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Show I GERMAN SECRETS ARE DISCLOSED Horst Von Der Goltz Tells of j Plans to Dynamite Canadian Cities. London, April 21. 12:20 a. m. Last night tho government issued a lengthy 6Worn statement by Horst von der, Goltz, the Becret agent of the German government, who now is In. the United States In custody, giving full details !oI his activities In America. The statement bristles with dates k and names of places and of persons associated with him. The government prefaces it with a memorandum ro-fcji' ro-fcji' Ming to Von der Gotz's Identity and "'V the manner of his arrest in England. " ' , This memorandum says that when j Von der Gotz was shown a check signed by Captain von Papen, the former for-mer military nttache of the German i embassy at Washington, which had X been seized at Falmouth, he admitted f his endorsement and asked to he al- lowed to make a voluntary statement. If He was thereupon given writing ma-t ma-t lerlal and spent the night of January jj 31 in compiling a statement to which 5 he afterward swore. ? The government's memorandum re- marks: "Von dor Gotz's statement finds detailed corroboration in the 13 Von Papen checks, which he cannot a have known were In the possession of I tho British authorities." I The statement of Von der Gotz, as I given out by the government, Is in I part as follows: I "On August 3, 1914, J left the aiex- I lean army on leave and arrived in I El Paso, where Consul Kuck directed I t nfe to report to Von Papen. After visiting Washington and Asbury Park I arrived In New York in mid-August, i I stopping at the Holland house. i ' "I visited Vice Consul Kraske, who suggested that I avoid being seen about tho consulate and he would notify no-tify me when toroeet Von Papen. A few days lated 1 met Von Papen. I 9. ' was asked my opinion of a scheme Y suggested by a certain Schumacher for raiding towns on the coast of the ;' Great Lakes with a motor boat armed with machine guns. The proposal later was rejected owing to the embassy em-bassy receiving unfavorable informa-, informa-, tion about Schumacher. Invasion of Canada. "I was then requested to assist in a scheme for the Invasion of Canada by a force recruited from reservists ; in the United States, aided by Ger- ; man warships then in the Pacific. "This scheme, which was proposed by Von Papen and Boy-Ed, later was abandoned on the advlco of Bernstorff. "Next Von Papen asked me to confer con-fer with two Irishmen, who proposed ,, dynamiting of railway junctions, grain elevators and the locks of the i canals connecting the Great Lakes. , It was hoped thus to terrify Canada, .1 ! . preventing the Dominion from aiding the mother countrv hrnLr,rreCelVed le Irishmen who EBaht ni,aPs imd retails of the plan. , Before going to Baltimore to consult Consul Luederitz ' regarding the i Tmw' l ,?mP1'ed one man, Charles (Tucker, alias Tucsholmer, as an as- sistant. i then went to Baltimore and consulted Leuderitz, who obtain- Led a passport In the name of Taylor. He abo introduced me to the captain of a German ship & that time in the harbor proposing that I make use of Pai of h,s crew and one officer Returning to New York, I selected threo men to assist me and acquainted acquaint-ed them with part of the details of the scheme. I received a chock from on Papen, which was cashed for me by Mr. Stanford, a member of a German Ger-man club. Letter of Introduction. "Regarding the material, arms and dynamite needed, von Papen informed inform-ed mo that Captain Tauscher of krupps agency, had agreed to furnish fur-nish them. I saw Tauscher. He gave me a letter of introduction to tl.c Dupont Powder company, recommending recom-mending B. H. Taylor & Co., and supplied sup-plied me with an order to the man in charge of dynamite barges lying on the New Jersey side of the Statues of Liberty. "Tauscher told me he would send pistols by messenger to Hoboken to be delivered there to one of my acgnts at a certain restaurant, as he was liable to punishment If he delivered de-livered them In New York without a permit in order to get dynamite, it was necessary to hire a motor boat at a place near 246th street, Harlem, and put the dynamite aboard in suitcases. suit-cases. After getting the explosive I went by taxieab with two suitcases lo the German club and Baw von Papen. I then took the dynamite to my 'rooms, where I also kept a portion por-tion of the arms packed In a small portmanteau. The remainder were in the keeping of two agents, one bc-(lug bc-(lug air. Frilzen, the discharged pursier purs-ier of a Russian steamer, the other a i Mr. Busse, a commercial agent who 'formerly lived in England. "Tho only other agent I employed was C Coani, who attended me personally, per-sonally, Tucker not being entrusted with any of those things. "Two or three days later I received from von Papen at his rooms at the club, in the presence of Frltzel and Covani, a supply of generators and wire wliich I took to my rooms in a taxieab. A few days later we left tho Grand Central station for Buffalo, Fritzen, Buese and Tucker taking care of the munitions, Covaul attending me. "In Buffalo T hired rooms at 189 Delaware avenue. I had the dynamite brought there and spent some days gathering information about the precautions pre-cautions taken by Canada. I mysclt and my agents went to Niagara Falls, N. Y., September 15. On His Own Resuorces. "While still in Buffalo, I received a telegrarn from von Papen, signed Steffens, informing ne that a lawyer John Ryan, had money and instructions. instruc-tions. 