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The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11

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The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11
GUS OHM.

Complete line Of new silk hoisery at Dougherty's.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11

Sporting goods, cutlery flashlights at The Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11

New gloves, kid, silk and wool at Dougherty's.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11
NOTICE!

Good, first class piano for sale Apply Room l, Adams building.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11

Section g. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here with, shall be, and they are hereby repealed.
 Section 4. That an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this or dinance shall be in force and effect after it's passage.
 Section 5.-That this ordinance be published in the "Cordova Daily Times" for period of one issue. Read for the first time Dec. 3, 1917. Rules suspended, Dec. 3, 1917. Passed and approved, Dec 8, 1917.
 w. H. CHASE, Mayor. Attest:
 EDWARD F. MEDLEY, Town clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-11

EDWARD F. MEDLEY, Town clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

German embassy at once entered its protest. These Were official papers. They were sacroSanct. The diplomatic prerogative of friendly nation had been overriden and the person of it's representative insulted. To this the state department replied that the in- vaded premises at 60 Wall street were described in the contract as a private business office for the carrying on ot advertising, and that Won Igel had not been formally accredited as German representative When the papers were examined by the department of justice the reason for Von Igels determined fight became apparent. Here, in the form of letters, telegrams, notations, checks, receipts, ledgers, cashbooks, cipher codes, lists of spies and other memorandal and records were found in- dications-in some instances of the vaguest nature. in others of the most damning conclusfveness-that the Ger man imperial government through it's representatives in then friendly nation, Was concerned with
 Violation of the laws of the United States.
 Destruction of lives and property in merchant vessels on the high seas.
 Irish revolutionary plots against Great Britain.
 Fomenting i'll feeling against the Unlteu StaleS III MeXlcO.
 Subornation of American writers and lecturers.
 Financing of propaganda.
 Maintenance of spy system under the guise of commercial investigation bureau.
 Substituting of a bureau for the pur- pose of stirring up labor troubles in mu- milton plants.
 The bomb industry and other related activities.
 Perhaps the most Illuminating single document in the collection is letter of July 20 1915. here reproduced as it ap- peared upon the stationery of the "Bu- reau of Investigations This innocent pretending agency was at the outset the secret service of the Hamburg American Steamship company. Under Paul Koenig. it's manager, 1t became an adjunct to the German diplomatic secret service. XXX" is the secret designation of koenig, who is now under indictments on criminal charges in connection with his "diplomatic' work. and is interned at Fort Ogethorpe The person rep resented by the figure ss7000' is Captain yon Papen. former military attache of the German embassy and the practical executive of it's underground system The dorument as may be seen in the rec production. describes the subterfuges Of xxx tKocnig) so that he might not be identified by the mysterious ~ when they met XXX states that money was to be drawn for the payment of $150 to the unna med person, under peculiar precautions. through .sCheck No. 146 on the Riggs National bank Washington, dated July 16. payable to ........, signed ........, amount $l60. No reason wassgiven sa to why the payment was made, says the report.
 Several days after the payment. the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

