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New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
DrEt57anners 10 Go Out
Under Forged Passports

Germany seems to have felt no
doubt that her schemes would work.
and has, as usual, boasted about
some of them. Here is report
from a neutral capital dated three
days before the signing of the arm
lstice, when the whole world, and
particularly Germany, knew that
the end of the war was at hand:
"There are 100000 Germans
here, all ready to rush into France
and England to be received with
open arms, so they say-and if
they cannot go in as Germans
they go in on forged passports.
(Note: Other reports show
that immediately after the sign
ing of the armisticc neutral"
agents flooded Italy in particular,
selling camoufaged German goods
far under the market price, If
they cannot manage that. they
will trade here as neutrals and
pay for all their material in
French and English banknotes.
They have bought billions of these
notes, | now hear, for this pur-
pose. All neutral countries are
Germanlzed, ready to start opera
tlons, and all raw materials will
be snapped up by Swiss, Dutch,
Swedes and Spanish"
There is another phase of Ger
man plotting among the neutrals
which hits at American exports,
but not at our home trade. Through
out the war the Germans have been
supplying small quantities Of GER
tain products-camera films, dyes,
machinery, drugs, coal, and even
sugar-to neutral firms which found
their American or Allied supplies
cut off. In return they have de-
manded agreements from these neu-
trails to continue their purchases
from the Germans after the war,
and have got them. Isaac Marcos
son reported recently that most Of
these agreements were beyond
reach of any treaty provision, and
that the beneficiaries Of the Ger
man kindness" would keep their
promises, whether forced to or not.
The great German commercial
espionage system, aUhich supports
the trade a6ar, DilL be described to-
mlorvoao, aoith maany examples of hoao
1t operated IN America.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01

way and, apparently to less ex-
tent, Sweden; it has overrun Switz-
erland, and eaten deep in Spain. 1t
is now reaching out for a firm foot
ing in Poland, Hungary, Rumania,
the Ukraine and Russia.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01

bearers motorcycles to the great five-
ton trucks.
The parade starts from Fifth Avenue
and 10th Street and moves down Fifth
Avenue to Washington Square, whero
it disbands.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Cermany's Plot TO Gas
The Worlds Trade
Anonymous or ':Neutral" Garb for Hun
Exports Planned as Means of Forcing
Old Enemies to Buy Outla1Ued Goods

This is the fifth Of series of
articles on Germany's meaU auor of
economic piracy.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01

The great German commercial
espionage system, aUhich supports
the trade a6ar, aDiW be described to-
maorvoao, aoith many examples of hoao
1t operated in America.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01

Herzog, the prophet Of the New
Prussian Piracy, lays down among
others these rules for tricking the
world
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Euents for To-day
In Loan Campaign

THE following events will take
L. place to-day in the Victory Loan
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

come, out knew that the senator must
have recommended me. I know now
that he wanted a reliable witness OF
the rent troubles which were growing
acute in SchOharie, Delaware and Co.
lumbia counties.
1t was a trial to go so far from
home, as Aunt Deel put it, bat both my
aunt and uncle agreed that it was "for
the best"
How it wrung my heart, when Mr..
Plrvis and | got into the stage at Can
ton, to see my aunt and uncle standing
by the front wheel looking up at me.
How old and lonely and forlorn they
looked! Aunt Deel had her purse in
her hand. I remember how she took a
dollar out of it suppose it was the
only dollar she had-and looked at it
a moment and then handed it up to
me.
"You better take It," she said. "I'm
'fraid you won't have enough"
How her hand and lips trembled! I
nave always kept that dollar.
couldn't see them as we drove away.
The judge received me kindly and
gave Purvis a job in his garden. I
was able to take his dictation in sound
hand and spent most of my time in
taking down contracts and correspond
ence and drafting them into proper
form, which 1 had the knack of doing
r0thnr nnnfly WOO ir1nroSca1 INV tho
immensely of certain towns in the
ne~ighborhood, and there were some
temptations in my way. Many people,
and especially the prominent men, in
dulged in ardent spirits.
We had near US there a little section
of the old world which was trying, in a
h~alf-hearted fashion, to maintain it.
self in the midst of q democracy. It
was the immortal life of the PATRONS
"a relic of ancient feudalism which
had its beginning in 1929, when the
West Indies company issued its char
ter Of privileges and exemptions. That
charter offered to any member of the
company who should, within four
years, bring fifty adults to the New
Netherlands and establish them along
the Hudson, a liberal grant of land, to
be called a manor, of which the owner
or PATRON should be full proprietor
and chief magistrate. The settlers
We're to be exempt from taxation for
ten years, but under bond to stay in
one place and develop it. In the be-
ginning the PATRON built houses and
barns and furnished cattle, seed and
tools. The tenants for themselves and
their heirs agreed to pay him a fixed
rent forever in stock and produce and,
further. to grind at the owners mill
and neither to hunt nor fish.
Judge WeStbroek, in whose Office I
worked, was counsel and collector for
the PATRONS, notably for the manors
Of Livingston and Van Rensselaer,
two little Kingdoms In the heart of the
great republic.
Mr.. Louis Latour of Jefferson coun.
ty. whom l had met In the company of
Mr.. Dunkelberg, came during my last
year there to study law IN the office Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22
BOOK THREE
Which Is the Story Of the Chosen
Ways.
Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine.
CHAPTER XIV.

Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine.
1t is a bad thing to be under a heavy
obligation to ones self of which, thank
God, l am now acquitted. 1 have
known men who were their own worst
creditors. Everything they earned
went swiftly to satisfy the demands
of vanity or pride or appetite. I have
seen them literally put out Of house
and home, thrown neck and crop into
the street, as it We're, by one or the
other of these heartless creditors
each a grasping usurer with unjust
claims.
I remember that Rodney Barnes
called for my chest and me that fine
morning in early June when l was to
go back to the hills, my years work in
school being ended. 1 elected to walk,
and the schoolmaster went with me
five miles or more across the flats to
the slope Of the high country.
"Soon the senator will be coming
he remarked. II have a long letter
from him and he asks about you and
your aunt and uncle. I think that he's
fond O. you, boy"
II wish you would let me know when
he comes," I said.
II am sure he will let you know,
and, by the way, I have heard from
another friend O. yours, my lad. Ye're
a lucky n to have so many friends
sure We are. Here, I'll show We the
letter. There's no reason why ]
shouldn't. Ye will know it's writer
probably. I do not"
SO saying he handed me this letter
Canterbury, VT,
June /.
Dear Sir.-I am interested in thu
boy Barton Baynes. Good words about
him have been flying around like
pigeons. When school is out I would
like to hear from you. what Is the rec
ord? What do you think of the sou
In him? What kind of work Is hes
for itf II you will let me maybe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

often In our thoughts it was never
mentioned in our home but once after
that, to my knowledge.
We sat for a long time thinking as
the night came on.
That week a letter came to me from
the senator, announcing the day of
Mrs. Wright's arrival in Canton and
asking me to meet and assist her in
getting the house to rights. I did so.
She was a pleasant-faced, amiable
woman and a most enterprising house
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

nous cheese which he had Kept on a
table in the vestibule of the White
House for his callers. He described
his fellow senators-Webster, Clay,
Rives, Calhoun and Benton. 1 remem-
Der that Webster was, in his view, the
least of them, although at his best the
greatest orator. We had a delightful
day, and when I drove back to the viii
lage with him that night he told me
that l could go into the office of Wright
& Baldwin after harvesting.
1T will do for a start" he said. "a
little later I shall try to find a better
place for YOU"
My life went on with little in it
worth recording until the letter came.
I speak Of it as "the letter." because
Of it's effect upon my career. 1t was
from Sally, and it said:
"Dear Bart: It's all over for a long
time, perhaps forever-that will de-
pend on you. I shall be true to you,
if you really love me, even if I have to
wait many, many years. Mother and
father saw and read your letter. They
say we are too young to be thinking
stop it. How can 1 stop it? l guess I
would have to stop living. But we
shall have to depend upon our mem
cries now. I hope that yours is as
good as mine. Father says nc more
letters without his permission, and he
stamped his foot so hard that 1 think
he must have made a dent in the floor.
Talk about slavery-what do you think
of that? Mother says that we must
wait-that it would make father a
| great deal of trouble if it were known
that I allowed you to write. l guess
the soul of old Grimshaw is still fol-
lowing you. Well, we must stretch out
that lovely day as far as we can. On
the third of June, 1874, we shall both
be twenty-one-and I suppose that we
can do as we please then. The day
is a long way off, but I will agree to
meet you that day at eleven in the
morning under the old pine on the
river where I met you that day and
you told me that you loved me. II
either or both should die our souls will
know where to find each other. II
you will solemnly promise, write these
words and only these to my mother
Amour omnia vincit, but do not sign
your name.
SALLY"
What a serious matter it seemed to
me then! I remember hat it gave
Time a rather slow foot. l wrote the
words very neatly and plainly on a
sheet of paper and mailed it to Mrs.
Dunkelberg. l wondered if Sally would
stand firm, and longed to know the
secrets of the future. More than ever
1 vas resolved to be the principal wit
ness in some great matter. as my
friend In Ashery lane had put it.
] vas eight months with Wright &
Baldwin when / was offered a clerk
ship in the Office Of Judge Westbrook.
at Coblcskill, In Schoharie county, at
two hundred n year and my board. ]
knew not then just how. the offer had
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

