New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-18
CHARGE BERLIN
PLANS SECRET
RADIO IN U. 5.
British Officials Say Sta
tion in Maine Will Evade
Censorship.
NAVY OPERATORS
INVOLVED IN CASE
Messages Sent from Tuckerton
Show Desire to Avoid Any
Publicity.
Prom Tne Tribune Bureau

Prom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Nov. l7.-Charges that
secret German wireless station had
been erected in Deering. a suburb of
Portland, Me-, apparently TO evade
the United States censorship over the
operation at Tuckerton and Sayville,
we're made to the State Department to-
cay. BY the British Embassy. Includ-
cd in the evidence submitted was
number of messages sent out from the
Tuckerton station by Navy Department
operators under the supervision OF
faval officers. These messages. which
had been picked up, used suspicious ex-
pressions IN describing the work and
the purposes for which the new station
at Portland was to be used.
Navy radio inspectors will investl-
cate the Deering plant further. Their
INQUIRIES 80 far have developed that
me Deering plant is intended to act
as a receiving station for the Tucker
on plant. which is devoted entirely to
ending. aud that it was proposed to
connect the two plants with a land
gire. il is not necessary to license
receiving station.
One OF the most amazing of the
..rs.a.es from Tuckerton was sent on
Octo5er IL, signed Mayer, to "Buechael,
&c idcnt fIomag Company, Berlin"
1,-s Is believed to have been sent by
man giving his name as Emil Z.
lsaver. who was in charge Of the new
a,reie... a.d to have been intended for
he president OF the Observation-Disclosures
Line. and through him to the German
Foreign Office. 1t stated:
AFTER approval has been given addi'
onal receiving plants can be built only
rvtcr presence of naval person to
avoid sensation in newspapers, which
printed lot about secret German spy
wireless stations; such sensation
night force the abandonment OF the
present plan-co operation between the
Navy Department and us"
Ask About "Co-operation."
Jus. what is meant about "co-opera-
iion between the Navy Department and
US, isSnterest.ng the officials OF the
British Embassy, especially in view OF
the fact that the message was sent by
naval operator. after having been
read By q naval officer of the United
States. At least, that is understood
By the embassy to be the procedure.
Another point which is bothering the
embassy is, if no censorship is pro-
posed for receiving stations, why is
sending in the messages 10 the new
station mentioned so frequently. In
message sent from Tuckerton by Mayer
10 Professor Goldschmidt, at Eilvese,
on November 4, ne asks whether Gold
schmidt would prefer that "we," mean
ing the Portland wireless, should Con
tinue sending till p. m. while you
send from l TO p. m"
Another message TO the president Of
the Hamburg American Line inquired
n the new station was wanted for "sl'
multsneous work"
In its charges laid before the State
Department the embassy stated that
the wireless was located on Warwick
Street, Deering, Me-, suburb of Port
land. and that IL had been erected
under the direction OF Emil c. Mayer.
or "Moyer," and o. +. Hesla, of Tuck
erton, y. J.
The station is now completed. the
charges declare, and has an aerial
l,s00 feet long, which connects with
fourteen poles. II is said TO be
three-wire station. has a 2,600-metre
capacity and can be operated b. two
systems.
Built for Germany"
In the neighLcrhood, the embassy
states, there is no secret about the
fact that the station was built in the
interest of the German government. be-
cause Berlin could not use the sta
tons az Ssyville and Tuckerton.
The embassy points out further that
o. y. Hesla, Mayors assistant. claimed
70 be connected with the United States
government. but has since denied this.
although he was recently or the Unite
states battleship North Carolina and
has cards reading 20. +. Hesla. Radio.
I. s. ~" Hesla is said now 70 be in
enayge Of the station.
Despite Heslas claims the embassy
pointed out that United States officials
az Portland say that the station does
not belong 70 the government. United
States Deputy Marshal Smith made this
GENIAL. and was quoted as having said
mat the United States attorney had
ss<ed for information about the sta
uon- There il government owned
wireless Al Cape Elizabeth, about
ssssn miles from Portland.
hssis and Mayer have been living,
ne embassy informed the State De-
gsrtnent, az the Lafayette Hotel at
PORTLAND, and both have maintained The
syletsst silence
ihs following statement Of Inspector
~ Collar. Of the United States Radio
apartment ~ the Customs House IN
oos,on, was handed 20 the State De-
N4rlment BY the embassy:
fhig station on Warwick Street,
Dssrng, Ne, IL not a United States
t,sssnmfDt station, but is owned by
wI's< concern. They are not able 70
.shsmit messages at this station, ~
..T have not applied 70 the govern
msnt Tor license, but they can re-
os messsges without n iic~uze or
p<snit"
Messages "yery Prsns
NJ Collar. the Embassy raid, had not
~ he station, ~ IL hsz just been
~"piettd, but has seen drawings Of u.
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