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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

| still have for sale part Of
the stock mentioned in last
weeks issue, among which
are some 5 to 8 #. evergreen
trees root pruned last year
thus making them in good
shape for tranSplanting this
spring.
My everbearing strawber-
ry plants are we'll worth a
trial. Write or phone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

SAM ZARAHOW Of Potosi, is in the
field to buy Hides, Rags, Old Rub
Der Old Iron, or any other kind Of
junk you have to sell. Let him know
and he will call to see you. 4c2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

Our men clean up before they
leave. You LIGHT UP after
they leave.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

GEO. B. ENTSON-Attorney a 4
Law. Office OVER Peoples State Bank
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

BROWN, BRENNAN & GARTH EW-At.
tOrneys at Law. Office in Baxter Blk.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

FRANK G. MEY IIR-Lawyer Weber bldg
Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

You will be astOnished to find
with how little muss or fuss
| the work will be done.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Newspaper Comment Upon
Alleged German Plot Expose

New York, March New York ev
euing newspapers commented as follows
today on the revelation of German in
trigues in Mexico:
Sun: "To a German anything tina,
suits the German purposes is feasible
if not easy, excusable IL not virtuous
If the United States had to be 'strafed
as the slang of the war hath it, why
should not Mexico be the fitting in
trigue. We seriously doubt whether Mex
leo has become or ever could allow her
self to become catspaw of Germany tC
the extent indicated in Zimmerman ;.
note to Won Bemstorff. Even less PROB
able is the plan assigned to Japan IN
the huge dream.'
World: "They Congress- are ircar
ing the situation as they might treat a
bill to raise the first assistant postmas
ter generals salary or proposal to
build government hotels along the Pan
ANA canal. To force an extra session
Of congress, on the chance of possible
republican majority in the house, seems
to certain republican congressman much
more important than prompt defense OF
national rights. If lining up with the
pacifists looks like good politics. why
not2 If this is the best that represen-
tatiye government in the greatest de-
mocracy Of the world can do when it
comes to meeting foreign insult and ag.
gression, then representative govern
ment, as this country knows it, is a
peril. -
Kansas City Star: cat last the ma.
tion has no excuse for failing to under
stand the gravity of the international
crisis. This is no time to falter. 1t is
no time for party differences. 1t is no
time for divided counsels of any sort.
The one thing to do is to put every
possible weapon in the president 's
hands. He carries the flag"
st. Louis Star: "There should be no
surprise at the revelation of German
diplomacy in her effort to make an ally
Of Mexico and to sever Japan from the
entente alliance. All that is in strict
accord with European diplomacy. Such
efforts are going on all the time on
both sides. AS to Japan, such an act
Of monumental treaehery as sudden
changing of sides in the very midst Of
war would seem to be impossible
Cincinnati Post: "The German-Mex-
lean plot is another justification of
prompt action against Germany. Con-
gress should expedite the president s
program. Every hour that congress de.
lays giving the president full power to
enforce his pledge TO the limit, even to
the limit Of war with Germany, is an
evidence Of national Weakness
Cleveland Press: -Four separate and
distinct times within few weeks Ger
many has declared war on the Unitcd
States. Confronted with this series of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Stats Zeitullg
Condemns Germany

Chicago, March 2--The alleged Zim-
norman note, attempting to involve
Japan and Mexico in plot against the
United States is frowned upon by the
Illinois Staatz Zeitung, in an editorial
printed today. Doubt, however, is ex-
pressed as to the authenticity of the
documents attributed to Foreign Min
lister Zimmerman. This newspaper un-
equivocally condemns entangling al
liances" between the United States and
any foreign nation and therefore con-
demns every proposal Of an entangling
alliance between Mexico and any for
eign nation, the editorial says:
:" Germany is fighting for her ma
tional existence but that
will not be sufficient to persuade Am
orleans that Germany is justified in
proposing an alliance with Mexico to
the injury of the United States. ="
1t would be regrettable that Germany
should at any time propose an fof.
fensive alliance to Mexico and that the
fact that the German people are hun
CRY will not be considered good
enough excuse for overlooking the af-
front to the United States contained in
the alleged Zimmerman note to Mex
ieo."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
By Robert J. Bender

