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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

For an answer he took me into a
room, and, pointing to the bed
blufly said: "Thero That is the
bed. That is where Father Gapon
slept
Another time | intend to tell you
the true story of Father Gapon.
Russian priest and missionary
worker, who organized the Russian
labor unions and led d peaceful
army Of them to slaughter in Pctro-
grad "Bloody Sunday" January %,
1905, at the Narva Gate.
Sufficient for the present is the
tale of Wannagat. He told me how
Father Gapon, protected. by the
bodies Of innocents whom he had led
to death, was spirited away by Let
fish revolut;onists and conveyed to
the Prussian frontier. They brought
him across Prussia to Tilsit and to
Wannagat's for refuge. Here he
lay hidden for one day and a half,
while somebody, presumably the
Lettish rcvolutionists, paid Wanna
cat moderately for his board and
lodging. While he was at Wanna
CATS his beard and long hair were
cut off, and in disguise he finally
got away to Switzerland in safety.
Perhaps you remember that Fa-
Their Gapon was afterward killed in
St. Petersburg, year or so later,
by order of the Revolutionary Com
mittec, for having disclosed their
secrets to the Russian police. But
that had nothing to do with Wanna
gat, who cemented his friendship
with the Lettish revolutonists, So
cialists and -proprictors. who are
the Bolshcviki OF the present day,
by The hiding OF Father Gapon.
They made him their agent to get
arms and ammunition for them to
continue their struggle against the
Russian autocracy, and placed great
trust in him.
1t was characteristic Of Wanna
CATS stories that all were founded
on fact, having thus a germ of truth
around which to weave tissue of
fiction such as to suit his purposes.
His rcpertory Of deeds was rich in
anecdotes, of which he was the hero,
most of them too good to be true.
But | knew in advance that it was
from among this rubbish l must
pick my pearls, and indeed ! man.
aged to find and use a few of his
gems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

Mr.. Plenas, author of these articles and of others
to fooW 1t, for tacentytauo gears member of
the staff of Scotland Yard largely IN political and mill
tary secret service Oork, and has represented that
great organization IN this country during much Of the
time since the opened HIS articles include reucla
tons Of startling interest regarding secret phases Of
the and the orents that led up to it, If they lac
dramatic features and the completeness Of m1any
articles Of the kind 1t because they deal only IN facts
lnolcn to the 2vrer and refuse to accept runoy on.
glossUOrh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

him to understand that | thought he
was without any proof Of his asser-
items. Quite hot at my doubts, he
almost shoutcd: Everybody here
knows about that, and it is no secret,
either" what everybody knows"
said /, is no evidence.' Then he
named Dr.. Steputat as his author
ity.
| told him had never heard of
the gentleman. "No doubt" said I,
"he knows a lot, but how does he
know"
He answered that Dr.. 3teputat
was Governor Of Gumbinnen, in
charge of the archives and other
property of the Prussian govern
ment. He said that only a few days
before the Governor called at his
place and told him that all strikes
abroad were being financed by the
"Ostmarken Verein."
believed Wannagat knew about
this, especially as his second
thoughts were plainly regretful and
fearful of his having been indis
crcet--so much SO that l was on my
guard against some mctiitateG
treachery On his part. AS future
events proved, I did not misiudge
him.
The following Sunday he invited
me to go with him to a political
meeting Of Prussian Lithuanians at
the village Of Dawellen, on the Rus
sian border. I had to accept his in
vitation or run the risk of giving
him oifente and spelling our good
relations. Such political meetings
are always attended by gendarmcs,
and l was not at all willing to COM,
80 closely under their observations.
hut, as | have said, there was no
help for it,
We took third class tickets at thu
'Tilsit railroad station and made the
journey to Memel, little city Of
10000 population, about sixty-four
miles from Tilsit, and the most
northern town in Prussia.
I had more than one reason for
suspicion that Wannagat r7edtatcd
something unfriendly, in spite Of his
cordially. I knew perfectly well by
long experience in Germany that he
should have registered me with tho
authorities at once upon my taking
a room with him. 1t was the law
and the practice to register every
stranger, whether he went to a no.
tel, a pension or to a private house.
l asked Wannagat to register me
in the regular way, but he had not
done so. His failure to do so, if in
qulries were made about me. would
tend to implicate me in having some
purpose in making my presence
there secret.
am not what you would call a
timid person, but | try not to over
look the essentials. / am never
afraid of taking care Of myself. I
have no fancy for spending even a
month of my life locked up in fort
ross. to say nothing of twenty years,
such as some Of my predecessors in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Russian Strikes
Financed by Germans

