Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-14
DOCUMENTS IN DOLLS.
A Translator Throws Light on the
 French Method of Treason,

An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch to the Globe Democrat says; The Jewish Sentiment will print a story bear ing with most startling direcmesS on the Dreyfus trial Several state ments. apparently new to the cole brated case, are given, together with the names of those who are said to he in possession of information which will throw new light on the lrlal. For the first time, is Is believed, the mode of carrying documents from the French war office to the German gov ernment is given, IL shows that dolls were used as the means of conveyance and that the papers wen, first to Eng land 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 employed several years hy the German government as dOcu- ment translator and maker of relief maps, and, after quitting Germany. served in the United States army dur ing the war with Spain. He shows his discharge papers, which denote that he was staff officer, The in- former says that he was born in Den yer, Colo The story, after some in- troductory remarks, reads;
 ''I was translator of documents at the great staiI headquarters at Konig- gratzer strasSe, No. 9, Berlin, never heard the name of DreyfIs mentioned in connection with French war otiice merchandise shipped tO the above ad- dress via Belgium and London. l translated the information regarding gun No. 20. The original document never left the French war office, and the copy could only have been given out through the direct agency OF con nivancc of chief of department. DreyfuS was unknown at the German secret service bureau, in person or by name from 1890 t0 1894. This most sOlemnly affirm. The plans, speci- tications and details of gun No. ,, of the Robin shell and of the French war vessels Jauregiberry. Charles Martel and Lazar Carnot. together with the plans for mobilization, were purchased through Germany'S embassy al Paris, presided over hy Prince Hans Hein- rich pleSS. and aS much as S16,0O0 American money was sent hy post office money order and telegram in payment for the merchandise. These payments were made in two parts, through NIT, Franz. q doll manufac- turer of Sonnenberg. Germany, and Alvin Floreschuez, bank director of Sonnenbcrg. The medium of women was employed in transacting the busi- ness.
 .'l met Count EsterhaZy several times III person at dinners given by Baroness Delden, who was Esterhazy S sweetheart. He furnished much of the information. These documents were never received at the embassy always at the church, public func- tion or private dinner party. The French spies were always on the alert, and only through such means could their watchfulness be circumvented.
 .The baroness is the party referred to in the Dreyfus trial as the yelled lady. She receives from Prince Pless a regular pension. Every six months remittances are made anonymously to Baroness de Dclden through the Credit LyOnnals in Paris. II is we'll known at the German headquarters stan that the amounts are forwarded by Prince Henry pless. The Credit LyOnnals is innocent of the purpose for which the money is used. l mention this fact because the records of the bank will oorroborate my statements. l am also in 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 t0 Paris to be dressed. In the body of these dolls important documents were concealed, and they were then sent first to- a village postoffice in England. forwarded from there to Sonnenherg. and then to Berlin"