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

Since tho attempt on th' paw - "
ne1isl Germany to fom"n, strtk" al
the lnnSshrrcman on the Atlantic ana
Pacific seacnasts as a means OF Fr'-
vomiting shipments ri supplies m"
munitions to the ALLIES. the secret or!
vice has been continually on the a'rr'
against other attempts I" cause 'tou"''
In various branches Of organized i'p"',
In this work thu unions OF America M"
given mora than heart! c"-"pera''"n
Committees of members were appoint
ed 10 confer with the Secret Service |"
learn ,h.. best means VI detecting "H"r''
~ German agents u ln;crf:r" win an!
industry agitation among ths workers
American labor proved itself loyal II
the core.
,;armnuy had made numerous At
trn,ulS to ..rraIc havoc in lhH American
Misunderstanding plants hy using various
mel holds T.. .Etir" w"rklnGW"ll away
from, their daily tasks In many h;'
stances Nh. old msthnd Of aEltat1"n
asr!n..t' conditions w''r'' tried. S"''''''
.t,a,ks wer. r,npI"y"d elsewhere"
.Tr,u,.;ir,, offers IF >inp'n Hu;"n, ~ th"l:
fr.ui> IN distant crusrs. w:th tiTan"p"rth-
non r,uI. were mad on ""ndlti"n Tia
= sufii.I.ni number II ""TH,n"u ""H.'i
,n,r III, migrating colony. CunnlnEIE
yv..r.i.d stfri"S II fictitious dangers
,,h;rh confronted workers !" Harl""'
,..rnu;tinu& wore inserted in printed
matter which ms designed I" r";ttt
wIvss !rnih.rt and Sw""thHAriS. "u'
r,.ry effort fa,Iod. h"":r'is- 81 the M
..,... Inv.,li,- rG l!c unions.
"n.r.rt anything whi"h May muse
,u 80, ;,r,,r.. vnrliItrcruru 20 lsIv" th
rlaro wh"r" they ar" "nrl"E"d nov.
,,,s ,I,.. r,.rurs; made by tin. S""r''I
s,r,,.. Numbers "f ,h' special ''":iI-
r,:..r., T., ..."Y wHt.hful ltcIialr'. d.
,,.,u, ,i,.. efforts ii ,;:rrrauy at their
.7c.i,;:"n
,.,,,,ui,lrrs agalns; conditions were
rsu,il i.r,.l.ai grnun'ii.SS lay Tho So
.,.t S..r,l.~ IL .aSes wE"r" thu work
,.,n.:i ,..r. No; rc"t"'nc fair ir"at-
I'm: :: wort - th" "wit"v. va" usually
.:,,..,.;.u, T., ...rr.,., III" ir"uti". for tho
u,,uufar;ur-r" hnH r"r':Hn"d with 'hS
workers IN rr"'"n,inc Germany from
..ini; <,i..."-sfui IN rs plotting. ih'
ri.al I".Siil"',- wh''h existed at distant
points VIZ rr"N'"i L 10. P'!HH'"''@'
Tr.. Hum inspired si''rt'S OF dangers
.aI$lIuL iir'.uEh III" hhn"llnE IL Narl-
"u* substances W''"' d"n'''i ny 7V'''l'-
rntiy,. sources "hi"h. '"uid i'aN" ~
,,rut; in ,i,. mind ~ the iainili"S 81 tl
work. r.: TbI& waS tn" WORK "h''h 'n'
Secret Service had been d"iht III ION
Junction with labor sIn"" ~" ait"inp, ~
f.tu...It tH" i"nSh'rcln"t' StfiN" M"
been r;.filml
Germany Apparently Ceases 20 De-
n;orslizc American labor.
Harrison Grant. president 1T th'
,!lnin"l"gy club. AMI i'iNl" M"S'n
ti.. pretty lit;l.' S"'r"I S'r|i"" "pcr-
aiI.". had OFTEN. discussed reports Oh
tbs" activities at German agents. Won
T.. rn<t"rif. tn'i his Hil'S. haI i"llo""'
tn. traditional course III c't'l: 'HoFI'
IsinE members at tn" khi$HFS SPY army
~ nm, RIGA I" Il" the actual work 81 en-
rur.!:l"iIt OF intImlinii"i. Ih"h inns d'-
rar;,n.~t If a"t,viiy against America
ly III" Huns suddenly stopped. Agents
II tn" kaiS"Nr II" longer sought member
SHIPS N union. ""n,rrl nf labor par"rS
WAS r,lnqGiSh"d h. pr H"Inri'h Al
bort. III" r"%'nHSt'r 81 me So? arm!
ard II #"'m'h lhht germany ma" 'si"li'
i'"' n"i'h' tEr"uEh-'"' ''Ea''s w VIZ
American W"rH'hIn'ah'
hnt n"'fh"" Gran, nor l'X'" were w.,
"":N."'i. Through IN" "'F"''"s m '"'
tr!rIin,:lr2r club. and 'hr"u2h pho'I"
.s:',rh" attachments ut other S'al"'nN
r"nil'l"'''ht m'N.''S "'-'"e.h ~ ,
holm S;raSS" and III" imperial ''"rlnah
embassy IN Washington wrr" picked OUT
ct the mir and later III" secrets "t III"
coded messages w"r" diciphrreo'
Through tl"s" Grant and DIM" p"th
Enc.y thai Grrmany'& donna ndS for sue
r.ssrn dem"raIiZa'!"n az American
!. Dor had heroine NOR" ana NOR" III
sisisnt as efforts If tn" SHy army met
with failure after failure. Then the
demands suddenly ceased without any
unn,rnn,. reason ana tho president OF
n. t'.Imiunlnry club and TIA" Young Sc
rr>t seryts,. operative through their m
,,,,,tc LnnwIadcn Of Hun methods. f"lt
.hu; Won Rernstrrif had srn, Il written
,.nnr; 70 Berlin of som" plot which
,-o,,;scd success If time wrr" EiTen
~ ire prosecution and rulnllment.
=. M ,.iriInure was rnlaX"d rne
,,,,,n,it,oos wcr., warned against
I.,,.,,. At, r,Isc feeling 1T security
~ - ,rc arnarcui inactivity nr
,.,r,,ory Many months or
''', ~, ,t.i,r followed and then
49,, r,,,,,I;,r. Of = storm
"'' ...a.,,u.,I ,hr whole existence