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CHAPTER II.
The WeIland Canal Plot.

Between Port Colborne on Lake
Erie and DaIhousie, less than twenty
seven miles distant, on the shore Of
Lake Ontario is a straight, narrow
stretch Of water which occupies a
place IN the winning OF the world
war second only to that of the Eng
fish Channel This waterway is the
greatest part OF the explanation Of
Canads.s ability to keep the stream
and volume Of troops and supplies
pouring steadily across the ocean to
England and France. It is the Wei
land Canal, constructed and main
tanned by Canada to overcome the
distractions 70 navigation between
Lakes Ontario and Erie afforded by
the rapids and the famous falls Of
Niagara river.
From the early days Of the war.
from the time when its Importance to
the mobilization Of Canada's re-
sources became apparent, the WeIland
CGnal Is an objective of an under
hand attack was constantly in the
minds Of the army of spies and plot
tsrs maintained in America by the
imperial German government Its
1913 CoHslE HCbSu 70 raise inc largest
Of lake vessels to the 327 foot eleva-
don in the levels OF the two lakes,
oiered a tempting mark for a charge
Of dynamite
Ven BeFnstOrR Urges Caution
Yet there were serious objections to
carrying out a plot 10 destroy the
canal which occurred to Johann Won
Bernstorn. the shrewd and cautious
ambassador OF the imperial German
government at Washington. and d.
rector Of the Kaiser's spy army in
America
That was early in the fan of 1914.
Capt Won Papen did not inform his
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had not been understood and no watch
had been placed on the alley:
Plot FoiIsd by Grant.
But no. A figure suddenly launch.
cd itself from the kitchen loading
platform onto the running board Of
the car, second appeared from the
garbage cans, and the CLINT OF a re.
volver could be seen in HIS hand as he
Naulted into the vacant seat by the
driver. The car came TO a sudden
halt. and a terrific struggle occurred
in the tonneau. The struggle was
short-lived. however "a revolver shot,
the nash OF which showed Il TO be in
the air, and Jacobson was a prisoner.
Look, look, Isn't that Harrison
Grant?" gasped Won Lertz. clutehing
DiNie's arm as another hEure ap.
peared In the alley running toward
the car.
Anyone hurt here:"
It was call from the running hE.
ure which made HIS Identification as
the president OF the Criminology Club
a certainty.
Quick, we must get out OF here"
he uttered hoarssIy, and led the way
through the door to the corridor
There was no one but q bellboy TO be
seen, bearing a tray with a pitcher OF
water. Had Won Lertn been less oe-
eupied. he might have recognized him
as the same one who had been to the
room . short time before, and had he
stopped q little he would have seen
that the tray concealed from view q
wicked automatic revolver which was
elutched tightly In the right hand OF
the hotel servant The bellboy gazed
blankly past the German spies direct
ly at Dixie Mason. who was in the
rear. slight shake OF her head
caused the boy TO step back against
the wall to permit free passage for
the party.
Won Lertz led the women out Of the
hotel by devious routes. which finally
emerged into the open through a side
door onto a darkened street
Remain here" he whispered, while
get a car"
The three women stood In the shad-
ow OF the building, Madam stephan
and Baroness yerbecht whispering to-
gether in frightened voices. Dixie
Mason was startled q trifie BY a sub
dued voice from the shadows directly
In back Of her.
Operative 523. Miss Mason" said
the voice. shall arrest the party7'
NO" answered Dixie Mason with
out turning her head: Won Lertz Is
OF more value to us at large as a
means Of keeping tabs on the imperial
German spies"
So II was that Won Lertz was not
molested when he returned with a
high-powered touring car driven by
a eompetent-looking chauffeur.
Il told him Miss Mason and I were
eloping," he whispered. land that you
two were friends of hers going along
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spying" said the German as he
turned back into the room.
Dixie Sends Message to Grant.
His voice would have lost the con-
hdence II expressed as he continued
to pour assuring words into her ears,
IL he could have known a happening
in the corridor. Scarcely had he
drawn the door shut when the door
of the room across the corridor
opened and a bellboy. who a moment
before had been crouching inside
with his eye at the keyhole, emerged.
STOPPING quickly 20 pick up the
string which Dixie had thrown away,
he sped noiselessly down the corridor
10 the elevators.
But Won Lertz did not know. and
continued to enlarge upon the effi-
cacy OF the precautions which had
been takean, and how impossible IL
was for the secret service to have
learned anything of the present plot
As he was talking a knock came on
the door and a belIboy, the same one
who had taken Dixie's piece OF
string from the floor OF the corridor.
put his head in:
''Did you ring. sir?" he asked. mo.
sir? ] am sorry"
The door was closed, but a message
had been delivered. To Dixie Mason
the appearance OF the bellboy at the
door meant that her bit OF string had
reached Grant and had been under
stood. On the string she had tied
knots spaced to the dots and dashes
OF the Morse code spelling out the
following message:
Lock fourteen. Ten o'clock. Watch
alley"
"In a moment Jacobson will be
starting" said Won Lertz, moving to-
ward the window.
Dixie accepted his unspoken ihvi-
