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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-29
BRING POTATOES TO
ALL CITY THEATRES
FOR BETHANY HOME

Friday and Saturday Of this week
have been designated as potato aays
for Bethany home. an institution in
whose welfare every citizen is OH
ought 20 be concerned. Bethany as IS
known is supported wholly through
voluntary contributions ITS chief
source of income is Tag day which is
held annually There are "a WAYS Two
score or more homeless children cared
Tor at Bethany. They receive train
ing equal 10 that given IN any respec-
table Christian home and are being
brought up 10 become useful members
Of society. whereas 5f they were per-
mitted to drift chances are that most of
them would become charges OF the
state
Potato day for Bethany was intro
duced last year If was such a sue
cess that ii has been decided 10 make
it an annual event A year ago enough
potatoes we're contributed 10 supply
the home through the winter. and with
prices as high as they are now this SIS
no small item I'D the expense account
of the Institution The plan is To have
containers al every theatre i'm the city
Friday and Saturday Of this week both
afternoons and evenings You are
urged to put few potatoes 3n your
pockets when Won leave home 10 attend
the show AS YOU pass i'm the main
entrance YOU wifi see q basket 10 re-
cezye your potatoes With each one
contributing It cam be seen how easily
q supply for Bethany VIII be obtained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-29
EXTEND TIME FOR
SENDING PARCELS
TO MEN AT FRONT

Information was received this morn
ing by Postmaster Simpson, that owing
10 the limited and irregular shipping
facilities available for handling the
large amount Of Christmas parcels for
the troops the war department has
consented to receive and deliver
through IFS channels Of communication
10 soldiers IN France, Christmas pack
ages for soldiers Up to 20 pounds in
weight when addressed as follows
Name Of soldier.
Unit IL which lie belongs.
Care of commanding general.
Port of embarkation. pier /,
Hob0ken New jersey
All parcel post matter addressed in
Eals manner must conform TO resuIa-
tons required by the p0stOiice depart
meuf. and Ia addition must be enclosed
ia wooden boxes the box o measure
not Ia exceed two cubic feet ia volume.
to be we'll strapped. and to have a
hinged or screw top TO facilitate open
ing and inspecting NO perishable food
products other than those enclosed in
cans or glass jars should be packed in
any such shipment such parcel post
matter should be marked Christmas
box and should reach tHe command
iaa general. Port OF Emba ~katiou- pier
Hobokeu n. j.. on or before Dec 3
The rate Of postage is IL cents "a
pound and all parcels must be pre-
scented for mailing at the main post
office
The limits of weight OF packages
sent direct through the mail service.
and not handled By the war depart
meut for delivery by the military au-
thoriHes. will be seven pounds on and
sf+a~ >.at- and necklaces handled In
Evening star., 1917-09-23
PRINCE RUPPRECHT WANTS
FIRsTU.S. OFFICER CAPTIVE

GENEVA, Switzerland, September -
Grown Prince Rupprecht OF Bavaria
commander of the German army on the
northern end of the western front. ac-
cording to a dispatch from Munich. has
issued an order that the first American
officer captured on his front shall be
taken Immediately to his headquarters.
Reports that the German military au-
thorities had offered a reward to the
first German capturing an American
soldier were denied on September 20 in
4 statement from the Wolff Bureau, the
official German news agency. The diary
of Prussian sergeant captured previ-
Gus to September Is mentioned that n
German general on the western front
had offered for the first American, dead
or alive 400 marks, two weeks leave
and the iron cross of the nrst class ~
a reward for his captor
Evening star., 1917-09-23
SEATTLE SHIPYARD TIE-UP
NEAR; NEGOTIATIONS FUTILE
Situation Complicated by Break Between
Master Builders and Carpenters
Francisco Settlement Proposed.

