Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24
Observation-Disclosures
ARE SOLD TO OTHERS
Secret Agent of Cars Gov
ernment Said to Have Taken
Profit for Himself.
AMMUNITION DISPOSED OF
TO AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Bought in This Country for Russ
Army-Action May Follow
Deals, It Is Said

charges were made today by Wash
inetonians interested in the purchase
and sale of arms and ammunition that
Il secret agent of the Russian govern
ment. now in Washington. has pur-
chased quantities of ammunition for
that government i'll the United States.
and that notwithstanding Eussia's
great need of ammunition, frequently
detailed in news dispa tches, he has sold
some of this ammunition to revolution
AIRY agents of governments on the west
ern hemisphere at profit to himself.
The name, financial and social stand
ing and antecedents of this agent as
well as details of his actions. are known
10 several Neutrality-suspicious. who have an
interest in his movements, as we'll as to
the Washington diplomatic representa-
tives of an American republic with
whom he has done business. They are
today consulting as to the possibility
or taking action against him, and some
lively developments are in prospect
The Russian ambd ssador is out of
town for the summer. and attempts to
communicate with the embassy today
10 gain information in regard to the
actions of the agent proved fruitIess
At one of the leading banks of the
city, however. it was said today that
the secret agent had been introduced
there by Russian embassy officials, and
that he has an account there, rs well
as at Baltimore bank
Makes Handsome Profit. It Is Said.
The agent is said to have made a hand
some profit on one transaction in am
muritlon, purchased for the Russian gov
eminent. according to his own statements
and later reSold to representatives of an
American republic ut an advance. 1.-THE
ammunition in question was cartridges
for rifles. The representatives of the
American republic agreed to purchase
from him lu00.0G0 rounds of what are
known as seven nIlllimeter rife cartridges
and what has been delivered to them it
Is SAID, Is ""N,nuo rounds of what arc
known as $3.50 cartridges for rifles
With this delivery the purchasers declare
themselves to I've not satisfied. and they
are threatening suit or some other action
10 compel either carrying OAt of the
original contract or Il refund of the diff
ference which the Russian agent admit
ted he paid for the cartridges when he
bought them for the Russian government
and the price paid by the representatives
of the American republic
1t is said that the cartridges in cues
tion were manufactured by the Rem
tngton Arms Company and the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company, and
that they were bought by the Russian
agent under financial credits arranged
agent is said to have been Russian
consul, before coming to Washington
In a Central American republic city.
He is also said to be about to estab-
1ish a home in Baltimore, a Baltimore
hank having telephoned to the Wash
1ngton bank at which he was intro
duced by the Russian embassy 20 as
certain his financial responsibility be-
fore allowing him TO take possession of
a house in the Baltimore banks care.
Russian n
have conducted negotiations in Wash
ington for the purchase OF aeroplanes
and to have inspected the hydroaero-
plane recently on exhibition at Alex
andria with a view to acquiring it. a s
he said for the Russian government
Plans Yet Unsettled.
What action. If any, could be taken
by the Washington representatives of
the American republic who dealt with
the Russian agent could not be out
lined today by their counsel, pending
a settlement of their plans
Great interest. however attached to
the agents actions by reason of the
fact that Russia so badly needs annu-
milton, and it was pointed out as most
striking that Notwithstanding Russia's
need one of its agents could find him
self so placed that he might be willing
for money profit to dispose of some
OF Russia's supply of ammunition 10
another country or its representatives
aud thus run the risk of the anmuni-
ton falling into the hands of Eussia's
enemies.
At the bank at which the agent was
introduced II Was said today that cases
are constantly coming UP involving
BROKERAGE In ammunition and all sorts
Of peculiar deals in connection there
INC
which well introduced resident of
New Orleans attempted to finance an
option on AMMUNITION through which a
resident of Washington would have.
made 100000. 1T was said that the
ammunition was wanted for Mexican
revolutionary chieftain. and il was to
be shipped south. but there were Ger
tain circumstances in connection with
the deal which did not finally go
through. which led the bank officials to
believe that the New Orleans resident
was really acting for the German gov
eminent