The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-15
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Your excellency sent for me. be-
lieve."
"Ah. Won Arnheim." said the chan.
cellor. looking up. II have q very Inn
portant mission for you. It 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. l have selected this
day because no attention will be at
tracted BY visit. and It need not be
known that a call is ON important dip
lomatic affairs: His majesty the em-
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 soon
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
varied interests to propose mediation.
The only power fitted for such pur-
pose is the United States.
"His majesty the emperor desires to
send by you to the president Of the
great republic request that he will
propose to the car and the emperor
Of Japan a conference with a view to
treaty of peace. 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
Russia's refusal to treat that she
would be obliged to yield. In a few
weeks possibly he would win.
'Should his emissaries succeed in pre-
venting you from delivering the mes
sage or delaying the emperor's request.
obliglng US to send another. the Japa-
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. The Rus
slams at the German capital did not get
wind of his mission until he had sail
ed. and there was only opportunity for
them to instruct the Russian emissa-
ries in America to endeavor 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
tentionally colliding with the cab inv
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. He was obliged
to wait couple of hours before a
through train left for Washington and
while walking to and fro in the sta
ton saw man accompanied by po-
Hceman coming toward him.
''That's your quarry" said the man
to the policeman. ARREST him. l have
just come over in the same steamer
with him. and he stole my watch"
Despite his protestations Won Arm
helm was taken to police station in
Jersey City. and. being searched, a
watch that did not belong to him was
found in his pocket. Rather than make
himself known and. having still week
before New Years day, he stood trial
the next morning and was sentenced
to 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
the charge was put up job. gave each
one of them $50 and was permitted to
leave the saloon by door In the rear.
He had no further trouble on the
way to the station and hoped that he
might be permitted to reach the capt.
tai In peace. But he was disappoint-
ed. Just before arriving at Philadel.
phia q woman took vacant sent be
side him and as the train was passing
through the city raised cry, aroas
WITH feigned indignation and accused .
Won Arnheim Of insulting her. Lean
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q policeman. who got into the car, ana
the woman called upon him to arrest
Won Arnheim.
Here was another detention. voa
Arnheim. still unwilling to make HI
identity public. stood trial. several per- !
sons who had been In the car with him
tesdfying that they saw him endeavoe
to take liberties with his accuser. anl
he was sent up for sixty days.
It was now the 9th OF Decemher.
and but 6ve days remained before
New Years day. Won Arnheim sent b.
message to the German minister NJ
forming him Of his situation. a mem
Der Of the German diplomatic corps
visited the prisoner, received his mes
sage and returned to Washington On
the 31st OF December. $
When the president the next day
gave his public reception the German
watching his opportunity.
spoke few words to him IA 4 low 4
tone. The president replied ID the
same voice. sa.3s4