-- oa Mtt, i mrtuwm "-y - '1 0"j 6 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1918 THE EAGLE'S EYE" HOW U. S. SECRET SERVICE CIRCUMVENTED THE KAISER'S INTRIGUE I THE LUSITANIA SINKING WAS PLOTTm1 WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE AND TfllS COUNTRY'S AGENTS, ALTHOUGH LOATH TO BELIEVE SPY - PLOT STORIES, FINALLY EXPOSED THE TEUTON SECRET WORKINGS iriarxiiirri T:j3ssoiXSssssssmsaiusssm ww ASSISTANCE OF THE THEN AM BASSADOR VON BERNSTORFF rtwsismsmmmsismimsssnscw. ' WJ.1HMHHHHMHHMHHHHHraHHHHMB;, 4 r Cantlniied tram Pace One e. great distance. Nor had the mem ber of the embassy Itself neglected to take part In the reception of orders ftora across the tea. Nearly every morning at 3 o'clock found Captoln Franz von I'npen, mllltnry attache of the imperial German embassy, nnd Captain Uoy-Kd, naval Attache, at a secluded part of Long Island, standing beside a racing motorcar, to which Wre attached antennae, directors and receiving apparatus, that they might personally assure themselves that the code messages from overseas were re reived and started on their way to McrnstoriT, the master-spy. - ' will mmtrn eY. , 8b It was that one day In Apt II. 1915, meanwhile wo nu, win' nnin't in mi. Count Johann von Bovnstorff worked manufactured fact that the Lusltanla Hard at his task of deciphering the carried guns and contraband That's America' If we sink h few of their citizens perhaps they'll be more chary about sending their representatives abroad to sell good to the Allies. It may make them ntop and think Awhile before they ship their goods to the( Allies, too and that's what we're i after." ' "Suppose America objects to the loss of Its citizens?" Albert was smiling In a quiet, quizzical way. "Well sympa thize, of course " IWnstorff looked up with mi an swering h in 1 1 e "Ileally. we'll he very h u r r y. We Week, but. In the Give Them Sjmpathy, Sa h llernstorff make of numerals that had come to him during the night. One by ono he traced out the numbers, matching them first with the page of the old German dictionary, then with the words of the aged book, each of which was carefully numbered for easy transcription. When he had finished. Ills head, bobbed slightly, he pressed a, button and Almost snapped un order t the hurrying maii-fcervant. "Send Doctor Albert In." he an nounced, "Yes, your Excellency." A moment later a tall, dark-haired man, ins leit cheek scarred from a where you are needed. Take the night trnln to New York, see Paul Koenlg, of the lliimbuig-Amcrlaiii Line, and arrange for him to lltid some one not averse to forging a few affidavits, one tit the effect that the Lusltniiia Is loaded with contraband and another that she cnrrleM defensive guns. And be very sure on that point "Hie rules of war prohibit the sinking of tin unarmed ship without due warn ing. We must have those affidavits ' "Very good, sir." "And Albert" Yes'" Here" - Aniltiisvuiloi' nernstorff spy tor Imperial Her- wive ivriucn. warning an vinciican of its exchequer in citizens from the Lusltanla. Bee that second only to Bern- t Is inserted In the New York papers he termed "the battle t close to the Cunnrd Line ndveitlse- schoolday duel at Heidelberg, stepped lifted n sheet of closely written paper Into the room. He was Dr. Helnrlch from his desk "Is nn advertisement Albert, fiscal spy for Imperial Cler- have written, warning all Amci lean many, master America, and stnrff In what on the American front." Just a sec- ments ns possible. It will he our alibi ond he hesitated, nnd then: when the Lusltanla Is sunk.1 "You sent for me, sir?" "Very well, your Excellency." "I did. Just got And so It was that with Ambnssadoi u message from i Bornstorff nt the head or the great spy W 1 1 h clmstrnsse." organization which Germany had built Bernstorff was up in America, with Doctor Albeit,, Lusltanla Must Not Sail tamt m i i i i 11 hi ' nu i mminhiii i i i i i i i imiim tm'Mmm-ittxmxruiw&w&ijWft: Ptf HWIIIIIIIIMJJ Milium II Ml I ni.tMWpwmwwifw... .-., - n I of New York harbor and stai ted I upon the first phase of Its Journey I across the seas, carrying with It 1250 I passengers, more than 100 of whom B j were Americans, tho prldo of America's theatrical, editorial slid nnanciai worlds ; I American aristocracy and American i i common people, but alt Americans, all B equal In their standing In the light of the Liberty Ktatue, supposedly safe ' rrom warring nations, innocents, travel- Ing toward a deliberate German mur der. Too short a tltno for Harrison Grant and his men to gain their knowledge of what waB going on In tho Hohenzol- 1 lern t'lub Only that morning Cav anaugli had reported progress the ns surunce that tho dictograph would lie In the llohcnzollrrn Club by the end of the next week. Too short a time i for Dixie Mason to obtain the confidence nf Helnrlch von Lertz and learn from him tho details of tho pint agnlnst America. i Too short a time : The Lusltanla was doomed ' Tlir l.usl'anla Dnomnl "They're mumbling - I can't heir. in.y M-ein iu mite nu gotten over Ii a corner with their heads together an are trvlng to talk so that- no nil around the club will hear them n.,5 wait a minute they re talking louief nuw -nu, may e eciucu UOWn to thl IxiKdln,, atrni; t 11 T t . " uu.,r np,,.. ,,,,,,, j near a ttflj, phone ringing Von I'npen haj Jul i(m Uoy-lM to answer it Walt now .vrH A strango silence in the dlctoiripl room Hairlsoii Cirnnt adjusted tht tl ceivcr closer 10 ins tar And ut that m meiit, out on tm open sea, the p. stngcrs of thl Lusltanla win strolling happily about the decks Hut n Ifivlnl ltiticheoh Home one ItstAtA lerent message irom mat 01 a mcie Bt i,H watch to aliscntly note thtt till The cry moment of her salting a furme-cjed spy had rushed to a cable office to send the following cable gram to Uurope- "L. It (luerz, Anulerdani, Holland: "Lucy has entered last phase of Ill ness Doctors say progress until Thurs day normal. After that, difficult to diagnose THKIIUOLD." Alrcadj the mest-age wan traveling under the sea while the spy repotted lo Von Lertz, and while another spy in Amsterdam anxiously awaited Its nr rlxal. And when he receipt! It, his code-educated eyes read nn chtlrely dlf Koenlg Ilu.rn Some AUDI dictagraph still to his eai Tli. v" "'Vh'?' """V he turned , "I'lit this down ' it... .. k i- ""'. wIt "", nsturea nil "'v n mn wtn.1 Hwear that the ,,"! Al-o that mat ., . . uhvu 1M (j, tv, that she was loaded with contraCt Dumba can be counted on to eiMi! bur cause ' " pobh "What does It mean- CavanioA' stepped forwaid dtant frowned "Cm? 1'"' nVon,.i,nJ'e"," ,l0lnK ,h WW. Now Boy-IM has Joined him "Surely wo should have heard &,' this Do you suppose anythlnj uu hno gone wrong'' Hureiy they , prepared. Uut todaj s May T.andn' should hac happened Mav I If a" "All right. Whafs tne rest?'. Btw 'I nit looked up from his conylne. n,..) I shook his head. copying, jun( llks n Unit From the lllue tnlklng Jerkily, somewhat excltea- lyk "Tho Lusltanla must be sunk on Its next voyage." "Yea?" Doctor Albert asked the question with the calmness of a per son ordering r. cab or choosing a meal. "Well, all arrangements are made, arc thoy not?" "As far as thu submarines nre con cerned, yes. The entire Irish coast has been charted Into squares, each square carrying the name of some fish '".l0"3.. . ."". .75E.t..,".T: . " to Germany uiVlib m in.- nvni o iwaitvu inn, uiv theil Lusltanla has sailed, a U-boat will be ... assigned to each one of those squares. , , " ",,sl April .9, fort, .tight hours be Then it will be nn easy matter for ' ore the alllng of tne Lusltanla. In fishing smacks, each with a spy Rreat rocms of the rrlmlnology Club aboard, to patiol the coast nnd send i ln New York, where cosmopolite mem a message from tho nearest wireless ' ,r" dally gathered to discuss the themes station ' ' "nicn lormen meir cniei aim in lire, Captain von I'npen. Karl Hoy-Kd Paul Koenlg and a half hundred ' otlierH working on the vnrlous details of the scheme, the preparations for the sinking of the Lusltanla went forth In America. Day after day passed, while Bern storff translated his code messages from Wllliolmstrnsse ifhd sent replies In the guise of death messages and business telegrams to neutral countries, where they were received by German sliles. translated and telephoned by long-dts- Day after day, and HOW VON HEKNSTOUFF OUTLINED SQUARE ZONES BY WHICH U-BOATS COUU) FOLLOW THE LUSITANIA "Something tike: 'Shipping ten cases of mackerel.' " broke In Doctor Albert. "Exactly " Bernstorff looked up with a smile. "You and 1 have dis cussed that befoie, haven't we' I had forgotten. Well, you know tho rest. No one will pay nny attention to the messages except our U boat captains. They will know by them thnt the Lust tanla Is entering the square named after tliat particular fifth. It should be an easy task for them to sink the ship. And It must be sunk." "How about the International com plications?" "They must take cam of themselves --after we havo done all we can do t keep things running' smoothly The the apprehension of the genus crlmlnsl nn Important meeting wns In 'progress. Hurrlson Grant, the president nnd or ganizer of tho great private criminal chasing brotherhood, stocd before them, a telegram In his hand. "bellow mem bers," ho announc ed, "I have Just re ceived the mo.t l tal communication that hns cer com It Is a telegram from chief of the Becrct Nerret Serv ice rijiln on the Job crlmllmii- Km thin telFgiam pit- up against ihe most hhrewd violators of the laws of God ami ninn that cor were known the paid criminals of Im perial Gsrmnny, protected by tho power Grant of International law, jet criminals ncv-1 lie shifted crlheless! Bi7 i ronms of the rlmmologj Club pened ' In will 11 tihoe.l ilrant s hpee.'h Then the members gathered Into .title groupi to dlcuss the new development and to plan for the future. As for Harrison I from Ills position nnd veered toward C'avanaugh, his