meeting of the Seattle building trades
council virtually instructed to demand
a general strike of the building trades.
The building trades council, repre-
senting twenty-three unions, with
about 10000 members. voted not to call
a general strike, but reattirmed its pre-
vious Stand-that no member of any
affiliated union should be permitted to
handle ten-hour lumber in any form or
to work with non-union carpenters.
This is the same stand taken by the
fifteen unions of the Seattle metal
trades council with respect to the re-
fusal of the shipwrights and allied
trades to handle ten-hour lumber in the
shipyards.
SAN FRANCISCO. September "a
Twenty five thousand striking IRON
workers and shipbuilders are willing
to return to work pending final set
Element of their wage differences II a
temporary wage agreement can be
reached. Attorney Gavin McNab, rep
resenting the United States shipping
board. telegraphed the board late today
McNab said a temporary agreement
had not yet been reached.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
ARGENTINE ULTlMATUM
A THREAT TO GERMANY
Tovard Behavior of Minister and New
Promises As to Shipping.
BY the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, September 22The Argentine government
has ultinatum Germany.
demands formal from the
German toward the behavior OF
er Count Lbg repetition of the promises made
respecting Argentine shipping connection with the Toro settle
The has received explanation from
Berlin since the Secretary of State
cep verbal from Baron Dem BusscheHadden
ausen of the German foreign Office made through
Berlin which Argentina
siders
Evening star., 1917-09-23
pr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SEATTLE, Wash, september
Complete cessation OF work III oea''i.
sbinvards is threatened on account Oh
the lack of success of negotiations IN
washington between representatives of
tho United States Shipping Board, en-
ployes and employers
Further complicatinS the SITUATION
came an open break today between the
Master Builders Association OF Seattle
and the Seattle District Council OF car
penters over the trade union ooscot' VI
hour labor. ,,o
Declaring the boycott TO nave
brought on sympathetic strike, IN
yio,ation of a working agreement
signed last May. the Builders Assocla.
t;on telegraphed the Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners of America, de-
mandinr that the carpenters refusing
to handle ten-hour lumber on contracts
he ordered back to work.
petaliatine. the carpenters district
council last night sent delegates 10
Evening star., 1917-09-23
PAN-GERMAMS PROPHESY
VICTORY WITHIN YEAR
(Cablesram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright, 1919

tCnbIegram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright, 1919
BERLIN. Friday. September 81. via
London, September 22.--Developments
here made it evident that the pan
German campaign has not been with
out effect on the German people,
great mass of whom is still convinced
that the Teutonic military power can
not be defeated by any combination of
powers After having made such
enormous sacrifices for three years,
this element would not hesitate to con-
tinue the war for another year. within
which pan-German victory Is prophe-
sled as absolutely certain.
Regarding the question of Belgium it
is safe to say that the view expressed
in official circles here Is, to use plain
words. that Germany is in possession
of Belgium, and it is the business of
her opponents to make it worth Ger
many's while to evacuate it. Therefore
the question of Belgium will not be
considered separately. hut only in con-
nection with all other factors that may
form basis for peace negotiations. {
Evening star., 1917-09-23
FARMERS FIX MILK
PRICE AT So CENTS
This Will Mean Is Cents a
Quart to Consumer,
Dealer Says.
INCREASE TO START OCT. |

Washington consumers will pay about
Is cents quart for milk this winter
beginning October l.
Representatives of the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Association
meeting in Washington yesterday, set a
price of 35 cents gallon wholesale
for 3h per cent milk. This means 31h
per cent of butter fat content, the mini
mum butter fat content at which milk
may be sold in the District.
Milk containing per cent butter fat
will sell for 5712 cents. Four cents is to
be added for each point" of additional
butter fat content over the 81 per cent
minimum, making Az per cent milk
sell for 80 cents.
Subcommittee Sets Price.
The 35 cent price was agreed upon
by a subcommittee of the executive
committee following a conference with
food administration officials, and with
Washington retailers. The subcommit-
tee is to report its finding to the exc
cutive committee, but it is expected
that it's report will be accepted
A retailer who attended the meeting
stated that Is cents was the minimum
at which he could sell milk at profit,
based on the new wholesale price. The
price agreed upon was for the winter
without the Limitation Of a month or
two months, which the producers had
been eXDected to make
A. ]. Esberg, milk expert of the food
administration, told the producers who
called on him earlier in the day. headed
by their president. D. A. Slaughter, that
any specific promises about future
prices for food. 1t was hoped they
would come down. But. he stated. the
producers are in as good a position at
this time to reckon this possibility as
the food administration.
Justice Department Agent Present.
A Department of Justice agent yes
terday attended the meeting of the pro-
ducers for the first time. This repre-
Joseph F. Kropidlowski, was
welcomed by the producers. After their
meeting an officer stated in this con-
nection:
We are doing nothing illegal in de-
termlnlng price at which We believe
mix can be sold at a reasonable profit,
Our price conclusions are not binding
we simply are trying to ascertain a
minimum cost of efficient production. to
which, in the present price, is added a
small profit, and some producers claim
there will be none at ALL
Last winter We were selling milk at
an actual loss before the winter was half
over" -'
Figures submitted by one producer
paced the cost of producing milk at 33la
cents gallon. another at 80 cents and
another put the cost, plus a 10 per cent
profit, at 35 cents.
The present wholesale price OF milk
Is "a cents, the price charged throughout
tne past winter. put 1t was stated many
producers recently have been payinr
more because Of the scarcity of milk at
any price.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Kaisers Agents Schen1ed Against This
Country When 1t Was Neutral
Government Evidence ShOWS
Murder of Non-Belligerent Nationals, Strikes,
Destruction of Munitions Plants FelU of
Insidi0us Activities Charged
AGAINST TeutOns

