Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
Story of Spies in State and Treas
ury Departments Proves
"Bombshell' Here.
B1ELAsKI SEES DOCUMENTS
Department of Justice Secret Service
Head Furnished With Papers
by the New York World,
It Is Stated.

mans, which has not yet been car
ried out, to stir up sedition in the
Philippine Islands against the gov
ernment of the United States, was
reported in Washington today as
the latest development in the
charges which have been pub
lished the past few days against
German officials now in the
United States, which purport to
connect such officials with various
activities of a devious nature to
further Germany's interests dur
ing the war.
This new charge, much more
serious than anything so far pub
lished concerning the alleged
devious activities of German Off
cials, in view of the fact that if
true it involves direct attack
upon a neutral government by a
friendly powers officials, is re-
ported today as being similar to
the charge recently made that
German officials attempted to
bring about complication of af-
fairs in Mexico ininlical to the in
terests OF the United States gov
ernment, and for the same pur-
pose, namely, to hamper the
United States government and
distract its attention while the ex-
changes of notes between Ger
many and the United States over
the Lusitania tragedy and subma-
rine warfare were being con-
Quoted.
Another development in the
series Of charges today is that
there is now in operation in the
northwest section of Washington
a wireless station whose con-
ductors are occupied with listen
ing in" to United States govern
ment and other radiograms sent
and received by the big high
powered wireless station at
Arlington. This wireless station,
It is reported, is installed upon the
house of German, whose care it
is. the charge is made. since the
Sayville wireless plant was taken
over from its German ownership
by the United States, to record
messages from or to Arlington
which might have an interest for
Germany.
Plant Being Investigated.
Information as to the alleged Philip
pine plot is in the hands of the Depart
ment of Justice. as well as in the
hands of Capt. Guy Gaunt, naval at
tache of the British embassy, and has
been for some time. Information as to
the alleged German wireless plant in
Northwest Washington was placed to-
day in the hands of the Navy Depart
pment and the Department of Commerce,
and it is said that the plant is being
investigated.
Great activity is in progress today in
the bureau of investigation of the De-
partment of Justice in regard to the
various reports of German spy activi-
ties in the United States. and it was
said there today that contrary to the
general opinion that the exposures of
the past few days have brought about
an investigation of the activities OF
German officials. such Investigations
have been going on for some time.
The Star printed, July %. the first
story published in connection with the
alleged ramifications of German secret
york in the United States. designed to
war. That story came out as the re-
suit of charges then made by Samuel
iompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, that 4 foreign
government and it's officials had en-.
leavored to bring about strikes in the
Jnited States by the use of money. In
his story 1t was said that German
gents had arrived in this country last
February. and that information of theil
ictivities had been conveyed to the
British embassy, with the result tina,
British officials in this country hac
coffed at the reports at the time, al.
hough they were understood in Jul,
o be attempting to gain the informa.
ion. they had at first received SO cav.
lierly.
Work of D. A. Thomas,
1t was said in Washington today
hat since then Washingtonian In.
crested in the British cause, and wht
as financial connections in London o.
he highest Importance, wrote to Lon
on, with the result that cablegram.
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