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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23
Evidence Against The
German Plotters InU.
5. Taken From Vault In
Swiss Office In N. Y.
CONTINUED From Paxe ~

$ssSE:9ch safe and each filing case was
bound around with rope and red,
gNhite and black tApe-in much the
NeAme manner that a shoe box il tied
18th q piece OF string at a store. The
Esknots In the tape or rope were in,
variable covered with sealing way Of
sa special kind not easily initiated
the wax was stamped with the
&Ofhciall German seal.
n Particular care had been given.
apparently, to the. sealing up Of the
gtAreer sa1es. Pieces Of sealing wax
bearing the oficial stamp had been
stuck at intervals :. all along the
racks at the edges Of the safe doors.
4a0eJmcial >tape had been wound back
and forth between the handles Of th9'
U door OF the safe and knots
were sealed and stamped. Thc~tape
sNae also fastened against the fiat
surface Of the safe doors with seal
ING wal and this. too, bore the Of
$Actal stamp.
M Because the larger safe was the
slmost carefully sealed 10 the Visitors
Sassumed that 1t must contain the
most valuable papers. They de-
Ssermined, therefore, to try to open
5sbat safe first of all. But. wen aside
from h problem Of working the
bination 1t looked like an impos-
ability to open the doors without
disturbing the tape and seals.
II these seals were noticeably
marred 1t soon would be discovered
That the safe had been tampered
With. This would prevent later visits
furthermore IL 1t became known
taat the papers were gone, part Of
the value they might have in tracing
German agents might be lost, INC
visitors saw that IL they were to open
the safe and not have their work aft
crv7ards discovered they would need
several ingenious tools When they
returned a few nights later they were
~ were required. The most note
worthy Of these was an electrical
contrivance which could be attached
TO n Of the electric light sockets
near the safe. The working part Of
this consisted OF a Y-shaped instru-
nlent between the two prongs of
which was stretched a fine wire. This
wire when heated by electrical cur
rent could pass underneath the seal
face Of the safe. In this way the
seals could be removed one at a time
without disturbing the impression of
the official stamp. Later the seals
could be gued back to the same
places from which they had been re-
moved.
There was still the problem Of get
ting the tape removed from the han
dies Of the safe doors. But the cali
ers CHANGED to hit upon a plan for
doir:g this that made the job alb
surdly simple.
Instead of trying to remove the
seals and unwind the. tape they re-
moved the little invisible cotter .,pin
which held the grip part of zach
handle in place. Then the whole
over the knob OF the handle.
The handles showed slight blem-
fishes where the pins had been re-
moved but this was quickly removed
simply by polishing the abrasion In
the nickel plating and applying a lit
tie. nickel. plating solution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23
Grand FORKS HERALD MONDAY FEBRuARY g. 1890.

there evidently Inst % . matter i
OF routine IN the, course.Sol hts
regular rounds aud did not
chance to notice anything ANUS
uals about the ONCE though one
Of the scaFca1efs WAs lying. with.
In four feet 5of him. Aftertsa
moment Or two ho continued on
his way.ss
Every detail OF the plan OF restor-
Ing Of safes and filing cases TO their
usual condition was carefully thought
out. One man was even assigned to
the job Of seeing to 1t that the dust
had been. He swept dust from the
floor and placed It where finger
marks might have shown.
Y The visits OF tho five mon, contin-
ued, beginning probably late in April
until the early part Of July and It "a
believed that in the early morning
Of the Fourth Of July by waySof pa
triotic coincidence. the last OF the
German documents were removed
from the consulate. On this final
visit the five men arrangedsto open
q section Of filing cases and Also the
steel trunk which Was locked and
scaled about as the safes had been.
II. had been left until the last because
for soMe reason the men had an idea
that the papers It contained might
be Of the least Importance. The truth
was that the Germans had intended
this trunk to contain the most Inn
,portant documents Of all.
When the men succeeded in open.
ing the M remaining section Of the
filing cases and this steel trunk they
had e. surprise that left them breath:
less.
Both the filing case and the stee'
strong box were alreadv empty
They had been carefully sealed
up by the Germans without contain.
ing any papers at all.
It is now pretty we'll understood
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23

