Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18

In an article written for the New
Yorker Volkszeitung in connection
with the enticing over the Dutcn-Ger-
man border In December last or Carr
Minister the German American editor
Of Der Kampf a revolutionary social
ist weekly published In Amsterdam
for the special purpose OF anti-kaiser
propa ganda among the host Of German
deserters who have fed across the
border Mr. Berton tells OF many
witnessed By htmseH
while In Holland In which the German
agents set the neutrality of the Neither
lands at naught and spirited away
their victims despite the Dutch police
The writer begins by asserting that
there are at least $4,000 German 90
serters In Holland, and that their
agitation against war and their pre-
sence among the Dutch people nave
had a great deal to do with keepihs
little Holland out Of the world con-
nict. Then he gives an account OF the
fate Of a young German volunteer "ho
had deserted from Belgium early IN
the war and was carrying on an anti
German campaign in the Dutch press.
Spirited Away to Death.
"He was soon discovered by the
gents Of the German embassy" Ber-
ton writes, and his every step was
watched. These agents immediatel!
and without any hesitation invited MIN
to cease his propaganda. as at that
time he was writing articles on the
| German method Of warfare when
we're appearing in the Amsterdam
| Handelsblad, but, despite repeated
wa rning. he continued to turn out MS
articles.
"When the opportunities OF the GER
man agents became unendurable' now
ever. he turned to the Dutch poiice
That was his misfortune. When went
with him to the Rotterdam police
hen douarters and we told the CHER Oh
nolice how we were being persecuteo
by German agents. the chief said TO US
| ayes we know what a role German
esn,onage plays here In Holland ana
We also know that young Germans are
missing every day: but bring us .ne
evidence, we must have evidence. we
arc only too willing to put an emu ~
the brazen deeds OF the German agents
but the rescals are too Willy.
| when asked for protection
against acts OF violence. the Official
told ue that there was not much tna'
could be done In such cases ana thas
the best thing to do was to disappear
secretly and 1.-Two quietly In some place
so as not Ia attract the attention OF
tho German spies. For" continued the
notice official the only reason why
the German government Is IN suc'
dread OF the desertens Is because they
are mercilessly telling tho OUTSIDE
world Of all the crimes OF the German
rulers. I can only advise you to he
cautious Tho German secret service
Is ready to commit any outrages''
| WeIeft-my friend with the inten-
ton Of leaving Rotterdam tho next
evening and going to Dclfzyl In north :
ern Holland When We hNd got block
away from the police headquarters We
noticed that VIC were being foliowea
nv the same fellow who had son'o
DAYS before demanded that my irieho
drop his newspaper articles.
'rrhe next day we went out TO MAXI
preparations for my friends departure
which was Ale to take place tho same
dav In the evening. In 'Beurs Plein', a
large square In front Of the Rotterdam
stock exchange. we separated ven,
to the Dlttmar news bureau ioca'eu
in tho square, and my friend wen'
directly to the nearby railroad sta'.oh
to get q ticket for the night train 1or
Delfzyl. We were to meet In hall an
hour in tho waiting room OF tho Rot
terdamsch Nieuwsblad, opposite the
station In order to discuss the latest
occurrences with the publisher and
editor OF that newspaper.
II waited in vain. never saw my
frlend-Richard Herzog. that was his