New-York tribune., 1918-04-13
Spy Nests at
Army Camp,
Discovered
Operator of Soldiers s,.s
Said To Be Agent
of Kaiser
discriminating Data
Found in 06e.
Associate of John M.,.
Sought by Feder,l
Agents in France

How the German spies sDre.,
over the country and estah,;,s.,
ceiving stations for information - - ] y
itary value near four Of Ii. =. - as|
army cantonments in the Souta : I
revealed yesterday, when William =.
lace, director of the New York ~. -
Alien Bureau, announced he had d
warded recommendations to Ah,,..
General Gregory for the disponl n
John Meyer, of Brooklyn, said toL y !
master mind of the ring. Mr.. v,p...
refused to make known his n,.s
mendations.
Meyer was arrested on March M.
agents Of the Military Intellieene, !.
vice in his Office, at 81 Remsen s.,,..
Brooklyn. At the same time hi, .,s
dental man, Hans Fleiss, of 77s h.
pect Avenue, also was taken in eu,.,.
He was later released because Of n,
of evidence that he was involved I, 4.
plot with his employer.
Meyer was born in Hamburv ",
later moved to Berlin, where h. ~,
prominent as banker. He LETT c.,
many for the United States in Iut
1914, seven days prior to the decl,nl
ton of war, turning over his basEsJ
interests to a bookkeeper.
Opened Stores Near Camps
On arrival here he established
small store dealing in phonogrsusl
Later this business was expanded M
the Emm-Ess Trading Company fontl
with Offices at 160 Fifth Avenue. NM
Sol Savery he founded the Miiiu1
Sales Corporation soon after the UuIt1
States entered the war.
Savery, according to the infomsa.
of the Federal authorities, is an I'D
Indian. He lived in France for nl
years before the war and is married !
a French woman. Some time ago \
left this country for Europe. Coyeul
ment agents believe he is relative
Meyer.
In August of 1917. when the nols|
cation of the National Army II
started and sites selected for
camps, Meyer established four stsn
as near to camps in the South as da
authorities would permit. These snnl
were located at Camp Jackson, CsIrs}
bia. S. c.; Camp Sewer, GreenMl
S. c.; Camp Green, Charlotte n.
and Camp Wheeler, Augusta, Ga.
Information Sent to Meyer
Each of these stores, which, Il
said were operated by enemy alss
was equipped at a cost of $4,000. II
business was confined almost e1sa
sively to soldier trade. The cierh 4
these establishments, Federal oRdde
say, obtained whatever informidi
about the camp they could and ID
warded it to Meyer. who in turn Cd
veyed it to Germany.
The means used by Meyer in getty
this information abroad have not NJ
made public, but it is believed
agents of the Federal government tS
the methods used.
When Meyer was arrested mAH
military transportation schedules
found among his effects, with dens
information as to the possibihH
large troop movements and o.
-~s'~alable railroad cars. In sdtl'a
pla>-s of the various National Az
cantonments. with accurate fgura
to the number of men in training: Ts
found. Meyer has failed to satisfy
Federal authorities as to why be
this data.
Savery To Be Traced b
The suspect also had prepared
elaborate report on the number Of .
iments in each camp and described
equipment. While details are lsel
1t was indicated that the ares
Meyer has proved that German VA
have been engaged in espionage s.sI
at or near the National Army a'IS
ments since their establishment n
addition it nov Is known that 81
nues of communication used py ~
in this country to send inforn1siS.
vital military importance to ue'D'
have not been cut off.
At present anxiety has been ~
by the departure of Savery for fn
1t is believed the Kaisers agena
planned to open stores in ths! psa
France occupied by the Ans
troops similar to those estaGs
near the cantonments here ana u
way get information from ielsa1
men. This phase of the plot ID "
investigation. ~.
Meyer is now IN the Mercer Vs'
Jail, New Jersey.