Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-24

to be closed against England and the es
tablishment Of stations for submarines on
the Irish coast and the cutting Off OF
foad supplies for England. The services
OF the revolution may, therefore. decide
the war
"He asks that telegram to this effect
be sent to Berlin"
This letter was signed: 1912 1857
o230." and was addressed to Count
Won Bernstorff. Imperial Ambassador,
Washington. D. c."
A code message sent to Berlin was
given as follows:
National Gerxlania Insurance Con-
tract certainly promised. Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken"
OF this message the committee has
10 say:
Not so innocent and harmless as
II locks. for what the message really
means is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The
necessary steps have been taken.'"
information carefully and extern
sively set forth in the secret docu-
ments of the German officialdom." the
committee continues, was sometimes
, wide Of the facts. For example. a
lengthy memorandum of March l..
1916. transmitted by the secret agent,
Captain Boehm. dealing with the Mex
lean crisis appears to have been large
" the work of some fervid and pro-
ioctivc Vaccinations
ut predicts that the President will
attribute Mexico's anti-American ac-
tvities to German money and incite-
| ms mt; that he will call upon Congress
to support him in radical measures
, tthe prophet even attempts to para
phrase the language to be employed in
the MESSAGE; that Congress will en-
dofse the Presidents stand, following
Which upward of $50 German spies and
agents provocateures were to be ar
rested and the ambassadors of the
Cent? al Powers to receive their pass
potts"
After citing an extract from Cap
tam Boehms letter the committee
states that he was too loose of
tongue for the service and citing a
report Of the German military infor-
nation bureau Of March 81. 1916,
quotes the report as follows:
Too great confidence in the silence
~ ms fellow men, especially the mem
hers of the American Truth Society.
was probably the cause of his becom-
ing quickly known here"
The committees statement contin-
: ueS:
SO the American Truth Society
which so strenuously denied it's pro-
German associations, figures as indi-
rectly linked up with Germany,s So
tot
/ eXtant and jeremiah A. O'Learv it's
moving spirit. is now the editor OF
Bun. recently shut out of the mails for
puoilshing seditious matter"
| Many investors, the COMMITTEES
states the seized papers show, are
represented as having plans involving
| 'he use OF devices of destruction. One
entry is cited as follows:
June 10. 1915: sender, c. G. Vfereck
contents inquiry as to bombs; supply
o1er Told to send further details"
POSSIBLY the further details" the
statement continues, ARE indicated in
another entry Of four months later:
Sender, Viereck. Contents offer of
| picric acid
"Picric acid is a constituent Of MANY
high explosives"
An entry entitled Pure war expens-
es' from the Won Igel papers, is made
public by the committee as follows:
Edwin Emerson. $1,000.
Fair play (Mr. Braun, $4,000
Fair play (Mr. Braun, $500.
Marcus Braun. $1,000.
y. Archibald, $4,000"
| The statement continues:
Concerning the identity Of the last
entry there might be room for doubt
but for signed receipt from J. r. J.
Archibald. acknowledging the sum OF
$4,000 from the German embassy for
! propaganda work.
! The committee concludes its expose
AS follows.
While chiefly concerned with mill
| tary affairs In Europe. the representa- :
tives Of supposedly friendly nation
were keeping an interested watch on
our activities in that line. A secret
code message Of April II, 1916. signed
1892. 1929 469l9,' addressed to Won
! Igel. was to this effect
Herewith respectively send an ex.
! tract regarding to troops stationed In
! California and the armament Of the