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German Spies Tamper With
Ambulances to Make Them
Fail On Battlefield

had used the bank as a clearing
house for German spydom, stealing
the information Of the manifests and
bills Of lading Of allied shipments
which came in there for collection
by the consigners, then in turn, SELL
ing this information to Paul Koenig,
Of the Hamburg American line Dixie
smiled happily.
How about Rintelen?" she asked.
A slight ejaculation Of disgust came
over the wire.
MY men failed to find him. Some
one must have notified him Of the ar
rest Of the auto burners in the rail-
road yards At any rate, he has left
his hotel, wthaut giving an address"
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ness toward the railroad yards. As
for Dixie Mason
Veering into the stockyards district
Of New Jersey, she raised in her ma
chine and waved madly to a crowd
Of horse wranglers, just coming forth
from a pool hall.
Quick" she called, there's dan
ger at the horse barns!"
Then, driving harder than ever she
sped forward, in a last vain attempt
to reach the barns before the spies
could light their bombs.
Before her doomed the shadows OF
the barns, with their thousands Of
animals within. And scrambling up
a telephone pole toward a window
showed the form of a German fire.
fiendI
Harder than ever pressed the foot
of Dixie Mason against the acceiera-
tor of her car, while her soul ragged
within her. Not content with sink
ing the ships that carried innocent
horses and cattle to France; not con-
tent with filing their cots with steel
barbS, painted yellow and designed 10
be eaten by the unfortunate animals;
not cOnten. with poisoning the water
for these beasts, who we're a part OF
the war only through the will of
others, imperial Germany now was
resorting to worse measures to gain
its victories" the horror and ago
nizinC torture of fire, DiXie's lips
pressed firm. Then her anger, drown
ing all though Of danger, she skidded
her machine until it almost over
turned as she veered from the stock
yards alley into the areaway OF the
horse barns, made her way through
the great dOorways, then sent her au-
tOmobile laundering up the runway
to the second floor there to leap
forth and run toward the form that
had just entered the hay mows- But
too late!
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The Weakened
Axle.

low. These are ambulances, y know
-arlhulances for use on the battle
fields. And you know whatd happen
If that ever got on a shell-torn field.
He pointed to the axle of the car.
There, where the putty had been re-
moved by the workmen who had dis
covered it, was a great, Jagged hole
in the steel of the axle, hole burnt
by an acetylene torch, converting me
aYIe into a weak, shallow shell,
doomed to break with the first JOLT
ing straipI Grant frowned as he
looked at it.
$50 that's the game, eh?" he
said. That's why so many ambu-
Iances have been breaking down In
France! That's why.
He turned sharply, the Waterman
with him. Far at one side Of the
opposite dock they had seen the
shadow Of a man as it skunk along,
hiding behind the boxes and bales
as he made his way from light to
darkness. Grant sped forward, the
Waterman beside him. A moment
more and the shadow leaped forth,
to seek escape in the maze Of ship
ping on the docks.
But impossible. Headed off by
closed doors, he veered, lodged
swerved in his course and leaped
past the guard of an informed liner,
seeking to spring from it to the
next in his effort to escape.
An effort that failed. Blocked
again, he veered once more, crash
ed his way through the door of the
ships wireless room, then whirled
a chair lifted high over his head.
But the blow did not descend. The
tactics Of the football field had
come into play for Grant-and with
a quick motion he had blocked the
blow Of the spy, disarmed him and
forced him against the wall. Fit-
teen minutes later, he was listen
ing to the confession, forced in
jerlCy sentences from the spy's lips:
"A guy gave me 800 to set fire
to the DOCKS" he was saying.
That's all I know. He was some
fellow who worked around the
water front here. I'd gotten a lot
O. money often him and l wanted
more. 1 belonged to his magnetic
and axle gang"
"His WHAT" Harrison Grant bent
forward.
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Burning
Ambulances.

