Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01

The Emperor. az is we'll known, when
he begins TO talk. talks on. He has
been known at Potsdam TO talk politics
by the hours TO farm laborers. Il will
put the case OF France In a nutshell"
continued the Emperor. Consider the
case OF man with large and ever
growing family. lie has few acres.
which In time will be insufficient for
his needs. Ills neighbor has plenty or
acres. and only small family who are
content merely to work. eat and sleep.
They have no ambition. Part OF their
land lies fallow. Now. II your man
with the large family Chat is Ger
many nHds he has no, the land TO
support himself and his family, and
he cannot get further acres unless at
the expense OF his ne!Ghbor chat is.
France. what can he do? Perforcc
he must declare war on that neigh
Dor"
Il am afraid. Your Majesty" re-
piled. II am too ignorant to understand
the Significance Of your argument"
Yes. that is the difficulty with my
subjects. They are SO dense. AL
though the whole German press has for
twenty years pointed out the very fact
1 have just now cxpounded. not one
in ! hundred seems TO grasp the ques-
ton. The English have more sense;
they awohc 10 the possibilities Of en-
pire when The rest OF Europe were
sound asleep. They were digging in
the garden whilst the Prussian snored
in bed. Recenily a voice was raised
in England calling on the country TO
wake up: but that was only in the
commercial sense. l call on my sub
tccts to wake up impcrially-and they
turn over on their sides and dream
about their next days dinner"
Frankly. l was amazed that the En-
peror should talk politics to me. had
expected "drubbing down." or 1t
least lesson on espionage, but the
Kaiser was evidently in a talkative and
friendly mood. He fired another ciga-
ret,e. Then he addressed Frau Orloff:
Tell Swiderski. my dear Orlon. TO
act in the matter at once. Cobblers
and their kind may talk TO kings. but
not of them. We will stop these meet
ings Of the international Labor Union
They might become dangerous. l
thank you. Fraulein Won kopf. for
your services. That will do" The
Kaiser waved his hand. Frau Orion
glanced at the door.
| left the presence.
Just fortnight after my visit to
Frobelstrasse | was told by Captain
CAM that Frau Orlof wished TO see me-
found the chief" in quite a pleasant
frame OF mind. BE seated. fraulcin
and listen carefully" she said with a
smile.
Tomorrow morning about 0 o'clock
there will arrive in Berlin French
captain named lie has obtained
a months leave. and hopes to have
quite pleasant holiday in Germany
This captain is one of the cleverest
spies in Europe. l may say. He has
been in Germany before, and. although
the Information he gathered here on
that occasion was not very important.
at the same time 1t caused great in
convenience and annoyance In GER
tain garrison town-and [ matter
came to the ears OF the Emperor, who
was extremely vexed at the laxity Of
certain intelligence officers in allow
ing the French captain to get safely
across the frontier.
This time the captain will get no
further than Berlin. That much is
sure-if you do what is required of you
thoroughly. 1t is not a very difficult
nor dangerous affair, but you will need
great circumspection.
I'm the first place, ] have a sketch
of the captain" Frau Orloff handed me
a pen and ink drawing. The face. I
saw. would not be easily forgotten
The eyes and nose were fine--in short.
1t was the face Of handsome man.
and an intellectual man.
/ shall remember him, Frau Orloff,"
l remarked, but where am l to meet
him."
"Ona moment. Let me warn you
that from your first seeing the cap
tain, you must not even by glance
let him think that you have the
slightest suspicion he is an officer.
His passport will. of certainty, be
MADE out in the name of Monsieur
Somebody. whose photograph will have
been removed and that of the cap
tain's substituted. Your captain will
stay at least day or two at the Adlon
You will do the same. The manager
there has secret instructions to let you
have room adjacent to whatever
room is given the captain, or rather
Monsieur -. Whenever you get
tho opportunity-and you must some
how make it-you will search his trunk
most carefully. observing il 1t has any
secret wallets for hiding documents:
particularly ascertain IL the trunk has
false bottom or top. If there be any
discriminating document, any letter or
paper-anything bearing the name or
initials Of the captain-you must i'm