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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
A Newspaper
To Let

This had been caused by the death of
John X. Mclean, its owner, and the inheri-
lance Of the property by his son. The CON
nection Of "The Washington Post" under
the elder Mclean with the Reptile is
not entirely clear Under date of Octo-
Der II, 1914, Bernstorf wrote to Albert:
1.-The Washington Post was offered me
to-day to buy for $2O00,O0O with inten
ton to buy it back again after the war
for Sl,500,000 A second offer was to nut
the paper entirely at our disposal for
two months for 100000. The paper is Of
Importance and the only large newspaper
IN the capital How do you stand on the
question of the money? | have not vet in
quired in Berlin"
The only other information nlaced hofora
the committee was from REPORTS bv Rern-
storff and DR.. Fuehr, in which they spoke
Of "The Posts" aid to the cause. Rern-
storff, on October 81, 1916, wrote tho For
elgn once: We were deploring the death of
MI 'ohh ~ Mclean. The latter had given
ms newspaper an entirely anti-English
character, so that his death left great qan
which The National Courier can. unfor-
tunately, never hope TO fill. The Washing
ton Post has since been fairly neutral hnt
may be entirely lost to us if it cannot. &c 10
very desirable, be put into the hands Of Mr.
Hearst"
The Reptile bought newspaper writer's 81,
we'll as newspapers. Two of the outstanding
instances of this-the hiring of William
bayard Hale and Edward Lycll Fox-have
been referred to in connection with othar
matters. Their "news" correspondcnce f,r-
nlshcs one of the most startling cbantars
IN the Reptiles history
Hale was the biggest of these subsidized
writer's He had been getting $4,000 a
year before the war, the testimony shows
ana was employed by the Reptile for Sis
ooo lie had written a life of Wilson and
occupied confidential posts for him. and tho
"ernans had hopes Of getting to the Prosi-
dent through him. He spent moro than
year as editor Of the German press agent
sheet, and then was sent to GERMANY %
write for the Hearst papers, though n cable
message from Bernstorif declares he WINS nm
der contract with Germany. to run tin limo
lAlS Bcrnstorn also says that Uoarst ala
not know Halo an employe of tho Ron
tllc. Hearst, who usually keeps in touch
WIN the most minute details of tho work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

vas willing to spend great sums for this
purpose, and it was ceaselessly feeling
about to find some sheet that would sell out.
Besides money it offered to newspapers
every advantage that it could command
news service, pictures, exclusive privileges.
1t is probable that there is not newspaper
in America, big or little, that has not been
approached within the last four years by
some agent of the Reptile.
The first notice of these newspaper plans
that has come to The attention of the secret
service, according to the testimony before
the Ovcrman committee, was a letter from
George Sylvester Niereck to DR.. II. f. AL
bert, the propaganda chief on October -,
1914 shortly after the war began He urged
the purchase of paper, to be edited 'as
any other American paper is edited, but in
fused with strong German spirit
Thcrc should be, he wrote, in handling the
editorial page, "a clear understanding that
closest relations with Germany are to the
advantage Of the United States" Further
"there should be an intimate connection be-
tween the German Foreign Office and the
German Embassy here and some one CON
nected with the newspaper in question:"
Mr.. Nicreck volunteered for this job He
pointed out that it would be necessary to
own stock control of the paper, and sug-
gested that the paper be published by some
enc con whom you car rely, and in whose
name the stock can be held" It is inter
esting to notice how closely these sugges-
tons were followed out when the one deal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
Cermanys Moves and Vaccinations TO Acquire
American Newspapers To Spread Propaganda,
Disclosed TO the Senate Committee