For instance, in the course of con-
Versation, he told me that the strikes
following Bloody Sunday" in st.
Petersburg and other Russian cities
had been financed almost wholly by
Prussian Junkers, an organization
known as "Ostmarken Verein." AS
| had come to Germany particularly
to acquire knowledge of this
Verein Of Junkers I played eau
tiously, and by showing skepticism
sagar for BELIEF led him. etep by
step, to unburdcn himself. I gave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
They Saw Only
The Stout Woman

For several minutes neither Of
the Prussians turned around, but
continued to stare straight ahead.
Then. as prccaution, one Of them
looked back, and it WAS rather
funny. JIG gazcd open-mouthcd a..
the place where | should have been.
paralyzed for the moment at the
transformation Of my suspected self
into stout woman Of the people.
Then he shook his comrades arm,
and, after a moment Of excited pan
tomime they both jumped off the car
without waiting TOR II to stop and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
~ NE day early in the year of
~ 1910 my old chief, the late

~ lJAu my Ola SAlcA, lilC i|'CS
William Melville, telephoned
ne to come to his residence, "a Or
lando Road, Chapman Common, Lon
don, s. ", for tea, and I knew at
once something was up.
Always an ardent supporter of
the Liberal party, Melville was at
tachod at that time to the Intelli-
gence Department of government
office, having in 1901 resigned his
post as superintendent of the Spe-
cial Branch of the Criminal Inves-
tieat:on Department CT Scotland
Y3rt
I sensed intuitively the big
thoughts ia his mind, but not just
how they might apply to me.
Bat let ne begin with the begin
n.ng-for everything has begin
ming somewhere back on the road.
You probably remember the late
Joseph Chamberlain's great tariff
reform campaign in 1905. lie went
Up for election with platform that
rested chiefly On plea for closer
commercial unions with the colonies
"a sort of "Zollverein' that would
give England advantages IN colonl-
al markets and secure the colonies
special protection among themselves
and in the home markets of Great
Britain. Balfour, leader Of the
Conservatives, gave tentative sort
Of support, which involved the Con-
servativc party without absolutely
committing it TO the protective prin-
ciplc. He ard Chamberlain made Z
good fight, and lost the election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
He Wanted Me
/ o Take the Maps

Fake thcm," he insisted. "Looll,"
offering TO show me the contents OF
we pae&age. But positively refused
t" !co'i at anything CT even touch the
package at ell.
Wannagat insisted upon my taking
tnen, saying that could sell them
to the British government and get a
lot OF money for them. When finally
convinced that l could not be trapped
ne did not try to hide his resentment
at my attitude. In fact, he was so
hrutaly frank in his expressions that
l told him if he wanted me to sell the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Next Weeks Msfolment

Meet Su7dcy Mr. Pilenas acW tell of another trip to
lonbaTg ond Gunbnen an achich he located the
tre Of the German spy system IN England and secured '
fo'maon regarding Ge,anys plans against Britain, Vhch
acas followed By startling official action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Blatchford Warns
Of German Invasion

During this campaign "The Daily
Mail" published series of articles
by Robert Blatchford, we'll known
British Socialist, purporting to ex
pose German aims and more than
limiting at q possible invasion Of the
British Isles by the Germans.
Blatchford said that he had gone to
Germany himself and personally in
terviewed people Of all classes in
many parts Of the country, and had
found the sentiment for war against
England practically universal.
He was himself opposed to war
on principle as Socialist, but had
been aroused by such extraordinary
German activity, the feverish build
ing OF battleships and the extensive
and costly preparations for WA in
which he believed Germany was al
ready well advanced.
He stated that all Germans he
had talked with regarded war with
England as an ultimate necessity.
On the other hand, the Liberal
press and the Liberals generally
ridiculed Robert Biatcnford's arti-
cles end mercilessly asaailcd his as
sertions that the Germans intended
invading England.
They tired 70 give his assertions
the favor II political bias, and /
we'll remember Il cartoon that an.
psAsea al the time showing Blatra.
ford On bis 1necs trying to coax the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

