The Washington times., 1917-09-13

I'LL II. the day before that which
was to mark the close OF thi
| 600 truce fi tsss.
There he was to put himself II
touch with one OF the submarine post
hidden In the depths of the straI
which would receive its. news from
the two operators stationed At Alge'
ciras.
The day and night OF the 18th pass
1 cd at the station without news OF thi
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Hictaner stayed seated IN the Iittl,
steel cabin of the post anchored e
the bottom OF the sea, where one oi
Fulbsrt's associates awaited q com
munication before the telephone Ap
paratus.
These submarine stations were Z
] strange invention They were ali
built after the same model and could
be briefly described thus:
There were three steal cabins. rounded
without. Soldersd together and eommuni-
eating BY yater-tight doors.
! The nrst was dressing room, whers
the operator could dress In highly i'm
proved diving costume, and from which
he could 20 out into the sea to look for
food and to take his exercise.
The second was q living room. where
he prepared his food BY electricity gen.
Grated By the same system as that In
use at the Lost Isle. The third cabin
was the machine room, and held the
lelephonegraphic apparatuA
Breathable air was furnished In the
chamber as Well a. In the divers res
ervoir By an oxygen generator and ab-
sorber Of carbon invented and con-
structed by OxuA No man could live
longer than three months in a sub
marine post They were relieved BY an
associate brought from the Lost, Isls by
electric launch
Communication between land and The
submarine posts was made By associ-
ates stationed on various coasts Of the
giobe- There were two at AlgeciraS.
When the land spies had . communiea-
ton to make one Of them went under
cover Of the night to the edge Of the
Oea in some desert place. whsrn there
was hidden In the bottom Of q natural
or artificial recess q -complete divers
costume. The man would put Il on and
30 down Into the water TO special spot.
whore. In q galvanized chest flxsd TO the
bottom was placed q particular sort q
telephone.f f
Upon being sent through this ap-
paratua. -thapks to = special means OF
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message would agitats the receiving
apparatus At the post.
His duty done, the spy would 80 up.
place his diving clothes In their hid
Inr place, and, return to his home.
there TO follow some humhie calling
to All appearAnces. sfs.E - L.
Toward 6-o'clock on the morning Of
May Is HIctaner was waiting in the
submarine post at Gibraltar seated
on a chest when the beli sounded.
AT last" said the brother, putting
the registering apparatus into opera
ton
Hictaner raised his head and look
ed At the machine as II his eyes rath-
er than his ears were to catch the
message.
The phonograph pronounced the
following message:
''ResoIution of the world Congress.
Text transmitted by all stations. Re-
ceived AMI published blythe governor
Of Gibraltar at $3.50 a m"
The japanese Trap.
There was a moments silence. then
more firmly the phonograph went IN:
The powers submit and accept the
conditions OF the ultimatun-
The. eommandant OF the Japanese
destroyer Tidyi Is appointed to find
Hictaner and stipulate conditions Of
peace with him."
Hietaner. painting. listened without
a move. when the pLonograph had
finished he sprang up. and. uttering .
cry of Joy. darted toward the cabin.
followed by the operstors who was
lesE excited than he. anil did not over
look the necessary maneuvers.
In the compartment connecting d.
rectly with the sea, Hlctaner fairly
pranced with impatience while the
man put on his diving costume.
The time seemed long TO MIN, while
the outer water was penetrating and
filling the cabin in great spurts.
At last 1t was filled to the ceiling.