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the embassy itself neglected to take
a part in the reception Of orders from
across the sea. Nearly every morn
ing at 8 o'clock found Capt. Franz
Won Papen, military attache Of the
Imperial German embassy, and Capt
Kari Boyd, naval attache, at a
secluded part of Long Island, stand
ing beside a racing motor car, to
which was attached antennae, de-
tectors and receiving apparatus, that
they might personally assure them
selves that the code messages from
overseas were -receiyd and started on
their way to BernstOrff, the master
spy.
So It was that one day in April,
1915. Count Johann Won Bernstorff
worked hard at his task OF decipher-
ing the maze OF numerals that had
come to him during the night One
by. one he traced out the numbers,
matching them first with the page OF
the old German dictionary then with
the words Of the aged book, each of
which was carefully numbered for
easy transcription. When he had fin
ished, his head bobbed slightly, he
pressed a button and almost snapped
an order at the hurrying man SER
want.
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GREAT WASTE IN MILK.
OnterhRua Points to Tremendous F0e
Loss in state.

OsterhRua Points 10 Tremend0uH FOod
Loss in State.
Bismarck, N d., April 20.-tNorth
Dakota Is literally throwing to the
dogs 1S2,S61 beef cattle every year"
was an astonishing statement made
BY J. J. osterhaus, state dairy COM
missioner
Beeves to the number OF 1884, 61,
dressing an average of $50 pounds per
head, and worth 80 cents the pound
retail, would be worth the neat sum
of S29,o74.s56. This is the fortune
which Mr.. osterhaus estimates is lost
TO North Dakota every year because
this state does not develop its
schmear-kase resources.
Schmear-kase, or Dutch cheese, or,
as It is now more periodically known,
cottage cheese, is a by-product of the
dairy in whose development Uncle
Sam has taken a sudden interest.
North Dakota homes which have been
accustomed to cottage cheese as
dainty or q novelty are asked to look
upon III as an everyday article OF diet,
equal in protein to beef. and consider
ably cheaper. With cottage cheesef
roasts and entries will be whey punch,
whey honey and other side Dishes
Skinned milk, instead of going into
the discard, will be made one or the
most valuable items OF the human
dfet
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I" The Eagle SEye
By William Flynn


This is the first Of a series OF
articles by William ]. Flynn,
former chief Of the United States
secret service, detailing the true
story OF the Imperial German
governments spies and intrigues
in America, that will be featured
in The Forum each Saturday?
Under the title THE Eagles
Eye" (the United States secret
serwce) Mr.. Flynn has evolved a
most remarkable story OF Ger
many's intrigues, which has also
been novelized by Courtenay
Ryiey Cooper, and a screen
version Of which also has been
released.
As a feature Of the Saturday
Forum, The Eagles Eye" will
be found we'll worth while.
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IGNORE DUTIES.

Numerous Cases OF Omcern Net Ems
forcing Auto License Reported.
Bismarck, N. D., April 20.-ThinRs
have come to a. pass where In a north
western county il became necessary
to arrest the states attorney for IN
sisting upon driving his car without
a license, reports Sec. or State Tom
Hall. II a number OF these counties
peace Officers are refusing 20 make
arrests or serve warrants for viola
ton OF the provisions Of the automo-
has been reached on the question the
governors powers Of removal which
now is before the supreme court a
general cleanup in some OF these
counties may be ordered.
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eitedly. The Lusitania must be sunk
on its next voyage"
yes" DR.. Albert asked the uues-
ton with the calmness Of a person
ordering a cab-or choosing a meal.
'Weil-all arrangements are made,
are they not?"
AS far as the submarines are con-
cerned, yes. The entire Irish coast
has been charted into squares, each
square carrying the name Of some
fish indigenous to that region. The
moment that the word is flashed that
the Lusitania has sailed. a U-boat
will be assigned TO each one of those
squares. Then IL will be an easy mat
ter for hshing sTnacks, each with a
spy aboard, to patrol the coast, and
send a message from the nearest
wireless station
Something like: Shipping ten
cases Of mackerei,'" broke in DIR. Al
bert
Exactly" Bernstorff looked up
with a smile. you and have dis
cussed that before. haven't we? I
had forgotten. Well, you know the
rest. No one viii pay any attention
to the messages except our U-boat
captains. They will know by them
that the Lusitania Is entering the
square named after that particular
fish. 1t should be an easy task for
them to sink the ship. And 1t must
be sunk"
How about the international COM
plications ?" -'
They must take care OF them
selves-after we have done all we
can do TO keep things running
smoothly. The point Is that the Lusi.
tania must be sunk! We have a les
son to teach America! If we sink a
few OF their citizens, perhaps they'll
be more chary about sending their
representatives abroad to sell goods
to the allies. It may make them stop
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William Flynn Tells Hoz0 Destruction of
The LuSita11ia Was Plotted and AcbieUed

