The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
GERMAN MILLIONS
TO Be TRACED IN
BRIDE INQUIRY
Bolo Pasha's transactions Open Up
Chance to Discover What Became
of Deutsche Bank Funds.

New York. Oct. 7.--officials of the
state department and department OF
justice are expected to confer tomor-
row regarding a far-reaching invests
cation of all the New York city ac-
counts of the Deutsche bank The
revelations of Bolo Pasha's financial
Vaccinations through J. P. Morgan
Il company and other great American
banking houses precipitated the in
quiry.
Deputy Attorney General Beckner
OF the state of New York expects to
confer in Washington tomorrow with
French Am bassador Jusserand regard
| ing the preliminary steps of the in
yestigation
He expects also to consult with off,
Gals of the state department and de-
| partment of Justice.
The inquiry Is expected to deter.
mine to what extent and in what
manner German money is said to
have been used here to influence popu-
| lar opinion or to corrupt pubic onl-
! cials II is hoped that through tell
| tale hank records the whole German
propaganda slush In this country will
be traced.
| The books and records OF the banks
examined by Morse Il Co. In ferret-
! ing out Bolo Pasha's transactions.
disclosed other vast sums of peutsche
bank money which had also been
shifted here and there in the same
isIss35pO all told from the Deutsche
| bank. The other Deutsche bank de-
posts are said to have totalled $780,
| 0Oo. 600. Much OF this Is said to have
been transferred through secret chan
nels to German-American commercial
houses and others before the United
/ States entered the war. Since then
! still more German millions have been
withdrawn from deposit. Just where
| this food OF money has flowed the
government will now seek to discover.
The Deutsche bank money which
was turned over to Bolo Pasha upon
the authorization o fCount Won Bern :
storrf was formerly deposited IN the
National Park blink and the Guaranty
Trust company From these fnstftu-
tons II was withdrawn In the form
| of cashiers checks at the order or
Hugo Schmidt. the New York repre-
sentative OF the Deutsche hank These
checks were given ~ Adioph Paven-
| stedt, who placed them on deposit
with the ROYAL bank of Canada. With
! out. ii is said, entering the transac-
lions on the books Of Amsinck Il
! company. of which firm he was
member. In the Royal bank the
| money was credited to Pasha's &C
count. who later transferred 1t 10 j..
| p Morgan G. company
| II was rumored here today that the
| deposfts of the neutnche bank were
| greatly INCREASED following the arrival
| az the submarine Deutschland ana
| the Incubation OF certain securities
| which II brought here from Germany
/ high state official said. rssaro-
;nr the statement of Perley Morse.
! who investigated the account. THAI an
investigation Of the peutsche bank
account would completely uncover
German intrigue and corruption IN
this country
81 am OF the same opinion All the
German money spent here FAD to be
accounted for to Berlin. Bank tfan
actions were necessary for purposes
OF record, although done IN susn
way as to deceive outsiders. oon
think much money was passed IN coia
| currency Such Is not the German
u,e+hod. Because % this haon O.
Herman exactness, therefore. many OF
these Teutonsc piots have BEGIN espoS-
ed"