The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-08
SPIES A BIG PROBLEM.
There Are, However, Some Things
That Would Go Long Way To-
ward Solution of IF

Ward Solution OF 1t.
Electrical EXpcrmcnter: A man
forewarned is worth two-so runs
the well-known French proverb.
Today, being at war with Germany,
we are facing a tremendously more
difficult problem of dealing with the
spies. And evidence is not lacking
that the latter are doing their work
quite satisfactorily to their govern
ment just now.
When Admiral Sims took his fleet
to England, Berlin knew the fact
four days ahead of the arrival of the
ships. Again, when our first trans
ports were sent to France. Berlin
knew that too, days before our ships
reached France; hence the fotila
Of submarines lying in ambush.
The question is: Tow did the
enemy get the intelligence3 Our
officials frankly admit that they
don't know. In some quarters the
opinion prevails that the informa-
ton was sent by mail or by wire to
Mexico-in clever code of course
and thence sent acros sthe Atlantic
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