Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-26
ADMIRAL HALL PLAYS
CRUEL tricks ON SPIES
fead OF British Admirnlty's IntclIi-
Scncc Department Has Keen
Sense OF HulnOr.
AND TiiE GRIN OF MIR. PUNCH"
Ending of Hostilitics Enables Public
to Enjoy LudicrOus Hoaxcs Pcrpe-
tratcd on Enemy's Scccrct Service
when Wit Matches VIII.
10y HAYDEN cIi,li,c,,.

M Hay DEN CIitRCI.
=, aroSi, Jan1ary 23.-.Th.rr va"
nte!!issnce Department OF the British
:'.u nifhfN' whieh rohtf!red 10 put i;
oyc: OF the WHY tboche on so many
now historic occasions during, the VA.
Hhu, ~ thiS case. ;he ''Punca'' must b.
e"pita lizcd. for I, signifies. no; merely
,orcel u.ness. hut I'm individual. and a
IBIS individua! is Rca-- Admira; Sir
w w ii!i"n Il. Han. and il ever II human
Of Punch and JudyF and OF rbn ..nwe"
ni the famous English comic waekIv i;
- Ad,miri'i Hal with whom. IN his
fcapacity OF II: !. -. or director Of the
intelligence department Of The III.
,iliralty' The American corr-spondente
,hcS. '" ~ :" Vel acquainted. and whom
'eSpeci III count mcasu
HAS couNrrNANCE ANp
GRIN or Wit. ~ Nru
Hdmir i!aE has The coun;enamc..
." ",,n Mr.. ,i rmneh aud NJ. pmnch's gie+fui
:7oi i',S c IN IN ms pnri!r ha d pate. Snr-
.u.!N hI!! villa mis- que eyes tw,nL;iin"
, ,.i.y ana his pcrpetuii. OF, aimos
t!pe or cn.cry seadoe ara .x.cnt ~
t; non: VAIN uhusual Imagination il IL
oi,r",..,, 10 conceive him as one Of tn
IGnne""esl' adroiiest and mos; rclcn;
80 ~: VI me in"h on the allied sid. ,yi,"s.
Jnn was to combat the c:frina,, So,
system We; the i.,ci fgmain. '' H., SPs
the first dark dnvs a.; rs INA I. III
Hhiniiaity Withdrew from ,r,i,! tns
Gnu hicheh to beat the German
very en,, m,i.n.ne this man VINO is Inc
nai task was TO hent St.i,i "', , ~ 81
mo-, -etn 1tn prince of SPIES And bu.,'
won hon nbsed MY sasacity and darin..
m. ,i1ns 70 his selection NJ b.nJ or
admir- q'n ~ Intelligence service.
ma med II NJ. = Queen i,,r ""u con-
aao -, tI.es or the war. About :, v..,,
cess -. r,thn n Of his briliian; Sue
ha HMns kn!sht"H 'u'n'F"
said mn about tn retire. aud IT Is
h.tt ne VIII b. Il futIIr. rnnitI,,' >
,oI parliament. The navy wiiiT. 70" 49,
pSHoier and the Admiralty ~ ,I,,ine.
EVER III bis reason ynr Of MS going. but what
VINO tor four years has been ths W., mra
uiicadcd Zoe OF the German secrc, so
What ola meyer Yy fear the question.
,,,. v,r,, ~" you do in the great war;:
MS STORY SECRET
HISTORY DURING wan
M. The war was on. OF cours,
s me 'aie OF A'snirai HANS wonder;ui
htS. as !iAster sieuth was secret
history Blu; now. little by li;tln ;h,.
details or some OF hiss most Iay,,;.' :.
S.'okss and of the ASTONISHING. In sh ion
81 W IN H., ;' j. and again. he succeed
scrv 49, mn. .h;nmnIns the boche'S secret
~, 80 are ieak;nG out. end Il wonder
tni story they make.
-limoSt from the start. Admiral Hal
received the American corresnon,,nnts
every Tuesday afternoon in his III >
room az the admiralty. and to us WIN
r. e, per be, SO WILDLY Admiral Punch.
ana ne ,o pTrihed on the edge of table
eners, IL is alike thrilling ana IN
conSruous 10 think of the grim work
,n ," which he temporarily turned aside
10 accord us those weekly chats
Unlike some other officials the adj
"a frequently gave ont real news
s san,, ne ne WAS never one or those who
oE creating an absurd veil of mystery.
KNEW HIM As EMBODIMENT
or coon nuMOE
We knew him as ;he cmbodiment of
good humor. hnt many, q German has
change to stee!y CLINT. his jaws shu,
with AN ominous snap. and realized a..
INA minute that his seadoG, who looks
so mild and easy was in reality as
stern an inQuisitor and as impia ca hi e
an enemy as his worst dreams had
ever conjured up.
: Admiral Hail hates Germany will,
:; relentless hate. but he can respect
nnesse even in an enemy. 1t was III
fact. glad day for hiu when he came
across Il real bona fide spy.
Thcy We're not really as common as
some romancers would have us be-
lieve. and to the true artist in secret
service work they had value beyond
all price. Once they were known and
under surveillance the fun began, and
The last thing Admiral Hall desired
was to hurry them unduly in the di
rcction OF the firing party that eventu-
ally awaited them.
Imagine how useful II was TO dis
cover n man with direct Gommunica-
lion with naval hsadanartsrs nd in Ber r,
10 write his replies. What light it
threw on the matters Won TirpitZ was
Worrying about. and how useful TO
supply the German high command with
Just those facts" that would lead it
to do Just what Sir David Realty most
wanted.
ton marve!ousiy easy TO come by and
never knew he was under the tender
care Of Admiral Hall himself until il
suited the la:tcrS purpose 10 bring
the' game to an end and with il The
spys existence.
ATTAINED PURPOSE nv
SELLING CHERISHED SECRET
Ono; the adm,iral attained his p9 !Eo
most cherished secrets OF IN" i-!tish
government i; was the plan OF IN"
Shann'l mine c,dv % nan n I1E
thing. Admiral Hal. saw ;ha, The right
spy got IL. and got the right plan. too
1t revealed defenses OF portcntous
we'll hesitate to tackle.
They did hesitate and for months
ing ali thai Tine he admiraI.s smile
grew more childlike and bland like
that Of the heather Chincc.
For when he parted with the plan
of the barraGe. he forgot 10 mention
one thing-it had not yet heen ear
ried out and the Admiralty was in no
position 10 carry ii out Immediately
But Admiral Hal! had attained his
purpose. He had scared the Huns off
and gained the RESPITE that made the
comst:uction OF the barraGe possible
Then there was the lih!lc affair or
the code book bluG' another, illumin-
ating example of the breezy admirul's
Willy ways with the enemy.
rRiNrED ELABORATE CODE BOOK
BEFOHE ZEiBHUGGE ATTACK
!; was before the ZeebruGge opera
lions began that Admiral Hall gave
instructions for the printing OF II new
and elaborate code book. The hook was
duly completed. II was neatly bound
and so tina; ii should not look too new,
was carefully thumbcd in many pages.
OF course, all the codes in the book
were wrong and very misleading to
any German who might ge, hold or
it. But that is what the admiral
wanted.
When the Zeebrugga raid was SET