tation and moved to his side at the
window and gazed down into the rap
idly darkening alley. a moment aft
err she had taken her positi IN a figure
emerged onto the fre-escape, and Il
did not take the whispered words Of
the spy standing next to her to iden-
tify il as Jacobson. The dynamiter
gathered up two large packages
which were already on the platform
outside his window and then made
his way gingerly to the ground by
way OF the frail steel stairway. An
automobile .crept up to him out Of
the shadows OF the building. Jacob
son got in. The car began to move
forward out OF the alleyway. and
Dixie Mason became filled with a
fearful dread. suppose her message
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Count Won Bernstorff as surety to him
that we are taking no active part
KoenIg you stick closely to your &C
customed business, Won Lertz you VIII
go to Buffalo and assume charge. For
the sake OF precautions take Baroness
verbecht. Madam Stephan and Miss
Mason with you. l have suggested
Miss Mason because OF the impression
she has made upon that lucky whelp
Harrison Grant. president OF the
Criminology Club. II he should hap
pen TO appear anywhere on the scene,
a thing which is not unlikely, due 20
his Internal luck in being wherever
he can harm US most, Miss Mason
must do anything to keep him away
from the canal the night OF the day
after tomorrow. The Baroness and
Madam can care for any other men
who are too intrusive. Ten o'clock
of the second night from tonight IL
the hour of destruction Of the canal
We will be awaiting word Of your
success at the imperial German en-
bassy in Washington. Goodnight"
Koenig and Won Lertz accepted
their dismissal and left the club to-
gether, but parted at the door, Koenig
to go on the Sixth avenue elevated
station for a train TO take him to less
refined but more familiar resorts in
lower Manhattan, and Won Lertz to
hurry to the telephone booths in the
Hotel Plaza. From a telephone there
he pleaded in vain with Dixie Mason
for permission to see her, but a few
minutes at once. He finally accepted
her dictum that luncheon the follow
ing day would be the earliest possible
moment at which she could meet him
Dixie Meets Grant.
So It was not by accident that Har-
rison Grant, president OF the Grim
inology Club. was seated in an auto
mobile just outside an entrance to
one of Broadway's biggest hotels when
Dixie Mason emerged the following
day. To the passerby it would have
seemed a chance meeting, extremely
pleasureab.e to both.
when did you take the dictograph
out Of the Hohenzollern Club" she
asked as he leaned out OF the car to
grasp her hand.
Last night" was his answer.
Last night? Why Heinric just as
sured me that he knew for a fact
that a photograph that was discoy-
cred had not been used in months"
The impression we want him and
the other worthless TO get" responded
Grant, and then to appease her curl
osity' since the day we istalled il
l knew that 1t might be discovered
at any time and prepared for it. It
information IL they suspected anv one
knew Of conversations held in the
club. l was listening last night when
hoenig fell against the picture and
exposed the receiver. Newspapers
SIX months old, were in the corners
OF the room prepared for this en-
Urgency and we carefully scattered
bags OF dust which we had there over
eEeryIhIng: we were descending the
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as witnesses. He IL willing 90 drive
US clear to New York.
Intent only upon getting away
from the Secret Service, Won Lertz
forgot for the time being that Count
Won BernstorfT. DR.. Albert with Cap
tain Won Papen and Captain Boyd
were awaiting word from him that
the canal had been dynanited sue
cessfuliy. More than an hour had
elapsed since the arrest OF Jaeobson
before Won Lsrtz renembered this
matter and he ordered all speed 70
the nearest telegraph station
The quartet OF the kaisers arch
consplTatofs had been waiting I'M
patiently. All OF Won Bernstorf-s
fears IN regard to the plot had been
aroused when the time passed and
no message was received. When the
telegram did arrive he was at his prt-
vate telephone answering call
which had BEEN received a few min
utos before
"Why ms from ithaca" exclaimed
Won Papen, who had torn open the
yellow envelope. MY God. II sayS
failed. What can Il mean
at means this. gentlemen" cane
the cold voice Of Won BernstorR
from the doorway. shat at the pres
ent moment . demand - Deink maze
upon imperial Germany for your re-
call from the United States have
Just received Information that Jacob
son was arrested as he was leaving
the hotel. that Koenig's other men
were arrested at the canal in the act
OF placing the dynamite. II means
that the Secret Service had full In
formation OF the plot. that you have.
been outwitted straight through
"They couldn't have known" intsS-,
posed Won Papeu- "It 10 some more
OF the internal luck Of Harri9on
Grant.
They did know" said the Im-
perial German ambassador. "for al
ready a conferences has been called az
the State Department. That can
mean but one thing-that your part
and that OF Boy-Ed IL known"
Won Papen did not answer for e
moment. Nor Boyd. Nor AIDert
Then Won Papen with q growl, turned
to his superior.
1--WE did the best We could. That
Is all anyone can do. And we have
not failed yet. We may be recalled.
but when we 60. promise you, that
we viii leave a reign OF terror behind
such as no country has ever expert
eneed." =
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ENTERPRISE

