The Elbert County tribune., 1917-09-28

Easement had spent several hours in an
Irish prison
1t is not improbable that the signature
at tho bottom of the extraordinary
message which follows il In the "cipher
Dewey referred to in the Won IEel pa
pers- New York Supreme Court Jus
tice Daniel r. Cohalan has long been
prominent in Irish-Anlerican circles,
though he has never been directly iden-
tiled with violent action.
That Judge Cohaian. however. Is held
In high favor by the pro-German eie-
nent of this country is evidenced by the
fact that Viereck's Weekly in making
selections recently for the most impor-
tant political onices in this country puts
him forth for the position of United
States senator from New York.
"HeIp 10 Necessary"
The communication as translated into
Won IgeIs record is typewritten, line for
line. below a cipher. except for the sig
nature. which remains untransIated from
the original cipher figures. 1t is dated
New York. April II. 1916. numbered 1885,
10. ana inscribed at the top VERY Secret"
New York. April II, 1916.
"Jourge Coholan requests the trans
mission OF the following remarks
The revolution in ireland can only
be successful II supported from Ger
many. otherwise England will be able
to suppress 1t. even though 1t be only
after hard struggles. Therefore help is
necessary This should consist pri-
marily of aerial attacks in England and
diversion of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then. IL pos
sible, 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 establishment
of stations for submarines on the Irish
coast and the cutting of of the supply
of food for England. The services OF
the revolution may therefore decide the
war
He asks that a telegram to this ef-
feet he sent to Berlin.
"5132 s167 0230.
ITO His Excellency
Count Won Bernstorn,
Washington. D. c."
Code Message to Moebus.
Along this same line is a code mes
sage by wireless to Banker Max Moe
bius. Oberwalstrasse. Berlin, which is
interesting chiefly as showing the code
method of important communications
practiced by the German official plot
ters in this country. The code trans
iation was found with the copy of the
message among Won Igels papers. The
original is a German dispatch which.
being translated into English sounds
like an innocent business transaction
viz:
National GermanIa Insurance con-
tract certainly promisedA Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
HENRY NEUMAN."
Not SO innocent and harmless as 1t
looks, for what the message really
means is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The nee
essary steps have been taken"
Plots Involve Trouble in Canada.
Canada was also the object of solicit
tous interest on the part of Germany's
representatives in America, as was
startlingly proven in the plot to blow
up the Welland canal. Another lesser
but not unpromising enterprise against
Canada was foregone by Won Igel be-
cause the volunteer plotter was too old
though he has the best of good will"
and also because of his known connec-
tion with the Gaelic-American and the
Indian revolutionists. Such is the in
dorsement upon the letter. signed only
*" who thus sets forth his qualifca-
tions for fomenting disorders in Que
bee;
las honorary president of the first
Independence club started at Montreal
about the time of the Boer war and of
which Hon. Honore Mercier. now minis
ter of colonization in the government
of the province of Quebec, was one of
the vice presidents and later president
am well known among the members
and journalists in that organization
There is now in the place of the
Independence club secret society
based upon its principles. aiming at the
British empire. -. 1t includes all
the former members of the Independ-
ence club and men high in Canadian po-
iitical life. The adherents are for the
most part French and Irish Canadians.
/ am in daily connection with
one of the leading men in the separa-
tfon movement, Hon. ]. Hall Kelly.
who IL member of the legislative
council of the province of Quebec and
also a member of the government"
Captain Boehm Leaves.
For all this, Captain Boehm's author
ity is thus indicated over his own sig
nature:
given to me by an acquaintance return
Ing from Washington. The 'acquaint-
ance' is a skillfuI journalist who has
good connections. / cannot vouch for
his reliability, but know that he hates
the present administration and fights
1t. His informant Is a former secretary
of the American embassy at Rome now
In Washington"
Captain Boehm himself was too loose
of tongue for the good of his service.
it would appear from a report of the
German military information bureau
dated March 81, 1916.
Captain Boehm decided to leave after
reports received here were submitted to
him to the effect that members of the
press were informed to his personality
and the purpose of his being here. Too
great confidence in the members of the
American Truth society was prob
ably the cause of his becoming quickly
known here"
So the notorious American Truth socl-
ETY., which so strenuously denied its pro-
German associations. figures indi-
rectly linked up with Germany's secret
representatives. This society is still ex-
tant. and jeremiah A. O'Leary, its NOV
ing spirit. is now the editor of Bull. re-
Gently shut out of the malls for publish
ing seditious matter.
Enter Viereck: George Sylvester.
Many inventors. some of them obvious
ly cranks, are represented either by cor
respondence or notation as having plans
involving the use of sundry devices of
destruction. One entry of the sort mer-
its special attention because of the no.
toriety of the individual involved. Here
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