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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Any Day the
Consul May Come

But something has happened 1t
may not be important and may
mean nothing, but it has been nine
weeks and more since the consul
made his last visit to the paymaster.
The paymaster is worried. He daily
expects him. But he has not arrived.
Any day now the consul may put
in an appearance, and he will prob
ab]y be in custody by the time this
ARTICLE appears in print.
The most successful plotters Of
all were the Danes. Being so sue
cessful they naturally made much
money out Of it; and that melted
them always to greater exertions and
initiative. They had their sub-sta-
tions all along the coast. The fur
thest south was at Wilmington,
South Carolina, where they char
tered ships to carry contraband to
Bremen. They certainly got lot of
ships through safely, but became so
we'll acquainted with their men and
their plans through my own agents
that soon a number of their best
ships and cargoes were caught, which
put kink in the profits and cooled
their Danish ardor accordingly.
] must tell you about two Scandi-
ravian ships that I inspected that
were used by the Danish plotters
to get rubber over to Germany.
think their methods were ingenious,
but we caught them.
On each side of the stairs leading
to the staterooms on lower deck
they had two closets rugged up to
give the impression that they were
used for sleeping compartments when
the ship was crowded. There were
three collapsible berths on each side
of each closet, six hunks apparently
They kept the hunks down on one
side and up on the other. Why, do
you suppose? Because behind the
beds that were not down was door:
a door that was covered when the
beds were up, but which was at once
observable when they were down.
The British Boarded
The Ships at Sea
! / opened one door. That is, l had
q steward open ia steward that |
had paid we'll for information. What
do you think found? Rubber and
rubber and rubber! And what
found in the one closet was practi-
cally duplicated in the closet on the
other side of the stairs.
Behind the wall reached by this
door was another closet full of rub
Der goods of every variety magma
BILE.
We considered this good days
work. l gave information which en-
abled the British to find what they
were after when they boarded and
searched the ship at sea.
On another Scandinavian liner the
Danes were even more ingenious.
From another source l got the in
teIligcnce that very pretty plan
was being carried out by dining
room strategy.
Every dining room table was sup
ported by huge leg, like the old
fashioned four-leggcd pianos had.
had table lifted and found the leg
That supported it was hollow and
filled with contraba nd rubber. This
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
They Struggled
Both Goods and Men

They put through goods and
men and correspondence. The latter
was essential to every branch of
their service. They had to keep their
lines of communication open some
how, regardless of cost. There was
no alternative but to do so, or quit
operations in this country. They
went to every extreme to help them
selves. They stopped at nothing.
With my department met them and
fought them all along the line.
For instance, got word of gen.
tleman living in New York in an up
town apartment. My Investigations
revealed the fact that his business
was in Buenos Ayres, although for
some reason unknown he was making
his home in New York. That he was
sat this work ] had every reason to
suspect from his behavior and his
extreme caution in all small matters
which might give clue to his oper-
ations. For long time we could
not even get look inside his apart
ment, for he had instructed his wife
never to receive any one in his alb
sence.
Among my women agents was a
very cultivated and beautiful Ger
man adventures, whom could de-
pend upon in way. / had her man.
age to meet the gentleman frequently
in front of his abode. We learned
his usual hour of departure, and that
his wife invariably watched him as
far as she could see him from the
window; and we drew the natural
conclusion that she might develop a
little harmless jealousy if tempted.
That we were right enough in these
assumptions was amply proved by
events.
The lovely adventures had no diff
Guilty in attracting the gentleman SO
that a few words were exchanged be-
tween them several times within
sight of the watching wife.
: She was not proof against such at
t,actiye competition.
We also calculated that she would
not fail to cultivate acquaintance
with her possible rival if the chance
were given her. Therefore I had
my agent meet her casually, but in
such manner that they easily and
naturally fell into conversation. An
invitation to the apartment followed.
Soon had my agent visiting the
lady continually--always in the alb
sence of the Buenos Ayres gentleman
49, and ON excellent, il somewhat
c4uiyocal, terms.
NY agent was not only beautiful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

