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ft- 4,400 SUBSCRIBERS FULL LEASED V I R E ,S1,000, HEADERS) DAILY. DISPATCHES Only Olrculstloa la Salem fuar anteed by tha Audit Biraa f Circulations; 8PE0IAL WTLLAMETni Tib LET JTEWS BEBVMOI FORTIETH YEAR NO. 228 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTSrKS SOCIETY WOMEN OF WASHINGTON BERNSTORFF AIDS Embassy Employes Were En gaged As Scents at Fashionable fh lirs BERNSTORFF . PffilAR IN SWELL rCIETY M Newspaper Reporters' Un guarded Moments Were Source of Information (By Carl D. Groat) (t'nitcd Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Sept. 25. Beautiful so ciety women were Ambassador Bern Htorff's unconscious aids in gathering "inside information about Americau af fairs." This fact will be developed if any congressional, inquiry of his propaganda operations and his congressional slush fund nra undertaken. Moreover, it would be revealed that employes of the Herman embassy in the day .time were waiter spies at night for the count. Bernstoff, tall, handsome and grn; clous was a social lion here and in New York in the days before the war and before his nefarious operations had come to light. It was no uncommon occurrence for social leaders to call hiin on the tele phone afternoons and chat with him. Ambassador Bernstorff never nindo -any secret of these calls. Aside from his opportunities of gath ering "diplomatic gossip" hero lie was . most consistent visitor to New York. During his visits to New York he held many mysterious conferences and it is assumed he frequently met men who were aiding in his anti-American prop aganda. Incidentally, . his New York trips recalled today the fact that reports the time of the so-called "leak " at investigation linked Bernstorff's name with the stock deals.- It is believed ouite generally here that the informa tion he,could gather as to the moves of his own nnd the American govern ment, Bernstorff was able to make large profits in the American market. Bernstorff had n retinue of servants at the embassy who were really spies. At night they had employment at big social affairs where the count himself was frequently a guest. When the war made him persona non grata, Bernstorff could still get a considerable stock of information from these waiters. The United States secret service was aware of this phase of Bernstorff's work and heid close tab on it. The state department was worried for some time over one form of Bernstorff's propaganda his talks to newspaper men. In as broad a wav as possible of ficials warned newspapermen who j killed. The tremendous artillery prep " covered" the embassy that they were aration permitted it. being duped oftentimes bv the smooth- t' America supports her infantry tongued Teuton. The officials also did all they could directly to prevent Bern storff froin talking and at one time a his persistence in talking "German mess agent matter." There were rumors for a time that his recall would be ask ed as a result. Secretary of State Lansing indicat ed today that perhaps he would have n new series of disclosures of Germany's shameless "work soon. House Members Touchy. ' Washington, Sept. 23. The house is divided over the punishment to be me ted to Representatives Heflin, Alabama and Howard, Georgia, for insinuations that some congressmen were interested in Bernstorff's $50,0u0 "slush fund." (Continued on Page Two.) : ABE MARTIN Oul7ATirl EJIHAN6-F it le we couia oniy near ourselves eat as others hear us. "It wnz almost tool cool fer furs yisterday," said Miss Taw-1 "T. Arr!eF t 'day. ARTILLERY CHIEF FACTOR IN WAR ON WEST FRONT Recent British and French - Offensives Employ Few Infantrymen OPPOSING WORKS TAKEN WITH ONLY SLIGHT LOSS Fifteen Killed In German Air Raid Over England Last Night By Henry Wood , (United Press staff correspondent) With the French Armies at the Front Sept. 25 For the first time in worlds history, battles are being fouqht today on the French front whero the number of artillerymen, "preparing" the at tack, equals and often exceeds the sumber of infantrymen in the assault. "Artillery preparation "today means pcrliaps a million shells a day a rec ord frequently reached in French of- lensive attacks. Such concentration of artillcrvmen and shells- is the greatest demand yet readied in the "war of material." It is the basis on which American troops will participate. When Americns in fantrymen eventually are called upon to "go over" it should be after artil lery preparation possibly not of a mil Hon, but of two million shells a dav. . Already this new massing of artil lery has been developed by the French to a point where the material exceeds tho wildest imagination of three years ago. Jn the April offensive along the Aisne and Moronvillcrs crest, the French fired day after day an average of a million shells a day. Had the United States beeir in a position- at that time to furnish France with a H"""0".?. ilaL '""i"01' th war might have been over bv now- Comparative figures show this great artillery .development. In the German assault on Verdun last year, the enemy seldom was able to fire over 200,000 shells a day. In the French attack on Verdun, August 20. the maximum of -100.000 a day was reached. For tho French portion of the Flan ders attack in July, if all guns used had been placed side by sido instead of in successive rows, they would have been too close together for safety