JPrfWWWWCPWWWfT 'T. rtT r7'1'-v1 .. ;fl' 1F& M S". .",. EVENING PUBLIC LiBDGERvPHILiiDELPHIAr SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1018 "' A . -X V s JiM tor EAGLE'S EYE" THWARTS GERMAN PLOT AND SAVES MILLS Xr'&L :& i PAPEN AND BOY-ED TOOLS HAD DOOMED TO DESTRUCTION HM l&v 'f ' !! &i Vronged Woman Discloses Secrets of Hun Agents, and Dastardly Attempt to Destroy Bethlehem Plant by Means of Doctored Coal Is Nullified by Clever Work of Uncle Sam's Secret Service , ....,... , , , . , , j Novelized by (JOURTNKY RYI.EY COOPTIt from fan. furiiMic! By WILLIAM J. FLYNN nnt'KNTi.v kktiruu chief of f.MTKii sTATKs skui;t snnvicn nAPTAI.V FRANZ VON PAPEN and s-' Captain Karl Boy-Ed were spend ing their last hours In America as at taches of the. Imperial German Em hassy, In conference with the German Ambassador In the Embassy at Wash ington. Tho discovery of their attempt to dynamite the Welland Canal had caused the action by the United States Government which Count on Bemstorff had predicted, A demand had been made upon the German Gov eminent for their recall as accredited representatives of the Kaiser, and Imperial Germany "had no choice In the matter. The re quest, styled so In diplomatic language but In reality a demand whlcji brooked no denial, was acceded to and already Von Bernstorft had received notice of the cancellation of their appointments as "military and nnval attaches, rospccUvc ly, to the Washington Embassy. It was somej weeks since they had -been In the, same room awaiting a tele gram from Helnrlch ion hertz, who was In charge of the attempt on the Welland Canal. There had been many detalls, arranged and only that same day had they received their, passports and per mission from the British Go eminent to safely pass the blockade which had been established around Germany The safe conduct passes had been a disappoint ment. They were made out for separate ships and Von Papen and Boy-Ed had planned many enjoyable hours to gether on their Journey home, receiving wireless reports on the success of plans which they were discussing with Von Bemstorff and Doctor Albert ''Von Bopp has proved a wonder at organization," said Von Papen, speaking of the Imperial German Consul General in San Fianclsco. "We have made the mistake of falling to employ our entire forces In a general attack. As we hae been operating In the past we have en gaged In but minor tasks, plans whie would have resulted In great damage If successful, but minor In the sense that only a small percentage ot our fotees were engaged. The result tins been thai the Secret service has always been able to oppose us with an adequate force. oppose I- after they have been led to It by the damnable luck or unrrtuu Grunt, we have them hopelessly outnumbcied, however, and In the campaign which will open as soon as we have left the country we propose to make good use of our su periority In forces. Briefly the plan Is this: To strike with explosives and tires simultaneously over the entire width and breadth of America with a two-fold ob , flrot in out nff the slinnlies for the Allies by destroying tilt' means for their -mnuuiaciure, ami Btujuuij. m ..ivm. such a reign of terror In America that a declaration of war against Imperial Germany will be too fearful a thing to even contemplate. Boy-Kd, w'll you read the latest report wo have received from Von Bopp?" "Naturally, it is In code," responded the naval attache, "but I can give you tho jiense of It. Attacks are planned upon tho ( ana dlan Pacific Hall road In British Columbia, with the main damage in dicted in the Sel rinn Attack on Canadian rarltlc kirk Mountains, where a little explosive will go a long way: the blowing up of a numuer or troop, trains, and trains carrying horses land Jxnloslvea also in western Canada In fact, general renewal or me piaus in Canada which Koolbargen undertook but which resulted so badly for our cause." "Bcfoie you proceed farther. Inter rupted Von Bemstorff, "no more money Is to be spent upon any schemes In con nection with Canada. It is too costly for the result to be accomplished. Can ada Is virtually drained now of all the help she will be able to extend England. Her supply of men Is nearly exhausted, and two-thlids of the supplies she Is sending arc gotten from tho United t'tates. We have no one left In Canada to work through, and the effort to get agents through the emigration lines Is too great for the work that can be done. Instruct Von Bopp to confine his efforts to the United States." "Exactly my own Idea, said Von Papen, "but Von Bopp Is a fanatic In regard to Canada. His plans In regard lo Canada nre harmless, for I never in- funded that they should be started. What has he to say or tins country. "The docks at Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco. San Pedro and other coast wise towns have received his considera tion. Munition plants which have been suggested to him have also uecu care fully Investigated and are all available for our general scheme. He wily wants i ., ., hci-ln tliH work." ... -.- --.... ,i ai -it. -in wait." said Von Papen. and then returning to Von Bemstorff. and Albert, "you can appreciate the advan tage of having affairs directed from San ThP Secret Service Is paying aiic J-"., ... .,. -. i Tho sjiprpi service i uaiiiih little of no attention to affairs there. Von Bopp assisted by Baron Eckhart II. vn Schick; his vice consul; Ueutenant J.l.