The sun., 1917-09-12
MAR7zNDALE, HEADOF
CHEMICAL BANK, DIED
100000 EMBEZZLER
RAID UNEARTHS.
ANTI-U. S. PLOT
German Papers and Prominent
Men Linked i'm Conspiracy
Money From Mexico.
Special spafch 10 THE Srx

PH HILApELPHiA. Sept. 11.-Evidence
seized by the Government agents in their
raid on the Philadelphia Tagebiatt Office.
at 107 North sixth street. on Monday
evening shows that the paper was part
of a national conspiracy against the
United States.
In the books aud records Of the Ta0e-
bIdu is evidence that it received regular
money contributions from q man in
Mexico. supposed to have been a German
agent The books also show that the
Tagebicu was not supported by the
German labor organization for which it
claimed to be the official organ, but had
entirely different and much more mys-
terious sources Of income.
At the same time the Ta0eblGtt has
employed a man who came to this coun-
try since the war began and whose fam
lily is in Germany. This man was given
an important position in the editorial de-
partment of the paper as a sort OF
censor to see that the paper maintained
the desired German and anti-American
tone.
In the correspondence OF the paper
letters were also found from several
La Toilette. certain Congressman and
others who may be seriously embar-
rassed by the Tdgebldtt raid.
Finally, while the Tugebldtt editors
were drawing on their imagination to
manufacture German victories and
American distress. food scarcity. mill
tary impotence and disaster. the official
authentic Information sent to the paper
by the United States Government de-
partments was thrown scornfully in the
waste paper baskets
nti-American News.
The Taoeblat. editors did not even
take the trouble to open the envelopes
containing true information sent out by
the United States Government to all
newspapers This kind Of news was
found In unopened enevolpes In the
waste paper bales recovered in the raid.
While this authentic news was discarded
the paper printed alleged kilograms and
cablegrams from Amsterdam, Berlin.
London, Petrograd and Washington bol-
stering up the Kaiser's cause and de-
signed to injure America. The impress
sion was given that these items had been
passed up and approved by official
French, English or American censors.
The records seized in the Tageblatt
raid also show that 1t was in constant
communication with Germans through
out the country. The newspaper also
printed much matter assembled and sent
out in matriX form from the Office of the
New York stats Zeitung. These long
syndicate articles rarely contained any
thing except arguments in favor of Ger
many and twisted historical reviews at
tacking England. France and Italy, and
blaming them for the war, in which Ger
many was represented as the innocent.
inoffensive victim Of brutal attack and
unecrupulous intrigue.
Besides the two editors arres,eG a;
the time of the raid Herman Lemke. the
business manager. and DIR. Martin Barko
the managing editor. two other editors
surrendered to-day and had their bail
fixed at $4,000 each. Louis Werner
editor in chief OF the T1gebldtt. and
widely known as The Socialist Pope OF
(, Philadelphia" walked into the Post OF
fee Building and surrendered to Specia
Agent Hajek. Some weeks ago when the
Tagebldtt Office was visited by the De
partment OF Justice agents Werner
threatened to throv them out OF the win
dow IL they asked him any impertinen
questions But to-day Werner was less
bel'igerent. Waldemar Alfredo, edito.
ial writer and promoter OF theatrica'
scheme for German propaganda In this
city during the winter. also surrendered
Peter Schaefer and Paul Vogel. Of
ficers OF the Brewery Workers Unior
/ and Of the Ta0eblnn corporation. are
, said to he In Cincinnati Their attorney
| Henry John Nelson. promised the Gov
srnment officers that he would have al
! defenda nts in court tomorrow for theil
preliminary hearing,