in firing. It is General Petaln's philosophy that no military commander now has the right to send human breasts against material. In gigantic attacks during the sum mer in Flasders, on the Aisne, against Mnronvilliers and Verdun regiments of French troops have captured prefixed objectives without a single soldier un hii Miiiiit-iy pri'griim equal ju ev ery way to that which, the French have developed and are now develop ing to a greater degree she can count lm,t "'.V on vl"orv victory at ost of human life smaller as her artil lery preparation is greater. Air Raid over Britain London, Sept. 25. Fifteen killed and 70 injured was the official casu alty list announced today of last nights German raid by Zeppelins and air planes - Lord French, commander in chief of home defense forces, announced that the raiders over London had been driv en off by anti-aircraft gun fire only one or a the most two machines hav ing penetrated the defenses. "Knemy airships crossed the York shire and Lincolnshire coasts," he Baid "There is no evidence that they pene trated far inland. One coast town was bombed, three women being slightly injured. Little material damage was done." Loss May oe Greater London, Sept. 25. Casualties from last niaht's raid of Zeppelins and air ships was expected today to exceed the six dead and a seorj injured reported in first official statements. So far no reports of damage have been received from Yorkshire and Lin colnshire, where apparently the Zeppe lins confined their operations, leaving the fasfer Gotha airplanes for the at tack on London proper. The city bore the raid with equanimity, many audi ences in theaters keeping their seats and calmly listening to the orchestras or the plays. Raids Only Activity. London, Sept. 25. Raids and active 'artillery fire were all the fighting re ported from the British front by Field Marshal Maig todav. ' ' East of Enehy we carried out a sue- Icessful raid at night," he said. "A few prisoners were taken. Northeast of Lens a hostile attempt to rush a for ward post was repnlsed after a bombing "Last and north of Ynres the en- emy s artillery was active at night. " -; , German Attacks Repnlsed. Paris, Sept. 25. Violent German at- THE RUSSIA WILL NOT CONCLUDE SEPARATE PEACE, SAYS CRAKE Army May Have Lost Power of Resistance Owing to Existing Chaos . (By William G. Shepherd) (United Press Staff Correspondent) . Stockholm, Sept. 25. "Russia will not make a saparate peace but it is impossible to say how far the Russian army will go in resisting the enemy," in the opinion of Charles R. Crane, Am erican business man and one of the American commissioners to Russia. He cached here today from Petrograd. "There is chaos in Russia," he told the United Press. "It is exceedingly difficult to draw facts from the con fused situation or to make prophecies in view of rapidly changing conditions. Events move with terrific speed. No one can tell today what will happen to morrow. 'However, the outstanding truth is that the Russian revolution has not shown the Germans that they may im prove their own government by a sim ilar movement. This feeling is reflect ed by German and Austrian prisoners who iu mnuy cases are moving free ly about expressing their pity for Rus sians' sufferings and discomforts of anarchy. ' ' ' ' The Kornilof f affair forcer Premier Kerenskv to place himself in the hands I of the Bolsheviki. He has been trying I to shake off their clutches ever since, i Three days ago he appointed a cabinet. The Soviet (council of workmen and, soldiers of Petrograd) refused to en dorse his selections. Then Kerensky threw down the gauntlet, insisting that his choice of the cabinet must prevail. Things were in this situation when I left Petrograd. "It is impossible to predict whether the premier will be able to withstand the Bolsheviki strength. The Bolsheviki are the real counter-revolutionists and ' peacemakers. j "Conditions this winter in the bigj cities will be very unhappy. I "The peasants are refusing to sell food to the large centers because the money they receive buys so little. More over, the peasants, constituting the real backbone of Russia and staunchly sup porting Kerensky, know that there are thousands of soldiers loafing in the cit ies who ought to be fighting in aid of the new democracy. "Parts of Russia outside of Petrograd are becoming impatient with the capital. The Caucasians, Siberians and Ukran ians are showing disinclination to work with the Petrograd government; be- (Continued on page three) tacks made with the prodigal expendi ture of liquid fire against French po sitions around Beaumont, were thrown back with heavy losses to the assaulting waves, the officiol report asserted today. m0i(Mh Iff! m - LOVE OF A. HOT GUILTY VERDICT IN BRADLEY MURDER CASE LASTEVENING Four Ballots Taken by Jury, First Showing Even Division; 6 to 6 Not guilty was the verdict of the jury in the case of A. E. Bradley charg ed with second degree murder for the killing of Fred Moore on August 22. The jury required but 50 minuos in its deliberations. The first ballot stood six to six for manslaughter. In all four ballots were taken, with the final ver dict of not guilty. The trial occupied tho time of the court four days. Twenty-two men were called before the jury was accepted, the majority of them being farmers. In all, 40 witnesses were called, 25 for the defense and 15 for the state. The defendant, A. E. Bradley was defended by W. H. Trindle, Philip J. Kuntz and Walter Wiuslmv. District Attorney Gehlhar was assisted by James C. Helt zel iu the prosecution. CUPID HAS BLOW OUT. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 25. A blowout punctured a romance here today. After a 400-mile chase from Seattle, David S. Windell, pur suing parent, captured his elop ing daughter, Alice when Cu pid 's car had a blowout. J. Don lau of Seattle is the principal victim of the blowout. A LIVELY UNDERTAKES. Butte, Mont., Sept. 25. Larry Dug gan, undertaker, is under arrest here todav for beating up a miner who call ed Duggan a scab. Friends of Duggan deny he was try ing to stimulate business. 5 THE WEATHER : ! Oregon: Tonight and Wednesday fair except prob ably rain north west portion; gen tle southerly winds. -1 i (THIS jTbUOry - " v"-- BEAR ARCEHT1NE. BREAKS DIPLOMATIC RELATION WITH GERMAN EMPIRE Chamber of Deputies Makes Decisive Move Toward War Today By Charles P. Stewart (United Press staff correspondent) Buenos Aires, Sept. 25. By a vote of 53 to 18 the Argentine chamber of deputies today voted to support a break in relations with Germany. The vote was on a motion "to pro ceed to break relations with Germany.' The chamber's vote completes Ar gentine's legislative approval of sev erance of relations with Berlin. The senate last week voted 23 to 1 in favor of such a step. Under tho Argentine constitutional law, however, authorities believe Pres ident Irjgoyen can override this legis lative approval by a veto if ho so de sires. Public opinion here today, how ever, supported the belief that the ad ministration would follow the course recommended by the senate and depu ties. According to the newspaper Razon today, the government intends to re affirm its position of neutrality, de spite tho positive votes in favor of sev erance of diplomatic relations in the senate and chamber of deputies. THE BERLIN VERSION. . Berlin, via London, Sept. 25. ''Our aviators attacked England and dropped bombs on military buildings and ware houses in the heart of London, at Dov er, Southend, Chatham and Sheerncss," sail today's official statement. "Fires gave evidence of tho effect of this bombardment. "All our machines returned undam aged. Dunkirk was also attacked. "The enemy lost thirteen aero planes. " To the above official statement, the United Press London bureau appended this note: "If the above loss of thirteen aero planes by ' the enemy ' refers to British planes lost in the air raid last night, tho statement is totally devoid of the truth, according to official statements today." MISS KANKIN CALLED DOWN Butte, Mont., Sept. 25. The asser tion of Congresswoman Jeanette Ran kin' that she was unable to-intorview Secretary of Labor Wilson before her recent trip to Butte was refuted in a letter today in a letter received by the carpenters' union from the department. Miss Rankin was given all facts regard-, ing Butte labor troubles rapidly as the department obtained them and hail frequent interviews with Secretary Wilson, the lejtcr declared. CONFERENCE MAY SETTLE PORTLAND SHIPYARDS' STRIKE Heads of Companies Will Meet Representatives of the Strikers FEDERAL AUTHORITIES KEEPING CLOSE WATCH Fourteen Thousand Shipyard Workers Will Strike Sat urday in Seattle Portland, Or., Sept. 25.i A conference of shipyard heads and representatives of the striking employes will be held as noon as possible to present an adjust ment or tne strike, winch has stopped construction on 100 vessels on the Wil lamette and Columbia rivers, Mayor Baker announced this afternoon follow ing a meeting of city, county and state authorities. Managers of several of the largest yards are out of the city, and a duto lor tne conference will be set as soon as tho autorities acting together can get in touch with them. In the meantime, federal authorities are bending every effort to adjust the strike here. Senator George E. Chamber lain today sent a telegram to Mayor Baker declariug that the department of labor, the shipping board and other gov ernment agencies are co-operating to affect an early settlonieut of the Port land strike situation. Chamberlain ad ded he would keep in touch with Wash ington officials and do whatever he could to bring about an adjustment. Mayor Baker is keeping President Wilson in touch with each day's devel opments by wire. This morning's conference was held to assure united action. of city, ; county and state to prevent vuileyeo in the strike. Governor Withycombe came here from Salem to atti?nd the meeting. Strike in Seattle Saturday. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 25. Fourteen thousand Seattle ship yard workers will strike at 10 o'clock Saturday morning unless the labor adjustment board of the United States shipping board, mooting in Washington city, effects a settlement on tho increased wago demands of tho metal trades council before that time. The strike date was set by the metal trades council yesterday and unani mously ratified by the membership of the Tioilermakers union last night. The boilermakers' action was formal ly ratified by the business agents of the 13 unions of the metnl trades council this morning nnd the strike . notices at once sent to the ship yards. (Continued on page three.) PAID GERMAN AGENTS BACK A NATION- WIDE STRIKE IN ARGENTINE By J. W. T. Mason (Written for the United Press) New York, Sept. 2"i