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New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
By Stanley Frost

German industries must,
therefore, be constantly Informed
about such facts as these (every
kind of commercial secret).
1t is self-e vident that for
this purpose the industrial fed
Grafton will not only try to en-
ter into official relationships and
those of semi-official nature, but
that it will devote special care to
making sure of private connec-
tons which have a deeper insight
into the special conditions of each
case"
Thus automatically does Herzog,
spokesman for German industrial
aggression, lay down the principle
of espionage. 1t is to be one Of the
foundation stones of the new in
dustrial empire for which he plans
and toward which Germany is
working.
In this, as in 50 many other
things, he simply states and re-
duces to centralized and Teutonic
system what is already the Ger
man practice Investigations into
German business in America show
that even before the war she had
a practically complete espionage
system covering American business
life. 1t was q system that was not
"sniping'-its branches worked to-
gether, and the information they
obtained was available to almost any
German
These investigations have shown
that, before the war, German
espionage in America covered:
Specifications and plans of all big
manufacturing plants to be erect
ed
Blueprints Of almost all plans
for American machinery.
Every step taken concerning
chemicals, drugs and dyes.
Movements and loading of ships
that is, our export trade.
Full commercial information
about every important American
business house.
And great mass Of miscellane-
Gus espionage, covering new pat
ents, salesmen's lists and in gen
eral almost everything that trade
rival could want to know.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Food Helps Rumanians
To Defeat Bolshevisll
The Ncir Yorh Tribune
JVuSbij,JfOu PurrUff

Washington Rnredu
WASHINGTON, May food and
the patriotism Of the Rumanian people
are winning the fight against Boil
shevism, according to official advices
received in Washington to-day. Whlo
the danger is not past, it Is said the
situation is not as serious as it was Il
month ago. and the authorities are
taking every precaution. plentiful
supply of food is urgently needed, and
supplies that are arriving are carefully
distributed under direction of tho
local authorities, aided by repre- senta-
tives of Allied governments and tho
United States
The attempt Of the Bolsheviki to
seize Bessarabia, which by plebiscitc
had declared its desire to be reunited
with the mother country, has been
thwarted by Rumanian troops, aided
by the French. In the north the Boil
shevik army attempted to cross tho
Dnicster and lost more than 1000 men
in battle with a small force Of Ru-
manians. That section Of Bessarsbia
was cleared of Bolsheviki. in tho
southern part of the state, however,
large forces Of Bolsheviki were gath
cred in the region of Tiraspol but
with French troops cooperating the
Rumanians drove them out with heavy
losses and captured all their munitions
and equipment.
In Pennsylvania the Hungarian Boil
sheviki so far have been unable to OBJ
tain any success or to convert the
Rumanians of Pennsylvania to Boil
shevism. The Hungarian Bolsheviki
continued the policy of the Magyars
in depressing the other nationalities
and the Rumanians, from officials tc
peasants, understood that they must
fight
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Spies Made Handbook
For Commercial BURGLAR

This bureau, known as the Schim-
mclpheng Institut, is one Of the
most deadly Of Germany's commo
ciai weapons. It's information ig
available only to those approved by
the banks. And it is said-~little
real data about it have been un-
earthcd---that it covers not only the
commercial standing, but the po-
litical affiliations, religious beliefs
and susceptibility to corruption of
every official Of every firm whose
business is Ut all worth having. II
Ii a handbook for commercial burg
lars.
One Of the best instances of .,
plant established in America, an.
parcntly for espionage purposes, and
certainly with a regularly orggu
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02

