The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-05
HAD WOMEN AGENTS
10 Steal French Secrets Did
Germauy-Drey yfus Not
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Auauta On. Sept. 4-1he gentlemen
WIN claimed TO know how the broneh
,yar office secrets reached Germany anu
the names OF those instrumental 10 thlH
transfer from France was seen today 10y
the Atlanta representative OF the Asso
ciatel Press An the matter given IN 'he
Jewish Sentiment story sent out IN thea'
dispatches Thursday night was gone over
and contaminated as far as possible and
much information tending to amphIy ana
elucidate tatement made there was opl"-
tned. me aumuonai information WIS
ELECTED that the latter heads, envelopes
and consular seals of the United states
government was used as n safeguard ih
transmitting the French war office docu-
ments TO Germany and also that one or
the chief actors I'm the "undergrouho
system at the time the traffic In French
war office merchandise was going on held
the position OF United Statos vice consul
IN a little German city The Informant
gives his name as Charles y. Benthelm
ana his discharge papers. which are regu-
lar and duly signed. show that he was
"A private In company NJ. 2O2 New York vol
unteers during the war with spain. He
was. he says, not at company drill ton
minutes but was put In the commissary
department and later transferred TO head
quarters division, where he became briga-
dier clerk. He accompanied the 202d 10
| Cuba and I'm addition to duty as brigade
clerk was called upon 20 perform the
duties OF stenoRrapher at the courts mar
| an held from time 10. time. The paper 20
the adjutant generals office IN washing
ton recommending his discharge Is signed
by William B. Horton. assistant adJn-
tant general. and came from General
w. @. Oates, Brigadier commander. The
stamps OF different railway companies
from which he obtained half rate trans-
portation on his discharge papers are
! plain. Bentheim IS en- artist, and ls tho
avocntion given in his discharge papers.
Since he left the service OF tho United
states ne has been travelling over the
south and 's at present on hts way from
Montgomery 10 Washington, whore Pee
says he viii visit the sculptor Treuianoye
Bentheim says ne has no interest In tha
matter and wished no notoriety Lls
name was given only az tho last min.
ute and under pressure. Ills story was
not told with the evenness denoting rs
hearsaI and HIS conversation shows iha'
he Is fully acquainted with the cities
Germany and the French capital. t-
ssvs that although he has known the,
things for a long time he has never made
public the information OF w-ich he Is
possessed.
This Is the story:
THE STORY TOLD.
II vas born IN Denver. Cols and an
SO years Of age. When quite young
was sent 10 Paris 70 be educated. 1 wen
10 several countries on the continent pur
suing my studies and fnaDy TO Germany
Here I was employed about four years
each day as a translator Of 4lOcument
and map engraver. BY the government
and was IN the headquarters or The f.
eral stan az Koniggratzerstrnsse Ber
hin. During my service there, ] aevera
times translated papers bearing informa
ton concerning French fOrtincatlon8, az
qsnals, warships and land plans AM
know all those concernel IN the purchaa
OF thia Information. The obtaing OF In
tellIgsnce regarding the French army an
navy was operated by the secret servic
ldsnartment or the impe ial mini try Of m
rine. This bureau was al one time unde
the control OF Prince Bismarck and Her
| Won Moltke The Germans Ia Paris wer
( always on the alert foT Information
When a document vas obtained from IN
, office OF the minister OF marine or n
war oeoartment IA Paris Il was taken /
Prince Heinrich Hans Piess, the Germa
representative in Paris. Through him
= went 20 the issdse Of one Of his sWee
hearts. where a copy was Tnade- A Re
hours later the original copy was retur
hours later the onSinal paper was
turned 70 the once ssom whonoe it can