The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-27

Lie sum for which one could be pro-
duced in factories at Detroit, Cleye'
land and Cincinnati.
To corner the supply here of liquid
chlorine, used for poisonous gas, 10
prevent its getting to the allies.
To acquire the Wright Aeroplane
c ,mpany and its patents and work
them under German control.
To organize a movement to cut of
the supply of cotton to England and
make it appear that the movement
was genuine one on the part of the
gorwers in the South.
To organize movement to bring
about an embargo on shipments of
munitions. Among the names of
Americans used in the letters, per
haps without consent, were those of
Senator Albert j. Beveridge, Senator
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Congressman
Gardner of Massachusetts and Hobson
of Alabama, ex-Congressman Bar
tholdt of Missouri, Editor S. S. Nc
Clure, Artist Reuterdahl Actor Burr
Macintosh, the Rev. DR.. Charles f.
Aked of San Francisco and VIM. Bay
ard Hale. An Timer Organization"
was, the letters said, to have the aid
of Democratic Boss Roger G. Sullivan
of Chicago, described as "a deadly
enemy of Wilson"
The published correspondence also
showed the following astonishing
facts:
That while protesting against the
shipment of arms to the allies, the
Germans had secretly acquired a
vast and costly munitions plant being
built at Bridgeport, CT, and were not
only making munitions here, to get
them to Germany if they could or
send them to any part of the world
where they might foment trouble for
their enemies, but were making, UNI
der the American name of their COM
pany, contracts with the British and
Russian governments for munitions
with no intention of delivering but
to discredit legitimate American bust
ness and to hamper the allies.
That Hugo Schweitzer, German
American chemist, had secured for
the German Government the transfer
to himself of a contract, under which
Thomas A. Edison was to furnish the
American Oil and Supply Company of
Newark, N. j., with 1,212,000 pounds
of phenol valued at 81 400 000-to
shut off the supply going to the al
lies.
That Captain Won Papen was in
communication with certain labor
leaders who offered to bring about
strikes in munition and motor-car
plants.
That Marcus Braun, editor of Fair
Play, received a check for $4,000
from Ambassador Bernstorff, with a
letter of commentator, which he
was asked not to publish.
That while encouraging protests to
Washington by American dye and
chemical users against the British
Berlin was purposely hold
ing up cargoes of dyes in order to
accentuate indignation in this coun-
try against England
That William Travers Jerome had
written to Arthur Won Briesen saying
that in so grave" matter he would
require a retaining fee of $4,000 and
a further $4,000 for expenses, but
the letter did not show what the
grave" matter was.
And though throughout the cores
pondence there was evidence of an
extreme care in the outlay of money,
that full value was wanted
for every German mark spent on con-
spiracy in this country, it was estima-
ted that the cost to Ambassador
Bernstorff of the activities exposed
could not have been less than $4,000
a week.
1t was through this information
furnished by the New York World
that the National Government has
taken any action in the matter. An
other matter disclosed, and which
space will not admit to enter here
was the fact: The Germans offered
81 100000 for strikes at docks on the
coast.