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Mar. 2.-Millions of
dollars have been sent to the Carranza
government of Mexico recently by Ger
mans in the United tSates, it was
learned on high government authority
today. Some of these millions were in
the form of personal gifts to Mex
leo. Other millions went into the pur.
chase ON smcter plants wherever avail
able to Carranza S republic.
The money was sent in spite of
warning by the United States that
such loans would not have the sup.
port of this government, unless all de.
tails of the arrangements between the
loaning parties and Carranza met with
the approval of Washington.
This was one of the countless devel.
opments which began coming TO light
today following discovery by President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing of a
carefully planned plot to unite Mexico
and Japan with the imperial German
government in war on the United
States.
1t was definitely established today
that all instructions to German consuls
IN the United States were sent to Won
BernstoTf at the same time as the
Zimmerman letter.
The instructions covered the handl.
ing of business and desired further dis
mantling of German ships in American
harbors in event Of bread in relations.
They covered also the matter of in
structions to be left by consuls with
special agents when the consuls left
this country.
The scope of the orders to the con-
suls is understood to be broad and in
many respects startling, All 90 to
show, it is officially declared that
while at peace with this government,
Germany was constantly plotting hos
tile acts in hundreds of forms against
the United States.
The United Press is ready to make
other equally startling disclosures Gin
proper time.
1t is known, however, that evidence
of established German propaganda had
been found in the revolutions both in
Cuba and Costa Rica.
Within the last few weeks President
Gonzales of Costa Rica has conferred
with Secretary Lansing and President
Wilson regarding the situation in his
country, now ruled by de, facto head
with Gonzales temporarily in exile.
Shortly after Gonzales meeting with
officials here, it was pointed out the
state department announced the defac
to government of Costa Rica would not
be recognized by the United States.
Immediately afterward the de facto
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02

events the congress hcsitatcs about Civ
ing the president the authority he asks
Ii there are too many such delays the
result will be disastrous.
| indianapolis News: "We hope that
the pacifists will now realize that the
time has at last come Cor action and
that they will abandon their foolish eff.
forts, which, if they should succeed,
would make this nation vassal of Ger.
many and put the stamp of approval O.
the Berlin conspiracy"
| Chicago Journal: "The kaiser s plot
to embroil the United States with Japan
and Mexico surprises no one who knows
the history Of the kaiser's family.
BY force and fraud, by arms
and intrigue, with treachery that a Mo
hawk would roprobatc and courage that
a Sparten would admire, the Hohen-
zollers have worked their way up from
a fourth class principality to a position
/ from which they grasped at and all but
clutehed the mastery Of the earth. The
present kaiser has earned the hatred
of all mankind. There can be no peace
anywhere upon the planet until this
family of human panthers is put
down.
Chicago Daily News: Herr thinner
man IS drumming up armed enemies of
this nation wherever he thinks they may
be found. The questions which
Americans must face is a question Of
national safety. The pacifist congress
is trying to stop an avalanche
which has already fallen. 1t is fooling
with a inado1 ,r,,,, ,,nda. flo III. -
tense that the gun is not loaded The
American nation must meet the situa-
tion with a firm alliance with the ma.
tions which are resisting in arms the
same great menace.
The Minneapolis Journal: "The
revelation will sweep away the last rem
nant of reluctance in congress. II was
necessary to shake the sincere pacifists
out of their dry dreams into realiza-
tion of what America is really facing
and to confront the pro-German
pacifists with indubitable evidence. The
wonder is that the president has been
able to act with such deliberate pa
tience. The country Is in no mood to
tolerate any more LaFolletting. The
president must be fully armed without
further ado"
Minneapolis Daily News: President
Wilson could easily have used the Ger
man Mexican note to inflame the people
to war pitch. Instead, he has deprived
Carranza Of any plausible pretext for
war. The president has again demon
strated that if war comes it win be un-
der conditions to which the most pro.
found pacifists could not object. The
only way for congress to prove that it is
not composed of piffling, patriotism,
politician is TO grant the president the
power he e@ks and then go home"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Germans in America Supplied
Coin For Mexican Troubles

