davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

It was thought that he lent himself
to the Vaccinations of the German
secret service out of patriotic mo-
tves.
Failure to prove a bona fide or
even plausible errand led to the un-
doing of Augusta Alfredo Roggen.
little dark-haired Uruguayan of
German parentage. He pretended
to be farmer interested in buying
agricultural machinery and stock;
bat no role could have been more
unlikely for the dapper httle figure
with the ultrarefined manners. He
was arrested in the lake district of
Scotland-another obvious incon-
gruity-in the neighborhood of
newly erected ammunition factory.
His trial stablished his communica
tlons with the German spy centers
on the Continent. He also was SEN
fenced to death by shooting, and
faced the firing party bravcly.
Went 10 Certain Death
From these examples, as we'll as
the rest of the material presented in
Mr.. Felstead's volume, it would ap
pear that the directors of the Ger
man espionage service never went
to the trouble Of explaining to their
accompllces-or, rather, victims
the risks contingent upon their un-
dertaking. Indeed, one would be in
cllned to say that sending a not
overly smart person of obviously un-
English appearance, speaking with
an obvious foreign accent, equipped
with dubious papers, travelling on an
obviously faxed errand, and COM
municating with addresses obviously
known to the British authorities.
was very much like sending him to
certain death. Yet the organizers of
the German spy service had no
Qualms about the proceeding; and
the weird part Of it was that these
organizers knew very we'll the in
formation that could be secured bv
individuals Of this description could
not amount to much. 1t actually
never did, Mr.. Felstead assures; and
whatever information went through
arrived bclated by two, three or four
weeks, owing to the delay caused by
censorship, and thus devoid of such
value as it might have possessed
originally.
OF the German spies caught in
England by the British counter
espionage service-their number is
given as more than thirty-eleven
were executed by shooting and one
by hanging, one committed suicide
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

secret of their cigar orders from
such non-cigar-smoking centers as
Portsmouth and Dover was easily
unraveled. Cabanas meant light
cruisers; Coronas, battleships;
Rothschilds, destroyers, and so on.
Unfortunately it never occurred to
the two men that ordering large
quantities of expensive cigars from
naval ports was anything but an
everyday proceeding. This little over
sight, plus the address of Dierks
& Co., cost them their lives. They
were convicted, sentenced to death
by shooting and executed. Before
the end came both confessed their
guilt, and both died like men, dis
playing a courage which evoked the
admiration of the British soldiers.
Later in 1915 the police arrested
a young Brazilian of German origin.
Fernando Buschman by name. He.
too, posed as a commercial traveller,
and the gulse was as homogeneous as
IN the case of the two seamen; for
Buschman looked, talked and acted
like young gentleman of means and
artistic propensities He arrived in
England with a forged passport.
after completing his hasty educa-
ton in the famous German snv
schools of Antwerp and Rotterdam.
In London he lived at fashionable
West End hotels and acquired
friends chiefly through his mastery
playing of the violin. He spent a
good deal, and momentary finan-
cial embarrassment caused his un-
doing. He wrote for money to Hol-
land. The letter was Intercepted
and Buschman was arrested.
The Same Firm
He told the police he was in Eng
land for the purpose of selling
cheese, bananas, potatoes, safety
razors and other odds and ends. He
added that while in France he had
sold picric acid, cloth and rifles. 1t
seemed rather a weird combination
of goods for any traveller to handle,
and the police told him so.
"And what is the name of the
firm which employs you?" he was
asked.
1T is Dicrks & Co., of The Hague"
answered Buschman.
"Oh, is that so?' the British Of
ficer remarked. "The last time we
heard of them they were cigar mer-
chants"
Buschman was tried at the West
minister Guildhall, found guilty on
overwhelming evidence, and SEN
fenced to death. Throughout the
trial and also while awaiting execu-
ton, he behaved like a gentleman
and gained the sympathy of his
guards. Why he ever turned spy
was mystery which proved un-
fathomable for his prosecutors, all
the more as he was a wealthy man.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