One Of them was Bernatorff Anoth-
er was Albert, with his ever present
portfolio ia which he carried the re-
ports OF spies operating in every
city of the United States. "A third
Capt. Won Papen.
The meeting, incidentally, seemed
to have been very happy one. A
supercilious smile SKINNED the lips
Of FRANC Won Papen as he gazed at
his co-plotters. He waved his cigar
slightly before him.
These idiotic Yankees viii wake
up next week." he announced. lit will
be something for them to think
about"
1T will be something for the world
u think about" echoed the fastidi-
GUS Boy-Ed.
do you suppose" DR. Albert was
rummaging In his portfolio, 1T
could possibly act as g. boomerang?
America has had its eyes shut, you
know. For instance, think Capt.
Won Papen recently reported the
burning of several million bushels
Of wheat in its elevators, as we'll as
a train wreck or two that have so tar
been classified as accidents. Now,
my query is: viii the deliberate. pre-
arranged killing of Americans and
the fore-announced destruction OF
American property on board the
cause this country to
open its eyes and inquire about 9TH
er things that have happened? Or
will it."
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asprCJrATOp0 sorn.

Pettibone. n. d., April 20.-Rev n,
II Browning has purchased The Pet
tibpne Spectator from 1T. q. Jennings,
former publisher and editor, who has
gone to Cleveland, N, D.. where he
has business interests Later Mr.. Jen-
nings plans on leaving for the state
OF Illinois to make his home.
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Medals Made
Before Ship
Is Sunk


back those medals On they went TO
the populace, while flags huttered
in Berlin to announce the victory"
that had mot yet happened. Every
where were the U-boats. Everywhere
were the fishing smacks, flashing out
the supposed business message that
carried the code word of the position
Of the great ship. Time and again
the sleek greyhound Of the sea
lodged destruction only through her
speed. But IN the distance more u
boats were lurking. The end was in
evitable.
May sixth. Then May seventh. Into
the rooms Of the Criminology club
hurried Billy Cavanaugh to seek out
Harrison Grant and to report with
a little smile:
There's something interesting for
you in a room adjoining the Hohen-
zollern club"
Harrison Grant raised his eye
brows.
Got It fixed, Biily?"
Yes, sir. Broke q water pipe lead
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Idiotio
Yankees"
Said Won
Papsn

sAEEAAClS \ Ae@F@
,.r !: used the term idiOtic Yam
Bernstorff laughed. Albert bobbed
his head.
Quite so" he said finally, Il yield
the point. Now, regarding the Lusi-
tania, when is it destined to sinlS?"
Bernstorff rummaged in some
papers, at last to bring forth a code
message.
"Potsdam plans the sinking for
next Wednesday, May S. It has al
ready ordered medals struck OF to
commemorate the victory"
And while the arch-spies OF Impe-
rial Germany continued to plot the
murder OF American citizens on the
high seas, a 1.-THE, dark-eyed girl
walked to the stenographer's desk OF
one Of the largest hotels Of New York
city, with apparently no purpose in
life save to be pretty and attractive
and likeable. Spirited she was, with
a dash of animation. which caused
people to look at her more than once,
with a sparkle in those big eyes
which told Of a love of life and a zest
for adventure, a tilt to her chin that
spoke of determination, smooth
grace about her which spelled birth
and breeding and arfstocracy. Time
was-and not so very far in the past
when her name had gIittered in the
electric lights of Broadway. But the
love Of adventure had been too strong
and Dixie Mason, daughter Of Brent
well Mason Of Sou Car'lina, sur had
forsaken the stage to take her place
as a quietly commissioned captain OF
women operatives in the Secret Ser
vice. And now
Now she was walking toward the
public stenogTaphers desk, smiling
and speaking to friends in the lobby,
apparently thinking Of nothing in the
world, but in reality straining with
every nerve to catch the message in
the Morse code that the stenographer
was ticking off on the space-bar OF
her typewriter:
This =. is -. the -. man 49,
49,. spoke 49,, Of -. He ....
thinks -. he's 49,. a -. lady 49,.
killer"
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ing into the club. then hurried for the
plumber shop that always attends e
their work. Good fellow fhere-thor-
ough American. He let me fix the
leak. And while I was fixing IL
also fixed the photograph be-
hind the picture OF His Imperial
Majesty, William Hohanz1 llern."
Harrison Grant laughed happily
and reached for his hat. A half hour
later he lifted the receiver Of a die
tograph to his ear. Stewart, the re-
lief operator, watched him.
eve Just been listening" he an
nounced. Think Won Papen, Boyd
and Wolf Won Igel just came into the
club. Couldn't swear to Ii, though.
Harrison Grant nodded slightly,
the photograph still to his ear Then
he started Hurriedly he turned:
4Put this down:
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EARMnR HAs INvENTION.


