The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
GERMAN SPY STAFF
IN u. s. Is SHIFTED
Dulgars and Turks To Take
Places Of Known Agents
Of the Kaiser.
CENTRAL SYSTEM IN L. $.

complete REORGANIZATION OF tne pIo-
Tcutonic propaganda system Is being
made hy the secret agents Of the CEN
trail overs in this country. The men
who have handled the work ever since
the outbreak of the war are preparing
=, hand il over to successors, comprising
chiefly Bulgarians. Albanians and Turks.
Th. transfer is said to include every
branch Of ativity in which Germans and
Aus,rians have been engaged with the
aim of preventing the shipment OF the
s,p.ws Of war To the Allies.
The change Of programme IL said to
have been worked out at a secret meet
,ng some days ago IN the German club.
The men who attended realized that with
the recall Of Capts. Boy-t,d and Won
papen and with the possibility of a
break between the United States and
Austria. the limeiight would be turned
too ksenly on the Teutons to permit of
further work.
Arrangements were made accordingly
for getting new sets Of men in different
parts Of the country to do the work.
A. = preface. 1t may be pointed out
that the Germans. who had developed a
perfcc, system. had divided the country
into sections and had put men in charge
~ each section and had insisted to n
large extent that eacl, section finance
itself with money collected in that topo-
graphical division.
\ central system had been established
In New York and Il code had been used
for sending messages to the sub-execu-
t,es In different parts VI the country.
The confcrcos felt that with the prospect
o. more searching publicity new agents
must be obtained. and a new central
headquarters Wien new methods Of COM
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70 put the new system into effect.
New Agents Go 10 Work.
\ commission OF three men was ap-
pointed to travel throughout the country
and to carry instructions to the new men
selected for the van 'cus tasks. 1t IN
sdid maj men were employed to blow
Up munition factories, set fire to arms
plants and TO ignite or explode munition
ships.
one " the tasks which devolved upon
German and Austrian agents along the
coasts was that Of setting fire to ships
carrying sugar. 1t was learned yester-
day that the .Slles have been employing
sugar for the manufacture of "a high
Explosive and for that reason the Ger
man agents have devoted much time TO
the destruction OF those vessel. 1t was
'Nlt'sn'N ". IL HldU no mas nluue a
study Of explosives hat sugar. mixed
WIN chi rate OF potash and anthony,
makes 4 70, OF high explosive.
1t has been learned tna; the bomb
Ctters followed "A system of planting
bombs In the ships owned by the Ameri-
can sugar Company. Then they trans
terred their activities to the National
sugar Company and then starting with
the ships OF the first company again.
mother phase of the revelations OF
German propaganda yesterday was de-
tails OF the confession made by Andrew
u Meloy. assistant of Franz Rintelen,
vhoSame to this country last April to
devote his efforts against the export Of
arms and ammunition. Through Meloy's
statements the Federal authorities were
enabled 10 get additional .cvid.nce
sgainst David Lamar. the Wolf of Wall
Street" and other men concerned in the
organizatlon of labor's National Peace
Council.
jealous Spenders Of Money.
From the confession by which Meloy
hopes to obtain c!emency in connection
WITH the efforts he made TO get "A fraud
u's1' passport for Rlntelen II seems that
Neluy and Lamar were rivals in their
'T'r;s TO control the spending Of Rinte-
lens money. Lamar had n scheme.
rNneiy that Of foinentine strikes Meloy
had another. which involved the pur-
ciasc of parts of supplies needed by
Tie Niles.
Mcloy's argument with Rinteien bee
eail- 30 acute tina Rin;olen sat down
end outlined to him his entire plans
lere. Rintelen told him Of The work
tlat Lama. was doing, about, the pans
fpr the organization of the Labor's Ma.
toual reice Council and about the plans
10Y busing s,rikes,
Il il said that when Eintelcu decided
n 80 TO Germany the sole reason fol
Ne,oy's accompanying him as In the
hope OF showing the German Gcnera'
san that RiHtelen was al wrong and
nat he. Meloy. had the right idea OF
f.nilrs the Allies Oh this side OF the
"it,' For that reason Meloy woi ked
in Get Rntelen an American passport.
That the authorities were sceptica'
about Meloy when his attorney Offered
70 have Meloy tell his story vas appar-
~ ~ the time Meloy's name WIS
mentioned. After a first talk with Meloy
however, II quickly developed that hs
t-. sscd more than a surface now ledg.
" 'Ie facts. In fact. he divulged mucf
'''rg1natlon and much evidence that III.
ties wanted and he helped then
10 obtain a numbe OF documents tina.
hive proved oNincalculab BILE value to tn,
H"v'rnment.
II VAS said also yesterday that sew
ftI uew witnesses have been obtaine,
junction with he inquiry into Rim
'"I"'s activities and specially in tn.
labor case. They may be called befor,
u" Grand Jury to-day. 1t is possibl,
mt samuel Gompets may be a witness