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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
MUNICH NEWSPAPER
RAPS KAISER'S REPLY
TOPOPE'S PEACE NOTE
Says Reply Lacks Cleverness
and Does Not State Facts
As They Really Are

Zurich, Sept. 24.-open criticism of
the German reply to Pope Benedict,
because of lack of eleverness in its
depicting the kaiser as a peace apostle,
was voiced by the Munich Post, accord
ing TO dispatches received today.
The editorial protested against half
Of the German answer being devoted
to the kaiser 8 attitude,
"All know his peace declarations
and they know also that during his 2S
years reign, he has made utIeranees
extremely disconeerting to foreign ma
tions," the Post asserted. "Thanks to
the small cleverness shown in the com
position Of this part Of the note, it is
tolerably certain that foreign govern
ments will recall these utteranees.
The editorial also objects to that
part of the note stating that behind
the kaiser stands the German people.
4. 7ointed out that the kaiser, eonsti-
tutionally, is only the president of the
German confederation and that instead
of standing behind the kaiser, the peO-
pie stand before him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
This Despite His Promise Men
Should Have Fair Play
80 Per Cent We're Out
$500 In STEEL PLANTS
JOINED STRIKE TODAY
Eleven Ships On Ways Of One
COmpany--l4,OOO at Sat-
tie Will Strike

Portland, Or, Sept. 24.-Strikes to-
day brought shipbuilding on the Will
lamette and Columbia rivers to a stand
still.
A week ago ninety per cent of the
workers in the wooden yards went out.
Today $500 employees of three steel ship
plants struck, declaring that their en-
ployers had not treated them fairly in
their efforts to mediate the issues.
The men leaving their work ignored
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 Albina Engine
and Machine Works, the Northwest
Steel company and the 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 few men left that plant. The
Willamette Plant is run on the 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 win the strike
They immediately prepared to call out
men working for companies which sup.
ply ship building plants with mater
| ials.
Police reserves were held in readi-
ness all day for threatened trouble and
extra patrolmen were assigned to the
water front beats.
Wooden ship building plants, closed
for week, today made an unsuecess-
full attempt to resume operations. A few
men showed up for work at the var
iaus plants.
At Astoria, Ore, today 100 house car
penters went on strike in sympathy with
the striking ship builders.
The strike situation here is more SER
ious today than it has been since ship
yards strikes were first threatened sew
eral months ago. Union leaders are said
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
AMERICANS UNDER FIRE
IN LAST GREAT BRITISH
OFFENSIVE WEST FRONT
By william Philip simnns


