'clock did not get into Salem until about 3 and to the armorv at 3:15 o'clock. Arrangements had been made for the 7 o'clock breakfast and a few of the helpers who could not be notified, were promptly on hand. Later came the news that the train would show up at 11 o'clock and many of the ladies and men volunteers reported for duty. As there seemed to be no definite time announced for the train's arrival, a majority of the 64 women and 24 men remained on duty over the noon hour, and they were all ready for serving wlien the boys finally arrived at 3:15 o 'clock. ' In speaking of the arrangement for servinz the 615 men. A- L. Downs, trainmaster who traveled with the j abroad boys from Santa Barbara, said that Sa lem had the best arrangement of any cities and that the men bad been serv ed Quicker and in a more satisfactory way than at any other stopping place. Zurich, Sept. 24 Open criticism of Some Changes Made As To Conditions Must Be Maintained Intact With a few changes in tho phraseol- the German reply to Pope Benedict, ogy of the deed from tho one first pre because of lack of cleverness in its g(.uteJ to tlle city comu.il, the deed to was voiced by the Munich Post, accord- tlie clt ' ' h,e Bush .?astu .wlU b ing to dispatches received today. presented to the councilinen this cven- The editorial protested against half for thr official acceptance. After of the German answer being devoted , '. acceptance by the council, the deed to the kaiser's attitude. Wl11 1,c l,laced 0,1 fll anrt tho clty wlH "All know his peace declarations i then become the final owner of tho and they know also that during his 28 Bush Pasture subjected to the condi years' reign, he has made uueranees tions of the deed. extremely disconcerting to foreign na- The Pasture consists of 57 acres in tions," the Post asserted. "Thanks to the heart of the city and is deeded ts the small cleverness shown in the rorn- the city subject to tho following con position of this part of the note, it is ditions with the proviso, "upon th) tolerably certain that foreign govern- breach of any one of which by tha ments will recall these utterances." The editorial also objects to that part of the note stating that behind tho kaiser stands the German people, l, -ointed out that the kaiser, consti tutionally, is only the president of the grantee or its successors, it shall be come null and void and the title shall thereupon revest in the grantors, their heirs and assigns." The first condition of the gift to the city is that it shall be used as a German confederation and that instead park B3 ft memorial to Asahel Bush, or standing ueimm raiser, ie yt-v pie stand before him. NO VALUE TO SUGGESTION By J. W. T- Masou (Written for the Cnited Press) and that it shall be known as "Bush's Pasture." No Screets or Railways. No streets, alleys or thoroughfares) are to be laid out or permitted to bo laid out across the land, according to New York Sept. 24. There is "the condition. This resorvatioa peace value to the kaiser's suggestion to the pope that alter this war enas the powers should agree to a reduction of armament. The proposal is simply another attempt by the kaiser's sinis ter diplomats to try to foster a friend ly feeling for Germany at this critical period among sympathetic people does not apply to park walks or park drives. The third condition of the deed is that the city pledges itself that no franchise shall be granted for any kind of a rail road or street railway on or across tho land, or over or along any street lead ing to the land in such a manner as Rprinctinn of migMi would mean to permit a right of way to be eondemn- a lessening of trained and equipped sol- ed across the pasture, diers in all countries, but the propor-J The city of Salem agrees to pay tho tionate military strengths would re- costs of all improvements of waj9. main the same. With the Hoheazollerns drives, boulevards and other ways with- (Continued on Page Two.) (Continued on Page Two.) (Continued oa raS eight.)