Argentine's general strike at the critical moment of peremptory demands upon Germany provides evidence that the kaiser's mediaeval system has not been chang ed by the American revelations or its sinister international menace. While it is iu the midst of apologiz ing for Count Luxi.urg'a murderous ad vice to the kaiser to sink Argentine 'a shins "without leaving a trace," Ger many has been caught financing labor unrest in Argentine- The situation now existing in the South American republic is the counter part of the ideal ior which von Bern storff end his associates were working in the United States. Had von Bernstorff and his various 50,000 sums prevailed, President Wil son would have faced last spring the same artificial domestic crises now ex isting in Argentine. The single differ ence centers in the fact that between then and now the remarkable work of the Ameri'-an secret service has reveal ed documentary proof of Germany s diplomatic perfidy. The Argentine people in particular, have first hand knowledge o the mud dy depths to which German diplomacy will sink. It cannot be difficult, there fore, lor them to understand with what readiness German money is being ex pended in Argentine to encourage do- estic disconl, lor ine Deneru oi mo kaiser's absolutists. For the rest of the world, tne les son is fullv as serious as for Argentine. It demonstrates anew the sham or the kaiser's pleading for a "moral peace. To obtain this "moral peace," the kaiser would attempt to bribe and cor rupt anybody. No peace in which the Hohenzollerns participate as principals can be a "moral peace." The atory of Argentine shows that LARGER CROWDS VISIT STATE FAIR ON SECOND DAY Educational Exhibits Attract Much Attention In Old Pavilion STATE GRANGE KEEPING OPEN HOUSE FOR VISITORS Salem and Woodman Day Will Draw Large Crowds Tomorrow As all roads once lead to Some, so all local interest centers around tha state fair. The threatened rain failing to mater ialize, today's crowd wa much larger than Monday's. Several hundred patients of the stat institutions were the guests of the fair this morning and witnessed the dis play of their handiwork in the several exhibits together with the other attrac tions. The chief interest thus far seems to center about the educational exhibits located iu the old pavilion much of tho credit lor tho uniqueness of the dis plays and general management of tho building is due E. F. Carleton, assist ant state superintendent of schools, who is in chaage. His untiring effort and painstaking zeal before and dur ing the fair have produced gratifying results. The University of Oregon in addi tion to their display of the work of the various departments, have at hand an array of the books written by var ious members of the faculty. This con tribution to literature embraces a var-, ied list of subjects. Tho university la co-operating with the Oregon Federa tion for Industrial Safety and a num ber of pictures and data call attention to hazardous pursuits and incidents. A display of slides, pictures and oth er things educational, loaned by tho extension department to schools and communities, is shown as a part of tho school's activities. The rest room and library where the daily papers from all parts oi tho state may be read is conveniently located at the entrance of the old pavilion. Tho headquarters of the state Grange is charge of Mrs. Zella 8- Flotcher, dep uty master for Marion county, is mak ing a special effort to keep "open house" for tho benefit of the out of town members and visitors especially thoso from outside tho state. Interesting programs arc promised in the various booths each day. An attractive program was presented this morning by tho scholars of the Oregon School for the Deaf. Another (Continued on page three) peace now would leave the same gang sters in control of Germany's destinies as before tho war. The unfortunate position of Argentine, though pcrhap momentarily advantageous to the kais er, must, however, result disastrously for him in the end, for it is conclusive evidence of the refusal of the Hohen zollerns to reform themselves voluntar- iiy. GERMANS PAT EXPENSES By Charles P. Stewart (United Press staff correspondent) jjuenos Aires, Sept. 25. (via Lon don) Argentina was paralyzed today in a general strike, which tied up alV railroads, cut off communication and threatens famine in scores of cities. It was learned on high authority that Germans are paying many strik ers' expenses to prevent them return ing to work. One hundred and twenty thousand men arc already ont. The government was strenuously at tempting to settle the strikes today while agitators, equally earnest, en deavored to prolong the Buenos Aires local street railway strike. Buenos Aires is already without milk Klectric light plants are operated only by sailors and soldiers. Food price soared to unheard of heights today. The government advised all hotels to barricade their windows with, shutter and to secure provisions enough for A fortnight, officially admitting that continuation of the strike for even a tew days will mean a food shortage. During the night strikers cut tha American cable and land wires, be eauso they were within the railroaj right of wav. All National telegraph wires to Chile were cut. destroying South American communication, ex cept bv cable to London, New York and down the Pacific. The Pacific, ea,- (Continued OS Page Two.).