THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
GERMANY'S SECRET SERVICE,
"MY MISSION AND BETRAYAL IN ENGLAND."
bas ever seen.
By Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves.
Sent to Scotland,
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914,
ty rotwithstanding, there being consequent proof of any acton! fance. A sent inca of "seven Joard penal servitade will be given the offender"
A Plague of German Sples. It does not need a lawyer to point out the tremendous power of prowontion that this added clanee to the statatos put in the hands of the English Governmen. As I stated, it was rachel through the House of Commons, but it was necessary. One bas to admit that to be fair, Within six
been arrested in England. There seas a plague of them. Knowing this and also knowing the general ethoiency of England's public servante and system, I was rather loath to stick me head into it. That penalty for being caught seven years' ponal servitule loomel ominously, for penal cer- I also knew that, although no passportsare required in England, they still know pretty well what is going on, especially as regards foreigners. It is easy to get into England, but very birl to get out. Also, knowing this secrat understanding between the two Governments, I had an uneasy premonition that everything was not quite right in the state of Daumerk. Subsequent ercats proved to me that this feeling of mine, very seldom at fault, was correar.
took my henringe, creating a sug- have you then to rearrange my I wanted. It would take too long gestion that I was a semi-invalid, clothés ?" Her face reddened and to detail Low this was done, but Having by this time familiarised eho seemed flustered. "I wasn't you bave a very expressive Ameri myself with Edinburgh and sbr in your room," she faltered: "I can saying "morey talke." I roundings, I made frequent trips remember now. I believe the had the plane, firing systems, to the Firth of Forth, upon which tailer was here. One of the everything of interest about the was located the Rosyth base, cervants let him in." ** Now, across the Firth there is a
new fourteen-inch turret guns. long bridge. it is between the McLeod, for with trau Scottish ters addressed to me as James I have no reason to shield Mrs While in Glasgow I received let Rosyth base and the North Soa thrift, she got as much out of me Stafford. I received two "such Warahips going to and from the as she could, and then afterward letters, and upon my calling at the naval station pass under it. But declared in court that she thought G. P. O for a third I was inform more about this bridge later I was a German spy after the ed that there was a letter, for A.
second day. I had been in her Stafford. bonse.
something for the benefit of the English Admiralty.
Gradually I worked myself into the confidence of one of the bridge keepers. I shall not give the man'a name, for to do so would injure him, and quite un wittingly he gave me facilities for studying the naval base and furnished me with scrape of in-
proclivity for a drop o' whisky, they accepted me ne half a Scotch
msp.
I
Oh, yes, that is my letter"
The olerk demurred and re- plied:
Under, those circumstances 1 You asked for James Stafford. cannot hand you this letter. It
against the postal law."
is
Not being in a position to raise
FRENCH RAID IN THE ADRIATIC.
Bordeaux, Oct. 9. poundement ma la by the French According to an official an Government to-day, the French Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere, after fleet, commanded by Vice-
Moutonegrin seaport of Antivari, visited the islands in the Adriatio ravictualling the garrison at the
between Cattito and Liss).
Ler the French men-of-war appeared befura. Ragusa and Gravosa.
The Austrian authorities and two special traine as soon as the other notables at Ragusa fled on
battleshipa.wero sighted...
"The Italian and Stav popula tion," the official announcement Hays, " remained calm. It would
to cinders if our fleet had been
authorities was suficient,
"The French squadron merely wireless apparatus at Gravo n. destroyed the lighthouses an the
The Freach torpedo-boa: de stroyer Sabretache made a few. The Austrian warships romsined prisoners at the Patini lighthouse. hidden at Oatte all po
horse and demanded to know what was the matter." of detectives declared.” ̈.
