New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Bernstorff Aiding Sim Fem
To Stir Up New Revolt in
Ireland, Says Lloyd George
Federal Agents Arrest Two Here
In Plot to Foment Irish Revolt
Sim Fein Leader and Baron Thought Aid or
Bernstorff Taken After Being Swallowed Elevcn
Months by Secret Service l--. p

Westinghouse company. and to have
travelled all over the world for it.
Chief Flynn last night gave out the
following statement, outlining the de-
tails of the plot:
General Liam Mellowes, one OF the
recognized heads Of the Sim Fem re-
bellion in Ireland, on Easter Monday,
1916, the crux Of which was reached IN
the rioting and bloodshed In Dublin.
was arrested last night by agents OF
the United States Secret Service.
Jailed In London
"Mellowes prior to the Easter Mon
day rebellion spent three months IN an
English prison, and claims that he was
placed there charged with sedltion.
Upon leaving the prison he went di,
rectly from the Jail to Galway, and
shortly thereafter organized ana
headed, as General Liam Mellowes,
force of Irish volunteers numbering
700-odd men against the British FORCES
then in Ireland.
After the defeat Of the revolution
lists Mellowes was forced to hide, md
ing cover from rock to rock and busn
to bush and finally succeeding in his
attempt to secure passage TO America,
arriving in New York in December
1916, 'on the steamship st. Paul, snip
ping as a coal HEAVIER.
at this particular time he was al
ready under the surveillance or the
United States Secret Service. and the
consequent developments brought out
the fact that he was associat'ng with
one DR.. Patrick McCarton, known TO
his Sim Fein associates in America as
the first Ambassador to the United
States of the Irish Republic
Fugitive From Justice
This McCarton arrived in the United
States in the early part Of 1917, being
q fugitive from justice for his COM
plicity in the Sim Fem reoeilion IN
ireland.
"McCarton, fulfilling his share of the
nlan sailed on the Atlantic Transport
liner Maumee on October IL, shipping
az a messman in the crew under the
name of Francis Conlin.' Upon his ar
rival in Halifax, the British authorities
having been notified Of his departure
by the United States Secret Service, he
was apprehended, and Secret Service
agent is now on the way TO Halifax 10
aid the British government in the
prosecution of McCarton as fugitive
from justice for his completely IN the
Dublin riots and his activities here IN
America since the early part OF the
present year
Papers Reveal History
"Papers found upon the person OF
Mellowes and in his room revealed the
full history and details Of the days pre-
ceding and succeeding the 1916 Easter
Monday rebellion.
"The associate Of Mellowes is one
Baron DR.. Max Won Recklinghausen,
German subject and patent engineer
of no little ability. Recklinghausen
has been the intimate associate or Mel
loves and McCarton and other irish
Sim Feiners for some time past. and
is mentioned as an envoy left here by
Count Bernstorff upon the latter's de-
parture for Europe.
"Recklinghausen was also associated
with a group Of Turks in one OF the
several houses occupied by the con-
spirators at Beekman Place. A short
time ago an endeavor was made by
Ahmed Shukri, Abdullah Hamdi, Niko-
lakai Aghnitus and Djavad Eyaub TO
leave on neutral vessel on a mission
the nature Of which finally prevented
their sailing when the real object of
their departure was ascertained by the
Secret Service.
Baron Denies Charges
"Recklinghausen stoutly denied any
knowledge of or completely in the
charges brought against him, but pa
pers found in his room and upon his
person show definitely that large sums
Of money had gone forward to France
for ultimate German purposes. and also
that he was heavy investor in German
war bonds.
considerable literature and papers
of interest to this government were
taken in the raid Of the premises OF
Mellowes and Recklinghausen, and it
will be some time before the various
ramifications Of this plot can be thor
oughly detailed and a chronological
statement secured"