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Established in 1891.
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SHAMEFULLY ABUSE
PROTECTION GIVEN
OOINQ8 OF QERMAN8 IN UNITED
STATES DURING AUGUST,
1916.
Powerful Explosive* and Microbes
8eoroted on Legation at Bucharest
for Destructive Use in United 8tates
of Lives and Property.
Washington. ? How Qermany
"shamefully abused and exploited"
the protection of the United States
by secreting in the Oerman legation
at Bucharest, after the American government
had taken charge of Germany's
affairs at the Rumanian capital,
quantities of powerful explosives
for bomb plots and deadly microbes,
with instructions for their use in destroying
horses and cattle, was re
. veaiea Dy aecreiary Lansing.
It was another of Mr. Lansing's series
of disclosures of German intrigue,
made public without comment in the
same manner as the von Luxburg telegrams
which have brought Argentina
on the verge of war with Germany,
the Von Eckhardt letter from
Mexico City, and the Von HernstorfT
telegram asking the German foreign
office for authorization to spend $50,
000 to influence Congress.
The latest story is told in a report
to the state department from William
Whiting Andrews, secretary of the legation
at Bucharest, and a letter
from Foreign Minister Parumbaru, of
Rumania.
Suspicions Aroused.
Parcels and boxes taken Into the
German consulate at Bucharest with I
display of great precaution aroused
the suspicions of the Rumanian government.
On August. 27, 1916, the
evening prior to the date of Rumania's
declaration of war, some of the cases
were taken to the German legation,
located in a different building from
the consulate. Convinced that the
boxes were not taken away from the
legation by tho Gorman diplomatic
mission on ltB departure from Bucharest,
the Rumanian authorities later
ordered the police toflnd and examine
their contents. The police communicated
with American Minister Poplcka,
then In charge of German Interests,
who reluctantly assigned Secretary
Andrews to observe the search.
The boxes wore found buried in the
garden of the German legation.
Mr. Andrews' report says:
"Upon my return from the examination
which resulted in the discovery |
of the explosives and the box of microbes,
both of which the legation ser- ,
vants admitted having placed in the t
garden, the former confidential agent t
of the German minister. Dr. Bernhradt,
who had been left with the le
Kation at the German minister's request
to assist in the care of the Qer- 1
man interests, admitted his knowledge '
of the explosives placed in the garden;
told me that more were in the :
garden than had been found, that a
still larger quantity had been burled '
in the house of the legation and that '
still worse things than this box of mi- I
crobes were contained in the legation, i
and insinuated that they would have 1
been found even in the cabinets of <
dossiers which I had sealed.
"Dr. Bernhardt also stated that all 1
these objects had been brought to the
German legation after our legation '
had accepted the protection of Oer- i
man interests, which agreed with the i
statement of the servants. A siml- i
lar confession was made to the minister
by this man. I
"The protection of the United States
war in mis manner snameiuny anusea
and exploited. In this Instance, at
least, the Gorman government cannot
have recourse to its usual system of
denial"
Fifty-one boxes were taker, from
the ground in the garden. Fifty of
them contained each a cartridge filled
with trinitrotoluene saturated with
monomltroltoluence, among the most
powerful explosives known, one fifth
of each being sufficient to tear up a
railroad tract! In the other box were
bottleB of liquid found to be cultivations
of the microbes of ar.thrax and
Inlanders. It bore a seal showing it
came from the German consulate at
Kronstadt, Hungary, and Inside were
found a typewritten note In German
saying:
For Horses and Cattle.
"Enclosed four phials for hOrses and
four for cattle. To be employed as
formerly arranged. Each phial Is sufficient
for 200 head. To be Introduced.
If possible, directly Into the animolo1
iKrAoto i# nnt i n iknle tr\AA as?
Jiinin uniFuio, II uut,, IU men ivmuui .
Please make a little report on the
success obtained there; In cafce of
good results the presence of Mr. Kostoff
for one day here would be desirable.
Foreign Minister Porunibaru accompanied
his letter with documents to <
IE F<
prove the origin ot the boxes and
their contents.
"It has been possible to prove in
ap undisputed way," he said, "that
before our declaration of war to Austria-Hungary
when observing strict
neutrality and keeping up normal relations
with the German empire the
personnel of the German legation., violating
all rules of neutrality and all
duties of diplomatic missions, introduced
clandestinely considerable quantieB
of extremely powerful explosive
and cultivations of microbes destined
to infect domestic animals and in consequence
susceptible of provoking terrible
epidemics also among the human
population.
