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-2- The authors further relate tnat in 1933, even though Fiodore “jozniaz confessed his contact with German secret agents prior to the 1917 KinsSlend sabotare fire, the United States Government book no action against Youniak. They add, however, "In July 1942, as this book was going to press, Wozniak was taxen into custody by the P31." Baron Manfred von Killinger, German Consul in the United States in 1937, Fritz ‘fledenann who replaced hin, Baron Edgar von Spiegel, Lr. Herbert Scholz, are all aiscussed by the authors who state they were part of the von Papen "saooteur-diplaqmats" who were sent to the United States for the purpose of secret destruction. ~ \ interested in a book in the New York Sits liber Grepared by Colonel “Walther icola’, relating the successes of German espionage in Europe and America during the first Vorlc iar ana tnereafter made the necessary contact witn Nicolai and became a part of the geraan undercround forces in Anerica. The hishlisnts of Rumrich's trial are set forth, as well as the sentences imposed wpon Rumrich, Johanna Hoffman, and Otto Hermann Voss. te how they had received Liners OM a tip relative to ta very interestiny Taito 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 fact, he was Living in a smart apartment aouse on East 57th Street. They rollowea nim there and prevailed upon him to give then an interview. He claimed to be a journalist, but later it was disclosea that he was a Nicolai suy. aisy Nex ave Une cas Scheffer, subsequent to tnis, traveled to the Soviet Union as a foreion _ i . ondent and there contacted an in sividual named Chernoy who was al 30 in the Lay 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 tne Soviet Union. The complete record of sabotage carried out by Shernov in Russia during 1930-35 was too lon: to put into the book, accordin: to tne antnors, out they 1ist wha. tney term a few of his accomplisaments as follows: 1. Oreating a disc S$ thus spoiline the grain and arousin; the indi-nation of th their rcroducts ruined. na storage s ace, “easants who saw a 2, Arranging for the wholesale contamination of storehouses by pests, particularly by the corn beetle. 3. Carryinz on wreckins 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 development of fodder resources and especially by artificialiy in- fecting cattle witn various xinus of bacteria. 5. Effecting a shortage of the serum to counteract epidemics of anthrax (in one case, 25 ,000 norses perished as a result of Chernov'!s sabotaje in this field.)