Wiling That Government should Get
Beneflt From III.
LaMoure, NJ d., April 2O.-The in
vention OF combined thresher which
will do all threshinE from The shock
or the stack and with only the help
Of three men, has been ofIered to the
United States government by Ernest
w. Ellison. a farmer living near here.
i will give the invention to the ma
tion and the farmers to fight the Huns
and the Industrial Workers or the
World" declared Mr.. Ellison In tell
ing Of his invention TO q number OF
business men Of this city.
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y william Flynn Former Chief of the United States Secret

y William j. Flynn Former Chief Of the United States Secret
Service)
Below the great oil painting of Kaiser Wilhelm the merla
Embassy Washington slightly wrnkled nervous man
desk obsolete German dictionary before
him. fingers running the pages figuring the numbers then
running them again. his lips repeating the numerals OF many
before him. repeating rerepeatmg then
matching up those numerals with the page numbers and word
numbers of the old dictionary.
still except for the Whirr OF the and
slight crne the sheets of he referred from
the other There little need for reference however
every page the numerals he written
congomeraons Of numbers that apparently
many of the who had brought
this wnked being who sat beneath the
painting the And enoughfor those Of
numbers umbled sequences of numerals nothing
nor less the struggled code messages by which Wilhelm
Hohenzoen Emperor of Imperial Germany sent his daily in
great wireless at Nauen Germany to the
who spiders web spy activity in the United States
Count Johann Bernstorf Imperial Ambassador
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and think awhile before they ship
their goods to the allies too-and
that's what we're after"
Suppose America objects to the
loss of Its citizens?" Albert was smil-
ing in a quiet. duizzical way.
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BeFnatorH
Receives
Wireless
instructions

pages, caught on
wireless outfits owned privately
throughout the United States by
German spies, who had been placed
in America for that very purpose.
Each day the instructions had come
from Berlin instructions for the be-
ginning OF propaganda campaigns,
for connivance against the Allies, for
the handling of the thousand and one
methods by which Germany sought
10 strike its enemies through neutral
America.
Each morning at o'clock, Ameri-
can time, those messages flashed
from the tremendous wireless tower
at Nauen, Germany-to find spies
waiting everywhere in America for
them. On interned ships, in shacks,
built far from. the roar and hustle of
the city, even in Fifth avenue resi-
dences. were wireless outfits con-
cealed, each equipped with its Audien
detector, so necessary to the catch
ing OF wireless waves from a great
distance. Nor had the members Of
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Give Them
Sympathy
Says
BsrnatorH