How Introduced.
"There can hardly be any doubt
about thft WAV hv whlr-Vi thooo ?,iK
stances were Introduced Into Ruman- ,
lan territory, the very stringent police
measures at all frontier stations taken
by the royal Rumanian government
since the outbreak of the war and continually
made stricter since, prove j
sufficiently that these explosives and
microbes cannot have reached this ,
country otherwise than by diplomatic
courier.
"On the other hand, there can bt
no doubt the final object of the importation
into Rumania as a well as
about the use. to which they were assigned.
The explosives and the microbes
were destined to be used in
Rumania, very probably in time of
peace."
REVELAT!ONS~MAKE
WASHINGTON DIZZY
WITH AMAZEMENT
Washington.?Astounding additional
revelations of Count von Dernstorff's j
direction of German plots in 4he Unit- j
ed States made it certain Congress
will undertake a thorough Investigation.
The investigation wwlll be called
as soon as the state department
gives congressional leaders the word.
The disclosures giving names of
Count von Bernstorff's payroll, specifying
amounts, setting forth details of
plans to bomb munition plants and
blow up shipping, to spread German
propaganda and to foment the Irish
rebellion were issued through the
committee on public information. The
facts and figures made official Washington
dizzy with amazement at the
boldness of the game played by the
German embassy.
Investigation Demanded.
Given out as an official document,
the specific evidence linking Count
von Bernstorff with the ramifications
of German intrigud and propaganda in
the United States provoked congressmen
to clamor for an Investigation.
To clear Congress immediately of
any suspecion of the state department's
revelation may have directed
unwittingly at Its members. Secretary
Lansing dictated the following statement:
"It there Is any misunderstanding, I
wish to say very emphatically I do
not see how the Bgarnstorff message
In any way reflects upon Congress or
any member. Apparently It was the
purpose to employ agencies to influsnce
them of which they would have
no knowledge and In case they were
Influences would be entirely Innocent.
do not know what the organization
was. This expose Is apropos of German
methods of peace propaganda,
and there Is no Intention of casting
suspicion on members of Congress."
The sfate department let it he ,
known, also, that a congressional Investigation
would receive its assistance.
The state department. It was
Indicated, wants full publicity for
German intrigue, propaganda and
plotting In this country.
Inquiry Virtually Assured.
A conference between Secretary
Lansing and Congressman Flood,
chairman of the house committee on
foreign affairs, virtually assured an
Immediate Investigation.
The revelations will be used by the
senate lobby commltteo, according to
3enator Overman, chairman, as a bads
for a resolution calling for an inlulry.
In the senate Senator King, of
LJtah, read letters proving also the
probable need of extending the scope
>f the Inquiry Into the activities of
he Austrian embassy. Senator King
ihowed photographic reproductions of
.he letters, together with receipts.
>rovlng the payment of money by the
3erman embassy to a New' York pubishlng
firm.
In directing the senate's attention
o the letters Senator King said ne
jeMcrea me time was not far off when
t will be necessary for this country
o declare a state of war existing with
Austria. Bulgaria, and Turkey.
The letters, three In nvmber, were
exchanged between the Austrian em
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FORT MILL, S. 0.,.THTJRSI
More German
Plots Exposed
Washington?Further disclosures of
fsr-reaching German propaganda, Intrigues
and plots In this country
prior to the diplomatic beak with Genmany,
were made by the committee
on public information.
"in the form of letters, telegrams,
notations, checks, receipts, ledgers,
cashbooks, cipher cides, list of spies
and other memoranda and records."
the committee says, "were found Indications?in
some Instances of the
vaguest nature, in othes of the most
damning conclusiveness?that the
Geman imperial government through
Its representatives In a then friendly
natlnn urat rnnrfrnaH u/ith*
"Violation of the laws of the United
States.
"Destruction of lives and property
In merchant vessels on the high seas.
"Irish revolutionaly plots against
Great Britain.
"Fomenting III feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
"Subordination of American writers
and lecturers.
"Financing of propaganda.
"Maintenance of a spy system under
the guise of a commercial Investigation
bureau.
"Subsidizing of a bureau for the
purpose of stirring up labor troubles
in munition plants.
"The bomb industry and other related
activities."
The committee, of which Secretaries
Lansing, Baker and Daniels are members
and Geroge Creel, chairman, has
this to say concerning Holland:
"It has long been an open secret
that Holland Is merely a way station
for shipments of contraband Into Germany.
