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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
GERMAN AGENT TRIES
TO START REBELLION
Tried to Bribe FiIipinOs with
Promise Of All White
Women On Island
By Carl D. Groat
Omitted Press staff correspondent

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Sept. 17.-That German
intrigue has stretched its talons into
the Philippine Islands and sought to
create insurrection there was learned
today by the United Press.
Conrad Andre, German vice consul
for Cebu, Iloilo and other islands was
detained on charge of trying to Gre
ate disturbance" which was in
reality an insurrection. Taken to Ma
Mia to escape an angry mob, Andre
was held there for some time and then
released for want of. positive evidence,
though he is still under careful gov
eminent watch.
Andre surrounded himself with a
number of filipinos and sought to gain
strength for the insurrection by prom
ising the filipinos, among other things,
any white woman in Cebu they wanted
if they would rise against the Ameri-
cans. This was last April, shortly after
the United States entered the war,
When this angle of the situation be-
came known the residents of Cebu
were so ineensed that there was talk
of lynching, and Andre had to be hur-
ried out of town to escape violence.
His Documents" Secured
In addition to the insurrection, An
Dire was suspected of trying to estab-
lish a submarine base in an out of the
way corner of the islands, Subsequent
ly a ship bearing a complete machine
shop outfit was detained off the is
lands.
At one. time in the course of Andre s
Vaccinations he travelled around the
islands on an American ship, bearing
trunk full of papers which he did
not wish British naval vessels to know
about The papers however, were Sc
cretly photographed en- route and the
pictures are said to be in the posses
sion of the American government.
A0ain Andre was in an automobile
accident which threw him and a mys-
terious looking bag a short distance
from the car. The bag was missing
when the debris had been collected, and
while Andre apparently suspected the
papers therein had fallen into no
Friendly hands, he was in no position
to protest.
Andre, the youngest of the consuls in
Cebu-the second city in the Philip
pine Islands-had been particularly
active in building up German trade. He
was agent for the North German
Lloyd and for a big German CONNER
cial concern which was trying to force
British capital out of the rich trade
with the islands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
SWEDISH PEOPLE ARE
STRICTLY NEUTRAL
In Great Mass Meeting Con-
denim Officials. Mission
Here Pleads for Wheat

Washington, Sept 17-Scandinavian
representative here-particularly the
Swedes-pleaded today that the new
prohibition on wheat export will bring
their nations to the brink of starva-
ton. The Swedes declared that their
nation will be the first to feel the
pinch of famine.
Under new regulations of the export
council, wheat, many chemicals and
forms of iron cannot be exported at all
except where used for war purposes,
or where needed commodities can be
obtained in exchange at once or in
few excepted cases where a small ex-
portation would not be detrimental to
the United States.
The pinch of this new rule is likely
10 swing Sweden away from her pro
German attitude more quickly than
anything else, authorities here believe.
The Swedish population,according to
Axel Robert Nordvall, delegate to the
United States, now gets only seven
ounces Of rye or wheat daily, the small
est ration in Europe.
"Sweden s grain crop this year,
he said, "will be only two thirds nor
NAL. We will need 100000 bushels
for bread and it is impossible to cut
our ration further -
The Swedish newspapers, foreseeing
famine. are now advocating cleanup
of the Swedish foreign office, which
PLAYED in with Germany as unneutral
mpsspnger
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Settling Disputes.

