New-York tribune., 1915-12-10
Austrian Baron Accused
by "Providence Journal
in Munition Strikes. =
PAYS OUT BIG SUMS
TO PROPAGANDESTS
Consulate Employees Cross-Ex-
amined by u. S. Prosecutor
About Secret Deals.
by rels.raph % rhs Trisun..l

the Austrian Consul General In New
York, in the smuggling Of official docu-
ments of accounts and expenditures TO
the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs in Wen
na has been presented by the Provi-
dence Journal" "a the Department Of
Justice. These documents were in
trusted to the care Of Marcus Braun, OF
New York, the editor Of Fair Play
who left New York on June 10 OF this
year on the Scsndinavian-Ameri
liner Oscar II with large package Of
documents. that had been given 70 him
by Consul General Won Nuber for de-
livery TO the Ministry Of Foreign AZ
fairs IN Vienna.
When the steamer reached Kirkwsll
she was held there for three days and
searched. Ordered on deck with all the
other passengers 10 be questioned by
the English inspectors, Braun slipped
tho documents under the cushion Of
seat in an empty cabin adjoining his
own. When he returned to his cabin
and after the English officers had left
the ship Braun worked his way to the
empty cabin to look for the papers, but
discovered when he lifted the cushion
that they had gone. He was notified
by steward that while the passengers
were on deck complete search had
been made Of the cabins and the bundle
for which he was looking had been dis
covered and taken away.
Braun returned to this country on
the same steamer. in the middle Of
September, bringing with him large
quantities Of moving picture films made
in Berlin and Vienna for propaganda
work in the United States.
Letter to Won Nuber.
The Providence Journal" prints
facsimile Of 4 letter sent By Baron
zwiedinek, the present acting ambassa-
dor. TO Consul General Won Nuber, tell
ing him TO forward to him detailed in
formation about Braun's trip with
these papers. Following is the trans
lation of the communication:
'Ienox. Mass. Sept. 3, 1915.
"I and r. Austro- Hungarian Embassy,
Washington:
"No. 1900 ~. I. a
Regarding the official accounts Of the
81. and r. Consulate General in New
york.
"To the I. and r. Consulate General in
"New York, Y. Y;
Through private cnannels 1t comes
now to the knowledge OF the embassy
that the I. and r. Consulate General
had intrusted to Marcus Braun an Of
fetal report destined for the Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs, together with the
official accounts Of the consulate, ana
that. according 10 information received
al the 7. and r. Consulate General, the
same were taken from him in an Eng
lish harbor.
"The consulate is hereby requested
TO rcport whether this is true, and IN
the affirmative case why there was not
sent a written report regarding such an
important matter. The embassy must,
~ the same time, call attention TO the
fact that personal reports to his excel
lency the Ambassador, made in New
York, do not suffice, as II IS Impossible
for him % remember all the things
brought 10 his attention during his
short stay there. with all the exigencies
surrounding him. ,
(SiCned) "E. ZWlEDlNEk.
IWfe
dlnek. Consul General Won Nuber and q
-urnber OF Austrian consuls throughout
the country is being gathered In large
quantities by the Department OF JUS
tica. and action will be taken In the i'm
mediate future against several Of these
men.
Austrian Aids Questioned.
The following employees of the Aus
trian Consul Generals Office in New
York have been secretly taken before
tho District Attorney in New York City
in the last few days and questioned
with regard 10 various transactions
/ that have gone on IN the consulate.
/ These employees are seven in number,
including four stenographers: Mary
Stanska, Of 1876 Stanhope Street, Brook
d lyn; Olga Grunstein, OF l5l West l23d
/ Street, New York City; Felicitas Guen-
/ ther of SO Oswald Place, Princess Bay,
/ Staten Island, and Eleanora Makroezy,
/ of 6Oe West 18th Street. New York
/ City; two messengers, Joseph Zenahl,
Of 800 East Seventy-second Street, New
York City, and Hugo Bauer. of $40 East
Fourteenth Street, New York City, and
Theodore 'eiler, Of So Oswald Place,
Princess Bay, Staten Island. Several
other employees Of the consulate are 20
be examined.
/ 4 treaty between the United States
and Austria. signed in 1870, forbids
any examination before trial OF a con-
sui general or consular representative
by court officers in this country. and
for this reason il was impossible for
the District Attorney to summon any
Of the higher officials Of the consulate.
although at least two OF them, Won
Nubcr himself and Samuel Angyal. are
known to he personally guilty OF col
lus.on In passport frauds, and will be
held 70 account for these frauds in the
immediate future.
"The Journal" has secured positive
information 20 the effect that Zwie-
cinez is receiving instructions regu-
larly as 10 his -.ocedure with regard
10 causing strikes IN munitions plants
and the paying out of great sums Of
money for propaganda work among
newspapers and in other directions. di-
rect from DR.. Dumba. who is still
practically. 70 all intents and purposes.
IN charge Of the work in this country.
Il is known positively that DR.. Dumba
has been issuing instructions to Baron
/ Zwiedinek and Won Nuber ever since
his return TO Vienna, and Il Is common
knowledge in this city and in all the
Austrian consulates In this country
that he rs so engaged.
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