The state herald., 1917-09-28

cipher decoy': also . notation, he
details Of which remain undiscovered.
concerning Communication rs-msnu.
facture hand grsnades.'"
Tho following reference to Supreme
Court Justice Daniel r. Cohalan Of
New York IL contained, the committee
states, In . letter found in the Won
Igsl papers In cipher with interlinear
translation. dated New York. April II.
1916. numbered 335-1e and inscribed 1t
the top very secret"
Judge Cohalan 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 It. even though It be only
after hard struggle. Therefore help II
necessary. This should consist pri-
marily Of aerial attack in England and
= diversion Of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then, II 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 estab.
lishment Of stations for submarines on
the Irish coast and the cutting off Of
the supply Of food for England. The
services Of the revolution may there
fore decide the war;
He asks that telegram to this sf.
feet be sent to Berlin"
This letter was signed "5132 81c7
02So" and was addressed to Count
Won Bernstorff. imperial ambassador;
Washington. D. c."
Code Message.
A code message sent to Berlin was
given ~ follows:
National Germania insurance con.
tract certainly promised. Executor Il
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
HENRY NEWMAN"
OF this message the committee has
this to say:
Not 30 innocent and harmless - n
looks. for what the message really
means IL this: Irish agree to proposi.
ton. The necessary steps have bssu
taken
Information carefully and sxtsn-
sively ct forth In the secret document
Of the German officialdom, was some
times wide Of the facts. For example,,
. lengthy memorandum Of March u,
1916. transmitted by the secret agent
Captain Boehm. dealing with the Men
lean crisis, appears to have besn
largely the work OF some fsrvid and
protective Imagination.
1T predicts that the President VIII
attribute Mexico's anti-American 20
tivities to German money and incite.
ment; that he will call upon Congress
to support him In radical measures
(the prophet even attempts to para,
phrase the language 10 be employed
In the message): that Congress VII
endorse the Presidents stand. follsvA
ing which upward Of $50 German
spies and agents. were to be arrested
and the AMBASSADOR OF the central
powsrs to receive their passports."
After citing an extract from Captain
Boehm's letter. the committee states
that he was too loose Of tongue" for
the good Of service and. citing Q ~
port Of the German military informa-
ton bureau Of March 81. 1916. quotes
tho report - follows:
Too great confidence In the sileoos
Of his fellow men. especially the mem
bers Of tho American Truth Society
was probably the cause Of his
becoming quickly known here"
The committee's statement con.
unues:
so the notorious American Truth
Society. which 20 strenuously denied
its pro-German associations. figures
~ indirectly linked up with Germany's
secret representatives.. This society
b still oxtant and Jeremiah A.
oLsary. its moving spirit Ia now the
editor Of Bull" recently shut out Of
the mails for publishing seditious mat
ter"
Many investors, the committee
states the seissd papers show. are
represented ~ having plans involving
use OF devices Of destruction. One
entry IL cited ~ follows:
"'June l5. 1915. Sender. q. 9. visF.
rex. Contents. inquiry ~ 70 bombs:
supply offer. Told TO send further d.
tails
Possibly the further Details" the
statement continues. "ars indicated In
another entry Of four months later:
Sender. vierreck. Contents. offer
Of picric acid
"Picric acid 10 . constituent Of many
high explosives"
An entry entitled pure war Ok.
psnses" from the Won Igsl paper 10
made public by tho committee as fol-
lows:
Edward Emerson. $1,000.
Fair Play tMr. Braun). $4,000.
Fair Play (Mr. Braun). $500.
Marcus Braun. $1,000.
-. Archibald. $4,000"
The statement continues:
Concerning tho Identity OF the last