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Rosa and Esteban

do you think he received my letter."
Rosa asked of her brother one evening
as they sat on the board bench by Assem-
sio's door 1t was familiar question 10
Esteban; he had answered It many times.
"Oh, yes!" he declared. "Lopez's mes
senger got through to Key West"
Then why doesn't he Gomez"
But, my dear. you must be patient.
Think of his difficulties"
The girl sighed. II do. 1 think Of
nothing else. Sometimes feel that be
is here-I seem to feel his presence
then again the most terrible doubts assail
me- You know there was another wom-
an. Perhaps"
What an idea" Esteban exclaimed.
"As If he could think OF any one after
knowing you
did he not assure you that he was
going to New York for the sole purpose OF
breaking of that affair? Well, thenr'
This subject always distressed young va
roma; therefore he changed It, Comet
You haven't heard OF my good fortune.
l captured another fine snake today. .
big. sleepy fellow Believe me, he'll wake
up when set IRE to his tail Hell 50
like the wind. and with every foot ne
goes away win so more Of Paneho cueto'n
profits"
you intend to burn more OF his neldsfs
absently inquired the eirl.
Every one OF them. You should have
seen those rats when we soaked thom
with oil and set them afire, They scam
pered fast; but their hair Is short they
don't run far These snakes wil bA bon.
ter"
"a seems lsfre|s g destroy se' vii
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CHAPTER VII (COntinued)

IN HIS return abroad Rgewsy arrested under
pretex having backmaed another police agent Furious
he considered faith he conrved to
e Raspun position which he himself placed
"A revealed to that the object of his mission to see
IA sneak with odore try persuade the latter organize
racy help the many followers he still had Russia
ne object of plot be the murder the Prophet"
ue had considered since his quarrel with Raspun
n Of the latters enemies felt that he would
inter- with aacrity the plot which proposed engineer
B the upeacton of the persons who had thus applied him
~ went the enemy On the advice of Rgewsy tee
phed Raspun asking the latter send whom he
nu trust to Norway telling him that would deliver into
ne hands that the proofs of the plot being
hatched against his, Rasputins, life.
The First Plot Fails
Mr. Chwostof, when taken to task for the affair." course
M Rgews and that he had the policeman to
ay buy the memoirs of odore which he heard the
er publish abroad Chwostof
of his feelings of repugnance Rasputn,
dared he considered him dangerous and mischevous
presence Petrograd exceedingly the
prestige dynasty we'll for the welfare in
grave circumstances which the country finding
placed
According Mr. Chwostof Rasputin
,s Of suspicious character who spent their
g amount of shady affairs and transactions
organized regular punderng of the public exhequer He did
anything directly against the prophet"
him through the arrest of several of his adopts and friends
He caused the houses of considerable number of these
% searched for compromising documents Among other places
searched the Mr. Dobrowosky, who held the
o Inspector This search gave abundant evidence by which
might have been incrimnaed in than dirty ansac
ton But he not Immediately arrested and contrved
MS Another of the Rasputn crew. certain Simanowsc
vas arrested at the very moment when he returned to his home
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blacks who were making the upper valley
unsafe for Spanish scouting parties.
Cursing the name Of Varona, Pancho
Cueto armed himself. He did not venture
far alone, and, like Dona Isabel before
him, he began to have bad dreams at
night
One day a field of Cueto's cane was
burned and his laborers reported seeing
Esteban and some negroes riding into
the wood. The overseer took horse with
IN the hour and rode pell-mell to Matanzas.
In the city at this time was "a certain
Colonel Cobo, in command of Spanish
Volunteers those eXecraDle convict troops
from the Isle of Pines whose atrocities
had already marked them as wolves
rather than men, and to him Pancho went
with his story.
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;. D.sDutin, According to One Authority, Was Sur
I rounded With IndiUiduals of Most Sus-
4 oicious Character, Who Spent Their Time
Concocting Shady Affairs and Transactions
and Who Had Organized a Regular Plumber
ina of the ExcheQuer
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vot Only Was Strmer Appointed Premier and
His Friend ProtopopOf Minister of the In
terror, but ManusseUitsch-ManiuL the
Schening, Vicious Head of the Secret Police,
Became the Prime Minister'S Secretary, AH
10 the Advantage of Rasputin
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CobO Promises Aid

