The sun., 1917-04-08

A possible solution 10 one OF the mys-
teries of the European war-namely.
how the Kaiser In Berlin could COM
munica,e almost daily with Count Won
Bernstorff, one time German Ambas-
sador In Washington was suggested
yesterday when United States secret
service men under orders from chief
william j Flynn ralled upon Ms.
Hugo Reisinger at her home ss3 Fifth
avenue, opposite the metropolitan
Museum.
The secret service agents had nfor-
nation that Mrs Reisinger, whose
father was Adolphus Busch, the wealthy
brewer or St. Louis. had wireless plant
at her home, and that Mrs Reisinger
had often received in her home Count
Won Bernstorf. Dy Heinrich Albert,
Gernany's commercial attache. and
Capts Karl Boy-Ed and Franz Won
Pspen. naval and military attaches
respectively,
Investigation showed that for u per cd
Of more than a year a receiving station
for 'adio messages had been established
on the reof of the Eesingor home Sew
eral weeks ago. however, the plant was
dismsntled and the entire equipment was
shipped away
This plant, il seems. was OF an eS-
cnedingly costly and powerful variety
aud was equipped with the so-called De
Forest audian detector, which is neces
sary for receiving messages from such
Il long distance as Nauen. Germany, the
site OF the t;mperor's wonderful radio
station.
Mad Plant Removed.
Mrs Relsinger. il is said insisted ihs,
she had caused the wireless equipment
to be torn from the roof the moncn;
! that she learned OF It's existence She
denied that the man who operated the
appar tus was n German reservist. Il
was learned. however that the man who
I had constructed and listened to the cleo
trlc waves was Alexander Kagan. who
served as butler in the Re!sinser home
al expert electrician and skilled
wireless operator lie recently resigned
his position as butlcr and departed Ia
parts unknown
The presence of the secret service nen
/ IL the Rrisinger home was discovered
accidentally by reporters and inquiries
were made of Chief william 7. Flynn
who declined 10 Eiye any information
whatsoev,r concerning the matter. In,
I denenden. investigation in various quar-,
! tors brought out the truth of tha vislI
and it- purpose II was leurned also
that the existence Of the wiraless pltmi
I was known for mani months and thai
, the visits OF Count Won Bernstorff ant
his Gcrmanic colleagues also wer,
known to the authorities.
The reason for the remarkable equip
meni could not he explained by Mrs
! Eeisinger. So rleverly was u instal,e,
on the roof and 50 neatly were tn,
aerials strung along the house that /
| vas practically impossible for an oh
, server from the street to discover them
A.. One WAY In which the presence Of tn,
wireless equipment was ascertained wa
through a scrutiny made y long TIM
aRO by secret service agents as to IN,
names OF persons who had purcha srd III,
De Forest audlan detectorS
value as Recetvias station.
l. could not be learned whether III
equipment also was used for ssndin
purposes or not. Its value for receivin
purposes was incaicuiable. Tho purpo,
TO which Il could have been pu, is casiI
appreciated when II is recalled tha
every morning at ? o'clock by New Yor
time the great radio station in Naue
begins to send out messages in code.
These messages, are addressed TO II
particular person. They are In numeral
chiefly with various words Of Italian an
other languages. II Is believed that tn
] mesoageS were really addressed to per