South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-19

charge. but made a daring es-
cape from the prison hospital
and fed TO Mexico by aerOplane.
With characteristic audacity he
threw the police off the scent
by writing a letter telling his
method Of escape. The authOri-
ties took the revelation as a
piece OF bluff.
LONDON. Nov 19.-British and
American secret service officers are
hot on the trail OF Capt Fritz J. Du-
Quesne. who is wanted for murder
ana arson. and is suspected OF a
series Of escapades almost too sen
sational for belief.
Owing 20 the veil behind which
the special service works, little is
known by the British and American
public OF the remarkable career OF
this international adventurer and
convicted swindler.
The authorities have good reason
to believe that he is one Of the most
daring and successful spies ever en-
ployed by Germany, and that he was
responsible for some OF the most
dastardly outrages Of the war.
Duquesne Is wanted by the British
government on a charge OF murder
and arrangements have been made
whereby should ne be caught III
America. where detectives are now
searching for him, he will be eX-
tradited TO England.
List OF Outrages.
\ mass Of information has been
collected by the British secret serv-
ice which leads them TO believe that
Duquesne operated during the war
as head OF a desperate gang OF Ger
man agents in SOUTH America.
Their principal exploits were cen
tered round attempts 10 destroy al
lied shipping. During the time they
were at work the following outrages
occurred
:. s. Salvador destroyed by FIRE.
:. = Vauban barely escaped com
plete destruction.
Coaliug station at Bahia burned.
Boilers OF the liner Liger burst.
through dynamite being mixed with
coal
s. s. Tennyson dynamited
Illicit wireless station erected
north Of Pernambucco.
-Four ships which left South
Au.e rican ports never heard Of
gain.
'Sink Without a Trace"
There is no doubt that many a
brave British seaman lost his life as
a result of the underhand plots of
this gang. which were invariably
characterized by extreme ruthless
ness and total disregard OF the Gus
toms OF warfare between civilized
nations.
Their favorite device was 10 Sc
c~cte an Internal machine in the
hold of the ship, timed 10 explode
gshCn the vessel was far from land
and out Of the track of other steam
ers-the idea being that the ship
would be sunk without trace" II
viii 10 remembered that orders to
this effect were also given TO Ger
man submarine commanders
That the execution OF this ruth
less policy would entail a terrible
fate for the crew was a matter Of no
corcern to them, and IL is in con-
uection with the killing Of three
sailors in this way that the British
authorities are determined 10 try Du-
ouesne on a charge OF murder.
Escapes frOns Prison.
Five months ago Il seemed certain
that he would be brought 20 justice
for he was arrested In New York by
the American police and convicted
IF attempted fraud against ar insur-
ance company. But while awaiting
cNtradition TO England. Duquesne
made a sensational escape from
prison. and has since banled the de-
tectives who attempted 20 trace him.
The life story OF this fugitive from
justice is not fully known, but. like
most other Adventures Of his type
he has masqueraded under several
aliases. having been known at vari-
Gus times as Frederick F'redericks"
and Capt. Claude Stoughton.'
When arrested in New York he
was wearing the uniform OF a cap
tain OF the Australian light horse
with the ribbons OF the South Al
rican. Metabele and long service
medals.
Captain in Bocr Army?
A letter was found on him re-
ferring 10 the arrest. at the time OF
the Boer war. OF a correspondent OF
q Brussels paper who had been en-
gagged In hostilities against England.
This man escaped from Bermuda.
where he had been sent as a prison
cr OF war, and il is believed that he
vas later employed by the German
intelligence department
a letter from an Austrian vice
consul was also found IN Duquesne's
possession. and seems 10 indicate
that he and the escaped prisoner are
one and the same person.
This letter ran as follows
1T is pleasure 90 me 10 recon-
mend in the heartiest manner Cap