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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-14

made us only too familiar. Again, nobody
is surprised; it is only such a story as
was looked for. And when one hears that
sensational developments are also expected
in Italv in connection with certain dolngs
of Bolo there, it is again only what might
logically be expected.
The press of the country devoted con-
! siderable attention to the case last week.
The Boston Evening Transcript appears
to be more deeply moved than most other
newspapers: it writes:
meanwhile. what shall we think OF gov
ernment which habitually and everywhere
EMPLOYS this sort OF ammunition Does not
the German government betray the essen
tial weakness and baSeness OF its cause by
relying so heavily on such a means OF war
fare? In all these transactions Germany ap-
pears as the Judas of nations. William the
Traveller. William the Restless, William the
Sabre Rather, will appear in history as Will
lam the Suborner Through his chief cor
/ ruptonist, Bernstorf, he has stained the
record OF his nation"
The New York World after noting
/ that some of the kaiserS bombs against
life and property exploded with material
damage, expresses satisfaction that
his bombs intended 20 blow up public opn-
| ION and drive the fragments his way have
| exploded and continue 10 explode, with moth
ing 70 show save a loss Of his money and
the revelation to the world OF the duplicity
end treachery and murderous determination
of his own imperial German government
THE Ithaca Journal figures up the sum
total of the affair as showing that
Germany is out million and half France
has captured dangerous spy and the Amer
lean public has received further illuminat-
ing evidence OF the sort Of low-down, treach-
orous and conscienceess persons who cons.i-
tute the system which We must overthrow
before we can be assured of our own Sc
cur.ty and peace
The New York Evening Post" is i'm
pressed with this fresh evidence that Ger
many was all last year desperately anxious
for peace, and was moving heaven and
earth to bring it about by seducing one Of
the Allies" and The New York Sun
draws some interesting differences from the
affair, as follows:
"Up to date the incident shows only that
Germany. recognizing her military defeat, Is
desperately eager to buy peace she cannot
win; that the loyalty Of Fr1nce to her allies
is unsuitable; that not all the confidence
men are operating in our Tenderloin; that
the late Hungry Joe would recognize in Bolo
Pacha brother, and that the Count Won
BernstorF, with All his much advertised
shrewdness, is an easy marx"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger re-
CARDS it another case of Grass stupidity
} of tia sxtrauest character" an tia part at
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T lie Came to America To Be
[ l German Spy

1t is certain, however, that Bolo came 10
America in February, 1916, with well
defined plan to become q German spy-f
he was not already one-and to try to get
hold of German money with which to
finance it. His plans were evidently laid
in Paris. He had provided himself there
with excellent letters Of introduction to
important financial men here among
others. one from Senator Humbert. and
another from Judge Monier, president of
the Paris Court of Appeals Bolo had
everywhere made the impression in France
that he was a good, patriotic Frenchman,
and that was the role that he played in
New York. and played with success. His
camouhage was so well devised at every
point that nobody remotely suspected that
he was a spy; he boldly used his excellent
letters of introduction, and was taken by
everybody for q worthy and patriotic
French citizen His immediate financial
task, that of raising 100000 francs with
which to buy from Senator Humbert an
interest in the Paris Journal tended to
give him character, and another successful
piece of camounage was TO contribute
$4,000 to defray the expenses of lectur-
ing tour by VI. Jules Bots. undertaken for
a patriotic purpose. Still another bold
and successful trick of Bolo's was to give
6 dinner at Sherry'S, where William Ran
dolph Hearst figured as one OF the guests
Bolo found here a go-between in the per-
son of Herr Pavenstedt, a German citizen
then of the exporting firm Of G.. Amsinck
4 Co. Pavenstedt Sid in his examination
before the Assistant Attorney General
that Bolo came 20 him in the character or
patriotic Frenchman who could no longer
bear to see his country bled white by the
struggle Of the war, and that he was try
ing TO interest American paciiists TO give
money with which to influence the French
press in favor of an early peace. This
scheme was regarded by Pavenstedt as abb
surd and he told BolO that the only man
who would be interested in it was Bern
>torfT. and being on very friendly terms
with the ambassador himself Payenstedt
arranged to go TO Washington to lay the
whole matter before him. Bernstorff
found the story very interesting and
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TINE story of Bolo Pacha, as revealed
in statements given out by the
N State Department and in facts
brought TO light in an inquiry conducted
here by Attorney General Lewis. reads like
The concoction of some writer of fantastic
romances. Indeed. that is the feature OF
the affair most often emphasized IN press
discussions. The newspapers see IN 1t ma
terials for melodrama, for comic opera, or
wildly romantic novels; and the old moral
IS again drawn that truth is stranger than
fiction.