balances. We have every right to
shoot to kill"
The men nodded. Cavanaugh open
ed q new box of cartridges. The ma
chine sped on through the semi-dark-
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

fames-but fighting a losing fight
Dixie's hands clenched
The cowards!" she exclaimed.
"the fiendsI"
Look out there, Mss!" It was
the friendly shout of a horse-wrang-
Ter as he pushed her aside. Down
the aleyway sounded a laundering
roar as twenty shouting men drove
before them q great mass Of wild
eyed, galoping horses. The wrangler
shouted happily as they passed him
That's the end, Of EN-" he said,
heartily, I'VE were luckier'n we
thought"
"The end Of themT" Dixie Mason
turned hopefully. "Then you man
aged to save -"
Most Of EN-, Miss. We got some
help from an unexpected quarter.
Bunch Of Secret Service men who
were over in the yards chased over
here and took the load on our
minds o. loosenin' the cattle in the
south end. That left US put all our
work on the dangerous part Of the
yards"
Secret serice menu" Dixie Mason
stared do you know any Of
them
Nobody. A fellow gave his name
as Grant, but -"
Harrison Grant,"
Think So"
Dixie Mason turned sharply. Har-
risen Grant must not see her there
it would only mean the necessity
for Observation-Disclosures which
might not be easily forthcoming.
From far away came shouts-the
shouts Of men approaching through
one of the alleys which as yet had
been untouched by the flames. Dixie
hardly heard. All that she knew was
that she must leave the vicinity Of
the fire as soon as possible-content
in the knowledge that her work had
not gone for naught after all Most
If not all-of the horses and cattle
had been saved. Imperial Germany
had destroyed American property in
the shape of barns and pens-but it
had at least failed to destroy the
lives Of the innocent beings against
which II had plotted
Almost aimlessly she turned to the
railroad yards to escape the roam
ing droves of horses and cattle that
were swirling everywhere. On she
went, crossing track after track, as
she sought the streets and the open.
The light Of the fire flared higher
and with it a slight exclamation
came into Dixie's throat at the sight
Of a man before her.
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Won Rintelen Sent to Prey On
US. Shipping and Industry
To Injury of Allies

ed 5000 head Of horses just received
at the allied barns at Jersey and to
go at once to the shack at Crow
Crossing"
81 know where it is" Dixie Mason s
eyes had narrowed. "Just above the
old rock crusher on the Vernon road.
What was Won Lertz to do there?"
81 couldn't catch all Of til heard
something about the tools and to
use the new methods 1 couldn't
recognize the voice"
at wasn't Paul Koenig?"
mo; nor Bernstorff Won Papen or
Boy-Ed."
Then it must have been Rintelen. :"
81 couldn't be sure-he changes mis-
voice so often"
Dixie smiled again. Then she
turned from the telephone.
"Mamette," she called. Get me out
a plain dress Of some kind-some-
thing that can rough it in"
Eyes, MIssy-but Laws, yo' amt
goin' to stick your head into danger,
is 20, Missy"
I'm going to find out what's hap
pening at Crow Crossing" said Dixie
with quiet determination Hurry,
please, Mamette."
And while she made her prepara-
tons Harrison Grant stood in the
dusk, talking to the Waterman Of a
stevedoring plant on the Jersey side
of the harbor.
I'm from Chief F1ynn's office" he
was saying, 81 received an order
to"
81 know all about it." the watch
man answered. THE foreman left
instructions for me. We're Grating
automobile ambulances for shipment
to France. l want to show you some
thing that we found today"
He led the way into the stevedoring
shop, there to point out the axle OF a
great chassis-and to swear quietly
as he looked at it.
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paratus of the wireless in the
room.
"This wireless in working order?
he asked sharply.
"Yes."
Harrison Grant stepped toward it
quickly. A moment more and he
was sending forth the code call of
the Criminology Club. For the spy,
while not able to tell the names of
the directorate of those who engi-
neered the heinous business of dis
abling ambulances, at least had
given information that was more
valuable-the fact that a burning
party" had been scheduled for that
highland naming the location and
the freight yards.
Again and again Harrison Grant
sent out the call-at last to receive
an answer. Then his message snap
ped over the airlanes to the city be-
You'd:
"Criminology Club:
Meet me Stevens Point quick.
Come armed.
HARRISON GRANT"
And while Harrison Grant waited,
Dixie Mason, her automobile hidden
in the shadow of the old rock crush
er, crept TO the side of the little
shack at Crow Crossing. The
sound of voices came from within,
low, indistinct. Again and again
Dixie strove TO hear what was be
ing said-but only failure greeted
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

All Of which
was correct For
Franz Won Rinte-
len was at that
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

