The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-05

Harrison Grant. president OF Tue
C:riminology club. and Dixie Mason OF
the secret service DID nnt ""1t ~ or
suspicious in regard 10 the identity ".
the plotterS who guided the canlp4ih' u
against cotton from the security
Mexico. to he proved or dlSproEe9' -.
Franz Won rapen and Karl BoE-co. .ns
former attaches of the German euodSsS
in Washington. were agntn IN Nnht'l'N
both wanted /" know II. fnr h".m,n n =
but evil and crime against the "
states could b. expected from e'thtr -"
them. The American consular ana u'p'
matte services were still aEaiIaple w
both Germany and Mexico ana u "'<
these branches Of thc E"Ncr"tt.,"s y.
which Grant appealed tor lne '"'o' '''>
ton desired. ,o
"It will h. Il comparatively Sltnpi'
-:hine ~ l"aru II N"n tarHn anu t';
' I'D arr still in Germany. he stu -"
Dixie in one vi the numerous GOMEZ
.nccs held in regard /" p"SSih'l'IicS VI
the next outbreak on thu pare OF "
pcrial Germany against -\in"t' -,
they are th:r- then Ne must W,x,
TIT. idea that they were rN"r IN ' t,N,
-" If th..y arr. not in Germany. lhr''
we may assume they YER" III M"N,."
directing. the boil w".vIl. ACID ana "''
attacks upon tn, cotton rr"p. >. m.
YES" proceeded DtNu", and II W.
two captains who wer" guests 't 49,,
Zarr,acas; consulate hav" already d.
parted then it will be up I" Us t" learn
where they ars. ,,.,,.,-s.
~
they did no, g".' r"mm"ntet ''ran,
"PaSSportS and travellers permits. WITH
. luckily are required tor '''"t 4 =
journey in Mexico. VIII Sh"" .,,,
Two rsn Of the descriptions siN''h gov
by the Mexican spy prisoner NAY. U.s."
any Of the regular routes IN fn'h-
their new destination. IL ;h''I h7t"u :
"" can make Il guess that th"E ,a aa
attempted p:lSSaG" ~ IN" ""N"o'-
into tn. United states
Grant and Dixie lIason plan Canapaae u
Against Spies.
White waiting for TN" c"nSu'nc 90.
PORTS zach pursued :, l:nc OF ihN"S'lSs
riur which ha'I been previously i''aPp.u
,,u; DIM" watched c;,r'tuil% Tor at.:
signs uf r..fn.'w.:,i activities IN any
the German spy r..nt"rS ~ th'' '"t,t,'
hv means ri reports from S""r'; service
agents assigned L. th"S'' ass -,
Grant devoted him&"lt L" plan NJ n ,t'r
arranged with Mrs. BLANK Sh"rttE 49,
she had given h.r pr"st'S" I" E"r 49,.
hanJ - receive. attentions from Count
ynn R"rnS,urff. Tn" imperial rerha.'
an,ba Ssador. VIII" was intat u''ch ~" 80
her for I'll" Hurp"s. al ErlltuE any
yanr, tins upan crimes against Amer :,
ca contemplated by tn" HUNS Wn'''.
might hs cf u.s.. in tho nian.rulnti"n ~
,hc stock market. Mrs. flank hHl n
motive far. higher than th' S"'tn' ,na
Of making money by entering INTO tre
laison. She had. arranged tn trahS'IIt
any knowledge sRN might gain %, N'e,
man activities {" Grant TOT inc
rho United States government III '"i"
batting tho secret fnHS.
In kr"rinr with tn" rtan Of com
uunicatior which they had devised.
Grant was waiting outside IN" ~"
Carlton hotel. after h"inE ADVISED 'ha'
Won BernSturff had just arrived on one
of his frequent visits to- New YORK.
Watching a certain window of tn" am
haSsador'S Suite tntrntiy. Inc StEt,t'
which he expected cam" Sh"rtly. In, ~
curtain of tho window lowered. then
raised to the top If fhr window. and
then lowered a;;ain 10 its original post
ton covering half IN" wind"W. y -"
seconds ard then III" shade on WIZ
dow across the street was put through
tho same operation. In back Of II Grant
could distinguish the form Of Mrs,
Blank.
The president Of tn" rriminology club
smiled u himself alnuSedly. This SSS-
tenn ot signalling had been devised ny
Won BrrnStorft as means of learning
whether or not Mr.. BlanI; was at nome
before Sallying forth 10 ns"t the lau!
who had attracted him. II" did NOT. ~
course. know that Blank was encouraE-
ing in fart. insisting upon his vile
entering into the cntanSlerl"nt. anu
during his previous adventures -han
learned that an american husband was
usually a man ~ %, feared. So grant =
amusement increased when he saw IL"
,;erman ambassador lear" tho side dn"r
Of the hotel and stink across the street
10 enter thu. servants door Of IN" build
ing in which Mrs. Blank was housed
As the l"s.d"r of all III" Hun spies
and plot,erS in America disappeared INTO
tnntion to tn window OF Mrs. blank
room. Night was falling and already
the lower streets wsr" duSkE. Thc
shade. which had lately hcrn used 10
absent. was lowered and from within a
light flashed on. \ curious person
LOOKING Mt the window would have
thought that tho hanger, had been care
less in adjusting IN" SHADE. Tor tnsre
at tho top. between the roller and the
window frame. To Grant tho appear
ance of that It'll" strip Of light meant
that the. method h" h2d devised ,,,"l,. '' n,"
communication from MIS-. blank ha'
not hecn discovered
II had been installed but q few days
n-crious at time when Mrs. blank
had tho ASSURANCE" that hrr huS S!',
push buttons had been inserted un~cr
the arm of every chair in ~" room
under each table. and in places whcrs
they could BE- reached conveniently on
every article Of furniture Wires had
becn laid from each under tho rugs and
the flooring. then inside IN" ~inoo"
sash 10 the top Of the window WHORE
device which hobb"d up and down when
aov Of III. buttons were pushed Inc
Morse code used in telegraphInr COY.
re adapted to the buboins or Inc o"'
vice and no mater Wiz 49,
n,ouId hovc button near by which shc
could use whenever she had anythins
to communicate to Grant; This eve,
ming was the first opportunity there mac
been to test the efficacy of the system
for It WAS the first visit eon Dr. II.
storfr had made to New fork since
4 had been installed.
Mrs. Blank Signals Grant.
Grant had scarcely settled himself In
vice began 10 bob up and down. Hastilt
taking his note book from his pocket ne
joted down the letters as they were Sig
nailed. Tho device flashed up and do~r
rapidly and then. whom IT settled 1ntf
inaction. Grant commented to hlmseir
sc,,- that as raridly az Il veteran
He walked % tn" light Of - stree
lam to read the words formed by the