ROSENBERG THE SPY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 201, 14 May 1918, Page 5

ROSENBERG THE SPY

j. LAST-MINUTE FORTUNE' MADE ON PAEIS BOUBSB. The recent arrest in Paris of Suzy, Depsy, the actress, and her husband and 'iiis associates is gradually bringing to light the workings of a spy agency in Switzerland conducted on behalf of Germany by the Austrians Rosenberg ami Bottclhcim (states the "Daily Mail's" Paris correspondent). The names of these two ex-Parisians crop up sooner or later in every treason investigation in, France. 8010 was in touch with their Zurich "information bureau," and if tho cases were not sub judicc it would bo easy to mention half a dozen peMOiis now in the Sante Prison who had dealings with them. Both Rosenberg and Betlelheim remained in Paris till the last moment before the war, and the latter knew so well what was about to happen that ho gradually romoved tho furniture from Iris fashionable ilat during the last days of July, 19U. Once safely across the frontier. Rosen ■ berg, the typical German business man aim banker spy, who iu the last duyit before tho war snatched a fortune on the Paris Bourse by "bearing" French Government Blocks, speedily opened his wholesalo treason factory at Zurich. Rosenberg it was who acted as a direct link on neutral territory between, the German, spy masters in Berlin and the Kaiser's agents in Allied countries. He was in cloeo touch wfth Erzbcrgcr, the German Catholic lender, and with Bohenloho, who has been dubbed the chief naymaster of Boloism. Later Rosenberg paid regular fortnightly visits to tho German Army Headquarters to deliver information and receivo fresh instructions jris partner Bettelhcim belonged to tho affable man-of-the-world type of spy. It was his business lo recruit •cents among tho cosmopolitan society of Sw'iss resorts and to smooth the path of wouid-bo traitors who wanted to open up relations with tho enemy. Until quite recently these treason brokers had nnother wealthy Austrian in Franco as their agent and look-out man. This adventnrnr passed as a Belgian and would probably be still at large if he had not been imprudent enough to begin legal proceedings to mako the bank in which itosenborg was interested disgorgo the money ho had deposited before tho war. The Zurich gang promptly cauecd his real nationality to be revealed to the I-Vpih:!) authorities, am! he is now under arrest charged with traflicking with (lie onomy. His ensu is closely connected with the Suzy Donsy nll'nir, j