that he. did not need or care for tn,
support Of the United States.
Officials here intimate strongly the
head of that Latin-American republic
is probably otherwise cared for.
Evidence OF Teutonic propaganda
work in other Latin-American coun
tries is also being carefully investi.
gated.
In this connection some concern is
ielt here over restlessness that has
sprung up in Colombia because of the
Indefinite postponement of the Colom-
bian- American treaty. This is believ-
ed to have moved President Wilson in
recently urging action on the treaty.
Senator Stone, chairman of the for
eiign relations committee, will rush ac-
tion on the treaty during the extra
session after March 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
PRESIDENT WILL
Be GRANTED ALL
POWER HE asked
Armed Neutrality Bill After
Patriotic Speeches Passed
by House
GERMAN PLOTS BREAK
DOWN ALL OPPOSITION
Lansing's Statement Govern
ment Had Convincing
Evidence Ends It

Washington, March 2-The senate
will vote late today on President Will
son = request for power and approval
to use guns and gunners and "other
instcumentalities" to protect American
meschNnt ships and American lives to
handle the international situation.
BY a vote that presaged speedy pass
age of the authority granting resolution,
the senate today decided to begin con-
sidecation oil it about clock, as soon
as the half billion dollar navy bill is
out Of the way.
There will be some debate-anywhere
from to 6 or hor-s-but the resolu-
tioa. which the president approves, is
fully expected to be put through.
The house resolution, passed last
night, but which eliminated the phrase
other instrumentalities, " will, in all
Likelihood, be shelved and the senate
resolution sent back as substitute.
The house finally is expected to put
it through, leaving it up to the presi-
dent to make it law by signing it.
To Arm Ships at Once.
Immediately the president signs the
''iEt nv - tAPtCtCu W lSSllc an cASCulINt 4
order which will place guns on merchant
ships flying the American flag.
Armed with guns of 3 to inch cali.
bre, depending upon the size of the
ships, furnished the government ami
munition and manned by naval or ex.
naval gunners, these ships will be sent
out under the American flag and hos
tile attack upon them will be consid-
cred by the United States government
as an act of war and dealt with accord
ingly.
What further steps will be taken have
not been divulged by the administra-
tiou. The most pressing need, it is felt,
is to show Germany that she cannot
drive American commerce from the seas
by submarine blockade.
1t was stated authoritatively today
that the navy department has guns at
the Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston and
Norfolk navy yards, with stores of am
munition, ready to be utilized at once
for arming American ships. 1t is plan
ned first to ann four ships of the Am
erican line since President Franklin
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
To Teach the Virtues
by Series Of Stories

Honesty, truthfulness. cleanliness
obedience, respect, courtesy, patriotism
kindness, industry and punetuality are
; he 10 cardinal virtues that 1000 school
% hers in the state of Oregon feel are
O 9st important, according to an OF.
I. .anvass of the schools by State
Sup q. dent of Instruction Churchill,
the re. q which hive just been com.
pleted
And an, u sese virtues patience,
long honoreo -, : of the greatest. is
not listed. is il patience has ceased
to be virtue in these fast daysY
The order of preference of the virtues
are given according to the number of
votes they received from the teach
ers.
SIN order that these virtues might
be taught in manner that will appeal
to the child an outline is being pre-.
pared, classified so that it will give
each grade in the public schools a list
of stories which will illustrate the
value of each Of these virtues,'' saws a
statement issued from the superintend.
ent s office.
'These stories win be used as sup.
Elementary reading lessons. They will
be chosen from the best writer's and
with course of reading arranged in
this way there would be direct pur.
pose in the years work
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02

First.-The territory of the United
States to be divided according to
population into as many districts as
there are regiments of regular infantry
and field artillery, exclusive of those
serving abroad.
Second.-Each regular regiment of
infantry, cavalry and field artillery to
be transported to a selected training
! center in district and there, under
direction of its colonel, train four other
regiments Of its arm, at the same time
being itself filled to war strength.
Third.--for this training the colonel
would use all Of his trained officers,
noncommissioned officers and other
enlisted men to the best advantage.
Fourth At each training place
would be gathered the recruits from
the district, and wooden cantonments
would be erected for their shelter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Mexican Officers In II.

