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The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
AUSTRIA BETRAYED CONFIDENCE.

question is asked What good will
be an investigation? Administration
officials apparently will fight any
probe. They believe that it will brook
no good for this country to give Ger
many the satisfaction of believing that
she has precipitated a wide scandal
in Congress. They are supported in
this by others who believe it will
not be the proper thing for the State
Department to be put in the position
of being required to furnish to Con-
gress its sources of information. II
must necessarily result, they contend,
in fight between Congressional in
vestigators and the State Department
over secrets that should be retained
In the archives of the Department.
Not to Heed Lansing.
Nevertheless, whether the State De-
partment likes it or not-and Secre-
tary Lansing indicated plainly that
ne does not-members of Congress
said yesterday that they were going
TO probe the scandal to the bottom.
III they are not able to get the infor-
nation they desire. to make their in
quiries thorough IN any other man.
ner' they say they probably will re-
quest the State Department and the
department of Justice to produce any
German propaganda evidence they
may have been working on.
Possibly perturbed by the storm
OF Indignation aroused by his Bern
storn announcement of Friday, Sec
retary Lansing yesterday sent the
Following message to Chairman Flood,
OF the House Committee on Foreign
Relations:
II there is any m,su~ -rstanding.
L wish to say very emp . ically 1 do
not see how the BernstUIa message
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The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
FIRE in GARY, IND.

Gary. Ind, Sept. "a fire in the
reserve coal yards of the Michigan
Central Railroad near here threaten
ed to destroy 10000 tons of coal last
night. but fire engines from this city.
Hammond and Michigan City brought
the flames under control early today.
The amount of coal destroyed could
not be estimated
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
Mayor Mitchell Requests
Recount of Ballots

New York, Sept. 22.-Mayor Nit
chel tonight obtained Supreme Court
order for a recount of the ballots
cast in Wednesdays primary cleo
tion. He declared it was his duty to
test the charge of fraud by his op-
ponent. William NJ. Bennett. The
order is returnable Monday.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
Senator King startIes.


Senator King, of Utah, fired the
firss big shot of the day. While many
members of Congress were calling for
an Investigation. and others were as
sert.rg that this was the worst OF
al the German intrigues. he read let
tie 5 and documents to show that the
Aus rc-Hulgar.an Embassy, even
while at peace with this country. was
suosidizing foreign-language newspa-
pcrs here during the spring of 1876
1915 in an endeavor to influence pub
Ii sentimsnt in favor of Austria and
against this country.
Because of this attitude Of Austria
ard because OF her conduct in the
present war. Senator King bodily ad-
yised that the United States should
st once declare war on the dual mon
arcly.
Whether there will be a Congress
81 nal investigation Of the Bernstorff
5000 slush fund remained the big
question in Congressional circles last
night. opinion and the demands made
in the Capitol are that there must be
ore. At the other end of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. where the administra-
items mind is reflected. there is a
d. c.dzd conviction that there shall be
no investigation.
Congressmen Favor Inquiry.
Members Of Congress say that an
inquiry IL required TO clear the good
name of the legislative body; yet some
of them are already making unau-
thenticated declarations that they
know of members Of Congress who
have been approached; that private
citizens have been arrested for re-
peatinS statements made by Senators
and Representatives on the floor.
But up around the State Depart
ment and the White House. the broad
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
A Newspaper Scoop

Which Is recalled after a quarter
Of a century,
Writer. who had been branded a
''fakir," is now vindicated and is
writing daily articles for The
Washington Herald. Read the story
In tomorrow Herald.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23

Asks Huns to Disarm.
These views were ELECTED from
the Cardinal in reply to questions
regarding a significant article in
The Milan Italia. In 1t the Vatican
is represented as aiming at making
Prusian militarism a thing of the
past by including in the peace treaty
a clause for lasting disarmament by
Germany, such disarmament. of
course, TO be asked of all other bel
ligerents as well.
The second Rome dispatch quotes
the semi-official Corriere D'Italia a.
interpreting the Pope's peace aims
in a maner entirely favorable to the
expressed terms of the Entente AL
lies. The paper says the Pontiff de-
sires:
Restoration of Belgium to COM
plete independence and restitution
for occupied territories.
Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to
France.
Italy to obtain all irridentist
lands.
A free Poland and a free Armenia.
International compromise on the
Balkan problems.
Replies are Delayed.
The German and Austria Hungarian
replies have not yet reached the Vat
lean and are not expected to arrive
at Rome until Wednesday, advices
from the Italian Capital state.
Characteristic British press excerpts
on the two documents follow:
Evening Star.-"The word 'repara-
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
With Drawn Pistols U.S..
Agents Round Up Plotter
Declare Notorious" American Truth So
clety Is "lndirectly" Linked with Ger
man Plot---Foment Uprisinss
Against This Country.