and an aisle to your left" said
Old Pal.
Tommy raised the limit on the
cigarette case he picked out for
Samuel Mcdonald. 1t was 1915.
"Ill cut down somewhere else"
he thought. "The father-in-law
oughtto be favored a little"
Charge" he said in response to
q query. William Bowen, Bowen &
Co., l8 South La Sale. And here's
card for it. That go out tonight,
sure"
He looked again at the list.
"Mrs. Samuel Mcdonald, bridge
bug. Miss Harriet Mcdonald, re-
verse English. Miss Louise MELON
aid, thin hair. Miss Mary Carey,
church stuff. Bob and wife, the man
who married dumb wife and gets
mysteriously jealous. Walter Nc
Donald, real kid. Edith, fat lady.
Wilma, a splinter.'
He consulted Old Pal once more.
Old Pals advice was to go to the
third floor and look over the books.
The advice proved sound. On the
third floor Tommy found for mother
The First Principles of Auction
Bridge and for Aunt Harriet an
English grammar. He also bumped
into counter laden with hymnals,
chantbooHs and books of common
prayer.
"Aunt Mary" he exclaimed. And
to the clerk: "How much are your
medium prayer books?"
what denomination? ?" asked tire
clerk, whose name was Freda Swan.
son.
Gone or two dollars,' said Tommy.
"What church, l mean?' inquired
Frcda.
"How would | know? said Tommy.
care there different books for Diff
ferent churches?"
"Sure. Catholic, Presbyterian,
Episcopal, Lutheran'-
Lets see. Mcdonald, Carey.
How much are the Catholic ones?"
Heres one at $3.50. In Latin,
too"
"That's it! That'll give her some
thing to work on"
Tommy figured on the back Of his
list.
Good work, Tominyw he thought.
-Four and half under the top limit
for those three. Walters next"
TIE plunged on Walter. A nice
Ill poker set, discovered on the
fourth floor, came to S. even.
fTDr,,x,,, ,,;-l.,l l,o oo,,1J i-o.. E.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

the 5:25 had gone and the s 30 was
about to chase it.
where to-" inquired the ea+o
man.
"souse Ben'," said Billy.
Kun, then,' said the gateman.
billy ran. He ran to the first
open vestibule of the Rock Island
train, bound for st. Joe, Mo.
"Where to-" asked a porter.
"Souse," said Billy.
"Ah can see that" said the porter
But where you goin'?"
The train began to move and
Billy, one foot dragging on the sta
ton platform, moved with it. The
porter dexterously pulled him aboard
and he was allowed to ride to Engle-
wood.
Walking down Van Buren Street
it suddenly occurred to the genial
Mr.. Richards that he would have
to go some himself to get his bag
gage and catch the $50 for the
Northwest. He thought of it in
front of Van Buren jewelry shop.
He stopped and went in.
Three-quarters of an hour later
messenger boy delivered a par
tlcularly ugly and frankly inexpen-
slve wrist watch at the Mcdonald
home. The parcel was addressed to
Miss Mcdonald and the accompany.
ing card read:
Mr.. Bowen: Call me I'D anv
night after 7. Calumet 267s. Miss
Violet Moore"
THERE was no good will toward
Il men in the Mcdonald homo
this Christmas. Ellen spent
the day in bed and the orders were
that she must not be disturbed.
Downstairs, one person smiled. It
was Walter. He smiled in spite of
the fact that his father had tossed
his brand-new s. poker set into the
open fireplace. He smiled in spite
of the fact that he was not allowed
to leave the house, not even to take
Kathryn to church.
"Gee.' he thought, between smiles,
BILLY sure had nerve."
Bob walked round among hisrela-
tives seeking to dispel the gloom
with remark that he thought apt
and nifty.
"Be grateful" was the remark.
that he had one of his screaminrl,
funny moods before it was too latsS
But no one but Bob seemed %
think much of the remark, and no.
one seemed grateful.
Those are the facts, and It was
quite a job to dig them UP. But !
did it.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
Inadequate Equipment

The second main reason for the
failure Of German espionage in Eng
land was inadequate preparation of
the field. 1t is in this respect that
the breakdown of the much-adver-
tlsed Prussian efficiency becomes
most evident. That most of the
spies sent to England were not even
provided with an appropriate kit for
invisible writing is a minor detail.
AS time went by, the equipment was
improved, but the means of detec-
ton used by the British counter es-
plonage improved apace, and the
Germans gained nothing. A much
more serious and inexplicable mis-
take, in which the Germans persisted
to the very end, was in their neglect
of necessary measures to establish
the standing of the individual spy
first, by providing him with bona
fide, examination-proof business that
would make his presence in Eng
land plausible and legitimate; sec
ond, by supplying him with an equal
ly bona fde address to which he
could forward his communications.
Finally, the third reason for the
breakdown of German espionage was
the perfection, or, rather, perfecta-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