Upon the OF the DISCRIMINATING pile OF evidence to show
the eachng and nsdous ramhcation of German plottng
against the property and the life of neutral nationals
further disclosures made public last night the form OF an
Official expose issued by the committee public information OF
evidence possession OF the Department OF Justice OF pottng
against the laws and the security of the United States
the documents concerned the chapter made known
night have been published legal proceedings others
public for the first time They form dis
portion the annals of Germany ntrgues the United
States still maintained diplomatic relations with the
Moreover be remembered this only episode
the maze of plottines details of which still
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Statement Before Deputies.
The Argentine foreign minister made
statement in the chamber of deputies TO-
day regarding the situation and 1t was
understood that the radicals had prepared
A resolution which they intended L" nitro
du.,e. declaring q state of war already
exists with Gremany
The government is anxioasly awaiting
Rerlin's response before deciding on a
rupture Of relations or declaration Oh
war ard. according to the foreign office.
II the German governments reported ap-
preciation of Won Luxburg is confirmed
Argentina will consider it an insult and
declare war Immediately. II no conhrma-
tion of this report is forthcoming only a
rupture of relations is likely.
A declaration OF war would result in a
shake-up in the cabinet, several of the
Evening star., 1917-09-23

war exists although majority of the
ministers and the public generally are
willing to follow the government even
into war.
A great mass meeting was held today,
and there was a unanimous call for an
Immediate break with Germany.
The foreign minister told the depu-
ties that the Argentina government
was translating 400 kilograms sent by
the Sw edish legation. many Of which
were transmitted for the German le-
cation.
heated debate on the question OF
whether to declare war or only to
sever relations continued in the cham
Der until midnight. The discussion
was full of excitement Mt times and
two deputies challenged each other to
a duel.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
COST $50; SOLD FOR $4,000.
Barrel of German Red Dye Lay Hid.
den Three Yeorc

LINCOLN. n. H.. September pa
barrel Of German red dye hidden away in
d stockroom of local paper company
since its purchase three years ago for
$50. has been sold to New York con-
Germ for $1,000. it became known todav
The paper plant recently was sold and
the new owners found the dye and put
1t on the market. NA
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Silver Scarce in PHILIPPINES.

MANILA. Philippines, September %
Increased business in the Philippines
coupled with the rise in the price of sill.
yer, which has made bullion in peso wortf
Is per cent above par today. has causet
a scarcity Of silver coin. Chinese mer-
chants are discounting paper currency.
The Philippine government Is considerine
measures to prevent discounting and also
to remedy the coin shortage.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Senators Little Surprised.