indeed, long before the war began.
The relation between the German
government and the great chemical
houses was so close that representa-
tlves of the industry were naturally
almost direct representatives of the
government, and their work in this
country gave them unequalled op-
portunitics for examining our in
dustrles from within. Customers
Of the German export houses we're
constantly in need of expert advice
in regard to the processes in which
their goods were used. The advis
ing expert supplied by the German
houses naturally saw everything,
and what he learned was seldom
concealed from his government.
after the war began the indus
try became not only centre of
espionage but of propaganda and
of direct governmental activity" It
made bombs, among other things.
This espionage, Of course, COW
cred not only American drugs. DIVES
and chemicals, but the whole textile
industry, the leather business, the
printing trade, through inks, and all
other forms OF business in which
any delicate use is made Of chem
icals.
Great advantages fcr espionage
over the mining industry were held
by the Roessler- -Hasslacner Com
pany, which supplied all cyanide in
America, and viii be discussed later.
1t could tcll to pound the output
Of every mine, and Of course gath
cred much other information.
Another "pipe line was in the
big magnetic companies, the Bosch
and Eisemann. Through patents
they had a most powerful position
in America, and there were. few gas
engines designed on which they did
not receive full information
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Germans TO Haze IS Duys
To Consider Treat,

PARIS, May ! (By The Associated
Press) 1T was learned this afternoon
that the German. delegates to the Peace
Congress will sshave fifteen days in
which to consider the treaty and make
any countor-proposals they desire.
They may begin offering their sug-
gestions at any time, but no day of
grace will be given them.
Representatives Of the Allies, it was
stated. reserve the right to renlv to
any of the German objections or pro-
posals at any time, but the belief is
expressed that not more than five days
or a week would be required for clos
lng the exchanges of~ideas.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
City Hall to Get First
Geneva League Meetjns

GENEVA, May 1.-The first meetinv
of the League of Nations in Geneva. the
capital of the league. will be held in
the famous Alabama Hall of the Civ
Hall, The Associated Press learned
day.
Sir James Eric Drummond. Secre-
tary-General Of the League of Nations.
is expected TO arrive here next week 10
arrange the International archives.
The most powerful wireless station
in the world will be constructed here,
and also a huge airdrome for diplamat
ical airplanes, all of which will be cN-
ira territorial.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
almost Every Hun
Dye Expert a Spy

Almost every German dye and
chemical expert or worker was a
spy, Mr.. Palmer reports. There is
little doubt that many of them are
still located in our factories.
"The chemical industry was a
natural centre for espionage, and
this had been true long before we
entered the war;" says Mr.. Palmer,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Insurance and Banks
Used in Spy System

One Of these was through insur-
ance of industrial plants, but par
ticularly of ships. The custom of
splitting big risks among many COM
panies made this easy, for a Ger
man concern could take only a
small part of the risk and at the
same time receive all the informal
ton about the property insured.
This information, in case Of ships,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02

included full specifications of the
ship, and even d manifest of the
cargo, itemized as to value. In case
of factory, it covered full plans
of the plant and inventories Of the
stock on hand. This activity was
particularly marked in the first
years of the war.
Another espionage method was
through the use of banks, which
turned over to Germany what any
other bank would regard as conf
dental information This, like the
insurance, was in its infancy, though
getting we'll started The most
conspicuous example Of it was the
Transatlantic Trust Company,
which Tot only maintained thou
sands of agents, but carried on an
active propaganda, and particularly
stimulated the draining back to the
Central Powers of hundreds Of mill
ions of dollars earned and saved by
their immigrants here.
One more scheme deserves men
ton, for its possibilities at least.
The Germans were fast getting a
monopoly of the transatlantic wire
less tield-that is, they were making
sure that great part of the most
confidential business messages
would go through their hands. How
important this may be is shown by
the fact that the German wireless
messages have been the most I'M
portant single clew for the Alien
Property Custodian in digging up
the German property here
Germany has already begun send
ing out new spies, to take the place
Of those she has lost
To-morroac Gern1ouy's grip
on america to-day arill be de-
scribed; the n0ny advantages
Which she still holds and 2riU
use IN her inrlsible 2ral.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02

lied espionage branch, is that of the
Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Company.
This was branch of a concern in
Germany, which has similar branch
es all over the world, so that prac-
tically every civilized nation has
been subjected to the same abuse.
This concern manufactured light
railways and other inside transmits
sion equipment for factories. 1t
would bid on practically every job
in the country. To bid it must have
blue prints Of the entire plans of
the factory so that it could design
and estimate costs on the equip
ment desired. These blue prints
were regularly forwarded to Ger
many.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Cruiser Sails for Russia
Des Moines Going TO Harwich
and Archangel