"How's that, Tommy? Do I know
the timetable, or don't -"
II guess you do" said Tommy.
"But don't think you ought to have
secrets from an old friend"
"There's no secret about it
Charley"
"My name is Tommy" corrected
his friend.
Il know that. l know your name
as we'll as my own, bettern my own
know your name as we'll as | know
the timetable"
"If you'd just tell me the time
of that train we'd all be better off. -
"I'll tell you, Tommy. l wouldn't
hold out anything on you, old boy
It's 5:25."
"You're sure?"
"Sure' Say, I've taken it a hur-
dred times if I've taken it once"
"All right" said Tommy. "That
fixes it. Well go in and have lunch
and be through at half-past 1
That'll give you four hours to dc
your shopping, get to the Office and
make your train"
"Where you going while I shop?'
Don't bother about me-"
"You 60 along with me-"
Nothing doing"
eyes, you do"
"No, l don't"
y
ID UT this argument was won by
ID Mr.. Bowen. At ten minutes to 3
when they at last called for the
check, Mr.. Richards looked on the
shopping expedition in an entirely
different light. Two hours before it
had not appealed to him at all. Now
he could think of nothing that would
afford more real entertainment. Mr.
Richards was at stage correspond
ing to Billy's twenty-one. Billy was
far past it.
"What we better do" said Tommy
"is write down list Of all the peo-
pie, so we won't forget anybody"
"That's stuff" said Billy. "Ill
name 'em, you write 'em."
So Tommy produced pencil and
took dictation on tho back Of menu
card.
"First, girls father, Sam1 Nc.
Donap."
Samuel McDonald?" repeated
Tommy. "Maybe you'd better give
me some dope on each one, so If we'r
shy of time we can both be buying
at once"
"All right" said Billy. "First
Sam'l McDonal'. He's an OF crab
Raves about cig'rcttes.
Like 'em?"
"No. Hates 'cm."
"Snmucl Mcdonald, cigarettes. y
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
Revelations Made Since the War S
Close Show That Their Work
Was Ineffective

the very first moment the British
counter espionage service, though
itself slowly evolving from the void
through waste and ineficiency and
blundering, had the whole imperial
German outfit in the hollow of it's
hand.
The breakdown of the German spy
system. in England can be traced to
three principal reasons. First among
these is the inadequate quality of
the persons employed. That the ma
jority of them were sheer human
refuse, men of the lowest moral in
dex, is not surprising; that's why
they turned to the miserable occupa
ton of spying for money; only a
very few-one or two, in fact-were
found to be actuated by patriotic mo-
tives.
1t is less easily comprehensive
Why most of the German spies should
also have been dull, uneducated and
ignorant individuals, completely de-
void of the mental characteristics
and training short of which a spy
cannot possibly survive, let alone de-
liver the goods. AS the only ex-
planation, it is suggested by the au-
thor that the Germans were short of
men and employed anybody they
could get hold of.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

TIE plunged on Walter. A nice
poker set, discovered on the
fourth floor, came to S. even
Tommy wished he could keep it for
himself. He also wished constantly
that the vvon,on eh0prors had taken
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

MOTHER of the great
n myths Of the war has re
u ceived the death blow. The
s,,nci, .-n,,nAnd Cor,,,nn rxrr
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05
WOLF BOUNTY.

No. of TX EWIom For what
Issue Purpose Amount.
72023S Carr OFT ~. IS ..s. 81 so
T2025 "a. Lee Pratt. so
1896 VIM. Zimmerman $50
172276 JOS E.%Lom1nel 800;
;72290sR. Lee Pratt 800. g. 2.50
1921 Peters.Mehr.... 81. 800.
s7235S5A. r. Mclean &. II. 81. $50
T2361sCar1 OFT ..... $50
72443 VIM. Hendrickson s.. 80
Frank Var Vickle &. Q 30
1880 And. Gilman .S. -: 3 2 30
7270S JOS. Doerner4. j. q so
T2T14 Conrad Schaefer b. 4. 4. 2.508
TTaaTlG j II. Altlnan1l IS. 30
s7a717 PetersISntsclleyar Il. 30;
TT22v6a Leo Braegelrnan 2.503
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05
fEn5$ - 54sJ A5atS+Ase5ss4As
ANNUAL RINANCIAL srATEmENT
on srEARNs ooHNTH.
t~coNTINuED FROM PAGE le)

REHABILITATION OF JUVENILE
COURT ExPE.. SEES.
ala ent children s.... $17,100. so
Witness in Juvenile court. 55.44
court. $3.50
Total. . !. :. !. ..s17,1s0.s "a
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05

MORTGAGE REGISTRY TAX.
CURRENT SCHOOL FUND.

No. of To whom For what
Warrant Issued Purpose Amount
1906 Granite City Savings and
Loan Co... .... 6. &. So. 81
T5O16 Mrs. Nick Schommer s. %
1863 A. A. Weber :. 1893
Total /. !. $s.12
----
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05

SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AT FARI-
BAULT FOR FEEBLE MINDED.