most tiusted operative. "Hilly." he announced, "our Hist blow ' 1,1,, )u,!l( 1-1 una mniivr inns to you. von uae si en the advertisements In the nows Idlnlie "Yankee," Mild Ynn I'npen ' on ii breaking it He swept Ins bilk hat Captain I'raiu In a flourishing bow von I'npen smiled I "Dunnerwetter " lie exclaimed "such used the term 'Idiotic Yankees ' Ilernstont laughed, Albert bobbed "All of you know the reason for this telegiam. It Is In answer to the letter we seni yniet J-lynn ni tne last meet- """'"'"''"" '" "" 'l "Quite mi," he Mild fln.Ulj. '1 yield ing or mis ciun, wnen our various mem- """ "" urriiseineniH in tne iiowh- t)(, (M N()w jpunrdi,,,; tie j,UB bers displayed tho o'.delies that liml ' paperw advising passengers not to sail tnnni ni,'cn i destined to sink?" tuinti 10 mem 01 me iuiiui 01 lmpeniHi "" " nu-unm,i ,- German In assuming filendshln with this country, while nrrklnt, to violate our neutrality In Us (ITcirts to malm the Allies. More than thn. -ny charge, ou will remember, was that Germany had consideied Ainvrieii also In Its alius of conquest, nnd that It fully believed at the beginning of this v.ir that It would crush Ihiglniiil nnd 1 unee easily, then reach forth for our rn countr). Hut the danger of active Invasion Is past 1 now It stopped at the battle of tho Mnrnc What we mut-t battle against Is the more Insidious invasion of Ger many's spies and their name Is legion M Therefore, gentlemen, I havo the honor I lo announce to ou that I'blef Klim ha.4 I accepted our offer ot hei vices and that the Criminology t'lub Ih now and henco- I forth devoted to the defense of America "Of course.' clumslnesi! And I hnd such enod In tentlons!" Dixie Mason smiled again. She slatted to speak then stopped sud ilenly as the stenographers voice broke In. with ono corner ot his mouth. 'If you havo ever noticed." he teplled. I inn a always I'm sure lie is more than f-oiry." sho Interrupted. 'MIsm Mason, this la Mr. Helnrlch von Lertz. He Is such a gentle mini, and I know that he Is to sorry ! Dixie Mason had not placed Molly 1-nlilu 111 that hotel lobby for nothing, f..l.,,l,. 1.r a.n.ban.. .Tin ' '. , no I. .. .. .!,. i.',.' .,-. . . . ,.. ......, ......nu iVUl,l., Hilt- ll,,-,i-t-ll l,H- .ICIIUKIOIJIItl O Iei I1-.M II rilllllllliK. 11 III ruiin' ,.it.r-,i .,,,.. . ,. ,, 1 . ,! . I.,,.. ... !.! ,ll, .. .1 ,U.,,n,. I.IUIU nilU ilMI'lll'U IU llUlllll'll UI1 l,t!U B cii- well I. ..... ,,' .,,.. .,.. .., apologies. VMtli lluv result mat a liair bellovo that means Wednesday. Mn 5. It has already or-1 '''" 1l.n,p'; ,fuml J'"-'" VJTu' the beginning of I dcred medals struck off to commemorate ' ' tht' f,r,l;r ,rM"lt ,hnt, ll ,rtH '"" i.mr,. .iir....t .,i,,i ih M.inrv" later found Dixie Mason back In her more direct plots , tho vUtorv apartment and smiling to herself as she rile r IB , iir one r.H " G. m X";,! S" Z ' do '" n I -'" '"' ; way ,0 lean, " Von I muider of American citizens on the h.gh , '' ' " " ' , ?" Papen, Hnv-Kd. Dr. Albert Helnrlch von I"''"'- n "the. dutk-e.ied girl walked ,,,'', ilP1. nq ,,, she smnned the lines' 1 -... ,v,.i .1..1 ., ... ...... ....... Ili ttonnmnbnr'M rln.lr of .,nn of llle ' al'OUt UC1 UPS IIS SIU Flunncu liie iinio. -and even Ambassador Heriistorlf him llniBP hotels or New York rlt.v. with ,' My IHar Miss Mason. e-elf make u habit of loiinolmr -,t 1h 1 apparently no purposo In life save to1 "Thanks for oui letlei. James Is HnhenJdurn rub v' Z "K ',',.." I be pretty and attractive and likable. I doing fine am. by l.rtlo.k lm gott n giaph In those clubrooms." Hilly riure I Hie lllita. crniih I I I .tiiiicuiic'i'iiic'lil. Ill III! llllir?;., 11 inesrciKC which thtllled his craven soul with the I information. "Lusltanla haa sailed, rouuo until 1 Thursday normal. After that, unkhovvn." A nurriea ten mlhutes. In which the spy turned to a rpeclally Installed tele phone, sent the message lo Nnuen ami thereby to Cuxhaven nnd to every other U-boat bnso of Germany, where waited the scavengers of the sea, Gcrmnny's submarines and their commanders. More, from Nnuen the message flashed to hun dreds of men on the Irish const, ap parently fishermen, who arranged to speed forth Iib far as possible Into tho ocean nnd to wait day and night for tho sight of tho vessel that they might spy It to Its doom Expensive of course ' But all battles nrs expensive, and Germany vvns planning the death of women and children In what It would call one of the greatest "victories of the war" Were not the mcdnls thnt would be Issued to commemorate the "victory" nlready being struck off? And hnd not even the date been placed thereon In characleilstlu German "effi clone."" Germany had named May B. And May S they would be distributed. For where was there n chance for the Lusltanla lo escape? Nor did the fact :.z: And .;8 he ralfcei lui J to this club, William J Plynn Service, which changes the nlms and lttlhtWKCAa ,,l ft.i nrtrmtlvtitlnrt In M.nln far Rreater than ever were dreamed of nml !,c outwitting of th paid tools nf when we bunded ourselves toirether tn imperial rainj no neeu Iu use our point is thnt the Lusltanla must he 'follow out our Individual hobbles In nation ns n battlefield stink! We huve u lesson to teach the ihase nnd enpturo of dangerous 1 A cheer that re-umnriid .inuugli tho Hilly I'avnnaugli twisted IiIh nlriady tightly waxed mustache, and nulled over to slightly. "I'll attend to the details," lie an nounced quietly. And while Hairl.son Grant gave his orders, four men weie gathered about the big table In the Imperial German Lmbnssy In Washington. One of them was HernstorlT Another was Albert. with IiIh ei ci -present pott folio, in which Knit-it.. ). -n .