Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

oriental room where there were four
desks that were dainty arranged. TO
my utter surprise u young woman with
blue eyes and fair complexion greeted
me with supreme pol.,cncss. My
thoughts. however. for a minute or two
were disarrangcd when l found out
that she spoke English and French but /
no German.
when We were seated l told the
young head cditrcSs that | was very
much interested in her weekly publica
oon OF whose fame had heard in the
Father!and and had always had a great
desire TO sec .hG ambitious woman who
had undertaken this venture SO boldly.
Tho poor little thing was SO cmbar-
raised that she hardly knew how to
answer. lold nor that I expected TO
remain in tho beautiful capital of her
fdihcriiud for some time and that AS
had promised TO hundreds OF friends
IN my own country personal me
m"nto from nc. I would present them
with subscription TO her newspaper
The poor little Turkish edi;ress was
50 happy that she did not know how
10 make reply. she was happy to take
my thousand marks in payment for one
hundred subscriptions 10 he. weekly
new SpHpo-.
~ NEXT EDITION THREE
PAGES WE'RE: GIVEN COUNTESS
In the next issue OF the Ladies News
there were three pages devoted to
praise and admiration Of The Countess
!iiida Won SchaumberE."
Within ono week of my arrival a:
the capital OF tho Turks became ,hc
center Of attention: and so far the COS.
was only 600 ,narlSs. McHnwhilc ] Wa
! gathering information regarding this
crazy Turkish sofia who VA work ING
against our cause in Constauiiuop.".
As inquired further was moro and
more convinced that ! hal hard task
ia. nj hDI n
;cld M" Olat AbI-ulR ahmau i:oy was
regarded by all the true NosicinS rs a
Man OF God" and thHt thcrc were
hundr. d. o. thousands Of zca'oHs Mos
ion soldiers aud civi!iara throughout
The Turkish empire Who would lay dow n
;hetr lives in amy caus: ~ chose to de-
fuTd. This was diSCouraGiu:- news.
Through Herr Erunn lulG" arrange
ia.ltF VIII, oar other embassy att" lbs
30 d. presented 10 I.nvs II. hu him
sol iraui.il | hogan - itl- ,hu u
s.. .U,d u" impossible Tor i's Z" "lItn2r
q meeting with this Houue N"slom e. f.
- O. who W.. receiving i.u-ii>n gpli
:rd "a return was OPP 'S'i- "UF r'us.
ia a.. very capital Of GU" 1iliu7. N"i
tho shame Of IL was that cNc ntho turk :
ish government did not dare :" rails" a
finger against linn 40 sooner had
SGT eyes on Euver !asha than | mad"
I'D ny mind that nc WAS thorough
rcprohato. However al this tine h.
is not :he object OF my record.
preached tho subject 20 him in all
fra,rlincss ANA found him i'm q gloomy
mood regarding tho prospects. That
man i:uvcr and his associates arc black
n.ailcrs began to find out that Emvcr
and ralaad and tho rcs' Of them had
permitted this young fanatic 10 preach
mis- doctrine against our kultur ana
against our cause in the whole empire
so that they could ever :" often black
mail our treasury TO furnish them with
moro gold; and they We're never salts
rod. they always wanted more. They
had even threatened 10 sign 4 ncac"
treaty WIKI our enemies unless our gov
eminent did this and did that How
ever. Abd -Rahmau BeT had become
50 influential that nc had now hccon"
e constant source Of DANCE" even 10
Euycr and his friends who ar" in charge
oi the governments. iic was prepared |"
assist me IN any way thought wise 10
destroy this man.
TIRII DRAWS THE LINE
Al pRISSItN METHODS
"Excclleucy this man i dangerous 10
our common cause. why not put him un :