"Ah, yes! That Varoua boy. I've
heard of him." Cobo remarked, when his
caller had finished his account. He has
reason to hate you, l dare say, for you
robbed him" The Colonel smiled dis
agreeaby. He was disagreeabe fellow,
so dark of skin as to lend credence to
the gossip regarding his parentage; a loud,
strutting, domineering person, whose rec.
ord in Santa Clara Province was such
that only the men discussed it.
Cueto murmured something to the
effect that the law had placed him in his
position as trustee to the crown, and
should therefore protect him; but Colonel
Cobos respect for the law, 1t seemed, was
slight. In his view there was but one
law in the land, the law of force.
why do you come TO me?" he asked.
THAT fellow is a dcsperado," Pancho
declared. HE should be destroyed"
Bah! The country is overrun with
desperadoes Of his kind, and worse. Burn
ing crops is nothing new. I'd make an
end of him soon enough, but nearly all
of my men are in Cardenas. We have
work enough to do"
I'D make it worth while, If you could
put an end to him." Pancho said, hest,
tatingly. Then, recalling some OF those
stories about Colonel Cobo, he added.
There are two Of them, you know, boy
and a girl"
"Ah, yes! remember"
II can direct you TO the house Of
Asensio. where they live"
"Um.m" Cobo was thoughtful "A
girl How old is she?"
Eighteen"
ugly as an alligator. III warrant"
"Ha! The most ravishlng creature in
all Matanzas. All tho men wefe mad
over her" cueto's eyes cleaned crafty,
Tor he believed he had measured cobo's
caliber "she should have married old
caetano ana an hts money. but she was
h1krt and soul a Tho revolution She
ana Tie bpy were tpt'ns 81 uo. roo \ |oN.
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before in
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
Is Medieval Document Dan
gerOuS to Welfare Of
Free Peoples
EXPERT THINKS KAISER
MUST HAVE DICTATED II
Austria's Reply Shows En-
perOr Is Breaking Away
From Berlin'S Rule
(By j. w. T. Mason)

{ Written for the United Press)
New York, Sept Militaristie
paranoia flaunts itself in the kaiser s
reply to the pope S peace proposal.
The insane belief that Germany has
won the war creeps out in the kaiser q
explanation tc the pope that, on ascend
ing the throne, he had promised 'the
German army should safeguard peace
for us, and, should peace, nevertheless,
be broken, it would be in a position
to win it with honor
While this mood dominates the minds
of the Hohenzollerns any peace with
them would be like turning loose an in
sane egoist to work his will on the
world.
Germany's answer to the pope is a
bald defense of the kaiser's autoeratie
power as war lord of Germany. 1t is a
medieval document, inconsistent, with
democratic form of government and
dangerous to the welfare of free peo-
pies. Nobody could have written it but
an anti-demoerat. 1t probably was die
tated in large part by the kaiser him
self, who has always shown an impet-
uous readiness to act as press agent Tor
the divine right Of kings. No more sln-
| lister revelation of the mad Hohenzol-
lern threat to democracy has been made
since the war began.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
By Carl ID. GrOat,

2 q United Press Staff COrrespondent.)
Wa.a 'gton, Sept. 22---Germanys and Austria's ac-
cptance OF the popes peace proffer failed to sweve the
United States government today in it's determ
lnaton to make no peace while kaiserism lasts.
Authorities declared that the war preparations will 90
on, that the struggle itself will continue despite the Te
ton replies and they pointed out that the Hohenzoerns
always talk peace with their mouths while their hearts
plot murder and intrigue.
The Bernstorf $4,000 fund to influence congress was
held up striking example of what German peace talk
amounts to. Be1nstorff talking peace-but it was
peace that would tie Americas hands and keep more
enemy off Germanys back. ~
AS international experts viewed the replies the follow
ing effects are likely:
The German government will again go before its peo-
pie with the plea that it accepted the peace offer while
the other nations scorned it. ergo the from the Te
ton standpoint of defense while its enemies seek
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
This Was Gist of Testimony
As To MOOre's Reputation
In Trial Today
ARBITRATORS TELL OF
THREATS HE HAD MADE
Told Bradley If He Put Him
OFF Place 1t Would Be Over
His Dead Body

