Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-25

1 the guise of a commercial investigation
| bureau.
Substituting of a bureau for the pur-
pose of stirring up labor troubles in
munition plants
The bomb industry and other related
activities.
Perhaps the most Illuminating single
document I'm the collection is a letter of
July 20, 1916. here reproduced as it APP
peared upon the stationery OF the Blu
reau OF Investigation" This innocent.
pretending agency was at the outset the
secret service of the Hamburg -Ameri-
can Steamship company. Under Paul
Koenig. its manager. it became an ad-
junct to the German diplomatic secret
service. NIX" is the secret designa-
ton OF Koenig. who is now under indict-
ments on criminal charges in connection
with his diplomatic" work, and Is in
termed at Fort Oglethorpe. The person
represented by the figure 1000 Is
Captain Won Papen, former military at
tache of the German embassy, and the
practical executive OF its underground
system. The document, as may be seen
in the reproduction. describes the sub
tarfuVes OF Xxx" CKoenig) so that
he might not be identified by the mys-
terious when they met. NIX
states that money was to be drawn Tor
the payment of $3.50 to the unnamed
person. under peculiar precautions
through Check No. 146 on the Riggs
National Bank. Washington, dated July
I6 payable to -. signed
amount $50. No reason was given as
to why the payment was made" says
the report.
Several DAYS after the payment. the
recipient called at the passenger Of
&c. of the line and made a
statement which is thus embodied in
the Xxx report.
NV name Is have an office
AT the - building. but do not care
To state my local address. / Intend TO
cause serious damage to vessels or the
allies leaving ports OF the United states
by placing bombs, which L am MAKING
myself. on board. These bombs resem-
BILE ordinary Jumps of coal, and am
planning to have them concealed In the
coal to be laden on steamers or the
allies"
BROUGHT SAMPLE BOMB.
FINALLY xxx states that "the caller"
brought with him a sample bomb, such
as has been described TO you by the
subscriber" and asks for the instruc-
lions.
The documents is lettered at the foot.
30. r. to 1000" indicating that the
secret agent known as 20. r." had trans
mitted II to Won Papen.
Now for the proof. direct and unes-
CAPABLE Check lac on the Riggs Nation
al bank has been traced and added to
the secret strvice collection. 1t is pay
able to Koenig and signed by Won Papen.
Therefore Won Papen stands convicted
on the evidence Of a report claimed as
an Official document by the Germans, or
paying money to a plotter designing to
blow up merchant ships sailing from the
port of New York. The person who
made this report is known to depart
ment of justice officials.
Compare these documents with the fol-
lowing authorized statement from Ber-
lin. transmitted by wireless for publica-
ton in the New York Times in Decem-
ber 1915:
The German government has, nat
uralIy, never knowingly accepted the
support of any person, group of persons,
society, or organization seeking to pro-
mote the cause Of Germany in the United
States by illegal acts, by counsel OF vio-
lence. by contravention of law, or by any
means whatever that could offend the
American people in the pride of their
own authority.
Destruction was not by any means
the sole interest of Koenig's energetic
bureau. It concerned itself also with
West, an American citizen and proprie-
tor Of the Hour Glass, at 500 Cor $3.50
Fifth avenue, recommending a relative
of his who, according to his description,
must be an interesting and somewhat
formidable figure. Mr.. Vests descrip-
ton. somewhat curtailed, follows:
He is a grandson of the late Ober-
hofprediger Strauss. of Berlin; brother
Of the present Military Oberfarrer
-F nF- of
late Admiral Won Schlienitz; the late
Gen. Won Mantey, Xc. This gentlemn
changed his name some twenty-odd
years ago to an American name, and
none Of his associates suspect his Ger
man antecedents. He is an information
al journalist of great repute, for years
at the head of the newspaper organiza-
ton in England. He has personal
reason TO be very bitter against Eng
land. because two years ago (this let
ter appears to have been written about
June 1. 1915. which would make the date
referred to the early summer of 1879
a certain attack was made against him
over commercial matters in Great Brit
tain. and IL was only by appealing to
the United States department of state
and a writ of habeas corpus before the
Lord Chief Justice of England that he
escaped successfully He was in
England and France at the outbreak
OF the war; he has access to the great
sources OF British and French official
information. He wants to go across to
Europe and serve secretly for Germany"
THOROUGHNESS OF SCHEME.
OF the completeness and skill of
GermanY's spy system in this country
glimpse is afforded through the vol
luminous correspondence of DIR. Theo.
Otto, OF Allentown. Pa DR.. Otto's spec
la concern was to ascertain the nature
Of the contracts for munitions and arms
upon which the various factories in
the neighborhocd were engaged and re-
port them to the German embassy His
work was such as to earn him spcciaI
commentator. for which he expresses
himself I'm one of his letters as duly
appreciative. He was able. he states,
in my capacity as a physician to es-
tablish relations with officials of al
most all the munition factories situat-
ed in this vicinity" Either DR. Otto's
substitute fancy for fact or he was
able TO obtain curiOusly exact informa-
ton in many instances, such as the num-
Der of foreign government inspectors:
the character. caliber, and quantity of
guns ordered by foreign governments;
and other valuable details. OF the Tray
Tor Engineering Co, of Allentown, he
writes in April of last wear.