The United States District Attar ney. Mr. Lamar Hardy, issued a statement today revealing that the State Department and Department of Justice were "fully aware" of the proceedings against the German spies. "G-Men" from the Department of Justice, it was recalled. played the prominent role in investigating thei spy rings whose activities extended to other democratic Powers including France and Britain, Mr. Hardy said today that von Bonin and Menzel had actively directed the activities of the German spies in the United States.
"The directing heads of this spy ring reside in Germany," Mr. Hardy said, "and are connected with the Government of that country. They operated through certain agents re:
ding in his country who also had subordinate agents working in this country. They also had agents working as crew members on steamships plying between American and German ports."
All agents involved in the spy case were of German extraction, Mr. Hardy said.
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