-V". ....V.' t.rinoin and a number of ,,tl,ers has been getting the necessary not onlv for Ills own territory, but Vor'n neratlons In the Middle West and ,Ve in the East and South. Von I.enz ..in ha vn. supervision over everything east of the Bockles, but .the east of the Jiocuies, pui .tie men y'" will act for him will receive their In structions before they leave San Fran e sco. A whole week of explosions and Ires In some of the biggest and most L,,.h..i ..lants In the country will bo. the ietullt Each n ght Wl see lis toil tnnttn, with the climax coming with the de- l,r-tiV.n nf ih Bethlehem big caliber structlon of the "etniiiieiii ui "" V," . ,l- ...Ml AA llu , .. --- ... i. 1 1 a .. F"?.,H?ir.H fn 2 ei-lat de.il of credit. The only unprotected portion of the plant Is IS Cll,, - -- "- -, U- .-Inn la the coal chutes leaeung uirecuy tu um flrerooms. Although the Idea wag un doubtedly suggested to him. Von Eer z was keen enough to realize .Its worth. Women gathering up e-oal which has been spilled In the unloading of cars Into these chutes Is an ordinary s'ght. Workera of ours will go to the chutes, ostensibly to gather waste fuel, carrying lumps of coal which have been hollowed out and filled with trinitrate of toluo and wilt elide these chunks down tne chute. Could sny sight be prettier than the wiiiun Will WtMl c, J" w e nruose, -. i,a ant rp iinvver num. win be wrecked by the explosions within the '...,.., ia not tills nlun alone, with- t- nn l thrown into the fire-boxes,' The ex- t plosions which will follow will scatter ' the fires so far that nothing can save 1 the Plant from destruction. If any por- , Ji". .'..?; jn escaim It w 1 be useless. f, iiuii w --' , -- -- mruuAtni - - - -- .... Totully unconscious oi nie suiuu ui flendlshness which he had planned upon Germany by asking commendation JJ n scheme which would Inevitably result In horrible deaths by scalding and lire of stokers, whose only orrense was tne ...rniiie of an nonest living by hard work. Vein Papen paused to see the ef fect of this announcement upon his hearers, Albert clucked his delight by clicking his tongue against his set teeth. Von Bemstorff smiled evilly. 'I mlgni Bay IH-tl uennunj , 14JIU- ensated for the loss of your services In ., nensated for the loss of your services In w.-Ament "j ',w pi--.--..-"" .--r ::-.'' P. nlanned as your rareweu greeung, ne ';i.i -i hnvfl heard enough. You have it planned well and wisely. But let me i emnTO" '"-.ir.-; ,, . '.i, jure you ."..-..--.--. WHHiou uo;ai iuic h. win iuoc uq tlty, Jn nviMii mum uc juuim, "." .'"-.. M'.. It.--. ..' .1 out tho others, worthy of commenaaiion ,.!,,( through little chats over u tllu !y Imperial Germany? IB table. Now he has no time for which he was pitting: and. after unlock IhW .. . . . ....-..... l.-ltklH I. .. 1.. Ing a compartment within It, produced a pair i-i relet glasses. Undoing Vein nernMnff'n catch at the side Message to divided the object lllndenhurg Into two sections. showing that the interior had been cunningly arranged as a camera. From It he took two small cartridges of films. ,"Some pictures which will amuse. Hlndenburg," he said, handing the films to Von Papen. "They contain views of the military parade which took place this morning, and, as they were taken through two of the finest microscopic. lenses In the world, enlarged prints will give him much Information about the I'tlttn nf tt-altt(,ir- null tha anlltnmnnl nT . ...n. v., i(ii,ii.h nil" it -u!ijiiii:iii. ti the American army. To me It was an amusing sight, comparable to a chorus In a musical comedy. They make a brave showing on dress parade, but every one knows thai they are tew In minuter, ,nutieeuaic in equipment ami with absolutely nothing In the way of preparation for a war.'' "Tin soldiers lmr no oone'cptlon nf discipline or the rudiments of fight ing," commented Von Papen. "I eh not If a quartet' 1 1 a million men could be Induced (o titter the army If America did declare war." . "Tho number who would lespnnd would make no dlffeience." said the Ger man Ambassador "Untrained, they would be slaughtered in France, and would leave less opposition to us here when 'rter Tag" arrives for America Four years Is the least possible time In which a civilian may be made Into a soldier, for It takes that time In Ger many, working with the most Intelligent material In tho world, and with the best-equipped system. By that time. If training were attempted here. I'runc. and England ,vlll bo subjugated and America on the defense in its own coun try." od3 of approval from his three listeners gave- assent to the fact that he had but expressed an idea which they all In-Ill : In fact, a belief which was held by the entire military party of Ger many. "And now, we must say farewell."' said Bnyt-Ed "We will not sec you again, for you must condone our Indis cretions and show your revulsion of our methods by being unfriendly. For were you too friendly tavvnrtl us. who have betrayed you, why even the big-hearted Americans might be led to suspect that Imperial Germany condoned, even If It did not sanction, cur activities here." A hearty laugh followed this Ironic sally, and then, after leave-takings. Von Papen and Boy-Ed departed to take a train for New York, where many things, in addition to thelr'packlng. re mained to be done before they sailed, and the time, was short. Helnrlch von l.i-rtz. Mailain Augusta Stephan. Bareness Thereto Verbecht and Wolf von Igul were In Von Papen's New York office when they arrived. "One luaiter which you villi have In arrange yourself, said Von Papen, Im- mediately piunglng into the matter which was engrost- Ins the nttentlou Von rnpen'a of all. "With Von Propaganda Bopp making the Ptann arrangements for the actual explo sions nlid fires with he exception of the one at Bethlehem, I want you to devote your time to the propaganda work. Have a corre spondent near each place at the time the event occurs, prepared to exag gerate everything In connection with It. The story may contain suggestions of the existence of a league of British and French-bom worklngmen who have been active In the neighborhood which had for lis object the stonnage of man ufacture of