shy bird (the voter to enter his
bird cage.
AS a Liberal myself I could not
help believing what I read III the
Liberal papers. At the same time l
kept myself on the alert for what
ever I could pick up among the
suspects" in England, anarchists
Socialists and revolutionaries, who
one way or another always had
something in the way OF secret IN
telligence passing around. In this
way l collected few stray crumbs
for future use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
eadquarters Of
Prussian Juake~s

konigsberg Is the second capital
Of Prussia, the headquarters Of an
army corps and an important fort
ress, garrisoned by ten thousand
troops. The city has about 100000
inhabitants and attracts numerous
tourists. On an island, in the Pre-
gel River, there is a wonderful old
Gothic cathedral, begun in 1926,
still having one tower unfinished,
where there are tombs Of the Grand
Masters Of the old order of the leu
tonic knights, and the grave of the
Sage Of Konigsberg,' Emanuel
Kant, whose lifework was there. It
was in honigsberg that the Elcctor
Of Brandenburg, ancestor of the
Kaiser Iiohenzollerns, assumed the
title Of King of Prussia. Last, but
Of most Importance for my business,
it was and is the stronghold of the
Prussian Junkers in their conspir-
acy against the world. In such en-
vironment ! expected to be able to
move around freely, like the ordi.
nary tourist who pokcs his nose
everywhere and gets away with it
and to good purpose.
Another reason took me to Tilsit.
had heard things about man who
lived there which led NE to Get rec
concentrations to him. 7 reasoned
that such a man might be useful.
SO, when | got TO Tlsit, called on
him first.
His name was Johann Wannagat
and he was an ex-sergeant major of
the German army. He arranged
f0i' me to nave room in his house.
Wannagat was no beauty, either
IN looks or behavior. You would not
have fallen in love with him at first
sight. no more did I. He really
wanted to make o good impression,
and represented himself as a Lithu
anian patriot, telling me how he
hated the German authorities, who
still had him under police supervi
sion.
He certainly told me many things.
and he was editor and publisher
Of two papers~-" Brute" weekly
printed in tho Lithuanian language
and OF monthly magazine called
tie "Algeneine Iittuasche Rund
schau." They were both very anti
Prussian
When he told me he was connect
cd with the Lettish revolutionary
movement | raised my eyebrows a
little AS he was Prussian- Lithu
as''"h, th"t statement required so,nc
explanation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Before Going to
Germany for News


During these dangerous years, as
may call them. now that we know
they were the skirmish period pre-
ceding real warfare, l met Melville
frequently, and, as we were both
Liberals, we always discussed the
latest disclosures and shook our
heads over them. I also talked
about them with Patrick Quinn,
who was at that time, and is now,
uperintendent Of the Special
Branch of Criminal Intelligence De
partmen5 and Melville's successor.
Meantime, as l told you, | gathered
some gossip to use myself if ever
occasion offered, but my excursions
IN search Of sources Of future dis
closures were spatch-cocked into a
busy life on the same principle that
we paste up a scrapbook Of useful"
clippings and then probably never
look at them again.
And so, "by- large it came
very naturally that Melville should
talk chiefly about the German men
ace when | came to take tea with
him in response to his telephone call
back in 1910.
Wilkins said he Of sudden.
every agent we've sent to Germany
to get information has gone and got
plnched. Trust a gentleman to get
himself into trouble. Most Of them
were gentlemen, and so, Of course.
they made a mess Of it. | want YOU
/ to 90. You know what and how to
get it. You won't get caught. To
get caught one does not need to be
TOO clever. Any fool can be that.
Here are all our men caught taking
photographs or making drawings OF
fortresses and the like. Now they
are locked up for from four to
twenty years. You are the man
who knows how to do such work.
VIII you eo?'
liked the idea. liked his talk.
And il came to me that the infor-
nation | had been collecting 'olf
my own bat" all this while might
now be turned to good account. I
did not mention what ] knew. There
was no need. Here was chance to
DO really big thing for my adopted
country, put a hook into Germany
and pay off old scores. SO said
quite earnestly that was willing
ana ready 70 go to Germany and &c.
the information.
Hamburg and
Points East
As my adventure would he peril
! ons at the best, | took nobody into
my conhdehes, Nobody had oven an
inlling Vt my purpose. got isays
OF HDgffice for sly wceka Tn +aLn ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

