Show WAITER AND WOMEN GATHER R FACTS INI IN I PAY OF HUNS HUMS I I Romantic Stories Arc Told About Germanys Germany's Great Spy System Here By Arthur E. E Mann United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON May 5 By Dr Mall lall Around the exciting subject of German Grman ge c mere nere nas gas ocen woven II sucha such u I a a. tangled and mysterious web b of oC exa crated romance by those whose imaginations I nations were Cle better belter than their knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- knowlI I edge c that some of or the real teal facts on that topic may seem extremely commonplace com com- commonplace by comparison The Th thing tiling to j remember about enem enemy work spy parI particularly par par- I I in neutral countries is that one of its mo most t fertile fields of oC information I matlon mation is society I For or example I At the German embassy in an allied i country which was for several years rears after the beginning of or th the war a neutral neutral neu- neu neuI I there was employed a liveried doorman a German who had lived in that country for many years und and spoke and understood its language perfectly lie had run away from Germany years jears re rs before in order to escape military serIce ser ser- vice Ice a fact h he was very careful to explaIn explain explain ex- ex exI I plain to everyone c and one would therefore there there- therefore fore suppose that he would not have found much favor at the tho embassy i Quite the contrary was the case j j This man mall was an nn expert waiter walter and I II used to make extra money by hy serving ser I at various private and semiprivate ate 1 dinners dinners din din- i ners In the capital where he hc worked 11 77 Un 11 n. n 11 1 i. i tI or u u. u b leave from the embassy whenever henr hen r suon an nn opportunity r presented itself because be be- cause i MAKES REPORT 0 I Each morning after such an evenings evening's eve eve- eye I eve j ning's work he was to be ho found in his I ambassadors ambassador's study retailing the thc conI conversations con con- I he had carefully followed and memorized about the war in general general gen gen- en- en I eral and regarding naval and military I I affairs and dome domestic tlc and foreign poll poll-i I tics in itt particular It is surprising what a lot of loose talk there often orten Is at ot private little dinner parties I Jarl if good wine is served and specially specially j I I if Ie there are arc women present who take an Interest In public affairs andare and andare I are either cither related to officials or are talking to any who may be pre present ent I For man many months after atter the be beginning of the war wal before there was any considerable con- con conI I conception of the thoroughness thorough thorough- h- h l ness and Jack of principle with which i t German intelligence Is gathering con 1 conducted con con- ducted there was an amazing amount I of oC Indiscreet conversation at social af affairs at- at fairs throughout hout the capital capita and there I af-I is no doubt that this agent picked up quite a little Information which was of or use to his chief I Closely related In method of or operation operation opera opera- tion to the case cace just mentioned was wasl the the- uso uses use which this ambassador was able to make of oC society women for lor di digging digging dig dig- gln ging up stray bits of or Information which he was often able to piece together to- to j I J get gether her and occasionally r find of or considerable considerable con- con conI I importance These women were not paid spies Some of or them were of at enemy extraction Others Other were I either pro-German pro En or ai English anti lish or both They considered their activities quite honest and justified so 80 lon long as the they did nothing nothing- directly to harm their own country Just an nn example of oC how this system worl worked ed the tho following is an illuminat illuminat- ing in- inand and well authenticated illustration I IThe The ambassador in question had been carrying on an extremely vigorous vi-orous and I subtle press propaganda anda for man many I months which finally aroused the I an anger e. e of or the government Jo of the coun coun- tr try to which he was accredited About bo t I this time a man who frequently saw the ambassador made a a. stat statement ment of fact to the secretary of a hl high h government government gov gov- ov- ov official giving the tho diplomat as ns his source of or information TALKS TO WOM WOMEN EN That evening this sc secretary aUen attended ed eda a dinner party part and sat next to a prominent prom prom- society woman who was noted for her tree keen Interest In public affairs He innocently ly repeated the information tion to her remarking In order I to prove its authenticity that so-and-so so had gotten it direct from the dor Several Sc days later the man had occasion to see the ambassador and the latter Jatter accused him of or coupling his name with the information The man naturally much embarrassed went di direct direct direct di- di to the lIle secretary and taxed him with repeating repeating- their conversation to the ambassador whereupon the secretary secre secre- tar tary told him of oC the chain chall by which It must have reached the diplomats diplomat's ears By means therefore of society women informers an and servant ser spies the German embassy was was able to obtain ob obtain ob- ob tain considerable information about I that then neutral governments government's diplomatic diplo diplo- matic strate strategy y naval and military gossip gossip gos gos- S- S sip often orten valuable and supposed Intelligence intelligence Intel intel- re regarding the state of or public opinion in the tho countr country Fortunately the latter Intelligence ence particularly was so contrary y to the real public sentiment sentiment sen sen- sen that It eventually Jed to the ambassadors ambassador's undoing Like all German espionage In eveT every countr country It had not continued for Cor long before tho the government became cious Careless conversations con over tapped telephone lines too much letter let let- ter and careful Investigation h by official secret service men soon oon con con- firmed finned their beliefs and ultimately re reI resulted re- re suited in the discovery of at much Information I matlon mation which was of oC great reat use when the thc country entered the war |