Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-17 | Page 3 | Believes Envoy is Dr. Gerhard

BELIEVES ENVOY IS DR GERHARD State Department nt Asserts No Formal Investigation in inCase inCase inCase Case Is Under Way Washington ton June Secretary 16 Secretary Lansing received word late tod today from Crom sources which lie he regarded as ns reliable that the man who sailed lIed for Cor Germany with a safe RaCe conduct carrying messages to the tho foreign office at Berlin from Count Counton von on Bernstorff the tho German ambassador ambassador am nm- was waR Dr Anton Meyer Ger Meyer Gerhard Ger- Ger hard Doubt had been cast caRt on the Identity of oC the German ambassadors ambassador's o cn envoy by published reports that t the safe sate conduct In Dr Gerhards Gerhard's name was in reality chief of at obtained for Dr Alfred Meyer tho the supply department of or the German arm army who was said to have been buyIng buyIng buying buy- buy Ing supplies in the United States Another Another Another An An- other stor story was to the effect eUcel that Dr Meyer Moyer accompanied Gerhard State department officials today expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed much curiosity C over o the re report reports reports re- re ports port but instituted no formal es ti From one of or the editors of or ofa ofa ora York American a New Ne newspaper an citizen came word that he knew both Dr Moyer and Dr Gerhard and that he personally saw the latter of or June 3 take the boat for tor Norway Nor While the state te department would ex examine ox- ox amine amino any n evidence e that might be brought to It It nothing thus far Car Indicates Indicates Indi Indi- cates It was said salil officially that there Is any foundation for tor a charge of or trickery