the judge, a privilege for which he a
indebted to the influence Of Senator
Wright, I understood. He vas a gay
Lothario, always boasting of his love
affairs, and I had little to do with him.
One day in May neal the end Of my
two years in Cobleskill Judge WeeF-
brook gave me two writs to serve on
settlers in the neighborhood of Bald
win Heights for %nonpayment Of rent.
He told me what I knew, that there
was bitter feeling against the PATRONS
in that vicinity and that I might en-
counter opposition to the service Of
the writs. If so I was not to press the
matter, but bring them back and he
would give them to the sheriff.
II do not insist on your taking this
task upon you," he added. II want a
man of tact to go and talk with these
people and get their point Of view. IF
you don't care to undertake it I'll send
another man."
II think l would enjoy the task" I
said in ignorance Of that hornets nest
back in the hills.
'Take Purvis with you," he said.
"He can take care of the horses, and
as those back-country folk are a, little
lawless it will be just as we'll to have
a witness with you. They tell me that
Purvis is a man of nerve and vigor."
I had drafted my letters for the day
and was about to close my desk and
start on my journey when Louis La
tom came in and announced that he
had Brought the writs from the judge
and was going with me.
II wouldn't miss it for a thousand
dollars" he remarked. "By Jove! I
think Well have a bully time"
81 don't object to your going but
you must remember that I am in COM
mand,' 1 said, a little taken back, for
I had no good opinion either Of his
prudence or his company.
1.-THE judge told me that I could 20
but that I should be under your or
ders," he answered. "Im not going to
be a fool. I'm trying to establish d
reputation for good sense myself"
CONTINUED Next Week.
Mrs. Beisecker was widely known for
her public spiritedness, and is kindly
remembered for her activity in secur-
ing Fessenden's beautiful municipal
flower garden and the public library
of the city.
Inkster.-The funeral of Marshall
Farnam was held from his home here
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Farnam was q
private in Company II, 164th infantry,
and died at Camp Dodge, Saturday, as
the result Of wounds received in bat
tie at the front. His death adds the
fourth gold start to the service flag Of
Grand Forks county.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the
Dakota Heat, Light & Power company
have appeared before the state railway
commission to secure permit for the
organization of the proposed merger
contemplated in the purchase by this
company of options Upon the electric
plants ut Bismarck, jamestown, Man
dan. Dickinson and. Lisbon,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes. orphan.
IS taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes, and his Aun Deel on a farm on
Rattieroad in a neighborhood called Lic!,-
itySpllt, about the year 1925. Barton meets
socially of a class above the Bayneses,
and is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton mee,s rvv,...
Kate, known in the neighborhood as the
silent Woman." Amos Grimshaw, young
son Of the richest mar in the township.
K yt Kate tells tel 't the H foFtnnes e Of he t aRo
boys, predicting a bright future for Bar
ton and death or the gallows for Amos.
RePt1ue run ror aw an a fnts on y ,Doyi Isl n mischief net
home with the Dunkelbergs. He reaches
the village of Canton n falls into a
sleep Of s tion on q porch. There
nent man in public affairs, who, knowing
Peabody Baynes, takes Barton home al.
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER I1I-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright e a sermon
much interest in Barton, and sends a box
OF books n magazines to the Baynes
home: The election of Silas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton is twelve
years old he becomes aware of the ex-
istence of a wonderful and mysterious
PPowe known as Money" and learns
derful thing Grimshaw is the most power
full and greatly dreaded man In the COM
9munnity, most of the settlers being in his
MI. Wright leaves a note in a sealed en-
yelope,, which Barton is to read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
CHAPTER WHARTON is asked to
drive a load to mill, arrives safely, but
the horses get into the ditch and a
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
an extension.
ys eTA Hsr5sR s y11mMs9 Ms Ms s Rsss;sth
the hired man, to the postofice at Cam
ton. On the way they meet a rider. and
the three journey together. They are
money or your life" Purvis runs away,
while the stranger draws a pistol, but be-
kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and run away. AS the murderer bends
over the stranger Barton throws a stone
makes off at once, but not until Barton
had noted that his gun stock was broken
in 2 peculiar manner. Search Of the
and the stranger is buried.
CHAPTER vIII-Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Jackets school,. Amos
Grimshaw is arrested charged with the
murder of the stranger.
CHAPTER 1x-Grimshaw seeks to
bride Barton to be silent about his
woundlng the murderer of the man killed
on the road. The offer is .spurned.
CHAPTER x-Emissaries of Ben Grim
shaw seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse.
He Is warned by ''silent Kate" and es-
CHAPTER xI--Uncle Peabody, Aunt
Deel and the neighbours celebrated Christ
mas. "old Kate is one of the party.
CHAPTER x11-Barton and Sally Dun.
kelberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER XIII-Old Hates silent but
unrelenting pursuit of Old Ben Grimshaw
has it's effect, and goaded beyond endur-
ance, Grimshaw dies as the "Silent WON.
an" points at him..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

