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tory came the farewell beams OF the sun.
More water was admitted to the main tank
and slowly the boat sank under the sur
face. while outside glowed the emerald
green NJ the surrounding water, Escaping
air from the filling tank sped upward
through the sea like bubbles OF molten sill
ver and outside there was absolute silence.
Down, down the submarine settled on a
level keel
The drop. drop, drop OF a small leak
alone broke the stiffness within the craft
save when a low voiced order or the sub
dued announcement OF the gathering
fathoms above marked the tenseness and
the enforced calm of every one aboard
Here and there mere pinhole IN some
piece Of metal permitted the passage of the
surglng sea, and tiny Jets shot through
them with the seeming force OF needle
shower. giving good idea Of the relent-
less pressure gathering without with every
added foot OF submergence. Most OF these
were In the coming tower. and. fortunate
ly. not observed by the officials while the
coaming or rim around the hatch In the
floor OF that structure permitted the water
TO accumulate there.
the sand OF the sea bottom that no one
would have been the wiser that the jour
ney's end was reached II the quvering
hand OF the depth gauge had not halted
ON the way down pop valve on the air
line gave d sharp blast-an index OF the
power Of the force held in reserve TO expel
the water, and the sudden noise Jared
every ones nerves. because 1t sounded like
the swapping OF metal. II made the two
men gripping the drop keel lever jump
almost resulting In the release Of the safe
" weight. because their orders were TO pull
at once and with all their might upon COM
mand Fortunately they did not lose pres
ence of mind.
For half an hour the boat remained upon
the bottom outside, the fish peered In
quidtiyely through the glass headlights
no doubt wondering what was the strange
creature with the glowing interior. Inside.
all hands enjoyed novel luncheon dur
ing the thirty minutes pause. At the
enL OF that period stations were resumed
I'm readiness for the rise to tho surface.
The question naturally suggested itself:
"WIll che break away from the bottom ?"
"NIll the air be able TO force the over
Weighing ballast out Of the tank"
BLOW centre tank was the order and
instantly the compressed air made the pip
ing sing as II rushed from the sturdy TASKS
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I thing He helped to Kill Grand Duke
Sergius and Minister Plehve; at the same
time he betrayed hundreds OF revolution
iats. To avoid suspicion. the arrests OF
persons denounced by Azeff were delayed
| sometimes for months after their denun-
citation. Azef disappeared after his ex-
posure He has lately written letter to
| the revoutionsts at Paris asking for
new trial. on the ground that he acted In
| the interests Of the revolution. His letter
was not answered. The party never ap-
proves its members joining the police. In
| diydual revoutionsts have done so, the
most notable recent case being Bogrof, who
assassinated Prime Minister Stolypin."
| New light is expected on a case which
has long agitated the Russian colony here
when the libel suit OF Evalenko. a New
| York publisher against Vladimir Bourtseff
comes to trial. next MONTH in the Supreme
Court. Evalenko, a man Of means and
widely known, had been accused OF being
In the employ Of the Ohkrana. He demand
| cd and obtained a trial before n commit
tee Of the revolutionary parties. The YER
| dict was unfavorable because. Il is said, OF
evidence supplied by Bourtseff Simon O.
, Pollock. attorney for the Russian Refugees
Defence League. will represent Bourtsen
| IN the trial
\ talented young Russian Of a noble
family. named Rudneff. came 10 New York
about two years ago. He drew we'll. and
did work as a cartoonlst for the "Warheit"
! The Globe" The Evening World and
other publications. Last fall he met Colo
mel p. a former member Of the Ohkrana
! in ~. Petersburg, who was then In New
York Rudneff conhded to the colonel that
| he would like 10 start "A Russian satirical
weekly The colonel said that no doubt the
! Russian government would be glad 10 sub
! sldlze such a publication. and offered 10
/ deliver q letter addressed by Rudnen TO
the Chief OF the Russian Secret Police In
this city. Rudnen wrote frankly and at
length to the chief OF Police. saying that
/ he had made some mistakes, but never in
wardly wavered in his allegiance TO the
/ Gar lie believed he could serve the Little
Father by editing a satirical weekly, which
should draw around Il the literary ami
artistic reyolutionists in New York. and
/ would be a great central trap for the foes
- the fatherland. For his patriotic and
artistic services as editor Rudner wanted
I salary Of about SIS week and he esti-
rated that II would cost SIS a week TO run
/ the paper.
