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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

guard of four marines be sent by
the carriage 90 the hut in the
grove. Then he sat down, rolled
a cigaret, and passed tobacco and
paper to his companions. "And
now," he said, looking at Gro
chard, "let us hear what you have
to tell u.s."
"There is not much to tell, SIR"
answered Crochard. 81 learned of
the existence of this hut yesterday
evening. Some children, search
ing for mushrooms for a friend of
mine, who is a restaurateur, hap
pened to see the wires among the
trees, and told him of their dis
covery. He thought it SO curious
that he at once sent word to me-"
"And you, of course, sent word
back that he was to tell no one
else," said Delcasse, with a smile.
eyes, / thought that best. 1
paid a visit to the hut as soon as it
was light this morning, entered
it, examined it, and convinced my
self that it was really a wireless
station. Then / made certain in
%quiries. The grove, it appears, is
owned by a gentleman Of Mar
settles, and>was once much larger
than it is now. The hut was built
for the use of charcoal burners,
but has not been occupied for more
than two years. I would suggest
that the police ascertain whether
the owner was aware he had a ten
ant"
eve will do so," said Delcasse.
"But who was this tenant"
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
The Draft and the Corn Fields.
From the Omaha Bee.

from the Omaha Bee.
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
recognized one great and vitality import
ant point in the coming draft. especially
recommending that men actually engaged
in or needed for farm operations be not
taken for immediate military service. In
some parts of the country commercial
bodies, county farmers associations or
similar organizations are planning to
watch the progress of the draft and to Sc
cure as far as possible exemption of men
needed IN the farms. This Is all right as
far as it goes but it easily may be ex-
tended a little farther and made more
effective. If the call to the colors were
delayed a month or six weeks in the great
corn belt states 1t would give opportunity
to. gather the great crop and have it in
up the work 81 soldiers in the field. n
be rippened by the middle of September
or first of October and ready for harvest
not later than the middle of October. By
Withholding the call to- the colors in this
state until the middle of November the
training Of the young soldiers will be de-
layed only a month or six weeks. but the
great corn crop can be harvested and put
under shelter. It is already certain that a
shortage Of farm labor will be expert
enced. for 1900 young men already nave
gone into the service Of the government
from Omaha district. In this district the
corn crop will be above 900. OOO, 900 bushels,
and every grain of it will be needed. Cen
eral Crowder's recommendation should not
only be needed. but, if possible, the ex-
tension suggested should be granted.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
CHAPTER VII.
THE HUT IN THE GROVE

THE HUT IN THE GROVE.
General Marbeau bent with the
interest of an expert above the
rude table on which the apparatus
was installed, and examined it
for some moments in silence. Then
he Strengthened up and glanced at
Delcasse.
"Welli' asked the latter.
1T is indeed, aswireless installa-
ton, SIR said Marbeau, Tor at
least, part Of one. Most of the
instruments Of transmission, are
here, but there are no recording
instruments. In other words,
wireless messages might be sent
from here, but none could be re-
ceived-unless this is a recorder Of
some Sort" and he pointed to q
small instrument Of clock like APP
pearance which stood on the table.
"No," said Crochard; "that is
not q recorder that is the
sender"
The senderi" repeated Mar
beau.
Eyes. You have noticed there
is no keyi"
Yes, and / do not understand
its absence"
"This device takes the place Of
lit was by means Of this that
the spaced signals were sent.
Listen"
He bent above the clock, and
the others heard 3 song as Of a
strong spring being wound. Then
he stood erect: there were two
sharp ticks; then q long white
snap Of electricity; two ticks and
another snap; two ticks and an
other snap se
"Yes, that d the Igna1!' cried
Marbeau, and bent again above
the mechanism. In q moment he
understood.
Before the clock face was . sin
gle long hand, q second hand, ter.
minating in . thin, spsinglike
strip Of platinum. The circumfer.
snee q the faoe was divided into
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

