Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-26
Al)BIIIS
HE GOT 100000
Money Received From
Bernstorf and Dumba for
Propaganda Purposes
OUIZZED BY U. S. AGENTS
Bought Three 500 Liberty
Bonds With Kaiser's Cash,
He Says
New York. July 26.

New York. July 26.
George Sylvester Viereck, publisher
of Viereck's Weekly. and formerly
editor Of the Fatherland. which was
barred from the mails because of it's
pro.German views. has admitted that
he received approximately 100000
from Count Bernstorff> and DIR. Con-
stantin Theodor Dumba for dissent.
mating propaganda in the form of
pamphlets and books, according to an
announcement made at the office Of
States Attorney General Lewis.
Following the charge that the New
York Evening Mail had been pur.
chased by the German Imperial Gov
ernment and during the subsequent In
vestigation conducted by Mr.. Lewis
into the extent Of German propaganda
in this country, Viereck was sum.
moned and questioned more than once.
being quizzed on one occasion until 4
o'clock in the morning.
As a result of this examination, 1t
was said, viereck admitted having re.
ceived more than 100000 from Teu
ton hands, and asserted he purchased
three 500 Liberty Bonds.
Circulated Pamphlets
According to officials of the Attor.
ney Generals Office, Viereck circu-
lated from October 10. 1914, to January
4. 1915, at a total cost Of $24,275. the
following pamphlets and books: Ninety
thousand copies of Truth About Ger.
many; 100000 copies each Of the Ger.
man White Book" "Germany's Just
Cause" Germany and This War" and
"Germany's Hour of Destiny" 10000
copies each of 1.-The Case of Belgium
and Current Misconceptions About
the War"
Among the long list of books when
it was said were published here on
direct orders from Berlin was one al
legged to have been brought here on
the submarine Deutschland. 1t was
entitled "The Vampire Of the Cont
nent" and was written by Count Ernst
Won Reventlow. the German naval en-
pert and chief editorial writer of the
Tages Zeitung.
In foreword by George Chatterton
Hill. Ireland was pictured as waiting
patiently and confidently for the
great day Of liberation from the Brit.
ish butcher" and it was claimed that
"the green flag of Erin is today un-
furled alongside the black, white and
red" The German Government, 1t
was. said, bought 1000 copies Of the
book.
One Book by American
Another book. Behind the Scenes Of
Warning Germany" was written by
Edward Lyell Fox, an American news
paper correspondent.
Other works listed by Mr.. Lewiss in.
vestigators were: What Germany
Wants." by DR.. Edmund Won Mach,
formerly a member Of the Harvard
faculty; Central Europe" by F'riede
rich Nauman, a member Of the Reich
stag; Secrets of German Progress"
by Frank koester; THE Neutrality of
Belgium" by DIR. Carl A. Fuehr, who
was said also to have been contrib
utor Of Niereck's publication fund;
"Zeppelins Over England" by writer
styling himself 'von", and THE Lusi-
tania Case" by c. L. Droste.
According to transcript of Vier-
eck's examination by the attorney gen.
erals assistants, he was asked If he
was related to the German Royal fam
lily. He replied that he had published
his fathers denial Of that story"
Il accept my fathers denial that his
father was Wilhelm l." Viereck is
quoted as saying. "He never denied
that he was related in some way to
the family. 1t was we'll known that
there was some connection, but what
the connection was don't know. Some
| members of the family have always