The Washington times., 1918-06-30
CH AZ e TX.
CONTINUED from Last Sunday


IN an earlier chapter. of these revelations we
learned that Nine Storch, the German arch
= spy, run to earth by United States secret
service men, had had some remarkable adven-
lures in London. Among her many suspicious
activities theere she frequented "the beauty par
lors'' of the notorious Nine. Bertha frost, where
she made the acquaintance of British officers
and men of position, from whom information
was to be CLEANED. Bertha frost has already
paid the penalty of her sins.
The secret service men gathered certain inter-
esting details as to Nine. Storch's activities in
England when they were shadowing her at the
Hotel Biltmore, in New York, where she lived
as "Mme. Nezie," as described at the end of the
last chapter. Revelations are still coming to
hand concerning this charmer's labors for the
German Government in England.
A libel suit has just been tried in London,
which brought to light a new form of German
spy activity in foreign countries. This delight
full form of German "kultur" consisted in keep
ing record of the alleged scandalous doings in
a prominent foreigners life and holding it as a
club over him in future dealings.
Nine. Storch was peculiarly qualified for this
land. 1t needed women of attractions like her
self and men, too, without conscience and moral
ity, who could establish social relations with
prominent persons and could both create and
gather scandal.
The libel suit was brought by Maud Allan the
fantastic American dancer, against London
weekly newspaper owned by Noel Pemberton
Billing, an extremely aggressive member of the
British Parliament. The suit was unsuccessful.
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proved to be of small public interest compared
to the charges of German spy work that were
made. The newspaper complained that an or
ganization called "the Independent Theatre, " by
which Maud Allan is engaged, had been author
lied by the British Government to popularize
the British drama in neutral countries. It
pointed out that Miss Allan s star performance
was Oscar Wilde'S 'Salome, - and it denounced
this work and the artist s Interpretation in I'M
measured terms 1t argued that they were not
calculated to raise the esteem of British drama
In neutral countries or in any countries.
Then the publication asserted that among the
supporters of the Independent Theatre were
many men and women whose names were to be
found in book compiled by German agents.
containing in all $4,000 names of persons promi-
nent in English public life and a scandalous rec
ord of their alleged dongs. The exact words
used in describing this book were as follows:
There exists IN the cabinet NOR OF certain
German prince book compiled by the German
Secret Service from the reports of German agents
who have infested this country for the past
twenty years, agents so vile and spreading de-
bauchery of such a lasciviousness as only Ger
man minds could conceive"
1t further declared: "The thought that $4,000
English men and women were held in bondage
through fear calls all clean spirits to mortal
combat"
1t was these illusions which caused so great
a sensation in England, and revealed to the world
at large a new form of German activity in for
eign countries Many names of prominent Eng
lish men and women said to be in the book were
mentioned in court. Among them were those
of Mr. Asquith, the late British Prime Minister,
and his wife Lord Hadane, formerly Secretary
of War and Lord Chancellor; Mrs. George KEEP
pei, who was so great social favOrite in King
Edwards time, and even that of the judge who
tried the case.
The contention of Mr.. Billing and his witnesses
was that the German Government instructed its
agents to gather up every scrap of scandal they
could learn or colorably invent concerning a
prominent Englishman, that this information
was copied out and indexed in a great volume,
which was preserved at the Berlin Foreign
Office for use as a diplomatic weapon Copies
of it were furnished to German princes and
Important statesmen for use when they saw
good opening.