! This letter fell into the hands OF Mr.
/ Okunzoff. editor Of the "Russkoye Slovo,"
revolutionary organ In New York. How
II fell Is a mystery unrevealed. Mr. Shin
kin, Advertising manager Of the "S'ovo"
read the letter on a Saturday and dned the
author Of 1t at his home on Sunday. Shin
! L = oil Wb he fpau and
Rudneff gayly talked OF his plan TO pub
! llsh satirical weekly. for which the funds
would he provided by sympathetic Rus
slams. The next day the "Slovo" pub
| ished the letter.
Rudnen promptly dropped out Of sight
but before doing so visited a journalist
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end measured forces with tine pressure OF
tho sea in the common battle-ground or the
hie ballast tank. Slowly the water save
before the air: the hand OF the suhmer-
gence gauge quivered with newborn life and
gradually but hesitatingly began TO retrace
the scale hy which II had marked the de-
scent. The boat started upward at an an
gle sufficient 10 spill from the coming
tower floor down into the boat a couple of
bucketfuis OF the water that had gathered
there The sound Of that splashng water
was q shock. because nearly every one
thought II had come from a sudden yield
ing If the hull and tina. disaster.wss immi'
rent. OF course. each laLghingly chafed
the other when excitement subsidized and
the harmless cause OF the alarm was
known.
II took but few seconds for the suhma-
rine TO reach the surface. her momentum
increasing with each fathom Of her Journey
upward and the sight Of the sunlight
streaming again through the coming tower
headlights was indeed JOY. But the re-
lief was not alone 10 the people within the
boat-the watchers aboard the tug ha6 had
their minutes of ANXIETY; they knew not
what was happening beneath the water.
ard only an occasional burst or bubbles
told them where the boat had gone down.
The admiral lost no time In Fastening back
70 harbor to spread the good news OF the
submarines safety. but lie never quite
made good In the excuses he offered for
d,sert!ng the little craft before her hour
Ct trial.
II is one thing to make an unexpectedly
deem submergence Und then 70 SIGHT ones
way successfully back 10 the surface and
something quite different deliberately TO
take a boat down 10 untried depths. know
ing full we'll the risks involved. The object
OF the Italian dock is TO do away with all
OF these hazards and needless taxing OF
haan
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back An appeal was made IN his behalf
to Washington by certain interests. which.
II is said, represented the Cars govern
ment The appeal was OF such q nature
that 1t would likely be disregsrded-
BY making It it was planned to forestall
any action by the mans real friends and
to send him back TO speedy doom OF exile
or death. DR.. Kaplan got wind OF the az
fair. and as representative Of his society
gave bonds for the refugee. and finally
succeeded IN having him admitted to this
country.
There was an officer Of tho Russian navy.
Popor. who deserted and came 70 New
York. -Four months after his arrival he
was walking in the streets OF Brooklyn
when two men went UP to him and talked
Russian. He was delighted to meet fellow
countrymen. He told them he was looking
for work They said: I'VE will give you
work. Come with U.S."
Popoff went with them cheerfully ana
not knowing where he was going In search
Of work accompanied them TO Ellis Island.
where he was promptly arrested as an I'M
desirable alien liable 10 deportation.
He was kept there two weeks. HIS
friends learned Of the case and obtained
Lis release.
Leonld Menschikofr, who was twenty
wears In the Ohkrana at st. Petersburg,
supplied the first information which ex.
posed the arch spy Azeff, and has other
wise given valuable aid to the revolution
airy cause. lie is now I'm New York writ
ing a history Of the Russian secret police.
Mr.. Menschikoff has large collection or
documents and spy reports, including many
from New York.
OF spies In America Mr.. Menschikon told
the writer as follows:
zone OF them, Mshkin, IS looking for
lob He comes from Minsk The reservist
NJ a traitor from Saratoff, and b.. who
used TO help the Black Hundreds, now
merchant. both live here A typesetter, h-'
now a very sick man. was made spy oy
fortunes i'm prison. Near Washington lives
Henry s. who was noted as assistant TO
the famous agent Zubatofr in his ant-rev-
olutionary labor organization. There must
he here also the prominent provocateur,
Abraham Ginsburg OF cheruizon prov
lnce."
II Is certain the Ohkrana sees and hears
mlrutely and at long distance. II 10
student OF art, literature and politics
When the split occurred here between the
Socialist Labor party and the Socialist
marty the fact was duly reported to ST.
