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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07

At first, the new scheme against the
kaiser moved but slowly. The German
generals whom the Crown Prince ap-
preached held themselves aloof. Even
those VINO were known to be dissatis-
fled with the kaiser and to predict his
fall, would not openly commit themselv-
es, and without their support the pro-
ject was bound to fail.
The situation seemed almost helpless
till one evening, at the close of re-
cherche little dinner, the Baroness made
a suggestion.
A Woman Leads The Conspiracy.
"You great eaptains,' she said,
''Don t know how to conspire. 1t takes
a woman to do that. You get your own
way in the world by ordering people
about. We poor creatures, have to flat.
ter and cajole and persuade. Hence
we succeed where you fail. By far the
best thing you can do is to do is to take
me into the conspiracy. Make me a
party to your schemes and promise me
my reward, and 1 will undertake TO
bring General Falkenhnyn over to your
side in a week. With his support, and
feeling run dead against the kaiser and
Won Hindenburg, the ball is at your
feet"
"And what, pray, is your reward
you claim,s" asked Ruppreeht.
"This: That your highness goes
through morganatic marriage with
me within week after Falkenhayn con-
sents TO act agaisst the kaiser"
For moment Ruppreeht hesitated.
and the Crown Prince watched him In
tently: "Then agree he said sharp.
ly, and the Baroness set out that night
armed with letter from the Crown
Prince himself
The moment was propitious one for
the attempt-bold as it was. Falken-
hayn, member of the Prince s Camar-
lila. who had forced the war on the
kaiser, was known to be consumed by a
fierce jealousy Of the marshal who had
supplantcd him tO-wit: Won linden
burg. Moreover, the popularity both
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
PRO-CFRAAN PROBE
SHOWS UP HEARST
IN INEVITABLE LIGHT
Hearst Berlin Correspondent
On Payroll OF German
Embassay.

Washington, Dec. THE Washing
ton Post, listed in German correspond.
ence before senate probe yesterday as
for sale or hire under its former own
er, the late John X. Mclean, printed
today a statement claiming that "it
is another of Won Bernstorff's infam-
Gus lies.
Edward B. Mclean, son Of John R.
Mclean, now editor-president of the
Post said.
"My father purchased the Post for
me. He managed it in my interest. II
any proposition had been on foot to
sell the paper or ruin it by handing it
over to any special interest, would
have known it.
"Von Bernstorff was anxious to put
Through anything that wonld help his
government. He often lieG to his gov
ernment aud he was often fooled by
sharpers, as previous dispatches have
proved This lie regarding the Washing
ton Post is on par with the rest of
the German propaganda.
The Post has been known under the
younger Mclean s management as dis
tinctly pro- American and rro-ally.
Why Propaganda Failed
German propaganda initiated by Dr..
Dernberg in this country failed, large
ly because of the sinking Of the Lusi.
tania, and because suitable editor for
"a pro-German organ could not be found.
Ambassador Bernstorff so reported
to his government according to evil
dence presented today by A. Bruce
Bie'aski of the department of justice
before the senate committee investigat-
ing German propaganda.
Reporting to Berlin, Nov. |, 1916,
however, Bernstorff said that the peace
propaganda had been most successful.
Affidavits and reports tending to
show that Braun, editor Of Fair Flay
had received a number Of checks from
Bernstorff and the Gerniar embassy,
were submitted. One Of these was for
$4,000 and another for $4,000 and one
for $500. The checks In most cases
were made out to the s'Fair Play
Printing and Publishing company
BicIaski said. He did not know that
Braun ever received money from Bern
storff on his personal account
Activities of James F, Archibald,
American journalist, were then gonc
.To,t:,,od an noro fhronN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07

