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Evening Star, Issue 16549, 8 October 1917, Page 6

PAST INTRIGUE.

WHAT GERMANY SOUGHT: SEPARATE PEACE WITH FRANCE. BERNSTORFF AND BOLO PASHA. MORE AMERICAN DISCLOSURES. WASHINGTON, October 7. The State Department has published a series of telegrams showing that Count Bernstorff asked Von Jagow, when the latter was Germany's Foreign Minister, for a sum of 1,700,000d0l for an unnamed man who guaranteed political action in one particular enemy country ensuring a separate peace' with that country. Von Jagow agreed to advance the sum as a loan, but only if the resultant action in the direction of peace proved a really serious 'attempt, the Minister adding : " If the enemy' country specified is Eussia you can drop the project, as the sum is too small and can nave no serious effect there. Similarly as regards Italy, where it would not be worth while to spend so much money." Bernstorff's next message recommended holding 9,000,000 marks at the disposal of Hugo Schzdt, as the affair was most promising. Later Bernstorff advised the Foreign Office at Berlin that an intermediary had requested that influence should he exercised upon the German Press with regard to changes in the political situation in France, in order that things in France might not be spoiled by German approval of them. Von Jagow some time later telegraphed to Bernstorff asking if there was " any suore news of 8010 Pasha on your side."