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J9l Diallounial ! e Hail FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHE8 MMMMMIMI M CIRCOLAHON IS OVER 4090 DAILY 4 . . 1 FORTIETH YEAR NO. 52 1 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS Oil TRAINS AND NBWB STANDS FIVE CENTS I GERMANY TRIED TO UNITE JAPAN WITH MEXICO While Protesting Firm Friend ship Was Plotting To Attack Us ! Amendment Provides for Military Training Wnsbiugton, Mari'h L-fj The senate military committee to'O agreed 1 port the army bill ca. ' Oj, nn amend mcnt providing fo un. q ' military training. ' The bill, later formally .., tu the senate carries a total of T 'Hi.- 000, the senate having increif amount 138,000,000 over the hi .propria t ion. An increased allowance for automat machine ifles of $4,350,300 is proxided. The appropriation for the signal serv-i ice, of which aviation is a branch is also boosted by $2,800,000 to $11,800,000 The universal military training ', miienilinent is similar to the original '!. niiil i-rlniii bill, it is understood, the nimy general staff measure being laid aside. SWISS MINISTER MAKING HIMSELF ' Admirals' Stars Conferred On Knapp and Rodgers, Advanced to Flag Rank GERMANS MOVING ""ttlOllliE DEMANDS El AN UNDESIRABLE GERMANS RE3P0NS1B L E I GERMANS FURNISHED Evidently Carrying Out German Propaganda Like Bernstorff IGNORES DEPARTMENT AND RELIES ON PRESS Recent Cuban Uprising Also Credited To German Influences By Robert J. Bender. (United Press stuff correspondent.) Washington, March 1. Germany ;;nls to play Mexico and Japan active against the United States in case of ar- This plot, revealed by the mlmiiiist rn- t i mi today through documentary proof of (iermanv 's innchinntions. was put forth to sway u dallying congress and stir the nation lo the real perils of the German problem. Facing the possibility of further de lay in congress, plug opposition to avoid-J itace of ail extra session, the adminis tration played its trump card the cor respondence between Germany and its Mexican representative, whereby it sought to align Mexico and Japan bel ligerently against the I "nit oil States. Tim documents, in possession of this government for some time, show Clearly that Germany meant to play this tre mendous menace, as a club over the V nited Mates to keep her neutral and to prevent, the stnnd the 1'nifed States look on the latest ruthless submarine edict. Resides being designed as a cheek to over-enthusiastic, b6( perhaps well meaning pacifists, who, it was feared, would lull the nation into too great a i I ling of security, it gave the lie direct to German expressions of surprise, voiced by Chancellor Von Bothmnnn- "That we shall make war together and peace together. "We shall give general financial sup port and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. "The details are left to you for set t lenient. "You are instructed to inform the president"" of Mexico of the above in the greatest confidence an soon as it is certain that there will be an out break of wnr with the United States, and suggest that the president of Mex Hollweg over America's "misinterpre tation" of Germany's unlimited b"-boat war decree. It also stands as a reply to Betliinann Hollu og's feigned surprise at the " lirtisqucness" of President Wilson in breaking the friendly relations fie tween Germany and America that Wi-.s "uu heirloom from Frederick the Great." Offer Madle to Mexico. A letter, forming the basis of Ger many's plotting, forwarded from Ber lin January 1!, via Count Von Bern-j storff, for the German envoy, Von Kck. j hardt at Mexico City, said: "On the first of February we inted to begin submarine warfare unrestriet-j ed. In spite of this, it is our intention' to endeavor to keep the I'nited States; of Ariieriea neutral. If this attempt is; no? successful we propose an aliance on the following basis with Mexico: MONEY FOR VILLA 8 i Wants tonferencelpor- Claimed Germans In Mexico inS the Government . Protected by Carranza 1 p Washington, March 1.