very sorry. We
will mourn for a week-but, in the
meanwhile, we also will point to our
manufactured fact that the Lusitania
carried guns and contraband. That's
where you are needed. Take the
night train to New York. see Paul
koentg. Of the Hamburg American
line, and arrange for him to find
someone not averse to forging a few
affidayits. one to the effect that the
Lusitania is loaded with contraband,
and another that she carries defen-
siye guns. And be very sure on that
point. The rules OF war prohibit the
sinking of an unarmed ship without
due warning. We must have those
affidavits."
Very good, sir"
And, Albert"
"Yes?"
Here" - Ambassador Bernstorfr
lifted a sheet OF closely written paper
from his desk-'is an advertisement
have written, warning all American
citizens from the Lusitania. See that
1t is inserted in the New York papers
as close to the Cunard Line adver-
tisements as possible. 1t will be our
altbi when the Lusitania Is sunk"
Very good, Your ExecIlency."
And so 1t was that with Ambassa-
dor Bernstorff at the head OF the
great spy organization which Ger
many had built up in America. with
DR.. Albert, Captain Won Papen, Karl
Boy Ed, Paul Koenig and a half q,
hundred others working on the yari-
Gus details of the scheme, that the
preparations for the sinking Of the
Lusitania went forth in America.
Day after day passed, while Bern
Etorff translated his code MESSAGES
from Wilhelnastras se and sent replies
in the guse Of death messages and
business kilograms to neutral coun-
tries, where they were received by
German spies. translated and tele-
phoned by long distance to Germany.
Day by day, and then
1t was April 20, forty eight hours
before the sailing Of the Lusita mia.
In the great rooms Of the Criminol-
ogy club in New York, where cosmo-
polite members daily gathered to dis
cuss the themes which formed their
chief aim in life, the apprehension of
the genus criminal. an important
meeting was in progress. Harrison
Grant, the president and organizer
Of the great private criminal chasing
stood before them. a
telegram in his hand.
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Wen sympa-
thize, Of course. /"
Bernstorff looked
up with an an
swering s m / | e.
Really, Wen be
Vary anrvxy We
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Secret Ser
vice Flynn
On the Job

munication that
has ever come to this club. II Il :.
telegram from William T. F7vnn
chief OF the secret service. which
changes the aims and purposes OF
our organization to ideals far great
er than ever were dreamed of when
we banded ourselves together I'd fol-
low out our individual hobbies in
the chase and capture of dangerous
criminals. For this telegram pits us
against the most shrewd violators of
the laws Of God and man that ever
We're known-the paid criminals of
imperial Germany, protected by the
power Of international law, yet Grim
inals nevertheless!
All Of you know the reasons for
this telegram. 1t is in answer to the
letter we sent Chief Flynn at the
last meeting Of this club, when our
various members displayed the evil
dence that had come to them OF the
peFfldy Of Imperial Germany in as
surfing friendship for this country,
while seeking to violate our neutral-
ity in it's efforts to main the Allie.
More than that, my charge, YOU will
remember, was that Germany had
considered America also in its aims
OF conquest. and that ii fully believ-
ed at the beginning OF this war that
II would crush England and France
easily, then reach forth for our own
country. But the danger OF active
invasion Is past now-it stopped at
the battle Of the Marine. What we
must battle against Is the more in
sidfous invasion OF Germanys spies
and their name Is Legion! There
fore, gentlemen, have the honor to
announce to you that Chief Flynn
has accepted our offer Of services
and that the. CriminOlogy club is now
and henceforth devoted to the de-
Tense OF America and the outwitting
OF the paid tools OF Imperial Ger
many who seek to use our nation as
a battlefield"
A cheer that resounded through
the great rooms Of the CriminoIogy
club echoed Grants speech. Then
the members gathered into little
groups to discuss the new develop
ment and to plan for the future. As
for Harrison Grant
He shifted from his position and
veered toward CavanAuga, his most
trusted operative.
Billy" he announced. "our first
blow in this matter falls to you You
have seen the advertisements in the
newspapers advising passengers not
10 sail on the Lusitania?"
"0f course"
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Send DIT. Albert in." he announ-
ced.
Yes, Your Excsllency."
AmOment later q tall, dark haired
man, his left cheek SCARED from a
schooiday duel at Heidelberg, stepped
into the room. He was DR.. Heinrich
Albert, fiscal spy for Imperial Ger
many, master OF its execheduer in
America, and second only TO Bern
storff in what he termed ''the battle
on the American front" Just a Sec
ond he hesitated. and then:
You sent for me, sir?"
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News oya
Shout
Disaster
Seareheads


the headlines OF the first extra:
'Lusitania sunk Lusitania sunk
by German submarine! Klein,
Vanderbilt, Hubbard and thousand
others missing. Extra paper! Extra
paper, all about the sinking Of the
LusitRnia!"
So that was the German victory!
The Lusitania sunk! YEARLY Grant
sank into a chair. the photograph re-
ceiver still to his ear. On the other
side of the wall three men had raised
their stems to the picture OF the
Kaiser. toasting him for the idea
which had enabled the fishing smacks
to wireless the news Of the Lusi-
tania's course to the waiting sub
marines, for the distorted brain
which had devised the messages Of
fishermen into instruments Of death,
for the ungodly, demon-like cunning
that had conceived the death Of w0-
men and children to be q German
victory" DroninglY the words came
over the dictograph
ITO the Kaiser! May he continue
his glorious victories, abroad-and
here!"
'.Abroad-and here!" murmured
Harrison Grant between his clenched
teeth. And here means America"
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Germans
tell no one
w J flynn
RI Il q 4

