The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11

says.
but which also has been the most sue
cessful.
.'Latterly, have been using the en-
barge association, and some entirely
reliable private Intermediates.
ST have also made use Of the Ger
man University League, founded since
the war. This has done its best to
take the place of German Associa-
ton (word not decipherable) which
has been of no use during the war on
account of its management. The
league has published under my col
laboration an excellent collection Of
reports on the war which will be of
great service to our cause.
THE support which I have already
given the league, is entered in the first
quarters account, from 1916, item No.
208. On the occasion Of later install
nlents to them I will refer to this re-
port.
II ask that this may be sanction
ed"
Another document referred to the
use of the New York representative
OF the Wolf bureau, the German semi
official news organization in sending
telegraphic reports to Berlin. Under
Gate of September 16, 1916, Berlin
warned Won Bernstorff that the Wolff
bureaus agents reports were criti-
cised as too one sided and said more
unbiased reports "see1n to be urgently
desirable
Bernstorff's message dated August
"a, 1915, said:
'.As your excellency is aware I
have used the intermediary Of the
New York representative of the
Wolff agency, Herr Klaessig, in order
to send telegraphic reports to YOU
These telegrans intended for you are
indicated by the fact that they do not
begin by naming the day of the week.
"In order that the reports shall not
excite attention, it has been necessary
in MANY cases to dis. .ruise them in the
form of press extracts, or put into
the mouth of members Of congress
when in reality they are not intended
to be merely the expression OF some
individual opinion but as being views
which in my opinion, are important
for the direction of our foreign policy,
and for a proper comprehension OF
the local situation"
Berlin sent this message via Stock
holm and Buenos Aires, dated Sep
tember 16, 1918:
"The reports he Wolff bureau
agent are right. 4iticised by a part
! of the German press as one sided, as
ing but indignation against English
encroachment which nobody here
! takes seriously.
GAS the matter will probably be
taken UP in the reichstag more un-
biased reports seem to be urgently
desirable.
please advise Klaessig in this
sense
Consul Reiswitz's letter regarding
the embargo conference said that the
leadership in the movement to stop
shipments cf arms to the allies was in
the hands Of two men, one in Chi
cago and the other in Detroit. There
was no indication as to the identity Of
of the men. This part Of the letter
follows:
"For your confidential information
/ would further inform you that the
leadership Of the movement thus far
lies in the hands of two gentlemen
Cone in Detroit and one in Chicago)
who are firmly resolved to work to-
wards the end that the German COM
munity, which of course will be with
US without further urging, shall above
! all things remain in the BACKGROUND
and that the movement, to all out
ward appearances, shall have pure
Iy American character. have known
both the gentlemen very we'll for
long time and know that personal in
terest does not count with them; the
results will bring their own reward.
Mr.. Bielaski introduced letters
written by G. Thomas at Rotterdam
to George Barthelme, former repre-
sentative here Of the Cologne Ga
zette, outlining a scheme for outWlt-
ting the British censors and getting
German news to the United States
and Central and South America. Ac-
cording to the letters. the plan was
to establish cable news service sys-
tenn between Holland and America
which ostensibly would be an oppos-
ing service between Dutch paper
and a newspaper Of the news asso-
citation in America The United
States broke diplomatic relations with
Germany before the plan was pat in
to operation. Organizations OF the
citizens for food shipments was os-
tensibly formed to send food to Ger
man civilians. said Mr.. Bielaski. but
he asserted that the apparent exoen-
ditures for postal shipments OF con-
densed milk amounted to more than
the value Of the goods shipped
Thirty thousand dollars obtained by
the organization under the guise OF
intending to send food to Germany,