The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
LIFE STORY Of OLGA VON MARX
GERNhNY'5 GREATEST WOMAN SPY

famous Scottish generals photograph
was inscribed in English: said To nave
committed suicide. but according 10 re-
port of No. III is known NY the eng
liSh military authorities /" he stu awe
and supposed To have "a high military
command in Siberia. General trchch ;
height was given rs ) feet 81 inches.
had thought him Il taller man.
Photos Of Great Men.
Tho top left hand drawer "f tho sec
rctaire | found fun of other kinds or
photographs. docks. hnrhurS, barracks
and interiors and eAtcrinrs If gun fac
tories and public buildings situated in
different parts uf Europe. Many pic
lures. | discovered. had been taken from
IN altitude. probably from same Kind
of aircraft. Again il struck me there
must b. something lax III the manage
mrnt Of tn" Argus institute when Il new
rCllrr could have access To such books.
maps and photographs Yet un refcc-
tion | could only realize my own help
l"SSncss. After all. l unused. $" far !
knew little about thr German spy Sys>
TEN proper. The "itmosph"re' of the
Argus institute now began 10 affect me.
II was. rs the Scots say. "uncanny,"
>S2ird. I seemed Ia BE- in the clutches
If Il Something" that had infinite power
over mo.
And now for the first time l was cog
nizIut IT tho ticking Of small clock
or the wall of my study" 1t was hall
past four! must have been very much
Interested in my surroundings IL har"
lost my sense Of chronology t. such An
extent. | had permission To take home
with me "a book OF a map" Well. for
my evenings entertainment I decided To
read The History of ESPIONAGE"
AS I pulled out the volume from tho
bookshelf I felt thu peculiar sensation
that was not alnnt in tho room. !
glanccd round and bchcld behind IN"
taptain CAM. who must have entered
silently az Il ghost On meeting my
glance he smiled and said. "E.NCu9" me-.
please, Fraul"in Won Marx. Principals
never knock On doors here. l am pleas
cd IL. hand you Pm order for 206 marks.
your first months salary. And also l
hcE to give you brief copy Of First
Instructions issued TO all intelligence
officers in the service. Please rcmrm-
her thcm--and keep them In yourself.
They are important"
FIRST instructions" for Intelligence
Officers.
With the copy Of The History Of Is
pi0naEc,' few other small volumes and
my First Instructions" l departed.
having in n few hours learned more Of
the German spy system than Captain
CAM would care Ia have given me-
credit for. In spite of the weird at
mosph"rc" nf - Roonstrasse. the Ar
gus institute" I was beginning to feel
intensely interested in espionage.
In tho tramrar. humrward bound. ]
opened my "instruCtinns.' TINS is what
read:
First Words Of Tho Intelligence Officer
l. II Is necessary for every officer VIII"
aspircs 10 intelligence employment tn h"
possessed 81 tn" following qualities:
Keen observation. a good memory, accur-
acy. patience determination. and, above
all. scCrctivcnrSS.
.. The necessity for thoroughly sift-
Ing information where engaged unon
peace reconnaissance (spyinc in peace
time In a foreign country calls for intin-
lie patience. The slightest display If
anxiety or undue interest may arouse
suspicious that may foil III" inQuirer'S
object and seriously interfere with fu-
ture intelligence work in the same cuun-
try.
B. Secrctiveness ami caution arr cS-
entail qualities for an intelligence off
Ger employed abroad; an oath is In he ex-
tractcd from Il married officer employed
on foreign Intelligence work that he will
not communicate information regarding
his movements and dnings in foreign
country even Ia his wife.
l. Diaries. letters, and bills should
never be left about. 4 whStcpap"r basket
u.s. az the DrcyIuS case proved. deadly
snare. however small the m"rs"ls that
are cast into il. Memoranda for ones
use, when il is Indispensable /" put conn
plicated information In writing. should
ha written in 4 Styl" and language that
z stranger could not understand the
meaning "f. Il is astonishing how.
with practice. one can convey 10 Il train
ed colleague in tn" "Scction' in seem
inGly plain lanEuaEc. news which n"
third party prruSing he letter could un-
dcrStand It is far preferable this
faculty. than to devils" elaborate codes.
which may lead to misunderstanding in
the section and arnuS" suspicion abroad.
). Restaurants and railway plat
forms should invariably lr avoided when
conversation is desirable upon c"nidcn>
tial subject. II is rarely advisable. to
try to conceal ones nationality. hut AT
the same time il is often desirable tor
an officer To assume when in EuSSla' or
England. tho character ar inspect of :,
South German. Il learned lat"r that
the reason Of this is that tho South
tfcrnll1l IS nlu'n more TfSph' t'N 'NNSl'iS
Germany than the PruS$!an.l
6. The above qrc pr"c"rts. hut rrac.
tic. alone makes perfect. Having dealt
with the characteristics required Of an
officer employed in Il foreign country.
let us now consider tn" SprCinl attain
McntS which he or she should possess.
Languages.
l. 4 wide general KnuwlcdG" =.
In this connection ii is recommended
that In" Intelligence officer. If employ
ed in England. should provide himself
with copies Of tho latest edition Of
"rh. Technical Dictionary. in Six
Languages" Tho Encyclopaedia 81
Ships and Shipping" and alsn Til:
Nautical Technical Dictionary for III"
Navy" In the case nr hHrh"urS
an accurate description of piers. break
waters. docks. and whurv"s is n"c' sSary
= The officer Who has prepared him.
self tv an ..vhauStiN, C"urS" q! l"rhni-
cal study cannot fail Ia ncQuil himself
in intelligence wnrk which is m";" fruit
ful Of diStinC;i"n than most "l the
duties nf his actual profession.
Real First Lesson IL Espionage.
.. y knowledge of lauGua@" is ny;
Of absolute Importance To AN lntcllIG-
cucr officer. hu. if two mon or women
uihnrwis" Suitabl" are working III II
nrirhhnring country. Tn" one VIII" knows
III. lanEtIn"" - that country has an
lInmraSurablc ADVANTAGE over tn" other.
Vet if tn" knDWi'r' uf the Language
L. Il powerful w":p"iI. III" cunc"alm"nt
~ such ku"wI,d%r renders II more FOR
m cable still
1. When exporting Information !roin
an iniurrI'r. whether soldier. sailor. or
civil 'IntiiNiduHl. :: is sometimes adr'r-
able t. hrIug him L f"ng nt@Ii journey
to Ihr appointed rendezvous. When tired