Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
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AVERSHE SEES
PROOF Of PACT
Dr.. Graves Confirms Report That
Germany Seeks Arrangement
With Nippon Government,
Continued From Page !.

| continued from rage J.
he was sent to learn the purpose Of
/ proposed meeting between Herr
/ Schmidt, representing Germany, and
an envoy Of Japan. on United States
/ territory.
/ Hold Copy OF Dispatch.
| DIR. Graves asserted that he secured
/ the copy Of Herr Schmidt's instruc-
/ tions-which he FINISHED to The
American, and at once notified his
| principal in London by cable. A copy
| Of this dispatch, and of others which
| were exchanged Immediately after
ward between DR.. Graves and Buzz
| ing" is now in the possession Of The
/ American.
| The only explanation that is neces-
sary is that "Buzzing" is Mr.. r. Rob-
| inson, heretofore referred to by DR..
| Graves as the Mr.. R" who ar
! ranged for his release from Barlinny
/ and subsequently acted as his direct
/ superior; and that Trenton Smell"
/ who signed the message to Buzz
/ ing is the name under which the
| Doctor operated on this occasion.
/ DR.. Graves sailed from Bremen on
/ the Kaiser Wilhelm H. carrying also
Herr Schmidt, on February 4. 1913.
| The ship arrived at New York on the
/ 18th, and on the evening of that day
/ Smell, or, in other words DIR. Graves,
! sent from the Western Union office at
/ s54 Broadway the following message:
February r.
"Buzzing, London:
obtained sample. Letters most
/ important. Not safe wiring. VIII
| take tomorrow nights steamer
| Queenstown. Not sufficient fare;
/ wire twenty-five pounds Western
Union, Broadway IA. SMELL"
Remittance Is Paid.
Within a few hours the answer
came from Buzzing. II was a remit
lance OF rs pounds. less exchange, or
| S12I75, TO be exact, which was paid
| TO him at s54 Broadway by check No
| 362 to the order Of Trenton Smell
/ from Rob Robinson" London.
Accompanying this order for the Is
/ pounds was this dispatch:
London, Feb. 1s, 1918.
| Trenton Smell. " L IA Bway.
| Gable some details, IL possible
| Come London. Can't meet you
| Queenstown. ROBINSON"
A duplicate copy OF this dispatch
| was obtained by DR.. Graves at the
/ Western Union Gable office yester-
| day. upon which was Endorsed the
| following:
THE above message accompanies
| cable remittance this date"
Replying the same date, DR.. Graves
/ Cabled;
"Buzzing, London:
Right VIII wire from Canada,
| British territory. SMELL"
| Or. Graves, who is known at the
Western Union offices only as "Tren-
ton Smell went to the Office at 854
Broadway yesterday, accompanied by
a confidential associate, and was
there Immediately Identified as the
man who on February 70 sent the first
Of the above messages, who received
| the check for $121.75 and later sent
the message last printed.
Proof in Official Record.
! a. Weinstein. manager Of the office,
made the Identification and from the
| Office check book read off the number
Of the check, the date. and the fact
that Il had been drawn to the order
Of Trenton Smell on cabled instruc-
lions from Rob Robinson.
/ From that office Or. Graves and his
| associate went direct TO the main of
flee of the Western Union at 1876
| Broadway, where, through W. J. Aus
| tin. In charge Of the cable depart
| ment, the originals Of the two dis
| patches TO "Buzzing' were obtained
from the files and copies taken
/ What assurance is there that
| these dispatches were delivered to the
addressee." Mr. Austin was asked
IF they had not been delivered 3"
was his reply, there would be a
| service message on the back Of the
original stating the fact
There is no such message on the
back of these originals"
There is NOT " he answered
Mr.. Austin was directed by Dr.
! Graves TO make a note on the dis
patch that II was not to be destroyed
but held indefinitely, and after both
I DR.. Graves and his associate had
| closely sCrutinized the original they
| left and went TO the first floor, to the
office of A. A. Mcneil. transfer agent,
through whom all money transfers
are made.
Graves Demands Duplicate.
! DR.. Graves there demanded a dupli-
cate Of the dispatch accompanying
/ the remittance Of G2J from BuzZing
/ and after some conversation the fac
simile copy OF Rohinsons orders to
! Graves to come TO London was fur
nished Mr.. Mcneil said the dispatch
would be kept forever" He was
anxious about the identity of Smell. 8"
/ and made this statement:
I Il handle this money for the Brit
Z ish Government"
The dispatches, the originals Of
which you have seen and copies Of
which you have taken said Mr.
t Graves last night, speak for them
selves.
Il am sorry that my friend Robin
sons name had to come out, and nat
urally I am grieved that I now have
10 kill Trenton Smell who has been a
useful friend TO me. But it seemed
necessary to present these additional
documents in order 10 convince my
friends on the other side that I am
the man l represent myself to be.
Do they know Robinson over in
London. I wonder-RobinsOn. who ne
gOtiated with me for my release, who
met me when I arrived in London
from Barliuny. who arranged for my
interview with Sir Edward Grey2
of course he is not Buzzing alone.
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