me storV of Imperial GeTmd" oop-
DEHme1rs plots and iHtri0HcS dgoiHst
AaericoH Industry. By William J..
FIvass, retired chief Of the United States
secret Service. HoVeIized b. Courtney
REIer Cooper.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

No. I3-The legacy Of hate which
Won Papen and Boyd left behind
them when recalled to Germany. The
Franz Bopp conspiracy. By which Il
was hoped to burn and destroy =
great part OF the factories and indus
tries OF the United States.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
MORE PAY TO PRINTERS
AT ENGRAVING BUREAU
Ten Per Cent Increase for Piece
Rate Workers-Means Addition
of 100000 Annually.

Plate printers working piece rate
on hand and motor presses at the
bureau of engraving and printing
have been given a 10 per cent in
crease. effective June 1. Announce
ment was made today that the order
had been signed
James L. Wilmeth. director, has
found quite a considerable amount OF
funds frtm reimbursable sources
available for the increase of wages at
the bureau. The poorly paid plate
printers assistants were the first to
be considered. and a 10 per cent in
crease advanced their wages from
$1.75 to 1892 day. effective June 1,
as has already been announced.
The proposed increase in the piece
rate of printers means that the pay
roll will be increased about 100000
annually on the approximately ST.
100000 appropriation made for their
compensation. The piece rate pay is
now $50 a thousand for printing the
backs of paper currency and 81 a
thousand for printing faces, with
other rates between these two ex-
tremes for other kinds of hand work.
The workers on the power presses,
who are paid on a time basis, are not
affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
KAISER SEES BATTLE;
LAUDS HIS FORCES
" Fritz" That's the Crown Prince.
Is Mentioned by His
Father.

