The Holbrook news., 1912-06-07
PLANS DRAWN ON BACK
GERMAN OFFICER TATToEs OUT.
 LINES OF FORT ON FIANcEE.
The Scheme of the Lieutenant to Mar " on s25,ooo Obtained From Rus ella Was Frustrated When HIs
 Sweetheart Was Searched.

Berlin.-The approaching trial of young army officer who turned traitor in order to get money to wed and tat tooed the plans of fertilization on the back of his fiancee so that she might go to Russia without detection and win the S25.OO0 offered for the in- formation, Is expected to be the most sensational in the history of the Ger man army.
 The government has maintained the utmost secrecy concerning the case, and the only information that has been secured is from unofficial sources. It Is probable that the trial will be held in secret.
 August Schorveder, lieutenant in the garrison at Posen, was madly in love with Ida Mullerthal, a pretty Ger man girl. Both were poor and their marriage seemed hopeless. Other ac- counts have it that they were not en- gagged. The despair of the couple be- came known to a Russian secret agent who long had been trying to get the plans of the fortress. He cuI- tivated the acquaintance of the couple and, having studied his man, came out frankly and made the officer an oifer of S25,000 if he would get the plans and deliver them in Warsaw.
 Schorveder found no opportunity to get his hands on any of the valuable blueprints and drawings of the fort ress. He know he was watched close ly, as were most of the officers. He took counsel with his fiancee. He pointed out that if he drew the plans on paper, they could not be sent by mail They might be detected and again he did not propose to give up the plans until he had the money.
 Woman's wit suggested way. Tat too the plan on my back and l can travel to Warsaw without fear of de- tection," cried the girl. At first, he would not hear of it. He pointed out that the operation would be painful and that she would have to expose her back to others.
 But see, it will culminate in our happiness" insisted Ida It ended with an adoption of her suggestion. That very night Schorveder began the painful operation of tattooing a rough plan of the fortress on, his fiancee's fair shoulders. The torture was SO severe that the girl frequently begged him to stop. The work occupied sev- eral nights and the lieutenant as- suaged the pain with many a kiss on the ugly red marks.
 Fraulein Mullerthal travelled to War saw. She was kindly received by the governor, who had been advised that young woman was coming with i'm portant information"
 Where is the information you were to bring?" he asked.
 'Here,' replied the girl, taking on her blouse and showing her shoulders.
 Wonderful" said the governor, who quickly recognized the salient points of the fortress in the rough sketch. The stipulated sum was paid her.
 But the Posen military authorities had become suspicious of Schorveder He had been seen in company with the Russian agent and Ida Muller thals trip to Warsaw became known. Suspicious were strengthened by the freedom with which Schorveder and ! his f1ancee suddenly began to spend AAOuSy 4u6 Sll1 D uOlue was SedTca-. ed. but nothing was discovered. Still | the military authorities were uncon- vinced. They decided to arrest her.
 Taken to jail she had in accordance with rules and regulations to be | searched by a matron, even to the | point of disrobing. In vain she plead | ed that she had done no wrong. As | the prison matron asked her if there | were any scars or identification marks on her body, Ida Mullerthal knew that | all was discovered. As the girls | waist came of the matron saw the plan on her shoulders and the secret of the sudden wealth was out. Ida dropped to the prison floor sobbing hysterically.
 The story was first published in Budapest, but it has been impossible to obtain any confirmation from of hcial sources.