Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07

particularly interested in the doings of
her ally, Austria, and German cspIon-
age in that country mas never ceased
its vigil. Public men in the ram
shackIc" empire have always been
Swallowed by prusaian spies. male and
female. Perhaps the female spy has
done the best Work in Vienna: for the |
"motivity. let US say. tor the sake OF
p"!itcncss. Of the Austrian male can
always he advantagcously exploited by /
tbc fair sex. Some eight or ninc years
$50 Berlin did not feel satisfied with
IN" reports" which periodically came
-ip"! lhc Austrian capital The male
icuton did not learn enough to suit
me Nilhc!nstraSsc. new dcpar-
iurc was decided upon An elaborate
rat in the best part OF the town was
rented, and halI dozen beauties" (
were installed therc-female spies
from Koonstrasse -. These six
"omen--l could give their names. but
IL makes no mattcr-had ample allow
ance. and entertained" in the best +
fashion. Eut gentlemen only were the
NisitoTs 10 this branch o: KOOnstrassc
"a. ~ first things did not work very
well. The trap was well laid and
baited; but big game" fought shy. I
Gudgcons.. however. were plentiful. .
but the catch was OF no use to Berlin .
50 Prince Quo Hochbcg, whom | have
described before. was dispatched TO
auctions Soon statesman. diplomat
and soldier found his way 10 the
luxurious fiat wherein SIX "beautiful" .
women dispensed lavish hospitality. .
one afternoon the old Emperor called. .
and vas loud in his praises OF the
establishment But his willy and crafty !
old brain Immediately became aus-
p.cious. Iiere We're six charming
ladies' livi'is together. receiving calls
from some Of the highest male per
sonaEes in his domin oUs! In "a week
the place was closed, ana the beautiful
siN vanished into the cthcr-but not
before thcy had learnt many things
that curious Berlin wished To know.
Nor was this hUuEe-of-assi gnation
.dea confined 10 Vienna only. j have
seen documentary evidence which
showed that Germany used this un-
Speakablc mode Of espionage in many
cities In London, UP till july. 1919
there existed similar establishment
In West kensington. and the tenant
vas an EnGlishwCman who paid high
rent from funds received from Berlin.
There were three in Paris one in Rome.
one in .tadiid, TWO in Petersburg. one
In Consiantuop!c, one in Athens and
one az bucharest. There were also
these houses in cairo. Ccylon. Bombay
aud Capctown, and all OF them, with
the CSC .tiou Of Vienna, oscar ped politi-
-! detection ] have seen the agree
mcEts and leases Of these houses. and
also the accounts Rep; by the person
German actors and actresses. opera
tie singers. and also dancers. have
reTiodicaI.y drawa remuneration fo-
espionage work from the Golfers OF
the German Secret Service. In the
household Of most Of the crowned
heads uf Europe there has always been
Il German who acted the part OF spy.
Overheard scraps or conversation by
royal pcrspEAEes. little incidents at
table particulars aS 10 how so-and-so
treated sp-tud-so. t!ttlc-iatt!c from the
royal Stables ana kitchens and bed
ICONS, su found their way to Berlin:
Doe aUse either a waiter AZ the royal
t2nte groom or Goa Gilman, q cook or Z
chan aeginaI d-ouc O: these Was in
E.r'au.y German SPY. and could be
relied Upon 10 keep his masters IN Ger
many ''up-tC-Gatc." L,
y beautiful operate singer has often
rare opportunities for espionage. for
- reason OF her public exhibition"
size attracts men OF varied careers;
statesmen, diplomats. naval and mill
tNry men OF rank. OF course. are pre-
frrred 10 the merely wealthy. Must
cans also contributed their quota to
the archives OF the German Spy Bu-
rcau. To my own personal knowledge
there were no less than five in the or
chcStra OF tho kursaal at ostend. In
their spare time they rccounoitered
the internal dc:cnscS OF belgium. Lady
vocalists, too. employed their leisure in ,
making acquaintances likely TO yield
nurses. Most o! the spies | mention
in this paragraph do not send their in
formation direct 20 Berlin but indi
rcct!y to some responsible spy at a
liked post IN the case OF Belgium I
the reports OF these Kinds Of spies
were sent TO Brussels, TO the German
Offices behind the palais de Justice.
have spoken of the houses OF as
signatton. in various countries. con-
trolled by the German SPY system; but
in Berlin Itself in the middle Of the
last century y female creature named
kraussc was the real originator of the
idca--a creature said TO have been !
handsome" but veritable sink of
iniqui,y" n procurcss of the most
Teutonic type. krausse had large
premises In the select Observation-Disclosures
a stones throw from Inter den Lin
den. whether she managed that house
of the ''grcen. hermct lea liy-sealcd shut
ters." or simply played the part of spy
therein. the brief remarks about her
career in the books of Roonstrasse "a
do not tell. Kraussc. however, was In
the employ OF the Berlin secret police
OF that period one Of its "creators
OF opportunity" Observation-Disclosures
ncn), and her salary was of generous
proportions. To her house the German
secret police. by extremely clever meth
DDS. lurcd some of the highcst-placed
persons In Europe; the aristocrat the
various German services, diploma lists
of various nationalitics and army Of
hcers from all over the Western Hem
isphere. In the house Of Krausse were !
some of the most depraved OF women:
creatures OF every vice." as n French :
writer puts IT. How many men and :
women lost their lives or their posi- !
tons through the diabolical designs of !
inns mend can only be guessed at: for s
the Berlin secret police stood guard" I
over the green shattered house in the ! !
korotheenstrasse and crimes perpe- {
trated therein had little chance or ever 7
seeing The light of day Krausse al !
ways carried a phial in her bodice, and !
*he knew where to lay her muscular !
hands quickly on n stilctto
one would search pockets dspatch !
cases or trunks. pick out Whatever I
papers or documents were OF value I
transcribe their contents and shortly (
the result would be handed in at head
Tuartor3.