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THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1915.
GERMANY HAD
PLAN TO BLOCK
EXPORTS HERE
(Scheme Rovonlod to Develop
Opposition in U.S. to the
British Policy.
BETHMANN-HOLLWEG
URGED TO LEND AID
Bir Sum Sent Von Bern
Itoiff Propaganda Cost
Is $2,000,000 Weekly.
One of the disclosure mode yeater
d - regarding the Centum propaganda
in that a Gorman trade representa
tive advtfed hln Government to Inter
rupt shipment rtt Oerman products to
this country with the aim of creating
American resentment against the Kng
jinh Mocknde against Germany.
It was said that Count von Bern
storff reoedved tl. 100.000 from the
Deut-he Bank several weeks ago; that
Ormany was spending $2,j00.000 a
week In Its pro-German campaign In
this country.
A letter written hy William T. Je
rome to Arthur von Brlesen suggests
thai Mr. Jerome was asked to make an
Important Investigation for the Ger
man (iovernment.
t'harges regarding German activity
jioured In yesterday to the Administra
tion oftLials In Washington.
One of these was that Germany was
seeking to stir up sedition In the
Philippine,
The altitude of the Administration
l that nothing thus far has been
found In the published revelations
that wouUl warrant criminal proceed
ing. Karntiel Gompers Issued a statement
demanding an inquiry Into the charge I
fhat Ihn f 1j r rn . u unrA unuL-lnff t n I
ment labor troubles.
Count von lternstorfr made It clear
he would not make any statement In
answer to the various charges. Other
persons mentioned In the revelations
maintained silence.
EXPORTS HELD VP.
Co.li epopdesc Shows Bethmans
Hollwea: Ks of Plan.
The most striking part of the World's
article this morning dealing with the
secret correspondence of Germany's rep
resentatives In this country tells of a
ruse suggested to the Imperial German
''hancellor with the aim of increasing
here the unpopularity of England's
blockade against exports from Ger
many. A letter written by Herr Waetsoldt,
commercial attache of the Oerman Con
sulate In this city, to Chancellor von
Bethmenn-HoUweg is produced. This
letter suggests that steps be taken in
(iermany to Interrupt the delivery from
Germany of chemicals, dyestuffa and
other proiTucts greatly needed In this
country to keep big industries going.
The suggestion applied to such articles
as (iermany might easily ship out of
the country.
The aim set forth was that by holding
up these supplies there would go up a
great outcry against Great llrltuin, and
that such pressure would be brought on
the Administration as to compel instant
action on the part of the State De
partment In demanding that Great Brit
ain lessen the tightness of Its blockade.
The letter In which Herr Waetsoldt
suggests the ruse as a means of creating
American resentment against England
whs written In Garman. The transla
tion follows :
Imperial German General Consulate.
Jur ...I No. N 738-15.
Hr-lrort No. H. 10-11.
New Yohk, June 80, 1915.
The Joint procedure of the importers
of goods from Germany and Austria
Hungary, suggested In my report of
June 10, 1915, H. 24-15, lias taken a
wider scope than could have been ex
pected at first.
The last two meetings, In which a
protest against the British order In
"! 'il was formulated, were unex
pectedly well attended and led to the
sending of a commission to Washing
ton, which was received by Mr. Lan
sing of the State Department, and re
ceived firm promises, but no absolute
assurance, that the Department of
Mtati would guard the Interests of the
Imports, Further, a petition was
sent to the President, which was sub
scribed to by nearly all the large lm
portert, besides a number of American
business men who receive materials
from Uermany and Austria.
In the petition It was firmly
pointed out ttutt the payment for
goods before shipment was not cus
lOnMM or bust l iee.il Ike, and that Just
llie largest and most responsible
American firms, who are accustomed
to transact their business on open
credit, will have to suffer because of
the order in oouncll. and that many
American firms also had running con
tracts for delivery with German fac
tories, and erven also owned soma
factories In Germany.
It Is also pointed out In the petition
that the trade with specified persons
In a few cases Is Just as little bene
fited as by payment for the goods in
i ' of selsure. The American busi
ness houses must Insist upon a general
permission to deal in goods which art
Dot contraband.
Mate Department Policy.
As I liavw been assured by the In
'errated circles, the Htate Department
Is now no longer Inclined to support
ths commission for exceptional cases
in Isolated Instances, but Intends to
work toward a general rule. On tills
Imsls the Department of State is also
supposed to be opposed to sending sn
otfielsl commissioner to London to
handle isolated cases with the British
(ovea nment ; it Is also to advlss
against the sending of a representa
tive of the importers to London to
handle the exceptional oases. All
nnotlanloiiK of the American Govern
ment with the British Government
er, up to this time, unofficial.
Ah the movement In the business
World has tuken on such a wide scope,
hud great pressure is bslmj brought
i" hear on the sHaie Department from
' He ia i sources, It Is possible thst the
fa). tier will in the future be handled
with a little more energy than here
tofore. The principal and most tangible
pressure on the Administration In
Weshlngton will only begin to be
felt when the cotton question again
becomes acute. There is a particularly
good crop In prospect, and If the ex
portation of ootton Is Interrupted and
the price of cotton thereby Influenced
Injuriously, the actum States vlr.
the Democratic South will bring all
possible pressure to bear on the Demo
cratic Administration fb have the or
der In council revoked.