upon lay in the fact that the kaiser had
returned suddenly to Berlin, and might
at any moment, as his son suggested
seize the persons Of the conspirators
and nip the whole thing in the bud
Falkenhayn Plotter.
He had already summoned Won Falk
enhayn to the capital, but as yet VIC
suspected nothing, and if we could but
mature our plans without his doing so
doing so.
Rupprecht and the Crown Prince
could make him prisoner, and themselv.
es the real rulers Of Germany, giving
out that the kaiser had developed signs
Of mental alteration and needed con.
troll over him.
That was the plan that was provision
ally decided on at the banquet to the
Baroness next evening. 1t was a gor.
geous affair, given, for the sake Of
greater precaution at the home Of O
supporter Of the Crown Prince in the
suburbs. The Baroness was the only
lady present, and her health was drunk
WIN fuihuOldhui. WIN
discussed, details of the coup d 'etai
agreed upon, and finally it was arrang
ed that she should proceed that even
ing to General Falkenhayn and give
him, at his hotel, letter from the
Crown Prince containing all particu
lars of the event, which was to come
off early the following morning.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince, Rup
precht, and the other guests, Officers
for the most part, would, bestir them
selves in other directions.
Just one untoward incident marked
the evening. just before the departure
Of the Baroness, Prince Rupprecht
who was sitting between myself ant
the lady, leant over and made nom
cntous announcement in a low but elcai
voice.
Prince Rupprecht Backs out.
"Therc is one little matter, Mad
ame.n he said, "that want cleareC
:
(Contiuued on mage fourl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Expected Then To Give Ad-
dress And Express His Idea
OF Freedom OF Seas.
By Robert ]. Bender

Omitted Press staff corrc3f ondent)
Aboard the U. s. S. George Wash
ington, Dec. 7.--(By wireless to the
United Press. )--The United States, it
is understood, wants a definite Law for
mulated at the peace conference estab-
fishing the seas as an international
highway, governed by the law of all
nations eombined-not by the laws of
individual pations.
This government, it is believed
would secure the establishment of a
minimum contrabrand list and def.
mite blockade. (In the latter PROPOSE
tion is seen move against future sub
marine warfare.)
President Wilson in the belief OF
friends will make at least one public
address in England. 1t is understood
he will be given an honorary degree at
Oxford university and it is regarded
as probable he viii make this the oc'
casion for his speech. The impression
prevails that in his speech he will de-
fine his ideas Of freedom Of the seas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
British NAVY list
NAMES TWENTY ONE
ADDITIONAL VESSELS
Includes Ships Of Iron Duke
Class, Also Queen Eliza
beth Class.

London, Dec. 7. (Bnnsh Au,asait,
wireless.l-The Times publishes an art
icle by by its naval correspondent OF
wartime construction in the British
navy, which can now be revealed. II,
says:
''In the descriptive accounts or tn,
surrender of the German ships tn,
names the names of 2l additions 70 nj
British battle squadrons have been ..,4a
toned These vessels have a. ,oincC
the grand fleet since the navy list Iv
August 1914, was published.
1.-TWO are of the Iron Duke class, tn,
Emperor of India and the Bcnbow
They belonged to the 19ll-12 program
as did also the Tiger, battle cruiser
The five vessels Of the Queen Elizabeth
class--the Barham, Valiant, Warspite
Malay and the Nameship-all of which
were of the program of 19l2-13, are ai
so among the additions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
100000 SOLDIERS
TO BE SENT HOME
soon, SAYS March
Discharge OF Men In This
Country Is Speeding Up
Since Week Ago.
CASUALTIES OF 27TH NEW
YORK DIVISION WAS 1853
MAY Have To Modify Law
Whereby Enlistments Expire
Month After Peace.

Washington, Dec. THE American
army of occupation consists now Of the
first, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Seventh, 2Sth, Send, 33rd, 42nd, 10th,
30th and goth divisions, Chief Of Staff
Earch announced today.
The new divisions of this army cf oc.
cupation are the Second, 7th, 2Sth, 3Srd
and 10th.
The makeup of divisions in the army
Of occupation is as follows:
First to Seventh, regular army; 2Sth,
Pennsylvania national guard; 32nd,
Wisconsin and Michigan national guard
33rd, Illinois national guard; 4Sud,
Rainbow; 10Th, Pennsylvania, Mary
hand, District of Columbia nationa.
army; S9th, Kansas, Missouri, South
Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mex
ico and Arizona national army; Goth,
Texas and Oklahoma national army.
They are serving as reserve organi-
cations occupying Luxemburg, Mont
medy, Longuyon and St. Mihicl and
will be held as reinforcement divisions,
If such action should be necessary.
General March revealed that total
oe 1852 officers and and 1855 men
have been assigned for early convoy
home while the grand total actually
embarked to date stands at 654 officers
1929 men, few nurses, prisoners, ci.
villains, eleven navy officers and 554
navy enlisted men.
TucreasinU nicchoron
In this country discharge of soldiers
az speeding up. Whereas a week ago
only 115 officers had been dismissed the
total Officers dismissed up to yesterday
was 1858 and the men over two hum
Cred thousand.
Detailed units scheduled for retura
since last Saturday were to be added
During the afternoon. There included
Dnits Of the 92nd division coast artil.
tery engineers and parts of the 18th
division, not heretofore publishes.
Among vessels sailing in the last ten
days were the Susquehanna, Nov. 20.
from France to New York, probably
December /, with casual company No.
i0l, and other easuals and sick; the
Santa Ana, December ., from France,
for New York, due about the 18th, with
AZ casual officers, 81 enlisted men, 10th
division; the Dokalb, December 2, from
France for New York, due about De.
cember IL, with 33 Officers, one man
navy officers, 554 enlisted men.
May Modify Law.
Answering exaggerated reports Of
casualties in the 9th New York divi.
sion, General March said its totay cas-,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
President Wilson Invited
To Cologne To Meet Germans

