The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

 last night issued g. long sworn state- cret agent of the German government, who iss now in the United States in custody, giving full details of his ac- tivities in America
 The statement bristles with dates and names of places and persons as- sociated with him. The government prefaces it with memorandum re- lating to Won der GoItz's identity and the manner of his arrest in England.
 The memorandum says that when Won der Goltz was shown a check signed by Capt. won Papen, the former military attache of the German Nem- bassy at Washington, which had been seized at Falmouth. he admitted his indorsemknt and asked to be allowed to make a voluntary statement He was thereupon given writing materials and spent the night of Jan. 31 in com bling a. statement which he after wards swore to-
 marks:
 won der Goltz's statement finds detafIed corroboration in the von Papen cheeks. which he cannot have known were in the possession of the British authorities.
 The statement of9Von der Goltz as given out by the government is in part as follows:
 .On Aug. 3, 1914. T left the Mexican army on leave and arrived at EI Paso, where Consul Kuck directed me to re- port to Won Papen. After visiting washington and Asbury Park arriv- ea in New York in mid-August, stop ping at the Holland House
 q visited Vice Consul Kraske, who suggested that I avoid being seen about the consulate, and he would notify me when to meet Won Papen- A few days later met Won Papen.
 .sI was asked my opinion of a scheme suggested by a certain Schun- Ynacher for raiding towns on the coast Of the Great Lakes with motor boat armed with machine guns The pro posal later was rejected owing to the embassy receiving unfavorable 1nfor- 1nation about Schuhmacher
 s.I was then requested to assist Tn scheme for the invasion of Canada by a force recruited from reservists in the United States, aided by German war ships then in the Pacific
 .aTtis scheme, which was proposed by4Von Papen- and Boy-Ed, later was i abandoned on the advice of iBernstorn
 @Next, von Papen asked me to con- fer with two Irishmen, who proposed the dynamiting of railway functions. grain elevators and the locks of the I canals coniaectdng the Great Lakes. It was hoped thus to terrtfy Canada. pre- venting the Dominion from aiding the mother country.
 sT receivedA the Irish&nen, who brought maps and details Of the plan, before going to BaItimorel to consult Consul Luederitz regarding the lscherne. employed one man, Charles fucker, alias Tuecsheimer, as an assist lant-
 suIted Luederitz. who obtained a pass I port in the name of Taylor. He also introduced me to tie captain of a I German ship at that time in the har- fsor proposing that make use of part of his crew and one officer
 Returning to New York, selected three men to assist me and acquainted them with part of the details of the l scheme. received a check from von Papen, which was cashed for me by MT. Stafford, a member of a German club.
 Regarding the material. arms and dynamite needed, von Papen informed agency, had agreed to furnish them. I saw Tauscher- | He gave me 8 letter Of Introduction to the du Port Powder i Co, recommending B. H. Taylor & Co. and supplied me with an order to the man in charge of dynamite barges lying on the New Jersey side of the Statue of Liberty.
 '-Tauscher told me he would send pistols by messenger to Hoboken. to I be delivered there to one of my agents I at a certain restaurant, as he was ha- b7e to punishment if he delivered them in New York without a, permit.
 "In order to get dynamite it was necessary to hire a motor boat at 8 place near One Hundred and Forty sixth street, Harlem, and put the dynamite aboard in suitable cases After getting the explosives I went by taxicab with two suit cases to a German club and saw -Von Papen
 "I then took the dynamite to my rooms. where also kept a portion of the arms packed in a small pertman- feau. The remainder were in the keeping of two agents, one being Mir. F'rftzen, the discharged purser of a IRussian steamer: the other, a Mf. Busie, a commercial agent, who for rner1y lived in England.
 sThe only other agent I employed was c. Ccvani, who attended me per- sonafIy, Tucker not being entrusted with any of those things
 Tive or three days later received from Von Papen at his rooms at the club in the presence of Fritzen and Covani a supply of generators and wire, which took to my rooms in taxfcab. A few days later we left the Grand Central station for /Buf- faIo, Fritzen. Busse and Tucker talk ing care of the munitions, Covani at tending me,
 '''In Buffalo hired rooms at No. 1S9 Delaware avenue. I had the dyna- mite brought there and spent some days gathering information about the precautions taken by Canada. Then I. myself and my agents went to Mag ara Falls, N. r., Sept. 15,
 While still in Buffalo I received a