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Evening star., 1917-03-06
DEPARTMENT WORK
FOR LAST 4 YEARS
Accomplishments During First
Wilson Administration
Reviewed.
FORCE OF PRESIDENT SEEN

Accomplishments of the various de-
partments of the government during
the past four years largely reflected the
leadership of the men chosen to cabi-
net positions when President Wilson
first came into the White House, it is
generally felt by those able to look
back over administration after admin
istration and appraise the work of the
government departments as a whole.
ON the other hand, the accomplish
ments of the various big departments
of government have all been colored by
the forceful leadership of President
Wilson himself. and so integrated with
the usual routine business of Uncle
Sam, which goes on year after year in
much the same way, as administrations
come and go, that it is felt no easy
task to single out particular accom-
plishments of cabinet members, as re-
fiected through the government depart
ments of which they are heads.
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Other Exhibits Displayed.

A large screen of photographs and
diagrams, and two cases of instruments
illustrate the operations and observa-
tions of the astrophysical observatory,
which are devoted especially to in
vestigatihg the radiation of the sun
and other solar phenomena
The work of the bureau of American
ethnology in collecting and publishing
information relating to the activities.
customs. laws and physical character
istics Of the American Indian and the
aborigines of Hawaii is shown. This
bureau has also made many archeolog-
ical Investigations. and brought to-
gether extensive collections.
Three screens of photographs and
labels give those unable to visit the
Geological Park a general idea of the
extensive collections of animals and
birds, and grounds of this National
Park, which is located in the Rock
Creek valley, about two and one-half
miles to the northwest of the Smithson-
ian and Museum buildings on the Mall.
The international catalogue of scien-
tifc literature. of which the regional
bureau for the United States is located
in the Smithsonian. has on exhibition
a case Of annual publications compris-
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Under Secretary McAdoo.

During William G. McAdoo's incum-
bency of the Treasury portfolio the
federal reserve system has been Gre
ated, with results recognized every
where as of incalculable benefit to ma
tional finances The federal farm loan
board, as part of the Treasury De-
partment. is now organizing farm
loan banks
A pan-American financial conference
was held in Washington at the IN
stance of Secretary McAdoo. attended
by representatives of all the republics
of North, South and Central America.
The purpose was to promote trade re-
lations, and much progress has been
made in unifying laws and in other
ways Return visits were made by
groups of American business men, and
Secretary McAdoo himself paid a visit
to nearly all the interested republics;
revenues of the nation, the Treasury
Department, during this administra-
tion. has put into operation a new
tariff law and the income tax law and
many other internal revenue measures.
Evening star., 1917-03-06

Palm Beach & Miami, via Atlantic Coast
Line. Leave SIS pm. other all-steel
trains daily. 1906 New York. ave. NV
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Confronted by Mexican Situation.

When President Wilson took office
four years ago, a situation existed be-
yond the Mexican border that demand
ed at once the attention of the State,
War and Navy departments. The Die
tator Huerta, ruled in Mexico City,
while the forces of the revolution were
active just beyond the American line.
Virtually the entire strength of the
mobile army had been assembled near
the border by President Taft in order
that the instruments for Intervention
by force might be at hand should the
incoming President determine to en-
ploy that means of restoring peace
Since then the three departments nave
been engrossed continuously with great
problems. There has never been time
when war was not possibility and IL
has been only by the exercise of Dip
lomatic means to the fullest extent that
peace has been preserved.
The State Department has dealt with
situations in Mexico so grave that the
whole force of the National Guard was
required on the border to protect
American interests. That comparative
quiet now prevails below the line is de-
clared to be the result of patient ne
gotiation.
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Department of Justice

There have been two Attorney Gen
erals at the head of the Department of
Justice since the present admnistra-
ton has been in power James Clark
McReynolds was the first selection of
President Wilson. Upon his elevation
to the bench of the Supreme Court of
the United States Thomas Watt Greg
ory at the time an assistant attorney
general, was named as his successor
and has since been Attorney General
Probably the most difficult task that
has fallen to the Department of Justice
during this administration has been
under the neutrality laws involving
espionage of individuals suspected of
belligerent activities in the United
States. This espionage led to the
doors of diplomatic embassies. result
ing in the expulsion of Ambassador
Dumba as representative of Austria
and of Capt. Boy-Ed. military attache
of the German embassy, and also the
prosecution of several consuls of for
eign nations.
The prosecution of the antitrust laws
continued, but the department has
shown no disposition to De harsh with
big business" The administration OF
the white slave" law resulted in the
law being upheld in the Caminetti
case, the ruling of the Supreme Court
declaring that the law applies to per-
sonal escapades as well as to COM
mercial vice.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Caring for Belligerents' Interests.


