The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-06

Washington, Oct. 6 = Direct evil +
dence that Count Won Bernstorff.
former German Ambassador at Wash |
ineton. who sought from his govern
ment $50, 900 with which to try to in
fiuence Congress for peace, engineered |
the deal with the Berlin foreign of
nee for the $1.7oo,oo0 Bolo Pasha |
plot to buy up French newspapers TOT
pacihst purposes was made pubic
last night by Secretary of State Lans-
ing.
Five cable dispatches were made |
public by Mr.. Lansing cIinching the
proof that Bernstorff was the master
mind behind the plot These mes
saRes. which were exchanged during
the sprfng OF 1916 between Count
Bernstorr and Herr Won Jagow, who
was then German Minister of Foreign
relations show that 1t was Bernstorh
who put UP the proposition to his
eovernment for the expenditure OF
$i.7oo,ooo for this projected fraud on
the French people, and, that 1t took
the Berlin government Just three days
from the time BernstorR made his
cabled appeal to agree to the loan OF
the money.
After Berlin had agreed to the
scheme Bernstorn cabled asking that
his government instruct the Deutscne
Bank to hold s,oo0.o0o marks at the
disposal Of Hugo Schmidt, who acted
as American agent for Bolo-
Secretary Lansing's announcement
reads: 81
.-The Department OF state conn
,,r,,,,,tcs+ea - the press the following
teleerans bearing upon the case OF
(, fzo5c Pacta, exchanged between Count
Won Bernstorn and Herr Won Jagow.
Cserman Minister Of Foreign Affairs:
Number 67s, Fsb- 10th I have re-
ceived direct information from an en-
tire1y Trustworthy source concerning
4 r,o1sticai action In one of the enemy
countries which would bring peace
One Of the leading political personal
s<iez Of the country In question is
seekanx loan Of one million. seven
hundred thousand dollars in New
York. for which security VIII De
given. / was forbidden to give his
name in writing The affair seems 70
nae TO ne uf the greatest possible I'M
u,ortaf,ce. Can the money be provided
- once IN New York; That the in
tbru1ediary VIII keep the matter, se-
: cref il entirely certain Request an
rwer by telegram. A verbal report
WIN follow as soon as a trustworthy
person can fbe found to bring it to
Germany. ~
Number $50, Feb 18th. Answer 10
telegram Number S7s. Agree to the
loan, but only If peace action seems
to YOU q really serious project, as the
provision of money In New York IS
for rs at present extraordinarily di1-
f1cu1t II the enemy country Is Rus
- . H.. "a =
fness.. as the sum Of money Is too
emaT to have any serious effect in
that country. So, too. in the case OF
Italy. where it would not be worth
while to spend so much.
~ JAGOW.
Number ss5, March 9Th. Please in
struct Deutsche Bank 30 hold nins
million marks at disposal of Hugo
schmidt The a11air Is very proInis-
ing. Further particulars follow.
BERNETORFT.
rSumber 6s2, March 10Th. With ref
erence to telegram Number SIS, pleas
advise our Minister in Berne tina
some one viii call ON him who vii
give him the passport sanct Regi
sand who wishes to establish relation
with the Foreign Once. Intermediar.
further requests that influence ma,
aye brought to bear upon our press t
pass over the change in the inner po
= liticaf situation in Trance SO far a
posstb1e in silence, In order that thing
may not be spoiled by German ap
provsi.
.BERNSTORFF
Number POS, May 51st. The perso
announced in Telegram 692 of Marc
10th has not yet reported himself a
the Legation at Berne. Is there an
ali 40 of
JAGOw.
No aliases were used In BernstorH
messages. They bear his signatul
and those Of the foreign minister bes
the signature OF Won Jagow. But tn
messages were subtly worded an
only one Of those made public contain
the name of Bolo. although previo,
disclosures In New York and Par
make 1t exceedingly easy to read b,
tween the lines of these dispatches.
They were evidently sent in code, ar
the ease with which Secretary Lansir
was able TO reach into his German pl
doxsier and fish out these rnessag
Tor communication to the press at Il
proper psychological moment bespeal
the ease with which this government
now able to disclose what 1t know
when It wants to do so, regarding Il
intensive campaign conducted by &c
man diplomatic introguers in tn
country during the Bernstern regin
How the United States governme
obtained these messages is not d.
N1osed. but there appears to be furth
Nroof that this government has in
possessIon a. German secret ciph
code, With which Vt has been able
translate any Of the Bernstorff me
e. - n
man diTllomats-
Bsrnstorr was supposed to have d