SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES IN CONSPIRACY CASE
ASSISTING GERMAN WARSHIPS
FULL INSTRUCTIONS A YEAR BEFORE THE WAR
(Received December 2, 9.30 a.m.) „,.,,.. , , NEW YORK. Ist December. Sensational disclosures were made by Dr. Karl Buen^ managing director ot the Hamburg-American Company., when being examined in the American Government s case of alleged conspiracy against the United States in iittin" out steamers at American ports to assist German warships in the Atlantic 0 and I'acinc. Dr. Buenz admitted that full instructions were iosii-d from Berlin a year before the war broke out, telling him how to secure neutral" vessels to supply German warships it the British Navy held the sea communications. The Ham burg-American Line had a private agreement with the German Government in this regard. It had received a million dollaw since the war b»aan
direct from Berlin, to enable it to carry out the agreement. Captain Boyed acted as intermediary. The German Embassy at Washington was fully cognisant of every detail of the conspiracy, as all documents were handed it for transmission to Germany. Although Britain severed the cables in the Atlantic alter the war began, the Hamburg-American Line was able to maintain constant cable communication with Germany.
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 133, 2 December 1915, Page 7
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