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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-
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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-
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