Bolo's story. as revealed in press ac-
counts. does read much like the most eX-
citing fiction. Nobody here had ever heard
his name Bolo-except, indeed, as the Phil
ippine designation for kind of weapon.
Then came a dispatch from Paris, tell
ing Of his arrest, of his being taken TO
prison on a stretcher, with white cloth
drawn over his face, while the gathered
crowds shouted Death to the traitor"
Other dispatches brought some striking
biographical details; he was born in Mar
settles as the son Of hairdresser, spent
years in the Levant, where he came into
more or less intimate relations with Abbas
Hilmi. Khedive of Egypt, through whom
in WAYS not mentioned-he made his fort
Inc. and from whom he received his title
of pacha.
Then Bolo, having seen the world and
opened his oyster. drifted back to France
and became personality of some stand
ing in Paris; he was known to men of in
nuence for at least ten years before the
war broke out
But the war came. His friend Abbas
WAS dethroned and made his home in
switzerland, the refuge for monarchs out
e lob. Russian anarchists, mis-married
Austrian archdukes and other indi-
,;duals with romantic background.
What more natural than that Bolo should
lake a little trip to Switzerland to enjoy
The scenery and renew relations with the
maker Of his fortune? That is what he
did. according to the details cabled over
from, Paris Whether Abbas made the
overtures or Bolo is not stated IN these
Paris reports, but, at any rate 1t was ar
ranged between them that Bolo was to re-
ccive 10 900 900 marks through Abbas from
the German government for Influencing the
French press in favor Of an early peace
then this plan was submitted to Won Jagow'
then German Foreign Minister, and agreed
70 by him. These details, however, do not
barmorize with facts brought out here in
New York. according TO which Bolo only
cot into relations with the German govern
ment through Bernstorff after coming to
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Mo Hope of Crushing Germanys
~ Enemies on Land

And the prospect for the starving out
process? The answer has just been given
by Georg Gothein, Progressist member of
the Reichstag and probably the ablest
economic authority in that body. After
saying in a speech there was no hope of
crushing Germany's enemies on land, he
continued as follows:
"As for the submarine campaign, 100000
tons Of shipping have been sunk, but no
disposition toward peace on the part O.!
England.is discernble. a ratoning system
for foodstuifs has not been even introduced,
and no one is able TO say when the U-boac
will make England more inclined for peace"
Gothen made some further remarks
which indicate how the German people
are thinking on the subject of peace. Re
ferring to the pan-German demand for
indemnities, he showed the impossibility
of obtaining them from America and Eng
land. and then asked: But should we, IN
order to obtain an indemnity of 10000
900 900 marks, sacrifice 50.000,CO0,OOO
marks and another half-million men,"
And he touched the weakest point in all
the big plans Of the pan-Germans to
fight till their annexations were safely
housed when he said: America cannot be
forced to make peace"
Meanwhile, another German peace pro-
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The Courier" is impressed with the low.
ness and meanness" shown by our State
Department, and continues in this wise:
Lansing knows it is much easier to make
the most audacious statements than 70 deny
and refute them. One should not make his
game easier and allow these shameless as.
sertiors 70 remain unrefuted."
The editor is grieved in his soul that the
German government is trying to "combh
this American childishness with scornfll
silence" which policy, he fears, will have
disastrous results. lie thus urges The gov.
ernment to grid up its loins and get busy:
at is necessary to fend of America mis-
siles somehow, however low and obnoN ol'
they are, and for this purpose an energetic.
thorough and speedy en.ghtening is reee'
sary"
For which delicious bit of unconecious
humor amid the clash of arms all Ameri
cans will be duly grateful.
