The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-10

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At the Spies Headquarters
Ten O'Clock on Monday morning
found me at "a Roonstrasse. But Frau
Orloff did not see. Instead was
ushered into a room numbered IL,
where L found seated an elderly gen.
tleman with a bald pate hurrtedly
writing. On beholding me he sprang
upright, and clicking his Teuton heels
together, raped out, Captain Karl
CAM
1 introduced myself to Captain Karl
| CAM, by giving him my card.
"Ah, yes" replied that parsonage.
81 have particulars of you-quite IA
vorable particulars of you, may say.
| Please follow me, and will show you
your room.'
| Captain CAM showed me into a lit
tie room ten feet square. On the walls
were many maps, and above a small
writing table in the right-hand cor
ner stood three shelves filled with
| books.
Please make yourself comfortable
here. For two or three days you will
be left entirely alone. Read which
books particularly interest you, and
|
you. Later in the week either I or
Fraulein Orloff will have a talk with
you. By that time we shall see better
how to direct your studies. If you like
to take a book or a map home do so,
but be careful not to show such book
or map to anyone outside these offices.
Remember, please.
Captain CAM then left me in the
room alone, closing the door noise
lessly behind him.
i I now proceeded to take stock of
my surroundings. First, what were
the maps? All! a map of England
Scotland, Ireland and Wales. On that
map I at once noticed that every
place Of military significance was de-
tailed in red. Docks, harbors, rivers,
railroads, arsena1s, barracks, and for
titled towns were all clearly indicated.
Grain areas were outlined in blue.
Factory and coIliery districts were
shown m black.
!, Maps of France, Belgium, Italy,
Holland, Norway and Sweden, and
Russia were especially frequent and
eloquent. Uniforms, naval and mill
2 tary," Of al franks in the various pow
: ers filled two colored maps, while the
different types of war vessels of the
, various Great Powers were repro
duced side by side.
Startling Discoveries
' On the bookshelves I found '"The
> History of Espionage Systems OF
Espionage, German, Russian, French
l and English" 1.-THE Races of the
s World; their characteristics, Physica
f and Mental" Handwriting and How
i to Initiate It. 1.-THE Rules in Polite
:, Society,"" 1.-The Art of Disguise" "Bio
u graphies of ImportantMen," &C., &c
e took down the last-named volume
: and opened it in the middle. VIVA
|, first caught my glance was
e J. X.-(High official in the Englis1
Admiralty born so and SO, married
: so and -, Intimate personal friends
s Admiral - and Lord - -. Hi!
brother Mr.. - merchant recent,
l. made bankrupt.
n I must confess that the particular
o concerning the high official in tn,
= English Admiralty" at once attracted
= me. But why record the fact Of hi
= brother having been made a bank
n rupt? Why this should be puzzled M
e exceedingly. Later I was to learl
| Wn0H d near relative OIL d puD1
man in an official apacity-mi1itar.
I or naval-wten that near relative b,
e some means Is rendered impecuniou'
n it behooyes us to approach that per
o son in friendly way. He is in nee,
y Of money.
g ''His official near relative must b
g in possession of certain facts-fac ct
1T of which the knowledge would be ad
} vantageous to the German govern
d ment. The impecunious person, prob
3 ably enough, is able be he brother
uncle, cousin or brother-in-law, to ex
a tract information from his relative
g Great discretion and judgment are re
quired here, but cases have bee,
d, worked successfully.
What the Spies Must Learn
II I now thought of Colonel B., who's
ID name I had mentioned to Herr Pau
H. Muller as a friend of my mothers
Was his name included in the "Bio
=, graphies of Important Men," I turn
ed back the leaves, and found ''B-
=, Colonel. Woolwich Arsenal. Althoug
10 holding important position there an
- in possession of secrets connecte
with new type of artillery weapon
he is by reason of his character an
habits to be deemed quite unap
proachable A man of the highes
- integrity ... An English officer G
~ the highest type of efficiency. A pr
~ vate income of 5000 pounds per an
~ mum. He has one son, however, TWEEN
ty years of age, discharged from navy
- and now draughtsman in large nave
~ shipbuilding firm Iondon office) c
- 'easy-going' temperament, this son ha
~ been seen late at night in a Leiceste
~ Square bar in the company of lo'
= women. May repay attention N
~ allowance from his father. Lives 6
DC Woolwich.
(To Be Continued)