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DAILY ARDMOREITE
"LEST WE FORGET"
1257 MORE DAYS OF GORE
NEWS OF ALL THE
WORLD EVERY DAY
A Newspaper of Character
FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS
POPE FEARS WAR
Kill NEE ill
OVER THE EARTH
PRESENT CONFLICT COULD IN
WCW YEARS swallow CIVIL-
IZATION is BELIEF
BLAMES DRAFT LAWS
I'oiililt Lives lliil Clan for Warld
i mm Main Feature ir which is
grei ment of All Nations sup-
preas obligatory Miiim-- gfilm
I it jiii. . Kriilu.v. Sept. 21. 'Belayed. I
Cardinal Quparri the pupal semetmy
of state tonight emphaslseC to ths As-
sociated Pi"ss thi' views of tin- Vatican
n larding solution at the war by the
m of onw rlption and ..: .
joint commercial boyoott of any nation
which refused to dlnrm the occasion
being th pabllMtlon in the Italia of
Milan of an title! on the pence plan of
tin- holy see.
It Ih evident from the urtlchj that the
Vatican aspires to vupprMl Qcrman
m ii Ita rhm. hj securing a pence treaty
requiring the permanent dtaarmkmenl
of that nation.
It was made evident in the Mali i arti-
cle that the Vatican did not hope for a
period When there would he no more
warn inn that it believed it would be
pOMible to limit them.
Regarding the pMMBl war. UM news-
paptr maintained that the oonti ndlnj
partlM would be obliged to doom to
some terms other than thMe directed by
the foree of arms othgrwise in the
course of the next few .veins the man
tamd and vn!th of the worl I would be
swallowed Up
Practical Plan AuVied
The Italia declared that tic Holy See
In the cull for ieuce out of a feeling
of del ice cy nVentrdi the betthjterent uow-
era would not indicate praotica means
with which to ohtHln and maintain ills-
armament leaving the nati. ina to decide
the means. hut Cardinal fluspitrrl mM
the holy see is convinced that among all
the plans sugc-tsl ho fa. i ni
practical and possible one is the f . 1 -lowing:
"By an accord among the clvill.ed nu-
Hone including neutrali In suppress
obligatory mllltai v service to institute
an arbitration tribunal and as a guar-
antee to dared a general boyooti igainet
nations which again attempt to Intro-
iluce const rlptmn or which r.fn P
-nl. mil int. i national questions to arh-
t nit ion or accept its decisions. gnat
untie whii-li Lord Itoherl Cecil (l!rltl-h
ii.triianientar under Mcrsterjo' for for-
eign affairs I has . hnun WOUld have
real benefits."
BecMNnwea Coaw riptiao.
it was pointed out by u cardinal
tii.it tin hot tee hud always con.lemneil
tin- "nefarious effects" ..f conscription
as a war breeder that in it own do
minions. It had refused to im npttl
sory military service and thai NaHtcon
had adopted this idM Conscription the
papal m ( retnrv said led t" main wars.
the g . el iii i nts uiwnvH im lug read) at
hand a righting Instrument.
It wan further explained by tlie cur-
illnal that the ri nt examples of lireat
Britain and tin- United fitateg proved
conclusively that volunt.ir military
si i vice really gave the nis-essary con-
t invents for the maiatenanM f public
I i ler. hut did not supply the monstrous
iirtnii - n led l modern warfare and
which tempted heir governments to
make UM uf them. ThOTOfBtO. he ur
gueii by the nipiaoMsw of conscription.
Pig armies greut munitions plants and
tnllitarism niitouinlirallv would Ih- da
stroye.l u ii I tin- energv an I monej i .n
slim. I in tiles wa ... 1: he 11 i-.l in
laving off the huge costs f the prcs
Uoneord n. c Bepi 11-BaatM 11
MeaiiH. formeili buebsSM manager of
Mrs.. Maude A. King wealths Chicago
widow who was killed near here on
August '.'S. whm arrested late today m a
warrant charging him with the murder
of Mrs King
.Means Ih now In the ciiHtodv of the
sheriff of Cabarrus county ut the Means
bom In this cits. Put It Is thought he
will lie taken to the OMMlt) lad bOM
Inter tonight
WILL LA FOLLETTE
BE PROSECUTED 7
Ht l"aul. Minn S. i Tlx siee. h
of Senator l Kidlette before the Con
Hiimem and I'mtluecru" confei-ence hen
Thursday night tisluy was ordered tnin
crllel from stenogrH.hl. notes tsken
at the dlie. lion of the Sla'c I'tlhll. Sal.
t iummislon and will be tu Med h law
er for the comtnlaslon.
