The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-25
German Naval Attache Is
Accused Of Supplying
Money for Cargoes
HAD HEADQUARTERS
IN NEW YORK CITY
Trial of Hamburg American
Line Officials Brings Out
Strong Evidence
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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New York, Nov. 24.-Twice again |
today the name of Captain Boy Ed
the German naval attache, was
brought into the testimony at the
trial of the Hamburg -American line
officials accused of conspiracy by dis
patching relief to German warships
in the Atlantic and Pacific at the be-
ginning of the war.
Witnesses referred to room No. 801
| at No. II Broadway as Captain
Boy-Ed's New York headquarters,
where money was furnished for sup
plies for Costa Rican steamer Cues
ada, chartered as one of the ships in
the relief traffic
Testimony was also heard about the
clearance Of the steamer Thor from
Norfolk The government established
the fact that the defendants succeed
ed in lodging coal and supplies
aboard two of the fleet of five Ger
man warships from the steamer Ber-
wind flying the American flag in
September, 1914. While the deren-
dants admitted they chartered twelve
steamers for relief purposes they de-
MED having anything to do with the
!, Quesada.
How the Hamburg-American line
reached German warships m the At
lantic in August and September, 1914
with 1000 tons Of coal and foodstuffs
, by means Of the Steamer Berwind, an
! American boat under the American
flag was told today by the Berwind's
+ captain, Fritz Edward Fallsenberg,
1 government witness.
81 "The Berwin sailed from New York
: at $3.50 at night August s, ostensiobly
for Buenos Ayres, with Poppinghaus
: as super cargo and in charge. TAX
t ing up Captain Fa1kenberg's story
there, her movements were as fol
lows:
Poppinghaus ordered him to sta,
: within the three mile limit, aftel
: leaving Sandy Hook, to avoid British
cruisers, but later instructed him t.
steer for Cape Rogue. There he wal
told to steam back and forth, as hi
/ might meet German ships. For thir
ty-six hours, the Berwind did steam
| back and forth over sixty mil
course and finally, at $50 a. m
August %, sighted German flee
! of five ships.
The ships were the Cap Trafalgar
the Pontas, the Eleanor Woerme1
l the Santa Lucia and the tiny Germa'
e1nboat Eber. The Cap Trafalga
! hoisted signal, "B. M" meanin
"come nearer" after the Berwind, o
4 Poppinghaus' order had hoisted tn
same letters.
Unable to discharge her cargo bt
cause of stormy weather, the Be-
:. wind stayed 16 days with the Gel
. man fleet. She then discharged he
provisions, footstuffs, and much
her coal to the Cap Trafalgar an
the Eleanor Woermer. About Septen
Der 10, three Of the fleet departe
leaving the Pontas and Cap Trafalg'
Id to which the Berwind was still di
D. charging her cargo. Before leavin
in however, the Eber delivered her gul
ed two four-inch rifles and six on
edl pounders-to the Cap Trafalgar.
IN A FIGHT AT SEA.
70 On September Ia, 1914 CAPITA
M. Falkenberg transferred the Cap Tr
ne falrar and the Pontas were surprls
M bv the British auxiliary cruiser Co
m mania and other British boat. 7
n Germans turned to flee and the Be
n.y. wind trailed slowly behind, veeri
~. ont of range.
pl- ssThe Carmania gained fast" Ca
dr. tain Falkenberg said, ''The Cap II
las falgar steamed about q mile ana tn
zen turned about and faced the Carman
ade They were about two and half mi