That threats had been made by Fred
Moore against the life of A. E. Brad
ley several times to various people in
the vicinity of Turner, and that the
general reputation of Moore was that
he carried a gun and was ready to
shoot, was the burden of the testimony
of witnesses for the defense this morn
ing in the trial of A. E. Bradley for
the killing of Fred Moore on the night
of August %.
Yesterday afternoon Bradley took
the stand in his own defense and told
of the incidents leading up to the mo-
ment he fired the load of buckshot in
to the breast of Moore. His testimony
occupied the time from about four
clock on until about six clock and
he told of the threats that had been
been made against him, of the trouble
that arose out of the debt at the gro
cery store, the potato patch and the
garden, and finally the incident of the
shooting. He was a good witness and
told G straightforward story.
40 witnesses Called
This morning the testimony for the
defense was continued and will prob
ably occupy the entire day. About for
ty witnesses are called for tht case
and it was expected by the defense
this morning to examine about fifteen
TODAY. Argument of the attorneys to
the jury will probably be opened Mon
day morning and, depending on the
length of the arguments, it is probable
the case will be put into the hands of
the jury Monday afternoon.
Mr.. McClintock, one of the arbitra-
tors in the difference between Moore
and Bradley over the Garden, was the
first witness called and he told that
after the arbitrators made their award
the garden that Moore be-
came angry and ran into the house
and came out with his hand in his
right pants pocket as if he carried a.
gun. He admitted he was afraid Of
Moore.
J. L. Webb, the arbitrator selected
by Bradley. was the next called and
he told of the garden trouble and that
when the award was told Moore, Moore
said he "would stay there till it rot
ted before he would accept it. He
said Moore had his right hand in his
riOht pants pocket at the time although
he could not tell what was in the pOek
ct. He said Moore did not seem pleased
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL
BY SCANDINA VANS
OPENS FAIR SUNDAY

Oregon's Fifty Sixth Annual State
Fair will open here Sunday afternoon
on September 23 with an American
Scandinavian Patriotic Festival. and
the Fourth Centennial Reformation
Celebration. Ii will come to a close at
midnight on September 20.
The programs for both the American
scandinavian Patriotic Festival. and
the Fourth Centennial Reformation Gel
ebration have been prepared bv com
mittees representing Scandinavian So
cIeties and church in Oregon, and both
will be held in the grand stand which
has seating capacity of more than
5000.
Nine. Alma Webster Powell, world re-
nowned prima donna soprano, will lead
the musical programs for both of the
celebrations. Nine. Powell has recently
selected by the French government to
go abroad and sing and lecture for the
soldiers, and her appearance at the two
celebrations viii be her last before she
departs for Europe. Nine. Powell is a
star of the first magnitude, ranking
with Melba and Patti, and will come
direct from New York to participate
IN the programs.
The United Scandinavian Singers. of
Portland, consisting of 70 voices will
also participate in both programs Their
sOloist will be Nine Virginia Spencer
Hutchinson. Robert E. Millard, flute
soloist Of the Portland Symphony or
chestra, viii render selections, and pat
riotic reading viii be given by Mrs.
Della CroWder-Miller, head of the de-
partment of public speaking of Viii
lamette University.
Gavs-a7r V'ithyeombe viii make the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22

among Hungarians in New York and is
a Hungarian. himself.
The King expose today, coupled with
the state department. revelations yester
day, stirred congress to new demands
for searching inquiry into the use Of
the disloyal press in spreading German
propaganda.
Kings data shows that Won BERN
storff was operating his pro-Teuton
poison early in the war and the pay
ments cited by King were almost two
years previous to those Bernstorff ad-
mitted were being made in January
1917.
eff we can get definite lead to
work ON we will begin an investigation
of the Bernstorff slush fund.-" said
Senator Overman today. Overman is
chairman of the lobbying investigation
committee. This committee can begin
the investigation without resolution
or any further authorization than it
possesses.
Overman conferred with several SEN
ators who have evidence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22

