Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-04

seven o'clock that evening. Meanwhile
Easement had spent several hours in an
1t is not improbable that the signature
at the bottom of the extraordinary
message which follows is in the cipher
Dewey referred to in the Won Igei pa
pers- New York Supreme Court Jus
tice Daniel F. Cohalan has long been
prominent in Irish-American circles
though he has never been directly iden-
titled with violent action
That Judge Cohalan. however is held
in high favor by the pro-German ele-
fact that viereck's Weekly, in making
selections recently for the most inapor-
tant political offices in this country. puts
him forth for the position OF United
States senator from New York
"Heip Is Necessary"
The communication translated into
Won Igel's record is typewriter. 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 IT. 1916. Numbered s35-
TO- and 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 if supported from Ger
many. otherwise England will be able
to suppress 1T. even though it be only
necessary This should consist pri
ma rily of aerial attacks in England and
diversion of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution Then. If pos
sibie. a 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 off 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 be sent to Berlin.
"5132 s167 0230.
ITO His Exceliency
Count Won Bernstorn.
..Washfn gton D. c."
Code Message to Moebius.
Along, this same line is code mes
sage by wireless to Banker Max Moe
bus. Oberwalstrasse. Berlin. which is
interesting chiefly as showing the code
method of important comm nica lions
practiced by the German official plot
tiers in this country. The code trans
latfon found with the copy of the
message among Won Ige1s papers The
original is German dispatch which.
being translated into English. sounds
like an innocent business transaction
viz:
National Germania Insurance con-
tract certainly promised. Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken
HENRY NEUMAN."
Not so innocent and harmless it
looks. for what the message really
means is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The nee
essary steps have been takfn-'
Plots Involve Trouble in Canada.
Canada was also the effect of solicit
tous interest on the part of Germany's
representatives in America, as was
startlingIy proven in the plot to blow
up the Welland canal Another lesser
but not unpromiSing enterprise gainst
Canada was foregone by Won Igel be-
cause the volunteer plotter was too old.
though he has the best of good wiz
and also because of his known connec
ton with the Gae1ic-American and the
Indian revolutlonists. Such is the in
dorSement upon the letter signed only
"X".wEo thus sets forth his qualifica-
tions for fomenting disorders in Que
bee:
"As honorary president of the first
Independence club started at Montreal
about the time of the Boer war. and of
which Hon. Honore MERCER. now minis
ter OF colonization in the government
of the province of Quebec. was one of
the vice presidents and later president
I am well known among the members
and journalists in that orga niZation
There is now in the place of the
Independence club a secret society
based upon its principles. aiming at the
the former members of the Independ-
euce club and men high in Canadian po-
lftical life. The adherents are for the
| most part French and Irish Canadians
1 in daily connection with
one of the leading men in the separa-
ton movement. Hon. ]. Hall Kelly.
who is member of the legislative
council of the province of Quebec and
also a member of the government
Captain Boehm Leaves.
For all this. Captain Boehms author
| ity is thus indicated over his own sig
| nature:
THE following memorandum was Just
| given to me by an acquaintance return
| ing from Washin gton- The acquaint-
| ance' is skillful journalist who has
| good connections. / cannot vouch for
| his relia bility, but / know that he hates
| the present administration and fights
| it. His informant is former secretary
| of the American embassy a Rome now
| in Washington"
Captain Boehm himself was too loose
| of tongue for the good of his service
| it would appear from report of the
| German military Information bureau
dated March 81. 1915.
Captain Boehm decided to leave after
reports received here were submitted to
| him to the effect that members of the
press We're Informed as 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 soci-
ETY. which SO strenuously denied its pro-
| German associations. figures indi-
| rectly linked up with Germanys 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
| ~ cranks, are represented either by cor
| involving the use of sundry devices of
| destruction One entry of the sort mer