Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19
By Dr. Anngaard Karl GraDes
fcspyTiaAs. .as4. y IL wheslsr ssnaIasls. Ias.,

with one Of his secretaries and then
went back 10 my quarters TO think
over plan OF campaign and prepare
myself for the mission. The transfer
from Captain Tappken's department
pleased me for I knew that at the
Wflheimstrasse would be- In closer
touch with the bigger affairs Of dipio-
macy. Tappken had limited at my
finding favor with the wilhelmstrasse
and guessed one cause for this,
Germany keeps watch on all her
/ officers. When one OF them Ii spend.
Ing more money than HIS income. he
IL promptly investigated / recalled
how they had sent me to the spandau
garrison to inquire Into the affairs OF
an officer who was too lavish with hts
money to suit the intelligence depart.
i ment. He was an ordnance officer In
i n small arms factory at Spandau and
II Was the natural conclusion that he
was obtaining this extra money by
selling state secrets.
i ] encountered, however. an entirely
/ different situation. learned that he
was absolutely innocent on that score
but that he was receiving money from
q certain princess who had become In.
fhtARted with him She was or very
high houss and realized that her name
/ could not be mentioned In d report 10
Captain Tappken. This situation re.
quired delicate treatment. ] solved
the dilemma BY reporting to Tappken
that the ordnance officer was guiltiess
Of any act OF treason against his
country. then made private report,
covering the intimate facts, which
went direct to officials OF higher re-
sponsihility The princeaa' name did
not appear as far an suhordinates
i were concerned and the whole affair
was hushed up. NY fortunate dlsers.
ton Ia this matter undoubtedly
strengthened my standing with the
i WiIhelmstrasae.
by this time | had Installed myself
In quiet quarters on the MitteIstrasae.
4 and Kim, whom | had brought from
South Africa with me, and who had
been transformed from q Raauto boy
/ into Rsl efficient man servant. looked
i after my comforts. To secure myself
from the questions Of prying neigh.
bors, had caused II 20 be known that
/ | was d retired South African PLANTER
inclined to poor health This was the
most likely explanation for my curious
mode Of living and my sudden period
ical disappearance, for was away
/ from the Mittelstrasse for months at
time. Presumably was travelling
about to the different watering places
on the continent for my health
Decide on NY Rols.
Ny mission 10 Constantinopie called
for some considerable thought In se-
lecting the most advisable character to
impersonate
i finally decided 10 travel an a physi-
clan. or. To naa the Turkish word. q
Tiakim. Al fIakim Ii always accorded
respect. even reverence, by Turks and
| Arabs. This character determined
upon, | went to the telephone and re-
qnasted the service Intelligence de-
partment to give me letters or intro
duction to the German hospital and the
Fera hospital In Constantinopie. They
were sent to me signed by the M.
thorities OF the Charlie Ia Berlin
and described that | was going TO
study tropical and Asiattc diseases
and requested that the hospitals give
me every facility for raseaeh work,
had Kim pack o case OF medical
instruments and told him to have
everything In readiness to leave Ber.
lin that night, on the Orient Express,
He was necessary to my plans and
was to accompany nae. A messenger
from wedel brought few Anal verbal
instructions. was hidden TO keep
! away from all ofticial German inter
course In ConstAntinople. Wedei might
have saved himself the trouble OF that
ward ef caution. for knew enough
TO keep away from anything that
would raise suspicion In regard 70 my
y identity. Ii pride myself In anything.
| Ii Is knowledge Of Eastern char
aeser. With the instructions we're a
thousand marks cash and draft for
1000 marks on tho Ottoman bank OF
constAatinople that had been depos,
tied In my name.
4 kdk&AN 6tAAA1 hAsN tNAN&& G9 &NsANAA
q that took Kim with me, but knew
he could be OF tremendous use to me
In constantinopie. In addition to
4, speaking has Kafir dialects. he knew
Il Arabic. Any negro boy who sould
speak Arabic could learn almost any
thing In Constantinople. which
abounda In black men OF ail tribes and
nationaiitiea. Among the servants of
every household. kim would ind many
compatriots from whom he could get
information impossible for any Euro
pean to obtain.
rreiimlnarles.
After an eventful trip 70 Censtan-
tinopie. took preliminary quarters In
4 the nrasserla Kor, quiet. secund.rate
! hostelry on the Rue osnanly. went
y TO an annretentious place 10 avoid at
tracing any particular attention. Had
put up at an expensive hotel there
/ would Immediately have been queries
about me. Who la this stranger He
seems To have money. IT Il isn't his
money whose money Ii he sDsndinx9