-.ib 11 ioinI, nf nnt. intn a Dosltioil or trul 111 ins iiriviue matlon which caued people to look at bank of the two tine old Geilnnns her more than once, with 11 sparkle In I Schneider and Wurtz. However, be in thoe big eyes which told of a love of life and 11 nest for iidventuie, a tut to her chin that nioke of determination, a mooth grace about her which spelled birth and broiling and aristocracy. Time TtHK-WJC was and not so very far In the past 1 when her name had glittered In the elie- J trie lights of Broadway, liut tho love I of adventure hnd been wo stiong and ; Dixie Mason, daughter of ltrentwell , Mason, of Hon- Car Una, sur, liau 101 tends trt tell no one until he receives his first tals,e. Sincerely, "WALLA i;k J. CL.WLYN.V." UnlvciM.1 Salvage Hales Co. vlnlnN .Vtile llifore Hlilp Is Hunk l'lnn .let Iiit,trurltuns "Cbdo signal ltllK." said Dixie that May 6 pass ed w 1th no message from the t'-boats cause Gei many to hold hack those medals. On they went lo the populace, while thigs fluttered In Berlin to an nounce the "victory" that had not yet happened. Hveryvvhere were the I'-boat. Kvcrywhcro weie the fishing smacks, tiasning out the supposed business me '1A1U . !, .,rln,l 1.A -... .. t .C locked at th,.f,ti-' '''J-' T'T." ttnd stenographer's slg. n a t u r e, t tl e 11 in c.nricu me reports of hples uneratlnE ui,n.. ti. ttno-n t,. i.ilre her nine us llr.1 ,?. .?,- " ,' l'1' ;,atcH' ' a quietly commissioned captain of worn- (, , ,H , ,,, ,.abnet ,may t0 mint was Bo.w and the fourth vvns en operatives ln the Secret Service I in(; frth n lilt nf celluloid, perforated .ipiatii von Iapen. And now lu,ro ,(,,a ti,ero with almless-appcnrlng .THE LUSITANIA MEDAL, STKUCK OFF TWO DAYS BEFORE THE SINKING The meeting. Incidental!, seemed to have been 11 very happy one, A super- -lious smllo skimmed the llp-i of l-'iaiu von Papen ns he ijazid at his co-plotters Hi waved his cigar slightly before hhn "These Idiotic Yankees will wake up iHt week," he announced; "It will be something for them In think about." It will be something for the world to think about," echoed the fastidious Ilov-IM "Do you suppose," Doctoi Albert was i.inimaginK In his pottfollo. "It could j i-i eslbly act as u boomerang-' Amer- , ii-u has had Its eos shut, you know ' For Instance, I think Captain von I'apin recentl repotted the burning of several million bushels of wheat In Its elevatois, aa will as a train wreck or two that l.ave so far been classified as accidents Vow. my query Is- Will the deliberate, prearranged killing of Americans and the fore-announced deslruitlon of Amer ican property on board the Lusithnla I laus-e this country to open Its ecs nnd Now Mie was walking toward tho public Btcnogtaphei's desk, smiling and speaking tv friends ln tho lobby, ap parently thinking of noth.ng In the world, but In reullty straining with ever ncrvo to catch the message ln tho Motse codo that the stenographer was ticking off on the space-bar of her typewriter: holes. A quick motion and the celluloid had covered tho paper. Then the mes saga started1 forth: into Work-trust of This Is I .... spoko thinks . . . he's killer." the of. man He ... lady . . .1. K I W V s A low laugh soundtd as Dixie Mason leturned the' node letter and celluloid to Its resting place. "Not bud," she breathed happily "The chief sent me that letter rour days ago Already l'vu taken luncheon with Helnrlch von Lertz, chief henchman for HrmstotlT, Von Papen. Boy-Kd and Albert, and he has asked me to go to who stood rcndlnir illetntn.i letter h , tin- theatre with him tonight. And If Just had received from the stenographer I lln't continue to keep In his com The Gennnn'H "eyes rolled Quite "ac- ' P"' " "O"'1 b, "' fllUlt l ta,l,,w cldcntally," again. Dixie Mui-on allowed 1 thlnkv" and Dixie Mason Inugfled softly. mm lieinricn vuil i.eiia IB huiuk iu kc 1) I x lii Mason's sense of humor could not resist n trifle of a smile, a 11 d quite acci dentally, as she smiled, sho glanced toward the lather tall, sleek German lllrl Attracts .MitKlilnir German again tho sleek greyhounds of the sea dodged destruction only through her scanned the letters ! " .. lUt ..!"..?' ', "" V- ,w..n ,rn, 1.1, i.i.i. i iic tnu was in evitable. 