New-York tribune., 1918-08-19
Shows Kaiser
In 1909 Sowed
War Seed Here
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counts for two terms under Mayor Nc
Clellan and later assistant to Captain
Won Papcn; Albert Rau, member Of the
banking firm of Sutro Brothers, who
was associated with George Sylvester
Viereck in founding the "Fatherland";
julius Meyer, 785 Park Avenue, vice
director of the Hamburg American
Steamship Line, and A. l.. Cronemeyer,
general passenger agent. Hamburg
American Line, now living at the Hotel
Walton.
Won Skals statement, made in reply
TO questions propounded by Mr. Becker
was decidedly interesting. He was Cap
tain Won Papen's assistant in charge
of press matters" and had pos
session Of the German military at
tache's copies of the German General
Staf's cable code and the German dip
lomatic code. He was secretary of the
second German bazaar and also sccre
tary Of the enterprise called "the Iron
Cross Society,"" Richard Won Skal, a
son, has been drafted into the United
States army.
"The proceeds Of these various
funds Mr.. Becker said, "ostensibly
gathered for German charitable pur-
poses. We're deposited TO the credit of
Count Won Bernstorff with Kuhn, Loeb
e. Co. However. not all the proceeds
OF these funds found their way into
Germany; indeed, only very small
part reached Germany. Instead, they
We're checked out by Count Won Bern
storff from his account with Kuhn,
Loeb e. Co. and redeposited to the joint
account Of Won Bernstorff and Dr. II. +.
Albert with numerous banking institu-
tions in New York. Eventually the
money was used for furthering the
schemes of Dernburg. Dr. Albert, DR..
Fuehr, Captain Won Papen and Captain
Boy-Ed. DR.. Fuehr, by the way, is now
busily engaged in similar work in neu-
trail Switzerland"
Mr. Becker asked Won Skal how he
happened TO meet Won Papen. The
record in the Attorney Generals office
showed that he replied as follows:
"Well, it had been arranged long be-
fore, in 1909, that should do this
work.
II happened to be in Berlin in 1909"
he continued, "and met a gentleman
who had served in the same regiment
when | was in the German army He
was chief of the intelligence office of
the General Staff of the news bureau,
as they call it-and he said he had
often thought Of me, because when
war broke out they wanted to have
somebody here in the military attaches
office who could be in touch with the
press. See? Who might tell them
what should be done with the press.
and who could also take clippings from
newspapers here such as might be in
terestng for them, not alone for the
war; but also on economical subjects
and natural resources Of the United
States. He asked would do it. | said
would undertake 20 do it. OF course.
under the condition if America became
involved IN the war | would drop the
mattcr.'
Helped Code Dispatches
Won Skal then was asked to describe
the kind ot work he was engaged in
for Won Papen. He said:
Sometimes l assisted in coding dis
patches for Won Papen."
From his private code ?"
NO, the code of the general staff"
In reply to question Won Skal said
he first began this sort of work in the
Office of G. Amsinck E. Co.. and later
worked at the Office of Captain Won
Papen at 60 Wall Street.
Adolph Pavenstedt, the alleged 60
between for Count Won Bernst torf and
Bolo Pacha, was partner in G.. Am
s!nck & Co. until June. 1916. 1t was
with this firm that Boo made huge
deposits.}
Won Sknl then told Of his work as
secretary OF the second German bazaar.
He said between 100000 and $500, 900
was turned over to Won Bernstorff for
the German Rcd Cross. He also de-
scribed his work as secretary of "The
Iron Cross Society" which issued en-
sraved certificates bearing a picture of
an Iron Cross to those who contributed
20 fund supposedly for the relief of
German soldiers widows and orphans
Part of this money was deposited,