Thousand pounds are supposed TO
have been. carried BY automobile 20
. house In the Bronx. There they
were packed in. ordinary pine boxes.
* tearhSter was then employed to
haul these boxes from the Bronx
down to the ONCE Of . government
department In New York. There the
teAmster deposited them and went
his way, probably In accordance with
portance Of his burden became
known. ,s No., 4.
Thus, It came about that the Unit
ed States government does not know
even to this day how: when or by
whom the papers were captured.
Haytn@ once obtained the %
pers. the government 0et tanela.
tors to work on them. Tho var.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23

that the papers had been secretly
taken away by n Of the GermAns
who was entrusted With the load IN
storing and sealing them up. Just
what personal use. he intended TO
make Of them never has been dis
closed, They were found BY the mer-
est chance. 50 / have been told. in
two large ~suitcases and q steamer.
trunk in an obscure STORAGE ware
house some weeks later. The name
under which they we're recorded
there proved to be q fictitious one
and the true identity Of the. man who
left them has not been established.
When discovered these papers were
promptly turned over to the United
States government. 1t so happened
that they reached the possession Of
government officials AT about the
same time as the other papers taken
by the five adventurers from the
consular Office. H
U. s. Doesn't Know Who Got
PnNevs,
After the last sealed strong box at
~
papers. weighing more than two
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23
ADYERTISEMENT.

People have testified that they have
been cured of rheumatism. headaches,
stomach disorderA pains of neuralgia,
etc, through the use Of this great
medicine-tonic, Cadomene TAbletA
I. only means that the Cadomene has
helped to build up the strength Of all.
organs and then nature has a chance
to bring the cure Therefore. II
you r tired. sluggish. and your feet
and hands arc. cold and clammy, and
nervousness overwhelms you by sleep
lessneas, irritable temper, and your
heart, natters while dizziness and
trembling seize you at times; you may
ward OF serious consequences and be-
come full Of visor, red blood and
health for every vital organ OF your
body. Mr.. ]. W. Biggs of R R No. 8.
Fort, Worth, TEXAS. writes: Il I'M
using Cadomene Tablets and find
them to be good in every way for an
old man Of Co." F.%W. Barbeau, 1927
Inca Street, Denver. Colo, writes: II
have taken ono package Of odomene
and it has put mo on my feet and I
feed tlna-..
Cadcmene, builds up nerves and
bodily viSor. MISUNDERSTANDING.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23
Long Job In openinr s.fe.

AS.s48 SVD N Ope0ln2 SAFE.
Inc jon OF opening the safe. res
the safe to It's previous condition oc-l
cupied the five men, from about III;
o'clock at night until towards day
nent. 1t was many days before they
dared return to continue their.
search. While the nature OF the pa
pers In this safe was disappointing
the. Germans with typical German
i~neficfency had left in the safe q
great quantity OF paper seals OF ex-
actly the same kind that they had
used IN sealing up the drawers Of the
metal fling cases. The possession
OF these seals greatly simplified, the
JOB OF opening these drawers later
on.
NOn a certain night while the
Americans were at work on these
nles. a man now supposed to have
been the night watch man came
along and nearly stumbled upon
n OF the Ave men who had estab-
!iehed himself as lookout in q pub
lie Mushroom down the corridor "A
few PAGES from the outer door Of the
consulate. }S5t
It was arranged that IL dan.
ger should threaten he would
walk down the corridor and rive
two quick taps on the door. On
the night mentioned he did l',~sr
some one coming mp . stairway
then hastened back to his secret
post In the, lava&ory. The men
who had beon operatiDe on the
filing cases clicked or their cleo.
ufc light which was 2 specially
arranged orc that tslumir>tcd
only . Hzhited area. They gained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Quarrel at Dance Ends
 In Death of Two Men
sy Associated Prsss