A pine knot,
half hanging in
its RECEIPT a Gle,
c a u gh t h er
glance. Stealthily
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
New
Methods.

when to sink lighters, is it? I'll
telephone the chief. How did you
learn?
SSome man just called Won Ler1
Md him that Schleindel had repoI
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Through the
KnOthOle.

she wormed it loose, to peer within.
Men were there, men who were pour
ing gasoline into small fuzeed, metal
containers, men who were making
their preparations for hurried flight,
and receiving orders as they did so.
Already two of them were at the
doorway.
"Take the short cut to the allied
stockyards," one of them was saying.
well burn the barns-you look
after the other part of the yards.
Now hurry"
They were gone, while Dixie
covered in the shadows. Stealthily
she watched them cross the patch
of snow and ice before the cabin,
then disappear, unable to move for
fear of detection, her brain seeth-
ing with plans and hopes. But they
were faintl The spies had taken the
short cut"-one that Dixie did not
know.
The telephone? There was none.
The police? There was no way to
reach them. Only one thing re-
manned for Dixie Mason to do-to
scramble as faA as possible TO her
machine and 10 race across country
TO the allied horsebarns. But would
she be able to reach there in time?
The battle of wits and courage
was on! Over at Stevens Point,
Harrison Grant had leaped 70 the
running board of a motor car as it
had rounded a corner and shouted
TO the chauffeur.
Easter. old man! They're de-
stroying Red Cross supplies in the
railroad yards
Then as the machine spurted for
ward, the president of the Criminol-
ogy Club leaned toward his men.
sC.a that ,-o,,z
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

German spies
done it," he an
nounced. Nobody
else would have
been so dirty and
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Hurriedly sh e
swerved, leaped
between two clos
ing box cars of a
flying switch and
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Apparently she's an ex-sctress. At
least, that's what her friends tell me.
Time was, too they say, when she
was very communicative and friend
ly. Now she tells no one Of her
plans or Of her activities. And
strangely enough, my path has cross
ed hers twice in places where only
the agents Of imperial Germany
could consistently be. She was At
the fire tonight"
AT the fre?" Bailey stared AArs
you sure?"
81 have a good pair Of eyes," said
Harrison Grant. Il saw her there
not fifty feet away. 1 chased her
but a train cut me on"
Bailey raised a hand to his hat
ell see what 1 can find out" he
said quietly and left the building
But Grant continued to stand there
starng at the foor-wondering-
wondering what part this woman
whom circumstances again and again
gave the accusation Of being a Ger
man SPY, could have played in this
latest evidence Of imperial Ger
many's ghoulish cruelty!
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Already tn e
tool of imperial
Germ any had
touched a match
to the gasoline
l. &bn Ftrca
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Nszt Sundays Episode-Ho. -TAS
attempts TO fonent strikes among Nst5
Yorks 1900 IonoshorerneH by bribery
and chieansry, the fGiIErs Of this, the
deliberate oveTturnfn0 Of a greet sal
ing vessel at its dock IN Neto YORK. b0T-
Dor and the destTucttOH Of vast ssorsS
being Hohtered across the HHdsoHs az
the port Of 0iadHtic scheTss to aoors
harm to the allies through neatTaI
America.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Death in the
flames or death in
a leap-DiXie Ma
son chose the
chance Of the
latter. She had
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

see LnaL your
reYOlyerS are in
working order.
Spies are burning
the aXles of all
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

No Mamette, "
she was saying
as she stood by
the window of
h er. apartment,
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

SO that's the
way they know
Just when to rob
freight cars in
the yards and
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

"HiS magnetic
gang. We'd steal
I h e magnetOes
often automobiles
that was gOin' to
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

CcOuyriEht, 1913, By the whssisr syndscAtA
Inc.)
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Up in the loft
Dixie Mason stir
red to conscious
ness as the flames
ate closer. Down
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