Here is official confirmation
from the Von Igel records which
would seem to indicate a suspicious
and confidential relation between the
1 MnllinH r.nmmlnlnn9 anH tha barman
diplomatic officials accredited to this
country, or possibly a belief by the
Germans that they could not successfully
get the munitions to thslr own
country /*
hassy in Washington and the consulate-general
in New York.
Papers on Payroll.
In the first letter, bearing date of
January 10, 1916, acknowledgment
was made of an arrangement to pay
$100 a month to the "Illustrovani
List," published in New York. The
second letter, dated November 5. 1915,
was sent by the consulate to the embassy
to advise that the subsidy of
$700 to the "Telegram Codzlenny," a
ronan newspaper, naa Deen paid. The
third letter dated September 26, 1915,
was from the embassy to the consulate,
enclosing a check for $400 to
be paid to the Rumanian newspaper
"Desteaptate Romane."
The other document submitted by
Senator King Included a receipt for
$2,000 paid to the "Fair Play Publishing
Company," of New York; a
receipt for $1,500 to the same publication,
and two other receipts signed
by Count von Bernstorff, admitting
payment of $2,000 and $1,000, respectively.
More Evidence Expected.
Deportment of Justice officials
gathered the evidence of eGrman intrigue.
The investigations by the Secret
Service mor., it was said, dated
back to the beginning of the war.-Only
Illustrative exhibits from the department's
storehouse of data appeared
in the expose. The congressional investigation
is expected to bring out
the mass of material.
The showing up of Count von
BernstorfT and his accomplices and
associates simultaneously with the
pope's peace proposals struck official
Washington as Intentional coincidence.
but the state department refrained
from admitting any motive
lor the revelations other than the
necessity of exposing the German
methods.
Spy Activities Revealed.
Hitherto untold chapters of German
spying, plotting and more subtle
forms of lawlessness in this country
were revealed by the Committee on
Public Information.
The announcement is characterized
as "the most important revelation of
its kind since the first declaration of
war in August, 1914." Tho announcement?which
is really a narrative?is
based in its entirety upon official
documents In the Government's possession.
Many of them are made public
now for the first time.
They prove undeniably, according
to the government, "the intimate re
lations between the accredited representatives
of the Kaiser in the United
States and plotters against the laws
and the security of this country,
whos eenterprlse did not fall short of
projected wholesale destruction of
life and property."
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Mill
)AY, SEPTEMBER 27, iai7
I] LANSW6 OtSGLOSES
BtliNSIUKlt'S FLU I
PUBLICITY SPOTLIGHT TURNED
ON REVEALING GERMAN
INTRIGUE.
INVESTIGATION BEING URGED
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Kaiser's Ambassador Asks His Goveminent
for $50,000 to Expend In
Influencing America's Congress
Against War.
Washington.?The American government's
publicity spotlight reveal- |
lng German intrigue m neutral lands
turned upon the expenditure of money |
by the Berlin foreign office In an ef- |
fort to influence congress on the eve
of the ruthless submarine campaign i
which drove the United States to war. |
Secretary Lansing made public
without comment the text of a message
sent by Count von Bernstorff to
uerun last January, asking authority
to use $50,000 to Influence congress
through an organization, which the
foreign ofTice was reminded had performed
similar services before. To
supplement this move von Bernstorff
suggested an official declaration in
favor of Ireland for Its effect here.
"Pacifists" His Tools.
The organization to be employed
was not named. It was freely suggested
among other officials, however,
that it was one of the societies which
flooded members of congress with
peace messages when President Wilson
was asking that a state of war be
recognized.
This disclosure adds another chapter
to the amazing story begun with
publication of the famous Zimmerman
note. It connects the German
government and Count voc Bernstorff
uncvu; mm cuiiciuHivDiy wiin maoninations
which the American public had
assumed were a part of the world wide
Teutonic intrigue, but which many ,
people flrmly believed were carried on
or financed by German-Americans
without actual authority from Berlin.
Little surprise was occasioned either
in official circles or at the capltol, al1
though members of congress were
highly indignant. There was some
talk at the capitol of demanding an
investigation and Senator Overman, |
chairman of the senate lobby committee,
and Representative Flood, chairman
of the house foreign affairs committee,
arranged to go to the state department
and ask for more information.
Acted Suspiciously.
On the floor of tho house. Representative
Heflln of Alebnma asserted that
he could name 13 or 14 members of
the two branches of congress who had
acted suspiciously and expressed the
opinion that they should be investigated.