Eastman. Ga, February 1.-Joe Ro- and confessed today to the kiillng or James and Charles Cannon at coun- try dance at the home of M L. Bailey, near Gresham. last night. according to Sheriff C. N. Mu1lin.
 Reports received by the sheriff this afternoon that feeling against the Ro- land boys night lead to an attack upon the Dodge county jail to lynch Joe Ro- land and his son Charles. both of whom are charged with murder. caused the removal of both the prisoners to an F other county for safe keeping Sheriff Mullin would not state where the pris- oners have been taken
 Acco~ iing to the sheriff the elder Roland claimed. in his confession, that the Cannon brothers. members of a prominent Dodge county family, cursed the wife of the younger Roland. All went into the front yard. he said, to settle the matter. He says the Cannon boys attacked his son and he went to the aid of the latter and received a knife wound in his neck, whereupon. according to the sheriff Roland said he drew 3s calibre pistol and shot and killed both men.
 The sheriff said he had information that the members of the party had been drinking
 Charles Cannon was a street car con- ductor and the sheriff said that he re- turned home last night to spend the weekend with his wife. but instead of going home went to the dance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
FORGED CREDENT|AL
 HELD BY COUR|ERS OF SOVIET RUSSIA
Claiming to Be Americans, Red Cross Agents RevOlu- tionaries Freely Cross
 National Boundaries
By A...sia,.a Pros,

London. February l.--Bolshevist agents entrusted with messages regarding sem sational widespread red plans have been for considerable time travelling be- tween Berlin and soviet Russia on false credentials. it is stated in official quar- ters The credentials they carried are said to have described them as delegates of the American Red Cross mission in Berlin to conduct investigations regard- ing the exchange of German prisoners from Russia.
 These couriers, it appears, were cary | ing dispatches between Moscow and pol shevist organizations in other countries, including the German Spartacists and the Swiss communists. Lithuanian authori- ties discovered the illicit travelling after the Tithuanion border had been crossed many times, and number Of arrests tol- flowed. Not all the couriers were provided with American papers, but such forged credentials were found on several or the prisoners.
 ! TWO men who carried Red Cross passes admitted they had nothing to do with the An erican mission. but in reality were working for the communists One woman similarly equipped who worked from 1 Dvinslx. said she had been instructed to deliver documents to persons she did not know personality
 i Most interesting of the captors were l two men en route to Moscow by way or Berlin. They carried letters concealed ln | their neckties.
 Is One of them was a German and mem ber of the independent socialist party or ] Germany and the other was SWISS pe- longing to an extremists organlzatlon called the socialist-democratic organlzd- ton of young people in Switzerland. The German carried a letter from the lhesd Of a Spartaeist organization in Ger
 many to M. Tchitcherin. Russian bolshe-
 vik minister of foreign affairs. The let ter indignantly denied the report tHa' 1 German Spartaeists were couhter-reVolu- | tionady to the Russian bolsheVists. l'
 1 declared that Karl Radell ttne oolsheN1k propagandist who recently left berin', :,
 could testify to the writer's comlnun,st
 | svnnathfes It was said further ny tne
 writer that he was arransing With the
 russian bolshevist Zinovieff with regard
 ito spreading communist propaganda m all narts of the world by special course serV-
 ice from Berlin.
 1 The Swiss courier carried leiteF rom
 thes ecretary of an organization ol eN,
 irene socialists in Berne to an earoflol l"
 red naper in Moscow. aclSnowiedSihg lils
 receipt Of bolshevit literature rom MOS.
 1 COW. of which, he said. he hao inaue
 i great use. and asking further supphss
 i Under interrogation the German eouFle'
 declared the German independent soe,al-
 tists would attack and overcome ene 1ee
 iman government the moment they Wete
 assured of support from I-entne'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
TRADE W|THLAT|N AMERICA HINGES s
 ON MORAL CHANGE
Pioneers Going There for Gold, Not God,' Declares Minister, Make Unsafe
 Credit Foundation
sy Associated Press