Petersburg by busy American spy. some
things are known In Russia before they
have become known on the East ssds o.
New York where they happened.
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I safe TO carry this examination 20 points VI
greater stress than II is now the custom
IN % when the submarine Is lowered INV
tho sea. and in this manner valuable IN
formation can he obtained which tells no"
Wide IA the margin Of safety present In eN-
is,t,o s,ructures and also what changes
co., ba made either to increase the resist
,,e, ,o,rers Of the hull or to reduce "eigh's
az thicknesses of material which are now
deemed necessary. This may not seem I'M
rortant IN the casual reader, but to any
one familiar with modern naval architect
ure-especially In the direction Oh hsh''hs
ships-he knows that the saving or pouhd
in one direction gives a pound to be aPpieu
nrontably in another, and POUNDS arc
doublv precious within the eramped con-
Nnes Of a submarine. So Far for this DOCK
ss a means Of preliminary testing OF unuer-
water boats.
The dock built fer the italian govern
ment has a lifting power equlvaJent 10
cutie zoo tons when used as salvage pom
,oou akin 10 the service for which the
German Vulkan Is exclusively designed
and with this capacity TO raise such n Dur
dom the laurent invention can be used
With peculiar fitness TO bring sunken
eubp,arIne TO the surface. Once erecting
this the dock can take within itself the
underwater boat. and then both can be
,oVed TO port and together locked IN an
ordinary drydock II such a course be de-
.r.alle Thus we see that the submarine
has brought into being special auxiliaries-
,ho narent or mother ship being one OF
,her-which must minister TO these sub
a,,r,oc. ,orpedo boats in order that they
80 not only perform more surely the
,,.orL cut out for them, but that they may
20 saved from a fatal mishap should acci-
| An, carry them TO the bottom and they be
80, ohls 10 rise through the employment
! - a,v OF the means within them. The
.t,l,,rg Of the British submarine A3 and
| 49,, cot that the boat has just been raised,
| si,o,,,s how far the Admiralty has kept be-
hind the procession. and gives us reason
=, norse and wonder why We should be In
srbstantIally the same unprepared con-
dition.
co,,,e wears ago an American firm built
,or che Russian government a number OF
| ,,,.,,o-i,es--these boats were FASTENED "a
as,,,n,etion for war service and none OF the
class had ever gone down to greater
dan,h than forty feet. The boats were cut
=, ,wo and shipped 10 Russia for reas-
.h,,rv and for testing in the Baltic Sea
| .n,once was conditional upon at least
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friend and tearfully protested that he was
only trying TO fool the Russian govern
ment. He would take its money. but ne
said he did not mean to betray anybody in
return.
1.-THE Ray" monthly published In De-
troit and edited by y. L. Orlowsky. printed
the following In its February number Omit
ting names)
Eve have discovered documents on the
ground OF which we publish the names OF
Russian spies and provocateurs in America.
The New York 'drygoods firm known IS
the is the main office Of the Car S
spy organization In the United states
alias - and Colonel - are
the heads Of this firm. Colonel -, who
so vigorously is discreditng the Cars gov
eminent in the American press, Is playing
Azeff's game. In May, 1910, In Chicago. IN
Douglas Park, a young Russian, Jacob
Tswyetkoff. was killed. This awful crime
was committed by the gang organized by
Colonel - - represents himself as a
correspondent of -. lie came TO Amer
lea in 1906 He closely watched DR.. Rome
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FUNDS FOR REvoLUrloNisrs.

A good reason for tho activity q Russian
spies in America Is the large amount Of
financial assistance sent from this country
to the fatherland. DR.. Kaplan estimates
that during the revolutionary period. 1901
'o1, more than $4,000 a year was sent to
Russia There were four parties collecting
money for the revolution, including tho Rug
sian Social Democrats, the Russian Social
Revolutionists, the Relief Society for tho
Political Victims Of the Russian Rsvolution'
and thu Bund Jewish society. When.
Gregory Gershuni was here the sum OF $50
900 was raised in six weeks.
