The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-15
Documents British Seized
Are Turned Over to US.
Authorities.
HORN. WHO BLEW Up
BRIDGE. GOT 500
500 Given to kuepferle.
Who Killed Himself i'm
London Prison.
LETTERS CONTAIN
INSULTS TO L. s.
Express Hope Of Vengeance
by Germany and Make
Attacks on Wilson.

LUNpoN, Jan. IA Documents car
ried by capt Franz Won Papcn. the
recalled German Military Attache at
Washington. which were taken from
him by the British authorities while
the former attache was at Falmouth
on his way to Germany. were turned
over to-day to the American Embassy
for transmission To the State Depart.
ment at Washington.
The papers furnish evidence of Capt
Won Papen's activities in the United
States which led to his recall and on
their face connect him with dynamite
and other outrages committed in the
United States. They indicate that the
former Military Attlche paid 500 to
Werner Horn, who was arrested
charge with dame ging Tho Canadian
Pacific bridge at st. CroX. Me. and
that he made payments to other men
connected with German activities in
America. The documents show. more
over. that Capt Won I'apens bank &C.
counts were replenished with funds
from the German Embassy AZ Wash.
ington, charged "a war intelligcnce
work"
Bank books and looks of check
stubs are included IN the material
Sized
Capt von Paren asked the Amer
ican Embassy to protest to Washing
ton against the seizure Of his papers,
but the British authorities took the
stand that the safe conduct granted
TO the attach" applied only TO his per-
son and not to any documents he
might -" carrying
what Documents show.
The dosSier furnished to the Amer
lean Embassy dis,,uSes among other
things th" following facts.
Ihat capt Won lip"u through the
firm Of q. Amsinck " Go. Of New Yotk
hy checks drawn an the Riggs Ma
tl"na, Bank of Washington paid Wer.
ner Horn. alias Van Horne. the sum Of
$40" u few days previous to the lat.
icr's tt''i inpt To- blow up the Canadian
faCiiic hI .dgc.
That through the same agency he
pad Anton ku.pf"rlc. the German spy
WI" committee Suicid" IN BriAton
prison here. tn" sum of 500 just prior
to ku"pfcrle's "mharkng for his mis-
sion
That t3pt Won papen kept the Ger
man Consulate" IN Seattle regularly
supplied with large sums from the be-
ginning Of February. 1915 urtil fort
.
on May 30 when tho last psymcn; OF
$40" was made
The documentary evidence revealing
these facts constitutes an array total
ling half bushcl htskctrul and out
rvall.nS In importance" even the IA
nous Archibald CORES spondenc". The
.ctte!s, bank books aud check stubs
show cuuclus!Nely that Whenever an
cu;raG" was committed in tho United
states prior ,o that time extensive
payments We're made by Won Papen
through Amslnck & Co. ana Others IN
that particular locality.
o." Money From Embass,
They also show Significantly, as IN the
HON case. tha' on the day prior 10 the
pa mcut Of 500 Won papcns snecial
-.
from tn" German Emhissy
They show, too, - number uf payment
direct from Ambassador Won Hcrnstorfi
E" Won l'np"n for what Was euigmH'
lCallN termed war intelligence work
ThrS" payments varied from $1,000 M.
ward
There are more than 500 entries. COZ,
Nrncntly giving the most damaging de
tails. a., for instance, u cheek stub for
Sl00 was marked paid Amsiuck & 90 "
and beneath another was written For
kucpf"rle." while IN" S7on payment Wa
. marked "For IIoru
The cyidcnc" tahru from zap, Won
Papen has furnished 10 the authorities
the most cumplc'" d"cWl"utary catu
luguc Of tho activities of German agent.
Ia TN" United Stat":. No details ~
J names, dates or amount. are missing
All these have been furnished to tht
American Embassy. Photographic "opie,
] aud the originals also Will be furnishcd
] to- Washington as soon a. 'hey are I'm
iShed
Threats Made <Rnin>t I. :.
In addition to lhe financial document,
4 the letters whgc are inpouud"d furnis'
u volume in themselves t"cmIng with iI
suit Of the American lr" ldont and con
tanning even threats uf the iron dctcrm
nation on the part # Germany to wreai
p vengeance upor rhr United States
4 Even the diplomatic Dr Albert sus
o rrs,s that I:crmauy "huuld take n stiffe
II attitude toward the United States, Will.
k pr Meyer terms prrs.d"u, Wilson's neu
,rality FICTITIOUS and speaks Of th