While these great questions and those
arising from the blockade of German
coasts were pending, an entirely new
field of work opened before the State
Department in caring for the numer-
Gus interests of belligerent nations in
countries with which they were at war.
The years also recorded the resignation
of William ]. Bryan as Secretary OF
State and the appointment of Robert
Lansing to succeed him.
In the War and Navy departments also
the years have been busy. The out
standing feature of those branches or
the government was the launching by
President Wilson two years ago of his
national defense campaign, urging a
billion-dollar project upon Congress in
making the army and navy ready for
war. The plans were carried through
Congress on a wave of popular sentl-
ment that increased the navy proposals
over the departments recommends =
tions. The army plan was altered and
amended to such an extent, however,
that Lindley NJ. Garrison resigned as
Secretary of War and Newton D.
Baker succeeded him on the eve of the
mobilization of the National Guard for
border service.
Since then both army and navy plans
have been again extended; new types
of ships have been developed; far
reaching scheme for building up a
naval reserve has been devised and ap-
piled; the organization of the Navy
Department has been moderniZed and a
definite plan of co-ordinating the in
dustrial plant of the navy ashore has
been worked out. A government armor
plant has been authorized. also plant
to build navy shells. Millions have been
provided for new building facilities at
navy yards and the four years have
seen the cost of battleships rise from
100000 to s25.O00.000 and the ships
themselves increased more than so per
in ferb
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A large exhibition case shows the ac-
tivities of the institution in connection
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

could offend the American people in the pride of their own authority"
 Destruction was not by any means the sole interest of Koenig's energetic bureau It concerned itself also with spy enterprises To Koenig wrote Otto West, an American citizen and proprietor of the Hour Glass, at 303 Cor 363) Fifth avenue, recommending a relative of his who, according to his description, must be an interesting and somewhat formidable figure. MT. Vests description, somewhat curtailed, follows:
 He is a grandson of the late Ober- hofprediger Strauss, of Berlin; brother of the present Militar Oberpfarrer Strauss of Potsdam; nephew of the late Admiral von Schleinitz; the late Gen. von Mantey, etc. This gentleman changed his name some twenty odd years ago to an American name, and none of his associates suspect his Ger man birth or antecedents. He is an international journalist of great re- pute, for years at the head of a news paper organization in England. He has personal reason to be very bitter against England, because two years ago (this letter appears to have been written about June 1, 1915, which would make the date referred to the early summer of 1913) a certain at tack was made against him over com
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

such as has been described to you by the subscriber" and asks for the instructions
 The document is lettered at the foot, 70. R. to 7000," indicating that the secret agent known as 70. R." had transmitted it to von Papen.
 Now for the proof, direct and un- escapable. Check 146 on the Riggs National bank has been traced and added to the secret service collection. It is payable to Koenig an designed by von Papen. Therefore von Napan stands convicted, on the evidence of a report claimed as an official document by the Germans, of paying money to a plotter designing to blow up mer- chant ships sailing from the port of New York. The person who made this report is known to department of jus tice officials.
 Compare these documents with the following authorized statement from Berlin, transmitted by wireless for pub lication 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
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

embassy and the practical executive of its underground system. The docu- ment, as may be seen in the reproduc- tion, describes the subterfuges of XXX" (Koenig) 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 $50 to the unnamed per- son, under peculiar precautions, through Check No. 146 on the Riggs National Bank, Washington, dated July Is, payable to signed
 amount $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- ice of the Line" and made statement which is thus embodied in the XXX report.
 My name is -. I have an of- flee at the building, but I do not care to state my local address. I Intend to cause serious damage to ves- sells of the allies leaving ports of the United States by placing bombs, which l am making myself, on board. These bombs resemble ordinary Jumps of coal, and 1 am planning to have them concealed in the coal to be laden on steamers of the allies"
 Finally xxx states that 'the caller" brought with him a sample bomb,
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

merchant vessels on the high seas.
 Irish revolutionary plots against Great Britain.
 Fomenting ill-feeling against the United States in Mexico.
 Subornation of American writers and lecturers.
 Financing of propaganda.
 Maintenance. of spy system under the guise of commercial investiga tion bureau.
 Substituting of bureau for the pur- pose of stirring up labor troubles in munition plants
 The bomb industry and other re- lated activities.
 Perhaps the most Illuminating sin gle document in the collection is a let ter of July 20, 1915, here reproduced as 1t appeared upon the stationery of the Bureau of Investigation" This innocent, pretending agency was at the outset the secret service of the Ham, burg American Steamship Co. Under Paul koenig, it's manager, it became an adjunct to the German diplomatic secret service. XXX is the secret designation of Koenig, who is now un- der indictment on criminal charges in connection With his "diplomatic.. work, and is interned at Fort OgIe- thorpe. The person represented by the figures 1000" is Captain von Papen. former military attache of the German
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

Using. The other was a large safe, bearing the insignia of the German imperial government. To this office there came one morning in April, 1916. while von Igel was preparing a 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 German was large, powerful, and brave. With the aid of one associate he stubbornly fought the officers, striv- ing to rescue the papers, to close the safe, to get to the telephone and com municate with his superiors Revolv- CTS were drawn by the secret service men. They produced no effect upon the intrepid von Igel.
 This is German territory he shouted. Shoot me and you will bring on war"
 There was no shooting But after protracted struggle the defenders were overpowered and the papers seized. The German embassy at once entered its protest. These were official papers. They were sacrosanct. The diplomatic prerogative of a 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 50 Wall street were described in the contract as a private business office for the carrying on of advertising, and that von Igel had not been formally accredited as a, German representative. When the papers were examined by the department of jus tlce the reason for von IgePs deter mined fight became apparent. Here. in the form of letters, telegrams. nota- tons, checks, receipts, ledgers cash books, cipher codes lists of spies and other memoranda and records. were found indications-in some instances of the vaguest nature, in others of the most damning conclusiveness-th the German imperial government, through it's representatives in a then friendly nation, was concerned with
 Violation of the laws of the United States.
 Destruction of lives and property in
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

Within a few days German news paper published in this country em- ployed as the headline to an article dealing with a rumor of German American disaffection in this counthy the derisive legend, "Lieb' Washing ton, magst ruhig sein."
 This is. or course, a parody on the refrain of Die Yacht am Rhein," the German national hymn:
 Lieb' Vaterland, magst ruhig sein.' .''
 Loved fatherland be restful Cor undisturbed)."
 prehensible only to one who under stands the German mode of speech and thought.
 Of Itself the instance is slight. But It typifies certain important phase of the German propaganda which sub tly but consistently seeks to present Germany's course in America in the most favorable light. even to the ex- tent of defending the improper activi- ties of the Teutonic diplomatic repre- sentatives before their passports were given them. Because of this continu- ing propaganda certain documents in the possession of the department of justice now assume peculiar import ance. Tn that they prove undeniab bly 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 country whose enterprise did not fall short of projected wholesale de- struction of life and property.
 Such of these documents as were essential to legal proceedings brought against the Germans have been pub lished. Others are here made public for the first time. They form a curi- ous, if disjointed, chapter in the dip- lomatic history of the war.
 In the fall of 1914, when the German plots against Canada were fomenting in this country, there was established. at so Wall street, an advertising" office presided over by big, suave man of Teutonic aspect named Wolf von Igel. There were two peculiar fea- lures about this office One was that if was frequented during two. years of singularly quiet and unbusinesslike ex- istence chiefly by Germans who had nothing whatsoever to do with adver-
Arizona republican., 1917-09-23

merclal matters in Great Britain. and It was only by appealing to the United States department of state and a writ of habeas corpus before the Lord Chief Justice of England that he escaped successfully. He was in Ene iand and France at the outbreak of the war; he has access to the great sources of British and French official information. He wants to go across to Europe and serve secretly for Ger many"
 Or the completeness and skill. of Germanys spy system in this country. glimpse is afforded through the voluminous correspondence of Dr. Theo Otto of Allentown, Pa. pr Ottos special concern was to ascer tam the nature of the contracts for munitions and arms upon which the various factories in the neighborhood were engaged and report them to the German embassy. His work was such as to earn his special commendation TOT which he expresses himself in one of his letters as duly appreciative He was able, he states, 'in my capacity as a physician to establish relations With officials of almost all of the mn. nltions factories situated in this yicin- ity. Either Dr. Ottor substitutes fancy Tor tact or he was able to obtain curi- ously exact information in many in stances, such as the number of foreign government inspectors; the character callber, and quantity of guns ordered by foreign goYernments; and other valuable details. Of the Traylor En- gineering company of Allentown. he writes in April of last year:
 An English inspector is present in the department, and he most rigor- ously tests the work; but I was as- sured that he seemed to be incompe- tent, inasmuch as he had been repeat edly duped. Obviously the manage ment of the concern attaches import- ance to creating a belief that all nro. Jectiles being produced were intended for the United States government"
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
IBY H C. HAMILTON