Generally, however, the disposl- '
tlon was to regard as absurd any suggestion
that any part of the $50,000
sought by von Bernstorff was Intended
for members of congress.
The von Bers'-i-IT message, dated
January 22, follows:
I request authority to pay out up to
$50,000 (fifty thousand dollars), in or!
der as on former occasions to influence
j congress through the organization you
j know of, which can perhaps prevent
war.
I am beginning in the meantime to
act accordingly.
In the above circumstances a public
official German declaration in fav- '
or of Ireland is highly desirable, in
I order to gain the support of Irish inj
fluence here.
Renewed Kaiser's Pledges.
This message was sent nine days before
the German government proclaimed
its unrestricted submarine
1 warfare. When he wrote it Count von
I Bernstorff was assuring the American
government and press that under no
circumstances would Germany violate
her pledges of the Sussex case or do j
anything that might draw the United
States Into the list of her enemies.
The American government had made
no move since the Sussex pledge and
there was nothing on the surface to
foreshadow Impending trouble.
Evidence has been accumulated to
prove that the ambassador not only
was cognizant of. hut actually directed,
the activities of Roy-Ed and von
Papen, the military and naval attaches,
respectively, who were sent
home long before the United States
broke relations with Germany.
More Revelations Coming.
How complete Is the evidence of
Gorman duplicity in possession of the
government is only conjectural, but
that it is far morn than has been generally
supposed now is certain. It was
intimated by officials that the series
of revelations is now nearly complete.
Tim
VIDLENTMTftCKS
unnTM ar* iirnrki i
HUtiltl Ut- iltnUUN
80LDIERS OF GERMAN CROWN
PRINCE FAIL TO SHOW ANY
GAIN8.
RUSSIANS KEEP HAMMERING
in i-ianaera mere Has Been No Infantry
Activity?German Fire Is Heavy
Around Lens and Northeast of
Ypres.
Violent attacks by the soldiers of
the German crown prince against tho
new French positions northeast of
Verdun were checked with heavy
losses by General Petain's men and
the Germans gained nothing.
The assaults began with an attack
on a front of about a mile and a quarter
north of the Bois le Chaumo. Only
in the center of the assaulting line
were the Germans able to reach the
French positions, tho artillery dispersing
them elsewhere. The French
fought valiantly and remained masters
of the situation after inflicting heavy
losses on the Germans.
Simultaneously, the German crown
prince threw forward two secondary
attacking forces, one north of Bezonvaux,
south of the Bois le Cahu
vaux, south of the Bois le Cliaume,
and the other southeast of Beaumont,
northwest of the kood. Here the
French did not wait for the Germans
to reach their trenches, but went out
to meet the attackers, who were driven
back with losses.
In Flanders there has been no great
InfRntrV ApH vH V nlthnnali Ann/\a.
tng artilleries still are busy. The German
Are is reported heavy or. both
hanks of the Scarpe. east of Arras,
around Lens and northeast of Ypres.
GERMANY PLANNED FOR
CONQUE8T ABOUT 1913
Washington.?Prediction that Germany
would wage a war for world conquest
in about fifteen years was made
to the late Admiral Dewey at Manila
in 1898 by Capt. von Goetz, of the
German imperial navy Senator Lewis
told the senate.
Quoting a report from Admiral
Dewey to the navy department the
Illinois senator said that von Goetz
told till* Amoripon nfflene ^
tnany would rapture Paris as the first
stop to subjugating England. The
taking of New York and Washington
was to follow in order that Germany
might secure an enormous cash indemnity.
The wiping out of the Monroe doctrine
and the eontol of South America
by Germany also was predicted by
the German ofTicer. declared Senator
Lewis, who was discussing peace negotiations.
For some reason the government
had not given the report wide circulation,
Senator Lewis continued, but In
the face of It now, "any senator who
speaks here or elsewhere against nny
measure of his country lends himself
to the enemy."
Characterizing the German reply
to Popp Benedict's peace note as
"Prussian peace hypocrisy' 'and an affront
both to the pope and President
Wilson, Senator Lewis scored what
he termed "laggards in patriotism."
and those who argued against the
war.
"The country guarantees free speech
to every American." the speaker said,
"hilt thot men ? l
V.tuv man **111/ uocn I I Ct?
against America is not the American
to whom free speech is guaranteed. In
this country there can be no free
speech to any man to destroy the freedom
of his felJowmen. There can
never be liberty of speech to na
American citizen to destroy the liberty
of the American nation."
