Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-09-27

sitiOn. Italy was sending to this coun-
Try delegation TO impress this i'm
perative necessity of ships, coal and
supplies for her army just about TO
enter its greatest offensive.
Russia was turbulent. German in
fluence thought it. was about to reap
It's coveted prize of disrupted enemy
in the east. The Russian armies were
reported on the point of revolt and re-
treat. The people themselves were in
turmoil.
Germany had pushed into the enemy
country. Entrenched and fortified, she
felt that Russia's effectiveness as an
ally was ended. JaDan was too far
away to be of material, monetary aid.
With this situation before her, Ger
many felt that she could win through
her submarine campaign, which was to
be pushed TO eXtremities of inhumanity
never before heard Of in warfare. Her
propagandists in this country had been
hard at work when on January % Pres
ident Wilson sent his address to con-
gress He appealed. to the warning ma
tons to enter into peace negotiations.
He sought peace without victory"
Then Count Won BernstOrff sent his
message. 1t was said today that it did
not 20 direct from the German EN-
bassy here, but that 1t passed through
some neutral nation. The possibility
Of Sweden having been used in this
instance as she had been in others
was suggested, but no reply was forth
coming from the state department Of
ficials.
Secretary Lansing would not say
when the United States came into pos
session of the messages, but the fact
that the state department has had ii
for some time and that it followed the
others in which Sweden was impicat-
ed led to a belief that there was Il con-
nection between this message and
some Sewdish channel.
Bernstorff Had Been Suspected.
Count Won Bernstorff has been sus-
pected before of influencing the Ger
man propaganda here. In the attempts
to blow up ammunition plants through
out the country: in the plot To destroy
the Weelland canal and other schemes
to hamper the allies work in this coun-
try, there was always the suspicion
that the men higher up who were
sought included the ambassador. But
the first time the ambassadors name
was brought out was when Albert Fay
and his companion Scholtz. were ar
rested in Hohoken accused of attempt
ing to blow up American ships that
were carrying ammunition to the al
lies.
The government secret servic,
agents seized several hundred pounds
of high explosives. Fay said he hac
intended to blow off the rudder, of III,
vessels. but it was shown that his in
fcrnal machines would have taken of
about forty feet of the vessels.
Fay said that when he came her,
he reported to Captain Boyd anC
Capt Franz Won Papen, attaches of tn,
German embassy. He said they knew
Of his plans. but they had given hin
no orders.
Boy-Ed and Won Papen were in con
slant touch with the ambassador an,
the government investigators felt tina
II was uncomfortable that the ambassa
dor was not fully aware of what wa
being done. Various instances of de
Struction of sugar cargoes shipped t
the allies We're also traced back To Ger
man Influence i'm high circles.
Department of justice officials init
mated that the Investigations of tn
National Labor Peace council had lee
to evidence that possibly il was tn
organization you know Of" This WA
broken up by the government AM
| three of the ringleadcrs were sent T.
prison.
c Marshall Voices General Resentment
I In voicing the general resentment il
:. congress over disclosures of Count va
l. Bernstorffs message. Vice Presiden
Marshall gave out II statement declal