The Detroit times., 1917-12-08

Paprn. thc Gorman military aftache.
NH Do refyned 30 the hotel whgrt
he WAS arrested. after bis task was
done hr WAS under the surveillance
oi reporters from the Providence
Journal H- went over 0n me east
sr 0L Sew N1rt and fitted himself
ouf Ike Bum. let his beHrd gr0w
T1I W0.k ard thcn started nut
on his m Son u cuc OF the most
exclusive amlted trains running out
0l Sew fuT. IEo men started 20
ffe him, and one or them came
back
What are you doing here, lose
rbe tralf Hr Ra lum -aed
"Onc man can handle that iob All
ran. Naa lrc reply. That fei.
lu" advertising his mis on 90 the
whole world
After Lanl Horn had been safe
'y LODGED ln Hi 'lr Rathom ASKED
hfm wins hp dressed as "a bum then
travelled ika millionaire
20 am an od -er and gentleman,
ano } newer travel any other way,
. Aa. ihe proud retort
Tha Iiu- fhe weakness Of
the Who'll. German sHy ysfom.' said
routine end fheyT gone The very
perfection of fhe system Is ita chief
weakness just like The Tauimany
rims u Ncw York
"The German mind ls state
made m0d caut understand
why statements given ont y their
government agents here 9rs not be
istcd by the American people. And
! thoy atil pn rlain The fool notion
( rh ttry cdn TcTFUfIZe White people
with their dynamiuue taCrics. They
! believe that if they blow up a fac
| tory nobody viii ever want TO work
/ In lt again They don't know
| America
Another instance of Yankee In
-enuity putting il over on German
! brains was the manner IN which
] Mr Rathom placed an operative ~
The Office OF the HambtrgAmerican
line 10 gct Information against Paul
Koenlg He FIRST sent a reporter To
Niles. o.. and from there the r.
prr.er, posing as poor German
lad. wrote a letter 10 the general
manager OF the line. tipping him
off, 10 the fact that he had learned
OF a plot 10 have a Providence jour
nal reporter secure a position there
as 1anitor that be mighty spy on
the ONCE
After a lapse OF two weeks. a 70
! porter was sent around 20 apply
| for the ianItOrship and make gooo
| the plot Story lie was cornered by
| tOenie and the general manager
and given the third degree lie
finally confessed, as per arrange
ment. that be was a reporter for
the Journal. and was ANONYMOUSLY
nrcd ont on the Office.
A little later the poor German
I boy IN Niles wrote another letter
saying he supposed the plot story
/ had petcred out and begging paraon
for troubling them about II. Incl.
dentauy he mentioned that he was
about 90 20 east 20 look for work
/ The general manager wired for him
/ 90 come on at once and gave him
job The reporter spent FIVE months
IN the Hamburg-American offlces
and was in touch with every phase
OF The Welland canal plot curing
that time. securing Koenig's arrest
two days before it could be- consum-
mated
Among Mr.. Rathom's cherished
possessions Is q letter. written by
The general manager oe the Ham
burg American line TO Count Won
, BarnstoTn former German ambas
safor 20 the United States. relat
in how q reporter for the Proyl
/ dance Journal had been outwitted
in the act OF trying to palm himself
, or on them as q janitor
When Won Papen was preparing
/ a paCkc. Of discriminating documents
such as receipts for money paid
spies and other choice bits OF evil
deuce for shipment 70 the father
land. he made love 20 little Amer
/ ican girl sitting on the packing case
+ III, didn know. of course, that the
erl was a stenoRraphcr in Mr.
+ Rathoms employ detailed there for
/ th, very purpose Of watching him.
sac had received Instructions 10
mark the box so that 10 could be-
( recognized As Won Papen rayed
about The beauty of her eyes and
the nearly ~hitenees OF her teeth.
ihc Young woman aimiessly drew =
1 pair of hearts with blue pencil
ou Tho end ~ the packing DoX, ana
! tho pecting Tcuton spy com
plated the distinguishing marx "
drawing an arrow thru tho center OF
4 each heart.
The box was easily singled out ~
Tho packets I'm The bold of a vessel
boand for neutral country and
turned over to tho American ambas.
sa Tor I'm London ny The British gov
eminent The evidence Is now IN
the hands OF the state department
/ i'm Washington. where it has been
for months. mud 30 has been a big
IN tor n lhe prosecution of the
+ Tnut0n spies