Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-17
DR.. Joseph Goricar, Until Re-
Gently at San Francisco, Now
Out of Service, Publishes
Startling Charge.
UNCLE SAM TAKES TRAIL
Secret Service SIeuths to Run
Down Story-Says He Quit
When Ordered to Get
Plans of Forts.
TELLS OF SPY SYSTEMS
Teuton consulates Used to
Distribute Propaganda He
Claims-Embassy Denies
- Traitor, Claim.
OF SPY SYSTEMS

Washington. D.. c.. Nov. 13.-Pub-
ilshed charges attributed to DR.. joseph
Horicar. former Austro-Hungarian
at San Francisco. that Austrian
consuis in the United States working
under the direction of Consul General
Won Nuber and Count Won Bernstorf,
the German ambassador, are active in
a propaganda for the destruction of
munitions factories and fomentinR
ssllkes among the workers will be re-
leIreo Dy the state department to tho
department of justice for investipa-
ton.
The Austrian embassy here de-
nounce Gorciar's published statement
as untrue in every particular, and an
1t would try to find some wav
to prosecute him for it. Goricar. the
embassy said. left his post on leave ana
failed to return.
Lansing Won't Comment.
Secretary Lansing today declined to
comment on the charges. The DEPART
ment OF justice has a good deal Of in
on hand regarding the ac-
tivities of Consul General Won Nuber.
which it gathered while investigating
MS connection with the case Of DR..
Dumba, the recalled Austrian ambas-
sador. but SO far has nothing definite
oI the charges attributed to DIR. Corr.
car.
In substance Goricar 10 aecrsd-
that he resigned his post after is
years in the Austrian consular
service because he declined 20 per-
form the work Of a spy. He
charges that while consul at San
francisco, Commander Macmillan
taehe at Washington, ordered him
TO gather plans Of the fortifica-
tons Of San Francisco harbor and
along. the Pacific coast, and to oct
especially details Of the works at
srenerton navy yard. Whom he
saying: he was transferred to eer-
lin, where, sitter five months, no
was ordered to proceed to Vienna.
which he feared to do because Of
MS pro-Slavic affiliations, 30 he
tied to Rome, where he resigned
Regular Spy System.
Goricar's story contends that the
German ambassador working with Won
is in touch with the Austrian
consuls at Cleveland, st. Louis. Pitts
burgh. st. Paul, Chicago and Phila-
delphia. who spread propaganda among
the foreign workers in the munitions
factories, and such activity Goricar al
leges extends even to controlling the
foreigners through fraternal and secret
organizations. The alleged extent of
the activities Of the Austrian consuls
and the SO called spy system are de-
scribed at length in Goricar's published
statement.
Goricar's record shows he first came
to this country in 1909, and was con-
at Pittsburgh. Denver. and finally
San Francisco. where he served three
years.
The Austro-H Hungarian embassy is
sued the ~fnllnuyinD Qfofonnort.
"Ex-Consul DR.. Goricar formerly at
San Francisco. has been on leave Of
absence since the time of the outbreak
OF the war, n has been temporarily
attacked for a time to the Austro-
Hungarian consulate general in Berlin,
Germany. There. very 500 after
wards he obtained knowledge that the
Austro-Hungarian authorities had re-
ceived information about his secret
connections with the nemies Of AUS
ia-Hungary and evidently fearing
detection he suddenly left his post
without permission and disappeared.
Later on 1t was learned that he had
gone TO Italy n was staying in Rome
from where he rendered his resigna-
ton. thereby preventing his dismissal.
Russian Agent, claim7
while he was in Rome it was as
c%ertained that he was in close rela-
ton with Russian n Serbian agents,
obviously with the purpose of going to
the United States to use his knowledge
Of the centers of slavic immigration
coming from the monarchy in the serv-
Ice OF the Pan-Slavic propaganda, and
with the intention Of disseminating
disloyalty among our immigrants
against their country Of birth.
1.-THE Austro-H Hungarian embassy has
been informed that quite a number OF
southern Slavs from the monarchy
have been enlisted by the agents OF the
allies and have left this country to fight
against the Austro-Hungarian army.
It is cry probable that Dr. GoricaFs
subversive activity contributed to the
regrettable acts Of treason. which,
certainly without changing the IT.
come Of the war. will be OF the gravest
consequences for those who may be
made prisoners Of war;.
"The Austro-Hungarian embassy
informed several months ago Of
DIR. Goricar's agitat0ry propaganda,
carried on In this country. but It has
~refrained until now from taking
counter measures. being aware Of the
disgrace brought about by the fact
that . former consular officer has
broken In such way the faith ana a.
1egiance to hts fatheriand.