The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-27
us. HONEYCOMBED
WITH ENEMY SPIES
MOST SECRET OF SECRETS BE-
COME KNOWN QUICKLY TO
GERMAN GOVERNMENT.
BRITAIN GIVES ADVICE
Scotland Yard Officials Declare the
Most Efficient Way to Trap Teuton
Skulkers is for Public of America TO
Cooperate With Police.

London July 12.-tBy Mail)-The most
effective method of combating the Ger
man espionage system in the United
States is to be found in cooperation
between the public generally and the
police, according to opinions expressed
to the Associated Press by high officials
of Scotland Yard
From the first days Of the war, Eng
lish police and military agents who
have had to do with the gathering in
of German spies have received masses
of information from citizens regarding
suspicious persons, and through this CO.
operation have been enabled to appre-
hend many undesirable and dangerous
persons who otherwise might have been
at large.
Scotland Yard has had considerable
trouble with neutrals in the employ of
the German government and the Eng
lish police feel that this menace is one
which the United States will have to
guard against.
Washington Gets information.
Since the entry Of the United States
into the war, English officials and Off
cials Of the United States department
OF justice have been closely co-operat-
ing along these and other related lines,
and the American agents have been
furnished with such information, not
only in regard to persons. but in re-
gard to methods Of catching those who
are working for Berlin.
Scotland Yard has the greatest re-
spect for the abilities and efficiency Of
the American police, but feels that they
would probably be able to accomplish
much more II they had more power to
act in emergencies. Moreover, it is re-
allied that the task before the Ameri-
can spy catcher is even more difficult
than It has been for those Of England.
In the first place. there are more Ger
mans in the United States than there
ever have been in England: and then
they have more room to work in and
more avenues Of communication.
Compact Wireless Aids Spies.
The compact wireless apparatus cas-
ily moved about and within containers
that disguise its real nature, is to be
especially guarded against. Scotland
Yard feels. Considerable difficulty has
been experienced here with the wireless
and the police now freely employ an
instrument through the use of which
these enemy instruments are detected.
Scotland Yard is interested in the
work that is being done in the United
States to discover how the Germans
found out when American destroyers
were due in English waters, and how
they discovered the location Of the
ocean rendezvous Of the transports
bearing the first American contingent.
Obviously. the English officials say.
German spies are in a position to be-
come familiar with the most secret OF
secrets in Washington. and they are
anxious TO render any assistance they
can toward wedding them out.
Internment Doesn't Prevent.
Wholesale internment Of Germans
will not solve the problem. England
las not interned all her German resi-
dents, but the police are absolutely sure
Of the connections OF those allowed to
remain at large.
There is a general feeling in London
that the execution Of the first spies
caught would go far in the United
States toward persuadlng others. Ger
mans as well as neutrals that such
work is extremely hazardous and very
likely to have disastrous results.