River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

'"John Dewey, of New York, now editor
OF the Gaelic American, a violently
| anti-British paper, was one of the &C.
tive agents of this connection. Sig
| nthcant entries appear here and there:
references to messages from the Ger
man embassy at Washington and the
German consulate at New York; men,
ton Of a secret code to be employed in
| communicating with him and of a
| cipher Dewey; also a notation the de-
tails of which remains undiscovered,
concerning communication remanufac.
ture hand grenades.'
Justice CohaIan Mentioned.
The following reference to Supreme
Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan of
New York is contained, the committee
states, in a letter found in the Won
Igel papers in cipher with interlinear
translation, dated New York, April II,
1916, numbered 335-16 and ascribed at
the top, Every secret"
Judge Cohalan requests the trans
mission Of the following remarks:
"The revolution in Ireland can only
be successful if supported from Ger
many, otherwise England will be able
to suppress it, even though it be only
after hard struggles. Therefore, help
is necessary. This should consist
primarily of aerial attacks in England
and diversion of fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then, if posi-
BILE, landing of troops, arms, and
ammunition in Ireland, and possibly
some officers from Zeppelins This
would enable the Irish ports to be
closed against England and the estab-
lishment of stations for submarines
on the Irish coast and the cutting off
Of the supply of food for England.
The services of the revolution may,
therefore, decide the war.
"He asks that a telegram to this Of.
feet be sent to Berlin:
Addressed to Bernstorff.
This letter was signed 1912 1857
$780," and was addressed to Count
Won Bernstorff, Imperial Ambassador,
Washington, D. c."
A code message sent to Berlin was
given as follows:
National Germania insurance con.
tract certainly promised. Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
~, "HENRY NEUMAN."
Of this message the committee has
this to say:
Il mot so innocent and harmless as
it looks, for what the message really
means is this:
20 Irish agree to proposition. The
necessary steps have been taken"
- Prediction Far From Facts.
Information carefully and extern
sively set forth in the secret docu-
ments of the German officialdom," the
committee continues, was sometimes
wide of the facts. For example, a
lengthy memorandum of March /, 1916,
transmitted by the secret agent, Capt.
Boehm, dealing with the Mexican cri-
sis, appears to have been largely the
work of some fervid and protective
imagination. j' 1t.@
{; sit predicts that the President will
attribute 7Mexieos anti-Americana &C.
tivities to German money and incite-
ment; that he will call upon Congress
to support him in radical measures
(the prophet even attempts to para
phrase, the language to be employed
in the message) that Congress will in
dorse the Presidents stand, following
which upward of $50 German spies
and agents preyocateurs were to be ar
Teutonic powers to receive their pass
ports."' %&'a5''5e .'.
After citing an extract from Capt.
Boehm's letter, the committee states
that he was "too loose Of tongue for
the good of his service and, citing. a
report of the German military infor-
nation bureau of March 81, 1916,
quotes the report as follows:Te,I.-1 Ell
"Too great confidence in the silence
Of his fellowmen, especially the mem
beers Of the American Truth society
was probably the cause Of his becor1.
ing quickly, known here 4garY h 3a
|es,ws'ia E"Pure War Expenses."i .'s''T
An entry entitled pure war ex-
penses," from the Won Igel papers is
made public by the committee as fol-
lows: !" Erwin Emerson, 81 900. Fair
Play, (Mr. Braun, $4,000.
.sFf Fair Play, s(Mr Braun), $500. y
q Marcus Braun, $1,000. 81 #Et
"tJ. Archibald, $1,000 81 gf 49,
The statement continues:
Concerning the identity Of the last
entry there might be room for doubt,
but for signed receipt from j, F., J.
Archibald, acknowledging the sum of
$4,000 from the German embassy for
propaganda work" k-ia@ F{.'sl'
The committee concludes its expose
as follows: Yl.~.-
while chiefly concerned with mill
tary affairs in Europe the representa-
tiVes of a supposedly friendly nation
were. keeping an interested watch on
our own activities in that line. A Sc
eret code message of April II, 1915,
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