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ERMNINTRUI AMERICA PRII DISCLOSED SHAMEFULLY ABUSE PROTECTION GIVEN t DOINGS OF GERMANS IN UNITED STATES DURING AUGUST, 1916. Powerful Explosives and Microbes Secreted on Legation at Bucharest for Destruttive Use in United States of Lives and Property. Washington. -- How Germany "shamefully abused and exploited" the protection of the United States by secreting in the German legation at Bucharest, after the American gov ernment had taken charge of Ger many's affairs at the Rumanian cap ital, quantities of powerful explosives for bomb plots and deadly microbes, with instructions for their use in de stroying horses and cattle, was re vealed by Secretary Lansing. It was another of Mr. Lansing's se ries of disclosures of German intrigue, made public without comment in the same manner as the von Luxburg tel egrams which have brought Argen tina on the verge of war with Ger many, the Von Eckhardt letter from Mexico City, and the Von Bernstorff 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 le gation at Bucharest, and a letter S from Foreign Minister Parumbaru, of Rumania. Suspicions Aroused. Parcels and boxes taken into the German consulate at Bucharest with display of great precaution aroused the suspicions of the Rumanian gov ernment. 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 the German diplomatic mission on its departure from Buch arest, the Rumanian authorities later ordered the police tofind and examine their contents. The police communi cated with American Minister Pop icka, then in charge of German inter ests, who reluctantly assigned Secre tary Andrews to observe the search. The boxes were found buried in the garden of the German legation. Mr. Andrews' report says: "Upon my return from the exami nation which resulted in the discovery 4of the explosives and the box ol' mi crobes, both of which the legation ser vants admitted having placed in the garden, the former confidential agent of the German minister, Dr-. Bern hradt, who had beeni left with the le gation at the German minister's re . uest to assist in the care of the Ger man interests, admitted his knowledge of the& explosives placedl in the gar A den; tgld me that more wvere in the garden than had been found, that a - still larger quantity had been hurled in the house of the legation and that still worse things than this box of mi crobes were contained in the legation, and insinuated that they would have been found eveni in the cabinets of dossiers which I had sealed. "Dr. Bernhardt also stated that all These objects had been brought to the German legation after our legation had accepted the protection of Ger man interests, which agreed with the statement of the servants. A simi lar confession was made to the mini Ester by this man. "The protection of the United States -was in this manner shamefully abused ' .and exploIted. In this instance, at least, the German government cannat hrave recourse to its usual system of denial." 10ifty-one boxes were taker, from the ground in the garden. Fifty of them contained each a cartridge filled 'with tininitrotoluene saturated with anonomitroltoluence, among the most * *powerful explosives known, one fifth -of each being sufficient to tear up a railroad tracfi In the other box were bottles of liquid found to be cultiva tions of the microbes of arathrax andl ghanders. It bore a seal showing it came from the German consulate at Kronstadt, Hungar-y, and inside .were found a typewritten note in German saying: For Horses and Cattle. "Enclosed four phialta for horses and tour for cattle. To be employed as formerly arranged. Each phial is suf ficient for 200 head. To be introduc ed, If possible, directly into the ani amals' throats; if not, in their~ fodder. - "lease- make -a--little-- report on the su~ccoss obtained there; in case of good results 'the presence of Mr. lKos toff for one day here would be desir able. C -Foreign Minister Porumbaru niecom-' - anted his letter with documents to )E IN IR TO BREAK BY COMMITTEE prove the origin of the boxes and their contents. "It has boon possible to prove in an undisputed way," he said, "that before our declaration of war to Aus tria-Hungary when observing strict neutrality and keeping up normal re lations with the German empire the personnel of the German legatior., vio lating all rules of neutrality and all duties of diplomatic missions, intro duced clandestinely considerable quan ties of extremely powerful explosive and cultivations of microbes destined to infect domestic animals and in cor, sequence susceptible of provoking ter rible epidemics also among the human population. How introduced. "There can hardly be any doubt about the way by which these sub stances were introduced into Ruman ian territory, the very stringent police measures at all frontier stations taken by the royal Rumanian government since the outbreak of the war and con tinually made stricter since, prove sufficiently that these explosives ar.d microbes cannot have reached this country otherwise than by diplomatic courier. "On the other hand, there can be no doubt the final object of the impor tation into Rumania as a well a:; about the use to which they were as signed. The explosives and the mi crobes were destined to be used in Rumania, very probably in time of peace." REVELATIONS MAKE - WASHINGTON DIllY WITDAMAZEMENT Wa'sitngton.