PLYMOUTH, England, May 1 (By
The Associated Press).-The United
States cruiser Des Moines. the firss
ship to fire a salute at Plymouth 81
the beginning of the war, will sail n.
morrow for Harwich and thence viii
proceed to Archangel.
The Navy Department has sent thres
cruisers to replace vessels in Euro
pean waters. which have been orderos
home. AS the vessels arrive in foreios
ports they go under command of Al.
miral Knapp in London. 1t is believed
that the Des Moines may be destined
to relieve the Yankton at Archangel
or that the cruiser possibly may 9ld
in the withdrawal of troops on the
Northern Russian front.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN
18th and P Streets, N. W.,


April II, 1919.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: haze read aUith inter-
est the preliminary sketches of
Mr.. Frost's stories about the pres
ent German menace. I acant to
say to you that IN nay opinion
they are q splendid presentation
of our present situa alton, and, as
far as l hare gone, accurate and
entirely justified bV present con-
ditions.
The situation at this time calls
for gust such q series Of articles
as Mr.. Frost has aUritten, and IN
order to insure their accuracy IN
detail I would be Uery giod to 90
ovcr them achen he has finished
them and make any small correc-
tons achich the records of this
office may justify. The qcider
publication these articles receive
the greater the public service Nh.
Frost has been able to render.
FRANCIS p. GARVAN,
Alien Property Custodian.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Cermnny's Plot to Gas the Worlds Trade
i. S. Trade Secrets Sought
By Widespread Spy System

This is the sirth Of a series of
articles by Mr.. Frost or the sub
ject of Germony's inrisible sCar Of
economic Diy-ucU.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
House Military Affairs
Committee Arrives in Paris

PARIS, May 1.-The Military Affairs
Committee of the United States House
of Representative arrived in Paris to-
day and will probably confer with Pres
ldent Wilson while in the city.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Soviet Os1sted
In Budapest,
Vienna Reports
Dispatches to Berlin Say
Hungarian Government
Has Been Overthrown;
BolsI1evik Officials Flee

BERLIN, May 1 (By The Associated
Press) ).-The Hungarian government
has been oyerthrown, according to
Vienna reports published in the Ber-
lin newspapers. The Hungarian for
eign, war and food copmissaries have
arrived in Vienna with their families,
and are supposed to have fed from
Budapest.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Hungarian
Communist government, wireless mes
sage from Budapest saws. has offered
the Rumanian and Jugo Slav govern
ments territorial concessions tor cessa-
tion Of hostilities
The Hungarian War Office statement
of April 80 says the Franco Serbian,
Rumanian and Czecho Slovak forces
continued their advance on Budapest,
the Rumanians capturing Mezo-Tur,
eighty miles southeast of Budapest.
The military statement says that on
Tuesday the Serbians and French cap
tured Hodomczo-V Vasarhely, while the
Rumanans also occupied SZentes and
Kun Scent Marion, south of Mezo-Tur.
The Czechs attacked with strong
forces, it is added, against Cap and
Satoralj lja Ujehsly, northeast Of Mis-
kolcz, and also in the Hernad and upper
Sajo valleys. The Hungarians retired
lf0m Cnafa.
BERNE, May 1.-Hungarians living
in Bucharest have issued an appeal TO
the Hungarians in Rumania generally
to take part in the struggle against
the Bolshevik government of Budapest,
according to telegram rrom Buchar-
est given out by the Rumanian press
bureau here.
Our country is being led to ruin by
unscrupulous agitators, who have seized
authority" says the appeal Hun
garians, arm against the usurpers who
come from ali parts vr the world"
Several hundred Hungarians in Ru-
mania already have enlisted in the Ru
manian army to fight the Bolsheviki,
the advices state. The reports also
show that the Hungarians in the towns
freed from Bolsheviki tyranny by the
Rumanian advance are bitterly an
tagonistic to the Red Guards who. in
their retreat, carried away hundreds Of
hostages and pillaged the countryside.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

