The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-02

The kaisers rntc reached America an"
it's singing insults rannod into tame
the Walls Of wrath which had been burn
ing in the breasts of Americans since
rho revelations made by the discovery ..
tho contents Of Dr. Heinrich Aloert ;
portfolio. the recall Of Captains Won
PanAn and Boy-Ed.. and tho arrest III
practically every cnnnluthS III r
country OF one or more German plotlcrS.
Harrison Grant received u copy 81 the
note from The wireless room OF tne
I-rlrrinology Club as it was sent 10 tno
departn"nt' OF state and he was prop
ably the iirst person in the United States
to voice tho opinion which hcca'nS UNI
yersal after the note WAS made pubic
..rhis means war" he commented 10
his trusted aide tavanauGh, VINO hau
brought him tho message
This means war" said Count Won
ErrnS:orff, the imperial German ano
$s,dor. when. with blanchcd face nc nad
finished reading the note. couched In mo
insoleut I. rms which H. know only the
great one OF Germany himself would De
permitted to use In diplomatic inter
course Won BeruStorfi turned pale az
;hn thought vi war with the Cntleu
States. for he alone, Of all the truSIc"
advisers OF tho kaiser. knew ana appFc-
ciatcd the powers or America
This means war. wilS the SeruiEt
reached by every American III ne reao
the note in the nc~sp@pcrS EeruiGt
prompted by tho fearless patrlutlc pft'c
which beat III every ortaSC mn iio .
diplomatic engagement which follo"eo
wsth hated breath waited Tor inc uc-
rlsion which they felt was inevitable.
E,It there was no period OF waiting:
for Harrison Grant. not inc l!ir'hoets y,
the crlminulnGy Club, DING Mason anu
other members of the secret ScrFlG 80, .'lu
no lime 70 wait for the decision every
ihrr investigating branch or the gov
.rnmen. worked al high tension, TOT
everyone who had been engaged IN the
secret warfare with German agents khe"
that once war became 1nHNltaoIs INC
,.,GSor.s so,. army would throw caution
To- tho winds and make me mlEhtl"St CT
forts - bring wanton obstruction III
every manner possible. ,,
t;rant ;clt that there could be no DOUBT
in tn, mind Of b. rnStorff that war
,,nrid result, from the note and the con-
d,,inns ,,roppscd to place upon American
rornu.r,.. The night II was rccSlEcu
he lied 4 special meeting of tn: CFln-
iurlc.-v Club. and It was ATTENDED Wy
b!Nie Mason. 49, ,,o-+b
~ our organization has come. sstih
Grant. addressing The meeting. ne
uryt f.w weeks will SEQ tHc German spy
army in the United states slrElus
every desperate means, AT thclr cniI'It ;,.a
to kill and destroy everything Amer .eui'
We must not fail IN loiS guy. shoTnw
Rseinuius tonight We must Sn,iu1m
evcrv member OF tho spy army IN IN:
co,,uIrv. His every action must nc III
ycsticatcd. every person 10 UnotIi ~
sncaks must he regarded as Il Suspicious
cSa r,r.rr That IS all. You Will my
,.n',- ossirnf n1ents in your letter boxes.
Harrison Grant had selected hclnric
Won IIcrtz rs the spy Tor whose 49, 49,;
,Ies he would be rrSponSfolc atH 80
Mason had accepted the post OF kecPt.S
s,,cc,.nfl,I in gaining her liberty from
lin TomhS under bail. after inc otSSoN
,r,- of the invisible ink MESSAGES Un t-L
hDiv by Grant aud Mrs. BlanH. bTIutG
either Of tn" spies they Wstv re,orts
hnd made :. suspicious move. repotte
u.,ro received from other Operatives
that tho Judgment OF Grant mat Esi
many wax preparing for 4 nreak WIS
correct. Any nuinocr OF inc ltSSct e 800
or the Kaiser in America had recftFca
orders direct from Washington ~nlcn
look them To the informed ships or AUS
tria and Germany III all the harp"rs ol
the United States.
Germany Orders DESTRUCTION Oh 1ei
Interned ships
..>o, ono of thrs,. ships must be use
fuI 10 the United States III the event o.
war" was the order dchFcred 70 edC" |
informed boat. "Nh"r" II Is poSSlple IN.
boat must To- sunk. Make plans nov
and when lhr wireless lanes are hltch
,yith dots lust dots. then Let the WORK
commences. ,,. ~,
Nothing could be done to. prevent me
Of this plan for the noloS
,,r intrrued vessels were forbidden prop
criy 70 thu, Secret Service uthnrl inIct
national law. SO. despite The lhct INA.
II WAS known from many sources tnat
7 hrS, were The orders which had n'HH
srn, forth to every Austrian ana Ter
man commander who had a boat IN an !
Arorrica,, port the best that chuid DC
dom. was to station operatives near cF-
cry informed boat 10 rush ABOARD III"
war was declared.
For several days Grant ana DING ntu
little 10 do except stay near me NV
York offices Of llcinrlc Won l."rtz E'aElt
morning he would so there and spcna
IN, entire day until evening then s" 10
The HohrnZnllern club. Apparently nc
had NJ, mar: IN any nf tho aft fairs wn1ca
wc,c rnracing tho other members OF the
kaIsfr.s spy army America flc 81"
,o.6nn and received none but tho most
ordinary messages.
rhcn he suddenly bcclmo active. ono
evening. Just before he LETT his ottice no
srnt n long code message to Washing
sac had been deciphcred for Grant. Won
Lertz received n summons ann went 70
wa sbinc1on Then he returned and
started ny automobile on trip IN wnlch
he er,oloyeti every dodge he could think
Of hut Grant. Dixie and Sisson kept
him in sight and at last found real
clue TO his plans.
small railroad station IN suburb OF
%cw York. firing cross questions at the
worried, frightened station agent. for
A., lat 41,'s...l % .4St94 5nI?+ .4S!14 so
do end 4'4's. - ?4 1894 = ?a l3l?4. Is