The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-05
TEEr1 EFFERS ONHAN

That city. safe, a very unusual and bur-
glar defying safe, had been cut open like
cheese, and large sum Of money extracted
SO at least said the, newspapers. If any
thing except money had been taken they for
bore to mention it,
Seemingly person only in all Rome
took any lively interest in the Vienna bur
glary, and he immured in the inner vast
ness of the Vatican; a sequestered and &C.
clesiastical retreat into which echoes Of the
intrigue and crime Of the profane. world
seemed hardly likely to penetrate. But to
MOnsignOr Gerach, papaF chamberlain
and master of the papal wardrobe, the news
of the burglary conveyed startling mes
sage that within few hours he had fed not
only the Vatican but Italian territory. When
the police, scarce two hours after his fight
broke into his rooms they found them lit
tered with discriminating documents which he
had time to destroy take away and
which revealed the papal chamberlain as
head of the German spy system in Italy.
Know then that the Italian police had
long been trying to explain a train Of mys-
FERROUS happenings, including the loss of two
italian battleships, the Benedetto Brin and
the Leonardo da Vinci. In some way they
learned that documents revealing all were
in safe in private house next the German
Embassy in Vienna
The documents secured showed Won Ger
Zach, formerly officer in the Bavarian
army and-as spies must be-a person of
most pleasing personality, to be the head Of
posed himself on the household force in the
Vatican, and from that coign Of vantage had
carried on his propaganda organized his
system of espionage and conducted his
correspondence with Germany under cover
Of the Vatican pouch, which was OF course
free from search censorship.
AS a result of the revelations made by the
safe and the papers in Won Gerlach's cham
bers the italian courts have been busy for
weeks. Nearly 800 persons were accused.
Sentences ranging through various terms
Of Imprisonment to death have been imposed
on scores of those convicted. The debOnair
Monsignor Won Gerach drew a life sentence,
but as he has vanished from sight and writs
of extradition no Longer run in Germany his
prosecutors will probably have to be content
with the sentence without it's execution
ROMAN CATHOLIC sCHEMING FOR ANNAPOLE
APPOINTMENT.
Ollie defiance of the law. and Vatican intrigue
need no further comment.
Let us come nearer home, and see how de
priest will work, to intrench his hierarchy i
the very bulwark of the defense of our nation
In South Carolina there is a COngressma1
Stevenson, by whom there was unearthed
scheme to appoint young Roman Cath0li
10 Annapolis, under the falSeSt OF false pre-
lenses.
The story, as published in the Columbi
IS. c. State" reads:
"Mr. Stevenson stated that when he came
into Office Mr.. McCorRle, who held the short
term, told him he had appointed to West
Point, States Finley and Mr.. Marion; to An
napolis, Mr.. Sage of Sharon, and Mr.. Whita-
ker and Mr.. Heath of Camden all of which
was satisfactory to Mr.. Stevenson, who
derstood from Mr.. McCorkle that alter
mates had been appointed to either West
Point or Annapolis He thereupOn promised
to appoint John Davis Palmer, of RidgeWay,
alternate to Mr.. Whitaker. When Mr. Whita-
ker failed Mr.. Stevenson was informed that
one Andrew Ward Knisey purpOrting to be
from Chester was alternate and had passed
and would take the place. He was surprised
and did not Lnlin-n tho Lnlnran