teen groups of people to put up S15o00o
each. Mr.. Rosenberg Of Sears, Eocbuck &
Co. has already put up $4,000. One OF
the effects of his propaganda is that "The
Mail" which Dr. Schweitzer could have OBJ
tanned for $1,250,000 has put up its
price to 81 800 600"
1t was about this time that Alexander
Konta wrote to DR.. Dernburg long letter.
outlining the newspaper situation in New
York, and suggesting a combination of in
terests between the Reptile and the brew
ers for publicity purposes.
From this time on the correspondence Of
the Reptile both here and abroad is full of
discussion Of newspaper deals. Meanwhile,
there was steady activity toward the pur-
chase of papers. Some time in 1915
Captain Lester, of the military inteli-
gencc division, testified, Marshall Kelly
was sent to Baltimore to attempt to buy
"Thc Sum there. This failed In Febru-
ary 1916, Samuel Untermycr wrote to DR..
Albert that an agent of his had found an
opportunity open to buy control of "The
New York Sum- for less than $4,000, 900,
and suggested joint deal, by which GER
tain friends Of Untermyer's would get CON
troll of the paper after the war. This also
fell through. But the purchase Of "The
New York Evening Mail" in the name of
Or. Edward Rumely, was put through, the
price being about 100000, and the gen
cral lines of Nicreck's scheme being fol
lowed. Also there was considerable activity
in getting to small papers, and the names of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

BY Stanley rost

"Yho fact is thct the popers rcN1rcd
to stand upon the ground of sound
AmcricGn policy but are Uuch
more efcctiee IN support of oar cause
than newspapers NTH pronounced pro-
German o,icntdtion could possibly be-
p" nUS wrote DR.. X. A Fuehr, one of
The chiefs of the German propa-
d ganda in America, in a report
the Hearst papers. This sentence
OF AIS may be taken as a fair statement
of the new principle that controlled the
Reptiles conduct following the breakdown
of the Dernburg schemes and the flight
of Or. Dernburg, in the summer of 1915
Fron that time the Reptile went entirely
underground There was no more open
defence of Germany from acknowledged
agents. There we're more arguments
based on the German point of Wow. "a
sound American policy" became the watch
word, and the German Reptile spent mill
ions to have such "sound American pol
icics" as embargocs munitions, trouble
with Mexico and japan, hatred of Britain,
anti preparedness and the like kept power
fully before the American public. To say
that man 900 per cent American"
became a compliment to him in the reports
70 Berlin, and it listed as truly neutral"
the papers which most strongly sup
porting the German cause 1t ceased to
be popular even with the Reptile to be
pro-German.
At the same time the Reptile redoubled
its activity, and branched out into new
lines This period, extending from the break
~ IL.
when Bernstorff was sent home was the
most active, and most deadly of the Rep
tiles life to the present time. The policy
of complete dishonesty thoroughly
established, and the propaganda took
p deviousness and refinements Of crooked
ness which almost dehed analysis, but
which have been cleared away at last by
the testimony given by secret service
men before the Overman Senate Committee.
One Of the best illustrations of this oc-
Cured after the United States had entered
the war-about the middle of 1917. George
Odell an American correspondent of "The
New York Evening Mail" then owned by
the Reptile, went back to Germany with
Bernstorf, and while there was taken by
the German press agents to see a number
Of so-called radical leaders. From these
men he got material which he worked up
into articles the general import of which
was that the Kaiser was about to be over
thrown or greatly limited in power; that
German democracy was coming about from
the inside These articles were passed by
the German censor and speeded to America
by the Kaser's own agents.
1T was desired, at this moment, to
spread abroad the idea that the Kaiser's
power going to be limited; that there
going to be democratic reform in
Germany, and the purpose OF it was to
paralyze military effort in the United
States" declared Alfred L. Becker, Deputy
Attorney General of New York State be-
fore the Overman committee. '1hey fig
ured it out in Germany that if the idea
got abroad that Germany was being de-
mocratized and that the Kaiser was being
eurbed, that would please the Americans
SO much that they would quit, or, at least,
minimize, their military efforts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

Besides his news writing, Hale took part
in other work for the Reptile. He was sent
on a special mission from Berlin to Ru-
mania, just before the latter country en-
tered the war. Another German agent has
testified that plans were made to have Of
hcial cipher messages concealed in Hale's
news dispatches. The evidence shows that
Hale wrote note which he suggested
should be sent to Bryan, when the latter
was Secretary of State, in reply to one of
Bryan's notes to Germany; and Hale ap-
parently passed on the qualifications Of Reg
inald Rutherford, who was sent from this
country as a spy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
But America
Did Not Stop

