The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10

D Presumably these papers form
part OF those taken By the American
secret service men in tbe raid on the
ONCE OF Wolf Won Igei in New Yofe
The statement follows:
The secretary OF state publishes
the following two kilograms from the
German foreign Office to Count Won
BernstoFff in January, 1916.
January 3. Secret. General staff
desires energetic action in regard to
proposed destruction OF Canadian
Pacific railway at several points with
a view to complete and protracted in
terruption of traffic. Captain Boehnl.
who is known on your side and is
shortly returning, has been given in
struCtions. Inform the military at
taches provide the necessary funds.
(Signed), Zimmermann.
January rs. For military attachs.
You can abtain particulars as to per-
sons suitable for carrying on sabot-
age in the United States and Canada
from the following persons: !. Joseph
MacGarrity, Philadelphia, Pa; 2,
John p. Heating, Michigan avenues
Chicago; 3, Jeremiah OLeaTy, No.
16 Park Row. New York.
lone and two are absolutely re-
liable and discreet. No. 3 is reliable,
You can obtain particulars as 10 per-
sons were indicated by Sir Roger
Easement. In the United States
sabotage can be carried out on every
kind OF factory for supplying muni-
tions of war. Railway embankmenta
and bridges must not be touched.
Embassy must in no circumstances
be compromised. Similar precautions
must be taken in regard to Irish
pro-German propaganda.
(Signed).
Representative of general staff.
Bernstorff's Reply.
The following telegram from
Count Bernstorff to the foreign offics
in Berlin. was sent in September,
1915:
september is. with reference to
report A. N. two hundred and sixty
six Of May tenth. nineteen sixteen.
The embargo conference. in regard
to whose earlier fruitful co-operati0n
DR.. Hale can give information. is
just about to enter upon q vigorous
campaign to secure a majority In
both houses Of congress favorable to
Germany and requests further sup
port. There is no possibility of our
being compromised. Request tele-
graphic reply"
In this latest exposure. the state
department believes IL has removed
the last doubt thai Count Won Bern
stoFf was the directing head in
America Of the German machine for
espionage. The revelation. of the
part played by Jeremiah O'Leary
was not unexpected and the fact that
his name was suggested by Sir Roger
Easement. who later was executed
I'm England for treason, already hadg
been Indicated in earlier disclosures
made by the department
Or. HaIs's Activities.
The injection Of the name 'sDr.
Hale" into the German organization
was something OF a surprise, how
ever. and gave immediate rise to
speculation as to just what individual
was meant. DIR. VIM. BayaTd Hale,
acting as a newspaper corresponds
ent, was then in Germany and ad-
mittedly close 70 the Berlin govern
ment.s
Secretary Lansing adhered to the
same policy OF silence today as has
characterized previous disclosures.
adding this last chapter Of German
perfidy without comment or interpre
tation. Il has been understood that
the state department and the de-
partment Of justice have other rec
ords Of Bernst0rff's activities.
Publication ofsthe German foreisn
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