The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

Tor tried 70 secure copies Of his con-
rades slip. and hoasted thar he co4iI6
sell the secret they contained N e.
evening Journal Tor 40 pounds sterling
In British battle sEip there are sais
% De over 90 secrets any OF which
Nould command fabulous price y put
70 Ipr sale In building the ship 80
@of1inen OF moro are engaged. 70 whom
the majority OF these secrets are 49,
fectiy lucid. But. in spite Of rss "a,
taat thelr wage seldom range above
a a week, for a piece Of a secref fr-
formation 70 leave the dockyard Is an
oceurance practically unheard of
Guarding The secrets OF View Yor;Ss
haTbor defenses IS no small responsih,I,tv.
Tor the men who command the batteries
which guard the approach 10 the mstron-
oils from the sea When the Qova-,-
ment began 70 improve lts coast &C.
fenses. about the time OF the sna,s.h-
American war, orders were Issued vVhi~b
forbade the approach near the e-57s -
any one not connected with re ar-,v
but later thar order was nao6Ife5 -
I tnat commanding officers are now -
suring their discretion in the natter
The order against foreigners Witnessing
the gun IRE stiu stands Guards are
constantly on watch, and even Americans.
II they carry cameras OF sketch booFs-
are not allowed within the mritary "a
closure
Al Fort Wadsworth. which stands sen
~ al the Narr0ws. the order IS carried
our 70 the letter By the commander.
mere covering the tortu0us channel
llfolgh which vessels must pass 70 enter
the harOor, are stationed forty modern
T lIr-Nr ~ Nfr,r-
batteries. and hidden behind the green
clad hills OF Staten Island. Near. bv are
an electrical plant. a torpedo station. and
q powder magazine. the locations OF
which would be Of great advantage 10 a
foreign power in case OF an attack on
this harbor- Sentilels pace up and down
among these works day and night
Wien one approaches the entrance to
the fert a sentry blocks the path. and,
throwing his gun across the chest. in
Quiries the business OF the visitor. II ths
reply IS that you want 70 look around
Z the guard steps 10 one side and allows
you % enter. You can look az the row o.
cheers houses and get as near the forts
as the flagstaff or perhaps take q look
over The paraPet and watch the incoming
steamships slowly making their way 10
quarantine Venture near & battery and
. Z Z
/ that you are on forbidden ground
I The only way 20 inspect the guns Is 10
state your mission plainly 70 the soldier
I az the gate. You are then sent 70 the
I comnancart's once. where your case Is
passed upon The first question asked IS
I whether you are a citizen Of this country.
\ Answer that you are not and that ends
1 your chances II you answer in the ar
7 irrnative you are given a pass and s SOL
\ oler IS assigned 70 act as your guide You
arc then allowed 70 ger near the big guns
+ and look them over. The soldiers VIII
answer any questions regarding them.
and 20 make note, even on your caH.
ends your tour
I Military attaches OF other nations who
90 20 The fort 20 inspect are supplied with
a letter from the Secretary OF Var. and
unless the orders are of q special nature
T even they are not taken into the batter
I les. L IS possible thar other governments
/ have information regarding American de-
fenses. hut every precaution Is taken az
( the various l.zyitary posts throughout the
country % prevent facts about our forts
I from being known
! II governments seek information. they
I certAinly VIII ny 10 ascertain how New
/ York IS defended for the city surely
would be an object OF attack in case Of a
movement against our Northern coast.
/ knowledge as 70 the location OF a powder
magazine OF The electric plant would be
an advantage. for the enemy would direct
lis fre 10 the spot even though concealed
There is tradition on Sandy Hook that
{ spies attempted 20 enter the channel forts
time and again during the Spanish-Amsr-
ican var, and that In those strenuous
times some were elected from rhs
( grounds and some had their cameras
broken and sketch books torn up. Speak
ing OF plans and maps OF fortihcations. IL
may be remembered that about two years
ago Mayor Harry K Lane, OF Portland.
Ores, in an address before the National
I Guard Association declared that agents
OF the japanese government had pro-
/ cured accurate maps OF Portland. maps
and specifications OF every roadway Lead
ing Into the city. and OF the various pipe
lines from which the city obtains It's
water supply. Mayor lane did not dis
cover the presence OF the alleged spies.
ne said. untu their work was completed,
whereupOn he transmitted his informa-
ton 10 Washington.
/
A case where a Chinese spy stole docu-
ments relating 10 the national defense OF
/ France was recently reported from Paris
az" NAAtAaFNa 1ataAAEtAk eAaA a."
name IS Yen KhO koa. and he was at
/ tached 10 the BOrda. q vessel used for
training naval officers IL Bourdeaux.
the Judge d'lnstruCtion. Is at present en-
gaged in trying 20 discover the truth OF
the matter. while the young Chinese Is IN
the Sante prison. charged, not with es-
pionage. but with simple theft Re is a
pupil OF the naval training ship Borda,
/ stationed at Brcst. ard recently intro
duced himself. with another Chinese stu
dent into the room OK some OF the French
students. who are allowed access to d0cu-
meuts which are not given 70 the foreign
/ students. ard seized al the papers he
could lay hands on
The pair then fed 70 Brussels. where
they hired g Photographic 20 make copies
lof the documents they had stolen. The
French authorities discovered the theft,
! and upon his return from Brussels 20
Paris Yen Kho kda was arrested, his
( companion having decamped IN Brussels
The prisoner denies that he Is a SPY. Il
was merely keenness that induced him 10
steal the documents. He explained that
ne wanted 70 acquire the same technical
/ knowledge as his comrades and intended
10 return the documents
Keeping Time IN Holland.
From the Baltimore hmuricrn-
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