Cheyenne record., 1917-09-27

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IN cbmmdnicating With him and a .
cipher dec6y': also notation. TIE
details OF which remain undiscovered,
concerning Communication romano
facture hand grsnades.'"
The following reference to Supreme
Court Justice Daniel r. Cohalan Of
New York is contained. the COMMITTEES
states, in q letter found In the Won
Igel papers in cipher with interlinear
translation. dated New York, April II.
1916, numbered 1876 and inscribed, at
the top Every secret" ef
Judge Cohalan requests the trans
mission OF the following remarks:
The revolution In Ireland can only
be successful II supported from Ger
many; otherwise England will be able
to suppress 1t. even though 1t be only
after hard struggle. Therefore help u
necessary. This. should consist pri.
marily Of aerial attack in England and
Q diversion Of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then. II pos-
sible, a landing Of troops, arms and
ammunition In ireland, and possibly
soms officers from Zeppelins. This
would enable the Irish ports to be
closed against England and the estab-
lishment 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 sS.
feet be sent to Berlin"
This letter was signed "5132 8167
0230" and was addressed to Count
Won Bernstorff, Imperial ambassador,
Warrington. D. c."
Code Message.
A code message sent to Berlin was
given as follows:
National Germania insurance con.
tract certainly promised. Executor Il
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
"HENRY NEWMAN"
OF this message the committee has
this to say:
Not SO innocent and harmless a. II
looks, for what the message really
means is this: Irish agree to propost
ton. The necessary steps have been
taken.'
Information carefully and extsn-
sively ct 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 MsE
lean crisis. appears to have been
largely the work of some fervid and
protective Imagination.
"It predicts that the President viii
attribute Mexico's anti-American 40.
tivities to German money and fncits-
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 viii
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 . 10
port of the German military tnformar
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 the American Truth Society
was probably the cause Of his
becoming quickly known here
The committees statement con
unues:
80 the notorious American Truth
Society, which 80 strenuously denied
its pro-German associations. figures
as indirectly linked up with Germany's
secret representatives. This society
u still extant and Jeremiah 4.
oLeary, its moving spirit, is now the
editor of "Bun," recently shut out Of
the mails for publishing seditious mat.
ter"
states the seized papers show. are
represented az having plans involving
use of devices Of destruction. One
entry is cited as follows:
"'June IL, 1915. Sender, q. 8. Visr.
rex. Contents, inquiry a. 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 il constituent of many
high explosives"
An entry entitled pure war sx-
penses" from the Won 1gel paper IL
made public by the committee a. fol-
lows:
Edward Emerson, $1,000.
Fair Play (Mr. Braun), $4,000.
Fair Play (Mr. Braun), $500.
Marcus Braun, $1,000.