Senators evinced little surprise and
regarded the evidence as but of a piece
with the we'll known record of the
German embassy for intrigue in Ameri-
can affairs.
senator Pittnan, member of the
foreign relations committee. who has
just returned to the Senate after a
weeks illness. expressed the views
shared by many Of his colleagues:
There should be nothing surprising
in this" he said. "It is but a part Of
the policy and practice of the German
embassy for two years prior to the
declaration of war"
The opinion was expressed about the
senate that the publication of this evil
dence and other of n like charac cter
known to be forthcoming, will have the
effect of clarifying the situation re-
garding the Bernstorff dispatch pub
llshed Friday. in which it was shown
that in January of this year he urged
his government TO authorize him To
spend up to $500 to influence Con
sress through the organization well
known to the foreign Office and which
had been used before.
1t is thought that there will be no
imputation upon Congress itself bv
inference from that dispatch-that is
to say that il seems quite apparent
from the character of the activities, as
disclosed by the letters and receipts,
that the $4,000 was destined to be ex-
pended in the same way. and not per-
sonally to influence legislators.
This was the opinion most generally
held even in the first flush of excite
ment over the publication of the Won
Bernstorf dispatch. and it has grown
constantly. 1t is unthinkable. from
many angles. that Won Bernstorff had
contemplated using the money directly.
for he was. through his long service
here, quite aware of the utter impos-
sibility of effecting results in any cor
rupt way, and would never have at
temDteG it.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Letter Illuminates Plot.

Perhaps the most illuminating single
document in the collection is a letter of
July 20, 1915. here reproduced as 1t aD-
peared upon the stationery of the "Bu-
reau of Investigation" This innocent.
pretending agency was at the outset
the secret service of the Hamburg
American Steamship Company Under
Paul Koenig. its manager. it became an
adjunct to the German diplomatic Sc
cret service. xxx" is the secret des-
fgnation of Koenig. who is now under
Indictments on criminal charges in con-
nection with his diplomatic" work,
and is interned at Fort Oglethorpe.
The person represented by the hgures
1000 is Capt. Won Papen. former mill
and the practical executive of its un-
derground system The document de-
scribes the subterfuges 'of Xxx
(Koenig) so that he might not be iden-
titled by the mysterious - when they
met xxx" states that money was to
be drawn for the payment of $50 to
the unnamed person. under peculiar
precautions. through Check No. 146 on
the Riggs National Bank. Washington:
dated July 16. payable to -. signed
-. amount $3.50. No reason was
given as to why the payment was
made" says the report.
Several days after the payment the
recipient called at the passenger Of
ment which is thus embodied in the
xxx report:
MY name is -. l have an Office at
the - building. but 1 do not care to
state my local address. l intend to
cause serious damage to vessels of the
allies leaving ports OF the United States
by placing bombs, which I am making
myself. on board. These bombs resem-
BILE ordinary Jumps of coal, and 1 am
planning to have them concealed In the
coal to be laden on steamers of the al
lies"
Finally xxx states that 1.-The caller
brought with him a sample bomb, such
as has been described to YOU by the
subscriber" and asks for the instruc-
tons.
Sent to Won Papen.
The document is lettered at the foot
%. +. to 70oo." indicating that the Sc
cret agent known as 90. r." had trans-
mitted IT to Won Papen.
Check 14s on the Riggs National Bank
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Caught Escaping Through Roof.

About 1870 am. the two officers who
were sitting outside the building. heard
a commotion, and running to the other
side saw the prisoner emerging from
the shingle roof. having torn a hole
where there had once been an opening
for a nue. but which had been patched
up Threatening him with q revolver
Deputy Boswell forced the man to get
back, into the building where he H.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Produces Photographic Evil
dence of Money Paid to For
eign-Language Papers.
REVELATIONS SHOW HOW
BERNST0RFF USED FUNDS
Other Exposures Coming Said to Re-
move All Suspicion Involving Mem
bers of Congress in Intrigues.

Another chapter in the sensation at
tending the Count Won Bernstorff revela-
tions was added yesterday when Sen
ator King of Utah presented in the
Senate Photographic copies Of CORE
spondence and of checks showing money
paid by the German embassy and by the
Austro Hungarian embassy to foreign
language newspapers in this country
and to the publication called Fair
Play
Payments to the Fair Play Publish
ing Company aggregated $1,000, made by
the German embassy and duly receipted
for by Marcus Braun and J. P. Bryan
Payments by the Austro- Hungarian en-
bassy were mainly to Polish and Ru-
maniaH newspapers.
Denounces Intrigues.
Senator King made an impressive
PREDATORY statement in presenting the
documents. in which he referred in bit
ter terms to the intrigue of the gov
ernments of Germany and Austria
sentiment here. but to embruil the
United States in war with other eoun-
tries.
He declared that it may yet be neces-
sary to recognize a state of war with
Austria Hungary, Turkey and other
allies of Germany. He asserted that
many more revelations will come Of the
intrigues and criminal conspiracies Of
Germany and Austria Hungary to en-
broil the United States with other ma
tlons. and that efforts already have
been made to stir up the people of
this country against Japan He
prophecied that the public would learn
Of the source of that activity.
senator King did not state where he
obtained the data presented to the SEN
ate. but vouched for its authenticity.
There were but few senator's in the
chamber when the matter came up. Just
before adjournment. but the photo
graphs had been shown to senators and
had been discussed freely in the cloak
rooms during the day.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Action to Be Determined This Week.