That Prussian system organized the United State.
cripple and destroy muntion plants and great ,sarLim. d
and that Hun poters began the troubles between this country and
Mexico proved beyond doubt by letters and documents official
and private the hands of government officials and mad.
public tor the hst time late last night by Committee on Public
Information.
Connection between the Kaiser and the Irish revoIao,;
and between the German Emperor and the dou undehanded
san pOte America proved by the amazing narrative of
damnabe Hun spying and plotting given the American public
HUN SOCIETIES INVOLVED.
lnerimnatng GemanAmecans of nationwide promiD.n. and
herman societies OF unblemhed repue me of International
Underground diplomacy the story. written through the efforts Of
United States Secret Service men, is cIassed bv government
ties as the most important revelation its kind made since the M
larahon of the world in August 1914
The narrative unOded by the committee late las, NIGH, J
a follows: e ~
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=, ton still sticks in the Kaie2r's throat
and he wont utter it yet. llelgium
isn't mentioned in either reply. The
allies of course, will totally refuse
TO regard this as a satisfactory basis
of negotiations"
Post.-'From the author of the his
toric ultimatum to Serbia the profess
sion that Austria is fighting only for
international arbitration, disarmament
and freedom of the seas, is indeed sig
nficant"
Allies VIII Stand Pat.
Daily Mail.-"The allies peace con-
ditions stand on record. Germany has
not as yet the slightest intention of
accepting them. From them the al
lies will never recede."
Graphic-"The real hope of the
allies does not lie in a divided Ger
many nor I'm Papal notes. but in re-
lentless blows on the German
armies such as Sir Douglas Haig
has just delivered"
Chronicle - sincerity breathes
through every word of this remark
able utterance (The Austrian en-
peror's reply). Emperor Charles
has always spoken in a different
temper and with a different accent
from the violence and harshness of
Berlin"
Daily News-"The Austrian EN-
peror declares very justly that the
whole world longs for peace. In
less the world is swept clean from
such diplomacy as that which the
Kaiser has just approved and hon.
ored, what is the good of talking
peace at all?"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
World Awaiting Action
On Spy Plot Revelation
Congressional Bodies and State Depart.
ment Clash Over Course to Be Pur-
sued in Ferreting Out of Bern
storff's Web of Deceit.

-
Exposure of Count Beinstor $4,000 uh fund produced
yesterday these outstanding developments:
Approximately seveny-6ve per of Congress wants an
investigation of the charges that members were
approached by German popagandists
The State Department and other officials op-
investigation They believe there nothing be gained
that such would give Germany the impression that grave
scandal had been started which dsrupdng the nation.
AUSTRIA BETRAYED CONFIDENCE
3. Senator King read letters the Senate showing that Austria
while at with this country had paid money
the good work of the allies. He said this country should now
declare Austria.
t. Senator Oerman. chairman of the Lobby Committee declared
that he wanted to investigation there anything
hang
s. Representative Flood chairman the Foreign Affairs Com
mitee asserted that investigation practically CERTAIN
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
Hun Reply Condemned,
Peace Terms InSincere
Enelish Press and Public Universal in
Expressions of Distrust Over Ger
many's Motives. Look with More
Favor on Austrian Answer.
tBy International News SerHiceo

London Sept 22-Kaisers hypoctcal captraP is the way
the Evening News heads Gmany reply the Pope
peace proposals. Pesal of the leading newspapers shows that this
fairly reflects the of the British anc
public Organs all political shades point out that the Berlin note
brings peace step
The reception of the Austrian reply markedly mider There
indeed noticeable inclination Austaungay from
e different standpoint Some representative journals express
plete faith in the sincerity of Emperor Charles
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
ROME SENDS PEACE WORD.