4 LAS that the p0mp ana pageant
~ Of war must travel hand in
hand with the mean and the
sordid, but it seems to have been ever
so. The soldier goes where glory
awaits him at the cannon's mouth, by
a hand grenade, a gas bomb, or a
bath of liquid fire; while back in a
safe place somebody is piling up I'M
told millions to found Family" by
the manufacture of war stuff and
smuggling of contraband, or strate-
gies that have to be met by his adj
>ersaries with any and every weapon
they can bring to their help.
Ethical battles have ragged here in
the United States since the very be-
ginning of the war in 1914. AS such
they have been more influential, done
more to shape events, at least some
OF them, than the violent, destructive
battles of France and Belgium.
Here grew the very crux Of the
Bolshevik revolution; here Bern
storff, backed by a host of propagan-
dists, using countless tools of both
sexes and any nativity, brought the
United States finally into the war.
Through all these contests my
branch of the Department of British
Military Intelligence fought the
kaiser's minions tooth and nail. We
were without the power to make the
most of our victories; and they were
practically immune from punish
nent. The weapons they used CO.
verify were more or less connected
with smuggling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Every Garden a Munition Plan"
Charles Lathrop Pack. President
Next Week-OLeary and the
American independence Society

Much has already been heard of Jeremiah OLeoyu the
american independence Society," and the German propaqando
dwm9 the last Presidential campaign Neat qveeh The
1'aone w" p"ohsh the story hmoaom By the na, quho
aooched the 10hoe affair." for the British qoveyu7net and
a0ho had at least of his agents inside euery oqoznom
and conspiracy invoved
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

Women who sew we'll find needle
work among the pleasantest of occu-
pations during The long, warm days Of
midsummer. It is Il good time in
which to make up undermuSlins and
grace the sheer soft materials that are
used these days for undcrCIothes with
hand sewing and fancy stitches. These
harm0nize with the dainty fabrics
used better than machine work.
Only lightweight and sheer weaves
of cotton and silk concern the maker
of underwear in these times. The
choice lies among soft, washable silks
and satins, including much crepe de
chine and other wash silks, and
hatistc, cotton crepe and nainSook. In
silks, crepe,de chine is the fav0rite and
in cottonS, batiste. Both these are
liked in light pink and flesh color as
we'll as they are in white, and it is
likely that the number OF garments
made in pink exceeds that made IN
white. The favorite finish for crepe
de chine is Val or cluny lace, French
knots. hcmStitching, fine tucks and a
little embroidery. Recently consider
able tilet Iire heen used in night
dresses.
The long-sleeved nightdreSS appears
to be thing Of the past. OF the two
models shown in the picture one has
very short kimono sleeves and the 9th
er is sleeveless. The gown at the lett
IS Of white batiste with short yoke
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

All the long procession of maids,
from kindergarten tot to college girl,
will be fittingly clad this fall in sim
pie and substantial clothes. Whether
1t is because of the war or for other
reasons, the new frockS for children
are unusually plain and they are the
forerunners of fall styles. 1t is I'M
likely that anything very different will
follow them for they are tastefully de-
signed. School outfits may be got I'M
derway now with success assured since
all straws that show which way the
winds of fashion blow, point toward
simplicity of design as dominant fea-
ture of coming styles.
Furthermore, it is the part of pa
triotism to make over and use again
all wooden clothes. Dresses that cam
not be remodeled for grown people will
serve in place of new goods for max
ing children's frocks and this con-
Servation Of woolen materials is some
thing to be proud of. At the right Of
the picture above there is dark serge
frock for a girl of eight years or more
which has every requirement of sue
cessful school dress and suggests a
model for a made-over dress. 1t has
a plain bodice and plated skirt. 1t
is frightened with white braid and
has two very practical pockets. But
what will delight its wearer more are
its soldierly touches in the shoulder
straps and narrow strap that extends
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