"You'll soon know," the chief
[Below we give the firet in- The vigilanco of European cabin- months three Gorman spies had
I made it my business to go taid. round to my tailor's within an stalment of a thrilling article ets must be etera il. contributed to Collier's Magazina į
hour's time, and he contradioted by Dr. A. K. Graves. It will be once my mission. It was in
her story. He had not been et concluded in next Saturday's cluded in my instructions to
the house. To verify completely watch the movements of British
my suspicions that I was being jaque,]
warships off the Scottish.coast and
shadowed, I want the next day During 1911 my diplomatic promptly cable the German Ad
into the " F and F," a well-knozn missions piled one upon the other. mainity Intelligence Departmen:
formation that I wanted to know. entarer on Prince's Street. In the a question, "I let it go at that, Of recent years the Garmin baconcerning them. This is where
For this he received no money, writing room I wrote some letters, never for a moment thinking that have been easy to reduce Ragusa been the most tompestuous of a study of the siluette charta vitude in England is plain holl. and he was not a traitor to his one of which I purposely dropped my employers would be so oulpwilling to follow the example of European pabinets. The drama would be invaluable. At night
country. Thiong' the little on the for. I withdrew to the ably careless as to put any in- that begay with any mission to or in fog or early in the moraing
acquaintanco I struck up with washroom and returning in about criminating evidence in the mail.the Germans. The flight of the Mont: Carloand developed through would not be able to distinguish
him, I was able to make a fifteen minutes, noticed that the Events proved that that is just the swift climaxes of Lin, Maroche British ships by name. But,
through study of the bridge and letter had disappeared. Making what they did. Moreover, I Inter can affair, the secre: conference knowing the silhouttes of all the
its structure. Also, through the inquiries of "buttons" and of between Germany, Austria, uid naval types-for example, certain
offices of my geolfriend the the desk girl, I learned that a letter was addressed not to James came to know why that particular England in the Black Forest, that kinds of dreadnoughts, powerful
keeper, I was introduced to some gentleman had quietly picked up but to A. Stafford. All my previou rashed on through the intrigues raisere, forgede-bost destroyers
of his "pala" in the water gaard. the letter and, without reading it, letters were addressed to me as that preceded the Balkan War, I would be able to tall just
Because of my intimate knowledge had put it in
his pocket and Dr. A. K. Graves and were 6 bad now lulled, gathering it what ships were putting to sea,
of Robbie Baras, Walter Scott, walked away. That settled it. closed in the business envelope of forces for the present catastrophe When I had memorised all the
inside" history of Prince They, wire after me."
well-known chemical firmi, at the most appalling war Earope charts, my tutora cavered the
Charlie, and-abem-Sotlial I hope this particular detective. Snowhill, London, E. C. Of To be sure the names of the bat leships thereon
or his superior could read Greek. course they were terma that the English, German, on nude ine repost the typos,
For they whoever spent their Germany to London and there seat from and Austrian Ministers had agreed For instance, I would say: "That
tims translating my letter read an raposted. The stationery of this upon in the Black" Frost "wers is a Queen Mary" type of dread-
From the water gurl I obtain ancient Groek version of "Mary chemical firm was obtained so o now awaiting ratification by thei-[ng. Tuo other is of the
He then ordered his men to od mora definite information | Had a Little Lamb.”
to disarm nay possible auspicion, search me, and seemed amazed raspeotive Governments. Baar Ajax spo. That destroyer is of
regarding the Rosyth bale. S this in mint were awaiting the Viper type," and so on. Taere
och
for Earpean post officers are when they couldn't find any ratification"-for it explains the sera well-defined architectural
where I had to make a right roba perfectly natural for me, a was take back to my room and I recognised it as an occasion tanght to be suspicious. It would six-shoptera, daggera, or bombe. mission that I was called upon to lines to every group of ships in
bluff. I went at cacs to Police physician in Edinburgh, to receive there he began going through my undertake on November 18, 1911. the British navy, and those
Headquarters in Edinburgh. I letter from a very well-known effects and bundling them up. I received the usual summons silhouettes I learned to know by
asked for Chief Constable Ross, chemical concern. to report at the Wilhelmsstrasse, hen't before I was permitted to
and sent in my card bearing Dr.
I knew I was up against it, but Caught with the Evidence. Instead of being brought before leave Borlin.
