A REMARKABLE COLLECTION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2574, 23 September 1915, Page 5

A REMARKABLE COLLECTION

DOCUMENTS TAKEN FROM 'A- .WAR CORRESPONDENT. ■ . : ; . —_ By tWesraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. September 22, 8 p.m.) London) September 21. The Press Bureau lias issued- a remarkable collection of tliirty-four documents which wore found, in Mr. J. F. Archibald's possession, including Captain von Papen's memorandum to tho Anioricau.' Government -. denouncing the newspaper campaign alleging thati there was a German plot as a deliberate'effort to 'embroil' Germany with tho United States, and influencing public opinion by alleging' a German threat.' Captain von Papan (who is a military' attache to the Gorman Embassy) denies that Germany was seeking to purchase arms from factories in 1 the United ; States. German purchases of arms in the United States could only be for the purpose of preventing them reaching Germany's enemies. Such purchases, would not ! be shipped, but would-be resold to tho United States at tho end of the .war. ' Captain von Papen describes Mr. Alberts' documents as" unbalanced and irfesponsible. He denies that Germany tecrotly. attempted a' Press campaign. He deplores the disclosure in Mr. Albert's documents qf German efforts . to purchase liquid.'chlorine!.- and _ phenol. He declares" the latter were intended for medical purposes. Von Papen reports van alleged conversation at the British. Consulate in Philadelphia over a schema'Ho convey military infonnation by faked photographs, indicating the disposition of the German Army. "These were frequently used by Germany's enemies." : ' Von Papen "asked General Falkenheyn for permission to dump upon Holland and 'Norway: quantities of phenol which were lying useless in America, provided they guaranteed that they would not be resold. i A letter to his wife says: "How splen'didly we-iare doingon the Eastern front. - I always.:say to these idiot Yankees that they had better hold their 'tongues."

• The letter to General Falkonliejn reports: "No encouraging news_ from India or . Australia. The .anti-Japanese feeling is unabated, as was expected in 'Australia. .. "-v •' « • 11. Dmnba's letter to the Austrian': 'Foreign Minister recommends a scheme of. : strikes' : for. -stopping. the munitions factories, and points :out 'tliat tlie news-1 papers would require financial support to commence .the' agitation: ' ;; _.: Mr. Archibald carried letters of. introduction warmly commending him to high officials,; and many diplomatic letr ters, in cypher, which the Press Bureau does not reproduce for obvious reasons., • ; . New York, September 21. ■ Mr. Archibald denies that he; carried 'other documents hidden in the hollow ef his gold-headed cano. ' ■ . HUNS LOSE A PROMINENT ZEPPELINIST By IWssrrapli—Press Association—Ooiyrlght London, September 2Q. . A' French official wireless, message reports that Dr. Sticker, one of the most competent Zeppelinists, has been killed. v PRECIOUS CRAFT BEING REMOVED. .• Amsterdam, September. 21. - The Germans axe removing. Zeppelins from Brussels, owing to the Allies' airmen -bombarding the Berche shed and 'the destruction of the shed at Avere..

"TREATING- STOPPED $y Telegraph—Presß Associatlon-Oopyrlelit ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" .Services.) ; London, September 20. ' Major-General Sir Francis Lloyd, commanding tho London district, lias rerque6ted the Lienor Traffic Board to prohibit all treating in the ' metropolitan area., /'' • ' | COSTLY HOSPITALITY. I FIRST CASE IN COURT. . [("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)' - (Rec. September 22," 5.5 p.m.) London, September 21. On a charge of treating a friend to a "glass of beer at Gateshead, a man and his friend -were each fined £2, the licensee £5, for allowing the "treat," and the barman £5. for supplying the liquor.' . ' .