Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-14

back dispatches praising the German cause and a golden book" was cir culated throughout the United States to get signatures of American citi- zens leaning toward pro-German sym pathies.
 ]. J. Dickinson, newspaper man and former major in the army, was hired at $40 a week to report on con fidential interviews with officials, to German headquarters in New York, said Captain Lester. Dickinson claimed that he had confidential rela- tions with cabinet members, that he could "get in the back door of the white house." and boasted he was re- sponsible for the notorious leak on the peace note, Captain Lester de clared. The witness admitted records showed Dickinson did have consider able accurate official information Of a confidential nature, and gave It to the German representative
 Captain Lester. continuing his testi- mony tomorrow, expects to tell how the German agents tried to stir up revolt among American negroes to | serve Germdn purposes
 Lectures Begin Propaganda.
 The intensive German propaganda efforts had their beginnings, Captain Lester said, in a series of lectures given the chosen agents at Berlin by representatives of the foreign office and other German government agen- cies. Elaborate memoranda were prepared on detailed subjects and armed with these, 31 sailed from | Copenhagen for the United States, August 4. 1914. arriving August 15, on the same boat with Dr. Heinnerich Albert. paymaster for the propaganda forces The only ones of the men mentioned by Captain Lester were Dr. Adolph Mecklenberg, Dr. Eric Kraska and Dr. Philip Bonn, all oi whom have returned to Germany. He explained that for military reasons other names could not be disclosed
 The group sent to America as well as those sent elsewhere, had specific functions laid out for it. One group of the men was to deal with com mercial matters, another with pOliti cal matters and a third was to spe cialize in Japanese, Chinese, South American and Mexican relations.
 The delegation on arriving in this country established headquarters al l1123 Broadway, arrangements having been made in advance. Captain Les ter said, by George Sylvester Viereck then publisher of a weekly known as the Vaterland. Matthew B. Claussen publicity manager for the Hamburg American interests, the witness testi fled. directed work of the German press bureau at first in preparation 0 printed sheets of articles subtly pre- senting the German side of the war but later was replaced by Hale.
 Had Secret Password.
 Great secrecy was maintained con celning the maintenance Of the head quarters, Captain Lester said, password. "Bursmeister," being re uuired for admittance to pr. Albert offices there, through part of th' Hamburg-American line ticket offices This was the frequent meeting plac of Won Bernstorff. Captain Boy ed Captain Von Papen. Wolf von lge and other German representatives, aC cording to the witness, and direc wires were maintained with the Say vile wireless station, which com municated with the radio tower a Nauen, Germany.
 Great quantities of German news papers. magazines and books wer shipped in,o the United States 10 the use of the propagandists am these also went to Mexico and othe countries A Mexico City newspaper Ia Peisa. described hy Captair Les ter as violently proGerman.' repro ! duced many of the articles, whic