The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17
aBRMANT ATTACKED.
The "Buress OF Statistics or Fersigr
Grsoed omsers and women In ~. servtce.

~ S@hSno INV VhI NhbN p"fi many
her spy system in France. tho means that she
employs to obtain IT, formation that might
enable her to gain even an hour In advance.
IN oase Of mobilization. which at the present
time Ia one Of the great factors Of success, IN
TO put all Frenchmen on their guard and to
facilitate the vigilance which each patriot owes
to the national minatory patrimony.
In the German army the espi image service.
organized by the great general stan. Is known
under the name OF the Bureau Of Statistics
OF FOREIGN Armies" II docs not appear TO be
secret, and II Is not uspeoted-that.the stats
tics gathered there relate especially to the top
ogrlphy Of tho neiRhborlnR countries, espc-
cially France. Russia. and Denmark. It may
be said that the principal aim Of this service
Is directed against France.
The Bureau OF Statistics OF Foreign Armies
Is under the direct control OF the chief Of the
great general stan. and under tho secret con-
troll OF the Cabinet OF the Emperor. In the per-
son OF Gen. Won Hahnke and Con. villaumo.
Its agents are recruited among the officers who
have got themselves into trouble, fellows who
have been cushicred for debts or oven for dishon-
orablc acts. This Ia q method to save them
from total ruin. and a way to keep them under
the thumb OF the chief Of tho service.
The belief that a SPY working for Germany Is
necessarily a German is n popular error. On
u CDn'EbT1. " rcrHhu VINO comes INTO Franco
charged with such a mission forms . rare OK
%ceptlon. They understand pretty thoroughly
oil the other side OF the Rhine that tho German
nationality of spy might arouse suspicion. and.
consequently, they turn to foreigners.
Tho means employed TO recruit this person.
mel are specious. according to circumstances.
In general II 10 tho passions and the needs OF
the individuals that are, WORKED upon. They
search among indIvidualsin s:raitened sircum-
stances for the men who can be useful to them.
A fow years ago ono Kaufman. an under
agent. employed tho follow ing method, with
which he succoeced very wells In an Antwerp
Journal he published for two months an adver-
tisement In substap TALLY the folio wing words:
"Wanted-Travellers for nm article easily
placed. There Is q fortune In II. Address Y.
Y. H.. poste restdnte.''
Ho.received a perfect food Of answers. Many
OF them came from genuine commercial trav-
oilers. To them he replied. In order not to
arouse suspicion, that he would communicate
further with them. To the others. who offered
some channo OF success, ho gave rendezvous.
At these rendezvous. by questions carefully
prepared, the candidates were drawn into his
confidence. At first they were questioned In
regard to their financial condition. and finally
In regard TO the rank that they held IN the
army. A candidate In extremely strniLened
circumstances who had at one tins or another
held some grade In the army. was sure TO no
considered n good catch by the under AZ ont.
who counted upon his poverty TO make him nc.
cept. and upon his military knowledge for tho
value OF his services. Tho motive OF cxilo
vas hnallJ discu ,sed. and then IL the car d.
date, who was still left In ignorance In regard
TO the duties which would be proposed TO him.
was set down as "a good worker" lie was pro-
sented with a moderate sum OF money for his
Immediate needs, and another appointment
was made with him for the folio wing day. at
which he was sounded progressively up to the
point OF making him accept.
At last when tho two parties came TO an
agrecment,a little sum OF money was adj
vnnced to the future spy, and he was made to
sign q letter In which he offered his services TO
the German Government. and France counted
Thanks to his facility for ray ellin Z RELY
and without arousing suspicion, which In
France consists In not being a German. the spy
comes armc1 with Instructions from the un-
der agent. and he endeavors to be worthy OF
confidence and earning his pay, BY filling up
1t in this that the military knowledge of the
SOY comes into play. Without entering q fort
he can tell. for example. II 4 is iprreted. at
Lell whether II 10 provided with 'hue works"
That is the appsllation given to tn. steel be RS
set down In the ncighborhooi of n fort. TO
hinder the approach Of cavalry. The blue APP
pearance OF these bars gave them the name OF
utuo NOThs. ITO u uISO tnhke u prDUle
sketch OF the fort and give some details In re-
gard TO the material in its construction. what
IL contains. &c.
The book OF Questions. which is In cipher. is
an extremely small affair. The spy keeps IL
carefully until all the questions are answered
as explicitly as possible. Then he writes to
the under agent that engaged him. al ays To
an address agreed up)n beforehand. using In
itinls only. for q German under agent in thi,
business must never reveal his true name and
address. In reply to this communication hs
receives an answer, stating where and when
some railroad station.
For the FIRST question book In which no has an
los for ordinary services frou, Ave to ten francs
a day and expenses. Then ho receives another
s oo0x En enable A. "a, hi mt TO continue so ms YORK: and
added some charts. upon which he ia IN note
earsfully certain roads and passes.
these documents through agents TO whom tho
under agents send them. The agents arc
montins them, masking th.m clear. CHASING
them. and calling attention TO the details
which thsy point out.
to be the centre OF the German spy system.
Certainly IT. II the SL great %raiiy,nG po,nt for the
Italy. and that is Milan.
Germany takes a great interest in the entire
a m'a an s,i SrE "a i,slS tS os f HIniSe 'i fran ;Sf soI +,
source OF anxiety for her. That frontier Is re-
served for the Italians. who act as spies FOR
employed In the towns adjoining tho frontier.
IL should also be remembered that women arc
employed In the East also. The task OF tho
women In this business is to make people talk.
!ndlscretions sometimes form the most excel
lent means OF Information for the Bureau of
Statistics Of Foreign Armies: Let us exam.
Inc some that might ca slv he committed In
Voluntarily. by the best OF patriots.
Near a fort a stranger. walking alongside
OF an artilleryman, can say to him: You
seem tired, my friend?"
'Oh. no."
But they have Just sent q convoy Of shells"
oh. no. not, yet: but very coon we arc going
to have Them"
Indeed"
oh, yea: they have changed our munitions
from such n model To such a model"
Further on the man might easily give the
amount OF munitions. and that Ia suficient
for the svi. Ho reports that such n fort Ia
furnished with a certain model Of munitions,
In such a quantity.
4 IN 'vening party, for example, a con or.
sation Is carried on.
1T Is n long time since | saw Won. my doar."
'Oh. We have had very hard work lately.
functions with such and such q regiment, and
the renewal OF certain msterinl," &s.
All these Indications are very interesting
for a power that is burning for knowledge In
regard to the smallest details concerning our
army and fhA aVapt palpa ~ nur w..