WEATHER FORECAST.
i iklahomii Suu'biv and l.n.l.n fan
warmer
liulslana: Sunday mul Moadav fair
warmer In north portion
I ist nnd 'et Texss sundns snd
Monday senerwlb fslr
MEANS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
GOVERNOR Of TEXAS IS CONVICTED
1 IS RETIRED 10 PRIVATE LIFE
STATE SENATE FINDS FERGUSON GUILTY ON TEN
CHARGES OF THE TOTAL OF TWENTY-ONE
PROBABLY WILL RETURN TO LIFE ON
HIS CATTLE RANCH.
AUHtin. Texas Sept. 22. The Texas
senate high court of impeachment
Which has bean trying (on. .lames K.
I'ergUHon for the last three weeks.
thlH afternoon lUBtalnod ten of the
twenty-one chargM in the bill returned
against him hy the house committee
of the whole.
The vote on the first article- that
he UHed t800 of Htutc funds to Mttle
a personal obligation wait sufficient to
convict. A two-thirds vote was neces-
sary. The liallot was ay. - 27. noes 4.
rsi-M lu. s.iay at noon tin- senate 1
rueada
im a nign court will formally pro-
nounce its Judgment Conviction cur-
ries witii ir it is understood disiiar
ment from future office hut this con
dition ma possibly he ameliorated.
Tonight the governor is completely
. ied from the position to .vhich he
wus twice elected hy the people. Lieut-
Oovemor William P. Hobby an editor
of geaumont assumes the fujl power
of office Hfs
January Hit
Air. Pergtuon
what Ins future
probable in- win
tenure will extend to
said he did not know
plana win he. it ih
go to his Bell Bo- le
ranch for a rest
After that he will
decide if he win return to hb old home
in Temple where he founded the Tctu-
pie State hank and fnrmerlv conducted
his various lunch properties.
siiitemeni b) Depeead OflMaL
The fornnr governor tonight isuisl
the following statement regarding the
proceedings m the senate high
court of
Impeachment tiMin'.
' The loyalty of my friends nor
than
overnaiancea am regret that 1
have ut the action of the senate
might
No man ever had better friend and
I urn proud to gtv this exprcion of in;.
appreciation "f then- unequalled loyal-
ty." The governor said he could make no
fata mem as t. his future Intention.
The exgovernoi received ):t- oafMl
'I lull After the
which decided his fate
Chambbr for a moment
iii tune however. heat
and stinporte-. Senator
firnt MJlOt
he left the
lie returned
PL old friend
I E Clark.
eiuaoorniy announca on tin- third bal-
lot his intention to vote "Vn " n nU
of the tWeat one charges lie Joined
in the laugh that followed unit in 1
each ripple of merriment tiiat treated
the succeeding ballota of lonatnl Cl.uk
To fi n -ids who mrrounded him when .
the last article had bean dfcrpoced .r.
KergUHon wtld:
Tjverythti wfll i ail right." Moral
than that he would not Bay
Senators cu.-k. Hall and
Wood ward tuck with the Rdvernorl
(10m atari to finish hut on the votes
that counted t
huh ChargM as
srsft with him
on the niost eeri-l
t him they alone
TV ' ";t
Voted SOUdl) to uphold
ths chs
iircrei nst Dy ne 1 itMM
Stfai oil Hie t'liui-e
Tin- chnrges which were su'
lined
anil tin VOtM WOTS as IMIowa!
No 1. That P.- use.i oo f ca
yea CM) Normal schiHd instil 1 -Hi"
ne.. is the Temple State hank to
!..) .ersonui not... Twenty -seven I
1 ' ". lo. .
No Thai :"imhi r Canyon cn
N... mui m lurani . mom raali sd in
me Tampif sta'.e bank mors than
year withoui drtswlni InterMt bul to
the profit f the loverma Twentj
six oyee: five boat
No. B That he depond.' f.;.i una nf
la.e money In the Tom Slat.
hi ilk snd pofited then.fi. a Twenty. !
