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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

DiNie Mason's
sense of humor
could not resist a
trine of a smile,
n II d quite acCi-
dentally, as she
smiled, she glanced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Fellow mem
bers, he ANNOUNCE
cd, II have Just re-
ceived the most vi
tai communication
that has ever come
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yiscOunt MOtOnO to Quit

Toxic, April 20.--Viscount Ichlro Mon
tono. Japanese foreign minister. has an
nouneed MS intention to tender his res
ienation III health Is gives as the reason
for, his decision.
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Billy Places
the DiCta-
graph

Papen, BoY-lid, Dr. Albert Heinrich Won
Lertz, their unofficial agent in New York
and even Ambassador Berustorrf him.
sclf-make "A habit Of lounging at the
Hohenzollern club. We want a dlcta-
graph in those clubrooms"
Billy Cayanaugh twisted his already
tightly waXed mustache aud smiled ever
50 slightly.
TN attend TO the details" he an.
nounced quietly
And while Harrison Grant gave his
orders, four men We're gathered about
the big table in the Imperial German
Embassy in Washington one Of them
was Bernstorff. Another was Albert,
with his eyer-preSent portfolio, i'm which
ne carried the reports of spies operating
IN every city Of the United states. A
third was BoyEd and the fourth was
captain Won Papcn.
The meeting. incidentally. seemed to
have been very happy one, A super.
C.lious smile skinned the lips of Franz
Won Papen as he gazed at his co-plotters
He waved his cigar slightly before him
These idiouc Yankees viii wake up
next week. he announced; ut will be
something for them to think about"
at will be something for the world
to think about echoed the fastidous
BOv-Ed.
"Do you suppose" Doctor Albert was
. rummaging in his portfolio. 1T could
possibly act as a boomerang? Amer
iCit has had its eyes shut. you know.
For instance, | think Captain Won Papen
recently reported the burning Of several
million bushels of wheat in its elevators,
az well as a train wreck or two that
have so far been classified as accidents
Now. my query is: VIII the deliberate.
prearranRed killing Of Americans and
the fore-announCed destruction of Amer.
lean property on board the LusitRnia
cause this country to open its eyes and
inquire about other things that have hap
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

II il announced that the Knights OF
Columbus Liberty Loan drive has
reached II least s35O,00o.
Interest ia the drive has exceeded All
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The Lusi,ania
Doomed


''L. H. GuerZ, Amsterdam. Holland;
Lucy has entered last phase of ILL.,
ness. Doctors say progress until Thurs
day normal. After that, difficult to
diagnose. THlGRBOLD."
Already the message was travelling
under the sea while the spy reported
to Won LertE. and while another spy in
Amsterdam anxiously awaited it's ar
rival And when he received Il, his
Code-educHted eyes read an entirely diff
ferent message from that of mere
announcement Of an Illness, a message
which thrilled his craven soul with the
information:
"Lusitania has sailed. Course until
Thursday normal. After that, unknown" +"
hurried ten minutes, in which the
spy turned to specially installed tele-
phone, sent the message to Nauen and
thereby to CuKhaven and to every other
U-boat base of Germany. where waited
the scavengers of the sea, Germany's s
submarines and their commanders More,
from NRuen the message flashed to hum
dreds of men on the Irish coast, APP
parently fishermen, VINO 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 IL to it's DOOM ENpensIve--of
course But all battles are expensive,
and Germany was planning the death of
women and children In what II would
call one of the greatest "victovies OF
the war" Were not the medals that
would be issued to commemorate the
victory" already being struck off? And
had not even the date been placed
thereon in characteristic German EFF
ciency'? Germany had named May 3.
And May they would he distributed
For where was there chance for the
Lusltania to escape?
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And as II an
swer. up from thl
streets Of New
York there radlaud
the shouts Of TIE
newsboys, calling
the headlines Of Tho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

