The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-26

FOR they aEilatnd only Tor the tl"H's
! that there was IL he acquired ana III"
| treasury Of the I. w. w. WAS depleted l"
! q nnint where il was no longer 4 SHIN
Inc target for the greed Of IN" pro-
/ fess;unnI trouble maker who r"uhh
| moro rrhiilapfe ORGANIZATIONS >'S>
! whore.
| Germsny's New Plan for Labor Dis
! organization.
, Then tho I. W. W. suddenly acquired
!arrarently unfinished money fronS "nf
! source AgiatnrS from "FcrH"nSr"
, flocked to it's standards. which was IN"
surcs, sign that the treasury was ""li
nII., Their. werc indications also ih&l
som" sane person had planned out B."
dcari,e campaign for tho organization
! To follow under the Euis" Of aEltAthI
nrl, tho theory FOR which I stood
Grnuns of l. w. w. workers appeared
! In industrial csntcrs III every part ~
; IN. cnur,rv. They harancurd against
; ,h. conScrip,iun Of British and treH'h
labor as they attrrward argued Tor Inc
! resistance Of the draft in America. Th"y
4, pleaded for general strikes cFcrfwn'F''
! os,cusihl, az 4 means ~ getting l"r
. the worker all :hr wealth produccu. III
! cv.ry way they played tho part OF I'M
; rcrial Germany had attempted out hh"
; r,;,cd hecausn Of The inability Of IN"
, r,nn,hsrs OF tho SPY army 10 inspire TN"
! confidence of tho American work"rS'
| Tho 7 w, W. was different in method
, from the individual Hun spies. II hF'u
| oren It's ranks 70 workers. II 'Nn'''''P
=; n wnl fllcd treasury and offered GOO"
a,y MANY Of thc laz;er and r"cfl"sa
! members II tho unions wer" INV" ,,
;, enroll hu, in IN" main III" Am"rl-
,...,,blc.sness and loft il alone. hnf
,bc T W. W. waa prepared FOR thi* Al =
,i,.,d. on m. par; Of tho workers aH"
49,, measures 10 rn"rca them.
: HARRISON Grant and nixI" Mason w"TH
: - tho vanguard nf The f"rrr$ WIZ"
) ,rcro detailed To reS!4' N" rrEi'HI'"'" -
: W w Roth had n we'll dHtn:'"o '"'uI
=. ~ where the uneNr"'t"d W'h'h 49,
; oa,>,.. from aud know that In meeting
,bc citation nr the I. W. w. 'h"E VIZ
! in reality working against eh"' h"r ~
man rlnt in America. 4Sa'u '''c'
nr r,odo on lornt headquarters "f inc
II W. W. and many prisoners were n'" ,,-
.,d hailed into court on charges nt ~,
-, oyerv felony on tho docket from
..rrdar down. Tct tho orRahiAa '"''
.n,T,rod 10 flourish. Outbreaks "''u
.od al, oyer America. some serious. "I"-
,re,,cd almost before they WIZ
I crS QuFllfNI
started. Hoi- time 70
! r,ron, snd Dixie devoted thclr '''"e l"
,,,,.o.,ira,inn and very seldom we're "'-
r,,rcd on n particular case whrh wv
,i,,,, FOR raidlnr came They mS'oFe'
- ,bn nlotters, an outline OF INC ""-
, ;,c, toward which they were WorN"'s'
.hx, turned the clearly defined TRAN
o,.,. tn other less skilled workers L"
| nrrsur, while they CAV" 7ttct'l'"" ~
/ n,bcr fields which Indicated P'"' wa
: browInR Masses uf documents tf"'h'hE
,ohnrace, destruction "f Ill SORTS. w"
making and firing nf b"mns S'"','""
| and many other things dr'rlin'n'"' ~
,be industrial health and strength ~
! rctiun were the natural hS'"ihp''"'''''''
| RI every raid. Sahntng" WAS IN" h'"S'
| dangerous oc all and II was /" 'h':'
branch Of the I. W. W. activity l" VIM"
| Grant and Dixie devoted most "i 'n'i'
| time. ,,,,.Ir
Machinery in various plants suddenly
broke down. despite the r"linhli''F 81 "9
manufacturers. Grant and plNl' ''E
covered that emery powder nan '''"
mixcd with luhricatlnC oil. ana US r.
! sul, locks were Placed on lupr''H'','i
Guns. and trusted men aii'n"t" I" ~"
duties Of oiling. using only OIL 'hh' nA"
b.on strained and inspected an" h'i'
under lock and key. Th"r" were "i,'-
/ denies of typhoid IL colonies "t ""'N-
ors and after their FIRST investigation
i Grant and Dixie mad" report WEIGH
nut evory health officer in the couh'r!
| an Guard against diverted se~aE"
! Thon came the fires in the wheat
| fields " the country. Grant and p'A'"
wcrc already on their way 10 Minnesota
,,.h.r tho announcement was made that
,hcir folds hurs, Into flames und'r
! ,beir own owes without another person
| b.inp in sight But Grant and DiNlH did
NOT acccp, this explanation. They knew
that almost anything WAS nhSSihlc
wharo there was money :" nc "h'A'h"H
md they know that Germany was sur
nlvine the funds r"Ck'"SHiT.
ornne Discovers Cause Of the
wheat Field FIXES.
| CONVINCED that III" fires w"ro ~ M
| condi,rv origin. isSri'" I'll" testimony
| or m. farmers. Grant and DIM" w"n,
! directly 10 ono Of the d"IHStai"H I:'I"~
! There was nothing !" r' seen except
| aero after arr" nf chHrrcd *'li wi"r" Il
rcw days earlier had st"'| bushels
| md bushels rf wheat ready i"r harN'' l.
,rb. farmer pointed nut to thcm III" spot
1N.h tho TirG ma SNHI''V ''i'H' y" SOU
mn examination II IN" ground. while
f'Di>!c looked over tho surrounding '"In'
! ,ry, A ra,iroad ran about II quarter If
. mile distant.
| at couldn't have been It spark from
an engine she asked thu imrmtr.
Not n chance. h" r":;r"n'i"h. F.f'ry
! cn-jnc has "A Si"yr III us stack. and any
way there hasn't been n train pass
Within twn hours ur I'll" tim. tins fir"
; started
.'W.ll inject YOU nj m" h"''l t"-r:hi."
, Dixie called la l.rant. ami siartrl across
tho field toward III" trn"ks.
loan m" your handkerchief, viii
YOU
II was y call from iranl. AMI il
! cauSrd tn" farmer ~ turn from "ni"h-
/ ing tn" pleasing. TRIM iIEur" at i1lX."
j Mason making her wa across thu firl!.
| H. saw that Grant had nlr"Hdy filled
his own handkerchief with soil duf; out
/ OF III" fl"ld. Grant took tho Srl'r"uS
piece Of cloth which tho farmcr handed