Petrograd, Sept. 17.-Having subdued
the armed dissension in its confines, the
provisional government moved rapidly
today in settlement of political disputes.
Formal proclamation of Russia as a
republic, as issued by Premier Kerensky
destroyed a growing propaganda trace
able to German agents that Kerensky
was planning a dictatorship. 1t was al
so warning, i'll the public s view to-
day, to any other leader who might as
pire, as Korniloff did, to such dicta-
torial powers, that the government was
solely a people s government
The constitutional convention, which
is to devise the machinery of fhe Rus
sian government, has already been call
cd for December IL. There were indica-
tions today, however, that long before
this time some sore Of a representative
Russian assembly would outline and
delegate powers to prevent any repeti-
tion of the misunderstanding which led
to the Korniloff revolt.
The Petrograd council of workmen
and soldiers formally recommended such
a representative assembly to be convok-
ed September 25 to set up definite
power to lead the country until the
constitutional convention shall decide
upon a complete system of government.
Cabinet Has Support.
In the meantime, Kerensky's re-or-
ganized cabinet appears likely to have
mere complete support from various
factions than the previous ministries
have been able to muster.
Evidence of the loyalty of the Rus
sian armies Is now overwhelming. Pre-
liminary reports from the commission
investigating Korniloff s revolt indicate
the rebellious troops were deceived into
belief they were marching against Ger
man plotters. General Kaledines is still
at large and at the head of a rebel
but his forces were not large
and his own troops-the Don Cassocks
insist they are loyal to Russia, appar-
emily being only desirous of saving their
commander from any punishment before
formally surrendering.
The socialist press today was unan-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
War Convention of
American Business

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 17.-One
of the most important business conven-
tions since America entered the war will
open here tomorrow. Representative
men from various sections were arriv-
ing today.
Held under the auspices of the cham
Der of commerce of the United States,
the "war convention of American bust
ness" will be addressed by Secretary
of War Baker, Secretary of Interior
Lane, Herbert G. Hoover, Lord North
eliffe, members Of the Council of Ma
tional Defense and many others engag-
ed in war work. Business problems grow
ing out of the war win be discussed in
detail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Another Example
of German ''Kultur''

Washington, Sept. l7.-Germany is
banding hundreds of allied prisoners
into "invalid commands, composed
of men "who have cheated the grave
yard. - These commands, according to
information reaching the state depart
ment today, are being assigned to hos.
pitfalls in the occupied portions of
France and left to die because the
German officials are afraid of the ef-
feet on their own people of the horri-
BILE sight these men present.
The news came to the department
from Russian prisoner of war recent
ly escaped through Belgium from north
ern France.
GA labor battalion on the western
front originally consisted of two thou
sand men, the Russian stated. "Ac-
cidents, exposure, unmerciful beatings
and death have reduced it to about five
hundred men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
SIX STOCKMEN KILLED
IN train COLLISION
Train Following Theirs Disre-
garded Warning Crashed
Into CabOOse

Aurora, ILL.,, Sept. 17.-Six persons
were killed and six injured early today
at Earlville, 80 miles west of here, when
two east bound stock trains came to-
gether in a rear end collision on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road.
The dead:
John Walker, age G5, Milo, Iowa.
j. M. Fuller, Charlton, Iowa.
w. D. Dixon, Hamilton, Iowa.
Otis MeCauley, Kellerton, Iowa.
William Foulks, Charlton, Iowa.
Thomas Bender, Fairfield, Iowa.
All of the injured, except one, were
stockmen. They were riding i'll day
coach at the rear of a stock train com
posed of 65 cars. 1t had stopped at Earl
vile because of repairs being made on
the track ahead.
A. G. Carlson, engineer of the rear
stock train, ignored warning signals sent
back, according to officials of the Bur
lington, and crashed into the rear end
of the waiting train, demolishing the
caboose and day coach, in which were
twenty stockmen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Submarines Have
Silver PeriscOpes

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 17-Sub-
marines with silver platedM periseopes
are now at work, passengers on an Am
crican liner in port here today declar-
ed. They asserted this plating mirror
ed the sea so perfectly that the peris,
copes were invisible. Off the Irish coast
tropedo was fired at this American
liner, but missed by fifty feet. Gunners
fire one shot at random, as no submar-
inc was visible.
Wireless warnings against U-boats off
the American coast were picked up by
this liner last Friday afternoon passen-
gers said. They declared the message
came from Cape Race, British sta
tion. No trace of the submarine report
ed as Smelling vessel off Nantucket
Friday morning had been found today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Socialist Secretary
Read Out Of Party

