The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
HOW THE SECRET SERVICE HUNTED
The HUN SPIES IN UNITED STATES
10000 Spies $5OOOOOOO in Gold to Finance Their Plots
so Years of Experience Their Stock in Trade.

out he had slipped by an the secret
belled dangerous"
DR.. Albert had been instructed most
infinitely as to his preliminary move
ments in this country as his cores
pondence later showed. He had been
enjoined in particular not to begin his
activities until Ambassador Won Bern
storff himself had made him thor
oughly familiar with conditions in
America and had advised him as to
the weak spots, as far as labor condi-
tons went, in the armor of the mu-
nitions industry.
In the Land of 'Tdiotic Yankees"
So DR.. Albert lost no time in in
forming Won Bernstorff of his arrival.
When dinner was served to him in his
room on this Friday night he was seal
ing an envelope on the front of which
in fine delicate hand was the name
and address of the German ambassa-
HOW THE SECRET-2
dor at Washington.
The financier personally carried this
letter to the mail chute, where he dis
covered that he had forgotten to stamp
it. He signalled the elevator boy and
with the letter in his hand hurried
down to the desk. Then, seeing that
it would require at least a minute to
gain attention to his want the doctor
still carrying the letter in his hand
suddenly recalled his dinner.
He thrust the letter into his pocket
and rushed back to his room, where
his secretary and several members of
his staff were waiting for the dinner
to proceed
One man in the lobby of the hotel
had had the letter almost thrust into
his face as DR.. Albert swung his arms
alternately on his way to the desk.
This man noted the words German
Embassy on the envelope. They arous-
ed his curiosity but on scrutinizing the
register the name albert meant
nothing to him and although he was in
the employ of foreign power to
note arrivals and departures of "dan-
gerous" Germans and Austrians in
New York, the man chose to ignore
DR.. Albert.
1t was shortly after nine o'clock
when the good appetite of this arch
plotter was fully satisfied. Some time
later he mailed the letter. For while
the doctor sat in the lobby. Once he
strolled into the bar. He went to bed
early.
The letter reached Washington next
day through the usual post-of1ice chan
neIs and few minutes after noon was
, delivered at the embassy.
: Enemy Agent at Hun Embassy.
: Long before DR.. Albert had left
Germany an agent had been planted
in the office of Count Won Bernstorff
: Unless some one commits gross
breach of confidence the world will
never know who that agent was. A
score of wild rumors have grown VI
: about his identity. Nearly every AL
lied power in Washington has at some
time or other been credited with hav.
s ing performed the almost incredible
1 coup of planting" him.
Not in all the history of diplomat
l ic intrigue and espionage, written anC
4 unwritten was an ambassador so com
pletely duped as was Count Won Bern
e storff by this secret agent. Day b!
:, day, he performed a great part of tn
e confidential work of the Embassy. Ere
= quently he relieved the Amba ssador'
personal stenographer and took dicta
e ton of the most invaluable informa
o tion-to the Allies.
Y His part in the coup" was one tina
r any secret agent would almost hav
y bartered his soul to have played. Blu
: only one man in thousands could hav
n played it so successfully to the emf
y without detection as did he. 1t call
d ed for an absolutely flawless knowl
e edge of the German language, "un
improbable" references and, in short
the combination of the highest grad
of acumen and cold blooded nerve. ]
g is obvious that this man-"Mr. Rolls
u qualified.
- Especially unfortunate for Herr d.
Albert, ''Mr. Rolls was entrusted wit
the opening of the Ambassadors pei
8 sonal and confidential mail
; ''Mr. Rolls Face to Face With
IS Kaiserism
in At half past twelve o'clock on TIL
l. Saturday afternoon, "Mr. Rolls" sat i
lie the German Ambassadors Office wit
n DR.. Albert's letter in his hand
9. He was alone, the Ambassador ha
rs left early that morning for a week
p end in the Adirondacks. AS was Gus
tomary on Saturday, the other men
lie bers of the staff had ceased work E
n, ten o'clock in the morning And
at was customary with him, the secrt
a. agent had delayed his departure t
Id look over the mail uninterrupted a
A. opportunity that was possible only O