of the seas, compulsory arbitration of
international difficulties.
American authorities maintain that
when the Teutons talk of having inter.
national justice prevail, they talk OF
an impossible thing under a Teuton
regime which regards treaties as scraps
of paper.
The Teutons expess the view with the
general principles of disarmament and
the like settled, the matters of territor-
ial division can be settled by the peace
table as the pope suggested.
The Teuton answer to the pope's ap-
peal has no effect on the war situation,
as far as this government is concerned,
the state department declared official
ly today.
The United States will prosecute the
war on a. basis that the struggle must
continue until Hohenzollernism is elm
mated.
Text of the Reply.
Amsterdam, Sept. 22.-The German
government in its reply to the peace
note of Pope Benedict, copy of which
has been received here, "cherishes a
lively desire" that the appeal may meet
with success.
Emperor William, the German note
says, had been following the efforts of
the pope toward peace for consider
able time with high respect.
Text of German Reply.
The text of the reply reads:
Continued on page five)
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addres of welcome, and B. c. Skulason.
prominent Portland lawyer, will de-
liver the oration at the Patriotic Fes-
tival. Rev. j. S. Roseland, of Silverton
who was for 26 years general secretary
for the United Norwegian Lutheran
church of America, will deliver the ad-
dress at the Reformation celebration.
A. A. Bjelland, Norwegian consul Of
Oregon, will be the official chairman.
Gates Open Monday.
The gates of the fair proper will
swing open to the public Monday morn
ing September "a. Wide interest has
been shown in the fair this year, and
there will be more exhibits, better ra-
ces, and bigger attractions. Incidentally
the accommodations for both exhibitor
and visitor will be the best ever af-
forded in the history of the fair.
primarily the state fair should be
educational, and the fifty sixth annual
fair will be an educational institution
in the broad sense of the word, for it
will serve as a food training camp for
the people, said A. H. Lea, secretary
of the state fair board in declaring that
the fair would surpass all previous ex-
positions given in the state.
Lectures on Food.
experts oil food production and con-
servation have been selected by State
Food Administrator Aver to deliver lee
lures on these subjects every day of the
fair, and prominent Oregon men and
women have been designated to deliver
patriotic addresses during the week.
''There will be more exhibits, and
the quality will be better. With the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22

Washington, Sept. 22---Defnte evidence that Former
Ambassador Won Benstor paid out large of money
to certain publications is in the hands of Senator King
of Utah.
King told the senate today he had Photographic copies
of checks and receipts for money paid by Won Bernstor
to the Fairpay Publishing company and Marcus Braun,
its editor, among Others
King said the senate may take whatever action it be-
leves necessary in the case
Among his Photographic copies, he said, is German
embassy check for $4,000 drawn Washington bank,
payable to the Fairplay Publishing company, and shown
to have been paid by the bank
Another is receipt for 81 500 showing that Marcus
Braun pacst had received that from the embassy
Still another is letter dated April 2O 1915, acknowF
edging receipt of $1,000.
Still another receipt for 81 900 dated April g. 1916 was
signed by j. P. Bryan, also of the Fairplay Publishing
COMPANY
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
Her Minister, PanareIOf, So
States On Reaching Wash
ingtOn Today
DENIES COMPLETELY
In GERMAN INTRIGUES
Kaiser Goes to Sofia On Ac-
count of Rurnors of BuI-
garian Detection

Washington, Sept. %. - Bulgaria
wants peace, according to Bulgarian
Minister Stephen Panaretoff today. Re
turning from summer vacation "some-
where in America" Panaretoff said
he has been unable to communicate of
fieially with lis government, but knows
"there is an earnest desire for peace
among all the Central Powers"
Whether the sentiment is strong
enough for separate negotiations Pan
aretoff said he could not say.
He denied any completely with Ger
many in either propaganda or intrigue
in this country. He made report to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
British Held Gains.


London, Sept. 22.-Powerful German
counter attacks at dusk yesterday pene-
trated Field Marshal Haig's newly wS
positions in the Ypres-Menin sector east
of st. Julien, the British commander in
chief reported today.
The German gain was short lived,
however, British troops made local at
tacks which were successful in ousting
the enemy from their desperately won
positions.
Today Field Marshal Haig reported
every inch of his newly advanced line
held intact. The fighting throughout
was of the fiereest character. Picked
German troops made the assault despite
tremendous rain of shells and machine
gun fire.
east of st. Julien" Haig reported,
ga wide, powerful and massed enemy
counter attack at dusk yesterday pene-
trated one point for a short distance
new positions we occupied. A local
counter attack drove the enemy out.
cat all other points the Germans did
not succeed in two hours fierce fight
ing, the line remaining intact.
"In the early night, after failure
around the Tower hamlets, the enemy
attacked with strong forces along the
Ypres-Menin road.
Heavy fighting ensued, ending in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
Will Solidify His People.