MADE NON-STOP FLIGHT
FROM ITALY TO LONDON
Ix>ndon.?Captain Laureati, of the
Italian army, accompanied by an observer.
made a non-stop airplane
flight from Turin. Italy to London.
He covered the <>Rfi miles in 7 hours
and 12 minutes.
ARGENTINE ORDERS HER
NAVY TO MOBILIZE
Buenos Aires.?Mobilization of the
Argentine navy has been ordered at a
rendezvous 37 kilometers from' Buenos
Aires. There 1h also unusual military
nrtivity In the republic. Although
this is ostensibly clue to the general
strike, a high official said that the
general staff has Its eves onen to
"other necessities." The question of
a rupture with Germany is still being
-widely discussed by members of
the Argentine congress.
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3>1.25 Per YeUr.
i WAR VIII I RF Wnil
mi iiiuu ul nun
' BY FOOD SUPPLY
SLOGAN IS ADOPTED FOR BIG
STATEWIDE CONSERVATION
CAMPAIGN.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
Rriun YA7.11 o- n-J ~ -
? t>c hmqc tot uard Kitdgtl
?Canvass to Be Made From
House to House.
Columbia. A state executive committee
has been appointed by th?
i United States food administration to
direct the intensive food conservation
campaign, planned to start immediately
and ending with a house to
j house canvass on October 21 28 inclusive.
The members are: D. R. Coker,
chairman, Hartsville; J. Robs
i Hanalian. Charleston; Gov. Richard I.
i Manning. Columbia; Mrs. F. Louise
Mayes, Greenville; VV. A. Stuckey.
Bisliopville; S. 1(. McGhee, Greenville,
and R. Reverlv Herbert, Columbia. A.
V. Snell. who is directing the food
pledge campaign, said yesterday;
"The slogan of this campaign will
he 'Food Will Win the War.' Whlla
the production of food is extremely
I luiimi mm, 11 im inn mai inc conserva!
tfon of food is vital The important
factor in the conservation of food it
the family. This campaign proposes
to reach every family in the nation.
A very successful preliminary campaign
was consummated on September
8 by the woman's committee of
1 the Council of National Defense.
Those who signed the pledges at that
time will be given the home cards to
be placed in their windows, which will
show that they are members of the
food administration. Ail these members
will be requested and urged to
1 assist in the present campaign.
"In the State of South Carolina every
organization, civic, fraternal, religious,
etc., will be requested to
pledge their support. The woman's
organizations throughout the state
will have an important part in tho
campaign. County organizations will
be formed with county chairmen, and
these will he subdivided into city ami
township committees. Through these
cmmittecs a thoroughly organized
campaign of education to he undertaken
through the various organizations,
churches, newspapers, moving
pictures, billboards and posters. All
these factors have already heartily responded
to the call, and are now londing
every aid.
"The purpose of tins ramnalcn is t/i
give to the people of America an adequate
conception of the need of food
in this war. and the relation that every
American family bears to thin
subject. Kvery individual, man, woman
and child, and every individual
American family can bo an important
factor in bringing this war to a successful
conclusion.
"This campaign Is to bring this fact
home, and to secure a signed pledge
by the head of each family that thoy
will Join the United States food administration
in the conservation of
food. The autocratic government of
Germany does not leave this matter
to the voluntary action of its people,
but it autocratically requires aud
stipulates what can or can not be
eaten, but the American democracy
believes that the American people
will voluntarily respond, once they
understand the need and the requirements,
to the call, and will loyally
support the government at this time.
The pedge that the American people
are asked to take is not burdensome.
It is as follows:
" 'I am glad to join you in the service
of food conservation for our na
tlon, hikI i hereby accept membership
in the United States food administration,
pledging myself to carry out th?
directions and advice of the food ad
ministration In my home. In so far an
my circumstances permit.'
"After this pledge is signed, simple
instructions will be sent t/o every
member, which can he readily carried
out, largely in the nature of conserving
present waste and substituting for
present foods needed to feed the armies.
other foods not so essential."
Killed With Pine Knot.
Bamberg Coroner J. H. Zeigler
was called to the Ehrhardt section of
J the county to hold an inquest over the
body of William Brabham, a negro,
who was killed by Lucius Jones, another
negro. It seems that tho negroes
were drinking when they went
to church Sunday morning and got
into a row about some wine, when
Jones struck Brabham over the head
with a llghtyrood knot. Both negroes
were from Bamberg county, hut the
church at which the row took place is
iust across the line in Colleton county.