(Unlted RfeSS Sta1t correSp0nuent)
With the British Armies in the Field
Sept. 24.-American troops for the first
time are under German fire in France.
Two American soldiers have been
slightly wounded. Thev were S.ruck by
fragments Of a bursting shell.
A certain contingent of the Ameri-
can army is now located directly be-
hind the British lines, well within
range of the enemy GUNS.
The two wounded men are the proud
est members of this contingent, which
y visited Sunday.
l visited the camp today. Neither of
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
mics.
The eyes of this American contingent
are turned longingly toward the Brit
ish line, SO near to them that the Am
orleans are now within enemy range.
The 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
the 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
he front under the chaperonage of
Tommies.
A group of Officers sat today before
40 b1o -, oh ponoCaI n Uroo+ Sb
of Boston baked beans, rooted with
Drowned 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, 800 marks and a fortnight 8
leave for the first American, dead or
alive. And after the toast the officers
rolled cigarettes to ward off their i'm
patience to get into action.
1t 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 max
ing. The Americans admit they have
much to learn and many illusions to be
shattered. They say no amount of pic
lures 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.
America had no idea that fighting
methods in the great war were contin-
ually changing these officers explain
ed. Folks "baek home' have believed
the present fighting strictly warfare
from trenehes-but as a matter of fact
the actual fighting is now over prac-
tieally a trenches country, the enemy
occupying concrete reinforced shell
holes, with steel and concrete "pill
boxesv scattered over an area two
thirds of a mile wide. The American
trenches are only used 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
object of the Americans profound ad-
miration- They regard it as the only
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Sept. 24.-Germany will
be convicted further before the worlt
this week on charges of intrigue
against the peace of other nations.
With the revelation over Sunday o.
Teuton bomb poison plots in Rumania
government authorities limited that i
might be shown the Teutons had trieC
to spread disease in America as one o.
her insidious means of hampering wal
work.
The plot in Rumania showed the Teu
tons planted bombs in the German EN-
bassy garden at Bucharest after the
United States had taken charge there
and also had left walls of germs tt
poison horses.
Protection Shamefully Abused.
cdr. Bernhardt also stated that al
these objects had been brought to the
German legation after our legation haC
accepted the protection of German in
terests, which agreed with the state
ment of the servants. 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
trinitrotoluene saturased with mononi
trotoluene, among the most powerful
explosives known, one-fifth of each OF
one being sufficient go tear up raj
road track.
Deadly Germs Secreted.
In the Other box were bottles of liquid
found to be civilizations of the microbes
of anthrax and glanders. 1t bore seal
showing it came from the German Con
sulate at Kronstadt, Hungary, and in
side was found a typewriter note in
German saying:
enclosed four phials for horses and
four for cattle. To be employed as for
merly arranged. Each phial is sufficient
for 200 head. 70 be introduced, if pos
sible, directly into the animal S throats;
if not, into their fodder. Please make
2 little report on the success obtained
there; in case of good results the pres
cnee of Mr.. Kostoff for one day here
would he desirable.' -
Similarly, the Teutons may have
spreau the germs of Ioekjaw IN court
pIasters recently found in the United
States to be infected.
Whether or not such a plot is dis
closed, the senate is promised an expose
of treaeherous German work in trying
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
Hammers Putting On Finish
ing Touches Via With
Barkers
CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT
WAS FIRST ONE READY
Pavilion viii 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 shape
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 q real
ity if the boys arrive In time.
The Scandinavian celebration was q
success as "curtain raiser' Tonight
Madame Alma Webster Powell who
sang yesterday for the second time in
Salem, will give q recital, the pro-
eeeds to be given to the War Library
fund. An admission of 20 cents wilT
be charged.
Madame Powell expects to leave for
the front at an early date. She has
been engaged to sing Tor the soldiers in
hospitals and elsewhere.
The majority of exhibits in the new
pavilion are still in course of compile
ton Chief among the one ready for
exhibition is the Marion county exhib-
it. Several interesting features OF this
exhibit commend it to the passerbys
chiefly, the picture made of grain and
alfalfa, the work of three young ladies
Of Marion county.
In the children $ exhibit, special
credit should be given the school chill
dren whose department was entirely
finished by 10 a. m. The only depart
ment on the 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. Master
Stevens harvested 20 sacks of pota-
toes which he sold at cents a pound
and has spent the money at the fair.
Tomorrow is woman s state prepar-
edness day. The speakers are to be Mrs.
George McMath, president of the Moth
ers' Congress, who will speak at 10:30
a. m. At p. m. Mrs Mills r. Trum-
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
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
0 CLOCK. Court was then adjourned until
10 clock this morning.
In the argument before the jury,
James G. Heltzel spoke first for the
prosecution, stating the case in talk
of As minutes. He was followed by
VIM. H. Trindle, attorney for the de-
fense, in an address of three quarters
of an hour. Walter Winslow appeared
for the defense at the convening of
court in the afternoon, and was follow
ed bv Max Gehlhar, district attorney,
for the prosecution. The case win go
to the jury this evening, following the
instructions of Tudop Kelly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
Train Due at 7, Did Not Arrive
Until $780, But Every
thing Was Ready
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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 given the
best meal that had been served since
they 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 first time, the boys were all
seated in the same room at the same
time, according to E. Il. Stead, dining
car inspector of San Francisco, who
Travelled with the train. And for the
first time, they were served so liber-
ally that many of the men could not re-
frain from just wrapping up the big
piece of pie, just for future reference.
The fifteen coaches, the largest
troop train that has come north--in-
cluded 1874 men from Ventura, 169
from Santa Barbara, Al from San Louis
Obispo, 104 from Salinas, Al from Hol-
lister, 81 from Santa Cruz and 60 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, the
train scheduled to arrive at Z O. clock
did not get into Salem until about 8
and to the armorv at 3:15 O'Clock.
Arrangements had been made for
the Z 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
II 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,
majority of the 81 women and "a men
remained on duty over the noon hour,
and they were all ready for serving
when the boys finally arrived at 3:l5
o clock.
In speaking of the arrangement for
serving the 615 men, A. l.. Downs,
trainmaster who travelled with the
boys from Santa Barbara, said that Sa-
lem had the best arrangement of any
cities and that the men had been serv-
ed quicker and in a more satisfactory
way than at any other stopping place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
BUSH PASTURE DEED
WILL BE SUDNI TIED
TO COUNCIL TONIGHT
Some Changes Made As To
Conditions - Must Be
Maintained Intact

