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BEM?H PLOTS EXPOSED STATU DM'AUTMKNT GIVES OUT MOR? DAMAGING FACTS. Vorn Bern*torn* Directed a Horde or Sucre* Agents hi Criminal Activities Again* tho American Government. Washington. Sept. 22.?Further dis? closures of farreaching German prop? aganda. Intrigues and plots In this country prior to tho diplomatic break with Germany were made today by the committee on public information. In a bulletin styled, "Official' expose," the committee quotes numerous letters and extracts from letters seized by the department of justice in April, 1916, In a raid upon the New York office of Wolfe von Igel. Von Igol, in carry? ing on Ms manifold pro-German and anti-American activities, was in con? stant touch with the German embassy and with Count von Bernstorff, then the German ambassador to the Unit? ed States. "In the form of letters, telegrams, notations, checks, receipts, ledgers, cash books, cipher codes, list of spies and other memoranda and records," committee says, "we found indications ?In some Instances of the vaguest na? ture. In some others, of most damning concluslveneas?that the German im? perial government, through its repre? sentatives In a then friendly nation, Wae concerned with: ? Violation of the laws fo tho United States. Destruction of lives and prop? erty on merchant vessels on the high "Irish revolutionary plots against Great Britain. "Fomenting Ill-feeling against the United States in Mexico. "8uborn?tton of American writers and lecturers. "Financing of propaganda. "Maintenance of a spy system under ths guise of a commercial Investiga? tion bureau. "Subsidising of a bureau for the pur pone of stirring up labor troubles In mun tlon plants. "The bomb Industry and other re? lated activities." The commltteo, of which Secretaries Lanslni. Baker and Daniels are mem? bers aid George Creel chairman, has this to say concerning Holland: **H has long been an open secret that He Hand is merely a way station for shipments of contraband Into Ger? many. Here la official confirmation from the von Igel record.*, which would ?eem to Indicate a suspicious aad confidential relation between the 'Holland Commission' and tho German, official accredited to this country, or possibly a belief by the Germans that they could not successfully get the munitions to their own country. The message. In code with interlinear translation. Is entered as 'A-2493' and headed "German Embassy, Washing? ton. D. C, April 26, 1916.' It runs as follows: "Telegram from Berlin by secret roundabout way for Cary Heysen. Consign Holland 300,000 chests ? cartridges) and 200 tons powder, i'lease get In touch with Holland commission. Sender, war minister, foreign office, in representation. (Signed) " 'HaUfeldt.' " Prince HaUfeldt was an official of ths German embassy. In the Hamburg-American line's bureau of Investigation, the committee states, an "innocent pretending agency was at the outset the secret ' service of tb ? Hamburg-American Steamship Company. Under Paul Koenlg, Its manager. It became an adjunct of the German diplomatic se? cret service." A letter dried July 20, 1915, from **0, R," one of Its operatives to "7 000" (characterized by the commit? tee as Ciptaln Von Papen, former German military attache), tells of the payment of $150 to an unnamed per? son, under peculiar precautions, after the recipient had made this state? ment: "I Intend to cause ?erious damage to vessels of the allies leaving ports of Wood's Seed* Rosen Rye The most vigorous prow-i ing and productive of Seed Ryes. Stools out better, su? perior quality of grain, and destined, in our opinion, to take the place of all other Rye. Wood's Fall Catalog Gives full description and Informa? tion, and also tells about the best SEED WHEAT, OATS. RYE, and Other Seeds for Fall Sowing. Write for Catalog aad prices of any Sesds required. T. W. WOOD Ct SONS. SEEDSMEN, - Richmond. V?. the United States by placing homos, which I am making myself, on; hoard. Theso bombs resemble ordinary lumps of coal and I am planning to havo them concealed in the coal to be lad? en on steamers of the allies." Money apparently went from Ger? man sources In tho United states through the embassy channel to Sir Uoger Casement. Several lines of communication be? tween the GorWftn diplomatic service and the Irish revolutionary movement uro indicated in the captured docu? ments, tho statement continues. "John Devoy of New York, now editor of The Gaelic American, a violently antl Britlsh paper, was one of tho active agents of this connection." The following reference to Supreme Court Judge Daniel F. Cohallen of New York 13 contained, the commit? tee states, in a letter found in the von Is. ?1 papers in cipher with inter? linear translation, dated New YorU, April 17, 1916, numbered 3:15-1(1 ami inscribed at the top "Very secret." " 'Judge Cohallen requests the transmission of the following re? marks: " 'The revolution in Ireland can only be successful if supported from Germany, otherwise England will be able to suppress it, oven though it be only after hard struggles. Therefore, help is necessary. This* should con? sist primarily of aerial attacks In Eng? land and a diversion of tho fleet simultaneously with Irish revolution. Then, if possible, a landing of troops, arms and s.mmunition in Ireland, pos? sibly some officers from Zeppelins. This would enable the Irish ports t' bo closed against England and the establishment of stations for subma? rines on the Irish coawt and the cut? ting off of tho supply of food for England. The services of tho rcvolu tlon may, therefore, docido tho war.' "He asks that a telegram to this ef? fect be sent to Borlin." "This letter was signed '5132,8167, T230,' and was addressed to Count von Bernstorff. imperial ambassador, Washington, D. C "A code messuge sent to 7 rlln wni as follows: " 'National Germania insurance contract certainly promised. Execu? tor is evidently satisfied with propo? sition. Necessary steps- have been taken. *' 'Henry Norman.' " Of this message the committee ha this to say: "Not so innocent and harmless as it looks, for what the message really means is this: " 'Irish agree to proposition. Tin necessary steps have been taken.' " "Information carefully and exten? sively set forth In tho secret docu? ments of tho German officialdom," the committee continues-, "was some? times wide of the facts. For example, a lengthy memorandum of March 1. 