From Rome today significant dispatches dealing with The
Vacans ideas peace One quoted Cardinal Capa the paPa
secretary of sa emphasizing the Vacn uncompromisng
ton to CONSUMPTION as the chief evil underlying this and other
The salient point the pon program for the
cardinal represented explaining general boycott of whatever
nation revves concpon which he suppress Such boy
copumaby economwoud be imposed also upon any nation
that in will refuse submit and abide by International
biraion under the papa plan,
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23
HUN SOCIETIES INVOLVED.

Typical of German aKuItur.s
Within a few days a German news
paper published in this country en-
ployed as the headline to an article
dealing with a rumor of German
American disaftection in this country
the derisive legend, "Lieb" Wash
ington, magst ruhig sein."
This Is, OF course, q parody on the
refrain of Die Wacht am Rhein. :"
Loved fatherland. be restful Cor
undisturbedD.
In the paro;.' It carries a sncor
comprehensive only TO one who IN
derstands the German mode of speech
and thought.
OF itself the instance is slight. But
it typities a certain important phase
OF the German propa ganda which
subtly but persistertly seeks 10 pre-
sent Germany's course in America in
the most favorable light, even TO the
extent of defending The improper ac-
tiyities of the Teutonic diplomatic
representatives before their passports
were given them. Because of this
continuing propaganda certain docu-
ments in the possession of the De-
partment OF Justice now assume pe-
culiar Importance, in that they prove
undeniably the intimate relations be-
tween the accredited representatives
of the Kaiser in the United States
and plotters against the laws and the
security of this country, whose enter
prise did not fall short Of projected
wholesale destruction of life and
property.
S,,,al - ,I.-z Soor,,,,a,.. ,s ,.-.ro
essential to legal proceedings brought
against the Germans have been pub
lished. Others are here made public
for the first time. They form Curl
Gus, il disjointed. chapter in the dip
lomatic history OF the war
That suaye Won IdeL.
In the fall of 1914. when the German
plots against Canada were fomentinS
in this country. there was established,
at co Wall Street, an advertising" Of
fee presided over by a big. suave man
OF Teutonic aspect named Wolf Won
Igel. There We're two peculiar fea-
lures about this Office. One was that
+. was frequented during two years OF
singuIarly quiet and unbusinesslike
existence chiefly by Germans who he'd
nothing whatsoever TO do with adver-
tising. 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 Won Igel was preparing a mass
of rapers which he had taken from the
safe for transfer 10 the German EN-
bassy in Washington, four United
States Secret Service agents from the
department of Justice, who made their
way past the guardians always on
duty. put Won Igol 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,
striving to rescue the papers, to close
the safe, to get to the telephone and
communicate with his supeIiors. Re
volvers were drawn by the Secret
Service men. They produced no effect
upon the intrepid Won Igel.
Protests from Embassy.
This is German territory he
shouted. Shoot me and you will
bring on war"
There was no shooting. But after
a protracted struggle the defenders
were ovcrpowered and the papers
seized. The German Embassy at once
entered its protest. These were off,
cial papers. ney were sacrosanct.
The diplomatic prerogative OF a
The Washington herald., 1917-09-23

friendly nation had been overriden
and the person Of its REPRESENTATION
lhsalted- TO this the State Depart-
ment replied that the invaded rren-
lses at ~ Wall street were desorf,-
ed In the contract as a private blisi-
ness office for the carrying on Of ad-
vertising. and that Won Igel hsd beea
formally accredited as a German rem
resentative- When the papers N,era
examined by the Department Of Jus-
tice, the reason for Won IgeIs de-
terminsd tight became apparent. Here
N the form OF letters. telegranas. no.
tations. checks. receipts. ledgers. CASH
BOOKS cipher codes. lists OF spies. and
other memoranda and records veua.
found indications-in some instance.
OF the Naguest nature. in Others OF
the most damning conclusiveness-
that the German imperial govern
ment. through its Representative in a
then friendly nation. was concerned
with
Violations OF the laws OF the United
States.
Destruction Of lives and property IN
merchant vessels on the high seas.
Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
Fomenting ill-feeling sgainst the
United States in Mexico.
SubOrdination Of American writers
ami lecturers.
Financing Of propaganda.
Maintenance OF a spy system under
I the guise OF a commercial investiEa-
tion bureau.
Subsidizing OF a bureau for the pur-
pose Of stirring up labor troubles in
munition plants.
The bomb industry and other related
activities.
Steamship Line Involved.
Perhaps the most illuminating sin
gle document in the collection is a let
ter OF July 20. 1915. This innocent.
pretending agency was at the outset
the secret service OF the Hamburg
American Steamship Company. Tn
der Paul Koenig. its manager. IL be-
came an adjunct TO the German dip
lomatlc secret service. "NNN," the
secret designation OF Hoenig, who is
now under indictments on criminal
charges in connection with his dip
lomatic" work. and is interned at Fort
Oglethorpe. The person represented
by the figure "9gl' is Can't Won Pa
pen, formerly military attache Of the
German Embassy and the practical
executive Of its underground system.
The document. describes the subter-
fuses Of 'NNN'' Oloenig) so that he
might not be Identified by the nnyster-
ious - when they met. ''NNN"
states that money was TO be drawn
for the payment OF Sl5O to the un-
I named person, under peculiar precau-
tions, through Check No. l4s on the
Riggs National Bank. Washington.
dated July ls. 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
flee of the - Line" and made a
statement which is thus embodied in
the xxx report.
How the CIrcuIor Reads.
MY name is I have an Of
fee at the - Building. but / do
not care to state my local address.
intend to cause serious damage to ves-
sells of the allies leaving ports OF the
United States by placing bombs, which
am making myself, on board. These
bombs resemble ordinary Jumps OF
coal. and 1 am planning TO have them
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09