four ues. seven lines
No. 7 That he aSaiStsd la tl gOpaaM
f n'&O.Ollll of the Htutc funds to the I
crcllt of tlie Temnle I -i..k ...a .. .fi..i
tlieref...m Twenty d nvc flvs no. m
No 11 Thai his refuMl to tell who I
loaned him ll.'.S.r.nii m etUTSnc) .nn '
Ktitutei offu-iai mksflooduct Twent)
seeM ayea; mar mom
No. II That In- .tlx . t. .. from the
dJUtanl seneinl'M fund nionev paid
on the Cainon Cty m.l batMitSg
n IJlt. Twenty seven ayes four MM
No 14 That he Induced tbjS offi. . s
of the Temple Umk to lend him money
Pi excess of the legal limit although
hi wus sworn us gov hi no nfOTOS
the law Tvsant.. aysej five noes
No U. That he sought i. ice and
Influence the Isaii.l of regents of the
niversitv of Texus p. i his
autn-
nlne
ciinic will TWent v tw
MM
.in -
No j That he sought to violate
the law v removing regents without
'lequutc cause Twenty two
IV .-s
mm ii.m's ion present and
hlgl
not vol
No 'i.
Wilbur
l.oa'.l ..f
a t.ni'ii
That he sought to influence
Mien chnirman ..f the
regents hy remitting t.
um
ten
IHIIIII 1 Wl'lllv .in.
111 es
noes
Those OsirgM Not BssjMjMi
ennrges will h w.
not s us-
i ..i.e.. anil the votes Here.
No. a That two notes of $17500
and Ilan-feiie.l f . T.i .
bunk p. th. Houaton National Kx
ehnnge bunk p. OOVei ii the govern-
Sjrk "hligatians t the Tim pis Imnk.
lashteeii aves IhlftOM MM
No. I That the governor nttcatptcl
10 ueceive iv stlltms Ut the Mmch
in
' Migaiion in. i r m
7 ..m
m essn on his dePta In th
laillk. wheieus two ni .
1 Temple
totslllng
" wile nie eu isfi-llisl
HeaetM Nutionsi IjtoaaMs
. ... ... ....
to the
Uink.
r.isoirrn aves. tt.llteeti
No Thm p.. testified befbre
ths
ARDMORE
March investigation that he wan not
Indebted to the Temple hank although
a a matter of fart he owed it a note
for Ill.'JUU
rOUrtaen ayes; seventeen
no. s.
No. S That he Houghl to have funds
of the state highway commission de-
positell
'emple hank for profit
nty-two noes.
he had deposited state
Temple State hank and
w lien til" state treasury
to receive them. Fifteen
lives
iVe noes ifotir present and
not
tii 1 -. That he testified last March
he $ d the Temple Punk nothing
w! . . lie owed it more than the law
a' Thirteen ayes; eighteen noes.
io-e eta on Groceries.
No it That he failed to refund to
the State tile monO expended for gio-
ceries. meats c.-ir. tables' etc . at the
executive mansion. Ptfteen nvs; slg
teen nOM
No. 1.". Thai bj vetoing the nniver-
sit appropriations he sought to set
aside the Constitution. Six ayes; twenty-four
noes nine present and not vot-
ing) I
No. IV. Thai lie called menih.-i s of
the Mtute Universit) faculty liars and
grafters hut did not prosecute them
Nine a g; tWWIlt) DM
Nine ayes; twenty noes 'two praaani
not voting!. I
N" :'. Thai the governor w.uiiht to
Influence the courts in matters in
which in had 1 personal interest fif-
teen Sy sixteen noes.
no 11 That he permitted t
Woodman to continue as xtate
1 oinmisslonei- after the aerate
1 i in-. 1 1.. confirm him. Two
-. W
lalio.'
had
1 1 as.
1 twenty mne noes
Impassioned ppeal.
i TP. governor deplarsd he bad hi
; inteiitton of sppe dins
to
passion
"Lut."
! prPJudic.
or sympathy.
ladd.sl
if you senators win oivest vour
! self
of paMkin and nrelu.li.e nf Hie
1 innuenci
' o. a . tl.i
that have pei-n bTOOght to
IM won't Inst Ml - mlnutaa "
lie as.r!iKs' the start of his troubM
:.. Ins ci.in au a to i rovid- nn re money
"for tile little SChOOl hoUKI stOOR tllO
1 m " Tin- university was the bub in
the . !. he s ded and tlu whole stats
knew it.
The (orernor rrvaalml thai sugges-
'Ion.. In l been n. ad- to him 'ha- :f lie
WottM n -ig 11- might n . h im-
peach) .i
rani to my to you" be shouted
vehemently "I "Would rathei in- ini-
PMoaad a thousand timed than to r-
l; ISMS t lass ne.
real issue he said Wa
he
II
- d
en
am mo n people ami the urivl
1. I a ..
h I tin tied had
1 recipiuma in the university not hy
him ow. it ma . question of whet her
" r SUtOi racy shall rid.-.