I
| New York, March 2.-Luis Cabrera.
minister of finance in General Carran-
za's government; General Obrecon.
Carranza's minister of war: the late
V1etoriano Huerta, former dictator Of
Mexico, and others were named TODAY
by various stories of German intrigue
in connection with plot to foment re-
volts and mti-American outbreaks in
Mexico.
The New York police and agents of
the United States department of nus
Iticc are said to have word Of German
operations as long ago as last june,
when Investigations Of wire tapping in
New York by the police department
are said TO have stopped efforts tn run
down the conspiracy.
Police officials are said TO have oh
tanned information through listening TO
telephone conversations, Of meetings by
conspirators.
The story of German intrigue MS told
here involved the deposition of Car
rama and the substitution of General
Obregon, Cabrera, or some other Me.d-
can who had a following. The reeog-
milton Of the Carranza government, It
is said by the United States, stopped
the plans. Propagandists also are said
to have been responsible for stories that
General Carranza had forced American
troops to evaeuate Vera Crnz.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
ZIMMERMAN SAYS
GERMANY CANNOT
CHANGE WARFARE
Sincere Offer Of Peace Was
Met Only With Jeers
by Allies
GERMANY THUS FORCED
TO USE HER BEST WEAPON
Peace With America Desired
But We Cannot Disarm
to Retain It

Berlin, via Sayville wireless, March 9
Official text of Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman s remarks before the reich
stag Wednesday concerning Germany Is
negotiations with America and Den
mark was issued by the press bureau TO.
day. The statement follows:
sIndeed there have been negotiations
between us and Denmark, - he said
They were known prematurely by the
leak in the Danish press. About the
exact contents, / cannot communlvu,e q
anything at all, but / can say that the
agreement-if it is carried out at all
according to the unanimous opinion of
all departments concerned, completely
takes consideration of our economic and
military interests. There is no fear.
therefore, necessarily, that these agree.
ments may make hole in our barred
zone against England.
In the affair of our negotiations
which were with the United States the
underlying facts were these.
con February s we received by the
good offices of the Swiss federated
council, telegram from the Swiss min.
lister at Washington who after the break
in relations represented our interests.
The telegram was as follows:
:" In America desire exists to avoid
war If the German government would
now incline to negotiate with the Unit
ed States about the blockade, then the
Swiss minister would be gladly willing
to take further care of this affair."
San speakers yesterday declared that
the breaking off of relations with the
United States was regrettable. No doubt
it would be still more regrettable if
there would be war with the United
States. Between both countries there
exists the old friendly relations. There
Is no political antagonism between
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
TURKS ARE IN FLIGHT
AND UTTERLY ROUTED
Hand to Hand Fighting Is
Feature of Contest On
Western Front

Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Mar. 2.
Hand to hand fighting featured a
German repulse of British attacks on
trenches east and southeast of Souchez
today's official statement asserted.
Between Ypres and Arras, the war
office said several reeonnoitering ad-
vances of the enemy were without re-
suit
In the hand to hand fighting around
Souchez, twenty prisoners and one ma
chine gun We're taken.
" In the sector, the statement con.
tinued, there were repeated clashes
in the forefield of our positions. There
and during the cleaning of English
positions near Sally 80 prisoners and
three machine guns were brought in
'On the western front, west and
south of Riga and between Miadziol
and the Narcoz Lakes and Shtshara
and the upper Sereth there was tenn
porary increase in fighting activity,
the statement said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
WHAT THE DAY SHOWS