Two lawyers before a n Jus
tice recently got into a wrangle. AT
last one Of the d%isputants, losing con-
troll of his temper, exclaimed to his
opponent: Jim Rogers. you are the
biggest jackass l ever set eyes upon!"
The justice pounded the desk and called
loudly: "Order! Order! You seem to
forget that | am in the room"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

riage stood at the curb.
"Crochard glanced at the
driver.
"He is your man, of course?''
he said to Lep1ne. Good" And,
as the others entered, he stopped
to speak a few words to him. Then
he, too, leaped inside, and slammed
the door.
The driver spoke to his horses,
and they were off, along the Rue
Rationale, across the Place st.
Roche, through the botanic gar
dens, past the marine observatory,
under the Porte Rationale, and
through the faubourgs. At the end
of 20 minutes, the town was left
behind, and Csochard stopped the
carriage, got out, and mounted to
the seat beside the driver.
Then, at a slower pace, the car
riage climbed a narrow road lead
ing toward the hills back of the
town. 1t was apparently little
used, for it was overgrown with
grass, over which the carriage
wheels rolled noiselessly. Inside
the carriage, Delcasse spoke only
once.
"On this day of surprises, l am
prepared for anything!" he de-
clared, and relapsed into silence.
At last the carriage stopped,
and pulling back the curtains,
those within it saw they were in
the midst Of a grove of lofty
beeches.
Crochard jumped from the seat
and opened the door.
"We must get out here he
and when the others had
he started off before
them among the trees.
Delcasse kept close at the lead
er's heels, fairly painting with Gag
erness. Lepine followed and Mar
beau came last. The rustling Of the
dead leaves beneath their feet was
the only sound which broke the
At the end of five min
utes, they came to what was APP
parently a deserted shed. Its door
was secured by a heavy hasp and
paddock. Crochard drew a key
from his pocket, opened the pad
lock, released the hasp, and threw
back the door.
Center, my friends!" he cried,
and stood aside that they might
pass.
They crowded in and stood star
ing about them. For a moment, in
the semi-darkness, they could see
nothing; then certain vague
shapes detached themselves "a
table;;-a chair, strange Jars, a
queer looking clock
Marbeau uttered a sudden star
tied exclamation.
why, this is a wireless plant %
he cried.
Precisely, sir!" agreed Gro
chard. "The plant from which
came those peculiar signals!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
CHAPTER SIX, lcontinued.l

DelcASse looked at hlm closely.
Tell me, why did you think of
that?"
III do not KNOW" answered
Crochard, rubbing his forehead
slowly 'sbut as l sat last night
gazing at the wreck, a thought
came to me-a vague thought
not to be put into words 80"
"Well," said Delcasse, as he
paused, 81 had the same thought
last night, before l slept. It seems
to me a most striking coincidence.
Are you aware that, in the case of
the Jena, wireless was mentioned
as a possible %causei"
eyes" answered Crochard; II
am aware Of that"
The eyes of the two men met in
a long glance. Then Delcasse
touched a bell.
Introduce General Marbeau,"
he said to his secretary.
The latter returned in q mo-
ment with a dark little man in full
uniform. Then he went out again
and closed the door. The little
man bowed deeply to the minister
of marine.
"Be seated, general" said Del
casse. IN. Lepine, / think you al
ready know-as who does not !
This other gentleman l will not
name-I will only say that he is a
coadjutor whose services we value
very highly. He has certain ques-
tions to ask you, which / wish you
to answer as though l myself were
asking them. Proceed, SIR" and.
he nodded to Crochard. General
Marbeau is the chief of our WIRE
less service"
"What wireless stations are
there in the city Of Toulon, Gen
eralf' Crochard began.
"None, sir, except the one at
the arsenal" Marbeau answered,
looking at his questioner with dis
erect curiosity.
"And in the neighborhood7"
"None nearer than Marseilles."
"There are no private installa-
tionsf"
"The government does not per-
NIT private installations"
"Yet there might be some,
clandestinely built"
THAT is possible"
However, you can assure me Of
this: if any such do exist, they are
outside the lawi"
Undoubtedly"
Why are private stations pro-
hibitediN
They are prohibited because
they would interfere with the
government stations. You under
stand, sir, that wireless waves
clash in the air, as it were; when
they cross or intermingle, the re-
suit is q confusing chatter, until
the sending and receiving instru-
ments have been carefully tuned
with each other. Even that does
not always overcome it. A few pri-
vatc stations have been authorized
strictly for scientific purposes, but
there IS none nearer than that at
the University of Lyons
Do you ever suffer from inter
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