| Remember My First Task Mas Mend
Ing the W~heeIbarrow.
cleaner. I remember that my first
task was mending the wheelbarrow.
II don't know what Silas would do
if he were to get home and find his
wheelbarrow broken" said she. ut is
almost an inseparable companion of
his"
The schoolmaster and his family |
were fishing and camping upon the |
river, and so 1 lived at the senator's
house with Mrs. Wright and her moth
er until he arrived. What a wonderful
house it was, in my view! I was awed
by it's size and splendor, its soft car
pets and shiny brass and mahogany.
Yet it was very simple.
I hoed the garden and cleaned its
paths and moved the dooryard and did
some painting in the house.
The senator returned to Canton that
evening on the Watertown stage. He
greeted me with a fatherly warmth.
Again I felt that strong appeal to my
eye In his %broadcloth and fine linen
and beaver hat and in the splendid
dignity and courtesy of his manners.
1--WE had good reports of you,B Bart.
0nd I'm very glad to see you," he said.
~ believe your own marks have
been excellent in the last year," I ven.
tured.
"Poorer than I could wish. The
teacher has been very kind to me-" he
| laughed. "What have you been study
ing"
N,atin Il always mentioned the
| Latin first), algebra, arithmetic, gram
mar, geography and history"
He asked about my aunt and uncle
and I told him of all that had befallen
us, savs the one thing of which l had
spoken only with him and Sally.
II shall go up to see them soon," he
said.
The people Of the little village had
learned that he preferred to be let
| alone when he had just returned over
the long, wearisome way from the
scene of his labors. So we had the
evening to ourselves.
Mrs. Wright, being weary after the
days work, went to bed early and, at
his request, 1 sat with the senator by
the fire for an hour or so. [ have al
ways thought it a lucky circumstance,
for he asked me 80 tell Of my plans
and gave me advice and encourage
ment which have had a marked effect
upon my career.
l remember telling him that I wished
to be a lawyer and my reasons for it.
He told me that a lawyer was either a
pest or a servant of justice and that
his chief aim should be the promotion
of peace and good will in his commun-
ity. He promised to try and arrange
for my accommodation in his office in
the autumn and meanwhile to lend me
some books to read While l was at
home.
Before we go to bed let us have a
settlement" said the senator. evil
you kindly sit down at the table there
and make up a statement Of all the
time you have given me?"
I made out the statement very neat
ly and carefully and put it in his
hands.
"That is we'll DONE" said he. II shall
wish you to stay until the day after to-
morrow, if you will. So you will please
add another day."
I amended the statement and he paid
me the handsome sum of seven dollars.
I remember that after I went to my
room that night I stitched up the open
ing in my jacket pocket, which con-
tanned my wealth, with the needle and
thread which Aunt Deel had put in my
bundle, and slept with the Jacket un-
der my mattress.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22
XIV.

