The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-28
HIS
MYSTERIES
IDENTITY OF THE mAsTER.sPY

w who directed the operations o.
the Gernanlc forces In the United
States both before and during the
period Of the World war;
Was this parsonage a man with q
wide spread knowledge OF American
military procedure and an almost IN
canny sense Of foresight. or was she
woman, with all Of woman's abil-
ity 10 worm secrets from diplomatic
circles and unthngle problems 70
which she held but the slightest
cluesf
These. In brief. are the questions
which puzzled-and still puzzle-the
master minds of the United States
secret service and the officials Of the
Department Of Justice connected with
the defeating OF Germanlc propaganda
on this side Of the Atlantic. That.
even after the deportation OF Won
Bernstorff and Won Papen. there was
some individual who directed the
movements Of the pro-Germans in the
United States and Canada is apparent
from the very nature Of the plans
which they attempted to carry through
plans which Included the attempted
Importation Of large number Of dis
satisfied HIndus. the securing Of the
plans Of the battleship Pennsylvania
the placing OF timebOmbs on several
large United States transports signal
ing to sea from a number Of Atlantic
ports and the financing Of the famous
peace movement TO which num-
Der Of prominent Americans were in
duced 10 lend the power OF their
names.
But. in spite Of the fact that gov
eminent operatives engineered the ar
rests Of several men ana at least two
women who were intimately connect
ed with high official circles IN Ger.
many, the train TO tire master spy
concealed under the cloak OF the
single letter III" was sufficiently well
hidden never to be completely uncov-
cred
The closest approach TO the actual
location Of this parsonage was in the
arrest of a self-styled baroness In /
Immediately after this
woman had succeeded ia .
to the lnnermost secrets
Of Fort Oglethorpe and n number OF f
other important posts in the eastern
section Of the country In the pres
Of the governments case at
the ensuing trial. the Quilted states
district attorney made the following
statement;
~When war was declared between
France and Germany, the husband OF
he Baroness was en- route TO Lon.
Ion. While in the middle Of the .
between Suez and
,larseilles be made arrangements 10 .
and al the latter port and 20 from
here to London instead Of continuing .
iis voyage by way Of Gibraltar.
However. the Baroness sent him
wireless just before he reached Mar
eilles advising him that war was
bout to be declared and that il would
'e better for him to remain aboard
hip When the ship touched Mar !
elles the baron offered $1,000 for I:
m automobile 10 take him 10 file Ital. (
ln frontier, but was unable to secure !
vehicle He continued fis voyage !.
nd landed az southampton on the /:
ay following declaration Of war with !:
Germany He was informed imme. +:
lately and remained In camp for !;
hree weeks. during which the !:
Baroness interviewed with a number !:
T British officials and secured the re. !:
Ease Of her husband upon his promise !:
s an officer and a gentleman not 10 :
axe arms against England during :
be war, a pledge In which she !.
lined. ].
shortly after his release from the !.
iternment camp, the captain and his Z.
life sailed for New York. cloaking !.
heir Identity under the mask Of or <
mary steerage passengers The !.
Baroness has admitted that she had Z.
cen In almost constant communion
on with Germany. both by letter and
lhlegram. and that she had been on y
rms Of intimacy with several mem. "
Frs Of the kaiser's family" j.
But While-like Wolf Won Ingel,
am Shandra Robert Fay. Warner
orn and other German agents arrest
IN the United States. the Bar bC
hess" admitted the existence Of a
lief who directed all the movements d
the Teut0nic forces IN America,
lie maintained that she herself had !
, Idea a. 10 his identity. for al her I
strpeti0Bs had been signed merely
lth the single letter II"
Who was this "Hy Perhaps the z.
emoirs 81 the kaiser or some of the a.
her officials ~ the German govern
ent may eventually clear up this b.
int huf until then IL annasrs ~