With few changes in the phraseol-
ogy of the deed from the one first pre-
sented to the city council, the deed to
the city of the Bush Pasture will be
presented to the councilmen this even
ing for their official acceptance. After
this acceptance by the council, the deed
will be placed on file and the city will
then become the final owner of the
Bush Pasture subjected to the condi-
tions of the deed.
The Pasture consists of 81 acres in
the heart of the city and is decided to
the city subject to the following con-
ditions with the proviso, "upon tho
breach of any one of which by the
grantee or its successors, il shall be-
come null and void and the title shah
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 q
park as memorial to Asahel Bush,
and that it shall be known as "Bush's 3
Pasture"
No Streets or Railways.
No streets, alleys or thoroughfares
are to be laid out or permitted to be
ialu out across Jhe lbhuy accOiu1hB W
the second condition. This reservation
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 rail-
road or street railway on or across tho
land, or over or along any street lead
ing to the land in such manner as
to permit right of way to be condemn
ed across the pasture.
The city Of Salem agrees to pay the
costs Of all improvements of walks
drives, boulevards and other ways with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
safeguard by which the pill box zone
can be navigated.
Sims First wlttl the 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 thrill of anticipation
through military officials here and was
taken to indicate that before snow flies
American forces bearing the stars and
stripes may be "going over the top"
with the Tommies and PoiIus.
Some days ago Simms cabled the
first American casualty list from the
front, giving the names of the four
Americans killed when the Harvard
and St Louis units were bombarded
by German aviators.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
NO VALUE TO SUGGESTION
BY J. W. T. Mason

written for the United Press)
New York, Sept 24.-There is no
peace value to the kaiser's suggestion
TO the pope that after this war ends
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 friend
ly feeling for Germany at this critical
period among sympathetic people
abroad.
Reduction of armament would mean
a lessening OF trained and equipped sol
diers in all countries, but the proper
tionate military strengths would re-
main the same. With the Hohenzollerns
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
GERMAN SPY |NTR|CUFS
ARE FULLY DISCLOSED

Revelations by Secretary Of State Are Being Made Daily
Documentary Evidence Makes Fact UndeniabIe Even by
German Government Prominent Cologne Newspaper
Says s Disclosures Are Of Most Disagreeable Char
acter 9ngress May Not Act On Matter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24

The grocers of Enterprise have
planned to have only two deliveries per
day after this week. Hitherto there
have been four each day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
NO TRApTNa wITH ENEMY

Washington, Sept. 24.-The senate
this afternoon adopted the conference
rejort on the trading with the enemy
act by vote of AZ to 6. Speedy adop-
tion of the report by the house is pre-
dicted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
HIGHLY R TTABIE
SAYS {. IAN PAPER
Amsterdam,

Amsterdam, 24.-"It
is highly regrt LIE that the
American government, God
knows how, has been able to OBJ
tain apparently a whole collec-
tion of German diplomatic docu-
ments, " declared the Cologne
Volks Zeitung today in com
menting On the Bernstorff in
trigue revealed by the state de-
partment at Washington.
If the affair is true," the
newspaper added, cit is of the
most disagreeable character.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
THE WEATHER


Oregon; Tonight
fair, eooler east
portion; Tuesday
fair, except rain
northwestern por-
tion; mod e t e
southerly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-24
(By Carl D.. Groat)

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sPEorAL WILLAMETTE VAL.
IaBY NEWS sERV1gz
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-31
HAW WAIIANS
 RE'CISTERFO
 DRAFT TODAY
Approximately 15.000 Men liable for Service Under Selective
 Draft
Associated PresSl