UNITED Press Staff orrespondent-I
NEW YORK, May 29.-Benny
Leonard, as the lightweight cham-
pion, will defend his title some time
after Uncle Sam has finished lick
ing Germany This is the program
he laid down today after he had
sent Freddie Welsh Keeling into fisIic
oblivion last night. He will meet
Joe WEIGH in Philadelphia Monday
night, but plans to enlist in the army
Today and enter active service next
week.
Leonard's ascension to the throne
held so long by Welsh came after a
carefully planned and carefully
fought battle. Eager though he was
to send over the blow that would
end the dancing master type OF cham
pion, he went through the eight
rounds and half of fighting, cool
and calm, placing his blows where
they would do the most damage, and
only waiting for the inevitable time
the turtle shell of the Britisher would
drop long enough for the finish
Praise for Leonard, however, must
be only slightly stronger than for
Welsh. The old man Of the ring, IN
doubtedly realizing the end was in
sight, did everything he knew 10 pre-
vent the finish of his career as
leader of the lightweight division
There was no denying, however,
the cool, calm youth who stabbed and
crossed, always holding his right
hand in readiness.
The ninth round had been furiousIy
fast when Leonard started the whirl-
wind that brought the old champion
down. Crossing for the head, Welsh
started in to clinch. Using his right
hand almost for the first time in the
bout, Leonard crossed behind the
champions guard. Welsh ducked, but
he was too late. The smashing power
of the mauling fist caught him on
the temple Welsh's knees sagged, a
sorry smile struggled over his fea-
lures and he tried vainIy to stagger
Into a clinch. Leonard slipped away
and his left crushed square onto
Welsh's chin. Weaving family and
trying to hold up, Welsh sagged until
his knees touched the floor Referee
Mcfarland started to count and
Welsh arose. Again he went down
Dne hand clinging to the ropes. in
Leonard's corner. He arose. both
hands on the ropes, his head vnpro-
tected. A dozen times the failing
fists of the eager challenger crashed
into Welsh's chin. Gamely the Brit
Usher stood it. Mcfarland looked
appealingly into Welsh's corner, but
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
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Corn planting is all finished in this
neighborhood and the early corn has
been ploughed Prospects are good
for a big crop OF everything that has
been planted.
Mrs. Theo Sherrick visited her
mother in Keokuk Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Dora Raines has returned
from a weeks visit with her son IN
Harrington.
Mrs. Joe Cox is in Chicago for q
several weeks visit.
Mrs. Eliza Watts spent Wednesday
of last week in Pennington with
Mrs. Lloyd yonSeggen.
Mrs. Ed. Grant and daughters
I Bertha and Agnes, of Valley Junction,
are here visiting L. NJ. Grant and
other relatives
Mrs. Roy Beggs spent last Thurs
Belfast
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keck from
north of town were in Athens Satur-
day forenoon.
Jamss Palmer and family spent
Palmer and wife.
Court Springer has moved from the
Boone farm TO the Charles Batten
house here in town.
Mrs. Riley McCracken is very sick
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Grant of Don
nelson were in town last Sunday.
o. H Saltzgayer and Ed Parks
made a business trip to Argyle last
Wednesday.
VIII Sass, wife and sister Reka, of
Iowa City, were callers in Croton
Sunday
Mrs. Pliny Dunn and children left
Saturday evening for Keokuk and
Kahoka, 30, for few days visit.
James Roe made a business trip
to Reokuk one day last week.
The sermon to the Odd Fellows
and on patriotism 10 be preached by
Rev. Hawk, Sunday, June 3, will be
postponed on account of the Sunday
school convention 70 be held al EN-
bury church on that day.
The n e Ladies circle viii have
their next meeting at the church
Wednesday afternoon, June s. There
will be sewing and quilting and
lunch will be served. All are in
vited
Quite q good many from mere at
tended the birth of Nation" at
Pennington last week.
Joe Cox, Morris Springer and
steve Bryan notored to Keokuk Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. VIII Willis and brother Bert
ram. Of St Johns, Kansas, are com
ing this week for a visit with their
parents MI and Mrs. Sam Wells.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

coed to Moss Ridge cemetery and
decorate the graves of the deceased
soldiers buried there
1870 p. m.-All persons and organl-
cations expecting to be in line OF
march will assemble at the G.. A X.
hall at the court house. Line OF
march to be headed by Carthage
band.
Captain J. E. Helfrich, John Hell.
frich, Joe Joehansen will act as mar
shals of the day.
The following services will be held
at Carthage cemetery:
Music by band.
Invocation by Rev. w. F. Boyd.
G. A r. roll call of honor, by DR..
J. n. Markle.
Music by college quartette.
Decoration Day 1917" by DR.. F,
&c. Gates.
Music by band.
Tribute to the Fading. Ranks by
Rev. c., A Sundberg.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, by
Miss Mary Mcmillan.
Music by college giee club.
Address by DR.. H. p. Hoover.
Benediction by Rev. J. M. Jones.
Music by band.
A band concert will be given on
the square after the services at the
cemetery.
All business houses will be close
from / o'clock to 4 O'Clock p. m.
The Carthage Red Cross society
has received its official recognition
from the national board at Washing.
ton, D. c.
Mrs Margaret Ramsey and daugh.
ter Miss Katherine, who have been
spending the week in Quincy with
relatives, returned home Saturday
evening
Chas. Kimbrough accompanied q
shipment OF fifty-nine head of Hamo
shire hogs to Chicago last week, re