No. of To whom For what
Warrant Issued Purpose Amount
1916 Minnesota School for
Feeble, care of PATIENTS 1881
1895 Minnesota School for
Feeble, care of patients 40.O
Feeble, care Of patients 1000
TOTAL $500. -. $1,o53.51
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05

7s.63
t3
3,
ss26.s6
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05
For what
Purpose Amount

No. of 10 whom Fs0r what
Warrant Issued Furpose Amount
cases .s.. ..SS... s.s $50
751S6 Paul AllleS exp. OF Avon
and Albany road appeal 1920
q Gus eases IS. .... .. So
751S8 Paul Allles, exp.SSof vari-
u cases !. 1885,. I. 25.O0
1926 Paul Ahles. * re-build-
ing new cour house - 1895
Bancroft Is. %
~ GUS cases 81. 10. rs
75919 Paul Ahles,aexp. stenog
rapher fees .... : .. $40
1896 Paul Ahles, exp.in Dis
peais . .. 124.5o
Total .... .... 3. s29s. %
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05
sUPPoRTNoF CHILDREN ar SCHOOL,
FOR DEAF AND BLIND.

No. of To whom For what
Warrant Issued Purpose Amount
1888 Minnesota School for
Blind, care of patients. $37.90
1884 Minnesota School for
Deaf, care of patients 46.37
800 Deaf, care Of patients 1871
Total ..-.. nj. $3.50. 10
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05

COUNTY, ATTORNEYS CONTINGENT
FUND.

No.sOf 10 whom Forwllat
Warrant Issued Purpose Amount
1882 Paul AlIIes. State VS. Cor
ct all .#.s. 333 20
1874 Paul Allles. exp. of Yari-
Gus cases :... .. III 10
T4047 Paul AI1les, exp. Of vari-
cases ....s4.ss.# z SO
$50 Paul Ahles, exp.#of vari-.-
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05
5000
SUPPORT OF CoNsUMPTIvEs

E -" -Sp w.
No. of To whom For what
Warrant Issued Purpose Amoun
72072 Minnesota State Sanator-
ium. care Of patients s. 1863
T2313 Minnesota State Sanator-
ium. Care of patients 1881
1851 Minnesota State Sanator-
ium, care of patients Sc 100
T2T44 State Sanatorium, car of
patients 6l.O3
I3246 State Sanatorium, care-of
patients 59.15
1868 State ~Sanatorium, care Of
patients -. ~ 90 30
patients :. So 20
74S2A Fair Oaks Lodge Sana-
torium, care of patients 25.T1
ium, care Of patients "a. s5
care Of patients i 32.6s
1881 State Sanatorium, care of
patients 1880
! patents s.. SO
patients ~. 1925
patients q. 1872
Total .... .... .. s. 81. O93.14
'.E 1910 H!EE
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-02-05
RECONCILIATION OF MIscELLANEs

Returns OF births and deaths s. $3.50. 90
Court House and jail expenses 4473..71
Boarding prisoners i. b. T99..46
ECoroner's fees and 233 so.
Justice Court 2233 go.
District Court expenses Is. 716O.14
Primary and general election
expenses ... .... 26.p5f
Salary and mileage of County
Commissioners 8454.75
Salaries Of county officers q. 39858.73
Books, stationery and supplies 1O691.12
Printing and advertising 401 q 90
fPfobate court expenses ..5 94S.6S
Juvenile court expenses ..17180.S4
Miscellaneous county road
penSeS 80. -. y, .... @.. ... Gol5.b0
Miscellaneous county revenue
expenses 1880 81. y. 800. w
Support of feeble minded at
Faribault $50. 80. 1053.57
conveying to state8schools at
owatonna and Red Wing /. 24.32
Support of deaf and blind al
State school /. Z. 130.70
Support of consumptives 5.. .1093..14
Total s127,063.11
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13
COMMENDS INTEREST
OF RURAL WOMEN
Miss Labrie in County Report, Notes
Their Faithful Attendance at
Hygiene Glasses

