The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-27
SHAMEFULLY ABUSE
PROTECTION GIVEN
DolNGs OF GERMANS IN UNITED
STATES DURING AUGUST,
1916.
Powerful Explosives and Microbes
Secreted on Legation at Bucharest
for Destructive Use in United States
Of Lives and Property.

for Destructive Use in United States
Of Lives and Property.
Washington. How Germa
'shamefully abused and exploited"
the protection of the United States
by secretlng in the German legation
at Bucharest, after the American gov
ernment had taken charge of Ger
many's affairs at the Rumanian cap
ttal, quantities Of powerful explosives
for bomb plots and deadly microbes.
with instructions for their use in de-
stroying horses and cattle, was re-
vealed by Secretary Lansing.
1t was another of Mr.. Lansing's Sc
ries Of disclosures Of German intrigue,
made public without comment in the
same manner as the von Luxburg tel
egrams which have brought Argen-
tina on the verge Of war with Ger.
many, the Won Eckhardt letter from
Mexico City, and the Won Bcrnstorff
telegram asking the German foreign
office for authorization to spend 500,
900 to influence Congress.
The latest story is told In report
to the state department from William
Whiting Andrews, secretary Of the le-
cation at Bucharest. and letter
from Foreign Minister Parumbaru, of
Rumania.
Sdspiciona Aroused.
Parcels and boxes taken into tho
German consulate at Bucharest with
display Of great precaution aroused
the suspicious Of the Rumanian gov
IN
evening prior to the date Of Rumania's S
declaration Of war, some Of the cases
were taken to the German legation,
located in different building from
the consulate. Convinced that the
boxes were not taken away from the
legation by the German diplomatic
mission on It's departure from Buch-
Arrest, the Rumanian authorities later
ordered the police tofind and examine
their contents. The police commune
Gated with American Minister Pop
icka, then in charge Of German inter
osts, who reluctantly assigned Secre-
&ary Andrews to observe the search.
The boxes were found buried in the
garden of the German legation.
Mr.. Andrews report says:
"Upon my return from the exam-
nation which resulted in the discovery
of the explosives and the box OF mi
crobes, both Of which the legation SER
wants admitted having placed in the
harden, the former confidential agent
Of the German minister, DR.. Bern
hradt, who had been left with the le-
CATION at the German minister's re.
quest to assist in the care Of the Ger
man interests, admitted his knowledge
Of the explosives placed in the gar
den; told me that more were in the
garden than had been found, that a
still larger quantity had been buried
In the house of the legation and that
still worse things than this box Of mi
crobes were contained in the legation,
and insinuated that they would have
been found even in the cabinets Of
dossiers which had sealed.
cdr Bernhardt also stated that all
these objects had been brought to the
German legation after our legation
had accepted the protection OF Ger
man interests, which agreed with the
statement OF the servants A simi.
lar confession was made to the min
lister by this man.
"The protection OF the United States
was in this manner shamefully abused
and exploited. In this instance, at
least, the German government cannot
have recourse to its usual system Of
denial"
T'ifty-one boxes were taken from
the ground In the garden Fifty Of
them contained each a cartridge filled
with trinitrotoluene saturated with
monomitroltoluence, among the most
powerful explosives known, one fifth
of each being sufficient to tear up
railroad trach In the other box were
bottles OF liquid found to be cultiva.
tions OF the microbes Of anthrax ana
R1anders. 1t bore seal showing 1t
came from the German consulate at
Kronstadt, Hungary, and inside were
found typewriter note In German
saying:
For Horses and Cattle.
Enclosed four phials for horses and
four for cattle. TO be employed as
formerly arranged. Each phial Is SUI
fcient for 200 head To be introduc'
cd, II possible. directly into the ami
mails throats; IL not, in their fodder.
please make a little report on the
success obtained there; in case OF
good results the presence Of Mr.. KOS
toff FOR one day here would be desir.
able.
Foreign Minister Porumbaru accom-
panied his letter with documents to