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-2- The authors further relate that in 1933, even though Fiodore ‘jozmiak confessed his contact with German secret agents prior to the 1917 KinvSiend sabotare fire, the United States Governucnt book no action against “fozniak. They add, however, "In July 1942, as this book was going to press, Wozniak was taken into custoiy by the FBI." Baron Lanfrec von Killinger, German Consul in the United States in 1937, Fritz iMedenann who replaced hin, Baron Edgar von Spiegel, Lr. tierbert Scholz, are all discussed by the authors who state they were part of the von Papen "saooteur-diplemats" who were sent to the United States for the purpose of secret destruction. ~ Xv x Confusing espionage with sabotaze, the authors begin on | urteen to relate biographical data concerning Guenther Gustadeemarich, and show how humrich becas. interested in a book in the hew Yorx Yuolic Library prepared by Colonel “ialther Nicolai, relating the successes of German espionage in kurope and America during the first Jorlc yar and thereafter made the necessary contact with Nicolai and became a part of the Jeraan underground forces in Anerica. The hizhlivnts of Rumrich's trial are set forth, as well as the sentences inposed upon Runr t a Stto Nermann Voss. They next state the case of sadhscnerter and relate how they had received a tip relative to "a very interestin, felYow" naned Paul Scheffer who could be found at a certain house in New York City. The authors relate that tney followed up this tip and found that Paul Scheffer only received his mail at this address; that in iact, he was Living in a smart apartment aouse on wast 57th Street. They rollowed nim there and vrevailed upon him to give then an interview. He claimed to be a journalist, but later it was disclosed that he was a Nicolai syy. Scheffer, subsequent to this, traveled to the Soviet Union as a foreion traveled to the Soviet Union as a forelsr correspondent and there contacted an insividual named Chernov who was also in the -' of the German Intelligence. Chernov's duty in kussia was to furnish the Gersans with kussian military and trade secrets and to carry out certain sabotage activities in tie Soviet Union. The complete record of sabotage carried out by Chernov in Russie during 1930-35 was too lon; to put into the book, accordin: to the aztnors, out they List wha. ney term a few of his acconplisaments as 1ollows: 1. Creating a discrepancy between grain collections and storaze 5. thus spoiling the grain and arousing the indimation of the ;easants who saw their rroducts ruined. : 23 2. Arranzing for the wholesale contamination of storehouses by pests, particularly by the corn beetle. 3. Carryinz on wreckinz activities in such fields as seed, crop rotation, machine and tractor stations. 4, Killing off pedigree breed-stock and raising cattle mortality by pre- venting the developnent of foddaer resources and especially by artificialiy in- fecting cattle with various xinds of bacteria. 5. sffecting a shortage of the serum to counteract epinemics of anthrax (in one case, 25,000 norses perished as a result of Cnernov's sabotaze in this field.)