that the station was operating despite
the presence of the government agent,
h president SEN a naval officer to
dismantle the station and to remain
there to see that it was not recon-
structed.
The German station was situated on
the estate of a very wealthy and we'll
known Argentine about As miles from
Buenos Aires near Pioneer. It was six
its posts could be seen from the rail-
road on a clear day.
Some idea of the size Of the radio
station can be cleaned from the fact
that the antennae were stretched
along sixteen posts, set at equal dis
tances apart and covering two miles.
These posts were 70 feet high.
The experimenters had a good deal
Of trouble with. atmospheric condi-
tons. The operator, Richard Metzler,
stated that he had been able to talk
without difficulty to Spain, which was
relaying the Nauen messages. and that
it would not be long before he would
be able to talk direct with Nauen. His
he made that statement, and largely
because of his statement.
This enterprise was one Of the most
important, in the minds Of local Ger
man officials, as this station was to
have served for the receipt of the
German propaganda messages. Lux
burg is understood to have been per-
sonally responsible for the enterprise
and the station was located on the es-
tate of a man known to be. his close
friend.
Now the station is dismantled, Lux
burg has gone and the local Germans
find their propaganda task a difficult
one, though they are still doing the
| best they can with 1t.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
GREAT DREAM
OF GERMANS
SHATTERED
All Hopes of Installing Pow
erful Wireless in Argen-
tine are Gone.

Buenos Aires. June 11.-(Corre-
spondence Of The Associated Press.)-
The departure Of Count o Luxburg,
the deposed minister Of the German
empire, eight months after the Argep-
tine government ordered him out Of
Argentina, recalls the failure Of Ger
many's fondest dream in Argentina
the establishment Of a wireless station
powerful enough to maintain direct
communication with the big German
station at Nauen.
The day after Luxburg was given
his passports, this station was dis
mantled by the Argentine government
which withdrew the temporary COP
cession under which it was operating.
Great secrecy surrounded this sta
Early last year, the Argentine gov
eminent issued a temporary conces-
sion to enable a German syndicate to
conduct experiments with a wireless
station, on the promise that the sta
ton would merely attempt to receive
the Nauen dispatches and would not
be used for the transmission of mes
sages. 1t later became known that the
ing.
Some time before the Luxburg scan
dial, the Argentine government had
put a representative at the station to
keep it sealed. When it was learned
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
GERMAN PLAN
IS SHATTERED
Conquest of Mexican Trade
by Germany Has Been
Lost.

Chihuahua City, Mexico. July L.
The American blacklist has shattered
M Of the German plans for the COM
mercial conquest of Mexico. Before
the United States entered the war
and prior to the last Mexican revolu-
ton German business organizations
scattered throughout northern Mexico
gave evidence Of the German inten-
ton to exploit the Mexican markets.
One German wholesale hardware
firm started to establish branches
throughout the state more than 40
years ago and, at the outbreak Of the
revolutions. had branches in opera
ton in Juarez, Casas Grandes, Santa
Rosalia, Ojinaga and other places
with a parent store here.
While these houses were conducted
IN business lines, it is considered here
as a significant fact that all the Ger
man consuls and vice consuls for this
part of Mexico were appointed from
among the managers and assistant
managers Of this concern. In Juarez,
Casas Grandes and Santa Rosalia the
branch managers were also German
vice consuls, the consul in Chihuahua
City also being one of the managers
Of the parent store here. The vice
consul in Juarez was decorated by the
German emperor for services render
ed Germany on the border.
When the revolutions started these
German stores were the first to suffer
because they were we'll stocked with
wagons, harness and other supplies
needed by the revolutionists. The
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
R ISSUED
AGAINST USING
MONEY WRONGLY

Columbus, Ohio, July IA warm
ing against the illegal expenditure Of
state money behind the mask of patri-
otism has been issued by State Audi
tor A. v. Donahey, who declared that
during this war crisis the state and
its political subdivisions should prac-
tice true conservation"
ANY public official who spends the
public money illegally for non-essen-
tials should be jerked from his job so
quickly his trousers would remain in
his office chair, the auditor declar-
ed.
The statement followed his refusal
to approve q proposed expenditure of
$1,7O0 by the commissioners of Clark
county to place an honor roll in the
court house. bearing the names of all
persons from the county in military
service. Such honor rolls contribute
nothing towards winning the war, the
auditor said. In his letter touching
on the validity of such expenditures
Mr.. Donahey said he would instruct
the bureau of accounting to make
findings against all public officials
who spend money illegally under
patriotic %ferver."
According to the Langdon Courier
Democrat, Editor P. c. Glidden of the
Wales Progress will retire from bust
ness today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
PIP. CLAYTON !.
SPEAKS BEFORE
U. S. BANKERS
Declares People mustb be Bet
ter Equipped to Make
World Safe.