lasted and the other track is on your
side. You stand every chance in the
world of knocking your brains out
against the rails, or hitting a bridge or
a whistling post, and if you escape
those you will probably be hit by an
other train on the other track. You
haven't one chance in thousand to
make it!''
There was a good deal of logic in
what he said, but figured that once l
was in that reprisal camp l might
never have even one chance in q thou
sand to escape, and the idea of re-
naming a prisoner of war indefinitely
went against my grain. l resolved to
take my chance now at the risF of
breaking my neck.
The car vas full of smoke. l looked
across at the guard. He was rather an
old man, going home on leave, and he
seemed to be dreaming of what was in
store for linn rather than paying any
particular attention to me. Once in q
while had smiled al. him. and l figured
that he hadn't the slightest idea of
what was going through my mind all
the time we had been travelling.
began to cough as though my throat
was badly irritated by the smoke and
then opened the window again. This
time the guard looked up and showed
his disapproval, but did not say any
thing.
1t was then 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing and would soon be light. l knew l
had to do it right then, or never, as
there would be no chance to escape in
the daytime.
| had on a trench coat that I had
used as Il flying coat and wore my
knapsack, which l had constructed
out of a gas bag brought into COurtrai
by Il British prisoner. N this | had
two pieces of bread, a. piece of sau-
sage and pair of flying mittens. All
of them had to go with me through the
window.
The train was now going at a rate Of
between thirty and thirty-tive miles an
hour, and again it seemed to admOniSh
me as it ratified along over the ties.
You're a fool if you dO-yOu're fool
if you don't. You're a fool if you don't
you're a fool if you do. You're fool
if you don't"
l waited no longer. Standing upon
the bench as if to put the bag on the
rack and taking hold of the rack with
my left hand and a strap that hung
from the top of the car with my right,
I pulled myself up, showed my feet and
legs out of the window and let go.
There was a prayer on my lips as I
went out, and l expected a bullet be-
tween my shoulders, but it was all
over In un instant.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

made of filet lace and swiss embroid-
cry The body is hemStitched to
piece of plain beading. The fullness
in the skirt is arranged in tuckS, very
fine and run in by hand and the skirt
also hemstitched to the bending. No
sort of undermuslins may be called
finished without touch of color in
ribbon that is fashioned into rosettes
or bows and ends. Pink satin ribbon
is threaded through the beading in
this slip-over gown and tied in a
rosette with knOtted loops and ends
ut the front Small bows of it are
pprched on each sleeve.
Crepe de chine in flesh color with
fine Val edging and insertion makes
the simple gown shown on the seat
ed figure Parallel groups of very
narrow tucks in clusters of four shape
the garment above the waistline. The
neck and sleeves are finished with a
wide edging and a narrower insertion
is let in at the bust as shown in the
picture. An envelope chemise TO
match engages the attention of its
wearer These garments of crepe de
chine are favored by many women be-
cause they launder so easily. Cotton
crepes are liked on this account and
do not require ironing.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

