Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-21

llionalilies. all of Whom were declared
Ia bc working fo" Germany. were
haegcd before any one Of lhrm had
been in ENGLAND ) weeks. -Four read
lily confessed.
This lisi. however. represents hu'
a fractional part ot HE uDosl recent
fruits of HE British dragurl. I'm
occasions. il is unofficialN declared.
HE authorities IN London rIrNerlN ma
ncuNCrcd 10 round un dozens Of spies
who had been operating ia London in
HE eulse Of Brilsl army officers. The
mcthud MS Is Nlnnlc - II WAS cffrc-
live The War office i said Ia have
informed all army Officers in the me
lropOilan area lO refrain on a certain
day Of recent date from travelling ou
any trains Of the 9rcal system of un-
derground railways af ihc metropolis.
Tho order WaS strictly ohoNcd. Every
officers uniform HAT boarded al un-
dererouud Train HAL day contained a
spy. The spy baa Ms full lhal niehl.
Several DAYS later He war office is
said lo have repeated il, warning. lhi,
time iustrnrlmg Officers 10 keep off
of the molorhusrs HAL travel hy hun
vi GUS WI l4ll'l'lI = IlAlNl'Nl I'll 'i-lNs ~
result Was similar. The spy hde WAS
filled again. f@s$&
Bul TN, is only one Of The manN
methods through which spies are
caught in England. Another is chem
istry. "a sSashpss HI 9 Hfx
!, WAS chemistry HAL D0d HE Rrll-
ISL uhorilics lhd what appears to
be- an American passport is not always
The real article. \ eoNorumenl chem
isl informed the authorities HAT the
great and powerful red seal of the
American STATE Department had been
forged by The enemy; HAT lIlr secrc-
lary of states ~l@naInl" had been pho
lo@raphcd from a genuine American
passport in Germany and applied lo a
spurious document carried later hy =
spy in ENGLAND. II Wis HE chemist s
proof. linked with ulhrr features That
followed. HAL caused lhr spy In con
fcse that he WAS furnished HE forgery
Ia obtain military secrets IN ENGLAND
This forgery is today IN The hands
Of The British authorities for compari
son with other suspicious looking docu-
mono bearing lIc seal Of The Unified
States.
Americans travelling through Eng
land lo or from continental eounlrio,
will hcnceforil be subjected la the
mosl thorough examination and sur
NcilIance by lhc British authorities.
American passports m ENGLAND. in
future. if there is the lc1-l doubt Of
lhci" validity. mu,i bear lhc Iesls of the
government chemists.
"Amcricans mu~l not feel i'll toward
HE British lulhorilie- # necessary
precautions are lakeu lu prevent the
Ilsr Of spuriou, American passports in
His country" said hlclI official Of
lbr war office Ia The niied Press
"rhry musl realize lhdl Germany Is
mol above forgn9 lie official seal Of
The American ~tate Department and
has perhaps. forged scores Of these
documents in an attempt to safe-rou-
duet her spies in England and other
hclli2crrni countries Every American
citizen cnerin4 Eualud m future musl
come with clean bill Of health easily
proven and. above all. with a passport
HAL will defy HE analysis Of our chem
isis"
Scotland Yard l. assisted in spy
.leulhiu2" hv all branches Of The GOV
ernment and even by the boy scout,
and Girl srollS.
\ striking ease of ,py detection orla
mated in the general po~lofiiee where
. Girl censor had prrIGonilion thal
a certain letter size W1- reading WE,
moi m~l right" she handed II over
for inspection \ chemical test
hrou2hl Ia haht Wrme between The
line, Of The apparently harmless let
ter aud The trap WIS set for The spy.
nc fell INTO Il = few days LATER HIe
was ilied and convicted and Wa exc
rufed in the London Tower
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