1919, project statements for a total
of 1919 projects had been approv-
ed. The 1919 projects involve H.
790.37 miles of road, a total esti
mated cost of $133,883.30067. and
a total of >$54763,957.81 Federal
aid. On the same date a total of
677 project agreements had been
executed, involving sits 80 miles
of road, total estimated cost of
$50 1857. .33494, and a total of $23.
892,74097 Federal aid.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
Record in Road Work

During the month of June the
Secretary of Agriculture approved
project statements for 1873 Federal
aid projects, involving the improve
ment of 800. 20 miles of road, at
total estimated COST of S24,22O,-
8O8 80, and on which Federal aid in
the amount of $l1,034,289 IL was
requested. This represents the
largest number of project state
ments approved, the largest esti
mate of cost, and the largest
amount of Federal aid requested
during any month since the pass
age of the Federal aid road act.
During the month there were ex-
ecuted by the Secretary and the
State highway departments 60 pro-
ject agreements. Involving the i'm
provement of 5O7.37 miles of road
at a total estimated cost of ST 566,
O89.32, and on which $3404.269 lS
Federal aid was requested and sci
aside in the Treasury. In addition
40 project agreements previously
executed were amended during th'
month.
Up to and including June SO
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
Good Roads Save Money

The improved roads of Milwaukee
County, Wis, save $25000 a day to
the people who use them. This is
the estimate of the county commits
sioner of highways, as reported to
the Bureau of Public Roads of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, The statistics are based
on census of the traffic taken
periodically during the past four
years. The census is made by select
ing So points scattered throughout
the county, and making seven
counts at each point, one for every
day of the week. The count is not
made on consecutive days, but at
various periods from April to No
vember, so as to arrive at average
conditions. This census is taken
to determine the durability of Ger
tain types of pavement. according
to the amount of traffic a square
yard. II shows that about 25.000
vehicles of all kinds travel tbs high
ways each day, Traffic on the
road has increased about az per
cent a year during the four years
ia which the survey has been made.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

According to the Springfield
Leader squirrels in the vicinity of
Solo, Texas county, are so numer-
Gus that one farmer in the peighbor.
hood reports that they ate his entire
corn crop and. as it was too late to
replant corn, he had to SOW the land
to cane and millet.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

If, as some think, America is to
eventually take over the admins
tering of affairs 10 Turkey, we sug-
gest Messrs. Dempsey and Willard
as most excellent timber for the
front ranks of our army in the land
of the sultan. Their prowess might
prove of some practical value to
their country.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

One Missouri editor is in favor Of
shipping a few careoes of our fat,
worthless dogs to Germany. if it is
absolutely necessary for US to feed
the German people, II we did, the
Germans would complain and find
fault with US because they prefer
cats.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

An American soldier who fought
his way up to the grade of lieuten
ant colonel in France solved the
job question by donnine overalls
and going to his old position of jan
itor of the high school building in
bis home town.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

In the absence of more satisfying
methods. however, our thirsty
friends might allay their sufferings
by backing up and receiving their
morning eye opener from the busi-
ness end of a mule. A change of
kicks is quite exhiliarating, at
times.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

Soap box orators are continually
telling US that nothing is impossible
in America Quite true! Even the
sky line is possible in this insane
mania for boosting prices.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

Time was when we used to take
periodical cracks at Rockefeller for
boosting the price of oil. But, say!
Old John D. has wings compared
with some of the modern sharks
who are picking the marrow from
Uncle Sans bones.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

No, indeed! We are not offering
to die for the kaiser or any other
duck We are just hanging onto
this old life until we pull the last
straw under with us.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
FRIDAY JULY 18. 1919

A Bolsevist? Oh, he's just a
cheap imitation of nothing trying to
pose as something.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

When a fellow is young he wants
TO be old, and when he is old he
wants to be young, and when he is
half way between the Lord only
knows what he wants.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

1t transpires, however. that it was
both a sane and a saneless Fourth
according to whether you are a
wet or a dry. And beyond this
brilliant remark our inquisitive
brain declines to function.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

