Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-01
SECRETS SENT IN DOLLS
Explanation Of Leakage in the French W, r
Office.
"Jewfsh Sentiment" of Atlanta, Ca,
Gives Some Interesting InfOrma-
ton ON the Subject.

A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, says: The
Jewish Sentiment in it's regular weekly
edition will print story bearing, with al
most startling directness, the Dreyfus
trial Several statements, apparently new
to the now celebrated Dreyfus case, are
given, together with names Of those who
are said to be in possession Of information
which will throw new light on the trial.
For the first time it is believed the mode
of carrying the documents from the French
war Office to the German government is
given. 1t shows that dolls were used as
the means of conveyance and that the
papers went first to England and then to
Germany. The identity of the yelled lady
Is also made known.
The story which the Sentiment will
print comes from a man who was en-
government as a document translator and
maker of relief maps and who after quit
ting Germany served in the United States
shows his discharge papers, which denote
that he was staff officer. The informer
says he was born in Denver, Col. The
story, after some Introductory remarks,
reads:
Il was translator" said he, ''of docu-
ments at the great staff headquarters at
koniggratzer strasse, No: 8, Berlin.
never heard the name of Dreyfus men
toned in connection with the French war
office merchandise shipped to the above ad-
dress via Belgium and London.
Il translated the information regarding
gun No. 120. The original document never
left the French war office. and the copy
could only have been given out through
the direct agency or connivance of a chief
of department. Dreyfus was unknown at
the German secret service bureau in per
son or by name from 1880 to 1894. This I
most solemny affirm. The plans specifi-
cations and details or gun 120, of the Robin
shell, and of the French war vessels Jaure-
guiberry, Charles Martel and Lazar Car
not. together with the plans for mobiliza-
ton, were purchased through Germany's
embassy in Paris presided over by Prince
Hans Heinrich Pless, and as much as $16,-
600 American money was sent by post Of
for the merchandise. These payments were
made in two parts through Mr.. Franz, a
doll manufacturer of Sonneberg, Germany,
and Alvin FloorschurZ bank director of
Sonneberg. The medium of women was
employed in transacting the business
Il met Count Esterhazy several times in
person at dinings given by Baroness de
Delden, who Esterhazy's sweetheart
He furnished much of the information.
These documents were never received at
the embassy-always at church, a pub
lie function, or private dinner party. The
FRENCH spies We're always on the alert, and
only through such means could their
watchfulness be circumvented."
What was the last incident that Won
recall which bears the traffic in this
French war merchandise?''
Captain Siegel insisted upon his agents
ITO Hunger communicating with MIN direct,
and emphatically instructed them to ad-
dress him through Mr.. Franz. in Some
berg. This order was prompted by the in
creased watchfuiness of the French govern
ment spies.
Baroness de Delden is the party re-
ferred to in the Dreyfus trial as the yelled
lady She receives from Prince Pless a
regular pension. Every six months remit
tances are made anonymously to Baroness
de Delden, through the Credit Lyonnase in
Paris. 1t is well known at the German
headquarters staff that the amounts are
forwarded by Prince Henry Pless. The
Credit Lyonnaise is innocent of the pur-
pose for which the money is used. / men
ton this fact because the records of the
bank will corroborate my statements. l
am also in a position to name the post
offices in England where the money was
paid to the agents of Germany employed
in France.
Mr.. Franz used to send dolls to Paris
to be dressed In the bodies of these dolls
important documents were concealed, and
they were then sent first to a village post
office in England, forwarded from there to
Sonneberg, and then to Berlin