Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
AN EXPOSE Of
GERMAN SECRET
SERVICE AGENTS

New York, Aug 1.-THE New York
World has begun a series Of articles eX-
rosing workings of German secret serv-
ice in this country under direction of
high German officials including Chan
cellor Bethmann Id llweg, Ambassador
Won Bernstorff, Captain Won Papen,
military attache of German embassy
Hugo Schpidt, western representative OF
Deutsche bank, Or. Albert, chief inan-
cial agent Of Germany in this country
$ SulZberger Of Germany. and Herr
Waetzodt trade representative Of Ger
many in this country. The World pub
fishes full correspondence. 1t asserts
the ropagarda was intended to involve
the United States in the war. Transfer
was early made through the Deutschc
hank of $4,000 to the credit of the
Gcruan ambassador.
II is claimed that a 3O-day OPTION Vas
secured on the American T~ess associa-
tion for 100000 cash and the retention
Of the present head at sl5,@A salary
It was proposed to Incorporate an Amer
lean news agency with bureaus at New
York and Berlin at cost of $2ao"" 10
sunply Impartial news" Effort was
made to purchase the New York Evening
Mail. The German government 7ald
the expenses of Edward bval Fox the
magazine writer. for his good articles,
and the German chancellor recommends
cd a renewal Of the arrangement
The World further claims That TIE
German government is pow actually en-
oaped I'm the building and extending OF
large munitions plant in this country
,.hicb If secretly controls for the manu-
factura Of shrapnel castings and other
,xnlosivcs and that this German-oWned
comnauv has contract for the entire
roNdcr OUTPUT of an explosives company.
II is further claimed that 1t has expended
hundreds of thousands of marks in de-
Welcoming it's plant which is scheduled 10
hoptn turning out projectiles for Ger
many September l and to be running at
full capacity by January 1.-The manner
of transportation, while not disclosed, 10
be conducted with the aid of neutral
country in close proximity to Germany
Further allegations are that Hugo
Echweitzer, German. American chemist,
had transferred to himself the contract
of Thomas a. Edison to supply Newark
firm lTo,000 pounds of phenol at a
cost of 10000 to be delivered in
daily shipments until March. 1915 and
that Captain Won Papen took actNs
steps to prevent expectation Of liquid
chlorine to allies so that Germany might
have monopoly Of killing by asphyxiat t
ing gas, and a detailed plan of tying
up two purely American" plants is
submitted
It was also proposed to acquire the
Wright Airshp company Of Toledo with
the assistance Of one of Wrights con
hdential men"
German agents have been active 1t is
alleged in fomenhng strikes in Ameri'
can establishments manufacturing NUM-
tons of war with the connivanco Of dis
loyal labor leaders and agtators. One
letter to the embassy mentioned 5000
as the price Of strike in Detroit
Cleveland and Cincinnati
An anti-arms compaign was promoted
by the German chancellor and am
Nassador, Chicago embargo conferences
being managed so as to make the move
nlent appear ''Jrely American" re-
port to DR.. Albert mentions Roger Sulli-
van. Senator Hitchcock and DR.. Aked as
friendly.