Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-12

little woolly yet dog, whose tall WAS
found to be artificial and filed with mill
taTy plans Another carried a message
scratched on the plate of her false teeth.
When 1t has been found impossible for
human spy to reach a fortress, birds have
been employed. Carrier pigeons are fitted
with miniature cameras fastened across
their breasts By exceedingly fine wires
These are fitted with time lock which
ensures their exposure at certain time
The pigeons are. released by spies at
place from which they will be sure to hy
over the fortress on their way home. 4
pigeon flies in circles on its journey, end
it is certain that during part of It's flight
over the fortress the camera shutter will be
released. series OF pictures taken In this
way will give very complete plan Of the
defenses TO the enemy.
Although immediate execution follows the
discovery of spy or perhaps even the sus.
picton OF espionage, thousands of persons
are found willing to undertake the work
curing this war. 1t has been truly said that
the highest form of heroism is to under.
take spy duty for ones country. Nothing
can be more awful than the fate Of the spy
caught and executed amid the hate and fear
OF the thousands who surround him. Many
photographs; sent from the seat Of war
death OF the spy terrible.
The Germans are universally admitted to
be more skiful spies than the British. and
Jet Gen. Baden-Powell performed some re-
markable spying tricks. He tells how he got
into a new German dockyard and made OBJ
servations under the nose Of several police
men:
Inside great, high wall lay dockyard
In which. ii was rumored, a new power house
was being erected. and possibly dry dock
was In course OF preparation.
THE scatFolding Of the new house tow
cred above me, and a ladder led upward on
to 1t. Up this went like a lamplighter.
keeping one eye on the corner OF the build.
ins lest should be followed.
Presently found short ladder leading
from my platform TO the stage below, but
il did not so to the ground. Peering quietly
over the scaffolding. saw my friend the
policeman below. still at fault. blessed my
stars that he was no tracker. and therefore
had not seen my footmarks leading to the
foot OF the ladder
Then proceeded to take note OF my sur.
roundings and to gather information. Judg.
Ing from the design OF the building It's great
chimneys, etc, I was actually on the new
power-house From my post I had an ex.
celent view over the dockyard and within
one hundred feet Of me we're the excavation
works Of the new dock, whose dimensions 7
could easily estimate"
To the few people who still think that
Captains Boy.Ed and Won Papen. the Ger
man pavaI and military attaches, were un-
Justly suspected Of espionage In this coun.
try. 1t Is interesting to note this quotation
from General Baden-Powell's book:
"All these duties (of espionage) are sub
divided among agents Of every grade, from
Ambassadors and their attaches downward.
Naval and military officers are sent to carry
out special Investigations by all countries,
and paid detectives are stationed In likely
centres TO gather information"
The General further says that the MILL
tary information that a country voluntarily
gives to a foreign attache L. usually of lit
tie value. and therefore he must take secret
mems to inform himself.