-:Astounding additional revelations of Count von l3ernstorff's direction of Gorman plots in the Unit ed States made it certain Congress will undertake a thorough investiga tion. The investigation wwill be call ed as soon as the state department gives congressional leaders the word. The disclosures giving names of Count von Bernstorif's payroll, speci fying 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. Tho facts and figures made official WVash Ington dizzy with amazement at the boldness of the game played by the Gler-man embassy. Investigation Demanded. Given out as an official document, the specific evidence linking Count ron Bernstorff wvith; the ramifications >f German intrigue and propaganda in the United States 1)rovoked congr-ess men to clamor for an investigation. To clear Congr-ess immediately of uiy suspecion of the state depart ment's revelation may have directed unwittingly at its member's, Secr-etary Lansing dictated the following state mont: "If there Is any misunderstanding, T wish to say very emphatically I do not see how the llearnstorff message in any way refilects upon Congress o any msember-. Apparently it was the pur'pose to employ agencies to ifl once thenm of which they would have no. knowledge and in case they were Iinluences would be entirely ininocent. (10 not know what the organization was. This expose is apropos of Ger man methods of peace propagandla, and there is no intention of casting suspicion on members of Congress." The state dlep~artment let it be known, also, that .h congressional in vestigation would receive its assist anice. The state department, it was indlicated, wants full publicity for German intr-igue, propaganda and p~lottin~g in this country. Inquiry Virtually Assured. A confer ence between Secretary Lansing and Congr-essman Flood. chali-man of the house c'ommittee on foreign affairs, virtually assured an immediate investigation. The revelations will be used by the senate lobby committee, acco-ding to Senator Overman, chali-man, as a bn. sis for a resolution calling for- an inI quiry, In the senate Senator King, of Utah, read .letters proving also the probable need of extending the scope of the inquir-y into the activities of the Austrian embassy. Senator King showed photographic reproductions of the letters, together with; receipts, proving the payment of money by the German embassy to a Newv York pub lishing firm, In directing the senate's 'attention to the' lutte'rs 'Setiat' tig' said lie believed the time wvas not far off when it will be necessary for this country to declar-e a state of war existing with Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey. The letters, three in number, were exchanged between the Austrian em More German Plots Exposed Washington-Further disclosures of far-reaching German propaganda, in trigues and plots in this country prior to the diplomatic beak with Ger many, were made by the committee on public information. "In the form of letters, telegrams, notations, checks, receipts, ledgers, cashbooks, cipher oldes, list of spies and other memoranda and records." the committee says, "were found in dications-in some instances of the vaguest nature, in othes of the most lamning conclusiveness-that the Geman imperial government through its representatives in a then friendly 'atlon was concerned with: "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 ill 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 investiga tion bureau. "Subsidizing of a bureau for the purpose of stirring up labor troubles in munition plants. "The bomb industry and other re lated activities." The committee, of which Secretaries Lansing, Baker and Daniels are mem bers 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 Ger. many. Here is official confirmation from the Von igel records which would, seem to indicate a suspicious and confidential relation between the 'Holland commission' and the German diplomatic officials accredited to this country, or possibly a belief by the Germans that they could not success. fully get the munitions to their own country." bassy in Washington and the con sulate-general in New York. Papers on Payroll. In the first letter, bearing (late 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 em bassy to advise that the subsidy of $700 to the "Telegram Codzicnny," Polish newspaper. had been paid. Th< third