supplies for the Allies in order to prevent a war which Is forcing the British and French workmen into the army, training women for their po sitions, doing everything lo disrupt labor while providing capital with the means of Intrenching Itsclr. Arrange. If pos sible, to have German reservists In the vanguard of thos-? who protect the prop erty which remains. In fach story em phasize the number of German reserv ists In this country. You understand the object?" Von Lertz shook his brad hopelessly. "It Is for this reason," continued Von Papen. "At the time when America is appreciating Its own helplessness, be cause of Inability lo prevent property destruction with the a.tendant loss of life, such stories will drive home the fact that Germany already has a train ed army lu this country which out numbers the entire regular army of the United Slates. We have tried lo per suade America, tried to make them see the justice of our cause, and failed. Now we will browbeat them Into re lnainlng absolutely neutral, even if we iiinnt trnt niii r sum l ism cannot get aid from 'them. "Stephan and Verbecht will remain under your orders. Von Igel will re main with me. Now get out. and get busy. I will see you here tomorrow morning before my steamer sails." Von Papen turned Into his private olllce to begin (lie packing of all docu ments, which. If ihey fell Into the hands of the Secret Service, would reveal the full extent of the complicity of the Imperial German Government Itself In the manv outrages which had been committed In America. Madam Siephan, r, .... f. ...1. ...!, ..,! llalnrlnli villi Bai Lei vvh lillUIICEB , l-IUVLIU n.lU ........... ..... rtz, left the otllce together to separate len the street wa reached, the two women lo return to their own upart- ments and Von l-erlz to attend 1 1 some business which had! suddenly become urgent since Von Papen would expect a report upon it oil me morrow. n-fore nroe-eedtnir on it. however. oil l.ertz steppeel to a telephone to speak to Dixie Mason, asking to be excused from a luncheon engagement wilh her He did not know how long the business he had In hand would lake, and stood In too wholesome fear of the departing . i i . . r xi .. t.r mia iinmieiai i mrninn minim. tuimtiic ut ' .,,.,..,,...., Government to neglect It for pleasure "Perhaps I am derelict in my duty rnnntrv." said Dlx e Mason to Harrison Grant, at an appointment she had nrranged vvlthi him after she had nixie Mason received Iho tele- and (Irtint ,'ihone call from Compare Nole Von Eertz. Grant had promptly ex tended a luncheon engagement and the two of them were seated at a window table In one of the more exclusive New York hotels. "Von I-ertz Is slipping away from me and I cannot bring myself to make the necessary effort to hold him." "America does not demand such a sacrifice from her womanhood," said Grant heatedly, "If sucli methods are necessary to gain Information then we will go on without any information lie can furnish us." "It Isn't that, he has lost e-onfideiice In my loyalty to his cause." continued Dixie, after a grateful little nod to Grant for his understanding of her po- hiikiii. uui iiivj. sitlou, 'but most or my inrormaiiou was ,le,e between entertaining tho Baroness an(l ,,s own wnrk. Something Is hrew- ,ig. I know, fol- he Is not with the naronesa today since she Is at home. I ),aen't the lenst inkling as to where ne is, out jieiiiricu jh uui nucn tv lover of work that he will elo It for the meie sake of having It done. It means he Is doing something under Instruction" and that means something against America." 'Nothing' will be attempted until after Von Tapen and Boy-Ed are safely out of (he country', said .Grant, "and "J i'?; v.'.' "" " " " Bonfe Ktna. If onlv vou could brine yourself to meet Madam Stephan half way," ban tered Dixie, for the admiration which the German Woman spy had for him was an aggravating matter to the pres Ident of the Criminology Club. "I (hlnk she knows what It Is all about and might tell you in return for Just a.Ultle affection." V . 1 r i.i '' . j: ' '.. . i Jk . -V. M said Grant, "but tell feet (limit IllA H'3l' iiih, how does sh in Which the Baroness la mieliln,. 1,i- "111 ot Her position as leader of llie women ples because of the atlractlon .!',,' 'Ttz, ha found In the Baroness?" Much hint at It, for she has a sin- cere Hffectlon for Helnv " nit'.'.L'ii. yo'! "I!"k. n ',e,,cr ri''" ""' appealing to jealousv might result In a confession from' iier?" Oil .,0,,",l,i",w.e,.T' l.,x! nf,Pr " 'hotiKhi i ' nYi.1,' . '1lle R I'ltcnsely loyal to m, MtiltJ ", ' ,,e. "F and will l,.t vl n,r , "l',""l Interfere with thai Ne. Information court be gotten from her because of the defection of Vo t'w- "."T """"'thing happens But i.l1?v.'.'n '"V .v. Is lindorsloo It, I It l --- ... ti.ii I l,ie in Slgtlt ,'!. "e ,M "" his steamer and I am to ,,, , "'le for Boy-Ed." ,, x ., u'!'' ,lmt circumstances aided , feat In the task slip had selected 101' herself. Despite the fact that Von ,iicii jun w 1 KCeil Vnti lrr,0,. t.. ..i-t.. I'apen and Boy-Ed were I,p,1r ,js. missed -in disgrace, a largo number ol lieopli. called at the Arti Ml H-i Untie Altnrhe Oniee olllce which housed s !' "founV',,, srr mj" '" ftephai, and Von l.ertz were ua ,''M0t'',i with Von rape,, , , ,''' "'"" r,t'-''!g all the call eis who weie f railllcient linpoi lance to be met personally. So It naturallv fr to Dixie, as an Intimate of both the for mer embass aides, to ad us hostess to tlte. throng which gathered. It wns to her liking. She flitted here, there and everywheie throughout the offices, greeting a person here, and bid ding iiiik-u to one there, but all the lime wth her e.ves open for any Information which might be or value ov ,,,,,. thing did she find. This was a bill sub mitted by a telegraph conipauv which on