Champaign. ILL.,. July 1.-THE
world never will be wholly safe for
democracy until all its citizens are
properly equipped for great response
bilities," declared DR.. p. p. Claxton,
United States commissioner Of educa-
ton, in an appeal today to American
bankers to support a nationwide
drive for better rural schools. In his
message, published in the Banker
Farmer, official organ of the Ameri-
: can Bankers association, DR.. Claxton
asserted the war has intensified every
peace-time need for good rural
schools.
"Amrica's ability to raise armies, to
produce food, to invert and utilize
necessary war devices, will depend
more and, more upon the education,
general and special, hat her country
boys and girls receive" DR.. Claxton
declared.
1.-The fundamental necessity for
education is n of the first war les
sons W. are learning. England and
France have taught us what they
learned at heavy cost in the first
three years Of war; that from every
point Of view including Immediate
military necessity, schools must con-
tinue in full force while war is waged,
and it is realized more and more as
the war goes on that the world will
never be wholly safe for democracy
until all its citizens are equipped for
its responsibilities. America, for her
part, will not have done her full duty
by her citizenry until the country
boys and girls have as good an edu-
cation as those in the cities and towns.
consolidation is one of the first
Stone in hrinOino IN tho country tho
educational advantages of the town.
The consolidated school means con
centrated educational efforts. 1t makes
possible an extent of school provision
that is impossible in the small one
teacher country school. 1t is a wa
measure, because it will mean better
teachers, better agriculture and better
facilities for meeting the governments
dmand for trained men.
II can conceive of no finer com
munity service for the bankers Of the
United States, especially Of the small
Ter towns and villages, than to assist
in the movement for consolidation,
An educated community is a prosper
Gus community. England and France
with per capita wealth Of $1,000 and
$1,000, respectively, are atone end OF
a scale of educational efficiency, the
other end of which is represented by
Spain, with 1875 per capita, and Rus
STA, with $500. Good rural schools
will mean. when reconstruction comes
sustained prosperity: they will mean
> both now and in the future, a nation
strong with the basic strength of ar
educated citizenship on the land"
Better rural schools by federal anc
state aid on a ten year program un'
der which 100000 Of the 100000
schools of the country would be con
solidated is the aims of the agricul'
tural commission Of the Bankers as
ISOLATION.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Japan, two railroad Eats tenders at .
grade crossing neal Toxic committed
suicide when they learned that
through their carelessness q Japanese
traveller had been run over and killed
by a train. The victim of the accident
ing the tracks in a jinrikisha when a
freight train bore down and crushed
him.
The two watchmen were asleep.
When they realized what had happen
ed they notified the authorities and
then . threw themselves on the track
before the next train. Several leading
officials attended the funeral Of the
gate-men and the ~obsequies were
marked with much ceremony.
Herald Wants, Bring Results.
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ebsl
Fsr Seditisus TIM

Cleveland, o., July 1.-Eusene v.
Debs. Socialist nominee o congress
from the fifth Indiana district and
former Socialist candidate for presi-
dent, val arrested here charged with
violation Of the espionage act, and.
wal arraigned in federal court this
The RE resulted from a secret
Indictment returned by the federal,
grand jury Saturday. It is understood
the indictment contains ten specific
counts and was the outcome Of a.
speech delivered at the socialist state
convention in Canton two weeks ago.
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FIGHT ON July 3.

Columbus, O., July 1.-The late of
the fifteen round contest between
Bryan Downey, the Columbus welter-
weight and Soldier Bartfield. New
York, is, set for the night of July 8
in the Columbus baseball park. The
ring will be built between home plate
and the grand stands.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Juarex and Casass Grandes branches
were looted and burned and now only
the parent store here remains in BUSH
ness.
What the revolutionists failed to do
to wreck these German stores the
American blacklist completed at the
beginning Of Americas war against
Germany. Now it is almost impossi-
bile for the German firms to obtain
supplies and Mexican buyers fear to
buy from the blacklisted firms for
fear of being placed on this blacklist
and denied the privilege Of importing
from the United States.
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CARELEssNESs CAUSES SUICIDES
Toxic. July 1.-Expiating their neg
ligence in a n which shows that
the old samurai spirit still reigns in
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Herald Wants, Bring Results.