The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-28
su0ornatIon Of AmsrIcan wrIl.r.

subornntion of American wriisra
and lecturers.
Financing Of propaganda.
Maintenance OF spy system under
the guise Of n commercial investign-
tlon bureau.
Substituting OF a bureau for the pur-
pose of stirring up labor troubles In
munition plants.
The bomb industry and other related
activities.
Briefly, Germany's spy plots against
the United States. rs made public by
1 committee on public Information. are
as follows:
In the fall of 1914, shortly after
the outbreak OF the war, the Ger
man embassy established publicity
department at 90 Wall street, under
the direction OF Wolf Won Igel.
About two years later this office
was rnided and documentary proof
obtained that Wolf Won Igel was the
chief spy and plotter OF vast sys-
tenn maintained In the United
States under Ambassador Won Bern
storirs general direction.
Paul Koenlg, pretending TO con.
duct the secret service OF the Ham
burg.Amerlcnn Steamship company
from New York Office, WINS discov-
cred TO be In reality one OF the d.
rectors Of the German spy system
In the United States. He Is now
interned at Fort oglethorpe, In Won
Bernstorfss code he was known MS
xxx"
In report by Koenlg 10 his boss,
Captain Won Papen of the German en-
bassy, .Koenig describes an agent
who has made bombs 10 resemble
Jumps Of coal TO be placed on board
merchantmen sailing from New
York for the purpose OF blowing
them up while at sea.
james F. J. Archibald. magazine
writer and war correspondent, ac-
knowledged receipt Of $1,000 from the
German embassy for propaganda work.
Edwin Emerson. another correspond
ent, got $1,000.
John Dewey Of New York city, pro-
fessional Irish patriot, and now editor
OF the Gaelic-American, was the active
agent of Germany In this country In
promoting the recent revolution in Ire.
land. He was the go-between for
Bernstorff and Sir Roger Easement.
executed for treason by the British
government Dewey handled check
for $1,000 from the German embassy
for Easement.
Daniel II. Cohalan, Justice Of the
New York supreme court. asked the
German embassy TO telegraph TO Berlin
advice on the Irish revolution. as ";he
services Of this revolution may decide
the war"
The Chicago branch OF the German |
and Austro Hungarian Labor Informal
ton and Relief bureau was active In
promoting labor disorder DR.. Max
Nlyen of Chicago received $50 for the |
'labor fund
Completeness OF the German spy
system wasNiue TO Loyalty 70 the kaiser
of Americans Of German extraction
who were willing to betray the coun-
try of their adoption.
Canada was also the object Of Ger
man conspirators operating In the
United States under the direction Of
the German embassy. There were un-
successful plots to destroy the wellnnd
canal and to accomplish the separa-
ton OF Canada from the British EN-.
pire.
G. s. yiereck, editor of the Fnther-
land, now changed In title (but not In
purpose) to vierick's Weekly. offered
help In supplying picric acid, con-
stituent of many high explosives.
William J, Run Of Quincy, NJ. want
ed to help save lives" by providing
the Germans with device TO blow up
trenches and destroy ships.
Ray Beveridge, California artist. re-
ceived 5000 from the German en-
bassy for, pro-German lecture tour,
in part as Red Cross
feature.
Bernstorff's staff was busy also with
the transportation Of munis
lions through Holland, supposedly a
Wolf Won Igel's spy system produced
q secret code message April IL, 1915,
% this effect: Herewith respectfully
send an extract regarding troops sta
Toned in California and ne armament
IF the coast fort Notifications"
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