-- An sec urn - anfl DanUIIS ulution of annoying activities of Dr. I Paul (titter, Swiss minister to the Kl 1'aso, Texas, March 1. United United States and Germany's direct Stales government agents, investigat- j representative here, has tended to put I ing reports of German assistance being him in the same near-persona mm grata j given ilia, have information that Ger- class in which German Ambassador mans have been advising the bandit I Von Bernstorff several itiines found leader as to his field alterations nnd MmeM following his propaganda have been aiding him with money. It is declared that 2(10 Germans, now re iini !. .,...n,. ., -i ...!.. u.i given guarantees of safety and special I ?' Pvatel.v admit that privileges by both Villa and Carranza authorities. schemes of the last two years. While the government heads refus ed 10 comment officially on the matter, the admin istration is coming lo believe that Dr. Kiitcr uol only inherited on Jiern- utnt"f'e'u ftintnmfltto u-Ail. Iwmo I, nl llmt Investigations conducted by British ; has ,,.,, W1!li ,.(.rt.lin ,;. agents in hi Paso recently resulted in ,,, prjawgjuidi work that mav foree obtaining nitormntion indicating that flnt slowdown between himself and activities of German secret agents in the state department. Mexico have extended over a lung The first evidence of this sort of lMriod of time. The British agents .work was Dr. Bitter's dissemination have obtained proof that German in- i of reports that Germany was aaxious terests instigated the battle of Parra' for a German-American conference at in which American troops were abujlud which all points at issue between the bv Carranza soldiers while the Amei two nations could be discussed. I jfjK !. TO NEW POSITIONS DESTROY OLD ONES treat They Know Must Be Made NEW LINE OF TRENCHES ALREADY PREPARED OUR. NEWEST REAR. ADMIRALS HARRY S- KNAPP, bov&. sncC IWILUAM L- RODGER, eOW Washington. Mar. 1. Appeal to the' American people to forbear from nny art of suspicion or aggression against alien.-, in ths event of war, was made; todav bv the council of national dc l fe.nse. This council, a recently organized cit lizen hodv, empowered bv congress and haekt .1 by the president, to put Ameri ca's house in order, industrially, eco K V i IIS lili i D I nomieallv and i n.lividuallv declares Are forestalling Ultimate Ke- th. , at this time 0f i. r;..- n.niip.imu iiiu-im la ltd iiv mill I soberly to be weighed.'' W, S. (iifford, director of the coun cil, in a statement made "to forestall Hotter dissensions of race arising from acts of passion'' said: "The council of national defense ! touches the life of the nation at a prar jticallv point. In the words of the act creating it. it is charged not merely with 'the concentration and utilization of the resources of the nation.' "It is its equal duty in tiroes of stress to inobili.e good will within our lmrders, to forestall bitter dissensions of raee or of individuals arising from acts of passion and in every way to con serve the national unity." Evidently Preparing For Des perate Effort To End War This Season Z PRESIDENT GIVE SENATE EVINCE Works Also Insists AH In formation Be Placed Be fore Senate COMMITTEE IN FAVOR TAKING THIS COURSE Discussion Starts When Pres ident Says Story of Letter Is True Puts America In Light of Ask ing Germany for Conference March 1.- (Speaking in tluij London, reichstag today. Foreign iJinunerman reterren to Secretary telegram (Continued on page four.) (Continued on page four.1 ENGLAND HAS SUNK GREAT NUMBER Of SUBMARINES SINCE LAST RAIDS BEGAN By William Philip Sims. (United I'ress staff correspondent.; With the British Annies Afield. March L Slowly and slendily the Gor ninu retirement continues north of Ar ras. Indications are lacking of any roeoil movement. ! The retirement may yet resemble at leasi in some respects that following i the battle of the Maine. Then the Ger mans were beaten and their armies i were retreating after being severely trounced in battle. Now they apparently aim to forestal an ultimate retreat after what might prove u very costly defense ot the l from the Swiss minister at Washington lines by taking up new positions pre-j8avjng that America desires to avoid vioualy arranged like those north of! war. provided Germany is willing to the Aisne, thereby saving scores of i treat on the question of tho submarine thousands of German lives for use else--i blockade. ' ' where in a last desperate attempt to Quotations were furnished in a wire America's newest rear admirals, just force a decision this summer. i0bs dispatch from the official German iidvnnced to flag rank b President Wil- Gonuneeonrt has fallen into Brit ish press agency. sob. ore Henry S. Knapp, (upper in the hands and as this is written the won-j Zimmerman was also quoted as sily pictUrc)'. and' William t. Kodgees, (be dciful fortified Bapaume is less than a;jnK: "Germany iH in all ways con low), heretofore