AA6AAo1 WOIC CuI1luS up a ucW duU
very powerful instrument at Glib
raltar."
"You had no way of verifying
this?"
"We did not try to do So"
"Was this interruption re-
peated?"
eyes; our automatic recorder
shows that the signals began again
a little before 5 o'clock yesterday
morning and continued for nearly
two hours"
Orchards eyes were shining.
Eat what hour was La Liberte
destroyed9" he asked.
"The first explosion was at
$3.50. There were two others, a
few minutes apart. The main
magazine exploded at very close
to 6 o'clock.
$50 that these signals began at
least an hour before and continued
nearly an hour past that time?"
"That is so, SIR" assented Mar
beau, in surprise; "but 1 can
imagine no connection"
EDO not imagine anything"
broke in Delcasse quickly, his
voice quivering with excitement.
Perhaps there is no connection.
but nevertheless | think these sig
nails should have been reported to
me. Come in" he added, as a tap
sounded at the door.
His secretary entered and
handed him a telegram. Delcasse's
eyes were positively cleaning as
he read it.
Better and better!.. he cried.
this is a game after my own
hearth" and he tossed the tele-
gram to Lepine. "Read it aloud!"
he added, "that I may be sure my
eyes have not deceived met"
And Lepine picked up the mes
sage and read:
Note B162ss4R, 100 francs, n of
series OF 800 such notes sent to Imperial
Bank. Berlin, September 8.
Lime. Governor Bank of France.
There was a moment s silence,
Marbeau staring blankly, but the
other three gazing into each
others faces with shining eyes.
Perfect, perfect!" murmured
'Delcasse, and seized the telegram
and read it again.
"The next step, SIR" said Gro
chard quietly, lis to. instruct ev-
cry bank in France to report i'm
mediately the receipt Of any of the
other 299!"
Delcasse drew a deep breath,
pulled a pad Of blanks toward him,
and scribbled a few words.
"See that this is sent at once"
he said, and the secretary took the
message and fastened away.
Then Delcasse did something
which he had not done since that
night, five years before, when
word came that England had
signed the secret treaty: he re-
moved his great glasses, got out
his handkerchief, and deliberately
wiped his eyes.
Your pardon, gentlemen" he
said, with q twisted smile. "This
is for me q great moment. You
know my dream! I believed it
shattered; but now / think that it
may yet come truel" He snapped
his glasses on again and swung
around to Crochard. IF it does"
he added, II shall have you to
thankl Proceed with your ques-
tions."
There are no more questions,
sir, said Crochard; "but we have
q little excursion to make. It will
consume perhaps an hour, and /
think that You will find it inter-
esting. n. Lepine has q closed
carriage at the private entrance. /
would suggest that General Mar
beau accompany us. He will be Of
great service. Can we start at
once q,
For answer, Delcasse leaped to
his feet and seized his hat. There
Was no longer in. his mind any
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
UNCLE SAM URGES
LOCAL STATION TO
RUSH RECRUITING.
MIN on EXPERIENCE WANTED
EITHER IN ACTIVE SERVICE
.OR NAVAL RESERVES.

Indications that Uncle Sam is ac-
lively preparing for the possibility Il
war with Germany is a letter of in
structions received yesterday by Pc
ter Swartz. ship filter first class. who
is in charge of the local naval re
oruiting station. He was advised
urgently 10 use all his endeavors To
enlist men OF naval experience either
ir 'he. active seTvic again or in the
naval reserves.
These naval reserves will be called
at once case the United States de
termInes 90 mobilize her naval forces
If they are not called they wll re-
cove certain pay for placing them
selves ON the reserve list. II IS es-i-
natod that there are 2O, 600 men tn
the United States who have served in
the navy and who are eligible tn
serve again. The United states wants
90 secure 10000 OF this number on
the reserve list
As an inducement. the recruiting
officers are asked to organize naval re
serve athletic clubs in the cities
where there are enough eN-navymeu
to warrant it.
ship Filter Swartz opened his re
cruising station here last week In the
federal building and will make an ac-
tive efforts To secure recruits too TO-
navy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
TALKS GIVE IMPETUS
TO MOVE FOR BULK
HANDLING OF GRAIN
Portland and Astoria Will Get Ready
for Handling Bulk Grain; Saving
in sacks in Two Years Will Justifs
Farmers in Making All Changes.