A.. K. Graves, Traro, South
When I eft Edinburgh to find easier for them. I requested Mr. I wasn't going to make it any Const von Wedell, was taken Moreover, I bad to brush my
Australia. Presently I was shown out about the fourteen-inch gons Morris, then manager of the Great Igave our people in London in Western Hotel, and another structions to use plain envelopes witness to be called into my room. Stafford, G. P. O., Glasgow. The enough to put down on paper. were kind
correctly and plain envelopes were were being taken away by the first two letters were addressed description of all my effects that used. The third was not only police. I was extremely careful misaddressed bat was enclosed in to see that they noted and- oon of the chemical firm's en described all papers and written allvalopes-this, as I later learned, matter of any kind. There are often pro laced in court doca- No one having called for it, the meals that are not found on a letter was returned to the uhemical Lerrat Service agent at the time company. At their office it was of his arreef. The obief of tho typewritten letter is the German forgotten-I recall him as an opened and found tore ntain a detectives, whose name I have language and five ten pound uncouth, illiterate bungler who
Against My Better Judgment/
However, strong pressure and great inducements were brought to boir on me, and I u de rank
for the topographical the mission against my tetiered, which could only be judgment. When I left Barlin obtained personal con was thoroughly equipped to carry fact with mer who actually knew aut instractions. Every war ves every inch of the ground. The ael of the British navy, every charts back in Berlin could not fortification, naval base, and re- Kive me that exact information. rot of supplies was coded in So: The higher scientific. dat of the
fortifications and the bass
over to the Kuniggratzarr 1980, self up in topography and vice ciphers. Arrangements had
Eternal Vigilance.
the Hook of Holland and Folke I went to Elinburgh by way of stone. I went by way of March, not passing through London for
I
al
3
Bearding the Police.
into the chief's room and was re- tleman. I opened fire in this
lieve that I am a German spy 2" "Have you any reason to be I saw that it had knocked him off his pins.
"Why, no!" he said, startled. in the silhouettes presently came about it
The schooling I bad received"I don't know anything at
night my handy. One that the fleet was getting up friend, the bridge tender, lea nad storm. Accordingly, I stood on the bridge that night and waited
ia.
A Menace to Britain's Navy,
"It's not by your orders, then, that I am followed?"
Certainly not," he replied. that anything of such importance "Well, Chief, it's hardly likely
warrant being
nonsensical persecutions cease. I
for a reason;
I
a
to the German Admiralty In-trigonometry. In Ecgland -801 been made with the Intellige scoobtained by social intercourse ceived by a typical Scottish gen and to address them to James These gentlemen telligones Department: Here I learned from my instructions-it Department to transmit telegrams with high-priced officials was introduced to a Captain would be necessary to calculate to an address in Brussels, Bel-officers and engineers at Rosyth Tapkan, the chief of the naval listances, to take observations on gium. In the evout of this secret
way: -whom I entertained at various branch of the Intelligence Dr-the exact nature of the two ne channel of communication with times. Of these little entertain- partiment. The Captain briefly naval base, at Cromarty in the Bailin being closed, there was mouls I shall have more to say in informed me that it had been aorth and at Rosyth on the Firth aacther address provided, via my forthcoming book. deemed advisable to send me to near Edinburgh.
Copenhagen, and a third, via I was to watch especially the Paris. The exact names and England-unwelcome nows, this, as you will eco. In the usual curt now Rayth base and to report places I still remember very yet polite manner of Garmat progress on armamente,
new vividly. officers, the Captain introduced [quipment, anything of use to the me to three naval experie. Ons German Admiralty. I was to was a construction officer, another keep tab on all the British foot in the Bigralling Department, the manoeuvres thea in progress on third an expert on explosives and the Sobtish coast. It must be a reason. The reson is that at and at five o'clock in the mraing] would transpire without your notes on the Bank of Bagland.eubsequently tried to get a lot of maines. One at a time they took understood that the new bases at any time, and more especially a grey, rainy, foggy morning, notice," me in hand, grooming me in the Rosyth and Cromarty were Great with the air surcharged with war through which the ships moved intricacies of their respective Britain's answer to Germany's scares, al Coninental steamers a most ghostlike I made ont lieve that you were followed 2" such as to leat the firm to call in he himself had detected the whole "What reason have you to be- The contents of the letter wero publicity out of my arrest, as if fields.