lending the list of cap- mile away.. There explosions follow 'x-) vinced that the submarine war ought tains. The cessation of publication of plosions, landing to the belief that the:no) to he restricted." naval orders since the break with Ger-1 Germans are blowing up their own, Tho telegram which Zimmerman roen- nuinv riMideii it iiminsr.ihle In ttdl wll:i t I handiwork LircnaratOl'V to evacuating liniiu wna undnulitiidlv transmitted hv I will be the assigniner.T'ofi the ne.v id- the town. pr. Bitter ilt Washington, at a time im- j mirals. They are both of lofty profes-j Church steeples nnd similar vantage j mediately after Washington was ad-j .linnnl remitjitlmu nnd Admiral Koniio noints have been systematically blown 1 .-iui,.! nf hn Gi-rtniin Niibmu-ine war- is famous especially as an authority on up as the Germans evacuated the va- far(. and before President WikKin broke international law and member of International L8W Board, know n as "neutrality board." :i :: :J WHAT SENATE WANTS IN THE PLOT CASE the rious villages in the territory over which I 0ff relations. Thu feeling on America 's t ii. ihov h:ive retreateo am the enemy ias,,n..i i.-ou nm .rr n v ulnlcil a h;it,' Washington, Muni, (. sen ator l.odxp's reaolntion for full facts in Germany's Mexiean .lapanese plot reads: 'That the president be it quested to inform the senate whether the note signed 'Zim merman' published in the news papers of the morning of March 1, inviting Mexico to unite, with Germany and Japan in war against the I'nited States, is authentic and in the possession of the government of the United States and if authentic, to send to the senate, if not incompat ible with the public interest all further information in th pos session of the United States government relative to the ac tivities of the Imperial German government in Mexico." Senator LaFollette suggested that the administration also be asked to say how long it had been in possession of the Zim nrrrnian plot letter and this re quest wns added to Lodge's or iginal request. I of tin 1 turn. undersea crews that (ail t re- j TROOPS ARE QUARANTINED 'Leave it to Jellicoe" By Lowell Mellett (United Press staff correspondent) London, Feb. 18. (By mail) Eng land hi sunk ami captured a vastlyl "Javc it to Jellicoe", said tho greater number of German submarines British the da- of Gennanv's announce since the German subiunrine warfare ment of unrestricted submarine war- cause of an epidemic went into euect. reoruary i, man ail far. Their confidence In the gray nnd' among the troops. any time preceding that decree. j grizzled mastiff, through whom Brl- Xh(. quarantine will last two we It is known that more than one sub-; tmlia ; .ruiin the waves" at tbw but will not affect the movement mum..; ...urn,.. uv... uinv. i particular period, appears to nave ueen i ered and put out ot business by Brit- j justified. Kl Paso, Texas, T-inrch 1. Thirty thousand regular and national guard troops stationed at Kb Paso have been quarantined in their camps here bo ot peiiuini'iiin left picked men in carefully chosen j time. I nlnccs to nrotect the retirinc troons. un.inv K-,,,1 -,. oil pouts tn They began heavy bombardments of the! nmintain her blockade, but naturally villages evacuated as soon as they be-j desires to reach an understanding with lieved the Knglish were occupying them, j America without clashing with this ob- The German high army command un-heet(" Ziinmennnn added, doubtedly recognized the preen riousness 1 "After her resolve to use her strong of the old positions and is now jockey- 08f weapon, Germany cannot with ing for new ones. ulraw," the Gennan foreign secretary Before this process is ended, the re-1 eontinued. "Secretary of State Lnns treat may continue several miles to the . rei.lv that the I'nited States wns :! !! 