This, for 2 time will again solidify
the German people behind their govern
ment, probably.
Second, the Teuton acceptance will
tend to reinforce the pacifists and quit
tiers among other nations in their de-
mands for cessation of hostilities. The
effect in Russia may be unwholesome
and while it will give American "auit-
ters' more ammunition. 1t will not
alter the general determination to fight
it out until democracy is safe.
Third, the replies indicate to the real
warning elements that their victory is
really nearer than they had supposed,
for these answers show that Germany
really is desperately wanting peace be-
fore her losses and shortages become
more overwhelming.
Nothing in the replies gives diplo-
mats here reason to believe that the
pope should change his mind about max
ing further parleys. The United States
has spoken unmistakably that there
must be a change Of spolzesmen for
Germany, but the Teuton notes fail to
give any new peace basis by conceed-
ing any such proposition.
Talks of the Impossible.
The Teutsn answers declare a hope
that the pope's efforts win succeed and
that the world for years will be free
ef fighting, On the principle of limit
ed armaments and the triumph of in
ternational right and justice, freedom
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
Has other Evidence. .

Has other Evidence.
King also said he has copies of papers
showing payments from the Austrian
embassy to foreign language news
papers. Among these is 800 subsidy
paid a Polish newspaper.
Kings data is known to be absolute
ly authentic and further shows the ex
tent of Won Rernstorff 8 web of in
fluence stretched throughout this coun-
try. This periodical-th Fairplay Mag
azine-rnay be one Of the guiding hands
of the organization mentioned by
Won Berns.orff as a possible factor in
trying to influence congress against
war. 1t was revelation of Won Bern
storff' request for funds to supply
some Organization that stirred con-
gress yesterday.
The sums paid out to it by the Ger
man embassy showed that it was con-
slant drain on the Teutonic exchequer.
Marcus Braun is known to state de-
partment officials. He is regarded as a
leader of some political influence
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
Russian Troops Forced Back
Cross to Right Bank Of
the Dvina
ON RUMANIAN FRONT
ATTACKS BROKE DOWN
German Counter Attacks On
West Front FaiI---Bntish
Hold All Gains

Petrograd, Sept. 22.-Teutonic troops
have again started an offensive in the
Riga region which Russian troops have
been forced back, today's official state
ment declared.
"Southwest of the Odmina-J -Jacog-
stadt region the enemy occupied parts
of our line after piercing our positions"
the war office said.
"Some positions were also captured
two miles distant from Dvina.
"We retired to the right bank of
the Dvina
In the Riga region proper, an enemy
attack in the direction of Sussegale
broke down.
"On the Rumanian front north of
Munchilu, enemy attacks broke down. "
Jacobstadt is approximately 70 miles
southeast of Riga, on the Dvina river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
PREDICTS WARS END.

San francisco, Sept. 22.-An
early ending of the war is fore
casted by General Ballington
Booth, head of the Volunteers of
America, who is in San Francis
co today.
"The war is on too ponderous
scale to last long," he declar-
ed.
General Booth announced that
fifty five per cent Of the insti-
tutions of the Volunteers of Am
erica are being turned over to
the government as hospitals.
X \. X X >; i X * X 4 4 4 X y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
KAISER DESIRES PEACE
MADE -CERNANYK|ND

Reply to POpes Note Such That He Knows 1t Cannot Be
Accepted Made for Effect On German People, and On
ac6sts In Other Countries United States VIII Pros
9lte War Until HOhenzONernism Is Eliminated --and
GS nan People Form Government with which 1t Can Deal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22
A HAM SANDWICH,

Chicago, Sept, 22.-Sam Daw-
son, colored, told the police he
is the reincarnation of Ham, sec
ond son of Noah.
They sandwiched Ham among
his brethren in the house OF
bondage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-22

We wonder how high hogs an wheat
II have t. git before tn farmers II ad-
init that times are goodi "I'm goin
t have all tn fun l kin while l IN
young, fer III be seventeen soon
enough" said little fourteen-year ole
painted-up Myrt Pash, t'day.