Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02

appears prominently throughout the
story. He went from America to
| IChristiania late in 1914 under an as
sumed name. At Christiania he con-
ferred with the German consul and
/ then proceeded to Germany with his
Norwegian servant. Coincident with
his arrival III Berlin certain officials
placed their influence and guarantees
or assistance back OF an Irish rebel
lion. According to this account Ger
many agreed to furnish money, arms
and men to assist the Sim Feiners and
most important of all, is said to have
agreed to an invasion of England
which would prevent soldiers being
sent into Ireland by the British War
| Department.
Communicated Through L. s.
America was made the medium of
communication between Berlin and
ireland. Certain Irishmen in the
! United States enlisted their services
! and Captains Boy-ed and Won Papen.
the then German naval and military
attaches at Washington together with
others, some of whom are now under
arrest in America, are said to have
done their part in furthering the
plans. The carrying of funds and
information to the Sim Feiners was
done largely by Irish sympathizers in
America who were able to visit their
nome land without question.
shortly after Easements arrival in
Germany the statement appeared in
German newspapers that his servant
had been making trips to Christiania
I TO visit the British authorities for the
purpose of delivering Easement over
10 them. AT the same time Sir Roger
published his charges that the British
minister at Christiania had tried to
nave MN assassinated. This was the
hrst news the British public had ra-
celVed of Easements presence in Ger
many. His accusations against the
orltlSh minister are now said to have
oeeh the initial step in a publicity
campaign to gain sympathy.
Tried to Recruit Irish
The next information received in
LolluOn concerning Sir Roger was
brought by returning soldiers who re-
ported that he was going about tho
prison camps and trying to recruit
lrlsh soldiers to fight against England
ances. "'cepI-
This recruiting and somewhat han
I hazard plotting went on until Novem-
Der, 1915. Then there was a L,n IN
a
that the revolutionary wind wbicb
nad blown so hot from Berlin at first
was then getting cool. The Germans
had grown tired of Easement. Case
ment himself retired TO Munich wbero
1t was reported he was in poor health
AIter considerable spell of com
paratlVe inactivity, these persons IL
the United States who were tatipo, =, u
part IN the engineering of the revoI,,-
llon became weary or waiting for da
NeIopments and scent a man to Coo
5 rms man, an Irishman
ana BRUSH subject living in America
ptoceeded direct to Germany without
IIatiiihs tIat england. He brought word
Ihat a definite date for the unrisire :,
must be set and plans laid to meet tba ;
GATE This was agreed to and eitbar
fixed upon i'"S was
as the time drew near if was seen
that revolution could not be made -
5uCcess ana the idea of invasion was
uIscarued. This fact was not ,nown
to the Sim Feiners until aInoost Nt'o w W II y
moment before the lighting startad
however, certain Berlin officials ba3
given their word to assist the r,ot,o
1leht tt ana decided to satisfy the ohIiqa-
I Ilon as iar as possible without heavv
loss or life or war material
Easter approached and it was pro-
r-I4, ~ N4SpdbCH Il snip to Ireland
Win arms and those Irish soldiers
VINO had agreed to fight. naval
attaek, on the east coast of England
ana ar raids also were settled upon n
1LneIt the attention of the British au-
tnoritles from Ireland. The sbtn
with some twenty thousand arms AZ
start from Ktel for the western Goa 81
OF ireland. but it was manned nv
German crew and did not carry the
Irlsh recruits. When Sir Poser
round that the plan for an invasion
OF England had fallen through he re-
M lMuseu 10 let his followers embark. de-
He did agree to go himself. however
ana departed on the submarine. The
rate or the ship of arms and of Case
'ment has been told.