The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29

Iusitania came Ia New York. 10 plro~
sedden;rc cloud upon what VAS
PLANNED 10 have been the happiest week
Of many years. For in the Hudson
river, great, sleek lcviashans of thu deep.
the siXty-four vessels "t the Atlantic
feet had dropped anchor |" await the
Presidents review. whri" the streets
the theatres the restaurants. bore INC
glorious futter Of flags and bunting. and
the blue and white of the navy uniforms
were everywhere.
And now that the Lusitania had been
sunk. now that the lives 81 more than
a hundred Of Americas hes, citizens had
been sacrificed to the lust Of Imperial
Germany, those big vessels seemed 20
take On a new meaning. new StSnlil-
canoe. In New York harbor primarily
only for review and for Publication.
they now assumed their real proportions
in the eyes OF the populace. displaying
70 eastern America just for what they
could be depended upon in case Of var.
And with every day. that danger seemed
closer. For America resented the sink
ing Of the Lusitania. The great crowds
around the bulletin boards watching
daily the steadily leuctkening list OF the
dead. called for vengeance. for repay
ment from this monster nation across
the Atlantic that could kill women and
children and glory in It as victory.
Every telegram from Washington. every
news dispatch. emphasized the gravity
Of the situation. And no one knew bet
ter that gravity than did Harrison Grant
OF the CriminoloES Club.
Working day and night with his com
panions Of the club. Grand had hurried
70 the uncovering Of the conspiracy 10
tin0 "a
the Lusitania carried guns and contra
band. Clun after clue was run down.
while in Washington. the Imperial Ger
man Embassy worked just as hard in tn"
opposite direction. covering the tracks
OF it's plotterS and it's spies. seeking 10
proclaim 10 America the sorrow which It
assumed over the sinking Of the great
British liner. To some the sorro"
seemed sincere. To "th"rs-tlarr!S"n
Grant among them--that sorrow was
known to ~ on 4 mask. thrown hastily
on to Gec"ir" Nmeri": and To Keep
America st pcaC" until Germany t"it
itself ahl. {" cop" with il and StranC!c
i. as it sought IN St.augl" the rest ~
, the world.
And so the days wont. in moves and
counter moves. bay after day the pop
uiacc ny the hundreds Of thousands
gathered on tn" banks IT tn" Hudson tt
look al tn" tremendous hattl'$hipS and
70 glory IN their prwer and effective.
ness. md Will" they did So
The F1ctte-s Consult.
Four mon were meeting again IN thc
rmbasS; at WaShinSi"u---th sam" four
who crn"rtily gathered .h"rr. Frank Won
Paper. Kari E"y-f:tl. l'r. Heinrich Al
bert and their lrad"r. .Nniba SSad"r Bern
Storf.' Point after point they discussed
regarding tho sinking - IN" f.uSitania
and tbs nnsslhi ity If war. At last
Z II was pr. Albert who was speaking
paving through I'll" reports that hr had
dragged frCm his beloved :'nrtfol:":
"Marsd"n reports" h. announced. "tha
the feeling IN III" west. is Iuit" strong
over the l.uSlrania. hiic bcl.rvr GU
foreign rtt>c.. may b.. ahIr ~ drag the
situation mut uEtil ;h' fever h,ar Of wal
Is passed. skill fancy II would u"t p.
a bad idea ON. "ur part 80 max" such
preparations rs may Ia, necessary in cast
the United state $h"ul'i suddenly de-
rcrn,irr :" ar"ac" thN death % It's citi-
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rurtrd.
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there. my d'ar pr .Nihcrt hr sait
smoothly. "Nindiy TIL Us = hat ynu h"
licN" TO b. tho greatest defensive anc
offensive ac"rl wnirh .\m"rica ha:
srainst ,:rrn,anr =, :l,. present time"
"Why ,l.c :r-r.i itier,i,. fl.., -
cnurs.
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York ,t thc n-c.rrt ;tnn, fnr rc,-icwn"
or course
And it ny good ""mrad, van Paper
,,d ,,vScIf eb,,II ,rli Won .ha, We hny,
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,bis flee, i,,ron,h,, al working .>itE.
frr m, defense -: America or for a,
Irfen.c ,c.,pS, t:.rr,ar, uha, woul,
you s.v~..
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,ha 1,s,. n.i,b , ,hum,in,. bor.- e.
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nn,,"c,,d
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smiled Then 10 turned To Or. .Nlh"r
again
The Ansonia Affair.
"Thcn nv dear doctor. your mind MA,
VOC, cos,. ,.,n, ,nn r,nrr and hay
arrorrni :, .,.b,n,l. v.hi,.I, will make th
r,rc,, Atlantic r,.., who'll. useless il
go, ,r MAR p,ihcr W.. hav. arrange,