New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Hale and Sander Likely To
Be Questioned by u. S.
Investigators
Propaganda Lives
Here, Says Becker
Prosecutor Asserts Enemy's
Agents Still Active Here
and Arrests Are Coming

The governments Investigation into
,,a nurchase of "The Evening Mail"
,.;,b 81 zoo 900 of the Kaiser's gold and
.,s lavish expenditure of millions more
:, other newspaper enterprises is now
.vrected to bring questioning of two
former editors on William Randolph
uearst's New York papers. One is DR..
william Bayard Hale. whose last
known berth was that of Berlin corrc-
spondent for Hearst's newspapers. The
ether is Albert Sander, formerly dra-
motic editor Of Hearst's "Deutsches
Journal" (lately abanooned).
Sander, who conducted spy organi-
zation for Germany while employed by
the "Deutsches Journal" is now pris
oner in the Federal penitentiary at At
lanta. Hale is out of town, but will
arrive here to-day.
Investigate Spy Meetings
Hale. one of Hearst's most trusted
employees. and likewise at one time one
according to the information in the
possession of the government. partici
mated in some of the 1915 conferences
presided over by German spy masters
which led to the purchase Of "The
Evening Mail by the German govern
ment, in which Dr. Edward A. Rumely
figured as the nominal purchaser.
Others at these conferences we're:
rantsin Karl Roy-Ed. Germanv's
Military Attache.
Captain Franz Won Papen, Germany's
Naval Attache.
Dr. Karl Fuehr. Germany's director
Of literary propaganda in this country.
Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, Germany's
spy paymaster.
DR.. Heinrich Albert. who succeeded
pernburg as the Kaiser spy paymaster.
There are several who are posing
as loyal Americans who werc part of
rhis German propaganda, of which DR..
Fuehr was the head" said Alfred L.
Becker Assistant States Attorney Gen
eral. who was placed in charge of the
probe after the Federal government
asked Attorney General Merton E.
Lewis to run down the German propa-
ganda. This propaganda had its head
quarters in New York, and these men
who are now at large, posing as loyal
Americans, will soon be exposed in
their true light. Rumely was only
cog IN the wheel"
VIII there be any further arrests this
Week-important ones?" he was asked.
Probably. But we are moving slow
ly. We arc not after spectacular ar
rests. but to root out the German
propaganda, which still exists"
Mr D. !
time the suspects were all under sur
yeilance. He would not divulge their
names. He told something of the
methocs OF operation of the propagan-
dists, saying Fuehr &as accustomed to
paying out checks for large amounts
which were honored at the HAMBURG
American Line Offices.
Captain c. l.. Lloyd, Of the Military
intelligence, was closeted all day yes
terday with representatives of At
'orney General Lewis while his agents
were out rounding up men they wanted
question.
Travelled With kaiser's Men
One Of the first brought in was
ueorge !. Odell, formerly "The Even
,9s Mails" Washington correspondent.
he was asked about the trip he made
~
0assador Won Bernstorff, Fuehr and
other German spy masters to Europe
"hen tins country severed relations
with Germany. The only other news
PAPER which sent correspondent with
Ia. .ae haiser's spy chiefs was Hearst's
New York American"
MS trip, together with Odell's stav
eight months in Europe, three Of
S,s %nicn en- ne spent in Germany, cost
Jiio,Voo. What Odell revealed was not
one man not found was c. A. Lewis.
NS1a sNgc1retary treasurer of "The Evening
ean p' and formerly associated with Dr..
TII TTISlheiy m his school at La Porte. Ind.
s ne searchess missed him at Rumely's
'gl' "TIse' where he dined. and visit to
,ba. ne LVening Mail' building revealed
movoa n'". ne mad been there earlier and re-
moved manv dor,,oo,.