that the float viii seat properly. These
are she two principal reasons for gaso.
hne's being III the drip pan.
Danger Of Heated Exhaust Pine.
kunning for long time at high speed
is another cause OF fire. This some
times raises the exhaust pipe to red
or even white heat and when, as often
Is the ease, this exhaust Is placed too
close, the woodwork Of the ear NAV be
ignifed- especially if ii has become
greasy or oily Thus the careful owner
who keeps his ear clean is in far less
danger than careless ones.
Occasionally tires are started bv
opening the muffler cut-out in start
ing. II the ear Is in q garage this is
particularly dangerous. for the pres
cnre o. spilled gasoline and oil adds
70 the chauec Of the fire spreading.
A slight gasoline drip under the car
may lead TO serious fire from this
cause. Gasoline vapor, heavier than
air, remains close to the floor and
may be set off in this way.
short cireuifing Of the ignition o.
lighting wires Is cause that must be
guarded against A wire red hot from
this cause can easily ignite gasoline
yapor and start fire on greasy wood.
work
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09

he ever had period Of tunabliAg, ado
leseenee, it must have been leng. lohg
ago. Now he knows, and can tell what
he knows
Under his magic spell we slackmiad-
ed, eareless-hsbited men from every Goa
eeivable corner of civil life are getting
Ga toward the beginning Of rsgenera-
tioH. We are cutting off eur csrnens
sharply at "eolumn right" and "coI-
umA Left" As the fellsw next me paro-
dies the Billy Sunday hymn. "Cat ns
off the corners. Cut off the eernersg
Cut eff the corners as ysu tuF1i'
We are learning TO stand atsa balance
equally Distributed between
the ball and heel Of the feet. The ram
rod effect is passing. We are begin
Hing to sense the real asaniEg Of siAt-
teHtion," II is 100 per cent alsrtaess,
from toe to the last eoHyafutisn OF gray
matter in the headpieee.
As l said, we are victims of our
Captains magic. Need I add. willing
vietimsf You just naturally sAsR iuta
it for the man that knsEs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09
THE PLANTING OF THE GREEN.
By Alice Corbin,

On, Woody dear, and did you hear
The noise that 5 going rounds
We are raising by ten thousands
AID We re plowin of the grOundl
We are droppin' in the corn and beans,
We are planting wheat for all,
We are mobilizin turnips, too,
An aRswerin the call,
Your Auntie Samm is maxim jam
For all the boys to eat,
And when she gets her dander up,
You know she can't be beat,
She q bossin all the folks about,
The farm 5 no home at all.
It's just mobolizing camp
For answerin the ealll
%, Woody dear, We need not fear,
The eountry's coming strong;
fon can hear the factories whistles.
You can hear the dummy 5 gong.
lou can hear the crops a-sproutin',
You can hear the seedlings say.
{. We re pushing up for freedom. too
Wen do our bit today."
fonr Uncle sam SAYS, Here I am,''
We re marching everywhere;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09
ERGLEsT or DETAILS
CAUSES AUTO FIRES