ST. IAMES's, 2ad and Walnut sts' ..lar
REV, JOHN MOCKRtDGE, ID, d. hes"
sam.-Holy Communion. - sYFoA
II R.m.--Morning Prayer. Sermon Ailuf h.
Communion. a .,ilorit|
4p.m.-Evenlng Prayer (ChoraD. iony"''
by Organ Recital, - ~ 81
Corporate attendance by the sons "
George and DauRhters Of 81. Ge0IAs.-----
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3 great distance. Nor had the men,
bers of the embassy itself neglected
20 take part in the reception Of orders
from across the sea. Nearly every
morning at o'clock found Captain
Franz Won Papen, military attache OF
the imperial German embassy, and
Captain Boy.Ed naval attache, at a
secluded part OF Long Island, standing
beside q racing motorcar, TO which
were attached antennae, directors and
receiving apparatus that they might
personally assure themselves that the
code messages from overseas were re.
ceived and started on their way to
Bernstorff, the master-spy.
SO Il was that one day in April. 1915,
Count Johann Won Bernstorn worked
hard at his task of deciphering 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 finished,
his head bobbed slightly, he pressed
button and almost snapped an order
at the hurrying man-servant.
Send Doctor Albert in," he an
nounced.
Yes, your Excellency"
A moment later tall, dark haired
man, his left cheek SCARED from A
schoolday duel at Heidelberg, stepped
into the room. He was DR. Heinrich
Albert, fiscal spy for Imperial Ger.
many, master of it's exchequer in
America, and second only to Bern
storff in what he termed the battle
on the American front" Just a sec
Dnd he hesitated, and then:
"You sent for me, sir?"
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"Cbde s gn a ]
RRF." said Dixie
NJ a SON as she
locke d at the
stenographer sig
nature. II G II
scanned the letters
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THE LUSITANIA SINKING WAS PLOTTFn
WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE AMI 7
ASSISTANCE OF THE THEN AM.
BASSADOR VON BERNSTORFF

Of New York harbor and started
upon the first phase OF its journey
across the seas, carrying with It 1850
passengers more than 100 OF whom
were Americans, the pride Of Americas
theatrical, editorial and financial worlds !;
American aristocracy and American
common people, but all Americans, all
equal in their standing in the light
Of the Liberty Statue. supposedly safe
from warning nations. innocents, travel.
ing toward deliberate German muir
der.
Too short time for Harrison Grant
and his men to gain their knowledge
of what was aoinR Oh In the Hohenzol-
lern club Only that morning Cav
anaugh had reported progress--the as
surance that the dictogtaph would be
in the Hohenzollern Club by the end
of the next week Too short a time
for Dixie Mason to obtain the confidence
Of Heinrich Won Lertz and learn from him
the details Of tho plot against America.
Too short time. The Lusitania was
doomed
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Medals Made
Before shin
Is Sunk

