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 SCHMIDT THE SPY 
 
 AND 
 
 His Messages to Berlin 
 
 BY 
 
 ALFRED LEETE 
 
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 LONDON 
 
 DUCKWORTH & CO. 
 
 3 HENRIETTA STREET. COVENT GARDEN 
 
 1916 
 
 
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 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY 
 WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LTD., PLYMOUTH
 
 CONTENTS 
 
 The Kaiser holds a Council of War 
 
 Schmidt receives his Commission . 
 
 Schmidt arrives on Enemy Soil . 
 
 Highly significant circumstance of London Life 
 
 Drastic Measures for the Defence of London 
 
 Precautions of the Military Authorities 
 
 London in Dire Straits for Food 
 
 Elaborate Anti-aircraft Devices . 
 
 The Iron Hand of Discipline 
 
 Britain's Army is without Leaders 
 
 Anti-aircraft Artillery abounds . 
 
 Londoners leave nothing to chance 
 
 The British are building Zeppelins also 
 
 British Reserves are nearly exhausted 
 
 The Shortage of Men is self-evident 
 
 Britain has recourse to Coloured Troops 
 
 The British ill-treat their Prisoners 
 
 London is faced with Economic Ruin 
 
 The Moneyed Classes demand Special Protection 
 
 The Craven British are Trained by Force 
 
 The German Fleet is expected 
 
 The London Police have new Duties 
 
 Revolution breaks out in London 
 
 Schmidt has a narrow Escape 
 
 The British Navy is in Hiding 
 
 Schmidt visits the Coast . 
 
 Trickery on the part of the British Navy 
 
 Schmidt concludes his Mission 
 
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 The Kaiser holds 
 a Council of War.
 
 
 What is really happening t7i England?
 
 Schmidt the Spy 
 receives his Commission.
 
 ' * Nach London ! "
 
 \ 
 
 Schmidt arrives on 
 enemy soil and sends 
 his first message. 
 
 TO
 
 "/ have arrived hi London.''^ 
 
 — Schmidt. 
 
 ir
 
 Schmidt observes a highly 
 significant circumstance of 
 London life. 
 
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 ''^ The fear of Zeppelin raids is so great that 
 the womenfolk have taken to living underground,'' 
 
 — Schmidt. 
 
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 Drastic measures for the 
 defence of London are 
 discovered. 
 
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 ^^Preparations are being made for the siege of 
 London^ and tretiches are being dug in many of the ^ 
 principal streets.'^ — Schmidt. 
 
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 The night precautions of 
 the mJHtary authorities 
 are investigated. 
 
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 ^^As a precaution against Zeppelins^ sentries are 
 posted at night in bomb-proof shelters. They are 
 armed with high-angle guns^ and are supplied with 
 special telescopes J''' — Schmidt. 
 
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 London is found to be 
 in dire straits for food. 
 
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 There is a famine in London, and some of the 
 best people are living on boiled firewood.'" — Schmidt. 
 
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 Elaborate anti-aircraft 
 devices are detected. 
 
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 *' Wire entanglements are being erected to guard 
 against our aerial attacks.'''' — Schmidt. 
 
 21
 
 The iron hand of discipline 
 is everywhere visible. 
 
 22
 
 '''■Martial law has been proclaimed^ and all 
 picture palaces are under the supervision of field- 
 marshals .'''' — Schmidt. 
 
 23
 
 Britain s contemptible little 
 army is without leaders. 
 
 24
 
 ' ' The shortage of oncers in the English A rmy 
 is so great that ■women are now being employed as 
 Generals.'' — Schmidt. 
 
 25
 
 Anti-aircraft artillery 
 abounds in London. 
 
 26
 
 '* Long-range guns have been placed at all large 
 works and factories in order to repel Zeppelins y 
 
 — Schmidt. 
 
 27
 
 The Londoners are leaving 
 nothing to chance. 
 
 28
 
 ** To prevent the capture of the capital y Londori is 
 being taken down and removed to a secret destination.'" 
 
 — Schmidt. 
 
 29
 
 The British are discovered 
 to be building Zeppelins also. 
 
 30
 
 ' * Large Zeppeli7i sheds have been erected hy the 
 English at places called St. Pancras, Euston, Waterloo, 
 Paddingtofiy Liverpool Street, Great Central, Victoria, 
 London Bridge and Charing Cross/^ — Schmidt. 
 
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 The British reserves 
 are nearly exhausted. 
 
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 The dearth of recruits has obliged the English 
 Government to call out the Landwehr^ the most juvenile 
 of the fighting forces. '^ — Schmidt. 
 
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 The shortage of men 
 is self-evident. 
 
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 "''Failing to raise an army of men ^ the English 
 have organised an army of wofnen, who are armed 
 "with strange weapons and have a peculiar war-cry of 
 their own.^' — Schmidt. 
 
 35
 
 Britain has recourse 
 to Coloured troops. 
 
 36
 
 ** The Indian Army has arrived in London ^ and 
 its officers may be seen carousing in the streets of the 
 West End.'' — Schmidt. 
 
 37
 
 The British subject 
 their prisoners to 
 gross indignities. 
 
 38
 
 'M nutnber of our gallant Allies y the Turks, have 
 been captured by the English^ and are being made 
 to parade the streets of London carrying sandwich 
 boards.'' — Schmidt. 
 
 39
 
 London is faced with 
 economic ruin. 
 
 40
 
 ^^ Business is at a standstill^ and all the shops 
 are closed.'''' — Schmidt. 
 
 41
 
 The moneyed classes 
 demand special protection. 
 
 42
 
 
 ' ' The terror of invasion is so great tliat the 
 children of the rich are sent into the parks under 
 military escorts — Schmidt. 
 
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 The craven British have 
 to be trained by force. 
 
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 '■''There is evidently great discontent in Kitchener's 
 Army, as the squeals of the recruits as they are driven 
 to drill are distinctly heard outside the barracks.''' 
 
 — Schmidt. 
 
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 The German fleet 
 is expected. 
 
 46
 
 ** To guard against a naval raid mines have been 
 everywhere placed in the Thames.'" — Schmidt. 
 
 47
 
 The London police 
 are entrusted with 
 new duties. 
 
 48
 
 '' In order to take the minds of the public off the 
 war, the police are conducting popular entertainments 
 in the streets.'' — Schmidt. 
 
 49
 
 The populace in London 
 has risen. 
 
 50
 
 ''^Revolution has broken out in London^ 
 
 — Schmidt. 
 
 SI
 
 Schmidt has a narrow 
 escape, and leaves London, 
 
 52
 
 *'An extraordinary thing Jiappened during the 
 Xmas holidays. I was nearly arrested as a Mint 
 Spy.'' — Schmidt. 
 
 53-
 
 Schmidt makes a trip into 
 the country and discovers 
 the British Navy in hiding. 
 
 54
 
 ** Owing to the activity of our splendid Fleet, the 
 English submarines have been driven from the sea and 
 are hiding in the inland waters.^' — Schmidt. 
 
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 Schmidt visits 
 the coast. 
 
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 *' Owing to the failure of the fishing industry the 
 English fishermen are employed by the Admiralty 
 to lay mines. These ^ I am informed by a friendly 
 fisherman, contain live shells.^' — Schmidt. 
 
 57
 
 Schmidt detects trickery 
 on the part of the 
 British Navy. 
 
 58
 
 " Owing to the proclamation by our gallant 
 Admiral von TirpitZy the English transports are 
 now flying false ensignsj" — Schmidt. 
 
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 Schmidt concludes 
 his mission. 
 
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 The majority of these dratoings first appeared weekly 
 
 in the pages of London Opinion. To the Editor of 
 
 that journal the artist is indebted for permission to 
 
 reproduce them here.
 
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