The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-04

wcrc tho pow-wowS That BERTHA had
Ia tell the prince WAS in 4 sense cl"-
mental but ct the greatest service. she
informed him al III" engagement "i IN"
private house at Edinburgh: of tn" ar
rauEclncnt for Il meeting Of tn" German
spies in scotland 81 III" restaurant III
. GLASGOW: al III" pr"S"nce "f Karl
Graves in the Scottish capital ana "l
Mary Cuurt"nuE'$ direction or hoSpI-
tal;1IrS in igai desired haven Many
things had h"en sent up from lou
don, tor tn. use OF tho princes party
chiefly champagnr OF tn" German house
If kr"G. Of which ne was Unfortunately
| fond and several foreign women from
the establishment in queens Gardens
to add to the gaicty of the company.
r;crlha indeed. WIS the dirrrtr"SS. :"
10 speak. of the secret n"EaEr. Sh~
did very little actual spy ~ herself.
bur she w.;Gs Il wonderful juiE" both "t
men and women. and in her s'lmrl'' ca
rr"r she rarely mad It mistake.
Meyer did she b"ila! herself ~
British officer. Their WAS no need "f
! anything of the kind but. rs she con
fcsS"d 1T Il later stage. Sh" knew per
fcctly well that british officers We're
not necessary TO the work she hal 10
do w" threw all our gates Wild" open.
ANY plausible scouudrcl couIh re; I"
| Sosyth in those days. The HrrSrnr" al
a stranger NJ Cromarty would hay"
hardly been remarked; *'-chll"h
American lady visiting E"ardm"r"'S ~
! Glasgow would possibly hay" been re-
! ceivcd with true Scottish r"r'liality.
. What Bertha had Ia do was ~ ma IN"
! women who could go whcr" men could
| not and IN Mary Courtrnay sh" UNI
| doubtedly discovered a treasure.
All dis she told tn" prince on that
evening OF September 3. The mkt morn
i ing saw him upon the G!r'Hi North road
| upon his way IN Scarhnrnuc h.. |; would
! HAY" pleased him very we'll To hay" he
! gun already upon the villages I'm! n"
! towns of the English east r"'Gs;. II"
, would have liked Ia have seen what
; kin d"f Il harhor II.rwiSh might ho. and
| to have inspected the Yarmouth roads.
A Town to Bombard.
Ru. the prime" PASSED on 70 Scar
| borough. We fruw that h" STOPPED
: there on September .. and although j"
! spent apparently Il quiet night in his
hotel it was on that occasion IN" id"a
, ramc Ia him that il would b" mos
| desirable town Id bnmhar,l. He me-
! there tho local German agents from
! Hull and ih"~c from NcwCHstlr--in
| each 80. -, he'd 10 tho consulai". ana
having o.try cHcus" IL present 'hciT
! compliments to him.
| Yet throughout This &I'"rdy flight his
! was tho purpose Of n man vino meant l."
return. IL could do v"r% little upon &"
! swift 81 Journey. and. resolving t" at"
| more. NJ set out upon n" following
I morning. ard arriv"n in Edinburgh tn
. next night b. III" lannon's road We nave
; all driven upon 81 many times.
| Edinburgh is famous for it's welcome.
! and il had as yet no cause I" suspect
the prince. Here. rs In t.n%land' lh''
Pheasant fancy or this apparently
: charming sailor cautiVHtrd ';hc imaEin-
alton Of the people. What :, 'r'cnd!!
! thing thai the kais"r's brother Sh"ul"
visit Scotland IN tn" Informal manner.
with n handShake Tor every good f"i-
low. ready eyes for 4 pretty wnmnn.
and no talk but of ri" h"auy ri In,
country and the friendship al rh' ~"
peoples.
Who could have thought Of ia" vast
| human machine which tho man r''l.
| trollnd. OF the spies thai We" hurry
ing from all parts To IN" r"nd"zr"uE
OF IIcrr Hans Krell. n" chief naval nv
! structor to the imperial German navy
specding across I'm thn J.uSiiIrla Ia j"Ii
his royal master: o: IN" Holm canH
! busy at Portsmouth aud Souihamr'""
OF King Georges intention In WISH
Rosvthl; Of Beardmnr"'s inpor ant or
dor for 60 inch 50 ralihcr guns: Of thu
German engineers who arrived N Lon
don carly in ,h.. first week or n"i"h"',
and set out TO inspect The gas aud water
works both of London and IT Edl!''
bur.sl: uf Karl Graves. with the Whni'
Of tn. Glasgow Srh"1n" in his p"rkri
Of Berth, frost and her troop al Ger
man women clinring like lccch"S :" any
and every British officer. tr>n "h"s'
Nps some foolish word poS$!hl" might
fall?
Spies' Meeting at Edinburgh.
These ar" thu tru" contrasts al '"'
memorable" arrival We Sa~ ON 4 non
nil. sailor; We should hav" seen the mas
tor sryy with his turgua in his "h""!
md the goblet In lis hand. y" sooner
is he arrived in Edinburgh. and IN" for
r,,Iitics executed. than hc h;StrnS u
the rendezvous.
What :rn amazing gath"rin: was ;h"i
Not many present /" b" sur, nut III
ont and out Germans. W" So" IN" nous
near the Br:lids. 4 high wall about IT.
p,rden. and it's blinds rl"SlY drawn
The pcoplc come IN. "r" 10y "h'. AN
attract no particular attention. r''l''
| Horny has dinc,i In his hotel. ana nht
Or1llV WUuIN INV ~ A''''
the city Tie picks M Il can; nj" t'''
|ish is perfect. lie has l&unp"id an"
I lfsrdornIn and Prime" Munster WIN NM
and ,h~v look Ink" Jolly Suuth"rn"r'
out for 4 frolic.
Al III. rendezvous iis.'!i AL - pre-
pared Tho door o!"nS AZ IN" ga
drives ur; il Is closed instantly h"hih'
them. They enter and pass mt" com
parativ"ly srccinuS ROOM IN when ~,
suppcr Is spread, Her ar" I'll" T"'
wines Of IN" lath"riLnd. My old sc
ouaiutancc that rhariatan M"E"7. m
sent them over from Frankfort ON
| Mains. and thu, Ions; Er'"n nHd r''' d"
/ tl.s are in contrast with Ia" r"tunu''N
Of InnGnumS.
l The men greet "aI''I other with Al
afrahllty which is wholly German. hI
is not umicconIpanird hy c"r' m"ni u
! his familiarity with i:riti%h m'"Ei" VIVA
il may, when German soldier me"
l German soldier thr ancient h""i-'I''k
ing 10 Indispensable. Th"%" men ~N
to the lowest waistcoat button "t III
august visitor. and their heels com
| together like the teeth Of Il dog. Nh"'
| they have. SO TO speak. paved their '""'
1 therG Is hand cinspinf. ana Sn"Hhl''
slapping, and cultural "hochs. l
1 ! women workers fill tf" room win u:
4 ripple Of laughter. Mary E"urien'
/ speaks English no mnr"; her German !