The first meeting of the nursing
committee of the Stevens county Red
Cross was held at the Office of Miss
Labrie, county nurse, on Wednesday
afternoon, August 4. Plans for the
fall program, and the baby clinic
were discussed, and the report of
Miss Labrie for the month Of July
submitted to the committee. A copy
Of the report follows:
July 3rd, a regional conference
of county nurses was attended at
Alexandria, three of the Northern
Division officials adding greatly to
the meeting by their advice
and experience. Tuesday, July
9Th the first of series
of demonstration lectures in Home
Care of the Sick and Elementary Hy-
giene was given at Hancock. These
lectures were condensed form Of
the Is lessons given in the regular
course given by the Red Cross, their
object being to give to the interested
women the principal points that
would be most helpful in case Of ILL
ness in the home. Four lectures
chosen and one given in each of the
five towns in the county each week,
Monday, Alberta; Tuesday, Hancock;
Wednesday, Donnelly; Thursday,
Chokio Friday, Morris. The feature
of these days was the weighing and
measuring of babies and children Of
the pre-school age from l to 8 p. m.
and the lecture from to 5 p. IA.
This was done particularly to start
the Welfare Station idea, to get the
mothers used to coming to a certain
place on a certain date to interview
the nurse about their children and
questions that are puzzling them.
Eventually we will try to establish
these stations at definite points and
hope to see them we'll patroniZed. A
word of praise and great credit must
be given to all the ladies who so
faithfully attended the lectures, and
especially the women from the rural
districts who made the extra effort
necessary to be present. It is de-
plorable fact that great many wo-
men who should have been interested
not only because Of their families
(some of the lectures gave valuable
hints for sick room carey but be-
cause this was a movement that
should have been supported by every
woman who is interested in the pro-
gross Of the movement for better ba-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13
bies and better health.

bies and better health.
Tuesday, July 18th group Of
men and women met with the County
Commissioners, to state the senti-
ment of their various localities as to
the advisablility of the county board
appropriating certain sum for the
support of the county nurse work.
After hearing from the speakers, the
nurse gave a brief report as to her
duties and the scope of the work she
is endeavoring to carry on. The mat
ter was put to vote and 100000
Nov. 1920 till Nov. 1, 1921.
July 18th, with DR.. Christensen
the nurse took a group of five chill
dren to St. Paul to be examined by
DIR. Gillette for admission to the state
hospital for crippled children at
Phalen Park. Three children were
found to be in need Of treatment and
will be admitted to the hospital as
soon as there is vacancy there. One
child will have to wait until he has
been a resident IN the state q Iull
year.
Thursday, July %, Pom-Pom, the
health clown attended the combina-
ton Farm Bureau picnic and Visit
ors' Day at the West Central Branch
of the University Farm. He was
ioyously and enthusiastically re-
ceived, a crowd of approximately
5000 or 800 people being present,
great portion of them children,
but because of the large crowd and
the short time allotted him he was
able to do only few of the many in
teresting and instructive tricks he
had tucked up his sleeve. For the
benft of the many children who did
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13

not get an opportunity to see or
hear him, he will be at the county
fair for one day, Sept. 18th and they
can then become acquainted with
him.
With the conclusion of the lee
lures the summer program of the
nurse will be finished, and after her
vacation she will prepare for the
the fall program and clinics to be
given in September"
Irene Labrie,
Stevens County Public Health
Nurse"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13

that a baby clinic is not prize
baby" contest, and that, while all
babies up to three years of age
should be brought in, those which
are not quite up to standard are the
ones for which the clinic is being
held, and the mothers are urged to
bring them.
All Morris babies should be taken
to the clinic in the morning, by nine
o'clock if possible, to leave the latter
part of the day, free for those who
come in from the country.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13

installed by Mr.. BIomquist of
Minneapolis, who remained in
Morris for several days for that pur-
pose. The "howler" is used to re-
mind telephone users of the fact that
they have left the receivers of their
phones down.
To leave down the receiver may
burn out the signal light in the
Office; and cuts the subscriber on
from all telephone connections.
Formerly, it was necessary for CEN
trail to plug out" the number, max
ing it impossible for the user to get
central at all. Now central puts
on the "howler," which sings out in
three distinct, and not unmusical
notes, reminder that the receiver
when not in use, is to be left up.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13
Baby Clinic August 81

A baby clinic is to be held in
Morris on Tuesday, August 81, un-
der the auspices of the Stevens
County Public Health Association.
The physician in charge will be a
child specialist sent out from the
Twin Cities, and he will be assist
ed by Miss Labrie, and women of
the Association. ....
It is to be distinctly understood
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13

She went from Morris to Minneapolis,
where she will meet her sister, who
is coming from Boston. From Min
neapolis they will go to their home
in Redfield, S. D., where they will
join their parents, and take a motor
trip thru the Black Hills.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13

Install Telephone "Howler"
A "howler" which hardly deserves
it's unbeautiful name, has been added
to the equipment of the local tele-
phone office. The new machine was
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-13
Miss Labrie on Vacation

Miss Irene Labrie, county nurse left
last Thursday for her vacation, and
will be gone for two or three weeks.
Mountain advocate., 1920-05-21

If you like the Advocate. tell
others. Costs $3.50 a year.