letter, dated September 26, 1915 was from the embassy to the con sulate. enclosing a che - for $400 to be paid to the Rumanm newspaper "Desteaptate Romane." The other document submitted by Senator King included a receipt for $2,000 paid to the "Fair Play Pub lishing Company," of New York; a receipt for $1,500 to the same publica (ion, and t ivo other receip~ts signed by Count von Bernstorff, admitting payment of $2,000 and $1,000, respect ively. More Evidence Expected. Department of Justice officials gathered the evidence of eGrman in tr'igue. The investigations by the Se. cret Service mer-, it wvas satid, dated back to the beginning of the wvar. Only illustrative exhibits from the depart. ment's storehouse of data appeared in the expos'e. The congressional in. vestigation is expected to bring out the mass of material. The showing up of Count von Bernstorff and his accomplices and associates simultane(ouisly with the pope's pcie prop~osals struck offi (lal WVashington as intentional coin. cidence, but the .state department re frained from admitting any motive ,br .the revelations other than the necessity of exposilng the Germani methods. Spy Activities Revealed. Hitherto untold chapters of German spying, plotting and more subtle forms of lawlessness in this cour.try were revealed by the Committee on Public Information. The annonement is characterlzed as "thie most important revelation of its kind since the first deci'aration ~oi war in August, 1914." The annour.ce ment---whch .Is really a narrative-li based in its entitrety upon oft'icial documents In the Gloveirnmont's pos. session. Many of them are made pub. lie now for the first time. They prove und (eniably, according to the government, "the intimate re lations between the accredited repre, sentatives of the Kaiser in the United States apd plotters against the lawi andl the security of this country whios eentei-prise (did not ftril short of Iprojected wholesale destruction ol 'life and property." JACOBSTADT TAKEN BY GERMANS, RUSSIANS FLEE London.-Jacobstadt, on the D vina has been captured by the German forces on the Russin front, togethet with positions on a front of twenty. 'six miiles deep on the west bhnk of the river, the German army hedaquarteri announced. Tile Russian .war office admits that the Republican troops on the Riga front have retired to the right bank of the nvhnn Rivme LANSING DISCLOSES BERNSTORFF'S PLOT PUBLICITY SPOTLIGHT TURNED ON REVEALING GERMAN INTRIGUE. INVESTIGATION BEING URGED Kaiser's Ambassador Asks His Gov ernment for $50,000 to Expend in Influencing America's Congress Against War. Washiigon. - The American gov ernment's putbli-lty spotlight reveal ing German intrigue ;;t neutral lands turned upon tlh" ex lenditure of money 1by the Berlin foign office in an ef fort to influence congress on the eve of the ruthless suibnmarine campaign which drove the 1'nited States to war. Secretary Lansing made public without comment the text of a mes sage sent by ('onit von llernstorff to Berlin last January. asking authority to use $50.000 to infinence congress through an organization, which the foreign office was r'ninled had per formed similar services before. To supplement this move von Hernstorff suggested an official declaration in favor of Ireland for its effect here. "Pacifists" His Tools. The orgafiization to be employed was not named. It was freely sug gested among other officials. however, that it was one of the societies which flooded members of congress with peace messages when Pie'sident Wil son was asking that a state of war be recognized. This disclosure adds aunt her chap ter to the amazing story begun with publication of the famous Zimner man note. It connects the German government and Count von IBernstorif directly and conclusively with machi nations which the American publlil had assumed were a part of the world wide Teutonic intrigue, but which many people firmly 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 capitol, al 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 commit tee, and Representative Flood, chair man of the house foreign affairs coal mittee, arranged to go to the state de partment and ask for more informs tion. Acted Suspiciously. On the floor of the house, Represen tative foflin of Alebama 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 investigat ed. Generally, however, the disposi lion was to regard a~s ab~surdl any sug gestion that any part of thle $50,000 sought bly vonl Bernistorff was intended for- members of conlgress. The von Berrf orff message, dated January 22. follows: I request authority to pay out up to $50,000O (fifty thousanld dollars), in or dler as on for-mer occasions to influence congress through the or-ganization youa know of. which can perhaps prevent war. I am beginning in tihe meantime to act accordingly. lIn the ablove circumstanccs a pub. lie official