Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
SYNOPSIS.

vanishing Fleets" a story OF what
might have happened" opens in Wash
lngton with the United States and Japan
pear war. Guy Hitler secretary OF the the
srts. chief aide Of Inventor Roberts, are
introduced as lovers, Japan declares war
and takes the PhipplnSSs or Guy R ateF
Hawaii is captured by the Japs. All ports
are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap
anese fleet England's fleet mysteriously
disappears The kaiser is missing. King
Edward of England is confronted by Ad-
Dreadnaught, biggest of England's war
ships, Is discovered at an impossible
point in the Thames The story, now goes
back to time many months before the
war breaks out Inventor Roberts eX-
hibts metal production. This over
comes friction when electrified and is to
great flying machine. The cabinet plans
d .radioplane war against Japanese. The
start is made for the scene of conflict.
After maneuvering the airshps descend.
and by use OF strong magnets lift the
warships. one by one, from the sea. The
The British fleet accepts American hos;
pitality and is conveyed TO the United
States. The kaiser is taken on trip
hts first visit to America-thus account
Ing for his disappearance. King Edward
is brought to America on a radioplane.
for conference with the president. They
agree to work for world peace. Announce
ment Of the secret OF the radioplane is
made in Central park. New York, to the
wonder of millions. The king meets his
men He departs in an airship for Lon
don Half way across the Atlantic the
radioplane bearing the kaiser is met. The
world-peace. Edward and kaiser return
home and the secret is spread over Eu-
rope. The president sends peace mes
sage to all the world.
CHAPTER XxlII.-Continued
The German emperor, true to his
promise. was the first to give offic
ratification to the message, and added
thereto his earnest entreaty that all
powers might speedily join. He Of
fered an eloquent argument in its be-
half, fortified by his own observations,
and reviewed the reasons why Ger
many had previously declined disarm-
ament in conferences at The Hague.
His attitude was that of impartiality,
and no mention was made of the
mooted questions between Great Brit
ain and his own country, which were
later adjusted satisfactorily through
the commission, and passed into his
tory as the first dispute which that
body was called upon to arbitrate.
There followed brief lapse of days,
In which the other nations of the
earth studied this communication in
temper according to their desires.
1t came as an amazing document in an
epoch which was uprooting existing
conditions and establishing new ones.
The underlying threat of interference
In any international war, however,
made it patent that the wisest course
would be in graceful acceptance.
Hence it was that all the principal
governments bound themselves in the
compact. The last page had been
written in the voluminous history of
strife. The Kissing of the barb, the
retching of the catapult, the clangor
of sword and buckler, and the booming
of cannon, which in the course of time
had succeeded each other, were sounds
TO be heard no more on land or sea.
Peace had at last assumed its tranquil
dominion.
When the last acceptance from the
most laggardly nation was received,
the news was made known to the
silent man in the White House. 1t
vas on another night in summer when
the moon cast it's shadows over the
city and the shining breast of the
river. Still alone, bnt now beloved
and understood by all his countrymen,
he knelt by an open window, and, with
a face glorified by the radiance Of the
night and his thoughts, thanked the
God who had made him steadfast to
accomplish his desire The president,
too, had reached his goal Of dreams.