I Mick that Nstie on yon MnatoMj
ih.- a mustard phwtei to take baasl
i. m- with you." in- declared
in- luvernur adxlresii
closed soon
..II. . I.. I...a .... 1
to his refusal to
1SM0 n .r.
tell who
ioan-il Inn.
reticy
I Stalt.sl ..( ; Ooyi ashllg
ilislus at I;-.. : th." lie said -It
l""ks UkS I'm (Ding to bt s...i again.
But I haven't btakan mj word in pan
at least im private affairs still arc my
own "
Washington Bepi
) corn spojKk ncs
ni's-of oaacas to
reg.itiii- HAM b)
Senator King
- Mb i ird ps
un.i photographic
show p i . stents .a-
t he i lermnn rniimi.
s here p. tlie l air pfcj) PubUehlai
rompaaj with recalpu signed in Mar
i us Hi. ..in and i i". Bgpaa.
S. Ml a Rm di I no- diaCkSN the
nr.-. of no documents Put vouched
for their authenticity Thej Slso showed
.atiunts Pv the Austrian -mlwssv to
small foreign language newspapers
the pigments w prnpaasislo
"We win s.Kin have to laaogniM
Mid i state ..f wai vvltll AilMiia
VII
" lie
Mul
id
guria a no i urk.-' Ih hi .. tin
an
mg uerman
agalr.-t iv '
and using their aillueiu-e
I ANftINU i UUstM ONORCM
K'ashbigtoa apt. k Puttiwr .ie-
laas ..r Onunl ran Pernetocffi plot to
Intlii. nee congress through a SUhatdhUMl
in .. I i in in ..rgani.atlon were souuht
i. ..iav bj eoator Or si man ehainmut f
me ism is sno) rommittee and Repre-
sentative l-'lood. chaii-man of tlie house
l no nlTuirs committee. Is.tli of srhaes
visited the state desiitment
After nturnliig to thr capitol from
tin- slate department. Mr Kbssl hegun
conferences with house leader- t.. learn
their views on holding a congressional
Inquil v
After his conference with Chairman
Fltssl. Millar Lrismg lllthni Ion thf
following statement
It there Is anv misunderstanding.
wish to ssy very emphatically I do not
see Boa the Lenistoi (T message in uny
v a refloat! upon is.ngress or any mem-
ner iiimienti it w is the purose to
mpiov agencies t.. influence them of
which thev Would baVO no knowledge.
MMl In ease they ao re intlui need they
would he entirely Innocent. I do not
know what the orgiinlsntl.ui was. This
exw Is apropos of (lerman methods
of peace propaganda and there U no In
tentloti of easting siispi ion mi members
of congress "
in 1
Nine
No. J 5
wa.
OKLAHOMA SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1917.
20 WARPLANES
DESTROYED IN
RECENT BATTLE
London Sept. 22.- -An official state
ment Issued today describing the work
of the British aviation corps during the
British offensive nays ten hostile ma-
chines were dentroyed and six driven
down out of control. Ten British ma-
chines are missing tin- report says.
Lermany's Figures I alga.
Berlin Sept. II. (Vis London) Thirty-nine
enemy airplanes were shot
down on the western front by the
Qarmana on Thursday ami Friday
army headquarters announced today.
ThrM (lerman machines were lost.
SENATOR RAN8DELL OF
LOl ISI I
fin l l.l.l.s I'ltOMI Kits III
DEMAND CENTS.
SPEECH IN THE SENATE
Ever Fanner Should 'see 'thai Smith
Is Not Kohls d of U l ast $" Kali
By Selling at Cents the Stales
man Dedans.
tVaehlngton Sept
' rs of the smith were
Kunsdcll of Louisiana
111 the i-enate to hold
22. Cotton rate
urged by Senator
in n speech toda
out for "fair and
legitbemte
less than
prices and not to sell for
twenty-five cents a pound.
Present prices he
luteiy unwarranted
lared. are abso-
uuse.l lanrely by
a rurh of offerings lscause of the eni
ha rgo.
Statistics were presented b) the Lou-
isiana senator in support of the con-
tention that the actual purchasing
power of cotton is much lower than
of other pnslucts win. h have advanced
In prices He also declared the south
wus never in better position to hold
Its cottoli for a fair price.
Wants Oa4) pe ration.