FROM the moment the train started
on its way to Germany. the thought
kept coming to my head that unless /
could make my escape before we
reached that reprisal camp I might as
well make up my mind, as far as l
was concerned, the war was over.
1t occurred to me that If the eight
of us in that car could jump at given
signal and seize those four Hun guards
by surprise, we'd have splendid
chance Of besting them and jumping
off the train when it first slowed down,
but when l passed the idea on to my
comrades they turned it down. Even
if the plan worked out as glOriously
as l had pictured, they pointed out,
the fact that so many of us had es-
capped would almost inevitably result
in our recapture. The Huns would
have secured Belgium till they had
got US and then we would all be shot.
Perhaps they We're right.
Nevertheless, was determined that
no matter what the others decided to
do, was going to make one bid for
freedom, come what might.
AS we passed through village after
village in Belgium and 1 realized that
we were getting nearer and nearer to
that dreaded reprisal camp, l con-
cluded that my one and only chance of
getting free before we reached it was
through the window! I would have
to go through that window while the
train was going full-speed, because ii
l waited until it had slowed up or
stopped entirely, it would be simple
matter for the guards to overtake or
shoot me.
l opened the window. The guard
who sat opposite me-so close that
his feet touched mine and the stock
of his gun which he held between his
knees occasionally struck my foot
made no objection, imagining no doubt
that found the car too warm or that
the smoke, with which the compart-
ment was filled, annoyed me.
AS 1 opened the window, the noise
the train was making as it thundered
along grew louder. 1t seemed to say
You're a fool if you do; you're fool
if you don't-you're fool if you do
you're fool if you don't'-and l said
to myself ''the noes have it," and
closed down the window again.
AS soon as the window was closed,
the noise of the train naturally sub
sided and its speed seemed to dimin-
ish, and my plan appealed to me
stronger than ever.
1 knew the guard in front of me
didn't understand a word of English,
and so, in a quiet tone of voice, con-
fded to the English officer who sat
next me what 1 had planned to do.
"For Gods sake, Pat, chuck it" he
urged. Don't be lunatic! This rail-
road is double tracked and rock-bal-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

must have followed my escape, they
probably didn't stop within half Of
mile from the spot where lay.
/ came to within a few minutes and
when 1 examined myself and found no
bones broken, l didn't stop to worry
about my cuts and bruises, but jumped
up with the idea of putting as great
distance between me and that track as
possible before daylight came. Still be-
ing dazed 1 forgot all about the barbed
wire fence along the right of way and
ran full tilt into 1t. Right there 1 lost
one of my two precious pieces of bread.
which fell out of my knapsack, but ]
could not stop to look for it then.
The one thing that was uppermost in
my mind was that for the moment ]
was free, and it was up to me now to
make the most of my liberty.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
TRAIN MIND TO REMEMBER
BY the Proper Exercise of Will Ono
Can Teach the Brain to Regis
ter Photographs.

A man who has wonderful memory
says in the American Magazine:
If you can train your right arm to
deliver a good blow, you can train
your memory to retain facts. There
are just as many flabby-minded men
in the world as there are flabbybodied
ones. Both kinds of fiabbiness are due
to laziness, the one mental, the other
physical.
Above all, you must remember that
the brain is a Photographic machine
and you can make it take an enormous
number of photographs. l don't con-
tend that each man may eventually
have as good memory as his neigh
bor's, but 1 am firmly convinced that
90 men out of 100 can have better and
more serviceable memories than they
now have.
Teach your brain to register photo
graphs of what you want it to retain.
Be enthusiastic about 1t. Work at 1t
every day while you are doing your
other work. 1t isn't very hard. Most
men use about 80 per cent of their
available energy when they're work
ing. Concentrate on what you are
doing. Let it soak into you. Absorb
it-and always absorb it with the con-
viction that it is going to stay abb
sorbed.
There you nave my recipe for a
good memory: Determine to remem-
Der, don't worry, and learn how not to
let your Office worries and work go to
bed with you at night-and, above all
things, get into the open and give ma
shine have as beneficial an effect on
the memory as they do On the other
parts of your general makeup.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