German dleclaratilon in fav or of TI-eland is hlighlly desirable, in order to galin thle support ofi Irish in fluence here. Renewed Kaiser's Pledges. This message wasil sent ine (days b~e for-e tile German government pro ('laimedI its unrestricted submarine warfare. Wh'ien he wrote it Count von Bernstorff was assuring tile American goverhnmenlt and press that under no circ(umstances wvouldl Germany violate her pliedges of tile Sussex case or do anything that might. draw the United States into the list of lher enemnies. The Amer-ican government had made no0 move slice the Sussex pledge anmi there was nothing on tho surface to foreshadow impendling trouble. Evidenlce has beenl accumulated to prove that the ambassador not only was 'ognlizanlt of, bIut actually direct. ed. thle activities of Boy-Ed and von1 Papen, the military andC naval at, taches, respectively, who were seni honme long before the United States brioke relations with Germany. More Revelations Coming. Ihow compllete is the evidence ci German duplicity ill possession of the government is only conjectural, hul that it is far more than has been gen orally supposed now is certain. It was tinated by officials that the seriet of reveiations is now niearly complete Froml theo outside there are reaching the state department echoes of the ap prehension sounded by friends of meui towards whom suspicion has long poinlted. There may be sonmo discussion of the inlcidenlt in the senate. New provis 10ons proposed b~y conferences on the trading with tihe ene my bill, authoriz inlg the presidlent to impose, censor ship over foreigo cable, radio, mail and all other communication and for licensinlg of foreign lanlguage news papers, are the subjects on which dis, cunnion might hinge. WAR WILL BE WON BY FOOD SUPPLY RLOGAN IS ADOPTED FOR BIG STATEWIDE CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN. COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED Drive Will Be Made for Card Pledges -Canvass to Be Made From House to House. Columbia.---A state executive com. mittee has been appointed by the United States food administration to direct the intensive food conservation campaign, planned to start iumedi ately and ending with a house to house canvass on October 21.28 inclu sive. The members are: 1). IR. Co ker, chairman, lHartsville; J. Ross Hanahan, Charleston; Gov. Richard I. Manning, Columbia; Mrs. F. Louise Mayes, Greenville; W. A. Stuckey, 3ishopv'ille; S. 11. McGhee, Greenville, and IH. Beverly Herbert, Columbia. A. V. Snell, who is directing the food pledge campaign, said yesterday: "The slogan of this campaign will be 'Food Will Winl the War.' While the production of food is extremely important, it is felt that the conservat tion of food is vital. The important factor in the conservation of food is the family. This campaign proposes to reach every family in the nation. A very successful preliminary cam paign was consumlnated on Septem ber 8 by the woman's committee of the Council of National I)efense. 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. All these mem hers will be requested and urged to assist in the present campaign. "In the State of South Carolina ev ery organization, civic, fraternal, re ligious, etc., will be requested to pledge their support. The woman's organizations throughout the state will have an important part in the campaign. County organzations will be formed with county chairmen, and these will be subdivided into city anl township committees. Through these emmittces a thoroughly organize< campaign of education to be under taken through the various organiza tions, churches, newspapers, movina pictures. billboards and posters. K these factors have already heartily r sponded to the call, and are now len ing every aid. "The purpose of this campalign is t give to the people of America an ad( quate conception of the need of foo in this war, and the relation that (v cry American family bears to thi subject. Every individual. mana, we -nan and child, and every individua American family can be an important factor in bringing this war to a suc 'cessful conclusion. "This campiaign is to bring this fac home, andl to secure a signed pledlg by the head of each family that they will join the United States food ad ministration in the conservation o. food. The autocratic government o Glermany does not leave this matte; to the voluntary action of its people but it autocratically requires anr stipulates whait can or can not ba eaten, but the Americana democracy believes that the American peopla will voluntarily respond. oncer the3 understand the need and the require ments, to the call, and will Ioyall3 support the government at thlais time Tihe p~edge that the Americ-an peopla are asked to take is not burdaensome It is as followvs: "'I am gladl to join you in the som'y ice of food conservation for~ our na tion, and~ T hereby ac(cept menmbershl in the United States food administrn tion, pledging myself to carry out th<a directions and advice of the food ad ministration in my home, in so fair al! my circumstances permit.' "After this pledge is signedi. simh instructions .will be sent to every member, which can be r'eadily carriaa out, largely in the nature of consert' ing present waste andl substianting fom present foods needed to feed the ar mies, other foods not so essential." KIlled WIth Pine Knot. Blamberg.