Evening star., 1917-10-04
Financed by German Ambas-
sador Here to the Extent
of S1,683, 500.
EDITOR HEARST A GUEST
OF THE KAISER'S AGENT
Capts. Boy and Won Papen Among
Others at Dinner Given by Levan-
tine in New York.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 4-The investi-
cation of Attorney General Merton E.
Lewis into the activities here Of Bolo
Pasha, under arrest in France as spy
and peace propagandist, disclosed that
William Randolph Hearst, the newspa-
per publisher, attended dinner given
in this city by Bolo in March. 1916, ac-
cording to the attorney general.
There were present at this dinner. Mr..
Lewis told newspaper men. Adolf
Pavenstedt. who figured sSan inter
mediary for the transfer of German
funds into New York banks to be sent
to Paris for peace propaganda among
French newspapers; Capts. Boy-Ed and
Won Papen. naval and military attaches
of the German embassy, and Jules Bois,
a French lecturer. who, it was revealed.
received money from Bolo Pasha.
Some time prior to this dinner, Mr..
Lewis said. Mr.. Hearst had entertained
Bolo at the EDITORS home. 1t was ex-
planned by the attorney general that
the editors relations with Bolo were
purely social. as far as he was aware.
Evidence indicating that German
luuQS nelu Dy new Ork DdnRS LOT the
Deutsche Bank of Berlin. and which
were employed to pay Bolo Pasha, Ger
man spy end peace propaganda, were
placed at the disposal of Count Won
the German foreign Office. was obtained
today by Attorney General Lewis.
This evidence conclusively proves. ac-
cording to the attorney general. that
in directing the activities of Bolo Pasha.
1t was obtained, he said. from Hugo
Schmidt. agent here Of the Deutsche
Bank. whom he examined today.
Bernstorf in the Plot.
The investigation of Paul Pasha's Sc
cret activities and bank accounts here
by Attorney General Lewis is ex-
pected to go far to reveal the entire
structure Of German plotting in the
United States. Proof that German
money was supplied in this country by
Count Won Bernstorff. former German
ambassador. to Bolo Pasha is to be for
warded to Jules j. Jusserand the
French ambassador. to be communicate
ed by him to his government.
Bolo Pasha is under arrest in Paris as
spy. his detention following disclos-
ures contained in Mr. Lewis prelimi-
on Bolo Pashas activities here In
ciuded in the document proof, according
to Attorney General Lewis, are photo
graphic reproductions of checks. bank
records. letters. cablegrams and other
evidences of the disposition of the Ger
man money furnished Bolo Pasha in
this country by ex-Ambasador Bern
storr.
Juggled to Hide Source.
The investigation by Attorney Gem
eral Lewis began eleven days ago The
irl
through his financial agent, Hugo
Schmidt. turned over to Bolo Pasha to-
tailed s1.6S3.500. the money coming into
possession OF Bolo Pasha after it had
passed through a carefully pre-ar-
ranged system of transfers from one
bank to another to hide its origin and
to make it impossible for one bank to
know what part the other institution
had in the transfer.
The banking institutions which FORM
ed what the attorney general terms
the circle around which the money
Travelled on its way to BoIo Pasha"
We're the Deutsches Bank, the National
Park Bank. the Guaranty Trust Com
pany. J. p Morgan & Co. and the Royal
Bank Of Canada. With the exception of
Adoiph Pavenstedt. none of the bank
ers had any reason TO believe it is said
that there was anything strange in the
transaction Pavenstedt was examined
yesterday by Mr.. Lewis
A statement given out by Mr. Lewis
brings into the affair, besides Comm
Won Bernstorr. the ex-German am.
bassador to the United States. Hugo
Schmidt. German banker and agent in
New York DIP to the break with Ger
many OF the Deutsches Bank of Ber-
I'm: Adolph Pavenstedt. former head
of the New York banking house Of e,
Amsinck q Co. and a number of other
persons whose names are for the pres
ent withheld from publication.
Ihe evidence shows, according to Mr.
Lewis, that it was through Schmidt a.
the agent of the Deutsches Bank Of
Berlin, that BernstorfY advanced the
money TO Bolo Pasha, Pavenstedt an
pearing as the go-between.
Boio Pasha arrived in New York Feb
ruary q 1916. and left March II fol-
lowing He saw Bernstorn secretly in
Washington. it is said
AS soon as the money reached the
Royal Bank of Canada. New York
credit Of Bolo Pasha, the latter began
TO check II out. The first check for
$4,000 was deposited with j p. Nor
gan S Co to the credit of Senator
theries Humbert. owner of lie Journal
The sum of s524.ooo was transferred
to Nine Bolo in Paris and $4,000 was
placed to the credit of Jules Bois. a
r, rrrench lecturer then In the United
transferred to Paris was placed to
Bolo Pasha's credit in a French bank.
Frenchman Not Culpable.
Attorney General Lewis says the dis
closures in no way reflect on NJ. Bois
who, he adds. was one of several men
used by Rernstorf and Bolo as a cioa K
to hide the real nature of the work
they were engaged in
The attorney General also emnba.
sized in his statement that the deyalop-
ments in no way reflect on any of tha
banks named. the Deutsches Pank of
course, excepted. Adolph Payensted,
he added. was the only member of the
banking firm of G.. \. Amsinck a Co
as that bank was then orga ei izcd, Whc
knew the Bernstorf- PcIo-Schmidt Sc.
cret. \ few employees who knew that
hundreds of thousands of dollars were
coming to the, bank in the form o1
cashiers checks from the National
Park Bank and the Guaranty Trust
Company were enjoined by Pavenstedt
to remain silent. and they did until
brought before the attorney general q
few days ago.
The transfer of the money to G
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