The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
u. S. PROTEST TO BERLIN
ON FORGED PASSPORTS

the exact particulars OF the genuine
passport. 1t must have been copied from
the latter document when the holder
was recently travelling in Germany. The
date Of issue, the number and so on are
all Identical.
When inquiry was made OF Washington
whether a passport OF that number had
beer. issued on the date given the reply
was affirmative, giving the holder OF the
forgery a good chance to escape. II
was only when the genuine American
pa ssport from which the spurious one had
been copied had been sent over expressly
for comparison that the truth became
known.
One interesting point which would
escape the notice OF most persons wal
that the description OF the physical
features. the height. complexion. &c.
were In handwriting obviously not tina,
of a clerk who was accustomed to fllina
in such papers In large numbers.
The greatest importance is attached
here to the discovery.
Ten spies Caught.
In q yelled statement the Press Bu.
reau tonight announced that ten per-
sons. nine men and a woman. are now
in prison charged with espionage. par
ticularly upon the fleet. information OF
which they had e~ndsavored to forward
to Germany.
The statement ~deslgnates the prison.
ers by letters and fails to say whether
or not there are ten specific offences
charged or that several were In the
same plot. 1t adds that none of the
persons had been In England longer than
three weeks and that all were captured
before they were able to accomplish the
object OF their visit.
OF the ten, the statement SAYS. "a
and "B' are Dutch subjects who have
air ady been tried and "A" has made a
full confession. Their sentences have
not yet been promulgated.
&C. Is a German who was caught
with a forged American passport. This
is admitted 10 be the case reported
several weeks ago to Washington and
the prisoner is asserted to ave con-
! fessed that he ootaired his American
passport from a German Captain in
/ charge OF the information branch O,
the German War Office.
ID" is the woman of whom 1t Is said
that she is OF German origin and was
married TO a British subject OF Prus-
sian birth. from whom she vas sepa-
rated. II is not said where the woman
was arrested or the nature OF the eyi-
dence against her.
"E' is a Brazilian OF German origin
and j" a native or Uruguay or Ger
man origin. &c" Is a Peruvian OF Ger.
man origin and H a Swede. IT," 1,
Is declared. says he Is a naturalized
American and -" a British subject
No details are given in this last and the
tragedy OF a traitor is thus summarily
dismissed. The statement adds:
"Of the above. a. II and T. have
made full confessions OF their mission
since their arrest. They will all b.
charged with attempting TO collect and
communicate information regarding II
VI. fset and military forces with the in
tention OF assisting the enemy, or with
committing some act preparatory
thereto.
The trial OF the accused will be In
camera. 1t is not desirable in the pub
lie interest TO give further details. bu,
II may be stated that as far as knowr
none OF these persons has been In this
country longer than three weeks and al
the time OF their arrest, owing TO certain
measures adopted by the authorities
their activities were cut short in the
early stages
Carl %Iteinhard. a German who waf
accused Of haviGe "A false passport IN
his possession and Of sailing from New
York under an assumed name. pleaded
guilty here to-day.
He was sentenced to six months a,
hard labor.