1 May li. Then May 7. Into the rooms of thu Criminology Club hurried Hilly Cavanaukh to Seek out Harrison Grunt and lo repoit with a little smile: . "There's something Inteiestlng for you In a room adjoining tho Hoheiuollern Club." Herrlsou Giant raised his eyeblovvs. "Got It fixed, Ullly?" "Yes, sir. Ilroke a vvatei pipe leading Into tho club, then hurried for tho plumber shop that always attends to their work. Good fellow there thor ough American. He let tne fix the leak. And while I was fixing It, I also fixed the dictograph Just behind the picture of HIb Imperial Majesty, William Hohen sollorn." Unit Is on Grant laughedhapplly and reached for his hat. A half hour later he lifted the receiver of a dictograph to his ear Stewart, tho relief operator, watched him. time was eyes ' J M.,. J II.. -... ...IIAHl.lll,. nl it- IIIO UPHUIJ , hi" pc. i,ifc-,im: iwtuity a periscope, as It uils-d Ittelf aMit tho waves. The wako of a torpedo Uf It lUSSea lis way llimuhii mo waitl, Then a great, rolling mar, a shock tht trembled tluough the whole veml, I sickening lurch and plunge, tho thuMtt of tin explosion Hours later, In the dlctoRrsph room, Harrison Grant again leaned forward.., "That telephone again '" he announced, "I wonder what It means? Hoy-Kd al ways answers It. There he goes actio, Guess ho'll mumble, into It Just a he'i done all da no, he's talking louder this time It's something about a ship His hand clenched "I can't get It," ho grumbled. "If he'd only talk louder what's that-lhi Lusltanla?" Lusltanla?" The two other oper atives looked up quickly Hartlion Grant nodded slight! "Yes. Heard him say someuu'u! about tho Lusltanla Stems to be t ting eomo kind of a. report over Immii phone, as though some spy were ttninf him something that had happened. No he's left tile telephone lie gone UcU U tho others Eood God'" The two operatives leaped to their fe at tho ejaculation of their chief. Taelf stnrlng ecs saw that his cheeks Tire white, that the blood wat, slowly leav bf hla lips, leaving them purplish, ghai l. They've ordered a toast to ll Kaiser!" he announced coldly, "atoMl ln cummemoratlon of Germany 1 Vic tory' over the Lusltanla' it can meM oniy ono And a, It la.W svver. up frora.lM streets of Nr VnrLr Ibrr rsdtltti the shouts of ti1 tiewsbo, calMl the hradllnes of tM wtio) M limit lllnaster Sesreheiids tell 110 one rivnn S 'I've Just been llslenlng," he nn- nounced. "Thlhk von I'npen, Iloy-Kd and Wolf von Igtl JUst cnlne Into the HhuI "lr!i" - "LUBltohla sunk' Lusltanla aunkljh German submarine' Klein, Vandertllt,, Hubbard ond thousand others -mlMtW. nxtry paper! Hxtry paper; all abret llw. ulnWInrr nf tlm 1 .listtnnla '" So that was the German victory' The Lusltanla t,unk' Wearily Grant nk Into a chair, the illctagrapn reaper u still to his ear. On tne otner io-w the wall three men had raised their steins to tho picture of the KalMr. touM Ing him for tho Idea vvhloli had enabled J the fishing smacks to wlieless the Sll, of tho Lusltania's course to the vtaluft submarines, for the distorted brain whlejj nau ueviseu tne message or nenermtn Into Instruments of denth for the. M; hodly, demon-llko cunning that hadwK- cetved the death of women and children to bo a German "victor '' Droning!? II.. ...... . .. .... !. JI.I.H.A1,.' J inv viumn CUIIIB UUT lliu uiciuiiie.. jl "To the Knlser ' May he contltnle Wfl glorious victories, abroad and here".', WDroau ann nere ' murmurta i. rlson Grant between his clenched teea. 'And 'heie' means America'" bee uwneur-r wtlelt t fnll tr, tbn flnnp .. . ... . ... .. .. ..... . . . j niilln it Inn ble" in insium imer 1110 Herman uau uenr - - " i mm .. u.i iun ici jurv tiim unu " ,,,- t,,-Inni ,, n-tic vil'ir fnrvraril. .tnll,,l tn nick tin the stlek. But time was short Two davs later i club. Couldn't Swefr to It. though." iS liA 1 A 1 UK DA 1 1 lib iAflu, Inquire about other things thut have hap- nnd with Intentional clumsiness, stepped i tho great, sleek Lusltanla glided out I "Harrison Giant nodded slightly, the' BALL CONSPIRACY CHECK UPON EXPENDITURES IS AD VOCA TED B Y MOORE Philadelphia Congressman Shows How Government Depart ment Heads Usurp Broad Power, During Stress of War time and Suggests Misapplication of Some Funds By CONGRESSMAN J. HAMPTON MOORE Wanlilngton, April 20. THERE Is one angle of the demand for legislation to prevent so-called unpatriotic discussion that does not re coive much consideration, -to wit, the check upon expenditures. 