I sat for hours over powerfulnaval basent Heligoland. and extrasses entering London sixteen war vessels. From their he asked.. diagrams with a naval officer on So far as Germany's northern are closely watched. The gener silhouettes I knew them to bo
the police. each side. They brought me coasts are concerned, the Scottieb al traveller does not know that dreadnoughts, cruisers, and tor-
copcorn, instead of having it "Reason in plenty," I replied.
On a subsequent Sun lay after thrust ander his nose by the before charts that were as big as coast is the most convenient point every Dover, Oalais, and Tingking pedo-boat destroyers. At once I sadacity to enter my apartments evening clothes, for I was preparing to ride over me roug
*Some agent had even the noon I had just put on my London chemical company-was 'the wall of the room. Those of attack for
Great Britain, Express is met and watched, not filed a cable by way of Brussels, and search my effects. This, as awaiting a party of gentlemen shod. I insisted that be read the charts gave the exnet dicaensions Fearing the unforeseen spark fir. by Sotland Yard detectives, but informing the Intelligence Do you know, ie absolutely against who were coming to dine with me warrant for my arrest, and with and type of every vessel in the ing the hostile minds of the by special Government officers. partent of the German navy English law, a
in the hotel at Glasgow. There much grumbling he finally did. British navy. Not only that, peoples of the two nations, Gar-48 a rule, very little Pecipes that an English feet, sixteen necessary for such procedure. If cams a" buttons" who announced: so. It had been issued under Was made to study the silhouettee many was thus preparing to be them. Angoze not an English-strong, bal put to sea. Sab you have any reason to take me of all the different types of Eag-instantly informed of any eudden man is upon landing likely aspuently I learned that in dea to be a German spy, go right
"There's a gentleman dorastairs the new spy clause that had been lish warships-why, you will see, demonstration by the Eugliab notice an elderly, grey-haired, cribing the sixteen abips I had ahead now, or let these rather I knew that my guceta would not endangering the safeguur is of the.
to see you, Doctor,"
rushed through the House of flecte off Scotland. Not a ship high-hauted English gentlom, made only one mistake.
A premonition stole over me. Commons. I was charged with. could leave either. Rosyth or who looks like a retired army Obviously this special training Cromarty without an immediate officer or cleric, and who general-in return for England's fair rather a geoljke, but my sense Iresiised that if I was going to gow City Frison, and was 1. ken
I may here draw attention and, have taken this up to now to be have sent for me to come down, British Empire.com was significant. Part of my cable being sent by me to Berlin, ly carries an umbrella. If this treatment of me during my trial, of humour has its limit."
but would have been announced I spent the night in the Glas- mission to Eugland was to watch reporting how many war vessels clerical luoking gentleman de give them gratis this information. the preparations and manoeuvres and of what typo had put to sea oides a foreignor is suspicions, The Firth of. Forth Bridge coc-rious and very gravely said:
Chief Constable Rots became be ought there was no avoiding the next day before a magistra of British warships at the new also, if possible, the reason fer he is closely shadowed from the stitates a grave danger to the R
it. Beoret Barvice makes a man and formally committed to a naval bases on the Scottish coast, the movement.
Well, Doctor, you know we've I took the precaution, however, my case had come up before the
a fatalist..
Sheriff's Court Within a week
· As you may surmise, the At the Intelligence Department
momect be euters London. syth naval base.
gat to obey orders. I'm quite situation between England and I was given carte blanche as to via March, I arrived in Elinborg between Rosyth and the ses is a been a mistake mado and you chemicals, so often handy in an committed for trial to the Circumventing this by going For this reason: Its Iccation satisfied, though, that there hae talip inside my dinner coat, just Sheriff's Court. Waiving prelim Germany was peculiar. The se how to go about my mission, and pat ap at theold Bedford Ht1ecided minice. In the event shall have no forther annoyance."
ander the arm, my little bag of inorg examination, I W28 orat treaty of the Black Forest am frank to say I did not care aton Prince's Street, a quiet, selset of hostilities in fact, before the was awailing ratification
He bowed me out. Of course emergency. Then I went down Edinburgh High Court, I is heads of the two Governments. Of be wars. The suspicious state under my quasi-correct name of impossible to blow up the Firth which I did not mind in the least. my pocket, the other folded across length of a committal without
the all for it. I bad geol reason to Scottish hostelry. I registered outbreaks of wat it is 20-ways I knew I still would be shadowed, stairs; one hand was thrust in significant course few of the mass of subjecte of England at the time, and a A, K. Graves, M.P., Truro, Aus of Forth Bridge and bottle all I reasoned that my visit to the my breast, so that I could enatchi irisl, under British law, is one indeed not tea men in each stringent law just passed, made trália. My "stuet" was to co-war vessels concentrated at the police might make, then slow the little bag of chemicale in case hundred calendar days, which country-knew auglit of what this mission vary dangerous as had transpired neer Schlangen- far as my liberty was concerned. Australian physician taking at be bottled up for several days, manicated by cables and letter
vey the impression of being an Rosyth base. They could thus down a bit. Right along I com of need.
hundredth day, up to the last bad. Politiciana had worked up There was no danger of a kaifo-ditional post graduate courses at powerless, while a foreign fleet with Berlin, and went the even
Arrested as a Spy, minute, I certainly waited. They a war soare to such a pitch that thrust, as in the Balkans, but the famona Scoitel” soit
had hardly reached the last were trying to find out my the people of the two nations were there was of jail. Contrary to all medical learning. After a few British Foreign Office will under after my experience with Chief
of swept the Scottish coasts. The tenour of my way. About a week step of the grand stairway when antecedents, but they did not ready to rush into conflict. Only prácepto of British law, there had days' residence at the Bedford I stand what I mean by this: Look Constable Ross I received inform me, I had to do some swift informed me that all material for
four six-foot two-hundred-pound succeed. a spark was needed to fire the been rushed through the House installed myself in private quarto the middle island.
plain-clothes men pounced upon A letter from the Lord Provost situstion. Realising that under of Commons a clause ac elastic and tors at a Mrs. McLeod's, in Mora-
ation that a firm of gon makera in thinking. I could have flung the my defence should be in his hands the menace of existing conditions convenient for convictions that a ingside Read, near Braids Hill.gan to ba suspicious of being new fourteen-inch gane, for the hemioals in their face and a day before the trial, I had no
After about three weska I be- Glasgow wore constructing some the unforeseen might happen, the judge could charge a jury to find Theordinary expense provided for followel. Arriving home one British Kaiser was, not lessening bisa maa guilty on suspicion only. my residential quarters was $75 a night I noticed that my dress suit meant a change of base.
Government. That escaped, but I know I could never defence: I neither denied nor secret diplomatic intrigues; As I recall it, the exact wording week. This, of course, did not was arranged in a different way
get outside of the British Isles admitted anything. I replied to rather, he was increasing them: was:
without boing caught-outside his Lordship that A Costly Mistake; It is a fact that, even though two
include "extras, such as enter to what I had left it. I called ny I at once made it my business Any person or persons; mak-taining, mctor trips, special din landlady and casually inquired to go to Glasgow and get par nations have a secret treaty, they ing or obtaining any document nera each remain suspicions of the whatsoever, endangering or like..
if my tailor had boon there. Sheticulars. Finstalled myself in the Obtaining Information. other.
After all, secret treaties ly to endanger the safeguards of For the first fortnight I quietly
said:"No, Dootor."
Great Western Hotel, and in a have been ruthlessly torn up. Great Britain, can be found guil-
“Well,” I replie l" whut reason week gained's the information
of Glasgow for that matter. Such
resistance would only aggravate matters still more, so I let my hand fall down to my side. More. for the fun of it than anything I guess, I got on my high
that the extreme
was unaware
T of any defonoo. My altitude was of any offence there was no need
profound puzzle-which was As I wanted. GERM
(Continued next Saturday)