means of their own. were persuaded
 by the propaganda of the bureau to leave war material factories"
 The report comments with uncon- cealed amusement upon the fact tha.
 munitions concerns innocently wrote the bureau for workmen (which, of course. were not furnished) and con- tinues in reviewing later conditions in
 the munitions industry.
 The commercial employment bu- reaus of the country have no supply
 of unemployed technicians. .s
 Many disturbances and suspensions
 which war material factories have had
 to suffer and which it was not always possible to remove quickly. but which,
 on the contrary. often lead to long
 strikes, may be attributed to the en
 ergetic propaganda of the employment bureau"
 Won Igels close connection with the enterprise is indicated by a number of items. For example, there is nota- tion to the effect that H. Hanson had established Liebau braSch office in Detroit. an entry of $60 paid to a Dr. Max Niven, of Chicago. in February, 1916. for the labor fund" and an in quiry addressed by a bureau official to Won Igel, asking whether the Bosom Magnet works manufactured fuses for shells. the bureau having evidently been applied to for workmen for the Bosch plant. The reply. in the nega- tive. stated, that the company was universally known for its friendly attitude for the Germans"
 Several lines of communication be- tween the German diplomatic service and the Irish revolutionary movement are indicated in the captured docu- ments. John Devoy of New York city, now editor of the Gaelic Ameri- can. q violent anti British paper, was one of the active agents of this con nection. Significant entries appear here and there: references to messages from the German embassy at Wash- ington and the German consulate at New York; mention of a secret coda to be employed in communicating with him and of "cipher Devoy;' also a notation. the details of which remain undiscovered. concerning "communi- : nades." De voy isetaoshrdlu itdom. nades.' Devoy 1t was who acted for time at least. as go-between for the German secret service dealings with Sir Roger Easement. executed by the British for treason. There are several references to money and messages for Sir Roger Easement. or. more briefly, "R. G." and one record of check for 5000 for Easement, evidently ham dled by Devoy.
 Devoy's intimate connection with the German cause is disclosed in two letters to Ambassador von Bernstorff,. the texts of which follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

New York. April 8, 1916. The following communication from confidential man John Devoy was duly transmitted:
 Letter dated March 22. delayed by censor seems conclusive that first messenger arrived safe with proposal to send supplies and that cable was suppressed. Second also safe. Third, with change of plans. due about April 15."
 John Devoy further requests that the following telegram be dispatched to Sir Roger Easement:
 No letter now possible. All funds sent home. Sister and Ms family we'll"
 then J. D.greauests that the telegram be delivered to John Montieth
 (Signed) K N St To his excellency the imperial ambas- sador Count von Bernstorff, Wash ington. D. c.
 New York. April Is. 1916. Herewith enclosed a report received by us today from John De- voy. Kindly order further steps to be taken.
 The important parts of the report were sent there today per telegram. (S. copy) (Signed) K N ST. To the Imperial Ambassador,
 
 Washington, D. C. In view of the involvement of these prominent leaders in the Easement plot and its German ramifica- tions it is little to be wondered at that they should have endeavored to shoulder upon the American government the re- soonsibility for the arrest of Easement. The Gaelic American, Devoy's paper, and the sympathetic German Amercail press charged this government with hav- ing. on the strength of information ob- tained from the seized von Igel papers. advised the British government of the revolutionary plot and Casement's part therein
 The department of state and the d1- partment of justice promptly refuted the charges. When the von Igel papers were seized in New York the district attorney and his assistants busted them selves in a search for information to sustain the indictments which they hnfi obtained against Won Igel. and over looked for the time being the great mass of other evidence which pointed incrimi- natingly to others.
 Department of justice officials admit that the papers relating to Basement were sent to Washington the night be- fore Easements arrest was reported. but they were not received by the Att torney General until the afternoon of the day upon which the British authori- ties picked Np the Irish leader. and weSo
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

