The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-15
SHOOT
THE SPY
The Amazing Narrative of
a Member of the German
Secret Service Tells How
He Penetrated Hostile
Belgium in tho Guise Of
a Tourist.

was dirty. exhausted. suffering
from pain In the arm. and one side
was practically useless
was herded. with many Others,
into a moving picture theatre being
used TO receive refugees. a free
soup station was near.
raElHtcred as Henri Forseille,
gave my residence as Mons, my oc.
cupation basket maker In the vino.
yards OF NJ PARENT. and was hand.
ed ticket emitting mo 10 soup
and broad.
! left tho theatre ostonHibly 20 so.
cure soup. Forty minutes later |
turned tho combination on tho door
OF an apartment maintained for the
service IN the Avenue dc vllllarn.
OF the service only Setback was
thore.
He alone had been left 20 hold
tho residence. as no was crippled In
ono foot and not subject 20 military
imprcssment, and safely registered
an a French subject.
Before sleeping INDUCED In the
luxury OF a hot bath, which went
far Go restore me.
Then. although deadly weary. I
gave Setback In detail an account OF
tho movement of the allies, and un.
dor my direction. and with the aid
Of mAps. he drew n map OF the
alignment OF forces. marking IN the
character Of troops and roughly es.
tlmating numbers.
At 10 o'clock the following morn.
inE. dressed IN suit OF clothes
made In Rochester. ". Y. carrying
my papers showing mo an Amsrl.
can citizen. ! reported NJ the Amer.
lean consulate clamoring for a
chance TO escape and trying TO er.
change Swiss notes for gold, claim.
tng 10 have arrived from Bcrne.
j finally succeeded In discount.
ING some American money. and IN
securing a permit 20 leave the city.
My mission vas in London. whsr.
was 10 report 10 ----- -,
one OF our chiefs. had no DIN.
Guilty In crossing. reached Dover
and won't nt once 20 London.
There met with a setback. The
chief had been under suspicion.
aud. on the preceding day. had
been placed under surveillance.
A telephone call 20 one OF our
agents soon after I arrived showed
mo tho peril Of attempting 10 get In
touch with our service directly.
In tho afternoon was warned
that was under surveillance.
Tho warning served me In good
stead
! FASTENED at once 20 the Offices
OF one OF tho American newspapers
and made loud clamor. demand.
ing TO know when ! could get trans.
portRt.on 10 New York.
! was directed 10 tho steamship
offices and supplied with = list OF
the probable sallinxs OF vessels.
Before noon I discovered for my.
self that my every move was being
watched.
Why. | could not guess.
was not conscious OF any slip
that had made. or any way In
which ] might have fallen under
suspicion.
know OF several OF our agents in
London. bn; dared not expose them
70 suspicion by seeking them in per.
son.
In tho afternoon. making the
rounds OF the steamship offices. I
Joined In efforts to secure state
rooms. and. while doing 80, met a
young American from Des Mo.nes.
Ia. who was as anxious to get
home as ! pretended 10 be.
In tho evening We had met with
no success. although we could have
found steerage accommodations
We argued for second cabin be-
tween US. lie dined with mo at the
Savoy.
After dinner. while we were az.
curing our hats, a man addressed
me.
You are wounded. air." he re.
marked. noting that ! reached TOR
my hat with my left hand.
Instantly decided he had been
watching me through dinner and
had observed my awkwardness in
handling knife and fork.
Yes" ! replied. eareicssly. I'm
hero"
Were you wounded In France7
he asked.
Yes" replied. making a grim.
ace. I'm going home and tell them
| was shot defending the country.
As a matter OF fact. the auto struck
a curbing and my shoulder suf-
fered."
He laughed. think the plausi-
bllity OF the story threw him off
guard.
II can secure a cabin for you and
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