Prom a Oerman standpoint the pres
sure on the American Government can
be strengthened by the Interruption of
deliveries from Germany, even if the
British Government should permit ex
ceptions. Those shipments especially
should be interrupted which the Amer
ican Industries so badly require, espe
cially chemicals and dyestuffs, as also
goods which are used In the realm of
the flne arts. .
The withholding of goods Is the
surest means of occasioning the plac
ing before the Admlnlstrstlnn In
Washington of American Interests.
Those protests have the most weight
which come from the American In
dustries whlrh employ many workers.
The complaint of one of the great
American dye factories which declared
that the continued withholding of dye
stuffs would make necessary the dis
missal of 1.000 workmen has done
more than the protests of the Im
porters. A copy of this report Is being for
warded to the Imperial emtwissy.
WAicTxni.nT. Trsde Representative.
Regarding : The protests of Ameri
can Importers of Oerman and Austrian
goods against the British order In
council.
To his Excellency, the Imperial
Chancellor, Dr. von nethniann-ltoll-weg.
"It wss the Invariable experience In
the State IVpsrttneiM," says the ar
ticle, "that Uermany. while apparently
working for the transportation of these
essentials, was really trying to make It
appear that it could not get them
through because of rhe British blockade
The purpose of this pretence was. of
roui'se, to Influence the American Gov
ernment to resist the right of England to
scrutinise any shipments from Germany.
It was the German hope that this might
result In complications between this Gov
ernment anil Great Britain that would
eventually permit the safe transporta
tion of all German goods to the t'nlted
States or compel the atrardonffnent of the
blockade of North Sea ports hy the Brit
ish Government."
S.nnn.oon a Week Spent.
In the rext place the article tells of
large amounts of money shipped to
Count von Bernstorff, Gorman Ambas
sador to Washington. It Is asserted that
1 1.1 on. ono was sent to the Ambassador
by the Deutsche Bank of Berlin on July
2 last . that Germany Is spending more
than $2,000,000 a week In this country
to promote various activities in spying
on the Allies and In furthering propa
ganda here favorable to Germany. It Is
said that lr. Heinrlch Albert, the chief
financial agent of Germany, receives
Isrge amounts and that Herr Schmidt,
the Western representative of the
Deutsche Bank, also received large
amounts.
The translation of a secret document
sent to Count von Bernstorff regarding
tlie transmitting of $1,100,000 came from
the "Gehelmer Iherrlegungsrat" (secret
Government (Viunael, whose name is not
given) is printed in full. It follows:
New York. July 28. 1915.
You have in the name of the Ger
man Bank to our order for the ac
count of the Imperial Interior Office
for the account of S. Suliberger A
Sons Company, New York, a guaran
teed maximum of 82 per cent, of the
highest amount In the contract of
$1,100,000 (one
million one hundred thousand dollars)
alluwed you by the Inclosed. There Is
an agreement governing this that for
all claims which are, on i basis of this
security, made current by the firm of
S. Sulxberger A Sons Company against
the Deutsche Bank. Berlin, the Im
perial Interior (itttee Will advance in
full to the Deutsche Bunk.
As security for this advance we ap
propriate 1. $600,000 (six hundred thousand)
5 per cent. German Treasury notes ( )
which we In due time transmitted as a
foundation for the by this time settled
account of $600,000 on April 7 . and
2. Further $80u,000 (three hundred
thousand dollars) 5 per cent. German
Treasury notes ( ?) whlrh we are to
day delivering to you, so that you now
have In hand for this guarantee a total
of
$900,000 (nine hundred thousand dol
lars) 5 per cent. German Treasury
notes (?).
The Imperial Interior office la
bound, as soon as the Deutsche Bank
is called upon to make payment on the
basis of this advance, to reimburse the
accounts uf the Deutsche Bunk tu that
extent.
Secret Govt. Counsel.
imperial Ambassador,
Herr Schmidt, who bus his office with
John 11. McClemenl of 163 Broadway,
has been connected with the Deutsche
Bunk for thirty-two years. Before the
war he spent much time in South Amer
ica on banking business, mid last Octo
ber he was sent to this country. He
has not been concerned with politics in
Germany or In this country. He re
fused to receive reporters yesterday.
Jeromes Name Mentioned.
A third phase of the revelations tills
morning deal with negotiations that
were carried on between William Trav
ers Jerome, former District Attorney,
and Athur von Brlesen, one of the best
known German American cltlxens. The
letter written by Mr. Jerome to Mr. von
Brlesen after the latter hail consulted
him points out that Mr. Jerome would
need a retainer of $10,000 and $10,000
for expenses I- m- the matter uould
not lie Intrusted to "agents of the or
dinary type of private detectives."
Mr. von Brlesen, who served In the
American civil war, resigned lust win
ter as president of tlie Legal Aid
Society "because of criticism of his
German name." He served once as
commissioner to investigate Kllis Isl
and, having bcon appointed by Col.
Koosevelt, of whom Mr. von Brlesen
was a great admirer. The letter of Mr.
Jerome follows:
No. $7 Wall Street, New York, June
29, 1915.
Arthur von Brlesen, Ksq.. No. 25
Broad Street, New York City.