I Use My Own Compass at a Fork In
the Road.
Swiftly now I move acros the bor-
der into manhood-a serious, eager,
restless manhood. 1t was the fashion
Of the young those days.
Mr.. Wright came up for n days fish,
Ing in July. My uncle and I took him
up the river.
While we ate our luncheon he de-
scribed Jackson and spoke OF the fa-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-20
HUMAN FLY WILL PROVIDE THRILLS
 FOR WOODMEN

"Mendoze" The Human Fly, ar rived in the city yesterday to pro- vide few additional thrills for the visiting Woodmen. He will scale the outside of the Citizens Bank Build ing today at 1:15 and 7:30 p. m. o'clock.
 Among other things he wil balance on the rear legs of chair on the edge of the building, hang by his knees and toes and do other arcobate stunts in mid air, hang by his elbows and slide down the flag pole on top of the building, head down. and without using his hands.
 Mendoze has travelled over the country considerably providing thrills for conventions and other gatherings He said yesterday that he had never smoked or drunk and attributed his nerve and strength to his perfect phy- sical condition.
 The human fly came here from Helena, where he held a gathering of 4,O00 spell bound while he per formed his antics at the top of six story building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-20
ST. LOUIS POLICE HOLD FOUR AS SUSPECTS IN
 TWO BANK RObbERIES

St. Louis, Mo, March 19-Two men and two women, following their arrest here this afternoon were questioned iby the police concerning a Brooklyn, N. r.. bank robbery in which $13,333 was stolen and two bank employees killed and about Cleveland Ohio, bank robbery in which five armed robbers escaped with $15,600.
 The men gave their names as Frank H. McGenn and Dr. Ralph Harding, 10th of Kansas City. The two women arrested with them said they were Mrs. McGenn and Mrs. Harding. Thev are held on advices from Columbia, Mo, that they fled that town without paying fine for fighting. The police suspect the men of being Robt. E. Phillips and Roy Tyler. wanted for the Brooklyn rob- bery. Mrs. McGenn is said to have told the police that her husband is Tyler. The men refused to discuss the cases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-20
CONGRESS MUST RAT|FY WORLD
 PEACE LEAGUE
Congressman Caraway Says
 People Favor League.
TT IS GREATEST
 IDEA OF OUR TIME
"CongrcsS Win Never Mn,c il Peace Without q
 Treaty."

Y. H. Caraway, United States con- gressman from the First Arkansas district. arrived in this city yester- day afternoon, and will attend the three-day convention of the Wood men of the World Mr. Caraway re- turned to his home at Jonesboro from Washington eight days ago. In an interview with the Graphic last night, MT Caraway talked to some length on the league of nations. q am certain that it will be rati- fled" he said "The great bulk of the American people are so heartily in favor of it, that were congress otherwise inclined, it could do noth- ing but ratify it.
 "lt IS the greatest idea of our time,' he continued, land recent cleo tions in the hot-bed of republican, ism, in which the people elected dem- ocrats who upheld the league, is an indication of the temper of the peo- pie at large regarding it. And the man who opposes it will be defeated for any office"
 Is Silly Talk.
 When asked as to the probability of congress declaring peace with out treaty, he declared that the very idea was silly. "Lenroot, of Wisconsin, brought out that idea," he said, "and Lenroot is an alien who passed the loyalty test. He has never wholly rung true on American questions. His speech was but silly talk. Congress will never make a peace without treaty"
 The most logical man in the demo- cratic party for president, according to MT. Calaway, is w. A. McAdoo. "He is the most logical man." Mir. Caraway said, land Governor Cox. of Ohio, is the next most logical.
 "For minority leader" he con- tinued, i've should take man north of the Mason and Dixon line. I am friendly to two or three men in the south, and perhaps would vote for them, but l repeat, we should take a man from the north.
 Clark Not the Man.
 "I am personally fond of Champ Clark. but politically, do not think he will be the man. I am passing my judgment on his recent stand in regard to the league of nations" MT. Caraway will remain here for the three-day convention beginning today when he will return to his home at Jonesboro. Mir. Caraway will be candidate for United States senator. The primary will be held August, 1920. MT. Caraway stated that he would probably begin an &C., tive campaign the early months of
 1920.