1 teceived the money, but no instructions. Being thrown on my own resources, I determined to recon-nolter recon-nolter the train where I wanted to act, but oh the 25th Ryansumraoned me. "Having received, privately, initiation in-itiation that the first Canadian contingent con-tingent had left Valcartler camp I knew 1 3hould be recalled, as tho ob- ject of my enterprise was thus removed, re-moved, Ryan handed me a telegram of recall. ' "As my funds were Insufficient I discharged Busse and Fritzen at Buffalo, Buf-falo, and left the munitions in the keeping of an aviator who was manager man-ager of Fols' reBtaurant at Niagara Falls and returned to New York. "Von Papen now directed me to proceed lo Germany. He said he would arrange with Bernstorff for my passage. I pnld Covani, directing him to remove from the house at 113 or 116 Fifteenth ntreet, New York, two suit caeca filled with dynamite, bother he compiled, I do not know, as I sailed the 8th of October for Italy. Since that time I have had no communication with von Papen." Von der Goltz appends to the foregoing fore-going statement some facts "possibly of importance," including the following follow-ing communication: "Information, the accuracy of which I have no roason to doubt makes me believe that the United States secret servico know about the matter from beginning to end. I was watched in New York, Baltimore and Buffalo. 1 told von Papen so. He said the men bad orders to watch me but on no account ac-count to Interfere. "Luederitz of Baltimore still has the box of saddloB and a portmanteau belonging be-longing to me. Covani is a private inquiry in-quiry agent His address is 251 West Forty-sixth street "I received no remuneration except exponses, which only once was paid by I check, all other payments being in United States notes. I was frequently I praaontwhenj-vonPapeivxecetvoiLini formation and paid money to men who came to see him about matters connected with German, Irish and other associations. Von Papon told mo. he was Bhort of money until Dr. Dernberg- arranged matters." The statement ends as follows: "I make these statements on the distinct understanding that the state- k ments are not to be used against me, h that I am not to be 'prosecuted for B participation In any action against fl the allies and promise has been made I to me that I am not to be extradited H to any country where I am liable to tt punishment for political offenses. Is fl made in behalf of his majesty's gov- fl ernment." H The following table of "names of H persons Implicated," written by Von fl der Goltz, Is attached to the state-H state-H ment: fl - iBuck, New York Receved pass-I pass-I port; recommended Covani. 9 "Fritzen, Now York Received and fl transported dynamite; tried to blacks' black-s' mall me. 1 5 "Tucker, New York Acquainted fl with the general scheme as proposed I by Tuite. I "Busse. New York Went to Du-I Du-I pont's and Tauscher. S "Covani, New York Acted as scc-I scc-I retary. I "Hausemann. New York Knew of I scheme; offered to supply guns. I "Luederitz Proposed passport; I paid men from steamer "Tauscher Acquainted with the H scheme, supplied vessels and orders 1 for dynamite. 1 "Papen Supplied money; instiga-g instiga-g tor and general-In-chief. f "Consul SL Paul Informed of plans, offered to assist mo. "Consul, Chicago The same: U. S secret service knew all about it, ' Tuite, New York Made proposals, supplied maps, diagrams of canals, etc. "Semon, Buffalo Knew sclfeme; assisted by his knowledge of terrain. "Ryan. Buffalo Received money and Instructions from Papen. - "Captain Heckor. New York Released Re-leased by British on parole to stay in New York, knew of scheme "and assisted as-sisted "Employes of Tauscher, of Leuderitz Leude-ritz and officers of ship Mostly acquainted ac-quainted with scheme." An appendix to the white paper containing the foregoing gives a dozen names and addresses found in Von der Goltz's notebook, among tbem the following. Schuhmacher. Engenbower. River Farm, Oregon. T. P. Tuite, 372 West 120th street; A. A Rritzen, care Wil-brand. Wil-brand. 4202 Avenue 42nd street. Brooklyn (this is address as given), Busse, World building; Frederick Busse. 222 West Twenty-fourth street. Karl Buck, S43 West End avenue; J. D. Senner, C06 Brisbane building, Buffalo |