Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-12
RAID Uh1ARTHS
ANT.-U. 5. FLOT.
German Papers and Prom
inent Men Are Linked;
Money From Mexico
NEWS Gel RED
FOR GERMANY

se ce e I'd by the government agents
their raid on the Philadelphia
rareblatt oflce on Monday evening
shows hat the paper was part Of a
national conspiracy against the Unied
States
In the books and records OF the
raeeb at Is ev'd nee that Il receivsd
regular money CON r buttons from a
man In Mexico. supposed 10 have Tern
4 German agent The books al o
NOW that the Tageblat wa not sup
sorted by the G-rmau labor organ
,xation. for which Il claimed 10 be the
,flclai organ. but Ind entirely differ
M and much more mysterious
ources OF income.
At the same time the Tagoblatt ha'
,mployed a man who came to this
country since the war began and
whose fam " IS IN Germany. This
nan was given an important position
IN the editorial department OF tho
paper as a sort OF censor to 500 that
he paper main aimed the desired
German and anti-Amerioan tone.
In the correspondence Of the paper
letters were also found from several
prominent Americans including Senator
ia Toilette, certain Congressman and
others who may be seriously embar-
assed by the Tagehlatt raid.
Finally. while the Tsgehlatt editors
we're drawing on their imagination to
manufacture German victories and
American distress, food scarcity, mill
tarv impotence and disaster the official,
ts4Er Ion "a
BIZ the United States Government de-
osrtments WIS thrown scornfuly IN thr
waste paper baskets.
The Tageblatt editors did not oven
lake the trouble 20 open the envelopes
containing true information sent out by
The United States Government 20 all
newspapers. This kind Of news was
found in unopened envelopes In the
waste paper bales recovered In the raid.
While this authentic news was dis
narded the paper printed alleged tele-
grams and cahleQams from Amsterdam,
Berlin London Pctrocrad and WASH
lngton bolsteriug up the Kaiser's cause
and designed 70 iniure America Tho
Impression was given that those items
had been passed M and approved by
ofh0ial French, English OF American
.ensors.
The records seized in the Tageblstt
aid also show that u was in constant
communication with Germans Though
out the country lie assembled and
sent out IN matrix form from the ONCE
II the New York Stats Zeitung These
Ions syndicate articles rarely contained
anything except arguments In favor OF
Germany and twisted historical re-
views attacking England, France and
ttaly. and blaming them FOR the war Ia
Which Germany was represented as the
lnnooent inonenslve victim OF brutal
attack and INSCRIPTIONS intrigue.
Besides the two editors arrested az
he tine OF the raid. Herman Lemke,
he business manoger, and Or. Martin
? iht nanoE'ng editor, two other
editors surrendered yesterday and had
ihei bail fixed at $4,000 each. Louis
Werned editor In chief Of the Tageblatt
and widely known as "rho Socialist
Pope Of Philadelphia" walked into the
postofilce building and surrendered TO
Special Agent Hack. Some weeks ago
when the Tageblatt ONCE was visited
by DC Department OF Justice agents,
Werned threatened to throw them out
Of the window II they asked him any
lmpertinent questions. But today
Werned was less belligerent Walda-
mar Alfredo. editorial writer and pro-
moter Of a theatrical scheme for Ger
man propaganda In this city during
he winter. also surrendered.
Peter Schaefer and Paul Vogel, Of
1cers OF the Brewery Workers Union
and OF the Tageblatt corporation, are
said 10 be In Cincinnati. Their att6f-
ney, Henry John Nelson, promised the
government that he would have all
defendants In court tomorrow FOR their
preliminary hearing.
employees Testify.
While government agents went over
the papers and books seized in the
Iageblatt raid Yesterday all employees
% the Tageblatt were also brought In
under subpoenas and examined in the
district attorneys Office before being
taken before the grand Jury. Many OF
he employees displayed little heslta-
Non In testifying and apparently gave
he government officers the truth.
Herman Lemke. the business man
lger OF the Tageblatt, lowered around
ne post otilve corridors all day and
Nos IN constant consultation with the
employees called Ia TO testify. A few Of
hese men were so plainly unwilling to
Tell the truth that they We're sent
away and may be Included In the prose-
buttons. several Of them are stlll Ger
man citirCns and are liable 10 be In.
'erned without hearing
The responsible Iageblatt editors AN,
officers who are naturalized American
Il found guilty would be liable under IN
espionage act TO imprisonment 70
twenty years and $1,000 inc for eac
or both.
United States District Attorney Kan
has engaged interpreters te assist in IN
examination OF files, papers and docu
ments taken from the Tageblatt Office.
Until hese have been gone over com
pie e'y Government ofiic ais will not In
dirate an the specific Instances of al
legged Vi lations of the csrionage &C
ny cot be revealed at Thu sdav
Eng 20 the accused may have
lc' f witt M rore linz the Govern
re g. Sow Il evidence M q tim
Aronr Re hingsl taken from e.
Ia Cd AZ cfTre were the Sc O
the directors meeting. sceofdirg q
Federal n~enfs these show thai tw
directors co0nla ned that the eiltor
ials in the paper were not Wig rou
enough.
Thu TaeebIat conner ION with III
mysterious man In Mex co -uppO e
10 be an agent Of the German Govern
ment. is shown on the books throw <
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