HUN SPIES AGAIN EXPOSED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 12, 9 October 1917, Page 5

HUN SPIES AGAIN EXPOSED

BERNSTORFF'S "UNNAMED MAN"

HIGH DIPLOMATIC FINANCE

THE BOLO PASHA AFFAIR

Washington, October 7. The State Department has published a series of telegrams showing that Count Bernstorff asked Hcrr von Jagow (late German Foreign Minister) for 1,700,000 dollars (.£310,000) for' an unnamed man who had guaranteed such political action in one onomy country as would ensure peace. Von Jagow agreed to the Icrin, but only if the aot'iou in the direction of peace was really serious. Ho added that if the onemy country was Russia ho would drop tho project, as the sum wa3 too small to have a serious effect there. He would not consider it in regard to Italy either, because it would not be worth whilo to spend so much money thore.

Count Bornstorfir's next message recom- J mended holding nino million marks (nearly .£750,000) at the disposal of Hugo ; Schmidt, as the affair was; most uremia- . ing. later he advised the German , Foreign- Office that an intermediary had . requested that influence should bo "iter- • cised'iipon the German Press in regard , to changes in 'the political situation in , France, "in order "that the thing may ' not be spoiled-bv German approval.'-' Von Jagow, some time -later, telegraph- ; ed to -Bernstorff, asking if he had anymore news of 8010 Pasha "on your sido.' —A-.is'.-N.Z. Cable Assn; THE FRENCH SCANDALS ARREST OF TURMEL i Paris, October 7 After'hearing evidence, tho Magistrate has ordered the arrest of Tunnel. The prosecutor said that Tunnel had given contradictory explanations to account for tho Swiss banknotes to tho .value of ,£IOOO found in his "cupboard ■ in the Chamber of Deputies; - It is understood that he will be chargod with trading with ,the enemy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ITurmel, a member of tho French Chamber of Deputies, left Swiss banknotes worth J.IOOO in _i room in iho Chamber last July; and did not claim them until'the middle of September, when he explained that he" had received the money' for legal services. He denied that he received-it in Switzerland for disclosing the events'of tho secret ses-sion-of the Chamber of Deputies, in June. Tunnel attempted to enter Switzerland on an expired' passport, but was stopped at- the frontier.! A MISSION To_ SWEDEN Washington, October 7. Baron Akerhielm, Counsellor to the Swedish legation,' has gone to Sweden as a courier. It is believed that his lhission is most important.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.'