Show German Germai Arson and Dynamite Offensive In U 0 So o Laid a o Bare v Trailer of Spies Reveals Machinations of Hun Government Since Declaration of War The Telegram Republican has obtained from Max Cook newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper man-detective man who ran down and captured the kaisers kaiser's spy master I Karl Graves and who is an authority on the German spy menace in inthis inthis inthis this country a series of articles on the activities of the Prussian spies in America By Max Cook St. St Louis newspaper man who captured the German master spy K K Graves and who is an authority on the spy menace in America ERMA EIA arson and nd dna dyna- dyna O GERMANY G Io offensive 0 ff enVe IU America began Immedi Imm Immediately di after a declaration of ot war by this country It had been planned months before Balked by our government of any chance of converting to their own uses any part of the Immense stores of cotton metals chemicals oil hides and other materials bought up by the German government government government govern govern- ment through its open or disguised agents between 1914 and 1917 German German German Ger Ger- man spies began seeking to achieve by the torch what they failed railed to do by less honorable methods The destructionist spy got busy for months his operatives operatives' had been gathering data on the exact locations locations locations loca loca- and weaknesses of ot munitions plants grain elevators an and supply centers They went deeper Results Results Results Re Re- show these operatives not only put men to work In these munitions plants but learned shipping shipping shipping ship- ship ping routes time of shipping and and every bit of ot information that would assist them In destroying the property before shipped or en route loute DATA CENTRALIZED This data apparently was centralized centralized centralized cen cen- and orders issued from a small group who held the destiny of munitions and workers In their hands An order from tram this group served to send a grain grail elevator up In smoke here a munitions plant up there and wreck a a. train carrying carrying carrying carry carry- ing troops or munitions at some other point far removed Last year alone the firebug destruction t German sp spy caused cau e property loss losses s of more than 35 OOOO and food toad losses of or incalculable incalculable incalculable figures The destruction of a trainload of munitions In Chicago was Just as a effective as the destruction of a a. trainload of munitions ns at Verdun nod and far less hazardous A broken rail sending twenty cars of ot steers in the ditch somewhere In m Illinois Illi Illinois Illi- Illi nois was the military equivalent the train for several of su supply ppl regiments on the western front They meant bloodless victories for tor tho kaiser These victories were many and far reaching An Investigation of the methods employed reveals many startlIng flats facts acts In a series of ot about food destroying destroying de destroying de- de fires wheat enough to tomake tomake tomake make over a half billion loaves of bread was lost This bread would woul have been suf sut- sufficient sufficient suf- suf to ration a sized good-sized army for nearly a year allowing twenty- twenty four ounces of bread per soldier dally daily II FOREST FIRES COSTLY The forest fires tires of ot Maine Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- and the Northwest destroyed de destroyed destroyed de- de enough spruce In twenty days to retard our aViation program program program pro pro- gram greatly greatly another another bloodless victory equivalent to many aerial conquests The destruction of or the Welland canal and the closing of the the Sault Ste. Ste Marie would be as great a ablow ablow ablow blow to the allied cause as as s the closing of the Suez Was this taken Never By a fluke and and the alertness ss of ot the secret service It miscarried and the tool tool was ar ar- rested Great stores of grain at Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn were burned Then came the mysterious stockyards fires at Kansas City am and East St St. Louis The waterfront fire lire at Baltimore Involved a a. loss of over In materials read ready for shipment nt to the allies From every evry section of the the coun- coun try fire r de e n y or foodstuffs foodstuff are are being reported dall daily I Incendiary bombs have haie been found in the bunkers of ship after ship ready to leave Atlantic ports Lumber yards have gone up In I. I smoke over o night box cars loaded with freight have flave burst into I flames A munitions plant was wasI I blown up In Quebec A trainload I of ot dynamite was wrecked in Michigan and a a. village wiped out by fire in Idaho A fire at Port Tort Newark terminal l last st January 26 with a loss of oil barges harges piers and warf warehouses houses valued at brought home to the nation the fact that the activities of the destructionist spy apparently are just begun A man who ran from the scene was fired upon by soldiers but es escaped es- es These are only a few of oC the ca- ca that have kept swarms swanns of United States intelligence officers officers officers cers busy MACHINERY DISABLED The disabling before war was oj declared of ot the machinery of dozens dozens dozens doz doz- ens of German Gennan ships in United States harbors and In Philippine ports ports ports-as as If by a single signal signal- demonstrated in a startling way the thoroughness