-Corone~r J. it. Zeiglmx was called to the Ehrhar'd section o1 tho county to holal an inqcueast over t hr body of William Brabam, a negro, who was killed by Lucius Jones, an other negro. It sceems that the ne groes were drinking when they weni to church Sunday moraning and got into a row about some wine, wher1 'ones struck llrabham ov*er the hearl with a lightwood k not. lBoth negroem were from Bamberg county. but th< church at which thae row took place if just across the line ini Colieton county Increased Interest In Hogs. Clemson College.--There is an in creased interest in South Carolina foa breeding stock. Hogs are esp~eciallh in demand. Buyers should be can tious in selecting and( thus avoid hav ing animals off in type and breed char -acteristics. The selection of goo< sires is of vital importance as the sira is "half the herd." Many hogs ar being offered at public sales. This h a good way to disseminate good live stock and unfortunately it is a meani of rapidly seattering poor animals. PAIN? NOT A BITlI LIFT YOUR CORNS OR CALLUSES OPF No humbug! Apply few drope then just lift them away with fingers. This now drug is an ether compound discovered by a Cincinnati chemist. It is called freezone, and can4 now be obtained in tiny.: botti K as here shown at p. ver,. tte cost from any drug store. Just ask for ti freezone. Apply a drop or two directly upon a -tender corn or callus and instant. ly' the soreness disappears. Shortly you will find the corn or callus so loose that you Can lift it off, root and all, with the fingers. Not a twinge of pain. soreness or irritation; not even the slightest smart- t ing, either when applying I reezono or afterwards. This drug doesn't eat up the corn or callus, but - shrivels them so they loos I en and come right out. It is no humbug I It works like a charm. For a few . cents you can get rid of ev ery hard corn, soft corn or corn between the toes, as well as pain ful calluses on bottom of your feet. It never disappoints and never burns, bites or inflames. If your druggist hasn't any freezone yet, tell him to get a little bottle for you from his wholesale house.-adv. ORCHID ICE CREAM COMMON it Does Not Bear That Aristocratic Title but Goes by the Very Ple beian Name of Vanilla. Very few of us would ever think of ordering orchhi IIe crenm iti WI lhout a litle Itrelor of the pocket book, for - everyone knoiws tiit the orchid Is the most exlpinsive of1 flowers. But there nsre thousaunds of pecrsotns who enft or chid Ice erenm dly.' Although they prohnhly have not been aware of the cistintlon, it Is none thre les a fact. 0fcourse the lee cream is not ordered ,", by.% the atristoerntle - namen of orchid. On thle, contrary. It hears the Very ple hetlan namne of' vanilla. T(here ayre xaild to be no4 less than ; 15,0)0 vurietlos of orchid scntltered over I1he' earlth. All of them have the peculnir artiticial bearuty and the haunting odor tlhat tieemns insepaurable from this flower, whlich looks almost ats though It wecre it product of nn un hetinllit comillti4m in natutr. Of' all" Ihese 15,00(1 varieties, only One has any c1 prneten11 ivnhi, ini ihnt111l the one from, whleh vanilla comes. T'hr plant grows inhunclutly inl Sout Ia nd141 Cell trod A merlei', olid lits been Irnslalnt ed to other Iroplien countries, where It is now Iouishing. ' THIS DRUGGIST KNOWS BEST KIDNEY MEDICINE Siteeun years ago I began to sell Dr. Klilme' s Swazlip-R~oot and today I believe it is oneC of the best niedicines on the muar'ket; amtl my1 patronus are ver'y much pleased with thle results obtained from its use0 and speak very) favorably regar'ding it. Swamup-Root has beeni very' Benecessful in thle trea1tmenC1t. of kidneyCI, liverl anid bladder troubles according to the repor'ts receivedl and I have no0 hesiitan~cy in r'ecommatending it for I have great faith in its merits. Very truly13 yours, OWL DRUGt' STORR,. Oct. 3, 1016 Sedalia, Misouri. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You IScnd ten1 cenits to Dr'. Kilmner & Co., - JBin~ghaml~ton, N. Y., for a samp)ile size bottle. It will conlvinuce anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable in. formation, tellinig abouit the kidneys and( bladder. Whgan writinlg, lbe sure andl men tionl this piaper'1. Larige and1( miedlium size bottles for sale at all dIrug stores.-Adv. Good for Him. 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