Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
Great Woman Sou
Tells Life Story
Author Ciocs Stirring Revelations
OF Germans Far-Rcaching
Espionage System.
WRITTEN by MISS OLGA Won
MARK.
EDITED nS HENRI DE HAL
StLI.E.
Copyright. 1917. by Henri de Hal
sale. by the international
News Bureau. Inc.

j. N.-thiSh official OF the English
Admiralty, born so and so, married SO
and -. Intimate personal friends.
Admiral - and Lord - His
brother. Mr.. -. merchant. recently
made bankrupt.
must confess that the particulars
concerning the high official in the
English Admiralty" at once attracted
ME. But why record the fac, of his
brother having been made a bankrupt?
Why this should be puzzled me en-
ccedingly. Later I was to learn when
near relative of Il public man in an
official capacity-military or naval
when that near relative by some means
is rendered impecunious, il bchoovcs us
TO approach that person in friendly
way. He is in need Of money.
His official near relative must be In
poss cssion OF certain facts-facts of
'"hich the knowledge would be ad-
vantagcous TO the German government
The impccunious person, probably
enough, is able, be he brother, uncle
cousin or brother law. to extract in
formation from his relative Great dis
erection and JUDGMENT are required here.
but cases have been worked sue
cess fully"
now thought OF Colonel Is. whose
name l had mentioned to Herr Paul
Muller as friend of my mothers.
Was his name included in "Biogr phies
OF Important Men? ] turned back the
leaves, anI found B, Colonel.
Woolwich Arsenal. Although holding
important position there and in pos
session OF secrets connected with a
new type of artillery weapon. he is by
reason OF his Character and habits to
be deemed quite unapproachable.
a man of the highest integrity.
An English officer of the highest type
q o. fiCie ri to Of
$1,000 per "nnum. He has one son.
however. twenty years of age. dis
charged from navy, and now draughts-
man in large naval shipbuildng firm
u-ondon onice), OF 'easyGoing' tenn
permanent this son has been seen late
at night in n Leicester Square bar in
the company OF low women May
repay attention. No allowance from
his father. Lives at Woolwich."
by the German government the Ger
man spy is known only by Il number
My number was "l23." and how
hated the %" That numeral was al
ways unlucky to my father. my mother
myself and most of my friends. | was
born at No. . Jacobstrasse. and short
ly afterwards the building was burnt
TO the Eround-thc fire brigade
t,houeh Initiated from England) talk
ing twenty-five minutes to get 200
yards. Needless to say, the German fire
brisades are not manned by ex-British
sailors-or eX-ticrman sailors even
amuscs me. Might not we as well talk
OF bohemian whalcrs. \ German
sailor il sounds as likely as Lap
land aeronaut."
so No 1913" spent three days at the
Argus Institute before being called
ov.: the Goals" loved these Eng
Ilsh expressions; they convey so much
German colloquialisms mean little or
hothlnE. or anything-which is worse
On thursday afternoon. about 5, Can
tam CAM stole into my room in his
usual silent fashion: said he, with an
unpleasant half-sncer. half-grin. Il
near mat after your departure from
here last Monday evening YOU were in
uiScreet enough 10 open and peruse in
pubic ttramway car the First Instruc-
tons | gave You. You must remember
that told YOU particularly to keep
them to Yourself"
l had. OF course. to admit my guilt;
but my thoughts of the unsportsman
like, elderly gentleman with tho
monocle would not have pleased that
individual had they been Translated
into vernacular German.
notwithstanding" Captain CAM
went on. FRAU Orlon evidently thinks
highly OF you. for she has instructed
me mat You are to undertake your
first practical lesson in espionage TO.
night"
"To-niGht:" I burst out. Somehow
had an instant vision of being dis
patched TO England, France or per
tnahcc fussia, and did not feel
pleased at the prospect so suddenly
suggested to me. always dislike to
go anywhere. whether in the next
street or 10 the next nation, In 4
hurry.
tonight" repeated Captain CAM.
nut d" not be alarmed. We are no,
aoims 10 send YOU very far; in brief.
only to Frobclstrasse'
frohclstraSse l knew by repute as
ensuing IN northeast Berlin. In that
street is the great city shelter for tho
nightly use OF the unemployed felt
somewhat relieved. At that period T
u!u not feel very inclined TO travel far,
unueG my circumstances. Besides. the
inter was upon us.
captain CAM seated himself "r, I. |
hNe ms he said Tonight there is
20 "e fnccting-a secret meeting !
may saE-!n a small hall in Frobel-
S'!"sse' Admission is by ticl:e: only. !
rave procured You one" lEe handed
the ticket 10 me) The ,neeiiny ;s |
convened by some pars,ns s.,i;u
themselves the international I.ahnr
mon. bu; IN reality The meeting 10 |
my q! series OF meetings which b,v.
."' "'lr aim the stirring I'm Of nm
Its' ana serious disanection anon,
I.'i man nan WORKERS. Meetings such as the |
one YOU "il! attend are being held ali |
over the empire. Riots in the nor,h.
e"sieFh quarter of the capital have
neeh frequent recently ONLY l,st
'o''naE night ao1rm shops were nil. |
.asS q. nd four armed policemen
stabbed 10 DEATH
Nentured TO tell Captain CAM ~
mad not heard of the occurrnrca
saturday" he replied. "What eooa
would newspaper reports of such nro.
ceeolh%s do: 1t would make ma,,srs
lhuch worse. and at the same tins IN
,3''n our enemies OF their success
..''', 30. 80 an" russian gold is at the
zoo o. we evil the captain continued |
CT" lie Continued To- Morrow