The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-10-04

II IN UOi lUpIDDtDlt tlldA llt SASHhtulN
at tho bottom of the extraordinary
message which follows is in the cipher
Devoy'' referred to In the Won lgel pa
pers. New York Supreme Court Jus
tice Daniel F. Cohalan has long been
prominent In Irish American circles.
though he has never been directly lden'
titled with violent action.
That Judge Cohalan. however. Is held
in high favor by the pro-German ele-
ment OF this country Is evidenced by the
fact that Vlereck's Weekly, In making
selections recently for the most impor-
tant political Offices In this country. puts
him forth for the position OF United
States senator from New York.
"HeIp Is Necessary"
The communication as translated Into
Won Igel's record Is tyr ewritten, line for
line, below a cipher, except for the Sig
nature which remains untranslated from
the original cipher figures 1t is dated
New York April II, 1916. numbered 1885,
IS, and inscribed at the top every Secret"
New York. April II. 1916.
"Jourge Coholan requests the trans
mission OF the following remarks
1.-THE revolution in Ireland can only
be successful II supported from Ger
many. otherwise England Will be able
to suppress II. even though II be only
after hard struggles. Therefore help Is
necessary. This should consist pri-
marily OF aerial attacks in England and
diversion of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then, II pos
siblo, landing of troops. arms, and
ammunition in ireland and possibly
some officers from Zeppelins. This
would enable the Irish ports to be closed
against England and the establishment
of stations for submarines on the Irish
coast and the cutting off OF the supply
OF food for England. The services of
the revolution may therefore decide the
war
"He asks that n telegram to this ef-
feet be sent to Berlin.
1912 Sl67 0230.
ITO His Excellency
Count Won Bernstorn.
washington, d. c."
Code Message to Moebius.
Along this same line is a code mes
sage by wireless to Banker Max Moe
bus. Oberwalstrasse. Berlin, which Is
interesting chiefly as showing the code
method OF important communications
practiced by the German official plot
ters in this country. The code trans
lation was found with the copy OF the
message among Won Igel's papers. The
original Is German dispatch which,
being translated into English. sounds
like an innocent business transaction
viz:
National Germanla Insurance con-
tract certainly promised Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
HENRY NEUMAN."
Not SO innocent and harmless as II
looks. for what the message really
means Is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The nee
essary steps have been taken"
Plots Involve Trouble in Canada.
Canada was also the object of solicit
tous interest on the part of Germany's
representatives In America, as was
startlingly proven in the plot to blow
I'D the Welland canal Another lesser
but not unpromislng enterprise against
Canada was foregone by Won Igel be-
cause the volunteer plotter was too old,
though he has the best of good wlll''
and also because of his known connec-
ton with the Gaelic American and the
Indian revolutionists Such Is the in
dorsement upon the letter. signed only
"X," who thus sets forth his qualifica-
tions for fomenting disorders in Que
bee
"As honorary president OF the first
about the time OF the Boer war and of
which Hon. Honore Mercier. now minis
ter OF coloniza tion in the government
OF the province of Quebec. was one of
the vice presidents and later president
I am well known among the members
and journalists in that organization
There is now in the place of the
Independence club a secret society
based upon its principles, aiming at the
British empire. IL lncluucs ali
the former members OF the Independ-
ence club and men high in Canadian po-
litical life. The adherents are for the
most part French and Irish Canadians
! am in daily connection with
one OF the leading men in the separa-
ton movement Hon. j. Hall Kelly
who is member of the Legislative
council of the province of Quebec and
also a member of the government"
Captain Boehm Leaves.
For all this. Captain Boehm's author
| ity Is thus indicated over his own sig
nature:
"The following memorandum was Just
| given to me by an acquaintance return
| Ing from Washington. The 'acqualnt'
| ance Is a sklllful journalist who has
| good connections. / cannot vouch tol
! his reliability. but know that he hates
| present
! II. His informant Is a former secretary
| of the American embassy at Rome now
| in Washington"
Captsin Boehm himself was too loos'
of tongue for the good OF his service
IL would appear from report or th'
| German military information bureal
dated March 81, 1916.
Captain Boehm decided to leave atle
reports received here were submitted u
him to the effect that members OF I'M
press were informed as to his personalt!
and the purpose of his being here lo'
great confidence in the members or tn
American Truth society was prop
ably the cause of his becoming quicEl!
known here"
| So the notorious American Truth soci
ety which so strenuously denied Its pro
| German associations, figures as indl
rectlv linked up with Germany's secre
representatives This society is still eN
tant and jeremiah A. O'Leary, Its NOV
ing spirit, Is now the editor of Bull, re
Gently shut out of the malls for publish
ing seditious matter.
Enter Viereck: George Sylvester
Many inventors. some OF them obvious
" cranks, are represented either by cor
respondence or notation as having plan
involving the use of sundry devices Q
destruction. One entry OF the sort mel
lts special attention because of the nc
'oriety of the individual involved. Her
IL is, translated from the German recor
OF correspondence:
"June Is. 1916 Sender, G. S. Vierecl
Contents. inquiry as to bombs;2 suppl
offer. Told to send further details"
Possibly the further details are ind
Gated in another entry of four month
later.
slender, Viereck. Contents. offer
picrlc acid"
Picric acid is a constituent OF man
high explosives. Mr.. Viereck Is som'
thing of a high explosive himself. havin
haan editor of the virulently pro-Germa
weekly Fatherland OF New York, no
changed In title (but not In purpose)
"Viereck's Weekly"