Impetus to the movement for
handling inland empire wheat in bulk
was given by the meeting held here
/ Saturday afternoon and evening fol-
loving the dedication of the Farmers
Union Grain Elevator on East webb
street.
Features of interest developed at
the meetings were that Astoria is now
ready for the handling of grain in
bulk. that Portland will be in posi-
zion to so handle wheat before the
coming harvest arrives and that a
number of smaller elevators are con-
templated for various points through
out Umatilla county.
B. r. Stone, president Of the Asto.
ria port commission, set forth the sit
uation from the standpoint of the
lower Columbia town while c. B.
Moores and G. B. Hedghardt of
Portland spoke for the port of Port
land. Professor G. R Hys1op of q.
A. C.. spoke in behalf of bulk grain
handing, setting forth the contention
that in two years time through the
saving from not using sacks the far
mers of the northwest can pay for ell
evators and other equipment neces-
saTy TO the handling of grain in bulk.
There was an afternoon meeting at
the Eagles-Woodman hall, a banquet
at $50 and an evening session in the
auditorium. In the afternoon the
visitors were welcomed by Mayor j.
A. Best the response being by Mar
shall N Dana of the Portland Jour
nal. Mr.. Dana argued for the use OF
the Columbia river and the construc-
tion of feeder roads to the Columbia
Later in the session the meeting ad-
opted a resolution favoring the use OF
the Columbia river and the patroniz-
ing of ports equipped with facilities
for handling bulk grain
Today a number of the workers
here Saturday are in Union county /
where several elevators are under |
or contemplated
1t develops today that the local |
farmers Union has no immediate !
plans for a flour mill. though the /
matter has been discussed to some ex- |
tent It is said to be likely. however |
that additional storage room will have 4
TO be provided at the elevator
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
Is for Purpose of Revising
Rules to Prevent FilibuSter
When Armed Ship Bill is
Again Introduced.
WANTS LEGAL POWERS DEFINED
Government Legal Authorities Asked
30 Decide Whether President Can
ArA Merchantmen without Special
Congressional Permission.

WASHINGTON. March 5.-The SEN
ate met briefly and seard Vice Presi-
dent harshall's Inauguration address,
IL was very brief Marshall swore in
the fifteen new senators and sixteen
reelected members. The senate ad-
Journed early this afternoon. II
meets again Tuesday at noon. Gem
tral powers diplomats failed to Join
the ambassadorial corps participating
in the vice presidential Inauguration.
Allies diplomats led the procession.
The senate secretary read President
Wilson's proclamation. calling an ex-
traordinnry senate session for the pur.
pose Of revising the rules to prevent
"A fihbnster when the armed ship bill
a gain Is introduced. Great applause
greeted Wilson.
Hiram johnson failed to arrive.
The army schief OF staff and ranking
officers OF army and navy escorted
Wilson TO the senate chamber. The
gallaTies roared their applause. The
senators arose and cheered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
INAUGURATION
SPEECH SOUNDS WAR WARNING
PLOTTER
IS ARRESTED
GERMAN RESIDENT IN HoBoKEN
CONF'EssEs TO CONSPIRACY
TO KILL WILSON.

HOBOKEN, March 5.-Fritz
KOlb was arrested at the CONNER
ciaI Hotel opposite the German
steamer piers, charged with
bomb plotting. Sixteen bombs
were found in his room with suf-
ficient explosives to destroy a
city. His accompIice escaped.
The police announced that
KOlb confessed to a plot to kill
President Wilson. He possessed
quantities of nitrOglyceFine and
pictric acid. His arrest followed
the investigation of the Black
Tom and kingsiand munitions
explosions. The police indicated
KOIb's activities formed only a
part of a huge conspiracy.
The bomb manufacturing ma
chinery was seized. The Com
mercial Hotel was formerly the
headquarters of German lieu
tenant Fay. the confessed bomb
plOtter against the munitions
ships.
Kolb admitted coming to the
United States from Germany a
month before war started. He
has been in Mexico since. He
confessed that friends ''frOm
Jersey City assisted the bomb
making work. They assembled
in his room nightly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05

chief OF Police Tom Gurdane had
the necessity Of building scaftoiding
f'curely brought home 10 him last
evening in "a striking way. As he and
ms VIE were going home they passed
the Bowman hotel corner lust as the
scaffolding, placed there to keep pc
uestrians from going down the rail
road street side OF uhe building during
the period OF repairs, was blown down
by gust OF wind. The chief was
walking ON the inside and caught the
weight Of the structure on his arm
thus saving his wife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
EVIDENCE OF GERMAN
FLOT IS "PILED MILE
HIGH" AT WASHINGTON

