Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-12-04

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keep your side Of the bargain?"
/ said none, for the simple reason
that l could not give any.
Your own sense" / explained, land
knowledge OF the work you're doing
should tell you that it is to my inter
est to get results, and not to trouble
about other things. I'll promise you,
however, no further trouble over this
affair in Cracow. There viii also be
the price Of a diamond collar in it
for you. q subsequently filed a
requisition for $1,000 to be paid to
her, but i think she got more.) You
agree? Good"
The agreement closed, went back
to the hotel well satisfied with the
nights work.
The Major Makes an Early Call.
Early the next morning a very per.
turbed Major Schuwaloff was shown
into my chamber. / greeted him cor.
daily and opened FIRE with the re-
mark:
81 see Mile. valon has conferred
with you"
/ He started.
How did you known
Mon cher major, this early visit,
your sobriety, your nervous manner
are indications enough. My time is
valuable, and, although your petite
Paris here is very entertaining, ] pre-
fer the Baltic seashore. II you have
anything to say to me, say It quickly
and to the point. I leave this after
noon for Vienna It may interest you
to know that you are absolutely safe
put no stop to your no doubt valu-
able services to your employer. In
fact, don't give a continental what
you do after leave. But want the
whole Of your knowledge of Russian
activity here and in Bulgaria"
He replied
81 know very little about Bulgaria"
l shook my head.
This will not do, major. You know
about as much about Russian in
fiuence in Bulgaria as you do of Rus
sian intrigue here. / want the whole
thing or nothing. AS Mile. Valon-
Paula-doubtless has told you, neither
you nor she is in position to hold
back a single thing"
Without further attempt to BLUM 1t
out, he gave up what wanted. The
gist of it was this:
With the aid of French money, Rus
STA had united and was heavily sub
sidizing Bulgaria and Servia against
Turkey, and had intoxicated both
with wild dreams of enlarged bound
aries and empire at the expense OF
the Turk, and, ultimately, with Rus
sia's backing, at the expense Of Aus
tria herself. Numerous non-commis-
stoned officers were coming quietly
into Belgrade and Sofia, and were
ready to take the field with the
armies OF the allies, which could count
on support from Montenegro, through
its hereditary hatred of the Austrian
and on Greece through its hatred Of
the Turk and desire to settle old
scores with that nation. Most Of the
leading officers and men of affairs OF
Servia and Bulgaria we're in Russian
pay. In fact, systematic Russianiza
ton of Servia and Bulgaria was In
progress. Their armies we're being
equipped with a new kind of French
gun; the troops were being paid with
Russian and French gold. And they
were all ready to move forward or
word from Russia.
Obviously the menace of the car
abetted by France, to Austro4Serma1
interests in the Balkans vas to be 9
tremendous factor in the European
situation. Clearly, Russia was in 81
deep there was no pulling out.
This, of course, had been suspected
by the cabinets of Germany and Aus
tria. But how far and how thorough
the actuality was, l had been sent tt
find out The knowledge In my hands
showed beyond all doubt the urgen
need of Germany and Austria to star
their Vaccinations to offset the rising
of Russian power in the Balkans.
took the nights Orient express 70
Berlin direct and, as soon as there
made my report to Voc Stammer. al
Wedel was still inaccessible, beinl
away with the kaiser.
A solid coalition of Bulgaria, Servif
and Montenegro, with Russian domi
nance, would have played the deuce
with the Balkan policies of German!
and Austria, would have threatened
the very integrity of the Austro-Hun
garian empire itself, through its racia
appeal to the empires southern Slavs
V From the Austro-German point o
e view. therefore. all chance of such I
g coalition, with Russian backing, mus
l. be shattered, and once for all.
L Now. see how cleverly the diplo
mats of the two kaisers set abou
, smashing the predominance of Rus
9 sian influence in the Balkans, Know
ing full well the national heredity
Q jealousies and animosities Of the Bal
s kan nations, they waited until, the al
lies war with Turkey won. Their,
II came the question of dividing tn,
4 spoils wrested from the Turk-an
= Austro-German influence, havin
n meanwhile insidiously worked on Kin
II Ferdinand, set Bulgaria agains
3 Servia. The shadow of Balkan cor
p federation. with the dreaded Russian
70 backing, was instantly dispelled. Rus
c STA was helpless to consummate he
dream, with the two states she ha
y counted on as the key of her Balka
scheme at each others throats in
a. death grapple.
Before closing. perhaps should ad
that DR.. Armgaard Karl Graves is nc