The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-18

bassador Won Bernstortf. ANNOUNCING
his arrival and asking for instruc-
lions. The Ambassador happened 70
be taking an outing in the Adirou-
dacks when DR.. Albert's letter reach
ed the Embassy. The letter WAS de-
livered on Saturday afternoon-and
the mai clerks al the Embassy were
hahitua!ly granted & vacation from
Saturday noon to nine o'clock Mon
day morning. The Embassy secre-
%taries, however, often stayed at their
desks on Saturday afternoon; and so
1t happened that Mr.. Rathom's man
there got the letter. along with 9TH
crs' and. without apparently disturb
ing the envelope, read the contents.
without a moments hesitation he
LOOK the next train to New York and
autographed to Mr.. Rathom. He was
met in New York by another report
er from the Providence journal. Next
morning this other reporter. in Sun
day top hat and frock coat, appeared
at the Ritz-Carlton and asked for DR..
Albert. He was shown up to he
doctors suite and there presented IN
Or. Albert his W letter to Won Bern.
storH, and said the Ambassador had
Fht him to discuss the situation with
him. But first he mus be assured
that he WIS addressing DR.. Albert.
and not some possible untrustworthy
underling. DR.. Albert produced ere
centials of his identity, and even call
cd in members of his suite to prove
that he was Notwithstanding. in
the heat Of his earnastness, to de
mand a similar guaranty from his
caller. That would hardly have
seemed necessary ven if he had re-
hected, for there was his own let
ter, brought to him from Washington.
Having satisfied his visitor. Or. Al
bert went at length into his mission
the precise purposes Of it, the money
he had in hand and in prospect-all
the details. His caller CONGRATULATED
him. bade him ~roodday, and left; and
Immediately restored the letter to his
brother reporter, who took the after
noon train back to WASHINGTON. re-
sealed the letter. and replaced it in
the Embassy mail that night.
On Monday, one Of the mail clerks
at the Embassy opened the letter and
AID 1t, az Il matter Of routine. on the
Ambassadors desk. Won Bernstorff
appeared on Tuesday. and as soon
A. he read it ne telephoncd Dr.. Al
bert to conne to Washington.
The two men met the following
morning al the Embassy and en-
hraced in the presence of the journal
reporter. And the first words DR..
ALBERT spoke were to praise his En-
y%celiency upon his choice of 80 dis
Greet and admirable an agent" as
he had sent to him in New York.
Then there was a scene. Won Bern
| storf denied sending any messen-
ger. and DR.. Albert reafirmed it. The
mail clerk was called in, and declared
he had slit the envelope with his own
hand. Dr. Albert repeated that he
had had that very letter. physically,
back in his hand, from the messen-
ger, on Sunday. Results; Two badly
perturbed agents Of the Kaiser, and
the ultimate exposure of DR.. Albert.
Another episode not only illustrates
one of the many methods used to
gather evidence. but also the cheering
fact that some German Americans
are just Americans. and Of the most
loyal kind at that. Mr.. Rathon1 dis |
covered that the Offices of a great |
German steamship company in New |
York were in Reality a branch of the
German Government and a bottled of
German intrigue, and he determined |
to get access to their records. One |
of his reporters was little more than
a boy. the son Of German parents. |
They were good Americans. though.
and the boy himself was an ardent
patriot. Under instructions he went
back from Providence to his birth
place at Lima. Ohio, and there he
wrote a letter to the general man
of the steamship line in New
York. He had a brother. SO he wrote.
who was q telegraph operator in Pro-
violence and acquainted with one of
telegraph operators on the Provi-
ience journal. Through this chan
ne learned that the Providence
Journal planned to install one of its
men in the office of this German
steamship company in the guise of
janitor SO that he might, in the
Of his duties. become familiar
With the location of their secret files
take from them such of their