The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-10-24
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Germany Ordered Destruction Of
Canadian Pacific in 1916,
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Secret Messages Between Bernstorff
and Berlin Propose Sabotage and
to Get Majority in Congress
Favorable to Germany.

Favorable to Germany.
Washington, Oct. 12:-According to
fresh revelations made by the state
department the German general staff,
in January, 1916, proposed that the
Canadian Pacific railway be destroyed
at several points; proposed sabotage
in the United States; and Count Jo-
ham Won Bernstorff proposed to get
a majority in both houses of Congress
favorable to Germany in September,
1916.
O'Leary Mentioned.
The name of jeremiah O'Leary of
New York, editor of Bull, an Irish
American publication, is mentioned in
one of the kilograms and the name of
DR.. Hale probably William Bayard
Hale, a Berlin correspondent also ap-
pears in the messages.
Zimmermann Orders Crime.
The state departments announce
ment said:
"The secretary of state publishes the
following two kilograms from the Ger
man foreign Office to Count Bernstorff
in January, 1916:
Jan. 3. Secret. General staff
desires energetic action in regard
to proposed destruction of Cana
dian Pacific railway at several
points with view to complete a
protracted interruption of traffic.
Captain Boehm, who is known
on your side and is shortly return
ing, has been given instructions.
Inform the military attache and
provide the necessary funds.
Zimmerman"
"ReIiabIe conspIrators."
"'January 26. For military attache.
You can obtain particulars as to per.
sons suitable for carrying on sabotage
in the United States and Canada from
the following persons: E. Joseph Mac
Clarity, Philadelphia, Pa; 2. John P.
Heating, Michigan avenue, Chicago; 8
Jeremiah O'Leary, No. 16 Park Row
New York.
Zone and two are absolutely reli
able and discreet. No. 3 is reliable but
not always discreet. These persons
were indicated by Sir Roger Easement
In the United States sabotage can be
carried out on every kind of factory
for supplying munitions Of war. Rail
way embankments and bridges must
not be touched. Embassy must in nc
circumstances be compromised. SINH
lar precautions must be taken in re-
gard to Irish pro-German propaganda
Representative of General Staff
Tries to Influence Congress.
'The following telegram from Count
Bernstorff to the foreign Office in Der
lin was sent in September, 1916:
"'Sept. 15-With reference to report
A. N. Two hundred and sixty-six OF
May tenth, nineteen sixteen. The en-
barge conference in regard to whose
earlier fruitful cooperation DR.. Hale
can give information is just about to
enter upon a vigorous campaign to Sc
cure majority in both houses of con
gress favorable to Germany, and re-
quests further support. There is nc
possibility of our being compromised
Request Geographic reply"
Secretary Lansing said the tele
grams had not been sent through the
state department, thus leaving the in
ference that they must have moved
through one of the neutral legations
Proves Bernstorff Was Director.
In this latest exposure the state de-
partment believes it has removed the
last doubt that Count Won Bernstorf
was the directing head in America O!
the German machine for espionage
The revelations of the part played by
jeremiah OLeary was not unexpected
nd the fact that his name was sug
ested by Sir Roger Easement, who
ater was executed in England fol
reason, already had been indicated in
arlier disclosures made by the de-
'artment
May Be "Wi'son's Biog rapher."
The injection of the name CDR
Tale" into the German organization
5as something Of a surprise, however
nd gave immediate rise to specula
ion as to just what individual was
leant. DR.. William Bayard Hale, act
ng as newspaper correspondent,
as then in Germany and admittedly
lose to the Berlin government.
DR.. William Bayard Hale was a spe
ial representative of President viii.
On in Mexico in 1913 and was fire.
uently referred to as the president s
iographer. Early in the war his ar
cles from Berlin attracted attention
reason of the intimate relations he
eemed to have with high officials OF
re German foreign Office.
Mrs. Hale was with him in Ger
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Students Plan Protest Strike.