Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28

cago), editor Of the Gaelic American
Through Devoy at least one check fol
$1,000 was sent to Sir Roger Case
ment.
Daniel F. Cohalan, Supreme cour,
justice Of New York. Is shown In 8
Won Igel cipher message as urging
German support for the Irish revOlu
ton.
George Sylvester viereck, editor OF
The Fatherland, rabid pro-German
weekly published In New York city, ia
noted In the German records as send.
ing inquiries as to bombs and picric
acid. Viereck is still conducting his
paper. having changed it's name to Vie.
reck's Weekly since the United States
entered the war.
James F. ]. Archibald, the magazine
writer, in whose possession the Brit
ish government discovered official cor
respondence between Won Bernstorff
and Berlin, Is shown in one Of the pa
pers seized to have acknowledged re-
ceipt Of $1,000. Edwin Emerson, an.
other writer, got $1,000 from Won lgel.
Ray Beveridge. California artist,
and sister Of Kuehne Beveridge, the
sculptor, is shown to have received
$4,000 of German propaganda money.
Astounding additional revelations
Of Count Won Bernstorff's direction Of
German plots in the United States
has made 1t certain congress will un-
dertake thorough investigation.
Lansing AbsoIves Congress.
To clear congress Immediately of
any suspicion which the state de-
partment's revelation may have direct
ed unwittingly at its members, Secre-
tary Lansing dictated the following
statement:
"If there is any misunderstanding
shall say emphatically I do not see
how the Bernstorff message in any
way reflects upon congress or any
member. Apparently it was the pur-
pose to employ agencies to influence
them, of which they would have no
knowledge, and in case they We're in
fluenced would be entirely innocent.
l do not know what the organization
was. This expose is apropos of Ger
man methods Of peace propaganda and
there is no intention of casting suspi-
cion ON members of congress"
Find Lists Of Spies.
When Won Igels papers were examined by
the department of justice the reason for
Won lgePs determined fight became ap-
parent. Here. in the form Of letters,
kilograms. notations. checks, receipts.
ledgers cashbooks. cipher codes, lists
OF spies. and other memoranda and rec
ords were found indications-in some
instances Of the vaguest nature. in
others Of the most damning conclusive
ness-that the German imperial gov
ernment, through its representatives in
then friendly nation, was concerned
with:
Violation of the laws Of the United
States.
Destruction Of lives and property in
merchant vessels on the high seas.
Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
Fomenting i'll feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
Subornation of American writer's and
lecturers.
Financing Of propaganda.
Maintenance of spy system under
the guise of a commercial investiEa-
tion bureau.
subsidizing Of a bureau for the pur-
pose Of stirring UP labor troubles in
munition plants.
The bomb industry and other related
activities.
koenig-von Papen Commerce Bureau.
Perhaps the most illuminating single
document in the collection is letter Of
July 20. 1915. reproduced as II ap-
peared upon the stationery Of the ''Bu-
reau of Investigation" This innocent
pretending agency was at the outset
the secret service Of the Hamburg
American Steamship company Under
Paul Koenig. its manager. 1t became an
adjunct to the German diplomatic secret
service. Xxx" is the secret designa-
tion OF Koenig. who is now under in
dictments on criminal charges in con-
nection with this diplomatic" work,
and is interned at Fort oglethorpe.
The person represented by the figure
1000" Is Captain Won Papen, forme,
military attache of the German en-
bassy and the practical executive Of its
system. The document de-
scribes the subterfuges Of Xxx (Koe-
nis) SO thu he might not be Identified
by the my. rious - when they met
xxx" states that money was to be
drawn for the payment of $3.50 to the
unnamed person. under peculiar precau-
tions. through Check No. 14s on the
Riggs National bank. Washington
dated July 1s. payable o.
signed amount $3.50. No rea-
son was given as to why the payment
was made" says the report
Bombs In Coal.
Several days after the payment. the
recipient called at the passenger Of
flee Of the line" and made a state
ment which 10 thus embodied in the
xxx report
my name Is have an ONCE
at the building. but do not care
to state my local address. intend to
cause serious damage to vessels Of the
allies leaving ports Of the United States
by placing bombs. which am making
myself. on board. These bombs re-
semble ordinary Jumps Of coal. and I
am planning to have them concealed in
the coal to be laden on steamers of
the allies"
Finally xxx states that "the caller"
brought with him sample bomb.
such as has been described to you by
the subscriber" and asks for the in
structions.
The document Is lettered at the foot.
20 r. to 7000." indicating that the Sc
cret agent known as "O r." had trans
mitted It to Won Papen.
Check 10 Traced.
Now for the proof. direct and unes.