4 Government learns millions
4 have been "loaned" to Carran-
X "a by German sources in this
< country.
4 Government working on Cub
( an and Costa Rican angles to
< German plot.
( Congress expected to act
< quickly ON armed neutrality
< measures.
+ Secretary Lansing in reply
< to senate request and on vii
< sons orders sent senate state
( ment that Zimmerman's Mex
< ican-Japanese plot letter was
+ authentic.
( House passed armed neutral
ity bill with only 10 oppos-
< ing.
Congress plans to substitute
( stronger senate measures for il.
( President ready to sign it as
< soon as it passes and then to
act promptly in arming Ameri-
can vessels.
Filibuster apparently vanish
ed, senate proceeds with naval
appropriation bill.
Government learns Amhassad-
or Bernstorff gave instructions
to German consuls in United
( states at time of Zimmerman
letter, covering dismantling of
German interned vessels and
other business.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
British Barge CalgOrn Castle
Sunk by Torpedo Without
Warming
TRITONIAN ALSO SENT
DOWN, NO AID OFFERED
The Only American On Latter
Was Saved---One Boat
Still Missing

Washington, March 2.-An Official
dispatch tending to confirm that two
AMERICANS were lost in the torpedoing
of the British barge Calgorn Castle.
Buenos Aires for Queenstown, reached
the state department. today.
Another message told of the unwarn-
ed torpedoing of the Donaldson liner
Trationian, Halifax for Liverpool, IN a
night attack but reported the one Amer
lean aboard was saved.
The first message from Frost said:
British bark Galgorn Castle, Queens.
town from Buenos Aires, with maize, at
tackled by submarine 4:30 D. M, Feb
ruary 81, "A miles west southwest of
Bull Rock -Four Americans. Two miss
ing believed lost, William Jackson, 10
Beech street, New York, aged 10; David
Walker, negro, Green county, Virginia,
aged about 30 years. Americans sayed,
Henry Merritt, Beaver Falls, Pa, and
Harry Richardson, 60 Hanover street,
Boston. Both white. All Americans
able seamen.'
The second message telling in graphic
manner how the Tritonian was attacked
by a submarine, which the crew never
saw, sand:
" A Donaldson freight liner Tritonion,
2,S46 tons, Halifax to Liverpool, with
general cargo and horses, terpedoed
without warning 1875 p. M, so miles
west of Dingle, February &c.
1.-TWO men missing from crew of 60
Sole American, John Murphy, fourth
engineer, saved.
Weather heavy, westerly SWELL
dense darkness. Light southeast breeze,
no light showing. Master saw torpedo
ship, striking starboard
how, Ship abandoned 30 minutes, but
dd not sink. Boats stood by until adj
miralty patrol arrived a. m, towed her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Turks Are Routed

London, Mar. 2.-Thc Turkish re-
treat from Kut- El-Amara has become a
great rout, according to Official dis.
patches from the Mesopotamian front
today.
Pursuit is being continued by the
victorious British forces out of Kut.
The statement said the Turks in great
confusion, had passed through Azizi-
yah on Tuesday and that since Feb
ruary %, 1890 Turks has been taken
prisoners by the British.
'Since February % we have captur.
ed 2S guns 10 trench mortars, IL ma
chine guns, three Turkish ships. two
tugs, ten barges, thirty pontoons, in ad-
dition to the recapture of our gunboat
FREELY, the statement said.
Sank Submarine
New Orleans, La, Mar 2.-Officers
of the steamship Knight Companion,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
KAISER HAS A COLD

Amsterdam, March 2.-Kaiser
William is confined TO his room
with severe chill, Berlin dis
patches reported today. His
physicians are not apprehensiye
over his condition but are insist
ing on all precautions.
The kaiser is receiving minis
ters in his apartments and com
munieating daily with headquar-
ters despite his illness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
STOLE HER FINGER

Los Angeles, Cal, March o..
The police are today making an
unusually thorough search for
daring thief, who, after seeing
Mrs. Philip Laber, wife of
Spokane capitalist, had her
finger ground off in collision
between q street ear an autom0-
bile last night, hurriedly picked
up the dismembered digit and
left. The finger was found q
block away, minus the $500 ring
on it when it was severed.
Mrs. I4aber was in the autOmo.
bile which crashed into the side
of a street ear.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
DISTRICT TO BE DRY

Washington, March 2rPresident Viii
son will sign the District of Columbia
prohibition bill, it was learned today.
He will land the knockout to liquor
tomorrow or Sunday.