"My advice1 he nail "is for the cot-
ton growers the commission me.-thants
.-rnd dealers in cotton and the hankers
of li e southern siat to co-operate and
Work tiiKetusr m or n i i secure a fair
nnd legitimate price for cotton. Thev
honld make up their minds thai t.. sell
Cotton at tin present thm for less than
H cents per pound would he an un-
neosesar sacrifice.
They should without excitement or
hlHre of trump.: or unlawful cm-
bin itioiis to try to restrain trade each
and every one ii
own
.1 the
stay do bis
Pit tow-mi - ; i i
south Is not
er hale on its
tents i coins-
the sggt sgati
rootled of at (Ml
ooton by seiiinji
Ml -am sniouni
to wnioo.aoo
St on
"The farmer .
OOttOn at h.nn. .
or In warehops.
i small quahtl
posit i V I l In t
price is oi;. red
crs.
in
I lie Crop.
n al'l I-.
St.
his
. I II
baa been ginnei
w
ping i: s
and by refusing
less a satisfai tor;
nsjod not s.M-k buy
n i rice was . i use.
ru-h of cotton to
s to sell ..ii the
r is in command
world is bound to
t cannot exist with-
mr southern states.
tlon to dictate our
cnmplisnee tin
"The i t
in my npinioi
market un.i
purt of the pi
"The OMton
of the situation
ha e opr notton
out the OOttOn
'. aPs in ii is
own terms and
v Kb
People
' The pOQph i
so md spend i m
their ootton as
I'urtnilm. nt
year boonum
other MUM v
Kansdull tti
beiieved wouM
re
fndeM ndenl
south wen
v ell S'lie t.
in
I duction next
ihoT shortage and
edlctOd hv Senat.il
i'.a MjSVlSltM he
ease the demand.
iuc
Domaml Br Kw CoMm
Dallas. Ti as Sett. 21. -The Texas
farmers tinjnn. in session here wen on
i oord as fav oi im i
cents a ikiuiiJ fo
wai
minimum of thirty
cotton timing the
QoeOM Alree Bept 22. The Argen-
tine governnieni hi- sent an ultimatum
to Ccrmany.
The Argentn i-..v ei nmcnt llsmaillbl
s formal efateroeni from the Qerman
government of Us attitude toward the
iH-havlor of Its minister. Count von Lux-
bunt nnd a reetiti.n of the promises
made rvsHct!iig Argentine shtpptBg In
connection with the Toro settlement
The Argent In. foreign minister made
i statement in the hnmbcr of deputies
today regarding Hie situation and il vm-
II ndei stood that th. radicals had pn
pureil a resolution vvlilch they Inten.bvl
i ininHiiice. ui'ciaiing a state of war
already exists with Hermany
The government is anxiously awaiting
Berlin's response before deciding on a
rupture of relation- .r u declaration of
war and according to the foreign office If
the Herman government's rcicrtel ap
preclatlon of von Luxhuri Is confirmed
Argentlnn will condder It an Insult and
declare war Immediately. If no con
Mrmntlon of this re mrt Is forthcoming
onlv a ruptur- of relations is llkelv
URGES FARMERS
TO HOLD COTTON
ARGENTINE SENOS
RERL1N ULTIMATUM
SEIZED DOCUMENTS UNCOVER VAST IBRITI SCOFFS
AMOUNT UF GERMAN INTRIGUE IN U. S.I KAISER S REPLY
OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON GIVE OUT LONG LIST OF
PLOTS AND SECRET WORK THROUGH KAISER'S
EMBASSY AT CAPITAL WHILE GERMANY
STILL WAS "FRIENDLY NATION."
Washington Sept. 22-
closures of far-reaching
pagaafla intrigues and
Further
(lerman
idols in
dls-.
pro. j
ihl
""""" l" '"Piomuuc nreau
-.eimany. wsrs mane toiay uy
the committee on public Information
Secretaries Lansing. Laker and Dan
iels are memhers of the committee
and Qeorgs Creel Is chairman.
In a bulletin styled "Official Kxpose." j
the committee quotes numerous letters
and extracts from letters sel.e.l ly the j
.! a. tin. -nl in April. 1 111 '1. in a 'aid'
on me isew tork orrice or Wolfe von
igel.
Von Igel in carrying on his manifold
proOsrman and anti American activi-
ties the decuments show was In con-
ant much (gth the German embassy
and with Count von Bernstorff the
then ( lei man amhassador to the
I '
united States.
Some of the Acts.
In the form of letters telegrams
notations checks receipts registers
1. I ks cipher csles. lists of spies. !
...1 .ll m. .l .. ....
...... 1 . i . . 1 1 . ne. I-..
