Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-09-28
SHAMEFULLY ABUSE
PROTECTION GIVEN
DoiNGS OF GERMANS IN UNITED
STATES DURING AUGUST,
1916.
Powerful Explosives and Microbes
Secreted on Legation at Bucharest
for Destructive Use In United States
Of Lives and Property.

''~s t'e iSfS'sys
Washington. - How German
"shamefully abused and exploited
the protection of the United State
by secreting in the German Legation
at Bucharest, after the American gov
eminent had taken charge of Ger
many's affairs at the Rumanlan cap
tal. quantities of powerful explosive,
for bomb plots and deadly microbes
with instructions for their use in de
stroying horses and cattle, was re
yealed by Secretary Lansing.
1t was another of Mr.. Lansing's Sc
RES OF disclosures of German intrigue
made public without comment in the
same manner as the Won Luxburg tel
egrams which have brought Argen.
tina on the verge OF war with Ger.
many. the Won Eckhardt letter from
Mexico City. and the Won Bernstortf
telegram asking the German foreign
office for authorization to spend $50,
100 to influence Congress.
The latest story Is told In a report
to the state department from William
Whiting Andrews secretary OF the lie.
cation at Bucharest. and letter
from Foreign Minister Parumbaru, OF
Rumania.
Suspicious Aroused.
Parcels and boxes taken into the
German consulate at Bucharest with
display Of great precaution aroused
The suspicious Of the Rumanian gov.
eminent. On August 81, 1916, the
evening prior to the date OF Rumanias
declaration of war. some of the cases
were taken to the German legation,
located in a different building from
the consulate. Convinced that the
boxes were not taken away from the
legation by the German diplomatic
mission on It's departure from Buch-
Arrest, the Rumanian authorities later
ordered the police tofind and examine
their contents. The police communi.
Gated with American Minister Pop.
icka, then In charge of German inter.
nsts. who reluctantly assigned Score.
tary Andrews to observe the search.
The boxes we're found buried In the
garden OF the German legation.
Mr.. Andrews report says:
Upon my return from the examl.
nation which resulted in the discovery |
If the explosives and the box of mi.
robes, both OF which the legation ser
wants admitted having placed in the
garden. the former confidential agent
If the German minister, DR., Bern.
iradt who had been left with the lie.
cation at the German minister's re.
luest to assist In the care OF the Ger
nan interests, admitted his knowledge
II the explosives placed in the gar
len: told me that more were In the
arden than had been found, that
till larger quantity had been buried
n the house OF the legation and that
till worse things than this box of mi
robes we're contained In the legation
nd insinuated that they would have
zen found even in the cabinets Of
osslers which I had sealed.
Or. Bernhardt also stated that all
hese objects had been brought to the
German legation after our legation
rad accepted the protection OF Ger
nan interests which agreed with the
statement Of the servants. A SINH
ar confession was made to the min
ster by this man.
The protection of the United States
vas in this manner shamefully abused
md exploited In this instance, at
east, the German government cannot I
AVE recourse to Its usual system of
lenial
Fifty-one boxes we're taken from
he ground in the garden. Fifty OF
hem contained each cartridge filled
With trinltrotoluene saturated with
nonomitroltoluence among the most
,owerful explosives known, one fifth
4 each being sufficient to tear up a
abroad tract In the other box were $
ottles OF liquid found to be cultiva- :
ions OF the microbes of anthrax and S
landers. II bore a seal showing 1t q
anne from the German consulate at
Hungary. and inside were I
ound a typewriter note In German p
aging: o
For Horses and Cattle. d
Enclosed four phials for horses and s
our for cattle. To be employed as d
ormerly arranged. Each phial Is suf- p
Client for 200 head To be introduc. G
d. n possible, directly into the ami Ii
lals' threats; II not. in their fodder.
lease make a little report on the {,
nccess obtained there; in case OF b
GOD results the presence OF Mr., Kos II
,ff for one day here would be desir- Il
Bile. A
Foreign Minister Porumbaru accom-
anied his letter with documents to e.
ERMAN INTRIGUE SWAPS I