Portland. Or, Sept. 17.-Victor ].
MeCone, formerly state secretary Of
the socialist party in Oregon, who re-
signed last week because he believed
the socialist party as now constituted
was inimical to socialism as princl-
pie, and instead was an aid to the enc
my, was formally and riotously read
out of the party at meeting of the
state executive committee in AriOn hall
yesterday afternoon. He was expelled
on a charge of ''party treason.
Mr.. McUone's letter of resignation
was read at the meetink. 1t provoked
indignation among the members of the
executive committee, and after per-
iod of confusion, in which everybody
had "say,n it was decided to put
Mr.. MeCone on trial. The trial includ-
ed Mr.. McCone's pleading "guilty to
party treason" " which he accommodate
ingly did to "please the executive com
mittee.' - Mr.. McCone was asked TO
plead guilty "to party treason and
treason to the best interests of human
itv in this war. " The reference 10
81 best interests of humanity provok-
ed long and loud laughter at the gath,
ering, which apparently was divided
in sentiment.
parliamentary procedure suffered at
the hearing. Intermittently Mr.. Nc
Cone was charged with "lying' and
3" cowardice,' and it was charged that
he was in the employ of the govern
ment TO destroy the socialist party,
and that he had "sold out" for GER
tain promises.
Following the verdict expelling Mr..
MeCone, o. G. Johannaessen, a resi-
dent of Portland, who is youth about
q years old, was elected secretary TO
replace Mr.. MeCOne-
The executive committee did not,
however, pass "a motion offered by
some one sanetioning the raid on Mr..
MeCOue's s house when it was entered
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
new VOLCANO
ERUPTS NEAR
NOUNTLASSEN
New Crater Opens a Dozen
Miles South Of Old One
Near BrOkeOf Mountain
Eruption Lasted Two Hours
and Equaled Lassen's Best

Redding, Cal, Sept. ia new vol
canic vent, possibly new volcano, was
Uncovered in this vicinity today, when
q dense colmun of smoke began to is
sue from the hills ten miles south OF
Mount Lassen, California s volcano
Heretofore all the California volcanic
activities during the past three years
have been confined to Mount Lassen
itself.
The vent opened today is few miles
south and east of Brokeoff mountain,
which is eight miles south of Mount
Lassen. Observers declared that today IS
eruption, which continued for two hours,
was as large as any Mount Lassen ever
staged.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Hot Artillery Fire

Paris, Sept. 17.-German artillery fire
RACED into a erescendo of violence at
several sectors on the French front in
tbe Apremont forest last night, pre-
ceding a temporarily successful attack;
THO war office statement today said
tbe Apremont assault gained the enemy
a foothold, but that counter attacks "
French forces drove the Germans out
Another violent German surprise at
tack in the Vosges failed. In other sec
TORS the statement reported violent ar
tillery fire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Must Clean House

Stockholm. Sept 17.-Demand of the
Swedish people that their government
"take immediate measures to convince
the world that the Swedish people are
strictly neutral was voiced in mon
ster mass meeting here last night.
Not all the thousands in sympathy
with such a public move, were able to
press into auditorium where the meet
ing was held. The socialist minister,
Branting, addressed a great overflow
meeting in a field outside the city.
Numerous other scattered meetings to
protest against the course of the con
servative government in acting as Ger
many's messenger, were held through
ont the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
OFFERS TO ARBIE : TIE
EACH HAS STRSS ON IT
Some Seattle BuiIdt :. Con.
cede Mems Dema.mS---
Mediator Takes a Hand
x x x X X i: X x x ).
STORY OF STRIKE,

!; Twenty four thousand ship
Z builders in San Francisco, Oak
< land and Alameda shipyards
!: walk out.
( Twenty five unions involved.
< Government ship contracts in
< volving S150,000,O00 tied up.
!: One hundred and fifty plants
: of all sizes affected, including
+ laundries, garment factories and
< other small shops employing
( men affiliated with Iron Trades
!. Council.
+ Striking ironworkers parade
!; streets jeering strikebreaking
< street caf employees, precipitat-
< ing numerous riots in whic many
( are beaten.
< Unconfirmed report circulat-
( ed that Preside troops will be
( held in readiness to preserve
K order if needed.
/; Many streetcars demaged or
( wrecked.
!: Both sides remain firm, de-
( claring only government inter
: vention will end dispute and set
< tie strike, Governor. so far has
!; made no official move.
< Boilermakers union votes to
< remain on strike "until United
/; Railroads street car strike is set
!. tied.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
KERENSKY MAKES
| CONCESSIONS TO
Uni TE RUSSIANS
Takes Middle Of the Road
Policy To Get All Parties
Together
WORKING AGREEMENT
UNTIL AFTER ELECTION
Officers of Republic To Be
|. Elected In November, As
Senbly Meets Dec. II