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. March o.
''4he government has evidence a
mile high that would arouse the peo-
pie OF the United states to high
pitch Of Indignation did they know it,
nature" Is the statement just made
here by Lucius w. Nieman. publisher
of the Milwaukee Journal, in discuss
ing the latest phase OF the German
situation.
1T was my privilege to go through
this mass Of evidence i'm the Office OF
the department OF justice in wash
ingtun. In the journal office there Is
a facsimile.of a $4,000 check signed by
Won Bernstorff and drawn favor OF
"a paper published In this country.
We had in our possession a large
quantity Of similar evidence and we
expected to publish it, and IL was my
belief that the people were entitled to
know that this was going on. First.
the administration was. inclined TO
that view but concluded that 10 was
best to maintain secrecy and 50 the
facts were never made public.
THE Zimmerman letter does not
surprise me. I have known that for
two years Germany has been making
war on this country. In this country.
THE president has gone ber-oud
the limit to keep the peace. He has
known for more than Is months
things that the German government
has been doing. many OF them war
ranting ~ in breaking off relations
He realized. perhaps. that they were
not rational people. and he made al
lowances for the fact that they could
not get the right perspective in the
struggle that engaged them
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
PRESIDENT FLAYS SENATORS WHO
MADE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPTIBLE

More than 500 OF the 5si members
OF the two houses were ready and
anxious to act; the house Of repre-
sentatives had acted by an over.
wheming majority; but the senate
was unable to act because a little
rroup Of II senator's had determined
that Il should not
Physical ElnduranC,, supreme.
The senate has no rules by which
cehatc can be limited or brought to
an end no rules by which dilatory
Tactics Of any kind can be prevented.
A single member can stand in the
way Of action u he have but the phy-
sicul endurance. The result In this
case is a complete paralysis alike OF
the legislative and OF the executive
branches of the government.
This inability of the senate to act
las rendered some Of the most neces-
CContinued on Page -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
BRITISH PAPERS AND
PUBLIC EXPRESS MUCH
SYMPATHY FOR WILSON
Filibusterers Are Scathingly
Denounced as ''Thwarting
National Will"

LONDON. March 5.-The British
press and public for the nrst time ap-
parently realize the complex situation
that President Wilson faces. Edito-
rial comment reflected a sympathetic
attitude. The nlihusterers were
scnthingly denounced as "thwarting
the national will" The average Brit
on cannot understand the American
legislative system.
Newspapers failed TO suggest VIII
son's next step. They SEEMED con-
tent TO leave the problem IN hts
hands They expressed the helieS
that the American people are solid,v
hoh 'ud Wilson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05

WASHINGTON. March 5.-Presi-
dent Wilson asked the government le-
gai authorities TO decide whether he
has the power TO give American mer-
chantmen naval armament without
special congressional authorization.
He wants their decision within TWEEN
ty-foUT hours He plans to arm mer-
chaRiment Immediately II he has the
power Otherwise he will call an ex-
ira session when the senate completes
revising it's rules to prevent further
iilibusterinK.
Wilson may send the names OF all
cabinet members to the senate tomor-
row. No changes are contemplated.
He probably will re-submit several
other nominations not acted upon
during the last session.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05
Issues Formal Address to
Country; Senate is Urged to
Revise Rules to Supply
Means of Meeting Situation.

The presidents formal address TO
the country is as follows;
The termination OF the last session
Of the Sixty-fourth Congress 10y con-
stitutional Limitation discloses a situ-
alton unparalleled in the history OF
the country, perhaps unparalleled in
the history OF any modern govern
ment In the immediate preseuce OF
"a crisis fraught with more subtle and
fstr-reaching possibilities Of national
danger than any other the govern
ment has known within the whole
history OF its international relations.
the congress has been unable to act
either To safeguard the country or 10
vindicaie the elementary rights Of its
citizens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05

Harold Maloney son of Judge and
Mrs. J. W, Malonev. is In n Portland
hospital recovering from an operation
for the removal of his tonsils. He had
been In California with his parents
and wus cnroute home when he went
to the hospital Judge Maloney. who
arrived home the other DAY. has re-
turned Co Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-05

oNiug O. "a controversy hetsesfi
Oakland hlrh school and Silvertuu
over the cham piuu~hip 20 southern
prrgun rh~ o.. a s. zirls basket ball
team win play Silyert"n az Corvallis
tonight Having beat oakland a. fn
.II thss can hE trfTItlnr Eilert1u.
claim uudl-rutrd ehsmpinuship of fha
state