New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-10
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE
BY SEC'Y OF STATE TODAY
Showing That Won Bern
storff, While in Washing
ton, Entered Campaign to
Secure Control of Congress
EASEMENT, O'LEARY
AND OTHERS NAMED

AND OTHERS NAMED
Germany's General Staff Desired That
Energetic Action" Be Taken for
the Destruction of the Canadian
Pacific Railway-O'Leary Was Re-
liable. But Was Also Indiscrect at
Times.
Washington, Oct. 10.-Another Sc
ries of Sensational kilograms which
passed between the German govern
ment and it's embassy in this country
was made public today by Secretary
Lansing They are remarkable for
the degree of cunning and ingenuity
displayed in the evident purpose to
do all possible injury to Germany's
European enemies through cutting off
their resources in America while at
the same time avoiding as far as pos
sible incurring the wrath OF the
American people by actual destruction
of life in this country and Canada
The three kilograms comprising this
series form the natural complement
to the correspondence already dis
closed by the state department con-
veying absolutely convincing evidence
of a we'll calculated and systematic
violation of American neutrality by
Germany during period OF more
than a year preceding the beginning
Of ruthless submarine warfare and
the breach of relations between Ger
<ho Init
The statement follows:
1.-The secretary of state publishes
the following two kilograms from
the German foreign office to Count
Won Bernstorff in January, 1915:
January 8. Secret. General staff
desires energetic action in regard to
proposed destruction of Canadian Pa
cific railway at several points with q
view to complete and protracted in
terruption of traffic. Captain Boehn1,
who Is known on your side and Is
shortly returning, has been given in
structions. Inform the military at
tache and provide the necessary
funds.
'(Signed)
sZIMMERMANN.'' -
".January 26. For military attache.
You can obtain particulars as to per-
sons suitab for carrying on sabotage
In the United States and Canada from
the following persons:-Joseph Mac
Garrity, Philadelphia, Pa; John
p. Keating, Michigan avenue, Chicago;
Jeremiah O'Leary, Number 16
} Park Row, New York.
lone and two are absolutely re-
liable and discreet. Number is re-
liable 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 num-
lions of war Railway embankments
md bridges must not be touched.
Embassy must in no circumstances De
! compromised. Similar precautions
must be taken in regard to Irish pro-
German propaganda
(Signed)
Representative of General Staff
1.-THE following telegram from
Count Won Bernstorff to the foreign
pfice in Berlin was sent in Septem-
4 Der. 1915.
September Is. With reference to
report A. N. two hundred and sixty
six of May tenth, ninteen sixteen
The embargo conference in regard to
whose earlier fruitful cooperation,
DR.. Hale can give information, is just
about to enter upon a. vigorous cam
paign to secure a majority in both
houses Of congress favorable to Ger
many and requests further support.
There is no possibility of our being
compromised. Request telegraphic
reply
In this latest step of exposures the
state department believes 1t has re-
moved the last doubt that Count Won
Bernstorff was the directing head In
n America of the German machine for
espionage. The revelations OF the
part played by jeremiah O'Leary was
not unexpected and the fact that his
name was suggested by Sir Roger
Easement, who later was executed In
England on the charge of treason. al
ready had been indicated in earle,
disclosures made by the departmen
The injection OF the name LIT
Hale" into the German orsanlzatlor
was something of a surprise, now
ever, and gave immediate rise &c
speculation as to just what lndlVldua
was meant. DR.. William Bayarc
Hale. acting as newspaper CORE.
spondent, was then in Germany anc
admittedly close to the Berlin gov
ernment.
I Secretary Lansing adhered to the
same policy Of silence today as has
characterized previous disclosures
adding this last chapter of German
perfidy without comment or inter
pretation 1t has been understood
that the state department and The
department of justice have other rec
ords of Bernsorff's activities.
Publication of the German foreign
Offices message referring to jeremiah
A~O'Leary caused many smiles OF grin
satisfa ction at the White House. l
was recalled that during the las