Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-10-18
SINISTER PLANS OF
GERMANY PROVEN
REVELATIONS BY LANSING
THROW NEW LIGHT UPON TEu-
TOMS DlSHONORABLE ACTION.
Destruction of Canadian Railroads and
Use of lrish-Americans in Carrying
on Sabotage in Their Own
Country Was Planned.

Washington. -- Secretary Lansing
drew upon his collection of secret Ger
man diplomatic correspondence again
ON October 10. to shed further light
upon what the German foreign office
and general stat were doing in this
country while ncminally ut peace with
the United States.
He gave TO the public, without COM
ment, as usual, three brief cable
grams, disclosing that more than II
year before submarine piracy drove
America To war the Berlin government
was instructing Ambassador Won Bern
Storff to arrange for destruction of Ca
madam railroads and To use Irish-Amer-
leans in carrying on sabotage in their
own country.
They showed, too, that Bernstorff on
his part was even ut the early date
seeking authority to support cam
paign to influence congress.
The statement follows:
The secretary of state publishes the
following two kilograms from the
German foreign office to Count Won
i'tAnNlOlA Ill ltlO
January 3. Secret. General staff
desires energetic action in regard to
proposed destruction of Canadian Pa
citic railway at several points, with a
view TO complete and protracted inter
ruption of traffic. Captain Boehm. who
is known on your side, and is shortly
returning, has been given instructions.
Inform the military attache and pro-
vide the necessary funds.
".ZIMMERMANN. "
January 20. For military attache.
You can obtain particulars as to Ter
sons suitable for carrying on sabotage
in the United States and Canada from
the following persons:
-. Joseph MacGarrity, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
go. John P. Heating, Michigan ave-
nue., Chicago.
"'3. jeremiah O'Leary, 16 Park
Row, New York.
lone and two are absolutely re-
liable and discreet. No. 3 is reliable,
but not always discreet. These per
sons We're indicated by Sir Roger Case
ment In the United States sabotage
can be carried out on every kind of
factory for supplying munitions of war.
Railway einbankments and bridges
must not be touched. Embassy must
in no circumstances be compromised
Similar precautions must be taken in
regard to Irish pro-German propa-
ganda.
Representative of General Staff.
1.-THE fOnOwing telegram from Count
Won Bernstorff to the foreign office IN
Berlin was sent in September, 1916:
September 10. With reference tC
recent A. N.-26G of May 10, 1916. Tn,
embargo conference in regard tt
whose earlier fruitful cooperation DR.
Hale can give information, is JUS
about to epter upon Il vigorous cam
paign to secure Il majority in boil
houses of congress favorable TO Ger
many and requests further support
There is no possibility of our bein:
compromised. Request telegraphic re
ply"
In spite of the absence of forma
comment administration officials dl,
not hesitate to discuss the latest dis
closure privately and to describe j
as n natural and proper development
of the whole tremendous indictmen
against Germany as an internationa
criminal and IL lawless viOlatOr of tn,
most elementary and generally accept
ed principles of international dlscours,
and comfy.