Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
.yEgLED LADY" UNVEILED.
Ex-Empioyee OF German Government
Makes Interesting Disclosures.
5(By TelerraDh.)

5tBy IeleSraDn.) "a
ATLANTA, GA, August 31.-The
Jewish Sentiment in it's regular week.
~ edition Tomorrow afternoon Will
print q story bearing with almost start
ling directness on the Dreyfus trial.
Several statements. apparently new
to the now celebrated Dreyfus case are.
given, together. with names Of those.
who are said to he in possession Of In
formation which will throw new light
on the trial. For the first time it is be-
tieved. the mode OF carrying the docu-
ments from the French War Office 10
the German Government is given 1t
shows that dolls We're used as the means
of conveyance and that the pa pers wenr
first to England and then to Germany
~ EfI-IID LADY, KNOWN
The identity of the ''veiled lady, IS
also known The story which the Se.1ti-
ment will print comes from a man who
was employed several years ago bv the
| German Government as a document
translator and maker of relief mans
and who, after quitting Germany, scrv-
! ed in the United States army during th.
war with Spain He shows his dis
charge papers, which denote thar lie
was 4 staff officer. The inforrnar saws
story after some introductory remarks
reads: " -
i was translator said he. "of docu-
| rnents at the Great Staff headdua rters
at koniggratzer Strasse, number nine.
lierlln. never heard the name Of
Dleyfus mentioned in connection with
the French War Office. Merchandise,
was shipped to the above address vi,
Berlin and London.
ExCULPATES DREYFJTS.
Il translated the information regard
ing gun No. 100. The original docu-
n1ent never left the French War Office
and the copy could only be given out
through the direct agency or conniy-
ance OF chief Of department.. Dreyfus
was unknown at the German Secret
service Bureau in .pers0n or by name
from 1890 to 1894. This most solennly
aHirn. The plans. specifications and
details of gun 100, of the Robin shell
and of the French war vessels .Jaure
guiberry.' Charles Marter and .Lazar
Carnot together with the plans for
mob1llZation were purchased throu gh
Germanys embassy i'm Paris, presided
Prince Hans Heinrich Pless, and as
much as $4,000 American money was
sent by postoffice money order and tele
graph in payment for the merchandise.
These payments We're made in TWO
parts through Mr.. Franz. a doll manu-
facturer of Sonneherg, Germany and
Alvin Floorschurez, bank director Of
Sonneberg. The medium of women was
employed in transacting the business.
Baron De Delden is the party re-
ferrei1' to in the Dreyfus trial rs the
! yelled lady
SHE IS A PENsIONER.
She receives from Prince Pless a re-
gular pension. Every six months re-
mittances are made anonymously to
Baroness De Delden t1roughthe Credit
Lyonnaise in Paris. it is We'll known
at the German headquarters staff that
tine amounts are forwarded by Prince
HENRY Pless. 1 mention this fact be-
caues the records of the bank will cor
roborate my statements. I am also in
position to name the postotfices in Eng
land where the money was paid to the
agents OF Germany employed in France
Mir. Franz used to send dolls to Paris
to be dressed In the body or these
dolls important documents were con-
cealed and they were then sent first t.
4 village postotficein England. forward.
ed from there to Sonnerberg and tnrn
10 Berlin"