(Written for the United Press)
New York, Sept. 17.-Premier Keren-
sky is compromising with the conflict
ing factions in Petrograd, until the first
elections of the new Russian republican
are held next November. 1t is new
role for the impetuous radical, but in
accepting it, Kerensky is showing high
er qualities of craftsmanship than he
has previously displayed.
To save Russia Kerensky must he
come the Russian Lloyd George. The
British premier s great quality has not
been the way in which he has directed
the war, but his success in uniting con
servatives, mOderates and radicals at
home. Kerensky, a radical like LLOYD
George, must bury his personal politics
for the rest Of the war as Lloyd George
has done or Russia IS dangers will be-
come unbearable.
Kerensky is now trying to do this
very thing. His first effort to effect
working agreement with the constr.
tutional democrats, who represent the
professional classes in Russia, has tenn
Porarlly failed because the extreme So
clalists would not work with the CON
stltutional democrats. But, while Ker-
ensky has been unable, for the present
to bring the moderates into his cabinet,
he has been strong enough to keep the
extremists out.
Takes Middle of Road.
A middle-of-the-road policy is now in
action in Petrograd for the purpose of
giving all factions time to accustom
themselves tc new conditions. 1t re-
quires violent readjustment for mod.
crates and extremists to work togeth-
er. England delayed in solving the prob
lem and France hasn t wholly solved it
yet.
1t is not surprising, therefore, that
the new non-partisan way of looking at
questions should require time to get into
action in Russia. But it is coming. AL
ready the necessity for it is recogniz-
ed by leading Russians, and the first
recognition bridges the most difficult
ground. The next step will be to paw
the road for compromise on domestic
questions by Russia s first republican
national assembly, scheduled to meet
December IL. The assembly IS response
to Kerensky's first address will be fate.
ful in Russia s history.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Made Successful Raids.

London, Sept. 17-English and Ocot-
tish regiments Rlast night carried out
successful raiding operations -east
Epehy, Field Marshal Haig reported TO-
day. = a. Arros-
Donoi railway and southeast of Cav
relle, he said, several Of the enemy wero
taken prisoners and two machlhe gun1
captured. Many Germans were kllleu.
Dugouts, trench mortars, emplacemehtss
and ammunition dumps were destroyed
with explosives. l..;,o
East of Ypres, Haig reported hostile
artillerving during the night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
General Alexief, the New
Chief, Discards Discredited
Commanders
MORALE OF TROOPS is
PRONOUNCED SPLENDID
Raids and Artillery Duels On
West Front Naval Planes
Make Raid

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE Russian
army is driving back toward Riga along
wide front. Within the last five days
it has advanced more than seven miles
the Russian embassy announced today.
The whole Russian military establish
ment is being reorganized under Gem
eral Alexieff and discredited command
ers are being ousted
First official cables from Petrograd
to the embassy received today were
most encouraging. They showed that
the Korniloff rebellion had been put
down without bloodshed, the morale Of
the troops sis splendid,' and the gov
ernment stronger than ever"
Official word that responsibility for
the Korniloff DETECTION has been fixed
upon his advisers instead of himself, is
regarded here as an indication that the
famous Cossack chief will not pay the
death penalty for his crime.
AS to the military situation, the en-
bassy issued the following:
"Happily the Korniloff movement
did not weaken us. Our front has suf-
fered no reverses, Troops are advancing
upon Riga. The morale of the army IS
splendid. In the past five days we have
advanced more than seven miles on the
Riga 'front.'"
Forced To Keep Big Army.
The cables say the Russians are fore
ing retention of more German troops
on the east front now than at any time
since the war began
The embassy issued the following
statement: :, =,
Confirmation that the Korniloff
movement had been liquidated was re-
ceived this morning Thus far there has
been no blood shed. The provisional
government is now stronger than ever
before.
"General Korniloff has been succeed
cd bv General Alexieff. Kerensky re-
mains commander in chief, but Alexieff
will practically have complete charge OF
all army movements.
Responsibility for the Kornilotf re.
volt has been fixed upon advisers OF
the general. The Cossack movement is
still unsettled but it is not regarded as
serious. -
ga series of new generals and SUD,
ordinate officers have been appointed
bv General Alexieff with the aim IN
view of re-establishing discipline. me
old commanders are discredited and It
has been decided to appoint an entirety
new force"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
Los ANGELES SELECTED

