The Detroit times., 1917-10-10
ENEMY PAID
MUNITI IONS
BAN FOLK
Also Plotted Sabotage
and Destruction of
Railways

WASHINGTON. Oct l0.--Ger
manys general stan. in furtheranee
OF IT'S campaign OF world DONNA
ton. sought in 1916 TO have the
Canadian Pacific railways wrecked
az several points Again Il plotted
sabotage In the United states and
Canada which would ruin factories
supplying munitions OF var.
. These two new points in Ger
mRnys ruthless system OF intrigue
were brought 20 light today by the
state department IN correspondence
forwarded 70 the Teuton envoy
RernstcrG in January. 1915.
Az The same time the department
published a third telegram Bern
stoyr sent his foreign ONCE in Sep
TENDER. 1918. declaring that the
embargo conference, planning 70
sNAy congress 20 the side OF Ger
many needed further support"
The rrst two messages show that
the Irish traitor. Sir Roger Case
ment provided the names OF men
who could give information on the
sabotage subject--including Jere-
mish O'Leary. irish propagandist
whose name has appeared several
- =. - Il recenL- exl1ass -.
The German en- bassy was ordered
20 provide necessary funds for the
Canadian Pacific railway work and
presumably accom- Gshed rs pur.
pose. lnasmuch as tunnels on fhat
tine were wrecked early IN 1915
- a ~
tha, The embassy must not be com
promised and Bernstorn Informed
The foreign once there was ne
danger Of bis being involved In the
intricate Vaccinations he had under
way
The disclosures today perhaps OF.
plain the very causfic reply Presi
dent wilson made 70 OLeary on
S6TT- y 1913 T-T6aTV rad zee
graphed The president that no would
not vote for him The president re
piled II would feel deeply morti-
fed 20 have you or anybody like
you vote for me. Since you have
access 20 many disloyal Americans
and I have not. | Will ask you 10
convey this message 10 them
Mention OF the embargo confer.
ence as furthering German propA.
Eahaa In congress led 10 the infer.
ence that perhaps this organization.
Chicago body. was the group for
which Bernstorr previously request.
Cd funds in bis program OF infu-
encing congress.
William Bssard Hale. once a spe-
cial agent in Mexico for President
Wilson. was later a newspaper cor
respondent In Berlin. He was
known as Dr. Hale
That the messages parsed thru a
neutral legation was the impression
given AZ the state department.
Secretary Lansing, however. reit.
Grated that the Swedish legation Is
not involved
The state departments announce
ment said
The secretary OF state publishes
the following two kilograms from the
German foreign office a. Count Won
BernstorI IN January. 1915.
January secret General sta Z
desires energetic action IN regard 20
proposed destruction % Canadian
PaciHc railway a. several piints with
view 10 complete a protected In
terruption u traffic
captain Boehr1. who Is known on
your side and is shortly returning
has been given instructions. Inform
the military attache and provide the
necessary funds
fSiEnedJ ZIMMERMAN
January - For military attach".
You can obtain particulars as 20 per
sons suitable for carrying on sabot-
age IN The United States and Canad \
from the following personsi CO r..
seph MacGArrity. Philadelphia Pa,
as Ionn p Ksating MichigBn-ave
Chicago. 90 Jeremiah O'ieary. rs
Park Row. New York
One and two are absolutely relia-
bic and discreet Number three =
reliable but not always disrTeet
These persona are Indicated BY Sir
Roger Easement In the United
states sabotage can be carried out IN
every kind ~ factory FOR supplying
munitions ~ war Railway embank-
ments and bridges must not be
touched
Embassy must IN no circumstances
be compromised. Similar precautions
must he taken In regard 70 irish. pro-
German propaganda
(Signed) REPR FST~TA TTvF or
GENERAL STAFF
German plans 10 control congress
we're aFsin uncovered IN third