New Britain herald., 1919-04-10
0NLY ONE YANKEE
 CONVICTED AS SPY
Private Henry Bode Sentenced
 to 10 Years in Prison

New York, April 10.-To Mrs. Jas. 1 ". Gerard's excellent memory for 1 faces is due the conviction of the i only American soldier found guilty of entering the service of Germany as a spy. Henry Bode, formerly a private in the quartermaster's corps. owes the ten year sentence at hard labor which he is at present serving in the disci- plinary barracks at Fort Jay, Gov ernor's Island, to her ren1em brance of his casual appearance at the United States embassy in Berlin clothed in a German uniform and wearing the iron cross upon his breast.
 These facts developed yesterday l when the story of Bode's treachery and subsequent arrest and punish ment were dug-up at the headquarters of the Eastern department. Bode de- serted from Fort Bliss, Texas, July T.. 1e14-a. few days before the out- break of the European war. Making his way to Germany he entered the army and was awarded the iron cross for bravery after twice being wounded.
 Rode then entered the Kaisers in telligence service landed in New York, and after extensive wanderings was sent to Mexico, where he was ordered to embroil that country and the United States in War and to blow up the Tampico oil fields. He was well supplied with funds by German agents and before leaving Berlin he called at the American embassy there. Through the merest chance it hap 1 Dened that Mrs. Gerard saw him and noted his appearance as did frahk Hill, MT. Gerard's valet.
 Sought (1erard's Aid.
 Bode, fearing for his life in MeNi- 1 co. crossed the American border at 1 Calexico, Cal, July 2e, 1918, and sur ! rendered himself to an immigration ] official. At his court-martial on Gov 1 ernor's Island, which was presided ! over by Major J. C. Adams as judge 1 advocate, Mrs. Gerard and Hall, the l valet. wore both principal witnesses for the government and their identifl- ] cation was complete. In addition to 1 seeing Bode in Berlin. Hall remem- 1 bered that the spy had approache ed l him in Madrid. after the Gerard par l ty had left Germany. and had asked 1 him to induce the am hassador to ap- l proach President Wilson with view of securing his pardon for desertion Conviction of espionage followed their
 testimony.
 Pode's career has been adVen nturous
 For years he has been a soldier of for.
 tune. He was a Russian spy during
 the Japanese war: he has served 1T l the United State navy, the intelligence service of the, Philippine constabu lsry and was a lieutenant colonel un 1 der Madero in Mexico. Despite tn. fact that he pleaded not. guilty to al I of the" charges before the court-mar tial he later gave even the minutes
 details of his efforts in the kaiser's be
 hale
 He was born at Wlhelmshaven ! Germany, September 3. 1877, but hi l family moved to Hawaii when he va
 6 years old and his childhood wa
 spent there. He was well educated j Wand erlust developed early and il ; 1890 he arrived as 8 stowaway in Sa1 : Francisco. After a few years at odc " jobs he came to New York and en
 listed in the navy. Completing hi + enlistment he worked as a miner a Butte for a time and then, in 1897, h,
 joined the rush to the Klondike wher
 he cleared Up s1s,oO0 in nine months
 gam bling it away in a few nights.
 Under Four Flags.
 On his return to civilization youn,
 Rode found the First Montana Infan
 try was about to start for the Philip pines and he promptly joined. goir,
 through numerous actions with tn ] regiment from Manila to San Fer ] nando. He was later transferred t, i the regulars and served out hs time 1 Dom estic infelicity caused him tt
 leave his wife, who had been Mis-
 Barbara Steuer of Dayton, Ohio, il ! 1905, and he worked his passage te ! Shanghai, China, eventually joining
 the Russian intelligence service anc { remaining in it to the end of tht ! Japanese war.
 4 German army officer betrayed Bode to the Japanese and he narrow
 Iy escaped capture at Seoul, Corea
 Disgusting himself as a woman h,
 boldly sailed for Yokohama, wher. he reshipped for Shanghai, which h
 reached in safety. Bode returned {,
 Manila, on board Gov Forbes yacht
 and an interview with Gen. Leonart
 Wood, to whom he gave details of th
 situation in China, resulted in hi . employment in the intelligence de 1 partm ent Of the Philippine constabu 1 lary. This service was followed b, 1 8 protracted jaunt through China ant 1 the South Seas, his return to Cali : fornia and in 1910, his enlistment il 1 Madero's army. His lieutenant col ] onelcy resulted from service in fight 1 ing at Augua Prieta, Naco and tn 1 Yaqui river Another enlistment i, 1 the United States army followed. bu 1 he deserted at Fort Bliss from tn 1 auartermaster's corps and was re l pairing machine guns for Gen. UT l