The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-22

| ever were dreamed Of when VIC banded
i ourselves together 10 follow out our in
| diriiual hobbies in the chase and cap
! turc OF dangerous criminals. For thi:
! telegram pits US against the mos
| Shrewd violators Of the Law of God ant
man that ever were known-thc rait
! criminals OF Imperial Germany. protect
cd by the power of international law
yer criminals nevertheless.
! All Of you know the reason for thi:
telegram. It is in answer TO tho letter
We sent Chief Flynn at the last meeting
| of this club when our various members
! displayed the evidence that had come tc
| them OF the perfidy of Imperial Ger
; many in assuming friendship for this
, country while seeking TO violate oui
| neutrality in it's effort to MAIN the
! Allies. More than that. you will re-
member. my charge was that Germany
! had considered America also in its aims
! OF conquest. and that it fully believed al
J tho beginning OF the war that it would
crush England and France easily. thcr
reach forth for our own country. Ru;
the danger Of active invasion is past
now-it stopped at the battle OF the
Marnc. What we must battle against is
the more insidious invasion of Ger
many's spies-and their name is Legion
Therefore. gentlemen. I have the honor
j to announce to you that Chief Flynn has
accepted our offer Of services and that
tho Criminology Club is now and hence.
forth devoted 10 the defense Of America
and the outwittins Of the paid tools OF
Imperial Germany. who seek TO use our
nation as a battlefield"
4 cheer that rcsounded through the
great rooms Of the Criminology Club
. echoed Grants speech. Then tho mcnl-
! hers gathered into little groups To dis
cuss the new developments and to plan
for the future. AS for Harrison Grant
He shifted from his position and vecr-
cd toward Cavanaugh. his most trusted
operative.
Billy" he announced. our first blow
In this matter falls 10 you. You have
seen the advertisements in the news
papers advising passengers not to sail
on the Lusitania"
'Of course"
Billy Places the D1ctagraph
VERY we'll believe that means
the beginning Of NOR" direct plots
against America. There is only one way
to learn. Won Papcn. Boy-Iid. Or,
Albert, Hcinric Won Lcrtz. their unoffi-
bassador Ecrnstorff himself-rnake a
habit Of lounging at tho Hohcnzoilcrn
club We want diclag graph in those
club rooms
Billy Cavanauch twisted his already
tightly waxcd mustache and smiled.
ever so slightly.
I'll attend 10 the details" he an
nounced quietly.
And while Harrison Grant gave his
orders. four men were gathered about
the big table in the Imperial German
embassy in Washington. One Of them
was Bcrnstorff. Another was Albert.
with his cvcr-prescnt portfolio in which
he carried the reports Of spies operating
in every city Of the United States.
third was Boyd and the fourth was
Capt. Won Papcn-
Tho meeting, incidentally seemed to
have been Il very happy ono. y super
cilious smile SKINNED the lips OF Franz
vos papeu as he sazed at his co-plotters.
He waved his. cigar slightly before him.
These idiotic Yankees will wake up
next week" he announced. 1T Will be
something for them 70 think about"
1T will be something for the world
10 think about" echoed the fastidlous
Boyd.
DO you suppose" DR.. Albert was
rummaging In his portfolio. 1T could
possibly act as boomerang? America
has had it's eyes shut. YOU know. For
instance, | think Capt. Won Papcn re-
Gently reported The burning OF several
million bushels Of wheat in It's cleva-
tors, as we'll as train wreck or two
thai have so far been classcd as acct
dents. Now. my query is: will the de-
libcrate, pre-arrangod killing. Of Amer
nrr-annnunC&d
ton OF American property on board the
Lusitania- cause this country to open
its ewes and inquire about other things
lha, have happened? Or will it
Idfotio 'rYan1ees," Said Won Paper.
Capt. Franz Won Papcn smiled with
onr corner Of his mouth.
IF YOU have ever noticed" he re-
piled. Il have always used the term
'idiotic Yankees.
Bcrnstorff laughed Albert ooooed
his head.
quite So" he said finally. u yield
the point Now. regarding the Lusltania.
when is it destined To sink
Bcrnstorff rummaEed in some papcrA
4, last to bring forth d code message
"potsdam plans tho sinking for next
Wednesday. May ). 1t has already or
dcrcd medals struck off TO cnmmemo-
rate the victory
And while the arch-spics Of lmpcrirl
Germany continued TO plot the murder
If American citizens OH the high seas
lithc dark-cvcd girl walked 10 the
s,enocraphcr's desk Of one OF the
largest hotels Of New York City. with
apparently no purpose in life save |" uH
rIrc,ty and attractive and ikcaoic. Splr-
tied she was. with dash Of animation
which caused people To look at her more
Than once. with sparkle in those big
cves which told Of a love Of lie ana
zosr for adventure, q tile 10 nor chh
,h,, smoke Of determination. Il smooth
GRACE about her which spelled birth and
breeding and aristocracy. Time was
and no, so very far in tho past--when
her name had glittered in the cleclrlc
lights of broadway. Put The love OF
adventure had been to" strong ana
Dixie Mason. daughter at hrcn'W"H
Mason Of Sou Carl,na. sur. had Ior-
saxon the stage to take nor place as Il
ouietlv commissioned captain Of women
operatives in the secret service IN"
now
Now she was walking toward inc
nuh1ic s,cnographcr's desk. smiling and
sncazinr to friends in the lobby. aDpar-
ent1v thinking of nothing In tn" world
I'm, in reality straininE with every
nerrc 10 catch the message in IN" Morse
code that tho slenographcr was ticking
m on the spacr-b bar If her typewriter;
This 49,. Is 80. tn" go. man ''''
T spoke $3.50. cf. ..... II" ..-..
thinks 49,. he's lhdE 80.
killer"
CHI Attracts Attention.
Dixie Nason's sense W hum"r could
mr., resis, n tritic Of smile. and quite