The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-27

brought to Southampton with him. They
visited various plarcs in Norioik' IN
Guiding Ovc-Slrand. the home or Sir En-
gar Sp~yrr and IN this county ana III
The ncighborhnnd Of CromartE thcE
tested the efficiency OF the wireless
system 10 Germany. .tnd thHt' surrey
was ono If the most dramatic things
ever done by spies in this country.
Secret wireless Plant.
What Prince Henry did in Norfolk is
now becoming apparent HOW much
mo would hay" given To have been pres
cnl in that beautifully furnished mouse
which was prepared for hln NOT lar
frrm Cromcr. in Norfolk. The iiEhtS'
tho champagne. the jovial company. But
not hero is. The real work done.
Dinner is over and 4 little excursion
is 7rnpoScd-onc Of those excursions in
the light If that September moon we
have all come u rurSc-in London. III
any rate. TIL" h!C car il brought around
and four cloakrd figures enter II. They
drive along the main tr"mcr road turn
off at Il wood and. drawing th': ear up
n the darkness Of IA narrow lane. they
max. their way through tho EIngl" of II
dense thirkct Of underground to a crazy
Look IT tn" cottage closer and you
will 81" that it stands in reality upon
knoll or hump. and that its windows are
So high and open that II clear view or
he North Sra i< 10 hn obtained there
from. 1t is all in darkness, apparently.
hu: within thcrc is a very different
story t" he told
\ bright fire i"siifi"s III til" Shhrp-
ness Of ihr autumn night. There are
spirits and cigars upon the table. and
by tho fircsdc tho smiles Of All engag-
InG lady who is only In" pleased TO
speak German to her visitors. She re-
rcivcs them affahly; but their purpose
i: not the phiIandcrcrs hut that of the
man Of business.
What Of the "wirolrSS' installation
fitted in tho cottage by tn" smart CLOG
lririahS rom I.undOn" The lady Leads
her company upstairs and shows il into
L room who's" windows look StralE ht
across the wide and monnlit waters to-
ward the sea which washes the cliffs OF
1IcliGuland. She touches Il spring III the
wall Of In" room. and swinging III" fire
crate and tho mantlcrircr buck. Sh" re-
vculs US fine wireless installation us
you could have found in Great Britain
that night. And The august visitors cx-
press their approval IN Eutlcral "hnchS.
This IS work we'll done indeed.
In Touch with o U-Boat.
Would they like to speak across tho
waters" The so-callcd fishery protec-
ton cruiser" Iictn is out there some
where IN the miSts. and its commander
may hear them. Perhaps even the sub
marine which has left Kicl on tho pre-
vious day. may be in touch. and the
prince may like TO SEE its pcriscopc-
~ to L" IL, far as shaking hands with
its commander" The messages begin
to cracklc out and presently they are
answered.
Tho Instruments are so tuned that
our own admiralty may not read even
il they rri thcnI--and presently The re-
ply comes from the distant seas. and
there are CHEEKY greetings and news for
Berlin. and all that sense OF secret
power which this miracle OF the
twentieth century h"stnwS.
We can now follow the party IN So
curity as II SrtS out next day for HUI.
thence To Ncwrasil" and Scotland. At
Hull there WAS Il secret meeting with
various consular representatives. The
center was highly important and good
many things were discussed while
planS were made fnr that larger study
If the Humber. which, but for the un-
firing vigilance ri our navy. would have
born" good fruit during the war.
Much the same happened during the
visit to Newcastle. and We can imagine
with what satisfaction the long grey
ar was turned next morning in the di-
rcction of tho Chcviots and with what
earnest hopes the gallant crew "f
rogucs saw the Lammermuir hills once
more.
Straight for the Forth
Rcmcmbcr that the cheerful four
headed straight for the Forth and thae
tho work they had 10 do was important
enough in all consciousness. That you
may understand SOM" of its fruits l
shall recall an episode of the earlier
days Of war which is singularly rele-
want.
When the submarine peril first made
itself manifest we did great execution