Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-18


 had been employed by those publica- | tions. FoX's name frequently has i been mentioned at the investigation in connection with German propa- eada, while Kelly was said to have been sent to Baltimore by German agents to attempt to negotiate for the purchase of the Baltimore Sun,
 After receipt of the letter, Cap tain George B. Lester, of the army | intelligence service, who had men toned the names of Fox and Kelly in his testimony last week, was recall ed. He read into the record ere dentias which he said, were given Fox, when the spondent went to Germany and which showed he was connected with the Hearst office there. Captain Lester said that the information he gave the committee about Kelly was obtained from the confession of former co-worker of Albert and Dr. KaHl Fuehr, another German agent.
 Washington, Dec. l1.-Samuel It- termyer, of New York, whose name has been mentioned i'll the investi2a- tion of German propaSanoa, appear, ed today before the Senate lnvesti- gating Committee to answer what he described as innuendoes and i'm | plcations which made it appear thar previous to March, 1916, his sympa- thies were pro-German.
 Mr. Uttermyer declared that he had declined after being solicited, to act as counsel for the German 'om- hassy.
 "I was, of course, always solicit ous," he said, that a conflict pc avoided and tried to do my humtle part in my nfrequent meetings with members of the German embassy to- ward preserving the peace by mak- ing them feel that OUT hands were not tuned against thcm. although always insisted with them that they were in the wrong
 Judge Aaron Levy. of New York testified ccnc cHrning the purchase or L. E Miller's stock in the Warheit. a Jewish publication. He reiterated a statement that he bought Miller's stock and that MT Uttermyer's con- nection with it consisted of loan of $35.00o. He said Count Von Bern- storff once recommended Miller as "reliablc.'
 Judge Levy said the policy of the Warheit was not pro-German, but anti-Russian. 1t remained that way l until America entered the war. he said "and then it became terribly patriotic
 MT. Uttermyer told the committee l ho bac cOD in E-ronna cant toI i,1 l the field artillery
 Referring to his letter to Dr. H. F. Albert in February, 1916. regalNIn ;, the purchase of a N3w York news paper, MT UttermyeI said he had discussed the question with friend whose name was not mentioned Hut that the stage of meeting the vend- 1 OTIS was not reached.
 T told MT Albert in substances that my friend was one of the most experienced and in my judgment one of the ablest newspapermcn in the country and that ne and l believed the property had tremendous possi- Utilities in the way of profits
 "Dr. Albert expressed a desire to have the opportunity of interestine his friends On a purely business basis and l told him that if anything was started l would let him know, whicl l did by the letter of February 19 1916, from Florida"
 MT. Uttermyer said he knew tha Albert was connected with the Ger man embassy, Hut that he deemc( such transactins entirely prope, and wholly a business deal. 1 Tho of the friend with whom Mr. Utter myer discussed the purchase of { | New York paper. but he asked to bt excused. The name, however. wa.
 written on slip of paper and hand ed to Chairman Overman
 After writing in February. 1916
 concerning the purchase, he receive,
 communication from him saving
 the proposal had been referred t.
 Berlin. In these communications tn.
 name of the paper was not disclosed
 but Uttermyer told the committee to
 day they had in mind the purchas,
 of the New York Sun.
 Didn't you know that Albert wa,
 to get the money from Berlin for tn,
 purchase of the newspaper?' aske;
 Senator Nelson
 II did not know where the none,
 was to come from and did not car,
 ill 1916," he replied q assumed
 that whoever his friends were ther,
 he would have to connect with them
 did not consider that it made an,
 difference so long as we controlle,
 the paper, but when Dr. Abert's an , swer came I was about to start fo
 south America and nothing ever cam
 of the trsnsaction"
 MT. Uttermyer denied that he ha.
 stated to Alien Property Custodia,
 Palmer that he would purchase tn
 New York Tvening Mail provide,
 that the facts were suppressed as t, I German ownership. He said he rep
 resented the American bendholde or the Evening Mail, Mir. Henry |
 Stoddard and MT. Bloch" and thel
 read fro mthe letter in which Ii
 offered to negotiate the purchase 0
 tffe paper.
 'Mr Stoddard'' said the lette,