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This process brought out the hidden message which
read: 'Wnl be in Dublin tomorrow" The British
secret service allowed him depart for Dublin.
the latter place he again addressed letter 90 Rotter
dam. asking them for money informing them
that ne would depart within a day BY This time
British secret service men decided TO put aim under
arrest. Here is the damaging evidence against him
that found his person: First: Copies Of the
letters he had addressed Rotterdam Second: Two
halves of lemon one half little squeezed. Third:
A bottle of liquid used for invisible writing Fourth:
His fountain pen the tip OF which stu held atoms OF
lemon juice Kupferle NOT even endowed with
the common instinct essential TO the profession OF
spy. A real spy would have written Rotterdam.
especially when he about to depart for that port.
he should not have Kept the copies oi the letters he
SO foolishy wrote real would not be
"crummy' to keep halves of a lemon his
handbag demon Juice is used n invisible writing).
And should been cautious enough 10 clean or
the end of his fountain pen. Tie stood trial day
and on the following day cheated the British court
martial by hanging himself in his CELL
KARI HANS LODY, GENTLEMAN AND SOLDIER
Perhaps one of tho most pathetic figures the Ger
man espionage system was that of Karl Hans Lody.
A gentleman through and through. the intense
admiration OF the British secret service men who
made every effort him from execution. and
would have succeeded had il not been for the fact that
LOdy the first unfortunate be apprehended and
the British authorities deemed it essential 10 execute
him in order to strike terror into the hearts
portaton TO England. AS in the OF Kupferle.
LOdy dispatched TO Britain without preparations.
He not furnished with invisible ink for
mula and lasted only five days in England before his
capture execution. known throughout the
world to tens of thousands of and women and no
doubt when his execution was made public sympa-
thetc sigh went out from the bosom of many people in
an lands He had been many years a touring
guide employ 0 the Hamburg Amerika Steam
ship line Through this avocation had had oppor-
tuny Britain many occasions and was no
doubt familiar with the British waterfront news.
LODY ALREADY KNOWN TO BRITISH.
Considering that this long training fitted him to be
invaluable spy, he was summoned o very pres
Of the ex-kaiser himself and from him received
his assignment and instructions But again Berlin
and was rfI
of Lody's pre-war connection with the German SPY
the part Of the British service system.
Lody had resided In America for years spoke
English with quite American accent Soon after the
he ordered to Germany furnished with a
fake passport which in reality. belonged TO one bona
hde American by the name Of Charles A Ingls Lody
reached Edinburg Scotland and took his residence
at the North British Station hotel and Immediately
began to make motorcycle trips TO various naval sta
lions He left Edinburgh and went to London. and
posing American tourist stopped a Blooms
bury hotel doing London he proceeded to Dub
lin and stopped at the Gresham hotel From that
place he began TO address communications Bur
chard at Stockholm Then ne decided TO Killar-
ney, from which place he again addressed letters TO
his chief Stockholm and about proceed
Queenstown when the British authorities put him under
arrest and took him to London
LODY UNPREPARED.
The trouble with Lody that he his letters
in long hand and addressed them through the mail.
Evidently he did not know that the British postal
already fun force from the first day OF
England's entrance into the In his possession
was found the copies of the four letters which ne had
addressed 10 Hamburg, Stockholm. Bergen and Ber-
lin. over and over again it is seen that the German
must keep copy Of the communication ne has ad-
Karl Hans Lodys capture not
cuted through the inuepiuty OF the British secret
service system, but the Of the work
ngs of the postal censorship. and only criminal neg-
gence would have allowed Lody go undetected
He tried before Lord Cheylesnore and
dernned TO death He put up no defense other than
that his grandfather general who fought against
Napoleon and that he preferred 10 stand in court
worthy descendant OF that great German general
Through his counsel informed the presiding judge
VA he TO fat hprla "a a sCld
would like be treated such
BRITISH TRIED TO SAVE HIM
The authorities w conducted ap-
pealed the mead Of the British secret service depart
men for enency but this request was overruled for
considerations which have already explained the
beginning Of the narrative.
Lody was a gentleman beyond reproach and acted as
such 10 the very last moment To one Of the officers
who his cell 20 accompany him 10 the place
Of execution he said: Il know you would not 20
shake hands with a spy"
NO, not with a spy; but 7 would shake hands with
a gentleman" responded the British officer he held
his hand Tears had gathered in his eyes
Lody left ring with the prison officials 70 be sent
a woman beyond reproaCh He was executed No.
vember s, 1914, the first spy victim OF the and
the first person to be executed in the Tower of London
in $50 The news Of his execution was purposey
given publicity by the British for whatever eject
it might have other prospective German spies.
LETTER TO HIS RELATIVES.
At Stuttgart many people mourned his death and the
letter he permitted his relatives before
his execution was printed in bordered postcards
and circulated through Germany This che letter he
addressed 10 his relatives just before execution:
Dear Ones:
He has decided whose hands my The
time 10 start the journey through
valley, which road has already been taken ~
SO many Of my comrades this horrible OF
tions May my name too. be remembered humble
Offering on the altar OF the fatherlaud die here n
the country OF the enemy would have preferred the
hero the battlefield but IL was NOT % be-
However. IL makes death easy for when realize
that / die the service OF the latherland. L was
sentenced to death by the supreme court martial OK
London for military conspr-cy Tomorrow. here in