This scheme, besides showing the Rep
tiles methods, ilumines little of the
beasts psychology, which has remained
very largely incomprehensibe to the non
German mind. Here, as always, the Reptile
worked logically from all the factors it
could understand: President Wilson had
declared that America was fighting Ger
man miltarism, not the German people
So, if militarism were destroyed, America
would have nothing in Germany to fight,
argued the Reptile. Therefore it told Amer
ica that militarism about to be de-
stroyed from within, and it obviously ex-
pected America to stop fighting
When America did not stop there was no
revision Of the scheme-instead more con-
vincing proofs than the opinions of the
radical gentlemen appeared, in the shape Of
riots and demonstrations. Eventually,
America still failing to respond to the
treatment expected, the highest evidence
was supplied The Kaiser fed and the So
cialists took charge.
No evidence has yet been offered as to
the exact time when these tame Socialists.
who had supplied the Reptile with the am
1aey propaganda, actually ceased to serve
the Reptile-f ever. But the nrooramne
started under the Kaiser's orders. has gone
forward ill to-day without break in ara
logic.
rms particular line of propaganda has
oeen the most thoroughly carried out and
the most expensive Of all those undertaken
ny the Reptile. On its success depends the
future OF Deutschtum and Kutur. 1t shows
the Reptiic's utmost efforts--it ia the prod
uct q its highest cunning and deceitfnl-
ness. And IL shows. too, that weakness in
the Reptiles psychology which has led to
SO many failures, failures which in ,ts nron-
aganda, as in its military campaigns, have
often como on the very brink of success.
This weakness is, fundamentally, a blind.
bland naive and childikc cgotism. The
Rep'ile-the German Individually and col
lective'y-~hss never admitted and probably
has never seen, that it could possibly be in
the wrong 1t owns to mistakes Of methods
OF OF organization, but to those of reason
Ing Of conduct, Of understanding or of
morals never. Major Daniel r. Pierce, chief
OF tho bureau of public information OF the
Red Cross in Paris, showed this recently
when he wrote
"lhe attitude Of all tho Gcrmans have
heeh since the arrnstice was signed has
been ono OF blank inconsistencies OF any
rsazon why Americans should feel any ami
mostly whatever toward German.
We shall never be able TO understand the
bocoe any more than he will be able 30 I'm
derstand Why the bringing about OF the war.
fbe submarine campaign. tho bornbardment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
Some Other
Efforts

The Reptile was connected With q series
OF miscellaneous publicity activities.
sent lecturers through the country includ-
ing several men who have already been
mentioned. 1t entered into deal with
Hearst for the publication in America Of the
diary of the commander OF the submarine
Deutschland, Hearst agreeing TO give the
profits to the widows and children OF sail
ors on the U-boats. 1t backed schemes for
propagandist plays. 1t sent out 2 hock o!
supposed book agents TO get information
about the people they approached, and 10
convince them if possible. 1t filed the
country with spies, getting careful data on
every man or woman who might De used
to disseminate propaganda
I'm one organization OF about thirty PEG
pie which came under my notice. said Cap
tain Lester. they had more information
about the personnel Of the staff than the
editor of the paper himself
In fact, the Reptile overlooked nothing. In
another article, next week, viii be taken up
other lines of its propaganda the organzs-
tons with which it filled America, the at
tempts to stir mp race and class hatred,
the careful coordination between pen and
bomb, and the brood that was left behind
when Bernstorff and the other chief agents
OF inc Reptile were driven home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
he Autobiography of the German Reptile in America

of Paris, the devastation of Northern
France, the looting of private property, the
abuse of women and children, the bombing
Of hospitals, have created in our minds a
feeling that no terms of peace can OBJ
hterate."
That is the mark by which all the Rep
tiles propaganda to-day-and it is working
to-day as always-may be known: "thc
blank unconsciousness of any reason why
Americans should feel animosity." The
Reptile bases its propaganda on the peace
terms or the league of nations on the as
sumption that there is "no reason for anil
mostly" 1t talks as if the German were
like other men. 1t does not admit that any
crimes have been committed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