Igel was working upon, clucking on the in-elpt of the message fiom the otllce files. TV aid himself he had care fully written on tho blank tho name of the sender of the message or the name or the person In whom It had been sent. The frequent repetition of "Von Bopp" Ml the blank caused Dixie to pocket It for future Investigation. Another thing which she noticed was that Boy-Ed was sending most nf his personal and pri vate papers Into Von I'.ipen's rooms, which led to the surmise that Von Papeir had undertaken the task of cuing for nil the important papers of the ollice Jt was of this she first spoke when she met Harrison Grant uftrr both Von Papen and Boy-Kd had been escorted to their separate boats. "It Is a shame that we had to obse, ve the rules nf civilized nations by Idling them take those papers," she said, "w lieu Ihey themselves: have violated cverv one." "I noticed ln.w careful Von I'apen was of two bags, a portlollo and one trunk," said Grant, "so I have cabled the 1'iltlsh authorities that it might not lie amiss to search them for Information which might be of eomfnit to the enemy when tho ship touches at Falmouth." "Oh, good," exclaimed Dixie. "And now I am stalling for San ' Francisio this afti-rni.iui. I think I have a lead worth woiklng on." Then she told hliu of her u-asons for wanting to watch the movements of Franz von Bopp, the Imperial German consul general at San Francisco. Grant heartily agreed with her. Then on flml ina tint she had alieady engaged her mini he ae-conipanled her to the station and saw her start on her week's journey. He chafed at the Idleness which con f milted hlni. Shadows hail been sot on Hie baroness. Madam Steplian and von l.ertz, as well as e.thers who had been active tu pievlous German activities. Von l.ertz was reported as having inter viewecl and retained the services of a large number of publicists whom lie had dispatched to various parts of the e-oiin-try. Grant decliled that perhaps acts of violence as a part ol the German pre.pa ganda were to end with the depiituio of the two arch-consplralors. and that Vein l.ertz was directing a campaign of pub licity work in an effort to regain Amer ican sympathy. Flnallv. through sheer Inaothilv he began thinking of the letter to .Madam Stephan ot which be had spoken t Dixie. He finally decided that send Ilreldrit In Write In Madam Slrplixn ing It could do mi harm, anil hi- dis patched a short note, telling ner that it might lie wise for her own safety to give up any information she might possess. The pole was destined to have a far-ieae-h;ng effect, but not in the way In which Grant thought. Madam Stephan received it and. after rending It. tore it Into small pieces, enraged at the idea that Grant had such a poor opin ion of her that he e-ould believe she would turn Informer. Baroni'ss Ver becht called a short tlmo later while Madam Stephan was busy with her morning toilet. The Baroness was a natuial spy and when she saw the lorn bits of letter on the table she gatheied them up carefully, anil c.irrle-d them with her when she left. At her own apartment she spent the da piecing them together until the whole note stood revealed. Then shn had a hearty laugh at the stupidity of the American who would expect an agent of the Willielm strasse to turn Informer and brave the mighty wrath of Imperial Gciiuane "lieap, please. rfZA.u&:a:x:..V7? -.i ' ":.' ' ( ,;,,,;.&.VJZ:7SiK-iX&z. ?; aKv.-tmiRv.. t. smmKwmmnmK&-' ?msirmmmKY i .m?mmarm ' 6 fSKtlSS.SttKt JSrww BBrnrrrf FrTI mm & iffy Jj,"T jfcSSBISjMKB. -BJHB -BBBBBHf jHBf iff WHt 1 T fa yTC ilBfffitTit - jfefc. CT tTMafckff ,tiBto9VHeVea!eV9VffaHiPfli I prhM&a ....-. ... ,y,;ii,.,iil w jili wiMitgavLvg j mmmmmrrwmmKm y Tbe inlcrJu of Ilia llellilehem Sleel planl, vlicre tbousindt of large-caliber guns arc being mi'il. 'iy Uncle Sara to lick ihc Hun- aud wliicli German eni. with brutal -iinrMrel Tor innocent live, planned lo elcUroy j. ' -- .- -K-r ; t ' ' "- vfc- 4 I.I.I T Ti) UK.MT. U. K.ll., I50IM' M) UN lUMNCKEN I'mn.! liopp, Impriial (.criiian innul general al Svin Fianeisin, wa imlirleil liv llie I ccleral (.r.iiul .lurv for llie itrlmtif." inilirnti-il in lliis lorv llaron Willielm von lUiutkrii, mililarv nlljiiie ut iP inti-ulale. w,i llir actual inlcrniciliary wlm -npplieil fund In blow up liip cnpageil in tr.in-purliiig fooil-luff- lo (lie llie-. Wolf von Ipcl was our eif llie ionpiraloi in on I'apen. iiM'to; in New l ork nl the time of a nolewnrllij prclimiiiarv conferciiir The ill'palch published the fnllim ms day. however, telling of the seizure of Von Papen's papers at Falmouth caused her to think of the lotto, A p'au whereby she could put Mad-ini Steplmn in a position vvhele she eotilel no longer claim the leadetship nl the women spies of the Kaiser in Ani'-rle-a oc curred to her and rhe put H into Instant execution She hurried to the former nlll.e of Van Papen whoto. as site expected, she fennd Von l.ertz. seething with rage at this new eilsaster in Gernianj. She had e-onuteil upon rage and fo.n dulling the ne-ver too sharp witc of Von i.ertz. and lie was In 'lie mood which she had anticipated, wiling In believe al most any c.plaitatl.i . "How. how e-oulel Ihey have knetwn of thoe papers, check stubs anil every thing else, which should have been tle stioveil, insteiel of being taken to Ger many as proof of our fidelity.'" he gi naned. "Here Is jour explanation." -.aid the Baroness, extending the ratte to Madam Sirphan from Grant, on the letterhead of tin- Ciimlnolog.v Club. The fact Hint II was undated inaile her story plausi ble. "She lei-elved that live days ago and suae then I have wate-hed her She- I'M met Giant four times and was uih 'him four ila.vs ago when he sent a long cablegram m England. I i-euild mi pet the content", of that message, but it was without a dtuibt iieitiflc.itlon cf the papers which Von -." Bui Von l.ertz had not walled lo hear her finish, lie hail fallen a reail vle'lih to Batoncss Verbeeht's scheme I'nr iINci-edlting Madam Stephan and had dashed from the olllce to confront the supposed traitor with her perfld. He was forced to wait at her apart ment, for Madam had licit el arisen, and. as be stioele up anel detwn in her sti.dy, his lage momentarily lu-iien.