Even the most careful automobile
driver i likely to have fire, for fires
freqaentIy are doe to causes not un-
der his control Greater caution. of
coa q. will mean - greater need Of
safefx. aad il is only by close atten.
tiea 10 dess ia seemingly trivial that
one dat be reasonably sure Of safety.
Bsekfiring Is the principal cause
Of fires, and this NEST frequently il
ta.saa b too =. lean . a mixture Of gas
afing. even when the engine is
"thseiiiesl d0~n Most often this is
II raid eagine. and Tor this reason
nos automobile fires take place in
winter
81 view Of the danger Of a lean mix,
fure Il is thr part Of wisdom for the
operator 10 enrich Il in winter rspc
eiaily. This viii prevent tho danger
Of back fire, and when the engine Is
warmed up the mixture easily can be
readjnsted When the engine back
fires. there comes sheet OF flame
fron the air intake. and IL there is
any gasoline IN the drip-pan, as too
frequently Is the cause, this usually
starts 4 blaze. Drp.pans should be-
kuilk 70 allow gasoline to drain off
Then there should be little OF no
sasoune ii the pan, but supply pipes
md connections will get ieaky. while
,fteu poor seating Of the float valve
nay lead fo an overflow OF the ear-
Iurefer. # this Is tho ease the valve
hould be taken apart and cleaned sol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
Bv 5 ". sTRAUs
Fr1izs.s 4zerT1z. Ss.sGg fsr Thrift

each day. This would be at the
rate OF $4,000. 600 pounds Of food
a year. ThiHk Of the millions d
acres ef land and the thousands a
peepla necessary to produce this
vast znaount OF food.
IL would be very good idea
fer every American home today 70
adept the slogan. Save an ounce
Of food a day"
This IS little thing to do. Il
really requires no amount o: self
sacrifice
On the other hand, we have AT
bees eating a little too much.
Cutting down CIR rztions a tri1a
will be good for our health.
Save an ouHcs Of food a day"
Let every American home do this
and we will hare gene long wz1
toward the solution OF our foO6
Drsblen.
At this time Of the year every
household should take advantage
Of the fact that vegetables consti-
tute a comparatively cheap food
In soup particularly It should
not be forgotten that vegetables
are necessary for keeping the body
in health. because they are rela,
lively rich in mineral matter and
mild vegetable acid. and COR
tain recently discovered substances
without which. the body processes
seem not TO be carried on properly.
Since soups offer an excellent way
of utilizing odds and ends of vege-
tables, and especially left overs and
parts which otherwise would be
wasted. the Use of vegetable sour
is often real economy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09
THE sAND-Lor ND

his tAIeulng arm s uHceFtain;- and his
teehniqae's pretty raw.
The way he takes the catcher Is throw
would never please MeGrau.
He's anxious and impatient when be p
up there at the plate.
Al times he picks out bad sAss and
starts swinging ike a gats-
They d laugh to see his awkward stuff
up in the Big League ranks:
Bus ssRd-lot kids like he is. make the
lathewsoRs and Plaaks.
He's full Of pep and ginger wheA he .
playing on the lot
He boots = few but always tries to
get 'em when they re hot.
OF course he doesn't hook the bag,
when stealing, just like Cobb.
But when it comes TO fight, ths kid is
right there on the JOB.
He doesn't rival Evers whsa ne makes
an iRfield play
He's just sandlot kid but So were
Jones and Lajoie.
There's quite a lot of 'Finside staffs'
he doesn't know absut
He doesn't like to hunt 'em but pre-
fers TO slam 'eM out
A clever guy can fool him with foxy
change of pace
AID when he plays the bag he's not =
Daubert or Chase -
His playing's crude compared to that
Of anv Big Time crew.
But DoniR, Cross and Jennings once
were sand-lot youngsters. too.
w. z. Hoefer. in Baseball Magazine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-09
TRADES FOR FARM.

A deal was closed this week whereby
7. J. Davis traded his house and lot On
Lewis street. the garage building ga
First street and his tWo-aeTe tract of
land and buildings on West Main street
to E. III. Thurber for a highly improved
sixty-six acre farm four miles east OF
Cottage Grove. Immediate possession
was given in both cases and Mr.. DAVIS
will move his family there within few
days. A. E. Stewart of sAis city me-
gotiated the deal Silverton Tribune.