Berne, Dec. President Wilson is
invited by Cologne to meet delegations
from Berlin and other German cities
there, for the purpose Of bringing about
an understanding regarding the integ-
rity of Germany.
German newspapers are showing a
universal dread of the various separ-
atist movements.
Berlin, according to dispatches he
ccivcd here, wants to form q combined
allied and German army to march
against fhe bolsheviki in Russia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Eisner Can Prove That
Wilhelm Started The War

Berne, Dee. Kurt Eisner, head OF
the Bavarian government has promised
the Bavarian council that he will pub
lish war office documents with margin
al comments in the former kaiser Z
handwriting, which will convict Will
helm of responsibility for starting the
war.
German newspapers repo,, tnay I've
soldiers council has decided unanimous
ly TO support the Ebert -Haase govern
ment. A dispatch iron, Berlin says
that democratic German peoples parties
have been combined.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Five '.Hush" " Ships.

"Thc five remaining vessels of the 21
are those familiarly known as the
hush ships because. Of the secrecy
maintained about their design and con.
struction They are known as the Re
pulse, Courageous, Glorious, and Frivol-
GUS and --(name lost), and they are re
ported to be nearly 800 feet in length
to displace 10000 tons each and to be
capahle of a speed of from 80 to IS
knots. Although so huge, thoy were to
havc been completed within year
while the combination Of great speed
with heavy armament on. compare
lively light draft would allow them to
be used in ;ne shallow waters of the
North sea end Baltic, to catch and
smash r'tieating r. enemy.
"Monsieur Rosseau, naval writer OF
Tempts, states that they are fitted with
devices to neutralize explosions so faI
as possible which gives them consider
able immunity against torpedo assack
He instances them as proof Of tho con
fidence of the British navy in the pow
erful service capable Of heavy hitting
tine only one which appears able to an
swer the mastery Of the seas.
"The contrast presented with this
output of British ships is more marked
when it is recalled that in the battle
squadrons of the German high sea'
fleet not more that two or three yes
sles could be classed as products of wal
| tima -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
AMERICAN Army Ii OCCUPATION
NOW CONSISTS f IS DIVISIONS
FORMAL ABDICATIoN

< Berlin, Dec. THE Wolff ;
Agency publishes the adbiea- :
tin of Crown Prince Friedrich !
Wilhelm, dated at Wierengen
< Dec. |. 1t says:
k 81 formally and definitely !
renounee the imperial crown,
which might come to ns !
through abdication of the Euis. /
er and king, or other legitimate ;
rights, -
< \; 4; X x x X X x X x !: x ;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Will Complete Program

New York, Dec. 7.-Completion with
out abatement of the construction pro-
gram of the United tsates shipping
board and the complete removal Of all
restrictions on foreign trade. were urg-
ed in resolutions adopted by the ma
tional foreign trade council in session
here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
CHAIRMAN HURLEY IS
EXPECTED HOME FROM
EUROPE IN JANUARY
Return Believed Bll;e To Have Been
fastened By Schwab' S Plea
To Be Released.