vacation, not even telling Superin-
tendent Quinn what was up.
got a certain Captain Richter
Of the Hansa Line of Hamburg to
take me over to Hamburg on his
little 900-ton steamer. the Sylvia. l
had knowledge Of Richter before
hand-never mind how. l am tell
ing you in this story as much as is
good for you to know and is safe
for me to tell. When you come to
spots where your curiosity is un-
satisfied please remember the old
German adage, "All zu viel list I'M
gesund" C'Anything extra is un-
healthy'O, and try to put yourself
in my place.
On our way to Hamburg we
stopped for some reason, few
miles off Heligoland, the German
naval stronghold in the North Sea,
at the entrance to the Kiel Canal.
We lay there for several hours.
There was nothing in sight except
the sandy waste, with scarcely
structure to Indicate military works
CT any kind. About fifty submarine
chasers were in the offinc. Tha-
was all we saw.
We duly arrived at Hamburg af-
ter q orty-e;ght-hour sail, and were
met by Mrs. Richter and her two
pretty daughters. spent three
days with the Richters in Hamburg,
and then went on to Berlin.
did not stay long in Berlin, but
continued my journey to Tilsit, a
little town Of $1,000 people, famous
chiefly for being the meeting place
Ct Napoleon, the Gar Alexander
and William III, where q three-cor-
neYcd peace was consummated which
deprived Prussia OF half of it's do
main. I purposed spending my
vacation in Tilsit in order to be
near K0nigsborg
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26
NOW TO SPREAD THE "rLU."

Cough and sneeze openly and un-
ashamed in the street car and in
crowds. Don't use a handkerchief II
YOU can help it. SPIT on the sidewalk
If YOU are q street car motorman open
the door and spit out. Don't give
-. This is a free country and II you
can't sneeze and cough and spit where
you please when the fit takes You
what's a free country for anyway?
If the children aren't feeling we'll let
them go over and play with the neigh
boris children. If one Of the family
has flu conceal il as long as possible.
Send the other kids to school. Let
them go to the picture show. If no
picture show is running let them
wander freely thru the stores. Keep II
secret as long as you can. II you have
"hu" why should any one else escape!
They are no better than you are.
Don't have q card on your house.
Somebody that hasn't fu may stay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26
Billy Bunny and Eiis Friends

but I won't tell you what he said Tor
fear Old Man Weasel will hear me,
And after That Billy Bunny hoped, oh
40 softly. toward the Friendly Forest
and pretty soon he saw old Man wcs-
sells back. "Now be careful" whispered
Robbie Redbreast, don't let him SEE
you. and do just what told YOU
So the little rabbit hoped softly up
behind the wicked weasel and when
he got close enough. he raised the
stick which he had in his right paw
and brought It down with tremen-
dous whack right on the egg which
Old Man Weasel was sucking thru
little pin-hcle he'd made in the she'll
AND goodness gracious meebus AZ dear
Uncle Lucky would say. You should
have seen what happened to that egg.
Why, II spattered all over old Man
Weasers face. l, got in his eyes and
nose and ears, and in his whiskers,
and ne couldn't see q thing. So he ran
down TO the Babbling Brook. stumble
stumble, 10 wash his face and while he
stood there Billy Bunny picked up the
basket OF eggs and hoped sway as
fast as he could for the old brier
patch. and when he got there his
mother was waiting for him by the
little front gate.
Tell me, little son,
what makes you 50 late,
rye been waiting SO long
For you by the gate"
and in the next story you shall hear
what happened after that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26