tory occupied by the German armies, and
other publications of that kind
When Hearst was barred from the usa y.
the British cables and from Britain s,a
France by the Allied governments. the Co.
man government made special arrange
ment with him for the use of its wireless,
TO transmit news from Germany.
The use of news, while the main avcno.
of publicity cultivated by the Reptile. Wa.
far from being the only ono. The scbeuo
for the use of advertising, in an attemnt -
cause strikes and sabotage in Amer;oon
munitions factories has already been 70.
ferred to. This, Of course, though paid for
by the Reptile, purported to come FROM
truly neutral" Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

Of his papers, did not meet Hale till just
before he went abroad
The character of Haes correspondence
to the Hearst papers was summed UP by
Captain Lester, who showed a series Of his
dispatches to back up his statement
"Mr. Hale's sympathies were pro- German,
anti-British and ant-American while he
WAS in Berlin" stated that officer a have
read every message that the Navy Depart
rnent supplied US with, of which there are
about 1,500, containing DR.. Hale's personal,
private messages, his news messages, his
editorial articles, and l have failed to find
an expression in favor of the Allies in
single one OF them, and have never
failed to find an expression in favor of
Germany tucked in somewhere. Most of
them are nagrantly pro German"
These messages continued to come from
the time Hale went abroad, in May, 1916,
till America entered the war A. Bruce Bic
ask, chief of the Secret Service in the De
partmcnt of Justice read the Senators an
extract from an article by Hale published
in "Thc New York American" in January,
1913, as showing that his attitude continued
after we entered the war. Hale has told the
Secret Service men that when he went into
the German service he stipulated that no
advantage should be taken of his relations
with President Wilson, that there should
be no attack on the Wilson administration
and that he should take no part in the
Japanese propaganda. The testimony shows
that he did not adhere to these stipuations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

some scores which received more or less
German money are known. A little apart
from this line was the assistance given
The National Courier" a weekly published
in Washington, which was intended to offset
IN some degree the weakness caused by the
detection from the German side of "The
Washington Post"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

was interested. The Reptile considered
these letters of the greatest value, trans
mitted them to the German Embassy and
by wireless to Berlin and often was large
ly Influenced by them.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-04
THANKS

We hereby express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the kind ness shown us and the consoling words spoken by our many friends during the recent illness and death of our dear husband and father, John Il. Riding. May Gods richest blessings rest with lou all.
 Mrs. John H. Riding
 and Children.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-04
HOUSEWORK IN HOT WEATHER

Hot weather brings no relief from homework drudgery. If anything, woman's work is more trying. Over work and worry cause kidney trouble, resulting in backache, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheumatic pains, always tired feeling and other distressing symptoms. Mrs. Robt. Blair, 461 s. goth St., Terre Haute, Ind, writes: After taking Foley Kidney Pills back ache stopped and my kidneys were re- stored to healthy, normal action. I am also free from those tired spells and headaches and my vision no long CT blurred" Sold everywhere.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-04

WANTED-Copy of last issue of The Dynamo, Prescott High Scholo's publication. Will return if desired. Douglas Bemis or Jack Johnson, Jr. If
 Joe Boswell left Saturday afternoon for a business visit to St. Louis and Chicago.
 J. A. Sullivan and son Jack Sullivan of Hope, came up this morning and have begun work on the new residence of Thos. c. McRae, Jr.
 J. M. Montgomery of Little Rock, spent yesterday in Prescott.
 All ex-soldiers, sailors and marines are requested to meet at the court house tomorrow night at 8:30 for the purpose of organizing local post of the Legion of World War Veterans. Hartwell Greeson secretary.
 Chas. Bonner of Boswell, Oklahoma,
  was here short time yesterday. Mir. Bonner is in the mercantile business at Boswell and had employed Miss Lillie Eaves as saleslady. They left here yesterday for St. Louis where they will make purchases for Fall.
 Miss Jeane Hatley of Little Rock, is in the city for a visit and is the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Hatley.
 A revival was begun this morning at Salem church, three miles south of Prescott and is being conducted by Rev. Walters, pastor of the Prescott Baptist church. There will be three services daily, in the morning, after noon and evening. An invitation is extended to everyone to attend.
 Miss Pauline Generally of Lufkin, Texas, is here for\ a visit with rela- tives and friends.
 J. s. Mayo brought the first open cotton boil to Prescott this season. It was raised on a farm 1 IA miles south of Boughton.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-04
E LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

