GERMAN SPY IN AMERICA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4004, 10 August 1915, Page 6

GERMAN SPY IN AMERICA.

AN AMAZING HOAX. Tho “New York Tribune” declares that Herr Meyer Gerhard the special envoy of Count von Bernstoiff. who is on. his way to Berlin has perpeti atod a gigantic hoax on the State Dcp.ut 111 According to the evidence now m tho hands of the “tribune.’ lie is none other than Dr Alt red Meyer a Privy Councillor of the fust lank a Chief of the Department ol AiniJ .supplies in the imperial Ocimau Ministry of M ar. i a Under the name of Mover GeihaU fie came here and used the post im occupied undo*- the Red Cross Society to purchase ammunition. The real Dr Meyer Gerhard has not been out of Germany since the begmU 1 Tho°niueh-adv'ertiseel Red Cross propoganda is, in fact, a farce and Mejoi came over to the United States to bo such war supplies as lie could obUi , and, incidentally, to learn the coed l tion of the country as regarus nulitai , preparedness. Dr Mover is now taking to Geiii.au information of the greatest importance which he was able to aoqu e ™ tho course of his dealings with \annus munition brokers aim inanuiacauei.-.. MR BRYAN HOODWINKED. One of Dr Meyer’s efforts was to buy a large number of Krag nWf from the United States Government, at Dr which lie attempted to purchase cartridges manutaetured ior the Allies. It is said by one newspaper that Count Bernstorlf knew of h.s ad ' - ties, and that Mr Bryan was hood v*liked into obtaining Dr Meyer a safe conduct. s T r Another newspaper stales that He i Mover Gerhard really sailed. Inn. took Alfred Meyer with him as his seeictaThis newspaper states that Count Bernstorlf was aware of the duplicity.