Show MASTER Spy ARRESTED AT Magazine i Writer Who Vho Boast I Boasted Boast Boast- ed of Being in Foreign Secret Service Now in Custody Custody Custody Cus Cus- tody on Extortion Charge I SOUGHT FROM GERMAN N A AMBASSADOR AI I Alleged l to Have Threatened to Publish Letters Showing Infirmities and Failings' Failings of Countess Von Bernstorff HIS ms PAPERS ARE SEIZED W Nov NOT 11 Karl Karl V Y Armgard ard Graves a styled self-styled international spy and and m magazine writer was vas arrested here Lere today b by agents of the department of justice and charged with nth attempting to extort from Countess von on Bernstorff wife of or the German ambassador by threatening to publish letters alleged to contain matter showing her infirmities nn and failings Officials of ot the tho embassy also allege that Graves had In his possession what apparently were confidential coded diplomatic diplomatic dip dip- Ip- Ip dispatches from rom tho the Gorman German government to Count von yon Bernstorff Tho The prisoner told told th federal he obtained all tho the documents from Crom perSons persons per per- r- r sons who smuggled them past pMt the BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish censors on the steamship Oscar IL Tho The warrant upon which ho 11 was ar arraigned at- at tonight and held on 2000 ball bail for a further hearing Wednesday char charges cs him also with bringing Into the District of or Columbia letters stolen I in N. N j. j where the Oscar II 11 docks j Denies Blackmailing Intent In a statement after ter his arraignment at which ho he entered enterer a plea of ot not guilty Graves Grave asserted that ho he had no po intention of oC blackmailing the countess that ho he objected to the use of or the tho word blackmail and that the papers he had hadIn hadIn hadIn In his possession were purely diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic In character Much Interest was aroused roused In official quarters at the indirect exposure of or the manner In which persons and officials in Germany apparently arc are avoiding tho the British censorship In communicating i ing with the German embassy here I The arrest of or Graves furnished a dramatic dramatic dra dra- I dra-I matic malic conclusion to negotiations which had been in progress for COr a week be between between between be- be tween him and co counsellor counsellor coun coun- un- un ef et the German em embassy bass Graves Is said to have havo como come to Washington last week and called at the embassy lIe Ho was known there as the tho man lOan who had published widely what ho he alle alleged ed to be Important secrets of oC the thc German Gorman war office and the lie He also w was waa known n as a man who previously previously pre pre- had hind described himself as a member of ot the thc German Cerman secret service and later as an employee In Continued on Page Pago 2 Spy IS ARRESTED AT WASHINGTON Charged With Attempt to Extort Prom Fronz German German German Ger Ger- man Ambassadors Ambassador's rs r's Wife l Continued Frn Page Pao e 1 foreign office fic fields ds of Ct f tho ho Tho master spy he called himself fur for Dr Officials allege that upon entering the c o of Prince he ma made e etl it tl known that he had in his possession the papers which brought about his arrest arrest ar ar- ar- ar which ho cs- cs rest cst today On Onto One letter was to Countess von ron from her son tai a officer in tho the German Gorman to statements state state- te- te army He lie sold sald according ments made b by federal c officials tonight that ho had other letters that would countess prove embarrassing for tor the should the they be bo published The oCic official l dispatches were said to tobe tobo tobo bo be useless to him for the reason that ho could not decipher them lie He Is al alleged al- al etI to bave asked for in cash if he Je delivered the papers Ho lie also so Is al alleged nl- nl to have asked Prince to prepare and sign a n statement that tho the mono money had been paid for Cor services rendered the German government The embassy officials sal saIl said Graves threatened to turn over some sorno of or tho the documents to White officials if Ir the not forthcoming The letters Ic showed no postmark and officials of at tho the embassy convinced convinced con con- coni i vinced that they had been obtained In BO same mo manner from a confidential messenger mes mes- whoso whose Identity still Is cl closed Prince promised to take the matter under consideration officials declare Graves gave Prince Prince- n a a. certain time within which h-e h e was to comply with his hla con con- Prince communicated with Ch the district attorneys attorney office here aa ns soon coon a as Graves left lert his office Another meeting was wan arranged and yesterday OT Gravee telegraphed from New York mat t t h ho would present himself later Inter In Inthe tho the day dUo Prince put pat Into an nn envelope and uld with two agents of If th tho department of or justice went to 1113 5 homo borne hero to nw await t Graves He lie Heto od to maU his 1118 appearance how how- This morning mornine Graves called lcd at the theand v- v and ed an appointment appoint- appoint nent ment n nt with Prince IL at nt his home borne A tow fow hours later he arrived ed i there thore and conversed with the counselor counsel- counsel