New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
u. S. Investigators Find
He Was on Payroll of
"Deutsches Journal"
Here as German Agent
Relations With Trusted Aid of
Publisher Now Under
Investigation

Federal Secret Service agents have
discovered that Hans Won Stengel, who
was interned on Ellis Island last
Wednesday as o dangerous enemy
alien. was on the payroll Of William
Randolph Hearst'l "Dcutsches Jour
nal" His relations with one of Mr..
Hearsts trusted employees are row be-
ing investigated.
Won Stengel was employed on .he
Hearst paper up TO the time Of his ar
rest By agents of the Naval lntelll-
gence, after they had established that
he had been sent here in 1915 TO carry
on German propaganda. Otto Julius
Merkcl. who was arrested with Won
Stengcl. and who is now occupying
quarters adjoining his on Ellis Island,
contributed many pro-German articles
to American newspapers. lie also
formed the German University League
Of which he was secretary
Won Stengel is not the first German
spy found. on the payroll OF William
Randolph Hears. Albert Sander, who
was but a grade below Won Stengel in
upper spy circles, was working as dra-
matte critic on the "Deutsches JournaI
when ne was seized as one OF Ge:-
many's spy masters.
Sander. friend and associate OF Cap
-a;r van papeu. one o. Germany's di-
rectors Of terrorism, was the head OF
svstem which succeeded in getting
spies into England and France, who
sent their reports in invisible ink ~
another Of Sander agents IN Hollaho:
The agent in Holland then transmitted
tbeu direct 20 the Wilhelmstrasse.
Sander IL now serying two-years
term in the Federal penitentisry. -,
O6cials considered 1t strange tha'
Won S.engel should be employed 0y
Hearst's "Deutsches Journal as a re-
porter when his talents are altogether
those OF the artist. His pen and cray,
on and brush work in "Simpllcisslmus
made him known in art circles wherever
tho German sstiricsl weekly circulated
Then, too, since his arrival here
shortlv after the var he and Merkel
iointlv conducted pro-GerTnan satltl,
cal monthly. first called Zeppelin ana
later "Eulen spiegel." Both these peri
odicals. bitterly anti-American, were
freely quoted from in German daiiles
tbroughou. the country. and Won stem
ca'. familiar signature was attached
70 full mage cartoons. Many OF them
rere aimed at President wilson ana
The American public and Americas par
ticipation IN the war, -,
Won Steugel and Merkel came mere
nleutifully supplied with money Won
StenreI was the treasurer Of the tun9'
v,b;cb is said 10 have been S0o'OoO-
mis- was increased by moneys co.,
.ributed by other German oasineh u
VI Voa stengel is SAID 70 haye had
-. ,.t,,ralized Germans, some or tnem
nrominent in the German-Amerlcan
pewspaDer world, on his payroll. ms
nbaee of bis activities is also unoei
investigation. ,-.,,.. 80
Regarding Stengcrs employment o.
the "Deutschos Journal Ar.nur
Schoenstade, managing editor N q
statement last night said;
"ctsrgcl was employed Dy INC
.Dortscfes Journal for two weeks, al
ter he had furnished proof that nc was
n ngtiyc-born American cItlzen' ne
vas employed during these Two weeks
as a re-writer by the editorial depart
went. 4 true and complete translation
of everything he wrote relating 70 INC
,-ar was iled daily with the postmaster
az Eo,g Yori. City"