medals On they went TO the populace.
while fiaBs fiuttered in Berlin to an
nounce the victory" that had not vet
happened. Everywhere were the U-boat.
Everywhere were the fishing smacks,
flashing out the supposed business mes
sage that carried the code word OF the
position of the great ship Time and
again the sleek greyhounds of the sea
lodged destruction only through her
spool But in the distance more l.
boats were lurking The end was in
eNitable.
May y. Then May I. Into tine rooms
of the Criminology Club hurried Billy
CavanauKh to seek out Harrison Grant
and to report with little smile;
There's something interesting for YOU
in room adjoining the Hohenzollern
Club"
Hprrison Grant raised his eyebrows.
"Got II fiXed. Billy?"
Yes, sir, Broke water pipe leading
into the club, then hurried for the
plumber shop that always attends to
their work, Good fellow there--thor-
ough American. He let me fix the leak
And while I was fixing IT, | also fixed
the dictoKraph--JuSt behind the picture
of His Imperial Majesty, William Hohen-
=ollern,"
Harrison Grant laugheds happily and
reached for his hat. A half hour later
he lifted the receiver of Il dictoEraph
to his ear. Stewart, the relief operator,
watched him.
"l've just been listening" he an
nounCed. Think Won Papen, Boy-Ed
and Wolf Won Igel just came into the
club, Couldn't swePr to 1t. though"
Harrison Grant nodded slightly, the
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ulCtagraph stu TO his car r,-
started. Hurrledly he turned, NV" ne
put this down
Fau KOeni,
mas assured ~
koenig Buys that man MIN
swear that the ~
some Abbis sci carried s,..
Also that an an
that she was loaded with con,rssseN
Dumba can be counted on 10 .snous.
our cause -" " PVu's
What does it mean?" Cavsr.n..
stepped forward Grant frowned "cssa
tell Won Papen's doing the tA,sin.
Now Boy-Ed has Joined him,
surely we should have heard h.,...
this. DO YOU suppose anything cos,s
have gone wrong Surely thev 49,
prepared, But todays May !. ana n
should have happened May s. it---lts
"All right. What's the rcs,?r s,I,.
art looked up from his copying. 49,, Co.
shook his head. "'
They're mumbling--I can't haar
They seem to have all gotten over "a
corner with their heads together 49,
are trying to talk 80 that No nss
around the club will hear them nj
walt minute--they're talking lonAss
now--no, they've settled down to ~,
buzzing again. think hear A t,,s'
phone ringing--Non Papen has lust to,A
Boy-Bd to answer It, Walt now-.wsx
-" ~
A strange silence in the dictorranS
room. Harrison Grant adjusted tho IA.
celver closer to his ear.
And at that mo.
80, ~ Inent, out on tn,
L' "o open sea, the pah.
FROM 'he n'ue sengers o. ths
.---- Lusitania wert
strolling happily about the decks after
a iovial luncheon Some one looked
at his watch TO absently note that tNe
time was 2.32. And us he raised hs
eyes
The deadly. gray serpent-like form !.
a nerIscupe as II raised Itself ahoY,
the waves. The wake of a torpedo a
Il hissed its way through the water
Then great, rolling ,Oar shock that
trembled through the whole vessel,
slckehinE lurCh and plunge, the thuhdet
OF an explosion. ... ~
Hours later. In the dlctograph room.
Harrison Grant again leaned forward. ,
"That telephone again !" he announced
"I wonder what 1t means2 Boy-Ed al.
ways answers It. There he goes again
Guess he'll humble into It, just as he'l
done all day--no, he's talking louder
| this time-it's something about ship
His hand Clenched.
II can't get it," he grumbled. III
he'd only talk louder-whats hst-ths
| Lusitania?" ..f.- -..3
"i.usitanla?" The Two other opsr.
atiyes looked up quickly. Harrison
| Grant nodded slightly. nt
| Yes. Heard him say something
about the Lusitania. Seems to be GET
| ting some kind OF report over the tele-
phone, as though some spy were telling
him something that had happened NOW
he's left tile telephone--he's gone back to
tho others--good uod"
The two operatives leaped to then isel
at the ejaculation of their chiet Ihelr
staring eyes saw that his cheeks were
| Unite that the blood was slowly leaving
| his lips, leaving them purplish, ghas.y'
"They'ye ordered a toast to the
Kaiset. !" he announced coldly, "a toast
in cpmmemoration Of Germanys We
tory, over the Lusitania II can meaa
only one thing
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RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES

Or, Charles wadBvorth will preach At IN.
morrow mornings services In the Arch
street Presbyterian Church. The evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Nor did the fact
that May 8 pass
ed with no message
from the U-boats
cause Germany to
hold back those
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4 low laugh sounded as Dixie Mason
returned the code letter and celluloid
to it's resting place.
Not bad" she bredthed happily. "rhe
chief sent me that letter four days
ago. Already I've taken luncheon with
Heinrich Won Lertz, chief henchman for
Bernstorff, Won Papen, Boy-Ed and
Albert and he has asked me to go 10
the theatre with him tonight And II
don't continue to keep In his COM
pany It won't he my fault l rather
think" and Dixie Mason laughed softly,
that Heinrich Won Lertz is going to be
quite valuable"
But time was short. Two days later
the great sleek Lusitania glided out
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II did. Just got
a message from
w ilh elmstrasse. "
b Q + n S riff was
talking ierkily,
somewhat excited
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The very moment
OF her sailing a
furtlve-eyed sp y
had rushed to a
cable Office to send
the following cable
gram To INnrOne =.
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iictagraph still TO his ear Thu.
started. Hurriedly he turned. Nv" ne
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sOCIETY or GERAIANfoN

