Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-09

sltion. Italy was sending to this coun-
try delegation to impress this i'm
peratlve necessity of ships. coal and
supplies for her army lust about TO
enter its greatest offensive.
Russia was turbulent German in
fluence thought it was about to reap
It's coveted prize of a disrupted enemy
in the east. The Russian armies were
reported on the point of revolt and re-
treat. The people themselves were in
Il turmoil
Germany had pushed into the enemy
country. Entrenched and fortified. she
felt that Russia's effectiveness as an
ally was ended. Japan was too far
away to be of material, monetary aid.
With this situation before her, Ger
many felt that she could win through
her submarine campaign, which was to
be pushed to extremities of inhumanity
never before heard of in warfare. Her
propagandists in this country had been
hard at work when on January % Pres
ident Wilson sent his address to con-
gress. He appealed to the warning ma
tons to enter into peace negotiations
He sought peace without victory"
Then Count Won Bernstorff sent his
message. 1t was said today that it did
not go direct from the German EN-
bassy here, but that it passed through
some neutral nation. The possibility
of Sweden having been used in this
instance as she had been in others
was suggested, but no reply was forth
coming from the state department Of
ficials.
Secretary Lansing would not say
when the United States came into pos
session of the messages, but the fact
that the state department has had 1t
for some time and that it followed the
others in which Sweden was implicat-
ed led to belief that there was a con-
nection between this message and
some Sewdish channel.
Bernstorff Had Been Suspected.
Count Won Bernstorff has been sus-
pected before of influencing the Ger
man propaganda here. In the attempts
to blow up ammunition plants through
OF I the country; in the plot to destroy
the Weelland canal and other schemes
to hamper the allies work in this coun-
try, there was always the suspicion
that the men higher up who were
sought included the ambassador. But
the first time the ambassadors name
was brought out was when Albert Fay
and his companion, Scholtz, were ar
rested in Hobollen accused of attempt
ing to blow up American ships that
were carrying ammunition to the al
lies.
The government secret service
agents seized several hundred pounds
of high explosives, Fay said he had
intended to blow off the rudders of the
vessels. but ii was shown that his in
fernal machines would have taken off
about forty feet of the vessels.
Fay said that when he came here
he reported to Captain Boy-Ed and
Capt Franz Won Papen, attaches of the
German embassy. He said they knew
of his plans, but they had given him
no orders.
BoyEd and Won Papen were in con
slant touch with the ambassador and
the government investigators felt that
it was inconceiyable that the ambassa-
dor was not fully aware of what was
being done. Various instances of de-
struction of sugar cargoes shipped to
the allies were also traced back to Ger
man influence in high circles.
Department of justice officials init
mated that the Investigations of the
National Labor Peace council had led
to evidence that possibly it was the
Organization you know Of" This was
broken up by the government and
three of the ringleaders We're sent to
prison.
Marshall Voices General Resentment.
In yoicing the general resentment in
congress over disclosures of Count Won
Bernstorff's message, Vice President
Marshall gave out Il statement declar-