Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-02-15
A NEW YEARS
MESSAGE
BY ARTHUR P. WlNDHAM
Copyright by American Pross Asso.
citation. 1911.

man entered and said:
your excellencys sent for me. ! be
heve."
"Ah, Won Arnheim," said the chan
cellor, looking up, Il have very i'm
portant mission for you. 1t is to the
president Of the United States and
must be delivered on the LIST Of Janu-
airy, when the president receives the
diplomatic corps. have selected this
day because no attention will be at.
tracted by a visit, and 1t need not be
known that call Is on important dip
Iomatic affairs His majesty the en-
peror is DESTROYS that the present strug
gle between Russia and Japan shall
cease. Japan Is not able financially
to carry on the war and must sooD
give way on that account. This will
give the car prepOnderance OF pow
er IN the east antagonistic TO German
and other interests No power in Eu
rope is so situated on account OF their
vnried interests 10 propose mediation
The only power fitted for such pur
pose Is the United States
Ills majesty tine emperor desires 70
send by you 10 the president of the
great republic n request that he viii
propose TO the ear and the emperor
OF Japan a conference with a view TO
treaty Of pence Since The car
knows Of the financial stress Of japan
he does not wish the war to terminate,
but If peace were proposed by the
president Of the United States the
worlds opinion would be so against
Russa's refusal TO treat that she
would be obliged 10 yield. In few
weeks possibly he would win
SHOULD his emissaries succeed In pre-
venting you from delivering the mes
sage or delaying the emperors request,
obiging rs TO send another. the JNpa
nese cause may collapse before dupli-
cate could be received You may be
watched from the time you leave here.
Won Arnheim left Berlin with the
dispatch the same evening. ne RUS
slams nj the German capital did not get
wind of his mission until he had sail
ed, aud there was only opportunity for
them TO instruct the Russian emissa-
ries in America to endeayor to thwart
his design after his arrival in New
York He had reached that city, or
rather Hoboken. across the Hudson
river where the German steamers
land and was driving through a street
that leads to the station of the Penn
sylvania railroad when an auto came
dashing along wildly the chauffeur in
teutioually colidng with the cab In
which the messenger sat. He lay for
a few moments stunned. and the chauf-
feur looking back and seeing that he
did not move, sped on
But Won Arnheim got up and with
difficulty walked southwark till he met
another cab, which he hailed and
reached the Pennsylvania station with
out further mishap lie was obliged
80 wait couple of hours before
through train left for Washington and
while walking to an0 fro in the sta
tlon saw man accompanied 10y a po-
Hceman coming toward him.
"Thats your quarry" said the man
to the policeman. Arrest him. | have
just come over in the same steamer
with him. and he stole my watch"
Despite his protestatons Won Arm
Aelm was taken TO police station in
JERSEY City, and being searched,
watch that did not belong TO him was
found IN his pocket Rather than make
himself known and. having still a week
before New Years day. he stood trial
the next morning and was sentenced
&c Jail for six months. On the way TO
prison he asked those escorting him TO
step into saloon and have drink.
While there he convinced them that
abe charge was a put up job. gave each
one of them $50 and was permitted TO
leave the saloon by a door In the rear,
He bad no further trouble on the
way to the station and hoped that he
might be permitted 10 reach the capt
tal in peace But he was disappoint.
ed Just before arriving at Phiadel-
phia woman took q vacant seat be.
side him and as the train was passing
Through the city raised a cry, arose
with feigned Indignation aud accused
Won Arnheim of insulting her Lean.
ing out OF a window, she beckoned 10
a policeman, who got into the car, and
the woman called upon him TO arrest
Won Arnheim,
Here was another detention Won
Arnheim, still unwilling 20 make his
identity public, stood trial, several per
sous WHO had been in the ear with him
testifyng chat they saw him endeavor
So take liberties with his accuser, and
he was sent up for sixty days
II was now the 9th of December.
and but Eve days remained before
New Years day. Won Aruhcim sent
message 20 the German minister III
forming him OF his situation mem.
hSr Of the German diplomatic corps
visited the prisoner, received his mes
sage and returned to Washington on
the 3lst Of December
When the president the next day
gave bis public reception the German
ambassador watching. his opportunity
spoke q few words TO him in a low
tore The president replied in the
zane voice
II was not very long after this that