or s or for ball an Ono One federal agent agen t was WaI hiding d a door In the tho room another was in tho the street t outside A police detective was wa nearby Tapers Taken From Prom Him flint It t ta ts 13 said that Prince bowed Graves tho and that the tho latter said ho he would go to his hotel and get set come BOIne of ot the documents ho he did not have with him Leaving the hou house e he walked into the arms of ot a federal agent igent and w waa wa taken to the department department depart depart- ment merit Y vL if Justice where for tor hours ho was examined by A. A Bruce in charge of ot the bureau of Investigation and his assistants At the tho end of ot the examination Mr r. r Bielaski swore out a warrant All tho the papers in Graves Graves' possession taken from him which t Is alleged Tho ho Graves to havo have said would prove embarrassing embarrass In ing to Countess von on Bernstorff was couched federal investigators asserted assert assert- ed d in endearing terms and signed with with only It was asserted by bythe bytho bytho tho the officials that the communication was from from a a. woman cousin of at Count von who has hns been taking care of his and tho the countess' countess business affairs in hi Germany Graves Gravels B first appearance in public after atter his arrest was La at tho the office of or United S States Commissioner Taylor where surrounded by federal agents and police detectives ho was waa brought for arr arraignment He was as faultlessly attired wung a light walking stick and vie vie-v ed the Ibo proceedings proceedInG's with t a faint smile until the question of or ball bail was WB brought up He requested that he be unable to Be secure ure a n bondsman bondsman bonds bonds- man he ho bo be permitted to spend tho the night in Yi hotel botel under guard of de detectives do- do expenses he offered to Pay payI I 11 I like ho hi said eald to escape landing tibo night in a a. celL It was oJ however that h be locked up un unless S b ball should be e tur tar fur A professional bondsman far far- nl hed the required sum Cum I Cnn Grze em fakes Statement In reply to questions Graves made madette the tte wing folio statement to newspaper newspapermen per men neit I I have hava nothing so ao Important to say I Y may n nev 7 T make moke Z a complete completo state state- ment mente I ass ani an nn American In every sense 1 of this tbt word I have American ideas I have declared my intention of ot bec becoming f a a citizen of this thin country and have bave taken out my first papers I I am nm new a writer Z a lecturer and lately have bavei been writing scenarios about bont my experiences as an international international spy py I T have been boon In this country two years and aDd r. r nine months Yes it is true that I was once connected with the British office but I am no nomore more I i 1 came camo to Washington for tor tho the solo purpose of ot of ot the papers I had no intention of blackmailing tho the Countess von vo-n Bernstorff I object to the charge of tf t blackmail 1 I do not like the tho word I made no attempt to communicate communicate com corn with the countess counteS- I do not deal with women I 1 dealt with Prince I will riot not at nt this time discuss the contents of ot tIm tho papers pers I had bath I will willay m ma say a ay however that I W was 3 Just employing employ employ- ing tho the samo same methods which the tho German German German Ger Ger- man embassy h has used in tn this country for the past PMt two years ears and four tour months I. I Letters Letter tte Apparently Stolen Clifford Grant chief chic of ot detectives In Ina Ina Ina a statement tonight ht said There Thero was nothing really realI official so sotar far tar as I know about the letters this man had There Thoro were three letters lotters from rom the same ame person Each woun wound up with tho the words My II dear The They were written In the tho form torm of or a n diary apparently with a view of oC keeping a record until opportunity should present itself for tor dispatching the contents to tho the United States Of OC course there were some things In them which the British censor might not have passed It seems that the letters were en entrusted entrusted entrusted en en- trusted to someone aboard the Oscar IT who after receiving them saw sai an nn opportunity to use them Graves ad admitted all all- mUted milled that ho lie wanted to make mone money out of ot the letters lIe Ho said ho paid 2400 for them and wanted to make male profit t. t Officials of th the ut of ot Justice tonight communicated with agents as In New York Graves said he lived JIved there thero thereat at 1 GS W. W Sixty ninth street An effort will bo be made to secure certain evidence evidence evi evi- dence desired and material witnesses When Graves was tas searched detectives found In one of his pockets a small combination knife and pistol The Tho detectives de lle- de- de handled the odd weapon carefully carefully care care- fully until Graves told them It was Just a noise maker and nd that the bullet bullet bullet bul bul- let It Jt carried would not even pierce a mans man's coat It was as said Eold at the thc embassy that Graves claimed he had In his possession a letter to the tho managing C editor of oC a n aNew aNew New York newspaper from its correspondent