AMSTERDAM. May 20. Emperor
William. who is on the field of battle
south Of Laon. on the Aisne front, has
sent the following telegram to the
empress. at Potsdam:
William apparently Crown Prince
Frederick William) has today attack.
ed the British and French on the
chemin des Danes. The strongly
consolidated height, after being SUBJ
jected to mighty artillery fire. has
been stormed by our glorious infan-
try. We have crossed the Aisne and
are approaching the vesle.
Fritz, with the 1st Guards Infan.
try Division. was one of the first n
reach the Aisne. (This is evidently
another reference to the crown
prince). The 2sth Division also ba,
again distinguished itself. The Rrit.
ish and French were complete,v .nr-
prised- Our losses are small ,Tonor
row we shall make further proeress
God has granted US a splendid vic
tory and will help further. Greet
ings."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
STERLING LEADING BY 1000.
Results of South Dakota Primary
Slow in COMING, In.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. May 2s.-Lack
of official returns today from yester-
days primary election in South Da-
kota made it impossible to give any
forecast as to the result of the various
contests.
Unofficial returns from the republi-
can contests indicated that United
States Senator Thomas Sterling was
leading Frank NJ. Byrne for renomina-
tion by one Thousand votes. C. A.
Christopherson led C. H. Dillon and
d. w. Dwight in the race for Con-
gress in the first district, and r. C..
johnson Of Aberdeen in the second
district led Donald Mclean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
16|NSANE MEN
BURNED TO DEATH
Fifteen of Them Ran Back in
Building When Once Taken
to Safety.
HORROR AT COLUMBIA, S. C.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. May 2s.-sixteen
white male patients at the South
Carolina Hospital for the Insane here
perished in a fire in a one-story frame
structure on the hospital grounds this
morning shortly after > o'clock.
Fifteen of the number were burned
to death in the building. having run
back into the burning structure after
they had been taken to place Of
safety by rescuers The other dead
man was rescued from the building a
second time. but not until after he
had received injuries from which he
died a few hours later. Four other
patients are more or less seriously
injured.
There were forty-fve patients sleep
ing in the ward and the greatest diff
Guilty was experienced in saving them
The building was an old one and
proved an easy prey to the flames.
which spread so rapidly that by the
time the fire department reached the
scene the building was doomed.
Hospital authorities state that every
patient in the ward was removed. but
that most of them ran back into the
burning building. Efforts of the
nurses and attendants to ,,in hold all OF
The origin Of the fire Is unknown.
The only explanation advanced thus thus
tive wiring. Chief w. ]. May. OF the
Columbia FIRE department. issued q
statement this morning in which he
liable "fire trap" 1t adjoined one OF
the main buildings Of the sunSrsa asylsm na IN
tents These were all removed. as
this building was at one time endan-
gered. x,u.
out the casualty list. acting on advice
of Gov. Manning.
gun Immediately by Coroner J. Blake
ley Scott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
MOONEY IS REsENTENcED
Case Now Rests With Governor. +
Whom President Appea1.d

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2e.-rhomas
j. Mooney, convicted of murder in
connection with the preparedness dav
bomb explosion here. in 1916. was
resentenced yesterday to be hanged
on an indeterminate date not less
than sixty days nor more than
ninety days from this date. at San
Quentin prison.
MONEYS fate now rests with Cav
Stephens. who has a pardon petition
before him and request from Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson for executive
clemency. based on findings of a fed
eral commission that questioned tes-
viction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
$50 ENs1GNs GET DIPLOMAS.
Join Navy After Fifteen Weeks OF
Tn+are;ve Training at Academy.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. May ga ma
terial addition to the trained force
NJ on1cers of the Navy was made here
today when $50 young ensigns OF the
reserve force received their certin'
Gates after having completed course
of fifteen weeks of intensive training
at the Naval Academy.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Franklin D Roosevelt presented the
certificates and made an address to
the class.
The new officers will be temporarily
commissioned and after a weeks
which thew have been assigned.
A new class Of reserve officers con-
sistinE of TOO members will be FORM
ed here on June IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
FORGERY CHARGED
AGAINST SOLDIER
W. H. Holt and Mary A. Davis
Are Indicted on Joint
Count.
LIST OF INDICTMENTS

