New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-05
German Co-Between in the
United States Reveals
Use of Money
Jusserand Gets
Lewis's Findings
Hearst, in Denial, Says
Relations With Spy
Were Only Social

Attorney General Merton f. Lewis
made public yesterday further results
of his investigation into the activities
Of the German Spy, Bolo Pacha, in this
country, which show that the arch
intriguer spent hundreds Of thousands
Of German gold to one end-the estab-
lishment Of a separate peace between
France and Germany.
This information, which is now in
the hands of Ambassador Jusserand,
was obtained from Adolf Pavenstedt,
Bolo's go-between in this country. In
his testimony, Pavenstedt gave the
terms of peace which he said the spy
had outlined for him.
These. the witness said. provided Tor
the cession 10 France OF a part OF
Alsace-Lorraine. the evacuation OF
Northern France by the Germans and
the cession to Germany Of some OF
Frances colonies.
Pretended To BE Patriot
According to Pavenstedt, Bolo rep
resented himself as patriotic French
man, who could not longer bear 10 see
his country bled white b. the struggle
of war
The witness insisted that he did not
penetrate this disguise of the German
spy. Apparently he saw nothing gro
tesque in a French patriot attempting
&c bring peace TO his country by ex-
pending funds provided by the German
Ambassador to the United States.
"Bolo." Pavenstedt testified, put
his mission on a patriotic basis. 1t
was at the time that the great Verdun
attacks of the Germans began. and he
said that France was bleeding TO death.
His associations with Senator Charles
Humbert naturally led me 70 believe
the thing might have some value on
account OF the great position OF Sen
ator Humbert."
At first, Pavenstedt said. Bolo at
tempted TO interest American pacifsts
in the project of supplying funds to in
fuence the papers of France toward
peace. The witness said that he told
the spy that the proposition was abb
surd. II was then that the German Am
bassador was brought forward by Pa
venstedt as a possible savior for France.
<fo would supply the patriot with
funds.
81 thought" the witness said, that 1t
was funny for me as German 10 oc-
cupy myself with this kind of business
for a nation which was at war with my
own country, and then the thought
came to me that Bernstorff might be
interested in this thing
Bolo's Introduction
Concerning the introduction OF Bolo
TO Bernsterff. the record OF Mr.. Lewis
investigation reads:
O rYou refer to the Ambassador
from Germany TO the United States?
A.-Yes. He was very anxious for
me TO get sim to meet him. He said:
"You must find this money. Otherwise
7 am lost" ! said: 81 will tell you
candidly know only one man who
think would be interested in this,
and that is Count Won Bernstorf,
German Ambassador. Would you
have any objection to my speaking TO
him about this" He said: 81 don't
know any of these people here.
leave that TO you. only deal with
Won. You do whatever you think
best to get the money" or words to
that effect. | thought this matter
over. and | arranged with Won Berns-
storfF to meet him In Washington. /
went there, and went over the whole
story. and Won Bernstorf said to me
that it was very interesting; that he
knew, Of course, Charles Humbert
by name as very prominent man,
who was leader in France, and that
his paper, "Le Journal" was a very
big paper. and he said il would be
a great thing for US if we could do
something to change the tone OF the
French people toward peaceful so
luton at an early date, and that 1t
was a most interesting story.
Bolo Sure of Getting Money
Alfred L. Becker, Assistant Attorney
General, who examined Pavenstedt.
said Yesterday that the testimony and
documents prove conclusively that Bolo
Pacha came TO the United States Sc
cure in the knowledge that the ex-
penses of his intrigues here would be
financed by Won Bernstorf.
Immediately after Bolo saw Won
Bernstorf and before he received a
cent" said Mr.. Becker, "even before
the wireless messages were sent by
Won Bernstorff to Berlin for instruc-
ton, Bolo wrote TO J. p. Morgan & Co.
that they would receive money from
him. II any other proof is necessary,
there is the letter Of Senator Hum
bert which Bolo Pscha brought to this
country with him, saying that Bolo
Pacha would deposit 100000 francs TO
his credit"
"Did it occur 10 you at any time
that the money 20 be paid to Senator
Humbert was for the purpose Of in
fiuencing him in the policy Of his
paper" Mr.. Becker asked the witness.
What Pavenstedt Inferred
"My inference" Pavenstedt replied,
was, of course, that Bolo's and his
ideas were identical"
Q.-Did Bolo facia say anything
to you about purchasing an interest
in other Paris newspapers. A.-Yes.
When he mentioned the large
amount he required, he mentioned
that he needed IL for paying his
obligations to Senator Humbert
am not sure whether he said he
had already bought or intended TO
buy an interest in other papers.