correspondent corre orre- In Berl Berlin 11 The em embassy bass does not know leno became of oC this letter let let- ter The papers taken from Graves to today today today to- to day remain in the tue hands o of the de department tIe tIe- of Justice and will be used ns as evidence A high official of ot the embassy said We c 0 had this man arrested been because use we wanted to let It be he known that no person attached directly or indirectly to this embassy can bo ho made a victim of ot blackmailing schemes We c have o no secrets Cor n In Cipher i It Is quite quito true that some omo of the tho as In cipher We e do donot donot o not know yet t however what it is all about We Se are arc most anxious to have It determined who brought the letters to this country and how v they happened to fall Into the hands of Graves Wo We 0 presume the authorities will find answers answers answers an an- to these questions Officials said tonight that the countess countess coun coun- tess Von Bernstorff probably would not be bc asked to appear personally against G Graves raves While attempting to secure his re release release re- re lease Graves told the thc bondsman that he know knew Robert W. W Woolley publicity manager of the tho Democratic national committee Tho The bondsman said sold he communicated com corn with Woolley who declared he had met Graves only twice and knew nothing for or against him The Tho warrant against Graves sworn out by Mr 1 gives Jives the prisoner the alias of ot and char charges os that ho did unlawfully verbally threaten to expo expose and publish certain letters a 1 I- dressed to Countess von Bernstorff alleged to contain matters showing her infirmities and failings with Intent to extort from said Raid Countess the sum of ot and that In violation violation violation viola viola- tion of the code ho did unlawfully bring Into the District o of Columbia certain tam tain letters addressed to Countess Bernstorff obtained by him 1 by y theft committed In Hoboken N. N J J J. which act committed in the District of at Columbia would constitute a violation of ot the code codo and work against the tho peace pence and dignity dl nit of the tho United States of ot AmerI Amer Amer- I ica cn Graves In his widely 1 published so- so called exposure of ot international SPInS SPInS' spyIng spy spy- ln InS Ing described many sensational episodes episodes epi epi- including purported Interviews with the emperor of or Germany German how ho was decorated for his services the tho wa way In which he s secured and sent to tho the government Information of or alleged extreme cx- cx Importance and antI what hat he claimed to be the whole of the German spy tern tem He Ho freely treely admitted that ho he had been in prison In England and in tn AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean sJ slang nS' nS tinged ed with a l German ac accent accent ac- ac cent told of or his flight to this country Graves la Is about 46 4 years old I R Return to Nosy York Graves es left for New Now York late lato to toI tonight tonight to- to night after aCter Issuing a Do statement denying deny dony- In lug ing that the Countess von Bern Berntorff's name had been mentioned in hi hl talks a-talks with Prince He declared the he be asked for was solely to cover er tho the expenses of ot conveying tho the documents documents documents docu docu- ments to Washington In my business transactions with Prince he said eald I 1 considered considered considered consid consid- ered that I was rendering the embassy a great service letting the original letters go Into the the- hands of or the emb embassy em em- b bassy y for tor The Tho parties who conveyed con- con the letters from Germany to the United States Incurred 2480 2 expense Not ono cent of the the- would have been mine The fhe benefit to me In handIng handing handing hand- hand Ing these letters over oer to the German embassy was In what good that service service ice to the embassy would be bo to mo me In Germany Those documents were of- of and nd would have helped me nc In certain quarters quarten In Germany to get what has hag been lon long overdue me mo in inthe tho the way of or money owed me Tue there At no time in my Interviews s and conversations with Prince was Countess Bernstorff mentioned Ir Is fact fac C Countess Bernstorff has nothing at all ad to do with It lL It is 13 true the tho letters letters let let- tors were addressed ed to her but that thai was Just a cover Those letters entirely official documents document I have not said they were brought on the tho Oscal II That's surmised Graves said two secret German em ern embassy bassy attaches were among the of or spectators at Commissioner Taylor Taylor's hearing Convicted d us na Spy In Scotland New York Nov 11 n 11 Dr Armgard Karl Kurl Graves Gra as M be he was then known first came camo to public notice In this countr country when he was convicted In July 1912 h by the Scottish high court of or Ju Judiciary judiciary judiciary ju- ju at Edinburgh Scotland of or spyIng spyIng spy- spy In Ing and sentenced to servo eight elgh months In prison It was wag alleged cd that notes concerning the tho puns guns under construction construction construction con con- for tor the British government and other incriminating documents were found In his possession Graves appeared |