The Arvada enterprise., 1917-09-27
In communicating with him and Of q

IN communicating with him ana OF
cipher decoy': also . notation, the
details Of which remain undiscovered.
concerning communication re-manu'
facture hand grenades.'
The following reference to Supreme
Court Justice Daniel r. Cohalan Of
New York is contained, the committee
states. in q letter found in the Won
Igel papers In cipher with interlinear
translation. dated New York, April II.
1916. numbered 3s5-16 and inscribed at
the top very secret"
Judge Cohalan 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 1t, even though It be only
after hard struggle. Therefore help 10
necessary. This should consist pri.
marily of aerial attack In England and
diversion Of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then, II pos.
sible. a 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 estab-
ltshment 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 there
fore decide the war
He asks that telegram to this ef.
feet be sent to Berlin"
This letter was signed 1912 8167
0230" and was addressed to Count
Won Bernstorff, Imperial ambassador,
Washington. d. c."
Code Message.
A code message sent to Berlin was
given as follows:
National Germania insurance con.
tract certainly promised. Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
HENRY NEWMAN"
OF this message the committee has
this to say:
mot SO innocent and harmless as II
looks. for what the message really
means is this: Irish agree to PROPOSE.
ton. The necessary steps have been
taken.'
Information carefully and extern.
sively set forth in the secret document
Of the German officialdom. was some.
times wide of the facts. For example,
q lengthy memorandum Of March II,
1916, transmitted by the secret agent.
Captain Boehm. dealing with the Mex.
lean crisis. appears to have been
largely the work Of some fervid and
protective Imagination.
1T predicts that the President will
attribute Mexico's anti-American &C.
tivities to German money and incite-
ment; that he will call upon Congress
to support him in radical measures
(the prophet even attempts to para
phrase the language to be employed
In the message): that Congress will
endorse the Presidents stand, follow
ing which upward Of $50 German
spies and agents were to be arrested
and the ambassadors of the central
powers to receive their passports"
After citing an extract from Captain
Boehm's letter. the committee states
that he was too loose Of tongue for
the good Of service and. citing . re-
port Of the German military informa.
ton bureau Of March 81, 1916. quotes
the report AZ follows:
TOO great confidence In the silence
Of his fellow men. especially the mem.
bers Of tho American Truth Society
was probably the cause Of his
becoming quickly known here"
The committees statement con.
tinues:
80 the notorious American Truth
Society. which 20 strenuously denied
its pro-German associations. figures
~ indirectly linked up with Germany's
secret representatives. This society
b still sxtant and jeremiah A.
O'Leary. it, moving spirit, 10 now the
editor OF Bull" recently shut out Of
the mails for publishing seditious mat
ter"
Many investors. the committee
states the seized papers show. are
represented ~ having plans involving
use Of devices Of destruction. One
entry IL cited ~ follows:
"'June IL. 1915. Sender. @. 8. vier.
rex. Contents. inquiry - to bombs:
supply offer. Told to send further de-
tails
Possibly the further Details" the
statement continues. ARE indicated in
another entry Of four months later:
Sender. Vierreck. Contents. offer
Of picric acid
"Picric acid 10 . constituent many
high explosives"
An entry entitled pure war ex.
psnses" from the Won Igel paper 10
made public by the committee ~ fol-
lows:
Edward Emerson. $1,000.
Fair Play (Mr. Braun). $4,000.
Fair Play (Nr. Braun, $500.
Marcus Braun. $1,000.
~. Archibald, $1,000"
The statement continues:
Concerning the identity Of the last
entry. there might be room for doubt.
but for . signed receipt from J. r. J.
Archibald. acknowledging the sum Of