. j
uie lommittee -a v. . r e. found indi-1
itlons ilnsome instances of the
vaguest nature in others of the most
damnlnJl condusivenessi that the
Qerman imperial government through
Its representatives In a then frlendly
nattpn was concerned with:
"Violation of the laws of the I'nited
.-"tates; destruction of lives and prop
el tv n merchant vessels on the hiith
SM Irish evolutionary plots against
Great Britain: fomenting III UIIm
against the 1'nlted States in Mexico;
suooi aati.m of American writers and
lectures; financing of propaganda;
maintenance of a spy system under the
guise of a commercial investigation bu-
. ' .i. .iil .-iui7.ing of a bureau for the
purpose. ..f stirring ut) lalsn- trouble
in munitions plans; Isimh Industry anil
other related activities."
Holland Is (.itilty.
Til" committee has this to uv . n. I
cerning llollund:
"it has long been an open secret tluit
IP. 'nil is merely a way station for ship-I
ment of contratxtnd into fiermany.
II. i Is offlciul communication from the
Von gel records which would seem to
Indic ate suspicious and confidential reli-
turn between the 'Holland commission'
and the form-in diplomatic ortlclals
Credited to this country .a possibly a
belief by the Germane that they could
not successfully get the munitions to j
their own country. The message In code
with interlinear translation Is written to I
la nhfi 'Herman Kmbassy.
Washington
i..- as folk
" Tclerran
I'. C. April . 1916. it
from
Berlin hy ss?ret
Curl Heynen: Con-
r. e hundred timus
loum'about BB) for
Mat .--"lie Holland tl
and che.-ts ...utridgi
tons powder I'leusi
Holla: . I ;.. n. -.
Ister foreign office
" 'iSlg-iiedl
. in representHlion.
HATZKKI.HT.'"
was an otflclul of
Prim e Hal ( Mi
the neiman ombasey
In ther Spy Nest.
Tin- iiambuig .American lines bursau
of bit est Igatlon tile committee states.
..ii "innocent pretendim sgeBcy" was
at the outset
the scen t service of the
Hamburg Unertoan w-Mp tmrnnf
under Paul Koenig. it- manager it be-
came an adjunct of the Herman dlplo-
milt it' star. I service A letter .luted
.Tilly 20. 1M17. fr un one of its operatives
to ..'jut" ich. ira. tertmd b) the com
mitt".' ..s Captain von Paiien. former
Qerman military attii. iiei. teiis of pay.
ment to an unnamed person under prop-
er prec luteins iff ST the recipient P. id
made tins stateincit
Boinlis l. semi I t oal
1 intend t. luusc serious duinage to
v. -a-;.- ..f the SlliM naving imrts "f the
Pnlted State hv plai mg MCAbs which I
am making myself on Issird. These
Ivnm'a- resetllblr i l tl IlliV l lumps of tssil
and 1 am planning to have them con-
cealed in the coal to he laden on steam
ers of the allies."
Money apparcntlv went from Herman
sources in th. Fiuted Mates through
embassv channels to Sir Koger Case
ment the Irishman executed IrT In-
don.
Ssvt ral lint s ..f . .manunlcitlon lie-
tvvcen the lei man diplomatic service
and 'la lush if volutions are Indlcattsl
In the eaiitured ittH'uments. the state-
mint continues "John DeVDV of New
York now editor of of Huelic -American
i violent!) anti British iMiier. wus one
of Hi. active agents of this connection.
Significant entries appear here and
there references to messuges from the
'..nil. in embassv at Washington and
(he Herman consulate at New York
mention of a secret ctsle to he employed
i oonmai cottai wttb him ami of "ci-
pher decoy': ids. a natation the iletails
of which remain undiscovered concern-
Ing t ommunlc.itlon re manufacture
band grenmles.' "
in "" in an ii invoivcil
The following reference to supiemc
OCtUrt Justice Dun lei F. Cohan of New!
York is contahietl ths i iinmltee an-
fount es in a It tlei foun 1 In the Von
Igel iwpers In cipher with Interlinear
tinnslutious dated New York. Arll IT. I
ism nuninoie.i .i.i iii ami inscribed ut
the tap " erv Secret.":
"Judge Cohan requests the trims-
mission of Hie following remarks:
"'The revolution in Ireland can only
le successful If supported from Her-
m : n y otherwise Knglund will he
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able to HUppress it even
It be only after hard struggles
fr""' elP I necessary. This
tllollgll
l MinniNi piiiimrny oi aerial attacks on
.; an( diversion of
the fleet si-
multaneously with such
a revolution.
