The midland journal., 1917-09-28
AMAZING GERMAN PLOTS IN U. S.
REVEALED IN Won |GELLS PAPERS
Important Disclosures Made By Committee
on Information---Irish Rebellion One
Sample of Activity---List of Spies

inscribed at the top VERY 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, even though it be only
after hard struggles. Therefore help
is necessary. This should consist
primarily of aerial attacks in England
and diversion of the fleet simultane-
cusly with Irish revolution. Then, il
possible, landing of troops, arms and
ammunition in Ireland, and possibly
some officers from Zeppelins., This
would enable the Irish ports be closed
against England and the establishment
of stations for submarines on the Irish
Coast and the cutting off of the supply
IF food for England. The services Of
the revolution may, therefore, decide
the war
Looked Harmless.
"He asks that a telegram to this
effect be sent to Berlin
This letter was signed "5132 8167
0230," 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.
(Signed) "HENRY NEUMAN."
Of this message the committee has
this to say:
"Not so innocent and harmless as
it looks, for what the message really
means is this:
"Irish agree to proposition. The
necessary steps have been taken"
These Got Money.
The committee statement continues:
$50 the notorious American Truth
Society. which so strenuously denied
it's pro-German association, figures as
indirectly linked up with Germans
secret representative. This society is
still extant and jeremiah A. OLeary,
it's moving spirit, is now the editor OF
Bull, recently shut out of the mails for
publishing seditious matter"
Many inventors the committee
states the seized papers show, are rep
resented as having plans involving
the use of devices of destructing. One
>,4,xy 10 oifad fO1lOwc
"'June Is, 1915. Sender, G. S. Vier-
9rck Contents, inquiry as to bombs;
supply offer. Told to send further de-
tails
Possibly the further Details" the
statement continues, "are indicated in
mother entry of four months later:
"'Send Viereck. Contents, offer Of
oicric acid
"Picric acid is a constituent of any
high explosives"
An entry entitled pure war ex-
oenses," from the Won Igel papers, is
made public by the committee as fol-
lows:
Edwin Emerson, $1,000.
"Fair Play (Mr. Braun), $4,000.
Fair Play, '(Mr. Braun), $1.50O.
Marcus Braun, $1,000
81. Archibald, $5,000."
The statement continues:
Concerning the identity of the last
entry there might be room for doubt
but for signed receipt from J. F. ].
Archibald, acknowledging the sum Of
$4,000 from the German Embassy for
propaganda work"
The committee concludes it's. ex
pose as follows:
while chiefly concerned with mill
tary affairs in Europe the represent
atiyes of supposedly friendly ma
tion were keeping an interested watch
on our own activities in that line. A
secret code message of April IL, 1916,
signed 1922 46729 46919' ad-
dressed Won Igel to this effect:
Herewith respectfully send an ex-
tract regarding the troops stationed
in California and the armament of
the coast Notifications
No Reflection On Congress.
Investigation by a House Commit
tee of Count Won Bernstorff's plot to
influence members of Congress
against a declaration of war is, ap-
parently doubtful. The general
opinion among members seemed to
be that the former Ambassadors re-
quest to Berlin for funds should not
be interpreted as indicating that any
member of Congress accepted money
or was otherwise wrongfully in
fluenced by propagandists.
A similar view was said to have
been expressed by Secretary Lansing
to Chairman Flood, of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, during
conference at the State Department.
Mr. Flood learned from Mr.. Lansing
that the administration believed
nothing was to be gained from such
an investigation.
In some nuarters IL was nOintad ont