Within few days German newspaper published in this country employed as the headline to an article dealing with rumor of Standardization disaffec- ton in this country the derisive legend "Ldeb' Washington. magst ruhig sein.
 This is. of course, a parody on the refrain of Die Wacht am Rhein." the German national hymn:
 "Lieb' Vaterland, magst ruhig sein."
 Loved fatherland, be restful Cor un- disturbed).'
 In tho parody 1t carries sheer com prehensible only to one who understands the German mode of speech and thought.
 Of itself the instance is slight. But it typifies a certain important phase of the German propaganda which subtly but consistently seeks to present Germany s course in America in the most favorable light, even to the extent of defending the improper activities of the Teutonic diplomatic representatives before their passports were given them Because of this continuing propaganda certain doc uments in the possession of the depart ment of Justice now assume peculiar im- portance, in that they prove undeniably the intimate relations between the ac : credited representatives of the Kaiser in the United States and plotters against the laws and the security of this coun- try, whose enterprise did not fall short of projected wholesale destruction of fife and property.
 Such of these documents as were es- sential to legal proceedings brought against the Germans have been published. Others are here ma0o public for the hrst time. They form curious. if dis jointed. chapter in the diplomatic his- tory of the war.
 T~, plots against Canada were fomenting in this country. there was established. at 50 Wall street an advertising offica presided over by big, suave man Of ~Teutonic aspect named Wolf Won Igal. There were two peculiar features about this office. One was that 1t was fre Quented during two years of singularly quiet and unbusinesslike existence chief ly by Germans who had nothing what ever to do with advertising. The other was large sate. bearing the insignia Of the German imperiai government. To this office there came one morning III April 1916. while Won igel was pre- pAring mass of papers which he had taken from the safe for transfer to the German embassy in Washington, four United States secret service agents from the department of justice. who made their way past the guardians always on duty, put Von Igel under arrest and undertook to seize the papers The Ger man was large, powerful and brave, With the aid of one associate he stubborniy fought the officers, striving to rescue the papers, to close the safe, to get to the telephone and communicate with lis superiors. Reyolvers were drawn by the secret service men. They produced no effect upon the intrepid Won Igel.
 'sThis is German territory" he shouted. "Dhoot me and you will bring on war"
 There was no sAo0ting. But after protracted struggle the defenders were oyerpoWered and the papers seixed. Tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

with no object other than to secure positions for German. Austrian or Hungarian workmen seeking employ ment That was for publication only. In Won Igels papers the truth appears, brought out by the refusal Of the Austro- Hungarian embassy to continue it's subsidies to the bureau.
 That the Austro- Hungarian embassy had taken official cognizancd of the bureau previously. however, Is dis closed in the letter written by the ambassador to the Austro- Hungarian minister for foreign affairs which was found in the possession of James F. J. Archibald by the British authorities August 30. 1915. In this letter the ambassador stated:
 Ut is my impression that we can disorganize and hold up for months, if not entirely prevent. the manufac- inner ear which governs a mans sens ture of munitions in Bethlehem and the middle west. which. in the opinion of the German military attache, Is of importance and amply outweighs the comparatively small expenditure of money involved; but even if the strikes do not come off 1t is probable that we should extort. under pressure ditions of labor for our poor, down trodden fellow countrymen. So far as German workmen are found in the skilled hands. means of leaving will be provided immediately for them. Besides this. private German em- ployment office has been establishei which provides employment for per- sons who have voluntarily given up their places and it is already working we'll We shall also join in, and the widest support Is assured us"
 ThA fA11nwtnr rAureQan "a fjops op he half of the bureaus efficiency were made. under date of March 34, 1916 in letter to the German ambassador von Bernstorff
 Engineers and persons in the bet < ter class of positions. and who had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

as a physician to establish relations with officials of almost all of the mu- nitions factories situated in this vicin- ity." Either pr. Otto substitutes fancy for fact or he was able to obtain curi- ously exact information in many in : stances. such as the number of foreign government inspectors. the character, caliber and quantity of guns ordered by foreign governments. and other gineering company of Allentown he writes in April of last year:
 "An English inspector is present in the department. and he most rfgor- ously tests the work: but I was as- sured that he seemed to be fncompe- tent. inasmuch as he had been repeat edly duped. Obviously tfe mana ge- ment of the concern attaches impor- tance to creating belief that all pro jectiles being produced were intended for the United States government This. he comments. is belied by the presence of foreign government in- spectors.
 In these activities there was. of course. nothing Illegal. Dr. Otto is still practicing his profession in Allen- town. He claims to be an American citizen, though his claim is not clear, and declares himself thoroughly loyal to this country.
 Closely related to and to some ex- tent under the guidance of Won Igel was the German and Austro- Hungar- ian labor information and relief bu- reail with central headauarters at 136 Liberty street. New York city and branches in Cleveland Detroit Bridge port Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Chicaeo, The head of this enterprise was Hans Liebau. from whom it took it's familiarly accepted name of the 'Liebau Employment Agency" Dur ing the trying days which followed the arrest of the Welland canal conspira- tors it was unwavering1y asserted that the Liebau concern was bona fide employment agency and nothing else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

