The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

0O~AO~ A- On visiting Count Bernstorf s6 ms hotel found him in heavy goo1n. Ae told me that g. friendly neutral S.,,e.e sss dor stationed at Stocknolm sod i,lst informed him that tninss Ears going very badly for the Iatn, .r,a nd in the United States lie saio nanv of our agents in Amer1ca on s,horo we had trusted for acculA'e Ana quick information or niii1s r.l,s had declared that they Wouio N. 1o,qer serve us. And that was s,,, all~ Many of our Intelligence na rtn,er,t. men and women, m AInei ,a had either been interned or no ral1er under the suspicion oI American Secret Service Depar eiiien.. Ho he was terribly worked up s. " he gloomy prospect Of aiIaIrs, ,,. Eermany's standpoint. Tn Ao Ds ,.,n,-ff was worried about was that ne s.a ,,ict,,red things in America In ssvorsr,Ie light, and now that things sra,.. godnr wrong, he was in danser hf losing prestige in the eyes or tlo roretary, office. The Count had many lyar,ses in the faGherland, espeslany |, the Foreign Office His amoil,on z, 1,acorne the Chief of our foreisn ns,,.a uas too well-known through s,,+ Cserma.nv and the slightest eVi- a.,,ra of his failure in American ad- Iafrs would be used by ms enenleS srafnss fis promotion. sncerely pe- Heve that the Count was more "or- sried over this prospect than the sule disadvantages that would accrue aio,n . bis bIunderings tt the American capi-
 
 taI. ,..s,,a+ < , Ana with all his energy, experience holdnees and elegance, Count Bern storff had proved a failure at tne snIv- important post with which ne kvas entrusted. His enemies in the Eoresen Office would probably tel siro that even a third rate dipdomat hhould have done much better III Raal,n rs with these foolish Americans xho had had practically no experl- knce in diplomacy
 aour felow-countrymen in Amerfca are behaving in a shameful manner he said compfainingly. Look ar tnlss Gracious Countess, these men are men of German blood" he saao 70 me handing me a clipping rom Dutch newspaper This clipping which !. waa about three columns wide. bore Inc names; of nearly 800 men Of Ger man blood in America who were 1st- sd aov the Dutch editor as having con beunfred Germany and sided with the lrnlrultured Americans. It was sure hv diseraceful to the proud name of Ha fataeriand that &here should be t k,,cb men as these Naturally some blame would be attached to the count ssIt is true, ExceIlency, our men oi Herman blood In America have acted In a. treasonable manner to the fafn- priand. but that cannot be remedfed how" said just little bit impa- kientIy. ssI have some very import hnt news tor you, and need youl immediate approval and collaboration iri the matter said. Then I ex' platned Ezerr Ricker's scheme of z bubnazfne post-offfce.
 The Count listened fntently ant when I had finished he jumped Iron his seat, kissed my hands impetuous ty and said, Tt is great scheme Countess, but a very dangerous one Kou shall have five times 10000 mark For it's execution If you will take tn risk"
 Now that was certain of an un limited fund for the frrtherance. 0 pur scheme I at once telephoned t Herr Rtcker to have his young in R6nLOT AL u9Ha DO IIlctC HID ld6dAA e his residence within an hour.
 Rdca1er's young inventor was wiTlin 10 take 1000 marks for 1ds plan C h special buoy that was to be ou submarine post-office. When bui bhese lbuoys would look like ordfnar buoys Of ordinary size. shape and al pearance; but they would differ fro1 other nsloys in that they would hay R little door in the side, with a key hole very skifully concealed beneat a slot
 It was an admirable piece of wori tnanship, and creditable to our Gel man Ingenuity and Kultur. To evel U-boat cruising in Scandinavian WI ters a. duplicate key to this dot would be given, as we'll as inform; tion of the exact bearings of the SD where this buoy was moored at ss pff Stockholm.
 All the mechanism had alreaf been conceived by Herr Kicker young inventor. at once made a engagements to have four of the buoys built by a patriotic Germs paofor-boat builder at Stockholm; al t1le sole requisite not yet planned was some method of conveying n List of saflings to my submarine pos pffice and deposit1ng them there.
 It took me only two weeks to get n plan in working order, and by t third week as many of our U-bo commanders as could be reached we using my little submarine post-offi boxes off Stockholm.
 In order to yget the thing going had to resort to my charms aga That part of our scheme that had l quired only phy1ca1 labor was col pletely ready, but how was to fl a way to make regular trips to c post-office?
 found in Sweden, as everywht Hlse since the war; social uphea' was in progress.
 New middle-class clements, enric ed beyond all belief from the prof made in war commodities, were SC ing social advancement and sper bng money with lavish disregard
 bts true value in their struggle . gocia1 recognition.
 Through Herr Kicker, Count Bel 0eorff, and several other men and V men of our Embassy at Stockholm book the opportunity of ingratfati myself with one such family, who h made a huge fortune by the buyi and selling of, ships. The man V "a rough appearing, midd1e-aged ( captain, and his wife was vain, D |-