-dl. An open book lav mi the table- liareily aware of what he was doing he picked il up ami read Iwo er three passages befoie he iven noted the I Kle. "Bah"' he siideJeiilv ovei.ilmnl In dis gust " -A Tale of Two I'ltli-s,' She has so far forgotten Germany that she turns iu English books for entciialn inenl." Then Mad. line Steplian entered the loom. Enraged al appearance of the tin- cool, iinrurrieii woman, he hulled foith a violent de nunciation of her as a being un- Threaten Madame SlepltHii wt.rthy of the re- wlllt Death spvt of any one, and ending by ac cusing her of iiflng a traitor lo Girnian.v finer grained man would have read the falsity of the eiiaigt- In the effect llie accusation of disloyally had upon Madame Stephan. in the- moment she was turned from a bright, vibrant, keenly alert 'woman to a crushed, heart-broken, dull-eyed, In r-roi-trickeii, pleading wretch. ".Vn IMprlcli, no," she moaned falling to tl.e floor at bis fei f. "Tell me that you don't mean It. I have foigotten coinpas-slon. sympatlij and kindness ihat I might lie faithful lo Germany. 1 have given my every thought, my life, my light ti love anel happiues's, and even virtue' itself In i-iiiry out Germany's I'onunanil Am 1 not now even woiihy of trust"" Her voice- haei gained in strength as she made her plea, and she paused, kneeling, with tear-strearncd face up turned anel outstretched arms. Even the dull-witted Helnric von I.01 tz was affictcd by the sincerity nf the appeal, hut It was not for a German gentleman, a disciple of Hun kultiir, lo weaken at the misery of a woman "Imperial Germany demands thai join fealty be above etucstlon or that you elle," he said Itruseiuely. "Unless you can send me absolute proof within one week thai you have commiink'nted In no way with Harrison Giant jou must die'. One week ef grace I gram you. because last night the reign of terror for America began, and I will be very busy. One week fiom today absolute proof or death." As he was talking Madame Steplian had fallen forwaid and had graspetl blm tlghtl.v mound the knees V he fin, she-d. Vnn I.eitz disentangled the clutching arms, threw her violently to the floor anel hurried from the np.it t menl Madame Stephan lay still. A faint had ipileted for the time being her tortured brain Von Eertz had spoken truly etf being Itiise. Am be re-entered hi? office Vnn igel met him. "Theje was a Iniig-tlislance telephone call." said Von Papon's former sicre tar.v. "The message was 'O. I" at Buf falo,' and also this lelegratn." Von l.ertz grasped the yellow en. v elope and hastened into Hie tor, ner pii- vate office or Hi military attache. There he took a long lit of eitb-s in Amenea The Ilelgn ef Terror t'oninieiu'es Iron, 1,1k ituf.'kci and put a iheck aft r Buffalo. Then lie to'o tpen the tele giam. "ii I" at Wilmington." load th pi luted message. And throughout the day similar mes--ages continued to in rive- from all parts of the coiintiv. eae-li nonfiling the de-.'-tructlon b;. Ibo or exilnsin,i of Amoli-i-iin proper!., anil, in many Instances. America, l lives. Many wen fiom the west, for Franz vein Bopp was busy. As in oof after in oof came to his hard that the clinics were proceeding unmo lested, showing that the Secret Sei Men bad been lolnlly unwariK d. Von l.eiiz though of .Madame Stephan "I ,nul sep ior tomorrow.' he tnjd lilmsi If. anil be closed his desk lale Ihat iiighl "Perhaps there Is a mis. take. Inn 1 am too II, ed tonight." He overslept the next nioinlug. ami niose loei late to stop at her apartments befn, e In- was due at bis office, and bv thU 111! I- chance happening the entire enursc of Franz von Papon's leigu nf ten nr for Anieilca was changed. Ma elauie St jtlian, following her reeeivorv rioin lb e (list shock of III e accusal in,',, had spi herself to thinking elearh Siie knew of the mental pie ss oT llelm-'i-b vnn l.orlt. tiiitl its sh- noted the suc cess of lb,- plnl she foil I here was hone for he,- When the morning papers of tli" following day sliowd more explo sions anil mole llres she bec-ime almost cheerful Then the nteni etliiions nr Iho elaily paper-, dasiied hoc hopes t. tj,e gmund Fi.ii-: vo Bopp'- office in Sen Fian eisco had been rallied ! the Scent S'p, v-ie-e. The papers hinletl lh.il much rioc i J 1 1 1 e -1 1 1 , 1 1 evidriice of Go-man pints had boon ieiz el Main prisnnois had been taken. But Dixie Mason, who hail cause-el the i.-ilel. wa- inieasv l'.v lilence hail been gained of pots for i vpliihlons and tiros on the Western coast, but expla nations of llie i-i lines In th East had noi boon funnel, and tit blll Secret Service etpriative knew Ihat but half her wink li.nl beep done. The effect of the news upon Madame Steplian was staitliug. She dismhsed any hope of being able to prove her innocence to such a man as He nrieli vnn l.or!7 She I bought nf how different It would be If be wen- a man of the t.vpe of .-laiiison Grant. Then in a flash Hie whole I tilth biirsi upon her She realized in a I winkling the entire falsli.v. tile HI I or worthlessness of a sys tem which could elevate a man of Von l.eitz's i.'iliber to the pos.tiein he oc cupied She appreciated the v ileness of the crime-, in which she had pat tieipate I. anel gained an untler--tanillng of th glorious Ihlntjs for which American Ideal- stood. Willi the thought came a eleclsion based upon the llneness of Iter nature which she had suppressed during her entire llie. She ealleel tor her wraps. It was as a woinen new ben n that sh- left her npaitineut She was a woman arrayed on the side of humanity as against imperial Germany Sh- made her wa.v s-tialgbt o the Criminology Club. As she walked she wouelered how she could ever have though, that the tli'ng siiewasHboui to de was abhor rent, how site ceiiil t ever have thought of it as aii.vth'ng but h e r botitiden Madtuu Siephan Cunfesne te llurrUitii Grunt duly lo liumaniiv. At the club the ait- itouticenient that -.he was awaiting Iilm tnaelo HaTi-on eirant start eagril.v Sm&ti&(22S&X.SS I IJMSSiSCi; Eor ln nlcltis lie hs'l gone teithoul sloei. wo, king incesr.inlly trying lo get stillie clue which wnlllel evpnse the wiiole of lite plot lie knew of the messages which we,e ro'-elveel lu llelnrieh von l.ertz. but the coincidence eif each heitig from a city in which a lire or explosion bad taken place was not sufficient evi dence in warrant a raid. The news of the raid In San Francisco had not aiumed hope. for ,e hail received u lone mestage fiom Dixie Mason telling of evoiyth'ng found In tho otllcos. and he realized that he still hail before him his wmk of stopping the leign of terror in the East wltjmut aid to be cxpccle-d from anv where S he grasped the out stretched hand of Madam Stephan eageilv. "You earn he a si, oil in r-'S(tniie to my letter". ' I had soaicoly thought of thai." re sponded Madam Stephan. "I have come as a true friend ot the German people. Mr. Grant. I love my people and my I'ountrv Events of the last Iwo days, of which .vou need never know, have shown tne that it is onlv through the de.-triictlon of impel ial Gel many and everything for which Ii stands that they, my people and niv eonnttv can take the place I want them to have In the world. Mis guided as they have been from birth, they cannot throw off the yoke. Willi Vmeriea's help It can be done So I am hero to aid America 1 will be compen sated If I bring the day of GoimHiiy's sahat etn. the elav upon which Hie hori zon of humanity Is revealed to the Ger man people, as It has been revealed to me totl.iv . one hour nearer." She i hi'ii related cpilckly all Ihat she knew of Vou Papen's plan for a rrlgn of tenor in America. "Helnrlch von I.eitz will not wait until the elay sol for the destruction of the IVihleheni Steel Works to attempt It," -he said. "The news from San Francisco will cause him lo a'lempt the- climax of the pint planned by Von Papon before it K discovered Even now be tti-iv hi slatting on it " She then gave hint the addn-ss of the artisan in Harlem who was insetting ex plosives In tile hollow lumps nf eoai foi use in Bel Idol, i m. Grant tallied hiirelly lemgei than was Hipiltcd lu express his tha-ik-- attet teceiving this info! malie-it anel Inn riot! awaj. But ho ami tils jm-n .ni-'ved ion bile Evltlince apl-ntv was found in pto-e th it Madam Stephan's ileseTiptlon of the woik that was being dune hud been true ('.ill the three nu u wlm Intel n 'tli'kel t: Wete gone. "The left bin a moment since." volun 'ettv.,1 ., unman ho livid nu llie same floor. "A sP(k. Ilghl-niustaclied .voting man called, ami they loft with some satchels in a taxicab So Id Ini Ich vnn I.enz bail taken the cours'e which Madam Stephan expected of linn Grant did some tiulek thinking Hastil.v tunning over timetables whlen hi cat Hill in his pocket, he found that a train wns leaving shortly for Bethlehem anil, taking a long chance, he ordered his men back into the mae-hlne that had taken them and disregaieling speed re-gu lal ions ipnoklv arrived at th station Willi but a few minutes to spare Ihev Inn st into the- large train room. Sutl denl Giant latsed Ills arm and pointed Helm Ich von l.ertz was at one nf the lirmil and III-, Men track gates talking Travel with Hie earnestly to thiee ("oiikldrnturs men. "Ste-wati. l.'ava naiigh, e:onte with lite We lllll-l I ei p nut uf sight of on l.er.lz." cautioned Grant. "Vou other men are not known to him. Keep the men to whom he is talking, in sight We will nieel ,ou on the train." Giant and Ins two most trusted me.i found their wa to the train through the employes' gate opened to them by their Sterol Service baelges. (In t lie train lit found the three Gertpan conspirators welli cove-reel bv his men. Von I.eitz had not boardeel tho train, according to a leport of eine uf the opeiatives. It was after nightfall when the train liiudtil them in Betnlehem The skv was lurid with the glare from the big gun woiks. incessantly turning out large iKllhi-r artllltrv. b.v means e-f three shifts of woikmen who keep the wheels turn ing night anel elay The three conspira tors slunk eiff intn the shadows leading luwanl tile settlement of llie foreign 'nboreiK in the big plant, closely fol letwed b.v elrani and his men. lu one of the pooresl sections or the itiv llie men nmunled an timer stalr wav hading to the tup flour eif a Iwo lorietl budding. After some delay they were admitted Ten minutes later the figure of a woman came elown the stair way, stepping cant oiisly anei carrying gingerlv smite objects In her apron Hastil.v assigning two men lo keep hejr ii sight, he oigaitized Iho remainder of Ills force for a rale!. Desnlte a elcsnerale resistance the four men found In the upper part of the house were uulckly overcome. One grip filled witli the doctored conl was seized and on the floor lay discarded outer clothing of a man. Taking only Stewart with hhn Grant slarteel lu pursuit of the figure vvjiicli had left the house. a figuie which he now fell sure was one- of the three men who had come from New Vork now dressed as a woman. The conspirator, because of his ao Uiialn'ance with the neighborhood, had easily eluded the Iwo men who were shadowing lilni. Grant came upon them hopelessly searching to pick up his