The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-28

held in secret outside the works, at which certain resolutions had been agreed upon, and it became necessary to communicate these to the slaves Dedevitch undertook to act as the ln- termediary. He could only meet the slaves in their compound at nlgnI al- ter they had ceased their toll. Know :ng this, he set to work to culIlVdte the acouaintance of the officer III charge of the night guard. So sue cessfuI was he that within week the Bulgar was invited by the Lieutenant to spend an evening with him. Dedevitch accepted the invitation, and by means of drug placed in the Germans beer sent the Lieutenant to sleep for two or three hours. He rlayed the same trick on the guards, and the, cost clear, he went boldly into the compound, and laid before the slaves the. resolutions of the Ser man working people. These in effect proposed a general rising and out break of sabotage at some date to De decided upon later when it was con- sidered by the leaders that the plans were matured.
 | Slaves Joy
 I learned that the suggestion was received with great joy by the slaves, who pledged themselves to assist the cause by every means in their power Dedevitch warned them to be patient, for another opportunity of meeting l them again in a similar manner might not come for some time, and he then explained to them simple code of signalling, by means of which he would be able to keep them informed of the way the movement was pro- gressing. This was Dedevitch's first step towards a big movement, and one which I am convinced will have big effect upon the course of the war.
 His sublety was well shown in the manner in which he handled the mat ter after leaving the slaves compound. He returned to the room of the Lieu tenant, who was just awakening from his slumbers. Dedevitch crept under the table and feigned to be sleeping heavily. The unsuspecting officer was the first to recover, and he at once looked for his guest Great was his merriment to find the Bulgar we'll under the influence of the drink. This discovery allayed any suspicion which might have arisen in the mind of the German, for was there not clear proof that both he and his guest had drunk themselves to sleep? The guards on recovering their senses very wisely maintained strict silence, for nothing had apparently occurred, and they were anxious to avoid any trouble for themselves.
 About this time the German people no fI11fj mt of he promise made that the submarine campaign would have forced their enemies, and especially Britain to con- cede peace at Germany's terms.
 In official quarters there was much bustle and excitement. High Staff of- ficers were constantly coming and go- ing, and one day, without the slight est warning, the Kaiser, accompanied by the Crown Prince and Hindenburg; arrived at the Villa Huegel. It was obvious that some great move was afoot, and I made up my mind if pos sible to unearth the mystery.
 The New British Plane
 Prolonged conferences were held al the Villa Huegel, and in all these Gen. eral von Hoeppner participated. learned the secret of their conferences as result of the condolences of one of the overseers in the aercplane de-
 partment, who was quartered with me. | The man one evening told me with
 great glee of the capture by the Ger mans of a wonderful British aero
 plane. He said that the machine had
 flown from England to France, and
 lad descended in error during a thick , fog inside the German lines.
 Have you seen the machine, or is it only another fable?' I asked Seen it?" said the man. Why, ii
 has been brought here, and is now in
 one of the hangars near my shop. The Kaiser and others have inspected ii closely"
 I expressed wish to see this won derful machine, and the overseer said it might easily be arranged.
 On the following day actually saw
 The machine, in company with the
 overseer who had told me of it.
 To Destroy London While I was gazing in wonder al :, the aeroplane, heard the sound as ot motor cars approaching, and, looking up, was surprised to see the Kaiser
 Crown Prince, and others coming up with Hoeppner and Won Bohlen. The Kaiser and Crown Prince went aboard the machine, and all the de
 tails of control and the mb-drop.
 ping apparatus were carefully ex. plained to them.
 The War Lord took the pilots seat and turning to the Crown Prince, who was occupying the gunner's seat be 4 hind, said "A useful gift for our enc mics. We can use it with good effeo ] against them"
 The Crown Prince agreed, and add. v cd, These will be the machines < destroy London with.''
 After the two Royalties had de scended from the machine it was load ed with dummy bombs in preparation
 for a flight. The now famous Ger ; man flying officer Richtheffen toor the seat which the Kaiser had vacat , ed, and two other officers also board . ed the plane. With a terrific roa, u the two engines were started, and likt l a bird the aeroplane rose in the air e It climbed rapidly to about 1000; = feet, and the Kaiser turned to Genera 2 Hoeppner saying, "How is it that a > > such a height and on so cold a morn U ing the petrol and lubricants do no U freeze ?'' 'The British have discovereC ;, the secret which we have been seek Il ing for months,'' replied the General :, Kaiser's Great GIee '' "It is splendid" exclaimed tn
 Kaiser. "Our great difficulty is nov
 surmounted. IL is a gift from Provi 7, cence. Does it not show that Got = fights for uS?"