The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-19
German Says 1t Is More Exciting
Than Running a Sub
marine.
NET IS SPREAD EVERYWHERE
American Tells Some Anecdotes Show
Ing the Extent Of the German Spy
system-Experience Of Amer
lean Girl In Leipsic.
BY HERBERT COREY.


Correspondent of the Chicago News.)
Berne, Switzerland.-LaSt week
German U-boat captain visited Paris.
This story Is told on the authority
Of the man who saw the U-boat captain
there. / know the man. He is con-
servative, solid, reliable American. His
word is worth 100 cents on the dollar
wherever he Is known. For some
years he was in business relations with
Germans, and learned to know many
Of them very well.
81 was standing In front of the opera
house In Paris" said this man, ''when
green car whizzed by. l just caught
glimpse of a familiar face. Beside
| the man / knew was q Frenchman
wearing a black beard. Two minutes
later / remembered whom the familiar
face belonged to.
"'von Hutten,' I said to myself.
'Why-why-dang it-last / heard Of
Won Hutten he was commanding u
boat In the North sea-"
Futile to Chase a Green Car.
The man puzzled over 1t for a mo.
nent. Then, being a good American,
he told the American authorities in
Paris. He had not been able to get
the number of the car or a description
OF the chauffeur. Chasing green cars
In Paris is like trying to catch wild
geese by the salt plan. Next day the
man was walking down the Avenue de
rOpera when the green car whizzed by
again. He tried to catch the number
but that old oil and dust trick that
American speeders invented prevented
him. He walked on down to Ciro's for
lunch.
81 had So-and-so from the consulate
and So-and-so from the embassy and
So-and-so of the United States navy as
my guests" said he, naming them. "We
had good time together, for we were
old friends. told Of seeing my Ger
man acquaintance on the avenue. Next
day came to Berne. Shortly after I
met my German friend.
"T like the looks of your naval at
tache In Paris said he. Nice boy.
Think I'll try to get acquainted with
him. Then he laughed.
"T saw you there 1 gasped.
"T know you did, said he. Il sat
at the next table to you in Ciro's, be-
hind the pillar, and heard you tell
about seeing me. Naughty, naughty
And so you tried to get your old pal
pinched?
The German told my American
friend that he had been in and out OF
Paris ever since the war began. He
found 1t much more interesting than
running a U-boat, he said. There was
danger, he admitted, but just enough
danger to make the job interesting
Besides, he is poor man at home. 1r
his work he has plenty of money tC
spend.
"rm going back next week." said he
Extent Of System.
A friend of mine who returned from
Berlin after the United States declared
war on Germany told story of which
he had personal knowledge, to show
the extent of the German spy net. Ar
acquaintance in Berlin obtained per
mission to 60 to Holland on business
1t is not easy to get such permission
nowadays. Although an American, hi
was forced to tell just whom he wished
to see In Holland and why. While il
Amsterdam he received a hurry call tc
London from his correspondent there
and took the next boat, getting a yis'
through the interest Of the American
legation In The Hague.
"Why did you 60 to London?" h,
was asked when he returned to Berlin
He told the story.
"'We know Of the telegram you re
ceived,' was the reply. But why di'
you 60 to room 3O3 Of the Savoy hote
and remain closeted with Lord Blube
berry there for three hours?"
He was able to make his explanation
} convincing or there might have beel
another incident to write note about
! This was some weeks before the Unit
, ed States was finally crowded into wal
! It is easier to believe in the number 0
spies Germany has scattered abou
when one hears this story by an Ameri
can girl, who for some years had stud
( led at Leipsic. This year she was re
! fused her Phi. ID. degree, although !
r was due her. Then she was refuse
? permission to leave Germany. Fo
B 4 weeks she was promised and put of
Become spy for us and you shal
D have your degree" she was told. "Yo
: shall have plenty Of money to spend
i, You need not worry about the danger
d We will always take care Of you."
l. She did not become spy and ever
l. tually she was given permission I
Q leave for Switzerland. But the stor
y puts one to thinking: