Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-23
SECRET SERVICE
EVER ON ALERT.
Valiant Little Band Of Patriots
About Whose Achievements
Little Is Known.
MEANS HERolsM UNREQuITEl
Government Agents Live Lives That
for Adventure and Daring DECIDE
Make 18est Seller" Look Like
/. Tarnlshed imitation.

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Tarnished Imitation.
! New York.--Coincident with the
discovery of the Zimmerman note,
which disclosed the far-reaching plans
OF Germany to foment trouble In every
part of the globe, and the subsequent
refusal Of Secretary of State Lansing
to disclose how the note was obtained
because It would "endanger lives =
comes brief press dispatch from
Juarez. Mex, announcing the theft Of
'fmportant papers" from the German
consulate there.N
To the average reader the Juarea
dispatch may seem unimportant, yet
In all probability II is merely another
link forged In the great chain. of un.
known achievements of our valiant lit
tie band Of patriots who throughout
the entire world are always on. the
alert In the interest Of our country,
yet who In time of danger cannot call
on US for aid.
This little band OF men. who are
known only to the state department,
and whose names appear In the se-
cret archives Of the United States as
"A-41" or "C-217b," live lives that for
adventure and herolsm make the av.
erage best seller" hero look like a
tarnished imitation.
So little is known by the general
public Of the secret agents Of our gov
ernment that to the average person
II seems probable no such body Of men
exists. As a matter of fact, the vast
majority Of the citizens Of the country
seem to think the secret service, which
| IN reality Il. attached 10 the treasury
department, is entrusted with diplo.
matte work Of the underground Or
der. This, however, Is not the case.
Although II is the duty Of the secret
service and department of justice op-
eratives to run down plots of different
kinds that are brewing almost continu-
ally within the confines Of our own bor-
ders, they seldom are sent out Of the
country.
Busy In All Lands.
In far Off Russia, In China, Japan,
Germany. France, England, South
America, and, In fact, every inhabited
part Of the globe, there fits the dip
lomatlc phantom, the 'secret agent"
How many times he has intercepted
just such documents as the Zlmmer-
mann note viii probably never be
known outside Of diplomatic circles,
but this particular feat Is good ex-
ample Of the work done by these
'watchdogs OF the mist" Using fic.
titious names and numbers, will out
line their work.
When the war broke out in Europe,
broke with all the suddenness Of q
furious thunderstorm, It was no sur.
prise to those engaged IN the great
game of "dodging DEATH" In Berlin
Q dapper youth Of decided Teutonic
appearance. listed under our own ban
ner a. aB-45p was fully alive 70 what
was doing.
On the RussIan border IVAN Mus.
covitz. wbose renorts were signed WITH
another numher and letter straight.
way informed Washineton Of the Rus.
sian preparations, while In France and
England Andre L. Rene and Cyri]
Frothinehom respectively. reported
the doInes q these two great nations
The Youth Of Teutonic appearance
is killed by q taxicab. Plainly an ac.
cldent Won would saw IL Won had Wit.
messed tbe incident vet the taxical,
had followed the Teutonic youth many
blocks and was IN ali probability driy.
en- By q decrepit old chauffeur, who
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