Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-08

Berlin to New York and thence thru
devious channels to Paris. there to be
used-by Boio Pasha In pushing . prop
uganda for Germany.
Plot Well Planned.
There is no evidence to show. Mr..
Lewis said. that any of this fund was
used in an effort to corrupt American
Journalists. Apparently Bolo's only
purpose in coming to this country was
to arrange channel for getting money
from Germany to France thru the aid
of Won Bernstorff.
There is evidence that Bolo Pasha
|endeavored to obtain American capital
to finance the purchase Of French
newspapers, Mr.. Lewis said. but the
terms on which he sought to obtain
this capital were so precarfous that the
American financiers with whom he
was In communication would not con-
sent 60 them. His purported sHosc
to attract American money Is believed
by investigators to have been financial
"camoutiage" to conceal his real pur-
pose.
According to testimony, Bolo was so
elated by his success in the transfer OF
German gold to Paris that he decided
to celebrate. He arranged a dinner at
a Fifth avenue restaurant here, and
his guests. witnesses before Mr.. Lewis,
were. William Randolph Hearst: Mrs.
Owen Johnson, wife OF the novelist;
Jules Bots Pavenstedt and Ernest
Charles Bignatel, who was in charge OF
the commercial credit department OF
the Royal Bank of Canada and who
was a witness before Mr.. Lewis. The
attorney general said no testimony had
been givent which associated Mr.
Hearst with Bolo Pasha except in
social way. and that 40 witnesses would
be examined In this connection.
BoIo Pasha "sly Fox"
Pavenstedt testified that Bolo Pasha,
whom he described as sly fox"
came to him with Germany's purported
peace suggestions in February. 1915
The witness said ne did not suppose
the Frenchman had been in official
touch with Germany. but believed his
ideas were largely conjectures.
After a series Of conferences, Paven-
stedt testified. ne finally told Bolo the
only person ne knew who might fur
nish the money was County Won Bern
storf. Bolo did not seem surprised.
Pavenstedt said, but shrugged his
shoulders and said he did not care to
know the source" OF the funds. Paven-
stedt told the attorney general that
later he came to believe that Bolo
Pasha's purpose all along had been to
lead Pavenstedt himself to suggest Won
Bernstorfrs name. and that the entire
scheme was one prearranged with the
OF Bolo Pasha, Bernstorff
and the German foreign office.
Pavenstedt testified he went to
Washington and saw the ambassador.
He retrained he said, from disclosing
to Won Bernstorff, the identity Of the
person who wanted the money. ex-
cept to tell the ambassador that he
was a partner Of Senator Humbert.
owner OF LIE Journal. in Parisl
Won Bernstorfr said he would con-
slider the matter, Pavenstedt said, and
several days later sent him word that
he was at the Ritz Carlton hotel In
New York Pavenstedt went to the
hotel Schmidt, the Deutsche banks
director. was present. Won Bernstorn
said. the witness declared, that he had
decided to furnish the funds.
Schmidt testified that Van Bern
storH instructed him at this meeting
that he was to make such disposition
OF moneys as Pavenstedt might direct
ard that at Won Bernstorff's direction
he sent q wireless message to the
Deutsche bank In Berlin asking II to
communicate with the German foreign
office and inform him whether money
had been placed at Schmidts disposal