The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
SPIES ACTIVE IN
EVERY COUNTRY
Five German Agents Have Met
Death in England Since
War Began.
SYSTEM VERY EFFECTIVE

Immediately upon the outbreak OF the
European war there developed In all
the belligerent countries a feverish spy
mania, Thousands OF harmless citizens
OF neutral countries were arrested "on
suspicion" their baggage was searched
and in many cases they were subjected
to maltreatment.
on November 6, 1914. Karl Hans
L.ody. an officer in the German naval
reserve and for years employed In an
American firm promoting travel. was
shot in the Tower Of London, having
been convicted Of communicating i'm
portant military information to the Ger
man Government. He refused to the
last To say a single word concerning his
activities inc took the secret OF his es-
pionage career with him to the grave.
The second execution In the Tower
was attended by much mystery. the
name OF the condemned man never hav-
Ing been revealed. He was shot on
March 3. shortly after this three Ger
mans were arrested by Scotland fari
men. Their names were Mueller. Hahn
and Kuepferle. All were convicted by "a
court martial OF having sent military
secrets to n German espionage agency
In Holland. Mueller was executed on
June %. Hahn ives sentenced to seven
years OF penal servi'ude. and Kuep-
ferle was sentenced to death. on May
90, the day before he was 10 be put to
death IN the Tower. Kuepferle hanged
himself in his cell.
Tells Of Passport Frauds.
Found guilty by a court-martial Of
ha wing sent details about the movements
OF the British fleet to the German Adj
miralty, Robert Rosenthal was shot In
the Tower on July IS last. Rosenthal
was caught red handed. He had in his
possession what appeared to he a gen
, u!ne American passport issued by Inc
embassy in Berlin. In n fun confession
he is said to have asserted that capt
Won Prieger OF the German Admiralty
had n complete outfit for the Issuing OF
fraudulent American passports. Many
discriminating documents, including a
cipher code, were found In Rosenthal's
baggage.
In the first month of the war a Ger
man SOY was convicted in Paris of OBJ
tanning data concerning the Eirel Towe
wireless connections for the purpose o
sending II to Germany.
In Petrograd a court-martial on Aprt
3 last sentenced to death Col. Mlasoyedon
as a German spy. The Russian ONCE
was hanged, To him was attributed IN
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several accomplices, who we're caught.
Belsians shot as spies.
The German authorities In Belgium
early In June arrested seventeen Eng
lishmen and Belgians who were said I
have communicated information regard
ing the movements of troops on the Bel
gian railways to France, Eleven OF tn
prisoners were shot and six were sen
fenced to long terms Of penal serv'tude
1t was the German information ser
vice along the coast of South Americ,
that was able to keep Admiral Won Spec
commanding the German squadron, In
formed Of every move made by III
British squadron that the Soharnhors
and her companion later destroyed,
To meet this thoroughly organized sys
tenn OF the German information servic
successfully Great Britain has exerte
immense efforts In building up a simila
system. II was cabled on the authoriti
OF n high British officer recently tina
the British Admiralty knew in advanc
Of the proposed German raid on Scar
borough, and even the name OF over
German ship in the expedition.
The mysterious explosion on tn
French liner La Touraine, resultin
In a FIRE !mperiliing hundreds Of pa,
sengers, was ascribed to the work of
German spy, Arrests were made and III
inquiry is still under way.