Meade County news., 1917-10-04

ment.
Daniel f. Cohalan, Supreme court
justice of New York, is shown in G
Won Igel cipher message as urging
German support for the Irish revolu
ton.
George Sylvester Vlereck, editor OF
The Fatherland, a rabid pro-German
weekly published in New York city, is
noted in the German records as send
ing inquiries as to bombs and picriC
acid. Vlereck is still conducting his
paper, having changed its name to Vie
reck's Weekly since the United States
entered the war.
James f. ]. Archibald, the magazine
writer, in whose possession the Brit
ish government discovered official cor
respOndence between Won Bernstorff
and Berlin, is shown in one of the pa
| pers seized to have acknowledged re-
ceipt of $4,000. Edwin Emerson, an
other writer, got 81 900 from Won Igel.
Ray Beveridge, a California artist,
and sister of Kuehne Beverldge, the
sculptor, is shown to have received
$1,000 of German propaganda money.
Astounding additional revelations
of Count Won BernstOrff's direction of
German plots in the United States
has made it certain congress will un-
dertake thorough investigation.
- Lansing Absolves Congress.
I lTo clear congress Immediately Of
any suspicion which the state de-
partments revelation may have direct
ed unwittingly Mt its members, Secre-
tary Lansing dictated the following
statement:
"If there is any misunderstanding
shall say emphatically I do not see
how the BernstOrff message in any
way reflects upon congress or any
member. Apparently it was the pur-
pose to employ agencies to influence
them, Of which they would have no
knowledge, and in case they were in
fluenced would he entirely innocent.
I do not know what the organization
was. This expose is aprOpOs of Ger
man methods of peace propaganda and
there is no intention of casting suspi-
clon on members Of congress"
Find Lists Of Spies. o..
When Won Igels papers were examined by
the department of Justice the reason for
Won Igefs determined fight became ap-
| parent. Here. in the form OF letters
kilograms. nOtatlons. checks. receipts.
ledgers. cashboOks. cipher codes. lists
OF spies. and other memoranda and rec
Qrds were found indications--in some
instances OF the vaguest nature. in
others of the most damning conclusive
ness-that the German imperial gov
| ernment. through its representatives in
then friendly nation. was concerned
with:
Violation OF the laws OF the United
| States.
Destruction Of lives and property in
merchant vessels op the high seas.
| Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain
Fomenting III feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
SubOrnatiOn Of American writer's and
lecturers.
Financing of propaganda.
Maintenance OF n spy system under
the Euise of commercial investiga-
tiou bureau
Subsidizing Of bureau for the pur7
munition plants.
The bomb industry and other related
activities.
Koenig-Von' Papen Commerce Bureau.
Perhaps the most Illuminating single
document in the collection is a letter Of
July 20, 1915. reproduced as ii APP
penred upon the stationery of the "Bu-
reau of Investigation" This innocent
pretending agency was at the outset
/ American Steamship company, Under
Paul Koenig, its manager it became an
adjunct to the German diplomatic secret
service Xxx" is the secret des Ena-
tion of Koenig. who Is now under in
dictments on criminal charges in con-
nection with this diplomatic" work
and is interned at Fort Oglethorpe.
=. The person represented by the figure
1000" is Captain Won Papen. former
military attache of the German en-
bassy and the practical executive of its
underground system The document de-
scribes the subterfuges of xxx" (KOe-
nig) so that he night not be identified
by the mysterious - when they met.
xxx states that money was to he
drawn for the payment of $50 to the
unnamed person. under peculiar precau-
tions through Check No. 146 on the
Riggs National bank, Washington
signed --, amount $3.50. No rea
son was given as to why the payment
was made" says the report.
Bombs in Coal
Several days after the payment. the
recipient called at the "passehger Of
flee of the - line" and made Il state
ment which Is thus embodied in the
Xxx report,
MY name is --. I have an office
at the --- building. but do not care
to state my local address. I intend to
cause serious damage to vessels of the
allies leaving ports of the United States
by placing bombs which l am making
myself. on board. These bombs re-
senlble ordinary Jumps of coal, and
am planning to Eave them concealed in
the coal to be laden on steamers Of
the allies"
Finally xxx states that the caller"
brought with him a sample bomb
such as has been described to you by
the subscriber" and asks for the in
structionS.
The document is lettered ct the foot,
20. r. to 1000" indicating that the Sc
cret agent known as 20. r." had trans
mitted 1t to Won Papen
Check Is Traced.
Now for the proof, direct and unes-
capable Check l46 on the Riggs Nation
al bank has been traced and added to
the secret service collection. 1t is pay
able to Koenig and signed by Won Papen.
on the evidence of a report claimed as
nj. A., l..V H. 4