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project as the provision of money in
New York IL for lis at present extra
ordinarily difficult II the enemy coun-
try is Russia have nothing to do with
too small To have any serious effect
in that country So. too in the case
If Italy. where il would not he worth
Y bile to spend so much.
.tSigned) "JAGoW"
Number SIS, March fifth Please
instruct Deutsche bank to hold nine
million marks a disposal Of Hugo
Schmidt THE affair is very promis-
ing. Further particulars follow
tSjFnedl "BERNSTOPFF."
Number 692. March twentieth.
with reference to telegram number
fS5 Please. advise our minister in
Berne that some one will call on him
who viii give him the password Sauct'
Regis, who wishes 20 esta blish rela-
lions with the foreign office. Inter.
me1iary further requ astz that infu-
ence may be brought upon our press
Ia pass over the change in the inner
political situation IN France so far
rs possible In silence in order that
things may not he spoiled by German
approval
rSigned) "BERNSTORFF"
Number POS, May thirty first. The
person announced In telegram sq2
q March. twentieth has not yet re-
ported himself ~ the legation at
Berne, Is thero any more news on
YOUR side Of Rolo?
(SiEned) "JAGOw"
The first telegram was sent to Rer-
lin on February 26. 1915, four DAYS
after Bolo had arrived in the United
states. The "irtermediary" referred to
N this telegram is supposedly Adolph
hav0nstedt. Of the New York firm OF
@ Amsinck & Co who Yesterday tes
tiAed THAT he had gone to Washing
ton In behalf Of Bolo's efforts to raise
money after suggesting Bernstorff al
q possible source.
The teleErams show that Rernstorff
knew definitely with whom he was
dealing that Rolo Pasha must have
known whence his funds came, and
that both Pavenstedt and Hugo
Schmidt New York agent OF the
Deutsche bank or Berlin must have
been familiar with the whole trans
action
The teleFrsus further make clear
that the money wac wholly for use
~ France Won Jagow refused TO pro-
vide these funds for Russian intrigue.
because the amount was too small
and for italian intrigue becauee II was
SO large The kilograms further show
that none Of the money was fer use
IN the United States They indicate
ful in inducing any American capital
to take part in his plot against
France
The production Of these kilograms
again illustrates the extreme facility
with which the state department is
= bic 10 put it finger on almost any
nhHse Of the activities Of the dismissed
German am hassador It Ia presumed
that they wore given out with the
consent of the French ambassador,
Tor whom tho state department has
been acting IN the whole matter
As has frequently bean asserted at
the department, the activities of Bolo
were confined TO France The tele-
grams published tonight show con-
elusiVelv. however, -that he was work,
rag i0 the interest of GERMANY. While
they fail 10 adGuee direct proof that
Bolo knew whence his funds came II
"a pointed out that Pavenstedt told
him re would speak 10 Bernstorft
abouJ his plans and that he replied
he did not care what the source of
The MONEY was
BolO saw the am ha ssador Just four
davs after Rolo arrived in New York.
This was taken in some quarters to
sustain the contention OF Attorney
tieneFal &ertan + Levin OF New
Work state that the whole matter
had been arranged by Bolo. Bern
storff and tho German fofeian Office
before Bolo came here
Il Is evident from the terms OF the
FIRST TELEGRAM that The name OF Sen
at0r Humber owner II the Paris
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