Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-18
Suspected Charges Against
Bernstorff Work of De
tective Agency.
BERNSTORFF FEARS
EFFECT OF STORIES
German Ambas sadOr Cables State De-
partmcnt article "lntrMe from Be-
ginning to End" and May NuIliiy
Efforts to Settle Peacefully
Lusitania Case.

Washington, June 17.--Develop-
ments, which promise to make the
case sensation of some import
ance. occurred today IN connection
with the charges that Dr. Meyer
G rhard. for whom the state depart
ment obtained safe passage to
Germany. was in reality Dr.. Alfred
Meyer, chief of tA>1 supplies division
of the German army.
The state department received
from the German embassy at Cedar
hurst l.. L., an official denial OF the
charges, and a statement from the
German ambassador that the publ
cation of the charges was likely 70
operate against his efforts to bring
about peaceful settlement OF the
controversy between this govern
ment and Germany.
Ut was announced at the depart
ment, that the German ambassador
will call upon Secretary Of State
Lansing in person tomorrow morn
ing.
1t can be stated that the investi
gaticn now being made by this
government to determine the basis
Of the charges will be. most thorough
and will be expected tos ascertain
their origin.
Germany's Enemies At Work.
AS soon as it Is satisfied that they
are unfounded, the state department
vii endeavor to find out who IS sur
ficently interested in encouraging
bitter feelings between this govern
ment and Germany with the object
of creating break between the two
1r.tions. to circulate such allega-
tons.
In several other instances of late.
where publicity was given to charges
against the German ambassador ana
members of his staff, the view of the
German government, now disclosed
for the first time. was that the
charges originated from a detective
agency employed by Germany's
enemies.
One of the principal objects of the
employment of this detective agency,
it was believed was to circulate re-
ports discrediting the ambassador
and members of the embassy. with
the purpose of stirring up feeling be-
tween the United States and Ger
many: of injurying his standing with
the state department and of possb-
ly securing his recall.
''Untrue" Says BernstOrff.
The state department today gave
out the following statement, includ-
ing the denial of the ambassador:
"The department of state has re-
ceived a telegram from the German
counselor, dated June 16. calling at
tention to articles appearing in yes
terday's papers in regard to an al
legged breach of confidence on the
part Of the ambassador in sending
secret German gun agent to Berlin
in place of DIR. Gerhard, the Red
Cross delegate. In reference to
these articles, the ambassador states
as follows
sure you that the story circulated
by these articles is untrue from be-
ginning to end. 1t contains a per-
sonal attack upon the ambassador
and his delegate, DR.. Meyer Ger
hard, and is likely, at the same time.
to nullify the sincere efforts of the
AMBASSADOR to bring out an under
standing between the United States
and Germany on the Lusitania ques-
tion.'
The emphasis laid on the ambas-
sador's statement on the effect that
publication of the charges will prob
ably have on the negotiations be-
tween the two governments is taken
as an indication of the Importance
which he attaches to the matter.
Another story directed at the Ger
man authorities alleging that their
spies were tampering with, mail for
the diplomatic representatives of the
allies and also with important
papers covering military and naval
matters of importance to this gov
ernment, was denied at the STATED
navy and postoffice departments to-
day. The departments said that no
complaints had been made or re-
ceived.
DR.. Gerhard In Berlin.
Berlin, via London, June 17.-Dr.
Anton Meyer-Gerhard, who sailed
from New York June 4 on a mission
to the German government from
Count Won Bernstorff, reached Berlin
last night and today had pr0tracted
conference with Foreign Minister Won
Jagow.