The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-05
SPY PRETENDED
TO Be KAISER'S
PEACE EMISSARY
Favorable Terms Offered
France by BOlO Pasha,

NEW YORK. Oct s-The full de
tails OF the sensational conspiracy
whereby Paul Bolo Pssha, under ar
rest in Paris as spy, obtained the
transfer through well known and unsuS-
pecting banking houses m New York
of German peace Propaganda fund OF
$4,000 to France. will he delivered
TO the French embassy today by Attor-
ncy General Merton T. Lewis OF New
York state. Mr. Levi, announced last
night that his investigation had been
completed
To Be Used as Evidence.
The official copy OF the report will
be sent 10 France soon. * was said, to
be used as the Chief evidence against
Bolo Pashs when ne i, placed on trial
for his life
Testimony that Rolo pa,ha came to
America carly in 1910 with representa-
tions that Germany was ready lur a
separate peace with France which
would be favorable to France. waN given
before Mr. Lewis here todS N the IN
veStiga,ion into the lc,anunc', imam.
cial activities IN this country
Testimony of Pavenstedt.
Adolph pavcn,tcdt, tor many years
social intimate of Count Won lcrn
stotif former German ambassador
testified that Bolo told him he under
stood Germany was prepared TO make
peace on the following grounds
lTrSt-Oermany to cedc France a part
otAlsaoe and Lorraine
Second-tranoe TO give Germany
some OF the French colonies
Third-Gcrman troops TO cyaculc
northern France.
Considered French Patriot.
Using this purported Willingness OF
Germany TO make peace, Bolo iaSha
induced Paecns,ed,, then a partner IN
the exporting firm OF & Amslnck and
company in New York at that tune a
German company. 10 believe that he had
come to America as French patriot
10 influence French public opinion in
favor OF peace through the purchase by
French pacifistS of various newspapers
Testimony adduocd through Pavcn-
stedt and Hugo Schmidt. then an
American representative OF the Deu,
sche bank in Berlin disclosed that Bolo
Pasha's real purpose was to obtain the
French journals on behalf OF Germany
This was TO be accomplished through
,hc\transier of German gold from Ber-
L.. d.
direct and to send i, by way OF
Switzerland was considered dangerous
Bolo Pasha therefore came 10 New
York, go, in touch with Count vor
Bernstorif and thrr approximately ST..
10000 was sen; from Berlin to New
York and thence through devious chan
nels to Paris.
Wanted TO Buy Papers.
There is evidence that Colo PaSh
cndeavorcd TO Obtain American capita
to finance the purchase OF lrenci
newspapers. Mr. Lewis said. but q,
terms So prepoStcrous that the onl,
American financlcr with whom he wa
in communication would not conScn, {,
them THIS purportcd effort to attfac
American money is believed hy the in
vestigators to have been "iinancla
camouilase" to conceal his real pur
pose.
According to testimony, Bolo was $,
elated BY his success in the transfer q
GermAn gold to Paris that he, deo,dc'
10 celebrate lie arranged a dinner a
Fifth avenue restaurant and amoni
his guests, witnesses before Mr. Levi
said. were Mr. and Mrs William Ran
dolph Hearst. Mrs. Owen Johnson, wifi
II the novelist; Jules Bois, Psvensted
and Ernes, Charles Pigna,el who wa
IN charge OF the commercial credit de
partment OF the ROYAL Bank oi Canad
and who was witness before Nj
Lewis. The attorney general said n
testimony had been given which asSo
ciated Mr.. Hearst with Rolo Pa,ha ev
cept in a social way and that no Wit
nesses were examined in this oonnec
tion.
Pavenstedt testified today that Rol
Pasha. whom he described as Isl
fox" came to him with Gctmany's pur
ported peace suggestions in Fcbruar
1916.
The early bird may gobble the worr
hut il doesn't look like a square de-
Tor the worm