Mr. Dear Mr. von Brlesen : Since I
saw you this morning I have conferred
with my partners in regard to the mat
ter that we discussed. It would Im a
great pleasure for me to undertake
this business, not only because my In
clination would coincide with my pro
fessional duty, but because the em
ployment would be to do what, regard -lesa
of any legal question Involved, I
considered to be right.
The contemplated business Is, how
ever, one which If done oorrcotky would
require very much labor and a very
considerable expenditure of money, in
order to get si the facts necessary to
properly present our cause. The selec
tion of agents to conduct these Inves
tigations would be a difficult matter.
They could not, of course, be of 'he
ordinary type of private detectives,
and we might from time to time, and
undoubtedly would have to, expend
considerable sums In order tu obtain
desired information.
No one, of course, vould be assured
of success in the matter, so that In ad
dition to the labor Involved one mtgilit
very well have to meet a discouraging
situation, Isxving failed to aouoml!ah
the end in view.
The mailer Is so grave in Its' char
acter that I should be unwilling to
uudsrtaas It wltliput devoting my beat
Washington Is Flooded
With Rumors of Plots
Philippine Sedition Fostered by Teutons Unverified
Report Other Developments May Lead to Dip
lomatic Exchanges With Germany.
Washington, Aug. 17 Administra
tion officials continued to-day In an atti
tude of watchful waiting toward the
cfharges that a big pro-German conspir
acy, Involving Gertnam diplomatic offi
cials, is at work in this country In an
effort to stir up public opinion against
ihe Administration's foreign policy, force
the establishment r f an emhnrgo on arlns
and ammunition and foment labor
troubles In factories producing war sup
plies for the Allies.
Meanwhile, however, s flood of charges
and rumors In regard to German spies
and German plots are pouring In upon
Washington. While Government officials
refuse to become excited over these de
velopments it is apparent tlmt the situa
tion Is giving them serious concern and
that they are alive to the possibility
that they will lie forced to take some
action thai will add to the tenseness
of the situation between his country and
I iermany.
The late-t batch of newspaper charges
to be brought to the attention of Gov
ernment officials were that Geinian
spies had bee.v discovered among the
employee of the Treasury ami State I
Depai tmctits ; that evidence was in hand
which had started - he Government u.n
an investigation to determine wheither or
not German Influences were at work
stirring up sedition In the Philippines
and, tmally. that a secret wireless plan
had lieen located on the roof of a house
In northwest Washlngt OB, the owner of
which, a German secret service agent
was busily engaged dally In tapping off'-l
clal messages Hashed from the Govern
ment station at Arlington, Ya.
Philippine Sedition Rumor.
The Department of Justice, which wss
reported to huve assigned secret service
men to all of these cases, denied flatly
that it had any such evidence or was
Investigating. An attache of the British
hmhaaay was credited with having had
information In regard to the "Philippine
sedition." but It was learned authorita
tively that the embassy had no such
Information, officials of the T-easui v
Department denied the reports in reir.ui
to German spies there and so also did
the State Department.
While it is realised by officials here
that many of the serious charges whi i
are being made are Wet founded and
worthy of fhe most careful Investigation
on the part of the Government agents,
the fear is expressed that loo many reck
less statements are being made without
attenuate evidence to substantiate them.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, issued a
statement to-night In which he nxaln
iluiu .h-. v. ,. .1
; "" " "" "--"
o, 'lnm,r. "m ,1 " h"111wam".1
s Influence In the calling if strikes.
JS'.JSS!!! , "T S ""'A'"'' Hl
statement te ds to confirm the reports,'
already published that an effort was I
made hy ..erman sgents to bring abo it
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efforts to make It a success, and it
would be necessary that I not onlv
''
l 1
r
myself give it close personal atten
tion. but I should want my paltm
.vir. ttanci unii. to a certain et, nt
my partner Mr. Kresel to be as ac
tive In the matter as I myself would
be. In other words, I don't want to
undertake the Job without doing
everything humanly possible to make
It successful Under these circum
stances 1 feel that we should have a
substantial fund In hand to draw on
for expenses, and I think that fund
should not be less than $u.00li.
So far as the i-ompensation of my
self and associates in this matter is
concerned I think that we should
have a retaining fee of 10,000i and
that our ultimate compensation
should, of course, depend upon the
various elements that go to make up
a lawyers proper and reasonable
charge.
To sum up. I should be glad to un
dertake the work and give it my best
attention for a retaining fee of $10.-
000 provided that 1 receive assurances
that there will be funds for expenses
up to the amount of $10,t00.
I leave this afternoon for Washing
ton on a matter of business, and from
there I go to my place in Connecticut.
1 will not return to New York until
a week from next Monday. Should
you have reached a decision to employ
me in this matter before that tune
you may communicate with my office
and they will know where to 'get me
and I can return to the city. With
best regards 1 remain, very sincerely
yours,
WlLUAM Travkiis JMObPB,
There is much mystery as to who is
tlie head of the German secret agents in
this country It has been said that Capt.
Boy-lid, naval attache to the German
Kmliassy, hud elmrge of the work, but
that never has been proved, though some
of the revelations regarding the issuing
of passisjrts to German American citi
xois ure suid to have let! in his direc
tion. Silence prevailed yesterday anxing so
called German representatives whoso
nam. have been mentioned In the secret
corresmdcnce. Count von Bernstorff
ruusod it to he announced tlmt ho won Id
make no statement now. It Is likely
that when the revelations are ended he
will have something to say.
