Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
Plane Delivered
To German
Agents

- were given into
tbe hands of one man-true, the COM
pany's secretary--but the man who had
ccnferred with Ambassador Won Bern
storm in Washington, months before
j. 8. Slakberg, smooth. suave, ingrati-
ting, agent Of the Imperial German
60vernrnent and its war-craZed Kaiser
A week or so after the final plans of
the French Government had been ap-
proved by the directors of the munitions
works Slakberg found occasion to call
upon Captain Franz Won Papen, military
nttache of the German embassy. In his
once at so Wall street. New York. That
HI visit was not unexpected was indi-
eated by the obvious impatience with
which the little group gathered in Won
papen's Office awaited his coming. About
the polished table sat Captain Kari
Boyd, German naval attache: Or.
Heinrich Albert. Won Papen and Ambas-
Brief greetings were exchanged at
0akbergs entrance. No time was
wasted in arriving at the gst of his
"Your report on the A. r. r. fac.
toTy?" oueried Won Bernstorff.
Work has commenced at the A. r. r.
ssYes?" The little group unconsclousy
! ayaited the rest Of his report in tense
Mo31ence.
The silence Of the room was now the
UksfcA Of CONSERVATION.
III Over Won Bernstorff's countenan-e a
Z lo0k Of anger plotted out the expression
puxxlement that had followed Slak.
/; perg's announcement. Won Papen glared
got the speaker.
.fiimmel! For the French"
The sinister smile which dsfigured
\ 0okberg's face did not waver.
Yes. for the French ] am doing all
II my power to see that the shells reach
&Aeif purchasers as quickly as possible.
wait q minute" He waved a depre-
eating hand as Boy-Ed pushed his chair
eack and sprang to his feet angrily.
~ INn NtnF 80
10. have changed the plans of the
shells. Employees of the A. T. r. muni-
Hons works are now laboring night and
day TO produce shells that will be sold
: tu the French Government-but the
shells will fit only German guns. :" He
Blanced around ,triumphantly. rs my
report approved"
Smiles of satisfaction swept about the
ssssssp' ssrss' Won BFFn''oFf extended his
ut is good work. slakberg. and will
mean great things"
GlakberG smiled smugly. Greater,
pefhaps. than your Excellency imagines, .
s ~ answered I'm the first place, it will
4 6eprive the French of some million shells
% various sizes upon which they are
aepsndins. In the second place it breaks
tie entire embargo which the British
3 have placed about Germany.
But how did you accomplish it?'
-As soon as the plans were signed
e1ssy. were turned over to me for safe.
kooping.' He smiled. 1 have put them
who're they will be safe-forever--I tore
them UP. Then ] placed in the safe ir
their stead the plans which were sent
! ne from Berlin, drawn 20 the scale OF
German guns of nearly the same caliber
= Forged the necessary signatures anc
acknowledgments. 1t was very simple
II ls Impossible that they suspect any
thfng wrong. So now he concluded
Z Those shells will he rushed to th'
zVrench front at the earliest possible
\ 1nfoa They will he boarded for tn
~ French drive. So learned In con
Z ference The French drive will turn int
N German drive. The French will tr.
Z q use the shells. They will not fit
xhoy will have to fall back. Our mel
( Oil rush forward. In the hasty retrea