New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-15
British Lay Bare Cor
respOndence OF
AttaChe.
SAY BERNSTORFF
SUPPLIED FUNDS
Handbook Shows 500
Paid to Weiner Horn.
Dynamiter.
~ c,s.s - =. Tnrrt,

~ cto.e - Trs Trisurs'
London. Jan. i4.-It is evident that
.ss British authorities made 3 bigger
.spl than expected when they discov-
.re3 Won Pspc1's papers 81 Falmouth.
Bss'5ss and.ng letters not exactly cal
euis,ed 70 please public feeling in
America. bansbooks also were found
which 20 far toward establishing the
link between the German Embassy in
Washington and recent outrages
throughout TIE country. also inferen-
tally. if not directly. placing the re-
s7orebi,y upon Count Won Bernstorf.
Tie Brius. government intends 20
rubbish &c -he documents found on Won
Pspen. ir the form o. a White Paper,
soon. and has already delivered copies
70 Ambassador Page. who is tranmit-
ting them TO the State Department.
PHOTOGRAPHIC copies are also 10 be
available
The Tribune to-day was enabled 20
see some " the letters and entries. Re
eariir- the latter. the most important
relate. 10 payments made 20 Lieutenant
Hon for Blowing up the international
Bridge. between Maine and Canada. on
February o, 1915.
Payments 10 Spy Shown.
The counter foIs Of Won Papen's
check book show that he paid G. Am
..rcs 500 .wo weeks before the out
rsre. ir brackets under Amsinck's
name is the word Horn. The day be-
fore Horn received payment the Ger
nan Embassy paid into Won Papen's
account $1,000.
Captain Won Papen's own salary and
bonus cheek. were always marked as
such. The Wow held here is that this
payment viii suffice TO convince the
majority OF people Of Ambassador Won
Bcustorfs cognizancc Of the affair. on
tho ground that. e ne had not made the
payment personally, yet ne must have
been aware ot ll
Regarding the Seattle explosion. Won
paDers check book shows that ho pad
$1,000 direct 90 the German consulate
there .u February, 1915. and d subse-
qucn. $500 d fortnight before the event
occurred.
He further gave the SPY suicide An
ton kucpier.e 500 iu January. 1910.
evidently JUS. previous 10 the latter's
departure lr Judging the object OF
these payments it ls noteworthy that
i mo n
lot "sa.arv, bonus and war lnteill-
cence aa, r.nsr-" iu October. 1914.
anol1tea 20 $4,000. TO mention of the
later department occurs again until
September . 1915. All CHECKS arc
craVu % fAc Riggs National Bank. at
Washington. Tho total entries ir the
bsnkbooks lumber over 500, and il IS
expected when all are Gnalyzcd that
IMPORTANT information VIII come 70
light.
An emue -c entry on the counterfOl
is FOR Sl05 for his farewell dinner at
Noisrs. Very IttIe was found on Cap
tain boy-Ed ~ Falmouth. probably due
70 che fact that he had plenty Of time
10 receive q wireless from Won Papen
relating bis own experience OF the
Aootdam.
Embassy Gets Letters.
The following four letters found
among Captain von Papen's effects are
considered the most interesting part o.
lne correspondence turned over TO the
American Em1a -y. The first ls a let
yer from Dr. Won Neysenbug, German
consul g. New Orleans, dated December
lsl6, 10 Captain Won Papen. The let
'er follows.
Dear Herr Won Papen: read with
.fttt TnWfnf 81 oF rgrgI
ladeed overcome you. don't suppose
mat you are very unhappy 10 be able
'o snake the dust Of this unfriendly
country from or your feet What chiefly
V1ends me is that in always giving way
20 the government here we have never
'1nd mat they are kindly disposed
''"@to us. That he demand for the re-
ga" mas been 30 sudden and belatcd
'"> ai interesting light upon me
.''ti .mert here May here also the
'. O.. reckoning come and our govern
NAa again that iron detcrminat
h winch alone one can make au lm-
preston here.
n.opng that our connection formed
,n.s great time viii not come 20 an
''u WIN your departure, ! am,
Yours sincerely. i. Y. NJ
Wilson Talked Too Big"
e.. ihe second letter is from DR.. F. W.
M1ae!er. Of New York. dated Deccm Der
~, Islo, % Captain Won Papeu. II fol
d Dear Captain: Best wishes again on
e occasion Of your departure. Z had
occasion yesterday 10 discuss thorough
recent events with some Germans.
~ was natural although there was
general agreement ON main points.
iI1yte was a slight difference Of opinion.
.uoeea' 10 could not have been other
qSC especially as We are rather cut
ron lne other side. The Austrian
o, t l'' or course, "a matter for general
Teet enjoyment. and the whole ouei-
~ Gan scarcely be taken tragica lly.
~. b.' president this time has talked
loo t 700 pilg. even for those who bliudly
o,PpoTt h'm. But We were all of the
~. p.n,oh mat the departure Of you and
H., colleague is serious loss for us.
'ush majority Of those present had