Whether Congress will take anv
further action in the case will be de-
cided this week. Yesterday every
leader of both parties in the Senate
and most OF the influential senators
were engaged in conference committee
work or hearings. and there was no
opportunity to consider a program for
future action. Senator Martin had
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Won Ige1 Case In 1914.
In the fall of 1914. when the German
plots against Canada were fomentlng
in this country, there was estabiisheo
at 60 Wall street an advertising
Office presided over by a big, suave
man Of Teutonic aspect named Wolf
Won Igel. There were two peculiar fea-
lures about this office. One was that
it was frequented during two years OF
singularly quiet and unbusinesslike ex-
istence chiefly by Germans who had
nothing whatsoever to do with adVer-
tising The other was large sa1e
bearing the insignia of the German
imperial government.
To this Office there came one morn
ing in April, 1916, while Won 1gel was
preparing a mass OF papers which he
had taken from the safe for transfer
to the Germany embassy In "ashlng
ton, four United States secret service
agents from the Department OF Justice.
who made their way past the guar
diana always on duty. put Won lgel un-
der arrest and undereou4Esa0seaso~
papers. The German was large, power
ful and brave With the aid of one as
socfate he stubbornly fought the Of
ficers. striving to rescue the papers. TO
close the safe, to get to the telephone
and communicate with his superiors.
Revolvers were drawn by the secret
service men. They produced no enect
upon the intrepid Won Igel.
This is German territory, he shout
ed, shoot me and you will bring on
war"
Defenders overpowered.
There was no shooting. but the de-
tenders were overpowered and the pa
pers siezed At once the German en-
bassy protested. The papers were de-
clared to be official. But it was point
ed out that Won 1gel had not been &C
credited as German representative
When the Department or Justice eX-
amined the papers the reason Ior Son
IgeIs resistance was apparent. They
Included letters. kilograms, cipher
codes. cash books. checks. receipts
ledgers, lists of spies and various other
records which were highly lllumlnat-
ing. They showed that the German I'M
perial government. through Its repre-
sentatives in a nation then friendly
was concerned with
Violation Of the laws of the United
Destruction Of lives and property
In merchant vessels ON the high seas.
Iriah revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
Fomentine i'll feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
Subornation Of American writer's
and lecturers.
Financing of propaganda.
Maintenance Of . SPY SYSTEM un-
der the guise Of . commercial IN
vestiEatiOn bureau.
SubsidixinS of bureau for the
purpose o fsfirring UP labor trOu-
bles In munition plants.
The bomb industry md other re-
lated activities.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Member Of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of all news credited
to II or not otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
An rights Of republication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Clears Members of Congress.

So the revelations of Senator King
and those known by senators which
are to follow are regarded as coming
at the psychological moment to clear
up the mystery of the 100000 and to
dissipate utterly any possible sueges-
tion that the money was put to any
purpose more ulterior than the one
thus disclosed
Secretary Lansing's statement yester-
day afternoon, exculpating Congress
from any suspicion. was pleasing to
senator's In that statement Secretary
Lansing said.
IF there is any misunderstanding, /
wish to say very emphatically 1 do not
see how the Bernstorff message in any
way reflects upon Congress or anv
member. Apparently it was the purpose
to employ agencies to influence them of
which they would have no knowledge
and in case they were Influenced would
be entirely innocent. | do not Nknow
what the organization was This ex-
pose is apropos of German methods Of
peace propaganda and there is no in
tention of casting suspicion on mem
hers of Congress"