Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-27

oAIfblIIlSu paper, was Oue VI tue az
tive agents of this connection. Sig
nificant entries appear here and there:
references, to messages from the Ger
man embassy at Washington and the
German consulate at New York; men
ton of a secret code to be employed in
communicating with him and of a
cipher Dewey; also a notation the de-
tails of which remains undiscovered,
concerning communication remanufac-
ture hand grenades.'"
Justice CohaIan Mentioned.
The following reference to Supreme
Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan Of
New York is contained, the committee
states, in a letter found in the Won
lgel papers in cipher with interlinear
translation, dated New York, April IL.
1916, numbered 335-16 and ascribed at
the top, Every secret"
Judge Cohalan 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 it, even though it be only
after hard struggles. Therefore, help
Is necessary. This should consist
primarily of aerial attacks in England
and a diversion Of fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then, if posi-
BILE, 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 estab-
lishment 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-
sect be sent to Berlin:
Addressed to Bernstorff.
This letter was signed "5132 S167
$780," and was addressed to Count
7on Bernstorff, Imperial Ambassador,
Washington, D. c."
A code message sent to Berlin was
given as follows:
National Gernlania insurance con-
:ract certainly promised. Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
. 'HENRY NEUMAN."
Of this message the committee has
his to say:
mot SO innocent and harmless as
t looks, for what the message really
means is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The
necessary steps have been taken"
Prediction Far From Facts.
Conformation carefully and extern
sively set forth in the secret docu-
nents of the German oficialdom," the
committee continues, twas sometimes
tide of the facts. For example, a
,engthy memorandum of March l., 1916,
transmitted by the secret agent, Capt.
Boehm, dealing with the Mexican cri-
sis, appears to have been largely the
work of some fervid and protective
imagination.
1T predicts that the President will
attribute Mexico's anti-American &C.
!ivities to German money and incite-
nent; that he will call upon Congress
70 support him in radical measures
1.-THE prophet even attempts to para
phrase the language to be employed
n the message) that Congress will in
lorse the Presidents stand, following
which upward of $50 German spies
Ind agents provocateurs were to be ar
rested with the ambassadors of the
Teutonic powers to receive their pass
ports"
After citing an extract from Capt.
Boehm's letter, the committee states
chat he vas "too loose of tongue" for
The good of his service and, citing a
report of the German military infor-
nation bureau of March Fl, 1915,
quotes the report as follows:
"Too great confidence in the silence
IF his fellowmen, especially the men,
bers Of the American Truth society
Was probably the cause of his becom-
ng quickly known here"
"Pure War Expenses"
An entry entitled Pure war ex.
p%enses," from the Won Igel papers is
made public by the committee as fol-
!ows: Erwin Emerson, $1,000. Fair
Play, (Mr. Braun, $4,000.
Fair Play, (Mr. Braun), $1,000.
"'Marcus Braun, $1,000.
":J. Archibald, $5,O00.'"
The statement continues:
Concerning the identity Of the last
entry there might be room for doubt,
but for a signed receipt from J. F. J.
Archibald, acknowledging the sum of
$4,000 from the German embassy for
propaganda work."
The committee concludes it's expose
rs follows:
while chiefly concerned with mill.
tary affairs in Europe the representa-.
lives of a supposedly friendly nation
were keeping an interested watch on
Dur own activities in that line. A Sc
cret code message Of April IL, 1916
ligned 1892 1929 4691e' addressed
Won Igel to this effect: