New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

dO1 announcer vacation from SUI
perintendent Quinn and went te
Germany again the following
year on special and secret mis-.
sion for Superintendent Melville.
There was a man named Cooper
attached to the Special Branch of the
c. /. D. He was a very nice fellow
but as he was rather butt as an
Englishman among so many Irish
wits he affected my society as a sort
Of refuge. And that is how we hap
pened to go to Germany together for
cur vacations.
fixed it up with Captain Richter
to take US to Hamburg. He thought
US a couple of good fellows and treat
ed us accordingly. He invited us to
his home in Hamburg and gave us a
fine lunch. So fine that we dined
well but not wisely, and had to walk
off the effects.
We stopped at Hotel Lloyd, near
the Central Station, and were
very comfortable. The attractions of
Hamburg lasted five days; then
Cooper and / went on to Berlin,
second class.
The second class compartment to
which we were shown by the guard
was already occupied by a Saxon
teacher and his wife, but there being
room for six people, two more besides
Cooper and me, we got an addition
to cur party at the first station. This
was a cadet Of about twelve years,
son of an officer, and quite person!
1T military uniform, considering his
tender years, he was very much of a
man.
He saluted US on entering the COM
partment, bidding us all "Guten
Tag" Then he removed his military
cap, drew off his white gloves, and,
with gesture, put them inside his
cap and placed it on the rack. Hav-
ing composed himself in his seat he
forthwith began conversation with
us.
"What is your nationality" he
asked me. I told him / was a Rus
sian.
"And what is yours?" he asked
Cooper. But Cooper was not able to
speak German, so / told the young
gentleman that he was an English
man. This warmed the youngster up
to complete frankness.
He told us that every German
cadet knew that an English war was
inevitable; that it was only matter
of months and war with England
was sure to break out. He said the
Germans would beat the English to
frazzles, because England had no
army; that while England had a
fleet, all her sailors and officers were
fast asleep and Germany would
surely catch them mapping.
When 1 told Cooper what the child
had said he got quite restless. l have
related this small matter, not as i'm
portant in itself, but to SHOW the
guiding principle and thought of the
youth Of Germany long before and
up to the very outbreak of hostilities.
Won der Goltz Pacha
Delivers a Speech
Leaving Cooper in Berlin in COM
parry with a German officer, hurried
to Konigsberg, Prussia. Here heard
that General Goltz Pacha, reorgan-
izer Of the Turkish army, would be
visiting Tilsit shortly. SO ! went to
Tilsit.
It was in early June of 1911,
and Tilsit was then swarning with
Intelligence officers and Secret Ser
vice agents of all departments. I
WAS met by a friend, whose
name dare not disclose at
this time, who told me that a
particular friend of his IF. u. will
do for a name), who was an agent
Of the Intelligence Department ut
Breslau, would be in Tilsit the com
ing Friday. He said that r.. II. was
a "cleycr little fellow" and that he
was anxious for US to meet.
We three, my friend and his
friend F. H., came together as
planned and had q jolly good tirc.