HONOLULU. T. II. July 3l-The men Of Hawaii between the ages Of t.4enty-one and thirty are registering clay. under the registration provision 0. the Selective Draft ac,
 Hawaii tS several weeks behind the r=s- ot inc country because. it is stated by local army authorities. this Terri -o.y already has more than it's quota ot men under arms. the personnel Of rhe National Guard being in excess of the number Of soldiers Hawaii would ta called upon 10 furnish for the first draft
 Registration in Hawaii is much more complicated and difficult prob lem than ic wos on the mainland. on account of the polyglor nature Of the population. The registration board was many weeks in making prepara- lions for today. for the reason that there are dozens of different nation a,it.es represented in the population and t was necessary 70 take steps to bring 10 their notice. in their own sey- eral languages the necessity and re quiremenIs for registration.
 i large staff Of Interpreters had 70 be assembled. 10 translate into Haw- allan. Chinese. Japanese, Spanish, and many other languages the registration proclamation and Che instructions for registration. This staff has been at work for weeks. and the several is- lands Of The Territory have been plast- cred with notices in che various lang uagss impressing the male population 'he necessity for all those not specifi- ally exempt 70 register, whether lia- ble for draft or not.
 T. is roughly estimated that out Of 2 total population of 22s,000 in the Territory there will be found 10 be as the result Of registration today ap- p-oI:Eaa.ely 15.000 men who are lia- bla for military service under the terrns
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I. W. W. IN OUR MIDST

? U , day Q. INC ago l. W W, =-5 -usa1WH here nc- today -Aere z-e sz-e-a, wao are apparently orsaD. z.az 2 r>rolt for the purposs ot re- -sa-ilz their being discharged from 5a= e he local e2uneries. Tle% are =e-.ous.E offended and while they were 5ec-p.-t n canning they never thot -4+s N54.d b. canned themselves #a-H the blow struck and they focnt themselves minus their canning oc. e-pa..on. their anger knew no bounds. -hsE -nmerc.tully denounced their to.-za- employers. sWo-e vengeance and = soon as they are old enough 70 @ school they have planned 10 pui
 . : cana=-r ot ;hei- own and be bos- = themselves However. lhe inform =: co163 3ea.ialIy said .ha- the boys ws-= oatg pretending. Just 70 make -z=.= parents believe they wanted 10 zo-e lad when a. matter ot :aer sh=y 3.5a-
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LAUNCH PARTY

MT and Mrs E. C. Howard were hosts on board their launch Fl Paso, last evening to a party of about thirty Of their friends. Leaving the Fl Paso float promptly at : o'clock the launch sailed for the south, going down the channel 10 the end Of Bold Island and coming back on the other side, making a complete circle Of the island, landing al the dock about ten thirty. Bonbons and fruits found their way round among the merry guests on the luxuri- ous little yacht, who enjoyed the sea breezes, and sights, despite the slight drizzle With Mir Howard at the wheel. and Mrs. Howard an ever watch iul hostess for the comfort and pleas ure of the party, the trip was one to be remem bered, and was all too short.
 Benefit night for Mrs Carlson at the Grand tonight and tomorrow night
 LOST-Small tin cash box belonging 10 Senator Hickman Finder please return to Heckman's ofice-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-31

ot the Seleetive draft Act. And virtu- ally all O. the I5,000 will come from the white and Hawaiian races, the Or.entals. except such as were born here. being ineligible
 The work of registration is being handled by the regulation election ma ehinery. presided over by the county clerks and sherifs. [he offer of the Republican and Democrat territorial committees 10 give the use of their machinery was declined by the regis. ,ra5ion board on the ground that it might give political tinge to the oc. casion.
 Registration Day was declared a legal holiday by Governor Ffnkham and the result is that practically all Q: the business houses are closed to. day in order that nothing may inter t4re with the employees of those houses registering.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-31
LOCAL NOTICE MARINERS

ALASkA-E1-ra1cz 70 Kodiak har. aor. Hauin Rocks Light. reported no, burning May 21d. 1917. was relighted July 31. IeI-
 Cook Inlet-East Foreland Light. re po-- 10, burning since June 30th will D4 FeIghted a soon as practicable.
 Cock Inlet-Anchor Point Lighr. re- ported lo- burning since June 2, ~iIl be rslighted a soon as practicable
 B. direction ot the Commissioner or Lighthouses. W. C DIBRELL, Light house Inspector.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-31
Thursday Night-Change of Program.

EDMONTON, July 31.-Freight crashes into moonlight special, five killed and twenty-four injured, two probably fatally in a head on collis- sion. The disaster worst in railroad history of province. Holiday makers dashed to death when trains meet on curve. Passenger cars crumbled like cardboard by force of impact Unin- iured passengers worked heroically to rescue victims. All caualties in one car. Relief train is being sent from this city.