The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08

request for his dismissal from this
country. He merely shrugged his
shoulders and replied to ell questions
blandly, with terse II have nothing
to say about anything"
A ranking official of the govern
ment said that within two months
the department Of justice will have
convicted virtually every man who
has played a major role In the Ger
man conspiracy in this country.
A federal grand jury at New York
IS not analyzing evidence which Is
expected to result In the Indictment
of number of prominent Americans
along with several German consuls.
It Is impossible to get the names Of
the men involved, because the depart
ment is extremely anxious to BLOCK
all publicity until the true bills have
been returned.
On December II tie Sacramento
conspiracy case will be laid before a
Jury in San Francisco. The evidence
collected by the department shows
that Capt. Boyd furnished the
money for the ship which was expect
ed to supply the German fleet uncer
Vice Admiral Won Spec.
The money was shipped from New
York to Mexico by the Wells Fargo
company and then returned to a
point in the Middle West, from which
it was sent in small sums to a San
Francisco bank. It has been charged
that the supply ships which sailed
from San Francisco, with the assist
ance of Capt. ooy-Ed's financing,
made it possible for Won Specs fleet
to destroy the British ileet under Ad-
miral Cradock. -.
The next criminal procedure Will
be the trial of Victoriano Huerta,
who is confined at Fort Bliss on the
border. The departments informa-
ton is expected to establish the fact
that Huerta was furnished with great
sums of money with which he was ex-
nected to start a fresh revolt IN
Mexico.
Fhe eventual purpose OF this
scheme, If the information collected
by the department can be accepted
was to have Huerta declare war on
the United States In the event that
America joined in the European war
Capt. Boy-Ed's name will be men
toned In this action along with q
number of other prominent Germans
and Americans.
The department of justice has beer
informed that German settIemen,
has been established on Magdalena
Bay, Southern California, and that 8
wireless station has been constructed
The report will be laid before the
state department for such action al
1t deems necessary. It Is probable
that the department will send the re-
port to the de facto government OF
Mexico, with the suggestion that the
information might be Of value to the
southern republic in preserving its
neutrality.
1t is assumed At the state depart
ment that the reported use Of Low
er California as wireless base may
be a part Of the plan which Ger
many has been perfecting for sew
eral months to use this hemisphere
as a propagating field for creating
a revolt In India.
The copy Of Capt. Won Papen's
code message to the Berlin war Of
flee, which was tagen from James +
J. Archibald refers in great part te
the Indian situation.
Because of the fact that the mes.
sage is a tumble of words and mum.
hers it has been impossible for the
expert translators in Washington to
make q detailed translation OF It's
meaning
The Incomplete translation seems
to establish the fact that Can't von
Papen was in close touch with the
active agents OF the anti-Br1dsh gov.
ernment in India, who are operating
In the western states of this country
It Is believed the wireless station
may. have been constructed Tor the
purpose of keeping the German en-
bassy in Washington acquainted with
the developments In India.
1t was learned from an author1ta-
tive source that the activities OF the
propaganda at work in this country
in violation of neutrality and pass
port laws led directly to the doors OF
the two German attaches, Capt. BOY
Ed and Won Papen,
Months ago, when agents OF the
departm ent OF justice began their In
yestigations. under instructions from
President Wilson, Of alleged viola
tions of the neutrality laws OF this
government, each clue that was fol
lowed and all the information fur
nished these agents had direct bear
ing UPON the actions Of the two Ger
man diplomats.
There was not strike among en-
ployees at any OF the large munitlon
plants in this country that was not
finally traced to the work Of Capt.
Boy-Ed and Won Papen. The investi-
cation of the agents Of the depart
ment OF justice disclosed the tact
that both these men were behind the
work Of fomenting trouble in the
plants which were furnishing war
material to the Allies.
Violations Of passport and neutral
ity laws, both on the Atlantic and
Pacific ports, which were investigated
BY agents Of the department OF JUS
tice, were likewise found to be ma
chinations Of the two Germans who
have been asked by the government
to leave the country.
AS the information was gathered
by the department Of justice officials
It was turned over to the state de-
partment.
There was no particular charge
against Capts. Boy-Ed and Won Papen
lodged with the state department
which resulted in the request for
their recall" said an official OF the
department of justice. 1T was the
mass Of evidence gathered by agents
of the department which has been
accumulating since the activities OF
the propaganda were first brought to
light"
In connection with the recall OF the
two German attaches, it was stated
in official circles that Ambassador
Won Bernstorff had been notified OF
the activities of his two aides by the
state department, an dthat he must
have had full knowledge Of whatever
they were doing. Whether or not
the ambassador sanctioned their ac-
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