| conversation Jagged, and 1 suppose it
| is the same in other prisons too. What
were the chances of escape.
Every man seemed to have q differ
ent idea and one way, l suppose, was
about as impracticable as another.
None of US ever expected to get a
chance to put our ideas into execution,
but it was interesting speculation, and
| anyway one can never tell what op-
portunities might present themselves.
One suggestion was that we disguise
ourselves as women. "O'Brien would
stand a better chance disguised as a
| horse" declared another, referring to
| the fact that my height q am six feet
two inches) would make me more con-
| spicuOus as woman than as q man.
Another suggested that we steal a
German GOtha-a type of airplane
| used for long-diStance bombing. 1t is
these machines which are used for
| bombing London. They are manned
| by three men, one sitting in front with
a machine gun, the pilot sitting behind
him and an observer sitting in the rear
with another machine gun. We fig
ured that, at pinch, perhaps, seven
or eight of US could make our escape
| in single machine. They have two
motors of very high horse power fly
very high and make wonderful speed.
| But we had no chance to put this idea
to the test.
l worked out another plan by which
I thought l might have a chance if
could ever get into one of the German
airdrOmes. l would conceal myself in
one of the hangats, wait until one of
the German machines started out, and
as he TAXED along the ground l would
rush out, shout at the top of my voice
and point eXcitedly at his wheels. This,
l figured, would cause the pilot to stop
| and get out to see what was wrong.
By that time ! would be up to him, and
as he stopped over to inspect the ma
chine, l could knock him senseless,
jump into the machine and be over the
lines before the Huns could make up
their minds just what had happened.
1t was a fine dream, but my
chance was not to come that way.
There were dozens of other ways
which we considered. One man would
be for endeavoring to make his way
right through the lines. Another
thought the safest plan would be to
swim some river that crossed the lines.
The idea Of making ones way to
Holland, a neutral country, occurred
to everyone, but the one great obstacle
in that direction, we all realized, was
the great barrier of barbed and cleo
trically charged wire which guards ev-
cry foot of the frontier between Bel
gium and Holland, and which is closely
watched by the German sentries.
This barrier was a three-fold affair.
1t consisted first Of barbed wire wall
six feet high. Six feet beyond that
was a nine-foot wall of wire power
fully charged with electricity. To
touch it meant electrOcutiOn. Beyond
that, at a distance of six feet, was
another wall of barbed wire six feet
high.
Beyond the barrier lay Holland and
liberty, but how to get there was a
problem which none of us could solve
and few of us ever expected to have
chance to try.
Mine came sooner than l expected
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09
Flowers on Mountain Tons.

1t is known that upon many of the
SUBMITS of the high mountain ridges
of the Hawaiian islands, in the re-
gions of heavy rainfall, are open bogs
which support a peculiar and interest
ing flora. Many species form more or
less hemispherical tussocks which rise
above the general level of the bog. A
showy lobelia with numerous large
cream-colored flowers as much as
three and a half inches long, peculiar
violets and a sundew are found there.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09
Mozart Always Composinq.

After stating that While composing
Mozart never went to the piano, Me
distinctly and wildly presented to him
the whole work he had conceivedp
Mozart, as he told his father, was al
ways immersed in music, we4tfabout
with it all day, and liked to speculate,
study and reflect. From his wife we
learn that his mind was always in mo-
ton, that he was continually compos-
ing.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

1 landed on my left side and face,
burying my face in the rock ballast.
cutting it open and closing my left
eye. skinning my hands and shins and
strafning my ankle. For a few mo-
ments I was completely knocked out,
and if they shot at me through the
window, in the first moments after my
escape, 1 had no way of knowing.
Of course, if they could have stopped
the train right then, they could easily
have recaptured me, but at the speed it
was going and in the confusion which
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09

from the belt over the right shoulder
to the belt again. Any of the dark
colors in wool dress goods will look
we'll made in this way.
The frock at the left is successful in
either wool or cotton. It is pictured
made of plain chambray with landings
and collar of white pique. Its new
features appear in the band on one
sleeve in the management of the col
lar and in the slit pocket at the right
side of the skirr.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09
CHAPTER vi.
A Leap for Liberty.

I had been in prison at Courtraf
nearly three weeks when, on the morn
ing of September 9th, and six other
officers were told that we were to be
transferred to a prison camp in Ger
many.
One of the guards told me during the
day that we were destined for re-
prisal camp in Strassburg. They were
sending us there to keep our airmen
from bombing the place.
He explained that the English car
red German officers on hospital ships
for a similar purpose and he excused