Because of the war and epidemic
of influenza the life insurance COM
panies of the country have ANNOUNCE
ed an increase of 10 per cent in
rates. Some companies make a
fiat raise of So on all men and So
on women. The increase will not
affect old policies The state has
NO control over life insurance rates
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

It's no trick at all to get rica
these days. The chief difficulty lies
in keeping out Of Jail.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

Some of these days when we
have exhausted our subjects for ed
itorial thinklets, we'll mention Car
ranZa again
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

There yet remains, however, one
effective means of curtailing the
high cost of living. Stop living.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

If you buy it in this town you
keep both the goods and the money
at home Which is a point quite
well worth considering
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

That thousands of foreigners are
planning to return to their native
lands was indicated when it was
learned that steamship agents have
been swamped with requests for
prices of transportation to Norway.
Sweden, Hungary, Germany, Italy
and the Balkan states.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

II, as they assert the world
is young, we decline to sit up and
see the old one out and the new
one in
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

The Lord loves a cheerful giver,
and we love a prompt payer. Owe
us anything, brother?
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

In Chicago, the other day, a
murderer made the proud boast
that be would never stay in Jail,
He didn't. He was hung
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
Is the League a Stepchild?

A good many people have stulti-
fed themselves in their attitude to-
ward the League of Nations, 1t
seems to be the popular thing just
now to say that President Wilson
has betrayed US to the sinister poll
ticians of the allies.
1t shows that we have rather
short memories So far from in.
weighing US into compact with
themselves, the allies took a rather
phlegmatic view of the league when
the subject was broached, and were
subjected to severe criticism from
us for that reason.
When the armistice was signed
President Wilson decided to attend
the conference. From all parts of
the country arose encomiums and
adulation, with some criticism. We
were told that the president had
conceived the idea of league to
prevent future wars, the noblest
program ever framed in a human
brain. And he was going to Europe
to shepherd the other nations into
the fold-to force them into it if
they would not enter willingly. He
had formulated a new policy for
the world.
We claimed, in fact, that the idea
of league to enforce peace originat-
ed in the superior sagacity of this
country. 1t is rather late to deny
it now. We we're the originatorS of
the idea. We wanted the credit for
it, and if the scheme works well
(and, with good judgment, it may)
we deserve the credit for it,
The allies did not clamor for it.
They simply acquiesced. To oppose
the idea would have been savage.
The only reservation which each Ma
tion made was manifested in an un-
willingness TO accept any condition
inimical to its own national sover-
eighty and security.
The English were never strong
for it, They saw no sense in op-
posing it. provided it did them no
harm. If it did them any good,
they would welcome it. But it
must not affect their naval supre-
macy, or the security of their en-
pire, their colonies and dependencies.
Outside of that everything was all
right. 1t was hooray for the league.
They were even kind enough to
write much of the treaty-as a
guarantee that it would not hurt
them.
The French said very much the
same thing. If they were taken
care OF, they were agreeable. The
other powers took much the same
attitude.
They have never taken any other
view. If we decide now that the
league will operate to our detriment
that we don't want one-we will
hear no indignant protests from
Europe. We will not be antaeoniz'
ing them over there. They never
wanted one, particularly. At all
events, they did not want one very
loudly. The American delegates
were the ones who did that.
Hence it is rather late now to &C.
cuse President Wilson of cou n
tenancing an attempt by the allies tC
entrap us into league against oul
interests. Our delegates in Pari'
were demanding the league. Man!
in America were clamoring for il
1t is of our own making, or rathe
we are responsible for its havinI
been made.
d Because of the war and epidemic
of infiuenza the life insnranca com
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

And now, beloved sisters. we
humbly suggest league of neigh
bors for the amicable adjustment of
all future clothes line disputes.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

Some of our dear people never
think of practicing what they
preach. AS. for instance. when they
make use of the expression. Il
should kiss a pig"
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

In the delectable days of July
and August we may speak of the
sunny suns of summer with full
realization that they are sunny.