The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
MASTER SPY" WAS
GUEST OF GEORGE Y.
How "Stcinaucr Of POtsdam'
Cast a Network Of Spying
Across England.
MANY AGENTS IN LONDON

LONDON, oct. 70 Steanl Ocr o. fots-
dam" the director Of the extensive Ger
man espionage System. made his London
hca dquarteis at buckingham Pilac. as
member OF the imperial suite during 'he
kalser's visit 70 London IN MAY. 1871,
according to an article In the Daily Ear
press The Kaiser at that time described
his own visit as quite ttmdy ana
pr waite one" and one which must rave
the bet results in the relations between
tho two countries"
The extent Of the system OF German
cspi.ragc in Great Britain prior 10 the
present war was indicated last week 10y n
sat, ncnt ISSUED by the Home Secretary
IN which he = 81
"It was clearly ascerta.ned i've years
ago that the Germans were making great
effort. to csr1blish Il system OF espionage
In r1!s country. and in order TO trace
and thwart thes. efforts a special intelh-
x nee department. was established by the
ADM rally and the War Office.
The special intelligence department.
supported by all the means that could
u. rla 81 OH, it, disposal by the Home
Secretary. was abe In three year,. from
1911 to 1914. u discover the ram'hca-
tons Of the German secret s'rvIce IN
England.
in spite of enormous efforts and lavish
expenditure OF money by The enemy little
valuable information passed into their
sanIs
The counsel for the Treasury. during
the hearing of an espionage charge al
Bow street police court recently s'ud
tnat S'elhaueI ha'le ,,,,ns.t,-,,ad
almost every eSP'"'NS' -.
A. described by the Daily FrpresSs IN
f,,uant. Steinauer. who IS said 20 DE-
known universally throughout the German
secret service merely as "Steinauer q.
l'otSdam, = ao'u' ~ ES'iH 49, 49,, 10
good German S'"'h ~ = ~. r,
/ the PruSs'1n army i,e ,,, ,eus.
! hnemont quiet III hdnno,' -,
I paper saws, AN eNe'l," - ~.
uonal'st, WIN """ y, ,,ood
usually found N F'''' ~ IT,
liuEuis' ana Of gr"' "'',us'
speaks En-l.sN VITA o'lE S't.' i
of 'i,. man '.'7.'' v n'' 20, ,,'
'j~ i'ruS.. NIt uniform ne n.H"'
m.o'Ik'u i"- n'I ''ou Wv" ~.
Hs ftStI''is It's" IT'D '' ,.,.'..,,
.iothoS arr. always ~ tI' '.''N' ''v'.''''
fash on lN'n MS "'' '''
made. ~ T. aid
Stc.naucr N whom Wy - tn
to place confidence which ne r'" w.
very few other men, WIS p'n..u ,ha
mead of the German S"rret se' to-
Kaiser giving MN ire "ai,N r ~ a..
complete service 81 sp'tS "a n,' 49, ,ro,ev
ain and FURNISHING M" VIVA "'' ''N
he required ,,,., -, c,o,,.
Frequent TRIPS 10 Ehs''"u =, ,o,,nn
auer folIoWeu' ~ ""'Vn w asidcnts
with the principal W. t n,i, l'rn,c"y,s
Nltn1n a IL" "'"','"'' t aIr,a5 roil
informant S'Es' nv 49,, '.rs,r,,I md
agents III l,ol"o" ,' 49, ,,n,,ort,,n, nrnyin.
40 ,"SaIu Wy u, ,. go ,.i,,agrs on the Eng.
S'aI Guy ~" .,lsh ,nas,s The business a,
lisn anu No. ~ nbf,ln naval and mis-.
-, mitch vorld he Of the hlghrs,
."tS -, ':s,,'a,v In a war against the
N',"C "a No heavy br;bes II money
I t.,t,t.b enldiers and sailors g
~, Nov, I'm their dcs.g lls. AltogethC,
~ :, tom of snies thus st up in England
,,.r.., '-rluded Germans IN every walk OF
40. ,,u,uLar.d some thousands.
, When the Is.lsor visited London IN 1871
S.e,r1Yer G ne along as a member OF
,bc K,tser's suite IAN the time tn,
Kaiser was protesting the greatest friend
shin for Grea, Britain" the Daily Express
g1,,. "hc knew that his master spy, whom
no had sprrialv brought over with him
uas engaged In prrfcc;ing the orEauiza
tiou which he hoped would tumble III,
T.ritlsl Tup!Ye In tn, dust go
ON, afternoon, the article continues
yyh.I. tho Kaiser was fulfilling private
rua-ac,nrut in London, Strinauer met HI,
, rrluc,nal agents in 1 West End Hote
managed by German and ut the con
florence received this reports of these
agents. taxing them back TO his Buck