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As "Il Truciolo" Carol are manufacturers of hats and straw olsits, it is not apsurent why they should edek to import tobacco.
Germann & Co., has undoubtedly triel to ship knotted hemp to Truciolo via New York. (1.I.0892) and as late us October 2nd 1916 (unless this is a clerical error for 1915 as it may be) Germann & Co., lanila, appear to have written to the Hamburg House referring to a letter writ- ten to Truciolo on September 23rd on the subject of a dispute over » matter of exchange.
And on 23.5.16 Everett Heaney radioed to Germann Co, Hamburg:
"Have shipped newyork nine thousand kilos hundred
forty fifteenth april dubler refuses payment telegraph him instructions market advanced send orders bases batangas hundred sixty five can only ship newyork"! (2086 $).
It can hardly be doubted that the following message dated 26.5.16 from Charles Pfister Wohlen to Dubler, New York, furnishes the answer to the request in the last mentioned message:-
"Honour my behalf documents Knottez hemp reship all
Boclete Suicae serveillance economique Marseille if necessary funds not available cable amount,
This in itself would indicate that Pfister and Herman Dubler were acting in very close connexion with the Hamburg firm.
Herman Dubler is shown by a message dated 13.5.16 to be intermediary for
Germann & Co., Manila (Telegraphic address "Federation") (T.ET 0892).
He was also intermediary for
G. Martini, lianila, in that firm's communications with the United Export Co., and was refused cable facilities for attempting to deceive the Censor.(lir. Harrington,
anila Jesp. 40 of 30.12.15)
He i reported to have been representative of Rian. Pottstock of Bremen. (Italiani.I. 27.10.17), and his willingness to serve German principals is shewn by the following wireless message dated 25.11.16 (1843 H) from the Deutsche Bank, Berlin to its New York representa- tive, Hugo Schmiät:
"Wire character responsibility financial standing larmen
Dubler Cotton xchange and whether trustworthy for winding up business affair amounting 600000 dollars." Considerable light is thrown on the hemp transaction by an intercepted letter written on the 5th May, 1916 to Antonio Froixus, Manila and sent via Petrograd and Siberia and through the intermediary of Gustavo de Vivanco, Manila who is shown by T.L. 08927 to be a clerk of Gormann & Co., Manila. This letter (7.L. 03836) which Was maigned appeared to be written by Germann & Co., Hamburg, and confirmed acceptance of an offer by Freiz68 (who is oover for Germann & Co. Manila:- (Mr. Rentiera.
Bat. Manila D.7. F.7. 8.2.17) of 3000 kilos of Indang, and spools at 140 cents per kilo cif New York, the drafts to be on Herman Dubler, Qotton Exchange Building, N.X. It adde.i that there was a new order for Pfister
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