The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-24
Shiny Teuton Intrigue Repealed In All It's Frghuness<


in the messaee); that congress win
indorse the Presidents stand, follow"
ing which upward OF $50 German
spies and agents provocateurs were
to be arrested and the Ambassadors
cf the central powers to receive their
passports.
Journalist Involved.
For all this. Captain Bosam's au-
thority is thus indicated over MS
own signature:
THE foregoing memorandum was
Just given to me by. an acqualntarce
returning from washington Inc ac-
ouaintance is skillful Journalist
who has good connections. I cannot
vouch. for his reliability. but know
that he hates~the present administra"
ton and fights It. His Informant ~
a former secretary OF the American
embassy at Rome now IN Washing"
Tongue Too Loose.
Captain Boehm himself was too
loose OF tongue for the good OF his
service, 1t would appear from re-
mort of the German military infcrma-
ton bureau dated March Fl, 1915.
"Captain Boehms decided to leave
after reports received here were SUD-
mitted to him to the effect that mem
hers of the press were informed as
to his personality and the purpose Oh
his being here. Too great confidence
in the silence of his fellow men, es-
pecially the members OF the Ameri-
can Truth society, prooany
was the cause Of his becoming quick
ly known here's
Truth Society Involved.
$50 the notorious American Truth
society. which so strenuously denied
its German associations, figures
as indirectly linked up with Ger
many's secret representatives. This
society is still extant, and Jeremiah
A. O'Leary, its moving spirit, 10 now
the editor Of Bull, recently shut out
of the mails for publishing seditious
matter.
MANY inventors, some OF them OBJ
viously cranks, are represented either
by correspondence or notation as
having plans involving the use or
sundry devices Of destruction. one
entry of the sort merits special at
tention because Of the notoriety OF
the Individual involved. Here 1t Is:
translated from the German record
More Details Asked.
June is. 1915. Sender. @. 3.
viereck. Contents, inquiry as TO
bombs; supply offer. Told to send
further details.
POSSIBLY the further details are
indicated in another entry Of four
months later.
Pierio Acid offered.
Slender, viereck. Contents. offer
Oh .P PisIS acid is a constituent Of
many high explosives. Mr.. Viereck
is something Of q high explosive
himself, having been editor or the
virulently pro-German weekly, Faith
erland, Of New York, now changed
in title (but not in purpose) TO
'yiereck's Weekly.
Just what interest DR.. L. A. Des-
sar of 25 Broad street, New York
city, had in German aerial warfare
is a matter for speculation.
Sent To Won lgel.
"In the Won Igel archives appears
a letter from r h Scoville OF Sew
ickley, Pa. and New York city,
urging the merits of the Semple
aerogrenade. DIR. Dessar evidently
forwarded the letter where he
thought II would do the most good.
viz, to Won Igel.
Carefully preserved (for what
purpose one can only con1ecturel are
two letters written early in by
+. J. Bowling of 1916 Franklin ave-
nue., Hartford, Conn. to Count Won
Rernstorff, the German ambassador,
explaining little plan OF the writ
cr's to get rooms near various muni-
items factories and blow them up.
Specifically, he expressed willing
ness to destroy the Scoville Manu-
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mills at Waterville, Conn, the Rem
ington Arms company and the Union
Metallic Cartridge company factories
in Bridgeport, Conn, and when that
was completed he thought that he
might go out to Port Huron, Mich,
and blow up the Grand Trunk tun-
mel near that place.
Plans Failed To Please.
As all these constructions are still
standing, 1t is obvious that Mr. Dow
ling's plans failed to commend them
selves to his distinguished corre-
spondent. His present whereabouts
are not known.
Offered New Shell.
Other would-be destroyers of Ger
manys foes were less definite. Fam
lily pride was the energizing motive
of c. j. waldron of Medusa, N. Y,
who wrote that, being direct de-
scendant Of Baron Won Waldron, he
was deeply interested in the German
cause, wherefore he proffered (April
10, 1850 a shell of his own inven-
ton. It was not accepted.
Would Save Lines.
"A note Of grim humor IL supplied
by William J. Run. Of Quincy, H.,
whose letter of July 26, 1915, to Cap
tain Won Papen suggests new meth
DDS of blowing up trenches and
planting mines for ships. My sole
idea, explains the ingenious Mr..
Ruff, is to help and save lives ~
Nothing in the Won Igel archives sup
plies evidence that Mr. Rufus sing
ular life-saving practices were
adopted.
Spy Enterprise Hinted.
"Of more direct military interest
to this country is the espionage en-
terprise limited at in a secret code
message of April II, 1916, signed
1922, 1929, 46919' addressing Won
Igel to this effect:
" Herewith respectfully send an
extract regarding the troops station
ed in California and the armament
of the coast fortifcations'.
Journalists, lecturers and publish
ers were literally employed by von-
Igel and his associates for the pur-
poses OF German propaganda.
Three Writers Involved.
Among those thus tainted with
the stigma Of dishonorable profeN-
sional conduct are two magazine
writers and war correspondents.
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