William II. Holt. an enlisted man
in the Cnited States Army. and Mary
A. Davis. a friend. were indicted
jointly today on a charge of forging
an obligation of the United States
1t is claimed that they or one of them
indorsed the name of Mary Harrison
Holt. wife of the soldier. to an allot-
ment draft of the war risk bureau
for $50. The draft was cashed.
Murder in the first degree is alleged
in indictments returned against Will
liam Clements and James Matthews
both colored.
Clements is charged with killing
James King. a watchman at the office
of the committee on public informa-
tion. April 4 last. Matthews is held
for the death of Lloyd Graham, also
colored, April 20. on Az street south.
west.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Bill Nor. false pretenses; Clarence
E. Wye. joy riding: James A. Rustin.
alias James A. Duckett, assault: Fen
wick Harris and Richard Blue. joy
riding: Joseph Mack, robbery; Frank
Hawkins. assault: William Webb,
assault, intent to kill: Robert Satter-
whits. alias Robert Copeland. joy
riding; George H. Baldwin, grand
larceny; Richard Black. alias William
Blair. robbery: John Delaney. as
sault; Clarence E. Tucker, forgery
and uttering: Harry w. Bowman. sell
ing mortgaged property, and Samuel
Line, forgery and uttering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
BERLIN CURBs ENTHUSIASM,
Press, However, Expresses Con
fidence in "Great Leaders,"

LONDON. May 29.-Berlin newspa.
pers apparently have been given Or
ders to tone down their war en-
thusiasm. says the Amsterdam cor
respondent of the Daily Express, re-
porting on German comment on Mon
days fighting along the Aisne. The
Cologne Volks Zeitung says of the
fighting:
Our new success shows us again
how justified is our confidence in our
great leaders. 1t would be premature
to draw Anal conclusions. but it is
enough for the German people to
know that its confidence in the spirit
Of the troops can never be disap-
pointed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
PRESIDENT STANDS BY COURT,
Lieut.. Monroe's Dismissal From
Army Approved.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. May ga
sentence OF dismissal from the serv-
ice imposed by a court-martial at
Camp Custer on Lieut.. John F. Mon
roe Of Milwaukee has been approved
by President Wilson.
Lieut.. Monroe was tried on a man.
slaughter charge after Sergt. Sam
uel Gilman Of the 32Sth Field Artil-
lery had been accidentally shot and
killed on the pistol range. The shoot
ing occurred six weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
Blank Named at Newport New

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. May 2s-
The democratic convention Of the first
congressional district. in session here
today. at o'clock broke the dead
lock when they nominated 3. Otis
Blank of this city as the democratic
candidate for the unexpired term of
the late William A. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
John Mccormack Raises 500, 600.

NEWARK, N. j., May 29.-John
Mccormack announced at the close of
a recital here last night that he
would be able to telegraph President
Wilson today that his one-hundred-
thousand dollar drive for the Red
Cross had gone "over the top" The
famous singer started out some time
aeo to raise 500. 900 by his own work.
When he came to Newark he had
500 600. and last nights receipts were
S0 0OO, He autographed enough rec
ords Of his own songs to raise 1900,
giving him a margin OF *l'ooo on his
ArfvA-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-29
FRENCH OFFICIAL WOUNDED.
Favre Was at Front With Premier
Clemenceau.

CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS. France. May 2s.-While on
a visit to the front today with remier
Clemenceau. Albert Favre, under sec.
retary for war. was seriously wounded
when in tho vicinity of Chateau
Thierry. :
NJ. Favre left Paris in the morning
with the prime minister. but it is not
known whether they were together at
the time the under secretary was hurt.