WANTED-Calves at once. See or call A. G. Stuart. 24d2 Attorney Horace E. Rouse spent a portion of today in Gurdon. J. B. Dalrymple went to Daleville this morning for business trip. J. B. Stone of Hope, was here this
 morning.
 The Main Spring camp meeting will open Friday evening, August 22.
 Fred Wallis of Rosston route num- Der three, was here Saturday attend ing to business matters.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-04
FOR MEN

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The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-04
The Weather

Tuesday cloudy; not much change in temperature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGnY THE woozEY BUG


"Of course I'll help YOU" answered
the bunny. Then. with the end OF his
red. white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch, the bunny rabbit helped
the bug get loose from the sticky
gum
you my friendg' asked Uncle Wiggily
Of the bug
well, was on my way to call on
my friends. the Sduiggle Bugs" was
the answer I'm the Woozle Bug my
self I'm bit late. from having been
caught IN the sticky gum. and II you
wouldn't mind giving me a ride in
your auto. why. I'd appreciate it."
Crawl i'm cried Uncle Wiggily
Crawl in There's plenty Of ROOM
So the red Woozle Bug crawled into
the bunny rabbits auto. sitting close
beside 8Ir. Longears.
i don't know how to thank you for
having gotten me loose from the
sticky gum" said the WoozIe Bug.
You are very kind. Uncle Wiggily-
love your And the Woozle Bug
crawled I'D Uncle Wiggily's coat and
nestled close against his neck
-Ouchi cried the bunny rabbit. and
he hunched and punched himself I'd so
quickly that the auto went ziggie
zaEgie.
What's the matter asked the
Woozle Bug- Did bite you BY mis-
take2 I'm sure I didn't mean to-
'Oh, no. you didn't bite me-" an
swered the bunny. You lust ticlcled
me- You're very fuzzy like. you
Yes. that's the reason they call me
the Woozey Bug" answered the furry
creature. "Oh. but I love you so much
for having helped me. Uncle Wiggilv,"
Stop Wait a minutew begged the
bunny with a laugh. Love me all
you like. but don't tickle me when
m steering the car or we might run
in the ditch
All right. I'll be careful" promised
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
Tells HOW SHE
RELIEVED PAINS
OF RHEUMATISM
Denver Woman Corrects
Cause Of Years of Suffer
ing by Using DR.. vii
iams' Pink Pills.

AFTER trying many preparations
that had been prescribed, L found, at
the end Of twenty years, a remedy
that relieved ny suffering and gener-
ally improved my health. That rem
edy Is Dr.. Williams Pink Pills.
This is the statement of Mrs. W. s.
Archer, who lives at No. 1925 Walnut
street, Denver, Colo. Continuing, she
says:
I had severe rheumatic pains in
my right knee and hip and after a
long siege Of pain the joints were stiff
and sore. I was n misery most Of the
time and It vas almost impossible for
me to get up stairs. l also suffered
from q backache and was SO nervous
that sleep was denied me. What little
sleep I got was disturbed by bad
dreams
Cone day I read about Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills in 8 newspaper and decided
to give the pills trial In = short
time there was q decided change IN
my condition Ny color improved and
7 had better appetite and it was ap-
parent that ny blood was richer. It
was some time, however, before tie
pain was relieved but gradually It was
apparent that the enriched blood was
having an effect on my entire system
By degrees tEs pain in my knee and
hip became less severe, and then prac-
tically disappeared The bsekache is
also gone and sleep soundly and an
no longer nervous Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills certainly helped me and am
sure that 1t viii benefit others who
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d.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
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Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady,
n. Y, on receipt Of price, so cents per
box OF SIX boxes for $3.50. Write for
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