Hugo Shweltxer. a German A merles, II
chemist who sinned a contra.1 for a sup
ply of phenol from tlie American oil anl
Supply Coiniutuy, said he might Issue a
statement this afteriKJcn.
A. J. Moxham, prosldemt of the Aetna
Explosives Company, which sold tiowdei'
unwittingly to the Bridgeport Projectile
Oomiaiuy, said to Isi controlled by Ger
many's agents, said he would make a
statement at 2 o'clock to-day. J. H.
Hoadley, a director in the Bridgeport
Projectile Company, financed with Ger
man money, refused to muke any state
ment. It was learned yesterday from an
authoritative source tn.it Germany has a
great many ageiitM or spies working In
this country. They are oorly paid and
are rojiorted to have left various .rails
because of their lack of skill, but hhey
luo o kept the Government's agents here
busy trailing them.
HITCHCOCK URGES EMBARGO.
Kaowa Nothing of I'rupsa nda . but
Will t'rar geaale lo Acl.
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 17. United States
Beustor U. M. Illtchoork of Nebraska
denies that he has any knowledge what
ever concerning the tiermsn propaganda
movement.
In n sighed statement given out to
day he say a
' I know nuthlnc whatever of the move
ment and have never he. ml of the men
mentioned as engineering It. I am In
favor of an embargo on the exportation
of arms and ammunition. I . .-1 Decem
ber I Introduced In the Senate a bill lo
orohlblt the trade. 1 later offered my
bill as aa amendment to tne snipping olU
of munitions to the Allies. Mr. Gompers
aid :
"If an Inquiry were directed to what
I pointed out, that Is, to the efforts to
corruptly induce labor men to all strikes
anvmg longshoremen and seamen, K
would be fruitful In results. For several
months at times 1 could sreiroely avoid
httvlng people try to coine In contact
with me upon the scheme to mil strikes
which would afteC the situation regard
ing the handling of products Intended
for European countries. In my opinion,
a dllstwit inquiry shoukl be made Into
this entire matter. Wltliout regard of
sny sympathy foT the one or the other
side of the nations Involved In the war,
had It nut been for the rsmesty of tits
men at the head of some of there or
ganisations primarily in Interest there
would have been great strikes Inaugu
rated at fhe Instance of the agents of
foreign Governments.
(iontprrs's strike Policy.
"All my Hfe I have tried, and will con
tinue to try, to secure the very best pos
sible conditions and wages and hours
for the workers of our country. If these
cannot he accomplished without strikes
I have no hesitancy In encouraging
etilkee for tlwslr attainment, but such
striken will have to be undertaken for
these specific direct purpose ... not
for any ulterior purposes, ami an Im
proper purpose, and particularly when
undertaken by corrupt or other means in
the Interests of another. ouns is an
the Interests of one nation as against
American labor movement and will be
conducted by the rank and tile and the
officers of the American lubor move
ment." While the publlsheii reports of a Ger
man plot to cause trouble In the I'hllip-
pines were discredited on all sides, the
disclosure was made that the British
Embassy had called to the attention of
I 'tilted States officials the activities of
two Germans In the Philippines and the
presence near one of the islands of a
suspicious vessel. This occurred some
time ago and was in no way related to
any suspected plot against the t inted
States.
The British agents In this country had
Information that shipments of arms bad
been made from the Pacific coast for
Asiatic ports by Germans with a view
to smuggling these munitions into India
and fomenting uprisings there. The
British suspected that Germans In the
Philippines were having something to do
with that plot and they called the mat
ter to the attention of this Government.
This perhaps gave rise to the latest
charge that Germans were try ing to
cause trouble in the Philippines, hut i :
; is apparent that the case related merely
to a suspicion of neutrality violations
So far as has been learned, nothing
came of the matter.
At the Department of Justice It was
mtoi ,,au.. ii,. Mau. u.... t
- - """"or !. om puo-
llshsd as ye, to warrant the law offl-
CM In initiating criminal proceedings
0n ,,, ol,.r ,,,, ,he lin,,K14tlns ,.".
ernlng pernicious activity on the part
of ,;,,, diplomatic officials are sucl,
that they may lead to development
whlch will cause the Stale Department
' lttK " matter up with German
iBpoyxes dlplomati
Ic channels
and It received in support the totes of
thirty-seven Senators, o
1 made a speech in supi
It Is the only occasion I
thirty-seven Senators on that occasion
isirt of my bill.
have siMiken on
I tne sunject. snd I am nor now under
'any engagement to sieak in Chicago or
elsewhere.
"At the approaching session of C in
I gross I expect to Introduce my bill and
; 10 RdVOCaia It as art American meaauea
In the Interests of the Amcrh an people."
GERMAN VIEW GIVEN.
