The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-18
MESSAGES SHOW COUNT BERN
sToRFF PLANNED TO WRECK
RAILWAYS AND PLANTS.
GIVEN OUT BY LANSING
ALL POSSIBLE DOUBT AS TO THE
AMBASSADORS TREAcAERY
is NOW REMOVED.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.


Neutrality-suspicious. series of tele-
grams which passed between the Ger
man government and its embassy in
this country was made public Wednes-
day 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 possible incurring the wrath of
the American people by actual de-
struction of life in this country and
in 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 well-calculated and systematic
violation of American neutrality by
Germany during a period of more than
a year preceding the beginning of
ruthless submarine warfare and the
breach Of relations between Germany
and the United States.
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.
The statement follows:
"The secretary of state publishes
the following two kilograms from the
German foreign office to Count Won
Bernstorff in January, 1916:
Jan. 8. Secret. General staff de-
sires energetic action in regard to pro-
posed destruction of Canadian Pacific
railway at several points. with view
to complete and protracted interrupt
tion of traffic. Capt. Boehm, who is
known on your side, and is shortly re-
turning. has been given instructions.
Inform the military attache and pro-
vide the necessary funds.
(Signed) ZIMMERMAN
Jan. 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: 1. Joseph Mac
Garrity, Philadelphia, Pa. 2. John P.
Keating, Michigan avenue. Chicago.
3. Jeremiah O'Leary. No. 16 Park Row,
New York.
lone and two are absolutely relia
BILE and discreet. No. 3 is reliable but
not always discreet. These persons
were indicated by Sir Roger Case
ment In the United States sabotage
can be carried out on every kind OF
factory for supplying munitions of war.
Railway embankments and bridges
must not be touched Embassy must
in no circumstances be compromised.
Similar precautions must be taken in
regard to Irish pro-German propa-
ganda.
(Signed)
Representative OF General Staff
1.-The following telegram from Count
Bernstorff to the foreign office in Ber-
lin was sent in September. 1916:
"'Sept. 15-With reference to re-
port of A. N. two hundred and sixty
six to ten'h of May, 1916. The en-
barge conference in regard to whose
earlier fruitful cooperation DR.. Hale
can give information is just about to
enter up'c, vigorous campaign to
secure a majority in both houses of
Congress favorable to Germany and
requests further support. There is no
possibility of our being compromised.
Request Geographic reply"