Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

slhcereiy. IN many ways, Sne mas aldad
Japan in preparing for fight against
America 1 know from my work that
both Japan and Germany have been
busy getting ready for trouble, and
both have had spies aboard American
submarines.
JAPANESE AT PANAMA CANAL.
Here is an incident which shows how
Japan has been keeping her end of
the work. While l was in Mexico, /
learned Of Japanese spy plot which
was very nearly successful in giving to
the mikado's secret service, which /
might say, at that time would have
meant giving 1t to Germany's also, the
complete secret of the interior of the
engine room of one Of the most modern
American submarines.
Several of the craft were lying at
Colon. On Sundays, 1t was customary
for tourists and residents of Colon to
visit the subsea boats and other naval
craft stationed at the canal.
They were usually carefully watched
and, so far as know, for many months
did not further harm than the pilfer~
ing of spoons, belts, buttons and other
mementoes which the public seem to
believe belong to them.
One day a man with yellow complex
ion and slant eyes was among the visit
ors. There was no rule which would
keep him from going on board even
though he was apparently a Japanese.
But a gunners mate, who was work.
ing in the engine room of the sub
marine, had seen the man before and
did not like him.
The gunner's mate was on a ladder in
the engine room. The Japanese was
in the little corridor-like doorway
which gave entrance into that COM
partment, and, while the officer In
Charge had his back turned and was
speaking to some one else, the gunner's
mate saw the japanese take a tiny
black box from htSS trousers pocket
and, folding it close to his thigh, with
his body turned so that the officer
could not see it, he pressed a button.
The gunner's mate guessed what was
doing, but he very wisely refrained
from acting until he saw the japanese
slip the little black box back into his
pocket.
Then the mate, who was q heavy
weight wrestler of the navy as we'll
leaped from the ladder and landed on
the Japenese's neck. There wasn't
much Of fight. The toe hold proved
superior to the jiu- jitsu. The submar-
inc was quickly cleared of visitors, and
the Japanese was taken before the
commander who was a Junior lieuten-
ant and who developed the film him
SELF
The Japanese had taken two or three
remarkably clear photographs which
showed every detail Of the engine room
He was sent east, tried before general
court martial, and believe sentenced
to nine years imprisonment.
This shows how fully prepared all
the possible enemies of the United sta
ties are making themselves. 1t is time
America did her utmost to meet these
methods.
WANTS U. 8. IN WAR.
Germany has long wanted the United
States in the war and SHE FORCED
ENGLAND INTO THE WAR JUST
AS SHE DID THE UNITED STATES
10
ing to plunge into the struggle. BY the
time this is read, the United States may
be actively engaged in war.
Notwithstanding statements from Of
fetal Germany to the contrary, that Is
what the kaiser's leaders want and have
wanted for long time. These leaders
and not Wilhelm H., are directing the
destiny of Germany today, and, when
say leaders, ! mean Hindenberg and
Ludendorf, real dictators. l make this
statement because OF what have
learned in ten long years devoted to
the secret service Of the fatherland.
The kaiser wants America in the wal
for the same reason that he wanted
Great Britain in the war. During my
long years of service, / became famil-
lar with the workings of what is gem
orally known as the plan of Edward
VII. This was nothing more nor less
to put it briefly, than to foster a con-
flict between France and Russia on
one side with Germany and Austria On
the other.
England was not to enter the fight
but was to throw all her moral and
economic support to the side of France
which would insure a French victory
and, when peace came, England, COM
mercially and in a military and naval
way. the greatest power on earth
would have dictated the terms OF
peace.
The kaiser, through hi sagents and
men he sent on secret missions, OF
whom l was one, learned all the details
of this plan and he determined to fore
stall it. He knew that with England III
peace, his fleet would still have to re-
main idle in it's harbors because, nc
matter which armies were in the field
the real struggle was to be between
England and Germany. England would
insist on selling ammunition and sup
plies to France and would use the
overwhelming force Of her fleet to keep
the ocean lanes open, though she would
not send an army to fight in France
Most of the European gold that Is
now in the United States would have
flowed to Great Britain. Instead ot
having her commerce curtailed and