Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28

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/ For those who were not to be APP
preached he proposed the other
! means"
/ II seemed simple to him. Labor in
! tbs country is afflicted with a mani,
/ Tor hish wages. ne argued. He in
tended TO play upon that mania. He
/ planned TO recruit AN Organization OF
hgitators and send them throughout
/ the states. preaching doctrine OF
! unrest in steel plants munition fac
tories and coal mines-cvcry where
/ The |. w. w. was 10 be subsidized and
influenced TO resist ia. government.
lie thought tina, some OF tho Western
! states might rebel like the Southern
! states. The Socialists were 10 be en-
Outraged to resist likewise
And the HuncarianS and the Aus
TRANS ana our OWN people must b.
reached the doctor went on. carried
away by the immensely OF his scheme.
He dcpiored lack OF success with the
America; newspa Ders. but was cnthu-
siastic over the foreign Language
I press. They We're TO be encouraged
TO support all agitation hostile TO thu
government.
You have no idea how completely
and extensively We have planned to
hit a, THIS business Of munitions.
There viii he Strikes b. the Wholesale
| DR.. A!hcr; lowered his voice 10 a
whisper which h emphasized with a
blow Of his us on the tablc-''ani
there viii be much obstruction We
VIII ptrhiy"c ;he business until i, can
not possibly ie Il factor
Political. Friends:
Or. A!hcrt questioned tho young
az MT ABOUT political friends OF Ger
NAN - Congress Then. with q re-
quest that cunt Won BerIstorff make
al possible speed in arrangement for
an inte- lew, nc dismissed his newly
found friend.
Mir Rolls" was waiting at the rom
- fnr
once again with it in his possession.
together "i;h the KNOWLEDGE Of pr
Alberts plans he was hurryirg back
to Washington.
found by Bernstorn on ms desk Mon
day morning, The ambassador on
reading it ,elephoned DR.. Albcr. to
aome TO Washington withou, delay.
- expect that ~ Albert VIII he the
h'arcr OF good news" he told Mir
pr. Albert arrivcd a, the embassy
tate Monday afternoon.
Ambassador and cmissary embraced
They retired 10 the counts or'cc WIN
IN hearing distance was Mr.. Rolls"
II is most vital that YOU nc dis
Greet. md If YOU arc asked by the press
10 give an interview. furnish the re-
porter with prepared il erview We
have been most unfortunate in having
our words incorrectly quoted" the am
Admirable policy" Or. ALDER, OK
claimed. The young man YOU sent to
meet me in New York on Saturday gave
mo a splendid practical demonstration
Of discretion / congratulate YOU for
MS excellent training "Nein Gotti
Who was he?"
Young man-New york-Saturday."
Won Rernstorff chokcd over the words
VIA; do YOU mean. Herr Doctor. |
sent no young man to meet you?"
Who was he them" shrieked DR.
Albert "A young man came to my
suite with my letter TO you. Where
did he get 1t? II had been delivered
here in the err bassy."
Aie!n Cot Who was he?
In vain Won Bernstorn tried 20 locate
the leak. Not an iota OF evidence was
in sight.
The secret Service bidcd it's time
after the revelations of DR.. Albert's
purpose in coming TO America. ANA
teur Sherlocks would have c!apped the
German plottcr in Jail without delay.
But the service preferred to give him
rope with which TO hang himself
DR.. Albert used the rope. He began
his campaign. one by one the service
compiled list @ dangerous plotters
as they responded 10 his propa gandu
and gold.
i:nh Albert. Tnil Between Legs.
Then in the latter part of July
there occurred the stealing of DR. AL
bcrts bag in the New York elevated.
It's discriminating contents were pub
!ished the following day Dr. Albert's
Usefulness 10 Germany and the Secret
Service AT an end
Again the Secret Service had been
/ thwarted in its plans. hut outwardly il
! gave not a single sign that il had been
! disturbed by amateur interference
II proceeded to give the weli-known
rope into the willing hands OF the
notorious Captain Won Papcn. DR.. AL
bert. tail between legs. skunk out OF
/ the country.
Whereupon Won wedell explained
/ how he purposed cvading the require
ment. For example: He secures the
I passport bearing the photo of John Doe,
/ American citizen for Heinrich Himmel-
| mann. German rcservist. Then he
pasies the photo of Zimmerman over
sea mark on Himmelmann's photo by
dampcnng the latter and tracing the
seal onto II from the indentations OF
the seal on Does photo
/ The outcome of their meeting was
| that Jack" agreed 10 secure passports
| FOR the consideration of $50 each. They
parted sworn friends.
/ The Platter Unmarked.
lust as Jack" was leaving. a
! middlc-aSed German of quiet mien en-
tered the room. Won Wedell called the
! young man back and introduced him
| TO the newcomer. who proved to be
! karl Ruroedc. Won Wedell will. "A
touch or the patronizing in his man.
/ rer. made known that Rurocde had for
| years held an inferior clerkship with
/ ocirichS Co, the German shipping
| agents. hut now was at last PLAYING a
greater role in life by aiding the pass
port bureau.
Won Wedcll did not entertain the
shshiest suspicion of the loyalty OF
f! tie young American to his country
Any ordinary spy would have had the
| young man followed on a general
policy OF trusting nobody. Had the
American been followed. his shadowcr
would have seen him making a bcc-li
for the custom-house The surveyor
OF the port listened to the revelation
OF Won Wcdclls pcrnicious activities
! in turn the report went to the Treas
ury Department at WASHINGTON the
state Department and finally to the
Bureau of investigation of the Depart
mcnt Of Justice.