'f !c 'ks east, stretching 'from ArraH lo Noyon. ish naval vessels. Hvidcneo is plentiful that tin Brit ish Davy, engaged in the most colossal shark hunt ever known to the high seas, is making a successful hunt of it. In other words, hngland is getting the German submarines. She is getting them and she is "getting" tliem;!0f that is to say she is capturing thent!or and she is sinking thein. Ifow she is doing it, where and how many she has got thus far, the censor does not permit one to tell but Eng land knows it, and it is safe to believe I that Germany is beginning to know it. If in no other way, Germany is learning it through ttic great number militia organizations ordered home. (Continued on pago four.) What proportion of the number of Gernian submarines mastered by the navy may be catalogued as captures and what proportion as sinkings can not be given. The personal disposition of naval officers just now is to sink rather than to capture, but the size the captive hauls stowed away in one or two liritish harbors makes i! difficult to believe that more thanl their number hns actually been sent to the bottom. Mori' than one reason is given for the unquestioned success of the wnr of extermination against the submarines. prepared to treat only if Germany with drew her resolution of January II, was not acceptable, thus dooming the nego tiations to failure before they were real ly begun.' ' SPRING NEARS AND MO UES RETURNS ; . r - il-Y FROM FURLOUGH TO FIRING LINE Austria 2avs it Was , Not Her submarine (Continued on page six.) (Continued on page three.) $( 5jt j! j Sjc fc 4 Jc 3i I ABE MARTIN J i NOT CONSIDER OFFERS MADE BY GERMANY Washington, March 1, Pledging eon; In this 1 speak authoritatively for my tinuo'l friendship to the I'nited States I government. ami continuance of its relations with "This is as clear as noon day. the allies, the Japanese embassy this; "Germany would not stop at any- nrternoon issued a formal statement j thing, however, in the present state of declaring that "under no circuiustanc-; affairs, " added Sato, "which makes es" would the Japanese government j report of such a plot very probable." ' entertain such "nn invitation" as; - Germany attempted to send to Tokio. Story Gets New Angle The statement read: . j ,ew York, Mar. 1. In view of the nun regard ro me aiiegeu ..er- disclosures of Germany's attempt to man attempt at inducing Japan and agn Mieaieo an.l Japan with German Mexico to make war upon the I nited;in nIi ijance against America, a I'nit States, made public in the press this e(1 ir(,Slj torv published February 24 morning, the Japanese embassy, while,, akeg 011 jw significance today. It lacking information as to whether snchjwa, writton by the United Press'' To kio correspondent, January vi and Who remembers th' ole time street f t:i-i that used f play a guitar an' s "Jim Fisk Wuz a Man With His lleiirt in His Hand,'" Tipton Bud has in' sawdost eontraet fer t revival nr : Ii ' Baptist chnrsh. invitation ever reached Tokio, desires to state most emphatically thut any in vitation ot this sort would in no en- films ances lie entertained bv the Jap anese government, which ia in entire accord and close relations with the al lied powers on account of formal agreement and common causes, and moreover, whose friendship with the the I Of sent by mail. The story told of "mvsterious movements" in .lai.un three Uaranrzistas. In view of today 's disclosures, it at pears probable these three Mexicans j may have been agents of the (,'arauza government seeking "to sound" J'.kih on tu alliance proposition. Altiiougn Lnited States is every day grewing mjjfc, United I'ress story is dated .laliu- mnceriiy ami coraianiy. arv 12 geven javs jeforP the German foreign secretary dispatched a formal Knows NotnlUg Of It !,.. , tn (irIni, ,ninister in Merico Washington. Mar. 1. Japanese Am 'chy committing Germony's scheme toj bo ssador Sato today denied any knowl :writin( in ft diplomatic .document, it edge of the alleged implication of Jap- is Mfe t0 aMUmc Qermany made some! an in the reported iiermau-.Mexi. ai. j preliminary "soundings" of Mexico; plot, hut admitted that tae report toat )t.rore sutn ote was dispatched. Germany had made such an attempt) Tbp Tokio jtorv BS jjrint(.j ffobni through Mexico was probably true. v .24 , follows: --11 is n very luieresiing srory, uc said, "which 1 have heard for the first time from press reports. If any ad vances were made to my government I" have had no knowledge of it. - "Germany ia very much mistaken if sbe thinks that tav country would combine with Meieo and herself to make war ngniust the United States. Hi Y Washington, Mar. 1 Austria hus of ificiallv denied one of her submarines sank the American schooner Lyman M. I Law, Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna.s cabled the state department yesterday. The captain of the Law, in report ling the sinking explained that the sub I marine bore neither flag nor number. This fact, coupled with the fact that I the attack occurred In the Mediter ranean, led to official belief that the 1 warship was Austrian, and was looked upon as n grave complication