The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
CHARGES GERMANS
SEEK NAVY SECRETS
Providence "JOurnal" Makes
Eight Accusations to Sec
rotary Daniels.
CALLS DIR. FRANK A SPY

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Aug IS (wednes-
day).-The Providence Journal says
this morning:
AT the request of President Wilson
the Providence Journal has presented to
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels and the
members of the neutrality board at a
special meeting helo in Washington in
the office OF the Secretary OF the Navy
a series OF facts that prove the existence
OF German propaganda In this country
and the activities OF the German spy
system for several years before the be-
ginning OF the present war. At the meet
ing there were present In addition to
the representatives OF the Journal Sec
rotary OF the Navy Daniels. DIR. James
Brown Scott, chairman of the neutrality
board and Capt. James II. Oliver. u. s.
", another member of the neutrality
board. TIL evidence presented by the
Journal. accompanied by proofs OF all
the charges made. consisted OF eight
separate and distinct facts as follows:
Il. That DR.. X. q. Frank. the present
executive head OF the Sayville wireless
station, sought to obtain access through
an intermediary to parts OF an Amer.-
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Brooklyn navy yard on January 10,
1909. for the purpose of stealing one Of
the few secrets the United States navy
has left-the details OF Its fire control
system.
Calls Frank Chief Of spies.
80. That the said DR.. X. @. Frank Is
really the head in the United States OF
is known In Berlin as an informa-
ton bureau and that much OF his &C
tivity consists In obtaining in varlou
ways similar secret Information and also
confidential data concerning apparatus
and methods developed by American
manufacturers of great value either Il
the German Government or German
manufacturing interests.
"3. That Commander II. Retzmann,
the naval attaohe of the Imperial Ger
man Embassy at Washington, whose
place Is now filed by Capt. Boyd. at
tempted on November 5, 1911, to make
use of "A wireless station at Sayville dur
ing the Morocco troubles to ommunica
orders and Information to the German
feet cruising in the British m and
the North Sea.
-. That In March. 1910. the same
Commander Retzmann attempted to So
cure accurate and complete information
concerning the entire wireless service In
the United States. and particularly the
naval radio service.
"5. That the T~elefunken Company OF
Berlin. under instructions from the Ger
man Foreign Office. attempted in May.
1911. TO submit "A bid to the United States
Government for the supplying and In
stallation of a large number OF wireless
stations In tho Philippines, which were
to be located. IL possible. at the sites
indicated on a special map supplied TO
the T~elefunken Company by the German
Foreign ONCE. This marked map. to-
gether with a list, was also placed by
the T~elefunken Company OF Berlin in the
possession of its branch house In Manila
with full Instructions and orders to treat
the matter as strictly confidential. and
particularly the marked map from the
German Foreign Once.
Charges Attempt mt Control.
&c. That Hans Bredcw, general man
ager OF the German Telefunken Com
pany. and an officer in the German army.
attempted to gather under German rom
troll in 1919. and was partially successful
I'm doing so. an entire chain OF private
wireless stations and stations owned by
other Governments in South and Central
America working through "a plant at
Sayville.
" mat bfiVlt Nv s1iN III hAi'
was constructed the Telefunken Com
pany OF Berlin in September, 1910. sug-
gested. In order to hide the real owner
ship OF the station. hat the necessary
land be purchased in the nam" Of Will
lam $. Hulse. an American citizen and
! one OF its confidential representatives
in New York. who was then to transfer
the title to them. Special stress was
laid by Berlin on the fac that Hulse
was an American citizen. The land,
however. was finally purchased by Pau
f.. Pichon OF the Telefunken Company
OF Berlin In the name of Stollwerck
Bros, A member OF that Arm is a direc-
tor and stakeholder in the Telefunken
company,
rs. That In November. 1911. the man
ager OF the tlantic Communicates
Company in New York received "A com
munication from the Gesellschaft Fur
Drahtlose T~elegraphie which stated that
Germany IA greatly interested in oh
tanning permanent land stations In the
neighborhood OF Nicaragua because they
would be of great value IL the Panama
Canal was fortified"