"Frnnkf urter .ellnnK" ss
Ills-
closures Are oinlesl.
fxjSCsfJ Cs64 re.WA to TltK Si v
Bkki.iN (by wireless,
Aug. 17. According to i
via Ismdon),
despatch from
Frankfrt the Frankfurter . ituny says
in reference to the disclosures concern
ing activities of German agenta in the
United states:
"We do not know what pnsifs the let
ters Oontaln That we are trying to pur
chase abroad what we may need during
the war. and which mlKhl otherwise fall
Into the hands of t lie enemy Is so obvious
that disclosures rSffardlni it are inmi
cal, particularly Inasmuch as the I'nite.l
States has officially declared that the
nature of American neutrality Is such
that American manufticturers may sell
arms and ammunition to us as well as
to our enemies."
VON MOLTKE SAYS U. S.
IS PROLONGING WAR
Declare Conflict Will Lust
Until Americana stop scii-
i ii r Arms to Allies.
faealgl ahle frixitrh tn Tint Si v
IxisiiijN, Aug. 17 According to a
deapach from Amsterdam, the f'oiifl- 1
gsgfgl Time, g Berlin nawapgper irintii
ent. with fount von Multke, formerly
chief o the Oerman QenaroJ. stair, wtui
said the war woul 1 last as IniiR as the
United States supplies arms find ammu
nition to Uermany 's enemies, t'nunt von
Moltke Is quoted us follows:
"The tiermatiN have often smashed
their enemies with their swords, but
every time the neutral United States
came out from the background and put
new weapons In their hands. The United
Slates, therefore, la directly raBSOIWl
ble for prolonging the war, for otherwise
Oermany would already have brought it
to a close, at least on one front."
Col. Kmersou remark, d that the
United Slates Is acting within Its rights
and that Uermany had acted In the same
way In recent wars. Thereupon, fount
von Moltke anld that (Iermany always
refused to furnish arms to America's
enemies, especially to Spain during the
Cuban war. Tlie Interviewer then akl ;
"What about the (Jerman arms found
in Mexico In 19U?"
"The Culled States was not at war
with Mexico when these arms were sold,"
answered Count von Moltke. "(iermany
sold arms to Mexico only In tlmu of
peace, but never during war time."
He then referred to the enormous ex
penditure for smmunltlon and said no
body befpre the war had had any con
ception what the demand would be. (Ier
many, he added, la In the same predica
ment ua her enemies, and Ihe Gel man
ai rules early In the war were frequently
dangerously short of arms and am mu
nition, but the amaxlug capacity and
adaptability of the staffs In charge of
the various plants. s well as the pa
triotism of the workmen, enabled (ier
many to emerge from her danGerous
l"l"lon.
CHARGES GERMANS
SEEK NAVY SECRETS
FrovidraM "Joint"' Makes
Kiffht Accusations to Sor
retitrv Daniels.
CALLS DR. FRANK A SPY
PROviDrxcr.. It. T.. Aug 1 (Wednes
day). The Providence Journal says
this morning:
"At the request of President Wilson
the Providence Journal has presented to
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and the
members of the neutrality board at I
special meeting hela In Washington in
the office of the Secretary of the Navy
a series of tacts that prove the Mister) Of
of German propaganda In this oouniry
and the activities of the German spy
system for several years before the be
ginning of the preserrt war. At the meet
ing there were present In addition to
the representatives of Its) Journal Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels, Dr. James
Brown Scott, ornuiman of the p.irtrallty
board, and (iapt. James II Oliver, IT. 8.
N , another member of the neutrality
board. Tlie evidence presented by the
Journal, accompanied by proofs of all
the charges made, consisted of eight
separate and distinct facts as follows:
"1. That Dr. K. G. Frank, the present
executive head at the SayviUe wirelesa
station, sought to obtuln access through
an Urtennedlatory to isirts of an Ameri
can battleship not oiien to vinitors at the
Brooklyn navy yard on January 1$,
1!ii9, for the purpose of stealing one of
the few secrets the t'nlted States navy
his left the details of Its Are control
s s-tom.
Calls Frank Chief uf spies.
"2. That the said Dr. K. G. Frank Is
really the head In the United States of
what is known In Berlin as an Informa
tion bureau and that much of his ac
tlvlty consists In obtaining iu various
w.iiri similar secret information and also
confldotitlal data concerning apparatus
and methods developed by American
manufacturers of great value either ti
the German trovernment or Germag
manufacturing interests.
"3 That Commander II. Ketxmann,
the naval attache of the Imperial Ger
man Kmbassy at Washington, whose
place Is now tilled by Capt. Bcy-Kd. at
tempted on NovsjnbM lull, to make
ue .,t .i wirele-.,-. station at rayvnie nur-
inK t),e Moris . o troubles to communicate
orders and information to the German
nasi Cruising in the r.rltlsh Channel and
the North Sea.
"4. That in M.u-ch. 1910, the same
Commander Iletxtnann attempted to se
cure accurate arid complete Information
isincernlrur the entire wireless service In
the United States, and particularly the
naval radio serv:
"5. That the Telofunken Company of
Berlin, under intructlons from the Qer.
man Foreign Office, attempted In May.