trail. Without delavlng Grant s aned running al lop speed toward the e-oal chutes. The conspirator was already there anti was busv elropping bombs elown the chutes. Grant fired one shot, but missed, due to the uncertain light The man ar once (led and sending I'avanaugh and the others lu pursuit Grant ran to the nearest e-hute Without hesitation lie dropped into the yawning black pit or Its mouth. A see-ond later, bruised and covered witli coal soot, he rolled Into the boiler room of the big plantw. Springing hastily in his feet, he tore his eoal aside lo how his S-seret The Plnl "Service shield. rolled "Stop. men." he shouted. "Not an other shovelful un til we have examined the coal " He stooped, for almost at his feet lay i chunk of coal which he recognized an being of the same kind used for making the bombs. It was larger than the or Jlnary screenings used In the furnaces, hut would never have attracted attention, for large lumns were frenuentlv found. riCKIIlg up me piece ' mai llu rxcuni his suspicions. Grant found one oide was licking up tne piece mat naej excited of black caraooaru namuy lie tieei.a It orr, anel hew up b fore the astern, lithtd stokers, who had been wotchlnr Franz Bopp's Conspiracy to Blowi$$M TTt IXTtl 31 - HO PI the Country Is Discovered in Time lo Prevent Irretrievable Disaster ' m wild-eved. a lube filled with the mosl powerful explosive known' Orders were given hastily. The firing pit- were alt emptied nnd the cool taken mem for rest roenlng. Fresh ears were t usied up In the chutes nnd before the team hnd dropped below the point where n would not drive the engines fresh coal. safe e'oal was being poured ln-o the gl gai.tte file bnxe". Grant's work vvnn done anil be icpaltcd to town to wash and t ri - tlirdle had he te.tnied his usual mma-ulale appearance when his men ar .i"l to iip'j 111.!' In, -t at l.t- i ii, lies ind been captured and wac in jail with in- fellow conspirators Then telegrams began arrive, fnt aarded fiom the Criminnlng.v Club In Sew- Vork. They told of raid after raid whbh had bren made, each nipping a plot In Its budding, each conducted on information furn'shed bv Mndani Pie man Not on of Imperial Germany's at tempts bod heeii successful. Grant's lat waking thought that night, was of two women Dixie and I must see to it.' he niur nuiied ulcepily. "Ihat Madam Stephan Is given opportunity to appreciate to the full the life of freedom to wh'ch she bad just awaken el " But Madam Stephan had ahead ninde the supreme sacrifice She was Mug ut ihat moment in her apaitmont. dead, a bullet wuii, ,t in her hea,t, victim of a svsteni the full o. Mselnot srpHn ,ent ejf w bleb she I'h.vs the I'eiiall.v Intel not realized, although she--had been a member of il Vn hour before her maid bail le eiuesleel the evening out and hael ap-puu-eel al the otllce of Helnrlch vou l.ettz lie had scarcely noticed her, for in vhri after message had reached hhn of the frustrations of the various plots of destructlein, and he was neaily fien z'ed. Suddenly he was drawn up taut i'ie maid had given htm the secret sign of the Imperial Germany spy army. "Vou. you," he gasped. "Vos," she answered without emotion. "Eight years liave I servetl Madam Stephan as personal maid on guarel against llie moment which lias now ar liveel. She gave information to Harri son Grant in the Criminology Club, and 1 have come to lemind you of your duty." T.ie lieart of I leitirit-li von l.eiiz be came cold with fear Su this was the way Germany trusted her most confidential workers. lo thought of bis own valet, of his housekeeper, of every one whose le-speot he had thought ho held. Me chanically he put on his coat and hat. He talked aimlessly as they rode toward Madam Stephan's apartment, wondering, thinking of the relentless grip lleimany held upon her spies. t the el-ior to madam's apartment the maid ptislieel something into his hand lie shudib'icd as he felt It to be a revol ver it is her own." said the maid In n cold. lifeless voice, "so It makes no dlf feience which one of you uses il on will find her In Hie library. As she was speaking she had slipped Good News for Home Folk From Boys in the Service i WARKl'N It. HL'Ll.V; ioh scrviiip in France with liflli Kepmenl o marine- llie I'HOIV lent- I hr flltnu-f ;:ir, I, oft te hit fighting titut it, 'rutice Only briefly nirit'ioii iota if feels la fi'jht. j Bill tht u say rnthunasiu ally when they line the chant r That's Ihe chow all nghf j 7Vie- chow's till right: The itote f all ! i igh I .' They till grow cnthn&mstw o'er tht e-'iou. I Where Obi diary's iminilly ileum; They like heroes air behaving , Ho if fotttl yun uuiiltt bt t-aving. lio il now ' Though ihe towatil ne weij eus Vie fur they're fond of enir! sport! Our heroes put the enemy to flight. They don't mind their uieiiij; hardships; thty'ie too trifling to report When Ihe chow's all right. The chow's all right! 'Ihe chow's all rjtht! Your Uncle Fain is clever witJi the chow. Kir we lick Ihe far, l.ar' lummr. We must check each little tiuniny. And with abstinence glow chummy! Do it now! 1 Mrs. C. C. Huling. 