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porting that resolution at once alarmed
the pan-German crowd, who, as PROBES
sional super-patriots, raised a great nue.
and cry against the idea of Germany sur
rendering its conqucsts and rcnouncing the
idea of collecting war indemnities. Ke-
yentlow. as usual. easily won the prize Tor
excessive patriotic maundcrings by claim
ing that Germany's very existence hinged
upon the retention of Belgium.
These speeches in the Reichstag and the
committee again emphasize the fact, al
ready long known by people outside OF
Prussia's black -and-white frontier posts
that the government is having hard
time Of it trying to preserve a semblance
Of peace among the political factions
Only two weeks ago there was another
debate in the Reichstag's Main Committee
durinc which Won Kuehlmann, the new
Foreign Secretary, spoke. The most char
acteristic feature of his speech was ms
careful avoidance of thin places in the ice
The "Frankfurter Zeitung' referred to
his performance at the time IN these
words
There was every opportunity at yester-
DAYS session of the Rechstag committee
20 speak with more clearness and definite
ness about things which could only be
breathcd automatically in answer to the
Pope. This did not happen and the speeches
in this respect have not fulfilled the most
modest hopes We belong to those who de-
sire definite. open statement Of Germany s
attitude regarding Belgium. Won Kuehlmann
laid great stress on the unity of the coun-
try. showing that the need of maintaining
domestic unity was the real reason why he
did not dare go further in what he said.
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ple and IFS Emperor. so long shall we with
folded arms refuse the hand Of peace
On the same day Kuehlmann, the Foreign
Secretary, also spoke, and in similar
strain. The burden Of his remarks was
that the only obstacle now remaining to
peace was the insistence by France upon
the Instrumentation of Alsace-Lorraine.'
His response thereto only showed him as
playing the second violin to the Chancellor.
He said:
$50 long as one German hand can hold a
gun the integrity of the territory handed
down 10 US as glorious inheritance by
our forefathers can never be the object Of
negotiations or concessions"
What the Chancellor said on Monday
in defence Of the military leaders was
really more interesting than his subse-
luent remarks about peace, for it threw
considerable light upon political develop
ments in the empire during recent weeks.
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The German Foreign Office
/ In Disguise

Then the necessary banking operations
were set in motion at New York. Bern
ctorF cot into communication with Hugo
Schmidt. the agent here Of the powerful
peutsche Bank of Berlin, and authorized
lin 10 arrange with his head Office for the
transfer Of the money A. the eXamina-
ton here Schmidt explained certain code
rares in wireless correspondence which he
carried Oh with the Deutsche Bank, which
disguised the fact that the German For
cicn Office was the sender of the money,
Bernstorff the receiver and the Guaranty
Trust Company the medium through which
the exchange was made. This money, after
it's arrival in New York. was placed at the
disposal of Schmidt by Bernstorif, with in
structions TO pay it out 70 Pavenstedt IN
such manner as the latter might request.
pavenstodt had it transferred 20 the
Amsinck firm for Bolo's account, who pre-
tended that the firm was investing 1t IN
Central and South America for him. But
4 little later Bolo had the money trans
ferred to the Royal Bank Of Canada, pre-
tending to its officials that he had dscov-
cred that the Amsincks had the reputation
Of being pro-German. When he deposited
the money with the Royal Bank Of Canada
he gave particular instructions as to what
was to be done with il.
\ payment of $l70O6S was to be made
to J. 7. Morgan & Co. for account Of SEN
ator Humbert; $524OO0 was to be sent to
q Paris bank for account of Bolo's wife,
end 81 10000 was to be hell by the bank,
subject to Bolo's order. The methods by
which the payments were made from the
Guaranty Trust Company till the money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-14
when Bolo Fell He Did
w Not Fall Alone

Boo's operations in France involved
others in his downfall. Almereyda COM
mitted suicide in prison, and in connection
with his death NJ. Malyy, Minister of the
Interior in the Ribot Cabinet, was forced
10 resign under suspicion of taking Ger
man money The publisher of Paris
financial organ, lie Courier Ninicole.'
was imprisoned as a receiver OF German
Tribe money, and Deputy Turmel was COM
promised through loss Of package Of
papers containing 5000 in Swiss notes
and evidence that lie had taken frequent
trips to Switzerland which ne was unable
satisfactorily to explain. He has just been
arrested after a first class scandal had
been gathering about his name for several
months Humbert on the other hand, was
above suspicion. and it is evident that he
was deceived by Bolo. As soon as BOlo be-
came a suspect the Senator offered TO re-
turn the 100000 francs mentioned and
he did refund it later after Bolo had at
first refused to accept it.