; Then If possible u landing of troops
I arms and ammunition in Ireland and
possihly some offences from Zeppelins.
I This would enahie the Irish ports to be
cloned against England and the estab-
llahment of stations for submarinm
on the Irish coast and the cutting off
of the supply of foodstuffs for Kng-
laud. The service of the revolution
may therefore decide the war." "
"He asks that a telegram to this ef.
feet be sent to Merlin. "
This letter was signed "5132.8167.-
0230" and was addressed to Count von
Bernstorff "Imperial Amlsissador
Washington p C."
(ode .Message Translaled.
A code message sent to Berlin
gi.en as follows:
was
'National
iermania InsunUHM con
'.act certainly orrrmtsad
.vdentlv satisfied win. -i..
.'it I
.. - ""O.
s.
oii .
'teps have
been taken
"Henrv N'cuman."
Of this message tin
committee has
this to say
Not so innocent uud harmless as it
looks for what the message nully
means h this:
" Irish agree to proposition. The
" -- a". st. ps nave h.-en taken '
The committee concludes its expose us
follows:
"Whiie chiefly concerned with mill-
tary affairs In scope the representatives
of a SUppoeeflly friendly nation were
keeping an Interested watch on our own
activities in that line. A secret OOds meg-
sage of April 11. 1816 signed -njlT'
4729 4!il..' r.ddresseil yon Igel to this
effect:
"'Hen with respectfully send an ex-
tract regarding the troops stationed in
rallfornia and the armament of the
coast fortifications.' ".
WAR SUMMARY.
In the
t: ouUee.
stioke on
mi.ist or Kussln's Inte-nal
ha- .onie another Herman
th.- K'isslan northern front.
. e alting in
Co- cantme of the brldge-
nenrt and town
f .lacobstudt on the
i 'ina anil tne enforced retirement of
the Russians in this region to the east-
Sm hank of the river.
i he fall of the bridgehead gave the
' Mtnami peeeeeaion of new territory
on a front of approximately miles
and I mil.- n depth enaollng them
to push their lines to the syeei hank
el the Dvlna in this area. They took
nwiy roer mnMMd iirlsoners from
letreatim- Russians but gather.-.!
the
In
'Ut y guns from ahin.loinsl
lsition
a uth to give uo Him ... I ....
""' '" " -1' w rest' I fm them on
Tliursthiv. the Hernia. - continue to
launch dMgerate counter attacks from
their battered PttUtders line and to
comlgit with .letermlnation evei v effort
"f Kiel! Marshal Halg's foreM to
improve their ptwtlons. This fighting
has lieen very costly to the Hermans
In casualties and the Loadou official
ilnt'-mcn: luv . stress on the exceeding-
ly sever character of the enemy losses
The Herman command seems na
...... ...
... ..! reiuctunt to sin render a
no
union on one position east
Vines and heavy fl-rhtirg
theie Thereasq
of tll(
lope !
Heilln s off) in
claim of huv g
iL. . ... .
"'ii muses no
vcred from
mb miiish. it records
the flghtlnc
OI I'l'l.lMV. the .V
following tb mi
Hal British
ll us marked hv m...
t'..is:i attacks illu ho
l-mgemarcke liolleheke front which
i.... i. .
'epuiseti. and descilbes iiat
day s enuatrenients ..u.. .
" "s'uing or a
t.-nnicier. which
man suoceaaei
Bcgardiiig the air fighting on Thurs-
-J PVrbtap the tmefaaiy mm.
parison Is gv hy Berlin of n-rmsn
nnd entente losses In machines. Thirty-
'' host II machines were sl
on those days by the lie mans. It p
i-i'-ed. while only three Qonuaa
.... .ooe. Ht Tniil VHile((
2 "V f'"m '"''' "ffh lul account
which mentions ten Herman airplanes
-ml six driven out of control.
.... ...ooie loss f ten British
m:r
'nine- OtaaaM us missing
by Lmdon
. . .
i-
udmittetl
.oeiinwniie. us
hind fighting In
a complement to the
It. Imiim i: i ..
Mg! of the Belgian .smst patrol hgM
"' iH.mbai.hng . of (Hteml
where l ie :......
"' ii'ttui worgs vveie
soeios wtn results pn.nounc-sl mtti.
factory British .i.t .
"i. t-uiitinutsi
heh n. "UMtT1 ''m"" "rations
tx'hlnd the Hermai linos. Ostein! being
'-f the iH.lnts su.vWullv attacked
by the aviators us well as the flMt.
