The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-01
HELD AS GERMAN SPY
U.S.. PASSPORT FALSE
"tdolph DictZcl. in British
Jail. Not Man Described
i'm the Document.

Spcc.q, caoic p,spn,ch 10 tn, srS.


LONDON, March 3l.--The British au-
thorities have just received word from
the United States OF another case OF the
fraudulent use ~ an American passport
In this case the culprit is safe in jail
and probably will be interncd until the
end OF the war, unless he l. punished
otherwise.
In January. according TO this infor-
nation, man bearing a passport made
out in the name Of Adoiph pietzel and
ISSUED AT Washington Oh August 10 vas
arrested at Aberdeen charged with fail
ing 20 register rs an alien in pro-
h!bited area. Within these areas the
order requiring registration applies TO
al! aliens. whether nationals OF tr.endI,
countries or otherwise.
The mans German accent aroused =
distinct suspicion against him and II
also was noted that IN the passpori
Adolph Dietzel was described as ivr
feet four inches in height, whereas tie
prisoner was i've feet ten inches,
The man was sent To- \ fort 70. two
months for falling TO register. a course
which gave time for investigation Of nis
! case,
Word has Just been received from
the Cnned states Cat the genuine
Adolph Dirtze to whom the passport
was issued never left his home In New
York and alleges that the passport
was either lost or stolen.
The prisoner also travelled on the
Continent and In some way induced a
consul In Holland to ai,iX his photo
graph with the consular stamp
In connection with fraudulent pass
ports 1t IL interesting 10 note tn" pre-
cautions which the Foreign ONCE has
/ taken to make II impossible to forge
/ or change the passports issued since the
/ outbreak OF the war. 1t Is pointed out
/ that on American passports. by the
aid Of the forgers friend II is a
i very simple matter to erase descrip-
/ ton and signature and substitute others,
In the case OF British passports this IL
! impossible. as the parts on which the
description and signature are written
are made of specially prepared bank
| check paper that makes alteration i'm
possible without disclosing the fact that
the document has been tempered with.
B London dispatches on January II
said that the American Embassy had
been Informed Of the detention 10y tho
/ Aberdeen police on January 10 Of hdolpr
/ ship. He had been travelling through a
I rest rictcd area IN the north Of Scotland
! without having registered with thu
/ polioo The passport presented by
Dictzel issued AZ Washington ON August
/ 10, 1874, said that he was born IL
/ Chicago and is resident of New York
Du the same day It was learned II
Washington that such passport had
been issued in the usual course Of bust
ness and that tie state Department was
making inquiries 20 determine whether
the prisoner at Aberdeen is the rightfu
holder OF the document.
The only Adolph pictzel in the New
York city directory is a butcher AZ 81
Audubon avenue. near ls2d street HI
lives AZ $50 Audubon avenue Mr., Diet
gel said last night that he had never
applied for a passport for himself moi
to his knowledge had such document
been issued in hts name Mr.. DietZel
who came to this country from GERMANY
when a hoy, added that he had not beer
out OF the city this year