Rev RodER 3. FoRhEs. Ninlsler
"A a. m.--Suhiect; The Fareoie
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pcned? Or will It
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Captain + "a n .
Won Papen smiled
wi"h one corner of
his mouth.
If you have ever
noticed" he replied,
t,T bayn plNN-a
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Flynn Gives
Instructions

and signals in the cabinet, finally to
bring forth a bit of celluloid, perforated
here and there with aimless-appearin
holes. A quick motion and the celluloid
had covered the paper. Then the mes
sage started forth
Work
sy,t.. I-tng
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NTIN Ut IIldI mos
lnent, out on IN,
open sea, the pah.
sengers o. thu
Lusitania werA
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TWUT Enn,l.
has assur.d
That n man wIn
swear that the yss'
sci carried surs
Also that an am,
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NEXT SATURDAY-THE NAVAL
BALL CONSPIRACY
RELIGIOUS NOTICES
Baptist
STREET nIPTIsT CHURCH

CHESTNrT STREET. BAPTIST CHURCH
GEORGE ID. ADAMS, y. d, Pastor.
O;45 a, rn,--IIrotherhood OF A, and r =,
ad9;So a: NJ end 746 ?, m;-M,i -5S,iv,s 'mIs
sloniry, who was held prisoner by the Eu'A'
IN IN present war, fs.fa
10 nOon-Rlblp School
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
BARNETT REUNION
Especial to The Hustler)

A~N1
1t was a beautiful and helpful. as
we'll as interesting picture we beheld
in the Barnett Cove last Saturday
August 10, 1918. There were MI. and
and Mrs. Date Barnett; their nine
children, twenty grandchildren, eight
great grand children, and other
friends, gathered around the big ta>
bles loaded with delicious viands.
Even Mr.. Hoover, who has so much
to say these days about saving food,
would have winked the right eye and
yielded to the temptation. Mrs. Barn
cit must be praised for instructing
her household in the art of cooking,
for everything was good as well as
bOuntiful. Some of the children, for
instance, Mr.. Tom and Mr.. Sid, look
ed as if this vas not the first big din
ner served. They must have gotten e
start when boys.
The first intention was to celebrate
their fifty-third anniversary in Oct
OkeT. but on account Of a daughter
being home on a visit from Georgia
and Miss MOllie, the trained nurse,
and the possibility of her going to
France, they decided to come togeth-
er now for a day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett are the faith
er and mother of thirteen children;
eleven Of which lived to- be grown;
nine are still living. Estimate, if you
can, the car and anxiety these two
excellent people have had.
The home is of magnificent location
here in this Cove with the eternal
hills standing with their heads coli
tinually lifted high toward heaven,
with sin shut out, the children would
naturally grow UP with the right at
titude toward God. All the birds had
long ago flown and quietness had
reigned over their nest in the hills
today they had returned with their
W little docks. Not a discOrGanS
sound was heard until some of the iii
tie fellows got in among the yellow
Jackets, then for a few minutes vail
after wall went up. A big bottle o.
ointment was secured ana con the
suffering was over.
Before the loved ones Eal to separ~
ale for their respective places, VII.
Barnett asked the ministers to cOn-
duct a service. Mr.. SinCE&iro reac
Psalm 103 and commented especially
on the description Of Gods blessil Z
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22

I Rev. Nathan Seagle of New York is
visiting relatives in Henderson cam
ty.
Mrs. Lille Williams of Greenville
was a weekend visitor to her rela-
tives in the city.
Mrs. L. Nj. Colt and three SOM have
returned from S~pencerville, O., after
a stay of about three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dickson Whitmire
of ~Jonesville, S. c., were weekend
guests of relatives in the city.
Misses Dot and Dollie Posey enter
tanned a number of their friends with
a rock party Saturday afternoon.
DR.. Jas. Pennington and family, of
W%elltorn, Fla, arrived in Hender-
sonville last week, by motor, and will
spend sometime here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie P. Sturdivant
left last week for their home at Nc
Crary, Ark, after visiting her broth
er, Rev. Raymond Browning.
Miss Louise Browning, who has
been taking a course at Moody Bible
Institute for evangelistic singing,
has been visiting her brother, Rev.
Raymond Browning. She is leading
the music for him and Rev. A. H..
Davis il their meeting at Clayton.
R. j. Alderman is out again after
confinement with infection causes
by a slight injury to his face by an
automobile. Mr.. Alderman is travel
ing for the Loose-Wiles Biscuit COM
pany and is covering the territory Of
Western Carolina west of Charlotte.
He is selling the line of Sunshine
biscuits, crackers, etc.
F. P. Kuykendall. who for the past
four years has bc2l clerking for ]. O.
Bell at Tuxedo, his returned to Hen
Jacksonville, wher5 ne is carrying the
mail on route 4, hr-ing succeeded La
fayette Jones, WI is understood to
have accepted Ev,oTnment work III
Virginia.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
CITY School
(Continued from Page IN