Pittsburg. February 1,-Reconstruc- ton of the moral foundation in South America is necessary if business men of the United States are to success fully trade with countries of that con tinent. declared pr. s. Earl Taylor of New York. at todav's session of the laymen's national conference
 Pioneers who went to South Amer ica. he said, went flor gold. not for God and as result there is lack of moral foundation which makes large crediting such as would be necessary to big business impossibie Educa- tional institutions supported py the missionary boards of the churches. were offered by Dr. Tavlor as the most vital factor in overcoming the moral delinauencies.
 sgThe entire group of 20 Latin-Amer- ican countries spend only as much on education of all kinds as the city or New York spends on it's schools" he declared .sWe can plant as many schools and fill as many as We can provide schools and teachers All these countries are wide open to us."
 During the afternoon session of the conference Lyman l.. Pierce of San Fra ncisco announced> that organization of the thousands of men and women who will aid in raising the s1.3so ooo 900 budget of the interchurch world movement was already under way. Tt is stupendous programme" he sr'~ and it can never be put over us you men will back 1t. The only Wa Z 1t can be put over is to take the Amer ican people into our confidence. We propose to take the. people into our confidence to answer their questions and answer their criticisms"
 When the armistice was signed. he declared. thousands of men who must he engaged in the -nterchurch cam paigns locked up their check books and said. I'm throueh." They must be made to see that the greater war has onIy begun added Mfr Pierce.
 plea for better support of foreien missions was delivered by James NJ speer of New York. who said many missionaries with years of scientific training were receiving less pay than laborers In America.
 At tonights session pr. Taylor and Abram F. Cory of New York. director oe the field department of the inter church movement. spoke on laymen's activities as related 10 the interchurch camnaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
INFLUENZA CASES DECREASE, THOUGH
 DEATHS INCREASE
Epidemic Conditions Im- prove Throughout Coun- try Reports From Vari-
 0us Cities Show
By As.eIatss rrss,

New York, February 1,--Despite a decided decrease in deaths and new eases of influenza and pneumonia here during the past 24 hours. Health Com missioner Copeland tonight warned the public against over optimism and urged them tsto relax their vigil- ance against the malady. Where cases were waning. he said. deaths took d jump. There were s04 fewer influ- enza cases todav~ than on Saturday when 4Sa5 new cases were reported, health department records showed There was also a falling off of 1+s pneumonia cases from yesterdays rec ord of s11 and decrease of 1s in in- fluenza deaths and IT in pneumonia deaths
 Dr. copeland's statistics show there have been 3sSs7 cases of influenza re- ported during the present epidemic, with S2 deaths. The pneumonia cases number 7.507 with 1858 deaths.
 Four serious influenza cases were taken from the Royal Italian Mail steamer America wh.n 1t doeked here today. Four passengers and an officer of the crow died at sea from pneu- monia during the tril. across.
 Two thousand stationary engineers, firemen and oilers employed in hotels, apartment houses. office buildings, IiospieAlS diu pupltc lnstilutlonS voted toniyht to heed the appeal of Health Commissioner Copeland and postponed strike schedu,ed for tomorrow which would have leff manN thousands of dwellings, heatless in the midst Of the influenza epidemic. The strike was or- dered deferred for 4S hours and the health commissioner was appointed special arbitrator He told the men that he had already conferred with q nuUber of employers and that he was confident the demands would be met.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
AIR RACE FROM
 NEW YORK ID
 NOME PLANNED Would Traverse 1870 Miles Through United States \ and Canada
By Associated rrs.

New York, February 1-Tentatiye plans for transcontinental air raco this year between New York and Nome, Alaska. distance of 4.s7o miles, were announced here tonight bv the Amer ican Flying Club which is co-operat- ing with the training and operations group of the arm air service in the project. The proposes race will be held under the same rules and handi- cap as the race between New York and San Francisco last year.
 From Mineola to Minot. S. D., dis 4 tance of, l,673 miles. the route will be over United States territory. Al North ternational border into Saskatchewan Canada. and continues 1.30e miles across the Dominion to Fort Egbert on the Alaskan border.
 Ia Canada the course lies along the new Grand Trunk Pacific railroad running from Edmonton Alberta. to Prince Rupert British Columbia. Al / Hazelton. B. C., the proposed route branches north between the coasi range and the Rocky mountains, fol lowing the valleys which are the mos, populated. This route is covered by the only telegraph line and is the mos favorable from the supply point oi view.
 In Alaska. the route runs from For, Yukon and to Fairbanks by way ci Fort Gibbon. thence to Nulato and Nome
 Compulsory stops will be arranged at an average of every 150 miles Only qualified ayiators will be al lowed to enter and their machines vii, be examined at each stop before be- Ing allowed to proceed. Detailed plans will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
LEANING ON RESERVE BANKS
CYST OF THE NEWS
GEN ERAL

  d. will on President Cotton r n o America ava get i decre fhs ncrease rers-
 
  ment " National  initial Highland 
 
  woodlawn Baptist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
France Ready to Carry
 Out Adriatic Agreement
sy Associated prs,s