recipient called at the passenger office of the ........ line" and made a state ment which is thus embodied in the XXX report.
 My name is ......... I have an of- flee at the ........ building, but do not care to state my local address. intend to cause serious damage to vessels Of the allies leaving ports of the Unit ed states by placing bombs, which I am making myself, on board. These bombs resemble ordinary Jumps of coal and l am planning to have them concealed in the coal to be laden on steamers of the alles."
 Finally xxx states that .s-the caller" brought with him sample bomb. .,such as has been described to you by the subscriber" and asks for tho instruc. tions.
 The document is letteref at the foot: "O R. to 7000," indicating that the secret agent known as 70. R' had transmitted it to Won Papen.
 Now for the proof, direct and unescap- able Check 146 on the Riggs National bank has been traced and added to the secret service collection. It is payable to Koenig and signed by Von Papen. Therefore Won Papen stands convicted on the evidence of a report claimed as an official document by the Germans of paying money to potter designing to blow up merchant ships sailing from the port of New York The person who made this report Is known to department Of justice officials.
 Compare these documents with the fol- lowing authorized statement from Berlin, transmitted by wireless for publication in the New York Times in December, 1915:
 The German government has, nat urally. never knowingly accepted the support of any person. group of per- sons society, or organization seeking to promote the cause of Germany in the United States by illegal acts, by counsel of violence. by contravention of law, or by any means whatever that could offend the American people in the pride of their own authority"
 Of the condolences and skill of Germanys spy system in this coun- try, glimpse is afforded through the voluminous correspondence of pr. Theo. Otto of Allentown. Pa. Dr. Otto $ special concern was to ascertain the nature Of the contracts for munitions snd arms upon which the various fac tories in the neighborhood were en- gagged and report them to the German embassy. His work was such as to earn him special commendatiop, for which he expresses himself in one of his letters as duly appreciattive. He war able. he states. "in my capacity
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-26
To Discuss Matters
Pertaining to Ferry

There is question that is being
discussed to some extent by the bust
ness men of the city and that is
whether the present ferry service is
detrimental to the business interests of
the city and whether some other ar.
rangements should be made while the
bridge is being built. Even the most
figure that it will be at least
year before bridge will be open
ed for traffic and there are those who
figure two years would be nearer
guess. Anyhow, the subject will be re-
vived at a meeting called for Monday
evening at the Commercial Club to be
held under the call of the Industrial
department. 1t is understood a report
will be read by committee appointed
some time ago to consider the advis-
ability of planking the Southern Pacif-
lc bridge. This committee is composed
of Chas A. Park, f. G. Deckebach and
Fred w. Steusloff.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-26
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

On June u, 1917, at 200 O'Clock p.
M, the Oregon State Board of Control
will open bids for furnishing supplies
to the various state institutions, con
sisting of drygoods, clothing, furnish
ings, groceries, shoes, hardware, brooms,
drugs, paints, oils, stationery, crock
cry, plumbing, etc., for the semi-annual
period ending December 31st, 1917.
Specifications and schedules will be
furnished upon application to, the see
retary at Salem, Oregon, also from the
Industries and Manufactures Bureau,
Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Ore
gon. Each bid is to be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum of 10 per
cent of the whole amount of bid pay
able to the Oregon State Board of
Control, to be held as a guaranty of
the faithful performance of the con
tract. The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids or to accept any
part of a bid.
r. B. GOODIN,
Secretary, Oregon State Board of
Control. May 26-30 June II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-26
BARNES AND W|NSLOW
FOR SCHOOL BOARD.
Citizens Insist On Their Being
Candidates and They Could
Not Refuse