jacks and common labor must go down
below $500 per day before paper can
be manufactured as cheap as before
the war; the government must rehudce
postage which 1t may never do.
The news that the brewers butted
into Iowa politics with men and money
and that they supported Harding is
very much STATED 1t didn't require
a senate committee to make that much
very evident.
OF course starvation tends TO boil
shevikism; but that Iossn explain the
non partisan league in Minnesota and
the Dakotas.
Former Senator Charles Dick Of
Ohio is starting political boom for
President Wha- the DICKS are really
trying TO do, however, is TO start
something wherein they may grab d
taiiholt 10 carry themselves back to
political strength.
ne -NIulN tI u man W no sldhGtIeu INC
women of the Red Cross only got nine
years n the pen and a $1,000 fine. But
Of course there may be more counts to
try him on rhen he gets out.
The senate committee l. still of the
mind that a club member should be
fined 10 per cent for belonging TO it.
II one OF the superannuated roosters
OF a time when fresh laid eggs sold for
cents a lozen could see himself
quoted at Il cents pound in the
market reports Of today, we'll he'd feel
like grandfather if the latter could
come back and see the old farm sell
for $500 an acre
Some talk Of permitting the slackers
on bonds and stamps to enter in the
swine congress
After the stamp question has been
properly settled on Thanksgiving day
the grub will taste Of genuine thanks
giving that its all over and done with.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26
FOOLISH M. FORD.

II MIR. Ford is correctly quoted IN a
recent interview and there is every
reason TO believe that the New York
World quoted him correctly, he is on
charity for life
1t apears that MI Ford went TO New
York He said. Il came 10 New York.
the center of gayety for little re-
creation with Mrs. Ford, my boy ana
his wife" While there Henry went 10
a meeting 10 raise war work funds
They asked him for money. $4,000 and
kept asking Ford got ~ and left dis
liking the remarks of the solicitor. He
explained that he had given a half
million TO the fund in Detroit ana
thought he had done his share in
this drive. SO from this day for
ward" Mr Ford declared. that he IS
of charity for life
Mr.. Ford since ne began 10 consider
himself i great man has found a
number of ways wherein TO appear to
great disadvantage.
Why. because an imperinent soil
citor for war fund insuited his sense
OF greatness. should Mr.. Ford be off
charity for life" Are not the needs
Of the world quite as great as they
We're before Bull Mccarthy tried 10
bulldoze Henry Ford into a con-
tribution OF $4,000? Is the response
biity Of Ford and other men, who
have been permitted to grab and keep
more money than they can ever find
use for. less because a bonehead made
a bad break 10 purse proud million
aire What have the great needs OF
the world and OF poverty and WOUNDS
and suffering 10 do with what Bull
Mccarthy may or may not have said.
Why should Mr. Ford dismiss all
charities because Bull Mccarthy
offended him?
Mr.. Ford Dragged that about 1000
o. my men are in army and navy serv-
ice" He said ne was, going to give
them back their jobs. His reference to
my men is typical Of Ford as he
has been seen Of late. And the boast
THAT : 90 men had gone from the Ford
works to fight for democracy was an
evidence of supercilous childishness
when Ford had kept his own son at
home. Sensible men would have re-
pressed that boast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26

escape cnttTcS.
When you go up stairs In an ofice
building don't fai, to spit on the stairs
This Is important. II In an elevator
why spit In H. Don't miss chanee'
The opportunity may not again pre-
sent itself
When YOU take out your handker-
chief always shake II 10 unfold H.
Especially II another person is sitting
az standing near.
cougher and shorter and an artiv,
agent OF influenza youll Likely do most
Of these things OF your own volii'on'
Hut this list is offered so that YOU
shall not miss anything. sometimes
YOU are likely to he careless ana
thoaghtlcssly neglect solemn duty.
he vigilant. BE a missionary
You see every little helps: helps TO
Keep the doctors busy helps the
undertaking business. helps the Red
Cross TO establish more hospitals and
helps the hospitals 10 fill up the beds
with more patients; helps to stcken
more bread winners and this helps the
employer 10 save the wages: helps the
high prices by decreasing production
makes moro work for nurses, and so
forth and 50 on.
Keep II up. Go to it and hang To H.
snort and cough and spit. Activity
ana perseverance may be able to put
the whole state under rigid quaran-
tine by Christmas week and think
what an accomplishment that would
be?
AChew' H-a-a-k-k-k-, Woo-h-h.
Keep going. It's great work, old man,
great work.