1916, transmitted by tho secret agent, Captain Boehm, predicts that the president will attribute Mexico's anti American activities to German money and incitement; that ho will cull upon congress to support him in radical measures; that congress will Indorse tho president's stand, following which upward of 150 German spies and agents provocatures were to be arrest? ed and the ambassadors of the cen? tral powers to receive their pas ?ports." Speaking of Captain Boehm's ac? tivities, the statement cites a report of the German military information bu? reau of March 21, 1916, declaring Boehm was well known to members oi tho American Truth Society. The statement then says that the American Truth Society still Is extant and Jeremiah A. O'Leary, its moving ispiriL is now editor of The Bull, re? cently shut out of the mails for publi cation of seditious matter. Many inventors, the committc states, the seized papers show, arc represented as having plans involving the case of devices of destruction* An entry entitled "Pure-war ex? penses," from the von lgol papers Is made public by the committee as fol? lows: "Edwin Emesson, $1,000. "Fair Play (Mr. Braun), $2,000. "Fair Play (Mr. I'rann, $1,600. "Marcus Braun. U.OOO, "J. Archibald, |o,000." The statement continues: "Cone*. ning the Identity of the lasi entry thoft? might be room for doubt but for ? signed relelpt from J, r. j, Archib.tid acknowledging the sum ol $5,000 from the German embassy foi propaganda work." The committee concludes its eXPC ures as follows: "While chiefly eoncemed with mill tary affairs in Kurope the represents tives of a. supposedly friendly hatloi were keeping an Introeted Wfttoh on our own activities in that line. A se? cret code message of April I!. 1 !? 1 ? advised von Igel to this effect; ??Herewith respectfully send ;?n ea tract regarding the troops stationed in California end the armament ol the coast fortifications." New York. Sept. 22.?Bupreiw Court Justice Daniel v. Cotialan ol tbis city tonight issued a statement i; reply to a reference to him contalnc in the exposure, by the com mi's e o publi? infor.niiition at jfthanington in regard to the Herman propaganda an plots in this country prior to th ')reak in diplomatic n la lions. JTht statement said in part: "I do not know and I run not un? derstand how my name wns connect ed with any papers of Mr. von [gel, ns i never met nor know him and never heard of bis existence until the time of his arrest. I novi r h >nl or re? quested the pending of the rem irk Which are attributed to me. "I pointed out in .Carnegie Hall or last Eastern Sunday that the record of tho Irish throughout the entire his tory of tho country had been one of unconditional and unqualified loyalty and that wherever their Bytrip?thies In the great world war had been before our entrance into tho struggle, they are now, as they have always b< for America first, last and all the time." Beeswax Wanted. Sec me before you sell your wax. I will buy it for cash at the best cur? rent price. N. Q. OSTEPJN. I.\ FOMiETTE RECKT/] SS. Wisconsin senator PenotUU es War and Democratic l'arty. Toledo, B< nt. 23.-4>Denounelnf war in general and tin- Democratic govern mom In particular Senator r*i Foll?ttc of Wisconsin addressed large gath? ering in tho Coliseum this afternoon under the auspices of 'The Peoirtes Church" made up of Socialists head? ed by Prof. Scott N. aring. Mr. La FolIetAc attacked the Amer can press, declaring that A nerlcan ] ewspapers are for tin- i 10 I p con* trolled by the "war party," the . nan clal int- rest.* of the country. He declared that his rei t in St. Pauf last week had befen <> llberately misquoted throughout the country. "I am one citizen of ti e LTnlb I states who is ready to go against th? wall to preserve democracy," Bald Senator La FollettO, - Mr. Lo Pollette declared that the president of the United States sway congress to such an extern that the declaration of war was not the repre? sentative opinion of a democratic gov? ernment* He advocated war in de? fense only and in case of aggrci ion to submit the question to the peopn of Uk-.nation in tho, fond, of ? r endum. In <11-cussing the tax feature in con? nection with the pfO locution of the war, the sen.-.tor asserted that "wealth has won and the people have lost." Senator La Follett* nested that he hoped to be able to rve the people of this country fron to ?;'? y longer. I KILLKD AT CAMP T \< KS< V Pour Ntfgroca Meet Death from IM it* nliig?Seven Otlicru Hurt. Columbia, Sep;. 2i.?Four negroes were killed and ? v< n .rii'iiu ?1 during a terrific electric storm at Ct Jackson yesterday afternoon. Coroner! Scott said last night no inquest woul I be necessary. The Vead are: George 1 C. Kltt of Brahcttrville, If. Churcher] of Fort Motte, J. M. Green of Ba?to* ver, W. J. BifcCotte of Georgetowp. All were carpenters. They w?-?v working close to the camp quartevj-? master corps and an el- ' trie storm I came up and they went in a one ?obn? house, with the front entirely ?> '. ! * ? I > There was tin roof on it. "Ip there ! fald to have been - j men In] the rooi i i - ?heiter f>om tae storm. 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