Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-19
THE SERPENT'S TRAIL
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treason, lie saw he German p'otters.
Bernstorff 4 Co. had shown treach-
erv in the Russian commission that
had come to America So that their
country could a. better equipped to
fight the Hun He saw how pretty
girls Of the lighter world we're being
used as Couriers between the German
plottcrs in America and in France.
He saw how SPY bureaus We're being
run in New York Cty. He looked into
the whole eeSspuol of corruption as
will you in subsequent ms ailments in
these revelations
Chcrcicz la Femme.
1t was while Pcrley Morse was
gathering for Attorney General NJ r.
Lewis of New York state the evidence
that was used to convict Bolo Pasha
that he came upon Adolph Paven
stedt Now tn" stubs in that German
bankers checkhook were, to him who
could understand them, the cabalistic
headlines of a tale oil intrigue and in
ternational plotting through which
bankers of Paris, a French army Of
ficer and pretty daughters of Paris be-
wilderingly moved
That the Maison Bu2enct. at IA
Fifth avenue. employed charming
girls to show off its gowns was the
policy of Gabrielle, who, as "the ave
nue." knew, had come over from Paris
to see that things were done right
vrai Parisienne. But that Gabrielle
had come on "LEspagne." the steam
er JUS preceding Boo Pasha's in Feb
ruary 1916 and that Lieutenant Yer
der who financed the Maison Buze-
net, had come with Bolo, 1.-The avenue"
did not know. 1t knew Felice. Ursula
and billy" the eric mannequins. who
languidly strolled the showrooms,
daintily swishing about therl the
gowns of the Mason.
There were women, pale and angu-
lar flashing with jewels, who came to
the Maison Bu2enet in limousines so
that the three mannequins might pose
for them in the gown of hearts desire.
And they envied Felice. Ursula and
Chilly" did these wives of "selfmade
men," for although theirs was the
money without stint to lavish upon
gowns as they would while the man
nequins with their little wage a week
could not hope--but ah! the Felices
possessed both looks and grace, while
! they--which often approaches tragedy
| and would seem to have no place here
and would not were il not for the fact
! that
But one anticipates.
| In Paris there was the banking
| house of Perier ct Gle. Among its part
| ners were Henri Bauer and Marchal
| To all purposes they conducted the af-
fairs of the Maison, for the Periers
were quarreling among themselves and
neglecting busness-so Pavenstedt
! says, and he ought To know. But Pa
! venstedt is q German and what had
! he to do with the affairs of a French
! banking house? Well, you see, before
! the war-which, God knows, | did
/ not will" there was an intimate finan-
! eial connection between Bauer and
! Marchal in Paris, and PaVenstedt ii
! New York. 4l
1t was more than the mere business
! relation between Perier ct Gle, theil
! bank in Paris and G. Amsinck a Co,
J the American banking house in New
York of which Pavenstedt was ther
senior partner And it would seem tt
be obligatory to record that, as soor
as Perley Morse disclosed Pavensted
to be one of the jugglers of Bern
storff's's corruption fund, the Rupert
Interests in G.fAmsinck x Co, at once
bought out hisAinterest in that firm.
Now, the relations between Bauer
and Marchal of Perier ell Che. IL
| Paris, and Pavenstedt, in New York
were such that even war could not iai
! them. That they were French ant
that he was German apparently mad
no difference for in the course of TIL
investigation it was discovered tina
Bolo had brought to Payenstedt II
America warm letter from Henr
Bauer and that Lieutenant Verde
had brought To Pavenstedt an equall'
warm letter from Marchal, both let
GERS originating in Perier ct Gle.
and both to Bcmstorff's intimate
friend. Apparently Lieutenant Yer
der of the French army saw nothinj
incongruous in meeting Pavenstedt IL
New York, for he got into early com
munication with him. All of which i
leading us to what
War Makes No Difference.
Nerdier was a reserve officer Of tn
French army. He owned the City o
Paris Dry Goods company in Ney
York and Il department store in Sa
Francisco, called La Vile de Paris
lust as the war had apparently mad
no difference to two of the Frenc
partners of Perier ct Gle. and Paven