I'M 1. to sulnillt a DM to tlie l mien Miuw
Government for the supplying and In
tallatlon of a large number of wireless
stations in the l'hllippinc, which were
to be located, if possible, at the sites
ind lasted on a special map supplied to
the Telefunken Company by the German
Foreign MBoa, Tin. niurked map, to
gether with a lust, was also placed by
the Telefunken Company of Berlin in the
possession of its branch house In Man. la
with full Instructions anil ordeis to treat I
the matter as strictly confidential, and
particularly the marked map from the
Oerman goreixm Office.
hemes ttteaapl si roatral
"S. That Hans Mr. do general man
ager of the i Jerman Telefunken COTO
liany. and an Officer in tlie German army,
attempted to gather under German con
trol in 1111, and was partially successful
In doing so. an entire chain of private
wireless stations and stations owned by
other Governments in South and Central
America working through a plant at I
: ytrlll
That before the Sayvllle station
was constructed. Ihe Telefimken Com
pany of Berlin In September, lsl". sua-
gested. In order to hide the real owner -
ship of the station, that the not essarv
land be purchased In the nam" of Will-
lam S. Hulse, an American cltlxen and
one of Its confidential representat'ves
f In New York, who was then to transfer;
the title to them. Special stress was
lain ny Benin on tne rac inat nutss
was an American citlxen. The land, I
however, was finally purchased hy Paul1
K. PlohOll of th TVlf'funkmi CompHiiv
of Berlin it the nam' of BtoUwerok
Mtoh A nifiiitifr (if that firm In a dlrer
tor aiul Hlot'kholiler In t lie Telcf'itikcti
company.
"h. That hi Niienihei, 11MI. t ho man-
ajetr of th AtUatufo CominuQlctUon
Company In M)W York reoelVWl a rorn-
muntcatlon from the QeMlUKhftfl Pur
DnthtlOM TelegrapbU which toted that
Qermftny wan treat ly intprt'Ntetl In oh
taihini? permanent laiwt Matton In the
ncifchhorhoort of Ntt ai aua hecaune they
woulil he of ftreat value If the ranama
4 'anal wan fortified."
TUUKS DRIVE BRITISH BACK.
Troops Forced to et Protection
of tilled Warships.
CONgrAMTtNort.K. via It.-rlin and The
Hague, Aug. IT. The Turka have driven
llrttlxh reenMriNunents landed near I ...... ,
guva Hay. on the . M ihore of Ihe W 1,1 ,"'",",n entrsltt.
Ualllpoll Penlnaula, back to the shore, Kn Interview with M, Eavltalanoa, par
according to deapatohaa received hergltlaan of m Venlgeloe, who ban been
to-day, which odd that the British took elected President of the ureek Chamber
refuge under the protection f the niiiudiof Deputies, is published in the RerHner
warships. Tatj' bluff of July 23, copies of Which
Stern Brothers
Continuing To-day, To-morrow and Friday,
The End-of -Season Clearing Sale of
Men's Sack Suits
at $12.50 and 19.50
Kormer prices; were up to $35.00
This seuson's smartest models ; made of ggrggg, plain und
striped worsteds, cassimeres, cheviots and desirable mix
tures; sizes 34 to 46 chest measure.
Also a very fortunate purchase of
Shantung and Courtauld Silk Suits, $12.50
Regularly $22.50 and 25.00
Men's Outing Trousrra at $2.23, 3.2.", 3.50
Regularly $3.75 to 5.00
VENIZELOS CHOSEN
AS GREEK PREMIER
Tiikes Four T)ayn, However, to
Decide on Acceptance Rfld
Future Course.
HE AM) KlXfi IX ACCORD
Uonivjn. Aug. 17. Tlie resignation of
the Go u nor Is Cabinet was accepted by
King Constantlne of Greece o-day. ac
cording to an Athens despatch. The
King Immediately called M. Venlxelos.
the former Premier, to confer with
him. I'mofflclnlly It Is stated that the
King at that meeting laid before M.
Vemlielos the terms upon wrhlch he will
appoint him Premier.
The ex-Premier was In audience with
the King for several hours, during which
all aspects of the Greek situation were
discussed at length. It Is reported that
the King and M. Venlxelos found them
selves to be In complete accord on all
vital subjecta Venlxelos Is understood
to have asked for four days In which
to consider the diplomatic situation he
fore accepting the Premiership.
Ventselos Kksplxojr Course.
The Timet, whose Athens correspond
ent says that M. Venlxelos seems dis
posed to facilitate an understanding with
King Constantlne In order to avoid a
fresh crisis, expresses the belief that It
would tie premature to regard the
triumph of ths Venlxelos policy as al
ready assured. The paper recalls tlie
fact that Birart from the King, the Gcr
manoplule politicians are cooiernling In
efforts against the Knlente Powers, while
the Allies are opposed by leading Greek
military Genera. s.
"Until It Is known whether M. Venl
xelos succeeds In forming the new Cain
net." says the Times, "he cannot Is; said
to hve triumphed, even snould he be
come Premier. His action will be de
termined by tlie circumstances now ex
isting, and these circumstances ni.iy me
dude a return to the policy advocated
by him in March. In any went his
sympathies arc with the Kntente IVwera
nd his belief that the welfare of Qreocs
Is liounil up n tli. Victory of the Allies
Is not likely M change.''
Some political observers assert that
King Constantlne will be won over
In the cession of Greek territory to Bul
garia as an inducement to that country
lo enter the war on the side of the Al
lies, while others lielieve that the King's
pro-German sympathies will dominate
the sltuat.on It la even suggested In
some quarters that M, V eft! set OS w-ill no
loajfcar stand out for Greek participation
In tlie war and that his appohttmofal at
Premier will mean continued Greek neu
trality
No one doubts that the general situa
tion at Athens is of the tinder liox va-
r:ei on the vei ge of bursting into
I flame at any moment. It Is awn sug
i geted that should the Kirig eontlime to
I Insist upon a policy of neutrality there
i will be an uprising ag:iinst him and that
M. Venlxelos will be m.ide President of
a Greek republic.