t.-.N- 10y
cation, age, ETC., of any pupil within
the city limits at any time.
Close attention will be PAID
to pupils who are on the school cen
sus. However, children from outside
the city limits will be admitted to
grades that are not crowded, but
these must first pay a tuition fee, said
fee to be payable monthly in advance.
All BEGINNING pupils IN the first
grade are expected to enter at the
opening of the school, September the
second, and will not he admitted after
he close of the second week of school
since only one beginners class will
be started during the term. Six
years old is the minimum school age
limit, but children who viii be six
near the opening will be admitted.
Finally, let US urge that all chill
dren eligible to entrance INTO the city
schools be put in. on the opening day.
Now most particularly, of all times,
parents should not neglect tie edu-
cation of their children. All Loyal
parents are eager for their children
to have an equal opportunity with
other children, but this cannot be I'M
less they have a liberal education.
Greater demands and greater respon-
sibilities will evolve upon the boy or
P1Tl tho man nIs NvOT0on Uifh n Iih
eral education in the next few years
than W in the history of our nation.
A great many of the now educated
have been called or will be called to
the colOrs" in one capacity or
another. Their places must be filled
by people qualified for efficient SER
vice or our country will suffer even
the more severely.
A great many young people have
already been attracted away from
school by the apparent fancy prices
that are being offered for labor, both
by the Government and by private
enterprises. But sooner or later
these ~so-called fancy prices will va
nish, and the young person who has
left school will find himself greatly
handicapped by being unable to cope
with his more fortunate friend who
remained at home to finish his hign
school training.
Some people argue that 1t is I'M
patriotic for our boys and girls not
to respond to the calls IN the War
Industries, but Commissioner C~laxton,
Secretaries Daniels and Baker, Pres1-
dent Wilson and other leaders Of u
country say that the nos important
andapatriotic duty of our young peo-
pare for the issues that are certain
to face US when'the war is over.
We-trust, then, that September the
second will see an arny-coTnposed OF
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22

Mrs. Alfred E. Lucas, of Savannah,
Ga, who was in HendersonvilIe last
summer and gave concerts for the
soldiers, is here again and will give
concerts for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
DR.. ]. Frank Crawford, of Inver-
ness, Fla, was in the city last week.
He was called up as a witness in the
St. John Hotel fire matter and his
expenses were paid from Florida to
Asheville and return to swear that he
heard Mr.. Waring say that he was go
ing to lick the stufing out of The
Hustler editor because OF the account
The wrote Of the st. John fire in 1915.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22

every eligible school child IN the city
of Hendersonville marching II The
ranks towards the schools. and that
each child will have a stronger de-
termination than ever to fit himself
for some line of work that will be
useful to himself, to his community,
and to his nation.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22

resting Upon the third and fourth GEM
Grafton OF parents who are loyal TO
Him. Mr.. Honeycutt beautifully *
planned what reunion means and ad-
vised all to so live that no one should
be missing at the great reunion in
heaven. Then to Mr.. ana Mrs. Bar
nett, standing Leside eAch other, we
gave q hearty hand shake, while
singing, Jesus Lover of My Soul"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
REV. r. V. MILLER TO
CONDUCT DAILY SERVICES

Rev. R. V. Miller, the wellknown
and popular Bible lecturer, will give
a course Of lectures each night next
week, beginning on next Sunday
night, at the Methodist church.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
UENDERSONVTLIE TO DOUBLE
JEWISH RELIEF FUND

Hendersonvile 3 trying to double
it's quota for the Jewish relief. The
quota was $500 but this mark has
Geen passed and the committee hopes
to double this amount before closing
the campaign.