The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-14
Epery Hun Business Firm
Spv Plant for Kaiser to
Gather Military Secrets
Officers of Army Masked as Members of ConcernsBehno
All Trade MovementsLeO Orders to Keep German Govern
ment in Touch with Trend of Foreign Sentiment

in Russia, IS brother Of Major Emf.
spann. Of Berlin. These are only & few
of the names of the German officers who
had been placed in posts of great re-
sponsib.lity before the war BY The Ger
man firms in Russia.
These German officers had access to
practically all the Information they reeded
for the German government. -eport:n:
regularly to Berlin in tic form OF business
letters.
AS a number OF these officers had estab-
lished close relations with firms supplying
the needs of the army and the navy. T. ey
were in position to lea-n most of the
military secrets of the Russian govern
knew o: importan: projects and military
p, osramu'es before they were discussed
in the secret sessions Of the Duma
But espionage was only one Of the aims
Of German firms IN Pussia. They werc
instructed to organize strikes 1T the most
critical moment. ord. a. signal from tho
German Minister of War. concentrate all
their efforts on spreading unrest amocs
the working people.
Such strikes did break oIt in Russia in
the beginning OF the war. and there is no
doubt that the German representa- lives il
Russia played an important role in TO-
nentlng them It also was este blishcd ~
the Russian authorities that in certain
| factories under German supervision GER
tain chemicals were found which were
! used in connection with provisions f.:r tho
army an, which were injurious to the
health OF The troops.
The German controlled factories either
delayed the war supplies or deliberately
spoiled such Puppies.
| This is one Of the characteristic In
stances of how Germany had organized
within Russia her factories which him
dered Russia to defenr herself effec-
lively during this war.
| In December, 1911, the ViksIn:k factor
les had accepted orders from tie Russian
government fo- war supplies. but for
many months. under various prc.eHts. the
firm operating the factories made no de-
lliycries OF the supplies SO sorcly needed.
| An investigation disclosed the fact that
no efforts had been made at nj! to manu-
facturc the necessary supplies and that
the stockholders were Germans.
/ Three Russians were employed by the
Germans merely for the purpose Of dis
suisins the German ownership of the fac
tories. Another Interesting fact came 10
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manufactured shovcl5 and wire and other
supplies needed Cor The army. suddenly
closed its doors.
Ten Million RualeS Disappear.
According to tic documents cf ,Ie conn
ter intelligence department soon before
tho outbreak Of the war about ter million
rlbies disappeared from, tie offices Of tho
company, and the German owners not
only refused to give any Information to
tho Russian stockholders about the mys-
terious disa ppearance Of this sum Of
money but declared that the bo-k5 OF tho
firm, also had disappeared. and only after
1.-THE Chief OF Police OF Ha:caw had or
; dercd that the names OF the stockholders
be published were The rarTc- sven ont.
The Russian stockholders i,,li meeting.
lat which It became known that the
Hantkc factories were wcrking for ths
German armies, that tie: factories in
lSaratov and Yekaternasiav. witch were
supposed TO be busy producing Sar sur
pics for the Russian army. were !.llc and
that all the supe.intendeatS CT the fec
tories were getting their instructions .ror1
berlin by way Of Copenhagen and .hat
they communicated with tho Germans
laIso by way OF Denmark.
| German espionage az! German foreign
lconmerce worked land Y: hand TO con-
cuer the world act:i economically anc
. politically.
Every branch CT German activity IN scr-
ieicn ands has been utilized by the kaiser
Ito spread Pan-[;erman Kaiserism 1Icp1
3 lone end Of tic Garth to the otEer.