New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
providence Journal" Pre-
sents to Daniels Proofs
of Its Charges.
BERLIN BACKED UP
SHIP PURCHASE BILL
Aimed at Control of Pam
American System of
Wireless.
IBy telegraph 20 The Tribune

BY lCCgraph 70 The Tribune
Providence. R. l., Aug. 17.-"The
Providence Journal" will say to-mor-
row morning:
AT the request of President Will
son. The Providence Journal has pre-
sented to Secretary Of the Navy Dam
iels and the members of the Neutrality
Board, at a special meeting held in
Washington. in the Office If the Secre-
tary of the Navy, a seriei of facts that
prove the existence of the German
propaganda in this country and the ac-
tivities of the German spy system for
several years before the beginning Of
the present war.
"At the meeting in Washington there
were present. in addition to the repre-
sentatives of The Journal Secretary
Daniels, DR.. 'ames Brown Scott, chair
man of the Neutrality Board, and Cap
tain James II. Oliver, another member
of the board. The evidence presented
by The Journal accompanied by
proofs of all the charges made, consist
ed Of eight eparate and distinct facts,
as follows:
THAT Dr. K. &. Frank, the present
executive head of the Sayville wireless
station, sought to obtain access,
through an Intermediary, parts Of
an American battleship not open to Wis
itors, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
January 10, 1909, for the purpose Of
stealing one of the few secrets the
United States navy has left-the de-
tails of it's Gre control system.
THAT the said DR.. X. G.. Frank is
really the head in the United States Of
what is known in Berlin as an infor-
nation bure W, and that much of his
activity consists of obtaining in various
underhand ways similar secret infor-
nation, and also confidential data con-
cerning apparatus and methods devel-
oped by American manufacturers, Of
great value either to the German gov
ernment or German manufacturing in
terests.
Tried TO Use Sayvil Wireless.
THAT Commander II. Retzmann, the
naval attache of the Imperial German
Embassy at Washington, whose place
is now filled by Captain Boy Ed, at
tempted on November s, 1911, to make
use of a wireless station of Sayville
during the Morocco troubles to COM
municate orders and information the
German fleet crui-ing in the British
Channel and the North Sea.
"That in March, 1910, the same Conf
mander Retzmann attempted to eecure
accurate and complete data concerning
the entire wireless service IN tAe
United States, and particularly the
naval radio service.
"That the Telefunken Company OF
Berlin. under instructions from the
German Foreign Offi e, attempted N
May, 1911, to submit bid 20 tne
United States government for tht sup
plving and installation of large nur'-
her of wireless stations IN the Phllip-
mines. which were 10 be located, /: pos
sible. at the sites indicated on opeclal
man supplied to the 1elefunken Com
pany by the German Foreign once.
This marked map, together with iist'
was also placed by the Telcldnken
Company, OF Berlin, in the possession
of its branch house Manila, WIN
full instructions and orders to treat
the matter as strictly confidential, end
particularly the marked map from the
German Foreign Office.
"That Hans Bredow, general rama
cor of the German Telefunken Company
and an officer in the German army at-
tcmpted to gather und1r GERMAN con-
tfol in 1913. and was partially success
full in doing so, an entire cham II rfi-
vate wireless stations and -tations
owned by other governments in south
and Central America working through
Sayville.
Sought to Hide Ownership.
"That before the Sayville station was
constructed the Telefunken Company
of Berlin, in September. 1910 suggest
ed. in order to hide the real ownership
of the station. that the necessary lard
be purchased in the name OF william
s. Hulse. an American cit zen and enc
Of its confidential representatives. IN
New York. who was then to transfer
the title over TO them. Special stress
was laid by Berlin on the fact mat ma,
Uulse was an American citizen. Inc
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