Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-12-18

trian agents are known 10 the RUS
sian agents down In the Balkans.
suggest that you stop az Budapest and
het an connecting links Of possible
help 10 you. You win obtain thcse
from Kasimir Kowalsky. an Austrian
neent whom you VIII ind at Donau-
atrasse o. By The way. do you know
him?
said no.
Mission That Did Not Appeal.
"In this case" went on Won STAN
iner. = shall give instructions 70 facII-
ltate matters. II Is necessary for you
70 have passports Have you any
reason 20 fear your previous mission
to the Balkans?"
lie referred 70 an incident In 1908,
week previous to the assassination
u King Alexandra and Queen Draga
OF servia.-an incident 1 don't like to
think Of. for II landed me against
blank wall looking into six ugly Maui
ser tubes.
considered that there were only
two men In the Balkans who could
have placed me from that incident
one Colonel Niglitch. was dead. He
was slain az the time OF the double |
assassination. the other was SIAM
boulof. and he was no doubt moving |
In the circles whore my mission |
would take me. No. I was In no way |
keen TO undertake this mission. My |
previous experience In the Halkans
had given me a thorough dlstaste OF
the people there. There Is no mix
turc OF races so dangerous. Based
on my experiences. nearly every man
there is for a small sum a traitor and
a potential assassin. l had had a
taste Of Balkan methods, and didn't
want another
Won Stammer must have noticed my
hesitation. for he grinned and said
Nervous about ~"
1 was and frankly told him so.
Eyes. understand your attitude
Besides you have been on the so for
lulte several months and should have
rest beg Of you 10 consider.
houeh. that you are the only man we
ave at our disposal who can see this !
hing through" I
lilo then began 20 hint in such a /
way that Il became plain to me that |
efusai on nay part would not be at
u to tho liking OF the wilhelmstrasse. q
.ofusai would mean a loss Of favor and \
,ith /. the choice Jobs As an added G
Won Stammer promised 20 V
oubie the Usual remuneration Frank l
:. this was point. considered that 1
he mission would not take me over c
lree or four weeks and he had :
greed TO pay me $500 aside from I,
ie bonus always attached to success h
Il and quick work.
stin. I wasn't sure that wanted 10 =,
b. knew there was the danger OF \,
.eoxnitiop. ana knew the kind of -
81 headed people | was going among. 7.
was Tar more dirieuit. far more haz- =,
'dous. than any mission l had ever ~
adertaken in England or France. =,
.eE the tremendous responsibilities 4,
the afrar IN the Black Forest car .,
"a With them none OF the personal .,
.nscrs that this did. Pressed for N
.cisios I requested some little time .,
think things over. Asking me to 50
lephone his home before one o'clock w.
the latest ard let him know what h,
was seing 10 do. Won stammcr de- ~
rted 4,
Matter OF Solitaire.
l hope am still Christian. but
intact and intercourse with the an
ystscism Of Africa and India have 81,
sde nae superstitious. have 10
rious habit at momentous times Of vi
decision Of taking two full packages ma
cards and playing Napoleon's soli- on
lye. II ! get il out once IN three ice
mes I generally so into the matter is
hand without question II never ey.
: failed me. Twice in my life IN,
mt against IL; twice had bitter ms
use for regret In
Well I didn't give Won stammer his Dir,