Philadelphia, Dee. 7.--Chairman Hur.
hey of the United States shipping board
is expected to sail for home ga few
days before Christmas" according to
reports from authoritative sources.
Hurley return, it was believed, was
hastened somewhat by the plea of
Charles M. Schwab to be relieved of
the direction of the Emergency Fleet
|corporation.
Officials Expect Him
Officials here today while admitting
they expected Chairman Hurley to re-
turn "around the first of the year, -
declined to say definitely when they
expected him.
The lifting of the ban on private
shipbuilding was regarded here as the
best evidence that the actual program
of ship construction was being trim
med to the minimum. In connection
with this indication officials pointed
out that Director General Schwab was
finishing plans which will permit him
to turn over the work to Hurley with
out leaving a mass Of uncompleted de-
tails.
Want to Provide Work
In allowing a resumption OF building
for private account, the shipping board
was Said to have been actnated by a
desire to provide work for all men who
care to return to the shlpyards from
the army. The board has limited the
construction Of steel ships to construc-
ton for American firms only for the
reason that a danger exis' cd that too
many foreign firms might engage our
yards, to the detriment Of American
interests, it was said. Few wood ships
will be built for foreign countries, it
was believed.
1t is generally expected among ship.
ping board officials that with SehwabS
retirement many changes in the ship
ping beard organization would come
Activities thereafter, necessarily would
have to center around Hurley. Charles
Picz, general manager Of the fleet cor
poration, probably will also quit as
soon as he can be relieved. The retire.
mcnts while not meaning change an
the board 5 personnel, were regarded
as being the forerunners Of important
moves toward making the hoard com
pact business directing group = an
agency to promote the shipping inter
osts of peace rather than to develop a
giant war construction program.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
HohenzoIlerns No Longer
Hold Immunity From Law

london, Dec. 7.-The German
government has withdrawn the
privilege of immunity from the
law previously held by mem
hers of the Hohenzollern fam
lily, according to Central News
dispatch from Berlin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
BRITISH ENTR COLOGNE

London, Dee IA Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam announced
today that the British entered Cologne
Cologne is the center Of the Rhine
to be occupied bv tho Riit-
sh under the terms of the armistice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Two Ships for Chile.

''In the battleship program for 1918.
IA, there were five vessels which in
armament and armor were to represent
the Queen Elizabeth type, but of q
slightly smaller displacement. They
are all in the fleet-the Royal Sovereign,
Royal Oak, Families, Resolution and
Revenge. Then there are the vessels
whose purchase was announced by Mr.,
Churchill in August, 1914. Two Of
these battleships were owned by Turk.
ey, and were known as the Osman ]
and Reschadich. They were renamed
the Agincourt and Erin. Two other
battleships were building in this coun-
try for Chile, the Almirante Latorre
and the Almirante Cochrane. The for
mer has been acquired and renamed the
Canada. The latter is believed to be
the vessel launched by Mrs. Page, wife
of the American ambassador, last June
and named the Eagle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
BRITISH CROSS RHINE

Leeds, Eng, Dec. 7.-(Noon,) -"The
British at this moment are crossing the
Rhine" Premier Lloyd-Gcorge an
nounced in a speech here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
TO SEND CANDY OVERSEAS

Washington, Dec. 7.-Ninc million
pounds of candy were bought this week
for the army overseas, along with 565-
900 gallons of pickles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07

Schroeder officer with the
the confident
Scwei until recently adede-camp Rupprec
Bavaria d Denmark sensational revelations
and reveals the hdecu secrets of kse intrigue before and during
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
ENGLIosH wARsHIP MINED

London, Dec. 6.-(Delayed.) THE
British warship csssandra has been min
cd in the Baltic, it was announced to-
day.
The name Cassandra does not appear
in any available British naval lists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Weather Report

orgon: Tonight and Sunday
unsettled weather, probably
with rain west portion. partly
cloudy east portion; moderate
winds, mostly southerly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07

Continued on page four)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
May Modify Law.

