LAND & WATER 
January 31, 1918 
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The Rogues Gallery 
Von Bernstorff. Boy-Ed. Von Papen. 
The Secret Agents 
of the Kaiser 
FROM the first day of the War there was one man in America who 
realised that before long the United States would have to fight, and 
fight for its life, against the common foe of civilisation. This man 
was John R. Rathom, the Editor of the Providence Journal. Born in 
Melbourne of English parents, and educated at Harrow, Mr. Rathom had 
lived a life full of adventure, in China and in the Soudan, as a correspondent 
during the Spanish-American War, and the South African War — during 
which he was twice wounded. From the outbreak of the present war he 
took in at his office at Rhode Island every wireless rnessage sent out by the 
Germans from the United States. He placed his men in confidential 
positions in the twelve most important Teutonic headquarters in the United 
States, and received from them, almost daily, reports and original documents 
covering every phase of German plots and German propaganda. He^forced 
the recall of Von Papen and Boy-Ed. He unearthed Dr. Heinrich Albert 
and his ^8,000,000 corruption fund, and sent him back to Germany. 
He proved that the Lusitania warning was sent out by the German Embassy 
on orders direct from Berlin. He warned the Government that the Canadian 
Parliament Building at Ottawa was to be fired three weeks before it was 
destroyed by German agents. These are only a few of his achievements. 
The whole astounding story — the most sensational Secret Service revelations 
ever published — will appear weekly in LAND & WATER, fully illustrated 
from photographs, documents, etc. The introductory article will appear in 
the February 7th issue. It is important that readers should place thtir 
orders with their usual agents at once. 
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