50311 Cheslnui street, has received two letters that please her. One la from her son. W. R. Huling. now in France with the marines, and the other from a clergyman In De troit who saw Ihe young man a short time ago In the Verdun hector. The Rev. Homer B. Henderson, pastor of the First United Preshyterian Churcn, Detroit, writes Mrs. Huling- Dear Madam Having Just re turned from six months' service In Hie V M. C A In France, I am writing to advise you that while tn the sector of Verdun I had tho pleasure of talk ing to Mr. W. It Huling, and he wished that on my return I drop you line advising you tnat he Is well. j ,, . m-lvlleee nnd n nlen.nre tnr " "? a. I'"vSe n,'V' B P'asure for I me to tiring you tins worn irom the front.. One of the greatest pleasures the boys have over there I letteis',a - litivom yrva-ijs Stiff C 7'JlKVllflVfl her laleh key Into the lock and had en tered Von Eertz followed In semi daze, nnd walked alone Into the library. ".Madam Stephan. I have come to elalm Hie debt you owe Imperial Ger many,' he said In a voice which' be hard! reeognlzed as u!s own. Mechani cally he thrust the revolver toward her. Madam Stephan started to her feet from the easy chair in which she had been l echoing. One look at the pallid, set face of Von Eertn convinced her of Ihe despiateness of her position, fAt ' had become veiy sweet to her after her Intimate talk with Harrson Grant Shu made a sudden lunge at V&n Eertz. She had Just reached him when there came the muffled report of a revolver shot smothered In einthlng Von Lertx had reversed the weapon and pulled the trigger. Madam Stephan staggered back and (hen fell full length on the floor, her life blood oozing out through a wrund which had penetrated her heart. As Von l.ertz stood aghast gazing at the result ot his handiwork, the maid entered She took the revolver from his nerveless hand anei. stooping by the body of he- former mistress, twisted the fin gers of the right hand, already cooling in death, abeut the handle and the trig-go- Then she walked to the table and picking up a book opened It and began marking a passage "This will be absolute proof of her sui cide," she temarked calmly "It oc ciirrod to tne this afternoon, you know' she had been reading Dickens, expecting to be ordered to England any day for work " Von l.ertz dully look the book which was extended to him. He recognlzd It as the copy of "A Tale of Two Cities" whleii he had examined but a few days pieviously. He saw the sentence which the maid had underlined- "It Is a far. far better thing I do than I have ever drme; It Is a far, far bet ter rest that I go to than I have ever known." He stood motionless as the maid took the book from blm and plae-ed It on the table where the passage woulel be the first thing to catch tiie eye of an in vestigator. "Vou had belter go now, sir." said the maid as she completed her task, "before J summon the police. You spoke of Im portant work ou had to attend to to morrow." He nrich von l.ertz left the apartment. It was Important werk he hael to do tomorrow. A German scientist had re quested money for one of the most dia bolical schemes which hnd ever been re lated to the German spy. Xr.rl Satmdaii'i episode - Vo. f.J- 77'e Infantile l'nralyult Epidemic. The ntoru told to the tiecret Service of the secrets behind the Xcw York spinal nieninpitls epidemic of 10IS, how blue bottle flies tcerc fed on ihc deadly yenns and released broadcast from the home folk, and we cannot write too often to our boys In the' service Yours sincerelv. HOSIKIl B. HENDERSON. Anil the letter from her boy reads; Dear Father and Mother This let ter f am writing in the hospital. I was slightly gassed. That accounts for my presence here. Il Is nothing very serious, though, as I expect to be out soon I don't think f got quite enough to do much damage I have been bete now about four 'days It takes about n week to determine just what effect it really will have on a person. Quite a few of our fellows are here with me I suppose ou have read all the' rows about the Herman elrlve and ' how we stopped them Believe me, we sure did have some excitement for a few days. Remember the fellow who had his p-i-iure taken with me" He was one of niv best pals. He was killed. It sure did make me feel bad, and also blamed mail. He was awfully reck less. I have lost all my personal belong ings We bad Red Cross bags given to us esterday. They contain many useful articles and will come In very handy. We have had plenty of excitement at the front In the last few weeks. I got through fine until I was caught in a barrage of gas shells I did not feel the effects nf It until some hours afterward. I saw the company doctor, and he told inc I was gassed. 1 am at a big base hospital now, a long distance from the front. We had moving pictures at the V. M C. A last night, the first I had seen for nearly a year They certainly do treat Ihe patients fine here. The chow Is greal Will say goeid-by for Hie time. As ever, your loving sou CHAMBER HAS DISPUTE BOARD S. K. Miilfonl Head. Both lo Pans I on Coinmoreinl Differences Plans for the settlement of commercial elifpules b.v arbitration .lave been ar- ranged by the Philadelphia Chamber of e ommerce in accordanee with the report .' ' . v " ,i,r '-'-i-i tit uircciuri ol the chainher at Its la-d meeting. Ernest T Rlgg. presldenr of the cham ber, announced the appointment of tho committee which will have charge of this work. The chairman of the committee Is Spencer K. Mulford. a member of the board of directors. Oilier members ar Robert Diddle, W. J. Con en and Joseph W. Wear. I'nder the proposed me. hod a number of men from each hrev.tc-i of trade and Industry will be appointed as referees, and they will sit as reeiulred to adju dicate eases broug'.it before them. SAMUEL AF.COTT DEAD VTa Member of Large Woodworking Mills Concern Samuel Alcolt, who was a member ot the old firm of Alcott, Ross & Scully. I which had large woodworking mills at I Broad and Cambria streets, Eighteenth I street nnd Washington avenue and Dunkirk. V. V., died yesterday at his, home, 2248 North Broad street. Mr. Alcott had been In poor health several years. He was a director ot the Continental-Equitable TruBt Com pany He ts survived uy ms wire, Airs. J.yaia Flack Alcott. a son. W. Iv Alcott. heael ot the firm of W. K. Alcott & Co., mill workers at Fifty-second street anet Eancaster avenue, which succeeded his father's firm, and a daughter, Mrs. Henry U Klster. 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