The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-10-04

AbOundlng nnuluOhaI I''',1
1 Count Won Bernstorl's direction OF
ecr1nnn plots In the United STATES
made n certain congress will under
nike a thorough investigation.
The investigation will be called aS
noon ms the state department gives
fhc congressional leaders the Word'
The disclosures, giving names on
gount Won Bernstorff's pay roll, speci'
firing amounts. setting forth details ol
,lnns TO bomb munition plants anu
blow Up shipping, to spread German
,fopagandn and TO fOment the lr'Sh
rbrlIIon. were issued through the com
nittee on public information. ne
fcis and figures made official WASH
hgton dizzy with 0mnzcment NJ we
Doldness Of the game played by the
German embassy.
List Of Persons Involved.
The list Of well-knOwn persons VINO
ere alleged to have come under Tue
Sfuence of Count Won Bernstorn MS
dyen in the disclosures, includes;
Justice Daniel r. cohalan OF the New
York supreme court.
jeremiah A. o'Leary OF the Amer''
san Truth coeiety.
Edwin Emerson, the correspondent
James Archibald, the correspondent
Jehn Dewey OF New York city, ed',
spr Of the Gaelic American.
Ray Beveridge, the California artist
C. J. WaIdron Of Medusa, N. Y.
T. J. Bowling Of Hartford, Conn.
Marcus Braun, editor Of Fair Play.
eeorqe Sylvester Viereck, editor OF
x,e Fatherland, or as II Is now called
yicreck's Weekly.
Otto West, proprietor OF the Hour
Glass, 3o3 Fifth avenue.
Paul Kcenlg, manager Of the secret
service Of the Hambure-Ameriean
Steamship line.
Carl A. Heynan Of the Hamburg
american line, formerly acting Bra
milan consul in Mexico City and Tor
. time in charge Of American con-
uIar interests there.
lansing kbsolves Congress.
Given out as an official document
she specific evidence LINKING Count Won
gerns,orT 10 with the ramiiications OF
cerumn intrigue and propaganda IN
HE United States provoked congress-
men TO ciamor for an investigation.
To clear congress Immediately OF
my suspicion which the state de-
aartments revelation may have direct
ri unwittingly ut its members, Secre'
rry Lansing dictated the following
statement:
"Ir there Is any misunderstanding,
) shall say emphatlcally do not see
kow the BernstorGf message In any
ray reflects upon congress or any
,lcmbcr. Apparently II was the pur'
pose to employ agencies to Influence
fcm. Of which they would have no
knowledge, and In case they were in
fucRcpd would be entirely Innocent
Z do not know what the organization
vas. This expose is apropos of Ger
nan methods of peace propaganda and
fhere is no intention Of casting suspi'
non on members of congress-
Within n few days German news
paper published in this country EN-
pioyed MS headline to an article deal
1ns with rumor of German-Amerlcnn
Sisafrection in this country the deils
we legend. T.ieb' Washington, magSt
ruhig srin."
This Is, of course, parody on th'
nfruin of "Dic Wacht am Rheln,' th'
German national hymns:
'l.leb vaterland, magst ruhig sein.'
slower fatherland, be restrul tor un
fHsturbcD.'
In the parody II carries sneer com
Acnsible only to one who understand
,hc German mode of speech an'
thought,
Typifies Propaganda.
or itself the instn;;Cc Is slight. Bu
% iypiilcs certain important phas
Of the German propr ganla which sui
Ry hut perSlstently seeks to presen
Cennany's course In America In III
most favorable light. even TO the eN
lent of defending the improper actiN
iiies Of the Teutonic diplomatic repre-
seniaiives before their passports wcr
given them.
Because cf this continuing propi
sanda certain documents in the pos
session Of the department of justlc
puw assumes peculiar importance, !
That they prove undeniably the int
mate relations between the nccredite
representatives Of the kaiser In I'll
United States and plotters against IN
fws and the security of this countr.
whose enterprise did not fall short
yrojccted wholesale destruction Of III
and property.
Office is Established.
such OF these documents as were e'
sntIal TO legal proceedings brougl
sgainst the Germans have been pui
usbea. others are here made publ
Tor the first time. They form curioI
n disjointeo. chapter in the diplomat
history Of the war.
In the fall OF 1914. when the Germa
Plots against Canada were fomentlr
N this country there was estapllshe
nj 60 Wall street, an advertising o
Gee presided over by big. suave ma
Of Teutonic aspect named Woit Vt
Nrel There were two peculiar featur
rbout this office. One was that II WI
srequsnted during two years Of sing
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