The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-10

would be more than $4,000
The extra men will be used to flll
vacancies in bringing the regular
army and federalized national guard
TO war strength, voluntary recruiting
having failed to large extent.
Washington, July . The spy hunt
today brought these Developments:
/. German agents through German
marine insurance companies here
knew details of the sailing of Per-
shing's troops.
2. A censorship which will prevent
the dispatching of cable message or
the sending of a letter during the
troop movements is contemplated by
the government to protect American
forces on the seas.
3. Secretaries Lansing, Baker and
Daniels and George Creel today held
a long conference on details of this
censorship. 1t will cover both outgo-
ing and incoming messages and au-
thority may be asked of congress to
make it effective.
4. Congress on it's own initiative is
preparing to act to end the spy men
ace.
). How information obtained by
spies here can be transmitted by the
way of Mexico was definitely shown.
S. A great central intelligence bu-
reau. into which every secret agency
sof the government will report, is be-
ing worked out. 1t will be the main
headquarters of all American secret
services and will not be surpassed ev-
.en by the German bureau at Berlin.
Z. Legislation was discussed to
give the president power to isolate the
United States by forbidding any per-
sc- to leave the country or send mes
sages during troop movements.
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While all official Washington was
puzzling its head today to determine
now German spies could obtain lnfor-
rnation of the moveents of our
vnstTon of the movement of our troops,
a letter received by high secret Of
ncial showed how, through their ma
rine insurance agencies, the Germans
are able to learn the inermost details
of American plans:
1t seems that steamer carrying
ammunition and supplies for England
left New York with the transport fleet.
In the Narrows she collided with a
barge and hole was stove in her side,
neeessitating Bleaching her. The rein
.surance on the vessel had been placed
with German companies. They SEM
their men out to inspect the ship. IL
going to the ship these agents passed
the transport feet then ready to sail.
\ Broadcast.
How this information was spread
broadcast through insurance circles 10
told in the following letter received
from Pittsburg by secret agents here:
This afternoon I learned the foi-
i.
lowing from DR.. X, one Of your friends
here. He has son who has just
sailed for France or somewhere else.
His son wrote him letter from the
ship, guarded one giving no lnfor-
mation as to anything except that the
shin was expecting to sail at almost
srr time. This morning Mr. B., a
prominent insurance man, came to Dr.
ks Office and asked him concerning
his son. DR.. x. told him he knew moth
ing except the meager information in
his sons letter. Then Mr.. B. told Dr.
x. that he, B., knew where the boas
sailed and what was on board and that
one of BIS agents Gnsurance) had Vls-
ated house in Brooklyn where some
Germans lived and there was told That
the ship would sail such and such a
zine. that there were so many SOL
sdiers on board and that there were
several hundred pieces of artillery on
the ship"
Act at Once.