The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
OFFICERS LOOK FOR AN UNKNOWN SPY May Be In Offices of the Navy
 Department THE HARDEN PROCESSES Every Move In German Libel Suit Un- covers Fresh Scandals-The Case
 Will Be Still Further
 Investigated.
THE HARDEN PROCESSES
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.

Berlin, May 2.-The presence of an un- known spy or traitor either at Wilhelms- hafen, the Weser shipyards at Bremen, or in the very office of the navy depart ment is causing the naval authorities considerable anxiety and a quiet, but very thorough investigation is going on in spite of all official denials Every naval officer, every designer, every work man in the Bremen yards is being closely watched, but in spite of the system of keeping tab on the movements of hun dreds of persons nothing has been dis covered which gives a clew to the iden- tity of the person who has sold or given away valuable naval secrets.
 In the Weser shipyards the German government is building an armored crui- ser, as yet only known as "F," which it desires to keep a secret. Neverthe less the naval authorities were shocked a few weeks ago when a coopy of London yellow paper was received here which gave in detail all the information which the government wanted the outside world to know nothing about.
 'The cruiser will be of 19,000 tons dis placement the London paper says. Her armament will consist of F 11-inch guns of 50-calibres length, ten of them capable of firing on either broadside, and eight either ahead or astern. The accompany ing sketches show how the armament will be disposed.
 "A speed of 24 knots is to be attained. This is not to be the trial speed but the sea-going speed, and will, therefore, make the vessel quite as fast as the 1nyincible, which is designed for trial speed of 9 knots The German vessel, like the British, will be equipped with Parsons turbines, developing 4f,OOJ horsepower, and she will be fitted for burning oil fuel as well as coal.
 "The 11-inch gun with which the ship will be armed is a new weapon, and all though it fires a shot lighter by some 90 pounds than the British 12-inch gun, it IS quite equal to it in fighting power, and at long range such as modern naval engagements are fought the advantage actually lies with the lighter German weapon.'
 The description is correct on every point, and stone will be left unturned to find out how the paper in question got its information.
 The Harden processes seem to have no end and the more the scandal is looked into the drtier the whole affair appears. As will be remembered, Maximilian Har- den won his process against Steadele of Munich, who accused him of blackmal- ing Prince von Eulerburg out of nearly 1000,0O0 marks, and to have stopped his revelations in the Zukunll when he re- ceived his price. Stcadele was fined 100 marks.
 Now the papers from the Munich court have been brought here and the Eulen- burg affair is to be investigated by the states attorney. Dr. Isenbel, who de- clares that he will stop at nothing to clear up the affair and find out who has committed perjury. It is fact that either one side or the other has.
 Prince Gutenberg, who still declares he is a very sick man, absolutely refuses to be interviewed, but his attorney says that he wishes for nothing more than speedy ending of the affair through an airing preferably in open court that he may prove himself innocent.
 There may be some who believe in his sincerity Councillor of Justice Bernstein has demanded the Princes indictment for perjury.
 The Kaiser has, from his villa Achilleion on Corfu, ordered an immense statue of Achilles from the well-known sculptor, Goetz The statue is to be ready within a year and is to be erected on a hill in the park surrounding Achilleion.
 The contents of Count Leo Tolstoi's new book Father Sergins." which he con- siders his most valuable work and which is to be published after his death, have become known here.
 The hero of Father Sergins'' is a young officer of the Czar's guard, who moving