1 Congress is thinking seriously of In creasing the Pederal power to stop trea sonable talk and sabotage, but It la not Inclined to go so far as to make It a cjrlme to crlttclxe departments respect ing the expenditure of public funds. And there seems to be ample reason why no such power should be given to those tq whom Congress appropriates lponey and who are charged with the responsibility of seeing that It Is dis pensed honestly and without waste or araft. It would be anomalous, after appro priating a Jump sum of, say, J50.000, - kW a department for war purposes. Lf io then provide that any one khould be provenieu irom epu3iiiK uurenu ur 'department found to be violating Its trust by anlsappllcalon of such funds. Home of the provisions of law recently demanded, however, go substantially that far, making it virtually Impossible to uphold his hands. But the President cannot possibly keep in touch with the details of the various departments nor with the expenditures they make. A notable exception Is that of the Hotel Arlington building site recently purchased by the Secretary of tho Treas ury. For several years a hotel company has been endeavoring, first, to erect a hotel upon this site and, falling In that, second, to dispose of the property. After l It had fallen Into the hands, largely of a group of Virginians, and the depart ments In Washington became over crowded, the eligibility of the she ap pealed to tho Secretary of the Treasury. Ordinarily the purchase of such a property would have required an author ization by Congress. The price of It In former times had been quoted ut a much lower figure, but the urgency of acquiring new quarters, especially for tho new War Illsk Bureau and for the internal revenue service, appealed so strongly to Mr. McAdoo that he wrote to the President asking mm to divert from the 1100,000,000 war fund, voted to the President by Congress, the sum 6,7. neVaperVfor ..any 'on, else notof IUO000O with .which tc , tako over possessing the constitutional privilege of n Senator or Representative to In any way reflect upon the Administration. The fear that espionage and censor- hip laws may be carried too far ac- unts tor the delay In the passage ot several measures that have recently . yku. engaging the attention of Con- 'ifT' Arllngtvn Iletel S . ? J1 il in conceded that never In the his- r at ths Republic ruts such unlimited petffl yiAUffU in UIQ ft-VBAuai!t as w- now tn; case, the hotel site and complete the construc tion of an office building. It was the Hccreatry's way of cutting red tape, The President approved the request and the property was purchased for the Govern ment at the figure Mated. The Secre tary has since come to Congress, sup ported by the President, with the re quest that the President's fund be re imbursed to the amount of 14,200,000 that was thus loaned by th President AJeanwhlle the well-satisfied former owners of the property are Involved In a suit brought by one of those In Interest for a proportion of the proceeds. Jbc Kecretary was perm u to mi ItytVVVUanrrs x?r nin-oincwi xprcc yessMrg of congri are noping i the method pursued in this case may not establish a precedent for other short cuts to the Treasury by the heads of , departments. In peace times, of course. Congress would not penult any such I Irregular procedure. The Mtrute IMnnU I The expansion of nitrate plants pre sents another Illustration of war do ings In the matter of expenditures In one of the early army bills Congress appropriated $20,000,000 for tho estab lishment of a nitrate plant for war purposes, with a very well-deiintd fer tilizer attachment. It was rumored that this nitrate plant was to take over the Muscle Shoals outfit, a waterpovver proposition, for which tho Government had paid, on the Tennessee River The Government took somo time to locate this nitrate plant, although It was finally placed at tho point where rumor had fixed It. llut recently, through the passage by the House of a bill giving the Federal Government certain special powers lo condemn property, It developed that not one, but three nitrate, plants had been established along tho Tennessee River and that the toal cost of them would run up to from $100,000,000 to $126,000,000. Some of them. It was ad mitted, would be of no practical use for war purposes for several years, but the local Representatives contended that, even If they were not completed In time to be of war service ln the manufacture of nitrates, they would be of lasting benefit to the farmers, and If Chilean nitrate failed would save them from excessive charges by the private fer tilizer manufacturers. Involved ln the discussion were charg es that private chemical companies would be the beneficiaries ot tnese great Government- expenditures', and along with these charges were suggestions that some of the Tennessee River land owners were profiteering and holding the Gov ernment up so that condemnation of their lands had become a necessary expedient. If the casual taxpayer were to ask how It Is possible, when Congress ap nronr ated only $20,000,000 for a nitrate plant, that approximately $126,000,000 Is to be expended. tn answer wouia oe found In lump sum.BPpropriatlons grant ed to tha Du'eau of Ordnance for war purposes. Defenders of these nitrate Government plants insist that the expenditures are recently -oted to the Kecretary of Labor so that houses' may be provided for work men at these nitrate plants These pmiwsais are treated as war measures and have the approval of the