Hie compl.... (f h(
and Austrian replies t . . .
11 ae. -I ... S.11
" snows mat neither lavs
ii an) ileflnlte
terms as a bull for
lieuce There
was no officially er.
-'.ooieni in Washington but
it was unofficially Indicate! that such
examination u had lieen made of the
documents. revpMie! rm f. .
1 " ' iHisltioii of the Fnlte.1
States. Its mms or Intentions. An
unofficial expiession of Moi from
th- lliitlsh fra-ei ffk. M(nH
nek of anv mention of "ieirmin"
or ' rvntoratlon" In the tierman repl-
ead denounces It In general.
EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY
TO POPE'S NOTE
(iKK..N ANSWER CONTAINS NO
Wllltl) Of KKSTOKATION OK
SEPARATION IS POINTED oi T.
IIS CRIMES REVIEWED
Kaiser's Claim Thai Preservation of
Peem II :.; id. "I'rincipal and
Most Sucrcd Task" Is Inleresling
Comments!) on .Murder.
London Sept. It. Oil Imiulry at the
British foreign nlllce. regarding the
Austro-Herman replies
diet's peace proposals.
Press today received tl
to l'ope Bene-
the Associated
a- following un-
olliclal statement:
"It seems hardly necessary espet tal-
ly in view of President Wilson's reply
to the pope to comment at length on
the Herman reply beyond isiinting out
that it contains not one word as to
restoration or reparation.
"Kecent history and cspei tally the cor-
respondence between the kaiser and the
former czar published a few days ago
form an Interesting commentary on the
kaiser's contention that the preserva-
tion of peace has lieen his 'principal and
must sacred task '
"The svmpathy which the Herman
government expresses toward the prin-
ciple of moral isjwer and of right comes
well from those whose blood stain In-
clude the ravaging of Belgium the mur-
der of peaceful citizens the sinking of
passenger and merchant ships the
dropping of Isanbs on undefended towns
the murder of Miss Cavell and Captain
Prj itt and the toredoing of hospital
ships the Isimbartlment of hospitals..
deKrtations from Belgium ami northern
France connvance In wiping out hy
their ally the Turk of the Armenian
nation and countless other crimes.
"Nor iloes talk of moral right come
well from those who were responsible
fur the organisation of the intrigue and
espionage in tlie Fnited States since the
beginning of the war. which are reveal
ed In today's newspapers "
Home. Krldav . Sept. 21.-The Vati-
can's courier from Bwitxerland had not
arrived In Home up to this evening
with tlie Austrian and Herman replies
to Pope Benedict's proposals. Cardinal
Ha a ! papal s.-cretii: of state.
said the curler arriving here next
Wednesday possibly would hi Ing the
replies.
I lo CARPENTERS toNri.Ml
mm ii i t.iM us him
I i Mill it KKOM PORBSTM
Seattle. ush
cessation of work
Is threatened on
of success of n
lngton between i
Sept 2.' Corapiele
In Seattle shipyards
it-count of the lack
legislations In Wash
re J enl.itiV e tile
shippinu Board em-
tTnited sutes
ployes and eni
Further 0Mi
came an open I
Master Builder'
and th. Seattle
penters m.
Heating the situation
eak ttsluv between the
association of Seattle
district council of ctu
th" li i le union ls
cott of ten liolli
lumls'r.
Nevt Oi leans Situation Better.
New Orleans. S. pt Prospect
appeartsl brighter ttsluv for a resump
tlon early next week of -hipping at this
port which has been tied up several
days bv tin- -tiike of 2 msi longslioi.
men and freight handlers. Officials of
tlie longshoi emeu's union today an
nouncetl a meeting of the union had
bts1!! calltsl for tomorrow to consider
the advisability of returning to work
at the advanced wages gi anted hv the
employing stevedores and submitting
other nuestkms to the local commis-
sion of the national adjustment com
mission for settlement.
. .v Oi leans. Kept A sensation
al bulgi' of over 'i a Istle on the
stiongi.-t months resiiltisl In cott'..
here i.nIsv from heuv v buying In
which frightened ahoits and outside
buyers Just entering the market about
etiusllv shared.
Around the oiieuiiva the market
stissl ti to 14 isilnts off under profit
taking by longs. Suddenly the ring
was flissbsl with buying orders snd
In a few minutes time prices were
lifted lit to 122 point to a net ad-
vance above yesterday's clone of 1st
to III isilnts
STRIKE M COME
IK SEATTLE YARDS
COTTON JUMPS
SIX DDLLARS BALE
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