Ralksn utntes II IV.erisb.
Reports race IsSCi by trie Italian Gov
ernment from Rumania. Bulgaria and
Greece show that military preparations
in those countries are being carried on
with feVSriab haste. In some quarters
here this is taken to mean that these
States are nearing a decision au to their
policy In the war
The Geneva Trihiinr prints the follow-1
lug despatch from Rumania
"King Ferdinand yesterday gave ai
long private audience to the Greek Min
ister, who Is a member of the pai ty
headed by RteUtherloa VanifM los ."
French opinion considers it premature
to see in the defeat of the Gounarla
Ministry acceptance by Greece of the
line of policy outlined by the Quadruple
Kntente In its last note Tlie .1nfiii
doubts that Venlxelos will take the Stand
for the Kntente Allies he had at I he
beginning of the year.
"But at least." Hays tile Unfix, "the
Allies will find In VonlKelos a statesman
Capable of applying broad Judgment
j and Intelligence to the consideration of
, his country's Interests."
T vir re TCi BT1M A'T A
.M' .ll,r,ci II nl'J.H.l.i
Firms Here Won't fell Ponder Till
MIMuMto la Katita,
The Oovernmsnt of Rumania wants to
buy munitions of war In this country,
hut she cannot place her orders for
ammunition until she announces Just
how she Intends to eiwlng In the Balkan
situation if she swings with Germany
her orders will not be filled by powrlei
Companies that are supplying ihe Allies.
If she takes the side of the Allies Shi
ran place her ordeis easily
The fact that this situation prevails
Is taken fo Indicate that her attitude
1 in the Kuropean war has not been
i settled it was learned in Wall treol
1 yaaterday that ituuianla has been seck-
log; In vain to buy powder. The big
i plants, however, that have receive
I orders from France have been compelled
i to sign a contract that they will not sell
to the Teutonic allies.
WAR FEVER OYER.
I Veplaeloa rnrtisan -,,
. recce
have Just been received In New York.
The Athens correspondent of the Berlin
palter quotes M. Zavltalauns as saying:
"It Is my opinion, as well as that of
the members of my party, that the
national Interests of Greece tend to di
rect us to the able of the Allies. At the
same time, however, I believe that Un
reasons which not long ago urged M
Venlxelos and the Liberal party lo aban
don our policy of neutrality and enter
I the war on the side of the Quadruple
I Kntente no longer exist. The reason
i for my belief Is the fact that there has
; occurred since then a remarkable chang-
In the situation determining our foreign
policy."
The Tageblntt'a correspondent ,iskcd
M. Zarvltslanos if this latter view was
shared hy the liberal parly In general,
w hereujion the Greek statesman re
plied :
"I believe nobody falls to recognlxe
the great changes that have come to
pass and nobody deems It advisable for
Oca org to abandon her neutra.lty."
M. St.ivltsiano in the course of the
Interview expressed his tlrtn conviction
th.it M Venlxelos was bound to return
to isiwer.
"And supposing that the King and M.
Veniaeloa arm not be a Ma to agree on
the question! of the Greek foreign
policy?" .isked the Interviewer
"Then." M Zavitslanos Is quoted as
replying, our constitution provides for Aftai i lone, ami farduoua expedition
a new dissolution of the Chamber. MoW-1 OVSI Siacielfl and pass, s on Italian ler-
ever, I believe tlt.it two men who lovnirttoiy tin Italian IrtMMJM s viled In
their country as ardently as the King gaining a foothold on Alls': : in III
and Mi Venizelos, will be well ah!e to
agree upon a way on which this country
can lie led to continued happiness and
Well being "
FRENCH TAKE ANOTHER
BRIDGE IN THE VOSGES
Infantry Attacks Oerman Poal
tlona ii nd Repnlaei a
Counter A Muck.
(aeeiel fee ft rrintrh ia Tor si .
I'.wus. Aug. it French Infantry
gained a foothold on a fresh ri.lg. In
the Vosges to-day. a 'dng 10 the
official communique Issued to-night The
statement was as follow":
Artillery duels without any notable
Incident have taken place on the
greater part of the front.
In the Vosges we heavily bombarded
the German positions in the ruglon of
the l.lngekopf and Helchackeikopf
and on the ridge between Sonderbach
nml tsindersbacfi At the latter point
our Infantry nttackiii and gained a
footing on the ridge, where they are
now Installed. A German count, r
attack was repulsed.
The following Official statement was
issued earlier In the day :
Las' night there was fairly spirited
caeinooadli ai varloua iiims on the
front, notably at Boeslnghe and at
Que: nev leres and in Lorraine, In the
vicinity of Arracourt and l,eintrcy.
There was fighting with hand
grenades In the Amine at Fontaine.
aux-t'harmea and at i.a Haute-t'he.
vauohee. At this latter place the Ger
mans mine out from their trenches
yesterday evening to deliver an attack,
but our tire drove them bark to their
lines.