Los --ngeles, Cal, Sept. 17.-Los An
geles is one Of the sites tentatively
chosen for a great reconstruction mill
tary hospital for soldier wounded
brought from France, it was learned Of
ficially today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
(COntinued on page nx.1

by force Friday night by socialists
bent on obtaining records kept by Mr..
McCone. The motion was heard, but
failed of passage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
4 y x X x 4 * x 4 4 !. !.

San Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE most
serious strike in the history of the Pa
cific coast began here today.
Following the walkout of $4,000
members of unions affiliated with the
Iron Trades Council, which tied up ev-
cry shipbuilding plant in the San Fran
cisco bay cities, rioting broke out in
many parts of the city. Up to noon q
dozen cars of the United Railroads,
whose platform men have been on
S srike for month had been partially
wrecked Half a dozen street car
stri,ebreakers had been beaten, two
of them seriously. A bomb containing
dynamite caps was also exploded un-
der one street car in the Mission dis
trict, badly damaging it.
simultaneously with the walkout of
the ironworkers and other union men
employed by the Union Iron Works
here, ten thousand shipyard workers
went on strike in Oakland and Ala
media. Employees of the Standard Oil
company in Richmond were also re-
ported to be on the verge of a strike,
although this was denied by local
Standard Oil company officers
Government May Intervene
Government contracts involving ex-
penditures of $l50,000,000 are COM
pletely tied up by the strike. As a re-
suit, direct Intervention by the gov
erument is momentarily expected.
It is believed the federal shipping
board or the federal adjustment board
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17

Washington, Sept. 17-President vii
son was bacl. at his desk today to FIND
war work far advanced and congress
showing signs of early adjournment
After ten days rest, cruise on the
MayfIower and a visit with ColoneI
House, the president is feeling fit.
He let congressional leaders know to-
day that he wants action this session on
the soldiers and sailors insurance bill
and has other legislation pending which
might prevent adjournment early in
October.
With this knowledge, house and SEN
ate leaders requested prompt action in
pending measures. The $1,000, ,O00,O 900
bond bill went to conference today
Agreement or the war tax bill should
be reached late this week. The urgent
deficiency bill will pass the house today.
Both houses will get together quickly
on differences on trading with the en-
emy bill.
The senate Te-convcnes tomorrow to
take up the Webb export trading bill,
permitting American Industries to com
bine in other countries to compete with
te so-called government trusts" of
other nations, for trade.
The house committee investigating de-
fcctive munitions began hearings to-
day, calling in experts and chemists of
F1ankford arsenal.
A Big Problem.
One of the biggest jobs ahead of the
president this week is determination of
a fair retail price on bituminous and
coal. Schedules awaited his
return, His proclamation is expected
before October l. The president also
will pass ON accommodation for state
fuel administrators to work under Fed
eral Administrator Garfield.
A gross margin Of from $1.50 to So
per ton for retail coal dealers is under
stood to be favored by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield. This margin includes
the retailers overhead expenses, haul
ing charges and profit.
The consumer who carts away his own
coal probably will receive a slight re-
The federal trade commission, close
allied with Garfield in control over this
coal industry, has repeatedly held in
its anthracite retailing Investigations
that sE per ton is ordinarily an ample
gross margin. These investigations have
shown that many retailers earned salts
factory net profits on even smaller mar
gins
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-17
WILL LENR TO RUSSIA

Toxic, Sept. 17.--Japan has agreed
to loan Russia $50 100000 for use in
redemption of bonds and payment for