America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 21, 23 September 1915, Page 6

America.

TH E DU MBA EXPOSURES . United Press AssooiAiriofc - ; ' London, September 21. ')' The Press Bui-eau has issued a rein arkable collection pf thirty-four doeu- ' nieiits that' were found; in-the possession of Mr Archibald, the American* jtoivspaper correspondent. They include Captain Von Papen's memorandum to the American government Kit?-;. nouncHig the iiewspapsif campaign s a 1-j leging a German plot, as a deliberate effort to. embroil Germany with the United States and influencing public opinion by alleging German threats. He denies that Germany is seeking to purchase arms factories.in the United States, if so, it could only be- for the purpose of preventing arms reaching Germany's enemies, and such purchases would, not be shipped,; arid would be 'resold to the J'hitecl • States at the end of the war. ,', ,'•<... a >-v Captain Yon 'Papen describes Mr Ai'chfbnld's documents as unbalanced and irresponsible, and.denies that Germany secretly attempted a press campaign. He deplores the disclosure of the 'documents relating to German-ef-fortsjto purchase; liquid chlorine and ptienor, and declares that the latter / was intended for medical purposes. New York, September 22. Captain Von Popen reports an alleg- - ed conversation at the British Consulate in Philadelphia about a scheme to convey military information by faked photographs, indicating . the dispositions of the German army. He says the.se were frequently used by Germany's enemies. He asked General von Faldkenhayn (Secretary of War), for permission to dump upon Holland and Norway quantities of phenol that were lying useless'in America, provkl--ed he guaranteed they would not be, resold. In a letter to his wife; Captain Von Papeusaicl: "How splendidly we are doing otfv the -Eastern front. • I always say to these idiot Yankees that they had better hold their tongues." • In another letter to General \\ Von Kalkenhayn he reports: "There is no encouraging news from India or Australia. The anti-Jap. feeling is ' abated,, as was-expected, in Austra- \ ha.". ' M. Dumba's letter to the, Austrian, Foreign Minister recommends a scheme for strikes, thus, stopping the munition factories, and points out that the newspapers required financial support to, commence an agitation. ( Archibald, carried letters of introduction warmly 'commending him to. high officials. \ "' t Many diplomatic, letters are in cypher, which the Bureau does not reproduce .for obvious reasons. •■ Archibald denies that he carried other documents hidden in the hollow of a gold-headed cane.