New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-22
oocuments Claimed by
you Bernstorff Tell of De
signs Against Canada.
AMBASSADOR HERE;
SILENT ON MISSION
,.,seted 10 Disown Incriminat.
no Records-Igel Office Not
German Soil.

NV q, the papers seized in the OF
- Wolfe Won Igel. the under-sec-
= ~ the German Embassy, by
1000 states Secret Service agents on
-,..ssy corroborate charges made by
Us, Won der Goitz. the German spy
-,n.s confession was made public as
White Paper by the British govern
-. Yesterday. Won der Goltz will
..,,,blv be taken before the Federal
and Jury here next Wednesday to re-
-. his confession under oath.
Al the papers were sent to Wash
ton Yesterday by United States Dis
80. ATTORNEY Marshall, acting on ad-
-, from ATTORNEY General Gregory
-s,.s pspers. some Of them incriminat-
:, document according TO Federal
.s.i,l. are claimed by Count Won
g.,,.,or4. the German Ambassador, as
ss,isl documents Of the German En-
s,.r Their return IS demanded.
Office Not German Soil.
The state Department says II Will
...,rr any Of the papers that Count
=, Berrs.orf points GU, as German
g-bs.,v documents. Among the papers
5ocamentary proof Of plot to blow
~ The We.laud Canal.
From Official sources The Iribun"
,.,,,sd Yesterday that Count Won Bern
..o-T's contention that Won lgel' ONCE
:. so Wall Street was part OF the Ger
nan Embassy was not borne out by
Tss government has in its posses
,or the lease that Won Igel signed with
-. owners o. so Wall Street last sum
~,r In this lease Won lgei, who al
ia; tine was not an employe Of the
Embassy. said DEE wanted 10 use the Of
s,e for advertising purposes.
Documentary proof that the once
~ss 90 used. for 10 was the headGuar-
.,rs Of the publicity campaign o. the
German rropag rdists. is IN the hands
n the government officials. They also
rave proof that the Office was also used
As the Headquarters Of the German
bomb SQUAD. some Of whom were sea
rsr on the rterned German liners IN
he hsrbor
Expect Bernstorf Disavowal.
Government officials here DO not be
lsye that Count Won Bernstorff will IN
sst that the papers seized IN Won
lcsls Office arc Official documents OF
the Embassy when he sees the org
mails. which arrived in Washington last
night. There is a general belief among
he Federal authorities that "hen
Count Won Ber1stor1 examines the
documents be viii not only disclaim
them. but viii savow Won lgel.
Some o. tho papers found ~ Won
lrsl's Office have already been sub
-i;,ed 10 the Federal grand jury m
this district. Indictments are expected.
The grand jury viii not meet until
Wednesday. ard II indictments are not
presented on that day those familiar
with the proceedings IN the Federal
Building believe presentments VIII De
handed up within a fortnight.
This also can be said on high au-
'iority: The papers seized IN Won
lssfs Office render unnecessary tho er-
tradition o. Captain Franz Won Rinte-
-. Of the German Naval War Board,
VOW held as q sDy In England.
lrtl The Secret Service agents Oh
'srei Che won lgel papers negotiations
were beng PIE sed for the eYtraditlon
" Won En'c.en. These have been
abandoned. Won Rinteien. The Tribune
vas informed. had consented 20 come
fsre under The same conditions that
ron der Colt. row az Ellis Island, was
brought here.
Publication % Won der Goltz's con
fsssion caused conformation among
German oficals from one end OF the
country 70 tho other. The German con
s-ls implicated by Won der Goltz made
emphatic derials Of any completely IN