depart- ! ments. Hnough has been said In Congress. ' however, to let It be known that the! departments have assumed the responsi bility for these expenditures and thnt I the results are expected to be com- I mensurnto with the demands of War. BECK WOULD WIPE OUT j LIBERTY LOAN SUNDAY ALLIES' DEBT TO U. S. IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES Suggestion Write Off Sever. I Recto" ? All Philadelphia Billion Dollars Meets Ap- ! Parishes Men- proval of Brokers Uon Bonds GOVERNMENT'S BAN ON POULTRY LIFTED TODAY I Paid in full by the blood ot yojr i sons." Nearly Two Million Birds Again Put I This is the entry that James M. in Jeopardy of Chop- , Beek former Assistant Attorney uen- erai or me unucu biuics, vvuuiu wiuu opposite tho i'.em of seven billion dol- cxpectatlonn and tho workers at the main headquarters. 2132 Land Title Itullding, and at tho "boosting" head- , qunrters, 1B23 Chestnut street, and the various district quarters are being kept busy taking In the money. Tho boost ing quarters has been enlivened by fc't. Francis Xavler's Uoy Hcout band. Hoy Scouts ate also assisting the commit tee at tho northwest corner of Twen ty-third street ahd Columbia avenue, Libeit Loan Sunday will ba observed ! here a store has been opened. Not rtrxinintm notice llnl.tM ping Block Mis. Hen may be brought to the chop ping block today. So may Mrs. Hen's oungsters and her husband, Mr. Rooster. The Government restriction against lars owed by the Allied nations to the Government of tne united states In every Catholic church and chapel In Philadelphia at the masses tomorrow. In accordance with the suggestion of President Wilson, who Iras made his de sires known through Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, special mention will be made to the several congrega tions by tho rectors concerning the cam paign to obtain subscriptions to the third The Statement Of his VleW3 on tills ! Im. nf the T.lhrtv Un nn,l mmv subject in nn address on behalf of the Bermons will be devoted to appeals to Liioeriy i,oun, ueiivcreu on me nuur m , tne patriotic, acal or the worshipers tho Block Kxch.inge, brought Mr. the killing of poultry announced several neck's audience to the wildest pitch months ago as a food-conservation meas-, "When this war ends, as tt will In a ure expires tcday. Approximately 1,700.- victory for the Allies." tho speaker .. , ' . . ' '. al,1 "rind nrnnt Itrltnln nnd Prance wuu oiras nre areeciea. farmers, now over, are urged to refrain from rushing their poultry to market, thereby glutting It and causing heavy losses from spoilt age. The ban on tho killing of tho hens is lifted ten days earlier than was expected and Id due to the mild weather of the lart few weeks, which resulted in earlier luylng and hatching periods. said, "and Groat Britain nnd France of enthusiasm, will say to our Government 'the time has come for ua to settle tho matter ot our great Indebtedness to you in a To arouse Interest In the campaign and stimulate the number of subscrip tions among members of his flock BUhop John J. McCort, administrator of tho dlocess since the death ot Archbishop I'rendergast, has called the attention of the rectors In an official announcement, urging that they do all In their power to help dispose of the Government Lib- more formal way, I believe our Gov- i erty uonds Since the announcement of Bishop Mc WILSON PROMOTES COLONEL Nominates National Army Staff Man as Brigadier General Vfalil!ittin, April SO. President Wil son has nominated Colonel Frank T. Ulnes, of the general staff, Notional Army, to be a brigadier general. The following wre nominated to be secre taries of embassies or legations, class tour: William S. Howell, Jr.. Texas; a. Howland Shaw, Boston, Mass.; Cor nallus Van U, Ungert, Berkeley, Cal,; Curtis C Williams. Jr., Columbus. O. ; Joseph W Carroll. New York city ; Wat- Thurston, rnoenix, Arix.; tsara- ttr c all right They to further and demanii uel H. fllckson, Gallup. N, M k Nathan a part f the f0,OOP,000 Jiousinj: IUup i'. oieuroan, Aurwr, m eminent wilt reply by writing across tho paper on wnicn tno money was lent. 'Receipted in full.' "And when they ask, 'Receipted In full howT' our Government will an swer, 'Uy tho bloofl of your sons.' Cheers taking on tho propoitlons of a mighty roar greeted tha speaker's last exclamation. Many of the listeners were moved to the point of tears; strangers In the audl'nco shoo!? hands with each other; cries of "Right! IL'lhtt" were heard, Tha npptauie lasted n minute. Sketching tho war situation of tha moment, Mf. Beck warned his listen ers against overconfldenco. 'This is the darkest moment ln recorded his tory," he said. "And we must coma to an accurate sense of the danger and oversubscribe this loan." Viscount Motono to Quit Toklo, April 20. Viscount Ichiro Mon tono, Japanese foreign minister, has an nounced hla Intention to lender his res- iRiiation. Ill health Is giVOM as the reason 1 n 1,1,1 dAcl&lAn, A .1111,730 . 