Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
SPIES SWARM
UNITED STATES
Particularly Hu;,..,.-,.Is |, g. g.
Large Giles.
WASHINGTON HARBORS MANY

Come from Germany, Japan, Russia.
France. England and Austria-keep
Watch to See We Observe Neutrality
Laws-Seek Destination Of Exports
and Puslie Sentiment In America.
Some Of the cleverest spies In all
the world are now in the United
States. They come here from Russia.
Germany. France. japan. England and
Austrin. They are particularly numer-
Gus in New York. Philadelphia. Wash
lngton. Boston. New Orleans and San
Francisco"
This Statement was made to the
Philadelphia Press by man high in
the United States navy. whose inter
national knowledge has oeen recogniz
ed by the navy department
Il have upon my ship" the speaker
said. two spies who are known to me-
One il Il Japanese: the other is Il
Frcnchman. know they are spies,
but they cont know that | know it,
Apparently they are allowed the free
dom of the ship. but their every move
ment on board ana ashore is watched.
Washington is overrun. with spies
Much of the agitation for and against
the proposed $40,00OOUO investment in
foreign ships is being pushed along 10y
these secret agents. Representatives
Of Germany and Austria are worhin.
to create sentiment for the purchase Of
the ships, and the FRENCH English anG
Russian spies are working against it.
Many OF Them Are Women.
$50 numerous are these spies that
you may meet one or more in any
walk you may take up and down Chest
nut street. Philadelphia. \ consider
able number of women, most of them
young and attractive. are among these
secret agents.
These spies are everywhere. and
their work is manifold. Their duty is
to learn the destination of every ship
ment that goes outside of the United
States. They are scanning especially
closely the shipments into Mexico and
Canada. More closely they are watch
ing the shipments of sugar. which sub
stance is being used in the manufac-
ture of the new high explosives.
Secret reports are being made by
these men and women to the bureaus
in Berlin. London. Tokyo. ST. Peters
burg. Vienna and Paris concerning the
attitude of American public men. news
papers and the plain citizens upon va
rious phases Of the war.
Early Bidders For Food Supplies.
MANY OF these spies succeeded in
making many advantageous arrange
ments for their governments the day
before and on the day war was de-
clared. know of number Of in.
stances where men who sell fOodstuffS
were called out Of bed late at night
and asked If they could supply large
quantities Of provisions.
Zone man told me he had been asked
by the representative Of one Of the
governments whether he could furnish
large supply Of bacon. He replied in
the affirmative and was told to have
10000 pounds ready in six hours. This
was done. and the bacon was shipped
in two special cars to Canada. whence
was told it had been reshipped to a
country now in the war zone"
The officer also said large number
Of the spies We're here to watch the
United States and to see that the neu-
trality laws We're not violated. He said
it was surprising how many of these
men were to be found at points where
shipments would naturally be made
from his country to European power
and added that there was no doubt
that the first false step made by this
country or any of its citizens would be
reported abroad ut once.