The facts brought out in the examination
conducted by the Attorney General show
that the money with which Bernstortf
operated was more than anybody had yet
suspected. Actuary Perley Morse, who
worked on the case in behalf Of the Attor-
uey General, said he traced more than $780,
100000 in cash and securities placed at
Bernstorff's disposal. In view Of the tele-
grams given out by the authorities in this
POLO case, in which, according to Hugo
Schmidt sums like $500 always meant
100000, it has been suspected by not a
few newspapers that the $50 GOO asked for
by Bernstorff to influence Congress "as on
former occasions" should be decided to
read S50,OG0O0O. One authority would de-
code it 70 read $4,000 000.
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To- Pach2 Hero of Summer Novels Knight of Wild M1eodrama

Germany's diplomats and secret service
while THE New York Herald says:
at is morally certain that somewhere back
Of practically every so-ca.ied peace organ-
cation in this country there is German
money. How far, if al all, has German money
been a factor in promoting the advocacy BY
individuals OF policy that would mean
Prussian peace?'
THE New Orleans Times Picayune' IS
reminded of novels of intrigue, writing as
follows:
If the Prussian diplomatists borrowed
their ideas and schemes from the novels
they probably refused TO believe that dipe-
matte yillanies might be exposed and DE-
feated in real life so readily and invariably
as they are checkmated in The closing chap
tors Of the summer novels"
With a slight variation Of this motn
The Des MONIES Register" votes for comic
opera and suggests THE Sultan Of Sulu.'
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said 1T would be great thing for us if
we could do something 20 change tie tone
Of the French people toward peaceful
solution at an early date
The result Of this interview Of the am
tassador with Pavenstedt was shown IN
wireless kilograms exchanged between nm
and the German government copies Of
which were given out at Washington. IN
his first wireless message the ambassador
asked the German Foreign Office for ST.
100000 for political action in one Of the
enemy countries which would bring peace,
end he further described the affair as be
ing "of the greatest possible Importance.
Won Jagow telegraphed his assent, but
added the double caution that if the coun-
try were Russia TO have nothing to do with
it. as the amount was too small, and II
Italy. it would not be worth while to
spend so much"
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From The Los Angeles Daily Times
for further insistence upon a peace of self

for further insistence upon peace of self
remuneration.
That is why Michaelis is silent to all
the demands made in the Reichstag and in
the press that he made a full and unequlv-
ocal statement of Germany's peace terms.
Such an answer would weaken and prob
ably disrupt the combination Of parties
toward whose peace ideas he perhaps
leans; and it would give an overmasterlng
momentum to the great pan-German COM
bination, with its extreme peace terms.
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II would at the same time shut off all
hope of securing German peace ior
Michaelis and his colleagues must evil
! IDENTIFY perceive by this time that peace
! of conquests and indemnites IS becoming
DINNER and DINNER mirage upon the
, German horizon with every day that
lapses. And Michaclis knows well tnat
great political controversy OF this kihd
at home could only weaken the fighting
power of Germany's already weakened
and dccimated troops.
Il cannot have escaped the notice OF
observers at this distance that linden
burg has been keeping the telegraph wires
unusually busy of late His words, indeed,
have not been many, but they have come
with unusual frequency. And the few
brief sentences suffice to show that ne, too
is pondering upon the state Of the coun-
try, as well as problems Of strategy when
handling diminishing forces.