in which the German man spy system in this country country country coun coun- try was established at that time This destruction of German property that it might not assist America when she entered the war was followed closely by destruction destruction destruction tion of of other property far and wide throughout the nation And who is this destructionist destruction 1st spy and spy and how does he operate He Tie may be the tramp who asks for a a. handout at the back door of ot your our home He lie ma may be the floating laborer who ships out with this or with that gang of men to work worl on the railroad In Oklahoma or West est Virginia Vir Vir- ginia He Ho may maybe be the nice appearing young oung lady who asks you to help her work her way through school by buying a magazine from her He may be the clever ever salesman who has called on yoU vou for several years with an established line He Tie ma may be the good natured chap who Is always allowed carte blanche blanch tn In ever every business place In your city He may be the tango tan lizard who hangs about the places plaes visIted visited visited vis vis- vis- vis b by the th sons and daughters of ot the wealthy MAY BE WORKMAN He lie may be the machinist who worked at your side In the big plant who misses by a fraction traction of a fraction the correct measurements in a piece of delicate delicate delicate deli deli- cate mechanism for one of or our big guns or engines and who continues continues continues con con- to do this until fired He may be an any one of ot these and anda a thousand other persons with whom you ou came Into direct con con- tact But o one e thing thinS Is certain and the German spy Is notorious for it he Is sure at some time or other to tip Up his hand Then Mr Private Citizen its it's up to you to be on en the job Be Beon Beon Beon on the lookout for tor him and turn him over to the proper authorities s. s Secret service men will tell teU you ou that in man many Instances during the past year the he spy has lias bungled his work simply because because because be be- cause cause he appears to be following a regularly pre prescribed method of carrying out orders The main Continued on page 5 5 GERMAN ARSON Continued from page 1 rca tea eer oit for bungling is the alertness and untiring vigilance vigilance vigilance lance of our own secret service By April 20 last year rear United States secret service operatives had under surveillance more than 1000 German spy suspects Plans Pl ns were laid which made it possible l I If it necessary to arrest every everyone one of of these suspected spies within twenty four hours at any anytime time ARREST SECRET SERVICE MAN Announcement of this had followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed the arrest of twenty-three twenty suspects in early April last year on presidential orders Among thos arrested were Paul Koenig New York head of the secret service service service ser ser- vice of the Hamburg-American Hamburg line Captain Otto Volpert Superintendent superIntendent superintendent super super- of the Atlas line pier New York and Frederico B. B Stall Stall- forth Broadway New York time one-time associate of ot Von len The latter headed the pro- pro German plots when he came to America carl early in the war On July 2 Washington an anI announced an- an pounced it had had learned the steamers steamers steamers steam steam- I ers Saxonia and Pentecost Mitch Mitch- Mitchell ell were sunk near the Soo by byI I pro-Germans pro with the Intention of ot blocking the channel to hinder war shipments on the Great lakes Breaking into the center of ot a plot to destroy vast quantities of ot property and munitions on the eastern water vater front in October government g operatives arrested fifty eight German mechanics They found a German agent had attempted to get a position in the tho naval intelligence service and enemy alien activities had begun expanding on a large scale These a activities it is io to be noted were in connection with the destructionist German spy system alone Statements made by 11 some of the arrested men reveal roveal ro- ro veal al they are paid on an average of ot between 2000 and a year for their work And at that slight cost to Germany for each man millions of dollars In munitions and food supplies to say nothing of ot the lives Ilves that have been lost have gone up over here each one onea a separate victory for the kaiser MONEY CAUSES WORRY The methods Germany used to distribute this pay money honey caused aused secret service operatives a a. great deal of worry In some instances Instances in instances In- In stances it came through Mexico In others it came from tram funds placed in the United States in the names of prominent naturalized German Americans Spy after spy has been arrested who has been badly broke making his way from place to place to brainwork brain brain- work worl alone Police and federal authorities recently have connected scores of ot robberies with the German spy system Daring chances were taken to get money to l keep ep the spy chain unbroken Hand Iland in hand with the destructionist t German spy apy travels the tha shadow Up He If checks up on the destructionists destructionist's work and watches him for evidence of ot weakening and squealing Tho The shadow leaves In his wake a trail of ot mysterious mysterIous mysterious mys mys- killings for he has orders to kill if ho he believes the tho spy he is watching is going to turn tatos tates evidence |