G ERM A NS MOWED DOWN.
iieiuisns Defend Dtamade Bridget
head Mieeessf n 1 1 .
Paglg, Aug. 17 The Hermans made
an ihcr desperate attempt to take the
i. mo tie bridgehead at Dtxmude rro-n ma
defending Belgian troopa last night, hut
failed Tlie ncomtng columns aere cut
to pieces by well placed machine guns,
and the few men who finally leached Ihe
foremost fetich were forced to retire
i nmedlatoty.
fetal night the Belgian tmps retire, i
from the nret line at this point and
waited at the soinml line f r the Oer
man attack to iH-g n. When the Oerman
troopa appeared four abreast they were
perm sited to march within eay ririge
of the machine auns before a sht was
nreo. This bridgehead has been taken
I : - iii the Belgians three times, ami .is
many times recaptured.
DRIVE DESTROYERS OFF.
Qer hi line io Report Capture tif
Hi 1 1 1 nli r ro i I ii ii .
BefetlelWi ia A til M H I It tH, All 17.
The ierman report leeued to-ilay re-
gftrdlng ihe weetem from my :
At totetid on r cfMUM artillery i,itt
terlee tirve fr two enemy destroy ere.
in the eastern Argonne a lrenoh
trench near La Kllle Morte was evec
Uated. At BapAUme a BlitlMh aero
plane fell Into ur hand. The otcu
parttH, two ofth "is, were taken pris
oners.
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ITALIANS STORM :
TOLMINO HEIGHTS
Captor Mountain Trcnt-Ticc, fn
fnonRO Reo'ioii I niler Cover
of Biff (inns.
ie, stl CeMi Drnssf rA to Tfff mi v.
ROM, Aug. 17. Italian tr.iie have
launched a concentrated attack upon the
Austrian fortress of TotmlnO, on the
Upper t son ao, The official reisirt of On
War Oak e to-iuglii s:ati. tli.it the two
nun forts guarding Tolmino. Santa
Maria and. Santa l.tn-la. Isith south of
the fortress, were attacked by Italian
artlllet) Under cover ot heavy guns
Infantry dstachmentl made some prog
ress toward the forts and In lis- SUtxes
uncut fighting took r. tl 4 prisoners.' in
I eluding seventeen times re, besides much
. war material,
the Ortler reesjon, In wee-tern Tyrol, oc-
cupylng sfadatacnspitaoi a strongly for ,
titled height, Starting out from Cap-'
anna Milano, these troopa sspsgad tin
Camoscl glacier, made their way across
the pass Separating that glacier fiiun
tie large Cantpo glacier, which they
also erO MM .I The then intrenched
themselves ;,t Tuckettspitie and from.
there advanced upon the Madiitschtpitse.
The official report Is as follows:
In the region of the Ortler. between
the vall. vs of the Adda and the Adlge
a detachment of our troops, starting
from Capanna Mltano on the nlghl of
August it crossed the CTamosrl Pass
ami the Campo glacier, ascended the
deep loights to Tucket tardtae tll -
114 feet), where they surprised the
enemy and occupied the summit of
Hlnter Madatschspltae (I I, MS feci).
On the I Son ao our Infantry pro
gressed in the Monte Nam region, oc
cupying Rattelberg, where they dis
lodgrd the Austrian from their
trenches, nur men repulsed a counter
attack.
In the Tolmino region the Italian
tmops deliver, d a loillianr offensive
tn Veme til amine! Hie hills of Santa
Maria and Hants l.u.iii. which com
mand a strong position mi the right
haul; of the laonao. After artillery
preparation our Infantry advanced
nml occupied several trenches on the
eastern elope of these helghta The
enemy's looses arero very heavy We
captured seventeen off ra and 141
men. beshb-s taking several guns-and
large supplies of ammunition
ITALIANS BEATEN HACK.
Miacka mi i rolen UeffeaM
Works. I'aii, Vlennn Reporte(
Veerlel At6f iup'h tm Tin. Hi n
Vienna, via Amiterdam, Aut, 1 7.
The following ohVial icpoit
tloni on the Italian
frOltl .t :Miirii
here to-liltfht
The tire of the Italian heavj nrtll
lerj agetnei our Tyrolean defenot
aoriH rontinaee. Hoetlle Infantn
taenmenti advancing in t ! Val
Bugana to Qaraano, northaaal of
BorgO, have len I hark
I n t he roaatal region the I ta liana
continued their attacka with nt ranger
forren agalnel our poaltlon bttween
Km (Monte Nero) and Tolroeln tToi
mlno i, hut they re repulaed evert
where. Teaterdti v afternoon t he
1 oheri plateatl .H irn whh mnier a
violent Artillery flic.
KING'S PHYSICIAN GERMAN SPY
ivrtiiinifMi or Bulifirla Ulamlaaee
Or. tirneiaeli Lnna in erhe.
aertel raeei iriit-h t Tna ?i h,
IjONDOn. a up. IT A deanateh imm
gofta eayi
mieeed i r
King Ferdinand haa die
Iruetielg who ii id been hla
for t elve yea !-w. "n the
phyelcla n
ground
thai h n been found t e
a I term t'1 P5
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
Belgians 1
Up
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fiirtH. ItirT battle in progreM i
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Qermani rvai m1
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