The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-10
AMERICANS ARE
NAMED TO HELP
IN DESTRUCTION
Canadian Pacific Was Object
Of Plots in 1916,
ITS A ClNCH"-BERllN
Foreign Office Directs How
to Treat Congress,

WASHINGTON. OCT 10 Another
serlc, ol sensational tclcgrans which
passed between the German government
and It's embassy ~ TIN, country va,
made public today hy Secretary Lans-
ing
They arc remarkable Tor the degrees
oi cunning and ingenuity displayed IN
the evident purpose 10 do all possible
injury 10 Gcrmany', European enemies
, through cutting of their resources IN
America while at tie same time avoid
| lug aN ilr lN possible lncurring the
wrath oi the American people by actual
destruction ul lite IN this country and
/ I auada
| Secretary Lansing said the telegr ans
had not been sen, through the state dc
paNmen', thus leaving the niefenca
that they must have moved through ono
Of the neutral legations
The three tclcgramS comprising this
series, torn the natural complement IN
the correspondence already disclosed
by the state department conveying con.
Nlucing evidence Oi well calculated
and NNNtcmat,c violation OF American
ncntrdle by Germany II extended
during period more than a year pre-
cedihg the beginning OF ru,hle. sub.
marine warfare and the brecch of rels-
''"n' between Germany and the United
States.
The statement follows:
The secretary Of state publishes
the following two telegrams from
tho German foreign office to Count
Won Bernstorn In January, 1910:
January 8 (secfeO General staff
desires energetic action In regard
to proposed destruction Of Canadian
Pacific railway At several points
with a view TO complete and pro-
tracted interruption Of traffic Cap
tain Boehm, who is known on your
side, and 10 shortly returning, has
been given instructions. Inform the
military attache and provide the
necessary funds.
(Signsd) Zimmerman.
Jan. 20. For military attsche.
You can obtain particulars a. to
persons suitable for carrying on
sabotage In the United States and
Canada from the following per-
sons Joseph MacGsrrity, Phil.
sdelphis Pa: John p. Keatins,
Michigan avenue, Chicago; B.
Jetemisb O'Leary, Number 10,
Park Row, New York.
lone and two are absolutely
reliable and discreet. Number
three Ia reliable, but no, always dis
Greet, These persons were indi-
Gated by Sir Robert Easement In
the United States sabotage can BE-
carried out on every kind Of fac
tory for supplying munitions Of
war. Railway emhankments and
bridges mus, not be touched. En-
bhSy must In no circumstances be
compromised. Similar precautions
mus, be taken in regard TO Irish
pro-German ptopsgands.
(Signed)
"REPRESENTATIvE OF GEN.
EPAL STAFF"
The following telegram from
Count Won Bernstofn to the foreign
office In Berlin, was sent in Sep
tember, 1915:
"'Sept. IS With reference 10
report A N two hundred and sixty.
six Of May tenth, nineteen sixteen.
The embargo conference In regard
to whose earlier fruitful oo-opers-
lion Dr. Hale can give Informs
ton. is jus, about TO enter upon 4
vigorous campaign To secure ma
iUrity In both houses OF congress
favorable to Germany and requests
further support. There is no pos
Sihility OF our being compromised.
Request telsgrsphic reply"
he correspondence made public Nv
the state department has connected
RcnIorfl with the French ,raitcr,
Holo pa,ha whom he supplied with
funds 10 corrupt the French press and
Strengthen the peace party m France.
IudayS disclosures develop the ior.
mcr lmha'Sador'S close connection with
the extensive sabotage which ptevai'e
io some extent IN the United States ant
~ a larger degree IN Canada, with tho
purpose Ut crippling the sources OF ,nu-
.nitious and food supplies for the en-.
'tntc allies and OF wteck,ng tanadia1
Iitoop trains
Plenty Of Money Available.
For this purpose BernStorii was "
haze all necessary funds andSsNas ,l
employ Americans as his agents
/ II Is considered possible that tbs
persons named were unawar, Of recon-.
menia'ions n,ol,ing them that ha !
hcru made hy the German foreign a..
Ii,c II the state department has fur