Last.week he sent a Geographic address
to all the German people in response to
birthday congratulations, in which he ex-
horted them to remain united and not
trouble about what may happen after the
war. because this merely carries discord
into our ranks and strengthens the hopes
of our enemies"
! So the great field marshal is also harp
ing on the same chord as Mchaelis, the
fear of "discord in our ranks" But he
again shows-in yelled language, indeed -
that his heart is with the pan-Germans.
"Be confident" he said, in continuing his
address. that Germany will get what she
needs for her security. and that both air
and space will be given to the German
oaks for their free Development
] And this week already Hindenburg IS
again stocking at the fires, sending this
time a dispatch to the Catholic Peoples
Union of Essen to certify them that Pres
/ ident Wilson's note was not only an insult
TO the German people, but also an insult
to the Pope's good will" Which, being
interpreted, means: How can you-good
Catholics that you are-longer stand for
that abominabe peace resolution OF the
Reichstag, which would leave no air and
space for the free development Of German
oaks?'
But this latest telegram Of Hindenburg' S
again calls attention to a fact that can
not have escaped the attention Of care
full readers of dispatches from Germany
during the last month Il shows that the
military leaders, like their tacit allies. the
ran-Germans, are still using the Presi-
dents reply to the Pope's peace note as
fuel for firing the German heart. As soon
as the reply was published in Germany
much absurd talk began to be heard about
the Presidents ostensble attempt to die
tate to the German people their form OF
government. His fearful arraignment Of
the political morals of the Kaiser and
his government was also turned to good
account in tanning the flames of national
hate and so welding the German people
into one hot and united mass Of pan-Ger-
man heroes.
But people 50 hungry as the Germans
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The meeting Of the committee appears
to have been a sort of continuation
of the Reichstag session of Saturday, at
which the Socialist Landsbcrg charged that
the state authorities and the clergy were
agitating among the people in behalf OF
the Fatherland party, and that army
officers were distributing pamphlets and
making speeches among the soldiers
arainst the Rcichstag's well-known peace
resolution of July 10; and he called upon
the Chancellor to declare himself against
this pan-German agitation. Landsberg
went further and directly charged the
Prussian Minister Of War; Won Stein, with
protecting this agitation, besides writing
a polemic against the Reichstags peace
resolution.
The War Minister replied in general
terms and rather lamely that the army
command did not permit political agita-
ton within the army, statement thSt
called forth cries of incredulity from the
Socialists. which assumed such vigorous
forms that the president had to interfere
before the minister could proceed. lie was
finally able to say that what the army Of
fcers were doing was merely to satisfy
the "arnys hunger for intellectual nu-
triment," and were enlightening the sol
diers regarding enemies lies, which are
circulated all around the world 1t IS
also significant fact that Won Stein
thought it necessary to deny reports about
differences between Hindenburg and Lu-
dendorff. to warn the Reichstag tnat "ene-
nv agents were endeavoring TO induce DIS
sension and vacilation among the German
neople. and to claim. in effect. that what
the army officers were doing in their
sDeeches was to stimulate the sinking
hopes of the troops. Then he INDUCED IN
this significant bit Of military psychology:
.No army which lacks the will to gain
victory and a confidence in victory IS a ser
viceable instrument We could drop all this
nd leave the rest 20 the enemy.
IN the committee on Monday Dr. Michae-
lis also let fall some remarks that threw
much light upon recent tendencies in Ger
many. Trying-as German Chancellors,
BY long tradition and necessity, must do
20 steer middle course among the Vari-
Gus political parties Mchaelis expressed
his conviction that every party was hon
estly desiring TO DO its best for the com
mon veal; but this mutual faith, he re-
GREETED to say. had been pushed into the
background in the course Of the contro-
yersy in the last few weeks, and mutually
antagonistic forms Of propaganda had been
he result" As for the ostensiole partici-
patton Of army officers in the agitation for
the Fatherland party, he claimed that
only five cases Of minor Importance Of
higher officials influencing the lower ranks
in favor of the Fatherl'nd party had come
to the governments knowledge"
All this brings ample confirmation Of
news that has been coming in dribets out
Of Germany for some weeks about the
growing intensity of agitation centring
around the Reichstag's peace resolution.
As is we'll known, the big majority sup