The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-16
ASSERT GERMAN OFFICIALS ARE BREAKING TRUST Stories in New York World Say They Are Active in
 Propaganda.
DISCLOSE PLANS TO
 CONTROL MUNITIONS
Nation Wide Campaign Against Allies Interests
 Said To Be On.

Startling disclosures of an organiz- ed German propaganda to subsidize American newspapers and other pub1i- cations for the purpose of creating ro-Gerrnan sentiment. to get control of munitions factories and to .foment strikes have been made. according to stories published yesterday and today in the New Y ork World.
 Count Johann Von Bernstorm. Ger man ambassador tt Washington, Cap= tain Franz von Papen. military at tache of the embassy. Dr. Heinrich F. Albert, chief financial agent of the German government in this country. Herr Hugo Schmidt. western represent tative Of the Deutsches bank of Berlin. Hugo Schweizter, an American chem ist, s. Sulzberger, a banker in Frank fort Germany and Herr Waetzoldt, trade representative of the German government in this country are all involved. according to the World
 ssThe transfer from the Imperial Interior Bureau through the Deutsches bank to the credit Of the German trnhassador in this country of $1,1oO,- 000 is manifestly for the use of the secret service maintained by it here, says The World.
 According to the stories published correspondence has fallen into the pososssSllDttl SeAs tlte JssfsOIlu I hS s1elIe1 says:
 The disclosures contained in the correspon the authenticity of which has been clearly established, show that the German propa ganda had for it's purpose the involving oi the United States in the comphea- lions of the European war; that the suit were carefully and deliberately protected. efficiently organized. su- Ilperb1y executed and adequately dnanc- ed
 The German publication, Father | land. it was asserted, is being financed from abroad and is published with the purpose of creating anti-Allies sen timent It has made traitorous at. facks on President Wilson, it is as serted
 Further it says:
 While protesting against the ship ment to it's enemies of munitions o1
 war from this country. the eorrespon- dence shows:
 That the German Government is i now actually engaged in building and extepding a large munitions plant ir tro1s for the Inanp facture of shrap mel castings and other explosives
 That this German owned conn pany .has a contract for the entire powder output of an explosive conn pany. l That it has expendedE hundreds ot thousands of marks in developing its plant, which is scheduled to begin 1 turning out pro5ectiles for Germany Sept and to be running at full ca lpacity by Jan. 1.-the. manner Of trans 1 Iportatlon, while not disclosed, to be Econdncted with the aid of a neutral ] country in close proximity to Ger many.
 That this German company is now 5 negotiating to supply the British and I Russian Governments with it's pro. Iduct, but without any liability fo1 failure to deliver elause in the con tracts or any real purpose to deliver the product
 I sOIher statements are that cores. T Ipondence showed an attempt was tC 5 be made to control the Wright Aero Iconcern.
 q Another letter is said to prove tfaa
 steps were promised to prevent tn, l exportation from this country of Ii
 duid chlorine to France and England.
 The Providence Journal spubIisnes
 yesterday a statement that it had beer learned a capitalist residing nea IICount von sBernstorf's summer home
 had offered $15.o00. .ooo, 900 for tn
 Union Metallic Cartridge Go, of thi city.