1OS.0O0 . 101,130 70.UIIU 07.000 no oon fit. 80(1 nn, ooo 40,000 S3, OOO S2,non 33, ISO n.e.fli JO, ft 00 StiOVO 33,000 22,01)0 23,000 content with the large subscriptions being received at Thirty-eighth and Market streets, the West Philadelphia workers oro making a street corner campaign In automobiles. Much Inter est Is also being taken In the drive al tho central Knights of Columbus head quarters, Ulrard Kvenuo and Watts street. John V. Loughney Is chairman of tho executive committee that Is conducting tha drive. The other olBcers are Jo seph C. McJIenanilri, secretary, und L. B. Bottteld and B. J. Martin, assistant secretaries. CIU:sTNt'T HTM'.r.T BAPTIST chchGm I'nentnut at. wpst or l"in OROROli D ADAM1, ii, I) PMtjr. Oil,', a. in. Ilrotherhood of A. anJ P, ! iH'Sft n ., Mrf T.JR tl Irt nY V. ..'.. ' ' .'.'.. J . - .!.. m a.r nnmniiPir, or urmia. l'rpw "' wwl loii try, who wi held irloner by t" "r"i in in present vvsr, la noon llllile Bfhool Kthlral Culture S, K. nAlTIJITK will ipak on "KjiJ"J ana Amerien Tooay anu ionii" Ilr.mil mrert Thstr, 11 s ' Lutheran MKM4IAII, 10th and 1Jffer0H , ,i,fl nev CMIAH. 1 VVtl.ES. D V will P'"! in-in tlniihldir Dasltna 2:30 jllbla School , , .,, S ?: livening tiervlce Spenal I""1 ill Wm BehmMI. celllit PhlU OrchMtra. T j Metlmdlut KpIQPI UT tllllTUIJ f V Mitf . Ilev' KUWAIlD K" HANDOr.rH, P""1 Morning "Love Your Ivntmin. M. Kvenlnt nev. A J Kjnett , ...Ilf Liberty Day Service. KrWur. April -tU' p. m. leture "Caesar or Chrlit? iirnni Muin upon o,i,nv... ,..., Silver ofterlnm tor the Olner He rrawja HELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES Dr. Charles Wadavorth will preach at to iiiurron inornipK lervices 01 A CALL TO T1IK COMtUI HON. J. DRNNY O'NUIL. DUV CANDIDATR FOU OOVKRNOn. SUllAr. Al'UIt, 21. I'M i.w-t ivtl KniK AVE. M. K cnvnVlt.KSntnml A.VI) 7TH HT.. "NATIONAL PIIOHIBITJWU I A.MI TIIB WAIt. ' P'a crlan Cort more than $1,000,000 In subscrip tions has been collected through the Catholic churches and parish houses. Several ot the parishes have compiled their accomplishments In their efforts to dispose of bonds. Here are their r ports up to date : Holy Anstli pariah, On); Line Ht. Fraud! ) Bales Oetll Bt. Monica St. Thomaa Aquinas , Our Mother ot flood Counitl, Ilryn Jlr Our Mother of Sorrows Our l.ady ut Mercy Our Lady of Lourdta.. ... 8, Auatha 81. Matthias. Uala Holy Croai. Mount Airy. . . .. St. Vincent H Paul' a, dermantown St. Malachr St. Michael , , Our Mother of Consolation, Cht'tnut Hill . ... . .., Traniflauratlon ..,... Iromaculata, Conception. German- town -, . . . ,.,, , It Is announced that the Knights ot Columbus Liberty Loan drive haa MtitiL &L.leaat 1150.000. interest In the drive has exceeded U Jja" treet Presbyterlftn fhurrk speaker will be Dr. J. A. MacCalium. In thn Arh Tne evening "The Kingdom of Heaven uud the Kins dom of laicltrr" Is to be the theme of the Ilev. Frederick It. Origin, who will preach tomorrow morning In the Flret Unitarian Church. The Unitarian Society of Oermantown will he addrraaed by Ita pallor, the nev. Hotter S. Korbea, tomorrow tnornmu on "The Para ble of tha Acorna " , ruHJ?t;lin'm't illih"1,i KplaeopKl Church. Olney, the nev. Kdward J. nandolph will ro-each at the morning aervlce on the topto. J-Lyve Tour Enemy.'r In the evening the nev. A. J, Kynett will deliver a atrnios. ..TIT 1f' Yr Charlra P. Wllea will prearh at the morning and evening terv ca at tha Meielak Lutheran Church, H. K. KatcllnTe, of England, editorial writer and lecturer on wlolouy, will nddreee the society torBthlcal Cuhufeon l?nsl.iid i.n.i. t'T" il'r, add Tomorrow." The KthlCHl Culture Society will convene la ;Sa Droad Street Theatre at It o'clock. "A Vrmvr anA m TIIham, I. tc ..... . .. the-eermJn ofTh; R-ev.' I)r. iV.ph lnS'a Sl&.Jwkh "apttat Church."fty.?uth tft apd VYwdland Avenue, tomtrrow eVe- rreehitetlan . Arcjv.j AMCH MT. CHl'KCII. ISIh end llaw lMl.r.nM V.AumrA XlKCertr lOMH Dr, Cherlrs Wadeworlh. ..(ja li'OO Sunday School. ItO VlVfiB son "The Power or a w "i.&f. tt, J, A. MseOallum. J lllll'H. 3:M end Wharton ate., nev. h u UOLT"N, D. D.. MlnliterlOHii. ' - --'-", - '-"' '. !. . fl l'rMe.titnf Klflal ST. JAMRS'H. rjd and Walnut atf.g mv. john MocKnlpai:, i d.. bnm k a.m. iioiy communion. .-4'sei 11 a.m. Morning I'rajcr Herrodn and,; communion, ,t.,, ,!!. m. Kvenina rraTr icnoien. .- . 4 p.m. Kvenina by Organ Ilecital. by Organ Ilecital. , Corporate atterflance by tha Bona n Oeorge and Daughters nf St. """ - Vnltarlan FIRNT I'MITARIAN CHl'Bl'H it &rm8fflckun. ouiffin. MtaHMfl on "TJ Dfdoial Ilev. FREDERICK R. ORIFFI.N. 10 a.m. jninday.Bfhool.,, , It a.m. Mr. OrlBIn will preach Kingdom of Heaven and, the Jvl Anthemt "O. Ta.teiind See , by "h and "The Song of Debrah.' by OoepP rnlllp ll noern, organiei. INITARIAN KOCIKTV OF OKltSLINT Cbelten ave, and Qree.ne at M Rev ROOER H. FORJiES, lllnlatar. J 11 . m. ublvt "Tha Parable VM Acorna." '. I ,-o- nf U1V
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