w flynn
u IS S s.
A low laugh sounded as Dixie Ma
son returned the code letter and cell
luloid to its resting place.
The chief sent me that letter
four days ago. Already I've taken
luncheon with Henrie Won Leitz,
chief henchman for Bernstorff. Won
Papen. BoY-E I'd and Albert, and he
has asked me to go to the theater
with him tonight. And Il don't
continue to keep in his company ii
won't be my fault rather think
and Dixie Mason laughed softly,
Rthat Heinric won Lertz Is going to
be quite valuablel"
But time was short Two days
later, the great, sleek Lusltania GID
ed out OF New York harbor and
started upon the hrst phase OF its
journey aeross the seas, carrying
with ii 1850 passengers n-ore than
a hundred Of whom were Americans
the pride Of Americas theatrical
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Billy Places
the Diota-
graph

ca. There is only one way to learn.
Won Papen, Boyd, Dr. Albert.
Hetnric Won Isertz, their unofficial
agent in New York-and even
Ambassador BernBtorfT himself ~
make a habit of Iounging at the
HohenzOllern club. We want
dictagraph IN those club-rooms."
Billy Cavauaugh twisted his al
ready tightly waxed mustache and
smiled, ever 50 slightly.
'L'll attend 20 the details" he an
nUuuced quietly.
And while Harrison Grant gave
bis orders. four men were gathered
about the big table In the Imperial
German embassy ia Washington.
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editorial and financial worlds. Amer
lean aristocracy and American COM
mon people, but ali Americans. all
equal in their standing in the light
OF the Liberty statue. supposedly safe
from warning nations, innocents,
travelling toward a deliberate Ger
man murder.
Too short q time for Harrison
Grant and his men to gain their
knowledge OF what was going on in
the HohenEoIiern club. Only that
morning, Cavanaugh had reported
progress-the assurance that the die
tograph would be In the HohenzoI-
lern club BY the end Of the next
week. Too short a time for Dixie
Mason 70 obtain the confidence OF
HeinTic Won Lertz and learn from
him the details Of the plot against
America Too short a timel The
Lusftania was doomedl
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. -
The Lusitanla
Doomed

rushed to a cable
ONCE. to send the following cable
gram to Europe:
Ia H Guerz-Amsterdam, Hol-
land. Lucy has entered last phase OF
illness. Doctors say progress until
Thursday normal. After that diff
ficult to diagnose. Therbold."
Already the message was travel
ing under the sea, while the spy re-
ported to Won Lertz, and while an
other spy in Amsterdam anxiously
awaited its arrival And when ne
received it, his code educated eyes
read an entirely different message
from that OF mere announcement
of an illness, a message which thrill
ed his craven soul with the informa-
ton:
'Lusitania has sailed. Course un-
I'll Thursday normal. After that,
unknown"
A hurried ten minutes in which
the spy turned TO a specially in
stalled telephone, sent the message
to Nauen and thereby to Cuxhaven
and to every other U-boat base of
Germany, where waited the scaveng-
ers OF the sea, Germany's submarines
and their commanders. More, from
Nauen the message flashed to hum
dreds of men on the Irish coast, APP
parently fishermen, who arranged to-
speed forth as far as possible into
the ocean, and to wait day and
night for the sight Of the vessel, that
they might spy it to fits doom. Ex-
course! Bat all battles
are expensive, and Germany was
planning the death Of women and
in what IL would call one
Of the greatest victories OF the
war" Were not the medals that
would be issued to commemorate the
victory already being struck of?
And had not even the cate been
placed thereon in characteristic Ger
man "efficiency2" Germany had
named May fifth. And May fifth
they would be distributed For
where was there a chance for the
Eusitania to escape?
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Nor did the fact
that May fifth
passed with no
message from the
u boats C a u 8 e
Germany to hold
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Fellows mem
beTs. he an
nounced. Il have
just received the
most vital COM
munication that