The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-13
NEW YORK SPIES
GREATLY ELATED
Members Of German Intelligence Den,
partment Reach England; Working
In Gotham Headquarters.

NEW YORK, Feb. I3.-Amonr, the
Inner circle Of the Germans In New
York there has been more rejoicing
over the safe arrival In Liverpool of
The Lusltanla, OF the Cunard line
Than over any other wartime event
since the German fleets victory or
'oronel The rejoicing IL due to the
iact that on board the Lusltnnn were
no fewer than eight persons In the
voluntary service Of the intelligence
department Of the German govern
meht, charged with the extremely
hazardous mission Uf usccrtnning
certain important facts about Grent
britain and her military und naval
preparations.
The eight men who went abroad
last week were In charge Of man
known 10 hundreds Of persons In this
city. lie is described us n person OF
superlutlye daring, and the fnct thnt,
although ne was born and educntrd
In Germany he went abroad lust
week us an Eugllshmun bearing
English official mpcrs and listed ou
the passenger list under uu English
name Indicate, that he fear, nothing
For years the leader Of the party hud
been iu business Ia the lower purt Of
the city ANA with u branch office iu
Boston When the war started his
business suffered grrnty aud he abau
duurd II, 50 that he might devote his
time nnd ncuns To the service uf his
lulhrrlund In preparing Tor the
"trip aboard the Lusituuia he sppnt al
most one thousand dollars for English
clothing ana baggage lie even took
great paius In acquiring Hn English
ucrcut.
The seven men who accompanied
the leader Of the expedition hnd been
iu this country for years and at least
one uf them obtained his first citizen
ship papers None uf them however,
went on the Journey with American
passports All went openly openly ns
British subjects, aud all expect 10 re.
turn without any trouble from the
British authorities
Men connected with the German In.
trlligrncr bureau In this city were
confident yesterday that the eight had
reached England In sufety
The kalscrs cdlct that neutral yes.
scl, IN the North sea may be- sunk has
CAUSED great Indignation and dlsmuy
among the men In the local lntrIl
prncr bureau because II Is likely 10 ~.
suit In delay IN sending Information
10 GermHny from this country. II
neutral slips are withdrawn from the
service between New York aud Euro.
pcau ports il win mean that there will
be- great delay In keeping Berlin In.
formed on important matters glcnurd
by HE kniScr'S agents. who hnyr their
headquarters In u certain office build
Ing In lower Broadway. This Rroad
way office building has wire" " all
kinds reaching 10 every clty In the
United States and Canada and tu
practically every port IN South
America and the West Indies nnd
even most ~ the German agents In
the far east make their reports tu
Berlin through the New York office.
The British Intelligence bureau In
this civ has been much chngriupd re-.
Gently, It was learned yesterday. that
the Gcrmnn agents In Halifax are
able, apparently without the Use Of
the telegraph or cable lines tn this
city, To deliver information concern
ing Halifax troop movements with
more expedition than the British
agents. It Is confidently believed by
persons high In the British govern
ment service both here and In CANADA
that the Germans are arranging for
some kind ~ n move tu hp made Rt
or against IlalifuN. The actlvity Of
the dynnmiter Horn at Vancouver.
Me, last week added 10 this fear. II
WIS said Yesterday.
In connection with the "spy fever
from which both British npd German
rcsideuts NJ New York have been SUI
rrrng since the war started II Is con.
sdcred remarkable that both govern.
mcnts employ operatives from the
same detective agency aud practically
every one of these detectives ls an
American.
For several months the British
agents in this city have been working
hard to discover the whereabouts of
about three hundred thousand rifles
nnd many million rounds OF ammul.
tion which are said to have been
bought from South Anipricnn coun.
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