Answering exaggerated reports Of
casualties in the eth New York divi.
sion, General March said its totay cas-,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
28 YEARS AGO


(From the East Oregoniany August
29. 1S9O.)
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Tweedy are in
the city from Pilot Rock.
Max Baer will remove his stock of
goods into his new building, sunday,
ready for business Monday morning.
Much speculation is indulged in as
to who will be the new Indian school
employees. Miss Sibbie Page is men
toned in connection with the super
intendency. a..
j. X. Sailing is here from his noun
tain home.
The rivalry between Milton and
Freewater grows more bitter daily,
and each refers to the other as a SUI
burb. say reports. A petition is in
circulation at Freewater praying that
the name of Milton station be chang
ed to F'reewater. The Miltonites, not
to be outdone, are petitioning to have
the name of the Freewater postoffice
changed to North Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Gillian returned
from Milton this morning. Mr.. Gill
liam has now nearly recovered his
health.
Henry Barnhart left today for Spo-
kane Falls to attend the Columbia
River Conference of the NJ. L. church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
Maurice's Successor
Is Democratic Duke

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-The new Duke
of Northumberland is the war offices
spokesman to American newspaper re-
porters. He succeeded Gen. Maurice,
He meets with the reporters twice
a week-Tuesday and Fridays-and
tells all about the latest movements
of the allied armies throughout the
world.
The duke is a most democratic
chap. There isn't any question he
won't answer.
A blackboard, a cane, maps of all
battle fronts. and a shorthand re-
porter are the dukes equipment for
these newspaper conferences.
By all the rules of the game over
here. the duke is entitled to be ad-
dressed as Your Grace"
An American correspondent shock
ee an official the other day when he
inquired If the duke had arrived to
see the newspapermen.
"Oh. say, you mustn't call him just
duke" demonstrated the official. Its
His Grace you must say"
The American appeared crcstfallen
at such a blunder. but was restored
to normal a second later when a slap
on the shoulder brought him about
face to the duke who had heard the
conversation and was laughing.
Come in he said to the American,
leading the way to the reporters
room.
Now the duke is one of the gang"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29

medlately opened fire Two shots
from the submersible struck the Britt
ish ship. one of them passing through
the boiler room and the other through
a tank. Neither Of the shells ex-
ploded and did no damage the cap
tain reported.
Twenty-seven shots were fired by
the tank ship, one or more of which.
her master declared, scored clean
hits, as flames were seen bursting
from the port side of the submarine,
which, he said. sank a few minutes
later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29

age?
Having this thought in view
the writer propounded the
question yesterday to a man
who may be fairly classed by
the above description. He is a
single man, or ordinary educa-
ton who had been working on
a farm. This was his reply:
"They think it is right. l
want to enlist if l can and if l
can't then after l have regis
tered l want to go with the first
lot called if can. l want to
go to France"
The selective service law is
a fair deal and French service
is attractive. That is the story
in a nut shell. The draft law
is now more fair than it was
because it applies to all men of
military age, not merely to
those between 21 and 81. The
law, generally speaking is be-
ing. applied with justice and in
as far as is possible with con-
sideration for the personal in
terests of those affected.
The draft law is a whale of
a success and its success is a
tribute to the intelligence of
the American people-an intel
ligence that causes citizens of
a democracy to follow wise
leadership and in so doing to
place nation above self. In all
history democracy was never
so we'll before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
MUST USE LESS SUGAR:
ALLIED NEEDS GROW
Americans Asked to Use No More Than
Two Pounds Per Person
Per Month.
Shortage May Last Until Beginning of 1919,
- When New Sugar Crop Arrives.

After making a careful survey of the
world sugar situation the U. S. Food
Administration has asked the Ameri-
can public to USE NO MORE THAN
TWO POUNDS OF SUGAR PER PER-
SON A MONTH until January /, 1919.
Increased sugar demands from the
Allied natiOns-where the present sug-
ar ration is already reduced to the
lowest possible level-and the need of
keeping our army and navy supplied
are two Of the leading causes OF the
curtailment Of Americas sugar ration.
Americans are requested to make
two pounds of sugar per person (half
a pound a week. serve for all sugar
uses in the household-lncluding cook
ing and all sugar served at the table.
Public eating places. as well as
housewives, Will be required to limit
their use of sugar TO two pounds for
every ninety meals served. In the
q. S. Food Administration cafeteria
at Washington, where employees of the
Food Administration take their noon
meal, one pound of sugar is used for
every 40 meals served.
The U. S. Food Administration Is
confident that the American public will
heartily agree to reduce household use
Of sugar here TO a level more nearly
equal TO the present restrictions
among the Allied nations.
The situation which the United
States faces IN its efforts to maintain
! fair distribution of sugar to the Al
led world is as follows: