Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

1t is likely to be the common hang
man for him.
British sercret service prepared for
newcomers.
Thousands of men and women were
set to work in post Offices and else
where to scrutiliZe every word that
went in and ou5 of England. The
whole country was divided into spy
districts, or control areas" each un-
der the supervision of senior intel
Ii ce officer To each officer was
assigned squad of trained detectives.
Each Of these in turn employed a
varying number of civilian indicators"
It was the task of the latter to re-
port to the divisional chief-discreetly,
of course-.he arrivals of newcomers
in the district and what seemed to
be their business there.
All this was the merely mechanical
part of the vast trap England was set
ting wherein to catch spies. There
were other devices and arrangements
quickly in operation which to this day
are unknown to the public. But be 1t
remembered that the British secret
service operates also outside of Great
Britain and that whether he knew 1t or
not a foreign spy bound for England
was likely to have invisible Ineshe5
about him even in tho very capital OF
the country that sent him.
Now let us see what the Germans did
about 1t.
CARL HANS LODY was remembered
~ in his little native town near
Stuttgart as serious child who loved
trees. He used to watch an oak. for
instance, to "catch it growing" In the
university, however his love turned to
languages and travel when he came
of military age 1t was the navy he
Joined.
Patriotism with him was bound up
with religion, and to his naval studies
he devoted himself as to a service OF
his God He won an officers commits
sion. But when his time was up he de-
cided to leave the navy and took en-
ployment with the Hamburg American
Steamship Line as a guide for tourists.
In this capacity he travelled much in
England and later found himself in
America. Here for time he decided
to settle down, and In st. Louis he
married.
It was a marriage that turned out to
be more a platonic friendship than a
husband and wife attraction. When
Lody and his wife came to realize this
they divorced but remained friends.
For Lody, however. America came to
be associated with the breakup of his
dream of marital happiness and he
went back to Germany. Tt was nothing
more than coincidence that he got
there just as the great war broke out
He was at once called to the colors
as a reserve officer and fully expected
to join the navy, but the Kaiser himself
knew of his qualifications for other
service. Lody received word to report
to 10 Observation-Disclosures.
Here he was given a short, intensive
course In the spy school conducted by
Maj. Steinhauer, chief of the German
secret service. In spy parlance, Lody
was being sent as specialist" in his
case as an expert in naval matters.
A dramatic coach rehearsed him in
how a tourist of middling means would
dress and act, and Lody's American ac-
taught him the technique of getting
people to impart military information
A chemist showed him how to use in
visible ink. He was made to memorize
ciphers and codes Veteran spies taught
him how to calculate numerical and
fighting strength of arr-y and navy de-
tachments. And he learned a few
tricks for use IN tight places.
Then q bicycle was furnished him
and he was ready to go.
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TN Berlin at that time an American
business man, Charles A. Ingl:s, felt
that although the United States was as
yet not involved in the war, he would
be more comfortable outside of Ger
many, so he took his passports to the
German foreign Office for a visa to
leave the country. He was told to leave
his passport and come back next day.