The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-15
Copies of Correspondence Seized by British When Former Attache Reached Falmouth Are Forwarded to American Embassy
GAVE HORN $700
 BEFORE ATTEMPT
 TO BLOW UP BRIDGE
Check Given to Kaupferle, Who Confessed to Being a Spy and Con- mitted Suicide-Check to Seattle Consul Two Weeks Before Explo- sion in Seattle

London. January 14.--(5:22 p. m.) Copies of correspondence seized from Capt. Franz vOn Papen, recalled Ger man military attachee at Washington. when he reached Falmouth on his way to Germany, have been turned over to the American embassy for trans mission to the state department. They show that Captain Von Papen made frequent payments to persons charged with the responsibility for blowing up munitions works and bridges in the United States.
 One entry shows that Captain Von was arrested charged with blowing up a Canadian Pacific railway bridge at St. Croix, Me. The day before the check vas issued the German embassy paid s2oaO into Captain Won Papen's ac- count.
 Among the letters taken from. Captain Won Papen there is little of interest with the exception of a letter from the Ger man consul at New Orleans, condol1ng with him on his recall from Washington and criticizing severely the attitude of the American government.
 PAID GERMAN AGENTS
 Captain Won Papen's checl1stubs, bank hooks and letters from his bank-the Riggs National bank of Washington, D. C. show about 500 items, many of which had to do with routine expenditures. Others, however. revealed payments to various persons who have figured prominently in the activities of German agents in America
 Several large payments were made to Captain Won Papen by Count Won Bern storff. Most of these were for salaries or bonuses. A number of entries showed payments made by the ambassador to the military attache flor war intelligence"
 One of the payments on this account in October, 1914, was for $23O0. In January 1915, Captain Von Papen gave check payable to Amisicl1 & Co.,, New York, but with the name E. Kuepferle in brackets on the stub. This is believed to have reference to the man named Kuepferle who after being arrested in England on a charge of espionage, committed sui eide, leaving written confession in his cell
 Another checkstub shows that about two weeks before the explosion in Seattle, on May 30 1915, Captain Won Papen sent $500 to the German consulate at Seattle. In February of 1915 he sent $500 to the Ger man consulate in that city.
 As an example of the size of the cap tain,s financial operations his bank book shows that in January of 1915 he received approximately $640O and paid out 5000.
 INTERESTING LETTERS
 The following four letters found among Captain Won Papen's effects are consid- { cred the most interesting part of the correspondence turned over to the Amer ican embassy The first is a letter from R. Won Meysenurg, German consul at New Orelans, to Captafn Won Papen. The letter follows
 New Orleans, December, 1915. Dear Herr Won Papen: I read with great regret that the fate of recall has indeed overcome you. don't suppose that you are very unhappy to be able to shake the dust of this unfriendly country from off your feet. What chiefly offends me is that in always giving way to the gov ernment here, we have never found that they are kindly disposed towards us. That (C0ntinued on Page Twelve)
 
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