The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
WAS LIBERAL EMPLOYER
OF WRITER'S AND LECTURERS

official records;
PURE WAR EXPENSES.
Edwin Emerson ...,..,.. $1,000
Fair Play (Mr. Braun =. $4,000
Fair Play l... 81, 500 D,
u Archibald ............ $4,000"
Concerning the identity Of the last
entry there might be room for doubt
but for a signed receipt from ]. F. !.
Archibald acknowledging the sum OF
s. 200 from the German embassy ron
propaganda work What return Archi-
Ia ID ever made in service is not clear,
except that certain war correspond
ence for which he contracted with
New York newspapers was so ohvi-
ously prejudiced on the side OF the
central powers that they declined to
accept IL.
That Emerson also overdid the
cause 10 which he sold his pen and
his professional honor fthe record in
dictates that he was paid s 600 for
travelling expenses is suggested by
the fart that he was expelled. or
alleged to have been expelled. from
Eaf!izs- far violent attack upon Am
bassador Gerard Emerson has had
picturesque career in many parts
- the world. and once cahled To a
Naw York newspaper A picturesque
but ina Einative account Of his own
death in the Far East under painful
and interesting conditions. He was
horn in Dresden, Of American
parents, and is now travelling under
American passport obtained by false
representations.
Fair Play" that nisnamed organ
NJ Teutonic inspiration, appears to
have been subsidized quite dispropor-
tonately TO its value. since il receiv-
ed In all s4.500 in the course of a
few months in f9l .. Marcus Braun,
who appears an it's editor, is known
as a political leader among the Hun
Eaeians of lower Second avenue. in
New York. and has been varlouslv
connected with the frinees q the pub
location world He is supposed him
self Ia re Hungarian. His associate
in Fair Play was one J, r BRYAN
Even with such liberal support
Fair Play" did not fiji the bill. FOR
in January. 1915. a letter was written
by 2. Schroeder a German newsps per
correspondent in Toxic to the Ger
man diplomatic representatives p
mentinR the lack of "a genuinely in
fiuentiai weekly in New YORK devoted
10 Teutonic interests, and suggesting
that one B0rsodi might be the right
man to conduct such 81 publication.
Frequent hints If .Genree sylvester
Fierecks journalistic activities ap-
pear. and there are few notatlons Of
" Pearson: Subject, Press which NAV
refer to Pearson's Magazine of which
the editor. Frank Harris. is strongly
pro-Gerrnan. or may indicate n secret
agent named Pearson. who is the sub
yeet of other entries.
The lecture platform is represented
by Raw Beveridge. the California art
list, and sister OF Kuehne Beveridge.
tl7e prominent sculptor In ORE entry
Prfvy Counsellor Albert a.eknow-
lodges receipt Of $4,000 from the en-
hassy to finance Miss Reveridge's lee
ture tour German war pictures were
lso to he furnished. though the al
legged scope Of the lectures was TO be
comprised in topics allied to Red
Cross work.
Halter OF BRITISH
FIGURES ON PAY ROLL
Other figures of more vague import
drift into light here and there in the
Won Igel pa pers or the Bureau of IN
vestigation reports. Col r. G.. Wood
ford an old British hater. appears to
have received sundry sums of money
fer services unspecif1ed. The follow
ing letters found in the Won Igel pa
pers refer 70 Col Woodford:
New York. April 4. 1915,
His Excellency Mr.. Won Igel,
New York. Y. =:
According 70 letter received here
today the imperial em hassy Is of the
same opinion as myself-that money
should not he paid to Woodford.
Please act accordingly and inform
Woodford If he should show up there
again. that Berlin has received the
letter regarding the sum 10 be paid
and has besides again heen asked by
telegraph whether money should be
pa id.
Until answer is received from Ber-
lin, nothing more can be paid
(Signed) Pretzeil
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