American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-17
Hun AGENTS SCATTERED
OVER WORLD IN JULY, IA
l5O Trained PrOpagandists Sent Out
on Foul Missions Before the War
Was Started-American Newspaper
Man Charged as Hun Aide.


on Foul Missions Before the War
Was Started-American Newspaper !
Man Charged as Hun Aide.
With plans completed for plunging
the world into war, the German gey-
eminent in July, 1914, despatched 10
odd trained propagandists TO The
United States, South America, Mexico /
and China. They were informed on |
July 10. by German government Off
cials in Berlin. that there was to be
war and we're thoroughly instructed |
in their tasks. This testimony was |
given this week to the senate propa- +.
ganda investigating committee by
Captain Lester, of the army intelh-
gence department.
Activities of Edward Lyell Fox,
American newspaper man. in Ger
many, before the United States enter
ed the war were disclosed by Captain
Lester.
Lester said Fox wrote articles from
Grmany which we're sheer propa-
ganda"
Fox went to Germany ostensibly
as an employee of the Wildman
/ Newspaper Syndicate" said Lester.
"Wildman was wholly innocent in the
transaction. He believed he was
/ sending Fox as a writer. Fox was
really sent. however. by the German
embassy. arrangements being made
by Won Bernstorff. DR.. Albert and
other German officials in this coun-
try Fox was also employed by a
4 finn company financed by Germany.
AN arrangement was made by the
i Hearst papers to employ Fox TO write
for them and he was to attach him
self to Hearst headquarters in Berlin
Senator Wolcott asked whether
Lester had evidence showing that
i Hearst knew of Fox's connection with
German officials.
Il am not in a position to state
I whether Hearst or the Hearst papers
: knew Fox was in the pay Of Ger
many" said Lester.
Wolcott asked whether Fox's ar
ticles from Germany we're different
r from those of $50 other American
correspondents. who Lester said
2 were in Germany at the time.
: "Fox's articles we're sheer propa
2 ganda." said Lester.
+ "Thev were admitted to be- Their
Y was no foundation in fact for one q
/ his articles. written under direction
as he told me. Of the German public
|. itv bureau in Berlin.
Q He told me the German Dublicit
bureau understood he was there Z
II write what they told him TO write.
Lester read from the New Yor
2 American Of April IS. 1915. an articl
RI credited to Fox and headed hand
IS and feet of bows cut off bv Cossacks
,e Il got from Fox his original note
II written in lead pencil. which forme
l. tho basis of the article" said Leste
70 "T4e told me he never saw an atro'
is itv: said in his opinion the things
wrote about never happened He VIZ
Id +old nv an official OF the German 90
fe ernment. he said n write the arfc
er n counteract information beir
Is snread through the American pre-
r about German atrocities in Belgiu'
sy Fox was in close touch with q
1t. German chancellor. FOREIGN Minist
" Zimmerman and other German of
ou cials. He had the utmost freedO
Du and was accorded privileges not gi
". az other correspondents. He cou
he 90 wherever he wished on the from
IN Cermanv"
'
I'D nordart of The Baltimore America
A --.aSe statement regarding the me
is t'or of his name in connection vi
We Theodore Lowe who ran the Natior
-st Courier weekly. supported by V
pornstorfs
VS.. Sanator WOlcot' incurred OF Ca
Ter s~'n lester and Major F. Low
ct ITrnes in charge NJ the evidence
am 0roDa anda. whether they had eXa
Of 'oS -ha National Courier 70 det'
m ,,i-a whether r was = Dro-Germ
ite DaDe~ Humas responded that
fcurH some nrO-German matter a
'le os.nS ~ edirorial IN the sinking
F .ta Suseev Senator King read II II
-l-a reoord r. advised Americans
49,, rt9v off shins subjected ~ submar
'lo a-t~ck or sinfing nv mines.
-. II ~horld call that pro-Germ
~ cona-or Nelson said
-. 4 satW