Evidence of spy work was apparent when
Tschaikotfsky and Breshkovskaia, arrested
and put on trial in Russia after tourney
this country were confronted with every
thing they had said and done in the land
of the free Breshkovskaia is now in far
Siberia. an exile. Other prominent leaders
who visited this country and were duly
watched were Aladdin. Gershuni Bourtseff
and Matushenka, leader Of the Potemkin
mutiny. Matushenka incautiously returned
70 Russia in 1909, and was hanged there.
Leo Deutch, a veteran revolutionist who
ESCAPED from Siberia, is living in New
York, editing a weekly paper. ''Novy Mir"
| II,
litical refugee from Siberia.
The attempts TO extradite Jan Janon
Pouren in New York, Fedorenko In Canada
and Sozol in Boston showed that the
Ohkrana had something 10 keep II busy on
American soil. Thanks to the Russian
Refugees Defence League, aided by the
American Friends OF Russian Freedom, OF
which Seth Low is a member. these men
escaped the halter which awaited them at
home A few days ago Attorney Pollock.
Of the Defence League, aided by Repre-
sentative Berger and others, persuaded the
Washington authoritis 10 admit two Rus
sian politicals who were detained on the
Pacific Coast and liable TO be sent back to'
Japan. whence they could have been extra
dited TO Russia.
An extradition case at this port seems
to illustrate the superIative cunning OF the
Ohkrana. A refugee named Bolitin. COM
ing TO New York from Russian port, was
held at Ellis Island and liable to be sens
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who has such reputed persistence. Several
attempts have been made 10 extradite po-
litica offenders from this country, and they
have been thwarted.
SYSTEM BROUGHT HERE IN 1892.
Or. Paul s. Kaplan, secretary Of the Rus
sian Social Revolutonists. told the writer
that the spy system In the United States
was established around 1928. when Rus
sian immigration 10 this country began 10
he extensive A spy bureau was started in
New York under Olaroffski, the Russian
Consul General. This was maintained until
about 1900 when the increasing troubles in
the fatherland required a better system.
Olaroffski was good. but not every consul
general who succeeded him was adapted to
run a spy bureau. Some officials had an
idea that such work was beneath their dig
nifty. Moreover. II was recognized that
specialists were needed and that the spying
over the whole country should he made
more systematic.
So a number OF experts from the Russian
Ohkrana were sent over here and each one
took charge OF the work In big city OF
the United States. These men were made
directly responsible to the Chief at St.
Petersburg. to whom they made their re-
ports
Back in 1898 a group OF ten Russians met
I'm New York to lay plans for starting an
anti-government newspaper. Within a
month word was received that the 81. Pc
tersburg police knew all about that meet
ing on the East Side and that the arrest
OF tina spartioipants. II they should ever
come t6tEnssia was ordered. DR.. Lubln,
one of the group. was indeed arrested when
he ventured back to the fatherland
The spy in this case. one OF the ten pres
ent at the meeting, was thought To be a
Russian who was employed At the Metro
politan Museum OF Art. His guilt could not
be proved but he was eliminated from
further connection with the group.
How do you discover spIes?" asked the
writer.
Smell them out-instinct," replied DR..
Kaplan. small man with hoarse,
cheerful voice. he smiled broadly.
1--WE have been trained in fl FOR hum
dred wears" he went on. The revolution
lists have a keen eye for faces and long
memories When Bourtseff. whom they
have called the Sherlock Holmes Of the
revolution. was here. he recognized spy
in Brooklyn that he had not seen In many
wears He recognized a woman that he
had not seen in two decades. ! began my
acquaintance with spies and their ways
when | was n boy in Kieff. We were sit
ting in restaurant and two men at anoth-
or table were talking in Turkish. We said
they must be spies They laughed, joined
Us. and We found that was their business.
what are the other ways, besides In
stinct. OF finding them OUT
"By their stupidity. A man comes ahu
saws he wants 10 help the cause lie mas
lust arrived from the other side he says
Cant we make bombs here and send them
70 Russia? The answer II. Would you
endanger lives on the steamer? There are
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safe behind the bars of an American pris-
But the infanible hounds Of the
some manner. then had him rearrested.
sent back to Russia and properly hanged
II the story is false. II is told and II re-
fleets a popular view. No doubt many Of
of the less intelligent and daring OF Rus
sion emigrants are deferred from lifting
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QUICK.

CHARLES w. Morse owes much OF his
srcoass 10 his uncanny quickness at a bar
gain" said New York broker "Ihey
tell a story showing that this gift OF quick
bargaining was instructive with him.
