The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-09-27

burg American steamship com
pany. Under Paul koenig, III
manager, il became an adjunct oi
the German diplomatic secret SER
vice. A letter dated July 20
1915. from 80. r., one Of ia
operatives, 10 1000, (charac.
terized By the committee as Cap
tain Won Papen, former German
military ATTACHED, tells Of the pay.
ment of $3.50 to an unnamed per-
SON, under peculiar precautions,
after the recipient had made this
statement;
q intend 10 cause serious dana
age 10 vessels 0f the allies leaving
ports Of the United States By plae-
ing bombs, which / am making
myself, on board. These bombs
resemble ordinary Jumps Of coal
and | am planning 10 have them
concealed III the coal 70 be laden
on steamers Of the allies "
Money apparently went from
German sources IN the United
States through embassy channels
10 Sir Roger Easement, the Irish
man executed in London
Several lines Of eommunica-
ton between the German diplo-
matte service and the Irish rev.
dictionary movement are indieat-
ed ia the captured documents,
the statement continues John
Dewey, Of New York, now editor
Of the Gaelic American. a violent.
IL anti-British paper, was one Of
the active agents ia this comnee-
ti0n. Significant entries appear
here and there; references 10 mes.
sages from the German embassy
al Washington and the German
consulate al New York. mention
Of d secret code 10 be employed
in "ciphcr dceoy. also a nota-
ton the details Of which remain
concerning cont
muIdcation re-. manuscript gre
nadcs I"
The following reference 10 Su-
preme Court Justice Daniel +
C0halan OF New York is contain
"a, the committee states, In a letter
found Ia the Won Igel papers in
cipher with intcrlinear transla
ton, dated New York. April II,
1916. numbered 335.l6 and IN.
seribed AZ the top Very secret
Judge CohAlan requests the
transmission Of the following re-,
marks The revolution IN Ire.
land can only be successful II sup.
ported from Germany, otherwise
England will be- able 20 suppress
L, even though il be only after
lard struggles. Therefore help
5 necessary. This should consist
Of aerial attack IN En-
gland and q diversion Of the fleet
simultaneously with Irish revolu-
ion. Then II possible. a landing
II troops. arms and ammunition IN
Ireland and possibly some officers
rom Zcppelincs. This would en-.
lble the Irish ports 10 be closed
against England and the establish
ncnt Of stations for submarines !
N the Irish coast and the cutting
IT Of the supply Of food for En-
giand. The services Of the rev.
tuition may therefore decide the
var.
lie asks that a telegram 20
his effect be sent 10 Berlin.
This letter was signed tM.l32
If6T l23O" and was addressed 10
'onnt won Bcrnstorff, Imperial .
ambassador. Washington. y. {"
A code message sent to Berlin
vas as follows
National GeFmania insurance
contracts certainly promised. I
Executor Is evidently satisfied 9
With proposition. Necessary steps
ave been taken.
"HENRY NEUMAN.v 4
or this message the committee 6
ns TO say; g
Not so innocent and harmless :
: Il looks. for what the message T
cally means il this:
Irish agree 10 proposition. 7
'hc necessary steps have been !
aiken. " .
Facts Not Always Straight.
information carefully and ex- Z
set forth in the secret
documents of the German official :
oni, the committee continues,
was something wide Of the fact
or example, q lengthy mcmoran.
um Of March l, 1916, transmitted
y the secret agent, Captain
Ioehm. dealing with the Mexican J
risis, appearing to have been J
srgcly the work Of some fcrvid ]
nd protective imagination. J
1T predicts that the president "
III attribute Mcxicos anti j
activities TO German &
ioney and incitemcnt; that he e
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