E. T. Barnes and Walter c. Winslow
were named as candidates for school
director at the election to be held June
is at meeting of representative citi-
zens held at the Commercial club last
evening.
A. A. Lee, who had served two terms
of five years c0cn, refused to be con-
sidercd as candidate for reelection.
The term of Mr. Barnes also expired
this year on account of the passage of
school director low by the last legis-
lature.
Mr.. Barnes had also notified his
friends that he would not consider a re-
election. As the board of directors will
have some pretty important PROPOSE
tions to handle within the next few
years, it was felt that with his four
years experience on the board, Mr..
Barnes was too valuable man to lose,
especially as Mr.. Lee was retiring.
Hence it was the unanimous opinion
of the meeting that Mr.. Barnes should
for the good of the district serve an
other term. Consequently he was draft
ed into the service for another term
and today petitions are being circulated
by committee of business men, endors-
ing Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Winslow. In
this connection it might be said that
when Mr.. Lee was nominated and elect
ed five years ago, he was in the east
and was made member of the board
Notwithstanding his letters and tele-
graphic protests.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-26
Arrested for Stealing
Wool In Linn County

F. A. Koos, A. Wagner, Bill Morgan,
W. T. Davis and Frank Davis were ar
rested this morning by the Salem police
when they tried to sell to William
Brown & Co. five sacks Of wool they
had stolen from George Wheeler, Of
Sandy Ridge, which is cast of Albany.
The men had the sacks loaded ON two
Ford automobiles and came through JEFF
fersOn about 2 clock this morning A
telephone message to Chief Cooper early
this morning put the Salem officers on
the trail and about $3.50 O'Clock the
men were located and arrested
The five sacks of wool amount to
about 1000 pounds, which, with wool
between 55 end go cents pound,
amounts up to quite sum of money.
Sheriff Bodine of Linn county, arrived
this morning and took the men back
to Albany, where the giand jury IL now
in session. The sheriff telephaned to
hold the grand jury in readiness so that
when he arrived the men could be taken
before it Immediately
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-26
Stockholm Meeting
Doomed to Failure
By Arthur e. Mann,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Stockholm, May 26.-Secretary Of
State Lansing's refusal to issue pass
ports to American socialists to the
German-inspired "peace conference,
dismayed and depressed the delegates
already here for that meeting. The
news was received today The repre-
sentatives could hardly credit it.
"The report is either false or else
the result of misunderstanding of the
purposes of the conference" insisted
Chairman Branting.
Meetings of various groups of the
socialists still continue today but it
was apparent that the German plan of
a general meeting is now failure.
The action of the Finnish delegates
is typical. When they met with Dutch
and Scandinavian representatives, the
Firms principal point of discussion was
of measures to obtain autonomy for
Finland. 1t was authoritatively re-
ported that they showed little interest
or understanding in the various inter-
national aspects of disputed questions
on annexations and indemnities. Their
own concern over-topped everything
else.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-26
and others familiar with the work.

and others familiar with the work.
Clear Lake will organize Thursday
afternoon and Dallas is asking for
speakers who are familiar with the
Red Cross work.
Silverton is coming TO the front in
| the work, with 46 new members re
ceived this morning.
Those wishing to receive instructions
from Dr. Harry e. Clay, Dr. Frank
Brown, DR.. d. r. Ross or DIR. G. G. Bel
linger, should sign up at headquarters.
These doctors have recently received
their authorization from Washington
During the week June Is to % a war
council will be neld in Portland with
eastern representatives of the Red
Cross present Notices have been sent
to all coast headquarters to cooperate
with the council and to send represen-
tatives Salem will be represented by
several who have been active in the
work.
On account of the enormous demand
for first aid books, publishers have not
been able to supply the demand. In.
fact, the call has been so great that
the chances are it will be two months
or more before books can be supplied.
The meeting at WoodbuTn last night
at the armory was well attended, bring
ing the total number from that place
up to l50-
Mrs. Agnes Schueking, who was
dressed in the uniform worn in all surg
ical dressing rooms, told of the supply
department in Salem and explained
the workings of the auxiliary and