Paris, February 1.-The French govern ment has not changed in any way is at titude on the Adriatic question adopted in conformity with the decisions of the su- preme council January 20. it is declared in the best authorized circles here. The French aeelgationss decision was taken after the receipt of the note from Signor Nitti, the Italian premier. and was in full agreement with him.
 It was added that M. Millerand, the French premier, stands ready to carry out the undertaking agreed upon by the French and British governments. While abstaining from any initiative in the alter, NJ Millerand is welcoming any suggestion from Rome and Belgrade in the interest of prompt solution of the Adriatic question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Scouts Mars Wireless Theotry
 u,, A.sn~safed prexs

London. Saturday. January 3l-Prof Albert Einstein. the German astrono- mer, whose theory that gravitatnn de- fleets the rays of light. recently mas been the subject of considerable dis eussion. Tn an interview with the Daily Mails Berlin correspondent he as- serted he believed the mysterious sig nals referred to by Signor Marconi as having been heard on wireless appara- tus are due either to atmospheric dis turbances or to experiments with other systems of wireless.
 Professor Einstein. who believes that Mars and other planets are inhabited, added that if intelligent creatures on other planets tried to communicate te with the earth he would expect them to use rays of light. which could be much more easily controlled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
DRASTIC ACTION TAKEN TO SETTLE
 STRIKE IN CUBA
n. A..s.,.t.a r-..,

Havana, February LA presidential de- cree suspending the constitutional guar antees for a period Of sixty days was published in an extra edition of The Of ficial Gazette this afternoon This action followed a refusal of the striking dock workers to accept the plan of arbitration demanded by President Menocal and agreed to by the employers.
 Accompanying the decree was a procla- nation by President Menocal saying that "the hour for delberation has passed for the government and adding that the honest laborer had nothing to fear from the suspension of the guarantees. but that the enemies of order shall feel the full weight of the law"
 Reports were current this evening that the police aleadv are making numerous arfests of so-ca1led labo agitators. A siimly attended meeting of the strikers this afternoon was unanimous against accepting arbitration of the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Academy Offers Prize
 for Talk With Planet
nv Associated Press

Paris February 1.-The Acauerns Sciences evidently considers comm ut', ah ication between the earth anu sa,. ', has rndertaken to act as judge TOT
 nrIze of 100000 tracs to he given lol the best means of making slEn a hasvanlv body and the receipt or reply. It has been the custom sndio oa tno academy always to refuse to hanane prizes for any feat which 'tSconsspts, s.t,, q, z, mere waste Of time. In presentlns e. ,,resent prize for comnetition the sna scadenv makes the provision that the nlanet Mars is included as being sui-
 s.I ..ITntil a solution is obtained, says tbe academy's announcement tne s", terest on the prize money VII tolna r;.a eor scientists makins the great sst nrorress in. Knowledge of ihe nlanefs and their relation 70 the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Consolidates All Agencies
 pv A.soejatrd Press

New York. February 1--Pians ,o install the majority Of It's oeroitllns ma. srna,,rced today bv the board of pro ,nntion of the Northern Baptist con :, ,antion Four floors of the Holland House. one of New Works oldest con, earyative hotels. which recently closed its doors to the public have been leased for five years Baptist head, crarters will be transferred to It anu s, Inc American Baptist Mission soc'ets nd the Woman's American ,s roi s'- <. .ist ,,,tan .,re 10 be hroueht here De- a,,nancv will be about May l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Seven Fatally Burned
 In New Jersey Fire
sy A,sssl.ted Pres,

Newark, N. J., February IA widow. four children and. two men were burned to death in a three-story tenement house here early today. The fire started in the lower part of the building. cutting off escape by the stairway. Members ot three other families jumped from windows into nets held by firemen.
 The dead are Mrs. Johanna Petty, ~ wears old. her four children, Mabel, IS, George. E, Ethel. 10, and William. $; Mrs. Pe:tys brother, James Chambers, 45. and Henry Meyer, 60
 Frank Adasqk. 15, sustained broken back when he jumped from the top floor and struck vegetable stand n front ol t,e house May fIarzuia. Fl, i'll with D1eu- monia. jumped into net and was taken to a hospital in serious condition.