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Show ! MORE EVIDENCE OF HUNPERFIDY " Von Bernstorff, Albef t and Other German Agents Try-to Try-to Buy Up All Chemicals in America. WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. Further disclosures of the efforts of Count von Bernstorff, Dr. Hclnrich F. Albert and j other German agents to prevent the 'manufacture and shipment of munitions muni-tions to the allies, were made today by the alien property custodian. A. Mitchell Mit-chell Palmer. He revealed the workings work-ings of the Chemical Exchange association, asso-ciation, organized by Dr. Hugo Schweitzer Sch-weitzer In 1915 to buy up all available carbolic acid in Anierlca and prevent i its use in the manufacture of trinitrotoluol trinitro-toluol and other high explosives by converting it into harmless pharma-J pharma-J ceutical products. The story of the 'Chemical Exchange association, Jlr. ' Palmer said, was unearthed by Francis ! P. Garvan, director of tho bureau of j investigation. In his investigation of ' the German-owned chemical compan-I compan-I ies in this country which have been taken over by the alien property cus-j cus-j todian. He found that Dr. Albert, in conjunction,with Count von CernstorfT, arranged with Dr. Hugo Schweitzer, n naturalized American and a chemist of the Bayer company, to prepare and carry out plans which would prevent the shipment of carbolic acid to the allies and to American munitions manufacturers man-ufacturers making high explosives for them. Tho Hcyden Chamlcal works, of 135 William street, New York,- and the Bayer company of 117 Hudson street, Now York, hnih nf whinli hnvn hnnn. Liken over by Mr. Palmer, were the two chemical concerns through which Dr. Schweitzer arranged to carry out his plans, according to the alien property prop-erty custodian. Edison Invents Acid. "In 1915," said Mr. Palmer, "Thomas A. Edison invented a synthetic carbolic car-bolic acid, of which the American Oil and Supply company of Newark became be-came the selling agent. Comparatively lLttlo carbolic acid was purchasable at this timo. Dr. Schweitzer immediately set out to control this supply and on June 22, 1915, entered Into a contract with the American Oil and Supply company whereby this company agreed to ship G000 pounds of carbolic acid each working day from July 1, 1915, to December 31, 1915. and four thousand pounds each working' day from January Janu-ary 1, 191G, to March 31, 1916, at a price nearly double tho usual market price. Dr. Schweitzer put up ?1 00.000 in cashr which was furnished by Dr. Albert, as security for the faithful performance per-formance on this contract, and a $25,-000 $25,-000 surety bond. Schweitzer Avoids Own Name, j "To obviate doing business in his j own name, Schweitzer organized the I Chemical Exchange association. This association was a co-partnership, com- , prising ur. scnweitzer anci Kicnaru Kny, father-in-law of George Simon, business manager of the Heydon Chemical works. Muller, Schall -and company of 45 William street, New York, were the sale agents for Dr. Schweitzer. "Every effort was made by Schweitzer Schweit-zer and Kny to keep their contract secret and to prevent the American people from knowing that Albert and the German government were making this contract. In the meantime the American Oil and Supply company delivered de-livered large quantities of carbolic acid to the Hey den Chemical works which ceutical preparations and soid. The net profit on this deal was $S16,000, which Richard Kny told Mr. Garvan was divided di-vided equally between himself and Dr. Schweitzer. "The investigation showed that on June 23, 1915, the day after Schweitzer Schweit-zer entered into his contract with the American Oil and Supply company, G. Amsinck and company, bankers, wrote Dr. Albert stating that they had received re-ceived imperial German government certificates, due January 1, 191G, as collateral for which they placed at the disposal of Dr. Albert a- drawing account ac-count of $300,000. G. Amsinck and company, acting upon the instructions of Dr. Albert, gave their check to Dr. Schweitzer for $100,000, which they charged to the account of Dr. Albert. This was the $100,000 which Schweitzer Schweit-zer posted as a forfeit with the American Ameri-can Oil and Supply, company, g uaran-teeing uaran-teeing the fulfillment o'f his contract." . To celebrate the success of- the scheme, Mr. Palmer said. Dr. Schweitzer Schweit-zer and Richard Kny gave a dinner to Dr. Albert at the Hotel Astor in New York in the latter part of 191G and presented him with a loving cup. Captain Cap-tain Wolf von Igel of the German embassy, em-bassy, was among the guests. |