of Aim ! tiian - American relations. The message to the state department while relieving someuhat Austrian tcn i sion. tended to tighten the German- Anieriean strain, since it ii lit' the attacking submarine I Austrian, it must hare been tlerinaii. The Law's .aptain reported that sev icral of the submarine's crew were Wr' mans. Wheat Climbs Again And Corn Follows Washington, March 1 President Wil son has informed congress that he stands flatly behind the senate bill granting bin full powers nnd a vote of credit to Handle the international situa tion. This wus made known at the White Hnuso today following reports that the president, approves Ihe house bill, which greatly modifies his request. The president will sign the measure only when it conforms with his full de sires and for that reason he is putting nil of the administration strength be hind the bill drawn by the senate1 com mittee. In a formal statement. Senator Swr.n son told the senate todays "President Wilson ii uthoi i.es me to say that the Zimmerman letter to the German embassy in Mexico, proposing uu alliance with Jnpiin nnd Mexico is substantially correct.' ' The statement followed int rodii 'tinn of n resolution by (Senutor Lodge inquir ing ;is to Ihe correctness of the letter- - Kenntor LaFollette wanted the Lodge measure modified so it would bring out when the letter came into this govern ment 's possession. Lodge acceded to tho modification, Senutor Hard wick indicated his in tention to object saying it wita a se rious matter and that the president could be relied upon to inform the MM ate if he deemed it wise and that in believed I any case the executive himself would wns not! act properly. Hodge flared up. senate Demands racts. "J put it in because it is a serious hiutter. If it is false the country ought to know it to allay the ex. it en. ent it bus caused. If it is true certainly con gress ought to know it."- Senator Works, California, said it ia now due to congress and to the country that President Wilson fulix present to ingress "nil nirorniniion nc may Chisago, March I. --Further strengtn ; mv0. I bv tO wheat market was displayed; s.-nutor Stone, chairman By Ralph H. Turner (Capital Journal Special Serviee) Tokio, Jan. 12. (By mail) An in-' ternationnl affair centering around three Mexicans and their mysterious movements in attempts to buy ainmu- 5? OFF FOB THE FCONT AGII N O O shortly after the opening today. Lit tie long wheat was on tap. Offerings lUerc readily absorbed. International complications had not the slightest ef !fect. May opened up 1-8 and gained il 7-8 later going to LK3 3-8; July opened up nd gained I 1-8, to I $1.58 5-8. September gained 8-8 at thej opening and later clirnbr 1 1-8, to- !L44V4. Corn acted rather heavy at the open ling, but the firniness in wheat tended; Ito steadv the market. May corn open I ed tini hnnired. later gainina 5 8 to $1.02 5-8; July opened unchanged and gained Vj to $1.01 5-8. Oats averaged higher along with .,iiw.r omins Otterinifs were not heavy save upon extreme lops. May opened up Vi. Inter advancing i n 10 ji c July opened up 1-8 nnd then gained m to 53 3-8. Provisions continued their steady rise, averaging from fifteen to 20 cents above yesterday's close for pork nnl lard. Ribe remained steady. if foreign re lations committee, made n deliberate ap peal to the senate to refer the resolution to his committee "for further necessary investigation and inquiry before ill ad vised action be taken. ' ' "We are not informed as to tho source of this news. We have no facts. It may not be authentic; it may not bo true. "We do not doubt that every ps fGontinund on pane two.) Whoever is responsible for this (Continued on page lix.) With the approach of spring and bet-, men and recalling to the front those I i. I. .... . ;..... , ,ii,,i .,, f.t-,ucnt ter weather and soil condition, for J. T" J..:.! H,.n,l tt'hitloek will do well ,. ... ,, .. uit-mseives icmnoraniy. iu mm nmia nam " . . fighting all the European nations are ifhp Trrn,.h ,i5iw in the pieture, sent to remember that nobody in tho girding their loins for Ihe great strag-jhome on furlough, seen here bidding trouble rone has a better stand-in with th.t ;n u,.riv .nnn Th.v ,.. ov t... hi. h.i ffivnihve to wife ths American people than that same are calling into service all available j end child. Bread Whitlock. THE WEATHER Z Hveges: lair tonight, heavy frost west por tion; Friday fair; nortiic: - r tv winds. I "rtib BtANyi I rfCoODi t