South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-12
100000 IN
HUN WAR BONDS
BOUGHT IN j. s.
St. Louis Brewers Family
Holds 100000 of Ger
tlficateS-0r. RumeIy'S
Paper Involved.

new YORK. july I2.-The Busch
family OF s.. Louis bought at least
100000 worth Of the German war
bonds which the government be
Heves were sold in this country for
propa ganda and for the purchase OF
TIE New York Evening Mall and
statement issued last night by Al
fred l. Becker, deputy state attorney
general Nh Becker added that
probably more than 100000 600
WORTH OF the bonds had been sold
IN the United States.
Mr Becker emphasized the point
that. while the United states was
stiI neutral the imperial German
government. without q cent OF ex-
pense TO itself. established a fund
10 seduce part of the American
press with good American gold. ex-
changed for mere scraps or paper
Sold Before War.
Many Americans. he said, invested
in the German bonds before this
country went 10 war in the same
manner that they are now buying
Liberty bonds. thinking that the
for the purchase OF munitions and
war supplies and not suspecting
that their dollars were 10 be used
against their own country.
The Adolphus Busch estate. a. A.
Busch and Mrs Lille Busch were
amcng the subscribers in America
20 the German loans he declared,
adding that when Mrs Busch was
examined recently by the govern
ment gents on her arrival IN tha
country she had disclaimed any
knowledge OF the alleged purchase
OF the Evening Mail
L. ;. Captain Invests.
capt. David A Henkes who was
dismissed from the United States
army by court martial for wishing to
resign after being sent 10 France,
and who was sentenced TO % years
q Fort Lesvenworth. used part Of
his army pay TO buy German bonds,
according 20 Mr. Becker
After asserting that money raised
on the bonds was eventually de-
posted TO the credit OF DR. Heinrich
r. Albert and Count Won Bernstorff
Mr.. Becker said I'm his statement:
"In February. 1917. just before
Won Bernstorf sailed he sent more
than 100000 TO Buenos Aires for
the account or the German gov ern-
ment
"Dr. Albert and Count Won Bern
storff checked out from the wal
and other Institutions in this city
Vnat money they needed for buy
nag newspa pers.
I'VE have not finished with our
examinations. All the evidence we
are collecting VIII 90 before the
Grand jury and il is safe to assume
that there viii be more arrests be-
fore We get through"
say Bank was German Agent.
Printer. I'm 1915. caused tse ar
rest OF Alexander and Hector Con
dos. newspaper publishers of Bridge
port. Conn. who were described as
powers among the Hungarians in
this country Printer charged that
the men had conspired to extort
$1,000 from him. They adlaitted
when examined by police inspectors
that they had been prepared to pub
lish I'm their newspaper the assertion
that the Transatlantic Trust CO.
was the agent here Of the central
powers. and that through it Lieut.
Robert Fay and other plotters had
obtained funds 10 carry on their
work
They also declared, according to
the police. that Printer was a for
eieh ssent, and head OF N informa-
tion service that had attracted the
attention OF the United States secret
service Printer denied all the
accusations.