The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-08

evidence in the departments files
disclosing German intrigue before
and after the United States entered
the war.
Another document referred to the
use of the New York representative
of the Wolff bureau, the German
semi official news organization. in
sending telegraph reports to Ber-
lin. Under date of Sept. 10, 1916,
Berlin warned Won Bernstorff that
the Wolff bureau agents reports
were criticized as to one-sided and
said more unbiased reports seem
to be urgently desirable
Won Bernstorff's message, dated
August "a, 1915, said:
"As your excellency is aware, |
have used the intermediary OF the
New York representative of the
Wolff agency, Herr Klaessig, in or
der to send telegraphic reports to
you. These kilograms intended for
you are indicated by the fact that
they do not begin by naming the
day of the week.
Disguised" the Reports
In order that the reports shall
not excite attention, it has been nee
essary in many cases to disguise
them in the form of press extracts or
put itno the mouth of members OF
congress when in reality they are
not intended TO be merely the eX
preston OF some individual opinion,
btu as being views which, i'll my
opinion, are important for the dl-
rection of our foreign policy and for
proper comprehension Of the local
situation"
Berlin sent this message via Stock
holm and Buenos Aires, dated Sept.
f, 1916:
The reports OF the Wolff bureau
agent are rightly quoted by part OF
the German press as being one-sided
as he has reported for some time
nothing but Indignation against
English encroachment, which no
body here takes seriously As the
matter probably will be taken up in
the reichstag, more unbiased reports
seem to be urgently desirable. Please
advise Klaessig in this sense"
Consul Reiswitz' letter regarding
the embargo conference said that |
the leadership in the movement to .
stop shipments of arms to the allies
was in the hands Of two men, one in
Chicago and the other in eDtroit.
There was no indication as to the
identity of the men. This part of the
letter follows:
For your confidential informa-
ton, | would further inform you
that leadership of the movement,
thus far, lies in the hands of two
gentlemen Zone in eDtroit and one
in Chicago) who are firmly resolv-
ed to work towards the end that the
German community which, of course
vol be with us without further urg-
ing, shall above all things remain in
he background, and that the move
ment, to all outward appearances,
shall have purel y American charac-
-er. | have known both the gentle
men very well for long time and
inow that personal interest does not
,ount with them; the results will
oring their own reward.
To Outwit British Censors
Mr.. Bielaski introduced letters
written by G.. Thomas, at Rotterdam,
o George Barthelme, former repre-
entative here of the Cologne Ga ,
:ette, outlining a scheme for out
vitting the British censors and get
ing German news to the United :
states and Central and South Am
rica. According to the letters, the !
Ian was to establish a cable news
ervice system between Holland and
America, which ostenSibly would :
e an exchange service between al :
Dutch paper and newspaper or !
ews association in America. The :,
jnited States broke off diplomatic .
elations with Germany before the i
Ian was put into operation. o
Organization of the citizens COM G
littee for food shipments ostensib- Il
: formed to send food to German '
villains, was alleged by Mr.. Bielas-
i, who said the apparent expendit- p
res for postal shipment of con- "
ensed milk amount to more than
lie value of the goods shipped e
$4,000 collected by the organiza- n
on, under the guise of intending g
} send food to Germany, apparently B
as spent for other causes, he said. N
he committee was formed, Mr.. Bic Ii
ski said, at the home of Samuel II
ntermyer, in New York. pi
The German Publication Society
} distribute German classics. also
as formed. Mr.. Bielaski said, DR..
lbert giving $4,000 for the pur-