Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
H0zO Secret Service Hunted
Dozen Hum Spies IN America
tcopyrrht. 1918. International News nuroau.n

iaAtic ana now tho original passport,
fraud spy went down with the cruiser
when she WIS torpedoed by a Hun sub
marine.
Thus was the passport fraud ma
chinery dismantled.
nc long arm OF the department was
10 IAN newly on its arcn- potter
Captain Won Papcn-in due time.
Microscopic examination of the lists
| OF reserve officers and other important
documents in Ruroedc's office revealed
that these and the memoranda so
naively turned over by Captain Won
Knorr were written by the same tyne
! writer.
Again the department threw out its
! net for another haul.
wave OF sympathy rolled up for
General Huerta. ex-dictator Of Mexico,
when news dispatches told of his ar
rest By government agents in n Mcxi-
can border town. Uncle Sam had
treated the late despot despicably. He
had literally boon forced out of his
native land. He had been permitted
! TO come here from Spain. The atti-
iude of our government toward him
had caused the old chap 20 die Of a
broken heart. Harsh words were di
rectcd at Washington.
F. All the while the Secret Service wore
its usual mask of imperturbability. AS
| far as II was concerned, General
lIncrta no longer existed. 1t might
have told all II knew about the old
Mexican az the time and gained cf-
fusivc praise instead OF misguided
criticism. The service is no less human
than you and /. and would like nothing
better than to have hosannas OF adula-
ton sung when 1t performs particu-
larly brilliant piece OF work. but its
policy in plain, blunt English, is to
IN M Cr kat
lot OF sympathy was permitted to be
misplaced.
The facts of the case OF General
Huerta was that he was imported from
Spain by the German spy system in
| America to start revolution in Mexico
for the express purpose OF cmbarrass-
ing and annoying the United States
government.
In the first installmcnt OF this series
] mentioned the planting" of an agent
III the German esnbassy-a very
mysterious individual. whose name and
nationality viii never be made public
for variety Of good reasons. 1t was
this same mysterious individual who
practically alone and unaided check
mated the daring move OF the German
spy system with General Hucrta.
For the sake of AN identity and to
preclude confusion, hereafter l will call
this mysterious individual "DanzmafH."
Everybody will remember that con-
siderable publicity was given TO the
arrival Of General Huerta in this coun-
try. He came here on Spanish
steamer direct from Barcelona. Re
porters and photographers nocked ut
the dock TO meet him, but his news
paper interviews were noncommittal.
Government agents also interviewed the
eX-dictator OF Mexico. For n time IL
was believed that he would be barred
from the United States. Eventually the
grim. old unscFupuloCs raScaily traitor
and dirty murderer was permitted TO
land. and finally ne rclapsed into OBJ
security. Seemingly no ono suspected
Hucrta OF being in communication with
the German embassy. For n, the time
We were in blissful ignorance OF the
duplicity OF which that honorable
corps OF Hun diplomats were capable
Not the Secret Service, however. Its
Arsus-eyed system continued to cover
!iuerta's tracks Any ordinary organi-
cation OF espionage would have been
satisfied By the semiretirement OF the
dark skinned traitorInurderer so cir
ouInspect was he in his hotel. On the
rurface his life seemed tragic. SO con-
;rast!ng was ii with the profligate days
Of the dictatorship.
Hucrta screened his plotting we'll UNI
dc: this camouhage OF retirement. but
not quite we'll enough to hide il from
that mysterious Herr "Danzmahl" at
the German embassy. Weeks teforc
Hucrta left Barcelona, Danzmahl sus-
pccted that Captain Boy-Ed, the naval
attache OF the embassy. was in COM
munication with the 6!d rascal OF the
tropics. Had Count Won Bernstorn
himself been handling the intrigue 1t
would have been comparatively easy
matter to unearth the details. so close
~ in touch with the ambassadors pri-
vate correspondence was the agent.
nOY-ED's STRANGE
MEANS OF COVERING
Boy-Ed was not only close mouthed,
but also had an obsession for covering
up his own activities. More than once
Won BernstorT had had occasion to
rcprimand his rco-Prussian aid for
withholding reports Of the progress OF
important plotting which the latter
was directing. Boyd carried this OBJ
session 10 the extreme OF refusing to
use a telephone under any crcum-
stances. Strange this may seem,
this very precaution led to his undoing
and the trapping OF Huerta.
'Dan"mahl' enjoyed the confidence
of Boy-Ed no more than that given To
any other civilian employee of the en-
bassy. AS one OF Won Bernstorff' 8
secretaries. he frequently carried oral
messages from the ambassador to the
naval attache, and on a few occasions
had been intrusted with oral reports
by the latter. Boy-Ed never used pen
necessary.
Shortly after Huerta's arrival in New
York, Boy-Ed became very active. His
routine duties at the embassy were
turned over entirely to his assistants.
lie had several unusually important
conferences with the ambassador. a
snatch OF conversation during one was
overheard by "Danzmahl." and at once
revealed the subject of their CONVEX
sation.
The scheme is undeniably good
said Won Bernstorf. but it depends
too much upon the reliability of this
man. and his record in this respect il
bad one. Your Latin advcnturcr will
serve you just so long as it suits him
TO serve you, and no longer. The next
highest bidder appears, and he is no
longer with YOU"
You are right, Excellency, In your
main contention" Boy-Ed urged. You
must bear in mind, however, that with
out backing this mans plan to get