Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23


messages The ciphers have been I
changed, reversed. rsvsmped. invented T
brand new By the most scientific eN- !
ports--"
who very probably sold cut their
process inside OF a. hour after trans
acting business with the war depart
ment." Pfnkweu INTERCEPTED
mo. Hardly. because and WI
kins almost snorted as be forced out
the words-'T personally Invented the
latest cipher used-cooked Il up from
ancient Creek. my old college trigo-
nometry and sfxtv words OF the Co
manche tongue armed when spent
a vacation at Tor, sill You'd think
that would be some cipher, Billy. some
cipher. II held them for two days
then found good evidence that Il had
been translated"
by whom. and for whOmr
"Bniy. there's the toughest problem /
in the whole blamed affair. can't .
even state. definitely. which govern I
ment 20 accuse. All I know Is that /
our army orders. our Mexican policy. .
and I don't know what else besides
are being continually reisyed 20 an
| unfriendly power. and can't actually
name the power"
The process OF elimination ssid
the old detective. slowly. should cas-
fly demonstrate the location Of the
leak. and the power % which such
leak IS valuable. Which do you
really figure In the equauon-yeliow
men or wooden shOeBf
yellow men or wooden sh- Oh
blazesl~ snapped the chief. Il am
slow thinker today. Probably az all
times. OF I could have ended this whole
business without calling FOR outside
help. AZ you are perfectly aware.
there are hfty reasons why Germany
: would be glad 90 keep IN touch with
I our Mexican policy, and would pay
3 wen for our secret ciphers- Then, II
. you look AZ a. IN another Hight there
are Just as many reasons for Japan
d TO grasp every chance Of keeping close
: watch upon our troops. our naval
. movements and our general dealings
> with all other nations. I can't tx it
J. rightly-I can't definitely assert that
d there is a Gordon OF japanese spies
D. | from here 20 Los Angeles. with an IN
x teuigence bureau which can both Oh
= tain and interpret every cipher We
= have ever constructed. Neither can
% say that there is a German system OF
Dr. the sane pattern am. as yet, beau
ufuily checked az al points. hav,
= only this moral certainty: Nothinl
1 ! goes out Of Washington concerning
| / the movements OF fleets or armiei
| | without heavy risk OF Transcription
| | and Interpretation by our enemies
There are only two avenues open
/ | YOU can easily guess them both"
I Either dnd the leak-or devise
/ cipher that even a japanese or Gel
II | n3n scientist cannot take apart an
II / reasonable"
IL The CHIEF nodded emphaucally
v "If we found the leak. we woul
/ stop the source OF Internationally
= / little while II We devised an und,
cipherabIe cipher. we could max
monkeys Of either kaiser OF mikad
until our plans had matured. and OF
hands could not be forced on eth,
= the Atlantic or Pacific After tia
we could ferret out the leak at le
. sure"
q Exactly" assented PfnkweI1. The
n. you think &c would be best for n
~ / ONCE 70 make some sort OF blur
y | digging Up the guilty parties. viii
you devote your energies to the 90
struction OF q cipher that not sv,
n such a man ss--wen. we viii 81
Won Schimmel-could possibly disc
tangleG~
"a The chiefs nod was more smphat
ter than before
hsr y have thought Of asking the sec,
Ehs tary Of war and the secretary OF I
navy 70 Join US in formulating q n,
the cipher. Among US. we might posEl
Cd turn out something that would be I
sblo much for the Wisest fellow that e'
combined or subtraCted words q
C. letters"
tea. Something like the Dancing N
lies. IN the Sherlock Holmes story2" gu
soul. led the detective, with a reminisc
the smile.
That idea" returned the CHIEF
tiny dancing figure. In n different
,sfgs sition to represent each letter, Y
, ms originu and clever. You viii rem
boat Der. though, that II was finally tuu
WhU into plain English. without much
stho- nculty. I almost think Won Schim
was right-that there is no Clip
} che which cannot be read by she exI
? e. deliver into such fascinating subie
SIN, something must be done.
done IN a hurry"
lever Hurry is the proper word" ass
1t O. ed PinkwelL You win have TO
! has busy as rapidly as your affairs
fteen / let you"
con wilkins turned. opened a
,ough drawer, and began to tumble inside
the Il was experimenting on a eli