Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Wars Greatest Spy
Believed to Be Alive

PARIS.-Out of all the strange ex-
periences thrust upon humanity by the
World War there arises one of the
most extraordinary mysteries this gen.
Grafton has known. 1.-THE greatest spy
of the war" hitherto almost unknown
boy, who was instrumental in bringing
the United States into the conflict, has
been swallowed up by oblivion.
The young mans name was-and If
alive still Alexander Seek, an Anglo
Austrian Although his family is GER
tain he is not dead, they have been
unable to find him since he left Brus-
sells for England in 1917 with most
important document. He delivered 1t
and disappeared
There came to a newspaper office
here recently a 7l-year-old man, Joseph
T. Seek. the spys father. He said that
he had recently had a letter signed by
one he did not know, but in the hand
writing of his son, Alexander. Il want
you to help me find him. Mr.. Sick
said, "for am certain he is alive"
Mr. Seek, the elder, lives in Paris
now, although he has been all over
Europe searching for news of his son.
Before the war Mr.. Seek, then a
wealthy Austrian merchant, lived in
Brussels with his English wife and
their son, Alexander. The boy was a
radio enthusiast He had invented. in
a primitive instrument to be sure, an
apparatus which would receive large
number of differing waVelengths.
When the German army took the
Belgian capital a high staff officer came
TO live at the Seeks luxurious home.
He got to know the son, who was con-
sidered an Austrian, an ally, and his
work. The officer came to know, too,
that his invention was something the
German Army did not have, but which
they could well use. Accordingly,
young Seek was taken into the German
wireless service.
Gradually he came in touch with the
most secret circle OF this division. He
was promoted. And, finally, he was
placed in charge of receiving in Brus--
sells all state messages, which he had
to decode. All messages from and to
the Kaiser were sent via Brussels. Yet,
none of the code experts of France or
England could decipher them.
A secret service agent was sent from
England to find the key to the code.
Instead he found Alexander Sick, half
English, and in time won his allegiance
to the allied cause. For weeks the
boy worked at night deciphering the
messages and copying every word for
England.
Finally, he found message from
former Minister Zimmerman to the
German Ambassador in Mexico, Won
Eckhard-the message that turned
President Wilson, who had kept hands
off, into the conflict.
1t read
ION February l we begin unre-
stricted U-boat warfare. Despite this
we hope to keep America neutral. But
If we fail, we are ready to make an
alliance with Mexico on the following
basis: We will wage war and make
peace in common. We will support
Mexico financially, and it is under
stood that Mexico will get back New
Mexico and Arizona, lost in 1848,
Details are left to you. Sound Car
rama thoroughly and as soon as 1t
is certain that war with America must
ensue, advise MIN to form an alliance
with Japan on his own initiative. at
the same time composing that country S
quarrel with Germany"
That message startled the world
Alexander Seek left Brussels for Lon
don and two DAYS later the documents
arrived No word has been received
of him since, according to his father.
save the letter. There was report
that young Seek was killed somewhere
in Belgium" but the elder Seek gives
1t no credence."
II believe my son is living under. an
assumed name" Mr.. Sick said, in fear
of being discovered 1t is possible that
he may be forced to live under an as
sumed name. At any rate, know he
is alive