"Charles Morse, at the age of nine' en-
tered a hardware shop the day before the
Fourth and said
..G,mme 10 cents worth Of gunpowder.
...W what do you want 1t for?' the dealer
asked.
".For a nickel piped Charlie promptly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
The Cars Secret Police Once
Had a Complete Organ
ization in Ameri-
can Cities.

This word, whispered in an East
Side cafe-wlth a cultural accent
=, the first syllable-freezes the attention
NJ every hearer. It is the most sinister
vord in the Russian language. It is a three
,yllabled picture of infamy betrayal. death.
IN prison cells the uttermost depths Of
human cruelty, the wolhsh cunning of
those who organize nassacres.
The group OF men at the cafe table, while
their blood chllls at hearing the word, do
m, act as II they had heard anything
Tbev do not look around. Not an eyebrow
&c raised. They chat on as before and drink
their glasses of tea and smoke their Gig
srettes But the warning is needed A
Newcomer. sitting at nearby table will
not gain the information that he is looking
FOR. He will report back to the chief OF
the Ohkrana--the Russian secret police
that this particular group OF revolutionists
in New York is not at the moment plotting
ANYTHING detrimental to the government of
His Majesty the Car
Is il possible that Russian police spies
carry on their activities on American soil
and that political refugees are tracked and
watched in New York City?
Not only is it possible, but proved to a
certainty that the Ohkrana has carried on
its labors in all parts Of the United States,
especially in our great cities. Some time
ago there was a well organized spy system
which covered the dongs Of Russians from
New York 10 San Francisco. The words
and writings of all political suspects went
hack TO the fatherland. Often a dreadful
penalty was exacted for a careless word
spoken in the land OF the free by Rus
sian. Members Of his family al home were
exied or imprisoned. A like fate awaited
him II he ventured to return 10 his own
country No wonder that he learned IN
finite caution, even in the streets and other
public places of free land. where the eye
and the ear Of the Car kept strict watch
upon him!
And though he might be in position to
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Dreaded Ohana DOGS MANY Russian Anarchist His East Side Refuge
In New York a Close Watch
Is Still Kept Over the
Rebellious Rus.
sian Subjects.

and the Jewish paper. forward At pfes>
ent lives In Washington. III the tool OF
-; lives IN Washington. -, formerly
Of the Kieff Ohkrana, lives in New York
-, secretary of -; recommends him.
self as an American citizen and liberal.
- works IN the -, Chicago. -
was a member of the Russian club IN Chi
cago. - lives in New York. His duty
is TO watch closely ex-members OF tho Sec
ond Donna. Ozol and Gsrus. He ones
worked with Gerus in a Chicago book store.
works in New York Jewish bank;
sells false passports. Dr.. - lives IN New
York lives in New York.
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their hands or voices against Little Father
who has such reputed persistence. Several
attempts have been made TO extradte po-
litical offenders from this country, and they
have been thwarted
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A COMPLETE REVOLUTION
WITHIN EIXE YEARS.

'Tn considering the position Of the
taxicab trade II is essential to bear
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Of the Home Secretary.

Of the Home Secretary.
From . consideration Of the men,
ofandum Il appears that theie Is no rea-
son why. with proper and careful man.
aeement, the present fares should not
enable . reasonable profit TO be earned
BY the present cab owners.
The charge for waiting-N per hour
prevents cans being retained by the
hirsr. II h worth considering whether
. reduction 70 60 csnts per hour would
not b equally 10 the advantage OF
owner. driver and fars
The committee was strongly urged
BY the represent atives Of the drivers
that the trade u q poor mans trade
and can be carried on successfully only
BY Q working owner.
whatever there may be said from
this view. the committee believes that II
ana when the licensed cab trade n
worried economically BY Thoroughly ex-
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were raised now II would not improe
ably result In an undue addition 10 TIL.
ably result In an undue oversuppIy. a01-
another request for q further insreA14
Of fares "a
The committee has given carrots
consideration to this matter. and y
II strongly Of the opinion that AZ ~
should be firmly maintained The whooa
trade IL In favor Of this. and the subse1-
tuition Of . mechanically driven cab to
. horse cab makes IL essential In ~
public interests mat none but men q <
satisfactory character should be iicense1
In justice to the whole body Of dpt
dealt with bU the police authortues ~
the suspension Or entire wtshdrawsa = I
licenses" tt
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By Sophie Irene Loeb.

rates ana how they oan be lowered.