The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18

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 Despite statements to the contrary, fear of war between England and Ger rsany is increasing rather than diminish ing Arrests made of persons accused of esDlonage by the military officers of both nations have infiamed public opinion. That Germany is watching every move- ment made by the British war office Is proved conclusively by revelations made during the trial of Armgaard Karl Graves, who has just been sentenced to Us months Imprisonment by the justices Of the Scottish high court sitting at Ed inburg. Graves laughed in the faces Of his judges and when sentence was pro nounced remar ked, Well, it has been a far trial.
 Secret cypher codes, cryptogram cables. notebooks with pages gummed together to conceal records made by the sry. were unearthed by the detectives who trailed Graves Scientists, including several fa- nous college professors, studied these documents without fee moved by a pa triotie desire to aid the government and protect the shores of Brtaia from in- Vasior. A few of many discriminating notes and messages deciphered after pa- tient investigation were the following:
 "Current rumors. Present Incoming. Outgonf. Clearing for action. Have low tIcQ utitlttS Htto. itdAd i'- ei' ieeh'A 'ASi''' are ready for action Protection manoeu- vers arc being carried out at sea. Coal being carried by rail- Coal steamer ar rived at town. Preparations are being made Remarkable influx of reserv- ists. Mine fields being laid. All is quiet; nothing important to report. Liners are appearing
 There were also the names, with code equivalents or various classes Of battle nd daotr a . the Orion class the Dreadnaught class. the Lord Nelson class, the Lion class and the Tnvincible class. ''It is an extensive code. dealing with tine whole of the British navy, including torpedoes, de- stroyers and submarines mine-layers, and mine searchers.' declared the solicitor general for Scotland who prosecuted. There are also cods words for Scapa Flow, Moray Firth and Cromarty.'
 The British courts have given probate to a will which went down wish the Ti- tantic in a trunk containing jewels and other belongings of a young American woman who was making honeymoon trip to the United States with her nus band. Sidney Samuel Jacobson, a wealthy London merchant. Jacobson was drowned staying aboard the lost liner when his wife was taken off by one of the first life
 
 widow. and her lawyer, through Mir. Bar nard K. C.. proved the terms of the will iy producing a draft made in England before the couple sailed for the United States. A cayeat was entered by Eng llsh relatives of Jacobsohn. but the court ordered that probate should be allowed '.pending the recovery of the will" Sir Samuel Evans. the presiding judge. re- fcrred to the act that will which went down with the Oceana was recovered lately after much hardship had been caused the beneficiares through the courts non- acceptance of the draft. "Un- less charge of fraud can be made out, ruled Sir Samuel. the draft stands and is to he recorded as the executed will in question"
 remarkable case of loss of memory and occidental recovery was disclosed fol- lowing the arrival of the White Star Inner Majestic at Plymouth from New York. On beard was a wel-dressed raiddle-aged gentleman who had no idea who he was. His name could not be traced on the passenger list. Neither officers of the steamer nor fellow-travelers could offer any clue to his identity. He~had plenty of money on him, but not a scrap of paper or anything elsf to help ascertain his name or part in life. Doctors and officials worried over his case: the man himself was visibly distress. Just as the experts had abandoned all hops of solv- ing the mystery and as the subject was leaving the dock to seek d hospital to rest his troubled brain. a little girl of rine years stepped up to him. took him by the hand and said: "Oh papa. 1 was SC afraid had missed you. Mother was