New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
Above is the Coyote glidinr down the ways at the Passaic river ship


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 Joseph Von Bruck arrived in New ork from South America in the lat Ter part of 1913 as the representative ot the Mannesmann Tube Manufac- turing company of Dusseldorf On his arrival in Now York he opened offices at 30 Church street, and suspicion was first attracted to him few months ago when he placed an order for 12.- 900 copper water meters which were to be shipped to Buenos Aires. The order was not filled. Bruck's intention was to get copper into Germany through neutral countries.
 When his office was searched the Government found a report on the situation in New York, in which, among other things, the enemy agent recommended the purchase of s newspaper printed in the English language. In that report he referred to each of the New York dailies and gave what in his opinion was the reason for the Pro-Ally attitude of those papers. He assigned sordid reasons in every instance but one for the policy of the newspapers. The exception was a well-known morning and afternoon paper of the same ownership. He said that the attitude of the owner of these papers was an enigma in some respects but added that more German propaganda was printed in them than in any others published in New York.
 Dr. Bertling, who was arrested in Boston a few days ago, was intimate ly associated with the propagandist activities of Bernstorff Dernburg von Paper, and other German agents and there is on file in the Govern ment archives 8 letter written by Dr. Elder, who was Bernstorff's Secretary in which he said that Count Bern storff rejoices exceedingly over your activity and wishes you continued good success.' Tn another letter, also 8 matter of record, Elder wrote that Count Bernstorff would like to be informed of your plans for the fu- ture, as the Imperial Government has of course, a financial interest in them"
 Ten Years in V $. Army.
 kresel, until a, few days ago, sergeant in the regular army, despite y fit to become an American citizen. When he was taken to the Tombs yes terday he still wore his uniform as an Ameriaan regular. Seebeck also wore his uniform.
 It was reported yesterday that the government is considering ordering all enemy subjects resident on Staten Island, to move to some other part of the city. It is said that at the present time there are about 1000 male enemy subjects living on Staten Island, and now that great troop movem cnts arc in prospect, it is be lieved that they will be ordered to move.
 Colonel Pierkowski, the former Krupp agent, and intimate friend of Boy-E2d, is one German who is still al liberty. l. is rumored that his day of inteTnment is drawing near He is now reporting once a week to his custodian, Supreme Court Justice Hotchkiss.
 X general cleaning out from the ranks of British and American mer- chant crews of insidious trouble mak- CTS has greatly increased the ef1- ciency of war service vessels trans porting troops and supplies, accord 1 ing to an observation of the Amer l ican 'Seo1nen's Friend society, 76 Wall street, which maintains a large sail ors' home on the North River water , front. In the course of last year the 1 society was informed of a practice of the theft of papers and passports of 1 bona f1de British and American sail l ors. evidently the work of the Ger l man espionage system, and by this ] means it was possible for agents of 1 Germany, in some instances, to ob- 1 tain passage on ships transporting 1 war necessities. The introduction of 1 new means for tracing missing sea- l men and improving the records, ] which include the placing of the sail ; or's picture on his papers, has, 1t is : said hampered, if not entirely done away with, the German espionage l gEasfa iEathis line. l